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 simultaneous national competitions. Stations from outside Scandinavia may also participate in the NAC as a separate Open class. The NAC is arranged on Tuesdays (144, 432, 1296 MHz & Microwave) and Thursdays (28, 50 & 70 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 for Norway on the LA1KKA website. EDR of Denmark organizes the NAC both in domestic and international class, see the website of the VHF committee of EDR.

Participation of LA0BY

I participate frequently in the 144 MHz NAC from an excellent location near the city of Oslo. My distance range for flat band is up to 900 km. Normally I listen a lot and sometimes call as well. The probability for Aurora is highest at the beginning of the contest during winter and towards the end during summer. For CQ calls I often use the frequency 144.075 MHz in CW, and 144.340 MHz for SSB.

I may participate also in the 70 cm, 23 cm and Microwave (3 cm) legs of the NAC, providing the propagation could be better than usual. My usual calling frequencies on these bands are 432.040 MHz and 1296.185 MHz, respectively. My equipment is all optimized for portable operation, means easy setup and short cable lengths (low losses!).

Schedules may be arranged for long distance tests, please SMS your proposal to +47-90441132 or look for me on the ON4KST-Chat.

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.