144MHz AFS 2006

Conditions during last years 2m AFS were generally described as very poor to abysmal. I'm not sure what words would best describe this years event. Scores and entries were well down. Even the trend of ever increasing portable entries was reversed this year with poor weather keeping many of the would-be portables at home.

The Colchester Radio Amateurs managed to keep their top place in the AFS results again this year, but by a much-reduced margin, with the Harwell ARS coming a close second. Congratulations must go to Intermediate Licensee Matt, 2E0XIS whose score made a big contribution to the Colchester team. Matt also receives a certificate as the leading Intermediate Licensee in the SF section.

Congratulations go to the winners and runners up in each section. Certificates also go to Gareth, G4HIP operating at G7BBC for the highest placed 25w single antenna entry and Simon M3OAJ the leading Foundation Licensee entry.

Finally, I am pleased to announce that the committee have accepted a generous offer from Roger G3MEH to donate a Trophy for future 144MHz AFS contests. The G3MEH Trophy will be awarded to the winning club/society starting in 2007.

Pete G4CLA.

Section SF
Pos	Group	Callsign	Locator	QSOs	Score	ODX Call	ODX Kms	Power	Ant
1*		G4DEZ	JO03AE	117	28,012	DH3NAN	837	400	2x12
2*	Chesham & DARS	G3MEH	IO91QS	120	14,505	DG9YIH	551	400	2x9
3	Colchester RA	G4ZTR	JO01KW	76	12,789	GM4CXM	562	100	4x7
4	Harwell ARS	G3NNG	IO91EP	106	12,126	DD9EN	585	150	17
5	Sutton & Cheam RS	G2BOF	IO91VI	93	10,454	DG9YIH	533	100	13
6*		PE1EWR	JO11SL	37	10,134	F1EFS	418	80	10
7	Chesham & DARS	G0ODQ	IO91NQ	67	6,716	GM4CXM	526	120	9
8		G8HGN	JO01FO	52	6,392	DL8BDU	539	50	2x15
9		G8ZRE	IO83NE	39	6,296	G6HIE	312	80	A Yagi
10	Harwell ARS	G0ADH	IO91KO	64	5,843	ON3VR	360	70	13
11	Wythall RC	G1WAC	IO92BJ	45	4,644	PE1EWR	385	100	17
12		G0GJV	IO91OK	45	4,231	PD4HDB	523	100	9
13	Torbay ARS	G0KYS	IO80GO	15	3,897	G4DEZ	375	50	5
14	Chesham & DARS	M5BFL	IO91OO	58	3,889	PE1EWR	300	80	11
15	Colchester RA	M0NAS	JO01HW	35	3,768	DJ9DL	460	100	6Q
16	Chesham & DARS	G0VFW	IO91RR	44	2,963	DG9YIH	546	90	2x13
17	Harwell ARS	G0THY	IO91IT	31	2,787	F1ISM	343	50	9
18	Christchurch ARS	G3RHH	IO90DR	17	2,702	G4DEZ	299	200	9
19*	Colchester RA	2E0XIS	JO01HT	30	2,644	G0KYS	315	50	2x4
20		G0RRC	JO02MB	25	2,624	G0KYS	353	50	14
21*	Aeial Radio Group	G7BBC	IO91UM	32	2,478	PE1EWR	266	25	17
22	Colchester RA	G3FIJ	JO01KV	24	1,771	G3NNG	175	20	10
23		G4XPE	IO92GU	13	1,737	G4ZUL/P	191	25	10
24	Harwell ARS	M0DDT	IO91JR	22	1,609	PE1EWR	330	150	9
25	Chesham & DARS	G3MDG	IO91QQ	24	1,459	G8BNE	266	50	5
26	Aeial Radio Group	G6XDI	IO91SM	27	1,378	G4DEZ	189	50	7ZL
27	Wythall RC	G0EYO	IO92BJ	11	1,131	G4ZTR	195	50	16
28		G4HHJ	IO91US	20	1,030	G4DEZ	160	70	8
29	Sutton & Cheam RS	M0CFR	IO91TJ	17	890	G4DEZ	202	100	2
30	Wythall RC	G7UGC	IO92BK	11	888	G4ZUL/P	185	50	6/6
31*	Chesham & DARS	M3OAJ	IO91RP	22	692	2E1HKB	129	10	5
32	Christchurch ARS	2E0KZC	IO90CW	7	655	G4DEZ	280	50	5
33	Christchurch ARS	G0MUD	IO90DR	5	654	G4DEZ	299	50	Log Periodic
34	Wythall RC	G0NES	IO92BJ	5	463	G8BJG/P	203	10	2x13
35	Chelmsford	G3CVI	JO01GR	9	298	G3MEH	81	40	5
36	Wythall RC	M0AEJ	IO92BK	6	241	G4DEZ	154	40	zl special
37	Christchurch ARS	M0RHS	IO80UT	4	186	G0KYS	86	17	9
Section O
Pos	Group	Callsign	Locator	QSOs	Score	ODX Call	ODX Kms	Power	Ant
1*	Harwell ARS	G8CUL	IO91JO	112	12,673	DD9EN	556	150	14
2*	Colchester RA	G1OGY/P	JO01GO	70	10,457	GM4CXM	580	350	2x9 + 1x15
3	Sutton & Cheam RS	G0SAC/P	IO91VH	105	9,573	GM4NFC	534	150	13
4	Sutton & Cheam RS	G3WHK	IO91VJ	93	8,455	GM4NFC	526	150	16
5	Chelmsford ARS	G4ZUL/P	JO01FO	68	7,621	GM4NFC	533	200	17
6	Wythall RC	M0COP/P	IO82NN	32	4,054	G4ZTR	265	50	5
7	Colchester RA	G0HKG	JO01IV	40	3,589	GW8ASD	286	100	7ZL
8		G8BJG/P	JO01BB	25	2,194	G4JZF	228	25	HB9CV

