I have recently added a number of Contesting & Calendar Resources for Amateur Radio at k8zt.com under "Operating" section. The link is www.k8zt.com/contesting

K8ZT’s Contesting Companion

At the last meeting of my local radio club, the Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club (CFARC.org), I was asked if there were any upcoming contests, so this article is an attempt to answer that question. .

Contesting Site Links

• Bruce Horn’s WA7BNM Contest Calendar- www.hornucopia.com/contestcal (probably the most comprehensive listing of contests anywhere).
• ARRL Contest Calendar (a.k.a. Contest Corral)- ww.arrl.org/contest-calendar
• Contesting.com - Contesting News, Articles, Surveys, Tips, Calendars & more!

• SM3CER Contest Service- www.sk3bg.se/contest- contests, propogation, DX spots and more.

• DL2NBY’s Ham Radio Contest Calendars - A somewhat overwhelming but very thorough collection of subscribable Google Calendars (CW, Phone, Digital Contest & Mixed).
• 3830.com- a place for rumors, bragging, and summaries of current contests. You can upload your claimed score here to share with the world
• The CQ Magazine Contests- Worldwide DX- PH, CW, RTTY & 160M; WPX- PH, CW & RTTY and DX Marathon (some of the most popular/larger contests).
• NG3K Amateur Radio Contest/DX Page, www.ng3k.com, the place to find Announced DX Operations (ADXO) Stations that will be on during Contests plus a wide variety of other tools for Contesters and/or DXers.
• State & Province QSO Party Calendar by N5NA- http://qsoparty.eqth.net

Contesting Anecdote-

Did you ever think about it- Amateur Radio Contesting 

is the only competition I can think of 

where you cannot score points unless

you provide your competitors with points!

How You can Benefit from QRP Contesting

How You can Benefit from QRP Contesting  by K8ZT

No matter your favorite interests in Ham Radio, a little contesting may be just the way to enhance or rejuvenate your enjoyment.

Fall traditionally kicks off the heart of radio contesting season just as the baseball season is coming to a close. So there probably is no better time to give a few contesting tips while stretching a few baseball metaphors.