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    RSGB CONTEST NEWSLETTER


    ISSUE 51

    DATE: 19th March 2020




    CONTENTS:
    RSGB HF AND VHF CONTEST RULES CHANGES
    MINUTES OF CONTESTING COMMITTEES MEETINGS
    RSGB CONTESTS IN 2020
    OTHER HF CONTESTS IN 2020


    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, December

    2016 -- January, February, September, October, October special, November special

    2017 -- January special, February, July, August, November

    2018 -- June, August

    2019 -- February, May, October,

    2020 -- March,


    RSGB HF and VHF Contest Rule Changes (Andy G4PIQ - vhfcc.chair@rsgbcc.org & Nick G4FAL - hfcc.chair@rsgbcc.org)

    As a result of the UK government’s recent advice on social distancing, it is with regret that the HF Contest Committee (HFCC) and the VHF Contest Committee (VHFCC) have decided that, with immediate effect and until the end of June 2020, we will no longer accept multi-operator contest entries for any RSGB Contest.

    Single operator entries from shared stations will also not be accepted, unless the station is being shared by family members living at the same postal address. The HFCC has taken the decision that the RSGB HF CW NFD Contest (June) is cancelled for this year.

    We have decided not to ban portable operation by single operators because of the potential mental health benefits associated with engaging in hobbies etc. as well as the lack of person-to-person contact in normal single operator contesting. However, we encourage everyone to follow the government guidelines regarding social distancing and unnecessary travel.

    We will review these rule changes regularly in line with the most recent government advice to determine if we need to extend or modify the restrictions. In early June we will decide if the VHF NFD, the IOTA Contest and SSB NFD can go ahead as planned.
     


     


    Minutes of Contesting Committees Meetings
    The minutes of RSGB Contesting Committees meetings are available here.




    RSGB Contests in 2020

    The full 2020 RSGB contest calendars and rules for all RSGB contests are available here (HF) and here (VHF)




    Other HF Contests in 2020
    For more data on a wide range HF contests, the WA7BNM website is very useful sources of information.

    Another useful source of HF contest information is on the website of HB9DHG which can be reached by going to http://www.hb9dhg.ch, and selecting "Contest Calendar".




    That's all for this edition of the Newsletter

    73, Ian Pawson G0FCT
    Chair, RSGB Contest Support Committee
    (csc.chair@rsgbcc.org)