2005 SUMMER CONTEST RESULTSThe UKSMG Summer event for 2005 is way behind us now and it was one we will not remember for long maybe, or maybe we will as the most 'Es-free' contest ever!
This year, for the first time, we did not have special sections - maybe that's why quite some English stations decided not to send a log? The most heard comment on the removal of the UK section was about the possibility of ever winning a UKSMG contest from the UK...an impossible thing to do where there are no longer special UK sections.
The opposite turned out to be the case; although it may be because of the bad propogation, we have three UK section winners. Of course this did not apply to the Outside Europe section, but not a single log has been received from outside Europe this time so there are no results for this section.
There will be one change in the final results for the single operator section because the scores from IG9/I2ADN will have to be updated. The log was received OK the first time but errors occurred on the floppy diskette when checking the log I tried to get in touch with Angelo but as he was away on Holiday on some nice Italian Island I was unable to contact him about this. The update will be done as soon as possible.
After the results you'll find comments and some nice pictures from a few of the entrants. Next Year's contest will be on the same weekend again, most likely with the same rules...and the same propagation? Hopefully not!
Dennis PA7FM
Section 1: Single Operator Europe
Section 2: Multi - Operator Europe
Section 3: SWL
Contest ReportsF5DE/P"Dear friends, here are a few photos taken
by M. Raymon Aupetit SWL F-15873, while I was waiting for
openings during the last UKSMG contest. Thanks to my CW sending
keyer, I had time enough to read some Ham litterature as QST,
RadCom and of course the last issue of 'Six News'! Unfortunately
no opening during that contest, only ten french stations and no
foreign country even heard ! I was located in JN05AI, on the VHF
site of my friend F5HGO. I was working as portable station with
40 watts into a 5 elements yagi antenna, as you can see. 73 QRO
to all the UKSMG team, from F5DE."
Andy, G8PL
Andy, G7FWE"So the dust settles on (another) UKSMG
contest with little Es. I managed to sneak in with contacts to
SM, LA, I, DL but it was mostly tropo, but at least I managed to
grab a few interesting ones which kept me going! QSB at times
was MS like in its depth and speed, leading to a couple of
missed ones. I ended with 146 QSOs, just 10 DXCC (No GM!), 27
WWL and 67 members. A pleasure to meet so many SMG members
though and also made my first JT6M QSO after the contest ended,
so not all bad! 73s, Andy."
Mat, G7FBD"The contest for us was interesting on two
fronts. Firstly we used a site that we have not used before.
Getting there was fun, there was talk that a 4 x 4 was needed to
get to the location we were working from. However a Ford Transit
Messing van some 3Kg in weight managed the trip ok, be it a
little slippy and bumpy. The view from the mountain was
fantastic, if you like FOG. The weather was also fantastic for
ducks. rained ever 10 minutes from Friday Night until around 5am
on Sunday Morning. Blowing a gale and yet at 2am there were
walkers on the hill !! The Radio contest was not too bad though
even with the lack of E's - We still did manage to work some
interesting stations and locations into JM65, JN90 and K025. now
the scores on the doors. These are provisional and still need
cross checking QSO = 148 62 Members 9 Countries and 25 Locators
(47250) as I said still needs checking fully! Thanks to all the
Members and non members we worked, did make the weekend!! Good
luck all!"
David, BRS25429"A disappointing Summer Contest because of
the bad propagation. I have been participating in these contests
since 1990. I can not remember a time when NO Sporadic E was
evident I am speaking from my grid square in IO93. What made
conditions worse this time was any tropo contacts were dificult
to hear/work with so much QSB. Ah well, this contest has always
been a lottery of sorts. Let us just congratulate the portable
stations who stuck it out so well. The stations I heard the most
were G7FWE/P followed by M5ADE/P, GW7FBD/P and G8PL. Well done
chaps. The only DX heard at my QTH was UZ5U in KO50, heard very
briefly on three occasions. Not sure what propagion mode. Maybe
two hop Es? DL2OM was heard once on what I feel was MS - a 10
second burst. No doubt the Es will be back tomorrow for sure!
Our thanks to Dennis our Contest Manger. Please support him with
your contest entries."
Adrian, M5ADE"Our thanks must go to the 6m Op's especially UKSMG members who gave us points in the contest in very difficult band conditions. We had a good time as usual despite all this !. Nice to see some "old" faces at the site. Cheers all from Ade,Pete,Peter,Graham,Ian,Glyn&Darrell. M5ADE/P"Trev (G3ZYY) G5KW/P"Hi All, well G5KW has decided to call it a day. It has been raining heavily and we were in danger of being bogged down in the field so decided to leave early. Around a dozen or so QSOs, and as there are relatively few ops local to us here in the south west, almost all were a struggle to complete. The loudest signals we heard were Tony CT1FFU and 5B8AV both at S9 plus. Both were the only signals from their area at the time worked and were audible for around 30 mins each. gl to all those still going."Simon M3CVN"23 Q's so far!! Vry slow, only DX wrked IW in JN71, vry low activity!! Still there's still 2morrow!! C u all there, i will be QRV from 07:30!(I know i'm mad!!)"Cliff G1IOV"re this weekends contest... maybe UKSMG should change the name to "UKSMG Tropo contest"... having said that i just worked Angelo I2ADN/IG9 so my score is up to 3 in the log ;-) GL one n all hope to work GU GJ GD etc tommorrow de Cliff G1IOV".Georges F8OP G1IOV"As in 2003 and 2004 UKSMG contest, the band is dead. Only noise and MS pings. It's 17.00z, and only three stations worked. A pity ! 73 de Georges"Dave G8FXM"Well I've got 12 stations with a current score of 105 :-0 Although all are from adjacent squares! Maybe it will brighten up tomorrow" |
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