VHF Contest Calendar 2012

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* 07/12/11: Changed sections in SHF UKAC
* 13/12/11: Added 6m CW contest
Date (2012)
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 2nd Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
432MHz UKAC
UK QTH Locators (M5) , Activity contest (S8) , 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)
Every 4th Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
SHF 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 5th Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
70MHz UKAC
 
UK QTH Locators (M5) , Activity contest (S8) , Club Championship (S9)
5 Feb.
0900-1300
432MHz Affiliated Societies Contest
 
O SF
Affiliated Societies contest (S3)
26 Feb.
1000-1200
70MHz Cumulatives #1
 
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
3-4 Mar.
1400-1400
March 144 432MHz
 
SF SO O 6S 6O
11 Mar.
1000-1200
70MHz Cumulatives #2
 
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
1 Apr.
0900-1200
First 70MHz Contest
 
O SF
15 Apr.
0900-1200
First 50MHz Contest
 
O SF
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3)
5-6 May.
1400-1400
432MHz-248GHz Contest
 
O SF
5 May.
1400-2200
432MHz Trophy Contest
 
O SF
Runs concurrently with the first few hours of an RSGB 24 hour event (S6)
5 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)
13 May.
0900-1200
70MHz Contest CW
 
O SF
Post Codes and Countries (M1)
19-20 May.
1400-1400
144MHz May Contest
 
SF SO O 6S 6O
Post Codes and Countries (M1)
20 May.
1100-1500
1st 144MHz Backpackers
 
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3) , Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
27 May.
1400-1600
70MHz Cumulatives #3
 
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
10 Jun.
0900-1300
2nd 144MHz Backpackers
 
Countries and Locators (M4) , Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
16-17 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)
24 Jun.
0900-1200
50MHz Contest CW
 
O SF
24 Jun.
1400-1600
70MHz Cumulatives #4
 
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
7-8 Jul.
1400-1400
VHF NFD
 
Special Rules for VHF NFD (VHFNFD)
8 Jul.
1100-1500
3rd 144MHz Backpackers
 
Countries and Locators (M4) , Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
22 Jul.
1000-1600
70MHz Trophy Contest
 
SF SO O
Post Codes and Countries (M1)
4 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)
4 Aug.
1300-1700
4th 144MHz Backpackers
 
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3) , Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
5 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)
12 Aug.
1400-1600
70MHz Cumulatives #5
 
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
1-2 Sep.
1400-1400
144MHz Trophy Contest
 
SF SO O 6S 6O
Runs concurrently with all or part of an IARU co-ordinated contest (S7)
2 Sep.
1100-1500
5th 144MHz Backpackers
 
Countries and Locators (M4) , Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
9 Sep.
0900-1200
Second 70MHz Contest
 
O SF
6 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)
6-7 Oct.
1400-1400
432MHz-248GHz IARU
 
O SF
Runs concurrently with all or part of an IARU co-ordinated contest (S7)
21 Oct.
0900-1200
50MHz AFS Contest
 
O SF
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3) , Affiliated Societies contest (S3)
3-4 Nov.
1400-1400
144MHz CW Marconi
 
SF O 6S 6O
Runs concurrently with all or part of an IARU co-ordinated contest (S7)
2 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 2011-12
 
Special Rules for AFS Super League (AFS Super League 2011-12)
AFS Super League 2012-13
 
Special Rules for AFS Super League (AFS Super League 2012-13)
UKAC Club Championship
 
AO AR AL
Overall UKAC Club Championship (S10)
VHF Championship
 
SF O LP
Special Rules for VHF Championship (VHF CHAMPIONSHIP)

These contests qualifying towards the VHF Championship

VHF CHAMPIONSHIP Special Rules for VHF Championship
Backpacker Special Backpackers Rules
VHFNFD Special Rules for VHF NFD
Low Power Contest 25W max. transmit o/p power,
S1 1 Point per QSO
S2 Deleted
S3 Affiliated Societies contest
S4 Runs concurrently with a backpackers contest
S5 Cumulative contest
S6 Runs concurrently with the first few hours of an RSGB 24 hour event
S7 Runs concurrently with all or part of an IARU co-ordinated contest
S8 Activity contest
S9 Club Championship
S10 Overall UKAC Club Championship
S11 Activity contest
AFS Super League 2011-12 Special Rules for AFS Super League
AFS Super League 2012-13 Special Rules for AFS Super League
Key to Sections
10H
3B
6O
6S
A
AL
AO
AR
AX
FSO
FSR
L
LP
M
O
Open
R
SAO
SAR
SF
SO
M1Post Codes and Countries
M2QTH Locators
M3Post Codes, Countries and Locators
M4Countries and Locators
M5UK QTH Locators

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