WAE DX Contest RTTY

When it runs

Second full weekend of November

• 0000Z Saturday → 2359Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1. 0000Z Sat 14 Nov → 2359Z Sun 15 Nov · 47h 59m2026

   in 43 days

   Logs due 2359Z Sun 22 Nov

2. 0000Z Sat 13 Nov → 2359Z Sun 14 Nov · 47h 59m2027

   in 407 days

   Logs due 2359Z Sun 21 Nov

3. 0000Z Sat 11 Nov → 2359Z Sun 12 Nov · 47h 59m2028

   in 771 days

   Logs due 2359Z Sun 19 Nov

4. 0000Z Sat 10 Nov → 2359Z Sun 11 Nov · 47h 59m2029

   in 1135 days

   Logs due 2359Z Sun 18 Nov

5. 0000Z Sat 9 Nov → 2359Z Sun 10 Nov · 47h 59m2030

   in 1499 days

   Logs due 2359Z Sun 17 Nov

Operating

Modes

RTTY

Bands

80m40m20m15m10m

Exchange

RS/RST + serial from 001. QTC traffic scores additional points; in the RTTY leg every station may send and receive QTCs, at most 10 between any two stations, but the QTC exchange itself must cross continents.

Power categories

High PowerLow Power 100 W

Logs

Cabrillo · due 7 days after the end · dxhf2.darc.de↗

Who can enter

Anyone, anywhere.

'Im RTTY-Teil des WAEDC entfällt die Kontinentbeschränkung; jeder kann jeden arbeiten.' -- unlike the CW and SSB legs, every QSO counts regardless of continent; only QTC traffic must be intercontinental.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor

Yes. The rule on this page was read off DARC's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-18.

What the source says

darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/wae-dx-contest/regeln/ (Ausschreibung, Stand 2025-06-17): 'Der Deutsche Amateur Radio Club (DARC) lädt alle Funkamateure weltweit zum jährlich stattfindenden WAEDC-Contest ein.' -- 'DARC invites all radio amateurs worldwide to the annual WAEDC contest.' Bänder: '3,5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz.' Kontrollziffernaustausch: 'Ausgetauscht werden RS/RST und eine Seriennummer ab 001.' -- 'RS/RST and a serial number from 001 are exchanged.' Einsendeschluss, Punkt 13: 'Der Einsendeschluß ist immer 7 Tage nach dem Contest.' -- 'the deadline is always 7 days after the contest.' Wettbewerbszeiten: 'RTTY: November, zweites Wochenende. Samstag, 14. November 2026, 0000 UTC bis Sonntag, 15. November 2026, 2359 UTC' -- 'RTTY: November, second weekend.' Punkt 12, Spezielle Regelungen für RTTY: 'Im RTTY-Teil des WAEDC entfällt die Kontinentbeschränkung; jeder kann jeden arbeiten. Nur der QTC-Austausch muss zwischen verschiedenen Kontinenten abgewickelt werden.' -- 'in the RTTY part the continent restriction does not apply; everyone can work everyone. Only the QTC exchange has to be settled between different continents.' DARC prints 'Einsendeschluss RTTY: 22.11.2026, 23:59 UTC', exactly the stated seven days. Verified 2026-08-18.

Recorded caveats

DARC writes 'zweites Wochenende', not 'zweites volles Wochenende', and November 2026 is the year that separates the two readings: 1 November is a Sunday whose Saturday belongs to October. Counting that orphan Sunday would put the contest on 7-8 November; DARC publishes 14-15 November, so the rule is encoded as the second full weekend.

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