This year's results are almost a repeat of last years with the Five Bells Contest Group claiming overall victory in the Open section for the fourth year running. They were the only group to enter all of the Championship events. The A1 Contest Group was the runner-up in this section.
The Single Operator, Fixed Station section was won for the fourth year running by Roger Piper, G3MEH who also managed to enter all of the contests in the VHF Championship. For the second year running, Bryn Llewellyn, G4DEZ is the runner-up, having entered seven of the VHF Championship events. James Beatwell, 2E1GUA is the winner of the Leading Intermediate Station certificate with Kevin Coyne, M3KGC claiming the Leading Foundation Station certificate for this section and the QRP Single Operator section.
In the QRP section, Graham Coyne, G3YJR just managed to stay ahead of James Beatwell, 2E1GUA to claim first place for the second year running.
Overall, participation in the VHF Championship has increase by approximately 40% this year with several new call signs appearing in the results.
Ian, G0FCT g0fct@blacksheep.org
Open Section Pos Group Name /Call sign Points No of Contests 1* Five Bells Contest Group 5452 9 2* A1 Contest Group 3021 4 3 Northern Lights CG 2425 4 4 Colchester Contest Group 1975 4 5 Newquay & District ARS 541 4 6 GW8ZRE/P 295 4 7 G1KHX/P 267 3 8 Herstmonceux Megacycles CG 261 3 9 Otley Amateur Radio Society 232 3 10 Forth Valley Contest Group 168 3 11 G6GVI/P 156 4 12 GM4VVX/P 96 3 Single Operator, Fixed Section Pos Call Points No of Contests 1* G3MEH 7066 9 2* G4DEZ 4002 7 3 G8SRL 2123 4 4 G1KHX 1021 3 5 M0DDT 811 3 6 G4APJ 651 4 7 G3YDY 595 3 8* 2E1GUA 416 7 9 G3YJR 369 6 10 G8HGN 336 3 11 G3JJZ 324 3 12 M1DUD 313 3 13 M0ZZO 270 5 14* M3KGC 3 3 Single Operator, Fixed, 25W / Single Antenna Pos Call Points No of Contests 1* G3YJR 3073 5 2* 2E1GUA 2616 6 3 G4APJ 2494 4 4 M1DUD 2218 3 5 G3JJZ 1198 3 6* M3KGC 29 3 * Certificate winner