RSGB CONTEST COMMITTEE NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 9
DATE: SEPTEMBER 2013
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CONTENTS |
| RSGB Contests for September & October 2013 |
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Other Contests in September |
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UBA ON Contest |
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Recent Results |
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Results of 2012 HF Championship |
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80m Club Sprints |
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PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS for 2013: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August |
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| Tuesday | 3rd September 2013 | 144MHz UK Activity Contest | 1900 2130 UTC |
| Saturday Sunday | 7th - 8th September 2013 | 144MHz Trophy Contest | 1400 1400 UTC |
| Saturday Sunday | 7th - 8th September 2013 | SSB Field Day (SSB: 3.5,7,14,21,28MHz) | 1300 1300 UTC |
| Sunday | 8th September 2013 | Fifth 144MHz Backpackers Contest | 1100 1500 UTC |
| Tuesday | 10th September 2013 | 432MHz UK Activity Contest | 1900 2130 UTC |
| Wednesday | 11th September 2013 | 80m Club Sprint Contest (SSB) | 1900 2000 UTC |
| Sunday | 15th September 2013 | Second 70MHz Contest | 0900 1200 UTC |
| Tuesday | 17th September 2013 | 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest | 1900 2130 UTC |
| Tuesday | 24th September 2013 | 50MHz UK Activity Contest | 1900 2130 UTC |
| Tuesday | 24th September 2013 | SHF UK Activity Contest | 1900 2130 UTC |
| Thursday | 26th September 2013 | 80m Club Sprint Contest (CW) | 1900 2000 UTC |
| Tuesday | 1st October 2013 | 144MHz UK Activity Contest | 1900 2130 UTC |
| Saturday - Sunday | 5/6th October 2013 | October 432MHz248GHz Contest | 1400 1400 UTC |
| Saturday | 5th October 2013 | 1.3GHz Trophy Contest | 1400 2200 UTC |
| Saturday | 5th October 2013 | 2.3GHz Trophy Contest | 1400 2200 UTC |
| Sunday | 6th October 2013 | 21/28MHz Contest (CW,SSB: 21,28MHz) | 0700 1900 UTC |
| Tuesday | 8th October 2013 | 432MHz UK Activity Contest | 1900 2130 UTC |
| Wednesday | 9th October 2013 | 80m Club Sprint Contest (CW) | 1900 2000 UTC |
| Tuesday | 15th October 2013 | 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest | 1900 2130 UTC |
| Sunday | 20th October 2013 | 50MHz AFS Contest | 0900 1300 UTC |
| Tuesday | 22nd October 2013 | 50MHz UK Activity Contest | 1900 2130 UTC |
| Tuesday | 22nd October 2013 | SHF UK Activity Contest | 1900 2130 UTC |
| Thursday | 24th October 2013 | 80m Club Sprint Contest (SSB) | 1900 2000 UTC |
| Tuesday | 29th October 2013 | 70MHz UK Activity Contest | 2000 2230 UTC |
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Further details including rules are
available here
(HF) and here
(VHF).
OTHER UK CONTESTS IN SEPTEMBER (by John G3XDY) The UK Microwave Group runs a 5.7/10/24GHz Contest on Sunday 29th September, from 0600 1800 UTC. Rules are at: UK Microwave Group Contest Rules
OTHER EUROPEAN VHF/UHF CONTESTS IN SEPTEMBER (by John G3XDY) Details of French events (English translation may be available from your browser) Details of German events (English translation may be available from your browser) The NAC Contests in Scandinavia UBA ON CONTEST (by Ian G0FCT) The following has been received from Leon ON5WL, and presents an interesting mix of HF and VHF elements in one contest: ON CONTEST 2013. The Mechelen (MCL) Club of the UBA invites all amateurs to take part in the ON Contest 2013. Dates and times (some times have changed): 22 September 2013: 7 to 10 UTC : 6 m Fone and CW6 October 2013: 6 to 10 UTC :80 m SSB 13 October 2013: 6 to 9 UTC : 80 m CW 20 October 2013: 6 to 10 UTC : 2 m Phone and CW Rules for non-ON stations: Only contacts with ON stations are permitted.Exchange : RS(T) + serial number starting at 001. ON stations also give their club code, e.g. 59001 MCL Each QSO with ON counts 3 points. Each club worked gives one multiplier. In each part of the contest, winners from each country making at least 25 valid QSOs receive an award. Cabrillo logs are preferred, no later than 3 weeks after the contest to: Welters Leon ON5WL Borgstraat 80 B 2580 Beerzel, Belgium or e-mail : ubaon@uba.be RECENT RESULTS (by Quin G3WRR & John G3XDY) The following results have been published or updated since
the previous Newsletter: 50MHz
UKAC RESULTS OF 2012 HF CHAMPIONSHIP (by Quin G3WRR)
The results of the 2012 HF Championship have now been published on the CC website here. After two years in which a number of non-RSGB contests were included in the qualifying events, and in which a best m out on n events scoring regime was used, the 2013 season already in progress - consists of 6 RSGB only qualifying events, which will all count towards the result. As stated last month, the 2013 results are progressively updated and are shown here.
80m CLUB SPRINTS (by Quin G3WRR) The 80m Club Championship season for 2013 is now complete. For readers who have become addicted to evening 80m contests, however, the 80m Club Sprints are now running - one CW and one SSB event per month - until the end of November. The club element remains, but the format is rather different: a station which establishes a contact by calling CQ, QRZ, etc. must then change frequency by at least 2kHz before soliciting another contact (full rules are here). This has a slightly unfamiliar (but interesting) flavour, and requires a rather different set of skills from the 80m CCs so if you havent entered one of the Sprints before, why not come on and give them a try? AND FINALLY A bumper crop of contest results this month, but rather short on other items. However one of the occasional bits of good parental advice I received has been followed . if you dont have anything to say, then dont say anything. But watch this space as next month should be fuller! Good contesting to you all. 73, Quin G3WRR For RSGB Contest Committee |