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RSGB FT4 International Activity Day | |||||||||||||
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All
Entrants must fully comply with all COVID-19 local restrictions and
advice including but not limited to social distancing, meeting people
outside of their household/bubble and travelling that apply to the
location where they are operating and at the time of the event. Any
enclosed operating space (e.g. car, tent) will be considered to be an
indoor location.
A six-band, 12-hour contest to allow entrants to experience FT4 in a competitive context. A collection of FT4 tips and hints is available here New to 2022 |
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1. Objective | To score as
many points as possible in this locator-based multiplier contest |
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2. Date & Time | Saturday 2nd April
2022: 0800-2000 UTC QSOs will not be accepted at or past the end time |
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(a) Mode: Standard
FT4 format will be used
as implemented in WSJT-X V2.5.2 or later or the equivalent in JTDX,
MSHV etc. The installation packages for the WSJT-X software are
available here. DO
NOT USE the dedicated Contest formats. (b) Bands and recommended frequencies (i) 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, and 10m (ii) The recommended dial frequencies (all USB) are: 160m: 1843 kHz 80m: 3576, 3579 and 3582 kHz 40m: 7047.5 kHz 20m: 14080 kHz 15m: 21140 kHz 10m: 28180 kHz (iii) Entrants are not permitted to operate as a
FOX in FOX & HOUND mode |
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Sections: 1. UK 100W OPEN: 100W output power, Two Radios and/or any form of automation, UK&CD only 2. UK 100W RESTRICTED: 100W output power, Single Radio, UK&CD only 3. UK 10W RESTRICTED: 10W output power, Single Radio, UK&CD only 4. Non-UK 100W OPEN: 100W output power, Two Radios and/or any form of automation, Non-UK&CD only 5. Non-UK 100W RESTRICTED: 100W output power, Single Radio, Non-UK&CD only 6. Non-UK 10W RESTRICTED: 10W output power, Single Radio, Non-UK&CD only (a) Entrants may be Single or Multi-operator (b) UK&CD entrants must be RSGB members (c) Multi-Operator entries by RSGB members may include non-member operators whose highest class of licence is Foundation or Intermediate (d) Special Contest Callsigns or Club Callsigns may be used (e) All entries are classified as Assisted (f) Operation must be from a single Station location where all transmitters, receivers and antennas are located within a circle of a radius of no greater than 500m (g) Remote receivers outside of the Station location are not permitted (h) Remote operation of a 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. 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 location of the Station must also comply with the requirements above. (i) 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 (j)The RSGB HF Contest Committee may place remotely operated stations in a separate results table |
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(a)
4-character Locator (b) Signal report is required (c) Serial number is NOT required (d) We suggest that you amend your TX6 message to start CQ RSGB |
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(a)
One
point
per QSO with stations in the same Continent. (b) Three points per QSO with stations in a different Continent. (c) Final score is the total number of QSOs made multiplied by the total number of large locator squares (e.g. IO91) worked. (d) A QSO with a station that is logged without a received four-character locator will only score QSO points with no multiplier credit for either the receiving or sending station. (e) Non-UK&CD stations may work other non-UK&CD stations and will score the same points/multipliers as UK&CD stations (f) Each station may work each other station once on each band for points. Working the same large locator square on each band counts towards your total of large squares. (g) Stations operating outside the UK&CD are welcome to participate, and their scores will be listed in separate tables |
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7. Log
Submission and Adjudication |
(a)
Submit
your logfile in ADIF format as produced by WSJT-X or in Cabrillo format. Please submit
your log
here within
24 hours of the end of this contest. Click
on this link to view an example of the correct Cabrillo format for
your logfile. (b) If the log submission robot finds format errors, it will reject the log and ask for resubmission of a corrected logfile. (You can correct Cabrillo format errors using any text editor e.g. Notepad)
(c) If you have difficulties
preparing or uploading your ADIF or Cabrillo logfile, please contact
the adjudicator to ask for assistance
before the submission deadline
(e) Adjudicated results will be online and will include online logfiles for all entrants (f) The use of CAT control to log the correct frequency and mode is recommended |
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(a) There will be separate tables of Results for each of the six sections (b) A certificate may also be downloaded by all entrants showing their individual position |
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By entering any RSGB HF contest
you declare that:
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Graham G0NBI | |||||||||||||
Updated 11th December 2021 |