The BBRC Club contest.

Aim

To get members on the radio. To try to level the playing field, the power
and bands of operation will not disadvantage licensees who are new to amateur radio.

Object

The object is to work as many stations as possible during the period of the contest, see rule 10 for scoring.

Rules

The rules will apply to the first contest but can be amended for the next contest.

1. Bands of operation 6Mtrs, 2Mtrs and 70cms.
2. Modes, FM, SSB and CW.
3. Power, maximum at the antenna 10 watts (10dBw)(Note 5)
4. Antennas maximum, 6Mtrs 0.5 wavelength, 2Mtrs 0.875 wavelength, 70cms 3 x 0.625 wavelength. (note 1)
5. Exchange, contest exchange of at least callsign, report and locator. (Note 2)
6. Area of Operation, within the area covered by OS Sheet 175.
7. You must not move outside the 1Km (IARU locator) square during the contest.
8. Logging, can be made on paper or computer provided a standard file format can be provided to the adjudicator. (note 3)
9. Period of contest to be a Sunday morning from 13.00 to 15.00 local time.
10. Scoring, 1 point per Km based on IARU locator both being sent and received.
11. No operation through repeaters or satellites.
12. You must abide by your licence conditions.
13. The winning station will be awarded the club trophy for one year and a certificate. Runner up will be awarded a certificate. Both will be awarded at the club AGM.
14. A photograph of the station should be taken and presented to the adjudicator. (Note 4)

Notes

Note 1. If you have to use a larger antenna then you must reduce power to keep the ERP to the same level as with the
specified antennas. You must not increase power if using a smaller antenna.

Note 2. If the contacted station does not know their locator then sufficient information should be obtained to calculate the
distance or the locator, in order to be a valid contact. You must be able to calculate your own locator.

Note 3. Logs must be sent in to the adjudicator, at the latest 10 days after the contest date. Computer logging programmes
like SDV (free off the web) produce suitable files, although most other programmes can output suitable files, text files are
best. Should paper logs be supplied please make them legible, points will be deducted if the log cannot be read.

Note 4. Photograph should be supplied in JPEG format.

Note 5. If a transceiver is used that can produce in excess of 10 watts, then you will need to verify how you limited and
measured the power.

Revision Date: 19th October 2010

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