Contest News – 23 November 2014

Today, the 23rd, the UK Microwave Group’s Low Band Contest runs from from 10.00 to 14.00UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands the exchange is the usual signal report, serial number and locator.

On Tuesday, the 50MHz UK activity Contests runs from 20.00 to 22.30UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Also at the same time on Tuesday, the SHF UK Activity Contest is on the air, Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands the exchange is the usual signal report, serial number and locator.

On Wednesday the UK EI Contest is on 80m from 20.00 to 21.00UTC. Using CW only the exchange is your 4 character locator square. This contest is one hour long and you only have one hour after the contest finishes to upload your log.

Another one hour contest is on Thursday when the 80m Club Sprint take to the air from 20.00 to 21.00UTC. Using CW only the exchange is serial number and name.

Next weekend the 29th and 30th is one of the last big contests of the year, the CW World Wide DX contest. It’s CW only on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands, which will be busy all weekend for this 48 hour contest. Some rarely activated countries will be on the air. The exchange is signal report and CQ Zone, which is 14 for the UK.

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