Tradičný SWL New Year Contest 2017 opened the new year for amateur radio (SWL) listeners and provided an opportunity to test the receiving equipment and skills of participants in a fast-paced competition. The race was held at the turn of the year and listeners from several European countries took part in it.
V súťaži dominoval Anton Mandos (ONL908), who ensured his excellent activity and accuracy of entries prvé miesto so ziskom 294 bodov. Na druhom mieste skončil Johan Heus (NL9723) so 211 bodmi, pričom medzi prvou a druhou priečkou bol výrazný bodový rozdiel. Tretie miesto obsadil Marc Stinkens (ONL4638) so 161 bodmi, tesne nasledovaný Keesom Schoutom (NL294), ktorý získal 154 bodov.
Listeners from the Czech Republic also placed in the top ten, which confirms the international character of this traditional New Year's competition.
| SWL ID | Name | The score | |
| 1 | ONL908 | Anton Mandos | 294 |
| 2 | NL9723 | Johan Heus | 211 |
| 3 | ONL4638 | Marc Stinkens | 161 |
| 4 | NL294 | Kees Schout | 154 |
| 5 | DL7VTW | Thomas Winkelbauer | 109 |
| 6 | NL9745 | Ad Hilders | 85 |
| 7 | OK2-36449 | Vit Sirucka | 76 |
| 8 | OK2-20322 | Jan Paclt | 48 |