2nd 144MHz Backpackers Contest of 2005

The thirty-seven contestants were greeted with either rain or sun (depending on location). Once again, band conditions were mixed with very few of the stations able to work continental DX.

The standard of logging was better in this session than in the 1st 144MHz Backpacker contest with an average of nearly 9% of points lost.

The rules concerning permitted power sources for this series of contest appear to be confusing some entrants. The main rule on power sources is that “all equipment used during the contest must be battery powered”.

The use of a Petrol / Gas / Diesel generator for charging batteries is not permitted. This includes a motor vehicle engine. If the contest equipment is operated from a vehicle supply, the engine must be switched off for the duration of the contest. The use of a Petrol / Gas / Diesel generator to power a computer is also not permitted.

Finally, contestants are reminded that masts with an outside diameter of greater than 2 inches are not permitted.

In the 10W Multi-operator section, G0KYS/P was the clear winner with the TMARG Contest Group, M0TMR/P in second place.

The 3W Multi-operator section was won by G0HDV/P with Chris Own & Stuart Dobbs, M0WEN/P, in second place.

The10W Single Operator section was won by Nick Gregory, G0HIK/P with Geoff Morris, G3ATZ/P in second place.

The 3W Single Operator section was won by Dave Hewitt, GW8ZRE/P with Charlie Jordan, GW0PZO/P as the runner-up.

The leading Intermediate Station certificate was won by Ralph Gault, 2I0RPM/P. Thank you to G3MEH, G3VQO and M3OVL for supplying very useful check logs.

Ian, G0FCT
g0fct@vhfcc.org

Section 10M

Pos

Group

Callsign

Locator

QSOs

Score

Mults

Total

ODX Call

ODX Kms

Power

Ant

Equipment

G0KYS/P

IO80AQ

126

32897

1052704

GM4AFF

689

2 x10el

IC706

TMARG CG

M0TMR/P

IO91QT

11124

200232

G1JKX

388

5/5

FT290+Amp

Section 10S
Pos	Group	Callsign	Locator	QSOs	Score	Mults	Total	ODX Call	ODX Kms	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*		G0HIK/P	IO84JE	87	19648	24	471552	G1HWY	451	10	10el	IC746
2*		G3ATZ/P	IO82KV	106	18896	18	340128	G4GAN	360	10	10el	TS770
3		GM4IGS/P	IO74WV	49	12861	22	282942	M0FGH	502	10	17el	FT847
4		M0LKB/P	IO84KI	76	12244	22	269368	G4XBG/P	451	5	9el	FT817
5		G3YDY/P	JO01HX	71	11027	21	231567	GM1XOI/P	543	10	4el	FT290
6		G0PQF/P	JO02HV	58	11576	19	219944	GM1XOI/P	460	10	9el	FT847
7		M0BAO/P	IO80LV	55	10613	16	169808	PI4ALK/P	561	10	8el	IC706
8		G0VDZ/P	IO91GI	49	6292	16	100672	GM4IGS/P	433	10	9el	TR9000
9		M1VPN/P	IO80HQ	30	5959	14	83426	MI0CLP/P	452	10	9el	FT857

Section 3M
Pos	Group	Callsign	Locator	QSOs	Score	Mults	Total	ODX Call	ODX Kms	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*		G0HDV/P	IO93UK	76	13849	17	235433	G4VFG/P	411	3	13el	TS711
2*	Chris Owen Stuart Dobbs	M0WEN/P	IO93EI	88	10534	19	200146	PI4ALK/P	427	3	17el	TR751E
3	Wigan Douglas Valley ARS	G3BPK/P	IO83PN	71	11058	18	199044	PI4ALK/P	502	3	12el	IC746
4	West Kent ARS	G1WKS/P	JO01ED	63	10210	15	153150	M0LKB/P	428	3	2 x 9el	FT817
5	Telford & District ARS	G6ZME/P	IO82RQ	41	5940	16	95040	GM1XOI/P	384	2.5	12el	FT817
6		M0SUM/P	IO83VP	37	4445	17	75565	G4RRA	340	2.5	3el	FT290R
7	Midland Contest Group	G2HDF/P	IO82UK	46	5380	14	75320	G0JBA	261	2.5	10el	FT290
8	Oldham Radio Club	G1ORC/P	IO83WN	7	444	5	2220	GW0CCR/P	105	2.5	10el	FT290

Section 3S
Pos	Group	Callsign	Locator	QSOs	Score	Mults	Total	ODX Call	ODX Kms	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*		GW8ZRE/P	IO83JA	113	20137	23	463151	G0JBA	349	3	7ZL	TR751E
2*		GW0PZO/P	IO83ID	100	16161	20	323220	G0JBA	361	2.5	9el	FT817
3		G4ARI/P	IO92IQ	95	13221	21	277641	GM1XOI/P	412	3	14el	FT817
4		GW4EVX/P	IO83JD	71	10134	16	162144	G4XBG/P	346	2.5	9el	FT817
5		G4RQI/P	IO93PW	58	9872	16	157952	G0KYS/P	424	3	10el	FT897
6		G4HLX/P	IO91FN	48	7037	18	126666	GM4IGS/P	409	3	13el	K2+Tvtr
7		G4VRC/P	IO90NW	43	7865	16	125840	GM4IGS/P	492	2.5	12ZL	FT817
8	Wigan and District ARC	G0HRW/P	IO83RP	59	6015	20	120300	G0KYS/P	343	2.5	3el	FT817
9		GW0NFO/P	IO72RH	28	5739	16	91824	GM1XOI/P	414	2.5	3el	FT817
10		M0VCF/P	IO81RJ	37	6194	14	86716	G2CP/P	356	2.5	12ZL	FT817
11		M5ABH/P	IO93EC	41	4951	17	84167	M0IOW/P	271	2.5	3el	FT817
12	Northampton Radio Club	G8LED/P	IO92LH	48	5782	13	75166	G0KYS/P	271	3	7ZL	FT290
13		G6GVI/P	IO83RO	38	5125	14	71750	G0KYS/P	339	2.5	7ZL	IC202
14		G6SFP/P	IO91MP	33	4850	14	67900	M0LKB/P	335	2.5	3Q	FT817
15		M0COK/P	IO82XJ	43	4257	12	51084	G4VFG/P	250	2.5	8el	FT817
16		G4FAA/P	JO01HG	26	3453	14	48342	G0HIK/P	415	3	8el	IC706
17		G0VOK/P	IO83QF	26	3270	12	39240	M0FGH	300	3	9el	IC202
18*		2I0RPM/P	IO74AU	9	1325	9	11925	G2CP/P	342	2.5	7ZL	FT817
	* Certificate winner
	Check logs:	G3MEH
		G3VQO
		M3OVL