Practical Wireless 144 MHz QRP Contest
2008 Results

Full results of the 25th annual contest, held on 8th June 2008.
See also the article published in November 2008 issue of Practical Wireless.

Pos Name Callsign Score QSOs Squs Sngl
op 		Loc Ant. asl,m Tx/Rx
1 North Wales Wafflers GW0CCR/P 4770 159 30   IO82  4 x 17 Element Tonna 560 YAESU FT736R
2 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P 4238 163 26 S IO83  7 ELE ZL 12 ELE high SWR! 561 Kenwood TR751E 3W capable of 25w O/P adj
3 Salisbury and District Grand International Transmitting Society G4RLF/P 4176 144 29   IO80  17 Element Tonna 277 TS770E
4 Martin Stokes G3ZXZ/P 3510 135 26 S IO94  11 element Tonna 400 Trio TR9130
5 Bolton Wireless Club G1ONE/P 3151 137 23   IO83  12 ELEMENT ZL SPECIAL 330 TRIO 9130 TRANSCEIVER.
6 G8AWO G4PCS G8AWO/P 2912 104 28   IO91  9 Ele Tonna 186 IC 7000 with a voice keyer
7 Bob Reeves G8VOI G8VOI/P 2782 107 26 S IO90  13 element F9FT Tonna yagi 275 Icom IC211e run from 12V battey / mains
8 Alastair and Peter G4RUL/P 2250 75 30   JO00  11 ele Yagi 201 Icom IC 202 with Mutek Front end plus Da
9 G0HDV & G0OKF G0HDV/P 2242 118 19   IO93  13 EL 300 ICOM 7000
10 Mark Dumpleton & Steve Burke G6TVP/P 2240 80 28   IO93  11 ele Yagi 152 Yaesu FT-847
11 Cambridge & District ARC G2XV/P 2158 83 26   IO92  9 element Tonna 71 Trio TS 780 with Spectrum speech process
12 Mid Lanark ARS MM0GPZ/P 2136 89 24   IO74  12 element M2 at 13m 45 Icom IC706 MkII
13 Chris & David Martin ( T.D.A.R.S ) M0EMM/P 1805 95 19   IO82  Tonna 17 Element 508 Yaesu 817
14 East Cheshire Radio Group M0ECR/P 1764 84 21   IO93  Homebrew 6 element Yagi 479 Yeasu FT579D HF,VHF, UHF portable transc
15 Clifton ARS G3GNH/P 1638 78 21   JO01  9 ele Yagi 200 Yaesu FT847
16 Icecream Lickers M3AOM/P 1600 80 20   IO92  5 Element Yagi 155 Norcol FT817ND
17 Cousinjack Contest Group G6GWX/P 1587 69 23   IO70  10 ele home brew yagi 320 Icom 746
18 Jon Page G1POS/P 1512 72 21 S IO91  6 element delta beam 280 Icom IC-260E
19 tony crake G0OVA/P 1400 56 25 S IO91  13 ele modified tonna @ approx 4m high 75 IC 706 Mk2G + my Auto CQ Box ( as publis
20 Middlesex DX Group M0MDG/P 1386 63 22   IO91  2 x 17 ele tonnas 255 Yaesu FT-2902 x 17 ele tonnasMasthea
21 Roger Piper G4VRS/P 1365 65 21   IO91  9el Tonna 230 Icom IC275E
22 SBMW contest group G4MCQ/P 1342 61 22   IO81  9 element Tonna yagi 240 Yeasu FT817
23 Ian Harding G7HFS/P 1288 56 23 S JO00  9 Element Tonna 168 Yaesu FT817ND
24 Keith Haywood G8HXE/P 1278 71 18 S IO83  SOTA SB-5 389 FT290
