IG-RY World Wide RTTY Contest

Thirty hours of RTTY on the five contest bands where you send the year you were first licensed; the number you give is the multiplier you are.

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

When it runs

Second full weekend of April

1200Z Saturday → 1800Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1200Z Sat 10 Apr → 1800Z Sun 11 Apr · 30h2027
in 175 days
Logs due 1800Z Fri 16 Apr
1200Z Sat 8 Apr → 1800Z Sun 9 Apr · 30h2028
in 539 days
Logs due 1800Z Fri 14 Apr
1200Z Sat 14 Apr → 1800Z Sun 15 Apr · 30h2029
in 910 days
Logs due 1800Z Fri 20 Apr
1200Z Sat 13 Apr → 1800Z Sun 14 Apr · 30h2030
in 1274 days
Logs due 1800Z Fri 19 Apr

Operating

Modes: RTTYRTTY 45.45 baud
Bands: 80m40m20m15m10m
Five bands only: 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz.
Exchange: RS(T) plus the four-digit year of the operator's first official amateur licence (multi-operator entries use the oldest operator's)
Power categories: High Power 1500 WLow Power 100 W
Logs: Cabrillo · due 5 days after the end
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
ig-ry.de rules: an open worldwide contest; every station may be worked.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off Interest Group RTTY (IG-RY)'s own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: ig-ry.de/ig-ry-ww-contest: 'Every year the 2nd full weekend of April, from Saturday 12.00z to Sunday 18.00z. In 2027: 10. - 11. April.' 'Five bands only: 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz.' Mode RTTY (Baudot, 45.45 baud). Categories SO-HP-AB (1500 W), SO-LP-AB (100 W) and Multi-Op single transmitter (1500 W). Exchange RS(T) plus the four-digit year of the operator's first official amateur licence. Logs in Cabrillo within five days of the end. 10-11 April 2027 is the second full weekend of April. Verified 2026-10-15.

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

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