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MONITORING CONTESTS FOR

JANUARY 2012 / DECEMBER 2012

(Click here for result updates  2012)

01....Amateur Radio DXCC
New Years Eve / New Years Day Contest

2011  / 2012

The aim of this contest will be to hear up to five amateur radio stations per band on each of the HF bands in as many DXCC Countries as possible between 0001hrs Saturday 31/12/10 and 2359hrs Monday 02/01/12

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, RS, Country, Points Claimed.
(GW4OXB 21335.0 1743 01/01 48 Wales 1).

Scores will be one point for station in own Continent and 2 points for all other stations with the final score being the total points multiplied by the total number of Countries logged (Five stations can be logged in each Country on each band but Countries count only once as a multiplier).

EA8/G4RTU counts as EA8 Canary Islands, DL6TYU/CT counts as CT Portugal. /P or /MM will not count.

Entries must reach the Contest Manager before February 15th 2012

2....North Atlantic (N.A.T) HF Airband Contest

The object is to hear as many flights as possible on the North Atlantic (NAT) HF air bands.

The contest will run from 0001hrs Saturday 14/01 to 2359hrs Sunday 15/01.

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Airline, Points Claimed.
(BA115 5598 1030 15/01 British A/W 1).

Scores will be one point for airlines based in the UK, and two points for all other airlines. The final score will be the total number of points multiplied by the total number of Airlines (Airlines count once only as the multiplier).

The same Aircraft can be heard once on each frequency.

Entries must reach the Contest Manager before February 20th 2012.

3....Amateur Radio Worked All Europe Contest

Hear up to five Amateur stations in each Country on the Continent of Europe including the European parts of Russia and Turkey.

Logs must show Callsign, Mhz, UTC, Date, RS, Country, Points.
(SV2FGY 14230.0 1556 24/01 59 Greece 1).

G3***/EA will count as Spain, DL*/G3*** will count as Germany, /M and /P will not count for this contest.

The Contest will run from 0001hrs Saturday 21/01 up to 2359hrs Sunday 22/01.

Scores will be one point for each station, the final score will be the total points multiplied by the total number of Countries logged.

Logs must reach the contest manager by the 28th February 2012.

4....VHF Airbands Frequencies Contest

The aim being to hear as many flights as possible on the VHF Air Bands. between 0001hrs February Saturday 4th  and 2359hrs Sunday February 5th.

Flights can be logged once only.

Logs must show Flight, MHZ, UTC, Date, Airline, Points.
(BA119 124.200 1538 06/02 British A/W 1).

Scores will be 1 point for aircraft based in the UK, with 2 points for all other aircraft, with a final score of total points multplied by total Airlines logged.

Entries to reach Kenneth by March 15th 2012.

5....Single Band Contest 20 Metres

The aim of this contest is to hear up to five Amateur Stations in as many Countries as possible on the 20m HF band.

The contest will run between 0001hrs Saturday 11th and 2359hrs Sunday 12th February.

Scores will be 1 point for stations in own Continent, 2 points for all other stations, the final score will be total points multiplied by the total number of Countries logged (Countries count once only as the multiplier).

Logs must show callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Country, Points claimed.
( HA2DRE 14199.0 1645 13/02 Hungary 1).

Entries must reach Kenneth by March 30th 2012.

6....ARRL Weekend DXCC Contest

The Contest will run during the ARRL weekend contest from 0001hrs Saturday 03/03 up to 2359hrs Sunday 04/03.

The aim of the contest is to hear as many Amateur radio stations as possible on the HF Amateur radio bands.

The same station can be logged once on each band.

Scores will be one point for each station with the final score being the total points multiplied by the total Countries logged. (Countries count once as a multiplier).

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Country, Points.
( DL2RTY 7056.0 1856 06/03 Germany 1).

Logs must reach the Contest Manager by April 15th 2012.


7....CQWPX Weekend Prefix Contest

The Contest will run during the CQWW weekend contest from 0001hrs Saturday 24/03 up to 2359hrs Sunday 25/03. The aim of the contest is to hear as many prefixes as possible on the Amateur bands. Prefixes will count once only. ( GW4 on 80m will not count on any other band).

Scores will be one point each prefix, with the final score being the total points multiplied by the total Countries logged. (Countries only count once as a multiplier).

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Country, Prefix, Points.
( DL2RTY 7056.0 1856 27/03 Germany DL2 1).

