Contest News – 11 February 2018

The CQ World Wide WPX RTTY contest runs for 48 hours ending at 2359UTC this Sunday, the 11th. Using RTTY only on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

Ending at 1200UTC this Sunday, 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 also exchanging their province.

On Tuesday the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2000UTC. It is followed by the 432MHz UK Activity Contest, which 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 70MHz FM Activity Contest from 1900 to 2000UTC, then the all-mode 70MHz UK Activity Contest from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Wednesday it’s the data leg of the 80m Club Championships, running from 2000 to 2130UTC. The exchange is signal report and serial number.

Next weekend the ARRL International DX contest runs for 48 hours from 0000UTC on the 17th to 2359UT on the 18th. It’s CW only on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands. The exchange is signal report and Tx power. US stations will send their state and Canadian stations their province.

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