Note: Contest Call Signs (SCC) are now allowed in this contest.


(1)  The score from this contest contributes to the RSGB HF Championship for UK entrants.  

(2)  General Rules apply to this contest. UK entrants are permitted to use Contest Call Signs (SCC) if they hold a valid NoV from OFCOM 

(3)   (a) Date: 15-16 November 2014. The 3rd full weekend in November each year.
        (b) Time: 21:00 - 01:00 UTC. Contest transmissions logged at 01:00 or later will be disallowed.

(4)  Frequencies: 1810-1870kHz. Mode: CW.

(5)  Entries must be Single-Operator, which means a station operated by one person, who receives no assistance including assistance from cluster systems.

(6)  Sections for entries:

(a) UK, who may contact any other station.
(b) Europe outside UK, who may contact any other station.
(c) Outside Europe, who may contact stations only in Europe (including the UK).

Europe in this contest means those Entities shown in the ARRL countries list having the Continent column marked "EU".

(7)  A valid contact is the exchange and acknowledgment of callsign and contest data.

The contest exchange must be sent to all stations contacted:

      UK entrants - Section (a) - send: Signal report (RST), Serial number, UK District code

      Non-UK entrants - Sections (b) and (c) - send: Signal report (RST), Serial number

UK District codes are listed at the end of these rules.

Serial Numbers start at 001.

Entrants must log the exchange received from stations competing in other contests and from non-contestants. Minimum exchange from a non-contestant is a signal report.

(8)  Scoring and results:

Scoring is 2 points per contact, plus a bonus of 5 points for the first contact with each UK District, and a bonus of 5 points for the first contact with each DXCC Country (Entity from the ARRL countries list) outside the UK.

Duplicate and incomplete contacts do not count for points, but must be logged.

Three tables of results will be shown -- for UK stations, for Europe outside the UK, and for the rest of the world.

(9)  Schedules (skeds) may be made during, but not before the contest, and using only frequencies specified in rule (4).

(10)  The log entry deadline is given in the General Rules. Entries must be submitted to http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl, in Cabrillo format. Entrants who have logged on paper can use one of these programs to generate a Cabrillo log in post-contest mode.

Entrants are strongly advised to check their logs for obvious mistakes before submission.

(14)  Awards: The Victor Desmond Trophy is awarded to the leading UK entrant, and the Maitland Trophy is awarded to the Scottish entrant with the highest aggregate number of points in the February and November 160m events.

The top three entrants in each Section will receive RSGB certificates.


RSGB District Codes