Contest News – 3 June 2018

| June 1, 2018

The UK Microwave Group Low Bands contest takes place this Sunday from 1000UTC to 1600UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3, 2.3 and 3.4GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The RSGB CW National Field Day ends its 24-hour run at 1500UTC this Sunday. Using CW only on all the HF contest bands from 1.8-28MHz, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

Also ending its 24-hour run this Sunday, but at 1200UTC, is SEANET. Using CW and SSB on the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, signal report and serial number forms the exchange.

And finally for this weekend, the UK Six Metre Group Summer event ends its 24 hours at 1300UTC on Sunday. All modes can be used on the 50MHz band; the exchange is signal report, serial number and UKSMG membership number.

On Monday it’s the 80m Club Championships Data leg from 1900UTC to 2000UTC. Using datamodes only on the 3.5MHz band, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

Tuesday sees the 144MHz FMAC from 1800UTC to 1900UTC, immediately followed by the 144MHz UKAC 1900UTC to 2130UTC. The first is FM-only, then the UKAC opens up to all modes on the 2m band. The exchange is the same for both, being signal report, serial number and locator.

Next Saturday at 1200UTC sees the start of the IARU ATV contest, which runs until 1800 on Sunday. Using all forms of TV on all bands above 400MHz, the exchange is P-grade, serial number, your chosen four digit onscreen code, and your locator. Participation in this one can be relatively quiet so if you have any ATV gear it’s well worth digging it out; people have won sections with as little as a single contact.

The 144MHz Backpackers #2 contest takes place next Sunday from 0900UTC to 1300UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, signal report, serial number and locator forms the exchange.

Starting at the same time next Sunday, 0900UTC, but finishing later at 1600UTC, is the PW 2m QRP contest. Using all modes on the 144MHz band, with a maximum power of 5W, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Finally for next weekend, the UK Microwave Group millimetre-wave contest runs from 0900UTC to 1700UTC. Using all modes on the 24 to 248GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

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