http://rdaward.org/rdac1.htm RDA CONTEST – 2013 (RDAC)Russian District Award Contest 1. Contest sponsors:Contest is sponsored by TAG – Tambov Award Group and Russian Contest Club (RCC). 2. Contest Period:08:00 UTC Aug 17 – 08:00 UTC Aug 18 2012 (24 hours format) 3. Bands:1.8 – 28 mHz (WARC bands excluded) 4. Modes:CW …
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