Radio Society of Great Britain. Official HF Contest Results

Results - SSB Field Day 2008

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Pos Group Call
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 QSOs Points Mults
Final Score
1 Cray Valley RS G3RCV/P 270 30 290 30 822 63 69 16 9 4 1460 5193 143 742599
2 East Notts CG G3TBK/P 344 31 333 40 466 64 90 23 10 5 1243 4447 163 724861
3 Double X-ray Firm M0XXT/P 332 35 375 41 365 53 57 14 30 8 1159 4316 151 651716
4 Buchan CG MM0AOQ/P 250 24 236 24 714 62 75 17 0 0 1275 4661 127 591947
5 Wisbech AR & EC M5ARC/P 220 28 151 27 516 63 35 12 3 2 925 3381 132 446292
6 Oxford & D ARS G8PX/P 352 28 216 28 295 56 24 9 6 2 893 3378 123 415494
7 Sheffield ARC G2AS/P 288 25 128 19 459 56 31 8 12 8 918 3402 116 394632
8 South Cheshire ARS G6TW/P 343 26 257 29 329 39 25 10 1 1 955 3586 105 376530
9 Bittern DX Group G6IPU/P 384 28 172 28 220 41 22 13 8 5 806 2939 115 337985
10 Worcester RAA M0ZOO/P 276 26 123 22 372 53 0 0 0 0 771 2873 101 290173
11 Norfolk ARC G4ARN/P 218 22 195 34 173 40 25 15 3 1 614 2322 112 260064
12 Hadley Wood CG M0HWC/P 152 18 113 18 393 45 26 9 10 2 694 2562 92 235704
13 Swansea ARS GW4CC/P 54 13 238 22 323 36 19 11 3 2 637 2266 84 190344
14 Newbury & District ARS G5XV/P 66 11 184 15 286 33 39 14 8 4 583 2138 77 164626
15 Burnham Beeches RC G3WIR/P 105 15 62 18 79 26 0 0 0 0 246 1044 59 61596
16 Havering and District ARC G4HRC/P 180 14 97 12 24 12 0 0 2 2 303 1167 40 46680
17 Clifton ARS G3GHN/P 132 18 36 14 31 16 1 1 0 0 200 889 49 43561
Restricted Section
Pos Group Call Q M Q M Q M Q M Q M QSOs Pts Mult Total
1 Bristol CG G6YB/P 239 24 321 30 412 47 27 13 4 4 1003 3646 118 430228
2 Les Somelliers CG GU4CHY/P 288 22 255 28 251 33 13 11 1 1 808 3150 95 299250
3 Blaenau Dwr MW1LCR/P 293 25 254 20 174 26 21 8 4 2 746 2878 81 233118
4 Granta CG M0CAM/P 278 22 132 20 117 28 11 6 4 1 542 2240 77 172480
5 Echelford ARS G3UES/P 225 21 82 25 107 28 24 9 7 3 445 1936 86 166496
6 Craven Radio Amateur Group M0BCQ/P 238 23 113 21 99 23 34 13 1 1 485 1952 81 158112
7 Reading and District ARC A G3ULT/P 274 20 137 19 118 26 3 3 1 1 533 2167 69 149523
8 West of Scotland ARS GM4TOQ/P 211 21 134 16 164 25 14 5 1 1 524 2135 68 145180
9 Lowestoft District and Pye ARC G3JRM/P 311 20 95 21 56 24 1 1 3 1 466 1741 67 116647
10 Kilmarnock & Loudoun ARC GM3YS/P 199 14 155 19 73 16 45 6 2 2 474 2046 57 116622
11 Swindon & District ARC G8SRC/P 154 15 86 18 147 29 7 5 0 0 394 1685 67 112895
12 Dragon ARC GW4TTA/P 140 15 151 20 107 22 10 7 2 1 410 1703 65 110695
13 Worthing & District ARC G3WOR/P 283 20 147 14 48 18 3 2 2 1 483 1958 55 107690
14 Kingswinford and District ARS G0SPM/P 266 22 54 13 60 20 13 8 4 2 397 1550 65 100750
15 Northampton RC G3GWB/P 108 18 84 19 80 29 17 7 2 1 291 1294 74 95756
16 "Wisbech AR & EC ""B"" team" G8NED/P 333 21 16 6 93 20 10 5 3 1 455 1769 53 93757
17 RAFARS G8FC/P 160 18 54 17 70 22 12 7 3 1 299 1333 65 86645
18 Chesham & District ARS G3MDG/P 245 18 88 15 51 17 0 0 0 0 384 1652 50 82600
19 Basingstoke ARC G3TCR/P 126 21 59 18 73 18 15 5 2 1 275 1217 63 76671
20 Poldhu ARC G3MPD/P 35 9 59 13 129 28 1 1 0 0 224 909 51 46359
21 Darenth Valley RS G0KDV/P 0 0 0 0 256 38 0 0 0 0 256 908 38 34504
22 Farnborough & District RS G4FRS/P 67 11 12 5 102 23 4 2 0 0 185 803 41 32923
23 Stourbridge & District ARS G6OI/P 87 13 36 10 44 17 1 1 0 0 168 767 41 31447
24 Wythall RC G4WAC/P 64 12 58 14 30 12 0 0 1 1 153 698 39 27222
25 Bracknell ARC G4BRA/P 86 11 31 11 15 9 2 1 0 0 134 583 32 18656

SOAPBOX

G0KDV-P
Conditions quite good considering the weather

G0SPM-P
First time entrants enjoyed it, we will be entering again next year. Used SD, enjoyed using it

G2AS-P
Well despite the WX forecast we decided to go ahead as planned and take part in one our favourate contests of the year.

