First 50MHz Contest 2011

Entries and activity were both noticeably higher than in 2010 and the portable stations enjoyed some fine weather. Band conditions were generally described as flat, although there were tropo contacts into Belgium, Holland and Germany and a handful caught Es into Spain at the end. Naturally, being a contest, the opening got better shortly after the end.

Congratulations to G4FJK/P and GW4EVX/P who topped the Open section and G3ZVW and G4DEZ in the SF section. G8LZE was the leading 25W/single aerial station and M3WDS/P deserves a mention as the leading foundation licence entry, running up a respectable score with just 5W and a dipole.

Thanks to all who took part and to 2E0VVX/P for a checklog.

Steve G8GSQ

Section O
Pos	Group	Callsign	Locator	QTH/Postcode	QSOs	Score	Multiplier	Total	ODX Call	ODX Kms	Power	Ant	Equipment
1		G4FJK/P	IO81	TA	90	17,775	81	1,439,775	EA5/GW3RIH	1,406	400	M2 6M7JHV	(TX) FT2000D - GS35B (RX) FT2000D
2		GW4EVX/P	IO83	LL	48	8,117	59	478,903	GM4AAF/P	381	50	HB9CV	FT-857D
3	Northampton Radio Club	G8LED/P	IO92	NN	55	7,064	54	381,456	GI4SNA	422	100	6EL Yagi	ICOM 752 Pro
4		G0EHV/P	IO84	DL	34	8,043	45	361,935	G4RRA	466	100	5 Element	TS-2000X
5		G2FGT/P	IO93	DE	38	5,863	46	269,698	G3ZVW	280	60	3 ele Buddipole	IC-7600
6		G8BJG/P	JO01	TN	28	5,725	37	211,825	EA7/G1WUU	1,540	100	HB9CV	FT857D
7		G3XNO	IO93	LS	22	4,778	32	152,896	G4RRA	382	100	5 element Tonna	ICOM IC-7200
8	Cheltenham ARA	M3WDS/P	IO81	GL	31	3,686	38	140,068	GI4SNA	399	5	Dipole	FT-817ND
9	Dundee ARC	GM4AAF/P	IO86	DD	17	4,472	27	120,744	G4RRA	647	100	5 ELE BEAM	FT857
10	Bolton Wireless Club	2E0TXT/P	IO83	BL	19	2,711	25	67,775	G3ZVW	318	35	Moxon Rectangle Homebrew	(TX) Yaesu ft 897 (RX) Yaesu ft897
11		G6VTR/P	IO94	DH	13	2,360	22	51,920	G4RRA	479	10	Dipole	Icom IC-703
12		G3VYI/P	IO91	GU	15	1,269	18	22,842	G2FGT/P	215	100	homebrew groundplane on car roof	FT857
13		GM4VVX/P	IO78	IV	8	1,060	13	13,780	GM4JR	337	80	4 ele yagi	FT897
14	Strood Kontest Group	M0SKG/P	IO70	PL	5	621	9	5,589	G2FGT/P	348	5	Dipole	FT817
Section SF
Pos	Group	Callsign	Locator	QTH/Postcode	QSOs	Score	Multiplier	Total	ODX Call	ODX Kms	Power	Ant	Equipment
1		G3ZVW	IO80	EX	100	21,618	86	1,859,148	GM4AAF/P	645	400	5-ele	(TX) IC-7800 + Amp (RX) IC-7800
2		G4DEZ	JO03	PE	84	18,225	80	1,458,000	OY9JD	1,062	400	7e	(TX) IC7400 + GS35b (RX) IC7400 + MAST HEAD PREAMP
3		G4ASR	IO81	HR	81	14,937	84	1,254,708	DH6JL	699	400	2 x 6-element DL6WU Yagis	FT-2000
4		G3MEH	IO91	HP	89	13,754	86	1,182,844	DH6JL	538	250	2 x 5 el Vargarda	(TX) FT1000 + TVVF50a + HLV-650 (RX) TVVF50a + FT1000
