SP DX Contest

Poland's national DX contest: 24 hours from 1500 UTC on the first full weekend of April, SP stations sending a single-letter province designator.

Rules at spdxcontest.pzk.org.plThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

First full weekend of April

1500Z Saturday → 1459Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1500Z Sat 3 Apr → 1459Z Sun 4 Apr · 23h 59m2027
in 184 days
Logs due 1459Z Sun 11 Apr
1500Z Sat 1 Apr → 1459Z Sun 2 Apr · 23h 59m2028
in 548 days
Logs due 1459Z Sun 9 Apr
1500Z Sat 7 Apr → 1459Z Sun 8 Apr · 23h 59m2029
in 919 days
Logs due 1459Z Sun 15 Apr
1500Z Sat 6 Apr → 1459Z Sun 7 Apr · 23h 59m2030
in 1283 days
Logs due 1459Z Sun 14 Apr

Operating

Modes: SSB / CW
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m
Exchange: SP stations send RS(T) + one letter identifying their province (B, C, D, F, G, J, K, L, M, O, P, R, S, U, W or Z); all other stations send RS(T) + a serial number starting from 001.
Power categories: HPLP 100 WQRP 5 W
Logs: Cabrillo · due 7 days after the end
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
The contest is scored between SP and non-SP stations, with separate classifications for each, so entry is open worldwide with Polish stations as the target.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off PZK / SP DX Club's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-18.
What the source says: spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl/2026/rules.php: 'ORGANIZERS: PZK - Polish Amateur Radio Union (Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow) and SP DX Club.' (PL: 'ORGANIZATORZY: Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow oraz SP DX Club.') 'DATE: The first full weekend of April from 04.04.2026 15:00:00 UTC (Saturday) to 05.04.2026 14:59:59 (Sunday).' (PL: 'TERMIN ZAWODOW: Pierwszy pelny weekend kwietnia...') 'BANDS: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m'. 'MODES: SSB and CW'. 'HP: Max. output power allowed by your license class. LP: 100 watts. QRP: 5 watts.' 'All entries must be submitted no later than 1 week after the contest (12.04.2026)'. The 2025 rules page independently gives 05.04.2025 15:00 to 06.04.2025 14:59; the first-full-weekend rule reproduces both.
Recorded caveats: The summary block on the same page prints the deadline as 12.04.2026 23:59 UTC, where the stated one-week interval from the 14:59 end gives 14:59 on the same day. The interval is the rule the organisers state, so the interval is encoded and the printed instant is recorded here.

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