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WINTERHEAT Simplex Contest Runs Through January
December 23, 2024In its 6th year, WINTERHEAT is a month long simplex contest active January 1 through January 31. The event encourages hams to get on the air and accumulate as many VHF/UHF simplex contacts as possible. The 2024 event saw 785 participants make over 214,000 contacts.
Contacts are to be made via FM voice, including digital voice modes such as DMR, Fusion, and D-STAR.
Visit Ham Active to register.
Source: Ham Active open_in_new
RAC Canada Winter Contest December 28th
December 22, 2024The RAC Winter Contest will take place for a 24 hour period beginning at 0:00 UTC on December 28th. Modes include CW and Phone and will take place on the following bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6 and 2 metres.
Scoring:
- Canada QSOs: 10 points
- RAC QSOs: 20 points
- Outside Canad QSOs: 2 points
Additional details and rules may be found on the RAC website [PDF].
Source: RAC open_in_new
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