LAØBY
JO59IX
QRV in Nordic Activity Contests (NAC)
LA0BY, last updated August 2005
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LAØBY JO59IX QRV in Nordic Activity Contests (NAC) LA0BY, last updated August 2005 |
General info on NAC
The Nordic Activity Contest is a 4 h contest that is very popular in Scandinavia and beyond. Initially it was limited to Nordic stations, but nowadays several countries outside Scandinavia have scheduled simultatenous national competitions. Stations from outside Scandinavia may also participate in the NAC as a separate Open class. The NAC is arranged on Tuesdays (144 MHz & up) and Thursdays (28 & 50 MHz), between 19-23 local time (CET). This corresponds to 18-22 UTC during Winter time and 17-21 UTC during Summer time.
You can find the contest rules and results on the following websites:
Denmark & Open class: VHF committee of EDR
Participation of LA0BY
I participate in almost every 144 MHz NAC from an excellent location near the city of Oslo. The distance range for flat band is up to 900 km. The antenna will be swept into different directions according to the following time schedule:
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Local time (LT) |
QTF |
Beaming to country |
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19:00 - 19:30 |
180 (S) |
DL, OZ, PA |
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19:30 - 20:00 |
135 (SE) |
LY, SM7, SP |
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20:00 - 20:30 |
90 (E) |
ES, OH1-3, SM0, YL |
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20:30 - 21:00 |
135 (SE) |
LY, SM7, SP |
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21:00 - 21:30 |
180 (S) |
DL, OZ, PA |
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21:30 - 22:00 |
90 (E) |
ES, OH1-3, SM0, YL |
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22:00 - 22:30 |
45 (NE) |
OH6, SM3 |
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22:30 - 23:00 |
135 (SE) |
LY, SM7, SP |
In case of special propagation I may deviate from the schedule. Note the probability for Aurora is highest at the beginning of the contest. The frequency for CQ calls in CW is
144.075 MHz. In SSB the calling frequency will be around 144.350 MHz. I may participate in the 70 cm, 23 cm and Microwave (3 cm) legs of the NAC as well. My usual calling frequencies on these bands are 432.040 MHz and 1296.185 MHz, respectively. My equipment is optimised for portable operation.Schedules may be arranged for long distance tests, please SMS your proposal to +47-90441132 or email to
la0by@darc[spamremove].de
A note on my callsign: In Norway we are not required to use CALL/p for temporary hilltop operations. From May 2002 I am using the call LA0BY when operating from JO59 square. If you hear LA0BY/p I will be operating from another square.