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RSGB Contest Results NFD 2018   
v4.158 by G4CLA

CW National Field Day 2018

The rules for this contest were altered this year with the addition of a 6 hour QRP Renewable Energy  section and making non UK & CD  entries  welcome. . There were 44 entries from portable stations with 10 groups entering the QRP sections, 25 groups entering the Low Power Unassisted section and 9 groups entering the Low Power Assisted section. The Fixed Station section attracted 51 entries. This is an increase  on  the entry  level for 2017, and quite a few overseas entries  were received this year.

The  band  conditions were surprisingly  good  for the state of  the sunspot cycle, and 10m was open  for most of  Sunday.Some Dx was  worked including KL7, ZL, HZ, JA , 5Z4, and a number of portables took the time to work some  of  the World Cup stations.The multiplier count was again important in  the final scores, a strategic point not to be ignored.

The equipment in use was mainly the Elecraft K3 series with a few of  the new  IC7300 also appearing  for the first  time. The preferred antennas in the QRP and Low Power Unassisted sections were the usual 270  foot  doublets and dipoles. The Low Power Assisted section generally favoured beams for the HF bands and dipoles for the LF bands, and doublets were also in  the renewable energy section . Others used were loops, inverted L s  and one Buddistick.

Several groups suffered from thunderstorms before or during the event, and there were the usual pc and tuner problems. It was good to see  some new ops at some well known stations, with reduced scores from last year but being given the chance to have a go.

The winner in the QRP section was again Horsham ARC (G3LET/P) who receive the Reading QRP Shield. The runner-up was again Loxlot (M0P/P).

The winner in Low Power Unassisted Portable section was last year's runner up the  Sussex Downs CG, G4FNL/P  , who receive the NFD Shield. The runner-up was the the North of Scotland CG (GM2MP/P), deposed from last year's top spot. The winner of the new  Leading Single Operator award, the G3MVZ Memorial Cup, was G4U ,operated by G4SGX.

The winner in the Low Power Assisted Portable section was again the De Montford University ARS (M2A/P) who receive the Bristol Trophy. The runner-up was again  the Stockport RS (G5O/P).

In the Fixed Station section, the winner was G3TBK with TM7Q in the runner-up slot who was also the leading non-UK Station .

Congratulations to all the winners and congratulations (and many thanks) to all those groups who were able to get a station on the air.Thanks to all who  sent in photos, and some will be used in the Radcom article to  be published.

73

Mike G3VYI




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M3W/P
Comments by Kieran 2E0NCN: This was my first time taking part in a CW contest. There was plenty of EU stations replying to our CQ as well as plenty to pick off....
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YL1ZX/P
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G4IRN/P
4 / 9
M2A/P
The photo shows the Avro Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight overflying some of the aerials at M2A/P. The flight was to commemorate the 100 years....
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G3LET/P
We found HF propagation better than expected but at the expense of 160m. Nevertheless despite several gremlins the event was thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks to all f....
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GM4FYH/P
Late starting due to missing antenna components. S&P operation from campervan with lots of breaks and early finish. 20m was really good fun for NFD this yea....
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US7IGN/P
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G6YB/P
Fabulous weather made the weekend really enjoyable ! Conditions were extremely good with long openings on all the HF bands. Also traffic seems to have increased....
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GM0ADX/P
Surprised and pleased to have 10m and 15m open for a good period of time on Sunday. A new /P location this year and all went very well with an extremely low no....
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Retrieving...
QRP Portable
Pos   
Callsign
Club
Operators
160 Qs
160 Ps
160 Ms
80 Qs
80 Ps
80 Ms
40 Qs
40 Ps
40 Ms
20 Qs
20 Ps
20 Ms
15 Qs
15 Ps
15 Ms
10 Qs
10 Ps
10 Ms
QSOs
UBNs
Score
Ant
show
Equipment
show
Ops
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
 1
G3LET/P
Horsham ARC
MULTIOP
89
656
13
121
425
23
147
495
25
150
470
32
112
359
28
48
144
25
667
370,694
 
