ALARA Contest

The Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association's 24-hour phone-and-CW contest: YLs work everyone, OMs work only YLs.

Rules at alara.org.auThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Last full weekend of August

0600Z Saturday → 0559Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0600Z Sat 28 Aug → 0559Z Sun 29 Aug · 23h 59m2027
in 314 days
Logs due 0559Z Wed 29 Sep
0600Z Sat 26 Aug → 0559Z Sun 27 Aug · 23h 59m2028
in 678 days
Logs due 0559Z Wed 27 Sep
0600Z Sat 25 Aug → 0559Z Sun 26 Aug · 23h 59m2029
in 1042 days
Logs due 0559Z Wed 26 Sep
0600Z Sat 24 Aug → 0559Z Sun 25 Aug · 23h 59m2030
in 1406 days
Logs due 0559Z Wed 25 Sep

Operating

Modes: SSBCW
Bands: 80m40m20m15m10m
Sponsor: 'All HF Bands except 160m & WARC Bands'. The phone section is not restricted to SSB; the sponsor writes 'Phone'. Logs are paper or electronic (Word/Excel), not Cabrillo.
Exchange: RS/RST and serial number from 001; ALARA members add 'ALARA member' and name; others add name and whether YL or OM
Logs: due 31 days after the end
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
Rules: 'All licensed operators throughout the world are invited to participate'; OMs may work YLs only.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off ALARA's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: alara.org.au/contests/index.html (46th contest, 2026): 'NOTE: Contest is always on the last FULL weekend of August.' STARTS Saturday 29th August 2026 0600 UTC, ENDS Sunday 30th August 2026 0559 UTC; 'Combined phone and CW run over 24 hours'; 'All licensed operators throughout the world are invited to participate'; 'YLs work everyone; OMs work YLs only'. 29-30 August 2026 is the last full weekend (31 August is a Monday). Logs due 30th September 2026, 31 days after the end. Read 2026-10-15.

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