1st 50MHz Backpackers Contest of 1998

1^st 50MHz Backpackers Contest of 1998

Entries for this contest have declined slightly this year. However, the entrants all seemed to enjoy the contest - especially as many of them took advantage of the sporadic E propagation to work Croatia, Moldovia, Italy, Bulgaria, Poland etc!

Generally the standard of logging was good with few errors being made. Thank you to all of the stations who provided their logs on disk - this really does help to speed up the adjudication process. Any log that was not received 'on disk' was entered into one of the standard logging programs so that the entire contest could be 100% cross-checked.

One point about the special rules for the Backpacker series of contests. If your rig can produce more power than is allowed in your section, you MUST declare how you have reduced and checked the rig's power output even if you think it is obvious how you have done so.

Congratulations to the Malvern Hills RAC (G0RMX/P) for winning the 10W multi-operator section, to the West Kent ARS (G1WKS/P) for winning the 3W multi-operator section, to M0AFC/P for winning the 10W single operator section and finally to 2E0ARB/P for winning the 3W single operator section. All of the section winners and runners-up will receive certificates.

Ian, G0FCT

10W, Multi-operator

Pos	Name	Call sign	Loc	QSO	Multi	Points	Total	Best DX	km	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*	Malvern Hills RAC	G0RMX/P	IO82TC	68	33	28825	951225	LZ1KWT	2355	10	5EL	FT690
2*	One Man and His Dog CG	G8NWM/P	IO92TR	28	26	25386	660036	YO4RDN/P	2220	10	5EL	FT736R
3	Jersey ARS	GJ8RVT/P	IN89WF	41	25	16352	408800	YU1EU	2352	10	6EL	IC706
4		G3WZR/P	IO91BJ	41	24	15771	378504	IZ8BLT	2001	10	5EL	FT736R
#	Ayr ARG	GS0AYR/P	IO75PJ	31	19	9798	186162	IW0RNA/P	1871	10	5EL	IC706

3W, Multi-operator

Pos

Name

Call sign

Loc

QSO

Multi

Points

Total

Best DX

Power

Ant

Equipment

West Kent ARS

G1WKS/P

JO01ED

18982

512514

LZ1KWT

2144

5EL

IC505

Leicester RS

G3LRS/P

IO92IP

4667

65338

I0JX

1578

3EL

FT690

10W, Single Operator

Pos	Call sign	Loc	QSO	Multi	Points	Total	Best DX	Km	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*	M0AFC/P	IO84SA	97	25	30670	766750	IZ0ARN	1786	10	5EL	IC706
2*	GW8ZRE/P	IO83JF	44	20	12655	253100	IF9/I2ADN	2077	10	HB9CV	FT690R
3	M0BAO/P	IO80MV	11	6	838	5028	G0RMX/P	140	10	HB9CV	IC706

3W, Single Operator

Pos	Call sign	Loc	QSO	Multi	Points	Total	Best DX	Km	Power	Ant	Equipment
1*	2E0ARB/P	IO91ME	51	23	25852	568054	ER5OK/P	2243	2.5	5EL	IC251+TVR
2*	GW0PZO/P	IO83JF	38	14	6444	90216	IF9/I2ADN	2079	2.5	3EL	FT690
3	G4FAA/P	JO01AG	10	7	810	5670	GW4BVY/P	214	3	3EL	IC726

* Certificate winner

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