 
G3LET G3ZBU
 
 
 2
M0P/P
Loxlot
MULTIOP
92
660
14
116
389
21
175
564
31
229
700
32
68
223
26
30
75
16
710
361,340
 
 
M0RYB G0TZZ
 
 
3
G3ULT/P
Reading & DARC
MULTIOP
64
484
12
118
435
21
157
513
27
118
392
27
52
174
17
26
82
12
535
238,032
 
 
M0DHO G0LHZ M0MPM G3SCZ
 
 
4
G8QR/P
Norfolk ARC
MULTIOP
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
140
10
66
224
24
46
142
18
3
10
2
153
26,784
 
 
G4CCX G0CBO G8OO G4DYC M0JKB M0SYW
 
 
5
OM3WZ/P
SINGLEOP
0
0
0
18
64
8
49
170
15
37
131
16
9
26
5
18
57
9
131
23,532
 
 
OM3WZ
 
 
6
GM1J/P (MM0BQI)
SINGLEOP
11
84
6
16
57
8
10
37
7
21
68
10
6
20
4
5
18
4
69
10,920
 
 
MM0BQI
 
 
 
Retrieving...
Low Power Unassisted Portable
Pos   
Callsign
Club
Operators
160 Qs
160 Ps
160 Ms
80 Qs
80 Ps
80 Ms
40 Qs
40 Ps
40 Ms
20 Qs
20 Ps
20 Ms
15 Qs
15 Ps
15 Ms
10 Qs
10 Ps
10 Ms
QSOs
UBNs
Score
Ant
show
Equipment
show
Ops
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
 1
G4FNL/P
Sussex Downs CG
MULTIOP
128
884
17
195
623
29
322
945
32
352
1,028
41
190
576
38
95
261
29
1,282
799,614
 
