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January 2027

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 202745

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87 sessions across 45 contests; repeats share a row.

Contests starting in January 2027
ContestDateStartEndDurationModeBandSponsorStarts in
AGB New Year Snowball unverified1hCWSSBDigitalFT8, FT4not recordedAGBin 76 days
ARRL Straight Key Night23h 59mCW160-3cmARRLin 76 days
NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)5 sessions30mFT8/FT4FT4160-6mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 76 daysin 83 daysin 90 daysin 97 daysin 104 days
NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)5 sessions30mRTTY160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 76 daysin 83 daysin 90 daysin 97 daysin 104 days
NCCC Sprint (NS)5 sessions30mCW160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 76 daysin 83 daysin 90 daysin 97 daysin 104 days
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest3hRTTY80m/40mSARTG (Scandinavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group)in 76 days
AGCW Happy New Year Contest (HNY)3hCW80m/40m/20mAGCW-DLin 76 days
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest2 sessions3h1hCW2m/70cmAGCW-DLin 76 daysin 76 days
New Year QSO Party unverified132hMixednot recordedJARLin 77 days
PODXS 070 Club PSKfest23h 59mDigitalPSK3180-10mPODXS 070 Clubin 77 days
RSGB AFS Contest, CW can't enter4hCW80m/40mRSGB Contest Committeein 77 days
ARRL Kids Day (January) unverified5h 59mSSB80-10mARRLin 77 days
ARRL RTTY Roundup29h 59mRTTY80-10mARRLin 77 days
Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)59mCWSSBFM80m/2mLRMDin 78 days
K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)8 sessions1hCW160-10mK1USN Radio Clubin 79 daysin 84 daysin 86 daysin 91 daysin 93 daysin 98 daysin 100 daysin 105 days
AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified4 sessions50mCW80mAGCW-DLin 79 daysin 86 daysin 93 daysin 100 days
ARS Spartan Sprint2hCW80-10mAdventure Radio Societyin 80 days
A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)4 sessions1h 15mCWnot recordedA1 Clubin 81 daysin 88 daysin 95 daysin 102 days
CWops Test (CWT)16 sessions1hCW160-6mCWopsin 81 daysin 82 daysin 82 daysin 82 daysin 88 daysin 89 daysin 89 daysin 89 daysin 95 daysin 96 daysin 96 daysin 96 daysin 102 daysin 103 daysin 103 daysin 103 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT42mQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 81 days
SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 83 days
PEARS National VHF/UHF Contest can't enter2 sessions22hCWSSBFMDigital6-23cmPort Elizabeth Amateur Radio Society (PEARS)in 83 daysin 84 days
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)35h 59mCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 84 days
UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest23h 59mDigitalBPSK6380-10mUBAin 84 days
North American QSO Party, CW11h 59mCW160-10mNational Contest Journal (NCJ)in 84 days
DARC 10m Contest1h 59mSSBCW10mDARCin 85 days
RSGB AFS Contest, Datamodes can't enter4hRTTYDigitalPSK6380m/40mRSGB Contest Committeein 85 days
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)2hCWSSBDigital160-10m4 States QRP Groupin 86 days
DARC RTTY-Kurzcontest1h 29mRTTYRTTY 45.45 baud80m/40mDARCin 87 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT470cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 88 days
SARL QRP Contest (Summer leg)2hSSBCW40m/20m/10mSARLin 91 days
HA-DX Contest24hCWSSB160-10mMRASZin 91 days
RSGB AFS Contest, SSB can't enter4hSSB80m/40mRSGB Contest Committeein 91 days
North American QSO Party, SSB11h 59mSSB160-10mNational Contest Journal (NCJ)in 91 days
ARRL January VHF Contest unverified32h 59mMixed6-3cmARRLin 92 days
9A Activity Contest5hCWSSBFM6-23cmHRSin 92 days
ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest6hCWSSBAMFM6-3cmÖVSVin 92 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified4hDigitalFT823cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 95 days
BARTG January Sprint Contest23h 59mRTTY80-10mBARTGin 98 days
SARL Saturday 40 m Club Contest can't enter1hSSBCWRTTY40mSARLin 98 days
Australia Day Contest12hSSBFMCWFT8/FT4AM160-10mWIAin 101 days
SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 102 days
CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW48hCW160mCQ Magazinein 105 days
Coupe du REF, CW36hCW80-10mREFin 105 days
UBA DX Contest, SSB24hSSB80-10mUBAin 105 days

  1. AGB New Year Snowball unverified

    CWSSBDigitalFT8, FT4 · AGB

    • → · 1hin 76 days

  2. ARRL Straight Key Night

    CW · 160-3cm · ARRL

    • → · 23h 59min 76 days

  3. NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)

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

    • → · 30min 76 days
    • → · 30min 83 days
    • → · 30min 90 days
    • → · 30min 97 days
    • → · 30min 104 days

  4. NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)

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

    • → · 30min 76 days
    • → · 30min 83 days
    • → · 30min 90 days
    • → · 30min 97 days
    • → · 30min 104 days

