[SD-User] RSGB 80m SSB Sprint

[Paul O'Kane]

The RSGB SSB Club Sprint takes this evening, Wednesday
14th November, from 2000 - 2100z on 80m.  There are QRP
(10w) and LP (100w) sections.  HP is not permitted.

Rules at
www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfcontest_rules.pl?contest=80mspssb

SD V16.06 is free and unrestricted in this event.  You
can get it from www.ei5di.com.  If you have no key file
or one that's out-of-date, SD will start in DEMO mode
but will be unrestricted once you select the RSGB Sprint
option.

The Sprint has a specific QSO format, depending on
whether you are being called, or are the calling
station.  If you use any QSO format other than the
recommended one, you may confuse potential callers
and lose QSOs.

Please check the "Example SSB QSOs" at
www.rsgbcc.org/hf/information/sprintQSO.shtml

When you have started SD, and entered a name for
the contest, you will see a table of all the
events supported.  Use Page Down to get to the
second page, then

   select SD's "RSGB 80m Sprint" template.

If you're not using rig control, set the band to 80m
with the 80M or B80 commands.

UK entrants work everyone.  Others work UK only.
Exchange Serial + Name.  No reports are exchanged.

It's easier to log the serial and name as a single
field in SD.  For example, SD expands "4FRED" to
"004 FRED" when you press Enter.

Following any QSO where you called CQ or QRZ, you
must QSY at least 2 kHz before calling another
station or calling CQ.

After the contest, upload your Cabrillo log, from
SDCHECK, to www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl

Any problems, please ask at sd-user at contesting.com

73,
Paul EI5DI