Croatian DX Contest (9A DX)

Croatia's DX contest over the third full weekend of December, with bonus points for working through the small hours and Croatian counties as the multiplier.

Rules at hamradio.hrThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Third full weekend of December

1400Z Saturday → 1359Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1400Z Sat 19 Dec → 1359Z Sun 20 Dec · 23h 59m2026
in 79 days
Logs due 1359Z Mon 28 Dec
1400Z Sat 18 Dec → 1359Z Sun 19 Dec · 23h 59m2027
in 443 days
Logs due 1359Z Mon 27 Dec
1400Z Sat 16 Dec → 1359Z Sun 17 Dec · 23h 59m2028
in 807 days
Logs due 1359Z Mon 25 Dec
1400Z Sat 15 Dec → 1359Z Sun 16 Dec · 23h 59m2029
in 1171 days
Logs due 1359Z Mon 24 Dec
1400Z Sat 21 Dec → 1359Z Sun 22 Dec · 23h 59m2030
in 1542 days
Logs due 1359Z Mon 30 Dec

Operating

Modes: CW / SSB
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m
Exchange: International stations send RS(T) and their ITU zone; Croatian stations send RS(T) and their county plate abbreviation.
Power categories: High Power 1500 WLow Power 100 WQRP 5 W
Logs: Cabrillo · due 8 days after the end · hamradio.hr
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
'it is a worldwide competition: everybody can work everybody' -- HRS's own wording.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off HRS's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-19.
What the source says: hamradio.hr/9a-dx-contest/, the Croatian Amateur Radio Association's own rules. 'The contest is to be held 3rd full weekend in December from 1400 UTC on Saturday until 13:59 UTC on Sunday. In the year 2025 Croatian DX Contest will be held on the 20th and 21st of December.' 'it is a worldwide competition: everybody can work everybody'. Bands: '160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters ... on both CW and SSB modes.' Exchange: international stations send RS(T) and ITU Zone, Croatian stations RS(T) and their county abbreviation. Points run on a distance-and-band table -- 9A stations score 1/4/2/10/8/6 and others 10/6/6/3/2/1 depending on band and correspondent -- with 2 extra points per QSO made between 23:00 and 04:59 UTC. Categories: QRP 5 W, LP 100 W, otherwise up to 1500 W. 'The log deadline time is 8 days after the contest end'.
Recorded caveats: The rules state the rule and check it against a year in the same paragraph: December 2025's full weekends are the 6th/7th, 13th/14th, 20th/21st and 27th/28th, so the third is 20-21 December, which is what HRS prints. For 2026 the rule gives 19-20 December. HRS also runs a one-hour submission window for entrants who want to be eligible to win; the eight-day deadline is the one that applies to everyone and is what is encoded.

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