Contest News – 9 December 2018

The UK Six Metre Group’s Winter Marathon began on 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.

The ARRL 10m Contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC this Sunday, the 9th. Using CW and SSB, the exchange is signal report and serial number, with American and Canadian sending their state or province code.

On Tuesday the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2000UTC, using FM only. It is immediately followed by the all-mode 432MHz UK Activity Contest from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange for both contests is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Thursday the 50MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2000UTC, using FM only. It is immediately followed by the all-mode 50MHz UK Activity Contest from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange for both contests is signal report, serial number and locator.

The 2nd MGM Contest on the six and 2m bands takes place next weekend, 15 and 16 December, starting at 1400UTC and running for 24 hours. This is the second in the series of this brand new concept contest dedicated to MGM modes. The first leg in April was well received all over Europe. The now-popular FT8, MSK144, FSK441 and other MGM modes are all allowed in this contest, with the emphasis on DX and with multipliers for each new four character locator square. The exchange is signal report and your four character locator. Visit rsgbcc.org/vhf for more information.

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