Logs must reach the Contest Manager by 30th April 2012.

 

8.....Easter Holidays DXCC HF Contest

The aim of this Contest is to hear up to five Amateur Stations per Country on the HF bands (including WARC).

Scores will be one point per stations, with the final score being the total points multiplied by the total number of Countries logged (Countries count once only as the multiplier).

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Country, Points.
(DL3STS 7008.9 1857 25/04Germany 1).

The contest will run from 0001hrs Friday 6th April up to 2359hrs Monday 9th April

Entries must reach the Contest Manager by 15th May 2012
(Results will be on the web site).

 

9....May Bank Holiday VHF Airband Contest

The aim being to hear as many flights as possible on the VHF Air Bands between 0001hrs Saturday 5th April and 2359hrs Monday 7th  May 2012.
Flights can be logged once only.

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Airline Points.
(BA119 124.200 1538 02/05 British A/W 1).

Scores will be 1 point for aircraft based in the UK, with 2 points for all other aircraft, the final score being the total number of points multiplied by total number of Airlines logged (Airlines count once only as multiplier).

Entries to reach Kenneth by 25th June 2012

10....Any Ten Hours HF Amateur Bands Contest

The aim is to hear up to five stations per Country in as many Countries as possible during a time period of ten hours of your choice, the time can be split in hourly portions, The ten hours must be between the Saturday 12th May and the Sunday 18th May.

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, RS, Country, Points.
(GW4OXB 21335.0 12/5 57 1204 55 Wales 1).

Scores will be one point for stations in own Continent and two points for all other stations, the final score being the total points multiplied by the total Countries (Countries count once only as the multiplier).

Entries must reach the contest manager before June 20th 2012.

11...."Worked All United States Contest"

The object of the Contest is to hear up to ten stations per state in as many states as possible.

The Contest will run from 0001hrs 19/05 up to 2359hrs on 20/05 (Saturday and Sunday)

Logs to show Callsign, Mhz, UTC, Date, State, Points.
(WA1DDD 14222.0 2216 21/05 New York)
(KL7RTY 21212.0 1236 22/05 Alaska 2)

The score will be one point for each station in the main land states, 2 points for all other stations (KL7, KP2, KH6 etc), with the final score being the total points multiplied by the total number of States logged

Entries must reach the contest manager by 30th June 2012.

 

12....North Atlantic Selcall Contest

The aim of this Contest is to hear as many Selcalls as possible on the HF air bands between 0001hrs on 26th up to 2359hrs 27th June (Saturday and Sunday).

Logs must show Selcall, Flight No, Frequency, UTC, Date, Airline, Points.
(BPFH, AA106, 5616 0845, 26/05, American Airlines).

Scores will be 1 point for each flight logged, the final score will be total points x the total number of Airlines logged (Airlines count once only a multiplier).

Selcalls can only be logged once unless used by different Airlines.

Logs to reach Kenneth by 10th July 2012

June

July

13....HF Amateur Bands Contest

The aim is to hear up to five stations per Country in as many Countries as possible between 0100hrs Saturday 2nd June and 2359hrs Sunday 3rd June, logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, RS, Country,Points.

(GW40XB 21335.0 1257 03/06 55 Wales 01)
Scores will be one point for each station in own Country, and to points for each other stations the final score the total points multiplied by the total number of Countries logged (Countries count once only as a multiplier).

Entries must reach the contset manager by July 20th 3012

 

14.....Selected Amateur Radio Bands Contest

The aim of this contest is to hear up to five Amateur Stations in as many Countries as possible on the HF band of your choice.

The contest will run between 0001hrs Saturday 7th July and 2359hrs Sunday 8th July.

Scores will be 1 point for stations in own Continent, 2 points for all other stations, the final score will be total points multiplied by the total number of Countries logged (Countries count once only as the multiplier).

Logs must show call sign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Country, Points.
( HA2DRE ?????? 1645 03/07 Hungary 1).

Entries to reach Kenneth by the 15th August 2012.

15....Islands on the Air Contest

The above Contest will run from 0001hrs Saturday 28 /07 up to 2359hrs Sunday 29/07 (this is the RSGB IOTA Weekend).

The aim will be to hear as many Islands on the Air as possible during the contest times on any of the amateur radio HF bands. Islands will count once on each band, the scores will be one point per contact with the total score being the totals on each band added together.

