URC DX RTTY Contest

A one-day RTTY contest on the first Friday of October where the exchange is a territory code rather than a zone, so every region of a big country is a separate multiplier.

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

When it runs

First Friday of October

0000Z → 2359Z Friday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0000Z Fri 1 Oct → 2359Z Fri 1 Oct · 23h 59m2027
in 349 days
Logs due 2359Z Wed 6 Oct
0000Z Fri 6 Oct → 2359Z Fri 6 Oct · 23h 59m2028
in 720 days
Logs due 2359Z Wed 11 Oct
0000Z Fri 5 Oct → 2359Z Fri 5 Oct · 23h 59m2029
in 1084 days
Logs due 2359Z Wed 10 Oct
0000Z Fri 4 Oct → 2359Z Fri 4 Oct · 23h 59m2030
in 1448 days
Logs due 2359Z Wed 9 Oct

Operating

Modes: RTTYRTTY 45.45 baud
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m
Exchange: RST plus a three-letter territory code from the URC Territories List (maritime mobile send MMS)
Power categories: High PowerLow Power 100 W
Logs: Cabrillo · due 5 days after the end · ua9qcq.com
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
Rules: 'invites amateur radio operators worldwide'; contacts with any station are eligible.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off Unicom Radio Club's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: unicomradio.com/urc-dx-rtty-contest: 'The URC DX RTTY Contest will take place annually on the first Friday of October. The contest runs from 00:00:01 UTC to 23:59:59 UTC on the following dates: October 3, 2025; October 2, 2026; October 1, 2027; October 6, 2028; October 5, 2029.' Every listed date is the first Friday of October. RTTY 45.45 baud on 160-10 m (no WARC). Categories SOAB-HP, SOAB-LP (100 W), MOST. Cabrillo logs within 5 days. Verified 2026-10-15.
Recorded caveats: The sponsor is a radio retailer's club and the event began in 2024, so the rule rests on the sponsor's own five-year date list rather than a long history.

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

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