RSGB Affiliated Societies Team Contests 2010

This popular club event has something for everyone. 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.

The general rules apply to this contest

Dates:
CW Event: Sunday 10th January 2010
Preliminary scores listed here.
SSB Event: Saturday 16th January 2010
Preliminary scores listed here.

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, the section around 3580kHz 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 operating around this frequency are required to keep their speed down.

4. Scoring: 10 points per contact including overseas.

5. Entries:
E-mail logs: should go to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. the CW event and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. the SSB event. An officer of the affiliated society must submit an email 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. Entries must be submitted by the officer of the affiliated society, except that individual entries may alternatively be submitted via the log QSO entry web page http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfcover.pl so long as the scores are included in the email summary.

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.

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