RSGB Contest Results SSB Field Day 2016
v4.178 by G4CLA

HF conditions for this contest were generally considered poor, with wind and rain not improving matters. But for many entrants in both Sections there were interesting multipliers available, such as those in Japan, Australia and the Americas.

In the Open Section, Bristol Contest Group again took the the Northumbria Trophy, with reduced QSO points compared to last year - no surprise given the state of the ionosphere -- but their QSO rate was still about one per minute. They maintained a multiplier rate of just under eight per hour, and this element is clearly a factor in their success. East Notts Contest Group took second place again, with Camb-Hams third.

The Restricted Section was more popular, with Brimham Contest Group taking first place. Unfortunately, they did not register their QTH as required by the rules, so cannot win any awards. This is a pity, because their last appearance in this contest was in 2012, and they pulled out all the stops with this year's effort. The G3PSH Memorial Trophy therefore goes to the second-placed entry, from Reading & District Amateur Radio Club. Worthing were not too far behind, both clubs having made the same number of QSOs. In cases like these, searching for portable stations and multipliers can make all the difference, as it does in many other contests. Windmill Contest group were in fourth place, and receive a certificate along with Reading and Worthing.

For adjudication purposes, we receive logs from other European societies whose members are also entering their various SSB field days. This helps greatly in tracing the source of log errors. One such error which seemed to be more prevalent this year was not correctly recording band changes. With computer logging and rig control having been available for around 30 years, this should no longer be an issue. And if one side of a QSO provides simply provides the band used (14000, for example), and the other has clearly used rig control software and shows 7123, the latter will generally be taken as correct.

Even with the bad weather and poor conditions, everyone seems to enjoy the three RSGB Field Days. As a tradition stretching back for 80 years, long may that continue!

73, Ed Taylor, G3SQX

Adjudicator , SSB Field Day 2016







Open
Restricted
Totals
Time
QSOs
QSOs
QSOs
13:00 271 428 699
14:00 443 526 969
15:00 270 405 675
16:00 235 268 503
17:00 248 363 611
18:00 347 331 678
19:00 358 433 791
20:00 332 370 702
21:00 294 284 578
22:00 272 390 662
23:00 189 323 512
00:00 126 268 394
01:00 109 165 274
02:00 81 97 178
03:00 105 121 226
04:00 121 161 282
05:00 161 221 382
06:00 186 249 435
07:00 208 250 458
08:00 194 251 445
09:00 310 348 658
10:00 272 379 651
11:00 241 369 610
12:00 202 386 588
Totals
5,575
7,386
12,961
Plots

