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    Radio Society of Great Britain. Official HF Contest Results

    Results - 1st 1.8MHz Contest 2011


    This year saw an increase in UK participants, in part because the Contest Committee introduced SSB and Mixed Mode sections. This change was generally welcomed in what has been traditionally a CW contest. The Dutch PACC multimode event always helps to increase activity.

    Several UK competitors took advantage of the mixed mode section to increase their overall score, despite the UK licensing conditions which restrict operators SSB power to 32 Watts above 1850Khz. Congratulations to G4FNL who took the lead in the mixed-mode section. G0IVZ was the leader in the CW section. MW0ZZK achieved 144 contacts on SSB to be the first winner in this category.

    Non-UK entries remains strong, and S57DX was the winner in the mixed-mode section. EI5DI was first in CW, and DB2B took the lead in the SSB category.

    Only a few of the top UK stations logged the fleeting DX openings that occur during this contest, G3LDI & G6MC worked VK6ANC at around 2150z, G3LET worked six JA's between 2126z & 2156z. 5N7M was worked by several. The UK entrants who called it a day before midnight should rest assured that conditions to North America in the last hour were not favourable.

    Check logs are gratefully acknowledged from DF0UK PA0RBA RA6YDX YO6HSU

    We look forward to seeing you in the second RSGB 1.8MHz contest, 19-20 November 2011.

    Mark
    G4MEM

    Revised presentation: 28 April 2011


    UK, mixed-mode
    PositionCallsignCW QSOCW BonusSSB QSOSSB BonusQSOBonusScore
    1 G4FNL 165 73 65 39 230 112 1250
    2 G3KLH 101 53 71 35 172 88 956
    3 G6MC 125 57 45 28 170 85 935
    4 G3ORY 138 63 26 20 164 83 907
    5 G3SWC 92 55 51 31 143 86 859
    6 GW3SQX 104 55 35 20 139 75 792
    7 G3SJJ 132 63 13 8 145 71 790
    8 G7DDN 28 24 23 17 51 41 358
    9 G3UFY 38 24 11 7 49 31 302
    10 G0DHZ 32 21 4 3 36 24 228
    11 G0RAF 0 0 26 17 26 17 163
    12 G0GDU 13 12 3 3 16 15 123
    13 G0FYX 3 3 4 4 7 7 56




    UK, CW only
    PositionCallsignCW QSOCW BonusScore
    1 G0IVZ 215 80 1045
    2 G4BJM 200 81 1005
    3 G4RCG 198 77 979
    4 G4TSH 193 79 974
    5 GM4AFF 188 77 949
    6 G3LET 187 75 936
    7 G3WPH 186 75 933
    8 G4AFS 184 75 927
    9 G3TBK 177 78 921
    10 G3LDI 179 75 912
    11 GM4ZUK 173 73 884
    12 G4FAL 177 70 881
    13 G3SVL 162 71 841
    14 G3PDH 161 69 828
    15 G3VYI 151 68 793
    16 G3GLL 145 63 750
    17 G0LZL 138 66 744
    18 GM3YEH 136 63 723
    19 G4EBK 125 66 705
    20 G4BYG 128 64 704
    21 GM4WZG 130 56 670
    22 G0IBN 101 54 573
    23 G3OWO 98 51 549
    24 G4LMW 92 48 516
    25 G3RFH 84 46 482
    26 G3LIK 74 44 442
    27 G3KKP 70 41 415
    28 G5LP 52 39 351
    29 G3ZGC 48 36 324
    30 G3RSD 48 27 279
    31 G3VRY 40 27 255
    32 G4LWB 33 28 239
    33 G4RYV 36 25 233
    34 G4RHR 33 26 229
    35 G3TXF 31 27 228
    36 G3GMM 29 27 222
    37 G3WRR 25 21 180
    38 GM4UBJ 24 17 157
    39 G0MTN 10 9 75
    UK, SSB only
    PositionCallsignSSB QSOSSB BonusScore
    1 MW0ZZK 144 62 742
    2 M0XXT 88 46 494
    3 GW4EVX 53 29 304
    4 M1EBV 48 26 274
    5 G8BUN 41 26 253
    6 M0TES 37 20 211
    7 M0WBN 29 23 202
    8 G3VFC 29 20 187
    9 GW4BLE 32 17 181
    10 G6UBM 22 17 151
    11 G3XYF 15 14 115
    12 GI4AAM 15 12 105
    13 G0BWC/A 10 8 70
    14 G7CDA 7 6 51
    15 G3KIP 2 2 16




