North American SSB Spirit Contest Delayed

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The North American SSB Sprint Contest, originally scheduled for 1st October 2017 (Saturday, September 30, in US time zones), has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.

“Our thoughts and wishes for an effective and orderly recovery from the recent weather events in the Caribbean and southern US, and the earthquake activity in Mexico have prompted us to postpone this weekend’s contest,” said NA SSB Sprint Committee Chairman Bob Hayes, KW8N. “As much as many enjoy this contest and were looking forward to participating in it this weekend, it is necessary and appropriate to give wide berth to the health-and-welfare communications now taking place on the amateur bands. We encourage all Amateur Radio operators to assist or donate to the recovery efforts through appropriate aid organizations.”

A new date for the NA SSB Sprint has not yet been determined.

Irish 2017 VHF/UHF Contest

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IRTS VHF/UHF Field Day takes place over the weekend of 1st and 2nd July, with contesting covering 5 bands 50, 70, 144, 432 and 1296 MHz.
 
The Open Section covers all 5 bands, and there is a Restricted Section for contesters operating on just one bands.
 
The contest, which runs for 24 hours from 14:00 UTC on Saturday, coincides with similar contests in the UK and continental Europe, so it provides a great opportunity to work some DX on the higher bands.
 
Note that this is a field day contest with site and power supply requirements for anyone entering.
 
Full Details - http://www.irts.ie/contests

RSGB Presidential Review of Contesting

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The report on the Review of Amateur Radio Contesting by RSGB President, Nick Henwood G3RWF, has been released  
 
Report Download - http://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/rsgb-notices/2017/05/03/report-on-progress-of-the-2015-presidential-review-of-contesting/