Last year seemed quiet in this contest, but 2001 was quieter still - mainly due to the ban on portable contesting in place at the time in the midst of the foot and mouth crisis. Let's celebrate the revival of portable conesting in 2002 and all get on and send in an entry - even if only for a few QSOs.
The contest wasn't without its problems for various people. G4PIQ started late after having to repair a relay at the top of the tower, and operated for a few hours until it fell apart again. GD0EMG got through a large selection on MGF1302s in the pre-amp and M1CRO made an excellent 2nd place in the multi-op section operating on reduced power due to the TVI constaints of operating from a village rather than an open contest site. Congratulations to the Five Bells CG who take the trophy by a good margin - due reward for making the effort of putting on a big station from a fixed site in response to the portable contesting ban.
Andy Cook, G4PIQ.
Single Operator Section Pos Call Points QSO Loc Pwr Ant Best DX km 1* G4PIQ 21452 69 01MU 300 2 x 26Y DG7LAZ 619 2* PE1EWR 11799 45 11SL 130 2 x 21Y DL6NAA 595 3* G3MEH 7706 39 91QS 250 2 x 23Y DF0MMO 616 4 G0GCI 7113 34 01ED 100 2 x 21Y DF0MMO 540 5 G4BRK 2350 10 91DP 50 21Y PI4GN 614 6* 2E1GUA 2016 15 01FS 10 21Y PI4GN 471 7 GW8ASA 1902 10 81EM 50 17Y PA6NL 536 8 G4LDR 1619 5 91EC 90 18Y PA6C 593 9 G4APJ 478 3 83UP 25 19Y G4SIV 174 10 G3YJR 436 3 93FJ 10 19Y GD0EMG 219 11 G4LRT 416 2 92LJ 250 2 x 18Y PA6NL 354 Multi Operator Section Pos Call Points QSO Loc Pwr Ant Best DX km 1 * G4SIV 40199 114 92WS 400 4x21Y+8x28Y DL0GTH 788 2 * M1CRO 21942 76 01IT 100 2 x 21Y DF0FM/P 634 3 GD0EMG 13010 42 74QD 300 4 x 20Y DF1JM 775 4 G8OHM 10487 62 92AJ 400 4 x 21Y DL2DAO 647