Contest News

• The European HF Contest is taking place on 6 August between 1200 and 2359. Activity is across the 1.8MHz to 28MHz bands and on CW and SSB modes. RS reports plus year of your first licence required.

• The wonderfully-named RoPoCo 2 contest is being held on 7 August between 0700 and 0900 using CW on the 3.5MHz band. Contestants will need to provide their RS reports and last postcode received.

• The RSGB 144MHz Activity and Club Championship is running on 2 August. All modes are supported. On 6 August between 1400 and 2000, the RSGB will be holding its 144MHz low power contest. This again will cover all modes. Reports and serial numbers required for both.

• The RSGB is also running a 432MHz low power contest on 7 August between 08000 and 1200 using all modes. Reports, serial numbers and locators required.

The complete RSGB HF and VHF / UHF 2005 Contest Calendars are published in the January RadCom. Details of RSGB HF contests are at: www.rsgbhfcc.org and VHF/UHF contests at: www.blacksheep.org/vhfcc

Suitable freeware logging programs for RSGB HF and VHF contests is available from a number of sources - see the ‘Links’ section of the VHF Contest Committee website.

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB

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