Contest News – 10 January 2021

Please remember to check before the contest for any new rules due to lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world. The RSGB strongly advises obeying your national and local government’s advice.

Today, the 10^th, the Datamodes AFS contest runs from 1300 to 1700UTC. The SSB AFS contest takes place on Saturday from 1300 to 1700UTC. Both uses the 3.5 and 7MHz bands, and the exchange is signal report and serial number.

On Monday and Tuesday, the 2nd Christmas Hope QSO Party has two sessions. The first is 0930 to 1100UTC on the 11^th using FT4 on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, with an exchange of your 4-character locator. The second is 1100 to 1230UTC on the 12^th using CW on the same bands with an exchange of signal report and serial number.

Tuesday sees the 432MHz FM Activity Contest run from 1900 to 1955UTC. It is followed by the All Mode UKAC from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange for both is signal report, serial number and locator.

Wednesday and Thursday see two more sessions of the 2^nd Christmas Hope QSO Party. The first is on the 13^th from 1230 to 1400UTC using RTTY. The second session is on the 14^th from 1400 to 1530UTC using SSB. The exchange is the same for both, signal report and serial number, as are the bands to be used, 3.5 to 28MHz.

On Thursday, the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Saturday, the Worked All Britain 1.8MHz Phone Contest runs from 1900 to 2300UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square.

Don’t forget, the UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon runs until the end of January 2021. Just exchange a signal report and locator.

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