VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified

A four-hour FT8 activity night, once a month, on one VHF/UHF band; one point per unique callsign, multiplied by grids worked.

Rules at ft8activity.euThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

These dates have not been checked against QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)'s own published rules yet. They are computed from the rule below, which is what the catalog holds — but the sponsor's page wins.

When it runs

First Wednesday of every month

1700Z → 2100Z Wednesday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1700Z Wed 4 Nov → 2100Z Wed 4 Nov · 4h2026
in 18 days
Logs due 2100Z Mon 9 Nov
1700Z Wed 2 Dec → 2100Z Wed 2 Dec · 4h2026
in 46 days
Logs due 2100Z Mon 7 Dec
1700Z Wed 6 Jan → 2100Z Wed 6 Jan · 4h2027
in 81 days
Logs due 2100Z Mon 11 Jan
1700Z Wed 3 Feb → 2100Z Wed 3 Feb · 4h2027
in 109 days
Logs due 2100Z Mon 8 Feb
1700Z Wed 3 Mar → 2100Z Wed 3 Mar · 4h2027
in 137 days
Logs due 2100Z Mon 8 Mar
1700Z Wed 7 Apr → 2100Z Wed 7 Apr · 4h2027
in 172 days
Logs due 2100Z Mon 12 Apr

Operating

Modes: FT8/FT4
Bands: 2m
144 MHz: FT8 144.174, FT4 144.170.
Exchange: Callsign and 4-character grid locator
Power categories: Low Power 100 WHigh Power
Logs: ADIF · due 5 days after the end
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
Rules: an 'OPEN' contest; 'each and every ham radio with a valid license'.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: unverified — these dates have not yet been checked against QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)'s own page. Treat the sponsor's rules as authoritative.
What the source says: ft8activity.eu/rules (2026): 'Every first Wednesday of each month for the 2m band'; 'Round period: 17:00 to 21:00 UTC'; 'Only electronic logs in ADIF format'; 'maximum 5 (five) days from the end of each round'. The 2026 round table lists every date and each is the stated nth Wednesday. Read 2026-10-15.
Recorded caveats: UNVERIFIED RULE: the sponsor states the Wednesday pattern for 'January to December 2026' only. It lists all twelve 2026 dates and each matches the stated nth Wednesday; re-read the 2027 rules when published.

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

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