SAC 2023 Final Results

The results for SAC 2023 are now final and we congratulate all winners!

You will find scores listings in the Result menu above. If you want to download your award, simply click on the rank number left to your call in the result listing. To view the RPT-file, click on the callsign.

SAC Contest Committee
Martti OH2BH, Ingo SM5AJV

SAC Plaque Winners 2023 – SCANDINAVIA

CW

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH – OG1F (op. OH1TM)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – OH0V (op. OH6LI)
SINGLE-OP ALL QRP – OH3KRH (op. OH3KRH)
SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH CLASSIC – OH3FM (op. OH3FM)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW CLASSIC – LA2AB (op. LA7MFA)
SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH TB-WIRES – OG3B (op. OH3RB)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW TB-WIRES – SM6F (op. SM6CUK)
SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH WIRE-ONLY – LC5T (op. LB5WB)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW WIRE-ONLY – SF5O (op. SM0EOS)
MULTI-ONE ALL HIGH – SJ2W (op. SA2CLC SE2T SM2LIY SM2WMV)
MULTI-MULTI ALL HIGH – OH7K (op. OH2KW OH2TA OH5BQ OH7CW OH7MA OH7WP)

SSB

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH – OH8L (op. OH8LQ)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – OH3BKL (op. OH3BKL)
SINGLE-OP ALL QRP – 8S3DX (op. SM3LDP)
SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH CLASSIC – OH2PQ (op. OH2PQ)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW CLASSIC – OH6V (op. OH6V)
SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH TB-WIRES – OG66X (op. OH8WW)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW TB-WIRES – OH3BKL (op. OH3BKL)
SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH WIRE-ONLY – OZ0MF (op. DL2JRM)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW WIRE-ONLY – OV9M (op. DF9TM)
MULTI-ONE ALL HIGH – SJ2W (op. SA2CLC SM2MTR SM2WMV SM2LIY)
MULTI-MULTI ALL HIGH – SK3W (op. SM3SGP SA5EED SA5BCG SM5VFE SM5IMO)

SAC Plaque Winners 2023 – AFRICA

CW

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH – CT9ABN (op. CT9ABN)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW TB-WIRES – D44BM (op. OH0XX)

SSB

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH – CT3BH (op. OH2BH)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – D4M (op. D4M)

SAC Plaque Winners 2023 – ASIA

CW

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH – P3X (op. P3X)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – UP7L (op. UN6LN)
SINGLE-OP ALL QRP – UN4L (op. UN4L)
SINGLE-OP LOW-BAND HIGH – 4Z4KX (op. 4Z4KX)
MULTI-ONE ALL HIGH – JA6GCE (op. JA6GCE)

SSB

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH TB-WIRES – JG1LFR (op. JG1LFR)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – 4Z5OI (op. 4Z5OI)
SINGLE-OP ALL QRP – UN4L (op. UN4L)
MULTI-ONE ALL HIGH – TC100TH (op. TA1BX TA1DI)

SAC Plaque Winners 2023 – EUROPE

CW

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH – YL7X (op. YL2LY)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – ON6NL (op. ON6NL)
SINGLE-OP ALL QRP TB-WIRES – F5NZY (op. F5NZY)
SINGLE-OP LOW-BAND HIGH – SP1AEN (op. SP1AEN)
MULTI-ONE ALL HIGH – 9A30T (op. 9A5MR 9A5B)

SSB

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH – LY5W (op. LY5W)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – UZ7M (op. UT9MZ)
SINGLE-OP ALL QRP ROOKIE – MI7DGO (op. MI7DGO)
SINGLE-OP LOW-BAND HIGH – LY2CX (op. LY2CX)
MULTI-ONE ALL HIGH – IT9YVO (op. IT9UFP IT9YVO)
MULTI-EXPLORER – I2GPT (op. I2GPT IU2KMA IZ2XQK IZ2BKP IW2HKW)

SAC Plaque Winners 2023 – NORTH AMERICA

CW

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH – KA1IS (op. KA1IS)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – VE3DZ (op. VE3DZ)
SINGLE-OP ALL QRP – W1FJ (op. W1FJ)
SINGLE-OP LOW-BAND HIGH – N2NT (op. N2NT)
MULTI-ONE ALL HIGH – K1LZ (op. K1LZ KE1J)

SSB

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH – KA1IS (op. KA1IS)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – VE2HIT (op. VE2HIT)
SINGLE-OP ALL QRP – K3TW (op. K3TW)
SINGLE-OP LOW-BAND HIGH – N5RZ (op. N5RZ)
MULTI-ONE ALL HIGH – N1SOH (op. N1SOH W1FM)

