Contest News – 22 December 2019

The Christmas Cumulatives take place from 1400UTC on the 26th to 1600UTC on the 29th of December. Using all modes on the 50 to 432MHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The Worked All Britain Christmas Party runs from the 26th of December to the 6th of January. Using all modes on all contest bands, the exchange is just your WAB book number.

On The 26th, the DARC Christmas Party runs from 0830 to 1100UTC. Using CW and SSB on the 3.5 to 7MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. German stations also send DOK or NM.

The Stew Perry Topband Challenge runs from 1500UTC on the 28th to 1500UTC on the 29th of December. It’s CW only and the exchange is your 4-character Locator square.

On the 1st of January the IRTS 80m Counties Contest runs from 1500 to 1700UTC. Using SSB and CW, the exchange is signal report and serial number. EI and GI stations also send their County.

Also on the 1st, but from 2000 to 2100UTC, the UK EI Contest Club Contest is SSB-only on the 80m band. The exchange is your 4-character locator.

The ARRL RTTY Roundup takes place from 1800UTC on the 4th to 2359UTC on the 5th of January. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands the exchange is signal report and serial number, with US stations sending their State and Canadian stations their Province.

Finally in this bumper session, the EUCW 160m CW Party takes place from 2000 to 2230UTC on the 4th of January.

Don’t forget that the UK Six Metre Group’s Winter Marathon and runs until the end of January. There are no specific operating modes or periods. Just work as many locator squares as you can on the 50MHz band.

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