Radio Society of Great Britain. Official HF. Contest Results.
Results - AFS CW 2010 - Individual + Team Listings.
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TROPHIES (*) Marconi Trophy - Leading single-op individual station G3TXF Edgware Trophy - Leading team Three A's Contest Group 'A' (G3TXF G3WVG G4TSH G3RTE) CHECKLOGS:
Entry disallowed: G4NWJ - QSO times not logged. SOAPBOX: DK3UZ TX VFO-BU-DR-PA Drake 2-NT wid vfo Hallicrafters HA-5 5w out. RX Siemens E311b. AER 80m Guywire Pyramid fed via open-wire line and remote controlled balanced pi coupler. DL4CF Very enjoyable contest with a lot of activity. Cu next year again! G0DVJ Good activity levels. Lots of longer skip esp in last 30 mins. Very enjoyable as usual. G0EFO The last hour is always so dreary! G0FYX Quite busy band. Skip changed last 30 minutes. SD worked well and nice to work EI5DI. G0GDU FT1000 wid W3DZZ @ 28ft agl Conditions started off OK but deteriorated towards end - only one station heard in last 20 minutes G0GFQ Good fun, but my apologies to those who replied to my CQs for my delay. I had software issues with my On Screen Keyboard G0IBN thank you SD. everyone faded away during the last half hour. usual mayhem but enjoyable G0LHZ Great Fun G0MLY A fun afternoon - Sunday pm seems to be a good time for contesting! Any chance of any more being scheduled for this time please? G0OKF 1st hours brilliant last hour difficult G0VJG only had a short time time to operate due to kid qrm G2JL SD is good; some folks operating isn't; mine eg Is "CFM" really quicker than "R" ? Perhaps "QSL" is Best wishes to EI5DI G3BFP The snow got into my garden atu had to go to 40watts G3EAO I do not recommend using a rig without a CW filter! G3GLL SD worked well as usual - conditions very good until the last hour when G stations became very difficult to get - otherwise a good contest. G3HEJ AM USING SD (post logging) BUT HAD TO TOTALLY RE-LOAD COMPUTER AS TOO MANY OLD 'SD CONTEST' RESULTS WERE CAUSING PROBLEMS G3HRH Great fun with plenty of activity. Too far away to join the DMU Club team G3IAF Antenna down in trees bearing 1" ice G3JIR Good fun. Plenty of stations to work. Pity I did not work more of them !!!! G3JJZ RIG - IC756 PRO III 100 Watts. ANTENNAS - 85' LW. Strange condx. I could barely hear some of the usually strong stations but the GMs were strong most of the time. G3KKP Used SD - perfect! G3KLH Signals held up here on the south coast until the last ten minutes G3LDI Not as many key-clicks around in this one but still a few G3LET Good until just before 1730 when everything except GM disappeared however still a few to work by ESP. I got the impression that activity was a little below par as finding a frequency was unusually easy. Thanks to all for the QSOs. G3LHJ Great contest - lots of activity- condxs good up till the last 20Min when band went long skip and noisy G3LIK Some good conditions but inter G faded at the end. Lots of familiar calls in the log with some newer amateurs to CW which was good to see G3MCX Used SD for the first time copied from a paper log worked very well but unable to upload it for the contest so will have to type it all again ! G3MXH Good inter Uk condx at start. Managed to hold a good rate and was called by 5B4AGN.Then was swamped by non contest stations asking me to QSY as this was a DX frequency after using it for about an Hour! So it was S&P for a while.. G3MZV This is where everyone makes their excuses I don't have one. A long list of G3's in log - where are all the new callsigns? Probably doing CB on VHF? My first AFS for many many years and it was thoroughly enjoyable. I guess the long skip helped the GM's. G3NKS Good fun as always except for last half-hour or so when most signals disappeared and the noise level rose. Only 5 QSOs in last 30 mins. G3OFA An enjoyable contest G3OLB Drinking too much tea before a contest causes you to lose your run frequency! G3PHO Enjoyable if frustrating contest. Did S&P for much of first hour then found a run freq but had to go S&P again as conditions for inter G faded after 1700. An annoying bug in the computer cw software caused a few probs so had to use el paddle lots of times. Found it difficult to fit in trips to the loo!! G3RFH Quite busy to start withbut band went suddenly about 1735. G3RWL Would support suggestions for earlier start/finish G3SEM Problems with my logging computer Hanging. Hence the gaps in the serial Numbers. Its always something!! G3SJX Enjoyable as always. Skip lengthened significantly in the last hour G3SVL Have missed the last 3 or 4 years