(Page Last Updated - Wednesday 31st May 2023)

Wirral & District Amateur Radio Club

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Full RSGB VHF Contest Calendar for 2023  Click



Latest Contest Results for 2023

50MHz held on Thursday 11th May 2023

432MHz held on Tuesday  9th May 2023

144MHz held on Tuesday 2nd May 2023

Click  to read full details

 

Number of Clubs and Individual Stations taking part over time


Year
 		 Local Clubs General Clubs Individual Stations
2019 36 81 696
2020 38 91 832
2021 44 77 817
2022 39 79 685
2023 to date 38 56 521

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Overall General Club Scores to 30th May 2023
                 
Pos
Club
50
70
144
432
1296
SHF
Total
MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz
1 Northern Fells CG 983 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 5983
2 807 ARO 829 448 680 680 448 302 3387
3 Wirral & DARC 1000 525 658 500 362 47 3092
4 Harwell ARS 383 281 457 593 486 421 2621
5 Gower/Gwyr CC 505 438 381 338 218   1880
6 Spalding & DARS 416 232 256 188 161 511 1764
7 Norfolk ARC 490 273 423 274 148 15 1623
8 GMDX 195 159 445 401 74 6 1280
9 Drowned Rats RG 205 144 262 221 198 71 1101
10 Triple B ARCG 331 164 206 185 110   996
11 Aylesbury Vale RS 223 199 91 106 159 21 799
12 Travelling Wave CG 132 149 89 102 110 31 613
13 Hinckley AR & ES 245   158 106     509
14 Medway ARTS 206 16 122 108     452
15 Mid Somerset ARC 187 140 19   72   418

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Below, Quick link to UKAC Results

*  Latest Contest Results for 2023  Click

*  Final Overall VHF Contest Results for 2022  Click

*  Check your latest log upload has been received  Click

*  Check the Claimed Scores list for latest entries  Click

Useful Administration Links :-

*  Print out Paper Log sheet for VHF Contest  Click

*  Log-in to ON4KST chat site here  Click

*  Enter your paper log on-line here  Click

*  Upload your Minos computer log file here  Click

  *   Download the latest version of Minos .. version 2.5.3.1 (29th December 2022)  Click

*  Find/Check your Maidenhead Locator  Click  enter your post code or options

*  Read the latest edition of the RSGB Contest Committee Newsletter  Click

Be ahead of the competition !! Must Check links before a contest :-

*  LIVE European Sporadic-E globe by G7IZU update every minute   Click

*  LIVE European Tropo Propagation by G7IZU reports in the last 30 minutes  Click

*  LIVE Northern Hemisphere Auroral Propagation update every minute  Click

*  LIVE DXMAPS 3.3 - QSO/SWL comprehensive real time information Click

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Summary of UKAC Rule changes for 2023
 by RSGB VHF Contest Committee Chairman  Andy Cook, G4PIQ

Don't forget to download the latest MINOS software .. (link above)

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Full UKAC Rules for each band can be found below

2m SSB rules https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2023&contest=2mukac

2m FM rules https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2023&contest=2mfmac

4m SSB rules http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2023&contest=4mukac

6m SSB rules http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2023&contest=6mukac

70cms SSB rules https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2023&contest=70cmsukac

70cms FM rules https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2023&contest=70cmsfmac

23cms Specific rules http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2023&contest=uhfukac

SHF Specific rules http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2023&contest=shfukac

 

Please be aware that on 2m there are some spot frequencies which are named in the 144MHz Band Plan which it would be wise to avoid for the UKAC contest :-

Firstly, NO SSB below 144.150MHz or you will lose points !

Specifically  144.370 which is the MGM calling Frequency

(MGM is machine generated mode activity such as JT65 and FSK441)

but also consideration should be shown for:-

144.175 Microwave talkback
144.195 to 144.205 Random MS SSB
144.200 Random MS SSB calling frequency
144.250 GB2RS news broadcast .. but not yet heard on a Tuesday night !
144.260 Maybe used for Emergency Communications and Community Events

Finally a link to ALL the current RSGB Band Plans Click here !

April 2019

 

Read .. General advice on UKAC

Read .. WADARC UKAC 2021 activity

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