ARI Contest delle Sezioni HF

ARI's inter-section contest: 24 hours on the second full weekend of June, for Italian ARI members, exchanging the entrant's section code.

Rules at contest.ari.itThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Second full weekend of June

1200Z Saturday → 1159Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1200Z Sat 12 Jun → 1159Z Sun 13 Jun · 23h 59m2027
in 254 days
Logs due 1159Z Sat 19 Jun
1200Z Sat 10 Jun → 1159Z Sun 11 Jun · 23h 59m2028
in 618 days
Logs due 1159Z Sat 17 Jun
1200Z Sat 9 Jun → 1159Z Sun 10 Jun · 23h 59m2029
in 982 days
Logs due 1159Z Sat 16 Jun
1200Z Sat 8 Jun → 1159Z Sun 9 Jun · 23h 59m2030
in 1346 days
Logs due 1159Z Sat 15 Jun

Operating

Modes: CW / SSB / RTTY
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m
10 to 160 m (10-80 m on RTTY), WARC bands excluded
Exchange: RS(T) + the ASC code of the entrant's ARI section.
Logs: Cabrillo · due 6 days after the end
Who can enter: Entry limited to I. K stations may be worked but cannot submit an entry.
Entry is limited to Italian ARI members -- the whole point of the contest is the ranking of ARI sections, and the exchange is the entrant's section code.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off ARI's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-18.
What the source says: contest.ari.it/hf_web/rules/arisezionihf_it.pdf (Italian only): 'Il contest si svolge ogni secondo week-end completo di Giugno con inizio alle ore 12.00z del sabato e termine alle ore 11.59z della domenica. L'edizione 2026 avra luogo in data 13 e 14 Giugno.' Bands 'dai 10 ai 160m (10-80m in RTTY)' excluding WARC; modes CW, SSB and RTTY; exchange RS(T) plus the section's ASC code. Logs are due 'entro, e non oltre, 6 giorni dalla data di fine contest'.
Recorded caveats: CONTRADICTION IN ARI'S OWN PDF, RECORDED RATHER THAN RECONCILED: the document still carries a 'Per il 2018' clause alongside its own '20 Giugno 2026' reference, so parts of it have not been revised. The recurrence and times quoted above are stated as standing rules, not as one edition's dates, and reproduce ARI's own 13-14 June 2026.

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