Contest News – 17 June 2018

| June 15, 2018

The All Asian DX contest finishes its 48 hour run at 2359UTC this Sunday. This CW-only event uses all the HF contest bands from 1.8 to 30MHz and the exchange is serial number plus the operator’s age.

This Sunday is busy on 6m, with the WAB 6m Phone contest running from 0800UTC to 1400UTC. Using phone on the 50MHz band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square.

Tuesday sees the 1.3GHz UKAC from 1900UTC to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Thursday it’s the 70MHz FMAC from 1800UTC to 1900UTC, followed immediately after by the all-mode 70MHz UKAC from 1900UTC to 2130UTC. The exchange for both is the same, signal report, serial number and locator.

Next Sunday the UKuG High Band contest takes place from 0600UTC to 1800UTC. Using all modes on the 5.7 and 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Also next Sunday the 50MHz CW contest runs from 0900UTC to 1200UTC. Using CW only on the 6m band, signal report, serial number and locator forms the exchange.

Running from 1400UTC to 1600UTC, the 70MHz Cumulative #4 is also next Sunday. All modes are valid on the 4m band, and the exchange is the usual signal report, serial number and locator.

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