Contest News – 21 May 2017

| May 19, 2017

Today, the 21st, the 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from 1000 to 1500UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The 144MHz May Contest concludes at 1400UTC today, the 21st. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and postcode.

Tuesday sees the SHF UKAC from 1900 to 2230 using all modes on the 2.3-10GHz bands. The report is RST, serial number and locator.

The big event next weekend is the CQWW WPX CW contest, which runs from 0000UTC on Saturday morning to 2359UTC on Sunday evening. CW is the only mode to use, with activity on all contest bands from 1.8 to 28MHz. RST and serial number forms the exchange.

Next Sunday sees two contests on higher bands. From 0600UTC to 1800UTC the UKuG contest is open on all modes on all bands from 5.7 to 10GHz. The 70MHz Cumulative #3 runs from 1400UTC to 1600UTC using all modes on the 70MHz band. The report for both contests is RST, serial number and locator.

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