ARRL November Sweepstakes is organised by ARRL. Dates below are in UTC and come from the organiser's rule.
| Contest | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ARRL November Sweepstakes, CW | Sat, Nov 7, 2026, 21:00 UTC | Mon, Nov 9, 2026, 03:00 UTC |
| ARRL November Sweepstakes, CW | Sat, Nov 6, 2027, 21:00 UTC | Mon, Nov 8, 2027, 03:00 UTC |
| ARRL November Sweepstakes, CW | Sat, Nov 4, 2028, 21:00 UTC | Mon, Nov 6, 2028, 03:00 UTC |
| ARRL November Sweepstakes, Phone | Sat, Nov 21, 2026, 21:00 UTC | Mon, Nov 23, 2026, 03:00 UTC |
| ARRL November Sweepstakes, Phone | Sat, Nov 20, 2027, 21:00 UTC | Mon, Nov 22, 2027, 03:00 UTC |
| ARRL November Sweepstakes, Phone | Sat, Nov 18, 2028, 21:00 UTC | Mon, Nov 20, 2028, 03:00 UTC |
The first full weekend of November, from Saturday at 21:00 UTC, for 30 hours.
The third full weekend of November, from Saturday at 21:00 UTC, for 30 hours.
It runs on 160 m, 80 m, 40 m, 20 m, 15 m, and 10 m.
It runs in CW and SSB, so both the CW and the phone segments are busy.
The WARC bands (30, 17 and 12 m) stay contest-free by IARU agreement: that is where DXpeditions and quiet QSOs go.
You do not need to be a contester to hand out a few points: answer a CQ, give the exchange exactly as the rules ask, and log the contact. Most organisers take logs in Cabrillo format through an upload page, with a deadline a few days after the end, and even a short log helps the checking. Check-logs are welcome too.
It is one of the 31 contests in the HamQSO calendar, and the feed adds its next editions to your calendar.
The rules are published by ARRL. They change from year to year: read them before you send a log.
