Contest News – 12 March 2017

| March 10, 2017

The 80th Commonwealth Contest ends its 24 hour run at 1000UTC on Sunday the 12th. Using CW only on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. HQ stations also send HQ.

On Sunday the 12th, the second 70MHz Cumulative contest takes place from 1000 to 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The Worked All Britain 3.5MHz Phone Contest takes place Sunday, 12 March, from 1800 to 2200UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square. Entries need to be with the contest manager by 2 April. Full details of the rules and log sheets may be obtained from the WAB website or from the contest manager Tony Beardsley, G3XKT, by email to aebbooks@ntlworld.com.

On Tuesday from 1900 to 2000UTC the 432MHz FM Activity Contest takes place. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Then between 2000 and 2230UTC it’s the 432MHz UK Activity Contest. Using all modes on the band the exchange is signal report serial number and locator.

On Wednesday the 80m Club Championships runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using CW only, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

On Thursday from 1900 to 2000UTC the 70MHz FM Activity Contest takes place. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Following that, from 2000 to 2230UTC, the 70MHz UK Activity Contest takes place. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The BARTG HF RTTY Contest runs from 0200UTC on the 18th to 0200UTC on the 20th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and time.

From 1200UTC on the 18th to 1200UTC on the 19th the Russian DX contest uses CW and SSB only. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number, with Russian stations sending their Oblast code.

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