Contest News – 4 February 2018

| February 2, 2018

This Sunday, 4 February, the 432MHz AFS contest takes place from 0900UTC to 1300UTC. Using all modes on the 432MHz band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Tuesday the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2000UTC. It is followed by the 144MHz UK Activity Contest that uses all modes from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange for both is signal report, serial number and locator.

There’s a similar evening on Thursday with the 50MHz FM Activity Contest from 1900 to 2000UTC and the 50MHz UK Activity Contest using all modes from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Saturday the first 1.8MHz contest runs from 1900 to 2300UTC. Using CW only, the exchange is signal report, serial number and district.

Next weekend, the 10th and 11th, the CQ World Wide WPX RTTY contest runs for 48 hours from 0000UTC on the 10th. Using RTTY only on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

Also next weekend, from 1200UTC on the 10th to 1200UTC on the 11th is the PACC contest. Using CW and SSB on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number, with PA stations exchanging their province details too.

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