WRTC gets ever closer….
Welcome to week two hundred and forty three of NARC’s contest news
Next weekend we have CW NFD, once again running from Great Ellingham. On site too will be the station for the UK Six Meter group contest and Radio-Active will be running indoors. Please consider turning up to support this club activity.
Submissions or comments for this news to thedoctorphil@gmail.com. I particularly need any contest related photographs, you may be prepared to share, to head the news each week.
Contesting can be great fun but I know there’s a reluctance to step into unknown waters. It’s a great way of improving many aspects of our hobby including one’s own performance and the quality of your station. If you have any interest whatsoever please call in to the contest net on Friday evening at 9pm on 145.250MHz FM or speak to any of the regular contesters on 450. Or indeed email me!
Results:-
On VHF
The results of the 432MHz UKAC of 12th May were released on 22nd May. Four of us from NARC entered logs. In the open section Stewart G4AFF was 5th & Phil G4LPP was 9th. In the Restricted section Mike G4KQY was 83rd and Mike G4DYC was 89th. This gave NARC an overall score of 1,826 points and 8th place in this one. We are still 5th in this series at the moment. Link here to results
The results of the 144MHz FT8 AC 2h and 4h sections were released on 26th May. In the 2h Open section Roger, EI8KN was 3rd. In the 2h Restricted section Terry, G0BIX was 9th. In the 2h Low power section Colin, G0ODR was 2nd. In the 4h Restricted section G0BIX was 5th. Link here to 2h results
The results of the 432MHz FT8 AC of 13th May were also released on 26th May. G0BIX was 15th in the 2h Restricted section and 7th in the 4h Restricted section. Link to 2h results here
The results of the 70MHz CW contest of 10th May were released on28th May. In the open section G4LPP was 7th and G4AFF 8th. In the Restricted section EI8KN was 6th, G8VPE was 8th and G4DYC 9th. Link here to results
The current VHF championship placings are at this link here
In the overall UKAC we are currently 5th, but a long way behind Harwell in 4th. Link here
On HF
The results of the RSGB FT4 contest of 18th May are out. In the 100W UK single radio section Ted G4OZG was 10th, Kevin M0KKM was 25th & Terry G0BIX was 35th. Link here to results
Tracey 2E0CEY reports coming 18th in the BARTG 75 Baud sprint contest 2026:-
Link here to results of the BARTG 75 Sprint Contest 2026
This year’s HF championship results to date are at this link here
If people are entering other contests of whose results I am obviously unaware please e-mail me to let me know the outcome and I’ll mention it here.
Contests:-
On VHF
On Thursday 21st May the 70MHz UKAC ran. NARC managed 4 entries. G4LPP, G4PFZ, G8VPE and G4DYC. Unfortunately conditions were once again poor. Best DX here was GM4JTJ in IO86, G4PFZ worked M8VCC/P in IO70, G8VPE worked G4FZN/P in IO94 anf G4DYC using an unmatched vertical colinear also managed G4FZN/P. Link here to claimed scores
On Tuesday 26th May the SHF UKAC ran. I was intending to enter but having set up I found I could near nothing whatsoever. After much investigation including removing the transverter and PA from the tower I found the fault in a broken CoAx in the shack! Now 3 months without a decent entry in SHF. Hoping for better luck next time…
On HF
On Thursday 28th May the 80m CC CW contest ran. It has just finished as I write this. Conditions were pretty good apart from some strong static from a storm off the North Sea coast and activity was reasonable too. I know of 15 NARC stations who entered and there could be more. Some good scores were achieved with Stewart G4AFF topping our list with 154 claimed contacts. Overall it looks like we’ve done well again in this one. Link here to logs received
Please let me know if you were on in any other VHF or HF contests and I’ll put a summary in next week’s news.
Apologies if I have missed any emailed reports, some go to spam and some get lost in the huge quantity of junk mail! I try to be diligent!
Upcoming contests in the next 2 weeks (all times in UTC):-
On VHF / UHF / SHF
Before each of the 2m and 70cm UKACs there is an FM leg starting 1 hour before for 55 minutes. I hear almost no activity in this from here but others may have more luck! Rules etc on RSGBCC site.