 
G4FNL G4BVH
 
 
 2
GM2MP/P
North of Scotland CG
MULTIOP
82
586
16
151
478
24
245
737
32
372
1,062
37
240
711
33
209
615
27
1,299
706,251
 
 
GM3WOJ MM0GKB
 
 
3
G4IRN/P
Radio Ga Ga CG
MULTIOP
114
810
22
132
475
27
247
753
34
337
1,011
41
192
595
35
55
152
23
1,077
685,776
 
 
G2NF G3WPH G4ERW G4IRN
 
 
4
G4ALE/P
Addiscombe ARC
MULTIOP
82
574
18
184
582
26
228
670
34
298
879
39
205
614
34
152
442
24
1,149
648,725
 
 
G3VYI G3SJX G7RAU G3UFY
 
 
5
G0FBB/P
Windmill CG
MULTIOP
111
766
19
138
423
25
174
550
27
251
746
36
217
659
34
146
426
36
1,037
623,748
 
 
G4FJW G4HTD G4TSH
 
 
6
GW4J/P
Pembrokeshire CG
MULTIOP
81
574
16
161
524
23
263
782
35
294
869
34
152
475
27
145
428
29
1,096
594,008
 
 
GW0ETF GW0GEI
 
 
7
G4ARN/P
Norfolk ARC
MULTIOP
82
610
16
142
452
24
314
918
35
251
723
35
120
371
28
73
190
28
982
531,200
 
 
G3PDH G3LDI G3YLA G3SEM G4WUG
 
 
8
M3W/P
RSGB Contest Club
MULTIOP
102
738
18
174
557
25
244
746
34
254
739
35
93
296
25
67
191
23
934
510,240
 
 
G4FAL 2E0NCN G4NVR
 
 
 9
G4U/P (G4SGX)
Bittern DX Group
SINGLEOP
88
628
17
128
413
22
267
769
36
279
799
42
109
336
27
34
94
17
905
486,703
 
 
G4SGX
 
 
10
G3WRR/P
Flying Ducks CG
MULTIOP
100
722
19
124
403
22
207
627
30
193
554
33
149
473
27
76
207
26
849
465,976
 
 
G3WRR G4CZB G4WGE
 
 
11
GM3BSQ/P
Aberdeen ARS
MULTIOP
91
622
18
176
558
25
195
600
21
254
720
29
143
443
22
123
366
21
982
447,576
 
 
GM3WIJ GM4ZUK
 
 
12
G5XV/P
Newbury & DARS
MULTIOP
99
690
22
104
363
23
201
608
27
270
791
35
131
416
29
32
85
14
837
437,250
 
 
G4LMW M0SEL M0TDW G3ZGC
 
 
13
G4C/P
Essex CW ARC
MULTIOP
98
678
21
113
369
22
294
842
37
195
563
32
90
268
23
13
30
9
803
382,464
 
 
G4WQI G4ZUL G3XLG G0JYI G4PVM M0ICH
 
 
14
GM0ADX/P
Kilmarnock & Loudoun ARC
MULTIOP
82
588
15
126
416
24
202
623
25
208
644
29
94
302
22
87
246
19
799
375,334
 
 
GM3YEH GM4OSS GM7WCO
 
 
15
GI5I/P
Clangers CG
MULTIOP
59
432
13
130
433
22
161
504
24
190
569
26
97
313
25
99
303
25
736
342,630
 
 
GI4DOH GI0RQK
 
 
16
ON4MNS/P
UBA/MNS
MULTIOP
58
440
12
108
381
16
218
695
30
129
386
31
48
140
23
18
41
12
579
256,308
 
 
ON8GE ON7CC ON4KMB
 
 
17
G3UES/P
Echelford ARS
SINGLEOP
64
500
12
76
272
16
133
431
24
231
670
35
77
263
21
14
38
11
595
255,136
 
 
G3SXW M0SAR G0JOS G0JSP
 
 
18
YL1ZX/P
MULTIOP
0
0
0
61
217
22
150
473
29
232
705
31
151
468
28
32
99
13
626
239,112
 
 
YL2TD YL3BU YL2BK
 
 
19
G2DX/P
Farnborough & DRS
MULTIOP
0
0
0
121
400
22
172
531
25
165
508
31
108
328
27
42
123
16
608
222,882
 
 
G3HEJ M0URL
 
 
20
G8FC/P
RAFARS
MULTIOP
61
468
12
45
173
14
84
297
21
79
248
26
55
177
22
20
54
12
344
145,199
 
 
G3ZDW G4OSB G4DQP
 
 
21
G3SAD/P
Stevenage & DARS
MULTIOP
34
258
6
64
214
15
80
259
26
65
220
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
243
61,710
 
 
G4DDX G4BYE G0MDR G4GNK
 
 
22
US7IGN/P
SINGLEOP
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
28
6
48
147
18
10
38
4
0
0
0
67
5,908
 
 
US7IGN
 
 
23
G3NKS/P
Great Western Contest Group
SINGLEOP
0
0
0
10
38
4
29
96
5
17
65
8
9
32
7
0
0
0
65
5,544
 
 
G3NKS
 
 
24
GM4FYH/P
SINGLEOP
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
39
7
39
137
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
4,176
 
 
GM4FYH
 
 
25
OH5ZA/P (OH1ZAA)
Contest Club Finland
SINGLEOP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
105
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
1,365
 
 
OH1ZAA
 
 
 
Retrieving...
Low Power Assisted Portable
Pos   
Callsign
Club
Operators
160 Qs
160 Ps
160 Ms
80 Qs
80 Ps
80 Ms
40 Qs
40 Ps
40 Ms
20 Qs
20 Ps
20 Ms
15 Qs
15 Ps
15 Ms
10 Qs
10 Ps
10 Ms
QSOs
UBNs
Score
Ant
show
Equipment
show
Ops
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
 1
M2A/P
De Montfort University ARS
MULTIOP
133
926
21
198
672
33
371
1,104
47
418
1,234
46
268
803
46
157
431
36
1,545
1,172,938
 
