Contest News – 2 October 2016

The 432MHz-248GHz contest ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC on Sunday, the 2nd. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The Oceania DX SSB contest ends its 24 hour run at 0800UTC on Sunday, 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 ends at 1400UTC on Sunday, the 2nd, after 24 hours. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The Worked All Britain HF Phone Contest runs for 24 hours ending at 1200UTC on Sunday, the 2nd. 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 2016. Full details at www.worked-all-britain.org.uk.

On Sunday, 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 Sunday, 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.

On Tuesday The 144MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Wednesday the UK IE Contest Club 80m contest runs from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band the exchange is your four character locator, for example IO93.

For 24 hours next weekend, from 0800 on the 8th to 0800UTC on the 9th, the Oceania DX CW contest takes place. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number.

Next Sunday, the 9th, the ON Contest runs from 0600 to 0900UTC. Using CW 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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