5		M0WLF	IO81	BS	68	11,525	66	760,650	GI4SNA	416	400	7 ele	ic746
6	Colchester	G4ZTR	JO01	CO	54	11,676	63	735,588	EA7/G1WUU	1,644	100	5 ele LFA	FT-847
7		G4ELJ	IO91	GU	58	11,822	58	685,676	EA7/G0WHX	1,565	200	6-Jun	(TX) Picastar + Discovery 3CX800 Amp (RX) Picastar
8		G3SVD	IO91	RG	64	9,920	69	684,480	DH6JL	585	400	6 ELE yagi	TS570S
9		GW8ASD	IO83	LL	50	8,485	57	483,645	GM4AAF/P	390	400	5ele Eagle	(TX) IC-756ProIII + Acom 1000 (RX) IC-756ProIII
10		G8NVI	IO91	OX	54	7,031	60	421,860	GI4SNA	458	100	6 ele	(TX) IC706Mk2G plus PA (RX) IC706Mk2G
11		M0DDT	IO91	OX	48	6,292	54	339,768	GI4SNA	448	400	5ele	(TX) K3/SPE 1K-FA (RX) K3
12		G2KF	IO70	PL	32	7,973	37	295,001	EA7/G1WUU	1,493	300	2x4element Yagi	(TX) ic7400 xtvtr (RX) ic7400 +amp
13		G8HGN	JO01	CM	24	5,216	34	177,344	EA7/G1WUU	1,603	100	3 ele Cushcraft	Yaesu FT-847
14		G8LZE	IO91	HA	31	4,601	35	161,035	EA7/G1WUU	1,595	23	5 element	TS2000
15	Bolton Wireless Club	G8ZRE	IO83	CH	26	4,337	37	160,469	G4ZTR	290	100	4 ELEMENT YAGI	YAESU FT690R
16	Spalding DARS	M0WAF	IO92	PE	29	4,032	37	149,184	G4RRA	322	100	5EL Tonna	FT-847
17	Bolton Wireless Club	G1SMI	IO83	WN	20	4,071	28	113,988	G8BJG/P	335	90	M2 6M7	TS2000X
18		G8ONK	IO83	FY	20	3,518	31	109,058	G4RRA	335	25	5 Element YU7EF	FT897
19		G4CLB	IO91	SL	27	3,144	33	103,752	G4RRA	251	100	3 ele Yagi	TS2000
20	Milton Keynes ARS	G1MZD	IO92	MK	29	3,188	32	102,016	G4RRA	258	100	Fixed Delta Loop	FT857D
21		GM4JR	IO85	DG	13	4,096	24	98,304	G3ZVW	479	300	6 element yagi	(TX) FT920 & TE Amp (RX) FT920 & TE pre amp
22		G8JAY	IO81	GL	26	2,883	34	98,022	G2KF	231	100	Dipole	FT-857
23	West Kent ARS	G6UBM	JO01	TN	21	3,026	27	81,702	G0EHV/P	431	100	4 el sandpiper	ts-2000
24		G0EUN	IO93	LN	18	2,975	26	77,350	GI4SNA	385	100	3 ELEMENT BEAM	(TX) Ft847 (RX) FT847
25		GW4BLE	IO81	NP	18	2,628	26	68,328	GI4SNA	382	100	Cushcraft 40-2CD	FTDX5000MP
26		M0XBF	JO01	SS	16	2,313	24	55,512	GW4EVX/P	312	40	3 ele yagi	Yaesu FT847
27	Widnes & Runcorn ARC	M6OXO	IO83	CH	11	2,000	20	40,000	G4RRA	292	1	MQ-1 HYBRID FOUR BEAM	YAESU FT920
28		2E0BXD	IO70	PL	19	2,102	17	35,734	G4DEZ	455	50	2 Element Beam	FT-2000
29	South Notts ARC	G7FCC	IO92	NG	12	1,625	19	30,875	G3ZVW	272	100	3 ele quad	IC-746
30	RAF Waddington ARC	G4DBS	IO93	LN	4	428	10	4,280	G0EHV/P	209	25	Loft mounted dipole	FT736
31	Govt Comm ARC	G0LGS	IO81	GL	6	309	8	2,472	G4FJK/P	113	100	Dipole	FT-950
32	RAF Waddington ARC	M0CES	IO93	LN	2	326	5	1,630	G4ASR	212	50	DIPOLE	(TX) FT 847 (RX) FT847
33		2E0SMP	IO70	TR	5	77	4	308	G2KF	34	50	5 element yagi	(TX) yaesu ft-847 (RX) yeasu ft-847
34		G3LHJ	IO80	TQ	1	55	3	165	G3ZVW	55	100	Watson 2000 Vertical	(TX) ICOM IC 706MK2 (RX) ditto