Attainments in UK Amateur Microwaves can result in a range of attractive trophies and awards for achievements and contests...

The G3VVB Memorial Trophy is awarded for the best home-constructed microwave equipment exhibited at a microwave roundtable or convention, in honour of Cyril James G3VVB. However its modern scope is wider than just hardware construction.

The current rules as shown below were first published in Scatterpoint in 2014. Note that in practice, the trophy is now usually presented at the UKuG AGM rather than the RSGB Convention.

G3VVB Trophy Project Competition Rules

1. This Trophy is open to members of the UK Microwave Group either as individuals or as groups.

2. Projects submitted will have strong relevance to the aims of the UK Microwave Group, and may consist of hardware, or of software/firmware, of integrated hardware/software systems, or of other relevant projects, eg. propagation or radio astronomy observations. It is not necessary for projects to be limited to the amateur microwave bands, however projects concerned with frequencies below 1GHz, and software/hardware modifications to equipment for operation outside the terms of the UK amateur radio licence will not be considered.

3. Each project should be submitted with supporting documentation

4. The Trophy will be given to the individual or group entering the project which, given the background of the entrant, in the opinion of the Judges, is most meritorious.

   

5. Projects will be submitted for the Trophy will be entered initially into projects contests held at UKuG sponsored Roundtables.

   The documentation of the winner and runner-up of the contest held at each Roundtable, together with any supporting evidence, such as images made by the time of the local judging, along with e-mail contact information for the entrants, will submitted to the UKuG Committee member responsible for the contest by the Roundtable organisers within ten days of the Roundtable.

   The UKuG Committee will consider the submissions and select a national winner in time for that winner to be presented with the Trophy at the RSGB Convention.

6. The final judging will be by an adhoc group consisting of members of the UKuG Committee. Judging at Roundtable level will be by ad hoc groups appointed by the Roundtable Organiser.

7. The decision of the UKuG Committee will be final. No correspondence will be entered into regarding their decision.