due to business trips abroad - great to be back in the fray. G3SWC Great fun. Condx good to GM with big signals G3TBK Great conditions except for the last 20 minutes when most signals disappeared completely FT1000MP Tokyo Amp 400w to Dipole at 75 feet. G3TLI Band collapsed at about 1725hrs. Still enjoyed the challenge using poor antenna G3TXF AFS-CW always provides a great start to the contesting year. Apart from an inter-UK wipe-out during the last half hour conditions were fine. Great to bump into so many familiar UK callsigns on a Sunday afternoon! G3UFY RIG - FT1000MP + Ranger 811H, Dipole up 30ft, Homebrew logging software. Still plagued by intermittent strong local noise though not as bad as in some years previously. Great to work the M3s but where were the 2Es? G3VDB Good going until the ionosphere disappeared about 17.35! G3VIP RIG FT301S + PA 100W - 40M LW - Homebrew logger. Only able to operate for 2 hours. Good condx vry strong sigs G3VMY I had to use the straight key all the time. Hard work. G3VPW Always enjoy a good S & P session tried running but with lengthening skip difficult to be sure of a clear frequency. Made my 200 Qs objective. G3VQO Not a serious effort - too many domestic interruptions. Nice to be able to give away a few points from a warm shack on a snowy afternoon! G3VYI Good condx till last 30 mins then no G skip at all from here. Few gremlins for a change ! Very strong G stations at times ! G3WVG Good fun as ever. G3YEC Unfortunately I lost my amateur radio friend on the morning of the contest which had an affect on my . operating. Some MASSIVE signals in the contest !! G3YHV Only able to work the last 2 hours - conditions good until about 1700 utc- colin G3YMC As usual plenty of activity and conditions good apart from the last half hour when we lost inter-G propagation. A reasonable attempt for QRP from my modest station. First section of longwire still buried under several inches of snow on the roof. G3ZBU Great conditions but it all went quiet at the end. High noise level though. G3ZGC/A Running IC775DSP 200w to Dipole up 50 ft. At G3LLK's QTH thanks Gus. Conditions faded at the end otherwise ok. G3ZHE A good start but band faded badly during last 30 mins. 150 watts to 90ft doublet 30ft up G3ZRJ Very good level of activity from the regulars and good to hear new ops taking part. Hard going in last 30 mins due band going out for g stations at any distance. G3ZVW Skip seemed long right from the start and activity a bit down - maybe a few didn't want to venture into freezing cold shacks. The band died towards the end. G4ALE Was unable to operate from my usual location (QTH of the late Harry G3SBV in Kent) due to the snow. So came on from home. Ran 10W to see what I could work with that and usual micro antenna - and only failed to make it with one station that I called! All S&P of course. Conditions reasonable but fell apart badly in the last half hour! G4BUO Conditions took a real dive in the last 30 minutes G4BYG Mostly Run this time and managed to keep a frequency despite the 100watts output. Steady stream of qsos till about 1730 when skip lengthened and very little worked. Had to have an hours break due to health matters.So lost quite a lot of potential qsos. Never the less it was most enjoyable and good to hear so many good operators again. G4CZB Only a very low dipole this year pneumatic mast frozen up! Received a poor signal report which was traced to hum on the DC supply cured by moving a variac away from the psu. Skip lengthened suddenly for me in the last 20 minutes. G4DBW Elecraft K3 running QRO at 12 watts into a G5RV at 20 feet agl. G4DDX The inclement weather made the contest most enjoyable. No walking or sailing to take my attention. Did more CQing this time which added to the fun.as I am getting better. Used SD for logging which made it very easy. G4DJX Really ejoyed the contest as always G4DQP K3 was brilliant but found myself being slower than I thought I should be.....must be getting old!! but very very enjoyable; roll on next year. G4DYC Enjoyable but heavy S9 timebase QRM in last hour approx. G4FKA Similar rate to last year until 20 minutes from the end when the band crashed in the most spectacular fashion. Enjoyable and challenging as ever. IC756ProIII 100w 30m inverted V doublet at 10m. G4FSU Many thanks - my first AFS contest. Good conditions until the last half hour when all the Gs disappeared in the space of about 5 minutes! G4HHJ I must practice my CW before the contest - not during it!! Operation interrupted by family activities but great fun all the same. G4IUF Slow start had to replace tap washer !! G4LDL First go in this one as i am not a cw man. Just did s & p for a couple of hours. 