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SSB Field Day 03/09/16
Retrieving...
Open
Pos
Callsign
Club
80 Qs
80 Ms
40 Qs
40 Ms
20 Qs
20 Ms
15 Qs
15 Ms
10 Qs
10 Ms
QSOs
UBNs
Points
Mults
Total
Ant
show
Equipment
show
Operators
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
Trophy Winner
Northumbria Trophy (First Place)',0,250)"> 1
G6YB/P
Bristol CG
290
25
408
44
447
52
125
26
14
6
1,284
4,866
153
744,498
Ant
11 ele Optibeam, 40m rotary dipole, 80m vert and dipole @ 90 ft',0,250)">
Equipment
FT1000 / TL922',0,250)">
G3TKF G3XSV G3ZVW G4FKA M0BKU M0WLF M1DSE
Soapbox
An enjoyable weekend in spite of the awful propagation and weather conditions! Only a short spell of Sproradic E on 10m and an opening on 15m Sunday morning. Static rain brought a sudden halt to a good run to the USA on 20m on Saturday evening. We found some good DX Sunday morning on 40m with South America and VK/ZL in the log.',0,500)">
Position Certificate
G6YB/P 1st',0,250)">
Certificate Winner
Second Place',0,250)"> 2
G3TBK/P
East Notts CG
352
35
377
42
146
40
20
12
0
0
895
3,434
129
442,986
Ant
TH7, Dipoles, Bobtail, Sloper @ 66 ft',0,250)">
Equipment
FT1000MP',0,250)">
G3TBK G4LPD G3LAS G0GDU G0IIQ
Position Certificate
G3TBK/P 2nd',0,250)">
Certificate Winner
Third Place',0,250)"> 3
G3PYE/P
Camb-Hams
289
24
254
35
241
50
20
16
3
3
807
3,180
128
407,040
Ant
Tri-bander + dipoles @ 12m',0,250)">
Equipment
K3 + KPA-500',0,250)">
G0DDX G0TPX G3ZAY G4ERO G7SOZ G8OCV G8WUR GW4ZAR M0ASJ M0BLF M0IDA M0LCM M0HZR M0VFC M0WUT M1ACB M1B
Position Certificate
G3PYE/P 3rd',0,250)">
4
G6GRG/P
Gordano ARG
254
29
223
23
83
25
25
12
0
0
585
2,376
89
211,464
Ant
Fan Dipole and SteppIR @ 15m',0,250)">
Equipment
IC-756 Pro3',0,250)">
M0JWB G0AZE G4CXQ G1UPP G8SPC G4KPM M0HCT
Soapbox
Torrential rain and thunderstorms locally overnight',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G6GRG/P 4th',0,250)">
5
G5LO/P
Oxford & DARS
179
22
150
27
140
38
20
11
2
2
491
2,013
100
201,300
Ant
C3 beam, 5B vert @ 20m',0,250)">
Equipment
K3, Expert Linear',0,250)">
M0DDT G7IVF G8EWT G7IXU
Position Certificate
G5LO/P 5th',0,250)">
6
G3WIR/P
Burnham Beeches RC
34
5
235
27
228
33
12
9
9
5
518
2,061
79
162,819
Ant
4eleStepIr / Butternut @ 12m',0,250)">
Equipment
IC7800 / expert 1.0',0,250)">
2E0LDZ G4EBY M0YGB G0SKA 2E0SUR G0BBB
Soapbox
FUN operating and not a serious contest from our part. Winds nearly broke the StepIr stub mast and the tent.',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G3WIR/P 6th',0,250)">
7
G4EKT/P
Hornsea ARC
141
17
137
24
66
22
45
19
6
6
395
1,711
88
150,568
Ant
TH5 Tri-band - 40/80m Delta Loop - 40/80m colinear @ All at 20m AGL',0,250)">
Equipment
TS590 - Linear Amp UK Ranger',0,250)">
G0VXE G3XYF G4YTV M0HVQ M0VOZ
Soapbox
Generator broke down. Had to go and pick up a spare one from home. Not enough power to drive the linear as well as the rest of the equipment, so could only manage 100w o/p for most of the contest. Condx poor.',0,500)">
Position Certificate
G4EKT/P 7th',0,250)">
8
G4FUH/P
Scunthorpe Steel ARC
239
21
198
20
71
17
3
2
0
0
511
2,135
60
128,100
Ant
DOUBLET @ 10M',0,250)">
Equipment
ICOM 746',0,250)">
G0HDV G0OQX
Soapbox
