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January 2028

This month DXpeditions

45 contests running this month. Names only at this zoom — tap a contest for its times, in your own clock or UTC. A contest running across midnight appears on every day it is on the air, with marking the days it continues into rather than starts. Days are UTC, so a contest opening 2200Z sits on the UTC date — which may be the evening before where you are.

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Every session in January 202845

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86 sessions across 45 contests; repeats share a row.

Contests starting in January 2028
ContestDateStartEndDurationModeBandSponsorStarts in
AGB New Year Snowball unverified1hCWSSBDigitalFT8, FT4not recordedAGBin 440 days
ARRL Straight Key Night23h 59mCW160-3cmARRLin 440 days
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest3hRTTY80m/40mSARTG (Scandinavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group)in 441 days
AGCW Happy New Year Contest (HNY)3hCW80m/40m/20mAGCW-DLin 441 days
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest2 sessions3h1hCW2m/70cmAGCW-DLin 441 daysin 441 days
ARRL Kids Day (January) unverified5h 59mSSB80-10mARRLin 441 days
New Year QSO Party unverified132hMixednot recordedJARLin 441 days
Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)59mCWSSBFM80m/2mLRMDin 442 days
K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)9 sessions1hCW160-10mK1USN Radio Clubin 442 daysin 447 daysin 449 daysin 454 daysin 456 daysin 461 daysin 463 daysin 468 daysin 470 days
AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified5 sessions50mCW80mAGCW-DLin 443 daysin 450 daysin 457 daysin 464 daysin 471 days
ARS Spartan Sprint2hCW80-10mAdventure Radio Societyin 443 days
A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)4 sessions1h 15mCWnot recordedA1 Clubin 445 daysin 452 daysin 459 daysin 466 days
CWops Test (CWT)16 sessions1hCW160-6mCWopsin 445 daysin 445 daysin 445 daysin 446 daysin 452 daysin 452 daysin 452 daysin 453 daysin 459 daysin 459 daysin 459 daysin 460 daysin 466 daysin 466 daysin 466 daysin 467 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT42mQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 445 days
SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 446 days
NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)4 sessions30mFT8/FT4FT4160-6mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 446 daysin 453 daysin 460 daysin 467 days
NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)4 sessions30mRTTY160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 446 daysin 453 daysin 460 daysin 467 days
NCCC Sprint (NS)4 sessions30mCW160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 446 daysin 453 daysin 460 daysin 467 days
PODXS 070 Club PSKfest23h 59mDigitalPSK3180-10mPODXS 070 Clubin 447 days
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)35h 59mCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 448 days
UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest23h 59mDigitalBPSK6380-10mUBAin 448 days
RSGB AFS Contest, CW can't enter4hCW80m/40mRSGB Contest Committeein 448 days
ARRL RTTY Roundup29h 59mRTTY80-10mARRLin 448 days
North American QSO Party, CW11h 59mCW160-10mNational Contest Journal (NCJ)in 448 days
DARC 10m Contest1h 59mSSBCW10mDARCin 449 days
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)2hCWSSBDigital160-10m4 States QRP Groupin 449 days
DARC RTTY-Kurzcontest1h 29mRTTYRTTY 45.45 baud80m/40mDARCin 451 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT470cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 452 days
PEARS National VHF/UHF Contest can't enter2 sessions22hCWSSBFMDigital6-23cmPort Elizabeth Amateur Radio Society (PEARS)in 454 daysin 455 days
SARL QRP Contest (Summer leg)2hSSBCW40m/20m/10mSARLin 455 days
HA-DX Contest24hCWSSB160-10mMRASZin 455 days
North American QSO Party, SSB11h 59mSSB160-10mNational Contest Journal (NCJ)in 455 days
ARRL January VHF Contest unverified32h 59mMixed6-3cmARRLin 455 days
9A Activity Contest5hCWSSBFM6-23cmHRSin 456 days
ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest6hCWSSBAMFM6-3cmÖVSVin 456 days
RSGB AFS Contest, Datamodes can't enter4hRTTYDigitalPSK6380m/40mRSGB Contest Committeein 456 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified4hDigitalFT823cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 459 days
BARTG January Sprint Contest23h 59mRTTY80-10mBARTGin 462 days
RSGB AFS Contest, SSB can't enter4hSSB80m/40mRSGB Contest Committeein 462 days
SARL Saturday 40 m Club Contest can't enter1hSSBCWRTTY40mSARLin 462 days
Australia Day Contest12hSSBFMCWFT8/FT4AM160-10mWIAin 465 days
SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 465 days
CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW48hCW160mCQ Magazinein 468 days
Coupe du REF, CW36hCW80-10mREFin 469 days
UBA DX Contest, SSB24hSSB80-10mUBAin 469 days

  1. AGB New Year Snowball unverified

    CWSSBDigitalFT8, FT4 · AGB

    • → · 1hin 440 days

  2. ARRL Straight Key Night

    CW · 160-3cm · ARRL

    • → · 23h 59min 440 days

  3. SARTG New Year RTTY Contest

    RTTY · 80m/40m · SARTG (Scandinavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group)

    • → · 3hin 441 days

  4. AGCW Happy New Year Contest (HNY)

    CW · 80m/40m/20m · AGCW-DL

    • → · 3hin 441 days

  5. AGCW VHF/UHF Contest

    CW · 2m/70cm · AGCW-DL

    • → · 3hin 441 days
    • → · 1hin 441 days

  6. ARRL Kids Day (January) unverified

    SSB · 80-10m · ARRL

    • → · 5h 59min 441 days

  7. New Year QSO Party unverified

    Mixed · JARL

    • → · 132hin 441 days

  8. Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)

