Radio Society of Great Britain VHF Contests Committee

2002 Contest Calendar

If the contest name is a hyperlink, it will take you to the results for that contest.

See here the changes for 2002

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 / 2.3 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)
         
13th/27th Jan
10th/24th Feb
17th Mar
1000-1200 70 MHz Cumulatives SF,SO,M Full QTH Information to be sent (S2)
Cumulative contest rules apply (S5)
3rd Feb 0900-1500 432 MHz AFS SF,SO,M AFS rules apply (S3), 3 stations per team, only fixed stations count towards AFS tables.
2nd/3rd 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.
14th Apr 0900-1300 1st 70 MHz SF,SO,M Full QTH Information to be sent (S2)
21st Apr 0900-1300 50 MHz SF,SO,M Postcode, Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M3)
4th/5th May 1400-1400 432 MHz - 248 GHz SF,SO,M  
4th 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 Trophy is awarded to the winner of this contest.
4th May 1400-2200 432 MHz Trophy SF,SO,M 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.
12th May 0900-1200 70 MHz CW SF,SO,M Postcode & Country multiplier (M1)
Full QTH Information to be sent (S2)
18th/19th May 1400-1400 144 MHz SF, SP, M,6S,6O Postcode/Country Multiplier (M1)
19th May 1100-1500 144 MHz Backpackers #1 S, M Postcode, Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M3)
See separate Backpackers rules.
1st/2nd 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.
2nd Jun 1100-1500 50 MHz Backpackers #1 S, M Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M4)
See separate Backpackers rules.
16th 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.
6th/7th Jul 1400-1400 VHF NFD   See seperate VHF NFD rules
7th Jul 1100-1500 144 MHz
Backpackers #3
S, M Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M4)
See separate Backpackers rules.
14th Jul 1100-1500

50 MHz Backpackers #2

 

S, M Postcode, Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M3)
See separate Backpackers rules.
20th Jul 1400-2200 144 MHz Low Power SF,SO, M 25W maximum output from the transmitter
Postcode, Country & QTH locator multiplier (M3)
21st Jul 0800-1400 432 MHz Low Power SS,SO,M 25W maximum output from the transmitter
Postcode, Country & QTH locator multiplier (M3)
28th Jul 1100-1500 144 MHz Backpackers #4 S, M Postcode, Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M3)
See separate Backpackers rules.
11th Aug 0900-1500 70 MHz Trophy SF,SO,M Postcode & country multipliers (M1)
7th/8th Sep 1400-1400 144 MHz Trophy SF,SO,M 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.
8th Sep 1100-1500

144 MHz Backpackers #5

 

S, M Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M4)
See separate Backpackers rules.
22nd Sep 0900-1300 2nd 70 MHz SF,SO,M Full QTH Information to be sent (S2)
5th/6th Oct 1400-1400 432 MHz - 248 GHz IARU SF,SO,M Co-ordinated with IARU contest (S7)
5th Oct 1400-2200 1.3/2.3 GHz Trophies SF,SO,M 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.
20th October 0900-1300 50MHz SF,SO,M Postcode, Country and QTH locator multipler (M3)
2nd/3rd Nov 1400-1400 144 MHz CW Marconi SF,SO,M The RSGB and European Marconi Memorial events run concurrently (S7)
3rdNov 0800-1400 6 hour 144 MHz CW S, M This event runs in the last 6 hours of the European contest (S7)
1st 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

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