25 Scarborough ARS G2CP/P 1196 52 23   IO94  Tonna 9 Element Yagi 296 Yaesu FT817nd
26 The Dunstable Downers M3ZPX/P 1173 69 17   IO91  5 Element Beam 243 Yaesu FT817ND
27 John Duddridge G4NVM/P 1166 53 22 S JO01  13 element Tonna yagi 110 Yaesu FT847
28 QRZ Amateur Radio Group of Sussex G3YNN/P 1113 53 21   JO00  2x9 Elements Tonnas 195 Yaesu FT847
29 Worthing & District ARC G1WOR/P 1008 63 16   IO90  11element Tonna 200 Icom 275
30 Bob Doran G4VRC/P 988 52 19 S IO90  12 ele ZL Special 235 FT817
31 Bolton Wireless Club G0BWC/P 969 51 19 S IO83  6-ele lightweight yagi 425 IC202 (1976 model)
32 Dave Passey 2W0BYA/P 935 55 17 S IO83  3 ele H/B yagi (SSB), H/B Slimjim (FM) 1064 FT-817ND, 11.1V LiPo Battery, Avair Powe
33 G4RSW/P Group G4RSW/P 923 71 13   IO82  15 ele yagi 163 15 ele beam, trailer mounted versatower
34 Jeremy Kewn G7TBJ/P 918 54 17 S IO70  12 element ZL special 164 Kenwood TR751e
35 Worthing Radio Events Group M0REG/P 846 47 18   IO90  13 element Yagi 180 Icom IC706 MkIIG
36 Mid Sussex ARS G5RV/P 817 43 19   JO00  Diamond A144S10, (9 ele), on a 3m mast 165 FT-817 running on a leisure battery
37 Colin North G4GBP/P 702 39 18 S IO80  SOTA 5 element beam from PW Special offe 277 MFJ-9402 QRP 2m SSB Transceiver
38 Fareham & District ARC G3VEF/P 684 38 18   IO90  9ele Tonna 100 Yaesu FT847 TCVR100AHr Battery
38 Bromsgrove & D.A.R.C GW3VGG/P 684 36 19   IO71  9 element protable at 4mts above ground 315 Ft897 on battery supplyAnt - 9 ele Ton
40 Gary Kinnell GM7NQP/P 680 34 20   IO86  TOYO 9 ELE BEAM 475 YAESU FT 817
41 Maltby and District ARS G4SKM/P 672 42 16   IO93  8 element Yagi 300 FT817
42 Wigan-Douglas Valley A.R.S. G3BPK/P 648 36 18   IO83  12 element yagi 168 IC706
43 Keith Lewis G4TJE/P 600 40 15 S JO01  9ele yagi tonna 175 Yaesu FT817
44 steeve McAdams GJ7DNI/P 560 28 20 S IN89  9 el j-beam 60 ft817nd
44 Ynys Mon - Anglesey LFBG MW0GCT/P 560 35 16   IO83  2 x 4 el Yagi 770 Yaesu FT290R
46 Carl Langley G3XGK/P 528 33 16 S JO02  14 Element Yagi 20 ICOM IC211E
46 Steve Tucker and Ian Pomfret G0TUK/P 528 33 16   IO83  Tonna 8 ele portable yagi 300 Icom IC202S
48 david Rumbold G4RYV/P 525 35 15 S IO92  5 Element Homebrew Portable Yagi. 290 Yaesu FT-817
49 Poole Radio Society G4PRS/P 512 32 16   IO80  Tonna 9 element Yagi 200 Icom 706 with standard microphone. Power
50 Hambleton ARS G3MAE/P 496 31 16   IO94  9 Element Yagi 250 ICOM &46
51 Morecambe Bay ARS G4YBS/P 464 29 16   IO84  10-element Cushcraft horiz. beam (Yagi) 36 FT290R Mark 1, Lead Acid battery power
