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    RSGB CONTEST COMMITTEE NEWSLETTER


    ISSUE 35

    DATE: DECEMBER 2015


    CONTENTS:

    RSGB Contests in December 2015
    RSGB Contests in January 2016
    Other UK VHF/UHF Contests in December 2015
    Other European VHF/UHF Contests in December 2015
    Other HF Contests in December 2015
    Recent Results
    IOTA final results
    2nd 1.8MHz contest - log submission
    2016 HF Contest Calendar and rules
    "And Finally" from the Newsletter Editor


    PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS:


    2013 -- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

    2014 -- January, February, March, April, April special, May, May special, June, July, August, September, October, October special, November, December, December upissue.

    2015 -- January, February, March, March special, April, May, June, July, August, September, September special, October, November.




    RSGB CONTESTS IN DECEMBER 2015 (by Quin G3WRR & John G3XDY)


    Tuesday 1st December 2015 144MHz UK Activity Contest 2000 - 2230 UTC
    Sunday 6th December 2015 144MHz AFS Contest 1000 - 1600 UTC
    Tuesday 8th December 2015 432MHz UK Activity Contest 2000 - 2230 UTC
    Tuesday 15th December 2015 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest 2000 - 2230 UTC
    Saturday 26th December 2015 50/70/144/432MHz Christmas Cumulative Contest 1400 - 1600 UTC
    Sunday 27th December 2015 50/70/144/432MHz Christmas Cumulative Contest 1400 - 1600 UTC
    Monday 28th December 2015 50/70/144/432MHz Christmas Cumulative Contest 1400 - 1600 UTC
    Tuesday 29th December 2015 50/70/144/432MHz Christmas Cumulative Contest 1400 - 1600 UTC
    Tuesday 29th December 2015 70MHz UK Activity Contest 2000 - 2230 UTC



    RSGB CONTESTS IN JANUARY 2016 (by Quin G3WRR & John G3XDY)


    Tuesday 5th January 2016 144MHz UK Activity Contest 2000 - 2230 UTC
    Sunday 10th January 2016 AFS Contest (CW, 3.5&7MHz) 1400 - 1800 UTC
    Tuesday 12th January 2016 432MHz UK Activity Contest 2000 - 2230 UTC
    Saturday 16th January 2016 AFS Contest (SSB, 3.5&7MHz) 1400 - 1800 UTC
    Tuesday 19th January 2016 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest 2000 - 2230 UTC
    Tuesday 26th January 2016 50MHz UK Activity Contest 2000 - 2230 UTC
    Tuesday 26th January 2016 SHF UK Activity Contest 2000 - 2230 UTC
    except 2.3GHz 2030 - 2230 UTC

    The full 2015 RSGB contest calendars and rules for the above contests are available here (HF) and here (VHF). HF and VHF calendars for 2016 are available here (HF) and here (VHF).



    OTHER UK VHF/UHF CONTESTS IN DECEMBER 2015 (by Dave G7RAU)

    Following a successful pilot last year, the UK Six Meter Group (UKSMG) will be running a 6 Metre Winter Contest this year. Its aim is to promote activity during the winter months:
    * the contest is a Marathon style event and will be held over a 2 months period commencing the first day in December and ending on the last day in January (00:00z on 1st December to 00:00z on 31st January)
    * there is no contest exchange, however the normal QSO data must be recorded e.g. Date of QSO, Time of QSO (on/off or both), Callsign of station worked, 4 digit locator of station worked (6 digit locator accepted, but your score will be based on the first 4 digits), QSO frequency in Megahertz, RS(T) Sent and RS(T) received
    * scoring to be 1 point awarded per unique 4 digit locator worked
    * logs to be submitted via the UKSMG website in ADIF format. These can be submitted in real time throughout the event, or in total after the contest end, but before the submission cut off date.

    See http://uksmg.org/contest/winter-marathon-rules.php or click here for full rules and to upload your ADI file.



    OTHER EUROPEAN VHF/UHF CONTESTS IN DECEMBER 2015 (by John G3XDY)

    A co-ordinated calendar of IARU Region 1 VHF Contests for 2015 is available here.



    OTHER HF CONTESTS IN DECEMBER 2015 (by Quin G3WRR)

    For more data on a wide range HF contests, the SM3CER and WA7BNM websites are very useful sources of information.

    Another useful source of HF contest information is at http://www.hb9dhg.ch , which can be reached by clicking here, and selecting "Contest Calendar".


    RECENT RESULTS (by Quin G3WRR & John G3XDY)

    The following results have been published or updated since the previous Newsletter:

    50MHz UKAC
    144MHz UKAC
    432MHz UKAC
    1.3GHz UKAC
    SHF UKAC
    Overall UKAC

    5th 144MHz Backpackers
    2nd 70MHz
    50MHz AFS

    80m Club Sprint (SSB)
    80m Club Sprint (CW)

    IOTA Final

    144MHz Backpackers Championship
    AFS Superleague 2015/16



    IOTA FINAL RESULTS (by Quin G3WRR)

    The IOTA final results are now avaiable at http://www.iotacontest.com/contest/iota/2015/finalScore.php?c1=a&c2=a&c3=m&c4=a&c5=a or by clicking here.



    2nd 1.8MHz CONTEST - LOG SUBMISSION (by Ed GW3SQX)

    The following text repeats a posting made recently on the UK HF Contest reflector for the benefit of those who do not subscribe to it:

    Some of you entering the 2nd 1.8 MHz contest a couple of days ago have discovered that the robot did not allow you to enter as "Assisted". This problem was fixed as soon as the Contest Committee became aware of it, but there were a number of logs which were entered before this was done.

    Now that the software is fixed, could we ask everyone who was not able to enter as "Assisted" please to re-submit their log -- we think there are only a handful. You will then find that the Assisted section is available, and the new log will overwrite the old. If you are entering as Unassisted you do not need to resubmit. If you have already successfully submitted or resubmitted, you need to take no further action.

    The web address for uploads is: www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl.
    [Click here] If you want to see a list of submitted logs to confirm what the committee has received so far, you can check at: www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfposted.pl?Contest=2nd%201.8MHz%20Contest&year=2015 [Click here]

    All entrants affected will also receive an email explaining this. We have tried to make the wording of this email as simple as possible, bearing in mind the number of entrants for whom English is not their first language -- and in some cases not even written in their own alphabet.

    Apologies for the glitch and thank you for your patience.

    Ed Taylor, GW3SQX
    Member, RSGB Contest Committee




    2016 HF CONTEST CALENDAR AND RULES (by Quin G3WRR)

    The CC believes that the dates and times in the 2016 HF Contest Calendar are now firm and will not be subject to further change, thus allowing individuals and clubs to get the relevant dates into their diaries. The calendar showing these dates and times can be found on the CC website at http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfreadcal.pl?year=2016 and can be accessed by clicking here. The .ics and Google calendars linked from that page may not have been updated as you read this but this will be done in the near future. You may wish to note that:

    * in response to a number of requests from entrants, the existing UK Sprint series will retained for 2016: its future in subsequent years will be reviewed in the light of 2016 entry levels

    * at the time of writing this, the links to the rules are not yet operational, and attempts to use them will result in receipt of a "404 Not Found" message

    * however the rules are being worked on by the CC and will be progressively uploaded from now onwards, as far as possible in chronological order (i.e. starting with January, then February, and so on).


    AND FINALLY (by Quin G3WRR)

    That's all for this month - good contesting to you all.


    73, Quin G3WRR


    For RSGB Contest Committee