RSSGB2RS Contest News

Contest News – 5 August 2018

| August 3, 2018

The UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon ends today, and participants have until Monday the 13th to upload logs. The 432MHz Low Power contest runs from 0800UTC to 1200UTC today, the 8th. The exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and postcode. On Tuesday the 144MHz FMAC and UKAC take place. Use FM only on […]

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Contest News – 29 July 2018

| July 27, 2018

The RSGB IOTA Contest draws to a close at 1200UTC this Sunday. Using CW or SSB on the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and IOTA reference, which is EU-005 for mainland Great Britain. Also today, the UK Microwave Group High Band contest takes from 0600UTC to 1800UTC. Using […]

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Contest News – 22 July 2018

| July 20, 2018

The RSGB Low Power Contest takes place this Sunday from 0900UTC to 1600UTC. Using CW only on the 3.5 to 14MHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and power. It’s worth knowing that this is an HF Championship event. Also this Sunday, the 70MHz Trophy contest takes place from 1000UTC to 1600UTC. All […]

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Contest News – 15 July 2018

| July 13, 2018

The IARU HF Championship concludes today at 1200UTC. Using CW and SSB on all the contest bands from 1.8 to 28MHz, the exchange is signal report and ITU Zone, which is 27 for the UK. The official RSGB team is using the callsign GR2HQ, and there are several stations dotted around the country. You get […]

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Contest News – 8 July 2018

| July 6, 2018

The RSGB VHF National Field Day is in progress. Running from 1400UTC on Saturday to 1400UTC on Sunday, all modes can be used on all bands between 50MHz and 1.3GHz. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Today also sees the 3rd 2m Backpackers contest, running from 1100UTC to 1500UTC, overlapping the last […]

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Contest News – 1 July 2018

| June 29, 2018

Today is the Canada Day Contest, sponsored by Radio Amateurs of Canada. Running from 0000UTC to 2359UTC this Sunday, 1 July, all modes can be used on the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, six and two metre bands. Stations in Canada send a signal report and province or territory. VE0s and stations outside Canada […]

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