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Appearance
- 1 January: Straight Key Night, 24 hours (0000 to 2359 UTC) of relaxed CW contacts celebrating Morse heritage; it is not a contest.
- First full weekend (never on 1 January): the ARRL RTTY Roundup, a digital-mode contest.
- Generally the first Saturday: Kids Day, 1800 to 2359 UTC, when licensed hams help young people make contacts.
- Second and third full weekends: the North American QSO Party, CW and then phone, 12-hour contests run by the National Contest Journal.
- Third or fourth full weekend, as announced: the ARRL January VHF Contest (see ARRL VHF contests).
- Fourth full weekend: Winter Field Day, 30 hours of emergency-style operating in winter conditions, open to amateurs worldwide.