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).
May 2026
1–2 NEAR-Fest, New Boston, NH
2–3 New England QSO Party
4 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
9 Deadline for articles for the May SPARC
11 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
15–17 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH
17 Flea at MIT, Cambridge
18 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
21 BARC General Meeting, Artisans Asylum, Allston, and Zoom, 7:30 pm
25 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
30–31 CQ WW WPX Contest, CW
June 2026
1 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
6 Deadline for articles for the June SPARC
6–7 ARRL International Digital Contest
8 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
13–15 ARRL June VHF Contest
15 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
18 BARC General Meeting, Artisans Asylum, Allston, and Zoom, 7:30 pm
20 ARRL Kids Day
21 Flea at MIT, Cambridge
22 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
27–28 Field Day, Hale Education, Westwood
29 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
July 2026
1–7 13 Colonies Special Event
4 Deadline for articles for the July SPARC
6 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
11–12 IARU HF World Championship
13 BARC VE Session, Artisans Asylum, Allston, 7:30 pm
13 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
18–19 North American QSO Party, RTTY
19 Flea at MIT, Cambridge
20 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm
27 BARC Net, 145.23 Boston Repeater, 9:00 pm