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RSGB RoPoCo Contests 2015 |
These contests are a real test
of your operating skills: Chinese whispers using Rotating
Post codes!
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| (a) General |
RoPoCo stands for ROtating POst COdes, so called
because the contest exchage depends on that received in the previous QSO, and the
exchanges consists of entrants' postcodes. There are two of these short contests per year:
SSB in April, and CW in August. |
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| (b) RoPoCo 1 -- SSB |
Date: |
5th April 2015 (the first Sunday in April)
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Time: |
19:00 - 20:30 UTC
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| Band: |
3600-3650kHz & 3700-3775kHz only. Note: The lowest "carrier" (dial)
frequency to be used which lies within the specified sub-bands is 3602kHz for 3600-3650kHz,
and 3702kHz for 3700-3775kHz |
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(c) RoPoCo 2 -- CW
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Date: |
2nd August 2015 (the first Sunday in August) |
Time: |
07:00 - 08:30 UTC |
| Band: |
3520-3560kHz only
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| (d) Exchange |
RS(T), then for the first contact, send the entrant's own postcode.
For each subsequent contact, RS(T) plus the postcode received from the previous contact. |
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| (e) Power limit |
100 watts |
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| (f) General Rules |
The HF General Rules
apply to these contests |
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| (a) Scoring |
10 points for each contact with another UK station |
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| (b) Valid contacts |
Contacts with stations outside the UK do not score and must
not appear in the contest log. If called by non-UK stations, entrants are
advised to give a signal report, politely informing the calling station
that this contest is for the UK only. |
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| (c) Contest Callsigns |
UK Special Contest Calls (SCC) are not permitted, even for entrants who hold a valid NoV from Ofcom |
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| (d) HF Championship |
Scores from single-operator entries to these contests contribute to the
RSGB HF Championship |
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| (a) Method |
Entries must be submitted
online or on paper, in accordance with the
Entries
section in the HF General Rules.
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| (b) Format |
Online entries must be in
Cabrillo format -- examples:
SSB log,
CW log
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| (c) Entry Date |
No later than 16 days after the end of the contest
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4. AWARDS FOR THESE CONTESTS |
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| (a) RoPoCo 1 -- SSB |
The Verulam Silver Jubilee Trophy to the highest scoring entrant with the most accurate log
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| (b) RoPoCo 2 -- CW |
The G3XTJ Memorial Trophy to the highest scoring entrant with the most accurate log
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| (c) Aggregate scores |
The G5MY Trophy to the entrant with the highest aggregate score from both events
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| (d) Certificates |
Certificates to the highest scoring entrants in each contest
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| John, G4CZB |
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