RSGB CONTEST COMMITTEE NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 14
DATE: FEBRUARY 2014
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| Sunday | 2nd February 2014 | 432 MHz Affiliated Societies Contest | 0900 - 1300 UTC |
| Monday | 3rd February 2014 | 80m Club Championship Contest (SSB) | 2000 - 2130 UTC |
| Tuesday | 4th February 2014 | 144MHz UK Activity Contest | 2000 - 2230 UTC |
| Saturday - Sunday | 8th - 9th February 2014 | 1st 1.8 MHz Contest (CW/SSB/mixed mode) | 2100 - 0100 UTC |
| Tuesday | 11th February 2014 | 432MHz UK Activity Contest | 2000 - 2230 UTC |
| Wednesday | 12th February 2014 | 80m Club Championship Contest (data) | 2000 - 2130 UTC |
| Tuesday | 18th February 2014 | 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest | 2000 - 2230 UTC |
| Thursday | 20th February 2014 | 80m Club Championship Contest (CW) | 2000 - 2130 UTC |
| Sunday | 23rd February 2014 | 1st 70MHz Cumulative Contest | 1000 - 1200 UTC |
| Tuesday | 25th February 2014 | SHF UK Activity Contest | 2000 - 2230 UTC |
| Tuesday | 25th February 2014 | 50MHz UK Activity Contest | 2000 - 2230 UTC |
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| Saturday - Sunday | 1st - 2nd March 2014 | March 144 / 432 MHz Contest | 1400 - 1400 UTC |
| Monday | 3rd March 2014 | 80m Club Championship Contest (data) | 2000 - 2130 UTC |
| Tuesday | 4th March 2014 | 144MHz UK Activity Contest | 2000 - 2230 UTC |
| Saturday - Sunday | 8th - 9th March 2014 | Commonwealth Contest (BERU, 3.5 - 28 MHz CW) | 1000 - 1000 UTC |
| Sunday | 9th March 2014 | 2nd 70MHz Cumulative Contest | 1000 - 1200 UTC |
| Tuesday | 11th March 2014 | 432MHz UK Activity Contest | 2000 - 2230 UTC |
| Wednesday | 12th March 2014 | 80m Club Championship Contest (CW) | 2000 - 2130 UTC |
| Tuesday | 18th March 2014 | 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest | 2000 - 2230 UTC |
| Thursday | 20th March 2014 | 80m Club Championship Contest (SSB) | 2000 - 2130 UTC |
| Tuesday | 25th March 2014 | SHF UK Activity Contest | 2000 - 2230 UTC |
| Tuesday | 25th March 2014 | 50MHz UK Activity Contest | 2000 - 2230 UTC |
Rules for the above contests are available from here (HF) and here (VHF).
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OTHER EUROPEAN VHF/UHF CONTESTS IN FEBRUARY (by John G3XDY) Details of German events organised by DARCDetails of French events The NAC Contests in Scandinavia Czech Activity Contest
An English translation facility which should work with any browser is available here. RECENT RESULTS (by Quin G3WRR & John G3XDY) The following results have been published or updated since
the previous Newsletter:
70MHz UKAC (full 2013 series) The Harwell ARS has generously agreed to donate a shield in memory of the late Bryn Llewellyn G4DEZ (who was one of their members). A few details remain to be resolved, but it has been agreed that it will be awarded to the leading single operator in the UKAC series. A BUSY YEAR (by Pete G4CLA) Here are a few statistics on activity in RSGB contests during 2013: - 5517 HF logs (4% up on 2012) and 9500 VHF logs (16% up on 2012) - a total of 15057 - were received - these covered 182 different contests (38 HF and 144 VHF), including individual bands in multiband VHF contests - there are now 670 active subscriptions to this newsletter - 911 users are registered on the contest e-mail reminder system. SCCs - THE LATEST POSITION (by Ian G0FCT) Latest figures on SCCs are: - 96 recommended for renewal - 4 being processed / further information required to support application - 5 recommended for rejection - over 100 still to be received for revalidation.
In response to recent enquiries regarding defining multiple teams, clubs and groups are permitted to define
multiple sub groups with different virtual meeting places which may be changed once per calendar year. All
such sub groups will be counted separately from the parent group for the purposes of AFS contests and in
overall contest series scores such as the AFS Super League.
AND FINALLY Last month's request for comments on how the Newsletter was shaping up from recipients' point of view resulted in only a couple of comments. That can be interpreted in different ways! Suffice to say that the CC wants the Newsletter to meet your needs - so do feel free to make comments or suggestions at any point. Please e-mail to editor@rsgbcc.org. That’s all for this month - good contesting!
73, Quin G3WRR For RSGB Contest Committee |