USKA Field Day (SSB)

USKA's SSB Field Day: 24 hours from a Swiss location, with portable stations worth double the points of fixed ones.

Rules at uska.chThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

First full weekend of September

1300Z Saturday → 1259Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1300Z Sat 4 Sep → 1259Z Sun 5 Sep · 23h 59m2027
in 338 days
Logs due 1259Z Mon 13 Sep
1300Z Sat 2 Sep → 1259Z Sun 3 Sep · 23h 59m2028
in 702 days
Logs due 1259Z Mon 11 Sep
1300Z Sat 1 Sep → 1259Z Sun 2 Sep · 23h 59m2029
in 1066 days
Logs due 1259Z Mon 10 Sep
1300Z Sat 7 Sep → 1259Z Sun 8 Sep · 23h 59m2030
in 1437 days
Logs due 1259Z Mon 16 Sep

Operating

Modes: SSB
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m
Exchange: RS(T) and a serial number of at least three digits. With fixed stations the report alone is enough.
Logs: Cabrillo · due 8 days after the end · contestlog.uska.ch
Who can enter: Entry limited to HB. K stations may be worked but cannot submit an entry.
1.3 of the Reglement: 'Der Standort muss sich in der Schweiz befinden.' Stations elsewhere are worked and scored by the entrants but cannot enter themselves.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off USKA's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-19.
What the source says: uska.ch Reglement fuer den Field Day, Ausgabe Mai 2026. 2.1 Datum und Zeit: 'CW: Erstes volles Wochenende im Juni, Samstag 15:00 UTC bis Sonntag 14:59 UTC. / SSB: Erstes volles Wochenende im September, Samstag 13:00 UTC bis Sonntag 12:59 UTC.' (CW: first full weekend in June, Saturday 15:00 UTC to Sunday 14:59 UTC; SSB: first full weekend in September, Saturday 13:00 UTC to Sunday 12:59 UTC.) 1.3 Standort: 'Der Standort muss sich in der Schweiz befinden.' (The location must be in Switzerland.) 2.5 Kontrollaustausch: RS(T) plus a serial of at least three digits -- 'Bei Verbindungen mit festen Stationen genuegt der RS/RST-Rapport (ohne Verbindungsnummer)'. Points: 2 for a fixed station in Europe, 3 outside, 4 for a portable station in Europe and 6 outside; portable means /p, /m, /mm or /am. 11 Log: 'Die Logs sind innert 8 Tagen zwingend ueber das webbasierte User-Interface auf der USKA-Website einzureichen: https://contestlog.uska.ch.' Entry notice is due by 12:00 UTC on the Friday before. USKA's own KW-Contest page (uska.ch/kw-contest/) prints the 2026 dates separately from the Reglemente: Helvetia 25.-26. April, Field Day 6.-7. Juni and 5.-6. September, NMD 19. Juli, Weihnachtswettbewerb 5. und 12. Dezember. Every one of them is reproduced by the encoded rule.
Recorded caveats: One of USKA's two Field Day legs; they share a Reglement and differ only in month, mode and start time, so they are two records. The first full weekend of June 2026 is 6-7 June and of September 2026 is 5-6 September, both of which USKA's KW-Contest page prints.

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