There was an encouraging increase in the number of entrants to the 2001 cumulatives although GW8ASA and G8OHM would have appreciated some competition in their respective sections.
It was generally agreed that the first session offered best opportunity for Dx and with stations active in 11 different countries and 38 different locator squares during the series there were more than enough to qualify for the RSGB 432MHz squares award, (6 countries / 30 squares). The problem here would be that if you were fortunate enough to have worked the stations you would still have to get the QSL card confirmations.
Top Dx of the series was the contact between GW8ASA/P and F1VBW at 994km. Eight further contacts were logged at over 700km and more than 17.5% of contacts logged were in excess of 300km. Congratulations to Robert Ferguson, GD4GNH, who had the top score in four of the five sessions and won the single operator section ahead of Peter Tribe, G8FBG.
After several years of closely fought cumulative contests the South Birmingham Radio Society, G8OHM, although unopposed won the multi operator section with some creditable scores as did Gordon Wyatt, GW8ASA, who won the single operator other section amassing the top session score of any station, 13674, on 29th October. Certificates also went to PE1EWR, leading overseas station, 2E1GUA leading novice licensee and to G4SJH leading station running 25w or less to a single antenna.
Ian L Cornes. G4OUT.
SINGLE OPERATOR NORMALISED RESULTS
Pts Pts Pts Pts Pts
Pos Call Score Ant Pwr LOC 12-Oct 29-Oct 13-Nov 28-Nov 13-Dec Best Dx Km
1* GD4GNH 3000 4x20 100 IO74 10086 1000 9391 1000 7143 1000 5866 613 9033 1000 ON1DO 632
2* G8FBG 2552 2x28el 350 IO91 0 0 6276 668 5988 838 9563 1000 6447 714 DL8OBU 726
3 G3MEH 1888 2x23 100 IO91 8296 823 4264 454 4369 612 3821 400 3380 374 DL3YEE 630
4* PE1EWR 1852 2x21el 130 JO11 5894 584 7085 754 2844 398 3995 418 4642 514 F5FLN 806
5 M0GHZ 1844 2x21el 300 IO81 7232 717 0 0 4034 565 4623 483 5078 562 PA0BAT 600
6 G0GCI 1397 2x21el 100 JO01 5246 520 4308 459 0 0 4004 419 3330 369 GD4GNH 474
7 G4JTJ 1240 15el Y 80 IO92 3968 393 2993 319 0 0 5055 529 1843 204 DL8OBU 709
8 G0ODQ 1176 2x21el 80 IO91 3942 391 3757 400 1473 206 3628 379 3484 386 GI4SNA 467
9 G1KHX 924 19el T 120 IO81 3851 382 3305 352 741 104 1825 191 1043 115 PA5DD 534
10 G3YDY 908 19el Y 50 JO01 4890 485 1861 198 1556 218 1967 206 1662 184 OZ1FF 668
11 G8VHI 872 IO92 8796 872 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DB5KN 617
12 G1WAC 763 21el Y 70 IO92 3430 340 1731 184 0 0 1339 140 2158 239 PA3DYS 464
13* G4SJH 571 11el T 25 IO91 0 0 1681 179 1405 197 1013 106 1768 196 GD4GNH 407
14* 2E1GUA 300 19el 10 JO01 847 84 1115 119 389 54 0 0 884 98 GW8ASA/P276
15 G4APJ 154 19el 25 IO83 0 0 0 0 1101 154 0 0 0 0 G8FBG 292
16 M5FUN 100 18el Y 10 JO00 0 0 673 72 207 29 0 0 0 0 G4DEZ 246
17 G3YJR 72 19el Y 10 IO93 0 0 682 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 G8FBG 247
MULTI OPERATOR SECTION NORMALISED RESULTS
Pts Pts Pts Pts Pts
Pos Call Score Ant Pwr LOC 12-Oct 29-Oct 13-Nov 28-Nov 13-Dec Best Dx Km
1* G8OHM 3000 26el 400 IO92 7469 1000 4060 1000 3316 1000 3896 1000 3200 1000 DJ6JJ 625
SINGLE OPERATOR OTHER SECTION NORMALISED RESULTS
Pts Pts Pts Pts Pts
Pos Call Score Ant Pwr LOC 12-Oct 29-Oct 13-Nov 28-Nov 13-Dec Best Dx Km
1* GW8ASA/P 3000 23el 50 IO81 2774 1000 13674 1000 4785 1000 0 0 0 0 F1VBW 994
2* M0BPQ/P 1000 19el 100 IO91 0 0 0 0 0 0 3051 1000 0 0 DL8OBU 693
G3MEH s1 Above average conditions with reasonable activity. s4 Yes, I really
didn't work a single station in the last hour!
G3YJR - An excellent signal from my best DX (G8FBG)!
G3YDY - best session 12/10/01 above average - all others average
G4APJ - Finally I manage to get on for one, and then conditions are like that!
Terrible, with slight 'lifts' to bad. Very poor reports compared to normal,
and couldn't even make it with regulars such as G7ULL. Still, at least it was
a few contacts on 70!
G8FBG - It seems I missed the best session which appears to have been the first.
Session four was much better than the other three but no tropo came as far east
as Surrey although I gather it was fairly good to France from the West. Overall
these are fun contests. Can't say I am very keen on having to do six next year
throughout the year just to put an entry in. It means almost unlimited space
on the mast!
G8OHM - Conditions and activity poor.
GD4GNH - poor conditions in west better on east coast lift conditions did not
occur on contest nights!
M0GHZ - Always good fun to operate, conditions not wonderful unfortunately
M5FUN s2 - I couldn't pump the mast up due to very very strong winds and that
aerials were being blown away from where they should have been pointing. s3
- Conditions from JO00 seemed worse than usual.
2E1GUA - s1, s2, s5 not bad. s3 not good from the new Icom 706.
M0BPQ - interesting contest. first time on band in 10 years so cannot comment
on conditions, but suprised to work JO42. 70cm ssb used to be my favourite band.
I look forward to getting on more. Only finished rebuilding tvtr 1 hour before
I started the test. shame I am unavailable for the final session but look forward
to NAC style monthly format next year.