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The ever-popular SSB Field Day finishes at 1300UTC today, 5 September. The event covers the 3.5 to 28MHz bands and the exchange is signal report and serial number.
 Also finishing today, 5 September, on VHF, is the 144MHz Trophy. This finishes at 1400UTC. Another contest that’s on 144MHz is the 5th Backpacker Contest, which takes place today from 1100 to 1500UTC. It’s all modes with an exchange of signal report, serial number and locator.
Overlapping the two RSGB 2m events taking place on Sunday 5th is the WAB 144MHz QRP Phone Contest. Multipliers are WAB squares and DXCC countries. The event takes place between 1000 and 1400UTC and the exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square.
On 7 September, between 1900 and 2130UTC, the 144MHz UK Activity Contest takes place. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
The 80m Club Sprint SSB leg takes place on 9 September from 1900 to 2030UTC. The exchange is serial number and name.
The IARU Region 1 International Amateur Television Contest takes place from 1800UTC on 11 September until 1200UTC on the 12th. Operation is fast scan, on all bands from 70cm upwards. The video exchange is the callsign and 4 digits. The phone exchange includes the report, serial number and locator. Details and full rules are on the web at www.batc.org.uk.
The 2nd 70MHz Contest takes place on Sunday 12th from 0900 to 1200UTC. For many years this contest typically attracted between 16 and 21 entries, but last year it shot up to 28. A sign of the times perhaps, with more and more people in more and more countries coming onto the band. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
Following the success of the first 75 Baud Sprint and many requests for a second, BARTG is running a second Sprint 75 on 18 September between 1700 and 2100UTC. On the 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10m bands using RTTY 75 Baud only, the rules and scoring can be found on the BARTG website http://bartg.co.uk/ |