    Non-UK, mixed-mode
    PositionCallsignCW QSOCW BonusSSB QSOSSB BonusQSOBonusScore
    1 S57DX 49 39 32 24 81 63 558
    2 OK2BMU 48 38 6 6 54 44 382
    3 PA0MIR 41 33 11 10 52 43 371
    4 LY9A 42 33 11 9 53 42 369
    5 OZ7EA 37 32 5 4 42 36 306


    Non-UK, CW only
    PositionCallsignCW QSOCW BonusScore
    1 EI5DI 62 44 406
    2 DK3UZ 48 40 344
    3 OK1RP 48 38 334
    - DL2OM 48 38 334
    5 DK8NT 48 37 329
    6 DF4PD 47 37 326
    7 SM5MX 46 36 318
    8 SM5AOG 42 35 301
    9 OK1TC 42 33 291
    10 OK1MCW 41 33 288
    - RK3ER 41 33 288
    12 OK1CZ 40 33 285
    13 R1DM 39 31 272
    14 ON6LY 37 31 266
    15 DL9ZP 38 30 264
    - DL6MTA 38 30 264
    17 RA3APN 37 30 261
    18 LY2J 35 31 260
    19 OK7WW 35 29 250
    20 OK2HZ 34 29 247
    21 YO5DAS 35 28 245
    22 RV1CC 33 29 244
    23 UX7CQ 31 28 233
    24 DK8NI 32 27 231
    25 OM4J 31 26 223
    26 ES3RF 31 24 213
    27 R7AW 28 25 209
    28 YT9M 27 23 196
    29 F6DDR 26 23 193
    30 DL2AXM 25 22 185
    - SM5DXR 25 22 185
    32 UA6AX 24 21 177
    33 EW8OW 23 21 174
    34 DF3OL 23 20 169
    35 LA6DW 19 18 147
    - LA8UL 19 18 147
    37 UA9KAA 17 17 136
    38 SM0A 16 15 123
    39 ON5JD 15 15 120
    40 DK0SU 15 14 115
    41 LY4T 14 14 112
    42 S59T 15 13 110
    - UT3UX 15 13 110
    44 RA6XB 14 13 107
    45 RA9AE 13 13 104
    46 EU1DZ 13 12 99
    47 R8US 12 12 96
    48 RM5O 11 10 83
    49 RA3NC 9 9 72
    - E71DX 9 9 72
    - UY1U 9 9 72
    52 RW3AI 8 8 64
    53 RM5Z 7 7 56
    54 OK1KZ 6 6 48
    55 OK1FUK 5 5 40
    56 R1AZ 4 4 32
    57 JH2FXK 2 2 16
    58 R7FO 1 1 8
    - UU7JR 1 1 8
    60 DL2ZA 0 0 0
    Non-UK, SSB only
    PositionCallsignSSB QSOSSB BonusScore
    1 DB2B2118153
    2 EI2KA 14 12 102
    3 LB9RE 9 9 72
    4 PA1VD 3 3 24


    SOAPBOX:

    DF3OL
    I used K3 and 43m endfed wire. This year a bit late for beginning..
    cuagn Jurgen

    DF4PD
    Again together with an other contest difficult for overseas... But I like this contest

    DK3UZ
    RIG RX SSSH29 (Siemens E311b)TX VFO-BU-DR-PA 5W out (Johnson Viking Ranger)
    AER 80m Guywire Pyramid fed via open-wire line and remote
    controlled balanced pi coupler
    KEY Vibroplex "Anniversary" Jablonski FM32 sideswiper

    DK8NI
    IC 746 Inv.-Vee for 160 m @ 10 m

    DK8NT
    Great start, log filled rapidly, saw a QSO rate of 225 Qs... but after
    one hour and 32 Qs I had to try running, as usual with little success.
    (Still couldn't make up my mind to switch to SSB.) S&P-ing I worked
    all stations which I heard, plus 4 when running. Again using 100 W
    with 6 m high helical vertical
    (http://www.k6mm.com/antennas/160M.pdf). Thanks for the nice event!

