RSGB National Field Day
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<Rules 2000/13.01.00>

 
An excellent club activity with varied areas of expertise required, such 
as antenna design, construction and erection, generator maintenance and, 
increasingly, computer expertise. Give your CW operators some support!
We have modified the QRP section to give a reduced time of operation. 
This should assist groups who have difficulty in finding operators to 
cover the night shift.

The RSGB General Rules for HF Contests apply to this event (see below).


Date: 
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1st full weekend in June (3 / 4  June 2000)
{01SAT06:1500:1440}


Time:
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1500-1500 UTC


Bands: 
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1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21& 28 MHz


Mode: 
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CW


Exchange: 
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RST + Serial number.

1. General: 
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Each group intending to compete must send details of the site to be used 
to: D J Lawley, G4BUO, Carramore, Coldharbour Road, Penshurst, 
Tonbridge, Kent TN11 8EX, to arrive no later than 8 May 2000. 
Details must include the name and address of the person responsible 
for the entry; section to be entered; name of group; callsign(s) to be 
used; national grid reference and sufficient access information for an 
inspector to locate the site. In the event of a late change of site, 
it is the responsibility of the members of the group to make suitable 
arrangements for the inspector to find the new site. Contest stationery 
will be sent on request. Entries to be postmarked no later than 
Monday 19 June 2000. All stations are subject to inspection by 
representatives of the HF Contests Committee, whose brief will be to 
ensure that the rules and spirit of the contest are being observed. 
The inspector must be given immediate access to all parts of the site 
with the right to stay as long as desired, and the ability to return 
at any time during the contest. The inspector may also visit in the 
24 hours before the start of the contest.


2. Sections: 
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All sections are multi-operator. This is a portable contest as defined 
in General Rule 7. One transmitter with a maximum of 100w output and 
two receivers. A transceiver with a second receiver counts as two 
receivers.

Open. 
There is no restriction on the number or type of antennas, but the 
maximum height must not exceed 20m. 

Restricted. 
One antenna only which must be a single element having not more than 
two elevated supports and not exceeding 11m above ground at its 
highest point. 

Low Power. 
Same as the restricted section with power further limited to 10w output. 
Additionally, this section has a time limit of 12 hours. 
Off-periods must be a minimum of one hour and should be listed on the 
summary sheet. 


3. Frequencies: 
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Contest preferred segments should be used, i.e. 3510 - 3560 and 
14010 - 14070kHz.


4. Scoring: 
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For contacts with:

Fixed stations in Europe (including UK) 2 points.

Fixed stations outside Europe 3 points.

Portable and Mobile stations in Europe (including UK) 4 points.

Portable and Mobile stations outside Europe 6 points.

Contacts on 1.8MHz and 28MHz should be scored as above and then 
multiplied by two to obtain the band score. 
Points must not be claimed for contacts made by a competing station 
with members of its own group.


5. Awards: 
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The National Field Day Trophy to the overall leading station. 
The Bristol Trophy to the station having the leading score in the 
other section. The Scottish Trophy to the leading Scottish station. 
The Gravesend Trophy to the runner-up in the Restricted section. 
The G6ZR Memorial Trophy to the runner-up in the Open section. 
The Frank Hoosen G3YF Trophy to the leading station on the 14MHz band.




General Rules for RSGB HF Contests for the Year 2000
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1. These rules apply to all RSGB HF Contests, except where 
   superseded by the specific Contest Rules.


2. UK means England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel 
   Islands and Isle of Man.


3. Entrants must abide by their licence conditions.


4. Contacts
a. A contact consists of an exchange with incrementing serial number 
   commencing from 001 and acknowledgement of receipt of callsign and 
   contest data. Incomplete contacts must be logged with zero points 
   claimed. Points are not lost if a non-competing station does not 
   send appropriate information, but a report must be logged and any 
   other exchange sent by that station must be recorded. The full 
   contest exchange must be sent to all stations worked.

b. One contact only with the same station per band counts for 
   points, regardless of that station&#8217;s operator or callsign. More than 
   one contact with the same operator using different callsigns may not 
   be claimed. Contacts with stations who have no other contest 
   contacts may be disallowed. Duplicate contacts must be logged, with 
   zero points claimed.

c. Cross-band contacts do not score.

d. Contacts scheduled before the contest do not count for points. 
   Schedules may only be made during the contest.

e. Simultaneous transmissions on more than one frequency are not 
   permitted.

f. Proof of contact may be required.

g. For contest purposes, /AM and /MM stations are treated as /M 
   stations in their own country. Other stations are regarded as being 
   in the call area / country indicated by their callsign as sent.


5. Multipliers, where applicable, are scored per band, and consist 
   of (a) for UK stations: Countries as per the DXCC countries list, 
   except that JA, W, VE, VO, VK, ZL and ZS call areas count as 
   separate countries. (b) for non-UK stations: one for each UK 
   district (c) IOTA and SSB Field Day contests, see specific rules.


