70MHz UK ACTIVITY CONTEST - 19/12/19 AND WHOLE YEAR RESULTS

79 entries were received for the December 70MHz UKAC session - the last of the year - (19 section AO, 47 section AR and 13 section AL). This was sixteen down on November. As one might expect from the time of year, the number of portable entrants was down - to nine from fifteen the previous month. A total of 154 valid calls appear in the logs, from 26 big squares and 8 DXCC entities. The best DX was again between G4ASR and SP9HWY in JO90 square at 1546km - one of two contacts at over 1000km.

The most optimistic comments on conditions were 'not too good' and 'average winter', the rest being far less favourable, with 'poor' or 'very poor' being most common, occurring twelve times. Taken together with numerous reports of QSB and noise - endemic in the 4m UKACs - plus windy weather, it is perhaps not surprising that activity was mostly reported as low, with several of the regulars missing and a number of entrants closing down early.

Moving on to the whole year results, the number of entrants varied between 79 (in December) and 129 (in May), an average of 112, two up on the whole year figure for 2018. The number of valid calls appearing in logs varied between 128 and 209, with the minimum and maximum numbers occurring in December and May - the same months as for the corresponding number of entrants. The number of big squares worked varied between 24 and 32, peaking in May - July (broadly corresponding to the sporadic E season) although a little oddly the peak number (32) was also worked in January. The best DX of the year was between G4ASR and OH1DP in KP10 square at 1889km in the May session. G4ASR also worked the best DX in five other sessions.

Thanks to all those who took part, and congratulations to the certificate winners, as follows:

General Club section

Leading club - 807 ARO

Second placed club - Northern Fells CG

Third placed club - Drowned Rats RG

Local club section

Leading club - Hereford ARS

Second placed club - Worksop ARS

Third placed club - Tall Trees CG

Section AO

Leading entrant - G4FZN/P

Second placed entrant - G4ASR

Third placed entrant - M1DDD/P

Section AR

Leading entrant - G4CLA

Second placed entrant - G7LRQ/P

Third placed entrant - G8PNN/P

Leading Intermediate Licensee - 2E0MDJ

Leading Foundation Licensee - M6KMB

Leading non-UK entrant - PA5Y

Section AL

Leading entrant - GW1YBB/P

Second placed entrant - G0EAK/P

Third placed entrant - 2E0DXK(/P)

Leading Intermediate Licensee - 2E0DXK(/P)

Leading Foundation Licensee - M6VUK(/A/P)

Entrant providing greatest number of entrants with their best DX - GM4AFF

The next session - the first of the 2020 season - takes place on Thursday 16th January between 2000 & 2230 UTC.

That's all for 2019 - hope to see you in 2020!

Quin Collier G3WRR

g3wrr@rsgbcc.org

This contest is part of the following contest series Overall UKAC

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70MHz UKAC 21/11/19

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Pos	Callsign	Loc	QSOS UBNs	Score	Bonus	Total	Norm	ODX	Kms	Power	Group	Ant show	Equipment show	Comments show	Pos Cert
1	G4FZN/P	IO94JF	93	18,156	8,500	26,656	1,000	G7RAU	546	160	Northern Fells CG
2	G4ASR	IO81MX	88	16,861	8,500	25,361	957	SP9HWY	1,546	150	Hereford ARS
3	G4BWP	JO02FH	70	13,042	8,500	21,542	913	GM4VVX	705	130	Mid Beds CA
4	G3MXH	JO02LF	65	11,989	7,500	19,489	870	PA4VHF	398	150	Colchester RA
5	G4HGT/P	IO93BV	81	11,633	7,000	18,633	826	GM4AFF	322	160
6	G0EHV/P	IO84XT	56	12,045	6,500	18,545	783	G8GYX	408	150	Northern Fells CG
7	G4YHF	IO92XW	56	8,628	7,500	16,128	739	G7RAU	486	150	Spalding & DARS
8	G3XDY	JO02OB	47	8,217	7,000	15,217	696	G3WCB/P	392	150	Martlesham RS
9	G4BRK	IO91HP	39	5,630	6,500	12,130	652	GM4VVX	735	150	Harwell ARS
10	G3NPI	IO92MA	43	4,692	6,500	11,192	609	ON6ID	346	160
11	GW4JQP/P	IO81AS	19	3,346	4,500	7,846	565	G4FZN/P	330	50	St Tybie ARS
12	G4YPC	IO91RH	27	2,989	4,500	7,489	522	G7RAU	361	160	Guildford & DRS
13	G4EPA	IO92KI	35	2,925	4,500	7,425	478	G4FZN/P	209	75	Rugby ATS
14	GW4MBS	IO71XW	19	3,700	3,500	7,200	435	G0EHV/P	347	160	St Tybie ARS
15	GM4DIJ	IO85IW	10	2,243	3,500	5,743	391	G4ASR	441	80	GMDX
16	G4EFT	IO91RG	21	2,178	3,500	5,678	348	G4FZN/P	333	50	Addiscombe ARC
17	G3OVH	IO92JP	27	2,174	3,500	5,674	304	G3XDY	177	100	807 ARO
18	M0KEP	IO91IQ	24	1,907	3,000	4,907	261	G4FZN/P	283	150	Harwell ARS
19	PE1EWR	JO11SL	7	2,314	2,000	4,314	217	G8DMU/P	460	50	807 ARO
20	G3ZWR/P	IO95AF	5	892	2,000	2,892	174	G4ASR	368	50	Northern Fells CG
21	G4HIV	IO93QE	6	426	1,500	1,926	130	G8DMU/P	125	30	RAF Waddington ARC
22	GM8IEM	IO78HF	1	64	500	564	87	GM4VVX	64	160	GMDX
23	GW4OKT	IO83LE	2	23	500	523	43	G3UVR	15	10	Tall Trees CG