Token entry this year due to not having enough people \ to put on a full station. So doublet at 30ft and 150watts. \ Enjoyed it apart from getting wet putting the \ station together. Hope to see you all in 2017.',0,500)">
Position Certificate
G4FUH/P 8th',0,250)">
9
G3GIZ/P
Chester & DRS
0
0
8
3
52
16
0
0
0
0
60
271
19
5,149
Ant
6BTV, rotary dipole, doublets @ 60',0,250)">
Equipment
K3',0,250)">
G4FVZ G4OKT G7NEH M0PEA M0CVP G4JMF G3TZO
Soapbox
Clash with All Asia test but not too bad for a 6 hour operation.',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G3GIZ/P 9th',0,250)">
10
G3MDG/P
Chesham & DARS
0
0
0
0
27
14
2
1
0
0
29
124
15
1,860
Ant
Two Ele Yagi @ 10m',0,250)">
Equipment
IC-746',0,250)">
M0JCQ M1DTG G3XZG
Position Certificate
G3MDG/P 10th',0,250)">
Retrieving...
Restricted
Pos
Callsign
Club
80 Qs
80 Ms
40 Qs
40 Ms
20 Qs
20 Ms
15 Qs
15 Ms
10 Qs
10 Ms
QSOs
UBNs
Points
Mults
Total
Ant
show
Equipment
show
Operators
Soapbox
show
Pos Cert
1
G6MC/P
Brimham CG
234
23
235
27
159
35
39
16
8
6
675
2,836
107
303,452
Ant
tripped di pole @ 10m',0,250)">
Equipment
MP1000',0,250)">
G6MC G5KC
Soapbox
Last minute deal as work may have stopped play. So rush on Sat morning to set up in the rain',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G6MC/P 1st',0,250)">
Trophy Winner
G3PSH Memorial Trophy (Winning Station)',0,250)"> 2
G3ULT/P
Reading & DARC
191
26
247
30
114
33
17
14
5
3
574
2,513
106
266,378
Ant
Fan dipole @ 14m',0,250)">
Equipment
FT1000MP',0,250)">
M0DHO G0LHZ G0VQR G3SCZ 2E0VJO
Soapbox
HF conditions were poor over the weekend especially on Saturday. Even 20m was a struggle. New antenna worked very well. We had a mostly dry set-up and tear-down and rain on Sat evening wasnt too bad. We managed to get more participation from club members this year so hope this more interest in participating in contests next year.',0,500)">
Position Certificate
G3ULT/P 2nd',0,250)">
Certificate Winner
Second Place',0,250)"> 3
G3WOR/P
Worthing & DARC
240
26
174
26
124
26
26
16
10
6
574
2,451
100
245,100
Ant
Doublet @ 15m',0,250)">
Equipment
K3',0,250)">
2E0VRM G4FNL G4BVH G4LKW M0OAL M0VUE M6YTI
Position Certificate
G3WOR/P 3rd',0,250)">
Certificate Winner
Third Place',0,250)"> 4
G0FBB/P
Windmill CG
213
22
295
31
81
21
22
14
4
4
615
2,579
92
237,268
Ant
40 meter Loop @ 50 ft',0,250)">
Equipment
Elecraft K3',0,250)">
G4FJW G0FDZ G4BUO G0AFH G4TSH G8ZZK
Position Certificate
G0FBB/P 4th',0,250)">
5
G5TO/P
Sheffield & DWS
156
21
269
30
101
27
22
10
1
1
549
2,334
89
207,726
Ant
Fan dipole for 80, 40, 20 15 & 10m @ 35 feet at apex',0,250)">
Equipment
FT950',0,250)">
G3PHO G0HSA G8EQD M5DWI M0YDB M0GAV
Soapbox
This year due to the kindness of one of our new unlicenced members we operated from the comfort of a warm caravan .. many thanks Ian Beales! Saturday started off very poorly with only a couple of dozen stations worked in the first hour and we looked like being in trouble. Our fan dipole which had worked flawlessly in the IOTA Contest needed some adjustments and we suspected its performance on 20m as we could hear some very strong Far Eastern stations but they could not hear us! However things changed overnight and on Sunday as the downpours of Saturday gave way to drier yet windier weather for the last 12 hours. In fact we ended up with more Qs and mults than we have ever had over the three years we have been an HF field day station. We were quite disturbed at the apparent lack of UK participants in this contest.',0,500)">
