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RSGB
Affiliated Societies Team Contests 2008.
This popular club event
has something foreveryone. What better way to start contesting than in
AFS? You can contribute by just participating and gathering points for
your team and Club. Enjoy the local rivalry, it's great fun! You don't
need to have a high or complex antenna either, a simple low dipole
works well.
Please note the new rule for team
composition
The general rules apply to this contest Dates:
CW Event: Sunday 13th January 2008.
SSB Event: Saturday 19th January 2008.
Time: 1400
- 1800UTC.
Frequencies:
CW: 3510 - 3590kHz.
SSB: 3600 - 3750kHz.
Exchange:
RST plus serial number
1. Eligible Entrants:
(a) Each
entering club must be affiliated to the RSGB.
(b) Each
operator of a team station must be a member of the club they represent.
The operator is not required to be a member of RSGB.
(c) All
stations representing a club must be located within a radius of 50
miles of the normal meeting-place of the club. Where a club has (
branches, eg RNARS, it may define separate );branch meeting-places, and
the team(s) entered by each branch will be considered to be entirely
separate from those entered by other branches, except in respect of
affiliation.
(d) Each
station may be single or multioperator, but no station or operator may
represent more than one affiliated club or branch.
2. Teams:
Teams comprise of up to four stations for both the CW
and SSB
sections. A club may enter as many teams as they wish. Which
stations make up each team is determined by the club entering the
event, as defined on the summary sheet.
3. Contacts:
In the CW section, 3570 to 3590kHz is reserved for slower-speed
contacts. It is intended that operators less experienced in CW and
contest techniques should be able to make contacts here in a more
relaxed environment. Experienced contesters using the segment are
required to keep their speed down.
4. Scoring:
10 points per contact including overseas.
5. Entries:
E-mail logs to:
for
the CW event and
for
the SSB event. Entries should be submitted by an officer of the
affiliated society. The email must contain a summary showing: name of
team, callsign of
each station in each team, individual scores, team score, the normal
meeting place of the club / branch and a declaration that each operator
is a member of the affiliated club.
Example
of AFS CW Contest log.
Example
of AFS SSB Contest log.
Further
information regarding the Cabrillo Format
6. Awards:
CW:-
The Edgware Trophy to the leading team.
The Marconi Trophy to the leading single-operator individual station.
SSB:-
The Flight Refuelling ARS Trophy to the leading team.
The RSGB Lichfield Trophy to the leading single-operator individual
station.
SD by EI5DI fully supports all RSGB Contests.
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