Club members and the Mghty DK Contest Team participate in some weekly sprints and some of the annual major contests at the club house throughout the year. The HF room will be reserved for the contest team for the duration of the contest.
If you are new to contesting, or you want to find out more about contesting please read the Guide To Ham Radio Contesting!
Interested in joining the Mighty DK Contest Team and operating in an upcoming contest? Contact
There are several weekly contests or sprints in which you can participate from your home, or on Thursday nights at the club house (Weekly RTTY Test). These are short contests of an hour or less, and a great entry into contesting or keeping your radiosport skills sharp. Post your scores to 3830 Scores and be sure to specify the "Radio Club of Tacoma" in the club list. (Please READ the Mighty DK 3830 Scores Guide if you are new to using 3830 Scores.)
| WEEKLY CONTESTS | MODE | DATE / TIME | EXCHANGE | RULES |
| K1USN Slow Speed Test | CW | Monday 0000Z - 0100Z Friday 0200Z - 2100Z |
Name + (state/province/country) | http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html |
| ICWC Medium Speed Test | CW | Monday 1300 Z- 1400Z and 1900Z - 2000Z | Name + QSO No. | https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ |
| Phone Weekly Test | SSB | Wednesday 0230Z - 0300Z | NA: Name + (state/province/country) | http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf |
| A1Club AWT (Japan) | CW | Wednesday 1145Z - 1300Z | RST + Name | https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ |
| CWops Test (CWT) | CW | Wednesday 1300Z - 1400Z Wednesday 1900Z - 2000Z Thursday 0300Z - 0400Z Thursday 0700Z - 0800Z |
Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) |
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ |
| NCCC FT4 Sprint | FT-4 | Friday 0100Z - 0130Z | 4-character grid square | https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html |
| Weekly RTTY Test | RTTY | Friday 0145Z - 0215Z | Name + (state/province/country) | https://radiosport.world/wrt.html |
ANNUAL CONTESTS
The Might DK Contest Team will participate in some of the annual major contests throughout the year from the clubhouse using the W7DK callsign. The HF room will be reserved for members of the contest team for the duration of the contest. All contest logs will be submitted to the appropriate contest organization and to 3830 Scores (if applicable). For a list of ALL contests and QSO parties please see the WA7BNM Contest Calendar!
| CONTEST | MODE | DATES | RULES | |
| ARRL International DX Contest | SSB | 0000Z, Mar 7 to 2359Z, Mar 15 | https://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx | |
| CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB | SSB | 0000Z, Mar 28 to 2359Z, Mar 29 | https://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm | |
| 7th Call Area QSO Party | CW/PH/DIG | 1300Z, May 2 to 0700Z, May 3 | http://7qp.org/ | |
| WAE DX Contest, SSB | CW/PH/RTTY | 0000Z, Sep 12 to 2359Z, Sep 13 | https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/referat-conteste/worked-all-europe-dx-contest/en/ | |
| SALMON RUN | PH/CW | 1600Z Sept 19, - 2359Z Sept.20 | https://salmonrun.wwdxc.org/ | |
| CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY | RTTY | 0000Z, Sep 26 to 2400Z, Sep 27 | https://www.cqwwrtty.com/ | |
| CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB | SSB | 0000Z, Oct 24 to 2400Z, Oct 25 | https://www.cqww.com/rules.htm | |
| JARTS WW RTTY CONTEST | RTTY | 3RD FULL WKEND OCT | http://www.jarts.jp/rules/2024_rule_en.htm | |
| ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW | CW | 2100Z, Nov 7 to 0300Z, Nov 9 | https://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes | |
| ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB | SSB | 2100Z, Nov 21 to 0300Z, Nov 23 | https://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes | |
| ARRL 10-Meter Contes | PH/CW | 0000Z, Dec 12 to 2359Z, Dec 13 | http://www.arrl.org/10-meter | |
