The IARU Intruder Watch Service (IARU IWS) Newsletter November 2025 is now available.
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The provisional results of the 50 MHz CW/SSB Contest are available on the IARU R1 VHF+ Contest Robot:
You can also take a look at your UBNs by clicking on Participants button!
We evaluated 508 different logs coming from 40 different countries, for a total of 32.597 QSOs.
The winner in the Single Op. category is ED5R with 362 QSOs and 593k points; the Multi Op. category winner is the team Z3A with 311 QSOs and 482k points; the 6 Hours category winner is the team YL2PJ with 175 QSOs and 293k points.
The complaining period will end on December 16th, and after that results will be final.
For any further requests please write to Alex IV3KKW [Contest WG Chair].
The IARU Intruder Watch Service (IARU IWS) Newsletter October 2025 is now available.
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The ARRL have requested operators in IARU region 2 to avoid emergency frequencies likely to be in use by emergency communications groups during this weekend which is the CQ WW SSB contest.
The full article is at;
The frequencies specifically requested to be avoided are;
40 meters: 7.198 MHz and 7.098 MHz
20 meters: 14.198 MHz
and if their Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) activates, they will be operating on:
14.325 MHz
7.268 MHz ( not an issue in IARU Region 1 ).
Please keep clear of the frequencies stated and be aware of possible emergency or health-and-welfare traffic on nearby frequencies.
The IARU Intruder Watch Service (IARU IWS) Newsletter September 2025 is now available.
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