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2014 -- January, February, March, April, April special, May, May special, June.

RSGB CONTESTS FOR JULY 2014 (by Quin G3WRR & John G3XDY)

RSGB CONTESTS FOR AUGUST 2014 (by Quin G3WRR & John G3XDY)

OTHER UK VHF/UHF CONTESTS IN JULY 2014 (by John G3XDY)

The UK Microwave Group Millimetre Wave Contest takes place on Sunday 20th July 2014 from 0900 - 1700 UTC, and the 5.7 / 10 / 24GHz contest on Sunday 27th July 2014 from 0600 - 1800 UTC. Rules are here.

OTHER EUROPEAN VHF/UHF CONTESTS IN JUNE 2014 (by John G3XDY)

OTHER HF CONTESTS IN JUNE 2014 (by Quin G3WRR)

For more data on a wide range HF contests, the SM3CER website is a very useful source of information.

RECENT RESULTS (by Quin G3WRR & John G3XDY)

The following results have been published or updated since the previous Newsletter:

50MHz UKAC
70MHz UKAC
144MHz UKAC
432MHz UKAC
1.3GHz UKAC
SHF UKAC
Overall UKAC

1st 50MHz
70MHz CW
May 144MHz
1st 144MHz Backpackers

80m CC CW
80m CC SSB

ROPOCO (SSB)

VHF Championship
VHF CW Championship



CHAIRMAN'S CORNER (by Ian G0FCT)

The promised White Paper has been published on the RSGB Contest Committee website. To recap for those who missed last month's Newsletter, the White Paper is part of an initiative to consult with the contesting community over topics of mutual interest. It contains eighteen proposals and suggestions for changes to the RSGB contest rules for 2015. The White Paper is available from the RSGB Contest Committee website at www.rsgbcc.org/whitepaper2014.pdf or by clicking on this link.

The response from the contesting community to the White Paper has almost universally been very positive and, as of 24th June, forty-two detailed comments (with the number rising at around two per day) have been received so far. The majority of the comments have revolved around the proposals and suggestions for the HF contest rules and only a few respondents have commented on the proposals for the VHF rules. Some of the responses have also contained new suggestions for rules changes, these are very welcome. There is still time to comment so please take a few minutes to read the White Paper and provide feedback on any of the proposals and suggestions. Additional feedback on the VHF rule proposals/suggestions will be very welcome.

All comments will be reviewed by the RSGB Contest Committee and the revised rules for all RSGB contests will be published by the date of the RSGB Convention in October - earlier if possible. The revised rules will take effect on 1st January 2015. Please send your comments to committee@rsgbcc.org no later than 14th August 2014.

STOP PRESS: It is likely that an addendum to the White Paper will be published by early July to cover feedback on the current NFD rules. A special edition of the Newsletter will be distributed to publicise this.

Entrants for the SHF UKAC on 22nd July are reminded that the special timing arrangements that applied for May and June (ie. 2130 - 2330 clock time on 2.3GHz and 2000 - 2230 clock time on the other bands) will also apply for the July event. From August, times on all the SHF bands will return to the 2000 - 2230 clock time that applies for all the other UKACs.

Please join us in the RSGB's Flagship HF Contest!

* No experience necessary! Guide for newcomers: www.rsgbcc.org/hf/iotahelp.shtml
* All UK stations are island-based, so are high-scoring - everyone wants to work us
* Plenty of activity - make QSOs around the world
* Use any or all of five HF bands, SSB and CW. Look out for DXpeditions already announced: www.ng3k.com/Misc/iota2014.html
* Rules are at: www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2014/riota.shtml
* Other information: Find IOTA islands: www.rsgbiota.org/info/search.php. IOTA contest section: www.rsgbcc.org/hf/iota.shtml

Clubs and groups intending to register for VHF NFD are reminded that the closing date is 27th June. Registration can be performed on line here.

That’s all for this month - good contesting.

73, Quin G3WRR

For RSGB Contest Committee