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 31/12/08and 2359hrs 01/01/09

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 2009

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 10/01 to 2359hrs 11/01.

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Airline, Points Claimed.
(BA115 5598 1030 10/01 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 10th 2009.

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 24/01 up to 2359hrs 25/01.

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 2009.

The aim being to hear as many flights as possible on the VHF Air Bands. between 0001hrs February 7th  and 2359hrs February 8th.

Flights can be logged once only.

Logs must show Flight, MHZ, UTC, Date, Airline, Points.
(BA119 124.200 1538 07/02 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 2009.

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 21st and 2359hrs 22nd 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 21/02 Hungary 1).

Entries must reach Kenneth by March 30th 2008.

ARRL Weekend DXCC Contest

The Contest will run during the ARRL weekend contest from 0001hrs 07/03 up to 2359hrs 08/03.

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 07/03 Germany 1).

Logs must reach the Contest Manager by April 15th 2009.

CQWPX Weekend Prefix Contest

The Contest will run during the CQWW weekend contest from 0001hrs 29/03 up to 2359hrs 30/03. 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 30/03 Germany DL2 1).

Logs must reach the Contest Manager by 30th April 2009.

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 13/03 Germany 1).

The contest will run from 0001hrs 10th April up to 2359hrs 13th April

Entries must reach the Contest Manager by 15th May 2009
(Results will be on the web site).

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 24th April and the 29th April (Saturday to Friday).

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, RS, Country, Points.
(GW4OXB 21335.0 1257 24/04 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 May 30th 2009.

May Bank Holiday VHF Airband Contest

The aim being to hear as many flights as possible on the VHF Air Bands between 0001hrs Saturday 1st and 2359hrs Monday 4th  May.
Flights can be logged once only.

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Airline Points.
(BA119 124.200 1538 03/05 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 15h June 2009.

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 23/05 up to 2359hrs on 24/05 (Saturday and Sunday)

Logs to show Callsign, Mhz, UTC, Date, State, Points.
(WA1DDD 14222.0 2216 23/05 New York)
(KL7RTY 21212.0 1236 23/05 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 2009.

The aim of this Contest is to hear as many Selcalls as possible on the HF air bands between 0001hrs on June 6th upto 2359hrs 7th June (Saturday and Sunday).

Logs must show Selcall, Flight No, Frequency, UTC, Date, Airline, Points.
(BPFH, AA106, 5616 0845, 07/06, 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 2009.

The aim of this contest is to hear one station per area from as many UK postcode areas as possible between 0001hrs 20/06 and 2359hrs 21/06 (Saturday and Sunday)

Only the first part of the postcode are needed, e.g NE25, CW1, etc.
Only one station allowed in each area.

Scores will be 1 point per station, with the final score being the total points mulitplied by the total number of post code districts logged.

NE25 is a area, NE is a district.

Log must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Area, District, Points.
(M1DZT 21335.0 1234 21/06 NE25 NE 1).

Entries must reach the contest manager by 25th July 2009.

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 4h July and 2359hrs 5th 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 callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, Country, Points.
( HA2DRE ?????? 1645 05/07 Hungary 1).

Entries to reach Kenneth by the 15th August 2009.

The above Contest will run from 0001hrs 25/07 up to 2359hrs 26/07 (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 25/07 Seaton Delaval EU005 1).

Entries must reach Kenneth before 10th September 2009.

The aim being to hear as many flights as possible on the VHF/HF Air Bands. between 0001hrs 01/08 and 2359hrs 02/08
(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 02/08 British A/W 01 - ).
(BA119 5598 1830 02/8 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 15th September 2008.

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 14/08 up to 0800hrs 17/08. (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 16/08 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 25th September 2009. If unable to name the Lighthouse the number will do.

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 29/08 up to 2359hrs 30/08 (Saturday and Sunday).

Logs must show Call Sign, Frequency, UTC, Date, RS, Country.
(VK3FYT 21330.0 1456 30/08 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 2009.

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 10/09.
 

                                                    From                Upto                        Stations with number shown in callsign.

0001hrs 05/09/08 2359hrs 06509/08     1
0001hrs 06/09/08 2359hrs 0609/08     2
0001hrs 07/09/08 2359hrs 07/09/08     3
0001hrs 08/09/08 2359hrs 08/09/08     4
0001hrs 09/09/08 2359hrs 09/09/08     5
0001hrs 10/09/08 2359hrs 10/09/08     6
    0001hrs 11/09/08 2359hrs 11/09/08     7&8
0001hrs 12/09/08 2359hrs 12/09/08     9
0001hrs 13/09/08 2359hrs 13/09/08     0

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, RS, Country, Points
( GW4OXB 7068.0 1854 09/09/08 Wales 1).

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 2009.

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 26/09 up to 2359hrs 27/09 (Saturday and Sunday)

Logs must show Call Sign, Frequency, UTC, Date, RS, Country, Points.
(KA2FYT 21330.0 1456 27/09 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 2009

Jamboree on the Air Contest

The object is to hear as many Amateur radio operated Scout (JOTA) stations as possible on all of the HF bands between 0001hrs 17/10 and 2359hrs 18/10 (Sat/Sun).

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.
Log must reach the contest manager before 30th November 2009.

2nd CQWPX Weekend Prefix Contest

The Contest will run during the 2nd CQWW weekend contest between 0001hrs 24/10 upto 2359hrs 25/10.

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 25/10 Germany DL2 1).

Logs must reach the Contest Manager by 10th December 2009

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 07/11 upto 2359hrs 08/11 (Sat/Sun).

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 07/11 British A/W NAT A 1).

Entries must reach the contest manager before 15th December 2009.

Worked All Africa 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 on any of the HF bands.

The contest will run from 0001hrs 21/11 up to 2359hrs 22/11 (Saturday and Sunday).

Logs must show Call Sign, Frequency, UTC, Date, RS, Country, Points.
(ZS3XXX 14223.0 2230 21/11 52 South Africa (AS) 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 2009

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 05/12 and 2359hrs 06/12 (Saturday and Sunday).

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, RS, Country Points.
(GW4OXB 21335.0 1257 06/12 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 2010.

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 December 19th to 2359 hrs December 20th

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

( VK3FYT 21330.0 1456 19/12 54 Australia )

Entries must reach the Contest Manager before January 30th 2010

CHRISTMAS 2009 DXCC CONTEST

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

The Contest will run from 0001hrs December 22nd 2009 up to 2359hrs December 28th 2009 (Monday to Friday).

Logs must show Callsign, MHZ, UTC, Date, RS, Country, Points.
(PY2RRR 14233.0 1236 24/12 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 2010.