ARRL 160-Meter Contest is organised by ARRL. Dates below are in UTC and come from the organiser's rule.
| Contest | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ARRL 160-Meter Contest | Fri, Dec 4, 2026, 22:00 UTC | Sun, Dec 6, 2026, 16:00 UTC |
| ARRL 160-Meter Contest | Fri, Dec 3, 2027, 22:00 UTC | Sun, Dec 5, 2027, 16:00 UTC |
| ARRL 160-Meter Contest | Fri, Dec 1, 2028, 22:00 UTC | Sun, Dec 3, 2028, 16:00 UTC |
The first full weekend of December, from Friday at 22:00 UTC, for 42 hours.
Only 160 m is used: the rest of HF carries on as on any other weekend, and there is room everywhere for those not taking part.
It is CW only: the phone segments stay usable, while the CW segments fill from edge to edge.
The WARC bands (30, 17 and 12 m) stay contest-free by IARU agreement: that is where DXpeditions and quiet QSOs go.
You do not need to be a contester to hand out a few points: answer a CQ, give the exchange exactly as the rules ask, and log the contact. Most organisers take logs in Cabrillo format through an upload page, with a deadline a few days after the end, and even a short log helps the checking. Check-logs are welcome too.
It is one of the 31 contests in the HamQSO calendar, and the feed adds its next editions to your calendar.
The rules are published by ARRL. They change from year to year: read them before you send a log.
