Contest News – 18 September 2016
On Sunday the 18th, the 2nd 70MHz contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using all modes on the band the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
Also Sunday the 18th, this time from 1700 to 2100UTC, the BARTG Sprint 75 takes place. Using RTTY only on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is your serial number.
On Tuesday the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
A new RSGB contest, the International Autumn Sprint CW, contest runs for four hours on the 24th and is modelled on the former EU Sprints. If you initiate a call by sending CQ, QRZ, up 2kHz etc you are permitted to work only one station on that frequency. You must then move at least 2kHz before you call another station or before you initiate a call again. The use of UK contest call signs is permitted in all the international sprints. It runs from 1700 to 2100UTC using the 3.5 to 14MHz bands. The exchange is both calls, serial number and name.
The CQWW DX RTTY contest takes place for the whole 48 hours of the weekend of the 24th and 25th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and zone, which for the UK is 14.
A UK Microwave Group contest on 5.7 and 10GHz takes place on the 25th from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using all modes on those two bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
The first leg of the ON Contest takes place on 6m from 0700 to 1000UTC on the 25th. Work Belgian stations only, exchanging a signal report and serial number. ON stations will also send club codes, eg MCL, which count as multipliers. There are four legs to the contest most of them on other bands, next month and in each of them the winners from each country receive an award, so long as they make 25 or more valid QSO.
Also on the 25th the Practical Wireless 4m Contest runs for four hours from 1200 to 1600UTC. Using all mods the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
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