Contest

摘要

Octorber brings plenty of interest to the HF contester, starting with the RSGB's HF International HF Convention at Egham on 11 - 13 October. This always provides an excellent opportunity for contesters and DXers to get together, tell tall stories and attend some fascinating presentations. We hope to see you there. On the air, of course, the highlight for many people will be CQ WW SSB on 26 / 27 October. No matter what the size of your station, this represents a great opportunity to try a new antenna and make some contacts all around the globe. If you are a serious (or not so serious) competitor, there are many categories to choose from. Whatever you do, I hope you have fun! Closer to home, the RSGB runs the21/28MHz SSB and CW events on 6 and 20 October respectively. Many overseas stations support these events, so please try to get on and make sure that they have someone to work other than the 'serious' entrants. The Autumn EU Sprints are held on 5 October (SSB) and 12 October (CW). As we noted a couple of months ago, UK interest in these events is rising, so let's do our best to support them again this timearound, although of course, the CW event does clash with the HF Convention.