The UKSMG Winter Marathon Rules

The UKSMG welcomes you to the UKSMG Winter Marathon
  • The objective is to work jas many grid squares as possible on the Six Metre band
    between 01 December 2024 at 00:00 UTC and 31 January 2025 ending at 23:59 UTC.
  • The UKSMG Winter Marathon is open to ALL amateur radio operators world-wide. (UKSMG membership is NOT required.)
  • Through this Winter Marathon, the UKSMG aims to promote and encourage activity on the Six Metre band.

A. Sections
  1. World
  2. Africa
  3. Asia
  4. Europe
  5. North America
  6. Oceania
  7. South America
  8. Antarctica

Notes:
  1. Single Operator Only
  2. There will be a separate listing for each class
  3. The World Section table is compiled from each of the Sections and entry into this Section is automatic.


B. QSOs
  1. All modes are permitted.
  2. Use of the DX cluster and chat/forums is permitted to arrange QSOs
  3. QSOs made via active or passive reflectors (repeaters or EME) are not permitted.
  4. WSPR exchanged reports are not permitted.
  5. Meteor scatter or digital modes are allowed so long as all details are exchanged this way.
  6. All licence conditions must be observed.
  7. The use of 'ROBOTS' or any other means of automated QSO is not permitted.
  8. Remote Station control is allowed as long as the operator is in direct control of the station, i.e. operators must be physically present at the transmitter or remote control terminal to operate it.
  9. Each claimed contact must include real-time direct initiation by the operator on both sides of the contact.

C. Scoring
  • A point is awarded for each unique 4-digit grid square worked.
    The station with the highest number of grid squares worked in each section is the winner of that section.
  • Your section is determined by the region you are operating in.
    Your region is defined in your UKSMG Website profile.
    Click here to edit your profile.

D. Entries
  • To participate in the Winter Marathon, each contestant must be a registered user of the UKSMG website.
    Registration is free and only takes a few moments. To login or register Click Here.
    UKSMG Membership is not required.
  • The UKSMG website will determine the grid squares worked from your uploaded log entry.
  • All logged callsigns and grid squares can be viewed by all other competitors.
  • Current Updated results can be viewed in real-time at:
  • Only ADIF logs submitted online are accepted.
  • Upon issues arising, the Adjudicator's decision is final.

E. Log Submission
  • All logs must be submitted on-line in ADIF format with a file extension of .adi
  • A complete log for the contest period must be uploaded.
    Each upload either overwrites or appends to any previous upload.
  • Incorrect log entries can be overwritten by uploading a new ADIF file.
  • Logs must be submitted via the UKSMG on-line log submission tool.
  • Any Contacts made in any other Six Metre contests during the UKSMG Winter Marathon contest period will count for points provided that they meet the QSO exchange criteria.
  • All logs must be submitted via the UKSMG website by 16th January 2023.

    Click on this button to upload your log :
 
  • Only ADIF version 2 files with the file extension .adi are accepted. Only the following ADIF fields are used, all other fields in your ADIF log will be ignored :

    Mandatory ADIF Fields :
    Date, Time, Band, DX callsign and DX gridsquare as a minimum in ADIF format
    (QSO_DATE, TIME_ON, BAND, CALL, GRIDSQUARE)

    Optional ADIF Fields :
    TX Mode, Propagation Mode, Frequency, Home Grid Square, Report Sent, Report Received
    MODE, PROP_MODE, FREQ, OWN_GRIDSQ, MY_GRIDSQUARE, RST_SENT, RST_RCVD (See Notes)

    Notes:
    If your grid square is not present in your ADIF file or the value is empty, we will use the gridsquare stored in your UKSMG website profile.
    Contest identification for the UKSMG Winter Marathon is supported in ADIF Version 3.0.4 onwards. Expected value in the ADIF Contest-ID tag is "UKSMG-6M-MARATHON".

    Further information on the UKSMG ADIF file format may be found by clicking here


    How do I create an ADIF file if I don't use a logging program?
    If you need to create an ADIF log file and you don't have a logging program that can export ADIF, you can download W1HJK's FLog program. FLog is part of the excellent FLdigi digital communications program, but the FLog program will run on it's own. FLog is available for PC, Mac and Linux and may be downloaded by clicking on this link.
    There are many other software packages available for logging your contacts. Please see the DXZone website for a comprehensive list.

    Alternatively try try DF3CB's Fast Log Entry program. Works on any Windows PC and Linux under Wine. Go HERE for more details.

For all correspondence relating to this contest, please email the UKSMG Contest Manager

Table & Marathon Leaders

Winter 2024 Marathon - Top 5
Legacy Modes
1G0GGG9Grids
2EI8KN6
View the rules and full results
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Winter 2024 Marathon - Top 5
Digital Modes
1ZL1RS236Grids
2G0GGG181
3VK3ZAZ85
4EI8KN56
5DB2CLK12
View the rules and full results
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All-time Countries Table - Top 5
1IK0FTA266 Terr.QSOs
2SV1DH263
3ON4IQ260
4ON4GG259
5IK5YJY253
View the full All-time table
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2025 Countries Table - Top 5
1PY2XB144
2ZL1RS84
3G8BCG75
4VK3ZAZ50
52E0FVN33
View the full Annual table

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Summer 2024 Marathon - Top 5
Legacy Modes
1IK7LMX244Grids
2IK7EOT230
3IV3KKW218
4IS0BSR192
5IZ5HQB128
View the rules and full results
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Summer 2024 Marathon - Top 5
Digital Modes
1IZ5EME649Grids
2IK7EOT494
3IS0BSR450
4IV3KKW441
5G0CER425
View the rules and full results
 

Summer Contest Results


2024 Summer Contest
Took place on the 1st/2nd June 2024

The results of the 2024 Summer Contest may be found here.



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