Contest News – 20 March 2016

The 24 hours of the Russian DX Contest ends at 1200UTC today, the 20th. There are numerous entry categories, for single- and multi-band, single- and multi-mode, multi-op, various power levels, clubs, and so on. An interesting aspect of this event is the possibility of submitting two single-band entries, for example 15m and 80m. Work everyone and send a signal report and serial number, but expect Russian stations to send you a signal report and a 2-letter oblast code.

The BARTG HF RTTY contest ends at 0200UTC on the 21st. Operating on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and time.

On Tuesday the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

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

On Thursday it’s the SSB leg of the 80m Club Championships taking place between 2000 and 2130UTC. The exchange is signal report and serial number.

The CQ WorldWide Worked All Prefix SSB Contest is on next weekend from 0000UTC on the 26th to 2359 on the 27th. In addition to all the common prefixes, expect to hear plenty of interesting and obscure ones too. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number.

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