HF Contests 2025

This calendar is provisional. All times, dates and rules are subject to change
Date (2025)
Time
UTC
Contest Name
Sections
Sat 4 Jan.
1300-1700
RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contests CW
 
400W 100W 10W NON-UK
Sun 12 Jan.
1300-1700
RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contests Datamodes
 
400W 100W 10W NON-UK
Sat 18 Jan.
1300-1700
RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contests Phone
 
400W 100W 10W NON-UK
Mon 3 Feb.
2000-2130
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Sat 8 Feb.
1900-2300
1st 1.8MHz Contest
 
UK-Assisted UK-Unassisted Non-UK-Assisted Non-UK-Unassisted
Wed 12 Feb.
2000-2130
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Thu 20 Feb.
2000-2130
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 24 Feb.
2000-2130
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Mon 3 Mar.
2000-2130
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 8-Sun 9 Mar.
1000-1000
Commonwealth Contest
 
OPEN-REMOTE (12 Hours/24 Hours) OPEN-SOA (12 Hours/24 Hours) OPEN-SOU (12 Hours/24 Hours) RESTRICTED-SOA (12 Hours/24 Hours) RESTRICTED-SOU (12 Hours/24 Hours) Multi-Op HQ QRP-CC (Assisted/Unassisted)
Wed 12 Mar.
2000-2130
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 17 Mar.
2000-2130
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Thu 27 Mar.
2000-2130
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Sat 5-Sun 6 Apr.
1200-1200
FT4 International Activity Day
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Mon 14 Apr.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Wed 16 Apr.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Thu 24 Apr.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 26-Sun 27 Apr.
1200-1200
UKEI DX CW Contest
 
Multi Operator Single Operator
Mon 12 May.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Mon 19 May.
1900-2030
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Wed 28 May.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Thu 29 May.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 7-Sun 8 Jun.
1500-1500
NFD
 
QRP-Unassisted-Portable Low-Power-Unassisted-Portable Low-Power-Assisted-Portable QRP-Renewable-Energy-Portable Fixed
Mon 9 Jun.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 16 Jun.
1900-2030
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Wed 18 Jun.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Thu 26 Jun.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Mon 7 Jul.
1900-2030
80m CC CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 12-Sun 13 Jul.
1200-1200
GR2HQ Challenge
 
All Single and Multi-op Stations
Wed 16 Jul.
1900-2030
80m CC SSB
 
100W 10W
Sun 20 Jul.
0900-1600
International Low Power Contest
 
10WF 10WP 10WNUK 5WNUK 5WUK 5WPUK
Mon 21 Jul.
1900-2030
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Sat 26-Sun 27 Jul.
1200-1200
IOTA Contest
 
Single Operator Multi-Single Multi-Two Checklog
Thu 31 Jul.
1900-2030
80m CC DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 30-Sun 31 Aug.
1200-1200
UKEI DX SSB Contest
 
Multi Operator Single Operator
Mon 1 Sep.
1900-2030
Autumn Series SSB
 
100W 10W
Sat 6-Sun 7 Sep.
1300-1300
SSB Field Day
 
QRP-Unassisted-Portable Low-Power-Unassisted-Portable High-Power-Assisted-Portable QRP-Renewable-Energy-Portable Fixed
Wed 10 Sep.
1900-2030
Autumn Series CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U 100WQRS 10WQRS
Mon 15 Sep.
1900-2030
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Thu 25 Sep.
1900-2030
Autumn Series DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Mon 6 Oct.
1900-2030
Autumn Series CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U 100WQRS 10WQRS
Wed 15 Oct.
1900-2030
Autumn Series DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Thu 23 Oct.
1900-2030
Autumn Series SSB
 
100W 10W
Mon 27 Oct.
2000-2130
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Mon 3 Nov.
2000-2130
Autumn Series DATA
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U
Sat 8 Nov.
2000-2300
Club Calls (1.8MHz AFS)
 
SSB Only SSB+CW Mixed
Wed 12 Nov.
2000-2130
Autumn Series SSB
 
100W 10W
Sat 15 Nov.
1900-2300
2nd 1.8MHz Contest
 
UK-Assisted UK-Unassisted Non-UK-Assisted Non-UK-Unassisted
Mon 17 Nov.
2000-2130
RSGB FT4 Contest
 
UK 100W RESTRICTED UK 100W OPEN UK 10W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED Non-UK 100W OPEN Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED
Thu 27 Nov.
2000-2130
Autumn Series CW
 
100W-A 10W-A 100W-U 10W-U 100WQRS 10WQRS
AFS Super League 2023-24
 
AFS Super League 2024-25
 
HF Championship
 
80m CC Overall Results