VHF Contest Calendar 2011

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2012 calendar is here
* Calendar amended 02/01/11, 3rd 70MHz Cumulative contest moved forward 1 week
* Calendar amended 13/04/11, SHF UKAC duration extended to 2.5 Hours
* Calendar amended 25/08/11, 2nd 50MHz contest is now an AFS contest. AFS team size changed to 4 for all AFS contests
Day-by-day calendar
Date (2011)
Time
UTC
Contest Name
Sections
Notes/Special Rules
Every 1st Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
144MHz UKAC
UK QTH Locators (M5) Activity contest (S8) Club Championship (S9)
Every 5th Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
70MHz UKAC
UK QTH Locators (M5) Activity contest (S8) Club Championship (S9)
Every 4th Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
50MHz UKAC
UK QTH Locators (M5) Activity contest (S8) Club Championship (S9)
Every 2nd Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
432MHz UKAC
UK QTH Locators (M5) Activity contest (S8) Club Championship (S9)
Every 4th Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
SHF UKAC
AO AR AL
UK QTH Locators (M5) Activity contest (S11) Club Championship (S9)
Every 3rd Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
1.3GHz UKAC
AO AR AL
UK QTH Locators (M5) Activity contest (S8) Club Championship (S9)
Sun 6 Feb.
0900-1300
432MHz Affiliated Societies Contest
O SF
Affiliated Societies contest (S3)
Sun 27 Feb.
1000-1200
70MHz Cumulatives # 1
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
Sat 5-Sun 6 Mar.
1400-1400
March 144 432MHz
O 6O SF SO 6S
Sun 13 Mar.
1000-1200
70MHz Cumulatives # 2
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
Sun 3 Apr.
0900-1200
First 70MHz Contest
O SF
Sun 10 Apr.
0900-1200
First 50MHz Contest
O SF
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3)
Sat 7 May.
1400-2200
10GHz Trophy Contest
A
Countries and Locators (M4) Runs concurrently with the first few hours of an RSGB 24 hour event (S6)
Sat 7 May.
1400-2200
432MHz Trophy Contest
O SF
Runs concurrently with the first few hours of an RSGB 24 hour event (S6)
Sat 7-Sun 8 May.
1400-1400
432MHz-248GHz Contest
O SF
Sun 15 May.
0900-1200
70MHz Contest CW
O SF
Post Codes and Countries (M1)
Sat 21-Sun 22 May.
1400-1400
144MHz May Contest
SF SO O 6S 6O
Post Codes and Countries (M1)
Sun 22 May.
1100-1500
1st 144MHz Backpackers
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3) Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
Tue 24 May.
1900-2130
50MHz Backpackers
 
10B
UK QTH Locators (M5)
Sun 29 May.
1400-1600
70MHz Cumulatives # 3
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
Sun 12 Jun.
0900-1300
2nd 144MHz Backpackers
Countries and Locators (M4) Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
Sat 18-Sun 19 Jun.
1400-1400
50MHz Trophy Contest
SF SO O 6S 6O
Countries and Locators (M4) Runs concurrently with all or part of an IARU co-ordinated contest (S7)
Sun 26 Jun.
1400-1600
70MHz Cumulatives # 4
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
Tue 28 Jun.
1900-2130
50MHz Backpackers
 
10B
UK QTH Locators (M5)
Sat 2-Sun 3 Jul.
1400-1400*
VHF NFD
Special Rules for VHF NFD (VHFNFD)
Sun 3 Jul.
1100-1500
3rd 144MHz Backpackers
Countries and Locators (M4) Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
Sun 17 Jul.
1000-1600
70MHz Trophy Contest
SF SO O
Post Codes and Countries (M1)
Tue 26 Jul.
1900-2130
50MHz Backpackers
 
10B
UK QTH Locators (M5)
Sat 6 Aug.
1300-1700
4th 144MHz Backpackers
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3) Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
Sat 6 Aug.
1400-2000
144MHz Low Power Contest
SF SO O
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3) 25W max. transmit o/p power, (Low Power Contest)
Sun 7 Aug.
0800-1200
432MHz Low Power Contest
SF SO O
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3) 25W max. transmit o/p power, (Low Power Contest)
Sun 14 Aug.
1400-1600
70MHz Cumulatives # 5
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
Tue 23 Aug.
1900-2130
50MHz Backpackers
 
10B
UK QTH Locators (M5)
Sat 3-Sun 4 Sep.
1400-1400
144MHz Trophy Contest
SF SO O 6S 6O
Runs concurrently with all or part of an IARU co-ordinated contest (S7)
Sun 4 Sep.
1100-1500
5th 144MHz Backpackers
Countries and Locators (M4) Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
Sun 11 Sep.
0900-1200
Second 70MHz Contest
O SF
Sat 1-Sun 2 Oct.
1400-1400
432MHz-248GHz IARU
O SF
Runs concurrently with all or part of an IARU co-ordinated contest (S7)
Sat 1 Oct.
1400-2200
1.2GHz Trophy / 2.3GHz Trophy
O SF
Runs concurrently with the first few hours of an RSGB 24 hour event (S6)
Sun 16 Oct.
0900-1200
50MHz AFS Contest
O SF
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3) Affiliated Societies contest (S3)
Sat 5-Sun 6 Nov.
1400-1400
144MHz CW Marconi
SF O 6S 6O
Runs concurrently with all or part of an IARU co-ordinated contest (S7)
Sun 4 Dec.
0900-1700
144MHz Affiliated Societies Contest
SF O
Affiliated Societies contest (S3)
26-29 Dec
1400-1600
50/70/144/432MHz Christmas Cumulatives Contest
SF O
Countries and Locators (M4) 1 Point per QSO (S1) Cumulative contest (S5)
144MHz Backpackers Championship
Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
AFS Super League
Special Rules for AFS Super League (AFS Super League)
UKAC Club Championship
AO AR AL
Overall UKAC Club Championship (S10)
VHF Championship
SF O LP
Special Rules for VHF Championship (VHF CHAMPIONSHIP)
Times marked with a * denote times vary per band