NZART Memorial Contest

NZART's memorial contest for amateurs lost in the Second World War: three hours on 80 metres on the first Saturday evening in July.

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

When it runs

First Saturday of July

0800Z → 1100Z Saturday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0800Z Sat 3 Jul → 1100Z Sat 3 Jul · 3h2027
in 275 days
0800Z Sat 1 Jul → 1100Z Sat 1 Jul · 3h2028
in 639 days
0800Z Sat 7 Jul → 1100Z Sat 7 Jul · 3h2029
in 1010 days
0800Z Sat 6 Jul → 1100Z Sat 6 Jul · 3h2030
in 1374 days

Operating

Modes: SSB / CW
Bands: 80m
Suggested frequencies CW 3520-3550 kHz, SSB 3610-3660 kHz
Exchange: RS(T) and a three-digit serial number starting at 001
Power categories: Open 100 WQRP 10 W
Logs: Cabrillo
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
Multipliers are ZL, VK and Oceania prefixes, so the scoring is built around New Zealand and its neighbours.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off NZART's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-17.
What the source says: nzart.org.nz (NZART Memorial Contest rules): 'First Saturday in July each year 0800 - 1100 UTC (2000 - 2300 NZST) Three one-hour operating periods.' Band: '80m only - A station may be contacted twice during each operating period - once on SSB and once on CW'. Mode categories: 'Mixed mode - SSB and CW', 'CW only', 'SSB only'. Power: 'Open - 100W maximum CW/SSB' and 'QRP - 5W CW/10W SSB maximum'. Exchange as quoted. Checked against the date NZART prints on the same page: 'The next Memorial Contest date is Saturday 4th July 2026', and the first Saturday in July 2026 is July 4.
Recorded caveats: Held every year since 1946 for the New Zealand amateurs who died in the Second World War. Three one-hour periods; a station may be worked once per period on each of SSB and CW. The QRP category is '5W CW/10W SSB maximum'. The log deadline is a fixed date, 'Logs must arrive no later than 31 July', not an interval, so none is computed; logs go to contests@nzart.org.nz.

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

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