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Pos	Callsign	Loc	QSOS UBNs	Score	Bonus	Total	Norm	ODX	Kms	Power	Group	Ant show	Equipment show	Comments show	Pos Cert
1	G4ODA	IO92WS	69	10,030	7,500	17,530	1,000	PA4VHF	473	40	Spalding & DARS
2	M1MHZ (G1ZJP)	IO92WV	70	9,886	7,000	16,886	982	G7RAU	479	40	Wirral & DARC
3	G3UVR	IO83KH	59	8,486	6,000	14,486	965	G7RAU	398	40	Wirral & DARC
4	G7RAU	IN79JX	23	8,429	5,000	13,429	947	G4FZN/P	546	40	Addiscombe ARC
5	G3VCA	IO93MG	57	6,768	6,500	13,268	930	G7RAU	469	40	RAF Waddington ARC
6	GW4SHF	IO82HP	43	7,168	5,500	12,668	912	G7RAU	323	40	Blacksheep CG
7	G0LGS/P	IO81XW	51	6,478	6,000	12,478	895	G0EHV/P	320	40	Hereford ARS
8	G3MEH	IO91QS	53	6,109	6,000	12,109	877	G7RAU	379	40	Harwell ARS
9	G0ODQ	IO91MR	46	5,588	6,000	11,588	860	G0EHV/P	351	40	Harwell ARS
10	G4RQI	IO93IR	49	5,683	4,500	10,183	842	G8GYX	279	40	807 ARO
11	G6GEI/P	IO92RA	40	4,657	5,500	10,157	825	G0EHV/P	326	40	Milton Keynes ARS
12	G3TKF	IO81RI	31	4,195	5,500	9,695	807	G0EHV/P	387	30	Trowbridge & DARC
13	G3SQQ	IO93JC	45	4,535	5,000	9,535	789	G3XDY	201	40	807 ARO
14	GW4ZAR	IO83KF	35	4,262	4,500	8,762	772	G3MXH	297	40	Tall Trees CG
15	G8BUN	IO93EQ	39	4,145	4,500	8,645	754	GW4JQP/P	265	40	807 ARO
16	G8REQ	IO83KI	35	3,966	4,500	8,466	737	G3MXH	302	30	Wirral & DARC
17	G0BFJ/A	IO93FR	37	3,956	4,500	8,456	719	G3TKF	273	40	807 ARO
18	M0GHZ	IO81VK	28	3,901	4,500	8,401	702	G8DMU/P	294	40	Trowbridge & DARC
19	G8FMC	IO91NW	37	3,664	4,000	7,664	684	G0EHV/P	329	35	Northampton RC
20	G4NTY	IO83TM	35	3,323	4,000	7,323	667	G3MXH	266	40	Bolton Wireless Club
21	G1HLT	IO93JD	34	2,739	4,500	7,239	649	G0EHV/P	194	40	807 ARO
22	G1MZD	IO92NB	29	2,914	4,000	6,914	632	G4FZN/P	242	15	Northampton RC
23	M1SMH	IO83JJ	22	2,897	4,000	6,897	614	G3MXH	309	40	Drowned Rats RG
24	2E0MDJ	IO81WV	17	2,332	4,500	6,832	596	G0EHV/P	325	40	Hereford ARS
25	G8GYX	IO91VH	31	3,331	3,500	6,831	579	G4FZN/P	332	25	Coulsdon ATS
26	G3SJX	IO91LC	31	2,823	4,000	6,823	561	G7RAU	320	40	Addiscombe ARC
27	G3WJG	IO91RP	32	2,746	4,000	6,746	544	ON6ID	305	40	Drowned Rats RG
28	G3YDY	JO01FQ	16	2,703	4,000	6,703	526	G8DMU/P	305	40	807 ARO
29	G1DFL	IO91NL	24	2,162	4,500	6,662	509	G7RAU	348	40	Drowned Rats RG
30	G4CRF	IO91OX	29	2,595	4,000	6,595	491	G4FZN/P	252	30	Milton Keynes ARS
31	G3WCB/P	IO80DI	11	2,621	3,500	6,121	474	G3MXH	386	40	Drowned Rats RG
32	G4CLB	IO92HM	26	2,608	3,500	6,108	456	G0EHV/P	259	40	Drowned Rats RG
33	G4VFL	IO84FL	10	1,953	4,000	5,953	439	G4BWP	359	25	Workington &DARC
34	G4OAR/A	IO82PV	17	1,842	4,000	5,842	421	G4BWP	224	40	Wirral & DARC
35	G3WRA	IO82PB	18	1,828	4,000	5,828	404	G3XDY	268	40	Hereford ARS
36	G8KSP	JO01GH	16	2,282	3,000	5,282	386	G4FZN/P	346	30	Medway ARTS
37	G4SEQ/A	IO93FR	20	1,771	3,500	5,271	368	G3MEH	227	40	807 ARO
38	G4JED	JO01CF	15	1,656	3,500	5,156	351	G8DMU/P	343	10	West Kent ARS
39	2E0FNU/P	IO92RA	20	1,996	3,000	4,996	333	G4FZN/P	250	40	Milton Keynes ARS
40	G5UM (G0MCV)	IO92KR	19	1,913	3,000	4,913	316	G3XDY	175	40	Leicester RS
41	G4BEE/P	IO83QQ	11	1,228	3,500	4,728	298	G4BWP	257	10	Tall Trees CG
42	G4DZL	IO92IS	16	1,568	3,000	4,568	281	G0EHV/P	233	20	Leicester RS
43	G3SDY	IO93DO	19	1,351	3,000	4,351	263	G4BWP	205	40	807 ARO
44	G3VYI	IO91OF	17	1,331	3,000	4,331	246	G7RAU	342	30	Addiscombe ARC
45	G8YMW/P	IO93MM	13	1,150	3,000	4,150	228	G4ASR	218	40	RAF Waddington ARC
46	M0KNV	IO92JH	14	1,144	2,500	3,644	211	G4FZN/P	214	40	Rugby ATS
47	G0CDA	IO83SJ	9	773	2,500	3,273	193	G4ODA	171	15
48	G4LHT	IO91SN	12	763	2,500	3,263	175	G4ASR	179	40	Drowned Rats RG
49	G4WEY	IO90AS	7	744	2,500	3,244	158	G3MXH	259	40	Flight Refuelling ARS
50	G8XDD/P	IO90MX	11	784	2,000	2,784	140	G3MXH	192	15	807 ARO
51	G8DLX	IO92II	12	697	2,000	2,697	123	G4FZN/P	209	40	Rugby ATS
52	G4PDF	IO93VH	9	612	2,000	2,612	105	G4FZN/P	122	40	RAF Waddington ARC
53	G4AQB	IO83TN	11	534	2,000	2,534	88	G4IOQ	98	25	Bolton Wireless Club
54	G3TDH	IO83WI	12	746	1,500	2,246	70	G4FZN/P	115	20	Tall Trees CG
55	M0HWO	IO83MI	10	717	1,500	2,217	53	G4FZN/P	151	20	Wirral & DARC
56	G3YPE	IO93CN	7	267	1,000	1,267	35	G4FZN/P	84	40	807 ARO
57	G0GRI	IO80SX	2	97	500	597	18	M0GHZ	54	40	Trowbridge & DARC

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Section AL
Pos	Callsign	Loc	QSOS UBNs	Score	Bonus	Total	Norm	ODX	Kms	Power	Group	Ant show	Equipment show	Comments show	Pos Cert
1	G8DMU/P	IO94CB	80	14,223	7,000	21,223	1,000	G7RAU	511	4	Northern Fells CG
2	GW6KLQ/P	IO82HT	31	4,816	4,000	8,816	933	G3XDY	322	4
3	G0EAK/P	IO93NI	43	4,225	4,500	8,725	867	GW4MBS	266	4	Worksop ARS
4	G1PPA/P	IO93RI	34	3,705	5,000	8,705	800	G4ASR	224	4	Northern Fells CG
5	M6VUK	IO93KD	26	1,959	4,000	5,959	733	G0EHV/P	195	4	Worksop ARS
6	G4XTF	IO82OA	13	1,637	3,000	4,637	667	G4FZN/P	268	4	Hereford ARS
7	M7DUK/A	IO93KH	23	1,429	3,000	4,429	600	G4ASR	194	4	Worksop ARS
8	M6XAK	IO93MH	14	1,102	3,000	4,102	533	G4ASR	201	4	Worksop ARS
9	G3RCW (M0MGO)	IO93KH	16	1,083	3,000	4,083	467	G4ASR	194	4	Worksop ARS
10	2E1SKY	IO93KH	22	1,360	2,000	3,360	400	M1BXF	165	4	Worksop ARS
11	GW0MDQ	IO83KC	10	664	2,500	3,164	333	G8DMU/P	139	4	Wirral & DARC
12	G7RHF	IO82QK	13	906	2,000	2,906	267	M1MHZ	177	4	Hereford ARS
13	G8XYJ	IO82PJ	9	712	2,000	2,712	200	G4FZN/P	227	4	Hereford ARS
14	M0BUL	IO82NG	4	194	1,000	1,194	133	G0LGS/P	68	4	Hereford ARS
15	M0PJA	IO93II	11	293	500	793	67	G4HGT/P	72	4	Worksop ARS

