Contest News – 8 September 2013

| September 6, 2013

SSB Field Day on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands ends today at 1300UTC. The exchange is signal report and serial number.

The 144MHz Trophy and IARU 144MHz Contest both end today at 1400UTC. Using all modes the exchange for both is signal report, serial number and locator.

The 5th 144MHz Backpacker Contest runs today from 1100 to 1500UTC. Running all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The All Asian DX Contest finished today at 2359UTC. UK stations taking part in SSB Field Day sometimes find that All Asian stations don’t want to have QSOs with them because All Asian stations want to be sent the operators’ age, not a serial number, so it can be helpful to have a suitable number to give them. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and age, with YLs using 00.

On Tuesday the 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the band the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Wednesday the 80m Club Sprint continues with the SSB leg running from 1900 to 2000UTC. The exchange is both callsigns, serial number and name.

The 2nd 70MHz contest takes place on 15 September from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The second leg of the WAE DX Contest takes place for 24 hours over the weekend of the 14th and 15th. Using SSB on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number. Note that Europeans work Non-Europeans only.

The Worked All Britain 144MHz QRO Phone Contest takes place for four hours on Sunday 15th. This event has several sections but doesn’t attract many entries, so the potential for winning one of them is high. Running from 1000 to 1400UTC and using both SSB and FM the exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square.

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