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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 46 days
ARRL Straight Key Night23h 59mCW160-3cmARRLin 46 days
NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)5 sessions30mFT8/FT4FT4160-6mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 46 daysin 53 daysin 60 daysin 67 daysin 74 days
NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)5 sessions30mRTTY160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 46 daysin 53 daysin 60 daysin 67 daysin 74 days
NCCC Sprint (NS)5 sessions30mCW160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 46 daysin 53 daysin 60 daysin 67 daysin 74 days
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest3hRTTY80m/40mSARTG (Scandinavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group)in 46 days
AGCW Happy New Year Contest (HNY)3hCW80m/40m/20mAGCW-DLin 46 days
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest2 sessions3h1hCW2m/70cmAGCW-DLin 47 daysin 47 days
New Year QSO Party unverified132hMixednot recordedJARLin 47 days
PODXS 070 Club PSKfest23h 59mDigitalPSK3180-10mPODXS 070 Clubin 47 days
RSGB AFS Contest, CW can't enter4hCW80m/40mRSGB Contest Committeein 48 days
ARRL Kids Day (January) unverified5h 59mSSB80-10mARRLin 48 days
ARRL RTTY Roundup29h 59mRTTY80-10mARRLin 48 days
Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)59mCWSSBFM80m/2mLRMDin 48 days
K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)8 sessions1hCW160-10mK1USN Radio Clubin 49 daysin 54 daysin 56 daysin 61 daysin 63 daysin 68 daysin 70 daysin 75 days
AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified4 sessions50mCW80mAGCW-DLin 50 daysin 57 daysin 64 daysin 71 days
ARS Spartan Sprint2hCW80-10mAdventure Radio Societyin 50 days
A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)4 sessions1h 15mCWnot recordedA1 Clubin 52 daysin 59 daysin 66 daysin 73 days
CWops Test (CWT)16 sessions1hCW160-6mCWopsin 52 daysin 52 daysin 52 daysin 52 daysin 59 daysin 59 daysin 59 daysin 59 daysin 66 daysin 66 daysin 66 daysin 66 daysin 73 daysin 73 daysin 73 daysin 73 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT42mQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 52 days
SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 53 days
PEARS National VHF/UHF Contest can't enter2 sessions22hCWSSBFMDigital6-23cmPort Elizabeth Amateur Radio Society (PEARS)in 54 daysin 55 days
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)35h 59mCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 55 days
UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest23h 59mDigitalBPSK6380-10mUBAin 55 days
North American QSO Party, CW11h 59mCW160-10mNational Contest Journal (NCJ)in 55 days
DARC 10m Contest1h 59mSSBCW10mDARCin 55 days
RSGB AFS Contest, Datamodes can't enter4hRTTYDigitalPSK6380m/40mRSGB Contest Committeein 56 days
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)2hCWSSBDigital160-10m4 States QRP Groupin 56 days
DARC RTTY-Kurzcontest1h 29mRTTYRTTY 45.45 baud80m/40mDARCin 58 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT470cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 59 days
SARL QRP Contest (Summer leg)2hSSBCW40m/20m/10mSARLin 61 days
HA-DX Contest24hCWSSB160-10mMRASZin 62 days
RSGB AFS Contest, SSB can't enter4hSSB80m/40mRSGB Contest Committeein 62 days
North American QSO Party, SSB11h 59mSSB160-10mNational Contest Journal (NCJ)in 62 days
ARRL January VHF Contest unverified32h 59mMixed6-3cmARRLin 62 days
9A Activity Contest5hCWSSBFM6-23cmHRSin 62 days
ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest6hCWSSBAMFM6-3cmÖVSVin 62 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified4hDigitalFT823cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 66 days
BARTG January Sprint Contest23h 59mRTTY80-10mBARTGin 69 days
SARL Saturday 40 m Club Contest can't enter1hSSBCWRTTY40mSARLin 69 days
Australia Day Contest12hSSBFMCWFT8/FT4AM160-10mWIAin 71 days
SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 72 days
CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW48hCW160mCQ Magazinein 75 days
Coupe du REF, CW36hCW80-10mREFin 75 days
UBA DX Contest, SSB24hSSB80-10mUBAin 76 days

  1. AGB New Year Snowball unverified

    CWSSBDigitalFT8, FT4 · AGB

    • → · 1hin 46 days

  2. ARRL Straight Key Night

    CW · 160-3cm · ARRL

    • → · 23h 59min 46 days

  3. NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)

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

    • → · 30min 46 days
    • → · 30min 53 days
    • → · 30min 60 days
    • → · 30min 67 days
    • → · 30min 74 days

  4. NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)

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

    • → · 30min 46 days
    • → · 30min 53 days
    • → · 30min 60 days
    • → · 30min 67 days
    • → · 30min 74 days

  5. NCCC Sprint (NS)

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

    • → · 30min 46 days
    • → · 30min 53 days
    • → · 30min 60 days
    • → · 30min 67 days
    • → · 30min 74 days

