Contest News – 28 September 2014

There are three contests on the final weekend of the month. First is the CQWW DX RTTY Contest, which runs for 48 hours ending at 23.59 today, the 28th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and Zone. The zone for the UK is 14.

The UK Microwave Group Cumulatives take place on today, the 28th, from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using the 5.7 to 24GHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Finally, the Practical Wireless 70MHz Contest that takes place today, the 28th, has Low Power (10 watts) and Open sections. Running from 1200 to 1600UTC, scoring is 1 point per contact, multiplied by the number of Locator squares worked. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Tuesday the 70MHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to 2130UTC, using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Saturday the 1.2/2.3GHz trophy contest runs from 1400 to 2200UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Starting at 1400UTC on the 4th and running for 24 hours, the 432MHz to 248GHz contest has an exchange of signal report, serial number and locator.

The EU Sprint SSB contest runs from 1600 to 2000UTC on the 4th. Using the 3.5 to 14MHz bands the exchange is both callsigns, serial number and name.

On Sunday the 5th the 21/28MHz contest runs from 0700 to 1900UTC. The modes are CW and SSB and the exchange is the signal report, serial number and district.

In the Oceania DX SSB contest there are sections for single-op and multi-op stations. UK stations work Oceania, that’s VK, ZL and Pacific islands, only. To encourage LF activity the points for QSOs are different on each band. Running from 0800UTC on the 4th to 0800UTC on the 5th and using the 1.8 to 29MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number.

The IARU 432MHz-248GHz Contest starts at 1400UTC on the 4th and runs for 24 hours. An entry into the IARU contest will be made for you by the RSGB Contest Committee if you enter one or both of the RSGB UHF/microwave events that take place this weekend, unless you specify otherwise. Using all modes on the 432MHz to 248GHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The Worked All Britain HF Phone Contest takes place on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October from 12.00 to 12.00UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square or DXCC entity for stations outside the UK. Entries need to be with the contest manager by 26 October. Full details of the rules and logsheets may be obtained from the WAB website or from the contest manager Tony Beardsley G3XKT by email to aebbooks@ntlworld.com.

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