ARRL DX Contest – CW

https://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

Contest Objective: To encourage W/VE stations to expand knowledge of DX propagation on the HF and MF bands, improve operating skills, and improve station capability by creating a competition in which DX stations may only contact W/VE stations. One contest period is CW-only and one is Phone-only. Use only the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands.
W/VE amateurs: Work as many DX stations in as many DXCC entities as possible.
DX stations: Work as many W/VE stations in as many of the 48 contiguous states and provinces as possible.
Dates:
CW: Third full weekend in February
Contest Period: Begins 0000 UTC Saturday and runs through 2359 UTC Sunday.
Click here for the complete ARRL International DX Contest Rules (PDF) ( https://contests.arrl.org/ContestRules/DX-Rules.pdf )
For contest information contact contests@arrl.org or (860) 594-0232
Exchange:
W/VE stations send a signal report and their state or province. (See the ARRL Contest Multipliers List for a list of abbreviations.) DX stations send a signal report and power as a number or abbreviation.