Contest News – 19 April 2015

Today, the 19th, the UK Microwave Group 2nd Low Band Contest runs from 1000 to 1600UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The 2015 YU DX Contest takes place this weekend in two sections. The first session ended at 0459 today, the 19th, and the second session is from 0900UTC to 1659UTC. The object is to work as many YT and YU stations as possible using CW only on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands. The exchange is signal report and serial number. Full rules are online at www.yudx.yu1srs.org.rs/2015.

On Tuesday the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the band the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Thursday sees the data leg of the 80m Club Championships running from 1900 to 2030UTC. The exchange is the usual signal report and serial number.

For 24 hours over the weekend of 25th and 26th, the SP DX RTTY Contest takes place. Non-SP stations can work anyone and there are multiples for DXCC entities and continents worked. The exchange is signal report and serial number with SP stations sending their province code.

The BARTG Sprint 75 runs for four hours on the evening of Sunday 26th from 1700 to 2100UTC. All activity is on 75 baud RTTY. The contest exchange is a serial number only.

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