80m SSB Contest - 1st March 2023
Thankyou for taking part in the March 80m SSB contest. The winner was G4PIQ, a fine effort from JO02. GM4JYB was second overall and leading Low Power entrant with M0ITR heading a couple of 5 watt entries with his contest call G6C. The band was noisy in North Wales and apologies for failing to dig out some possible callers from my S7/8 noise level. The majority of participants however managed to work both bonus calls for the extra points; Marty EI2IAB operated EI5G while I celebrated St David's Day with GW5GEI. The March CW leg is on the 29th and it's not long now until the UK/EI DX CW contest on April 29/30th.. 73, Stew GW0ETF - Adjudicator and GW5GEI op (*) = Connected
Call | Pwr | Grid | Raw | Dupe | Bust | NIL | Good | Bonus | Total | -- Best DX -- | |||||
QSOs | QSOs | Stns | Pts | Call | Km | ||||||||||
1 | G4PIQ | H | JO02OD | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | G | EI | 208 | EA8DMF | 3023 | ||
2 | GM4JYB | L | IO88JM | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | G | EI | 184 | S57KM | 1826 | ||
3 | MM1E | H | IO85AU | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | G | EI | 177 | S57KM | 1685 | ||
4 | G3Q * | H | IO84QD | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | G | EI | 174 | OH1TD | 1652 | ||
5 | S57KM * | L | JN76HD | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | G | EI | 171 | GM0TKB | 1839 | ||
6 | GM0V | H | IO85AT | 73 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 168 | EA8DMF | 3208 | ||||
7 | SM5CSS | L | JO89LS | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | G | EI | 160 | EI2KA | 1879 | ||
8 | G4G * | H | IO94EK | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | G | EI | 157 | EA8DMF | 3137 | ||
9 | EI8CE | H | IO62HI | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 61 | G | EI | 155 | OH1TD | 2023 | ||
10 | G3RWF | H | JO01OG | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | G | EI | 151 | OH1TD | 1693 | ||
11 | G3SWC | L | IO91SC | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | G | EI | 150 | OH1TD | 1783 | ||
12 | G3XTZ | L | IO91SK | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | G | EI | 142 | SM5CSS | 1430 | ||
13 | M5G | L | IO92JO | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | G | EI | 136 | OH1TD | 1697 | ||
14 | G3MXH | L | JO02LF | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | G | EI | 136 | OH1TD | 1625 | ||
15 | EI5KG * | H | IO62SH | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | G | EI | 134 | SO5MAX | 1884 | ||
16 | GM0TKB | L | IO88IP | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | G | EI | 133 | S57KM | 1839 | ||
17 | EI2KA | L | IO51HM | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | G | EI | 131 | SM5CSS | 1879 | ||
18 | EI8KN | H | IO62IE | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | G | EI | 117 | SM5CSS | 1720 | ||
19 | PE1EWR * | L | JO11SL | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | G | EI | 116 | SM5CSS | 1248 | ||
20 | OZ4NA | L | JO46WR | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | G | EI | 108 | S57KM | 1223 | ||
21 | G4BYE | L | IO91VW | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | G | EI | 107 | OZ4NA | 844 | ||
22 | M0DCG | L | IO83QJ | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | G | EI | 107 | OH1TD | 1706 | ||
23 | GU0UVH | L | IN89VR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | G | EI | 104 | S57KM | 1316 | ||
24 | EI7CC | L | IO63WG | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | G | EI | 102 | S57KM | 1685 | ||
25 | G4NBS | L | JO02AF | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | G | EI | 101 | SO5MAX | 1453 | ||
26 | PC4H * | H | JO22IH | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | G | EI | 100 | SM5CSS | 1125 | ||
27 | G3KNU | L | IO93QN | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | G | EI | 98 | S57KM | 1368 | ||
28 | G4DZL | L | IO92IS | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | G | EI | 95 | SM5CSS | 1367 | ||
29 | G4DBW | L | JO01NI | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | G | EI | 90 | SO5MAX | 1404 | ||
30 | MM0MUN | L | IO87WD | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | G | EI | 89 | DO9LDT | 877 | ||
31 | G3UUT | L | JO02BD | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | G | EI | 88 | SM5CSS | 1346 | ||
32 | OE5TXF * | H | JN78BD | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 88 | GM0TKB | 1637 | ||||
