2^nd 80m CC Datamodes Contest 2nd March 2026

The 80m Datamodes CC season got underway with 158 entries submitted, a pleasing increase on last month. Conditions were generally favourable with many commenting upon how enjoyable they were. Certainly attracting responses from further afield with Italy and Spain in the logs. Once again there was evidence of folk being a little excited and overdriving the audio stages, or forgetting to turn off the compressor. This only loses QSOs not gains them. One was so bad I have written to them to address the signal quality for next month.

So to the results with Clubs first. Here we see Norfolk ARC in the Local section, as last year, once again have mobilised their members and are setting what must be an unassailable lead early on leaving Newbury & DARS a somewhat distant 2nd place with Bristol CG snapping at their heels. Clearly the contest this year will be for the runners up spot. In the General section it is a much closer affair with the usual teams battling it out once again. Three As are in 1st place with De Montfort University ARC holding 2nd place whilst Echelford ARS are in 3rd place. However a strong performance from the Three As in both the SSB and CQ legs sees them building quite a lead overall.

In the individual results wins were recorded for:-

G3ENZ in the 100W-A Section

M4N (G4IZZ) in the 10W-A Section

G5W (G3BJ) in the 100W-U Section

G4PIQ in the 10W-U section.

Well done to all stations.

Our thanks to John Barber GW4SKA for putting GW6XX on the air for the test giving away 129 valuable 5 point QSOs.

Until we RY again on the 30^th April, good DX

73 de Simone Wilson, M0BOX

80m Data Adjudicator