- The Marathon will run from 30 May to 14 July 2019
- Special UK and international callsigns will be active on nine HF bands using SSB, CW and Digital modes. The UK will be activating 31 special callsigns with 11 for the cricket grounds in England and Wales and ten for the tournament teams. There are also callsigns for Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. All UK callsigns start with the prefix GB19.
- The marathon will encourage HF operation with an opportunity for all those who operate the special stations to enjoy being a sought after callsign.
- Award certificates will be available based on the number of QSOs achieved with the special stations.
- We are using the Hamlogs system to store the logs from all the special callsigns. Progress can be tracked towards the awards.
- A list of all the activating special callsigns for the marathon will be published on the Hamlogs website.
- Special stations in England and Wales will represent the 11 venues and ten participating countries of the Cricket World Cup. In addition, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man will have a number of Cricket HQ stations.
- RSGB will welcome special stations from the 26 DXCC Countries who are Full International Cricket Council (ICC) members and the 117 DXCC countries who are Associate ICC members. Callsigns with the suffix 19CWC will be encouraged but other activating callsigns may also be used.
- Activating stations will call “CQ CWC” on CW or “CQ Cricket World Cup” on phone.
- All radio amateurs are welcome to take part in the marathon.
- Awards will be available for numbers of QSOs with the activating special stations. QSOs with the same special station will be valid on three different modes; CW, Phone, and Digital and per band, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m & 10m.
- All QSOs must be made between 30 May and 14 July 2019 inclusive.
- Awards will be: Bronze – 50 QSOs, Silver – 125 QSOs, Gold – 250 QSOs and Platinum – 500 QSOs.
- All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW at the end of the marathon. There will be no Paper QSL cards or eQSL cards for the Special UK Callsigns.
- to listen carefully to the special station before transmitting. The operators will announce if, and when, they are working “split” and give an indication of where they are listening. On CW this will normally be the word ‘up’ (rarely ‘dn’) to indicate the operator is listening higher (or lower) in frequency, typically 1 – 2 kHz. Be careful to watch for this if using a code reader.
- not to transmit on the special station’s run frequency (where they are calling) if they are working “split”.
- Download our Operating a CWC callsign FAQ (3-page/218KB PDF)
DATE: 6th May 2019
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Cricket World Cup Radio Marathon (Nick G4FAL - hfcc.chair@rsgbcc.org)
The RSGB is hosting an International Amateur Radio Marathon on the HF bands to celebrate the Cricket World Cup which is being held in England and Wales.
What are the special UK callsigns?
Each callsign has a QRZ.com page, linked to this list, which has a schedule showing when the callsign will be used.
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Callsigns for the cricket grounds operated from
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Old Trafford, Manchester |
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Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
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Headingley, Leeds |
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Edgbaston, Birmingham |
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Lord’s, London |
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Kennington Oval, London |
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The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
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County Ground, Bristol |
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The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton |
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Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
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Callsigns for the teams operated from England: |
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Afghanistan |
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Australia |
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Bangladesh |
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England |
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India |
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New Zealand |
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Pakistan |
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South Africa |
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Sri Lanka |
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Windies |
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Callsigns for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales,
Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man: |
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2019 Cricket World Cup HQ Northern Ireland 1 |
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2019 Cricket World Cup HQ Northern Ireland 2 |
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2019 Cricket World Cup HQ Scotland 1 |
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2019 Cricket World Cup HQ Scotland 2 |
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2019 Cricket World Cup HQ Wales 1 |
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2019 Cricket World Cup HQ Wales 2 |
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Sophia Gardens, Cardiff – operated from Wales |
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2019 Cricket World Cup HQ Guernsey |
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2019 Cricket World Cup HQ Jersey |
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2019 Cricket World Cup HQ Isle of Man |
What are the special International callsigns?
At 1 May 2019 we are very pleased to have the following International callsigns confirmed that will be activated as part of the marathon.
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LX19CWC |
Luxembourg |
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CS2019CWC |
Portugal |
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PJ4DX |
Bonaire |
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VK19AUS |
Australia |
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VR2019CWC |
Hong Kong |
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5B19CWC |
Cyprus |
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ZS19CWC |
South Africa |
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5P19CWC |
Denmark |
QSOs with stations using these callsigns during the marathon period will count towards the marathon awards in the same way as the GB19 calls.
What are the rules?
How can I make QSOs with the Special Stations?
Special stations may attract a high number of callers, all transmitting at the same time. In such cases, the station will advise callers that they are listening within a nearby range of frequencies. This is called “split-frequency” operating.
It is important, therefore—
By carefully monitoring both the run frequency and the range of receiving frequencies, you can determine which frequency the special station is listening on at any instance and can plan your call to maximum effect.
How can I track my progress in the marathon?
The logs for the special stations will be uploaded to Hamlogs each day.
On the Hamlogs Cricket World Cup Radio Marathon 2019 page you will be able to enter your callsign and select “Check Your QSOs”. If you have had enough QSOs to qualify for a certificate you can download it from there. The Hamlogs page also shows where many of the special stations are currently active—and keeps a count of the QSOs that each special station has.
How can I get to operate with a CWC callsign?
RSGB 40m QSO Party (Nick G4FAL - hfcc.chair@rsgbcc.org)
Two lunchtime 40m QSO parties have been introduced to the RSGB HF Contest Calendar for 2019 on Saturday 8th June and on Saturday 20th July. Both events are intended to be a low-key introduction to HF SSB contesting, operating in a relaxed manner, yet with the aim of contacting as many stations as possible in the available time. The full rules are available on the RSGB Contesting Committee website.
Request for Sponsor (Jacqui G6XSY - trophy.manager@rsgb.org.uk)
We are looking for someone, or a club, to sponsor the IOTA Contest Manager Award for IOTA 2018 (to be presented at the 2019 Convention) and onwards. This award is for the leading Low Power Multi-op DXpedition Station. Currently the award takes the form of a medal, which is engraved with the winner’s details.
The medal is available to be presented at the RSGB Convention, if the winner wishes, otherwise the medal is sent to them. If you feel you would like to contribute towards the success of the IOTA Contest by sponsoring this trophy, please contact Jacqui G6XSY, RSGB Trophy Manager. trophy.manager@rsgb.org.uk
Minutes of Contesting Committees Meetings
The
minutes of RSGB Contesting Committees meetings are available here.
RSGB Contests in 2019
The full 2019 RSGB contest calendars and rules for all RSGB contests are available here (HF) and here (VHF)
Other
HF Contests in 2019
For
more data on a wide
range HF contests,
the WA7BNM
website is very useful sources of information.
Another useful source of HF contest information is on the website of HB9DHG which can be reached by going to http://www.hb9dhg.ch, and selecting "Contest Calendar".
That's all for this edition of the Newsletter
73,
Ian Pawson G0FCT
Chair, RSGB Contest Support Committee
(csc.chair@rsgbcc.org)