Contest News – 14 June 2015
Today, the 14th, the second 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from 0900 to 1300UTC. Using all modes on the band the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
The Low Power contest organised by Practical Wireless takes place for 8 hours today, running from 0900 to 1600UTC. The maximum power in this one is 3 watts, so if you are intending to take part in the 3 watt section of the 2m Backpackers’ contest you might like to carry on for an additional three hours at the end to do the full seven hours of the PW event. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
The French REF DDFM 6m Contest ends its 24 hour run at 1600UTC today, the 14th. Multipliers are French Departments and French Locator squares. The exchange is signal report, serial number and the first four digits of your locator.
On Tuesday the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
On Thursday the 80m Club Championships runs the SSB leg from 1900 to 2030UTC. The exchange is the usual signal report and serial number.
The biggest VHF contest of the month, the 6m Trophy, runs for 24 hours over next weekend, the 20th and the 21st of June, from 1400 to 1400UTC. It has 6-hour and 24-hour sections for ‘single op fixed’ and ‘single op others’, as well as a 24-hour Open (multi-op) section. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
The CW leg of the All Asian DX Contest takes place for the full 48 hours of the 20th and the 21st. Exchange a signal report and your age, with YL operators sending 00. It will be using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands.
The IRTS 80m Counties contest runs from 1400 to 1700UTC on the 21st of June. Using SSB and CW, the exchange is signal report and serial number with EI and GI stations also giving their county.
The Worked All Britain 50MHz Phone contest takes place next Sunday, the 21st of June, from 0900 to 1500UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square. Entries need to be with the contest manager by the 12th of July. Full details of the rules and logsheets may be obtained from the WAB website worked-all-britain.org.uk or from the contest manager Tony Beardsley G3XKT by e-mail aebbooks@ntlworld.com.
A note to mobiles, please try to find out your Locator in addition to your WAB Area, as this contest coincides with part of an RSGB contest.
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