::.  RULES RSGB 1.8 MHz CW Contest Competitive with some long haul DX available. There will be other European 1.8 MHz contests running at the same time, increasing activity and interest. A challenging band for antennas and receiving skills. Please note these are two separate events.

MORE INFO Text-only page RSGB HFCC Web Site General Rules for RSGB HF Contests

Dates:

1st event: 14 - 15 February 2004 2nd event: 20 - 21 November 2004

Time:

2100 - 0100 UTC

Frequency:

1820 - 1870 kHz.

Mode:

CW.

Exchange:

RST + serial number & district code.

1. Sections:

Single-operator entries. (a) UK (b) Overseas including EI.

2. Scoring:

Section (a) 3 points per contact plus a bonus of five points for the first contact with each UK District worked and the first contact with each Country outside the UK worked. Section (b) 3 points per contact plus a bonus of five points for the first contact with each UK District worked. Overseas stations may only work UK stations.

3. E-mail logs:

E-mail logs should go to: Logs for the first event: 1st160.logs@rsgbhfcc.org Logs for the second event: 2nd160.logs@rsgbhfcc.org Remarks by SM3CER: For additional information about log format and how to send a paper log etc. go to: General Rules for RSGB HF Contests

4. Awards:

1st event: The Somerset Trophy to the leading UK station. 2nd event: The Victor Desmond Trophy to the leading UK station. The Maitland Trophy to the Scottish entrant with the highest aggregate number of points in the 1st and 2nd events.

Date of info: 11 February, 2004	Source: RSGB HFCC Web Site

Official List of the 124 UK Postal Districts for use in RSGB HF/VHF Contests: AB Aberdeen AL St. Albans BA Bath BB Blackburn BD Bradford BH Bournemouth BL Bolton BM Birmingham BN Brighton BR Bromley BS Bristol BT Belfast CA Carlisle CB Cambridge CF Cardiff CH Chester CM Chelmsford CO Colchester CR Croydon CT Canterbury CV Coventry CW Crewe DA Dartford DD Dundee DE Derby DG Dumfries DH Durham DL Darlington DN Doncaster DT Dorchester DY Dudley EC London EC1-4 EH Edinburgh EL London E1-18 EN Enfield EX Exeter FK Falkirk FY Blackpool GL Gloucester GS Glasgow GU Guildford GY Guernsey HA Harrow HD Huddersfield HG Harrogate HP Hemel Hempstead HR Hereford HS Scottish Islands HU Hull HX Halifax IG Ilford IM Isle of man IP Ipswitch IV Inverness JE Jersey KA Kilmarnock KT Kingston’Thames KW Orkney KY Kirkcaldy LA Lancaster LD Llandrindod Wells LE Leicester LL Llandudno LN Lincoln LP Liverpool LS Leeds LU Luton ME Medway MK Milton Keynes ML Motherwell MR Manchester NE Newcastle’Tyne NG Nottingham NL London N1-22 NN Northampton NP Newport NR Norwich NW London NW1-11 OL Oldham OX Oxford PA Paisley PE Peterborough PH Perth PL Plymouth PO Portsmouth PR Preston RG Reading RH Redhill RM Romford SA Swansea SD Sheffield SE London SE1-28 SG Stevenage SK Stockport SL Slough SM Sutton SN Swindon SO Southampton SP Salisbury SR Sunderland SS Southend ’Sea ST Stoke on Trent SW London SW1-20 SY Shrewsbury TA Taunton TD Twead TF Telford TN Tonbridge TQ Torquay TR Truro TS Teeside TW Twickenham UB Uxbridge WA Warrington WC London WC1-2 WD Watford WF Wakefield WL London W1-14 WN Wigan WR Worcester WS Walsall WV Wolverhampton YO York ZE Shetland Islands

Cabrillo QSO template:

(Copied from: Information for Generating Cabrillo Format Logs For RSGB Contests) Cabrillo Template for RSGB-160, RSGB-COMMONWEALTH, RSGB-LOW-POWER, RSGB-IOTA, RSGB-21/28-SSB, RSGB-21/28-CW -----------info sent--------- ----------info rcvd---------- QSO: freq mo date time call rst nr ex2 call rst nr ex2 t QSO: ***** ** yyyy-mm-dd nnnn ************* nnn nnnn aa-nnn ************* nnn nnnn aa-nnn n QSO: 21022 PH 2002-07-28 1359 G4XYZ 59 0201 EU-005 GI3XTT 59 0031 EU-115 0 QSO: 21022 PH 2002-07-28 0359 G4XYZ 59 0202 EU-005 HA1AG 59 0399 ------ 0 0000000001111111111222222222233333333334444444444555555555566666666667777777777888888888899 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901

Example 1.8 MHz log:

(Copied from: Information for Generating Cabrillo Format Logs For RSGB Contests) START-OF-LOG: 2.0 CONTEST: RSGB-160 CALLSIGN: G4XYZ CLAIMED-SCORE: 722 OPERATORS: G4XYZ NAME: A N Operator ADDRESS: 12 Acacia Walk ADDRESS: Neasden ADDRESS: London ADDRESS: g4xyz@contesting.com SOAPBOX: Ten-Tec Omni VI+, dipole at 45ft QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2101 G4XYZ 599 001 NL G3SJJ 599 003 NG QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2103 G4XYZ 599 002 NL G2HLU 599 005 BH QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2104 G4XYZ 559 003 NL G3HZL 599 002 ST QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2106 G4XYZ 599 004 NL PA0INA 599 005 -- QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2107 G4XYZ 599 005 NL OK1KCF 599 005 -- QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2108 G4XYZ 599 006 NL DL0LA 599 009 -- QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2109 G4XYZ 599 007 NL G3TBK 599 001 NG QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2111 G4XYZ 599 008 NL G0IVZ 599 005 PL QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2111 G4XYZ 599 009 NL G4BUO 599 012 TN QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2113 G4XYZ 599 010 NL GM3POI 599 002 KW QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2115 G4XYZ 599 011 NL LY3BA 599 002 -- QSO: 1800 CW 2003-02-08 2116 G4XYZ 599 012 NL OK1KCF 599 012 -- END-OF-LOG: