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SSB FD 2020 is Single Operator ONLY This change is in response to the UK Government's advice on combatting COVID-19 If you have any queries about these rules, please email hf.query@rsgbcc.org Changes for 2020:(i) Entry eligibility criteria have been clarified (ii) High Power Assisted section replaces Low Power Assisted section for SSB FD only (iii) Only Single Operator entries will be accepted for SSB FD (iv) No prior registration is required for any section in SSB FD (v) No trophies will be awarded for SSB FD (vi) For this year only, SSB FD will have a club element, where single-op entrants either portable or fixed, will contribute to a total club score. |
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| 1. Objective | To work as many stations and multipliers as quickly and accurately as possible. | |||||||||
| 2. Date & Time | 5th/6th September 2020 1300-1300 UTC | |||||||||
| SSB only 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Only one signal may be transmitted at any one time. |
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This contest is primarily intended for indidivual RSGB Members and Affiliated Societies. Non-Members may only enter if they are entering on behalf of an Affiliated Society. Non-UK&CD stations may also enter. All sections including entries for Affiliated Societies are for Single Operators ONLY. National, regional and local COVID-19 social distancing restrictions must be obeyed at all times including during station assembly/disassembly. Definition: Single Operator - a station operated by a single person, with no operational assistance of another person or persons during the contest period. Definition: Assisted - an operator is using support in order to locate and identify callsigns. Examples are the DX Cluster, RBN, local or remote multi-channel decoder such as CW Skimmer, internet spotting applications, receiving an SMS from another person on the whereabouts of stations, etc. Definition: Unassisted - an operator is locating and identifying every callsign that they put in their log, where locating means to tune into each signal. (this is the opposite of "Assisted" above). The operator may not use any outside tools such as the DX Cluster or RBN network to locate new contacts, neither may they use any local decoder which will identify signals other than on the frequency to which they are tuned. QRP Unassisted Portable: Single transceiver, 5W max. One single antenna (vertical, dipole or loop) comprising a single element with traps and/or removable links - maximum of two elevated supports not exceeding 15m above ground. Receiving with more than two receivers or receiving while transmitting is not allowed. QRP Get on the Air, Renewable Energy, Unassisted Portable: Single transceiver, 5W max. Total operating time is a maximum of 6 hours; off-periods, if taken, must be at least 60 minutes. One single antenna (vertical, dipole or loop) comprising a single element with traps and/or removable links - maximum of two elevated supports not exceeding 15m above ground. Power must be from batteries or a renewable energy source. Low Power Unassisted Portable: Single transceiver, 100W max. One single antenna (vertical, dipole or loop) comprising a single element with traps and/or removable links - maximum of two elevated supports not exceeding 15m above ground. Receiving with more than two receivers or receiving while transmitting is not allowed. High Power Assisted Portable: Maximum legal power. No restriction on equipment or aerials Fixed Assisted QRP: 5W max. No restrictions on equipment or aerials Fixed Assisted Low: 100W max. No restrictions on equipment or aerials Fixed Assisted High: Maximum legal power. No restrictions on equipment or aerials Affiliated
Society (club) entries: (b) The operators of Stations
representing an Affiliated Society must be members of that Society, but
need not be RSGB members themselves. All Stations representing an Affiliated Society must be Single Operator. (c) There is no maximum distance stipulation for members of club teams i.e. stations are not required to be 80km or less from a club’s nominated meeting place. (d) Scores will be normalised for each section as follows: (e) Scores from non-UK&CD stations do not contribute to Society scores Addition Rules applicable to all
sections including Affiliated Society entries: (ii) Remote operation of a Fixed station is allowed where the operator is situated within the same country on the DXCC list. Additionally an operator's home station, as shown in the licensee's licence documents, may be remotely operated from a location in another country. (iii) A remotely operated station must obey all station licence, operator licence, and category conditions. The callsign used must be one issued or permitted by the Regulatory Authority of the remote station location. The address of the operator must be included in the 'Address of Operator when operating Remote from Station Address' box on the Station Information Page and the address of the remote station must be included in the Cabrillo header 'ADDRESS:' box. The RSGB HF Contest Committee may place remotely operated stations in a separate results table. (iv) Special Contest Callsigns or Club Callsigns may be used. All Portables must sign /P. (v) Portable stations must be powered by generators or batteries and must not be set up in a permanent building or structure; antennas and antenna supports, other than natural ones, must not be pre-existing. |
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| 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. | ||||||||||
| All Sections : Portable and Mobile stations in Europe (including UK&CD): 4 points per valid QSO Portable and Mobile stations outside Europe: 6 points per valid QSO Fixed stations in Europe (including UK&CD): 2 points per valid QSO Fixed stations outside Europe: 3 points per valid QSO. Note: Stations signing /A count as Fixed Stations Multipliers: DXCC entities per band The same station may be contacted on each band for points and multipliers The final score is the total of QSO points multiplied by the total DXCC entities |
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| 7. Log
Submission and Adjudication |
Submit in Cabrillo format
here within 5 days of the end of the contest.
View the correct
Cabrillo
format for this
contest. If the robot finds format errors, it will reject the log and ask for resubmission of a corrected logfile. Second and subsequent log uploads may be subject to analysis of any changes that have been made. If you have difficulties preparing or uploading your Cabrillo logfile, please contact the contest adjudicator to ask for assistance, before the submission deadline. If you are entering on behalf of an RSGB Affiliated Society, you must select your club's name from the pull-down list when you submit your log. Your club's name will not be read from the Cabrillo log. 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. At the present time, it is not possible to automatically enter logs into the Region 1 (DARC) Field Day Contests. If you wish to also enter the Region 1 Field Day Contests, please submit your log for the Region 1 SSB Field Day Contest here. The rules for the Region 1 Field Days are available here. |
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There will be separate table of results for each section. There will be a table of results listing the scores of Affiliated Societies Section winners will be indicated in the results tables complete
with downloadable certificates A certificate may also be downloaded by all entrants showing their position in their entry section No trophies will be awarded for this contest |
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(a) Any
infringement considered to be outside the spirit of the contest may
result in QSOs being disallowed, the entry being reclassified as a
Checklog, or the entry being 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 required as part of the adjudication process. |
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By entering any RSGB HF Contest
you declare that:
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SSB: John G4CZB |
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| Updated 23rd August 2020 | ||||||||||