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General Rules Apply
1. Date/time of contest: 1400 UTC Saturday 7th July 2007 until 1400 UTC Sunday
8th July 2007.
2. Site Notification
Each Group wishing to be eligible for awards must supply the following details:
Name of Club/Group
Contact name and address/telephone number in case of query
Section entered
Choice of Bands (see section 7)
Call sign for each band
NGR of site
Site access information (maps are not required)
Please email these details to
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The date of the email must not be later than 28th June 2007.
Each group may only register one site although essential changes may be acceptable
provided the VHFCC Chairman is informed before the contest; tel.:0118 972 4192
, evenings / weekends; email:
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Groups may enter without pre-registration, but will not be eligible for any
awards.
3. Bands
The chosen bands must be stated on the site registration form. See individual
section rules (see section 7 of these rules) for the choice of bands during
the contest.
There is a free choice of using different callsigns on all bands, or the same
club callsign on all bands. All entrants must sign /P.
4. Operators
Any RSGB member or group of members may enter. Only groups operating from the
British Isles (excluding the Irish Republic) will be eligible for awards,
although a certificate for the leading overseas entry will be awarded. Also,
affiliated RSGB societies may enter and their operators must be members of
the Affiliated Society (AFS) and/or members of the RSGB themselves. In the
case where some operators are AFS members but not RSGB members themselves,
a declaration from an officer of the AFS that the operators are members of
the society is required with the entry. This must be included in the email
entry.
5. Stations
All equipment including antennas and accommodation must be installed on site
not more than 24 hours before the contest. Only portable accommodation can
be used to house the stations. Power for all equipment must be derived from
an on site generator, battery, wind or solar power.
6. Contest exchanges
a. On each band report, serial number and 6 character (e.g. IO91OJ) locator
must be exchanged.
b. All times must be logged in UTC
7. Sections
7.1 Open section (O):
(i) Maximum output power as permitted by standard licence conditions.
(ii) General rules apply
(iii) Operate on any bands from the following list, but only the best 4 normalised
scores will count to the final total:
50MHz (6m) 1400 to 2200 Saturday (all mode)
70MHz (4m) 0800 to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
144MHz (2m) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
432MHz (70cm) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
1.3GHz (23cm) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
7.2 Restricted section (R)
(i) The power output of any band must not exceed 100W PEP at the transmitter.
(ii) The height of any part of the antenna’s driven element must not exceed
10 metres above ground level.
(iii) Only one antenna per band may be used (i.e. no stacked, bayed or colinear
arrays or switching between two or more antennas). A slot fed Yagi or Quad
antenna is permitted. Dish or Backfire antennas must not exceed 2m diameter.
(iv) Operate on up to 4 bands from the following list:
50MHz (6m) 1400 to 2200 Saturday (all mode)
70MHz (4m) 0800 to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
144MHz (2m) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
432MHz (70cm) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
1.3GHz (23cm) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
7.3 Low Power section (L):
(i) The power output of any band must not exceed 25W PEP at the transmitter.
(ii) The height of any part of the antenna’s driven element must not exceed
10 metres above ground level.
(iii) Only one antenna per band may be used (i.e. no stacked, bayed or colinear
arrays or switching between two or more antennas). A slot fed Yagi or Quad
antenna is permitted. Dish or Backfire antennas must not exceed 2m diameter.
(iv) Operate on up to 3 bands from the following list:
50MHz (6m) 1400 to 2200 Saturday (all mode)
70MHz (4m) 0800 to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
144MHz (2m) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
432MHz (70cm) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
1.3GHz (23cm) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
(v) Each band may be operated for no more than 16 hours (except for 6m and 4m:
see 7.3 (iv) above) during the contest period. Each rest period must last
at least 1 hour.
7.4 Mix and Match (M)
(i) A group can elect to place different bands into Restricted, Low-Power or
Open sections. E.g. 4m in Restricted, 2m and 70cm in Open, and 23cm in Low
Power. This decision must be made at registration time and the details shown
on the site registration form. At least one station must be in a different
section to the other stations (e.g. 6m, 4m and 2m in the Open section, 70cm
in the Restricted section)
(ii) Individual band entry will be tabulated in the appropriate main section,
and a normalised score for the band produced on this basis.
(iii) The sum of the normalised scores will appear in a separate Mix & Match
section table.
(iv) Operate on up to 4 bands from the following list:
50MHz (6m) 1400 to 2200 Saturday (all mode)
70MHz (4m) 0800 to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
144MHz (2m) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
432MHz (70cm) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
1.3GHz (23cm) 1400 Saturday to 1400 Sunday (all mode)
(v) Note that 2m, 70cm or 23cm stations entered in the Low Power section may
be operated for no more than 16 hours during the contest period. Each rest
period must last at least 1 hour.
7.5 SWL section (S): as per general rules.
8. Inspections
All stations are subject to inspection by members of the VHF Contests Committee
or nominated representatives. Should the inspector be unable to locate the
site due to inadequate or incorrect information, the entry may be treated
as unregistered so ineligible for awards. In the event of a last minute site
change it is the responsibility of the group to make suitable arrangements
for the inspector to find the site. 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.
9. Entries
(a) All entries must be emailed no later than 31st July 2007
(b) Entries must be emailed to
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. Non email entries
are acceptable, but are subject to the restrictions set out in the general
rules and must be addressed to VHF Contests Committee, c/o 5 The Howsells,
Lower Howsell Road, Malvern WR14 1AD.
(c) A Form 427 cover sheet or near facsimile is required for each band. Refer
to general rule 2 (c) for information about email coversheets.
10. Awards.
The Surrey, Martlesham, Arthur Watts and G5BY Trophies will be awarded to the
overall winners of the Open, Restricted, Low Power and Mix & Match sections
respectively. The Tartan Trophy will be awarded to the leading resident Scottish
entry in the Open section, the Cockenzie Quaich to the leading Scottish station
in the Restricted Section and the Scottish Trophy to the leading Scottish
entry in the Low power section. Certificates will be awarded to the winners
and runners-up on all bands in each section, and to the leading stations in
each country.
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I'd like to take this time to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.
