Contest News – 25 September 2022

The Practical Wireless 70MHz competition will take place on Sunday, the 25th, running from 1200 to 1600UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal strength, serial number and locator.

This Sunday, the 25th, the UK Microwave Group has its 5.7 and 10GHz contest. The contest will run from 0600 to 1800UTC using all modes. The exchange is signal strength, serial number and locator.

The worldwide RTTY Contest ends its 24 hour run at 2359UTC this Sunday, 25 September. Operating will take place on the 80 to 10m bands where contest operation is permitted. The exchange is signal report and CQ zone.

On Monday, the RSGB FT4 Contest will take place between 1900 to 2030UTC. Using the 80, 40 and 20m bands, the exchange is signal report and four character locator.

On Tuesday, the RSGB SHF UK Activity Contest will take place from 1830 to 2130UTC using all modes on 2.3 to 10GHz. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Wednesday, the UKEICC 80m Contest will run from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using CW, the exchange is a six character locator.

On Saturday, the 1.2GHz Trophy and 2.3GHz Trophy both run from 1400 to 2200UTC. Using all modes in the respective bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

Next Sunday, 2 October, the DX Contest takes place between 0600 and 1800UTC. Using CW and SSB on the 3.5 and 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

The 77th Oceania DX Contest will start at 0600UTC on Saturday, 1 October, and will run for 24 hours. The exchange is signal report and serial number.

Next weekend, the 432MHz to 245GHz Contest runs from 1400UTC on the 1st to 1400UTC on 2 October. At the same time, the IARU 432MHz to 245GHz contest is also taking place. Using all modes, the exchange is the same for both contests; signal report, serial number and locator.

The Worked All Britain DX Contest takes place on Sunday, 2 October from 0500 to 2300UTC. Entrants can pick any six hour period to score points in the contest. The 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands can be used. The exchange is report, serial number and Worked All Britain square, if applicable.

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