Contest News – 22 July 2018

| July 20, 2018

The RSGB Low Power Contest takes place this Sunday from 0900UTC to 1600UTC. Using CW only on the 3.5 to 14MHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and power. It’s worth knowing that this is an HF Championship event.

Also this Sunday, the 70MHz Trophy contest takes place from 1000UTC to 1600UTC. All modes can be used, on the 4m band only, with signal report, serial number, locator and postcode forming the exchange. This is a VHF Championship event.

Tuesday sees the SHF UKAC from 1830UTC to 2230UTC. Using all modes on 2.3GHz and up, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Thursday the 80m Club Championships data leg takes place. Running from 1900UTC to 2030UTC, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

There’s big contest news next weekend. The IOTA Contest runs from 1200UTC on Saturday to the same time on Sunday. Using CW or SSB on the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and IOTA reference, which is EU-005 for mainland Great Britain.

Finally, the UK Microwave Group High Band contest takes place next Sunday from 0600UTC to 1800UTC. Using all modes on the 5.7 and 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Category: GB2RS Contest News