{"id":121,"date":"2019-12-17T10:37:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T10:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:44:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:44:29","slug":"vhf-uhf-ft8-activity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/vhf-uhf-ft8-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"VHF-UHF FT8 Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/vhf-uhf-ft8-activity\/ft8-activity-log-upload\/\"><strong>Log Upload<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/vhf-uhf-ft8-activity\/vhf-uhf-ft8-activity-received-logs-144-mhz\/\"><strong>Received Logs <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/vhf-uhf-ft8-activity\/results-144-mhz\/\"><strong>Results by Rounds<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/vhf-uhf-ft8-activity\/vhf-uhf-ft8-activity-combined-results-144-mhz\/\"><strong>General Results <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4dcaff2bc34945ee900dddf0a7ca7728\"><strong>NEWS from 2024: <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3017470c0ef9bf8d3415d85508ff2786\">\n<li><strong>FT4 qsos are accepted on 2m and 70cm<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Low power limit has been changed for 70cm. It&#8217;ll be 75 W<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scoring: One (1) point per unique callsign worked (regardless the mode)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purpose:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> VHF -UHF FT8 Activity is an \u201cOPEN\u201d contest, for promoting FT8 &amp; FT4 activity on the 2m, 70 cm and 23 cm bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\tAn increased activity will provide the possibility of working new DXCC\nor squares, also can make use of short-lived propagation or even detect\ngreat openings which otherwise can go unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Who can participate?<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each and every ham radio with a valid license, who accepts the present set of rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Contest days<\/strong>: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0from January to December 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Every <strong>first<\/strong> Wednesday of each month for the 2m band (FT8:144.174 MHz  ; FT4:144.170 MHz )<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Every <strong>second<\/strong> Wednesday of each month for the 70cm band (FT8: 432.174 MHz; FT4 432.170MHz)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every <strong>third<\/strong>&nbsp;Wednesday of each month for the 23 cm band (according to each mode)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\">\n    <table class=\"\">\n        <thead>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:150px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Round <\/th>\n                <th style=\"width:130px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 144 MHz <\/th>\n                <th style=\"width:130px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 432 Mhz <\/th>\n                <th style=\"width:130px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 1296 Mhz <\/th>\n\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 1 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Jan 7 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Jan 14 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Jan 21 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 2 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Feb 4 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Feb 11 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Feb 18 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 3 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mar 4 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mar 11 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mar 18 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 4 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Apr 1 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Apr 8 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Apr 15 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 5 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> May 6 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> May 13 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> May 20 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 6 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> June 3 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> June 10 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> June 17 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 7 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> July 1 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> July 8 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> July 15 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 8 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Aug 5 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Aug 12 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Aug 19 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 9 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Sep 5 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Sep 12 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Sep 19 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 10 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Oct 7 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Oct 14 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Oct 21 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 11 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Nov 4 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Nov 11 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Nov 18 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"row\"> Round 12 <\/th>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Dec 2 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Dec 9 <\/td>\n                <td style=\"width:100px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Dec 16 <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Round period:<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">17:00 to 21:00 UTC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Modes:<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">             2m: FT8 144.174 Mhz  FT4 :144.170 MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">            70 cm FT8 432.174 Mhz   FT4: 432.170 MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 23 cm : FT8 or any other Digital Mode<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Categories<\/strong>: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Low Power :     LP<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; 2m &lt; 100 watts at any time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 70cm &lt; 75 watts at any time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 23 cm &lt;10 watts at any time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; HP<\/strong>=High Power<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Exchange: <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Callsign and main grid locator (4 characters, e.g., KN15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Multipliers:<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The multiplier is the number of different main grid locators worked per round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Scoring:<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> One (1) point per unique callsign worked. Multiply total points with the total number of grid locators (GL) worked. All QSOs validated through the crosscheck of received logs (callsign, grid locator) will be scored. Likewise, the QSO with a station that did not send the log will be scored, if that station appears at least in another received log, and in the simple majority of the logs received, the station in question appears with the same grid locator. If a callsing appears only in one log, this is an \u201cunique\u201d and will be validated. In this case additional proof may be requested. (ALL.TXT, decode history)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please help us validate as many QSO`s as possible by spreading the news about this activity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Awards <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certificates will be awarded to the top scoring station in each category\/band and in each country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Logs:<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only electronic logs in ADIF format files are accepted, separately for each band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\tLogs file name should be like: callsign.adi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Logs must be upload in maximum 5 (five) days from the end of each  round. Logs received later than 5 (five) days will not be included in the results, but can be used as check-logs.  Received logs list will be posted on the  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/vhf-uhf-ft8-activity-3\/ft8-activity-received-logs\/\">Received Logs  page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Round results and aggregate<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Results table for each round and also the aggregated <strong>best results from eight rounds<\/strong>, will be posted on the contest webpage&nbsp; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft8Activity.eu\">www.VHFdx.ro<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Final Results:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> <\/strong>Final results will be posted at the end of the contest, after 20 of December, for the following categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\t&nbsp;&#8211; 144 MHz LP Single &#8211; General and by DXCC,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\t&#8211; 144 MHz HP Single &#8211; General and by DXCC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> &#8211; 144 MHz  Multi General and by DXCC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">  &#8211; 432 MHz LP Single &#8211; General and by DXCC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\t&#8211; 432 MHz HP Single &#8211; General and by DXCC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> &#8211; 432 MHz  Multi General and by DXCC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> -1296 Mhz LP Single &#8211; General and by DXCC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> -1296 Mhz HP Single &#8211; General and by DXCC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t<strong>Remarks:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use the standard FT8 mode. Don&#8217;t use the VHF Contest mode!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Using multiple simultaneous signals (fox mode or similar) is forbbiden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\tThere are no penalties for dupe QSOs, they just won\u2019t be counted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\tUse of DX clusters are allowed in every category; however, self-spotting is forbidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\tIt is also allowed to use ON4KST chat, for skeds only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\tUnacceptable examples for communications on chat-channels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\t&#8211; &#8220;I only need the final rogers..&#8221;;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\t&#8211; &#8220;you are -19db&#8221;;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\t&#8211; &#8220;I copy you. Please continue &#8220;;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\tWe are confident you are respecting DX Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\tAny sugestions are welcome: <a href=\"mailto:ft8@ft8activity.eu\">ft8@ft8activity.eu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> QSO BANAT Association, YO2KQT<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS from 2024: Purpose: VHF -UHF FT8 Activity is an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/vhf-uhf-ft8-activity\/\">Read More<i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1285,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-121","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3665,"href":"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121\/revisions\/3665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}