Contest News – 06 August 2023
The UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon ends its three-month run today, Sunday 6 August. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is your four-character locator.
Also today, Sunday 6 August, the 432MHz Low Power Contest runs from 0800 to 1200UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number, locator. UK and Crown Dependency stations send the first two letters of their postcode.
On Tuesday 8 August, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
This is followed by the 432MHz UK Activity Contest which runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
On Wednesday 9 August, the 432MHz FT8 Activity four-hour Contest runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 70cm band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Also on Wednesday 9 August, the 432MHz FT8 Activity two-hour Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 70cm band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Stations entering the four-hour contest may also enter the two-hour contest.
On Thursday 10 August, the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
The Worked All Europe DX CW Contest begins at 0000UTC on Saturday the 12th of August and ends at 2359UTC on Sunday the 13th of August. Using CW on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number.
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