SARTG New Year RTTY Contest

Three-hour New Year's Day RTTY contest. The exchange requires a full New Year greeting in the sender's own language -- abbreviating it is against the rules.

Rules at sartg.comThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

January 1, every year

0800Z → 1100Z

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0800Z Fri 1 Jan → 1100Z Fri 1 Jan · 3h2027
in 91 days
0800Z Sat 1 Jan → 1100Z Sat 1 Jan · 3h2028
in 456 days
0800Z Mon 1 Jan → 1100Z Mon 1 Jan · 3h2029
in 822 days
0800Z Tue 1 Jan → 1100Z Tue 1 Jan · 3h2030
in 1187 days

Operating

Modes: RTTY
Bands: 80m40m
Exchange: RST + QSO number starting with 001 + name + 'Happy New Year' in your native language (abbreviations like 'HNY' are not allowed)
Logs: no deadline or format recorded
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
SARTG's rules pages list classes (including SWL) but state no entrant restriction. Worldwide is the strong reading, not a quote.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off SARTG (Scandinavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group)'s own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-12.
What the source says: sartg.com/contest/nyrules.htm: 'January 1st', Contest Period: '0800 - 1100 UTC'. Bands: '80 and 40 m.'

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

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