Contest News – 1 July 2018

Today is the Canada Day Contest, sponsored by Radio Amateurs of Canada. Running from 0000UTC to 2359UTC this Sunday, 1 July, all modes can be used on the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, six and two metre bands. Stations in Canada send a signal report and province or territory. VE0s and stations outside Canada send a signal report and serial number.

On Monday the RSGB 80m Club Championships take place from 1900UTC to 2000UTC, CW only, on the 3.5MHz band. The exchange is the usual signal report and serial number. July is the final month of this year’s series so it may pay to eke out a few more contacts to top up your score.

On Tuesday it’s the 144MHz FMAC from 1800UTC to 1900UTC, followed immediately after by the all-mode 144MHz UKAC from 1900UTC to 2130UTC. The exchange for both is the same, signal report, serial number and locator.

Next weekend is a summer biggie: the RSGB VHF and UHF National Field Day. Running from 1400UTC on Saturday to 1400UTC on Sunday, all modes can be used on all bands between 60MHz and 1.3GHz. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Finally for next weekend, Sunday sees the 3rd 2m Backpackers contest, running from 1100UTC to 1500UTC, overlapping the last few hours of VHF NFD. The Backpackers contest uses all modes on the 2m band and the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

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