Link to All QSOs File here

Many thanks for check logs received from M0PMH

	17/01/19 Totals		21/02/19 Totals		21/03/19 Totals		18/04/19 Totals		16/05/19 Totals		20/06/19 Totals		18/07/19 Totals		15/08/19 Totals		19/09/19 Totals		17/10/19 Totals		21/11/19 Totals		19/12/19 Totals
Time	Qs	Bonus	Qs	Bonus	Qs	Bonus	Qs	Bonus	Qs	Bonus	Qs	Bonus	Qs	Bonus	Qs	Bonus	Qs	Bonus	Qs	Bonus	Qs	Bonus	Qs	Bonus
19:00							1,200	271,000	1,247	285,500	1,136	256,000	1,291	274,000	1,175	261,500	1,284	295,500	911	224,500
19:30							942	120,500	1,039	141,000	945	131,000	960	140,500	998	141,000	1,082	155,000	738	101,000
20:00	1,103	226,500	1,322	300,000	1,317	302,500	665	65,500	808	88,000	669	81,000	725	77,500	714	75,500	892	82,000	646	82,000	875	187,500	590	127,500
20:30	803	102,500	1,042	123,000	1,143	140,000	568	44,000	681	62,500	562	61,500	640	66,500	585	53,000	722	59,000	459	49,500	652	76,500	452	57,500
21:00	596	76,000	845	81,000	869	98,500	451	32,000	538	48,000	464	42,000	540	37,000	567	41,500	600	40,500	320	26,000	488	49,000	288	33,000
21:30	448	50,000	651	48,000	720	65,500															424	41,500	192	22,500
22:00	295	22,000	570	41,500	585	45,000															261	23,500	129	12,500
Totals	3,245	477,000	4,430	593,500	4,634	651,500	3,826	533,000	4,313	625,000	3,776	571,500	4,156	595,500	4,039	572,500	4,580	632,000	3,074	483,000	2,700	378,000	1,651	253,000
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Squares	17/01/19	21/02/19	21/03/19	18/04/19	16/05/19	20/06/19	18/07/19	15/08/19	19/09/19	17/10/19	21/11/19	19/12/19
IN79	1										1	1
IN89		1	1	1	1	1		2	1	1		1
IO64									2	2
IO70		1
IO71	3	4	2	3	1	2	3	4	1	1	1	2
IO72	1				1
IO74	1	1	1		2	2	2	1	3	1
IO75	2	1	1	2	4	1		1	1	1	1	1
IO78	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
IO80	3	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	1
IO81	19	20	15	14	16	17	17	16	14	11	10	11
IO82	19	16	20	17	14	15	10	12	14	11	10	12
IO83	17	18	18	14	21	18	19	15	24	10	16	17
IO84	1	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	2	3	1
IO85	3	5	4	1	4	4	1	4	2	3	1
IO86	3	4	2	3	4	2	2	4	2	2	1	1
IO87					1	2
IO90	4	7	6	6	3	6	4	5	4	5	5	1
IO91	25	18	25	22	27	28	30	24	24	23	20	18
IO92	25	33	32	30	29	31	33	29	29	26	27	21
IO93	40	41	34	35	43	27	39	33	34	32	30	19
IO94	5	5	11	7	5	8	11	5	7	7	3	2
IO95	5	3	3	5	3	3	3	4	4	3	2
JO00	1							1
JO01	10	10	9	7	9	10	8	11	5	4	6	6
JO02	3	7	4	3	3	6	6	7	4	3	5	6
JO03		1	1		1	1	1	1		1
UK Sqs	22	22	21	19	23	22	19	22	21	22	19	18
Other Sqs	10	5	9	6	8	9	13	8	7	5	7	6
Active Stns	203	210	206	184	209	202	218	196	192	159	154	128
Entries	126	119	119	114	129	119	121	110	113	103	95	79