Contest News – 19 February 2023

The ARRL International DX Contest ends its 48-hour run today, the 19 February, at 2359UTC. CW will be used on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted. For stations outside of the USA and Canada, the exchange is signal report and transmission power. American stations send a signal report and their State. Canadian stations send a signal report and their Province.

On Tuesday 21 February, the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Wednesday 22 February, the UK and Ireland Contest Club 80m Contest runs from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using CW on the 80m band, the exchange is your six-character locator.

On Thursday 23 February, the 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using CW on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

The CQ 160m DX Contest will run for 48 hours from 2200UTC on Friday 24 February. Using SSB on the 160m band, the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone. American stations also send their State and Canadians stations send their province.

The French HF Championship, also known as the REF Contest, begins at 0600UTC on Saturday 25 February and ends at 1800UTC on Sunday 26 February. Using SSB on the HF bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. French stations send their department number, or overseas territory prefix.

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