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RSGB Contest Results 2nd 1.8MHz Contest 2014   
v4.145 by G4CLA

When I was first licensed, 1.8MHz was affectionately known as ‘Granddad’s Band’.  Now, perhaps, it would be better described as ‘The Masochists’ Band’.  Certainly, from my location in suburban South London there is little point in coming on while the populus are still watching television or playing with their x-boxes, hence the checklog from G3UFY!

This year’s event saw a very welcome increase over 2013 in the number of non-UK logs received, up from 31 to 50.  Curiously, regardless of this and even though a number of transatlantic contacts were reported (there were none in 2013), the leaders’ scores in both UK and non-UK sections have increased only marginally.  

Nevertheless, congratulations to Graham Bubloz, G4FNL, who wins the Victor Desmond Trophy, by the narrowest of margins from G4FAL and GW0GEI; all three stations’ scores would have fitted easily in the gap between First and Second place last year!

In the Non-UK section, Paul O’Kane, EI5DI, again takes first place, with 8S0DX being displaced into 3rd position by PI4DX.

Special mention is due to Allan Duncan, GM4ZUK, who retains the Maitland Trophy for the highest aggregate score from the two 2014 Top Band Contests.

Steve Knowles,  G3UFY

Mail to: g3ufy@rsgbcc.org



This contest is part of the following contest series HF Championship 





2nd 1.8MHz Contest 15/11/14
Retrieving...
Link to UBNs here
Section UK
Pos   
Callsign
QSOs
UBNs
Bonus
Total
Power
Ant
Equipment
Operators
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
 1
G4FNL
208
405
821
400
Doublet / Inv L / Bev @ 20m / 30m
(TX) FT1000MP + TL922 (RX) FT1000MP
G4FNL
 
