NZART Sangster Shield

NZART's oldest contest, a three-hour 5-watt CW event on 80 metres on the third Saturday evening in May.

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

When it runs

Third Saturday of May

0800Z → 1100Z Saturday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0800Z Sat 15 May → 1100Z Sat 15 May · 3h2027
in 225 days
Logs due 1100Z Sat 12 Jun
0800Z Sat 20 May → 1100Z Sat 20 May · 3h2028
in 596 days
Logs due 1100Z Sat 17 Jun
0800Z Sat 19 May → 1100Z Sat 19 May · 3h2029
in 960 days
Logs due 1100Z Sat 16 Jun
0800Z Sat 18 May → 1100Z Sat 18 May · 3h2030
in 1324 days
Logs due 1100Z Sat 15 Jun

Operating

Modes: CW
Bands: 80m
Exchange: New Zealand stations send RST, a serial number starting at 001 and their branch number; overseas stations send RST and a serial number
Logs: Cabrillo · due 28 days after the end
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
NZART: contacts count 'CW to CW between New Zealand stations and between New Zealand and overseas stations only' -- an overseas entrant can only work ZL.

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 Sangster Shield rules): 'Third Saturday of May each year, between the hours of 0800-1100 UTC (2000 NZST-2300 NZST) on Saturday evening. The maximum period of operation will be three hours (6 operating periods of 30 minutes each).' Times are stated in UTC, so unlike the Jock White Field Day this record is not wall-clock. Band: '80m'. Power as quoted in note. Exchange as quoted. Log deadline: 'on or before the fourth Saturday after the contest', which is exactly the stored end instant plus 28 days, so the interval is encoded; logs go to sangster@nzart.org.nz. Checked against the date NZART prints on the same page: 'The next Sangster Shield contest will be held on Saturday 16th May 2026', and the third Saturday of May 2026 is May 16.
Recorded caveats: A low-power contest by design, running since 1927: 'The output of the transmitter must not exceed 5 Watts PEP. Overseas contestants may use any power up to the maximum permitted by their license.' Three hours, worked as six half-hour periods. NZART moved to this one-night format for 2026.

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