DARC 10m Contest

A two-hour Sunday-morning sprint on ten metres alone, run whatever the solar cycle is doing, with DOKs as multipliers.

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

When it runs

Second Sunday of January

0900Z → 1059Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0900Z Sun 10 Jan → 1059Z Sun 10 Jan · 1h 59m2027
in 100 days
Logs due 1059Z Sun 17 Jan
0900Z Sun 9 Jan → 1059Z Sun 9 Jan · 1h 59m2028
in 464 days
Logs due 1059Z Sun 16 Jan
0900Z Sun 14 Jan → 1059Z Sun 14 Jan · 1h 59m2029
in 835 days
Logs due 1059Z Sun 21 Jan
0900Z Sun 13 Jan → 1059Z Sun 13 Jan · 1h 59m2030
in 1199 days
Logs due 1059Z Sun 20 Jan

Operating

Modes: SSB / CW
Bands: 10m
CW 28.000-28.190 kHz, SSB 28.300-28.700 kHz
Exchange: RS(T) + serial from 001; German stations additionally send the DOK of the callsign used, or 'NM' if it has no DOK.
Power categories: High PowerLow Power 100 W
Logs: Cabrillo · due 7 days after the end · dxhf2.darc.de
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
'Der DARC lädt alle Funkamateure der Welt zur Teilnahme am jährlichen DARC 10m Contest ein.' 'Zu arbeitende Stationen: jede, einmal pro in der Teilnahmeklasse erlaubte Betriebsart.' -- every station may be worked, once per mode the entered class allows.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off DARC's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-18.
What the source says: darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/darc-10m-contest/regeln/. The rule is stated in the superseded Ausschreibung DARC keeps on the same page, 'Ausschreibung bis 2023': '1. Contest-Periode: Zweiter Sonntag im Januar, 0900-1059 UTC.' -- 'second Sunday in January.' The current Ausschreibung 2026 states only the instance: 'Termin - 11.01.26, 09:00 UTC - 10:59 UTC', which is that second Sunday. Betriebsarten und Bänder: 'CW: 28.000 - 28.190 kHz, SSB: 28.300 - 28.700 kHz'; 'Betriebsarten - SSB und CW'. Austausch: 'Rapport (RS bzw. RST), eine laufende Seriennummer startend mit 001, zusätzlich für DL-Stationen: DOK des verwendeten Rufzeichens oder "NM"'. Logs: 'Einsendeschluss: 18.01.26, 23:59 UTC', the seven days the general rules state. Verified 2026-08-18.
Recorded caveats: The recurrence wording comes from DARC's own superseded pre-2023 Ausschreibung, retained below the current one on the same page; the current Ausschreibung prints a date and no rule. The two agree for 2026, and DARC's KW contest calendar prints the same 11 January.

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