Selected HF Contests for Radio Amateurs in India during 2025 Compiled by Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio General information is given below. Please click on the Contest name to see full details 8 May 2025
Contest Start Time			Contest End Time			Details
Date 2025	Day	IST	Date 2025	Day	IST	Contest	Mode	Contest No. to be given by VU Hams	Remarks
18 Jan	Sat	5.30 am	19 Jan	Sun	5.30 am	Malaysia DX Contest	SSB	CQ Zone ie 22	Contact any Station
18 Jan	Sat	5.30 pm	19 Jan	Sun	5.30 pm	Hungarian DX Contest	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
25 Jan	Sat	9.00 am	26 Jan	Sun	4.30 pm	ARSI Field Day & Hill Topping Contest	CW, SSB	Grid	Contact any Station
25 Jan	Sat	11.30 am	25 Jan	Sat	11.30 pm	REF Contest (France)	CW	Serial No.	Contact any Station
25 Jan	Sat	1.30 pm	26 Jan	Sun	1.30 pm	IMOTA Contest (Indonesia)	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station on 3.5, 7, 28 MHz
25 Jan	Sat	6.30 pm	26 Jan	Sun	6.30 pm	UBA DX Contest (Belgium)	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
26 Jan	Sun	3.30 am	26 Jan	Sun	3.30 pm	Australia Day Contest	CW, SSB	Grid	Contact any Station
1 Feb	Sat	5.30 pm	2 Feb	Sun	5.30 pm	European Union DX Contest	CW, SSB	ITU Zone ie 41	Contact any Station
8 Feb	Sat	5.30 pm	9 Feb	Sun	5.30 pm	Dutch PACC Contest	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact only stations from Netherlands
15 Feb	Sat	5.30 am	16 Feb	Sun	5.30 am	ARRL International DX	CW	Transmitter Power	Contact only US / Canada Stations
22 Feb	Sat	11.30 am	23 Feb	Sun	11.30 am	REF Contest (France)	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
22 Feb	Sat	5.30 am	23 Feb	Sun	5.30 am	Cisadane Contest (Indonesia)	SSB	Code as DX	Contact any Station on 3.5, 7, 28 MHz
22 Feb	Sat	6.30 pm	23 Feb	Sun	6.30 pm	UBA DX Contest (Belgium)	CW	Serial No.	Contact any Station
23 Feb	Sun	5.30 am	24 Feb	Mon	5.30 am	World Wide Argentina DX Contest	CW, SSB	Grid	Contact any Station
1 Mar	Sat	5.30 am	2 Mar	Sun	5.30 am	ARRL International DX	SSB	Transmitter Power	Contact only US / Canada Stations
8 Mar	Sat	3.30 pm	9 Mar	Sun	3.30 pm	Commonwealth Contest	CW	Serial No.	Contact only Commonwealth Countries
8 Mar	Sat	5.30 pm	9 Mar	Sun	5.30 pm	S. America 10 M Contest	CW, SSB	CQ Zone ie 22	Contact any Station on 28 MHz
8 Mar	Sat	11.30 pm	9 Mar	Sun	11.29 am	Tesla Memorial Contest	CW	Serial No + QTH Locator	Contact any Station
9 Mar	Sun	3.30 pm	10 Mar	Mon	3.30 am	Youth on the Air	CW, SSB	Age	Contact any Station
15 Mar	Sat	5.30 pm	16 Mar	Sun	5.30 pm	Russian DX Contest	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
22 Mar	Sat	5.30 pm	23 Mar	Sun	5.30 pm	Africa International DX Contest	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
22 Mar	Sat	7.30 pm	23 Mar	Sun	7.30 pm	ARSI VU 40 M Contest	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
29 Mar	Sat	5.30 am	31 Mar	Mon	5.30 am	CQ WPX	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
5 Apr	Sat	5.30 am	7 Apr	Mon	5.29 am	YBDX Contest (Indonesia)	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
5 Apr	Sat	8.30 pm	6 Apr	Sun	8.30 pm	SPDX Contest (Poland)	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact only Stations from Poland (SP etc)
12 Apr	Sat	12.30 pm	13 Apr	Sun	6.30 pm	JIDX Contest (Japan)	CW	CQ Zone No. ie 22	Contact only stations from Japan
12 Apr	Sat	5.30 pm	13 Apr	Sun	5.30 pm	OK-OM Contest (Czech-Slovak)	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
12 Apr	Sat	5.30 pm	13 Apr	Sun	5.29 pm	Yuri Gagarin Intl. Contest	CW SSB	ITU Zone ie 41	Contact any Station
19 Apr	Sat	3.30 am	20 Apr	Sun	3.30 am	Holyland Dx Contest (Israel)	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
19 Apr	Sat	11.30 am	20 Apr	Sun	11.30 am	Worked Provinces of China DX Contest	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
19 Apr	Sat	3.30 pm	21 Apr	Mon	5.30 am	CQ MM DX Contest (Brazil)	CW	Continent code ie AS	Contact any Station
26 Apr	Sat	5.30 pm	27 Apr	Sun	5.30 pm	UK EI Contest (UK Ireland)	CW	Serial No.	Contact any Station
26 Apr	Sat	6.30 pm	27 Apr	Sun	6.30 pm	Helvetia Contest (Switzerland)	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
26 Apr	Sat	5.30 pm	27 Apr	Sun	5.30 pm	VU Rookie Contest	SSB	State	Contact any Station