  6. SARTG New Year RTTY Contest

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

    • → · 3hin 46 days

  7. AGCW Happy New Year Contest (HNY)

    CW · 80m/40m/20m · AGCW-DL

    • → · 3hin 46 days

  8. AGCW VHF/UHF Contest

    CW · 2m/70cm · AGCW-DL

    • → · 3hin 47 days
    • → · 1hin 47 days

  9. New Year QSO Party unverified

    Mixed · JARL

    • → · 132hin 47 days

  10. PODXS 070 Club PSKfest

    DigitalPSK31 · 80-10m · PODXS 070 Club

    • → · 23h 59min 47 days

  11. RSGB AFS Contest, CW can't enter

    CW · 80m/40m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 4hin 48 days

  12. ARRL Kids Day (January) unverified

    SSB · 80-10m · ARRL

    • → · 5h 59min 48 days

  13. ARRL RTTY Roundup

    RTTY · 80-10m · ARRL

    • → · 29h 59min 48 days

  14. Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)

    CWSSBFM · 80m/2m · LRMD

    • → · 59min 48 days

  15. K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)

    CW · 160-10m · K1USN Radio Club

    • → · 1hin 49 days
    • → · 1hin 54 days
    • → · 1hin 56 days
    • → · 1hin 61 days
    • → · 1hin 63 days
    • → · 1hin 68 days
    • → · 1hin 70 days
    • → · 1hin 75 days

  16. AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified

    CW · 80m · AGCW-DL

    • → · 50min 50 days
    • → · 50min 57 days
    • → · 50min 64 days
    • → · 50min 71 days

  17. ARS Spartan Sprint

    CW · 80-10m · Adventure Radio Society

    • → · 2hin 50 days

  18. A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)

    CW · A1 Club

    • → · 1h 15min 52 days
    • → · 1h 15min 59 days
    • → · 1h 15min 66 days
    • → · 1h 15min 73 days

  19. CWops Test (CWT)

    CW · 160-6m · CWops

    • → · 1hin 52 days
    • → · 1hin 52 days
    • → · 1hin 52 days
    • → · 1hin 52 days
    • → · 1hin 59 days
    • → · 1hin 59 days
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    • → · 1hin 59 days
    • → · 1hin 66 days
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    • → · 1hin 66 days
    • → · 1hin 73 days
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    • → · 1hin 73 days
    • → · 1hin 73 days

  20. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified

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

    • → · 4hin 52 days

  21. SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hin 53 days

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

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

    • → · 22hin 54 days
    • → · 22hin 55 days

  23. SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 35h 59min 55 days

  24. UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest

    DigitalBPSK63 · 80-10m · UBA

    • → · 23h 59min 55 days

  25. North American QSO Party, CW

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

    • → · 11h 59min 55 days

  26. DARC 10m Contest

    SSBCW · 10m · DARC

    • → · 1h 59min 55 days

  27. RSGB AFS Contest, Datamodes can't enter

    RTTYDigitalPSK63 · 80m/40m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 4hin 56 days

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

    CWSSBDigital · 160-10m · 4 States QRP Group

    • → · 2hin 56 days

  29. DARC RTTY-Kurzcontest

    RTTYRTTY 45.45 baud · 80m/40m · DARC

    • → · 1h 29min 58 days

  30. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified

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

    • → · 4hin 59 days

  31. SARL QRP Contest (Summer leg)

    SSBCW · 40m/20m/10m · SARL

    • → · 2hin 61 days

  32. HA-DX Contest

    CWSSB · 160-10m · MRASZ

    • → · 24hin 62 days

  33. RSGB AFS Contest, SSB can't enter

    SSB · 80m/40m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 4hin 62 days

  34. North American QSO Party, SSB

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

    • → · 11h 59min 62 days

  35. ARRL January VHF Contest unverified

    Mixed · 6-3cm · ARRL

    • → · 32h 59min 62 days

  36. 9A Activity Contest

    CWSSBFM · 6-23cm · HRS

    • → · 5hin 62 days

  37. ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest

    CWSSBAMFM · 6-3cm · ÖVSV

    • → · 6hin 62 days

  38. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified

    DigitalFT8 · 23cm · QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)

    • → · 4hin 66 days

  39. BARTG January Sprint Contest

    RTTY · 80-10m · BARTG

    • → · 23h 59min 69 days

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

    SSBCWRTTY · 40m · SARL

    • → · 1hin 69 days

  41. Australia Day Contest

    SSBFMCWFT8/FT4AM · 160-10m · WIA

    • → · 12hin 71 days

  42. SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hin 72 days

  43. CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW

    CW · 160m · CQ Magazine

    • → · 48hin 75 days

  44. Coupe du REF, CW

    CW · 80-10m · REF

    • → · 36hin 75 days

  45. UBA DX Contest, SSB

    SSB · 80-10m · UBA

    • → · 24hin 76 days