Conditions for the September 4m contest were recorded as being flat by most entrants, and was succinctly put by G3IKR as being “Nothing Special !” CW came in very useful to complete some QSOs over the marginal paths.
Despite a reduction in the number of logs received, and signals being lower than average, the leading stations in all three sections had an increase in QSOs over their counterparts in 2003. Several newcomers to the band were noted. About 75 callsigns from non-entrants were recorded, so even the leaders had some way to go before they could have claimed to have “worked them all.” If you were active in the event, please send in a log next time.
I counted 4 FT817’s in the equipment list which is certainly a growing trend. To counter this in terms of history and weight was GM4VVX’s FT101. On a more serious note, I’m aware of two separate instances of poor signal complaints which arose during the event. Please remember to check the performance of your transmitter, and receiver systems between contests, and aim to amicably resolve any reported problems.
The logging of the standard report / serial number / locator information was remarkably good, perhaps to be expected in a fairly leisurely UK-wide contest, with no DX openings. The biggest source of errors was getting the QTH information correct – especially the direction and bearing to the nearest town. Where there are only a limited number of QSOs available, it’s even more important than normal to be accurate !
Congratulations to Andy GD0TEP, Bryn G4DEZ, and Dave and the guys at G4FEV for winning their sections.
Lee Volante GØMTN
Section M
Pos. Calls Loc QSOs Score ODX Call ODX Kms Power Ant 1* G4FEV IO92RG 36 4576 G3YJX 358 50 6Y
2* G6GVI/P IO81UN 32 3594 G3JYP 334 50 5 + vert
3 G4ADV IO70LK 11 2908 G4DEZ 464 25 7Y Section SF
Pos. Calls Loc QSOs Score ODX Call ODX Kms Power Ant 1* G4DEZ JO03AE 57 11578 G4ADV 464 140 8Y
2* G8SRL JO01ED 35 5282 GD0TEP/P 474 50 7Y
3 G3IKR IO82XF 35 5162 GM4AFF 510 160 4Y
4 G3JYP IO84SN 26 5078 G4IGO 404 120 15el Co-Lin
5 G3MEH IO91QS 41 5030 GD0TEP/P 376 160 2 x 5Y
6 G3TCU IO91QE 34 4972 GD0TEP/P 425 150 6Y
7 G4ZTR JO01KW 23 3729 GD0TEP/P 442 50 5Y
8 G1KHX IO81MI 25 3199 GD0TEP/P 330 90 5Y
9* G4CZB IO92MF 21 2248 GD0TEP/P 324 20 3Y
10 G3NKS IO81XU 11 1673 GD0TEP/P 308 12 6Y
11 GM4DIJ IO85IW 8 1321 G4DEZ 374 60 4Y
12 M3UBM JO01CE 7 722 GD0TEP/P 463 10 5Y Section SO
Pos. Calls Loc QSOs Score ODX Call ODX Kms Power Ant 1* GD0TEP/P IO74QD 55 16464 G0VGX/P 500 160 2 x 8Y
2* GW4EVX/P IO83JF 38 6112 GM4AFF 401 50 3 Y
3 G0OVA/P IO91QI 19 2362 GD0TEP/P 411 10 6Y
4 GM4VVX/P IO78VB 4 1520 G4DEZ 604 10 6Y