RSGB Contest Results 144MHz Trophy 2018

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144 MHz Trophy Contest 2018

The weather was kind to most entrants this year with warm, dry weather on both days. There was the usual crop of equipment failures and problems. This year, generators, amplifiers and preamps seemed to cause most of the problems.

Conditions were rated as good by most entrants. The number of logs submitted rose again, up from 109 in 2017 (82 in 2015, 85 in 2016) to 118 this year. Entries were received from G, GM, GW, GD, F and PA.

The good conditions produced a bumper crop of DX contacts. There were 438 contacts over 800km of which 176 were over 900km and 74 exceeded 1000km. The best contact by a UK&CD station was between G8T and OK2EZ at 1229km. G8P managed to break the 1000 QSO barrier, making a total 1001 contacts.

Only a few reports of poor and wide signals were received and appropriate action has been taken in each case. Please remember that while it may appear that there is a problem with a transmission, the effect can also be caused by the receiver being unable to cope with very strong signals so please check your receiving system carefully before complaining!

Congratulations to:

Parallel Lines G8P for winning the Open section for the thirteenth year running and hence they retain the Mitchell-Milling Trophy
John G3XDY is awarded the Thorogood Trophy for being the highest scoring single operator. John also wins the Single Operator (Fixed) section
Allan GM4ZUK/P for winning the Single Operator (Open) section
Dave G8NEY/P for winning the Six-hour (Open) section
Bob M1MHZ (G1ZJP) for winning the Six-hour Single Operator (Fixed) section

These stations together with those identified in the results tables will receive certificates.

Ian G0FCT

This contest is part of the following contest series VHF Championship

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144MHz Trophy Contest 01/09/18

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Link to UBNs here

Open
Pos	Group	Callsign	Loc	QSOs UBNs	Score	Norm	ODX	Kms	Power	Ant show	Equipment show	Comments show	Operators	Pos Cert
1	Parallel Lines CG	G8P	JO01QD	988	441,623	1,000	OL9W	1,207	400				EI3KD EI5IX EI7FJ M0MAT G0HFX G4CLA
2	Blacksheep CG	G8T	JO01KJ	779	340,684	771	OK2EZ	1,229	400				G8TIC G0XDI M0MUX M0BTZ
3	Colchester RA	G0VHF/P	JO01PU	708	304,579	690	OM3KII	1,209	400				G4ZTR G0JJG M0BOP G1OGY
4	Vecta CG	G8W	IO90JO	567	237,472	538	DG1VL	1,059	400				G6DOD G0GMY 2E0IIT G4TSQ G4WYL
# 1	Harwell ARS	F6KCZ/P	IN99PI	481	184,078	417	OZ1BEF	1,010	400				F4GVZ F4HNP F4VRB F4VSO F5PAX F5UOW F6BWW F6HXE F8FUA
5	Guildford & DRS	G5RS/P	JO00EW	478	178,818	405	EA2AGZ	1,018	400				G0ROT G4YPC G5RS
6	Hereford ARS	G3YDD/P	IO82QL	502	168,759	382	F6KEH/P	1,137	400				M1LCR G1YBB M0BUL M0VXX G4XRS G8LNR G3WRA
7	Five Bells Group	G5B	JO03AD	407	149,040	337	EA3LA	1,208	400				G4DHF M0HOM G1PPA G4YHF
8	Cambridge & DARC	G2XV/P	JO02AD	280	88,650	201	F6KEH/P	1,057	400				G8OFA G4WSZ G6KWA M6PUZ G8CRB
9	Lothians RS	GM3HAM/P	IO74WV	225	78,677	178	OZ1BEF	850	400				GM4DIJ GM4DTH GM6CMQ GM1CNH GM4IGS
10	Phased Array DX Group	M0RDK/P	IO91PD	245	68,079	154	DK2LB	840	300				G1OFW M1PRO
11	Camb-Hams	G3PYE/P	JO02CF	198	63,372	143	F5DYD/P	1,037	400				G0DDX G0TPX G3ZAY G4CWH G4ERO GW4ZAR M0BLF M0ILO M0LCM M0TAZ M0VFC M0WUT M0ZXA M1ACB M1BXF M6VFC
12	Maidstone ARS and Hilderstone ARS	G3WM/P	JO01LH	165	45,060	102	5P5T	873	400				2E0IJH G0PDZ M0LMK G6ALJ
13	Thornton Cleveleys ARS	G4ATH/P	IO83NU	131	33,051	75	DG1KDD	728	300				2E0ZDX G4MEE G8KBH G8YOK M0IHN M0LJH M6KQM
14	Nuneaton &DARC	M0NDA/P	IO92EM	80	12,829	29	PA1T	571	400				M0NKE G7ANQ M6VWM G4AEH M6FKA
15	Chorley & DARS	M6OXO/P	IO93AD	53	6,640	15	DF0MU	635	4				M6OXO
16	GMDX	MM0GYX	IO87IP	12	2,254	5	GI6ATZ	398	300				MM0GYX

