HF Contests 2026

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Date (2026)
Time
UTC
Contest Name
Sections
Sat 3 Jan.
1300-1700
RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contests CW
1000W 100W 10W NON-UK
Sun 11 Jan.
1300-1700
RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contests Datamodes
 
1000W 100W 10W NON-UK
Sat 17 Jan.
1300-1700
RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contests Phone
 
1000W 100W 10W NON-UK
Mon 19 Jan.
2000-2200
RSGB FT4 Contest
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Mon 2 Feb.
2000-2130
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Wed 11 Feb.
2000-2130
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 14 Feb.
2000-2300
1st 1.8MHz Contest
 
UK-Assisted UK-Unassisted Non-UK-Assisted Non-UK-Unassisted
Mon 23 Feb.
2000-2200
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Thu 26 Feb.
2000-2130
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 2 Mar.
2000-2130
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Wed 11 Mar.
2000-2130
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 14-Sun 15 Mar.
1000-1000
Commonwealth Contest
 
HP-SOA (12 Hours/24 Hours) HP-SOU (12 Hours/24 Hours) LP-SOA (12 Hours/24 Hours) LP-SOU (12 Hours/24 Hours) Multi-Op HQ QRP-CC (Assisted/Unassisted)
Mon 16 Mar.
2000-2200
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Thu 26 Mar.
2000-2130
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Sat 11-Sun 12 Apr.
1200-1200
FT4 International Activity Day
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Mon 13 Apr.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Wed 22 Apr.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Sat 25-Sun 26 Apr.
1200-1200
UKEI DX CW Contest
 
Multi Operator Single Operator
Mon 27 Apr.
1900-2100
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Thu 30 Apr.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 11 May.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Mon 18 May.
1900-2100
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Wed 20 May.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Thu 28 May.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 1 Jun.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 6-Sun 7 Jun.
1500-1500
NFD
 
QRP-Unassisted-Portable Low-Power-Unassisted-Portable Low-Power-Assisted-Portable QRP-Renewable-Energy-Portable Fixed
Wed 10 Jun.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 15 Jun.
1900-2100
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Thu 25 Jun.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Mon 6 Jul.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 11-Sun 12 Jul.
1200-1200
GR2HQ Challenge
 
All Single and Multi-op Stations
Wed 15 Jul.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Sun 19 Jul.
0900-1600
International Low Power Contest
 
10WF 10WP 10WNUK 5WNUK 5WUK 5WPUK
Thu 23 Jul.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 25-Sun 26 Jul.
1200-1200
IOTA Contest
 
Single Operator Multi-Single Multi-Two Checklog
Mon 27 Jul.
1900-2100
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Mon 17 Aug.
1900-2100
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Sat 5-Sun 6 Sep.
1300-1300
SSB Field Day
 
QRP-Unassisted-Portable Low-Power-Unassisted-Portable High-Power-Assisted-Portable QRP-Renewable-Energy-Portable Fixed
Mon 7 Sep.
1900-2030
Autumn Series SSB
 
100W 10W
Wed 16 Sep.
1900-2030
Autumn Series CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Thu 24 Sep.
1900-2030
Autumn Series DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 28 Sep.
1900-2100
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Mon 5 Oct.
1900-2030
Autumn Series CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Wed 14 Oct.
1900-2030
Autumn Series DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Thu 22 Oct.
1900-2030
Autumn Series SSB
 
100W 10W
Mon 26 Oct.
2000-2200
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Sat 31-Sun 1 Nov.
1200-1200
UKEI DX SSB Contest
 
Multi Operator Single Operator
Mon 2 Nov.
2000-2130
Autumn Series DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Wed 11 Nov.
2000-2130
Autumn Series SSB
 
100W 10W
Sat 14 Nov.
2000-2300
Club Calls (1.8MHz AFS)
 
SSB Only SSB+CW Mixed
Mon 16 Nov.
2000-2200
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Sat 21 Nov.
2000-2300
2nd 1.8MHz Contest
 
UK-Assisted UK-Unassisted Non-UK-Assisted Non-UK-Unassisted
Thu 26 Nov.
2000-2130
Autumn Series CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 14 Dec.
2000-2200
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
AFS Super League 2025-26
AFS Super League 2026-27
 
HF Championship
80m CC Overall Results