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RSGB Contest Results AFS Contest CW 2017   
v4.158 by G4CLA

For the second year now AFS CW has been a dual band event on 80m and also 40m. Most stations started out on 40m though band conditions favoured much longer distances and signals inter-G were weak. Signals from Scotland, however, were very strong. This is reflected in the results table. Participation was equal to last 2016, with 196 logs received total.

After the first hour most stations had moved to 80m and the band conditions were relatively stable for most of the remaining contest period. In all just under 30,000 QSOs were logged with a pretty even spread through the whole 4 hours, tailing off in the last half hour. Some notable DX was worked, notably VK8AV, W9KNI, N9RV and N7XM.

This year scores have not been normalised and the individual results have been divided into three power categories, with certificates for the first three places in each.

Logging was generally of good standard, though one or two entrants were using logging software that didn't allow for logging on 40m. There are some perfect logs too.

First place overall went to Clive GM3POI who will receive the Marconi Trophy. The highest scoring team was the Three As CG, they receive the Edgware Trophy. G6AY (G3RTE) and GM3POI were band leaders on 80m and 40m respectively. The leading 100W station is G4FNL, and leading 10W station M7R (G0TPH). Congratulations to all of the above.

Certificates have been awarded to the leading club stations with 3 stations, 2 stations and a single station representing them.

A small number of logs were received after the deadline without prior arrangement so unfortunately have only been included as checklogs.

Out by one serial number errors (OB1s) are shown in the UBNs where they have occurred. For this contest, in accordance with the adjudication principles, these QSOs have been allowed. This is because it is not usually possible to determine which end of the QSO is in error. The HFCC recorded the QSOs made on 80m in AFS CW. We will be analysing each QSO which has an OB1 error in order to establish whether the error occurred at the sending or receiving end of the serial number. After this analysis has been completed this aspect of adjudication may change.

Contest adjudicated byIain M0PCB .




This contest is part of the following contest series AFS Superleague 16/17  HF Championship