% Tue 2nd Jun. 1900-2130 144MHz UKAC
% Wed 3rd Jun. 1700-2100 144MHz FT8 AC (2h and 4h sections)
% Sat 6th Jun. 1300 for 24h UKSMG Summer contest – link here to rules
% Tue 9th Jun. 1900-2130 432MHz UKAC
% Wed 10th Jun. 1700-2100 432MHz FT8 AC (2h and 4h sections)
% Thu 11th Jun. 1900-2130 50MHz UKAC
Also of interest for some on the vhf / uhf bands are the EU FT8 activity tests – see the following link more information. These are on the first (144 MHz), second (432MHz) and third (1.3GHz) Wednesdays of each month. 1700-2000 Hrs EU FT8 series website
On HF
% Sat 30th May 0000 to Sun 31st May 2359 CQ WW WPX CW – link to rules here
% Mon 1st Jun. 80m CC DATA
% Sat 6th Jun. 1500 for 24h – HF NFD CW – link here to rules
% Sat 6th Jun. 1500 to Sun 7th Jun. 1459 IARU Region 1 Field Day CW – NOTE running alongside RSGB CW Field day – link here to rules
% Sat 6th Jun. 0000-2359 VK Shires contest CW and SSB – link here for rules
% Sat 6th Jun. 0000 to Monday 8th Jun. 2359 PODXS 070 club 3 day weekend contest PSK31 – link here for rules
% Sat 6th Jun. 0000-1459 Tisza Cup contest CW (? also SSB) – link here to rules
% Sat 6th Jun. 1800 for 30 hours ARRL International Digital contest (no RTTY) – link here to rules
% Wed 10th Jun. 1900-2030 80m CC CW
See Link to WA7BNM for other contests not mentioned above. There are several to choose from!
Wednesdays throughout the year, CW OPS 1 hour mini tests 13:00, 19:00, Thurs 03:00 and 07:00, exchange Name and G if not a member or CW OPS number if you are a member.
See CWOPS website for more details.
Also on Fridays 2000 to 2100 and Mondays 0000 to 0100 each week CW OPS runs the K1USN slow speed CW contests. Any speed up to 20wpm is acceptable. For rules see :- CW OPs SST page these contests are open to anyone.
All RSGB contest rules and further details plus log submission at RSGB contest site
A link to John 2E0TWQ’s site’s Narc contest history page – 2E0TWQ’s NARC contest results page
Finally a new section as there doesn’t seem to be any other NARC pages dedicated to this; here is a list forwarded by Alan G8OO of the DX activity planned courtesy the ARI DX bulletin:-
till 31/05 A60PE: special callsign 1825
till 31/05 II4ROSA: special callsign 1809
till 31/05 LZ100LZ: special callsign 1826
till 31/05 S09S: Western Sahara 1821
till 31/05 SP1920KW: special callsign 1807
till 31/05 SX1FLY: special callsign 1827
till 31/05 SZ40A: special callsign 1818
till 15/06 5Z4/MM0ZBH: Kenya 1825
till 30/06 LZ370TL: special callsign 1809
till June 3X/YB3GIH: Guinea 1810
till June TL8BNW: Central African Republic 1813
till 11/07 CN2NQV: Morocco 1825
till 20/07 FO/F6BCW: Tikehau (OC-066), French Polynesia 1822
till 31/07 C21TS: Nauru (OC-031) 1813
till 31/07 DA200GVN: special callsign 1821
till 31/07 DM50GFS: special callsign 1821
till 06/08 ZL100C: special callsign 1789
till 30/09 9A10SOTA: special callsign 1795
till 30/09 YR100RC: special callsign 1820
till 10/11 PA50JT: special callsign 1803
till 31/12 9A44FF: special callsign 1808
till 31/12 9A69AA: special callsign 1809
till 31/12 CT100REP: special callsign 1810
till 31/12 DA100LH, DL100LH, DK100LH: special callsigns 1808
till 31/12 DA100TV and DL100TV: special callsigns 1808
till 31/12 DB100FT: special callsign 1807
till 31/12 DL25WIKI: special callsign 1807
till 31/12 DQ30GDXF: special callsign 1811
