RSGB Contest Results RoPoCo SSB 2013

v4.158 by G4CLA

RoPoCo SSB 2013

This year saw a marked increase in both active stations and entrants although still not back to the numbers in the first SSB RoPoCo in 2011. Sadly notable this year were the very few error-free logs, mirroring the dismal result in the last CW RoPoCo! It seems the skills of copying anything other than 5914 or similar are disappearing fast. Is this the reliance on computing to send and log the exchange?

Graham Bubloz G4FNL is the clear winner this year and Jim Bryant M0JWB receives the Verulam Silver Jubilee Trophy for the highest placed error-free log. There were only two other error-free logs from 2E0MNS and M0ACL.

The mean error rate was 2.6 per log with the majority of errors being in received postcode. The remainder were mainly callsign, RS reports and 'not in log'. If you have lost points, you can access your UBN by clicking on the UBNs link in the callsign column of the results table and following the instructions. You will need the Passcode sent to you in the confirmation email when you uploaded your log.

A couple of stations were heard not exchanging signal reports, this is a requirement in general rule 4(b). No action was taken as both were heard sending the full exchange a short while later in the contest.

The standard of logs received this time was much improved with just one requiring manual reformatting by the adjudicator before it would run through the adjudication software. From comments made by entrants many have had to do post contest edits to get the Cabrillo log in the right format as some logging programs do not fully support this contest. I did spot a few errors which were most likely logging or typing mistakes but those I do not correct! It is the entrant's responsibility to ensure an accurate log is submitted so do check thoroughly before uploading.

John Cockrill G4CZB

This contest is part of the following contest series HF Championship

RoPoCo SSB 07/04/13
Retrieving...
Link to UBNs here

Section ALL
Pos	Callsign	Score	Power	Ant	Equipment	Soapbox show	Pos Cert
1	G4FNL	550	100	265ft Doublet @ 55ft	FT1000MP
2	G4ASR	510	100	500ft doublet @ 80ft	FT2000
2	G3ZVW	510	100	Dipole @ 11m	ic7800
4	G3TBK	500	100	Dipole @ 70 ft	FT1000MP
5	G3HRH	490	100	halfwave dipole at 35ft @ 35ft	FT1000MP MkV
6	G4DDX	460	100	Trap dipole @ 22ft	IC7600
6	G4FAL	460	100	Dipole @ 15m	K3
6	G7DDN	460	100	240' Doublet @ 40 feet	Elecraft K3
9	G3SWC	450	100	Inverted V @ 10m	IC7600
10	G8JXV	440	100	Inv-V @ 10m	FT-2000D
10	G0LZL	440	100	inv v @ 35 ft	pro 3
12	G8BUN	430	80	Trapped Dipole @ 10m	Yaesu FT2000
13	MW0MWZ	420	100	Western HT-10 @ 25ft	Yaesu FT-2000D
13	G3LIK	420	100	W3DZZ @ 35ft	Yaesu FT1000MP
15	G4BLI	410	100	80m Doublet @ 10m	K2
15	GW3SQX	410	100	Inv-Vee @ 50ft	Orion2
17	G0LWU	390	100	80m dipole @ 5m	TS-2000-X
17	GW0ETF	390	100	Doublet @ 9m	K3
19	G3VYI	380	100	doublet @ 30 feet	ft1000
20	G0WHO	370	100	80m doublet @ 11m	Elecraft K3
21	G3XYF	330	100	Doublet @ 10m	TS850
21	MM0GOR	330	100	Inverted-L @ 10m	FT920
23	M0JWB	320	100	Doublet @ 8.5m	IC-7700
23	G3KLH	320	100	dipole @ 40ft	K3
23	GM7VSB	320	100	Horizontal Dipole @ 8m	Yaesu FT2000 + Heil HC6
23	G0AZE	320	100	dipole @ 60 feet	Icom 756 Pro 3
27	G4OTU	310	100	120ft Long wire @ 35ft	FT1000MP Mk V Field
28	G4XPE	300	100	Trap dipole inverted vee @ 3.81 m	(TX) IC-7200 (RX) IC-7200
28	M0KWK	300	50	g5rv @ 20m	ft 950
30	2E0MNS	220	50	Home brew inverted L @ 8m	Icom 7200
30	M0SHK	220	100	G5RV @ 10 m	Icom IC-7400
30	G3SFG	220	100	Windom 40m etc @ 8m	Elecraft K3
33	G0UKB	200	100	Doublet @ 9m	Kenwood TS590s
33	G4YUP	200	100	58ft end feed wire @ 20ft	Icom IC 9100
35	G3ZNR	190	50	66ft Doublet @ 4m	IC7200
35	G3ROG	190	100	37m LW @ 8.5m	Kenwood 870s
37	G0WWD	170	100	G5RV @ 10m	IC-746
38	M0TQR	160	100	Low wire @ 12 ft	FT950
38	M6EYR	160	10	Alpha 6-160 @ 75 ft	FT 950
38	GI4AAM	160	100	G5RV @ 15 m	IC7400
41	M0ACL	130	100	Doublet @ 9m	Kenwood TS590s
42	2E0XIS	90	50	trap vertical @ 4m	Icom ic 7400

Many thanks for check logs received from G3GWB and M1BYO