World Amateur Radio Day Contest HF (RF-WD RH)

One hour on 80m every 18 April for World Amateur Radio Day, exchanging your age; the older you are, the more your contacts are worth.

Rules at mrasz.huThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

April 18, every year

1600Z → 1659Z

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1600Z Sun 18 Apr → 1659Z Sun 18 Apr · 59m2027
in 199 days
Logs due 1659Z Wed 21 Apr
1600Z Tue 18 Apr → 1659Z Tue 18 Apr · 59m2028
in 565 days
Logs due 1659Z Fri 21 Apr
1600Z Wed 18 Apr → 1659Z Wed 18 Apr · 59m2029
in 930 days
Logs due 1659Z Sat 21 Apr
1600Z Thu 18 Apr → 1659Z Thu 18 Apr · 59m2030
in 1295 days
Logs due 1659Z Sun 21 Apr

Operating

Modes: CW / SSB
Bands: 80m
3510-3750 kHz.
Exchange: RS(T) and the operator's age.
Logs: Cabrillo · due 3 days after the end · log.mrasz.hu
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
'Resztvevok: minden radioamator' -- every amateur may take part.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off MRASZ's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-19.
What the source says: mrasz.hu, 'Amator radiozas vilagnapja RF-WD RH versenykiiras'. 'Ideje: evente aprilis 18.-an 16.00 UT-tol 16.59 UT-ig. 6 darab 10 perces periodusbol all (00-09, 10-19... 50-59 perc).' (Held every year on 18 April from 16:00 to 16:59 UT, in six ten-minute periods.) 'Frekvencia: 3510-3750'. 'Adasmodok: tavirо (A1A), tavbeszelo (J3E).' (Modes: CW and SSB.) Exchange: RS(T) and age, scored 1 to 5 points by age band. 'Bekuldesi hatarido: a versenyt koveto 3. nap ejfel.' (Deadline: midnight on the third day after the contest.) 'Resztvevok: minden radioamator' (participants: every amateur).
Recorded caveats: Held on World Amateur Radio Day itself, 18 April, whatever weekday that falls on -- a fixed date, not a weekend rule. The six ten-minute periods are a scoring device inside one continuous hour, so the record is one span.

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