 
 2
G4FAL
200
395
795
400
Inverted V @ 70 feet
FTDX5000
G4FAL
 
 
 3
GW0GEI
196
390
782
400
inverted v dipole @ 18m
Flex 6300
GW0GEI
 
 
4
G4BJM
196
375
767
400
Inv Vee dipole @ 33m
(TX) K3/P3 (RX) K3
G4BJM
 
 
5
GM4AFF
192
365
749
400
1/4wave vertical + dipole @ 20m
(TX) Elecraft K3 + ETO 91b (RX) Elecraft K3
GM4AFF
 
 
6
MW5R (MW0EDX)
181
365
727
200
Inverted L @ 18m
IC-7800
MW0EDX
 
 
7
G3SJJ
168
385
721
400
Dipole @ 60ft
(TX) K3 + Amp (RX) K3
G3SJJ
 
 
8
G3LDI
174
350
698
400
inv V dipole @ 90ft
(TX) ft2000 + linear (RX) ft2000
G3LDI
 
 
9
G3TBK
171
340
682
400
Dipole @ 70 ft
(TX) FT1000d + KPA500 (RX) FT1000d
G3TBK
 
 
10
G4ERW
159
360
678
300
Inverted V @ 60ft
TS590
G4ERW
 
 
11
G3WGV
148
355
651
200
Inverted V dipole @ 60ft
FT5000
G3WGV
 
 
 12
GM4ZUK
153
335
641
400
Dipole @ 18m
Elecraft K3
GM4ZUK
 
 
13
G3WPH
152
335
639
400
40m wire @ 15m
(TX) FT-2k + ACOM1K (RX) FT-2k
G3WPH
 
 
14
G4IIY
148
330
626
400
Inverted L @ 70 feet
(TX) FT1000MP, Linear (RX) FT1000MP
G4IIY
 
 
15
G3ZVW
139
345
623
400
Dipole @ 11m
(TX) IC7800 + Challenger II (RX) IC7800
G3ZVW
 
 
16
G3PDH
140
335
615
400
Dipole @ 40ft
(TX) IC756 PRO3 + PW1 (RX) IC756 PRO3
G3PDH
 
 
17
G4A (G4TSH)
138
335
611
400
Inverted Vee Dipole @ 100ft
Elecraft k3
G4TSH
 
 
18
GW7O (GW3SQX)
135
340
610
400
Dipole @ 18m
TenTecOrion2
GW3SQX
 
 
19
G2NF
135
325
595
400
inv L @ 80ft
FT1KMP
G2NF
 
 
20
G3SWC
122
320
564
400
Inverted L @ 10m
IC7600
G3SWC
 
 
21
G4DRS
115
300
530
100
Inverted L @ 40 feet
FTdx5000
G4DRS
 
 
22
G3ORY
109
310
528
100
Tral dipole @ 55 feet
Ten Tec Orion
G3ORY
 
 
23
G4CZB
106
310
522
80
260 ft doublet @ 38 ft
K2
G4CZB
 
 
24
M2G (G4RCG)
121
275
517
400
Dipole @ 60'
TS990s
G4RCG
 
 
25
MM2N (MM0GPZ)
108
265
481
400
Loaded inverted L @ 14m
(TX) K3, KPA500 (RX) K3
MM0GPZ
 
 
26
GM3YEH
90
260
440
400
Dipole @ 7m
IC-751A
GM3YEH
 
 
27
G3PND
89
250
428
100
160m dipole @ 7m
FT1000MP
G3PND
 
 
28
G3RLE
88
250
426
100
50m Inv L @ 13m
FT-2000
G3RLE
 
 
29
G4EBK
85
240
410
90
Inv Vee Dipole 10mtr ctr 7mtr av height cloud warmer. @ 10m
Yaesu FT2000
G4EBK
 
 
30
G4RGK
80
245
405
300
Inverted L @ 40 feet
(TX) IC726 + FL2100z (RX) IC726
G4RGK
 
 
31
G4WLC/P
80
235
395
32
Inverted L @ 10m
IC-7100
G4WLC
 
 
32
G0LZL
78
215
371
100
long wire @ 30ft
PRO3
G0LZL
 
 
33
M0RYB
68
195
331
100
. @ .m
.
M0RYB
 
 
34
G3LIK
64
190
318
100
Vertcal @ 15ft
YAESU FT1000MP
G3LIK
 
 
35
G3RFH
56
200
312
100
Homebrew helical vertical @ 15ft
Kenwood TS870
G3RFH
 
 
36
G3VRY
54
195
303
100
LW (bent) @ 33 Feet
Yaesu FT-990
G3VRY
 
 
37
G4MEM
49
185
283
50
Inv L @ 30'
K3
G4MEM
 
 
38
G0GDU
49
170
268
100
SLOPING DIPOLE @ 17 - 4M
FT1000
G0GDU
 
 
39
G0VQR
51
165
267
400
Dipole @ 50 feet
FT5000
G0VQR
 
 
40
G3RSD
51
150
252
90
dipole @ 30ft
ts570d
G3RSD
 
 
41
G3VGZ
43
165
251
150
100' inverted L @ 6m
(TX) anan100d/ kpa500 (RX) anan100d
G3VGZ
 
 
42
M0NQN
44
160
248
75
132ft bent doublet @ 9M
Yaesu FT-950
M0NQN
 
 
42
G4LPD
44
160
248
100
dipole @ 8m
ft920
G4LPD
 
 
44
G3RIK
43
140
226
20
16m INVERTED L @ 10m
IC-756 PRO3
G3RIK
 
 
45
G4RYV
37
150
224
100
Inverted Vee Doublet @ 22ft
Icom IC706 Mk1
G4RYV
 
 
46
G7DDN
38
135
211
100
240' Doublet @ 35'
Yaesu FT-DX3000
G7DDN
 
 
47
G7TWC
24
115
163
32
Doublet @ 8m
Flex3000
G7TWC
 
 
48
G3GMM
25
105
155
100
132' end-fed long wire @ 18'
TS520S
G3GMM
 
 
49
G4OSB
24
100
148
30
Long wire @ 7M
FT5000
G4OSB
 
 
50
G0HGH
26
95
147
20
Dipole @ 15m
Kenwood TS2000
G0HGH
 
 
51
G4DDX
24
95
143
100
40/80 TRAP DIPOLE @ 22ft
IC7600
G4DDX
 
 
52
G3WRR
16
65
97
100
Inverted L, 50ft top @ 20ft
K3
G3WRR
 
 
53
G3ZRJ
14
65
93
100
G5RV INVERTED VEE AT 30 FEET @ 30 FEET
ICOM IC-7400
G3ZRJ
 
 
 
Retrieving...
Section Non-UK
Pos   
Callsign
QSOs
UBNs
Bonus
Total
Power
Ant
Equipment
Operators
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
 1
EI5DI
178
240
596
400
Dipole @ 50 ft
K3
EI5DI
 
 
 2
PI4DX (PD1DX)
165
200
530
400
sloper @ 40 meter
yaesu ft1000mp
PD1DX
 
 
 3
8S0DX (SM0DSG)
141
185
467
800
TX=Vertical in Baltic Sea, RX=beverages @ sea level
TS870
SM0DSG
 
