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SP DX Contest

SP DX Contest is organised by PZK. Dates below are in UTC and come from the organiser's rule.

Next dates

Next dates
ContestStartEnd
SP DX ContestSat, Apr 3, 2027, 15:00 UTCSun, Apr 4, 2027, 15:00 UTC
SP DX ContestSat, Apr 1, 2028, 15:00 UTCSun, Apr 2, 2028, 15:00 UTC
SP DX ContestSat, Apr 7, 2029, 15:00 UTCSun, Apr 8, 2029, 15:00 UTC

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Bands, modes and exchange

SP DX Contest

Modes
CW and SSB
Bands
160 m, 80 m, 40 m, 20 m, 15 m, and 10 m
Length
24 hours
Exchange
Polish stations send signal report and province letter (59 B); everyone else sends signal report and serial number.

How the date is set

The first full weekend of April, from Saturday at 15:00 UTC, for 24 hours.

Bands during the contest

It runs on 160 m, 80 m, 40 m, 20 m, 15 m, and 10 m.

It runs in CW and SSB, so both the CW and the phone segments are busy.

The WARC bands (30, 17 and 12 m) stay contest-free by IARU agreement: that is where DXpeditions and quiet QSOs go.

Bands

Taking part

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.

Official rules

The rules are published by PZK. They change from year to year: read them before you send a log.

Sources

  1. SP DX Contest rules 2026 (April 4-5)

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