Open Season Ten Meter QSO Party 2023

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TEN-TEN INTERNATIONAL
QSO Party Schedule

All logs should be submitted via email to the Contest Mailbox

If you do not use email then mail to (and then you have my address on there already)

Dan Morris, KZ3T #41015
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC  28645

All regular 10-10 QSO Parties begin at 0001 UTC on the first listed date and close at 2400 UTC on the second listed date. The 10-10 Day Sprint is, of course, a 1-day contest.

Use this link to read the QSO Party rules that apply to all 10-10 contests, including the 10-10 Day Sprint.

Forms

.PDF Forms for Download and Printing

Use this link to access and download Key Forms for contest use: Log, Cover, 10-10 Dupe sheets, are provided. These files are in .PDF format and require a copy of Acrobat Reader (free at many sites) to open, view, and print. However, since the format is preset, they print in perfect order.

QSO Party Results

Use this link to view recent QSO Party Results

updated February 09, 2026

1-1 COUNTIES AWARD RULES

Mark Murphy  KC4HIT #57448
PO Box 936
Conover, NC  28613

Rules:

• The 10-10 Counties award accepts contacts made to/from a fixed, portable, or mobile station. The basic and all other upgrades to this award are free and may be submitted via email.
• QSO locations and county determination is by one of the following methods:

     

  • The National Zip Code and Directory of Post Offices is the official guide in determining the county of contact by referencing the name of nearest municipality.

       

  • In the case of Parks or Reservations not within a county boundary, applicants may claim any single adjoining county.

       

  • Several states have Independent Cities that may qualify for a county contact. A listing of approved Independent Cities is included below.
     
• QSL confirmation is NOT required for the 10-10 Counties award; however a station’s log data must be made available to the Award Manager upon request.
• The initial 10-10 Counties Award is issued for submittal of the first 100 counties. Counties may then be submitted as worked in groups of 100 after issuance of the initial certificate.
• Details for each contact MUST be submitted in the following order: state (the two letter abbreviation is preferred but not required) and county worked, 10-10 number, callsign, name, and date of contact. Calls should be marked /P or /M, as appropriate.
• Forms suitable for submission of county applications are available in HTML or PDF formats among the Key Forms. Also available there in text or PDF format is a complete list of counties in the US.
• Seals will be issued for the following levels of achievement in 10-10 county hunting — RED for 500 counties, BLUE for 1000 counties, YELLOW for 1500 counties, GREEN for 2000 counties, SILVER for 2500 counties, GOLD for 3000 counties. A Plaque is awarded (at no charge to the applicant) for working all 3077 US counties.
• The Award Manager has the capability to prepare a listing of all credited and worked counties for each 10-10 member in ASCII text file format. Any 10-10 member may request such a listing. The listing will be indexed alphabetically by county with the date format as MM/DD/YY. To receive such a list of counties worked either e-mail or send an SASE to the award manager.

10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.