    CWSSBFM · 80m/2m · LRMD

    • → · 59min 442 days

  9. K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)

    CW · 160-10m · K1USN Radio Club

    • → · 1hin 442 days
    • → · 1hin 447 days
    • → · 1hin 449 days
    • → · 1hin 454 days
    • → · 1hin 456 days
    • → · 1hin 461 days
    • → · 1hin 463 days
    • → · 1hin 468 days
    • → · 1hin 470 days

  10. AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified

    CW · 80m · AGCW-DL

    • → · 50min 443 days
    • → · 50min 450 days
    • → · 50min 457 days
    • → · 50min 464 days
    • → · 50min 471 days

  11. ARS Spartan Sprint

    CW · 80-10m · Adventure Radio Society

    • → · 2hin 443 days

  12. A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)

    CW · A1 Club

    • → · 1h 15min 445 days
    • → · 1h 15min 452 days
    • → · 1h 15min 459 days
    • → · 1h 15min 466 days

  13. CWops Test (CWT)

    CW · 160-6m · CWops

    • → · 1hin 445 days
    • → · 1hin 445 days
    • → · 1hin 445 days
    • → · 1hin 446 days
    • → · 1hin 452 days
    • → · 1hin 452 days
    • → · 1hin 452 days
    • → · 1hin 453 days
    • → · 1hin 459 days
    • → · 1hin 459 days
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    • → · 1hin 460 days
    • → · 1hin 466 days
    • → · 1hin 466 days
    • → · 1hin 466 days
    • → · 1hin 467 days

  14. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified

    FT8/FT4 · 2m · QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)

    • → · 4hin 445 days

  15. SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hin 446 days

  16. NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)

    FT8/FT4FT4 · 160-6m · Northern California Contest Club (NCCC)

    • → · 30min 446 days
    • → · 30min 453 days
    • → · 30min 460 days
    • → · 30min 467 days

  17. NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)

    RTTY · 160-15m · Northern California Contest Club (NCCC)

    • → · 30min 446 days
    • → · 30min 453 days
    • → · 30min 460 days
    • → · 30min 467 days

  18. NCCC Sprint (NS)

    CW · 160-15m · Northern California Contest Club (NCCC)

    • → · 30min 446 days
    • → · 30min 453 days
    • → · 30min 460 days
    • → · 30min 467 days

  19. PODXS 070 Club PSKfest

    DigitalPSK31 · 80-10m · PODXS 070 Club

    • → · 23h 59min 447 days

  20. SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 35h 59min 448 days

  21. UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest

    DigitalBPSK63 · 80-10m · UBA

    • → · 23h 59min 448 days

  22. RSGB AFS Contest, CW can't enter

    CW · 80m/40m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 4hin 448 days

  23. ARRL RTTY Roundup

    RTTY · 80-10m · ARRL

    • → · 29h 59min 448 days

  24. North American QSO Party, CW

    CW · 160-10m · National Contest Journal (NCJ)

    • → · 11h 59min 448 days

  25. DARC 10m Contest

    SSBCW · 10m · DARC

    • → · 1h 59min 449 days

  26. 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)

    CWSSBDigital · 160-10m · 4 States QRP Group

    • → · 2hin 449 days

  27. DARC RTTY-Kurzcontest

    RTTYRTTY 45.45 baud · 80m/40m · DARC

    • → · 1h 29min 451 days

  28. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified

    FT8/FT4 · 70cm · QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)

    • → · 4hin 452 days

  29. PEARS National VHF/UHF Contest can't enter

    CWSSBFMDigital · 6-23cm · Port Elizabeth Amateur Radio Society (PEARS)

    • → · 22hin 454 days
    • → · 22hin 455 days

  30. SARL QRP Contest (Summer leg)

    SSBCW · 40m/20m/10m · SARL

    • → · 2hin 455 days

  31. HA-DX Contest

    CWSSB · 160-10m · MRASZ

    • → · 24hin 455 days

  32. North American QSO Party, SSB

    SSB · 160-10m · National Contest Journal (NCJ)

    • → · 11h 59min 455 days

  33. ARRL January VHF Contest unverified

    Mixed · 6-3cm · ARRL

    • → · 32h 59min 455 days

  34. 9A Activity Contest

    CWSSBFM · 6-23cm · HRS

    • → · 5hin 456 days

  35. ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest

    CWSSBAMFM · 6-3cm · ÖVSV

    • → · 6hin 456 days

  36. RSGB AFS Contest, Datamodes can't enter

    RTTYDigitalPSK63 · 80m/40m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 4hin 456 days

  37. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified

    DigitalFT8 · 23cm · QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)

    • → · 4hin 459 days

  38. BARTG January Sprint Contest

    RTTY · 80-10m · BARTG

    • → · 23h 59min 462 days

  39. RSGB AFS Contest, SSB can't enter

    SSB · 80m/40m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 4hin 462 days

  40. SARL Saturday 40 m Club Contest can't enter

    SSBCWRTTY · 40m · SARL

    • → · 1hin 462 days

  41. Australia Day Contest

    SSBFMCWFT8/FT4AM · 160-10m · WIA

    • → · 12hin 465 days

  42. SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hin 465 days

  43. CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW

    CW · 160m · CQ Magazine

    • → · 48hin 468 days

  44. Coupe du REF, CW

    CW · 80-10m · REF

    • → · 36hin 469 days

  45. UBA DX Contest, SSB

    SSB · 80-10m · UBA

    • → · 24hin 469 days