Forty-two logs were received for the 2001 second 1.8MHz, 38 of them by email or floppy disk. One of the paper logs had been prepared on a word processor and printed out. I could have used its document file – it would have saved me typing it up. As an aid for contestants, numbers in the QSOs and bonus columns in the table are the claimed scores. The points column shows your score after I had made deductions for errors.

The number of entries was down again. If potential entrants think that it isn’t worth entering these low band contests in the present sunspot situation, they are mistaken. How about giving it a try in 2002? If you come on in the last hour you could have your very own pile-up.

Congratulations to Clive Penna, GM3POI, on winning the Somerset Trophy for leading UK station and also winning the Maitland Trophy as Scottish station with the highest aggregate score over the two 1.8MHz contests in 2001. Chris Burbanks, G3SJJ, was second and John Linford, G3WGV, third. The leading overseas station was Ted Misiunas, LY2OX.

Sid Will, GM4SID.