Diary of Strumble Head DX & Contest Group

18th July to August 1st 2009 - Including the IOTA Contest.

Team members will be on the air from the farm before the contest using the club call MC0SHL. We will then be back on the air for a few days after the contest again from the farm.

RSGB IOTA Contest 23rd to 27th July
The team will be on Ramsey Island (EU-124) for the contest. We will be setting up on the Thursday evening and Friday in readiness for the IOTA contest using MC0SHL. Then we will be on the air using MW9W in the contest itself. For more information on the island please visit the Blog, Links and Club House pages.

CQWW DX RTTY Contest 26/27th September 2009:

The club contest call M9W will be activated by Chris - G1VDP - from his home station during the contest. Bands and category to TBA

RSGB HF and IOTA Convention 9 - 11th October 2009:

Members of the group will be in attendance at this event. Please say hello to them and buy them a beer in the bar, if you ask nice they may even buy one back! 

21 - 27 October 2009:
The club call MC0SHL will be on the air for this week. We will be operating from the "club house" Farm on all bands as and when the antennas are erected in preparation for the CQWW Contest. Please call us and as this will be the official second anniversary of the club we will be celebrating on air with all our radio friends.

CQWW DX Phone Contest 2009 24 - 25 October 2009:
This is the big one. We will be on the air for the whole weeknd using the club contest call MW9W. This will be a Multi/Multi entry with all bands being on the air. We will be trying to beat our score from 2007, and again as this is where the group was born we will be celebrating on air as with the club call MC0SHL.

CQ WPX RTTY Contest February 2010:
Again as with the CQWW RTTY contest Chris -G1VDP - Will be activating the M9W call from his home. TBA on which category or band he will be on. Dates also to be advised.

Other activities to be announced