First 70 MHz 2010



This year 123 stations were active during the event from G, GI, GM, GU, GW, LX and ON. This represents a large increase in activity. The numbers of entrants increased slightly, but a number of relatively high scoring stations did not enter. The appearance of the ON stations proved a highlight for a number of people. Although half of all the contacts took place in the first hour, activity levels remained high throughout with no one even managing to work half of the stations active.

Conditions were rated as poor to average and the usual deep 70MHz QSB caused a lot of people problems. This is reflected in the reductions to claimed scores. There were no Sporadic-E contacts but fourteen QSOs over 500 kMs were logged with the best complete QSO between GM4ZUK/P and G3TCU at 650 kMs.

Congratulations go to the section winners: The Colchester Contest Group, G0VHF/P, and Bryn, G4DEZ. Stations marked (*) will receive certificates.

Roger Dixon G4BVY

Section O
Pos
Callsign
Locator
QSOs
Total
ODX Call
ODX Kms
Power
Ant
Group
1 *
G0VHF/P
JO01
60
12,692
GM4ZUK/P
626
160
2 * 7 ele
Colchester CG of Colchester RA
2 *
G4RFR
IO90
58
11,794
MM0GPZ/P
536
150
12 ele
Flight refuelling ARS
3
G3TCU/P
IO91
55
10,307
GM4ZUK/P
650
150
6 ele
  
4
MM0GPZ/P
IO85
37
9,781
G4RFR
536
100
5 ele
Mid Lanark ARS Contest Group
5
GM4ZUK/P
IO86
20
7,722
G3TCU/P
650
80
8 ele
Aberdeen VHF Group
6
G0EHV/P
IO84
31
7,000
G4ADV/P
545
160
5 ele
  
7
G1ONE/P
IO83
44
6,336
G4ADV/P
410
25
5 ele
Bolton Wireless Club
8
G4ADV/P
IO70
17
5,658
G0EHV/P
545
150
7ele
Newquay Club
9 *
ON4PS/P
JO11
19
5,337
GW8IZR
547
10
4 ele
  
10
GW4EVX/P
IO83
34
5,253
GM4ZUK/P
415
80
3 ele
  
11
G0PQF/P
JO02
17
4,487
GM4ZUK/P
502
25
3 ele
  
12
GM0USI/P
IO76
12
3,389
G4RFR
600
45
3 ele
  
13
G0HIK/P
IO84
20
3,273
G4ADV/P
454
100
4 ele
  
14
M0COP/P
IO82
17
2,355
MM0GPZ/P
334
10
Dipole
  
Section SF
Pos
Callsign
Locator
QSOs
Total
ODX Call
ODX Kms
Power
Ant
Group
1 *
G4DEZ
JO03
53
12,583
LX2LA
581
150
8 ele
  
2 *
GW8IZR
IO73
39
9,879
ON4PS/P
547
160
7 ele
  
3
G3TCT
IO81
44
9,396
MM0GPZ/P
490
160
6 ele
  
4
GW8ASD
IO83
33
5,729
GM4ZUK/P
433
80
7ele
  
5
G4BRK
IO91
27
4,968
GM4ZUK/P
594
50
5 ele
  
6
M0EMM
IO82
31
4,891
GM4ZUK/P
473
25
4 ele
  
7 *
ON5VW
JO10
15
4,422
G3TCT
450
10
6 ele
  
8
GM4JR
IO85
21
4,393
G4RFR
489
100
6 ele
  
9
G8LZE
IO91
25
3,657
MM0GPZ/P
485
20
5 ele
  
10
M0GHZ
IO81
23
3,433
G6CQC
377
60
4 ele
Trowbridge & District ARC
11
G4SJH
IO91
24
2,729
G0EHV/P
395
150
5 ele
  
12
G2KF
IO70
12
2,526
G4DEZ
435
80
4 ele
  
13
GM4DIJ
IO85
13
2,351
G4DEZ
374
80
6 ele
  
14
G3SPJ
JO01
15
1,964
GW8IZR
370
25
4 ele
  
15
G6UBM
JO01
14
1,715
GW8ASD
305
25
5 ele
West Kent ARS
16
G4JED
JO01
16
1,550
G4PBP
222
10
4 ele
Cray Valley RS
17
G4PDS
IO80
9
1,546
G4DEZ
349
20
4 ele
  
18
G8HGN
JO01
13
1,532
ON5VW
245
10
HB9CV
  
19
G0VOF
IO83
11
1,488
G4RFR
336
30
Dipole
  
20
GM4IGS
IO75
5
1,020
G3TCU/P
552
15
6 ele
  
21
M0ANQ
IO83
1
12
G1ONE/P
12
25
Vertical
  
Comments from the logs
2E0VPX
Poor, light rain
G0EHV/P
Typical 4 metres, QSB up and down.
G0HIK/P
Ist contest since last Sept RX seemed a bit deaf very windy so only 4 ele hope to do better next time
G0PQF/P
Poor Conditions but WX OK. Signals seemed weaker than normal, including beacons.
G0VHF/P
Useful test of new array. Interesting to experience the multiple changes of propogation conditions (direction, QSB) during the event.
G1ONE/P
First portable outing for new homebrew antenna and transverter
G2KF
Deep qsb at times Many thanks to all who turned their beams to cornwall
G3TCT
Good activity and good fun but poor condx
G3TCU/P
Good activity but average conditions
G4ADV/P
Band absolutely dead at first - no stations heard for the first half an hour. Then, QSB rather rapid - not long enough to get exchanges across. When we did manage to work some stations several said they heard us calling CQ earlier, but we could not hear them until later in the contest.
G4DEZ
Reasonable activity some relative DX
G4PDS
Very deep QSB
G4RFR
Lots of QSB good activity
G6UBM
still qsb problems
G8HGN
Heard much more than worked, but QSB and QRP don't mix. Nice to work 2 ON's
G8LZE
Sorry to the got aways. Slow last hour.
GM4DIJ
poor condx , deep qsb
GM4IGS
I could hear more station that I worked. QSB seemed to be bad at times and making my self heard was always a problem. Conditions seemed to be better towards the end of the contest. I missed half the contest due to other commitments. Generally good fun and look forward to the next contest.
GM4JR
DEEP QSB, a good few got away. Not helped by QRM from petrol lawnmower!
GM4ZUK/P
Condx poor - lots QSB as normal. Struggled to site after heavy snowfall a few days earlier.
GW8ASD
Poor conditions with deep QSB. A real struggle at times. Kept hearing ON5VW but never made contact. :-(
M0EMM
First time contest on 4m good all round conditions
M0GHZ
Reasonable condx but didn't hear any dx
MM0GPZ/P
First 4m test for me. I made 5 ele antenna yesterday and was pleased to see it worked nicely today. Thx go to G0KSC Justin for design.