HF Contests 2027

This calendar is provisional. All times, dates and rules are subject to change
Date (2027)
Time
UTC
Contest Name
Sections
Sat 2 Jan.
1300-1700
RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contests CW
 
1000W 100W 10W NON-UK
Sun 10 Jan.
1300-1700
RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contests Datamodes
 
1000W 100W 10W NON-UK
Sat 16 Jan.
1300-1700
RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contests Phone
 
1000W 100W 10W NON-UK
Mon 18 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 1 Feb.
2000-2130
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Wed 10 Feb.
2000-2130
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 13 Feb.
2000-2300
1st 1.8MHz Contest
 
UK-Assisted UK-Unassisted Non-UK-Assisted Non-UK-Unassisted
Mon 22 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 25 Feb.
2000-2130
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 1 Mar.
2000-2130
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Wed 10 Mar.
2000-2130
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 13-Sun 14 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 15 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 25 Mar.
2000-2130
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Sat 10-Sun 11 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 12 Apr.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 24-Sun 25 Apr.
1200-1200
UKEI DX CW Contest
 
Multi Operator Single Operator
Mon 26 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
Wed 28 Apr.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Thu 29 Apr.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 10 May.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Mon 17 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 19 May.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Thu 27 May.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 5-Sun 6 Jun.
1500-1500
NFD
 
QRP-Unassisted-Portable Low-Power-Unassisted-Portable Low-Power-Assisted-Portable QRP-Renewable-Energy-Portable Fixed
Mon 7 Jun.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Wed 16 Jun.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 21 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 24 Jun.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Mon 5 Jul.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 10-Sun 11 Jul.
1200-1200
GR2HQ Challenge
 
All Single and Multi-op Stations
Wed 14 Jul.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Sun 18 Jul.
0900-1600
International Low Power Contest
 
10WF 10WP 10WNUK 5WNUK 5WUK 5WPUK
Thu 22 Jul.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 24-Sun 25 Jul.
1200-1200
IOTA Contest
 
Single Operator Multi-Single Multi-Two Checklog
Mon 26 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
Wed 11 Aug.
1630-1930
RSGB Eclipse CW Contest
 
UK OPEN Non-UK OPEN
Wed 11 Aug.
1630-1930
RSGB Eclipse FT8 Contest
 
UK OPEN Non-UK OPEN
Mon 16 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 4-Sun 5 Sep.
1300-1300
SSB Field Day
 
QRP-Unassisted-Portable Low-Power-Unassisted-Portable High-Power-Assisted-Portable QRP-Renewable-Energy-Portable Fixed
Mon 6 Sep.
1900-2030
Autumn Series SSB
 
100W 10W
Wed 15 Sep.
1900-2030
Autumn Series CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Thu 23 Sep.
1900-2030
Autumn Series DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 27 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 4 Oct.
1900-2030
Autumn Series CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Wed 13 Oct.
1900-2030
Autumn Series DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Thu 21 Oct.
1900-2030
Autumn Series SSB
 
100W 10W
Mon 25 Oct.
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 30-Sun 31 Oct.
1200-1200
UKEI DX SSB Contest
 
Multi Operator Single Operator
Mon 1 Nov.
2000-2130
Autumn Series DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Wed 10 Nov.
2000-2130
Autumn Series SSB
 
100W 10W
Sat 13 Nov.
2000-2300
Club Calls (1.8MHz AFS)
 
SSB Only SSB+CW Mixed
Mon 15 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 20 Nov.
2000-2300
2nd 1.8MHz Contest
 
UK-Assisted UK-Unassisted Non-UK-Assisted Non-UK-Unassisted
Thu 25 Nov.
2000-2130
Autumn Series CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 13 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