Contest News – 8 December 2019

The ARRL 160m contest ends its 42 hour run at 1600UTC this Sunday, the 8th. It’s CW-only and the exchange is your signal report, with US and Canadian stations also sending their ARRL or RAC section number.

This Sunday, the 8th, the 144MHz AFS contest runs from 1000 to 1600UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

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 Machine Generated Mode Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2000UTC with an exchange of a signal report and your four character locator. It is immediately followed by the all-mode 50MHz UK Activity Contest from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange for this contest is signal report, serial number and locator.

Next weekend the second Machine Generated Mode contest runs for 24 hours from 1400UTC on the 14th to 1400UTC on the 15th. Using the 50 and 144MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and your four character locator.

Also next weekend, but running for 48 hours, the ARRL 10m contest runs from 0000UTC on the 14th to 2359UTC on the 15th. The exchange is signal report and serial number, with USA stations sending their state code, and Canadians their province code.

The UK Six Metre Group’s Winter Marathon runs until the end of January 2020. There are no specific operating modes or periods; just work as many locator squares as you can on the 50MHz band.

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