Radio Society of Great Britain VHF Contests Committee
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| Every 1st Tuesday | 2000-2230 LOCAL | 144 MHz Activity | SF, O | This contest is scored 1 pt/QSO with QTH locator multipliers (M2) Activity Contest (S8) |
| Every 2nd Tuesday | 2000-2230 LOCAL | 432 MHz Activity | SF, O | This contest is scored 1 pt/km with QTH locator multipliers (M2) Activity Contest (S8) |
| Every 3rd Tuesday | 2000-2230 LOCAL | 1.3 GHz to 24 GHz Activity | SF, O | This contest is scored 1 pt/km with QTH locator multipliers (M2) Activity Contest (S8) |
| Every 4th Tuesday | 2000-2230 LOCAL | 50 MHz Activity | SF, O | This contest is scored 1 pt/QSO with QTH locator multipliers (M2) Activity Contest (S8) |
| VHF Championship | ||||
| 12th/26th Jan 9th/23rd Feb 16th Mar |
1000-1200 | 70 MHz Cumulatives | SF,SO,M | Full QTH Information
to be sent (S2) Cumulative contest rules apply (S5) |
| 2nd Feb | 0900-1500 | 432 MHz AFS | SF,SO,M | AFS rules apply (S3), 3 stations per team, only fixed stations count towards AFS tables. |
| 1st/2nd Mar | 1400-1400 | March 144/432 MHz | SF,SO,M 6S,6O |
Low power stations running 25W or less at the transmitter will be specially identified in the results and the leading and second placed low power stations in each section will receive certificates. |
| 13th Apr | 0900-1300 | 1st 70 MHz | SF,SO,M | Full QTH Information to be sent (S2) |
| 27th Apr | 0900-1300 | 50 MHz | SF,SO,M | Postcode, Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M3) |
| 3rd/4th May | 1400-1400 | 432 MHz - 248 GHz | SF,O | |
| 3rd May | 1400-2200 | 10 GHz Trophy | O | Country & QTH
Locator Multiplier (M4) This contest runs concurrently with the first 8 hours of the 432 MHz - 24 GHz event (S6). The 10 GHz Throhy is awarded to the winner of this contest. |
| 3rd May | 1400-2200 | 432 MHz Trophy | SF,O | This contest runs
concurrently with the first 8 hours of the 432 MHz - 24 GHz event (S6). The 1951 Council Cup is awarded to the overall winner of this contest. |
| 11th May | 0900-1200 | 70 MHz CW | SF,SO,M | Postcode & Country
multiplier (M1) Full QTH Information to be sent (S2) |
| 17th/18th May | 1400-1400 | 144 MHz | SF, SO, M,6S,6O | Postcode/Country Multiplier (M1) |
| 18th May | 1100-1500 | 144 MHz Backpackers #1 | S, M | Postcode, Country
& QTH Locator Multiplier (M3) See separate Backpackers rules. |
| 15th Jun | 0900-1300 | 144 MHz Backpackers #2 | S, M | Country & QTH
Locator Multiplier (M4) See separate Backpackers rules. This event is co-ordinated with the first 4 hours of the Practical Wireless QRP contest. |
| 21st/22nd Jun | 1400-1400 | 50 MHz Trophy | SF,SO,M 6S,6O |
Co-ordinated with
IARU contest (S7). Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M4) The Telford Trophy is awarded to the overall winner of this contest, and the Six Metre Cup to the highest scoring UK single operator entrant. |
| 22nd Jun | 1100-1500 | 50 MHz Backpackers #1 | S, M | Country & QTH
Locator Multiplier (M4) See separate Backpackers rules. |
| 5th/6th Jul | 1400-1400 | VHF NFD | ||
| 6th Jul | 1100-1500 | 144
MHz Backpackers #3 |
S, M | Country & QTH
Locator Multiplier (M4) See separate Backpackers rules. |
| 13th Jul | 1100-1500 | S, M | Postcode,
Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M3) See separate Backpackers rules. |
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| 19th Jul | 1400-2200 | 144 MHz Low Power | SF,SO, M | 25W maximum output
from the transmitter Postcode, Country & QTH locator multiplier (M3) |
| 20th Jul | 0800-1400 | 432 MHz Low Power | SS,SO,M | 25W maximum output
from the transmitter Postcode, Country & QTH locator multiplier (M3) |
| 27th Jul | 1100-1500 | 144 MHz Backpackers #4 | S, M | Postcode, Country
& QTH Locator Multiplier (M3) See separate Backpackers rules. |
| 10th Aug | 0900-1500 | 70 MHz Trophy | SF,SO,M | Postcode & country multipliers (M1). The VHF Managers Trophy is awarded to the winner of section 'M' and the Four Metre Cup to the highest scoring single operator entrant. |
| 6th/7th Sep | 1400-1400 | 144 MHz Trophy | SF,SO,M, 6S, 6O | Co-ordinated with
IARU contest (S7) The Thorogood Trophy is awarded to the winner of section S, and the Mitchell-Milling Trophy to the winner of section M of the contest. |
| 7th Sep | 1100-1500 | S, M | Country & QTH
Locator Multiplier (M4) See separate Backpackers rules. |
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| 21st Sep | 0900-1300 | 2nd 70 MHz | SF,SO,M | Full QTH Information to be sent (S2) |
| 4th/5th Oct | 1400-1400 | 432 MHz - 248 GHz IARU | SF, O | Co-ordinated with IARU contest (S7) |
| 4th Oct | 1400-2200 | 1.3/2.3 GHz Trophies | SF, O | These contests run
concurrently with the first 8 hours of the IARU contest(S6,
S7). The VHF Contests Committee cup is awarded to the winner of the 1.3 GHz contest, and the G6ZR Memorial Trophy to the winner of the 2.3 GHz event. |
| 19th October | 0900-1300 | 50MHz | SF,SO,M | Postcode, Country and QTH locator multipler (M3) |
| 1st/2nd Nov | 1400-1400 | 144 MHz CW Marconi | SF, O | The RSGB and European Marconi Memorial events run concurrently (S7) |
| 2nd Nov | 0800-1400 | 6 hour 144 MHz CW | SF, O | This event runs in the last 6 hours of the European contest (S7) |
| 7th Dec | 0900-1700 | 144 MHz AFS | SF,SO,M | AFS rules apply (S3), 5 stations per team, only fixed stations count towards AFS tables. |
| 26th/27th/28th/ 29th Dec |
1400-1600 | 50/70/144/432 MHz Christmas Cumulatives. | SF, O | Cumulative contest
rules apply (S5) Score at 1 pt / QSO (S1). QTH locator multipliers (M4) applies, and the same multipliers may be claimed for credit on each band on each day. |
Key to sections :- S - Single Operator; M - Multi Operator, SF - Single Operator Fixed, SO - Single Operator others, 6S Six hour single operator fixed, 6O - Six hours others