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Location, IOTA Number, Points.
(M1DZT 14200.0 1453 28/07 Seaton Delaval EU005 1).

Entries must reach Kenneth before 10th September 2012

16....World Wide Air Traffic Control Contest

The aim being to hear as many flights as possible on the VHF/HF Air Bands. between 0001hrs 04/08 and 2359hrs 05/08
(Saturday and Sunday).

Flights can be logged once only on VHF and HF.

Logs must show Flight, MHZ, UTC, Date, Airline, Points, Bonus.
(BA119 124.200 1538 04/08 British A/W 01 - ).
(BA119 5598 1830 05/8 British A/W 01 01).

Scores will be 1 point for aircraft based in the UK, with 2 points for all other aircraft and one bonus point for flights heard on VHF and HF, with a final score of the total points multiplied by total Airlines logged.

Entries to reach Kenneth before 20th September 2012

17....The International Lighthouse Weekend Contest

The aim is to hear as many amateur radio stations as possible operating at or adjacent to a Light/Lighthouse during the Lighthouse weekend (ILLW).

To allow for the fact that stations will be operating at local times this Contest will operate from 1800hrs Friday 17/08 up to 0800hrs Monday 20/08. (this is to allow the logging of stations outside the UK which are ahead or behind our time)

Logs :- Callsign, MHZ, UTC time, Date, RS, Lighthouse, Country, Points)
(GB4SML 21330.0 1234 19/08 59 Whitley Bay, England 6).

Scores will be one point each for stations in own Continent (5 extra points for logging GB4SML) and two points each for all other stations, with the final score being total points added together x total number of Countries logged.

Logs must reach the contest manager before 30th September 2012. If you are unable to name the Lighthouse the number will do.

Please note this contest is run during the International Lighthouse / Lightship Weekend (ILLW) the contest is entirely separate from the ILLW, and is not intended to convey the impression that the ILLW is a contest

18....Single Band 15 Metres Amateur Radio Contest

The object being to hear up to ten stations per Country in as many Countries as possible using the 15 metres band.

The contest will run from 0001hrs 25/08 up to 2359hrs 26/08 (Saturday and Sunday).

Logs must show Call Sign, Frequency, UTC, Date, RS, Country.
(VK3FYT 21330.0 1456 26/08 54 Australia).

Scores will be one point for each station, with the final score being the total number of points x the total number of Countries logged (Countries count once only as a multiplier)

Logs must reach Kenneth by September 30th 2012.

19....Amateur Radio Call Sign Numbers Contest

hear up to five different stations in each Country on each of the HF bands during the following times and numbers rules (EG: five different Callsigns with the number 4 in can be logged in each Country on each band on 06/9).
 

                                                   

Score as follows: one point for each station, with a final score of all points added together, then multiplied by the number of DAYS used to monitor the bands. Entries to reach Kenneth by 15th October 2012

                            From                                                         Up to                                     Number

                            0001hrs 08/09                                            2359hrs 08/09                             1          Saturday
                            0001hrs 09/09                                            2359hrs 09/09                             2          Sunday
                            0001hrs 10/09                                            2309hrs 10/09                             3          Monday
                            0001hrs 11/09                                            2359hrs 11/09                             4          Tuesday
                            0001hrs 12/09                                            2359hrs 12/09                             5          Wednesday
                            0001hrs 13/09                                            2359hrs 13/09                             6          Thursday
                            0001hrs 14/09                                            2359hrs 14/09                             7&8      Friday
                            0001hrs 15/09                                            2300hrs 15/09                             9           Saturday
                            0001hrs 16/09                                            2300hrs 16/09                             0           Sunday
  

20....Worked all America (North/South) Contest

The aim of this contest is to hear up to five Amateur Radio stations per Country per HF band in as many Countries as possible on the Continents of North and South America monitoring any of the HF bands.

The contest will run from 0001hrs Saturday22/09 up to 2359hrs Sunday 23/09

Logs must show Call Sign, Frequency, UTC, Date, RS, Country, Points.
(KA2FYT 21330.0 1456 22/09 54 United States of America 1).

Scores will be one point for each station, with the final score being the total number of points x the total number of Countries logged.

Logs must reach Kenneth by 30th October 2012

21....Jamboree on the Air Contest

Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st October 2012

The object is to hear as many Amateur radio operated Scout (JOTA) stations as possible on all of the HF bands

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, RS, Scout Group, Country.

