From 2018 the VK Shires is an official WIA Contest and will count towards the Peter Brown Contest Champion Awards. Exchanges are VK Shires Codes and CQWW Zones Starts: 06.00 UTC Saturday, Ends: 06.00 UTC Sunday, 8th 9th June 2019 Contest Introduction ALL HF Bands available to Standard licencees - Modes are SSB and CW, stations can be worked once on each mode. EXPERIMENTAL RULE 2019 We will accept logs that contain Digital Modes however the exchange information is still required. AND THE MODE must be included. Probably easier to send digital file separately. Digital will be a separate stand alone category. The preferred mode is FT4 but what ever floats your boat. ROVER stations as well as portable entries make up part of the character of the VK Shires as well as the timing to take place over an East Coast Long Weekend.(Queens Birthday) LOGS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED IN CABRILLO FORMAT Aim Of The Contest The objectives of this contest are for amateurs around the world to contact as many VK shires as possible in the contest period. VK amateurs are to work the world including VK, whilst the rest of the world can only work VK. http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks/
