[UK-CONTEST] RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest

[Paul O'Kane]

For the RSGB 1.8 MHZ Contest on Saturday, the General
Rules for RSGB HF Contests apply.

Rule 4 states "Points are not lost if a non-competing
station does not send appropriate information, but a
report must be logged and any other exchange sent by
that station must be recorded".

I believe this rule is a legacy from the days of paper
logging, and is unworkable, or unenforceable, in the
computer era - with regard to the necessary constraints
imposed by contest loggers, the Cabrillo standard for
contest logs, log submission robots, and log-checking
software.

Here's a suggestion for an update of the rule.

   Points are not lost for QSOs logged with non-UK
   stations who do not send a serial, or who send
   unrelated exchange elements.  When a serial is
   received, no further exchange elements should be
   logged.  When no serial is received, log zero.

73,
Paul EI5DI