Practical Wireless 144 MHz QRP Contest

Overall Winners 1983 - 2020
1983 Blackwood ARS GW6GW/P
1984 Bug Bashers Contest Group GW4TTU/P
1985 Bug Bashers Contest Group GW4VXE/P
1986 Bug Bashers Contest Group GW5NF/P
1987 Bug Bashers Contest Group GW8TFI/P
1988 The Hillbillies GW4APA/P
1989 Stay-at-home Square Bashers GW4FRE/P
1990 Mansfield Contest Group G0MCG/P
1991 Mansfield Contest Group G0MCG/P
1992 Mansfield Contest Group G0MCG/P
1993 Hereford VHF Contest Group GW1VDF/P
1994 Mick Cowley G0GAG/P
1995 Four Pack G3CKR/P
1996 Warrington Contest Group G3CKR/P
1997 North Wales Wafflers GW0NWR/P
1998 Oldham Radio Club G1ORC/P
1999 Bristol Contest Group MW1BCG/P
2000 North Wales Wafflers GW0NWR/P
2002 Tim Boon M0AFC/P
2003 Tim Boon M0AFC/P
2004 Warrington Contest Group G3CKR/P
2005 Coventry Contest Group M0CUS/P
2006 Chris Owen M0WEN/P
2007 Martin Stokes G3ZXZ/P
2008 North Wales Wafflers GW0CCR/P
2009 Warrington Contest Group G3CKR/P
2010 S.A.D.G.I.T.S G4RLF/P
2011 UBA TRA-O aSB Contest Team TM7T
2012 Warrington Contest Group M0SDA/P
2013 Michael Ryder (Warrington Contest Group) G0CDA/P
2014 S.A.D.G.I.T.S G4RLF/P
2015 S.A.D.G.I.T.S G4RLF/P
2016 Hereford V.H.F. Contest Group GW1YBB/P
2017 Hereford V.H.F. Contest Group GW1YBB/P
2018 Hereford V.H.F. Contest Group GW1YBB/P
2019 Hereford V.H.F. Contest Group GW1YBB/P
2020 Ossett Amateur Radio Operators M0ORO

Leading Single Operators 1983 - 2020
1983 John Otley G4CYA
1984 Roger Dyke GW4NVA/P
1985 Christopher Foster GW6MKR/P
1986 Roger Dyke GW4NVA/P
1987 Michael J. Ryder G0CDA/P
1988 Michael J. Ryder G0CDA/P
1989 Chris Partington G0CLP/P
1990 Roger Dyke GW4NVA/P
1991 Chris Eaton G8TFI/P
1992 Colin Potter G6FQZ/P
1993 Mick Cowley G0GAG
1994 Mick Cowley G0GAG/P
1995 Wulfrun Contest Group 'B' G1WPF/P
1996 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P
1997 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P
1998 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P
1999 Dave Hewitt 2C8ZRE/P
2000 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P
2002 Tim Boon M0AFC/P
2003 Tim Boon M0AFC/P
2004 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P
2005 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P
2006 Chris Owen M0WEN/P
2007 Martin Stokes G3ZXZ/P
2008 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P
2009 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P
2010 Mike G4VSS/P
2011 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P
2012 Warrington Contest Group M0SDA/P
2013 Michael Ryder (Warrington Contest Group) G0CDA/P
2014 Time Raven G4ARI/P
2015 Jon Page G1POS/P
2016 Andrew Vare GW4XZL/P
2017 Steve Marsh G4TCU/P
2018 Hereford V.H.F. Contest Group GW1YBB/P
2019 Hereford V.H.F. Contest Group GW1YBB/P
2020 Ossett Amateur Radio Operators M0ORO

1983 - 92 Aggregate Scores

Here are the top ten groups from the first ten years of the contest, 1983-1992, formed by amalgamating all 10 results tables, normalised to a leader's score of 1000 points each year (i.e. maximum possible points 10000).

Position Name Callsign Points
1 Bug Bashers Contest Group various 6074
2 Mansfield Contest Group G0MCG 4509
3 Neil Underwood & Martyn Wright G4RLF/G4LDR 4356
4 Guildford & District Radio Soc. G6GS/G5RS 2689
5 R. Thornley & others G1NUS 2676
6 Oldham Radio Soc. G1ORC 2587
7 Blackwood & District ARS G6GW 2504
8 Roger Stansfield & others G3UAX 2318
9 Worthing & District ARC G3WOR/G1WOR 2065
10 Michael Ryder G0CDA 1952

1993 - 2003 Aggregate Scores

Here are the top ten entrants from the years 1993-2003, formed by amalgamating all 10 results tables, normalised to a leader's score of 1000 points each year (i.e. maximum possible points 10,000). There was no contest in 2001.

Position Name Callsign Points
1 North Wales Wafflers GW0NWR/P 5125
2 Oldham Radio Club G1ORC/P 5080
3 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P

5055
4 Warrington Contest Group G3CKR/P

2967
5 Peter Thompson G8DDY/P 2932
6 Mike Baguley & Peter Lowrie GW7LQD/P/GW7JYK/P 2738
7 Hereford VHF Contest Group GW1VDF/P 2461
8 Tim Boon M0AFC/P 2000
9 Charlie (& Sue) Jordan GW0PZO/P 1985
10 Jon Page G1POS/P 1878

2004 - 2013 Aggregate Scores

Here are the top ten entrants from the years 2004-2013, formed by amalgamating all 10 results tables, normalised to a leader's score of 1000 points each year (i.e. maximum possible points 10,000). There was no contest in 2001.

Position Name Callsign Points
1 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE 6724
2 SADGITS G4RLF 6490
3 Warrington Contest Group G3CKR & G0CDA

4000
4 Tim Raven G4ARI

3834
5 Bolton Wireless Club G1ONE, G0BWC & G8WY 3016
6 North Wales Waflers GW70CCR & GW4ARC 2861
7 Burton-on-Trent ARC G3NFC 2766
8 Tony Crake G0OVA 2582
9 UBA TRA-OSB Contest Team TM7T & F/OT3T 2393
10 Warrington ARC G0WRS 2368


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