Contest News – 4 April 2021

With different part of the UK having different lockdown restrictions, please make sure you follow the appropriate rules. Several contests now accept portable entries, so please check the contest rules. Above all, please follow relevant national and local restrictions.

The SP DX contest runs for 24 hours until 1500UTC today, the 4th. Using CW and SSB on the 1.8 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. SP stations will also exchange their Province code.

Today, the 4th of April the First 70MHz contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Monday the IRTS 70cm Counties Contest runs from 1300 to 1330UTC. It is followed by the IRTS 2m Counties Contest from 1330 to 1500UTC. Both contests are FM and SSB and the exchange is signal report and serial number. Irish stations also give their county.

On Tuesday, the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. It is followed by the all-mode 144MHz UK Activity Contest from 1900 to 2130UTC. The exchange for both is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Wednesday, the third FT4 series contest runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using the 3.5 to 14MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and your 4-character locator.

The 144MHz FT8 Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC on Wednesday. The exchange is signal report and your 4-character locator.

The UK EI Contest Club 80m contest runs from 1900 to 2000UTC on Wednesday. Using SSB only the exchange is your locator.

On Thursday, the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Next Sunday, the 11th, is a busy day for contests. The First 50MHz contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC and uses all modes. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The UK Microwave Group second Low Band contest runs from 1000 to 1600UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Running from 1000 to 2100UTC, the Worked All Britain Data Contest uses the 3.5 to 14MHz contest bands. The exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square. Note this contest has two sessions.

The first RoLo Contest runs from 1900 to 2030UTC using SSB only on the 80m band. The exchange is the signal report and the locator received.

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