Radio Society of Great Britain VHF Contests Committee

2004 Contest Calendar

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

Every 1st Tuesday	2000-2230 LOCAL	144 MHz Activity & Club Championship	SF, O	This contest is scored 1 pt/QSO with QTH locator multipliers (M2) Activity Contest (S8). The Guildford Cup will be awarded to the leading Foundation Station in the year’s 2m activity contest.
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)
Every 5^th Tuesday	2000-2230 LOCAL	70 MHz Activity	SF, O	This contest is scored 1 pt/QSO with QTH locator multipliers (M2) Activity Contest (S8)
11th/25th Jan 8th/22nd Feb 14th Mar	1000-1200	70 MHz Cumulatives	SF, O	Full QTH Information to be sent (S2) Cumulative contest rules apply (S5)
1^st Feb	0900-1500	432 MHz AFS	SF,SO,M	AFS rules apply (S3), 3 stations per team, only fixed stations count towards AFS tables.
6th/7^th 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.
11th Apr	0900-1300	1st 70 MHz	SF,SO,M	Full QTH Information to be sent (S2)
25th Apr	0900-1300	50 MHz	SF,SO,M	Postcode, Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M3)
1st/2^nd May	1400-1400	432 MHz - 248 GHz	SF,O
1^st 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.
1^st 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.
9th May	0900-1200	70 MHz CW	SF,O	Postcode & Country multiplier (M1) Full QTH Information to be sent (S2)
15th/16th May	1400-1400	144 MHz	SF, SO, M,6S,6O	Postcode/Country Multiplier (M1)
16th May	1100-1500	144 MHz Backpackers #1	S, M	Postcode, Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M3) See separate Backpackers rules.
13th 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.
20th Jun	1100-1500	50 MHz Backpackers #1	S, M	Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M4) See separate Backpackers rules.
19^th / 20^th 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.
3rd/4th Jul	1400-1400	VHF NFD		See here for full set of rules
4th Jul	1100-1500	144 MHz Backpackers #3	S, M	Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M4) See separate Backpackers rules.
11th Jul	1100-1500	50 MHz Backpackers #2	S, M	Postcode, Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M3) See separate Backpackers rules.
18th Jul	1100-1500	144 MHz Backpackers #4	S, M	Postcode, Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M3) See separate Backpackers rules.
7th Aug	1400-2000	144 MHz Low Power	SF,SO, M	25W maximum output from the transmitter Postcode, Country & QTH locator multiplier (M3)
8th Aug	0800-1200	432 MHz Low Power	SF,SO,M	25W maximum output from the transmitter Postcode, Country & QTH locator multiplier (M3)
22^nd 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 winner of section 'O'.
4th/5th 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.
5th Sep	1100-1500	144 MHz Backpackers #5	S, M	Country & QTH Locator Multiplier (M4) See separate Backpackers rules.
		144 MHz Backpackers Championship
19^th Sep	0900-1300	2nd 70 MHz	SF,SO,M	Full QTH Information to be sent (S2)
2nd/3^rd Oct	1400-1400	432 MHz - 248 GHz IARU	SF, O	Co-ordinated with IARU contest (S7)
2^nd 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.
17^th October	0900-1300	50MHz	SF,SO,M	Postcode, Country and QTH locator multipler (M3)
6th/7^th Nov	1400-1400	144 MHz CW Marconi	SF, O	The RSGB and European Marconi Memorial events run concurrently (S7)
7^th Nov	0800-1400	6 hour 144 MHz CW	SF, O	This event runs in the last 6 hours of the European contest (S7)
5th 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.
		VHF Championship

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

Logs should be submitted within 16 days of the end of the contest by e-mail to vhf.entry@rsgb.org.uk, or by post to VHFCC, c/o 5 The Howsells, Lower Howsell Road, Malvern, WR14 1AD.