| 50MHz Backpackers | |||
| Date | 24 May 11 | Time | 1900-2130 (UTC) |
| Date | 28 Jun 11 | Time | 1900-2130 (UTC) |
| Date | 26 Jul 11 | Time | 1900-2130 (UTC) |
| Date | 23 Aug 11 | Time | 1900-2130 (UTC) |
| Band | 6m | ||
| Exchange | RS(T), Serial Number (starting at 001 on each date) and a 6 character (e.g. IO92JL) locator | ||
| Scoring | One Point per Kilometre multiplied by the number of UK Locator Squares (M5) | ||
| Sections | |||
| 50MHz Backpacker (10B) |
a) Duration: 2.5 hours. Coordinated with the 6m UKAC contests during May, June, July and August. b) Mode: All Mode c) 10W maximum output from the transmitter d) Single antenna with no more than 20 half-wave elements (or equivalent) e) Antenna height: Driven element no more than 4m above the ground f) No operation from a motor vehicle. The vehicle supply must not be used to power any equipment used during the contest or to recharge batteries for the equipment. g) All equipment used during the contest must be battery, wind or solar powered. h) Equipment must be carried and operated at least 100m from the transportation vehicle. i) Stations entering in this section must use the /P callsign suffix j) The 50MHz Backpacker's Trophy will be awarded to the leading station in section 10B with the best three normalised scores out of a maximum of four sessions. k) All logs received in this section will be normalised with other logs in this section to calculate the backpacker score and in the AL section for the purpose of calculating the contribution towards a club score. |
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| General Rules | |||
| General Rules for all RSGB VHF/UHF/SHF contests can be found here | |||
| Awards for this Contest | |||
| 6m Backpackers Trophy will be awarded to the overall winner | |||
| Entries | |||
| Entry Date | Within 7 days after each activity period | ||
| Log Entry | Upload your log here | ||
| Log Generator | Transcribe your log online here | ||
| Claimed Scores | Enter your claimed score here | ||
| Email Alerts | Set up an Email Alert for this contest | ||