Effective – January 1, 2000

COUNTIES FOR WHICH INDEPENDENT CITIES CAN BE USED

In Virginia

• CITY COUNTY
  
• ALEXANDRIA—————Arlingtion or Fairfax
  
• BEDFORD——————Bedford
  
• BRISTOL——————Washington
  
• BUENA VISTA————–Rockbridge
  
• CHARLOTTESVILLE———-Albermarie
  
• CHESAPEAKE—————Isle of Wight
  
• CLIFTON FORGE————Alleghany
  
• COLONIAL HEIGHTS———Chesterfield or Prince George
  
• COVINGTON—————-Alleghany
  
• DANVILLE—————–Pittsylvania
  
• EMPORIA——————Greensville
  
• FAIRFAX——————Fairfax
  
• FALLS CHURCH————-Fairfax
  
• FORT MONROE————–York
  
• FRANKLIN—————–Southampton
  
• FREDERICKSBURG———–Spotsylvania
  
• GALAX——————–Caroll or Grayson
  
• HAMPTON——————York
  
• HARRISONBURG————-Rockingham
  
• HOPEWELL—————–Prince George
  
• LEXINGTON—————-Rockbridge
  
• LYNCHBURG—————-Amherst, Bedford or Campbell
  
• MANASSAS—————–Prince William
  
• MANASSAS PARK————Prince William
  
• MARTINSVILLE————-Henry
  
• NEW PORT NEWS————York
  
• NORFOLK——————Isle of Wight
  
• NORTON——————-Wise
  
• PETERSBURG—————Chesterfield, Dinwiddie or Prince George
  
• POQUOSON—————–York
  
• PORTSMOUTH—————Isle of Wight
  
• RADFORD——————Montgomery
  
• RICHMOND—————–Chesterfield or Henrico
  
• ROANOKE——————Roanoke
  
• SALEM——————–Roanoke
  
• SOUTH BOSTON————-Halifax
  
• STAUNTON—————–Augusta
  
• SUFFOLK——————Isle of Wight or Southampton
  
• VIRGINIA BEACH———–Isle of Wight
  
• WAYNESBORO—————Augusta
  
• WILLIAMSBURG————-James City
  
• WINCHESTER—————Frederick
  

in Nevada

• CARSON CITY————–Douglas, Lyon, Story or Washoe
  

• WASHINGTON D.C.———-Montgomery or Prince George in
  Maryland

A U.S.A. State-to-County Map is available as a service from NG3K.

updated 01-01-2023

1-1 DX COUNTRIES AWARD RULES

AWARD MANAGER
Mike Davidson, N5MT
26274 Whispering Pines Ave
Denham Springs, LA 70726, USA

Rules:

• The initial award is available for contact with a minimum of 25 countries.
• All stations claimed MUST be contacted from the same country and contacts MUST have occurred since January 1, 1975.
• The ARRL Countries List serves as the authority to determine country designation. Countries deleted from the ARRL listing may be claimed for endorsement only.
• All stations claimed must be “Land Stations”. Contact with ships or airplanes cannot be claimed. Member stations operating portable from countries listed by ARRL may be claimed subject to normal verification.
• Applications should be submitted on forms provided or photocopies thereof. Computer printouts of your contacts are acceptable as long as they follow the format used on the original forms — country, 10-10 number, callsign, name, and contact date. The award is available to all current paid members of 10-10 at no cost. Upgrades are SASE USA and $1.00 for DX. Please include your E-mail address, if you have one.
• Send a SASE to the Award Manager for a copy of the application forms. Forms are also available on the 10-10 DX Page.
• The country of residence of the applicant will count as one country for the award and must be claimed by the applicant.
• Applications for endorsement seals must be in multiples of 10, from 35 to 75 countries, and in multiples of 5 thereafter.
• QSL confirmation IS NOT required for the DX Countries award.
• 10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.

Effective – January 1, 2013

Dust off your keys and paddles and get ready for the Ten-Ten CW Award. Make a lot of CW contacts and have fun doing it. ..You have to make contacts to get results!

Rules:

• The initial certificate is awarded for a minimum of 25 contracts with 10-10 members. The award is available to all current paid members of 10-10 at no cost.
• All contacts must involve using only two-way CW.
• A contacted station may be counted only once.
• All stations must be contacted from the same country and all contacts must have occurred since January 1, 1997.
• All stations claimed must be “Land Stations”. Contact with ships or airplanes cannot be claimed.
• Applications should be submitted on forms provided or photocopies thereof. Forms are available from the Award Manager with an SASE. Please include your E-mail address, if you have one.
• Applications for endorsement seals must be in multiples of 25 contacts.
• After 100 contacts, the endorsements are in multiples of 100.
• QSL confirmation is NOT required for the CW award.
• 10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.

Effective – January 1, 2000

10-10 DIGITAL AWARDS PROGRAM

(To view the current award standings, click on the Certificate)

Digital Award Manager
Jeff Steinkamp, N7YG, #65084
6765 E Rosewood Cir.
Tucson, AZ 85710 
(520) 404 8294

RULES:

• The initial certificate is awarded for a minimum of 25 contacts with Ten-Ten members on Ten Meters. As of August 9, 2007 the Digital Award is available to all current paid members of 10-10 at no cost. Endorsements and upgrades available via a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope for return.
   