Position Certificate
G5TO/P 5th',0,250)">
6
GS4AAF/P
Dundee ARC
139
20
214
24
135
20
0
0
0
0
488
2,166
64
138,624
Ant
dipole @ 10m',0,250)">
Equipment
ft1000mp',0,250)">
GM0BKC MM0WXE
Position Certificate
GS4AAF/P 6th',0,250)">
7
G8FC/P
RAFARS
140
21
156
25
56
21
14
10
0
0
366
1,621
77
124,817
Ant
Carolina Windom 160 @ 11Mtrs',0,250)">
Equipment
TS690 TS570',0,250)">
G3ZDW G4DQP M0DZB G4DBS G4HIY
Soapbox
Conditions were poor. During the early hours only 80M was open',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G8FC/P 7th',0,250)">
8
G2XV/P
Cambridge & DARC
153
18
130
23
80
20
3
3
0
0
366
1,680
64
107,520
Ant
G5RV as Inverted-V @ 10m',0,250)">
Equipment
IC-7100',0,250)">
G0LRD G4AWP M0GDR G0GLJ G8CRB G0OPL G3TFX
Soapbox
This was Cambridge & DARCs first major HF field event in several years. Very pleased with how it went, apart from problems caused by the storm on Sat evening, which were described as character building.',0,500)">
Position Certificate
G2XV/P 8th',0,250)">
9
G5BK/P
Cheltenham ARA
84
8
188
17
79
22
26
13
5
3
382
1,685
63
106,155
Ant
120ft Doublet @ 10m',0,250)">
Equipment
Icom IC-7300',0,250)">
G3NKS M0PCB G4ENZ G5BK G0VLG G6AHX
Position Certificate
G5BK/P 9th',0,250)">
10
G0IVR/P
Itchen Valley ARC
136
17
175
21
61
17
9
5
0
0
381
1,678
60
100,680
Ant
Fan-Dipole @ 10M',0,250)">
Equipment
TS-590S',0,250)">
G0UKB M0ACL G3HRH G3OTK G3OGY M0IKT M0MMR G6MCX
Soapbox
At least the torrential rain on Saturday afternoon tested out the operating tent!',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G0IVR/P 10th',0,250)">
11
G7SAC/P
Sutton & Cheam RS
158
19
104
15
34
13
7
7
0
0
303
1,419
54
76,626
Ant
OCF dipole @ 10 Metres',0,250)">
Equipment
Elecraft K2',0,250)">
M0TCH M0ZEY M0SGL M0NJX M6SLQ G1MPW 2E0LEM M0IDM 2E0UNX
Soapbox
It was wet...!',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G7SAC/P 11th',0,250)">
12
G3UES/P
Echelford ARS
111
15
89
15
74
23
6
4
0
0
280
1,295
57
73,815
Ant
Fan of Dipoles @ 12m',0,250)">
Equipment
Icom IC-7600',0,250)">
M0SAR M6JOM G3XTZ
Soapbox
1st try with fan of dipoles deemed successful. Opportunity taken to train new ops. Band condx not brilliant - nothing on 10m, found a few on 15. Stopped for a couple of hours sleep in the night only.',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G3UES/P 12th',0,250)">
13
G3WKS/P
West Kent ARS
90
10
97
19
54
23
13
9
3
3
257
1,078
64
68,992
Ant
Doublet @ 12m',0,250)">
Equipment
IC756',0,250)">
G4OTV M0NAY 2E0VKH G4JED G4FWG G8CDD
Position Certificate
G3WKS/P 13th',0,250)">
14
G4ATH/P
Thornton Cleveleys ARS
124
19
130
14
39
11
6
4
0
0
299
1,396
48
67,008
Ant
g5rv @ 10m',0,250)">
Equipment
Kenwood TS2000',0,250)">
2E0ZDX 2E0KMZ G3RFH
Soapbox
Conditions very poor. Main bands 40m and 20m.Very few G stations heard due to long skip to Europe.',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G4ATH/P 14th',0,250)">
15
G4SJM/P
Ripon & DARS
89
10
120
14
23
10
15
9
0
0
247
1,163
43
50,009
Ant
End connected off centre fed dipole @ 12m',0,250)">
Equipment
ICOM 746, LDG AT-200 Pro II',0,250)">
M0RBY G3UNA 2E0WAY M0RGZ M6HDN G4IUF M0DCD G0MVX M0RDY
Soapbox
