The contest is based around the principle goal of working all currently valid amateur radio club licences within the Republic of Ireland which terminate with the suffix “HAM”.
- EI0HAM, Cork
- EI1HAM, Westmeath
- EI2HAM, Roscommon
- EI3HAM, Tipperary
- EI4HAM, East Leinster
- EI6HAM, Galway
- EI7HAM, Dublin City
- EI8HAM, Kildare
- EI9HAM, Border Region
Additional points can be obtained by contacting other specific stations. A comprehensive list is issued each year by the EIHAM contest organisers prior to the event.