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    CONTESTING

    Jul 01, 2020 6 minutes
    BY DAVID SIDDALL,* K3ZJ

    Plus … RSGB IOTA Contest Modifications for COVID-19 Concerns, Second Annual Worldwide Digital Contest, CQ Magazine Contest Hall of Fame Honorees

    As this is being written, it is impossible to know whether contesters in various countries will remain in a stage of COVID-19 lockdown for the rest of the summer contest season and into the fall. There is great variation in both the spread of the disease and the measures being used to counteract it. There is even more variation with the activities that individuals, including contesters, feel comfortable resuming.

    No matter what the situation may be in any particular locality on any contest weekend, it is apparent that in-person multiple-operator contesting likely will continue to be severely restricted through the summer in many (not all) countries. Restrictions on border crossings also may not be completely lifted by the fall contest season. It is apparent that there is no universal rule to apply to the situation.

    Hopefully, ham radio contesting provides an escape from boredom and seclusion if that is your situation.

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