GB2RS News

On 16 March the UHF UK Activity Contest takes place between 2000 and 2230. Using all modes on the 1.3 and 2.3GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
The SSB session of 80m Club Championships will take place on 18 March between 2000 and 2130UTC. The exchange is the usual signal report and serial number.
The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group’s HF RTTY Contest takes place on 20 to 22 March. It has an unusual start and finish time of 0200 to 0200UTC. Exchange a signal report, a serial number and the time in GMT. The multipliers are countries plus call areas for W, VE and JA and VK and continents. For single-operator stations there are time-limited 6-hour all-band and 30-hour all-band / single-band categories. The only stations that can operate for the full 48 hours are multi-operator stations, which may be either single- or multi-transmitter entries.
The Russian DX Contest is on 20 and 21 March on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands from 1200 to 1200UTC. There are numerous entry categories, for single- and multi-band, single- and multi-mode, multi-op, various power levels, clubs, etc. An interesting aspect of this event is the possibility of submitting two single-band entries, for example 10m and 80m. Work everyone and send a signal report and serial number, but expect Russian stations to send you a signal report and a 2-letter Oblast code.

Details of RSGB HF contests are at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf and VHF/UHF contests at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/vhf

A list of district codes can be found at: http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/information/districtcodes.shtml

For freeware logging programs for RSGB HF and VHF contests, see ‘Links’ on the VHF Contest website.