AFS RESULTS

Pos	Club	Call	Score	Norm	Call	Score	Norm	Call	Score	Norm	Call	Score	Norm	Call	Score	Norm	Total
1*	Colchester Radio Amateurs	G4ZTR	12,789	882	G1OGY/P	10,457	862	M0NAS	3,768	446	G0HKG	3,589	1,000	2E0XIS	2,644	1,000	4,190
2*	Harwell ARS	G8CUL	12,673	874	G3NNG	12,126	1,000	G0ADH	5,843	691	G0THY	2,787	777	M0DDT	1,609	609	3,950
3	Chesham & DARS	G3MEH	14,505	1,000	G0ODQ	6,716	554	M5BFL	3,889	460	G0VFW	2,963	826	G3MDG	1,459	552	3,391
4	Sutton & Cheam RS	G2BOF	10,454	721	G0SAC/P	9,573	789	G3WHK	8,455	1,000	M0CFR	890	248				2,758
5	Wythall RC	G1WAC	4,644	320	M0COP/P	4,054	334	G0EYO	1,131	134	G7UGC	888	247	G0NES	463	175	1,211
6	Chelmsford ARS	G4ZUL/P	7,621	525	G3CVI	298	25										550
7	Christchurch ARS	G3RHH	2,702	186	2E0KZC	655	54	G0MUD	654	77	M0RHS	186	52				369
8	Aerial Radio Group	G7BBC	2,478	171	G6XDI	1,378	114										284
9	Torbay ARS	G0KYS	3,987	275													275

2E0KZC:

Poor conditions - very hard

G0ADH:

Conditions don't get much worse than that. Very poor propagation and very high winds

G0MUD:

Poor conditions

G0SAC:

A combination of last years G7SAC/p and G3OLX teams in a nice warm Scout hut with better equipment! Discovered that the borrowed 200W amp when operated at 150W overheated and shutdown. Seemed to stabilise at 100W

G0THY:

2M AFS seems to have less activity every year wonder why?

G3NNG:

Terrible

G3RRH:

Poor,with deep QSB

G3WHK:

Very flat conditions

G8CUL:

Probably the worst Dec 2m contest I've entered Hard work, few stations - but FUN!

M0DDT:

Drove from Cumberland in the high winds and then had just an hour to go in for the contest.

M5BFL:

Abysmal conditions. worst known in 10yrs of vhf ctest Not even a f or on qso High wind at times

2E0XIS:

Slow going. Not Many Ops, no continental openings

G0EYO:

poor conditions

G3FIJ:

Very poor - particularly at the start

G4DEZ:

Very poor conditions little DX about apart from DH3NAN

G4ZTR:

EME array too sharp for contesting!

G8HGN:

Pretty poor conditions/activity,little from Europe.

M0NAS:

Very poor conditions. Disappointing result.

G0GJV:

Not a lot of activity

G0KYS:

Deep QSB. VERY quiet down here. 82% QSOs over 200km.

G0RRC:

RF very flat. Until very end, see best DX

G0VFW:

Very poor VHF conditions, not many QSO's further than IO91 square. Only DX DG9YIHG which was very unexpected

G4XPE:

Poor propogation with deep qsb.

G6XDI:

Very poor conditions and low activity making it rather hard going

G7BBC:

Slow starting, awful condx to begin, little activity. Probably G7BBC's last contest as works QTH is moving and there is no room for the station

G8ZRE:

Terrible conditions were there no other AFS outside IO91. Long periods of silence. At 2pm had to lower mast due to gales.

G0HKG:

Deep depression, V. strong SW wind, 996mB. Very few Euro Stns although PA, ON & F beacons normal. Much QSB in PM. Low turnout.

G3MEH:

Propagation seemed very poor during the morning but improved to just poor in the afternoon. ODX of 551km says it all. At least the wind dropped enough by the start so I could raise the mast to a worthwhile height.