    DL2ZA
    TS850S - 2x195m Dipol Huehnerleitung

    EI5DI
    SD WinKey K3

    EW8OW
    Tx-ft897 ant-delta

    G0BWC/A
    Most UK stations weak. EU strong but unworkable
    Used SD for the first time live. Missed some details...
    because as a single op I'm too slow. More practice!

    G0GDU
    FT1000 with 35W into W3DZZ @ 29ft agl - antenna worked better on top band than thought possible

    G0IVZ
    Nice to be back in this one again UK activity seemed down.

    G0LZL
    dipole at 70',100w at antenna.very enjoyable evening, operated from Stockport club site at Rainow WAB SJ97.

    G0MTN
    Brief tune of the band before going to bed. Worked all of the G3's and G4's I could hear.

    G3GMM
    TS520S + 96ft end-fed wire up 20ft.
    As I have been inactive over the past year radio-wise found the contest
    enjoyable and lively from the start with good conditions generally and just
    a little QSB.

    G3KKP
    Variable conditions throughout the contest.
    Very congested CW section !

    G3KLH
    Ilike the new format with many more stations to work

    G3LDI
    My noise level was S-3!!!! Couldn't believe it. I even worked a JA VK6

    G3LET
    Quite a good opening to JA but at the expense of much
    from W/VE. The band seemed empty for much of the time
    and it was easy to find a slot. Missed some easy
    country mults and had a tough time on the last half
    hour. Should have tried mixed mode!

    G3LIK
    A lot of people missing this year
    Some good conditions for inter G working
    Quite a few Europeans coming through too
    Difficult when the QRO peole come and sit next door

    G3PDH
    Conditions seemed quite good but score was slightly down on last one. Good job the PA contest was on otherwise would have been slow.

    G3RFH
    Quite a rush at start but soon quietened down. Seemed
    to be a shortage of G stations.

    G3SJJ
    Had yet another Winkey crash and lost 20 minutes in the 1st hour ie
    about 30 Qs. The SSB section was not well supported snd didn't work.
    Activity was well down after 2 hours so I went to bed!
    K3 Acom 1000 Dipole at 57ft.

    G3SVL
    Have missed the last couple of years due to business travel - good to be back.
    Decided on a CW-only entry. Overseas stns represented 60% of my QSO's!
    First Stateside called in at 22:12; nice to work TJ & 5N too.

    G3TBK
    Good thing that plenty of overseas stations took part. Worked a few more than last year.
    Strong sigs from USA and Canada but not enough of them!
    FT1000MP + 400w Amp "Inverted-L" at 75 feet

    G3TXF
    Just trawled across the band a few times to pick up the CQers.

    G3UFY
    RIG - FT1000MP (+ 811H amp on CW)
    ANTENNAS - 20' circumference tuned loop for RX Marconi for TX
    Noise never less than S9 on main antenna (London sucks!)
    S&P only. Sri to those I duped ... mods to H/B logger to cope with mixed modes
    didn't work as expected !!! Will be sorted next time.

    G3VFC
    IC756 Pro III Antenna 60feet sloper from shack to tree-top fed against a random wire on or just above ground: L-match power 15dBW
    For the first time I made no technical preparation for a contest - only to clear the debris on the bench to find the rig... still can't find a logging programme which betters a piece of paper (for this small number of contacts). Would really appre
    ciate meaningful RS(T) reports.

    G3VYI
    Quiet band for a change but no W's
    Just afew Asiatic and VE3ZZ on my ant!
    Didnt try the SSB bit perhaps next time!
    Lots of PACC to work.

    G3WRR
    No fun in trying to pull signals out from S9+20 TV barff! So I worked the
    ones easily copiable above the noise then went to watch TV.

    G3XYF
    Not many stations on

    G3ZGC
    I had visitors so only a brief appearance.
    Too much noise here to do well.
    The new cw bandwidth is too small.
    It would be better 1810 to 1850.

