On Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1930UTC to 2230UTC, using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.


Next Sunday, the 28th, the First 70MHz Cumulative Contest runs from 1000 to 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Tuesday the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 1955UTC. It is followed by the all-mode UK 2m Activity Contest from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange for both is signal report, serial number and locator.



On Wednesday the 144MHz FT8 Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. The exchange is signal report and your 4-character locator.

Sunday the 14th, the second 70MHz Cumulative Contest runs from 1000UTC to 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.


On Tuesday the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. The 70MHz UK Activity Contest is on Thursday also from 2000 to 2230UTC. Both are all modes and the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Tuesday, the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1930 to 2230UTC. Using the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Sunday the 4th of April the First 70MHz contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Monday the IRTS 70cm Counties Contest runs from 1300 to 1330UTC. It is followed by the IRTS 2m Counties Contest from 1330 to 1500UTC. Both contests are FM and SSB and the exchange is signal report and serial number. Irish stations also give their county.

On Tuesday, the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. It is followed by the all-mode 144MHz UK Activity Contest from 1900 to 2130UTC. The exchange for both is signal report, serial number and locator.


The 144MHz FT8 Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC on Wednesday. The exchange is signal report and your 4-character locator.


On Thursday, the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.


Sunday, the 11th, is a busy day for contests. The First 50MHz contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC and uses all modes. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The UK Microwave Group second Low Band contest runs from 1000 to 1600UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

With different part of the UK having different lockdown restrictions, please make sure you follow the appropriate rules. Several contests now accept portable entries, so please check the contest rules. Above all, please follow relevant national and local restrictions.

Home QTH contest
Today, Easter Monday, IRTS is running a one-hour 'Home QTH' contest on 2 metres, starting at 3.00pm local time.

This replaces the traditional Easter Monday Counties Contest, which has been cancelled this year due to the current travel restrictions. This year's contest is a distance-scoring event and has SSB/FM mixed mode and FM only sections, as well as an SWL section. See www.irts.ie/contests for full details.

Also, a quick reminder from the Contest Manager that Tuesday next, 6th April, is the deadline for logs for the recent 80 metres Evening Counties contest: send your log to irts.contests/at/gmail/dot/com