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    Radio Society of Great Britain. Official HF. Contest Results.

    Results. RSGB 21/28 MHz CW Contest 2004.

    RSGB 21/28 MHz CW Contest 2004
    UK Open Section
    Position Callsign 21 QSO 21 Mult 28 QSO 28 Mult Total QSO Total Mult Total Score
    1 * G3SJJ 152 49 7 6 159 55 26235
    2 * G4RCG 108 37 2 2 110 39 12870
    3 * GM4SID 82 33 1 1 83 34 8466
    4 M0AJT 75 31 1 1 76 32 7296
    5 G3KNU 54 27 0 0 54 27 4374
    6 G4HZV 50 18 4 3 54 21 3402
    7 G4FAL 50 19 2 2 52 21 3276
    8 (M) G3JRM 39 20 0 0 39 20 2340
    9 G4BJM 34 15 2 2 36 17 1836
    10 G0ADH 27 7 1 1 28 8 672
                     
    UK Restricted Section
    Position Callsign 21 QSO 21 Mult 28 QSO 28 Mult Total QSO Total Mult Total Score
    1 * G4ERW 100 32 5 5 105 37 11655
    2 * GM3CFS 85 29 1 1 86 30 7740
    3 * (M) G0TSM 71 26 5 4 76 30 6840
    4 G3RSD 65 27 1 1 66 28 5544
    5 G4EBK 58 21 1 1 59 22 3894
    6 MU0FAL 56 23 0 0 56 23 3864
    7 (M) M0CYB/P 52 20 3 2 55 22 3630
    8 G3LIK 52 19 0 0 52 19 2964
    9 G3YEC 46 18 2 1 48 19 2736
    10 G3VYI 41 18 2 2 43 20 2580
    11 G3ZRJ 43 16 0 0 43 16 2064
    12 G3BFP 22 12 1 1 23 13 897
    13 G4DDX 24 9 0 0 24 9 648
    14 G3KKQ 16 9 1 1 17 10 510
    15 GW4HBK 17 8 0 0 17 8 408
    16 G0RDO 16 8 0 0 16 8 384
    17 G3VQO 14 7 0 0 14 7 294
    18 G3WRR 10 7 0 0 10 7 210
    19 G0MTN 12 5 0 0 12 5 180
    20 G4XPE 13 3 0 0 13 3 117
    21 M0CMQ 7 3 0 0 7 3 63
    22 GW3SB 5 4 0 0 5 4 60
                     
    UK QRP Section
    Position Callsign 21 QSO 21 Mult 28 QSO 28 Mult Total QSO Total Mult Total Score
    1 * GM4HQF 14 7 0 0 14 7 294
    2 * G4DBW 19 3 0 0 19 3 171
    3 G4FDC 9 6 0 0 9 6 162
    4 G3HKO 5 4 0 0 5 4 60
                     
    Overseas Open Section
    Position Callsign 21 QSO 21 Mult 28 QSO 28 Mult Total QSO Total Mult Total Score
    1 * P3J 73 46 42 28 115 74 25530
    2 * RA3XO 96 57 0 0 96 57 16416
    3 * LZ1NG 85 54 0 0 85 54 13770
    4 UT7LA 70 45 0 0 70 45 9450
    5 US9QA 63 40 0 0 63 40 7560
    6 W1RM 57 36 5 4 62 40 7440
    7 K3ZO 40 31 0 0 40 31 3720
    8 EX2X 34 26 0 0 34 26 2652
    9 VE2AWR 32 26 0 0 32 26 2496
    10 UU7JN 31 24 0 0 31 24 2232
    11 JF3BFS 21 18 0 0 21 18 1134
    12 W4/G4BUE 20 15 0 0 20 15 900
    13 VK8AV 17 13 0 0 17 13 663
    14 EW6DO 16 13 0 0 16 13 624
                     
    Overseas Restricted Section
    Position Callsign 21 QSO 21 Mult 28 QSO 28 Mult Total QSO Total Mult Total Score
    1 * RA3UT 71 44 0 0 71 44 9372
    2 * EA8BIE 39 30 15 11 54 41 6642
    3 * UA3QG 54 40 0 0 54 40 6480
    4 UY5TE 52 37 0 0 52 37 5772
    5 UX5TQ 50 38 0 0 50 38 5700
    6 RW3AI 42 34 0 0 42 34 4284
    7 UA3DOM 37 28 0 0 37 28 3108
    8 LZ1EP 33 26 0 0 33 26 2574
    9 UA6ADC 32 24 0 0 32 24 2304
    10 RZ3DIM 25 19 0 0 25 19 1425
    11 WB2AA 23 18 0 0 23 18 1242
    12 W1END 19 18 0 0 19 18 1026
    13 RA3XEV 21 16 0 0 21 16 1008
    14 RW6AH 17 13 0 0 17 13 663
    15 YU1EQ 15 14 0 0 15 14 630
    16 RV3MI 14 10 0 0 14 10 420
    17 UN7EX 13 10 0 0 13 10 390
    18 UK/JI2MED 12 9 0 0 12 9 324
    19 VE3WG 9 9 0 0 9 9 243
    20 RA4FJV 6 4 0 0 6 4 72
                     
    Overseas QRP Section
    Position Callsign 21 QSO 21 Mult 28 QSO 28 Mult Total QSO Total Mult Total Score
    1 * LZ2RS 82 54 0 0 82 54 13284
    2 * YO4AAC 30 24 0 0 30 24 2160
    3 RV3DBK 23 18 0 0 23 18 1242
    4 LZ1IQ 22 18 0 0 22 18 1188
    5 UA3VFI 19 14 0 0 19 14 798
                     
    Overseas SWL Section
    Position Callsign 21 QSO 21 Mult 28 QSO 28 Mult Total QSO Total Mult Total Score
    1 * RA3-847 19 15 0 0 19 15 855
                     

    W1END
    Conditions seemed better than last year. Many strong signals.

    G4DBW
    Condx Poor. Nothing heard at all on 28MHz at this QTH

    G4XPE
    No 10 meter propogation during my short operating period. Apologies for the delay in submitting entry due to major computer problems
    G3JRM
    ENJOYED BUT AGN LOTS OF STN'S ONLY INTERESTED IN DL CONTESTG4EBK
    very slow same as last year but I decided to give it a better effort this year

    W4/G4BUE
    Only able to spend half an hour on 15 metres as lots of work to do at the QTH here after the three recent hurricanes!

    G3YEC
    I did say when HFCC killed the 40m CW contest that they should bear in mind the sunspot cycle and what was coming. If we are to persist with the 15/10m contest lets (a) make it both CW and SSB and (b) lets have it on another date when the German contest is NOT on.

    G3HKO
    Not much doing. Gave up after an hour or so. The tail was WAGging the dog. Roll on the sunspots. Thanks for the contest

    GW4HBK
    DIDN'T HEAR MUCH ON THE VERTICAL, NOTHING ON TEN.

    P3J
    Hard going again, but not so hard as last year! Nevertheless, an enjoyable contest for me. Good opening to UK on 10m in afternoon, but many Gs did not find it.
    As last year, no GD/GI heard on either band. Clash with WAG is a problem at this location.

    G3VYI
    Comments: Poor condx, much QSB , good fun though part time with
    gardening !!

    M0AJT
    Some nice DX but much more would have been better.

    21/28 MHz CW, October 2004

    Chris G3SJJ was a clear winner in the UK Open section this year, with John G4RCG following. Open and Restricted section QSO totals were remarkably similar, the usual run of DX stations available to only the Open section guys mostly absent this time around. A mixture of perserverence and understanding of the nature of the high band propagation was the key to success. For example, several entrants were pleased to work a Seychelles station on 28 MHz, who appeared to be at that time the only person on the band! P3J was able to make QSOs on 28 MHz for most of the contest, but was still elusive to many. Well done to all who battled on, and were rewarded with those vital extra few QSOs and multipliers to climb to the top of the tables.

    In the Overseas Open section, I comiserate Alexander RA3XO, who found the highest number of UK stations on 21 MHz, but didn’t find any 10m propagation. This left Alan 5B4AHJ, operating as P3J, to take the victory. RA3XO thought the contest sounded just like it was in the 1970’s – there were plenty of G3’s and G4’s in evidence, but very little from G0 or M0 stations. What can we do to improve this ? Mention must be made of yet another win by Rumen LZ2RS, operating QRP, who made a score better than 90% of the Open and Restricted guys.

    Looking at last year’s results as a comparison, there were both more entries, and more UK stations active in the 2004 event, despite the 28 MHz propagation being decidedly worse. So the overall scores are reduced, but the average number of QSOs made on 21 MHz are higher. There were many comments made about the propagation, and also about clash with the all-band all-mode WAG contest which attracts more support. The HFCC are considering the future of this contest and the feedback is useful and welcome.