Another fun SSBFD for Ripon and District ARS. We used a very lightweight setup this year with fibreglass poles an End Connected Off Centre Fed Dipole and the Icom 746 with an LDG matching unit which behaved very well. WX was thankfully kind during setup and takedown which is more than can be said for the rest of the event where it hammered it down. Band conditions were pretty lousy with deep QSB on 15m. This did however mean that there were less AA contest participants to annoy as we simply couldnt hear them!',0,500)">
Position Certificate
G4SJM/P 15th',0,250)">
16
G2DX/P
Farnborough & DRS
133
15
62
10
50
16
3
2
0
0
248
1,148
43
49,364
Ant
80/40/20 Fan Dipole @ 12m',0,250)">
Equipment
Elecraft K2/100',0,250)">
G7BCS G0SUM M0KUL M0MXC G1LKJ M6EYA M6FKN M6KVK M0URL G8BCO G4OQZ G8HXD M0KWY M0RCK M6FWB
Soapbox
A great opportunity to get some of our more recent (and some less recent!) licensees their first taste of contest operating with computer logging!',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G2DX/P 16th',0,250)">
17
GU3HFN/P
Guernsey ARS
1
1
74
16
87
24
10
7
0
0
172
772
48
37,056
Ant
Multiband Vertical @ 2m AGL',0,250)">
Equipment
Yaesu FT1000MP MKV Field',0,250)">
2U0TKB GU4YBW GU4JHH RL5D GU0SUP
Soapbox
Poor band conditions but great fun. Thanks to all for the contacts.',0,250)">
Position Certificate
GU3HFN/P 17th',0,250)">
18
G2BQY/P
Trowbridge & DARC
20
5
84
19
43
18
14
5
0
0
161
685
47
32,195
Ant
Doublet @ 10m',0,250)">
Equipment
Icom 7300',0,250)">
M0WYB M0UAS G0GRI G0HAS
Soapbox
A very casual attempt in very poor condx with wet string!',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G2BQY/P 18th',0,250)">
19
G3ZTT/P
Mid Cheshire ARS
66
9
89
15
15
6
9
4
2
2
181
854
36
30,744
Ant
40m Long Doublet @ 10m',0,250)">
Equipment
Kenwood TS-2000',0,250)">
G0VOK G0WVU 2E0KOL
Soapbox
Our first time on SSB Field Day was very enjoyable. Very wet on Saturday made setting up quite a challenge but we had glorious sunshine on Sunday afternoon. Radio conditions were very poor with deep QSB on all bands. Dirty generator fuel cost us an hour or two cleaning filters etc. Hopefully we can drum up a bit more support within our club for next year.',0,500)">
Position Certificate
G3ZTT/P 19th',0,250)">
20
G6OI/P
Stourbridge & DRS
70
11
49
11
28
10
0
0
0
0
147
696
32
22,272
Ant
G5RV @ 9 Mtr',0,250)">
Equipment
kenwood TS 870s',0,250)">
G6OI G8UAE G4WAO G4VPE G7HEZ G6DQN G7TAC M0TCG
Position Certificate
G6OI/P 20th',0,250)">
21
M0NDA/P
Nuneaton &DARC
50
7
16
10
6
5
0
0
0
0
72
336
22
7,392
Ant
Fan Dipole @ 13m',0,250)">
Equipment
Yaesu FT-840',0,250)">
M0NDA M0NKE M6HLH M1CID M6CUG
Position Certificate
M0NDA/P 21st',0,250)">
22
G8AOE/P
Tees Valley and Hambleton Clubs
1
1
25
5
19
12
4
3
0
0
49
227
21
4,767
Ant
G5RV @ 10M',0,250)">
Equipment
FT857',0,250)">
G3VGZ G3MAE 2E0GBA
Soapbox
Abandoned Saturday due to torrential rain at setup time but got a few hours in on Sunday.',0,250)">
Position Certificate
G8AOE/P 22nd',0,250)">
Link to All QSOs File here
Many thanks for check logs received from G0WWD, G1VUP/P, G3RXQ, G4DDX, G8TA/P, GI3XRQ/P, GM0UKZ, IZ8GNR, LU9CBL, M6EAM, M6OSM, MU0GSY, SQ6IYV, UT5UUV/P, YL2QN/P, YL2TD, YO2KQT/P, YO3GNF and YO6CFB


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