 
G0NBI G0TPH G3ORY G4ARI G4ZFE M0HDF
 
 
 2
G5O/P
Stockport RS
MULTIOP
112
798
22
228
732
34
327
980
45
402
1,175
44
296
872
44
169
472
36
1,534
1,123,425
 
 
G0LZL G0SYP M0DCG M0TJU G3SHF
 
 
3
G6YB/P
Bristol CG
MULTIOP
119
818
18
169
539
28
319
936
36
436
1,199
44
246
727
38
116
322
29
1,405
868,307
 
 
G3XSV G3TKF G3SWH G3ZVW G4FKA
 
 
4
M3I/P
Newbury & DARS
MULTIOP
125
882
22
145
524
30
333
1,020
40
220
729
42
182
576
35
87
263
31
1,092
792,000
 
 
G3RVM G3KLH G3VPW G0ORH
 
 
5
EW5C/P
MULTIOP
63
426
21
127
443
28
266
812
38
337
1,062
40
184
587
34
175
533
27
1,152
723,612
 
 
EU6RO EV6Z
 
 
6
G0IVR/P
Itchen Valley ARC
MULTIOP
60
416
12
109
374
19
256
764
29
267
757
30
84
251
21
2
4
2
778
286,116
 
 
G3OTK G3XSD G3HRH
 
 
7
G4EKT/P
Hornsea ARC
MULTIOP
59
448
9
118
349
18
106
343
19
161
454
27
79
259
25
48
139
20
571
230,572
 
 
G4CGG G3XYF G3WOV G4SMB
 
 
8
G2HX/P
Gloucester AR&ES
MULTIOP
45
320
8
29
82
8
122
373
21
180
568
32
103
331
22
28
86
17
507
187,272
 
 
M0NQN G4HJV G4CIB G4CMY G4IZZ G4BCA M0XAC
 
 
9
LZ1QN/P
RNARS
SINGLEOP
0
0
0
95
315
20
29
85
13
98
300
26
187
568
32
40
120
12
449
142,346
 
 
LZ1QN
 
 
 
Retrieving...
QRP Renewable Energy
Pos   
Callsign
Club
Operators
160 Qs
160 Ps
160 Ms
80 Qs
80 Ps
80 Ms
40 Qs
40 Ps
40 Ms
20 Qs
20 Ps
20 Ms
15 Qs
15 Ps
15 Ms
10 Qs
10 Ps
10 Ms
QSOs
UBNs
Score
Ant
show
Equipment
show
Ops
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
 1
G4BUO/P
Last Minute
SINGLEOP
0
0
0
0
0
0
63
204
9
82
277
19
54
185
17
19
56
12
218
41,154
 
 
G4BUO
 
 
 2
F/G4ABX/P
De Montfort University ARS
SINGLEOP
0
0
0
39
146
10
79
284
20
24
84
12
8
27
4
7
23
4
157
27,500
 
 
G4ABX
 
 
3
M0DDT/P
Oxford & DARS
SINGLEOP
0
0
0
5
20
3
30
114
11
22
80
10
16
49
9
10
32
7
83
11,720
 
 
M0DDT
 
 
4
M0ORY/P
RAF Waddington ARC
SINGLEOP
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
40
4
10
40
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
620
 
 
M0ORY
 
 
 
Retrieving...
Fixed
Pos   
Callsign
Club
160 Qs
160 Ps
160 Ms
80 Qs
80 Ps
80 Ms
40 Qs
40 Ps
40 Ms
20 Qs
20 Ps
20 Ms
15 Qs
15 Ps
15 Ms
10 Qs
10 Ps
10 Ms
QSOs
UBNs
Score
Ant
show
Equipment
show
Ops
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
 1
G3TBK
East Notts CG
84
576
21
135
464
31
139
450
32
203
650
41
129
376
35
55
128
27
745
490,314
 
