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RSGB RoPoCo Contests 2009
A real test of your CW operating skill. Chinese whispers using Rotating Post
codes!
The general rules apply to this contest
Dates: First Event: Sunday 5th April 2009. Second Event: Sunday 2nd August
2009.
Time: 0700 - 0900UTC
Frequency: 3520 - 3570kHz
Mode: CW
Exchange: RST + Postcode received
1. Exchange: RST plus for the first contact, the entrant's own postcode. For
each subsequent contacts, RST plus the postcode received from the previous
contact.
2. Scoring: 10 points for each contact with another UK station.
3. E-mail logs to: ropoco1.logs@rsgbcc.org for first event and
ropoco2.logs@rsgbcc.org for second event.
Example of Ropoco Contest log.
Further information regarding the Cabrillo Format
4. Awards: Trophy and certificate to the highest scoring entrant with the most
accurate log;
In RoPoCo 1 The Verulam Silver Jubilee Trophy and,
In RoPoCo 2 The G3XTJ Memorial Trophy.
The G5MY Trophy to the entrant with the highest aggregate score from both
events.
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General Rules for RSGB HF Contests
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 These rules apply to all RSGB HF Contests, except where superseded by the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 stations operator or callsign. More than one contact with
the same operator using different callsigns may not be claimed. Contacts with
stations which 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 below 30MHz are not
permitted, but in multi-operator / assisted events use of VHF/UHF to access the
DX cluster is permitted. Access must be to the public cluster network, private
clusters are not permitted.
(f) The active use (posting messages, arranging skeds, self spotting etc) of
the DX Cluster and other spotting networks (including internet facilities for
example ON4KST) to assist an entry is not permitted.
(g) Proof of contact may be required.
(h) 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, 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. 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 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.
(f) All portable stations will still be required to sign /P when taking part in
any RSGB contest with a portable section even though new licence regulations
make the use of the /P suffix optional when operating portable.
7. Entrants
(a) All operators of UK stations must be RSGB members except visiting amateurs,
not normally resident in the UK. UK stations may not use special (eg GB, GX
etc) callsigns nor be /MM or /AM.
(b) 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 of callsign information by
packet, telnet, telephone or any other method including skimmer and
skimmer-like technologies.
(c) Multi-operator entries are those not covered by 7(b). One operator must act
as Entrant and submit the entry.
(d) All transmitters and receivers used by the entrant must be located within a
single 500-meter diameter circle or within the property limits of the station
address, whichever is greater. All antennas used by the entrant must be
physically connected by wires to the transmitters and receivers used by the
entrant. An entrant’s remote station is determined by the physical location of
the transmitters, receivers, and antennas. Only one station may be used by the
entrant during the contest period. That means, for example, that an entrant may
not work himself by use of a second, remote, station nor may that second
station be used to aid the operation of the entrant's station.
8. Adjudication
(a) Errors in sending / receiving are penalised by the loss of all points for
the QSO.
(b) 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.
9. Entries.
(a) Log entries may be submitted by email, on 3.5in disk or on paper. Paper
entries are acceptable only if logging during the contest was not done on
computer. The adjudicator reserves the right to treat a paper entry derived
from a computer as a checklog. Unless specified otherwise in a particular
contests rules, the entry must be sent no more than 16 days after the end of
the contest. Log entries become the property of the RSGB.
(b) The preferred log format for computer entries is Cabrillo. Where a contest
exchange includes information not covered by the basic Cabrillo definition, the
contest specific Cabrillo format is defined on the RSGB HFCC webpage
www.rsgbcc.org/hf Entrants unsure of what information is required for a
particular contest are encouraged to use software which provides full support
for RSGB contests, such as SD by EI5DI.
(c) Computer entries must be named with the stations callsign and the extension
.log. Portable stations should use a hyphen, eg g3xyz-p.log. For Cabrillo
entries this is the only file that is required. For a limited period other
ASCII formats may be accepted and for these, in addition to the log file a
summary file (eg g3xyz-p.sum) must also be submitted.
(d) Each RSGB contest has a specific email address for log entries, given in
the rules for that contest. Log entries should be sent as an e-mail attachment,
and the subject line of the e-mail must include the stations callsign. An
automatic acknowledgement of the entry should be received after a short period
but if no acknowledgement is received please allow a few days before
resending.
(e) Disk and paper logs should be sent to RSGB G3UFY, 77 Bensham Manor Road,
Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF, England. Acknowledgement will be sent if a
stamped, addressed postcard or IRC is enclosed.
(f) Paper logs (and any not in Cabrillo format) must ensure the following
information is shown for each contact: Time, Callsign worked, RS(T)/serial
sent, RS(T)/ serial received, other data (specific to the contest), new
bonus/multiplier, QSO points. Send a single log in time sequence, not separate
logs for each band.
(g) Paper summary sheets should include the following declaration "I declare
that this station was operated in accordance with the rules and spirit of the
contest and within the conditions of my licence. I agree to the data from this
entry being entered into a computer for the purposes of contest adjudication
and production of statistics. I agree that the decision of the Board of the
RSGB shall be final in all cases of dispute." Submission of an entry in
Cabrillo or any other format implies acceptance of the wording of this
declaration.
(h) Ensure that the section or category being entered is clearly shown in the
Cabrillo header or summary sheet. Entrants are encouraged to use soapbox lines
in the Cabrillo header to give information about the equipment and antennas
used as well as comments about the contest.
10. 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.
Note: A variety of contest logging programs can be used in RSGB contests. The
most popular is SD by EI5DI, and its the only one which supports all the
Society's contests and produces a correctly scored log. Full details can be
found on the website www.ei5di.com or by writing to EI5DI, QTHR (e-mail:
paul@ei5di.com )
If you use a different logging program you must take steps to ensure that your
entry is correctly formatted and that QSO points, bonuses and multipliers are
correctly shown for each contact.
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