New Trans-Tasman CW & Digital Contest

In the wake of the closure of the former VK/Trans Tasman CW contests comes news that Rob Glassey ZL2AKM is trialling a new Digital/CW Contest on 80-metres.

The contest will be conducted using rules very similar to those used for the VK/Trans-Tasman Contest and held on the 23rd of May, from 0800-1300 hours UTC.

The contest logs should contain the best four hours out of the five and contestants may use digital modes such as CW, RTTY and PSK31.

While the disbanded VK/Trans Tasman CW attracted up to 50 participants very few submitted logs making the event disappointingly unviable as a contest.

Now the new Digital/CW Contest is trying to fill that gap – it’s organised Rob ZL2AKM. His website which contains the contest details can be found here:
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/robglassey/
TT_CW_dig/index.html

Jim Linton VK3PC

Wireless Institute of Australia