RSGB News

RSGB HF Awards Manager, John Dunnington, G3LZQ, has now also taken on the management of the RSGB’s VHF awards that were previously handled by Bill Salt, M0CBQ. Thanks are due to Bill for his work in this role. The opportunity is being taken to bring the rules for VHF and HF RSGB awards into line. In particular, all awards will be credited to individuals rather than a callsign. This means, a claimant may submit cards from more than one callsign that he or she has held or still holds (from the same geographic entity). Also, eQSLs will not be accepted for RSGB awards. A traditional QSL confirmation is required, though discussions are in hand with ARRL with a view to linking up with Logbook of the World in due course for certain RSGB awards.

For lower-level awards, the General Certification Rule will apply, allowing cards to be checked and certified locally. Check first with G3LZQ as to whether this applies in a specific instance. The above does not cover IOTA awards, which are handled separately as previously.