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Single Operator Fixed
Pos	Group	Callsign	Loc	QSOs UBNs	Score	Norm	ODX	Kms	Power	Ant show	Equipment show	Comments show	Pos Cert
1	Martlesham RS	G3XDY	JO02OB	298	115,232	1,000	EA2AGZ	1,152	400
2	Hereford ARS	G4ASR	IO81MX	279	81,203	705	DL0GTH	966	400
3	Harwell ARS	G3MEH	IO91QS	248	76,703	666	F5DYD/P	994	400
# 1	807 ARO	F1CBC	JN09BO	108	39,242	341	GM4ZUK/P	835	80
4	Bittern DX Group	G4PLZ	JO02PT	54	32,314	280	F5DYD/P	1,099	400
5	Blacksheep CG	GW4SHF	IO82HP	106	26,143	227	ON8CF/P	649	90
6	Swindon & DARC	M0IEP	IO91DP	100	23,144	201	DL0GTH	878	50
7	Southport & DARC	M0OMB	IO83PO	100	19,201	167	F6HPP/P	637	25
8	Sheffield & DWS	G3YJR	IO93FJ	65	15,567	135	DA0FF	852	25
9	Guernsey ARS	GU6EFB	IN89RK	39	13,607	118	GM4ZUK/P	835	80
10	807 ARO	G3SQQ	IO93JC	53	13,143	114	TM0L	965	100
11	Warrington CG	G0CDA	IO83SJ	59	11,283	98	F6HPP/P	608	25
# 2	Vecta CG	F4VQX	IN87LX	22	8,873	77	F6KEH/P	703	100
12	Telford & DARS	M0PNN	IO82TS	38	8,843	77	DF0MU	659	100
13	Northampton RC	G1MZD	IO92NB	43	8,431	73	TM9A	659	50
14	Marches ARS	2W0JYN	IO83LA	40	6,919	60	ON4KHG	551	50
15	Hereford ARS	G0LGS	IO81WV	41	6,807	59	GM4ZUK/P	562	50
16	Bolton Wireless Club	G4AQB	IO83TN	29	6,201	54	F6KCZ/P	482	50
17	Travelling Wave CG	G8ONK	IO83MR	28	5,645	49	F6HPP/P	658	25
18		M0JND	JO00FU	26	4,922	43	TM9A	521	50
19	Harwell ARS	G0MJW	IO91IO	17	4,789	42	DR9A	761	100
20	Hereford ARS	2E0MDJ	IO81WV	24	4,234	37	GM4ZUK/P	562	50
21	Sheffield & DWS	G8NVX	IO93IK	15	2,693	23	PC5T	411	50
# 3		PH2LB	JO32HI	11	2,677	23	F6HPP/P	416	20
22	Trowbridge & DARC	G0GRI	IO81UH	12	2,034	18	G5B	259	50
23	Hereford ARS	G4XTF	IO82OA	9	1,478	13	GM3HAM/P	332	10
24		G0EHG	IO83VH	3	160	1	G3YDD/P	97	18
25	Hereford ARS	G3WAG	IO82PB	2	67	1	G3YDD/P	47	50