G3JRM-P
Our first attempt at SSB Field day, Although hampered by heavy showers during Saturday setup we were on air at the due time. Lots of ideas from our group to make a stronger attempt next year. Everyone concerned had a fun weekend, looking forward to the next event.

G3MDG-P
Wind, Rain, Antenna Guys came loose in night, Generator ran out of Oil!. Looking Forward to next year already!!
IC-756PRO TxRx, Doublet antenna @ 15M AGL

G3RCV-P
Also on site to lend support and operate the 2m Trophy were G3SPJ G4JED G1BUO G8ITB M0KSJ in addition to the operators
G4BUO G0VJG M3XNL 2E0LAG G7GLW M0DXR M0MYC. Looks like we did well on Qs, but we didn't provide for a cluster connection so the mults total is way down. FT1000MP+Acom 1000, TET Tribander up 60ft, 40m delta loop and 80m inverted Vee. FT900+Butternut for spotting

G3TBK-P
Wettest Field Day ever! I made the 8000 mile round trip from sunny J8 to take part. Condx poor during small hours, rate plummeted. Fastest Op was M3TBK with 97 QSO in an hour. Some good DX, but surprised to hot hear an HA on any band. Amazed to be called by a CP on 80m. FT1000D + Amp 400W Antennas TH7 up 60 ft, Dipoles for 80 & 40 at 70 ft. Logged on N1MM, Power Diesel Generator

G3UES-P
FT1000MP with field day loop and WinTest

G3WIR-P
First attempt at this contest late setting up due to weather and equipment problems. Weather dreadful no propagation on 10/15mtrs hard going. Will be back again next year though

G4HRC-P
good fun condx poor, wx poor

G4WAC-P
Fun fun fun all with no sleep. Red Bull gives you QSOs. SD the only logger thanks Paul. So now we have a score to beat next year !!

G5XV-P
SD worked flawlesly. Training station for new members and the less experienced. Great fun and great food

G6IPU-P
As always we started well, but things seemed to die off as night fell  and found it hard to find new stations that we had not worked, we had a good time as always.

G6OI-P
Despite TORRENTIAL RAIN had station operational on time. Rest of weekend reasonable - Weatherwise anyway. Contacts slow
TS-870S G5RV up 35ft

G6YB-P
Very relaxed operation. Slow start but soon picked up. Same configuration as last year and everything worked throughout. Heavy static rain on Saturday  wiped out reception for periods but plenty to work so maintained a good rate.

G8FC-P
Checked the field the night before expecting to find it waterlogged surprised to find it was not. During the contest heavy rain all around but we missed the worst.

G8NED-P
Intermittent antenna fault, RF feedback, rain, deliberate local QRM, poor cndx, pulse noise from generator - need we say more? Lucky to work what we did! To sum up in one word, pants!

G8SRC-P
Tried out a caravan rather than a tent this year.  It worked well for us.

GM3YS-P 
Laptop crashed with 2 hrs to go and new version of SD would not support voice keyer. Kept dry unlike many, with weather good the whole weekend.

GW4CC-P
Only enough Ops to man the dayshifts. Good fun all round. All Asia Contest minimal problem this year. SD prog worked well

M0BCQ-P
Weather bad on days leading up to contest. Quote from Farmer "You lot are mad! Why don't you get a proper hobby?"
TS570, Doublet 40ft. LDG Autotuner.

M0CAM-P
Equipment: FT2000, 116ft doublet at 50ft, homebrew tuner, N1MM, 2 networked laptops, No DXcluster access.
Actually really lucky with the wx. Setup & takedown largely rain free, the main deluges occuring during the contest.

Just a 2-man effort this year again, but with slightly different personnel. The return of Mark (G4AXX) brought access to all the mast
hardware, so we could get the antenna at full height again. Neither of us were able to setup on the Friday, so we suffered the
inevitable delay of 40mins at the start. Most of the lost time can be attributed to the strong wind on the Saturday tangling guys and halyards. Our 'big knob/little knob' operation needs to be refined. As it was there was little disadvantage to allowing the spotter to sleep. However, sleep was disrupted by the farm's rats sqeaking outside the tent!

Propagation seemed good for this time in the sunspot cycle. Lots of JA's booming in on the Saturday and Sunday afternoons on 20m. 40m was not as productive as it should have been, with poor propagation to EU overnight, and no JA's in the log on this band. Had problems with log syncing on N1MM, which somewhat hampered 'big knob/ little knob' operation. Also it seems not all laptops are equal in the RFI department! Generally much enjoyed, although we want to try and cut down on setup/takedown time next time - somehow. Having got to a state of over-complication in the past, we now prefer simplicity. It reduces the stress levels!

M0XXT-P
Slightly damp this year

M0ZOO-P
Very windy, very wet but lots of fun. Our first entry in this category for this contest

M5ARC-P
Bands were not in a good condition and sunday was especially hard. Some RF on audio problems on 20mn at start of contest but managed to find a solution N1MM Logging was brilliant yet again!
FT2000+ACOM1000, Spiderbeam 60ft, 40m Ground Plane, LF dipoles, N1MM Logger

MM0AOQ-P
A very enjoyable weekend again.Thankfully we seemed to miss the bad weather experienced further south