  5. NCCC Sprint (NS)

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

    • → · 30min 76 days
    • → · 30min 83 days
    • → · 30min 90 days
    • → · 30min 97 days
    • → · 30min 104 days

  6. SARTG New Year RTTY Contest

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

    • → · 3hin 76 days

  7. AGCW Happy New Year Contest (HNY)

    CW · 80m/40m/20m · AGCW-DL

    • → · 3hin 76 days

  8. AGCW VHF/UHF Contest

    CW · 2m/70cm · AGCW-DL

    • → · 3hin 76 days
    • → · 1hin 76 days

  9. New Year QSO Party unverified

    Mixed · JARL

    • → · 132hin 77 days

  10. PODXS 070 Club PSKfest

    DigitalPSK31 · 80-10m · PODXS 070 Club

    • → · 23h 59min 77 days

  11. RSGB AFS Contest, CW can't enter

    CW · 80m/40m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 4hin 77 days

  12. ARRL Kids Day (January) unverified

    SSB · 80-10m · ARRL

    • → · 5h 59min 77 days

  13. ARRL RTTY Roundup

    RTTY · 80-10m · ARRL

    • → · 29h 59min 77 days

  14. Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)

    CWSSBFM · 80m/2m · LRMD

    • → · 59min 78 days

  15. K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)

    CW · 160-10m · K1USN Radio Club

    • → · 1hin 79 days
    • → · 1hin 84 days
    • → · 1hin 86 days
    • → · 1hin 91 days
    • → · 1hin 93 days
    • → · 1hin 98 days
    • → · 1hin 100 days
    • → · 1hin 105 days

  16. AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified

    CW · 80m · AGCW-DL

    • → · 50min 79 days
    • → · 50min 86 days
    • → · 50min 93 days
    • → · 50min 100 days

  17. ARS Spartan Sprint

    CW · 80-10m · Adventure Radio Society

    • → · 2hin 80 days

  18. A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)

    CW · A1 Club

    • → · 1h 15min 81 days
    • → · 1h 15min 88 days
    • → · 1h 15min 95 days
    • → · 1h 15min 102 days

  19. CWops Test (CWT)

    CW · 160-6m · CWops

    • → · 1hin 81 days
    • → · 1hin 82 days
    • → · 1hin 82 days
    • → · 1hin 82 days
    • → · 1hin 88 days
    • → · 1hin 89 days
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    • → · 1hin 95 days
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    • → · 1hin 102 days
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    • → · 1hin 103 days
    • → · 1hin 103 days

  20. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified

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

    • → · 4hin 81 days

  21. SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hin 83 days

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

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

    • → · 22hin 83 days
    • → · 22hin 84 days

  23. SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 35h 59min 84 days

  24. UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest

    DigitalBPSK63 · 80-10m · UBA

    • → · 23h 59min 84 days

  25. North American QSO Party, CW

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

    • → · 11h 59min 84 days

  26. DARC 10m Contest

    SSBCW · 10m · DARC

    • → · 1h 59min 85 days

  27. RSGB AFS Contest, Datamodes can't enter

    RTTYDigitalPSK63 · 80m/40m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 4hin 85 days

  28. 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)

    CWSSBDigital · 160-10m · 4 States QRP Group

    • → · 2hin 86 days

  29. DARC RTTY-Kurzcontest

    RTTYRTTY 45.45 baud · 80m/40m · DARC

    • → · 1h 29min 87 days

  30. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified

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

    • → · 4hin 88 days

  31. SARL QRP Contest (Summer leg)

    SSBCW · 40m/20m/10m · SARL

    • → · 2hin 91 days

  32. HA-DX Contest

    CWSSB · 160-10m · MRASZ

    • → · 24hin 91 days

  33. RSGB AFS Contest, SSB can't enter

    SSB · 80m/40m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 4hin 91 days

  34. North American QSO Party, SSB

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

    • → · 11h 59min 91 days

  35. ARRL January VHF Contest unverified

    Mixed · 6-3cm · ARRL

    • → · 32h 59min 92 days

  36. 9A Activity Contest

    CWSSBFM · 6-23cm · HRS

    • → · 5hin 92 days

  37. ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest

    CWSSBAMFM · 6-3cm · ÖVSV

    • → · 6hin 92 days

  38. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified

    DigitalFT8 · 23cm · QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)

    • → · 4hin 95 days

  39. BARTG January Sprint Contest

    RTTY · 80-10m · BARTG

    • → · 23h 59min 98 days

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

    SSBCWRTTY · 40m · SARL

    • → · 1hin 98 days

  41. Australia Day Contest

    SSBFMCWFT8/FT4AM · 160-10m · WIA

    • → · 12hin 101 days

  42. SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hin 102 days

  43. CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW

    CW · 160m · CQ Magazine

    • → · 48hin 105 days

  44. Coupe du REF, CW

    CW · 80-10m · REF

    • → · 36hin 105 days

  45. UBA DX Contest, SSB

    SSB · 80-10m · UBA

    • → · 24hin 105 days