33 | M0KYB | L | IO91BN | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | G | EI | 87 | SM5CSS | 1489 | ||
34 | G7NJX | L | IO81OH | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | G | EI | 87 | OZ4NA | 1024 | ||
35 | G2AA | L | IO92KO | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 | G | EI | 84 | SM5CSS | 1371 | ||
36 | PE1PIX * | H | JO23VE | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | G | EI | 84 | S57KM | 1009 | ||
37 | 2E0TXQ | L | IO92JO | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | G | EI | 79 | S57KM | 1352 | ||
38 | G4PDF | L | IO93VH | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | G | EI | 79 | S57KM | 1330 | ||
39 | G6C | Q | IO70KI | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | G | EI | 74 | GM4JYB | 918 | ||
40 | EI7GY | H | IO63WG | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | G | EI | 73 | PB6W | 765 | ||
41 | G6UBM | L | JO01CE | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 71 | SM5CSS | 1420 | ||||
42 | SO5MAX | H | KO03SB | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 70 | EI5KG | 1884 | ||||
43 | MM0WKY | L | IO88KK | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | G | EI | 69 | SO5MAX | 1650 | ||
44 | MW7FON | Q | IO73VC | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | G | EI | 67 | PC4H | 609 | ||
45 | M1CJE | L | IO91CJ | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | G | EI | 65 | S57KM | 1337 | ||
46 | EI5DI | L | IO63VG | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | G | EI | 62 | PC4H | 744 | ||
47 | GW7BZR | L | IO73UF | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | G | EI | 59 | PB6W | 644 | ||
48 | G2O | L | IO92VA | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | G | EI | 53 | GM4JYB | 749 | ||
49 | OH1TD * | H | KP01VL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | G | 51 | EI8CE | 2023 | |||
50 | M3M * | L | IO70JB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | G | EI | 46 | MM1E | 650 | ||
51 | G1WVK * | L | IO81WV | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | G | EI | 45 | PC4H | 471 | ||
52 | GM4M | L | IO75XT | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | G | EI | 45 | PB6W | 747 | ||
53 | SE5W * | L | JP80NF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | G3RWF | 1406 |
Soapbox
Soapbox comments from UKEICC 80m SSB contest using 6 char grids on 01/03/2023 Noisy band tonight but I managed a few and sorry to those I couldn't quite make out. SD worked great. -- EI2KA SD P3 K3 G5RV -- EI5DI Overall band condx poor with high QRM Used SD as usual -- EI8CE Great contest, as always. -- G1WVK If I'm CALLED by an SO2R station I expect them to have the courtesy of working me straight away... -- G3Q Hard going! -- G3RWF late starter this time .... thought I would give a few points away HI HI -- G4DBW Trying to multitask with 2m FT8AC so not a maximum effort. S&P only so not many Dx contacts. -- G4NBS That was a bit quiet.... -- G4PIQ Hard going on QRP 10 watts SD used for logging -- G6C ONLY ON FOR LAST HALF HOUR THANKS TO THOSE WHO WORKED ME -- G6UBM Best QRB is 3212km for EA8DMF at IL18QJ -- GM0V IC-7300, 100w , 80m inv-V dipole 13m centre. Good fun. Thanks all. -- GM4JYB USB RF problems tonight ..pain.. so only about 30mins operating -- GM4M Enjoyed that!! -- GW7BZR Band went at the end -- M0DCG QRN level high band faded 2040 -- M3M Local electrical QRM giving me trouble tonight. Thanks all stations worked and especially for persevering 73 GL and CU AGN soon I use EI5DI's SD for my contest logging -- M5G Good fun again tonight -- MM1E hard work not many stations on making it harder -- MW7FON Sorry. Was on only for the last ten minutes or so. In the evenings on 80m there loads of strange wide-band noises that pop up all over the place. -- OE5TXF MY QTH: KP01VL -- OH1TD Enjoyable contest with no aurora this evening. Tnx for all QSOs de Allan -- SM5CSS FTdx 3000 + HVLA1K3 -- SO5MAX
Some Statistics
Statistics for UKEICC 80m SSB contest using 6 char grids on 01/03/2023 Total QSOs: 1178 Cross Checked QSOs: 886 Long distance QSOs (Over 2000 km) GM0V in IO85AT worked EA8DMF in IL18QJ at distance of 3208 km G4G in IO94EK worked EA8DMF in IL18QJ at distance of 3137 km G4PIQ in JO02OD worked EA8DMF in IL18QJ at distance of 3023 km EI8CE in IO62HI worked OH1TD in KP01VL at distance of 2023 km EI8CE in IO62HI worked OH1TD in KP01VL at distance of 2023 km