 
G3TBK
 
 
 2
TM7Q (DF3FS)
0
0
0
142
458
23
157
496
26
230
544
36
139
402
31
125
308
25
793
308,790
 
 
DF3FS
 
 
3
M0B (G4KZD)
0
0
0
70
260
19
70
262
20
108
372
29
61
204
24
20
52
14
329
120,416
 
 
G4KZD
 
 
4
G4DBW
6
48
1
12
48
3
90
300
22
117
362
38
66
184
35
27
38
24
318
119,802
 
 
G4DBW
 
 
5
HG8C (HA8EK)
HA-DX-Club
0
0
0
63
116
13
109
196
19
118
200
15
161
336
30
154
266
24
605
109,686
 
 
HA8EK
 
 
6
MW2I (GW4FRE)
Bristol CG
30
232
7
62
220
17
51
182
17
60
200
27
50
132
26
20
52
13
273
107,856
 
 
GW4FRE
 
 
7
G9F (G4BVY)
Bristol CG
22
160
6
48
180
14
64
224
19
73
230
27
49
148
23
22
52
12
278
100,394
 
 
G4BVY
 
 
8
G4EBK
Grimsby ARS
0
0
0
66
208
20
116
308
23
109
266
28
46
114
22
24
56
10
361
97,026
 
 
G4EBK
 
 
9
SM5CSS
3
24
3
25
100
9
39
154
12
79
224
20
89
226
25
99
196
21
334
82,980
 
 
SM5CSS
 
 
10
G3RLE
39
312
11
27
108
7
71
290
13
60
244
19
34
134
11
20
72
9
251
80,920
 
 
G3RLE
 
 
11
PB7Z
Bavarian Contest Club
37
296
8
15
60
6
59
228
14
70
216
24
18
70
16
10
32
9
209
68,376
 
 
PB7Z
 
 
12
G3VIP
Grimsby ARS
25
184
6
44
128
12
99
304
15
79
210
19
40
108
16
0
0
0
287
62,968
 
 
G3VIP
 
 
13
G3L (G3LHJ)
Torbay ARS
8
64
2
37
148
10
57
180
8
62
210
19
58
188
16
54
160
11
276
61,116
 
 
G3LHJ
 
 
14
EA5IHK
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
102
17
43
74
14
95
236
25
141
332
23
324
58,144
 
 
EA5IHK
 
 
15
CT1ELZ
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
138
14
74
176
24
61
164
22
82
168
23
261
52,456
 
 
CT1ELZ
 
 
16
M5M (G4OGB)
4
32
3
32
124
9
49
176
15
66
222
21
30
84
16
18
40
13
199
52,052
 
 
G4OGB
 
 
17
G4LPD
Grimsby ARS
11
88
2
43
172
11
31
126
7
62
256
18
44
166
14
12
40
8
203
50,040
 
 
G4LPD
 
 
18
G3SWC
Horsham ARC
22
152
8
56
194
18
52
178
17
10
36
7
14
48
9
10
20
10
164
42,918
 
 
G3SWC
 
 
19
US3EW
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
170
16
154
320
32
30
90
12
14
30
8
259
41,344
 
 
US3EW
 
 
20
G3RSD
Grimsby ARS
20
160
6
27
108
10
68
260
13
40
160
11
20
80
5
0
0
0
175
34,110
 
 
G3RSD
 
 
21
YO3GNF
CSU PITESTI
0
0
0
15
32
8
26
62
8
87
208
25
65
172
22
3
4
3
196
31,020
 
 
YO3GNF
 
 
22
YO4AAC
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
34
9
138
286
33
34
88
14
27
56
10
227
30,228
 
 
YO4AAC
 
 
23
G4RCG
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
160
14
29
72
13
56
102
18
37
84
17
175
25,544
 
 
G4RCG
 
 
24
K3ZO
Potomac Valley Radio Club
0
0
0
24
96
6
65
246
18
49
174
16
12
50
5
0
0
0
150
24,030
 
 
K3ZO
 
 
25
G3YMC
Bracknell ARC
0
0
0
36
140
9
65
252
10
19
76
5
19
56
9
13
28
9
152
22,932
 
 
G3YMC
 
 
26
G4GIR
Mid Beds CA
0
0
0
8
16
5
48
164
10
41
92
12
17
36
11
18
36
14
132
17,680
 
 
G4GIR
 
 
27
M3M (G3PLE)
Poldhu ARC
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
152
8
34
132
13
28
112
12
16
64
3
116
16,128
 
 
G3PLE
 
 
28
G0GDU
Grimsby ARS
0
0
0
30
108
12
40
148
10
27