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Single Operator Open
Pos	Group	Callsign	Loc	QSOs UBNs	Score	Norm	ODX	Kms	Power	Ant show	Equipment show	Comments show	Pos Cert
1		GM4ZUK/P	IO86RW	241	111,215	1,000	DR9A	1,172	400
2	Warrington CG	G8XVJ/P	IO93AD	216	64,789	583	EE2R	1,119	400
3	Bolton Wireless Club	M1W (M0ICK)	IO84SA	116	36,706	330	F1PYN/P	1,033	50
4		G4XZL/P	IO80CN	40	12,956	116	F5DYD/P	935	5
5		M0OSA/M	IO93AO	18	3,894	35	F6KCZ/P	481	50

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6 Hour Open
Pos	Group	Callsign	Loc	QSOs UBNs	Score	Norm	ODX	Kms	Power	Ant show	Equipment show	Comments show	Operators	Pos Cert
1		G8NEY/P	IO81UN	159	47,015	1,000	DR1H	975	400				G8NEY
2	GMDX	MM2N	IO85AK	127	45,031	958	F6HMQ	876	350				MM0GPZ MM0CCC
# 1	Northern Fells CG	F/G4FZN/P	IN88RH	88	38,968	829	GM4ZUK/P	960	150				G4FZN G8HQW
# 2	Harwell ARS	F1BHL/P	IN98UX	83	29,534	628	EA3LA	764	100				F1BHL
3	Grimsby ARS	G3TBK/P	IO93RA	104	27,492	585	DL0GTH	822	120				G3TBK
4	Northampton RC	G8N (G4CZB)	IO92LH	93	24,240	516	DL0GTH	840	150				G4CZB
5	Sheffield & DWS	G5TO/P	IO93FL	75	22,221	473	DL0GTH	899	100				G8EQD M5DWI
6		G4RUL/P	JO00DR	57	18,412	392	DR1H	786	75				G4RUL
# 3	Harwell ARS	F4VSO	IN98PT	44	17,237	367	PA1T	718	80				F4VSO F4VRB
7	Rugby ATS	G7APD	IO92JJ	74	15,393	327	TM0L	889	90				G8LYB M0IJS M0WCZ
8	Rugby ATS	G3BXF	IO92JJ	73	14,281	304	DA0FF	802	90				2E0ELU G0LAP G3TQF M0KNV
9	Blackwater ARCG	M0HCY/P	JO01KQ	57	13,374	284	GM4CCC/P	579	100				M0DDC M0RBI
10	Southdown ARS	G1KAR/P	JO00DR	41	11,828	252	HB9EWY	651	30				G1VGK G8DXU
11	Hinckley AR & ES	G1KFB/P	IO92IM	32	8,267	176	TM0L	904	35				G1KFB
12	Bolton Wireless Club	GW8ZRE/P	IO83JF	40	7,666	163	F6KCZ/P	465	5				G8ZRE
13	Itchen Valley ARC	G3HRH/P	IO91HB	29	7,148	152	GM4ZUK/P	658	70				G3HRH
14	West Kent ARS	G4JED/P	JO01ED	22	4,974	106	DA0FF	677	20				G4JED M6HYG
15	Poole RS	G6MXL/P	IO80WP	12	2,261	48	G5B	316	50				G6MXL

