Contest News – 5 January 2020

The ARRL RTTY Roundup ends its 30 hour run at 2359UTC this Sunday, 5 January. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands the exchange is signal report and serial number, with US stations sending their state, and Canadian stations their province.

The second session of the EUCW 160m CW Party runs from 0400 to 0700UTC this Sunday, 5 January. The exchange depends on whether you are a member of various CW clubs. Details at eucw.org.

On Tuesday the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 1955UTC, using FM only, with the exchange of signal report, serial number and locator. It runs simultaneously with the 144MHz Machine Generated Modes contest, where the exchange is signal report and four character locator. This is immediately followed by the all-mode 144MHz UK Activity Contest, which runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange for this one is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Thursday the 50MHz Machine Generated Mode contest runs from 1900 to 1955UTC. The exchange is signal report and 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 Sunday, the 12th, the Datamodes AFS takes place from 1300 to 1700UTC. Using the 3.5 and 7MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

Don’t forget that the UK Six Metre Group’s Winter Marathon and runs until the end of January. 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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