Radio Society of Great Britain VHF Contests Committee

VHF/UHF Listeners' Contests

1. Listeners contests are open to all non-licensed members of the RSGB and foreign SWLs. Only one entrant may operate the receiving station. Every VHF contest is open to listeners' entries.

2. Logs must show in columns,

i. Date/time (GMT).

ii. Callsign of station heard.

iii. My report on his/her signals.

iv. Report and serial number sent by station heard.

v. Callsign of station being worked.

vi. IARU Locator given by station heard.

vii. QTH given by station heard (if appropriate).

vii. Points claimed.

On 144 MHz, the callsign in column (v) may occur once in every five contacts logged. CQ and test calls do not count for points and should not be logged. If both sides of the QSO can be heard, both can be claimed for points.

3. The Hanson Trophy will be awarded to the entrant with the highest aggregate score in all SWL contests between March and September inclusive of each year. The aggregate score will be calculated in accordance with General Rule 5c.

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