RSGB SSB Field Day 2012

A popular club activity. Finding the best ratio of contact rate to country multipliers provides a challenging back drop to weekend outdoors.
It also conincides with Radio Active. This will be the same as the Radio Acive that used to happen on CW NFD. We have transferred it
to SSB FD to give more interest to all. Amateurs that wish to do some contest operating can do so. Even if you have never operated in a
contest, this will be your chance to use an HF station. There will be experienced ops to show you how.

The general rules apply to this contest

Date: 1 / 2  September 2012.

Time: 1300 - 1300UTC

Bands: 3.5, 7, 14, 21, 28MHz

Mode: SSB

Exchange: RS + Serial Number.


1. Sections: All sections are multi-operator. This is a portable contest as defined in General Rule 6.
(a) Open Section. Full licensed power. There is no restriction on the number, height or type of antennas.
(b) Restricted Section. 100W output power. One antenna only which must be a single element having not more than two elevated supports and not exceeding 15m above ground at its highest point. 2. Operators:
(a) Any RSGB member or group of members may enter.
(b) Only groups operating from the British Isles (excluding the Irish Republic) may enter. Also, affiliated RSGB societies may enter and their operators must be members of the Affiliated Society (AFS) and/or members of the RSGB themselves.
(c) 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 soapbox part of the entry.

3. Equipment:
(a) Open Section. Linear amplifier, one transmitter and two receivers. The receiver section of a second transceiver may be used as the second receiver if desired, so long as the transmitter section is disabled for the duration of the contest. Unused receiver sections must also be disabled for the duration of the contest.
(b) Restricted Section. One transmitter and one receiver or one transceiver. Both receivers in a dual-receive transceiver may be used, if desired. In all sections, equipment and antennas for packet radio access above 30MHz may also be used, if desired.

4. Scoring: For contacts with:
Fixed stations in IARU Region 1: 2 points
Stations outside IARU Region 1: 3 points
/P or /M stations in IARU Region 1: 5 points.
IARU Region 1 countries include those in Europe, Africa, USSR, ITU Zone 39 and Mongolia. For a more precise definition refer to the RSGB Amateur Radio Operating Manual. Points must not be claimed for contacts made by a competing station with members of its own group.

5. Multiplier: One for each DXCC Country worked on each band.

6. Logs: Online entries must be submitted to http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl by the date specified in the general rules. Entries must be in Cabrillo format, see here for information on preparing a Cabrillo entry.

Example of SSB FD Contest log.

Further information regarding the Cabrillo Format

7. Awards: The leading station in the Open section will receive the Northumbria Trophy and in the Restricted section, the G3PSH Memorial Trophy.