 
4
OK2W (OK2WM)
120
205
445
1,500
4SQ @ 40m
ftdx5000
OK2WM
 
 
5
LY2NK
119
160
398
400
homemade @ 20m
homemade
LY2NK
 
 
6
UT6UD
82
145
309
100
Vert + Hi-Z @ 23m
Kenwood TS 590
UT6UD
 
 
7
R8TT
74
125
273
800
GP @ 27 Meter
Kenwood TS-940S
R8TT
 
 
8
RK4FL
64
135
263
1,000
vert 42m @ 6 m
k3
RK4FL
 
 
9
HB9CPS
64
115
243
100
Vertical @ 8m
IC-781
HB9CPS
 
 
10
UA2FL
71
95
237
100
In.Vee @ 16m
ts-590
UA2FL
 
 
11
SM5EPO
59
115
233
100
Inverted L @ 18m
K3
SM5EPO
 
 
12
IT9/LY5W
39
145
223
500
VERTICAL @ 26m
ICOM IC-775DSP
LY5W
 
 
13
YL2GP
45
130
220
100
INV.VEE @ 40METERS UP
KENWOOD TS2000LE
YL2GP
 
 
14
LY2J
70
75
215
800
DIPOLE @ 23m
ft1000+PA
LY2J
 
 
15
OK1HCG
46
110
202
20
sloper 60 mtrs @ 25 m
FT-1000MP + TR4Win
OK1HCG
 
 
15
RV1CC
51
100
202
600
Gorizontal Delta loop 340 m @ 30m
Elecraft K3
RV1CC
 
 
15
SP9JZT
56
90
202
100
DIPOL @ 10m
Ft 920
SP9JZT
 
 
18
UT7NY
48
85
181
 
 
19
EI2KA
34
110
178
100
Carolina Windom CW-160 @ 12m
IC-7600
EI2KA
 
 
20
S53APR (S55II)
40
80
160
1,200
inv V @ 22 m
Kenwood TS590
S55II
 
 
21
OK1FKD
27
105
159
5
LW 42 m @ 15 m
Elecraft K2
OK1FKD
 
 
22
UA1AUW
39
80
158
100
LONG WIRE @ 4 meters
FT-857D
UA1AUW
 
 
23
DL6MTA
24
105
153
100
Not given @ Not given
Not given
DL6MTA
 
 
24
UR8GX
43
65
151
100
GP 16,5 m (DL2KQ) @ 1/4 GP
ICOM 746
UR8GX
 
 
25
DK3AX
23
95
141
400
10m Vertical @ 2m
Kenwood TS950SDX - AL80B
DK3AX
 
 
26
RA3XCZ
33
65
131
1
DELTA 160 m @ 33 m
IC-756PROIII
RA3XCZ
 
 
27
YO3FFF
26
75
127
100
INV-L; K9AY @ 84m ASL
TS450
YO3FFF
 
 
28
DL3DQL
20
85
125
500
Dipol @ 12m
(TX) FT847 +PA (RX) FT847
DL3DQL
 
 
29
R7CK
37
50
124
1,000
GP EU2TT @ 16.5 m
FT1000MP + PA
R7CK
 
 
30
OK1KZ
29
65
123
75
G5RV @ 20 m.
YAESU FT-847
OK1KZ
 
 
31
PA0RBA
29
60
118
90
Vertical @ 12m
KENWOOD TS590s
PA0RBA
 
 
31
UA6LCN
34
50
118
300
dipole @ 12m
ic-760
UA6LCN
 
 
33
RW3AI
33
50
116
100
LW @ 40M
Icom 7800
RW3AI
 
 
34
RU4AA
32
50
114
100
Inverted Vee @ 40m
FT-Mark V Field
RU4AA
 
 
35
DL5YL
17
70
104
90
Zepp @ 12m
IC7400
DL5YL
 
 
36
R7CA
29
40
98
100
dipole @ 15m
ic-756pro3
R7CA
 
 
37
YO8WW
16
65
97
800
INV V @ 27M
FT 1000MP
YO8WW
 
 
38
DL5YM
19
55
93
400
dipole @ 12m
IC7400
DL5YM
 
 
38
VE1ZJ
19
55
93
VE1ZJ
 
 
40
EU6AA
26
40
92
100
Delta Loop @ 15m
FT-840
EU6AA
 
 
41
F5GGL
17
55
89
100
L inverted @ L inv
ft1000
F5GGL
 
 
42
RN2FQ
21
25
67
50
lw-26m @ 7m
ts850
RN2FQ
 
 
43
S58MU
13
25
51
80
wire vertical @ 20m
kenwood ts 850s
S58MU
 
 
44
S59T (S57DX)
19
5
43
1,000
SLOPER @ 30 M
FT-1000MP MARK V
S57DX
 
 
45
DG8KAD
8
20
36
50
Loop 84m @ 5m
FT840
DG8KAD
 
 
45
R3GO
8
20
36
10
Vertical 18 m. @ Vertical 18 m.
FT1000D
R3GO
 
 
47
SP5GKN
3
15
21
100
LONG WIRE 42 MTRS @ 10m
ICOM IC-735
SP5GKN
 
 
48
R9CAC
10
0
20
100
Inv-L @ 7 m
IC-756
R9CAC
 
 
49
VE3FU
4
10
18
1KW
Inverted-L @ 70ft
TS-590
VE3FU
 
 
50
LZ2ZG
3
0
6
500
GP 16,5m by DL2KQ @ 16.5m
IC-746Pro
LZ2ZG
 
 
 
Many thanks for check logs received from  DM5DX,  EI3KI,  G3UFY,  GM3WIJ,  RA5B,  RA6XB,  SN6A and SP4GL