RSGB SSB Field Day 2011
A popular club activity.
Finding the best ratio of contact rate to country multipliers provides
a challenging back drop to weekend outdoors.
The general rules apply to this contest
Date:
3rd/4th September 2011.
Time: 1300
- 1300UTC
Bands:
3.5, 7, 14, 21, 28MHz
Mode: SSB
Exchange:
RS + Serial Number.
1. Sections: All
sections are multi-operator. This is a portable contest as defined in
General Rule 6.
(a) Open
Section. Full licensed power. There is no restriction on the number,
height or type of antennas.
(b)
Restricted Section. 100W output power. One antenna only which must be a
single element having not more than two elevated supports and not
exceeding 15m above ground at its highest point.
(a) Any RSGB member or group of members may enter.
(b) Only groups operating from the British Isles (excluding the Irish Republic) may enter. Also, affiliated RSGB societies may enter and their operators must be members of the Affiliated Society (AFS) and/or members of the RSGB themselves.
(c) In the case where some operators are AFS members but not RSGB members themselves, a declaration from an officer of the AFS that the operators are members of the society is required with the entry. This must be included in the soapbox part of the entry.
3. Equipment:
(a) Open
Section. Linear amplifier, one transmitter and two receivers. The
receiver section of a second transceiver may be used as the second
receiver if desired, so long as the transmitter section is disabled for
the duration of the contest. Unused receiver sections must also be
disabled for the duration of the contest.
(b)
Restricted Section. One transmitter and one receiver or one
transceiver. Both receivers in a dual-receive transceiver may be used,
if desired. In all sections, equipment and antennas for packet radio
access above 30MHz may also be used, if desired.
4. Scoring:
For contacts with:
Fixed stations in IARU Region 1: 2 points
Stations outside IARU Region 1: 3 points
/P or /M stations in IARU Region 1: 5 points.
IARU Region 1 countries include those in Europe, Africa, USSR, ITU Zone
39 and Mongolia. For a more precise definition refer to the RSGB
Amateur Radio Operating Manual. Points must not be claimed for contacts
made by a competing station with members of its own group.
5. Multiplier:
One for each DXCC Country worked on each band.
6. Logs: Online entries must be
submitted to http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
by the date specified in the general rules. Entries must be in Cabrillo
format, see here
for information on preparing a Cabrillo entry.
Example of SSB FD Contest log.
Further
information regarding the Cabrillo Format
7. Awards:
The leading station in the Open section will receive the Northumbria
Trophy and in the Restricted section, the G3PSH Memorial Trophy.