100w + low dipole. G4LMW Had to take over 2 hours off in the middle for family business. Pity. Was having fun. G4NWJ Band conditions OK poor practise using ultra high speed auto number senders G4OGB After a slow start I was surprised to finish with a few more qso's. G4OSB Nice to put my radio into operation. I went up and down the band enjoying myself. G4PDQ Conditions took a big dive in the last half hour! G4PIQ First contest from new QTH with low temporary antenna. Good fun though K2/100 + PA. 400W Inv-V top @ 10m G4RCD Trio TS-930S at 100W into 132 foot doublet (with open wire feeder) at 40 feet max. Great fun. seemed to be less chaotic and crowded than previous years may be due to new QTH in North Yorkshire or new rig! Very poor last hour when inter-G propogation disappeared. G4RLS good conditions experienced here with low noise level for the first couple of hours then very noisey at the top end of the band lots of activity and what seems to be a personal best for me not up amongst the big boys but a fun afternoons contesting G4TSH Operating from QTH of G0VDZ in Shepperton. Was not taking this one seriously Had problems with ice damage to pump up mast still managed to get dipole up at a reasonable height. Interesting conditions and some good DX worked. Wonder if I would have done better or worse if I was being serious? G4YTV Continentals in short supply from E. Yorks. Band collapsed after 1715hr. SD did it's stuff! G7PVZ Sporadic operation due to family commitments. Tried with 5 watts this time may stick to that! Thanks to everyone I worked! G7VJR 300W to dipole at 40ft G8MIA Band conditions were very good today. GM0ELP Elecraft K3 Acom 1000 80M doublet at 10M Great fun best dx Greenland! Went awfully quiet at 17 GM3JKS Harsh wintery wx prevented any attempt to change ant system for the contest GM3POI Please drop the 50mile limit within Northern GM so we can produce a team GM3SEK Thanks to everyone for the QSOs - it's great to meet old friends again. Skip seemed to lengthen quite early this year and G stations became quite weak so a special thankyou to all the regular 'Friends of AFS' outside the UK. GM3VEY Propagation was very odd. At times nearby stations were almost inaudible. GM3WIJ SD Winkeyer worked well. TS850 showing its age. Operator also showing age being deaf due to flu!!! GM3WOJ Too snowy and cold to put up my special AFS antenna so results not so good but good fun overall GM3WUX This is my first contest with the K3 and N1MM software. I'm really looking forward to the next one. GM3YEH Used old faithfull IC752A and a dipole at 25 feet. Good level of activity and QSO rate until the skip went long during the last hour. GM4OBD For the first time had SD and Winkey working in harmony. Only used the paddle twice. Changes for next time are a narrower filter and a better chair!! GM4OSS Contest a hard slog but SD worked flawlessly. GM4SID More activity than recent years but was a lot of it europe?. Anyway my best score for many years and I enjoyed it very much helped bu the faultless SD contest logging program. GM4ZUK First two hours went well (up on previous years) but 2nd two hours well down. Conditions? First AFS outing of K3 - worked well. GW0ETF Conditions very good for first hour and then became distinctly mediocre. Last half hour was dire with just 9 QSOs..K3 and Acom 1000 to a low 30m long doublet. The amplifier helped keep the shack warm! LY9A FT-1000MP Dipole M0AAA Great fun. My best score so far for this contest. M0CAA/A Hard going with 5w. M0CES Busy band M0CZR Good Contest M0PTO 50W into a low dipole. M0SAR 1st contest with this rig. Good fun. QSB last 30 mins. M0XIE Good fun. Lots of QRN towards the end M3OSP Would be better if i could get the hang of SD. Thought it was quieter than previous afs contests MM0ROV Conditions and QSO total slightly better than last year. Used SD logging which performed perfectly. MU0FAL just there to make up the numbers nice to work some M3s MW0RZC nice contest PA600MIR Wanted to hand out the special call for 600 years cityrights in the City of Purmerend. Most stations got it right I think only a few hesitated hearing the MIR suffix which by now is familiar to most UK stations from participation in the club contests. Happy newyear to all and special QSL's will be available from september info see www.qrz.com/pa600mir PC600P Special call for 600 years City of Purmerend. QSL via PA3HGP bureau |