AGCW QRP Contest

Six-hour low-power CW contest across five bands. QRO stations are welcome and are scored in their own class.

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

When it runs

Second Saturday of March

1400Z → 2000Z Saturday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1400Z Sat 13 Mar → 2000Z Sat 13 Mar · 6h2027
in 163 days
1400Z Sat 11 Mar → 2000Z Sat 11 Mar · 6h2028
in 527 days
1400Z Sat 10 Mar → 2000Z Sat 10 Mar · 6h2029
in 891 days
1400Z Sat 9 Mar → 2000Z Sat 9 Mar · 6h2030
in 1255 days

Operating

Modes: CW
Bands: 80m40m20m15m10m
Exchange: RST + running number + class
Logs: no deadline or format recorded
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
agcw.de: 'Der AGCW-DL e. V. lädt alle Telegrafistinnen und Telegrafisten und SWL herzlich zur Teilnahme am alljährlichen QRP-Contest ein.' QRO stations are explicitly invited too and scored separately.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off AGCW-DL's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-12.
What the source says: agcw.de/contest/qrp: 'Termin: Jährlich am 2. Samstag im März von 1400 bis 2000 UTC.'

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

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