VHF Contest Calendar 2010

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2011 calendar is here
* 13/11/09: 2nd 50MHz contest moved forward 1 week
Day-by-day calendar
Date (2010)
Time
UTC
Contest Name
Sections
Notes/Special Rules
Every 1st Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
144MHz UKAC
AO AR
QTH Locators (M2) Activity contest (S8) Club Championship (S9)
Every 5th Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
70MHz UKAC
AO AR
QTH Locators (M2) Activity contest (S8) Club Championship (S9)
Every 4th Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
50MHz UKAC
AO AR
QTH Locators (M2) Activity contest (S8) Club Championship (S9)
Every 2nd Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
432MHz UKAC
AO AR
QTH Locators (M2) Activity contest (S8) Club Championship (S9)
Every 3rd Tuesday
2000-2230
(Local)
UHF UKAC
AO AR
QTH Locators (M2) Activity contest (S8) Club Championship (S9)
Sun 7 Feb.
0900-1300
432MHz Affiliated Societies Contest
O SF
Affiliated Societies contest (S3)
Sun 28 Feb.
1000-1200
70MHz Cumulatives # 1
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
Sat 6-Sun 7 Mar.
1400-1400
March 144 432MHz
SF SO O 6S 6O
Sun 14 Mar.
1000-1200
70MHz Cumulatives # 2
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
Sun 4 Apr.
0900-1200
First 70MHz Contest
O SF
Sun 11 Apr.
0900-1200
First 50MHz Contest
O SF
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3)
Sat 1 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 1 May.
1400-2200
432MHz Trophy Contest
O SF
Runs concurrently with the first few hours of an RSGB 24 hour event (S6)
Sat 1-Sun 2 May.
1400-1400
432MHz-248GHz Contest
O SF
Sun 9 May.
0900-1200
70MHz Contest CW
O SF
Post Codes and Countries (M1)
Sat 15-Sun 16 May.
1400-1400
144MHz May Contest
SF SO O 6S 6O
Post Codes and Countries (M1)
Sun 16 May.
1100-1500
1st 144MHz Backpackers
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3) Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
Sun 23 May.
1400-1600
70MHz Cumulatives # 3
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
Sun 13 Jun.
0900-1300
2nd 144MHz Backpackers
Countries and Locators (M4) Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
Sat 19-Sun 20 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 20 Jun.
1000-1400
50MHz Backpackers
3B
Countries and Locators (M4) Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
Sun 27 Jun.
1400-1600
70MHz Cumulatives # 4
 
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
Sat 3-Sun 4 Jul.
1400-1400*
VHF NFD
Special Rules for VHF NFD (VHFNFD)
Sun 4 Jul.
1100-1500
3rd 144MHz Backpackers
Countries and Locators (M4) Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
Sun 18 Jul.
1000-1600
70MHz Trophy Contest
SF SO O
Post Codes and Countries (M1)
Sat 7 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 8 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 15 Aug.
1400-1600
70MHz Cumulatives # 5
 
O SF
Cumulative contest (S5)
Sun 22 Aug.
1100-1500
4th 144MHz Backpackers
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3) Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
Sat 4-Sun 5 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 5 Sep.
1100-1500
5th 144MHz Backpackers
Countries and Locators (M4) Special Backpackers Rules (Backpacker)
Sun 12 Sep.
0900-1200
Second 70MHz Contest
O SF
Sat 2-Sun 3 Oct.
1400-1400
432MHz-248GHz IARU
O SF
Runs concurrently with all or part of an IARU co-ordinated contest (S7)
Sat 2 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 17 Oct.
0900-1200
Second 50MHz Contest
O SF
Post Codes, Countries and Locators (M3)
Sat 6-Sun 7 Nov.
1400-1400
144MHz CW Marconi
SF O 6S 6O
Runs concurrently with all or part of an IARU co-ordinated contest (S7)
Sun 5 Dec.
0900-1700
144MHz Affiliated Societies Contest
O SF
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)
UKAC Club Championship
AO AR
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