Contest News – 26 January 2020

The CQ 160m DX contest ends its 48 hour run at 2200UTC this Sunday, the 26th. It’s CW only on the 1.8MHz band, and the exchange is signal report and CQ zone. Note that US stations also send their state, and Canadians send their province.

The BARTG RTTY Sprint contest ends its 24 hour run at 1200UTC this Sunday, the 26th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is simple; the serial number of the contact.

On Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1930 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Wednesday the UK EI Contest Club 80m contest runs from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using CW only, the exchange is your four character locator.

Next Sunday, 2 February, the 432MHz AFS contest runs from 0900 to 1300UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Don’t forget that the UK Six Metre Group’s Winter Marathon runs until the end of January, so you have a few days left. 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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