| The RSGB
Trophy Award Policy is available here Notes: 1. Except for IOTA Contest, Commonwealth Contest Trophies and for the non-UK Trophies in the International Low Power Contest, RSGB Contest Trophies can only be awarded to a member of the RSGB who is a member at the time of the contest 2. Only one trophy per contest may be awarded to an entrant 3. UK&CD awards may only be won by entrants who are residents of the UK&CD |
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| 2023 HF Contest Awards (Jump to 2023 VHF Contest Awards) |
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| HF Affiliated Society Contests | Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| AFS 80m-40m CW | Winning Team | Edgware Trophy | HF11 | 1950 |
| AFS 80m-40m CW | Highest Individual UK&CD Score | Marconi Cup | HF18 | 1992 |
| AFS 80m-40m SSB | Winning Team | Flight Refuelling ARS Trophy | HF12 | 1994 |
| AFS 80m-40m SSB | Highest Individual UK&CD Score | Lichfield Trophy | HF25 | 1994 |
| AFS 80m-40m DATA | Winning Team | AFS Club Data Challenge Trophy | HF68 | 2019 |
| AFS 80m-40m DATA | Highest Individual UK&CD Score | AFS Data Challenge Trophy | HF69 | 2019 |
| Club Calls (1.8MHz AFS) | Winning Team | David Hill G4IQM Memorial Trophy | HF44 | 1997 |
| Club Calls (1.8MHz AFS) | Highest Individual UK&CD Score | Ariel Trophy | HF03 | 1990 |
| 80m CC and Autumn Club Championship Series | Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| 80m Club Championship | Winning Affiliated Society, Local Category | G5RV Memorial Shield | HF52 | 2004 |
| 80m Club Championship | Winning Affiliated Society, General Category | Horace Freeman Trophy (2017) | HF65 | 2017 |
| 80m Club Championship | Highest Scoring Individual UK&CD Entrant (all modes combined) – 100W or 10W Section | RSGB 80m Challenge Trophy | HF66 | 2017 |
| Autumn Contest Series | Winning Affiliated Society, Local Category | Newbury Trophy | HF50 | 2017 |
| Autumn Contest Series | Winning Affiliated Society, General Category | Framed Certificate | TBA | 2017 |
| Autumn Contest Series | Highest Scoring Individual UK&CD Entrant (all modes combined) – 100W or 10W Section | Framed Certificate | TBA | 2017 |
| 1.8MHz Contests | Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| 1st 1.8MHz Contest | Winner UK&CD (Assisted or Unassisted) | Somerset Trophy | HF29 | 1931 |
| 2nd 1.8MHz Contest | Winner UK&CD (Assisted or Unassisted) | Victor Desmond Trophy | HF33 | 1949 |
| Commonwealth Contest | Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| Commonwealth Contest | Winner Open Section, Single Operator Unassisted | Senior Rose Bowl | HF04 | 1931 |
| Commonwealth Contest | Winner Open Section, Single Operator Unassisted | Miniature
of Senior
Rose
Bowl (Eligibility criteria and further details are available here) |
NR12 | 2017 |
| Commonwealth Contest | Winner Restricted Section, Single Operator Unassisted | Junior
Rose
Bowl |
HF05 |
1933 |
| Commonwealth Contest | Winner Low Power Section, Single Operator Unassisted | Lilliput Cup | HF62 |
2014 |
| Commonwealth Contest | Leading UK&CD, Open Section, Single Operator Unassisted | Col.
