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Due to the numerous attacks on our website I had to temporary close contact form.

You can still contact SWARL via our main group at https://groups.io/g/swarl or https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/swarl/ (available only via email) or Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/swarlclub 

In 2025 the New Year SWL Contest, organized by the VERON, is on Sunday 5 January 2025. This is an easy contest, so suited for beginners in SWL contesting. It is a phone contest on the 80m and 40m bands. All you have to do is to log QSO's of Amateur Radio stations and send your log to the adjucator: NL290@veron.nl .

The simple rules are available on: https://www.veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/nl-commissie/swl-contesten-nlc/ .

Succes with SWL contesting!

The winner of the 8th Short Listening Period (SLP) Contest of this year is Bill Smith W1-7897 with a score of 59292. Second placed was Francois Conraux F-80248 scoring 17098 and Helmut Grund DE2HUG became third with 13608 points. The overall winner in the SLP competition 2024 is Bill W1-7897 with a final score of 188848.

The complete result table is available on: https://www.veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/nl-commissie/swl-contesten-nlc/

The winner of the 7th Short Listening Period (SLP) Contest of this year is Bill Smith W1-7897 with a score of 9660. Second placed was Francois Conraux F-80248 scoring 7320 and Helmut Grund DE2HUG became third with 5184 points.

The complete result table is available on: https://www.veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/nl-commissie/swl-contesten-nlc/

The 28MHz SWL Contest will be in the second full weekend of December, so this year on14 and 15 December. This is the same weekend of the ARRL 10Meter Contest.

For the rules you may visit the website of the VERON, SWL section: https://www.veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/nl-commissie/swl-contesten-nlc/ .

Wishing you lots of success in this and other  (SWL) contests!

73, Ruud Ivens, NL290, SWL Contest Manager VERON.

The winner of the 6th Short Listening Period (SLP) contest of this year is Bill Smith W1-7897 with a score of 8896 Second placed was Francois Conraux F-80248 scoring 4056 and Helmut Grund DE2HUG became third with 2640 points.

The complete result table is available on: https://www.veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/nl-commissie/swl-contesten-nlc/

The winner of the 5th Short Listening Period (SLP) contest of this year is Bill Smith W1-7897 with a score of 23214. Second placed was Francois Conraux F-80248 scoring 14833 and Helmut Grund DE2HUG became third with 6771 points.

The complete result table is available on: https://www.veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/nl-commissie/swl-contesten-nlc/

The winner of the 4th Short Listening Period (SLP) contest of this year is Francois Conraux F-80248 with a score of 5247. Second placed was Victor Reijs NL413 scoring 3402 and Helmut Grund DE2HUG became third with 1960 points.

The complete result table is available on: https://www.veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/nl-commissie/swl-contesten-nlc/

The third Short Listening Period contest of 2024 was held in the weekend of 30 and 31 March. The SWL Bill Smith W1-7897 was the winner with a score of 35568. Second placed was Francois Conraux F-80248 scoring 11880 and third became Helmut Grund from Germany with 10560 points. The complete result table is available on the website of the VERON SWL section: https://www.veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/nl-commissie/swl-contesten-nlc/

The second Short Listening Period contest of 2024 was held in the weekend of 2 and 3 March. SWL Bill W1-7897 from the USA was the winner with a score of 44394. Second placed was the French SWL Francois Conraux F-80248 scoring 6018 and third became Victor Reijs NL413 from The Netherlands with 3132 points.