Hi
My suggestion for upcoming larger contests outside North America in June, July and September:
June
Name: IARU-R1 Fieldday CW
Date: Always 1st full weekend in June
Geo: World
Hosts: RSGB (UK), DARC (Germany), ARI (Italy), USKA (Switzerland), RAAG (Greece)
Bands: 10m - 160m
Mode: CW
Rules: Each host country has its own rules. The details vary (e.g., how much power you are allowed to use, how far away the nearest house with 110 V/230 V power supply must be, etc.) but the important rules are the same everywhere:
- Field Day stations are “portable” ( /P ).
- Exchange is RST + a consecutive three-digit number (001, 002, 003, etc.).
- Contacting /P stations gives you more points than fixed stations.
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Rules UK: RSGB Field Day Contests
Rules Germany (in german): https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/iaru-region-1-fieldday/regeln/
Rules Italy (in italien): https://www.fieldday.it/regolamento/
Rules Switzerland: Search for PDF document “HF Contest Rules 2021 (EN)” on https://uska.ch/en/contest/schweizer-contest-kw/
Name: All Asian DX Contest CW
Date: Always 3rd full weekend in June.
Geo: World
Host: JARL (Japan)
Bands: 10m - 160m
Mode: CW
Rules (in english): ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST
July
Name: IARU HF Championship
Date: Always he 2nd full weekend in July
Geo: World
Host: IARU
Bands: 10m- 160m
Modes: CW, SSB
Rules: https://contests.arrl.org/ContestRules/IARU-HF-Rules.pdf
August
Name: Worked All Europe DX Contest SSB (WAE Contest), CW
Date: Second full weekend in August
Geo: World
Host: DARC (Germany)
Band: 10m - 80m.
Mode: CW
Rules (in German): WAEDC – Ausschreibung - DARC
September
Name: All Asian DX Contest SSB
Date: Always 1st full weekend in September.
Geo: World
Host: JARL (Japan)
Bands: 10m - 160m
Mode: SSB
Rules (in english): ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST
Name: IARU-R1 145 MHz Contest
Date: Always 1st full weekend in September
Geo: IARU Region 1
Band: 2m
Modes: CW/SSB/FM
Host: IARU Region 1
Rules: https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rules-IARU-R1-VHF-up-Contests.pdf
Name: IARU-R1 Fieldday SSB
Date: Always 1st full weekend in September
Geo: World
Hosts: RSGB (UK), DARC (Germany), ARI (Italy), USKA (Switzerland), RAAG (Greece)
Bands: 10m - 160m
Mode: SSB
Rules: Each host country has its own rules. The details vary (e.g., how much power you are allowed to use, how far away the nearest house with 110 V/230 V power supply must be, etc.) but the important rules are the same everywhere:
- Field Day stations are “portable” ( /P ).
- Exchange is RST + a consecutive three-digit number (001, 002, 003, etc.).
- Contacting /P stations gives you more points than fixed stations.
.
Rules UK: RSGB Field Day Contests
Rules Germany (in german): https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/iaru-region-1-fieldday/regeln/
Rules Italy (in italien): https://www.fieldday.it/regolamento/
Rules Switzerland: Search for PDF document “HF Contest Rules 2021 (EN)” on https://uska.ch/en/contest/schweizer-contest-kw/
Name: Worked All Europe DX Contest SSB (WAE Contest), SSB
Date: Second full weekend in August
Geo: World
Host: DARC (Germany)
Band: 10m - 80m.
Mode: SSB
Rules (in German): WAEDC – Ausschreibung - DARC
Do you know any other larger contests outside North America? Please add.
73 Pepe