2016 1296MHz UKAC - Review of the year

Participation in this series has been consistently around 104 entries per month with a peak in March of 116. The number of stations active in each session varied between 149 in February and 180 in March. On average, 164 stations were active in each session.

Congratulations to Travelling Wave CG for claiming first place in the Club competition with 85456 points. In second place was Ossett ARO with 65048 points and in third place was 93 CG with 50195 points. 56 clubs/groups took part in the 2016 1296MHz UKAC.

In the AO section, G3XDY was the winner with the maximum possible score of 8000 points. In second place 795 points behind was G8OHM with 7205 points. Third place was claimed by G3TCU/P with 7135 points. 33 stations entered the AO section. The Leading non-UK station was F8BRK.

In the AR section, the leading station was G4CLA who scored the maximum possible number of points of 8000. 563 points behind G4CLA was G4NBS who scored 7437 points to claim second place. In third place, 287 points behind G4NBS was G0EHV who scored 7150 points. 54 stations entered the AR section.

The competition for first place in the AL section was very close with only one point separating first and second place. In first place  was G0PEB/P with 7939 points. Only one point behind was G3UVR with 7938 points. M0MDY claimed third place with 7741 points. 2E0RET/P claimed the Leading Intermediate Licensee in this section. 142 stations entered the AL section.

Congratulations to all certificate winners.

The first 2017 1296MHz UKAC sessions starts at 2000 local time (2000 UTC) on Tuesday January 17th.

The Club Championship for all UKAC is being split into a General category and a Local category and clubs need to choose which section to enter and email their decision toafs.query@rsgbcc.org.

Clubs wishing to enter the 'Local' category must specify a Virtual Meeting Place (VMP) -- a reference point from which distances are measured, and which need not have any connection with the Society's activities. Societies must email the UK Postcode or 6-digit QTH locator of their VMP toafs.query@rsgbcc.org before the first relevant contest entry of each calendar year. Their VMP will be used for all HF AFS, 80m CC, VHF AFS and UKAC contests.

An Affiliated Society must enter the same club category for every UKAC band. Society members in the Local category must have their home QTH (as shown on their Ofcom validation document) within a circle of radius 35km from their Club's Virtual Meeting Place. However, members may be based outside the 35km radius if there are no other AFS with that 35km.

Stations must state their UK Postcode or 6-digit QTH locator of their home QTH when entering their log on behalf of a club in the Local category. There is no distance restriction on where their station is operated. There is no distance restriction on society members in the General category.

Ian G0FCT