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).
September 2024
2 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
7 Deadline for articles for the September SPARC
8 North American Sprint, CW
9 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
13 K1USN SST Open
14–16 ARRL September VHF Contest
15 Flea at MIT, Cambridge
15 North American Sprint, RTTY
15 Cycle for Shelter, Haverhill, MA (public service event)
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 EME — 1.3 GHz & Up
21–22 ARRL 10 GHz & Up — Round 2
23 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
28–29 CQ WW RTTY Contest
30 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
October 2024
5 Deadline for articles for the October SPARC
7 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
14 BARC VE Session, Artisans Asylum, Allston, 7:30 pm
14 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
17 BARC General Meeting, Artisans Asylum, Allston, and Zoom, 7:30 pm
18–20 Head of the Charles Regatta (public service event)
19–20 ARRL EME – 50 to 1296 MHz
20 Flea at MIT, Cambridge
21 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
21–25 ARRL School Club Roundup
26–27 CQ WW DX Contest, SSB
28 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
November 2024
2–4 ARRL November Sweepstakes — CW
4 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
9 Deadline for articles for the November SPARC
11 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
16–17 ARRL EME — 50 to 1296 MHz
16–18 ARRL November Sweepstakes — Phone
18 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
21 BARC General Meeting, Artisans Asylum, Allston, and Zoom, 7:30 pm
23–24 CQ WW DX Contest, CW
25 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm