RSGB Contest Results CW Eclipse Contest 2026   
v4.185 by G4CLA

RSGB Eclipse 80m CW Contest

Overall, 64 stations entered this contest providing data that hopefully will assist the RSGB Propagation Studies Committee in analysing the effect of the Solar Eclipse on propagation on 80m.

A total of 2,281 QSOs were logged with 20 countries appearing in the logs. There was at least one QSO that likely showed the effect of the eclipse on propagation:

One station worked TF3DC at 17:50

Other QSOs were within the more local confines of EU.

The results of the Eclipse 80m CW contest are shown below.

Ian G0FCT






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RSGB Eclipse CW Contest 12/08/26
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Link to UBNs here
Section UK OPEN
Pos   
Callsign
QSOs
UBNs
Mults
Score
Group
Power
Ant
Equipment
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
 1
G6P (G4FAL)
85
13
1,105
RSGB Contest Club
1,000
Vertical and bevs @ 60 feet
FTDX101 & amplifier
 
 
 2
G4LPP
73
14
1,022
Norfolk Amateur Radio Club 'A'
750
80m Dipole @ 25ft
Flex 6600 - Acom 2000a
 
 
 3
G3LDI
72
13
936
Norfolk Amateur Radio CLub 'A'
700
80m dipole @ 90ft
Flex 8600 + linear
 
 
4
G3RWF
75
12
900
RSCC
400
Inv v doublet @ 17m
IC7610 and Gemini DX1200 amp
 
 
5
M0RYB/P
74
12
888
Norfolk ARC
100
Dipole @ 55'
NFP
 
 
5
G4ARI
74
12
888
300
Dipole @ 40 feet
TS890S
 
 
7
G3PYE
55
12
660
Camb-Hams
100
Dipole @ 20m
Flex 6400 then IC-7300Mk2 (which worked!)
 
 
8
G4ERW
59
11
649
500
DIPOLE @ 12M
FLEX6400 + 1K-FA
 
 
9
G4SND
58
10
580
Bristol Contest Group
100
Doublet @ 40ft
IC7100
 
 
10
G3XYF
47
10
470
HORNSEA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
90
Doublet @ 9m
IC 7300
 
 
11
MM0T (GM3WUX)
52
9
468
700
Doublet, 2 x 66 ft @ 40 FT
K3 + KPA1500
 
 
 12
2E0OBO
54
8
432
Norfolk Coast ARS
100
efhw @ 11M sloper
ts890se2
 
 
13
MW6M (GW4BVJ)
51
8
408
100
40.56m longwire with 9:1 Unen @ 28ft
FT-710 AESS
 
 
14
MU5E (GU4YOX)
44
8
352
Three A's
800
80m Inv L @ 15m
FTDX101MP
 
 
15
G3YLA
41
8
328
Norfolk Amateur Radio Club 'A'
90
80m Doublet @ 6m
Flex 6500
 
 
15
G3TDH
41
8
328
Tall Trees Contest Group
10
80m Inv-V dipole @ 11m
IC-7610
 
 
17
M4N (G4IZZ)
40
8
320
Gloucester AR&ES
300
Doublet @ 10M
Flex 6400
 
 
18
2E0YEM
41
7
287
100
LW @ 9m centre
IC 7300
 
 
19
G3BOY (G0CKP)
31
9
279
West Kent ARS
200
EFHW @ 12m
IC-7610
 
 
20
GM3BSQ/P
31
8
248
Aberdeen Radio Society
100
Single 80/160M dipole @ 8 Meters
Icom 7300
 
 
21
G3TJE
35
7
245
100
80M DIPOLE @ 5m
FT920
 
 
22
G3ORY
30
8
240
De Montfort University ARS
400
Half Wave Dipole @ 55ft
Flex + Amp
 
 
23
GM3A (GM3ARA)
29
8
232
Aberdeen ARS
100
G5RV @ 10M
IC7610
 
 
24
G3WPH
33
7
231
Three As CG
200
45m end fed @ 12m
FTdx101D
 
 
25
G4DYC
27
8
216
