UBA DX Contest, CW

Belgium's national DX contest, CW leg: 24 hours from 1300 UTC on the last Saturday of February, with UBA section abbreviations as multipliers.

Rules at uba.beThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Last Saturday of February

1300Z Saturday → 1300Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1300Z Sat 27 Feb → 1300Z Sun 28 Feb · 24h2027
in 149 days
Logs due 1300Z Sun 7 Mar
1300Z Sat 26 Feb → 1300Z Sun 27 Feb · 24h2028
in 513 days
Logs due 1300Z Sun 5 Mar
1300Z Sat 24 Feb → 1300Z Sun 25 Feb · 24h2029
in 877 days
Logs due 1300Z Sun 4 Mar
1300Z Sat 23 Feb → 1300Z Sun 24 Feb · 24h2030
in 1241 days
Logs due 1300Z Sun 3 Mar

Operating

Modes: CW
Bands: 80m40m20m15m10m
Exchange: Stations on Belgian territory send RS(T) + serial number starting with 001 + the abbreviation of their UBA section (e.g. 59001 ACC); non-members send XXX and the national stations send UBA. Stations outside Belgium send RS(T) + serial number starting from 001.
Power categories: High PowerLow Power 100 WQRP 5 W
Logs: Cabrillo · due 7 days after the end · contestupload.uba.be
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
Categories exist for 'Stations with QTH in Belgium' and 'Stations with QTH outside Belgium'. UBA adds a standing exclusion: 'until further notice, radio amateurs from the Russian Federation and Belarus will be excluded from participation.'

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off UBA's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-18.
What the source says: uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest, 'UBA DX Contest 2026', 2 - Periods: 'CW - February 28 - March 1, 2026 (starts every year on the last Saturday of February).' and 'From 13:00 UTC on Saturday to 13:00 UTC on Sunday.' 4 - Bands: 'Bands to be used: 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters.' Power: 'High Power more than 100 Watts output. Low Power maximum 100 Watts output. QRP SSB maximum 10 Watts output, CW maximum 5 Watts output.' Deadline: 'The deadline for submitting logs is 7 days. For SSB 8 February 23:59 UTC / For CW 8 March 23:59 UTC'.
Recorded caveats: LAST SATURDAY, NOT LAST FULL WEEKEND, and UBA's own 2026 dates are what settle it: 31 January 2026 is a Saturday and 1 February is a Sunday, so the last full weekend of January 2026 would be 24-25 January. UBA published 31 January - 1 February, which only the last-Saturday reading produces. The QRP figure recorded here is the SSB one; UBA's rule is 'QRP SSB maximum 10 Watts output, CW maximum 5 Watts output.' The stated deadline instants (SSB 8 February 23:59 UTC, CW 8 March 23:59 UTC) are the right dates for a 7-day interval but 23:59 rather than the 13:00 that end-plus-7-days gives; the interval is what UBA states as the rule, so it is what is encoded.

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