6. Scoring. Where multipliers are applicable the Final Score is the 
   total QSO points for all bands added together, multiplied by the 
   number of multipliers from all bands added together. Where 
   multipliers are not applicable, the Final Score is the total QSO 
   points for all bands plus the total Bonus points (if any) for all 
   bands added together.


7. Portable stations
(a) Entrants must operate from the same site for the whole contest.

(b) Stations must not be located in a permanent building or shelter.

(c) No permanent building or structure may be used as an aerial 
    support (trees are acceptable).

(d) Power must be obtained solely from on-site batteries, portable 
    generators or solar cells, without use of mains.

(e) All equipment, aerials and supports must be transported and set 
    up on site no more than 24 hours before the start of the contest. 
    This does not apply to short term storage of equipment on site.


8. All operators of UK stations must be RSGB members except visiting 
   amateurs, not resident in the UK. UK stations may not use special 
   (e.g. GB, GX etc) callsigns nor be /MM or /AM.

a. A single-operator station is operated by one person, who receives 
   no assistance whatsoever from any other person in operating, 
   log-keeping, checking and so on, and who does not receive 
   notification from others by radio (including packet), telephone or 
   any other method, of band or contest information during the contest.

b. Multi-operator entries are those not covered by 8a. One operator 
   must act as Entrant and sign the Summary Sheet.


9. Adjudication
a. Errors in sending / receiving callsigns are penalised by loss of 
   all points for the QSO. Errors in sending / receiving other data 
   result in loss of one third QSO points per error.

b. Duplicate contacts with non-zero points claimed are penalised by 
   deduction of ten times the QSO points. Excessive numbers of such 
   contacts may attract other penalties, including disqualification.

c. Points may be deducted or entries disqualified or excluded for 
   any breach of the rules or spirit of the contest. The decision of 
   the RSGB is final.


10. Entries must be sent to RSGB - G3UFY, 77 Bensham Manor Road, 
    Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF, England and postmarked no more than 
    16 days after the end of the contest, unless superseded by specific 
    contest rules. Checklogs are welcome where an entrant does not wish 
    to make a formal entry. Acknowledgement will be sent if a stamped, 
    addressed postcard or IRC is enclosed. Logs become the property of 
    the RSGB.
    Entries consist of:
    A Summary Sheet (RSGB form HFC2 or equivalent) showing: Contest; 
    Date; Final Score; Station Callsign and address; Name of Club or 
    Group (if applicable); Exchange (District Code) sent; Entrant&#8217;s 
    Name, Address and Callsign; Equipment and Antennas (and height) used 
    for each band; Output Power; Callsigns of all operators and a Signed 
    Declaration, plus either :


10.1 Electronic Logs:
a. Files sent on disk must be on an MS-DOS formatted 3.5in disk.

b. The disk label must indicate the contest name and the name of the 
   log files(s) in the form of (callsign).LOG, e.g. G9XXX.LOG or 
   G9XXX-P.LOG, (for portable stations).
   Acceptable formats are NA .LOG, Super Duper .LOG, G3WGV .LOG, TR 
   .DAT, ADIF and RSGB standard format for electronic logs. Each 
   contact must correctly show points and multiplier claimed. 
   E-mail logs should be sent to : hf.contests@rsgb.org.uk The .LOG and 
   .SUM (a text file of the summary sheet including declaration) files 
   only should be sent as an attachment to an e-mail. All e-mail logs 
   will be acknowledged.
   Or :


10.2 Paper Logs: 
a. UK stations must use log sheets in RSGB format. Others may use 
   their own National Society&#8217;s format.

b. Separate logs, with separate page numbers, for each band.

c. Log sheets must be headed with Name of Contest, Date, Band, 
   Callsign and Page x of n.

d. Log pages should contain 40 QSOs, with columns as follows: Time, 
   Callsign worked, RS(T) / serial sent, RS(T) / serial received, Other 
   Data (specific to the contest), New bonus / multiplier, QSO points. 
   Any RS(T) column left blank will be taken as 59(9).

e. A list of multipliers / bonuses for each band.

f. A Duplicate Sheet for each band, comprising of a list of all 
   callsigns worked, sorted into alphabetical order (or alphabetical 
   order of suffix) together with the serial number sent to that 
   station, or the time of the QSO.

             
11. Receiving Contests. The above rules apply, but also:
(a) Only SWLs or holders of licences to transmit only above 30MHz 
    may enter.

(b) Entrants should use RSGB SWL Contest forms if possible. The 
    callsigns of both the &#8216;station heard&#8217; (for which points are to be 
    claimed) and the &#8216;station being worked&#8217; must be logged.

(c) The same callsign may appear only once in any group of three 
    consecutive entries in the &#8216;Station being worked&#8217; column.

(d) The Summary Sheet declaration to include: "I do not hold a 
    licence to transmit on frequencies below 30MHz."

             
12. Awards. Trophies as specified will be presented at the annual HF 
    Convention and will be held for a maximum period of one year for any 
    particular annual event. Certificates of Merit will be awarded to 
    leading stations in each category/band as appropriate.



    If you have any queries or comments about RSGB Contests e-mail 
    hfcc.chairman@rsgb.org.uk
