432MHz Low Power 2011

A good entry level for this contest with 32 logs plus 1 check log received. A total of 125 different callsigns appear in logs meaning the Open Section winners worked 65% of all possible stations. Logging standards were improved this year with 19 of the 32 entries having error free logs.

Conditions = poor, activity = poor, weather = poor. Actually, the weather was typical of a contest day in August with strong winds & heavy rain reported by several entrants. This can surely mean that there is plenty of room for improvement next year!

In the Open & Single Operator Fixed sections, the winners are ahead by a large margin. In the Single Operator Others section the top two positions are very close, the winner managing to gain a couple of extra multipliers to get ahead of the runner-up.

The A1 CG retain their winning position in the Open section with the Five Bells CG as runners-up. David, G4DHF wins the Single Operator Fixed section with Roger G3MEH as runner-up. In the Single Operator Others section, Ron GW4EVX wins with Chris G0HFX as runner-up.

Congratulations to all certificate winners as below.

Winner - Open section - A1 Contest Group (G4ZAP/P)
Runner-up - Open section - Five Bells CG (M1MHZ)
Winner - Single Operator Fixed section - David Johnson (G4DHF)
Runner-up - Single Operator Fixed section - Roger Piper (G3MEH)
Winner - Single Operator Others section - Ron Price (GW4EVX/P)
Runner-up - Single Operator Others section - Chris Parnell (G0HFX/P)
PE1EWR, 2E0BMO, M6OXO & 2E0TXT/P will also receive certificates.

Check log gratefully received from M5HFJ.

Richard G4WFR

Open
Pos	Group	Callsign	Locator	QTH/Postcode	QSOs	Score	Multiplier	Total	ODX Call	ODX Kms	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*	A1 Contest Group	G4ZAP/P	IO93	SD	81	11,581	73	845,413	DF2VJ	741	25	4 x 28 ele + 21 ele + Colinear	(TX) TS850 + SSB TxVtr + PA / FT736 (FM) (RX) TS850 + Txvtr + FT726R / FT736 (FM)
2*	Five Bells Group	M1MHZ	IO92	PE	42	7,446	50	372,300	DF2VJ	632	25	4 x 28 ele & 1 x 28 ele	(TX) IC475H (RX) IC475H & LNA
3	Colchester CG of Colchester RA	G0VHF/P	JO01	CO	32	6,462	41	264,942	GI4SNA	572	25	2x21 + 1x30el G0KSC LFA	(TX) FT-847 (RX) FT-847 + LNA
4	East Sussex Ad Hoc CG	G4URT/P	JO00	TN	29	4,672	36	168,192	DF2VJ	503	25	2 * DL6WU	IC910X
5		G3WIR/P	IO91	RG	26	3,454	31	107,074	DF2VJ	591	25	2 x 19 Element yagi	FT736R
6		MW0DSZ/P	IO82	SY	8	720	14	10,080	G4ZAP/P	127	2	QuadrupleQuad	FT817
Single Operator Fixed
Pos	Group	Callsign	Locator	QTH/Postcode	QSOs	Score	Multiplier	Total	ODX Call	ODX Kms	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*		G4DHF	IO92	PE	35	6,908	47	324,676	DF2VJ	639	25	21ele	FT-857D
2*	Chesham & DARS	G3MEH	IO91	HP	36	3,893	40	155,720	DG1KJG	550	20	2 x 21 el	(TX) FT1000 + TR432H (RX) TR432H + FT1000
3	Chesham & DARS	G0ODQ	IO91	OX	29	4,005	38	152,190	G8PNN	392	25	2 x 21 Ele M squared	(TX) FT736R (RX) FT736R +SSB Preamp
4	Tall Trees Contest Group	G8APB	IO83	ST	33	3,534	31	109,554	G5MW/P	281	25	21 Ele Yagi	IC910
5		G4DEZ	JO03	PE	22	3,757	26	97,682	DF2VJ	643	25	4 x 28e	(TX) IC910 (RX) IC910 + MAST HEAD PREAMP
6		G1HLT	IO93	NG	20	2,776	29	80,504	GI4SNA	353	25	19 el Tonna	IC910HX
7*		PE1EWR	JO11		10	2,684	16	42,944	G4ZAP/P	406	25	21 el F9FT	(TX) TS790E (RX) TS790E + MRF1402
8		G8ONK	IO83	FY	14	1,830	19	34,770	G0VHF/P	354	25	19 ele DL6WU	FT897
9*		2E0BMO	IO83	WN	18	1,632	21	34,272	G0VHF/P	333	25	14 LFA Y + 9Y	ICOM IC-7000
10	Milton Keynes ARS	G1MZD	IO92	MK	16	1,467	20	29,340	G8APB	151	20	19 ele Tonna	FT857D
11		GW3ATZ	IO83	CH	16	1,361	16	21,776	G0VHF/P	329	20	12ele	FT-857
12		G0VOK	IO83	CW	11	899	17	15,283	G0VHF/P	304	25	8 ELEMENT YAGI	ICOM IC-7000
13		G4HHJ	IO91	AL	11	1,000	15	15,000	G4ZAP/P	194	25	19 ele	FT847
14		G8LZE	IO91	HA	9	757	13	9,841	G4ZAP/P	206	10	indoor 9 element	TS2000
15	Bolton Wireless Club	G8ZRE	IO83	CH	9	702	14	9,828	M1MHZ	187	20	15 ELEMENT YAGI	YAESU FT897
16	Warrington CG	G0CDA	IO83	WA	6	254	10	2,540	GW4EVX/P	58	15	21y F9FT	FT817
17*	Bolton Wireless Club	M6OXO	IO83	CH	5	272	9	2,448	G4ZAP/P	100	1	YAGI 9 ELEMENT LFA	FT-790R
18		G3YJR	IO93	SD	3	132	5	660	G4CMT/P	85	25	19 el yagi	(TX) FT817 + linear (RX) FT817 + preamp
19		G0CER	IO82	TF	3	124	5	620	GW4EVX/P	53	20	12 ele Yagi	FT897
20	Trowbridge & DARC	2E0JWJ	IO81	BA	2	32	3	96	G0HFX/P	24	10	Tri-Band Vertical	IC-706MK2G
Single Operator Others
Pos	Group	Callsign	Locator	QTH/Postcode	QSOs	Score	Multiplier	Total	ODX Call	ODX Kms	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*		GW4EVX/P	IO83	LL	35	3,077	29	89,233	G0VHF/P	337	20	19 Ele Yagi	FT857D
2*	Trowbridge & DARC	G0HFX/P	IO81	BA	23	3,117	27	84,159	F4DPW	379	20	1 x 22 + 1 x 19 + 1 x 15 ele	FT736
3		G4LBH/P	IO92	PE	23	2,383	28	66,724	ON4POO	373	25	17 Element Tonna	IC910H
4		G3NYY/P	IO92	WR	22	2,545	25	63,625	G0VHF/P	218	20	6 el SOTA-beam	FT857D
5		G4CMT/P	IO93	YO	15	2,758	20	55,160	G0RQL	421	25	19 ele Yagi	FT847
6*	Bolton Wireless Club	2E0TXT/P	IO83	BL	18	1,205	17	20,485	G0ODQ	230	20	7 element beam	Yaesu ft 897
* denotes certificate winner

