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).
November 2026
2 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
7 Deadline for articles for the November SPARC
7–9 ARRL November Sweepstakes — CW
7 FARAFest, Bourne, MA
8 B. A. A. Half Marathon (public service event)
9 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
16 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
19 BARC General Meeting, Artisans Asylum, Allston, and Zoom, 7:30 pm
21–23 ARRL November Sweepstakes — Phone
23 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
28–29 ARRL EME — 50 to 1296 MHz
28–29 CQ WW DX Contest, CW
30 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
December 2026
4–6 ARRL 160 Meter Contest
5 Deadline for articles for the December SPARC
7 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
12–13 ARRL 10 Meter Contest
14 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
20 ARRL Rookie Roundup — CW
21 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
28 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
31 ARRL Straight Key Night
January 2027
2 ARRL Kids Day
2–3 ARRL RTTY Roundup
4 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
9 Deadline for articles for the January SPARC
9–10 North American QSO Party, CW
11 BARC VE Session, Artisans Asylum, Allston, 7:30 pm
11 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
16–17 North American QSO Party, SSB
16–18 ARRL January VHF Contest
18 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
23–24 Winter Field Day
25 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
31 End of the discount for 2027 membership renewals