[UK-CONTEST] IARU Contest

[Paul O'Kane]

The IARU HF Championship takes place from 12:00 Saturday
10th 11:59 UTC Sunday 11th July.  There are CW-only,
SSB-only and mixed-mode classes on the 6 contest bands
from 160-10m, with HP, LP (150w) and QRP (5w) sections.

Rules at www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship

Work everyone.  Exchange 59(9) + ITU Zone (or Society
initials from IARU Society HQ stations).  The ITU Zone
for the UK is 27.

Mults are Zones by band, but not separately by mode,
and HQ stations by band - in effect, HQ stations are
country mults.

UK entrants are encouraged to work their HQ station
GR2RS on all possible bands and modes, to qualify for
individual and club awards. www.gr2hq.com/awards1.htm.

You'll see there that SDCHECK has been updated to
facilitate applications for these awards.  If you
are using a pre-V15.00 version of SD (free from
www.rsgbcc.org/hf/sd.shtml, you can get an updated
SDCHECK from www.ei5di.com/sd/sdcheck.zip.

The World Radio Team Championships take place during
this contest.  Some 50 WRTC teams, operating under Field
Day conditions from sites near Moscow, are anxious to
work everyone.  They are easy to recognise from their
special callsigns - 4 characters beginning with R3,
followed by a number and a letter - see
www.wrtc2010.ru/?id=51&idp=39.  There are awards for
working them - www.wrtc2010.ru/?id=51&idp=29.
The UK team is Andy G4PIQ and Dave G4BUO
http://www.wrtc2010.ru/?id=51&idp=12

In addition, the WRTC organisers would like copies
of your log, within 6 hours of the end of the contest,
to help with adjudication - www.wrtc2010.ru/?id=69 

For your IARU Contest entry, send your Cabrillo log
to iaruhf at iaru.org.

73,
Paul EI5DI