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The 432MHz AFS contest is the final Super League event of the 2011/2012 season. It takes place for four hours today, Sunday 5th, from 0900 to 1300UTC. A French contest coincides with the first couple of hours, so don’t forget to take advantage of the activity by beaming that way early on. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
 The European Phase Shift Keying Club’s PSK63 Contest finishes today, 5 February, at 1200UTC. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz, the exchange is signal report and serial number.
The wait for the start of the new 80m Club Championship series is over and it begins this month with an SSB session on the 6th. Remember please that for the entire Club Championship series the maximum power that should be run is 100 watts output. For Foundation licensees and those who welcome an additional challenge, there is also a QRP, 10 watt output, section. Look out for SSB activity from 2000 to 2130UTC, with the exchange being signal report and serial number.
The 144MHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 2000 to 2230 on 7 February. Using all modes on the band the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
The First 1.8MHz Contest takes place for four hours, from 2100 on the evening of the 11th to 0100 on the 12th. Entries can be CW-only, SSB-only or mixed mode. Exchange a signal report, serial number and your District Code, which is the first two letters of your postcode. For those who live in postcode areas that begin with a single letter, these are padded out to two letters. A full list of District codes can be found on the Contest Committee website or in the RSGB Yearbook.
The first of this year’s CQWW WPX contests is the RTTY, which takes place for the entire 48 hours of the weekend of 11/12th. There are categories for QRP, low and high power, single or multi-operator stations, various numbers of transmitters and even single-operator stations where the operator has been licensed for less than three years. With the HF bands now in good shape, 10m could well be busy for long hours. The exchange is signal report and serial number.
For 24 hours of the same weekend the PACC Contest will be running on CW and SSB. Work as many Dutch stations as possible per band, giving RST and serial number. Dutch stations give RST + two-letter Province abbreviation and there are twelve in all. The multiplier is the number of provinces worked per band and once again there are numerous entry categories. |
