This calendar lists upcoming club events and other events of interest to members and Boston-area hams.
For more contest information see the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM’s Contest Calendar. For information on upcoming hamfests and conventions, see the search page on the ARRL website.
Not listed (due to frequency) is the twice-weekly SST (Slow Speed Test) run by our friends at the K1USN club. This is a short, relaxed CW contest with a maximum speed of 20 wpm. SSTs are held on Fridays at 20:00–21:00 UTC and Mondays at 00:00–01:00 UTC (Sunday night Eastern time).
February 2026
2 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
7 Deadline for articles for the February SPARC
8 North American Sprint, CW
9 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
9–13 ARRL School Club Roundup
14 Algonquin ARC Flea Market, Marlborough, MA
16 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
19 BARC General Meeting, Artisans Asylum, Allston, and Zoom, 7:30 pm
21–22 ARRL International DX Contest — CW
23 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
28–Mar 1 North American QSO Party, RTTY
March 2026
1–2 ARRL International DX Contest — Phone
2 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
7 Deadline for articles for the March SPARC
9 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
15 North American Sprint, RTTY
16 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
19 BARC General Meeting, Artisans Asylum, Allston, and Zoom, 7:30 pm
23 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
28–29 CW WW WPX Contest, SSB
30 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
31 End of the grace period for 2026 membership renewals
April 2026
1 Durable Medical Equipment On the Air Special Event
4 Deadline for articles for the April SPARC
6 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
13 BARC VE Session, Artisans Asylum, Allston, 7:30 pm
13 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
16 BARC General Meeting, Artisans Asylum, Allston, and Zoom, 7:30 pm
19 Flea at MIT, Cambridge
19 ARRL Rookie Roundup — Phone
20 Boston Marathon (public service event)
20 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
24–26 Eastern VHF/UHF/Microwave Conference, Windsor, CT
27 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm