Entry levels this year were reasonably consistent to last year, though there was some variability in numbers per section. For example the two UK sections had more entrants, but the Non-UK sections each had a few less entrants.
The Dutch PACC contest helped boost the QSO numbers, though some stations in that contest appear to have been inconsistent with the exchanges they sent to UK stations. Certainly keeps everyone on their toes.
There were only a couple of DX stations worked, those being K1ZM who was worked by 3 entrants and HS1NGR who was worked by only one.
Congratulations to G5W (op G3BJ) who wins the Somerset Trophy for being the leading station in the overall unassisted section. Also to GW9J (op GW0GEI) for leading station in the UK assisted section. LY7M and EI5DI take the leading positions in the overseas assisted and non-
assisted sections respectively.
Soapbox Tough going - low activity and poor conditions.',0,250)">
Position Certificate G5W 1st',0,250)">
Certificate Winner 2nd Place',0,250)"> 2
G4FNL
165
335
665
400
Dipole / Inv L / Beverages @ 18m
K3 + Amplifier
G4FNL
Position Certificate G4FNL 2nd',0,250)">
Certificate Winner 3rd Place',0,250)"> 3
GM4ZUK
152
285
589
400
Dipole @ 16m
Elecraft K3 + KPA500
GM4ZUK
Soapbox Not great UK activity. Some regulars missing.',0,250)">
Position Certificate GM4ZUK 3rd',0,250)">
4
M3W (G4FAL)
140
265
545
400
Dipole @ 30 feet
FTDX5000
G4FAL
Soapbox I started by spending 20 minutes in a blizzard trying to get my dipole \
to function. Having replaced the coax feeder in driving snow I was \
then too cold to type coherently. I had just about warmed up by the \
end.',0,500)">
Position Certificate M3W 4th',0,250)">
5
G3SWC
122
270
512
400
Inverted L @ 10m
IC7600
G3SWC
Position Certificate G3SWC 5th',0,250)">
6
G3YBY
113
260
484
400
Inverted L @ 40 feet max
FTDX5000
G3YBY
Position Certificate G3YBY 6th',0,250)">
7
G3VYI
111
250
466
400
Marconi T at 10m @ 10m
FT1000 Hmbrew linear
G3VYI
Soapbox Missed first hour then quite busy thanks to PA s! \
Much qsb to G not a good ant for G!',0,250)">
Position Certificate G3VYI 7th',0,250)">
8
G4CZB
112
240
462
400
Inv V dipole @ 11m
Elecraft K3
G4CZB
Position Certificate G4CZB 8th',0,250)">
9
M2G (G4RCG)
101
245
443
400
Dipole @ 60m
TS990s
G4RCG
Soapbox What a load of rubbish, high noise from static rain then after 90 mins it just dried up, Where is everybody?? I will think hard before I enter this again',0,250)">
Position Certificate M2G 9th',0,250)">
10
G4ASR
102
240
434
400
500 foot doublet @ 70 feet
FT-2000
G4ASR
Soapbox Needed Red Bull but only had cold tea',0,250)">
Position Certificate G4ASR 10th',0,250)">
11
G3ZJK
99
240
428
150
70m doublet @ 9m
Kenwood TS990
G3ZJK
Soapbox Using new rig and getting used to it. Like the new times but still found a shortage of stations in the last hour or so. Many apologies to those I had to ask for repeats.',0,250)">
Position Certificate G3ZJK 11th',0,250)">
12
G3V (G0OIK)
104
230
414
400
Dipole @ 18m
FTdx3000
G0OIK
Position Certificate G3V 12th',0,250)">
13
G3VIP
93
225
407
100
40m e/f Inv V @ 9m
K3 - Homebrew Logger
G3VIP
Position Certificate G3VIP 13th',0,250)">
14
G3RLE
91
220
400
100
46m windom with15m vertical feed @ 15m
FT 2000
G3RLE
Position Certificate G3RLE 14th',0,250)">
15
G3RFH
69
205
343
100
homebrew helical vertical @ 15ft
kenwood ts870
G3RFH
Soapbox Fair conditions.',0,250)">
Position Certificate G3RFH 15th',0,250)">
16
M0NQN
78
180
336
75
102ft doublet @ 9M
Yaesu FT-950
M0NQN
Soapbox Inter-G QSOs variable in signal strength but PACC/EU contesters kept QSOs ticking over.',0,250)">
Position Certificate M0NQN 16th',0,250)">
17
G4DDX
72
195
329
80
trap dipole @ 27ft
ic7600
G4DDX
Soapbox band noisy and not good propogation inter G. However \
best score ever in this contest for me. Enjoyed contest.',0,250)">
Position Certificate G4DDX 17th',0,250)">
18
G3VGZ
74
175
323
400
inverted L @ 6m
Anan100D KPA500
G3VGZ
Position Certificate G3VGZ 18th',0,250)">
19
G3OLB
58
190
304
400
Inverted 'L' @ 90 feet
K3 + Amp
G3OLB
Soapbox Disappointingly low level of activity.',0,250)">
Position Certificate G3OLB 19th',0,250)">
20
G3LIK
48
180
274
100
VERTICAL @ 15ft
YAESU FT1000MP
G3LIK
Soapbox Had a job being heard by some of the stations \
Having the PACC test at the same time did not help \
At least I managed to have 50 QSOs in the log',0,250)">
Position Certificate G3LIK 20th',0,250)">
21
GM4M (GM4UBJ)
65
155
273
150
inv L,K9AY @ 9m
ic7600 AL-811
GM4UBJ
Soapbox busy tonight ..lots of stations and heard stateside just after the end :( \
thanks to all',0,250)">
Position Certificate GM4M 21st',0,250)">
22
G3RSD
57
155
265
90
top loaded vertical @ 30ft
ts570d
G3RSD
Position Certificate G3RSD 22nd',0,250)">
23
G0LRD
51
150
252
100
Base-loaded 80m Inv-L @ 5m
FTDX-3000
G0LRD
Soapbox All S&P. A very enjoyable couple of hours. Building my confidence with CW, hope to call CQ in contests before too long.',0,250)">
Position Certificate G0LRD 23rd',0,250)">
24
G6GLP
46
165
245
400
Inv L @ 35ft
K3
G6GLP
Soapbox first time at running hope its not too big a mess!',0,250)">
Position Certificate G6GLP 24th',0,250)">
25
G3XYF
50
135
235
100
Dipole @ 14m
TS450S
G3XYF
Position Certificate G3XYF 25th',0,250)">
26
M0URL
52
130
234
100
Wire 22Mtrs @ 10Mtrs
IC-7300
M0URL
Soapbox Lots of DX stations this year.',0,250)">
Position Certificate M0URL 26th',0,250)">
27
G4CRF
36
110
180
200
Doublet @ 9m
FT1000MP MkV
G4CRF
Position Certificate G4CRF 27th',0,250)">
28
M0SAR
26
120
172
100
25m e/f wire @ 9m
Icom IC-7700
M0SAR
Position Certificate M0SAR 28th',0,250)">
29
G4EBK
29
110
166
90
Inv vee Dipole @ 9m
FT2000
G4EBK
Soapbox ant 80m dipoie fed via atu, 90w in, seemed like not much out. 2 Hrs ops and gave up.',0,250)">
Position Certificate G4EBK 29th',0,250)">
30
G3YMC
26
110
162
5
30ft top loaded vertical @ 30ft
Elecraft KX3
G3YMC
Soapbox Just a little dabble on my poor antenna and 5W.',0,250)">
Position Certificate G3YMC 30th',0,250)">
31
G3LHJ
21
80
118
100
80 loaded Dipole loaded to inner of coax @ 25ft
YAESU FT DX 3000 - 100w
G3LHJ
Soapbox bit of fun Ant not quite suited for top band',0,250)">
Position Certificate G3LHJ 31st',0,250)">
32
G3RKF
17
65
97
100
T2FD 1/2 in loft, 1/2 outside @ 9m
ft2kd
G3RKF
Soapbox low noise here, v quiet, like my sig.',0,250)">
Position Certificate G3RKF 32nd',0,250)">
33
G2AA (G0MCV)
35
40
62
100
G5RV @ 30m
FT5000
G0MCV
Position Certificate G2AA 33rd',0,250)">
34
G4AIU
9
35
51
40
Long Wire @ 20 feet
FT-847
G4AIU
Soapbox QRN5 at IO80JX',0,250)">
Position Certificate G4AIU 34th',0,250)">
35
G7RAU
8
35
49
100
1/4 Vertical for 40m @ 0m
FT847
G7RAU
Soapbox only testing new vertical for 40/30/20 :)',0,250)">
Position Certificate G7RAU 35th',0,250)">
36
G8VPE
7
30
44
30
80m dipole+end-coil @ 7m
FT2000
G8VPE
Soapbox How unfortunate living in the Norwich postcode area, lots of "qth?" and repeats when you send 599 001 NR \
I had to spell out NR NR NORWICH NR NR before one contestant got it!',0,250)">
Soapbox Just two hours operation seemed enough to me.',0,250)">
Position Certificate DL2OM 2nd',0,250)">
Certificate Winner 3rd Place',0,250)"> 3
OM5TZ
94
210
396
100
vertical @ 18 mtrs
FT-897
OM5TZ
Position Certificate OM5TZ 3rd',0,250)">
4
OK1DPU
42
160
244
100
LW 50 meters @ 40 m
ICOM IC-7600
OK1DPU
Position Certificate OK1DPU 4th',0,250)">
5
EI2KA
40
165
243
350
CW-160 Carolina Windom @ 25ft
IC-7600
EI2KA
Position Certificate EI2KA 5th',0,250)">
6
LA0CX
45
120
210
400
GP @ 42m
Flex 6300, Expert PA 400w
LA0CX
Position Certificate LA0CX 6th',0,250)">
7
OK1MGW
35
135
205
80
DIPOLE 20 M AS VERTICAL @ 11 m
HOME MADE
OK1MGW
Position Certificate OK1MGW 7th',0,250)">
8
DL0VW
28
120
176
100
Dipole @ 20m
Elecraft K3
DL0VW
Position Certificate DL0VW 8th',0,250)">
9
EI7CC
27
115
169
100
Sloper @ 30' @ 30'
Yaesu FT-990
EI7CC
Position Certificate EI7CC 9th',0,250)">
10
F1FPL
26
115
163
100
vertical
ts850
F1FPL
Position Certificate F1FPL 10th',0,250)">
11
PA0MIR
25
95
135
100
2 x 20 m @ 15m
IC7300
PA0MIR
Soapbox Unfortunately quite snowy so return from grandchilds birthday party toot longer than expected and just an hour of operating time left.',0,250)">
Position Certificate PA0MIR 11th',0,250)">
12
OM0CS
19
85
121
100
dipole INV Vee @ 14m
TS-850-SAT
OM0CS
Soapbox nice contest 73',0,250)">
Position Certificate OM0CS 12th',0,250)">
13
OK2QX
18
70
102
100
LW 54 m @ 12m
K3
OK2QX
Soapbox No so good condx high "city" QRM. Here rig K3 and 54 m LW. \
Sorry I wkd 1st time in this contest and my ellog not giving \
received RST in this contest(ev.give only rst and not number QSO)',0,250)">