Contest News 22 September 2013

| September 20, 2013

Today, Sunday 22nd, the Practical Wireless 4m Contest runs for four hours, 1200 to 1600UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Later today, the 22nd, from 1700 to 2100UTC, the BARTG Sprint 75 contest takes place. All activity is on 75 baud RTTY on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands. The exchange is just the serial number.

The Scandinavian Activity Contest ends at 1159 today 22 September. Non-Scandinavians work Scandinavians on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands. Full rules at www.sactest.net/blog/rules/.

On Tuesday the 50MHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Also on Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900UTC to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Thursday the 80m Club Sprint runs from 1900 to 2000UTC using CW only. The exchange is both calls, serial number and name.

The CQWW RTTY DX Contest takes place for the whole 48 hours over the weekend 28 and 29th September. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and Zone, which for the UK is 14.

The UK Microwave Group is holding another of its Cumulative Contests on Sunday 29th. The bands in use will be 5.7 to 24GHz running from 0600 to 1800UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

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