Scores will be one point per station, plus 5 bonus points for logging the GB4BVD call. The final score will be the total number of points x the total number of Countries logged (Countries count once only as the muliplier). /P and /M count for this contest

A Scout station can be logged once only on each band..

22....2nd CQWPX Weekend Prefix Contest

The Contest will run during the 2nd CQWW weekend contest between 0001hrs Saturday 27/10 upto 2359hrs Sunday 28/10.

The aim of the contest is to hear as many prefixes as possible on the Amateur bands.

Prefixes will count once only. ( GW4 on 80m will not count on any other band).

Scores will be one point each prefix, with the final score being the total points multiplied by the total Countries logged. (Countries only count once as a multiplier)

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Country Prefix, Points.
( DL2RTY 7056.0 1856 27/10 Germany DL2 1).

Logs must reach the Contest Manager by 10th December 2012

23....Worldwide HF Air Traffic Control Contest

The aim of the contest is to hear as many flights as possible on the HF Airbands. Flights can be logged once only.

The contest will run from 0000hrs Saturday 10/11 upto 2359hrs Sunday 11/11

Points will be 1 point for Airlines on the NAT frequencies, 2 points for all other Areas. The final score being all points added together x the total number of Air Traffic Control Areas logged (NAT A, NAT B, etc).

Logs must show Callsign/Flight, Mhz, UTC, Date, Airline, ATCC, points.
(BA253R 5616 2143 10/11 British A/W NAT A 1).

Entries must reach the contest manager before 15th December 2012.

24....Worked All Africa and Asia Contest

The aim of this contest is to hear up to five Amateur Radio stations per Country in as many Countries as possible on the Continent of  Africa or Asia on any of the HF bands.

The contest will run from 0001hrs Saturday 24/11 up to 2359hrs Sunday 25/11.

Logs must show Call Sign, Frequency, UTC, Date, RS, Country, Points.
(ZS3XXX 14223.0 2230 24/11 52 South Africa 1)

Scores will be one point for each station, with the final score being the total number of points x the total number of Countries logged.

Logs must reach Kenneth by 20th December 2012

25....Any Set Six Hours HF Amateur Radio Contest

The aim is to hear up to five stations per Country in as many Countries as possible during a time period of six hours (which can be in blocks of one hour) of your choice which can be between 0001hrs Saturday 08/12 and 2359hrs Sunday 09/12.

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, RS, Country Points.
(GW4OXB 21335.0 1257 08/12 55 Wales 1).

Scores will be one point for stations in own Continent and two points for all other QSOs, the final score being the total points multiplied by the total Countries (Countries count once only as the multiplier).

Entries must reach the contest manager before 20th January 2013.

26....South of the Equator Contest

The aim of this contest is to hear up to ten Amateur Radio stations per Country in as many Countries as possible located South of the Equator between: 0001 hrs Saturday December 15th to 2359 hrs Sunday December 16th

Logs must show Call Sign, Frequency, UTC, Date, RS, Country

( VK3FYT 21330.0 1456 15/12 54 Australia )

Scores will be one point for each stations, with the final score being the total number of points x the total number of Countries logged

Entries must reach the Contest Manager before January 30th 2013

 

27....CHRISTMAS 2012 DXCC CONTEST

Hear up to five Amateur Radio stations in each Country on the HF bands.

The Contest will run from 0001hrs Tuesday December 25th 2012 up to 2359hrs Friday December 28th 2012.
 

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, RS, Country, Points.
(PY2RRR 14233.0 1236 25/12 59 Brazil 2).

Scores will be 1 point for stations in your own Continent, 2 points for all other stations, with the final score being all points added together and then multiplied by the total number of Countries (Countries count once only as a multiplier).

Logs must reach Kenneth by January 30th 2013

 

Contest Manager

Kenneth Burnell M1DZT, M3ILA
27 Manners Gardens
Seaton Delaval
Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear NE25 0DW
(kenradio@btinternet.com)

Visit our Web Site

http://kenradio.co.uk

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CONTESTS ARE  HEARD ONLY (RX), BOTH SWL's AND  AMATEUR RADIO LICENCE HOLDERS  CAN SEND IN ENTRIES BUT ONLY AS LISTENERS (RX)

 

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