Contest News – 17 April 2016

The Worked All Britain Datamodes Contest takes place on Sunday, 17 April. Using the 3.5, 7 and 14MHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square. There are two separate contests, one for RTTY and one for PSK, and you will need a separate set of entry sheets for each. The PSK contest is from 1400 to 1600UTC and again from 2000 to 2200UTC. The RTTY contest is from 1200 to 1400UTC and again from 1800 to 2000UTC. Both are split into two periods to allow for good propagation on 40 and 20m in the afternoon and on 80 and 40m in the evening. Entries need to be with the contest manager by 8 May. Full details on the WAB website.

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 data leg of the 80m Club Championships take place from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using RTTY and PSK the exchange is signal report and serial number

On the 23rd and 24th, the SP DX RTTY contest runs from 1200 to 1200UTC. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number, with SP stations sending their province code too.

On the 24th the BARTG Sprint 75 runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using 75 baud RTTY only on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is just the serial number.

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