Contest News – 3 August 2025

The UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon started on Saturday 3 May and ends today, the 3 August. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is your four-character locator.

Today, the 3 August, the RSGB 432MHz Low Power Contest runs from 0800 to 1200UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and two-letter postcode.

On Tuesday 5 August, the RSGB 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Also on Tuesday 5 August, the RSGB 144MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Wednesday 6 August, the RSGB 144MHz FT8 Activity four-hour Contest runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 2m band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Also on Wednesday 6 August, the RSGB 144MHz FT8 Activity two-hour Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 2m band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Stations entering the four-hour contest may also enter the two-hour contest.

The RSGB Machine Generated Modes Contest starts at 1400UTC on Saturday 9 August and ends at 1400UTC on Sunday 10 August. Using machine generated modes on the 6 and 2m bands, the exchange is your report and four-character locator.

The Worked All Europe DX CW Contest starts at 0000UTC on Saturday 9 August and ends at 2359UTC on Sunday 10 August. Using CW on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

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