Worked All Germany Contest (WAG)

Germany's own DX weekend: the rest of the world chases DL stations for their DOK, and 2000-plus logs a year make it one of Europe's busiest single-country contests.

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

When it runs

Third full weekend of October

1500Z Saturday → 1459Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1500Z Sat 17 Oct → 1459Z Sun 18 Oct · 23h 59m2026
in 16 days
Logs due 1459Z Sun 25 Oct
1500Z Sat 16 Oct → 1459Z Sun 17 Oct · 23h 59m2027
in 380 days
Logs due 1459Z Sun 24 Oct
1500Z Sat 21 Oct → 1459Z Sun 22 Oct · 23h 59m2028
in 751 days
Logs due 1459Z Sun 29 Oct
1500Z Sat 20 Oct → 1459Z Sun 21 Oct · 23h 59m2029
in 1115 days
Logs due 1459Z Sun 28 Oct
1500Z Sat 19 Oct → 1459Z Sun 20 Oct · 23h 59m2030
in 1479 days
Logs due 1459Z Sun 27 Oct

Operating

Modes: SSB / CW
Bands: 80m40m20m15m10m
Exchange: German stations send RS(T) + their DOK, or 'NM' if they are not a DARC or VFDB member. Stations outside Germany send RS(T) + serial number.
Power categories: High PowerLow Power 100 WQRP 5 W
Logs: Cabrillo · due 7 days after the end · dxhf2.darc.de
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
'... lädt alle Funkamateure der Welt zur Teilnahme ... ein.' Scoring is one-sided: 'Stationen außerhalb Deutschlands dürfen nur QSOs mit deutschen Stationen werten. Deutsche Stationen können mit allen Stationen arbeiten.' -- stations outside Germany may only count QSOs with German stations; German stations may work everyone.

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/wag-contest/regeln/ (Regeln, Version ab 2025): 'Der Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club (DARC) lädt alle Funkamateure der Welt zur Teilnahme am jährlichen Worked All Germany Contest (WAG) ein.' -- 'DARC invites all radio amateurs of the world to take part in the annual WAG.' Contest Periode: 'Oktober, drittes volles Wochenende, 1500 UTC Samstag bis 1459 UTC Sonntag. 2026: 17/18. Oktober' -- 'October, third full weekend, 1500 UTC Saturday to 1459 UTC Sunday.' Betriebsarten und Bänder: 'SSB, CW: 3,5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz.' Kontrollziffernaustausch: 'Deutsche Stationen senden RS(T) und ihren DOK ... Nichtmitglieder des DARC und VFDB sowie ausländische Stationen in Deutschland senden statt eines DOK den Kenner "NM" (no member)'; 'Stationen außerhalb Deutschlands senden die üblichen Kontrollnummern bestehend aus RS(T) und der laufenden QSO-Nummer.' Logeinsendeschluss: 'Einsendeschluss ist 7 Tage nach Contestende. 2026: 25.10.26, 23.59 ME(S)Z.' Verified 2026-08-18.
Recorded caveats: DARC's English-language pages call this 'this contest on the third weekend of October'; the Ausschreibung says 'drittes volles Wochenende', and the full-weekend reading is what is encoded. DARC's printed deadline is a German local-time instant -- 25.10.26, 23.59 ME(S)Z -- while the stored interval lands on the same date at the contest's own end time.

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