    G4AFS
    Rather slow going towards the end but still a few
    contacts to be had...Great fun yet again..

    G4BYG
    Enjoyed the contest. My very temporary TEE aerial (80m doublet with feeders shorted) seem ok,although not good for breaking into S&P scraps.
    K3 400w and N1MMLogger software.

    G4EBK
    100W to inv vee dipole 30Ft ctr.

    G4FAL
    Tried an inverted V at about 70 feet. Not a huge improvement on my
    usual low dipole. Bravely resisted the option to go
    over to the dark side.

    G4LWB
    Noisy but good activity

    G4RCG
    Started great for the first 90 mins then gradually died off, last hour was the usual hard slog. Conditions were quite good but not many USA stations heard. Ten Tec Orion II Dipole at 60'

    G4TSH
    Some nice DX about poor around the UK.
    Rig FT5000 Amp and top loaded 60ft vertical.

    G6UBM
    Interesting evening tnx for qsos

    G7DDN
    Just came on to give points away for a couple of hours.

    GI4AAM
    Working PACC at the same time. Some difficulty with serial numbers. Senior moments crept in.

    GM4UBJ
    I had base loading problems this time so I started and
    finished early...the moral of this story being if it ai
    nt broke dont touch it ! Bill

    GM4WZG
    Ant was installed at home QTH just for the duration of the contest.
    An end fed bent 80ft wire. Single bent counterpoise 6 ft AGL.
    Very hard work with compromise antenna and an old IC706 (12db rx attenuation not enough for this contest!) but very enjoyable all the same.
    My thanks to everyone involved.

    GM4ZUK
    Good fun but last hour or so got somewhat slower.
    CW only - SSB should be a separate event perhaps?

    GW4BLE
    Just a token one-hour entry; 160M antenna not the best for inter-G
    working.

    GW4EVX
    Very enjoyable contest.
    More Non-UK stations worked than UK stations!

    LB9RE
    Hari 160 m Windom TS-2000 ACOM-1010

    M0TES
    Most Non UK stations did not give serials
    Most non UK stations gave local district indicator instead
    Non UK station district indicators not shown in Cabrillo Log

    M0XXT
    Good fun but went very quiet after about 11:30pm

    M1EBV
    FT1000D SGC230 105' doublet at 15m AGL

    OK1CZ
    I started as late as 2223Z and yet I don't think I missed too many stations.
    With the current number of entrants the contest could easily be 1 hour shorter.
    RIG FT-5000 and Off-centre-fed 80m antenna 12m up.

    OK1KZ
    Rig-TRX TS430S 80W
    Ant Dipole G5RV

    OK1RP
    I missed few G's because of big pileup, low power and strong local noise intruder. K3/100W into half sloper used for TX and W2PM loop for RX beaming to UK. Lot of QRM from PACC unfortunatelly. Best sigs from Jan, G0IVZ. Thank You to all for gentle
    man party again!

    OK1TC
    Contest is too long. After one hour starts fishing in Dead sea for overseas contesters.
    Compare it with Minitest.ru. It is an other cup of tea. One hour of the real big pileup contesting.

    ON6LY
    Just give away some points.
    IC746, Trapdipole and 90watts.

    PA1VD
    Worked during PACC 2011

    R1DM
    Tnx 73!

    R7AW
    Tnx for contest! 73!

    R7FO
    Rig Elecraft K2 Ant LW

    RA6XB
    73!

    RM5O
    rm5o@yandex.ru

    RW3AI
    Icom 7800 Ant LW 40 m

    SM5AOG
    QTH: Osterbybruk 120 km north of Stockholm loc JP80WF.
    Rig: IC756PRO3 ACOM 1000 amp/800 W 173 meters horizontal loop.

    SM5MX
    TS-850SAT,18 mh toploaded vertical

    UA6AX
    IC-760pro 100w LW 42m

    UU7JR
    Trcvr: TS-2000 Ant: Dipole

    YO5DAS
    FT897D 100W ANT LW 160 m

    YT9M
    Nice Contest. See you next year...