JARL World Wide RTTY Contest

JARL's worldwide RTTY contest: 24 hours over the third weekend in October, Baudot only, exchanging RST and the operator's age.

Rules at jarl.orgThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Third Saturday of October

0000Z Saturday → 2400Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0000Z Sat 17 Oct → 0000Z Mon 19 Oct · 48h2026
in 15 days
Logs due 0000Z Thu 29 Oct
0000Z Sat 16 Oct → 0000Z Mon 18 Oct · 48h2027
in 379 days
Logs due 0000Z Thu 28 Oct
0000Z Sat 21 Oct → 0000Z Mon 23 Oct · 48h2028
in 750 days
Logs due 0000Z Thu 2 Nov
0000Z Sat 20 Oct → 0000Z Mon 22 Oct · 48h2029
in 1114 days
Logs due 0000Z Thu 1 Nov
0000Z Sat 19 Oct → 0000Z Mon 21 Oct · 48h2030
in 1478 days
Logs due 0000Z Thu 31 Oct

Operating

Modes: RTTY Baudot
Bands: 80m40m20m15m10m
3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz
Exchange: RST and the operator's age; 01 (or 00 or 99) may be sent instead. Multi-operator stations send the average age of the operators.
Power categories: High PowerLow Power 100 WQRP 5 W
Logs: Cabrillo · due 10 days after the end · contest.jarl.org
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
'This contest will be held for amateurs worldwide.' Same-continent contacts score 2 points, different-continent 3.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off JARL's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-17.
What the source says: jarl.org (JARL World Wide RTTY Contest): 'From 00:00 UTC on the third Saturday in October to 24:00 UTC on the following day'. Mode: 'RTTY (Baudot only)'. Bands: '3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28MHz'. Power: 'QRP: Total output power must not exceed 5 watts. Low Power: Total output power must not exceed 100 watts. High Power: The total output power must not exceed the maximum output power authorized for the station'. Log deadline: 'Logs must be submitted no later than 24:00 UTC on the 10th day after the end of the contest' -- which is exactly the stored end instant plus 10 days, so the number is encoded. The third Saturday in October 2026 is October 17. Logs also go to rtty@jarl.org.

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

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