SAC Plaque Winners 2023 – OCEANIA

CW

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH TB-WIRES – ZL2AGY (op. ZL2AGY)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – YC2VOC (op. YC2VOC)

SSB

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH TB-WIRES – YB1RDH (op. YB1RDH)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW TB-WIRES – VK5PAS (op. VK5PAS)
SINGLE-OP ALL QRP – YD1CMZ (op. YD1CMZ)

SAC Plaque Winners 2023 – SOUTH AMERICA

CW

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH CLASSIC – ZW5B (op. OH2MM)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – PY5AMF (op. PY5AMF)
SINGLE-OP ALL QRP CLASSIC – PY2PLL (op. PY2PLL)

SSB

SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH TB-WIRES – PY8WW (op. PY8WW)
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW – PY1RY (op. PY1RY)
SINGLE-OP ALL QRP – PY2BN (op. PY2BN)
MULTI-ONE ALL HIGH – CE2LS (op. CE2RTF CE2SQE)

PLAQUESPONSORWINNER
SO – CW: Worked most LAMorten Kvernmoen, LB8DCLY5W
SO – SSB: Worked most LAMorten Kvernmoen, LB8DCIT9YVO
SO – Worked most OHKim Östman, OH6KZPLY5W
SO – Worked most OX/OYHenning Andresen, OZ2ILY5W
SO – Worked most OZThomas Andersen, OZ1AALY5W
SO – Worked most SMKurt Brännäs, SE2TLY5W
SO – Worked most TFThorvaldur Stefansson, TF4MLY5W
SO – Worked most SM6
(6-prefix) – Low Power Single Wire
Dennis Hallongren, SM6USSDL8HK
SO – Best OVERALL scoreJari Perkiömäki OH6BGLY5W
SO – Best YL/XYLVeijo Kontas, OH6KNLY6C op LY5XX
SO – Best BalticJyrki Nieminen, OH6CSLY5W
SO – Best OC Low PowerHans Jørgen Rasmussen, OZ7BQYC2VOC
SO – Best NAJukka Kulha OH2MAKA1IS
SO – Best SAMats Ericson, SM4EPRZW5B op OH2MM
SO – Best AFVacant
SO – Best EUKeijo Koskela, OH2OTLY5W
SO – SSB: Best BYVille Lintervo, OH1JDnone
SO – SSB: Best JAKari Viitamäki, OH6FSGJG1LFR
SO – SSB: Best Belgium & Netherlands“Zaba” Hubach, OH1ZAAPI4COM op PD9DX
SO – SSB: First over 500 QsHelge Svendsmark, LB5WBLY5W
SO – SSB: Best HP ASEAN
(XZ HS XW XU 3W 9M 9V V85 YB DU)
SIAM DX GROUP, E20AXE21EIC
SO – SSB: Best LP ASEAN
(XZ HS XW XU 3W 9M 9V V85 YB DU)
SIAM DX GROUP, E20AXYE1BMZ
SO – CW: First over 500 QsHelge Svendsmark, LB5WBUT5UGR
SO – CW: Best BYVille Lintervo, OH1JDBA5CW
SO – CW: Best JAMika Hermas, OH2JAJN4MMO
SO – CW: Best Belgium & Netherlands“Zaba” Hubach, OH1ZAAON6NL
SO – CW: Best HP ASEAN
(XZ HS XW XU 3W 9M 9V V85 YB DU)
Jukka Tarvainen, OH4MFAE21EIC
SO – CW: Best LP ASEAN
(XZ HS XW XU 3W 9M 9V V85 YB DU)
Jukka Tarvainen, OH4MFAYC2VOC
FOR SCANDINAVIANS
PLAQUESPONSORWINNER
SO – Best YL/XYLDogBitchLake Contest Group
SB3W/SC3A
OV9M op DF9TM
SO – SSB: Best young operator (under 25)DogBitchLake Contest Group
SB3W/SC3A
OH3BKL
SO – SSB: Best SOAB HP SwedenSJ2W Contest TeamSM5INC
SO – CW: Best young operator (under 25)Arto Liimatta, OH2KWOH5Z op OH5CZ
SO – CW: Best accuracy (at least 300 QSOs)Henning Andresen, OZ2IOZ7BQ
SO – CW: Best Low Power Single WireKenneth L. Poulsen, OZ1BIZSF5O op SM0EOS
SO – CW: Best SOAB HP SwedenSJ2W Contest TeamSE5E op SM5AJV
SO – High SSB RookieRadio Arcala, OH8XOH8RX

SAC CW & SSB 2023 Preliminary Results

The Preliminary Scores from SAC CW and SSB 2023 are now ready.

