1st 144MHz Backpackers Contest of 2000

This series of contests continues to be popular with entrants. The first 144MHz Backpackers contest of the millennium started as the last one in the previous millennium ended - with intense but friendly competition.

The overall standard of logging has deteriorated since last year with stations losing an average of 10% of their score. If you do not use a computer to produce your log it is worthwhile performing a manual duplicate contact check before you submit it. Two stations did manage to submit perfect logs however - congratulations!

M0AFC/P claimed a very convincing win in the Single Operator 10W section with GM4IGS/P achieving first place in the 3W section. In the multi-operator sections, the One Man & His Dog Contest Group, G8NWM/P claimed first place in the 10W section with the Malvern Hills RAC "B", GW4IDF/P claiming first place in the 3W section.

Ian, G0FCT g0fct@blacksheep.org

Pos	Single Operator 3W	Call	Locator	QSOs	Score	 Mults	Total	Best DX	km	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*				GM4IGS/PIO75MB	 31	 9660	  45	 434700	G4MJS/P	556	2.5	17Y	FT290
2*				G8JAY/P	IO91AW	 56	 7293	  53	 386529	MM1CXE	476	3	9Y	IC202S
3				G0BVW/P	IO92XA	 44	 6397	  52	 332644	GM4CXM	519	2.5	9Y	FT290
4				GW0PZO/PIO83JF	 30	 4145	  38	 157510	G4MJS/P	322	2.5	5Q	FT290
5				G1WKS/P	JO01ED	 32	 3634	  35	 127190	M0AFC/P	373	2.5	13Y	FT290
6				G0NFO/P	IO82RJ	 29	 3136	  30	  94080	G4ZAP/P	270	2.5	7ZL	FT290
							 					
Pos	Single Operator 10W	Call	Locator	QSOs	Score	 Mults	Total	Best DX	km	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*				M0AFC/P	IO84SA	124	27280	  94	2564320	DC6IA	711	10	13Y	IC706
2*				G4ERP/P	IO81XW	 91	13035	  78	1016730	PA4VHF	576	10	12Y	FT847
3				GW8ZRE/PIO83JF	 81	13613	  70	 952910	DK3BU	685	10	12ZL	TR751E
4				G4RQI/P	IO93PW	 51	 9160	  55	 503800	F6CBH	550	10	10Y	IC746
5				G0GRI/P	IO81ED	 52	 8483	  44	 373252	PE1EWR	499	10	13Y	TR751E
6				G0PQF/P	JO02HV	 38	 7281	  47	 342207	GU3EJL	403	10	9Y	FT847
7				M0BAO/P	IO80PT	 38	 6203	  45	 279135	GM4WLL/P547	10	17Y	IC706
8				G4EDR/P	IO94RD	 24	 5061	  33	 167013	G4MJS/P	396	10	4Q	IC706
9				M0BHE/P	IO80MU	 27	 3822	  31	 118482	G4ZAP/P	374	10	5Y	IC706
10				GI0OUM/PIO74CN	 10	 2748	  12	  32976	G0VHF/P	517	5	5ZL	TR9130
												
Pos	Multi-operator 3W	Call	Locator	QSOs	Score	 Mults	Total	Best DX	km	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*	Malvern Hills RAC "B"	GW4IDF/PIO81NV	 49	 6843	  53	 362679	MM1CXE	477	3	19Y	IC202S
2*	Red Dragon CG		GW8GT/P	IO81KR	 55	 6785	  48	 325680	G4ZAP/P	332	2.5	9Y	FT290
3	Oldham RC		G1ORC/P	IO83XN	 58	 5954	  46	 273884	G4ADV/P	393	2.5	2x9Y	FT290
4	Stockport RS		G8SRS/P	IO83XH	 40	 4639	  46	 213394	G4MJS/P	307	2.5	9Y	FT290
5	Wigan Douglas Valley RC	G3BPK/P	IO83PN	 46	 4482	  40	 179280	G4XBF	304	2.5	8Y	FT290
6	Wythall CG		G1WAC/P	IO82XG	 42	 4094	  43	 176042	GM4WLL/P388	2.5	5Y	FT290
7	G0WRT			G0WRT/P	IO93AX	 33	 4678	  37	 173086	G4MJS/P	379	3	14Y	FT290
8	G0HDV			G0HDV/P	IO93UK	 35	 4438	  38	 168644	GM4IGS/P353	3	13Y	TR751E
9	Coulsdon ATS		M1FUR/P	IO91WH	 30	 1407	  25	  35175	G4ZAP/P	204	3	9Y	FT290
												
Pos	Multi-operator 10W	Call	Locator	QSOs	Score	 Mults	Total	Best DX	km	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*	One Man & His Dog CG	G8NWM/P	IO92TR	 68	11897	  71	 844687	F1FYE/P	489	10	2x10Y	FT736R
2*	Barpackers CG		M1BAR/P	IO83XG	 61	 8821	  65	 573365	GI1XIB	333	10	14Y	TR751E
* Certificate winner