Norfolk Amateur Radio Club 'A'
90
w5gi inv vee @ 9 m
Elecraft K3
 
 
26
G3ZGC
28
7
196
Newbury & District ARS
100
105 ft wire @ 35 ft
TS890S
 
 
27
2E0CEY
27
7
189
Norfolk Amateur Radio Club 'A'
100
G5RV @ 11M
IC 756 PRO 3
 
 
27
M9M (G4BEE)
27
7
189
Tall Trees Contest Group
100
The Garden Twine [EFHW] @ 10m
IC7610
 
 
27
G4ZZL
27
7
189
Colchester RA
40
DX Commander Sig 9 @ 9m
FTDX10
 
 
30
G3RVM
18
8
144
Newbury & DARS
100
Trap Dipole for 80/40m @ 40ft
K3
 
 
31
G3OTK
20
6
120
Yeovil ARC
5
20m end fed @ 3m
Home made CW transceiver
 
 
31
G4HIV
24
5
120
85
Doublet @ 7m
ICOM IC-7300
 
 
31
G0OOR
20
6
120
Norfolk Amateur Radio Club 'B'
80
HB5TV Vertical @ Ground
Kenwood TS590
 
 
34
G3OJL
13
5
65
100
40m Inv Vee @ 10m
FT1000mp
 
 
35
G8VPE
15
4
60
Norfolk ARC
90
80m inv V @ 7m at centre
FT2000
 
 
35
M0K (G8FMC)
20
3
60
Chesham
350
EFHW @ 8.5m
Elecraft K3s + KPA500
 
 
37
M8L (G8LNR)
14
3
42
Hereford Amatuer Radio Society
100
g5rv @ 6m centre
ftdx10
 
 
38
2E0KXA
11
2
22
Cray Valley Radio Society
100
EFHW @ 20m
KENWOOD TS570-D
 
 
39
G3VQO
6
1
6
100
random wire @ 2m
FT-920
 
 
 
Retrieving...
Section Non-UK OPEN
Pos   
Callsign
QSOs
UBNs
Mults
Score
Group
Power
Ant
Equipment
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
 1
DK2FG
62
13
806
RHEIN RUHR DX ASSOCIATION
100
Dipole @ apex 35m
IC-7851
 
 
 2
DL1ABR
39
14
546
Bavarian Contest Club
100
G5RV @ 13 m
ICOM IC-7300
 
 
 3
SM7T (SM7GVF)
48
10
480
SK6EI
1,000
vertical @ 21m
TS2K
 
 
4
LX1NO
42
9
378
100
inv-l @ 12m
icom
 
 
5
DJ9MH
44
7
308
Bavarian Contest Club
100
double-dipole 80/40 @ 12m/5m/5m
Kenwood TS850SAT
 
 
6
PC4E
34
8
272
Veron
400
Multiband INVVEE @ 50 ft
K3/mod TL-922
 
 
7
DG0KS
29
9
261
RHEIN RUHR DX ASSOCIATION
100
5Band HyEndFed @ 18m
ICOM-7700
 
 
8
PA3DBS
36
7
252
100
Alpha Delta Junior @ 9m
FT-1000MP MARK-V Field
 
 
9
DM7W (DL8MAS)
26
8
208
BAVARIAN CONTEST CLUB
100
Dipole @ 8m
TRX.100W
 
 
10
EI7CC
29
7
203
100
EFLW @ 30'
IC-7300
 
 
11
DL5CL
23
7
161
100
W3EDP @ 15mtrs
IC7610
 
 
11
LY2J
23
7
161
KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY RADIO CLUB
100
dipole @ 17m
ft1000mp
 
 
13
LY3DA
22
7
154
Kaunas University of Technology Radio Club
100
Dipole @ 12m
FTDX-101
 
 
14
DL5YM
27
5
135
700
2*30m doublet @ 9m
ic7600 + 700W
 
 
15
DL5XJ
20
6
120
Bavarian Contest Club
100
Vertical @ 18m
IC7610
 
 
16
LY2DX
18
6
108
Kaunas University of Technology
100
Dipole sb @ 15m
FT DX3000
 
 
17
SD1A (SM1TDE)
9
5
45
100
BigIR Mk IV
TS590SG
 
 
18
SE4E (SM4DQE)
10
4
40
SK5AA
100
G5RV @ 35 m
FLEX6300
 
 
19
DA6GER
7
4
28
5
Dipole @ 5m
tru(SDX)
 
 
20
I1JNZ
1
1
1
100
End Feed @ 6 mt
Kenwood TS-440s
 
 
20
IZ4MJP
1
1
1
100
Inverted L @ 10 Mt
Icom IC 7300
 
 
 
Link to All QSOs File here
Many thanks for check logs received from  EI7GY,  GM4M,  LY2K and LY4T