UPDATE 2023-12-01: CW results updated. We corrected for a bad log that gave erroneous results for several Scandinavians.

Please check your Category, Score and LCR .Tell us if anything looks wrong or if you have questions. Send an email to: support@sactest.net. We will finalize the score in the beginning of December.

Click on your call in the listings, to see the log checking report (LCR). The log checking process is producing reports similar to what you get from CQ WW and CQ WPX.

  • ScandinaviaCW SSB
  • AfricaCW SSB
  • AsiaCW SSB
  • EuropeCW SSB (NOTE: I2PGT is in the EXPLORER category)
  • North AmericaCW SSB
  • South AmericaCW SSB
  • OceaniaCW SSB

73 SAC Contest Committee
OH2BH and SM5AJV

SAC Sponsored Plaque program

We are happy to see that most of the plaques already are sponsored by several generous sponsors. But there are still have some vacant sponsorhip available. Please take a look in the list and consider if you want to be a sponsor. If you have an own idea of a new type of plaque, please let us know.

Contact support@sactest.net  if you want to take part in the SAC Sponsored Plaque Program.

SAC features a sponsored plaque program to increase interest and participation in the contest. The plaque winners and sponsors are published on the SAC website  and in the annual “SAC Results and Stories” PDF booklet.

Rules for SAC 2023

The SAC Rules for 2023 has now been updated.

Based on the unanimous decision by the Nordic Radio Amateur Union (NRAU) it is decided that the stations from Russia and Belarus are not eligible for participation in the 2023 Scandinavian Activity Contest (SAC).  

We are introducing a new way of participating in the Explorer category where you are allowed to experiment with new ideas and technology that is not covered by the regular rules. We hope this will inspire innovations not seen before.

The OVERLAYS are now for all participants, regardless ​of whether you are in Scandinavia or not. We have also added CLASSIC as an overlay for those who want to participate without using assistance (Skimmer, DXCluster etc).

Read about the details on the Rules page!

Henning OZ2I has decided to leave the SAC CC and the current committee consists of two members OH2BH and SM5AJV. We are hoping that new representatives from OZ and LA will join us soon.

SAC Contest Committee
OH2BH, SM5AJV

SAC 2023 announcement

After cancelling year 2022 SAC we now come back in 2023 with two fresh contest weekends and YOU are invited to participate.
Right now we are preparing the new ideas that will come with the 2023 SAC tests and we look forward to announce the news on this page during the springtime.

SAC 2022 cancelled

Let us say loud and clearly; No one is more sad of this situation than us, the SAC CC members, who only want to make a good Contest experience.

SAC CC consists of four members from four different Nordic countries and the individual countries’ organizations have different ideas about how to handle the ongoing war in Ukraine in the context of amateur radio contesting often referred as radiosport.

Each of us had to follow the statements of our respective organizations and we had no other solution than to cancel 2022 Contests.

We have no further comments.

On behalf of the SAC CC
OZ2I Henning Andresen

Scandinavian Activity Contests 2022 CANCELLED

The SAC Contest Committee has unanimously decided to cancel this year’s two sections of the Contest.
Our decision has been made due to the ongoing war in the region and in consideration of the IARU declaration about friendship between people. 
We hope that the situation will change for the better, so that we can once again compete against each other as the SAC rules dictate.

From the IARU web page (https://www.iaru.org/2022/statement-from-iaru/)
“IARU is an apolitical organization focused on promoting and defending amateur radio and the amateur radio services. The amateur radio service is about self-instruction in communications and friendship between people.”


Decided on July 15, 2022 by:

LB8DC Morten Kvernmoen
OH2BH Martti Laine
SM5AJV Ingemar Fogelberg
OZ2I Henning Andresen

SAC Rules

On April 16  2021 SAC-CC announced:
As a result of the technical developments as well as the more and more advanced operator skills, SAC CC wants to introduce innovations in the rules. There is also a reason for changes due to the many contests that are taking place and to retain a reasonably number of participants in SAC.

We then invited all participants to take part in a survey that could give us some hints in wich direction you wanted us to go. We got response from more than 250 participants and after review of all input we now we have four main points.

  1. Mixed Mode contest with SSB and CW in the same single weekend.
    SO categories SSB/CW/Mixed. MO categories Mixed.
  2. All stations may contact All stations
  3. Adding 160 meter band
  4. Defining more Overlays
Here are the four questions and how the participants voted

The question about OVERLAY was answered with many different suggestions and since it is technically a question of the way we present the results, we have postponed it until we have found out the categories and which bands we should use.


The next phase will begin after the SAC-CC members meeting later this year.
Keep an eye on this website for upcoming information.