100
9
18
52
9
0
0
0
115
16,080
 
 
G0GDU
 
 
29
YO4CAI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
197
462
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
197
14,388
 
 
YO4CAI
 
 
30
M0JWB
Weston-super-Mare RS
0
0
0
24
88
8
32
100
13
30
104
10
9
24
6
8
24
4
103
13,940
 
 
M0JWB
 
 
31
G3RFH
Thornton Cleveleys ARS
15
112
5
12
48
5
16
66
7
11
36
5
16
54
7
11
24
6
81
11,900
 
 
G3RFH
 
 
32
DL3KWF
Rhein Ruhr DX Association
0
0
0
0
0
0
67
200
13
68
150
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
135
10,200
 
 
DL3KWF
 
 
33
G1SCT
Kings Lynn ARC
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
84
7
66
152
22
5
8
5
0
0
0
92
7,752
 
 
G1SCT
 
 
34
G4ETS
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
84
5
38
152
11
15
60
5
3
12
3
78
7,392
 
 
G4ETS
 
 
35
SA0BXV
SK0MM
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
68
160
20
9
16
6
24
24
12
101
6,916
 
 
SA0BXV
 
 
36
M0VVC
4
24
4
2
8
1
21
84
5
9
36
3
11
32
8
1
4
1
48
4,048
 
 
M0VVC
 
 
37
OK1IE
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
28
9
22
36
14
18
28
9
52
2,944
 
 
OK1IE
 
 
38
G0LRD
Cambridge & DARC
43
344
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
2,408
 
 
G0LRD
 
 
39
G7TWC
0
0
0
10
30
5
8
16
6
14
32
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
1,404
 
 
G7TWC
 
 
40
OE9WGI
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
8
2
4
18
4
20
40
12
0
0
0
26
1,188
 
 
OE9WGI
 
 
41
M0CNP
Cambridge & DARC
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
32
4
12
28
8
3
12
3
0
0
0
23
1,080
 
 
M0CNP
 
 
42
G4TPJ
West Kent ARS
0
0
0
3
8
3
14
52
5
3
8
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
660
 
 
G4TPJ
 
 
43
G3XUD
NONE
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
44
8
1
4
1
0
0
0
2
8
2
15
594
 
 
G3XUD
 
 
44
G4DJX
Verulam ARC
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
28
1
1
4
1
2
8
1
14
36
7
24
540
 
 
G4DJX
 
 
45
G3TXF
Three As CG
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
28
3
9
32
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
420
 
 
G3TXF
 
 
46
M0TNL
n/a
0
0
0
5
16
4
0
0
0
8
16
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
352
 
 
M0TNL
 
 
47
M1K (M1KTA)
G-QRP CLUB
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
32
4
6
24
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
336
 
 
M1KTA
 
 
48
MW0BRO
Pembrokeshire CG
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
3
4
3
8
20
5
14
308
 
 
MW0BRO
 
 
49
G3YRZ
0
0
0
13
40
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
200
 
 
G3YRZ
 
 
50
JE4CIL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
28
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
112
 
 
JE4CIL
 
 
51
OH5EAB
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
8
2
3
8
2
0
0
0
5
56
 
 
OH5EAB
 
 
 
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