| REF Contest, CW | ||
| Status: | Active | |
| Geographic Focus: | France + overseas territories | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Awards: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op All Band Single Op Single Band Multi-Single Club SWL | |
| Max power: | HP: >100 Watts LP: 100 Watts QRP: 5 Watts | |
| Exchange: | French: RST + Department/Prefix non-French: RST + Serial No. | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | French: 6 points per QSO with French station same continent French: 15 points per QSO with French station on different continent French: 1 point per QSO with non-French station same continent French: 2 points per QSO with non-French station on different continent non-French: 1 point per QSO with French station same continent non-French: 3 points per QSO with French station on different continent | |
| Multipliers: | French/Corsica departments once per band French overseas prefixes once per band non-French DXCC countries once per band (available only to French stations) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Upload log at: | https://concours.r-e-f.org/contest/logs/upload-form/ | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhfdx_en_20250315.pdf | |
| Cabrillo name: | REF-CW | |
| Cabrillo name aliases: | REF | |
| Future Dates | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 24 to 1800Z, Jan 25, 2026 | Logs due: 0000Z, Feb 2 | ||
| 0600Z, Jan 30 to 1800Z, Jan 31, 2027 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 29 to 1800Z, Jan 30, 2028 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 27 to 1800Z, Jan 28, 2029 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 26 to 1800Z, Jan 27, 2030 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 25 to 1800Z, Jan 26, 2031 | |||
| Historical Dates | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 25 to 1800Z, Jan 26, 2025 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 27 to 1800Z, Jan 28, 2024 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 28 to 1800Z, Jan 29, 2023 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 29 to 1800Z, Jan 30, 2022 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 30 to 1800Z, Jan 31, 2021 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 25 to 1800Z, Jan 26, 2020 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 26 to 1800Z, Jan 27, 2019 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 27 to 1800Z, Jan 28, 2018 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 28 to 1800Z, Jan 29, 2017 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 30 to 1800Z, Jan 31, 2016 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 24 to 1800Z, Jan 25, 2015 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 25 to 1800Z, Jan 26, 2014 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 26 to 1800Z, Jan 27, 2013 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 28 to 1800Z, Jan 29, 2012 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 29 to 1800Z, Jan 30, 2011 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 30 to 1800Z, Jan 31, 2010 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 24 to 1800Z, Jan 25, 2009 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 26 to 1800Z, Jan 27, 2008 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 27 to 1800Z, Jan 28, 2007 | |||
| 0600Z, Jan 28 to 1800Z, Jan 29, 2006 | |||
| CW: 80,40,20,15,10m: 0600Z, Jan 29 to 1800Z, Jan 30, 2005 | |||