RSGB Contest Special Rules 2026

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1. The 2026 General Rules apply to this contest series.
2. This contest will take place on three bands: 24GHz, 47GHz and 76GHz.
3. There are 5 events 08:00 to 17:00 UTC on a Sunday in March, May, July, September and October.
4. Entrants can choose to operate for the whole 9 hours of the contest, or a partial period of their choice.
5. All modes are permitted.
6. Per event, entrants can only submit 1 log per band. Logs for all events entered must be submitted in the week after each session.
7. All events require the use of 8-digit locators.
8. There is a single Open section which has no power or antenna restrictions.
9. Moving location during the contest (Roving) is allowed.
10. Each event will be scored and tabulated separately. There will be an overall championship determined by taking the best 3 normalised scores from each entrant across the 5 events for each band. An overall champion will also be declared based on the normalised championship scores from each band.
11. The G0RRJ Memorial Trophy will be awarded to the leading entry in the 24GHz championship. The 47GHz Trophy will be awarded to the leading entry in the 47GHz championship. The 76GHz Trophy will be awarded to the leading entry in the 76GHz championship.
12. PDF Certificates for all final positions will be available for download from the UkuG contest website.
13. The normalised scores from all bands will be used to create a mm Band Championship table.