RSGB Contest Results FT8 Eclipse Contest 2026   
v4.185 by G4CLA

RSGB Eclipse 40m FT8 Contest

Overall, 57 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 40m.

A total of 1,784 QSOs were logged by European entrants with 54 countries appearing in their logs. There were lots of DX QSOs made including with JA, VK, ZL, ZS and YB of which some likely showed the effect of the eclipse on propagation:

Two stations worked TF8KW around 18:10

Two stations worked EA8DGI around 19:15

One station worked Dennis W1UE at 18:08

The results of the Eclipse 40m FT8 contest are shown below.

Ian G0FCT






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RSGB Eclipse FT8 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
G6DXY
101
33
3,531
100
80m EFHW @ 10M
Ic-7300
 
 
 2
G6P (G4FAL)
79
29
3,161
RSGB Contest Club
800
4-square and dipole @ 50 feet
FTDX101 & amplifier
 
 
 3
GM5G
82
27
2,538
Grampian Hilltoppers Contest Group
600
40m Dipole @ 10m
Kenwood TS890S, Gemini 1200 amp
 
 
4
G4AWA
57
23
1,311
100
virbroplex 10-80jr @ 28ft
yaesu ftdx101d
 
 
4
M5BBB
69
19
1,311
200
EFHW @ 7m
Icom 756 Pro III
 
 
6
G0HSP
61
21
1,281
100
ZS6BKW @ 10m
IC-7760
 
 
7
G4DBW
63
18
1,170
East Kent Radio Society
100
doublet @ 8m
icom 7300
 
 
8
GM0EZP
34
18
612
50
40 short loaded dipole @ 5m
FT710
 
 
9
G0CER
31
15
495
80
1/4 wave vert on 40m
ftdx101d
 
 
10
GM0EDJ
33
14
490
100
40m EFHW Inv Vee configuration @ Apex at 8m
FT991A
 
 
11
GM0VGI
33
13
481
40
Half G5RV @ 5m
ICOM IC-7300
 
 
 12
M9KER/A
36
12
432
20
22m long wire 9:1 @ 4m
Xiegu G90
 
 
13
M9MAS
29
14
406
60
EFHW @ 9M
Icom 7300MK2
 
 
14
M0SNZ
19
17
391
100
CP-6 @ 5M
IC-7610
 
 
 15
MW7RHR
25
11
297
25
DX COMMANDER SIGNATURE 9 @ 9M
YAESU FT710
 
 
16
GU0UVH
27
9
243
25
120ft Doublet @ 20ft
TS-590sg
 
 
17
M7WVX
20
11
220
25
inverted dipole @ 9m
IC7300 Mk2
 
 
18
M0KNM
21
10
210
70
Trapped 20m/40m/80m Inverted L @ Vertical 8m the L
Kenwood TS-2000
 
 
19
M9OTE
17
11
187
40
EFHW @ 5m
FT710
 
 
20
G4BEE
15
11
165
80
DX_Commander @ GL
FT991
 
 
21
M0OLM
21
7
147
Graham Dewey
10
40M Doublet @ 3 metres
ICOm 7300
 
 
22
M0HWO
16
9
144
50
10 metre long eflw @ 4m
Icom 7300
 
 
23
G5TAR
18
7
126
5
40m Dipole @ 8m
QRP Labs QDX
 
 
24
GM4YTD
17
7
119
35
40M EFHW @ 6m
IC7300
 
 
25
M0WTN
16
6
96
10
SPX-300 vertical @ 1.2m
Yaesu FTX-1
 
 
26
M7SQI
13
6
78
25
40m EFHW @ 3m
IC706Mk2-G
 
 
27
M9NMP
11
6
66
50
Inverted V @ 3.5m
ICOM IC-706MK2G
 
 
28
G8YPE
8
6
48
95
26m Doublet @ 10m
Icom IC-7100
 
 
28
M7OGX
8
6
48
20
10m long rangom length @ 6m AG
yeasu ft-840
 
 
30
M0JFE
8
5
40
30
PARALELL WIRE BEAM 102FT DOUBLET AND G5RV @ 10m
YAESU FT2000
 
 
30
M9MWR
10
4
40
8
Vertical whip @ 5m
Xiegu X6200
 
 
32
M8DEF
7
5
35
25
End Fed Inverted L @ 7m
FTDx3000
 
 
33
G4ATH/P (ME1JDU)
5
4
20
10
20m EFHW @ 7m
Xiegu G90
 
 
34
ME1JDU
4
3
12
10
20m EFHW @ 7m
Xiegu G90
 
 
34
G3EKY (ME1JDU)
4
3
12
10
20m EFHW @ 7m
Xiegu G90
 
 
 
Retrieving...
Section Non-UK OPEN
Pos   
Callsign
QSOs
UBNs
Mults
Score
Group
Power
Ant
Equipment
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
 1
LY3I
67
30
2,550
400
Fan dipole 80/40/20/15 @ 25m
Flex-8400
 
 
 2
SV8QG
39
25
1,425
90
OCFD 36m long @ 9m
IC-7200
 
 
 3
PC4H
67
19
1,311
Veron
100
dipole @ 10m asl
IC-7610
 
 
4
PA3EOU
52
22
1,232
VERON
10
Wires vertical @ 65m
Icom IC 7000
 
 
5
ON6AT
49
19
1,045
50
Skyloop 41m Long HM @ 6M
FTdx101D
 
 
6
PI4VPO (PB8DX)
49
17
901
VERON
400
Half wave DIPOLE @ 10M
ICOM 7300
 
 
7
DA2DA
51
15
825
75
Endfed @ 10m
FTX-1 Optima
 
 
8
ON7IO
53
15
795
40
dipoles @ 6m
Kenwood TS 590 SG
 
 
9
DA1HM/P
38
17
714
10
MA-12 @ 6m
IC-705
 
 
10
DK7TM
30
16
512
90
Horizontal @ 10m
Kenwood TS870
 
 
11
EI8KN
32
15
480
400
Carolina Windom @ 8m
FTDX101MP, OM 2000A+
 
 
12
DL6BEN
33
11
363
10
MP1 @ 2 m
ICOM IC7300
 
 
13
PA4ZON
42
8
336
25
Wire @ 5m
Yaesu FT-991a
 
 
14
DB3MB
21
12
252
10
EFHW 10-40m @ 6m
X6100
 
 
14
DG6DAF
21
12
252
85
Dipol @ 9m
TS-590SG
 
 
16
PD9MK
18
9
162
veron a51
25
Dualbeam Pro @ 23 meter
Yaesu FTdx101D
 
 
17
DH1LL
11
6
66
5
windom @ 8m
brick2 qrp
 
 
18
W1UE
19
3
63
Yankee Clipper Contest Club
99
3el beam @ 100 ft
K3S
 
 
19
PH3T
10
6
60
VERON
100
ultrabeam @ 20 mtr
ICOM 7300 mk2
 
 
20
DJ2GMS
10
5
50
4
efhw @ 4m
QMX
 
 
21
PD7JVI
7
6
42
Joost van Ingen
20
Custom EFHW @ 12m
Yaesu-FT710
 
 
22
K8DTJ
28
1
28
100
Alpha Hextenna @ 1.5 m
Yaesu FT-710
 
 
 
Link to All QSOs File here