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AWASA · ZA

Antique Wireless Association CW Activity Day

Two hours of CW on the first Sunday of February, run by South Africa's antique wireless society on three HF bands.

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

When it runs

First Sunday of February

  • 1300Z → 1500Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

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    in 1221 days

Operating

Modes
CW
Bands
80m40m20m

14 000-14 060 kHz, 7 000-7 040 kHz and 3 510-3 560 kHz.

Exchange
RST, the operator's name and grid square locator.
Power categories
Low Power 100 WQRP 5 W
Logs
no deadline or format recorded
Who can enter
Anyone, anywhere.

The manual states NO participation clause for this contest -- unlike SARL's own HAMNET and Top Band contests, which name their entity lists -- and there is no blanket clause in the general rules either. Its scoring contemplates stations outside the region, so it is recorded as worldwide, with verified false because that is an absence of words rather than a statement.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor
Yes. The rule on this page was read off AWASA's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-19.
What the source says
2026 SARL Contest Manual Version 1.1 (2025-12-15), mysarl.org.za, 'Antique Wireless Association CW Activity Day', which names the organiser and links it: 'The AWASA http://www.awasa.org.za/'. '1. Aim The aim of the CW Activity Day is for participants to contact as many amateurs as possible on the 20, 40 and 80 m amateur bands.' '2. Date and Time 13:00 - 15:00 UTC on the 1st Sunday of February - 1 February 2026.' '3. Frequencies 14 000 to 14 060 kHz 7 000 to 7 040 kHz 3 510 to 3 560 kHz.' Categories: single operator all band or single band, low power (maximum 100 W) or QRP (maximum 5 W). Exchange: '5.1. RST, operators name and Grid Square locator.'
Recorded caveats
SOURCED FROM THE SARL CONTEST MANUAL, WHICH IS NOT AN AGGREGATOR. The manual carries this contest's FULL rules -- aim, dates, exchange, frequencies, scoring, log sheets -- and names its organising club, rather than summarising a calendar entry. It is the venue in which South African clubs publish their contest rules, the way DARC's Ausschreibungen or UBA's rules pages are, so it is a primary source for these contests and not a third-party listing. The distinction that matters: an aggregator republishes rules it found elsewhere, and this is where the rules appear.

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