GB2RS Contest News
Contest News – 18 October 2015
The World All German contest ends its 24 hour run at 1500UTC today, the 18th. You can use CW or SSB on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, although single operator stations can enter CW-only or mixed mode. Working German stations only, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday the 1.3GHz UK Activity […]
Contest News – 11 October 2015
On Tuesday, the 13th, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is the usual signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday it’s the CW leg of the 80m Club Sprint running from 1900 to 2000UTC. The exchange is simply the serial number and your name. […]
Contest News – 4 October 2015
There are coinciding VHF and microwave events this weekend. Running for 24 hours and ending at 1400UTC today, the 4th, the 432MHz-248GHz Contest is where the serious microwavers will be found. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The IARU event also runs at exactly the same time with the same frequency bands […]
Contest News – 27 September 2015
The CQWW RTTY DX contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC today, the 27th. All contest bands from 2.5 to 28MHz are in use, RTTY only, and the exchange is RST plus Zone, which is 14 for the UK. The UK Microwave Group contest is on the 5.7 and 10GHz bands from 0600 to […]
Contest News – 20 September 2015
On Sunday, the second 70MHz contest takes place from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Sunday, the BARTG Sprint 75 contest runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using 75 baud RTTY on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is just the serial number. On […]
Contest News – 13 September 2015
The second leg of the WAE DX Contest takes place for 48 hours over this weekend ending at 2359UTC today. Europe works non-Europe only. Using SSB on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The UK Microwave Group is holding two cumulative contests this month. The first is Sunday, […]