ARRL September VHF Contest
About
Objective: For amateurs in the US and Canada (and their possessions) to work as
many amateur stations in as many different 2 degrees x 1 degree Maidenhead grid
squares as possible using authorized frequencies above 50 MHz. Stations outside
the US & Canada (and their possessions) may only work stations in the US (and
its possessions) and Canada.
Dates: The second full weekend in September (September 9-11, 2023)
Contest Period: Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 0259 UTC Monday.
Rule Changes for 2023: Participants in the FM Only category can now count
contacts made on 902 MHz and 1.2 GHz toward their scores. Previously, only
contacts on the four lowest VHF bands (50, 144, 222 and 432 MHz) counted toward
participants' scores in this category.
Click Here for Complete ARRL September VHF Contest Rules (PDF)
For contest information contact contests@arrl.org or (860) 594-0232
All legal modes are permitted (while CW and SSB/Phone are most common, MSK144,
FT8 and FM-Only are gaining popularity - other popular modes include PSK31,
FSK441 and JT65). For Cabrillo file mode definitions, Digital modes should be
represented as "DG" (for all things digital), SSB Phone as "PH", FM voice as
"FM", and CW as "CW".
Stations in KH0-9, KL7 & KP1-KP5, CY9 and CY0 count as W/VE stations and can be
worked by DX stations for contest credit.
Log Submission Deadline
Logs are due within TEN (10) days after the event is over. Logs may be
submitted either online or via mail, but electronic Cabrillo logs are the
preferred method. Electronic logs must be submitted via our web app at
contest-log-submission.arrl.org/
Logs that have been submitted electronically are listed on the Logs Received
page. Click the contest name to see a list of submitted logs sorted by call
sign and club name.
Online Log Submission - Cabrillo formatted logs must be uploaded via our web
app at contest-log-submission.arrl.org.
Submitting Paper Logs By Mail - Be sure to mail your completed Summary Sheet
and Log Sheets postmarked before the log submission deadlines.
Paper Entry Forms:
September VHF Summary Sheet
VHF/UHF Log Sheet
Send completed Summary Sheets and logs to:
ARRL - September VHF Contest, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111
If submitting a paper log, it is strongly suggested you use a delivery method
that offers a tracking number.
If you wish to convert your log into a Cabrillo formatted log for electronic
submission, visit www.b4h.net/cabforms/ and select the event of interest. You
can input your log data which will be converted to a Cabrillo formatted log for
you (it will generate a log and return it to you), and then you can in turn
submit your Cabrillo log online via the web app at
contest-log-submission.arrl.org/.
Awards:
Downloadable Certificates will be awarded in the following categories at
https://contests.arrl.org/certificates.php
Single Operator:
- Top Single Operator in each ARRL/RAC Section for high and low power.
- Top Single Operator on each band (50, 144, 222, 432, 902, 1296 and
2304-and-up categories) in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant effort or
competition is evident. (Note: Since the highest score per band will be the
award winner for that band, an entrant may win a certificate with additional
single-band endorsements.) For example, if KA1RWY has the highest
single-operator all-band score in the CT Section and her 50- and 222-MHz scores
are higher than any other CT single operator’s, she will earn a certificate for
being the single-operator Section leader and endorsements for 50 and 222 MHz.
- Top Single Operator Portable in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant
effort or competition is evident. (Single Operator Portable entries are not
eligible for single-band awards.)
- Top Single Operator, 3-Band in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant effort
or competition is evident.(Single Operator, 3-Band entries are not eligible for
single-band awards.)
- Top Single Operator, FM Only in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant
effort or competition is evident. (Single Operator, FM Only entries are not
eligible for single-band awards.)
Rover:
- Top Rover, Limited Rover and Unlimited Rover in each ARRL Division and Canada
where significant effort or competition is evident. (Rover entries are not
eligible for single-band awards.)
Multioperator:
- Top Multioperator score in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant effort or
competition is evident. (Multioperator entries are not eligible for single-band
awards.)
- Top Limited Multioperator in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant effort
or competition is evident. (Limited Multioperator entries are not eligible for
single-band awards.)
DX:
- Top DX stations where significant effort or competition is evident.
Club Competition:
There are ten ARRL-sponsored contests that are designated as Affiliated Club
Competitions (ACC) for ARRL and RAC affiliated clubs:
- RTTY Roundup
- January VHF Contest
- International DX Contest
- International Digital Contest
- June VHF Contest
- 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
- September VHF Contest
- November Sweepstakes
- 160-Meter Contest
- 10-Meter Contest
For full club competition rules, please see the link below:
- Club Competition Rules ver 1.2 (rev 09 Feb 2022)
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Additional Information
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Cabrillo Templates for the new SO3B and SOFM Categories-
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September VHF
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur
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The September VHF Contest now includes two new categories: Single Operator, 3
Band and Single Operator, FM Only. Here are examples of Cabrillo log headers to
enter the new categories.
If you are going to copy/paste these templates into your own Cabrillo log,
please be sure to substitute your own station info!
Single Operator, 3-Band:
START-OF-LOG: 3.0
CONTEST: ARRL-VHF-SEP
CALLSIGN: W1AW
LOCATION: CT
OPERATORS: W1AW
CATEGORY-ASSISTED: NON-ASSISTED
CATEGORY-BAND: VHF-3-BAND
CATEGORY-MODE: MIXED
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-POWER: LOW
CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CLAIMED-SCORE:
CLUB:
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX:
NAME: W1AW
ADDRESS: 225 Main St
ADDRESS: Newington, CT 06111
QSO: 50 PH 2013-09-14 1900 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 144 PH 2013-09-14 1922 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 432 PH 2013-09-14 1924 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 144 PH 2013-09-14 2220 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM14
QSO: 144 PH 2013-09-14 0043 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
QSO: 432 PH 2013-09-14 0043 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
QSO: 50 PH 2013-09-14 0359 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
END-OF-LOG:
Single Operator, FM Only:
START-OF-LOG: 3.0
CONTEST: ARRL-VHF-SEP
CALLSIGN: W1AW
LOCATION: CT
OPERATORS: W1AW
CATEGORY-ASSISTED: NON-ASSISTED
CATEGORY-BAND: VHF-FM-ONLY
CATEGORY-MODE: FM
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-POWER: LOW
CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CLAIMED-SCORE:
CLUB:
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX:
NAME: W1AW
ADDRESS: 225 Main St
ADDRESS: Newington, CT 06111
QSO: 50 FM 2013-09-14 1900 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 144 FM 2013-09-14 1922 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 432 FM 2013-09-14 1924 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 144 FM 2013-09-14 2220 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM14
QSO: 144 FM 2013-09-14 0043 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
QSO: 432 FM 2013-09-14 0043 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
QSO: 50 FM 2013-09-14 0359 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
END-OF-LOG:
Full Contest Details
Click Here for Complete ARRL September VHF Contest Rules (PDF)
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