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    RSGB 1.8MHz Contests
     

    If you have any queries about these rules, please email hf.query@rsgbcc.org

    Changes for 2017 :
    Reduced log submission time
    Additional district codes for Northern Ireland
     
    1. Objective To achieve a good score by working stations as quickly and accurately as possible.
    2. Date & Time
    First 1.8 MHz contest:     11th February 2017     1900-2300 UTC
    Second 1.8 MHz contest:     18th November 2017     1900-2300 UTC
    3. Frequencies and Power 1810-1850 kHz, CW only.
    400W output maximum.
    Only one signal may be transmitted at any one time.
    4. Entrants and Sections There are 4 sections:
    UK&CD :    Unassisted
    UK&CD :    Assisted
    Non-UK&CD :    Unassisted
    Non-UK&CD :    Assisted
    Single Operator only.
    Special Contest Calls may be used.
    Remote operation is allowed, but only where authorisation has been granted in advance by the HFCC Chair
    5. Exchange RST plus serial number
    If you are not sent a serial number, log a zero.
    UK&CD entrants also send their 2-character District Code.
    6. Scoring Each QSO scores 2 points.
    A Bonus of 5 points is scored for the first contact with every UK&CD District and for the first contact with every DXCC Country (entity) outside the UK&CD.
    The final score is QSO points + Bonus points.
    7. Log Submission
            and Adjudication     		Submit in Cabrillo format here by 23:59:59 UTC on the day following the end of the contest. View the correct Cabrillo format for this contest.
    If the robot finds format errors, it will reject the log and ask for resubmission of a corrected logfile.
    Adjudicated results will be online and will include online logfiles for all entrants.
    Errors will incur penalties as outlined in the RSGB HF Adjudication Principles. This penalty will be the loss of an additional 2 QSO points.
    The use of CAT Control to log the correct frequency and mode is highly recommended - you will lose QSO points for frequency and mode errors.
    8. Results and Awards There will be separate tables of results for UK&CD and non-UK&CD entrants.
    A comprehensive Awards Web Page will be online in due course.
    For UK&CD entrants their score from these contests contribute to the RSGB HF Championship.
    9. Supplementary Rules
    (a)  Any infringement considered to be outside the spirit of the contest may result in an entry being reclassified as a Checklog or disqualified.
    (b)  Self-spotting or asking to be spotted is not permitted.
    (c)  Call signs logged must be the same as those exchanged over the air by the entrants during the QSO. Correction of logged call signs and exchanges after the contest, by use of any database, recordings, email or other methods, is not allowed.
    (d)  All requests for contacts, responses to calls, and copying of call signs and contest exchanges must be accomplished during the contest period using the mode and frequencies of the contest.
    (e)  You must send your callsign at least every 3rd QSO and no less often than once a minute.
    (f)  Proof of contact e.g. an MP3 audio recording, may be used as part of the adjudication process.
    10. Declaration By entering any RSGB HF Contest you declare that:
    (a)  Your station was operated strictly in accordance with the rules and spirit of the contest, within the conditions of your licence, and that the power output from your transmitter was no greater than that permitted in the section of the contest that you are entering.
    (b)  You agree that decisions of the RSGB HF Contest Committee will be final in cases of dispute.
    (c)  By submitting a log entry, entrants give the RSGB permission to score, amend, publish, republish, print, and otherwise distribute that entry by any means.