Contest News – 25 September 2016

The CQWW DX RTTY contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC on Sunday, the 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 Sunday, 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 Sunday, 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.

Also on Sunday, the 25th, the Practical Wireless 4m Contest runs for four hours from 1200 to 1600UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Tuesday the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Also on Tuesday from 1900 to 2130UTC the SHF UK Activity Contest is on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The UK IE 80m contest runs from 2000 to 2100UTC on Wednesday. Using CW only, the exchange is your four character locator square.

On Thursday the 80m Club Sprint runs from 1900 to 2000UTC. Using CW only the exchange is both call signs, serial number and name.

On Saturday, 1 October the 1.2/2.3GHz trophy takes place from 1400 to 2200UTC. Using all modes on these two bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The 432MHz-248GHz contest runs from 1400 on the 1st to 1400UTC on the 2nd. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The Oceania DX SSB contest runs from 0800 on the 1st to 0800UTC on the 2nd. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number. There are sections for single-op and multi-op stations. To encourage LF activity the points for QSOs are different on each band. Work only Oceania—that’s VK, ZL and Pacific islands.

The IARU 432MHz to 248GHz contest runs from 1400UTC on the 1st to 1400UTC on the 2nd. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The Worked All Britain HF Phone Contest takes place next Saturday and Sunday, the 1st and 2nd, from 1200 to 1200UTC. Using the 14, 21 and 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square. Entries need to be with the contest manager by 23 October. Full details at www.worked-all-britain.org.uk and please note that all contacts to all countries, even to non-WAB members, count for points.

On 2 October the International DX Contest runs from 0700 to 1900UTC. Using CW and SSB on the 14 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. There are Open, Restricted and QRP categories, plus you can enter single mode or mixed mode. Countries, UK excepted, and Call Areas act as multipliers, and QSO points are loaded to encourage operating on higher frequencies.

The ON Contest takes place from 0600 to 1000UTC on the 2nd. Using SSB only on the 3.5MHz band the exchange is signal report and serial number with ON stations giving their club code too.

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