Contest News – 24 December 2017
On Tuesday, 26 December the DARC Christmas Contest runs from 0830 to 1100UTC. Using CW and SSB on the 3.5 and 7MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number. German stations send DOK or NM too.
The Christmas Cumulatives run from 1400UTC on the 26th to 1600UTC on 29 December. Using all modes on the 50 to 432MHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
The Worked All Britain Christmas Party takes place from 26 December to 6 January. It’s all modes on all bands and the exchange is the WAB book number.
The Stew Perry Top Band Challenge runs from 1500UTC on the 30th to 1500UTC on 31 December. Using CW only, the exchange is your four character locator square.
The UK 6m Group Winter marathon runs throughout January. Using all modes in the 50MHz band, the exchange is signal report and locator.
On 1 January the IRTS 80m Counties Contest runs from 1500 to 1700UTC. Using SSB and CW, the exchange is signal report and serial number with EI and GI stations sending their county too.
On 2 January the 144MHz UK FM contest runs from 1900 to 2000UTC. It is followed from 2000 to 2230UTC by the 144MHz UK Activity Contest. The exchange is the same, signal report, serial number and locator.
On the 3rd the UK EI Counties Contest runs from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using SSB, the exchange on the 80m band is your four character locator.
Starting at 1800UTC on the 6th and running until 2359UTC on the 7th, the ARRL RTTY Roundup takes place on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands. The exchange is signal report and serial number, with US stations giving their state and Canadian stations their province.
On the 6th from 2000 to 2300UTC then again on the 7th from 0400 to 0700UTC, the European 160m CW Party takes place. Go to www.eucw.org/eu160.html to learn more about the exchange and who to work.
Finally in this marathon session, the CW AFS contest takes place on 7 January from 1400 to 1800UTC. Using the 3.5 and 7MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number.
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