till 31/12 DR170TESLA: special callsign 1826
till 31/12 EM50AR: special callsign 1811
till 31/12 GB50PUNK: special callsign 1809
till 31/12 LU1DMZ/Z and LU1ZA: South Orkney Islands (AN-008) 1818
till 31/12 LZ75HSC: special callsign 1818
till 31/12 OT26B: special callsign 1821
till 31/12 PG75HSC: special callsign 1824
till 31/12 YT170TESLA: special callsign 1814
till 31/12 ZL100AA: special callsign 1823
till December VK0TBC: Casey Station, Antarctica 1812
till ??/?? 9M2/KM9D: Rebak Island (AS-058), West Malaysia 1817
09/05-10/05 KD7WPJ: Santa Cruz Island (NA-144) 1827
09/05-15/05 HK4/PY8WW: Tutumate Islands (SA-093) 1817
10/05-16/05 VB3COPS: special callsign 1827
10/05-19/05 TF/WE9G: Iceland (EU-021) 1826
12/05-22/05 OX3LX: Aasiaat Island (NA-134), Greenland 1827
12/05-31/07 II0NRG: special callsign 1826
13/05-16/05 YB1RQX/p, YB1RET/p, YC1RIK/p: Singkep Island (OC-107) 1827
13/05-21/05 V4/EI7BR, V4/EI8KN, V49B: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1827
13/05-22/05 A31AA: Tongatapu Island (OC-049), Tonga 1826
14/05-26/05 A35RS: Tongatapu (OC-049), Tonga 1827
15/05-16/05 JI3DST/6 and JA4GXS/6: Danjo Islands (AS-056) 1826
17/05-23/05 VB3EMS: special callsign 1827
18/05-22/05 PA/OR5R: Ameland Island (EU-038) 1827
19/05-08/06 3G0Z: Robinson Crusoe Island (SA-005), Juan Fernandez 1827
21/05-23/05 EJ6KP/p: Arranmore Island (EU-121) 1826
22/05-24/05 9M26ISX: special callsign (West Malaysia) 1827
22/05-29/01 2027 8J70JARE: special callsign 1825
23/05-30/05 ZC4RH: UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus 1827
25/05-29/05 ZD8KX: Ascension Island (AF-003) 1827
25/05-03/06 ZL7IO: Chatham Islands (OC-038) 1825
26/05-06/06 CP7DX: Bolivia 1827
27/05-08/06 PJ4CB: Bonaire (SA-006) 1827
May T31TTT: Central Kiribati 1822
May XR0Z: Alejandro Selkirk (SA-101), Juan Fernandez 1827
May-October HF0PAS: South Shetland Islands (AN-010) 1825
01/06-14/06 VJ2L: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) 1827
01/06-30/06 II4PRCE: special callsign 1809
01/06-30/06 SP1373JA: special callsign 1807
01/07-31/07 II4JAFL: special callsign 1809
01/07-31/07 SP1183JO: special callsign 1807
01/07-31/08 LZ67PP: special callsign 1809
04/07-07/07 RI1PC: Chaichiy Island (EU-160) 1823
12/07-16/07 RI0BW: Vize Island (AS-055) 1823
18/07-21/07 RI0BU: Uyedineniya Island (AS-057) 1823
23/07-26/07 RI0BI: Isachenko Island (AS-050) 1823
01/08-31/08 II4KEMP: special callsign 1809
01/08-31/08 SP1905MFK: special callsign 1807
01/09-15/09 RI1FJL: Heiss Island (EU-019), Franz Josef Land 1812
01/09-30/09 II4PAGE: special callsign 1809
01/09-30/09 SP1373AB: special callsign 1807
01/09-31/10 LZ936BA: special callsign 1809
30/09-11/10 9T0MD: Democratic Republic of the Congo 1825
01/10-31/10 II4NTTI: special callsign 1809
01/10-31/10 SP1550SK: special callsign 1807
29/10-13/11 KH8A: Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa 1827
01/11-30/11 II4GCLB: special callsign 1809
01/11-30/11 SP1234KK: special callsign 1807
01/11-31/12 LZ911TD: special callsign 1809
10/11-19/11 C8K: Mozambique 1823
November ZK3: Tokelau (OC-048) 1822
01/12-31/12 II4SLRI: special callsign 1809
01/12-31/12 SP1835JK: special callsign 1807
February 2027 3Y0L: Peter I Island (AN-004) 1823
March 2027 VP0SG: South Georgia Island (AN-007) 1827
425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: https://www.425dxn.org/73 until next week,
Phil G4LPP