LABRE DX Contest

Brazil's international contest: 48 hours over the third weekend in July, with Brazilian stations sending their state.

Rules at labre.org.brThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Third full weekend of July

0000Z Saturday → 2359Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0000Z Sat 17 Jul → 2359Z Sun 18 Jul · 47h 59m2027
in 288 days
Logs due 2359Z Fri 23 Jul
0000Z Sat 15 Jul → 2359Z Sun 16 Jul · 47h 59m2028
in 652 days
Logs due 2359Z Fri 21 Jul
0000Z Sat 21 Jul → 2359Z Sun 22 Jul · 47h 59m2029
in 1023 days
Logs due 2359Z Fri 27 Jul
0000Z Sat 20 Jul → 2359Z Sun 21 Jul · 47h 59m2030
in 1387 days
Logs due 2359Z Fri 26 Jul

Operating

Modes: SSB / CW
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m
Only the 1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 MHz bands may be used
Exchange: Brazilian stations send RS(T) and their two-letter state abbreviation; stations outside Brazil send RS(T) and a two-letter continent code
Power categories: High Power 1500 WLow Power 100 WQRP 5 W
Logs: Cabrillo · due 5 days after the end
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
LABRE: 'For amateurs worldwide to contact as many amateurs from Brazil' -- everyone enters, and Brazil is the target.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off LABRE's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-17.
What the source says: LABRE DX Contest 2026 rules (https://www.labre.org.br/contest/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Regulamento-Contest-LABRE-DX-2026-Ingles-v3.pdf, linked from the contest page): 'Date: 3rd (third) weekend of July. Start: 00:00 UTC on Saturday, July 18th. End: 23:59 UTC on Sunday, July 19st.' Objective: 'For amateurs worldwide to contact as many amateurs from Brazil'. Bands as quoted in bands_note; modes SSB, CW and MIXED; power High up to 1500 W, Low up to 100 W, QRP up to 5 W. Log deadline: 'XIII. LOG DEADLINE: All entries must send their logs WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS after the end of the contest.' The third full weekend of July 2026 is July 18-19, which is what LABRE prints. rules_url is the contest hub rather than the PDF, whose path embeds the month it was uploaded.
Recorded caveats: LABRE prints a log submission link, https://www.labre.org.br/sendlog, which returned 404 when this record was checked; entries can also be raised with contest@labre.org.br. No log_submit_url is recorded rather than one that does not resolve.

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

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