Deutscher Telegrafie Contest (DTC)

Three-hour hand-copy CW contest on German Unity Day. Electronic decoders are explicitly disqualifying.

Rules at agcw.deThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

October 3, every year

0700Z → 1000Z

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0700Z Sat 3 Oct → 1000Z Sat 3 Oct · 3h2026
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0700Z Sun 3 Oct → 1000Z Sun 3 Oct · 3h2027
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0700Z Tue 3 Oct → 1000Z Tue 3 Oct · 3h2028
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0700Z Wed 3 Oct → 1000Z Wed 3 Oct · 3h2029
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Operating

Modes: CW
Bands: 80m40m
Exchange: German stations: RST + LDK (district vehicle registration code). All others: RST only.
Power categories: QRP 5 WLP 100 WHP
Logs: no deadline or format recorded
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
agcw.de: 'Teilnehmen können alle Funkamateurinnen und Funamateure (nur Single-OP).' Entry is open worldwide; the DL requirement constrains who you can work, not who may enter.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off AGCW-DL / High Speed Club (HSC)'s own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-12.
What the source says: agcw.de/contest/dtc: 'Seit einigen Jahren findet er stets am Tag der Deutschen Einheit (3. Oktober) von 07:00–10:00 UTC (09:00–12:00 Uhr MESZ) auf den Bändern 80m und 40m statt.' Run jointly with the High Speed Club since 1971.
Recorded caveats: Anchored on German Unity Day, a fixed calendar date, so it moves through the week rather than sitting on a weekend. 'Seit einigen Jahren' -- for some years now -- is AGCW hedging its own history, not the current rule.

Something wrong? How to report it — a link to the sponsor's own page is all it takes.

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