IARU HF Champ.
A quick guide for operators — what to expect, what to say, and how it's scored.
This guide is a draft and hasn't been checked yet. Contest rules change from year to year — the sponsor's official rules are the final word.
What it is
The International Amateur Radio Union's world championship: 24 hours, CW and phone, with national society headquarters stations as extra prizes.
The exchange
Signal report and ITU zone: "59 2" (VE7 is in ITU zone 2). Society headquarters stations send their society's abbreviation instead, e.g. "59 RAC".
A typical contact
Scoring
Points depend on distance: 1 point within our own ITU zone, more for other zones and continents. Multipliers are ITU zones and headquarters stations, counted per band.
Bands
160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 m, CW and phone.
Tips for first-timers
Headquarters stations (like DA0HQ or VE7RAC) are multipliers on every band and mode; look for them.
Official rules
The club in this contest
Last updated 2026-10-29 by draft (Claude).