ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Rules at arrl.orgThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

First full weekend of December

2200Z Friday → 1559Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

2200Z Fri 4 Dec → 1559Z Sun 6 Dec · 41h 59m2026
in 64 days
2200Z Fri 3 Dec → 1559Z Sun 5 Dec · 41h 59m2027
in 428 days
2200Z Fri 1 Dec → 1559Z Sun 3 Dec · 41h 59m2028
in 792 days
2200Z Fri 30 Nov → 1559Z Sun 2 Dec · 41h 59m2029
in 1156 days
2200Z Fri 6 Dec → 1559Z Sun 8 Dec · 41h 59m2030
in 1527 days

Operating

Modes: CW
Bands: 160m
Exchange: not recorded yet
Logs: no deadline or format recorded
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off ARRL's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-21.
What the source says: ARRL's Generic ARRL Contest Calendar at arrl.org/contest-calendar, which is ARRL stating the recurrence of its own contest in words: 'First full weekend in December, 2200 UTC Friday through 1559 UTC Sunday.' Re-verified 2026-08-21 against the stored rule, which matches. The Contest Corral on the same page is NOT a source here -- ARRL states it is generated from WA7BNM Contest Calendar data, so it is derived. Previous note read: 'ARRL: first full weekend in December, 2200 UTC Friday to 1559 UTC Sunday'.

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

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