• All contacts must be made using one of the following acceptable modes, these modes allow for the proper Ten-Ten exchange as prescribed by the Ten-Ten award general rules.Future modes that allow this exchange will be considered when they become available.

  • FSK Modes (AMTOR, G-TOR, TOR, THROB. RTTY, MFSK16, Olivia)

  • PSK Modes (PSK, CLOVER, PACTOR, PACKET)
     

• There will be two endorsements available for the basic award, PSK and RTTY. The basic award is required to earn these
  endorsements. However, if the requirements for the endorsements are met on the basic award application, the endorsements will be issued at the time of basic award issue. These endorsements will be issued with 10 contacts in these two specific modes. For these two endorsements only, a contact worked can be used in either or both of these modes.
   

• Bar awards will be issued at 50, 75, and 100 contacts. After 100 contacts bar awards will be issued in increments of 100. For the bar awards any of the acceptable modes will be allowed for the contacts, but a contacted station can be counted only one time.
   

• All stations must be contacted from the same country and all contacts must have occurred since 1 August 2006.
   

• Applications for the basic award should be submitted on the forms provided or photocopies thereof. Computer generated reports that contain the entire required input are allowable. Forms are available from the Awards Manager with an SASE. Forms are also available on the KEY Forms page of this Website. The basic award will be available via Postal Mail only. Bar awards and endorsements can be applied for via email applications, using the prescribed format.
   

• The award program has be designed as to allow for future awards that may include a WAS, DX and Grid program. Future awards will be determined and added as the need arises.
   

• QSL confirmation is NOT required for the Digital award.
   

• Ten-Ten Awards general rules as prescribed on the Ten-Ten Website and requirements are applicable.

This Page Updated 08-18-2023

10-10 DIGITAL AWARDS PROGRAM

(To view the current award standings, click on the Certificate)

Digital Award Manager
Mel Sojka KD5DE
353 Atlantic Ave.
Shreveport, LA 71105-2909
kd5de@nwla.com

RULES:

• The initial certificate is awarded for a minimum of 25 contacts with Ten-Ten members on Ten Meters. As of August 9, 2007 the Digital Award is available to all current paid members of 10-10 at no cost. Endorsements and upgrades available via a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope for return.
   

• All contacts must be made using one of the following acceptable modes, these modes allow for the proper Ten-Ten exchange as prescribed by the Ten-Ten award general rules.Future modes that allow this exchange will be considered when they become available.

  • FSK Modes (AMTOR, G-TOR, TOR, THROB. RTTY, MFSK16, Olivia)

  • PSK Modes (PSK, CLOVER, PACTOR, PACKET)
     

• There will be two endorsements available for the basic award, PSK and RTTY. The basic award is required to earn these
  endorsements. However, if the requirements for the endorsements are met on the basic award application, the endorsements will be issued at the time of basic award issue. These endorsements will be issued with 10 contacts in these two specific modes. For these two endorsements only, a contact worked can be used in either or both of these modes.
   

• Bar awards will be issued at 50, 75, and 100 contacts. After 100 contacts bar awards will be issued in increments of 100. For the bar awards any of the acceptable modes will be allowed for the contacts, but a contacted station can be counted only one time.
   

• All stations must be contacted from the same country and all contacts must have occurred since 1 August 2006.
   

• Applications for the basic award should be submitted on the forms provided or photocopies thereof. Computer generated reports that contain the entire required input are allowable. Forms are available from the Awards Manager with an SASE. Forms are also available on the KEY Forms page of this Website. The basic award will be available via Postal Mail only. Bar awards and endorsements can be applied for via email applications, using the prescribed format.
   

• The award program has be designed as to allow for future awards that may include a WAS, DX and Grid program. Future awards will be determined and added as the need arises.
   

• QSL confirmation is NOT required for the Digital award.
   

• Ten-Ten Awards general rules as prescribed on the Ten-Ten Website and requirements are applicable.

This Page Updated 01-16-2011