2026 222 and Up Contest Starts Saturday August 1st 2:00 PM EST

Fellow Pack Rats we are pleased to report that you will have (3) Pack Rats in one location at the contest start as a target for the start of the contest this Saturday August 1st. Chris and myself along with Andy KF3Y will be starting at the Sunnycrest Overlook FN20AD87 at 2:00 PM EST for the 222 and Up Contest Start. We will have 10GHz dishes set up, and also 222, 432 and 1296 bands available.

1. Saturday FN20AD87 -2:00PM -5:00PM EST  (work (3) Packrats at the same location - KE5NJ/R  KF3Y and AA2SD/R

2. Saturday Evening FM29MT Pole Hill Park 7PM-9PM EST

3. Sunday  Mullica Hill Inspire Hospital Open Field -  FM29KR  

Scheduled subject to change based on local weather conditions

• Work (3) Rovers from the Same Locations during Saturday contest start- KE5NJ/R and AA2SD/R and Andy KF3Y

• Use the W3SZ site for antenna pointing follow us on the live maps https://w3sz.com/map.php 

• Our Liaison frequencies will be in the range of  432.215 an- 222.115

• 222 and Up contest details are here: https://www.arrl.org/222-mhz-and-up-distance-contest

​https://w3sz.com/map.php

Thanks 

Go Out and Play Radio Listen for the Weak Ones

Scott

AA2SD/R

www.aa2sd.com

609 254 7120

Pack Rat DMR 8804

ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest

About

Objective:  Work as many stations as possible on the 222 MHz through 241 GHz bands using any allowable mode. A station in a specific grid locator may be contacted from the same location only once on each band, regardless of mode.

Dates:  The first full weekend of August, (August 1-2, 2026)

Contest Period:  Begins at 1800 UTC Saturday and ending at 1759 UTC Sunday.

Click Here for Complete ARRL 222 and Up Contest Rules

For contest information contact contests@arrl.org or (860) 594-0232

Log Submission Deadline

Logs are due within FOURTEEN (14) days after the event is over. Logs must be submitted online 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 - Logs must be submitted in the Cabrillo format via our web app at contest-log-submission.arrl.org.

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

Top Single-operator, Fixed score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region.

Top Multi-operator, Fixed score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region where significant effort or competition exists.

Top Rover score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region

Top Club score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region

Top Small Team score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region

Top Large Team score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region