Thomas
Rose Bowl |
HF09 |
1933 |
| Commonwealth Contest | Leading UK&CD, 12hr, Open Section, Single Operator Unassisted | Ross
Cary
Rose
Bowl |
HF27 |
1997 |
| Commonwealth Contest | Leading UK&CD, Restricted Section, Single Operator Unassisted | RSGB
John
Dunnington G3LZQ Trophy |
NR13 | 2014 |
| Commonwealth Contest | Leading Non-UK 12hr Station, Open Section, Single Operator Unassisted | VP8GQ
Trophy |
NR23 | 2013 |
| Commonwealth Contest | Leading, Single Operator Station, Assisted | Rosebery
Shield |
HF63 | 2014 |
| Commonwealth Contest | Awarded at the discretion of the RSGB HF Contest Committee to the highest-scoring entrant in the Open or Restricted sections operating from a Commonwealth Call Area not represented in the published results of the previous year’s contest. Additional discretionary “Commonwealth Traveller” certificates may be awarded to entrants from especially inaccessible Call Areas. | Commonwealth
Traveller Certificate |
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| Commonwealth Contest | Contribution to Contest/Most Improved | Commonwealth Medal | NR24 | 1994 |
| Rotating Locator Contests | Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| RoLo SSB | Highest placed UK&CD entrant with an error-free log | Verulam Silver Jubilee Trophy | HF32 | 1988 |
| RoLo CW | Highest placed UK&CD entrant with an error-free log | G3XTJ Memorial Trophy | HF39 | 1984 |
| Aggregate Scores | UK&CD entrant with the highest combined score in both RoLo Contests | G5MY Trophy | HF40 | 1990 |
| National Field Day Contests | Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| National
Field
Day (CW FD) |
Winner
Low
Power Unassisted Portable UK&CD entrant |
NFD
Shield |
HF20 | 1933 |
| National
Field
Day (CW FD) |
Winner
Low
Power Unassisted Portable, Single Operator UK&CD entrant |
G3MZV
Memorial
Cup |
HF64 |
2017 |
| National
Field
Day (CW FD) |
Winner
Low
Power Assisted Portable UK&CD entrant |
Bristol
Trophy |
HF08 |
1955 |
| National
Field
Day (CW FD) |
Winner
QRP
Portable UK&CD entrant |
Reading
QRP
Shield |
HF26 |
1993 |
| SSB
Field Day |
Winner
Low
Power Unassisted Portable UK&CD entrant |
Northumbria
Trophy |
HF21 |
1979 |
| SSB
Field Day |
Winner
Low
Power Unassisted Portable, Single Operator UK&CD entrant |
Framed Certificate | TBA |
2017 |
| SSB
Field Day |
Winner
Low
Power Assisted Portable UK&CD entrant |
Framed Certificate | TBA |
2017 |
| SSB
Field Day |
Winner QRP Portable UK&CD entrant | G3PSH Memorial Trophy | HF38 | 1990 |
| International
Low
Power Contest |
Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| Low
Power Contest |
Leading 10W Portable UK&CD Unassisted entrant | Houston Fergus Trophy | HF15 | 1951 |
| Low
Power Contest |
Leading
5W Portable UK&CD Unassisted entrant |
Southgate
Trophy |
HF30 | 1988 |
| Low
Power Contest |
Leading
10W Fixed UK&CD Unassisted entrant |
1930
Committee Cup |
HF43 | 1932 |
| Low Power Contest | Leading 5W Fixed UK&CD Unassisted entrant | The Low Power Contest Trophy | HF51 | 1989 |
| Low Power Contest | Leading 10W Non-UK Unassisted entrant | International
10W Trophy |
NR21 | 2021 |
| Low Power Contest | Leading 5W Non-UK Unassisted entrant | International
QRP Trophy |
NR22 | 2021 |
| IOTA
Contest: Island Station Multi-Operator awards |
Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner
UK&CD DXpedition M1 HP |
GM5VG Trophy | HF47 | 2005 |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner
UK&CD DXpedition M2 HP |
RSGB IOTA DXpedition Multi-2 Trophy | NR01 | 2017 |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner UK&CD
DXpedition M1 or M2 LP |
