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VHF-UHF-SHF-EHF Contest News - DX Weekend 2013 Contest - Preliminary Results

It appears NZART InfoLine was a bit ahead of the WVHFG Webmaster. With apologies for the delay, the following is from Doug Ingham ZL2TAR, Contest Manager:

DX WEEKEND 2013 CONTEST
PRELIMINARY RESULTS AS AT THURSDAY 2013-02-28
Claimed scores are subject to Log cross-checks and Audit
Please report all errors to: zl2wa@clear.net.nz

Band Band
Callsign Locator Points Callsign Locator Points

6 m (51 MHz) 13 cm (2400 MHz)
ZL4AA RE54fe 380 ZL2BKC RF70br 4

Doug Gorman Memorial Frequency Measuring Contest 2012 – Results

The results of the NZART Doug Gorman Memorial Frequency Measuring Contest 2012 are presented below. These results are provisional and have been checked carefully but if you think an error has crept in please let NZART HQ know as soon as possible.

Propagation conditions this year did not favour precise measurement, but congratulations to winner Mike ZL4OL who did a brilliant job using off-the-air calibration.

The format of the results is Branch (if noted in contest entry) Name Call Average (Hz) Standard Deviation (Hz) Equipment and signals (if noted):

OVERALL

Doug Gorman Frequency Measuring Contest Monday 1st October 2012 at 2100 NZST - Note new date

The 60th annual NZART Doug Gorman Frequency Measuring Contest supported by the Wellington VHF Group will be held slightly later this year than usual on Monday 1st October 2012 at 2100 NZST.

The rules will be the same as last year based on feedback from contestants. Please read the rules carefully.

World Amateur Radio Day 2012 - 18 April

On the 18th of April, 2012, Radio Amateurs will celebrate the World Amateur Radio Day on the 87th Anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).

This year's theme for the World Amateur Radio Day is: "Amateur Radio Satellites: Celebrating 50 years in space" in remembrance of the launching of OSCAR 1 on the 12th of December 1961, and OSCAR 2 on the 2nd of June 1962.

Note: OSCAR stands for Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio.