Contest News – 9 June 2013

The second in the series of 2m Backpacker contests takes place today from 0900 to 1300UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The French 6m Contest finishes its 24 hours of operation today at 1600UTC. In this one it’s pretty much the usual exchange of information, except that you only need to give the first four characters of your locator, eg IO83.

Today, the Practical Wireless 2m Low Power Contest runs for seven hours from 0900 to 1600UTC. The maximum permitted power is 3 watts and locator squares are multipliers. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On 11 June the 432MHz UK Activity Contest will take place from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The next day, 12 June, it’s the turn of the 80m Club Championships CW leg, running from 1900 to 2030UTC. The exchange is signal report and serial number.

Next weekend, June 15 and 16, the 50MHz Trophy takes place from1400 to 1400UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The Worked All Britain 50MHz Phone contest takes place next Sunday, 16 June, from 0900 to 1500GMT. The exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square. Entries need to be with the contest manager by 7 July 213. Full details of the rules and log sheets may be obtained from the WAB website www.worked-all-britain.co.uk or from the contest manager, G3XKT, by email to aebbooks@ntlworld.com.

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