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6 Hour Single Operator Fixed
Pos	Group	Callsign	Loc	QSOs UBNs	Score	Norm	ODX	Kms	Power	Ant show	Equipment show	Comments show	Pos Cert
1		M1MHZ (G1ZJP)	IO92WV	136	49,552	1,000	EA1SA	1,093	400
2	Isle of Man ARS	GD8EXI	IO74PC	128	43,049	869	F5AOL/P	804	400
3	Crawley ARC	G8DOH	IO92FA	146	39,569	799	DL0GTH	870	400
4	Verulam ARC	M3A (M0UKR)	IO91TT	120	30,548	616	DL0GTH	788	400
5	Harwell ARS	G0ODQ	IO91MR	128	28,081	567	DA0FF	775	400
6		G3NPI	IO92MA	92	23,222	469	DL0GTH	830	300
7	Sheffield & DWS	M0GAV	IO93GK	71	22,944	463	DR1H	971	350
8	Trowbridge & DARC	M0WYB	IO81SH	110	22,324	451	DR9A	827	400
9	Triple B ARCG	G0GJV	IO91OK	63	17,818	360	DL0GTH	814	200
10	Travelling Wave CG	GW8ASD	IO83LB	72	17,512	353	DL0LN	715	100
11	Bolton Wireless Club	G4HGI	IO83PL	86	17,286	349	F6HPP/P	627	25
12	Trowbridge & DARC	2E0NEY	IO81VK	48	14,030	283	DR9A	815	50
13	Sheffield & DWS	G3PHO	IO93GG	62	13,758	278	DL0GM	672	50
14	Sidmouth ARS	G4PDS	IO80LR	48	13,669	276	TM0W	811	100
15	Isle of Man ARS	GD6ICR	IO74PF	49	13,651	275	F6KCZ/P	608	10
16		G8LZE	IO91SO	55	13,419	271	TM9A	611	24
17	Sheffield & DWS	G4LKD	IO93OQ	34	12,291	248	DA0FF	816	100
18	Grimsby ARS	G4LPD	IO92KW	56	12,094	244	F/G4FZN/P	524	80
19	Harwell ARS	G4BRK	IO91HP	45	11,454	231	DL0GTH	855	100
20	Medway ARTS	G0GDA	JO01IJ	40	11,400	230	DP9X	669	10
21	Harwell ARS	G8DVK	IO91IN	31	10,440	211	DA0FF	796	100
22	807 ARO	G3YDY	JO01FQ	21	9,807	198	DL0GTH	730	100
23	Crawley ARC	M0WID	IO91WF	40	8,642	174	PA1T	521	30
24	Wirral & DARC	G8REQ	IO83KI	42	7,963	161	F6HPP/P	637	75
25	Luton VHF Group	M0NVS	IO91SR	38	7,953	160	DF0MU	533	250
26	GMDX	GM4BYF	IO85JV	19	7,907	160	F6KCZ/P	747	400
27		G8EKG	IO92ES	40	7,745	156	PA0WMX	542	400
28		GW3ATZ	IO83LE	33	7,197	145	DF0MU	707	50
29	Leicester RS	G7T (M0VSE)	IO92JP	37	6,932	140	F6HPP/P	490	300
30	Wirral & DARC	G3UVR	IO83KH	33	6,892	139	F6HPP/P	633	100
31	GMDX	GM4AFF	IO86TS	15	6,412	129	F6KCZ/P	833	400
# 1	Sheffield & DWS	CT7ACG	IM57VF	8	6,093	123	EA8EY	1,303	50
32	GMDX	GM4TOE	IO87RP	18	6,034	122	G8T	729	250
33	Tall Trees CG	GW4OKT	IO83LE	33	5,485	111	F6KCZ/P	457	8
34	Harwell ARS	M0KEP	IO91IQ	31	5,315	107	GM4ZUK/P	590	100
35	Southport & DARC	2E0DGP	IO83QP	15	3,685	74	F6KCZ/P	496	25
36	Southport & DARC	2E0OLG	IO83MN	16	3,587	72	F6KCZ/P	494	10
37	GMDX	GM8IEM	IO78HF	11	3,469	70	G4ATH/P	511	400
38	Travelling Wave CG	G3UBX	IO82WN	15	2,980	60	GM4ZUK/P	488	10
39	Harwell ARS	G6LNU	IO91HO	14	2,280	46	GM4ZUK/P	598	10
40		G4XPE	IO92GU	8	1,211	24	GM3HAM/P	287	25

Link to All QSOs File here

Many thanks for check logs received from 2E1HNK, G0TOC, G8CMU, GB2EMF, M0IPU, M0TDZ, M0UKF, M6LXF and M6OPU

Squares	01/09/18
IN79	1
IN89	7
IO64	3
IO65	1
IO70	6
IO71	4
IO72	1
IO73	4
IO74	10
IO75	6
IO76	2
IO77	2
IO78	2
IO80	13
IO81	39
IO82	56
IO83	69
IO84	4
IO85	10
IO86	7
IO87	13
IO89	1
IO90	15
IO91	80
IO92	66
IO93	48
IO94	10
IO95	3
IO97	3
JO00	9
JO01	45
JO02	25
JO03	5
UK Sqs	33
Other Sqs	102
Active Stns	1573
Entries	109