2nd 50MHz Contest, October 2002

Deep QSB and generally poor band conditions greeted entrants of this contest. A few stations managed to break the 1000km barrier but this was the exception rather than the rule.

The general accuracy of logging was poor with more than half of the entrants loosing more than 10% of their claimed score. Three entrants lost more than 20% of their score. The majority of the points were lost due to errors in the received RST and Locator.

Congratulations to the G4TSW Radio Club for winning the Multi-operator section. The runners-up were the Hadley Wood Contest Group operating as G4STV/P.

In the Single Operator fixed station section, congratulations to Keith Tatnall (G4ODA) of the Five Bells Contest Group for winning this section by a wide margin. Roger Piper was the runner-up.

The only entrant in the Single Operator Portable section was Dave Hewitt, GW8ZRE/P who naturally receives the winners certificate.

Finally, congratulations to John Cockrill, G4CZB, who wins the 25W / single antenna certificate.

Ian, G0FCT

Multi-operator
Pos	Group		Call	Locator	PC	QSO	Score	Mult	Total	Best DX	km	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*	G4TSW RC	G4TSW	IO80FV	EX	64	13,579	69	936,951	GM8BBA	548	400	5el	IC746
2*	Hadley Wood CG	G4STV/P	IO91WP	NL	85	6,873	61	419,253	DG5YIL	483	400	5el	FT736R
3	Otley ARS	G3XNO/P	IO93DV	LS	25	3,923	31	121,613	M0BAE	346	100	5el	IC706G
4	Newquay & DARS	G4ADV	IO70LK	TR	11	1,573	14	22,022	G4DEZ	464	100	5el	IC706 
													
Single Operator Fixed
Pos	Group		Call	Locator	PC	QSO	Score	Mult	Total	Best DX	km	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*	Five Bells CG	G4ODA	IO92WS	PE	90	16,345	80    1,307,600	DG5YIL	481	400	2 x 5el	TS950+TVTR
2*			G3MEH	IO91QS	HP	99	12,311	82    1,009,502	GI6ATZ	460	150	2 x 5el	FT1000+TVTR
3			MW1MFY	IO81FL	CF	63	15,263	62	946,306	IW5DHN	1,388	400	5el	IC706G
4			G4DEZ	JO03AE	PE	72	13,665	67	915,555	DL8YHR	592	400	7el	FT920
5	Five Bells CG	G1ZJP	IO92WV	PE	66	11,296	67	756,832	IW5DHN	1,321	400	5el	IC7400
6			GW0GEI	IO73TG	LL	42	8,740	55	480,700	GM3WOJ	501	400	8el	FT920
7			G0ODQ	IO91NQ	OX	48	5,569	49	272,881	ON4ANT	359	100	5el	FT736R
8			M0COP	IO92BK	BM	36	3,761	39	146,679	ON4ANT	451	100	5el	IC746
9			G0EYO	IO92BJ	BM	26	2,903	32	92,896	G1YLE	213	100	5el	FT847
10			G1KHX	IO81MI	BS	21	2,802	25	70,050	M0CTP	324	100	5el	FT920
11			G0GCI	JO01ED	TN	21	2,306	27	62,262	GW8ZRE/P322	100	5el	IC729
12			G3RWL	IO91XP	EN	19	1,823	25	45,575	ON4ANT	302	100	Dipole	DX70
13*			G4CZB	IO92MF	NN	12	1,506	17	25,602	ON4ANT	384	25	Dipole	FT290+TVTR
14			M1DUD	JO02QC	IP	10	1,175	14	16,450	ON7TL	264	2	5el	FT690R
														
Single Operator Portable
Pos	Group		Call	 Loc	PC	QSO	Score	Mult	Total	Best DX	km	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*			GW8ZRE/P IO83JA	LL	57	8,324	57	474,468	ON4ANT	559	100	HB9CV	FT690R
	
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