The VHF Contests' Championship aims to provide an overall result for the year - based on a representative selection of contests. The contests that count towards the Championship are: March 2m/70cm (the overall 2 band normalised score), 432 MHz Trophy, May 144 MHz, 50 MHz Trophy, 144 MHz Low Power, 432 MHz Low Power, 144 MHz Trophy, 70 MHz Trophy, 1.3 GHz Trophy & 2.3 GHz Trophy (combined score)

All stations entering these events are automatically included in the Championship. There is a Single Operator Fixed Station section (SF), a Single Operator Fixed Low Power section [less than 25W to a single antenna] (LP) and an Open section [Groups and Portables] (O).

All entries have been re-allocated and re-normalised from the original sections and points scores in each qualifying contest. The re-normalisation is against the best scoring station/group in each individual Championship section for each event.

All Single Fixed stations are entered and tabulated into the SF section. Stations qualifying for the LP section are also entered and tabulated into the LP section.

The Blacksheep CG are once again the winners of the Racal Radio Cup this year as the top placed group in the Open Section. They entered a total of 7 of the events, winning 3, to give them a clear margin over second placed group Colchester Radio Amateurs, who entered 6 events, winning one of them. Other winners of the 9 events include Parallel Lines CG (2 events), A1 CG (two events) and Five Bell Group (one event). Also of worthy mention are the Magnetic Fields CG, up from 6th last year to 3rd this year.

Anthony G7LRQ only entered one event in the Single Operator Fixed Section last year, which he won. This seems to have spurred him on to make a serious effort this year to the extent that he entered all but one event, winning 5 of them and taking 1st place and the John Pilags Memory Trophy. Roger G3MEH is in 2nd place winning one event. Other winners of individual events include John G3XDY, Gordon MM0GPZ and Fred, G4BWP.  Congratulations also to Steven 2W0JYN who is the highest placed Intermediate Licensee entering 6 events during the year. The highest place Foundation Licensee is Viv, M6VPW who entered 4 events.

David, G8LZE moves up from 2nd place last year to win the Low Power Championship Trophy with 1st place in the Low Power Section. David entered all 9 events during the year, winning two of them, to amass an impressive overall score. Gordon G3WJG moves up from 6th last year to 2nd this year. Gordon also entered all 9 events. Other winners of events during the year include Graham G3YJR, Roger M0OMB, Roger G3MEH, Richard G4HGI and Anthony G7LRQ who won 2 events.

Certificates are awarded to winners and runners-up of each section. Additionally, certificates are awarded to the leading Foundation and Intermediate licensees. All these are shown with appropriate icons in the results tables below.

Pete Lindsay, G4CLA.