2nd 1997 144MHz Backpackers Contest Variable weather conditions were prevalent during this contest with station in the north of the UK reporting rain, while stations in the west reported warm, sunny conditions. Again, a lack of continental DX was noted by many stations Congratulations to the Wirral and District ARC, GW4MGR/P for winning the 10W multi-operator section, to GW4IDF/P for winning the 3W multi-operator section, to G7TFR/P for winning the 10W single operator section and finally to GW8ZRE/P for winning the 3W single operator section. Congratulations also to the runner-up in each section. Ian, G0FCT 10W Multi-op Pos Call Loc QSO Mult Pts Total Best DX km Pwr Ant Eqpt 1 GW4MGR/P IO83JA 174 31 24448 757888 DF2VJ 817 10 13EL IC290 2 GW7TQR/P IO81KW 106 25 18405 460125 GM4ZUK/P 540 10 2x7EL FT726 3 G8NWM/P IO92TR 72 30 12707 381210 DB3VE 623 7 2x12EL FT480 4 G0KYS/P IO91GH 103 26 12782 332332 GM4ZUK/P 610 10 8EL TR9130 5 G3ZVW/P IO91RU 109 22 14914 328108 GM0GMD 532 10 9EL FT726R 6 G1SYT/P JO02RB 37 21 7425 155925 DK6JM 378 10 9EL IC821H 7 G4FUR/P IO91WH 63 18 6142 110556 EI6GF 456 10 10EL IC271E 3W Multi-op Pos Call Loc QSO Mult Pts Total Best DX km Pwr Ant Eqpt 1 GW4IDF/P IO82KA 97 24 14214 341136 GM4ZUK/P 530 3 17EL IC202 2 GM0CLN/P IO85RU 74 23 14767 339641 G6MXL/P 580 3 3x14EL IC275E 3 G0TOU/P IO84SA 113 17 19108 324836 GU6AJE/P 510 2.5 ZL FT221 4 G3RIK/P IO83VP 92 23 12205 280715 GM8LFB/P 523 2.5 8EL FT290 5 GM0AYR/P IO75PJ 40 23 8875 204125 G0VHF/P 558 2.5 18EL FT290 6 M1BAR/P IO83XG 63 21 8344 175224 GM4ZUK/P 390 3 9EL IC251E 7 GM7TKA/P IO86QG 37 14 9051 126714 G4PCI 535 3 9EL TR751E 8 G0KRS/P IO93AU 59 15 5843 87645 G4NVM/P 355 2.5 8EL FT290 9 G1WKS/P JO01BH 59 12 6536 78432 G0TOU/P 348 3 13EL FT290 10 M1ARV/P IO93BM 35 11 3068 33748 GM7TKA/P 310 2.5 7EL FT290 10W Single op Pos Call Loc QSO Mult Pts Total Best DX km Pwr Ant Eqpt 1 G7TFR/P IO94OG 81 23 14226 327198 ON4AIQ 450 10 2x13EL TS780 2 G4MJS/P IO91IN 74 23 11981 275563 GM4ZUK/P 583 10 9EL IC706 3 G0SOO/P IO91SE 89 19 11018 209342 GM4ZUK 633 10 9EL TR751E 4 GM4WLL/P IO85JU 26 15 4525 67875 G8AWO/P 490 10 HB9CV TR9130 5 G7OMO/P IO81QD 42 12 5044 60528 EI6ARB/P 337 10 10EL TR9000 6 GI0OUM/P IO74CN 16 12 2657 31884 G4SRS/P 330 10 5EL TR7010 3W Single op Pos Call Loc QSO Mult Pts Total Best DX km Pwr Ant Eqpt 1 GW8ZRE/P IO83JF 151 30 24374 731220 PA3FJY 651 3 7EL TR751E 2 GI7JYK/P IO74DT 75 25 21218 530450 G0VHF/P 569 2.5 13EL FT290 3 G0GRI/P IO81XG 103 27 16575 447525 GM4ZUK/P 613 3 9EL TR751E 4 GW0PZO/P IO83ID 124 26 16010 416260 GM8LFB/P 575 2.5 5EL FT290 5 GW7LQD/P IO82KW 98 21 14076 295596 GM4ZUK/P 429 2.5 2x9EL FT290 6 G8JAY/P IO91AW 95 20 13752 275040 GM1YGV/P 543 3 17EL IC202S 7 GW5NF/P IO81LS 71 17 10595 180115 ON5NY 428 3 9EL FT290 8 G3NKS/P IO81WU 63 21 7102 149142 GM4ZUK/P 546 2 7EL FT290 9 GU6AJE/P IN89PK 29 17 8160 138720 G0TOU/P 510 3 10EL IC202S 10 G1JDM/P IO90SV 51 14 7234 101276 EI2SDR/P 467 3 9EL IC202S 11 G4MD/P IO82WJ 76 15 6504 97560 EI6GF 300 2.5 5EL FT290 12 G0TYM/P IO94MJ 44 14 6078 85092 G0TII/P 355 2.5 7EL FT290 13 G0LJD/P JO01FJ 31 12 3768 45216 G0TOU/P 352 2.5 12EL FT290 CHECK LOG: G6TTL/P