    Lee Volante, G0MTN

    * = award winner

    (M) = Multi-operator station

     

    SOAPBOX:

    G4HZV
    Can tell we're on the downward slope of the sunspots

    M0CMQ
    I've enjoyed about 7 hours familialisation on this type of contest and getting to use my recently installed SD logging software program, Some activity on 15m but only squeeks and bumps on 10m. I must investigate WinKey for SD.

    G3VQO
    Nothing at all heard on 10m!!! I really admire the dedication of those few non-UK stations who battle through the hoards of WAG contesters to find us, but I really wonder if this contest can survive as the solar cycle declines further. Certainly an effort to de-conflict it with the WAG would help, but would that leave enough activity anyway? Sadly, I suspect not.

    G4RCG
    TERRIBLE CONDX AND A REAL SLOG TO KEEP GOING A FEW OPENINGS BUT VERY WEAK TO THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER FEW YEARS OF THIS MAKES ME WANT TO HIBERNATE

    GM4HQF
    Band condx not good enough for my set up. Most DX stations heard were working the WAG contest. Thanks for running the contest Be no more moaning when the bands are wide open!

    G3KKQ
    Band Conditions very poor. Only 1 QSO on 10M Only managed a couple of hours.
    WAG Contest seemed to have more support My 1st QSO I didn't send the District code

    G3ZRJ
    APOLOGIES FOR NOT DOING FULL 12 HOURS I HAD MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER TO STAY AND SO SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH HER. CONDITIONS SEEMED WORSE THAN THE SSB LEG OF THE CONTEST NOTHING HRD ON 28MHZ BUT SOME RTTY THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK

    M0CYB
    Bad conditions again on 10 meters and 15 was not much better. Plus getting called into work twice during the day did not help. Hopfully next year will be better. Cybernetics Department University of Reading

    G4FAL
    Very few contacts on 10m except one with Seychelles who was not in the contest - isn't propagation a wonderful thing? There didn't seem to be enough non 'G' stations to make the contest worthwhile - perhaps it was a good thing that I couldn't give 12 hours to it! The Bulgarians were fantastic and need to be thanked for their contribution. Can the RSGB send a letter of thanks to LZ?

    G3WRR
    ANTENNAS - 12AVQ triband vertical at ground level Only popped once once my Sunday chores were complete! Conditions seemed poor by the time I got on, but there
    were Ws in there to be worked - was even called by a W7! This log should prevent somebody more deserving from coming bottom....

    G3LIK
    Very difficult with the German contest at the same time They were using high power and often encroached on a frequency occupied. Did not hear a thing on 10m
    although I called CQ each hour.

    MU0FAL
    so slow that even the memory keyer got amnesia. nice opening to west USA on 15m

    W1RM
    First time I've entered this contest -- lots of fun Thanks to those who QSYed to 10 for me Please note error of working 5B4AGC on 10 and dupe number 58, sent twice. Both errors on my part.

    VK8AV
    Hello; enjoyed the contest despite QRM from the WAG contest.

    GM4SID
    Poor Conditions especailly on 28 MHz

    G0RDO
    R7000 vert was down for maintainance so struggled on using a Discone RX ant. Still my favourite comp.

    GW3SB
    I had very little time so this is only a token entry. Nothing heard on 28. 21 was full of G stations and Russians calling CQ TEST but replying SRI DL ONLY Could the date not clash with WAG in future?

    G3RSD
    Unless this Contest can be arranged on a Sunday other than the one when WAG Contest takes place then I for One will not be interested

    G4DDX
    Poor conditions of course nothing on 10m . Enjoyed the contest.A ZD7 would only work WAG stations unfortunately as I need it for DXCC !!!

    G3BFP
    SAME AS LAST YEAR WAG TEST MOST OF THE TIME. This contest is now past its sell-by date. Two options should be put to the UK Contest fraternity - Change to a dual mode event or scrap it the two events, SSB and CW.

    G3SJJ
    My last QSO XE3ARV was straight after he had worked GW3NJW. His CW so poor, it was difficult to decide whether he was repeating his number or indeed query to NJW who gave him 12 or whether he gave Clive 120 and then me 121

    RA3XEV
    Thanks for the nice test. Hope to see you in the next year.
    All the best. 73.

    RA3XO
    Looks like in 1973 - G3 and G4, some G0 and few M3/M0.
    No G1,G7 and other modern G/M. Have remembered
    G pile ups on MP4BJR and MP4BJS in 1973. Time has gone.
    My great thanks to everybody who gave me points and mults.
    Nice to meet old mates-contesters. Good luck my friends.

     

     

     


    RW4FX is thanked for his useful checklog

    * = award winner

    (M) = Multi-operator station