1. KEY INFORMATION

1(a) Spring Sprints Time: 17:00 - 21:00 UTC
CW: 9 April 2016 (the 2nd Saturday in April)
SSB: 16 April 2016 (the 3rd Saturday in April)

1(b) Autumn Sprints Time: 17:00 - 21:00 UTC
CW: 24 September 2016 (the last Saturday in September)
SSB: 5 November 2016 (the 1st Saturday in November)

1(c) Contacts:
European stations may work everybody; stations outside Europe may work only European stations

1(d) Exchange
Format: The Other Station’s Callsign
Your Callsign
Your serial number starting from 001 (RST is not required)
Your name or nickname (minimum of two letters)
NOTE: You may send the information in any order.
Note: Both stations must repeat both callsigns in the exchange
A valid exchange is: "G0FCT 118 NICK de G4FAL"
"G0FCT 118 NICK" is NOT a valid exchange

1(e) Frequencies -- kHz

[nominal centre frequency of activity]
CW: 3510 to 3560 [3550]
7000 to 7040 [7025]
14000 to 14060 [14040]
SSB: 3602 to 3650 and 3702 to 3775 [3625]
7052 to 7100 and 7132 to 7200 [7160]
14125 to 14297 [14250]

1(f) Special QSY Rule
If you initiate a call (by sending CQ, QRZ, up 2 kHz etc.), you are permitted to work ONLY one station on the same frequency. You must then move AT LEAST 2 kHz before you call another station, or before you may initiate a call again (CQ, QRZ, up 2 kHz? etc).

1(g) General Rules
RSGB HF General Rules do not apply in this contest.

2. OPERATING AND SECTIONS

2(a) Entrants
All entrants must be Single-Operator. QSO alerting assistance is allowed -- this includes DX Cluster, local or remote Skimmer and Skimmer-like technology, and Internet-based systems, but exchanging QSO information, making of skeds, self-spotting and asking to be spotted are not allowed.
There is no Multi Operator section.

2(b) Transmission
Only one signal may be transmitted at any time.
Each operator may use only ONE name during each Sprint.

2(c) Callsigns
Entrants in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies who hold a valid Ofcom NoV may use Special Contest Call Signs (SCC).

2(d) Sections
High Power (H): 100 W - 1500 W, or as limited by licence conditions
Low Power (L): 100 W maximum
QRP (Q): 5 W maximum



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