Radio Society of Great Britain. Official HF. Contest Results.

Results. 1st 1.8MHz Contest, 2001.

Section.A U.K.
Pos Callsign QSOs
Points
1 GM3POI 219
1014
2 G4BJM 188
896
3 GI4AFS 184
870
4 G4BUO 182
869
5 G0CKP 164
806
6 G4RCG 154
748
7 G3GLL 149
747
8 G0ORH 127
666
9 G0JQN 120
654
10 G4CXT 129
634
11 G3ZGC 83
632
12 M0EEE/P 114
622
13 G4OGB 120
621
14 G3TJE 117
614
15 G3VYI 119
608
16 G4CZB 121
604
17 G3HZL 111
589
18 G3YEC 105
565
19 G3KNU 106
564
20 G2AFV 108
561
21 G3YAJ 103
558
22 G2HLU 106
537
23 GW3NJW 95
504
24 G3WUX 90
502
25 G3KKP 89
476
26 G3LIK 61
405
27 G3GMS 70
400
28 G3AWR 68
361
29 GM3UM 54
332
30 G3SXW 50
320
31 G3GMM 52
319
32 G3JJG 50
297
33 G3UFY 41
285
34 GM3PIP 44
279
35 G3VQO 30
205
36 G4EBK 40
117
Section.B Overseas.
Pos Callsign QSOs
Points
1 RA1ACJ 61
387
2 DJ5BV 51
343
3 RW4PL 43
295
4 DL9CHR 33
239
5 DL5NAV 33
231
6 DF8AA 31
213
7 OK1AVY 26
203
8 LY2OU 28
201
9 DL4KUG 26
185
10 F5ICC 26
183
11 OE9/G3TXF 26
182
12 RN1OA 24
174
13 SP3VT 23
173
14 PA0MIR 19
141
15 OM3CND 16
128
16 UU2JA 16
128
17 SP9KRT 15
117
18 UA9ZZ 11
83
19 DF4AE 10
72
20 OK1DKM 10
72
21 SM3ARR 9
69
22 SQ9CAQ 5
40
23 DL5KVV 2
13
24 LY2BA 1
8
1st 1.8MHz CW Contest, 2001.

The number of entries for this years first 1.8MHZ contest was up in both sections, particularly from overseas, compared with last year. Most logs were computer produced but some were of the software was not scoring correctly. SD users must use the DXCC.CTY file rather than RSGB.CTY. Whilst SD will only allow two-letter codes from UK stations, the American software sometimes counted the two letter returns from PA stations as UK Postcodes. There were eight faultless logs.

Congratulations to Clive Penna, GM3POI, who was well clear of his competition to win the Somerset Trophy, Fraser Robertson, G4BJM, took second place and third was Terry Bucknell, GI4AFS.

One entrant thought he had VU2JA for a nice bonus but unfortunately, it proved to be misread (or typed) UU2JA! Another operator was sending his old three-letter code but changed to his postcode during the contest but nobody lost points because of it.

Congratulations to the overseas winners; Vyacheslav, RA1ACJ; Gerhard, DJ5BV, and Andrey, RW4PL.

Thanks to all the entrants and also to those who took part but did not send a log. Please do it all again in the second contest on 17/18 November 2001.

Sid Will, GM4SID.