ZL Autumn and Winter Sprints, SSB

A 29-minute SSB sprint on 80 metres every Tuesday evening in April and August, exchanging a report and the outside temperature.

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

When it runs

Every Tuesday in April and August

0830Z → 0859Z Tuesday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0830Z Tue 6 Apr → 0859Z Tue 6 Apr · 29m2027
in 186 days
0830Z Tue 13 Apr → 0859Z Tue 13 Apr · 29m2027
in 193 days
0830Z Tue 20 Apr → 0859Z Tue 20 Apr · 29m2027
in 200 days
0830Z Tue 27 Apr → 0859Z Tue 27 Apr · 29m2027
in 207 days
0830Z Tue 3 Aug → 0859Z Tue 3 Aug · 29m2027
in 305 days
0830Z Tue 10 Aug → 0859Z Tue 10 Aug · 29m2027
in 312 days

Operating

Modes: SSB
Bands: 80m
Suggested frequencies SSB 3620-3670 kHz
Exchange: RS(T) and the outside temperature to the nearest degree
Power categories: Low Power 100 WQRP 10 W
Logs: Cabrillo
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
NZART states no geographic restriction, but it is a New Zealand 80-metre evening sprint and the practical range says so.

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 (ZL Autumn and Winter Sprints rules): 'Each Tuesday in April and August: ... 0830-0859 UTC (2030-2059 NZST) SSB only'. Band: '80m'. Power: '100w maximum ... or QRP - up to 5W CW, 10W SSB and 5W FT4'. Exchange: 'CW/SSB RS(T) report and Outside Temperature to the nearest degree.' Scoring: 'Each mode will be scored separately.'
Recorded caveats: One of three back-to-back 29-minute sprints on the same evening, each in a different mode and each scored separately, which is why they are three records here rather than one. Logs are due 'within 24 hours of the end of the sprint' -- shorter than a day, so no deadline interval is computed; they go to markzl3ab@gmail.com.

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

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