Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)

When it runs

First Sunday of January

• 0700Z → 0759Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1. 0700Z Sun 3 Jan → 0759Z Sun 3 Jan · 59m2027

   in 94 days

   Logs due 0759Z Mon 4 Jan

2. 0700Z Sun 2 Jan → 0759Z Sun 2 Jan · 59m2028

   in 458 days

   Logs due 0759Z Mon 3 Jan

3. 0700Z Sun 7 Jan → 0759Z Sun 7 Jan · 59m2029

   in 829 days

   Logs due 0759Z Mon 8 Jan

4. 0700Z Sun 6 Jan → 0759Z Sun 6 Jan · 59m2030

   in 1193 days

   Logs due 0759Z Mon 7 Jan

Operating

Modes

CW / SSB / FM

Bands

80m2m

80m CW 3510-3600 kHz and SSB 3600-3700 kHz; 2m calling frequencies CW 144.050, SSB 144.300 and FM 145.500 MHz.

Exchange

RS(T), a serial number from 001 and a six-character WW locator.

Power categories

All entrants 100 W

Logs

LYtest · due 1 day after the end

Who can enter

Anyone, anywhere.

'Dalyvauti gali visi licencijuoti Lietuvos ir uzsienio radijo megejai (isskyrus Rusija ir Baltarusija)' -- all licensed Lithuanian and foreign amateurs, except those from Russia and Belarus.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor

Yes. The rule on this page was read off LRMD's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-19.

What the source says

lrmd.lt/vmc/, the Lietuvos radijo megeju draugija's own rules. 'Varzybos vyksta kiekvienais metais pirma sekmadieni po Nauju metu, 0700-0759 UTC. Artimiausia data: 2026-01-04, 0900-0959 LST.' The English text on the same page: 'The contest takes place annually on the first Sunday after New Year's Day, from 0700 to 0759 UTC.' Modes 'CW, SSB, FM'; bands 80 m (3510-3600 CW, 3600-3700 SSB) and 2 m (144.050 CW, 144.300 SSB, 145.500 FM). 'Dalyvauti gali visi licencijuoti Lietuvos ir uzsienio radijo megejai (isskyrus Rusija ir Baltarusija)' (all licensed Lithuanian and foreign amateurs may take part, except Russia and Belarus). 'Ne daugiau kaip 100 W.' Exchange: 'RS(T) + rysio eiles numeris nuo 001 + 6 zenklu WW lokatorius'. One point per QSO; the multiplier is distinct WW locators per band. 'Ataskaitas siusti per 24 valandas po varzybu pabaigos' (send logs within 24 hours of the end). Logs to VMC@QRZ.LT in LYtest format; paper logs are not accepted.

Recorded caveats

Encoded as the first Sunday in January, which gives 4 January 2026 -- the date LRMD prints. CAVEAT: LRMD's two wordings diverge in the years when 1 January is itself a Sunday. 'The first Sunday AFTER New Year's Day' would then be the 8th, while the first Sunday IN January is the 1st. No such year has been published by LRMD, so neither reading can be tested against a sponsor date; the first-Sunday reading is encoded and the divergence recorded rather than resolved. FM is in submodes because it is not in the catalog's mode vocabulary.

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

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