IARU ATV Contest 2025

[G3GJA]

The 2025 IARU ATV Contest will be held over the weekend of the 14th and 15th June, starting at 1200UTC on Saturday through to 1800UTC on Sunday.

Rules, Entry Forms and details can be found here: https://wiki.batc.org.uk/IARU_ATV_contest

Note that the date given in the RSGB News on the 1st June is wrong!

Clive G3GJA

[M0DTS]

I plan to be active both days, two sites on the North Yorkshire Moors.

Saturday 14th June 1pm - 7pm local: IO94MJ - all bands 70cm>24GHz.

Sunday 15th June 8am - 4pm local: IO94LI - All bands 70cm>24GHz.

As always, Contest and non-Contest activity welcome!

73

Rob
M0DTS

[radiogareth]

I'm hoping to be active all bands 70cms - 24GHz, hopefully from Woldingham IO91XH if the farmer has field availability, otherwise I'll try for Walbury Hill again. Both days fixed, not roving.
Gareth

[G0ATW]

I will be out portable in the lincolnshire wolds near Caistor, if the weather is OK. From home if its poor weather conditions.
70cms only if portable to keep things simple.
73s John.

[G4HTZ]

May be around Saturday afternoon/ evening on 70cms only …18 ele , mast head pre amp , 150w

Won’t be on Sunday as it’s Father’s Day and get bombarded with kids and grandchildren


JO02GB52
North Essex / Suffolk border

[radiogareth]

Minor change of plan, I'll be active on the Saturday only as my field access has risen to £50 a day.......
So IO91XG98DW.....

[g8gtz]

I plan to be on 70cms from home (IO91KF) on 70cms to give away a few points - times TBD.

I also plan to go out from a couple of sites in IO91 and pick up a few points on 10 / 24 / 47 and 76 GHz.

Skeds welcome

73
Noel

[M0DTS]

Update...

I will be at IO94MJ Saturday but may not be able to get to a site which can see south.
So... don't expect to see me on Saturday afternoon if you are to my south, sorry.
I hope to move site around 6pm if tests go well, if so then I'll probably be be active after 9pm from the other site, IO94LI, and all Sunday which is good to the south.

Rob

[g4saq]

I'm going to try to get to IO90lu on Saturday afternoon (Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth). I will have 2m, 70 cms and 23 cms. It's a first time for me so please be patient!
73,
Russ.

[g8gtz]

Well that was a mixed bag - got the feeling the UK award is heading North again this year

On Saturday I went out to work Gareth G4XAT on 4 bands above 3.4GHz over an 86km path which we have worked before - unfortunately Gareth parked in a difference place this which just happened to be behind a tree and so we couldn't even make it on 10GHz narrow band I'll let Gareth tell the rest of his sorry tale...

Played on 70cms at home on Sunday morning and managed to receive Rob up on the North Yorkshire Moors on 70cms - he didn't receive me due the dreaded Fylingdales radar. I also worked Mike G8LES on 70cms and received him on 23cms.

On Sunday afternoon I went out and worked Neil G4LDR from 3 locations on 24 and 47GHz but failed on 76GHz, probably due to an equipment failure. Photo is 47GHz over 36km path.

It's worth taking a look at DXspot.tv https://dxspot.batc.org.uk/ to see how much activity there was in Europe - including 51MHz contacts between Sciliy and the Netherlands! It's time we got our act together in the UK - where were you all?

Noel - G8GTZ

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