RSGB Field Day Contests | |
Click here for background information about these two RSGB HF Field Day Contests. These contests coincide with the Region 1 (DARC) Field Day contests. If you have any queries about these rules, please e-mail hf.query@rsgbcc.org Changes for 2017 : Harmonisation of the rules of the CW and SSB events Introduction of a Fixed station section DXCC multipliers in NFD Reduced log submission time
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1. Objective |
To work as
many stations and multipliers as quickly and accurately as possible, operating under portable
conditions. |
2. Date & Time |
CW FD (NFD) – 3rd/4th June 2017 1500-1500 UTC SSB FD – 2nd/3rd September 2017 1300-1300 UTC |
3. Frequencies and Power |
CW FD -
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
– max 100W Only one signal may be transmitted at any one time. |
4. Entrants and Sections |
To be eligible for a certificate or award, portable stations must register on-line at least 7 days prior to each contest - click here to register.
QRP Portable
:
Single transceiver, 5W max.
No restriction on aerials or assistance.
Low Power Assisted Portable
:
100W
max. No
restriction on equipment, aerials or assistance.
Fixed
: No
restriction on
equipment, power, aerials or assistance. Fixed stations may only work Portable
stations for QSO points, but can work
any stations for DXCC multipliers. Remote
operation is permitted for fixed stations only and only where authorisation has been granted
in advance by the
HFCC Chair
Special Contest Callsigns or Club Callsigns may be used. Portables must sign /P. For portable stations, the installation of the station and antennas must not start earlier than 24 hours before the beginning of the contest. In addition portable stations must be powered by generators or batteries and must not be set up in a permanent building or structure, and the use of existing or previously installed equipment is not allowed. |
5. Exchange |
RS(T) plus serial number - starting at 1 and incrementing by 1,
irrespective of band. If you are not sent a serial number, log a zero. |
6. Scoring |
Portable
station
sections :
Portable and Mobile stations in Europe (including UK&CD):
4 pts.
Portable and Mobile stations outside Europe:
6 pts.
Fixed stations in Europe (including UK&CD):
2 pts.
Fixed stations outside Europe:
3 pts.
Fixed station section :
Portable and Mobile stations in Europe (including UK&CD) :
4 pts.
Portable and Mobile stations outside Europe :
6
pts.
Multipliers :
DXCC entities per band. The
final score is the total of QSO points multiplied by the total DXCC entities. |
7. Log submission and Adjudication |
Submit in Cabrillo format
here
within 5 days of the end of the 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.
All entries received for these RSGB Field Day contests will automatically
be entered into the Region 1 (DARC) Field Day Contests and will also be
adjudicated by them under the terms of their rules. |
8. Results and Awards |
Separate tables of entrants' individual results will be published.
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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. |