Radio conditions were reported as 'above average' by most entrants with some good DX workable by most of the stations. The weather was also hot and sunny over most of the country.
The standard of logging was not as good as in previous backpacker contests. Entrants lost an average of 7% of their score through logging errors. Several stations did not loose any points however.
This is the final 144MHz Backpacker contest of the millennium. Thank you to all of the entrants who have supported this series of contests.
Congratulations to the winners and runners-up in each section, you will all receive certificates.
Ian, G0FCT Email: g0fct@rsgb.org.uk
Multi-operator 10W Pos Group Name Call sign Loc QSO Multi Points Total Best DX km Power Ant Equipment 1* One Man and His Dog CG G8NWM/P IO92TR 68 37 18810 695970 F6KIM/P 648 10 2x10EL FT736 2* Barpackers CG M1BAR/P IO83XG 55 26 8462 220012 TM6P 579 10 9EL IC251E Multi-operator 3W Pos Group Name Call sign Loc QSO Multi Points Total Best DX km Power Ant Equipment 1* Charlie and Sue Jordan GW0PZO/P IO83ID 87 33 15025 495825 TM6P 629 2.5 5Q FT290 2* GW5NF/P IO81PR 59 32 13648 436736 DK0BN 762 2.5 9EL FT290 3 Wythall CG G1WAC/P IO82XJ 48 26 7905 205530 GM4ZUK/P506 2.5 13EL FT290 4 G0HDV/P IO93GD 55 25 7544 188600 DL2KK 607 3 13EL TR751E 5 Stockport RS G8SRS/P IO83XH 42 25 6622 165550 TM6P 582 2.5 9EL FT290 6 Oldham Radio Club G1ORC/P IO83XN 50 18 4429 79722 GM4ZUK/P377 2.5 17EL FT290 Single Operator 10W Pos Call sign Loc QSO Multi Points Total Best DX km Power Ant Equipment 1* GW8ZRE/P IO83JF 110 36 22573 812628 DL2KK 719 10 7ZL TR751E 2* G0PQF/P JO01AX 56 33 12743 420519 DK0BN 586 10 9EL IC251E 3 G0GRI/P IO81WG 66 31 12922 400582 GM4ZUK/P631 10 7ZL TR751E 4 G4EDR/P IO94RD 37 27 9305 251235 TM2F 515 10 4Q IC706 5 M0BAO/P IO80LV 60 22 10170 223740 GM4ZUK/P672 10 8EL IC706 6 G8ORG/P IO83VC 38 26 7329 190554 TM6P 765 10 8EL IC251E 7 G0BXT/P IO80FN 15 17 4427 75259 M0V 472 10 8EL FT100 8 G4WVD/P IO70PM 14 13 3421 44473 M0V 515 10 10ZL FT480 9 G7VBY/P IO91SD 15 14 2400 33600 TM6P 351 8 13EL FT726 Single Operator 3W Pos Call sign Loc QSO Multi Points Total Best DX km Power Ant Equipment 1* GI7JYK/P IO74BS 72 32 23971 767072 PA6C 807 3 13ZL FT290 2* M0AFC/P IO84SA 85 32 15177 485664 DG2EBK 679 3 13EL FT847 3 G8JAY/P IO91AW 60 32 13015 416480 DL2KK 600 3 9EL IC202S 4 G1WKS/P JO01ED 55 32 10772 344704 DK0BN 539 3 9EL FT290 5 GW7LQD/P IO82KW 76 28 12267 343476 TM2F 527 3 2x9EL IC275E 6 G4APJ/P IO83TP 49 25 8476 211900 TM1H 504 2.5 10EL LINER 2 7 G0BVW/P IO92XA 56 26 7469 194194 GI7JYK/P493 2.5 9EL FT290 8 G1JDM/P IO90SV 36 19 5777 109763 PA1TK 483 3 9EL IC202S 9 G1ATZ/P IO84KI 38 18 5594 100692 PA6NL 550 2 5EL FT290 10 G0NFO/P IO82RJ 26 16 3737 59792 TM2F 460 2.5 7ZL FT290 11 G3OLY/P IO91VX 24 17 3237 55029 GI7JYK/P487 2.5 5EL FT290 12 G4FAA/P JO01DH 29 11 2910 32010 M0V 348 3 8EL IC706 13* G1GYM/P IO85WL 26 7 1552 10864 GM4RWE 140 0.5 V FT51R * Certificate winner