Contest News – 25 November 2018

The big contest this month, CQ Worldwide DX CW, ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC this Sunday, the 25th. Using all contest bands from 1.8 to 28MHz, the exchange is signal report and CQ zone, which for the UK is 14.

On Tuesday, the 27th, the SHF UK Activity contest runs from 1930 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Thursday the Autumn Series of contest runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using CW only on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

Starting on Friday at 2200UTC and ending on Sunday at 1600UTC, the ARRL 160m contest uses CW only. The exchange is just the signal report, although American and Canadian stations will also send their ARRL or RAC section number.

Next Sunday, 2 December, the 144MHz Affiliated Societies contest runs from 1000 to 1600UTC. Using all modes on the 144MHz band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The UK Six Metre Group’s Winter Marathon begins on Saturday, 1 December and runs until the end of January. There are no specific operating periods. Just work as many locator squares as you can, when you can, using any mode on the 50MHz band.

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