RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest, February

Three hours on top band in February, CW and SSB, with separate sections for UK and non-UK entrants.

Rules at rsgbcc.orgThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Second Saturday of February

2000Z → 2300Z Saturday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

2000Z Sat 13 Feb → 2300Z Sat 13 Feb · 3h2027
in 135 days
2000Z Sat 12 Feb → 2300Z Sat 12 Feb · 3h2028
in 499 days
2000Z Sat 10 Feb → 2300Z Sat 10 Feb · 3h2029
in 863 days
2000Z Sat 9 Feb → 2300Z Sat 9 Feb · 3h2030
in 1227 days

Operating

Modes: CW / SSB
Bands: 160m
1810-1850 kHz CW, 1840-1900 kHz SSB. Maximum legal power.
Exchange: RST plus a serial number starting at 1 and incrementing by 1.
Logs: no deadline or format recorded
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
The entry sections are split into UK&CD and Non-UK&CD, so stations outside the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies have sections of their own.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off RSGB Contest Committee's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-20.
What the source says: rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/r160m.shtml, the RSGB Contest Committee's own rules, which cover both 1.8 MHz contests: 'First 1.8 MHz contest: Saturday 14 February 2026: 2000-2300 UTC: CW & SSB. Second 1.8 MHz contest: Saturday 21 November 2026: 2000-2300 UTC: CW only.' Frequencies: '1810-1850 kHz, CW; 1840-1900 kHz, SSB. Maximum legal power.' Exchange: 'RST plus Serial Number starting at 1 and incrementing by 1.' Sections are split UK&CD and Non-UK&CD, assisted and unassisted. RSGB's own dates for four years: 11 Feb 2023, 10 Feb 2024, 8 Feb 2025 and 14 Feb 2026 -- the second Saturday of February each time.
Recorded caveats: THE HOURS CHANGED IN 2025 AND THE RULE DID NOT. RSGB ran 1900-2300 UTC in 2023 and 2024 and 2000-2300 from 2025, on the same second Saturday of February. The current three hours are encoded; the change is recorded here so a reader comparing an old result with this calendar is not misled. RSGB keeps a rules page per year, so its own dates check its own rule. Four years were read for this record -- 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 -- and the recurrence reproduces all of them.

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