These weekday activity contests continue to be appealing, with the number of entries in both the Single Operator Fixed and Open sections both increasing for the 2002 events on 144 MHz. Over 900 callsigns are recorded in the adjudication database, including 300 overseas ones, demonstrating the level of activity, and the amount of DX that is available. Entrants observed only average conditions for most of the sessions, although several were pleased with the opportunity to test antenna systems, portable setups, and occasionally work a few new squares.
Andy Cook, G4PIQ, repeats his 2001 performance to win the Single Operator fixed section, despite having antennas in need of some repair. Roger Piper, G3MEH, is in second place with strong scores throughout the year. Just behind in third place is Bryn Llewellyn, G4DEZ with some session winning performances during the last few months of the year. Dave Hewitt, G8ZRE was very successful, firstly by being the leading single op station with 25W and a single antenna, notching up this result from home during the winter months before going out portable, where he comfortably won the Open section. There was a close run battle for the Open section second place between Roger Ward, GW5NF/P, and Steve Bunting M0BPQ/P, although they never operated together in the same session. Once again, Frank Laanen, PE1EWR wins the leading overseas station award.
Lee Volante, G0MTN.
Single Operator Fixed Section Pos Call Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Score QSO Pwr Ant Best DX km 1* G4PIQ 0 128 0 2835 3762 3432 0 2970 4598 0 0 0 5108 552 400 3x15Y+2x9Y SK7JM 922 2* G3MEH 0 1190 1020 0 1562 901 1140 0 1606 0 1152 774 4373 504 400 2x10Y DL2MK 648 3 G4DEZ 0 0 0 0 2550 0 0 0 2821 2782 2156 1587 4291 435 400 2x12Y DG5YX 1060 4 G4ZTR 1210 0 0 0 1725 0 1218 0 0 0 950 0 2899 233 200 12Y DL4NAC 781 5 M5FUN 408 0 0 1020 1364 800 245 893 1139 1044 825 646 2225 520 80 12Y GM1CMF 650 6 G1ZJP 1078 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1298 1709 110 350 4x9Y GM4ODA/P 634 7* G8ZRE 350 360 385 429 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 612 1506 182 25 8 XY F6CBH 554 8 G0DVJ 0 230 0 330 561 0 0 406 0 630 187 187 940 197 50 5 Y DF0HF 758 9 G8HGN 0 300 390 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 629 0 926 97 50 2x15Y DK5DQ 475 10 G8VHI 752 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 621 48 45 2x14Y GM4ODA/P 676 11* PE1EWR 0 171 15 198 231 0 112 144 150 294 126 154 570 172 80 10Y OE2XRM 801 12 G3YDY 0 0 0 0 0 162 0 0 312 448 210 0 373 107 50 9Y OZ9KY 775 13 G4BRK 0 0 352 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 345 32 50 9Y ON1AEN 390 14 G(Q)4XPE 0 40 50 0 0 90 117 16 99 0 80 96 303 74 25 10Y GM4CCC/P 434 15 G0AFH 0 0 0 0 0 756 0 0 0 0 0 0 220 43 400 2x17Y GM4PPT 555 16 GM3POI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 560 0 0 201 28 400 18Y SK0UX 1187 17 G3YJR 0 80 0 0 0 0 45 0 144 72 36 0 178 58 2.5 9Y GM4CCC/P 389 18 M1PIA 0 0 0 0 555 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 39 25 17Y GM1XOI 504 19 G7DWY 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 17 100 14Y G4RRA 352 20 M0CGE 0 0 0 0 180 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 82 32 100 2x5Y PI4FRG 347 21 GW8ASA 0 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 17 150 7Y PE1EWR 496 22 GM4VVX 0 16 0 6 48 0 12 0 0 80 0 0 67 30 400 10Y DJ8MS 1131 23 GW0GEI 0 0 0 0 63 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 22 25 4x9Y M5FUN 408 24 GM0HTT 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 MI0AYR 524 25 G0VQR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 9 7 10 7Y G4RRA 222 Open Section Pos Call Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Score QSO Pwr Ant Best DX km 1* G(Q)8ZRE/P 0 0 0 0 1026 420 784 738 690 0 0 0 4039 199 80 7Y ON4YZ 597 2* GW5NF/P 0 0 0 0 935 518 1260 0 0 0 0 0 2426 154 80 7Y F4CKV 759 3 M0BPQ/P 0 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 0 780 0 506 2231 133 65 9Y DL9NEF 819 4 G0WLY 0 735 0 672 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 1602 134 150 5Y DL0NR 696 5 M0AFC/P 0 0 0 825 0 1007 0 0 0 0 0 0 1589 112 25 13Y DK5DQ 725 6 G4VRS 0 0 0 1400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 70 400 2x10Y DK1YY 626 7 GW8ASA/P 0 0 0 0 812 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 791 60 50 7Y ON4PS/P 596 8 M1BCG/P 0 330 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 449 35 50 6Y DK5DQ 665 9 G8XQS/P 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 0 0 0 0 0 135 18 25 9Y EI3GE 362 10 G8WYR 0 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 15 300 16Y G3YVR 318 11 G4APJ/P 0 0 0 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 14 5 8Y M5FUN 344 Checklog received with thanks from G0DTI.