RSGB IOTA Multi-Op LP DXpedition Trophy | NR02 | 2013 |
| IOTA Contest | Winner Non-UK DXpedition M1
HP |
RSGB IOTA Non-UK DXpedition Multi-1 High Power Trophy | NR14 | 2021 |
| IOTA Contest | Winner Non-UK DXpedition M2 HP | RSGB IOTA Non-UK DXpedition Multi-2 High Power Trophy | NR15 | 2021 |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner
Non-UK DXpedition M1 or M2 LP |
IOTA
Contest
Manager Trophy |
NR05 | 2013 |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner UK&CD Fixed M1 or M2 | RSGB IOTA Multi-Op Fixed Trophy | NR03 | 2013 |
| IOTA Contest | Winner
Non-UK Fixed M1 or M2 |
CDXC
Geoff
Watts Trophy |
NR04 | 1994 |
| IOTA
Contest: Island Station Single-Operator awards |
Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner
UK&CD DXpedition HP |
GMDX
(HP) Trophy |
NR07 |
2013 |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner
UK&CD DXpedition LP |
GMDX
(LP) Trophy |
NR08 |
2013 |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner UK&CD DXpedition QRP | Cyril Leyden G4RYY Memorial Trophy | HF46 | 2000 |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner
UK&CD Non-DXpedition Mixed Mode |
David
King G3PFS Trophy |
HF10 |
1994 |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner UK&CD Non-DXpedition CW | Ross Cary G3DYY Memorial Trophy | HF37 | 1997 |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner UK&CD Non-DXpedition SSB | Henry Lewis G3GIQ Memorial Cup | HF60 | 2011 |
| IOTA Contest | Winner
Non-UK DXpedition HP |
RSGB IOTA Non-UK&CD DXpedition HP Trophy | NR16 | 2021 |
| IOTA Contest | Winner Non-UK DXpedition LP | Summer Isles Trophy | NR06 | 2013 |
| IOTA Contest | Winner
Non-UK DXpedition QRP |
RSGB IOTA Non-UK&CD DXpedition QRP Trophy | NR17 | 2021 |
| IOTA Contest | Winner
Non-UK Non-DXpedition Mixed Mode |
RSGB IOTA Non-UK&CD Non-DXpedition Mixed Mode Trophy | NR18 | 2021 |
| IOTA Contest | Winner
Non-UK Non-DXpedition CW |
RSGB IOTA Non-UK&CD Non-DXpedition CW Trophy | NR19 | 2021 |
| IOTA Contest | Winner
Non-UK Non-DXpedition SSB |
RSGB IOTA Non-UK&CD Non-DXpedition SSB Trophy | NR20 | 2021 |
| IOTA Contest: World Station awards | Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner
Single Op HP |
RSGB IOTA Single Op High Power Trophy | NR09 | 2013 |
| IOTA
Contest |
Winner
Single Op LP |
RSGB IOTA Single Op Low Power Trophy | NR10 | 2017 |
| IOTA Contest | Winner
Single Op QRP |
RSGB IOTA QRP Trophy | NR11 | 2013 |
| UK/EI
DX
Contest |
Section |
Award | Ref |
Year first awarded |
| UK/EI
DX Contest CW |
Overall
Leading UK&CD Single Operator, RSGB Member, CW only |
T.E.
Wilson G6VQ Trophy |
HF31 |
1983 |
| UK/EI
DX Contest SSB |
Overall
Leading UK&CD Single Operator, RSGB Member, SSB only |
Whitworth
Trophy |
HF34 |
1956 |
| UK/EI
DX
Contest |
Overall
Leading UK&CD Single Operator, RSGB Member, aggregated across the
two UK/EI DX contests (CW & SSB) in a calendar year |
Powditch Transmitting Trophy | HF23 | 1978 |
| HF Championship | Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| Aggregate Scores | HF Championship Winner | G2QT Cup | HF36 | 1972 |
| International HF Contests | Section | Award | Ref | Year first awarded |
| CQ
WW DX SSB |
Leading Single Operator (not Assisted) UK&CD | RSGB
CDXC Cup |
HF35 |
1999 |
| CQ
WW DX CW |
Leading Single Operator (not Assisted) UK&CD | G8KW
Trophy |
HF42 |
1989 |
| ARRL
DX CW |
Leading Single Operator (not Unlimited) Station in England | Braaten
Trophy |
HF07 |
1937 |
| ARRL
DX CW |
Leading Single Operator (not Unlimited) Station in UK&CD outside England | Milne
Trophy |
HF19 |
1949 |
| ARRL DX SSB | Leading Single Operator (not Unlimited) UK&CD | GW4BLE Memorial Cup | HF67 | 2017 |