Comments from the logs:

2E0BMO

Condx poor, very wet this morning and rained on and off throughout the contest. Not much activity either.

G0CDA

Giving pts away for half an hour to who I could find, which was not a lot. Very bad conditions

G0CER

Only got on for last 30min. very quiet

G0HFX/P

Dire condx - appalling wx--Torrential rain, thunder & lighting took 5 hours to pack up and still got soaked. condx to N terrible better to F similar to yesterday. Tks to all for Q`s de Chris --- TDARC

G0VOK

Very hard going.

G1HLT

Below average conditions all beacons down. Static and QSB becoming a problem later in the contest.

G3MEH

Average conditions, poor activity. No QSO in last half hour.

G3NYY/P

Dire conditions. Activity extremely low. Weather - heavy rain at times. Was only active for an hour and a half. Worked all I could hear. JO03 not heard - although I know Bryn was active. -) Power = 20 watts output (the maximum available from the FT857D on 70cm).

G3WIR/P

Generally good weather with a little rain. Going very slow didn't seem too many stations around. We did operated completely on solar power

G3YJR

I worked a few locals.

G4CMT/P

Rain stopped play at 1hr45. Bacon sarnies went down well

G4DEZ

Very low activity

G4DHF

Really difficult going with some deep QSB, but there were "windows" of DX, which gave some interesting multipliers.

G4URT/P

Nice and sunny setting up. Then squally showers for a couple of hours. Conditions flat.

G4ZAP/P

Flat propagation conditions; unusually for this contest everything worked!

G8APB

Double Dire

G8LZE

No JO01?

G8ONK

Conditions dire, activity low, no GM,GD,GI.

G8ZRE

Token entry day after sons wedding!!!

GW3ATZ

Very poor conditions and activity. Megaphone on ladder in garden would have been as good..!!

GW4EVX/P

Very windy on the hilltop but stayed dry. Didn't start until 0900, three hours is plenty long enough!

M1MHZ

Conditions much improved on Saturday when only a weak and watery ON beacon could be heard. Some self inflicted QRM from a "less good" choice of 2nd LNA. Overall reasonably pleased with the result but could do better :)

M6OXO

DEAD gave up after an hour just getting 9lb of QSB, thanks for the points

MW0DSZ/P

Mediocre start conditions then deteriorated, so did the weather.