SP DX RTTY Contest

Poland's RTTY contest: 24 hours from 1200 UTC on the fourth full weekend of April, Polish stations sending a two-letter poviat code.

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

When it runs

Fourth full weekend of April

1200Z Saturday → 1200Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1200Z Sat 24 Apr → 1200Z Sun 25 Apr · 24h2027
in 205 days
Logs due 1200Z Sun 2 May
1200Z Sat 22 Apr → 1200Z Sun 23 Apr · 24h2028
in 569 days
Logs due 1200Z Sun 30 Apr
1200Z Sat 28 Apr → 1200Z Sun 29 Apr · 24h2029
in 940 days
Logs due 1200Z Sun 6 May
1200Z Sat 27 Apr → 1200Z Sun 28 Apr · 24h2030
in 1304 days
Logs due 1200Z Sun 5 May

Operating

Modes: RTTY
Bands: 80m40m20m15m10m
3.5-28 MHz, WARC bands excluded
Exchange: Foreign stations send RST + a QSO number (599001); Polish stations send RST + the two letters denoting their poviat.
Power categories: HPLP 100 WQRP 5 W
Logs: Cabrillo · due 7 days after the end
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
The rules give separate exchanges and classifications for 'Foreign station' and 'Polish station', 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 PK RVG's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-18.
What the source says: pkrvg.org/strona,spdxrttyen.html: 'Sponsored by PZK,PKRVG'. 'The SPDX RTTY Contest organized the Polish Radiovideography Club (PK RVG) is held on the 4th full weekend of April. (25/26 April 2026).' '1. Contest Period: 12.00 UTC Saturday , through 12.00 UTC Sunday.' '2. Bands: 3,5 - 28 MHz without WARC bands.' '3. Mode: RTTY'. 'Foreign station send : RST & QSO Number. (599001) / Polish station transmits : RST & two letters denoting the poviats'. '14. Deadline: All entries must be sent WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS after the end of the contest.'
Recorded caveats: REGISTRY CORRECTION: this contest belongs to PK RVG (the Polish Radiovideography Club), not to the SP DX Club that runs the SP DX Contest. The sources registry previously grouped both under 'PZK / SP DX Club'. PZK is named as a co-sponsor ('Sponsored by PZK,PKRVG') but the organiser named in the rules is PK RVG.

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