Radio Society of Great Britain VHF Contests Committee
How to enter a contest
So, you've decided to have a go in an RSGB VHF Contest - here's a brief guide to the different ways you can submit your entry.
Using a logging program during the contest
There are many free software packages that you can use to write your log during the contest, we recommend Minos, but see our links page for some other suggestions.
Send us the entry file(s) via email. The file format should be in REG1TEST if possible, if not then we can cope with most file formats, but please NOT an excel spreadsheet or Word document.The email address is vhf.entry@vhfcc.org
See our full guide to sending your logging files via email here
If you use a paper log during the contest
The easiest way to enter the contest is to enter you log using our online log entry page. This is easy to use and once you have entered the QSO details the log will be automatically sent to us.We will not accept the actual paper log itself unless for some reason you cannot use the online logging system.
If you have no internet access or for other reasons have to send your original paper log then the address is
VHFCC, c/o 5 The Howsells, Lower Howsell Road, Malvern, WR14 1AD.
A complete paper entry consists of a coversheet (form 427 - from the Callbook or our stationery page) for each band you operated in, and logsheets containing all the relevant information for each QSO. The official logsheet form is in the Callbook (or from our stationery page) - but you're welcome to use your own if you prefer, as long as it has the same information in the same order on the page - checking is much easier that way - and has 25 QSOs per page.
Additionally, in a contest which involves multipliers, you should submit a checklist of multipliers worked per band. This doesn't have to be in any particular format, as long as it can be understood by the adjudicator.