3 May	Sat	5.30 pm	4 May	Sun	5.30 pm	ARI International DX Contest (Italy)	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station outside India
17 May	Sat	5.30 pm	18 May	Sun	5.30 pm	King of Spain Contest	CW	Serial No.	Contact any Station
24 May	Sat	5.30 am	26 May	Mon	5.30 am	CQ WPX	CW	Serial No.	Contact any Station
14 Jun	Sat	5.30 am	15 Jun	Sun	5.30 am	N. Jakarata DX Contest (Indonesia)	SSB	Code as DX	Contact any Station
15 Jun	Sat	5.30 am	17 Jun	Mon	5.30 am	All Asian DX Contest (JARL)	CW	Age (YLs 00)	Contact any station
28 Jun	Sat	5.30 pm	29 Jun	Sun	5.30 pm	King of Spain Contest	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
28 Jun	Sat	11.00 am	29 Jun	Sun	5.30 pm	ARSI QRP Day Contest	CW, SSB	RST	Contact any Station
5 Jul	Sat	7.30 pm	6 Jul	Sun	7.30 pm	Marconi Memorial Contest	CW	Serial No.	Contact any Station
12 Jul	Sat	5.30 pm	13 Jul	Sun	5.30 pm	IARU HF Championship	CW, SSB	ITU Zone ie 41	Contact any Station
19 Jul	Sat	3.30 pm	20 Jul	Sun	3.30 am	Youth on the Air	CW, SSB	Age	Contact any Station
26 Jul	Sat	5.30 pm	27 Jul	Sun	5.30 pm	RSGB IOTA Contest	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
9 Aug	Sat	5.30 am	11 Aug	Mon	5.30 am	Worked All Europe (DARC)	CW	Serial No.	Contact only stations from Europe
23 Aug	Sat	5.30 pm	24 Aug	Mon	5.30 pm	VU DX Contest	CW, SSB	State code	Contact any Station
30 Aug	Sat	5.30 am	31 Aug	Sun	5.30 am	YO DX Contest (Romania)	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
7 Sep	Sat	5.30 am	9 Sep	Mon	5.30 am	All Asian DX Contest (JARL)	CW	Age (YLs 00)	Contact any station
13 Sep	Sat	5.30 am	15 Sep	Mon	5.30 am	Worked All Europe (DARC)	SSB	Serial No.	Contact only stations from Europe
20 Sep	Sat	5.30 pm	21 Sep	Sun	5.30 pm	Scandinavian Activity Contest	CW	Serial No.	Contact only stations from Scandinavia
21 Sep	Sun	4.30 pm	22 Sep	Mon	4.30 pm	Malang Raya DX Contest (Indonesia)	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any station on 7 & 28 MHz
27 Sep	Sat	5.30 pm	28 Sep	Sun	5.29 pm	YUDX Contest (Yugoslavia)	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
4 Oct	Sat	11.30 am	5 Oct	Sun	11.30 am	Worked Provinces of China DX Contest	CW	Serial No.	Contact any Station
4 Oct	Sat	11.30 am	5 Oct	Sun	11.30 am	Oceania Dx Contest	SSB	Serial No.	Contact only stations from Oceania
11 Oct	Sat	5.30 am	12 Oct	Sun	5.30 pm	S. Jakarata DX Contest (Indonesia)	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any station on 3.5, 7 & 28 MHz
11 Oct	Sat	11.30 am	12 Oct	Sun	11.30 am	Oceania Dx Contest	CW	Serial No.	Contact only stations from Oceania
11 Oct	Sat	5.30 pm	12 Oct	Sun	5.30 pm	Scandinavian Activity Contest	SSB	Serial No.	Contact only stations from Scandinavia
18 Oct	Sat	8.30 pm	19 Oct	Sun	8.30 pm	Worked All Germany (DARC)	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact only stations from Germany
25 Oct	Sat	5.30 am	27 Oct	Mon	5.30 am	CQ World Wide	SSB	CQ Zone No. ie 22	Contact any Station
1 Nov	Sat	5.30 am	2 Bov	Sun	5.30 am	UK EI Contest (UK Ireland)	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
8 Nov	Sat	12.30 pm	9 Nov	Sun	3.30 pm	JIDX Contest (Japan)	SSB	CQ Zone No. ie 22	Contact only stations from Japan
8 Nov	Sat	5.30 pm	9 Nov	Sun	5.30 pm	OK-OM Contest (Czech-Slovak)	CW	Serial No.	Contact any Station
22 Nov	Sat	5.30 pm	23 Nov	Sun	5.30 pm	LZ DX Contest (Bulgaria)	CW, SSB	ITU Zone ie 41	Contact any Station
29 Nov	Sat	5.30 am	31 Nov	Mon	5.30 am	CQ World Wide	CW	CQ Zone No. ie 22	Contact any Station
6 Dec	Sat	5.30 am	7 Dec	Sun	5.30 am	Kalbar Contest (Indonesia)	SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
6 Dec	Sat	7.30 pm	7 Dec	Sun	7.30 pm	ARSI 40 M CQ VU CW Contest	CW	Serial No.	Contact any Station
13 Dec	Sat	5.30 am	15 Dec	Mon	5.30 am	ARRL 10 Meter	CW, SSB	Serial No.	Contact any Station
20 Dec	Sat	7.30 pm	21 Dec	Mon	7.30 pm	9A DX Contest (Croatia)	CW, SSB	ITU Zone ie 41	Contact any Station
27 Dec	Sat	5.30 am	28 Dec	Sun	5.30 pm	YB Banggai DX Contest (Indonesia)	SSB	Age (YLs 00)	Contact any Station
29 Dec	Mon	3.30 pm	30 Dec	Tue	3.30 am	Youth on the Air	CW, SSB	Age	Contact any Station
Reference: https://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycont.php E&OE Updates to vu2jos @niar.org