52 Chippenham & District ARC G3VRE/P 435 29 15   IO91  15 Ele Yagi 219 Yaesu 817
52 Colin Noon 2E1SBF 435 29 15 S JO02  17 elment 10 Yeasu FT290R Adonis AM-508 Compressor
54 Paul Norris EI3ENB/P 416 26 16 S IO62  11 element yagi for ssb Comet GP9M fm 516 Yaesu 290r
55 Graeme Stoker and Keith Morrison M1VHT/P 374 34 11   IO84  7-ele ZL-Special 600 Yaesu FT-817. SLAB battery.
56 Brian Howard G0LJD/P 352 32 11 S JO01  13 ele Yagi 100 FT817
57 Michael Heywood M0ICK 348 29 12 S IO83  5 el zl special 400 Icom 7000
58 North Norfolk Amateur Radio Group (NNAG) G0NWT/P 330 30 11   JO02  Multi-Element Yagi 60 FT290 MK1
59 Contest Club Alkmaar PA1VW/P 325 25 13   JO22  9 element TONNA 25 IC-706 MKII with 9 element TONNA.
60 Verulam ARC G3VER/P 319 29 11   IO91  9 over 9 Yagi by Tonna. 230 IC7000 with mast head pre-amplifier, foo
61 Kevin Jennings / Tony Ryan M0KSJ/P 300 25 12   JO01  SB5 Sotabeam 74 IC7000
62 Sean Cannon 2E1HWQ/P 286 22 13 S JO03  MET 144/14T 0 FT817 ND
63 m0sgb/p M0SGB/P 267 89 3   IO82  9 element tonna 516 Yaesu ft 817,
64 Camarthen ARS GW4YCT/P 209 19 11   IO72  YG2 4element Moonraker 311 ICOM 7400
64 Chris Rees GU3TUX 209 19 11 S IN89  5 ele yagi 65 FT817 (battery/solar powered)
66 Galashiels and District ARS GM4YEQ/P 208 16 13   IO85  8-element yagi 305 Yaesu FT-290R MkII
67 Graham Bloor G3UD/P 200 25 8 S IO93  5EL ZL Special 0 Yaesu FT-290R11
68 Ralph Gault 2I0RPM/P 198 18 11 S IO74  3 element delta quad 400 Yaesu FT-817 and 3 element Delta Quad ae
69 patrick hawkins 2E0ELC/P 190 19 10 S IO80  8 element yagi 304 yaesu ft 290 mk 28 element yagi
70 Eastern Angles G7SOQ/P 180 18 10   IO92  Sotabeam 5 Element Yagi 83 Standard C58
71 Bob Razey - Harwell ARS G0ADH 170 17 10 S IO91  13 element Yagi 40 FT 847
72 Tony de Maillet M3VXJ/P 168 21 8 S IO92  SOTA Beam sb270 205 FT-817ND
73 Martyn Medcalf G1EFL 157 19 11 S JO01  4 Element Tonna 50 Yaesu FT817
74 Wade Stuart GW0TKF/P 154 14 11   IO72  Sota Beams SB3 3 element beam 279 Yaesu FT817ND
75 Rob Luscombe 2J0RZD/P 121 11 11 S IN89  SSB- 10 element Yagi, FM- 6 element Yagi 100 Yaesu FT290r mk1 and pre-amplifier
76 Andy Cox M0HLT/P 112 14 8 S IO70  Sandpiper 3 element Quagi 160 ICOM 706 Mk1
77 Jonathan Kempster M5AEO/P 110 22 5 S IO91  7/8th Vertical 45 FT817ND
77 Bill Douglas G4NTW/P 110 11 10 S IO94  5el beam 265 Yaesu FT-817
79 West Devon Radio Club M0WDC/P 99 11 9   IO80  4 element home made quad 0 Yaesu FT-817
80 St Tybie ARS GC0VPR 98 14 7   IO81  10Element Beam 291 Yaesu FT290
81 Nieuwe Waterweg PI4VNW/P 85 17 5   JO21  Big Wheel & 4 ele Yagi 28 Icom IC202 & IC 260
82 Eugene Purvis G7NQR/P 40 10 4 S IO94  4 Element Quad Jaybeam 410 FT290R
83 Eileen Mainwaring 2W1BPS 36 9 4 S IO81  Dipole 60 Yaesu FT290
84 Christian Bell M0RTM/P 30 6 5 S IO92  Tonna Element Beam 170 Standard Yaesu FT-817
85 Paul H Irwin GI6FEN/P 25 5 5 S IO74  Sandpiper 3 ele Delta Quad 4 YAESU FT290R
86 John Goods M1IOS/P 24 6 4 S IN69  3 Element SOTA Beam 10 FT857D
87 Philip Hammersley G7IXP 16 4 4 S IO92  Home Brew 3 element Yagi. 158 Icom 251E Hammaster 4200 desk micWa
87 Howard Seddon G0VZJ 16 4 4 S IO83  TELESCOPIC WHIP ANTENNA. 362 YAESU FT817.
89 Denis Spooner G3WDS/P 12 3 4 S IO95  3-Ele Beam 260 ICOM 706 MK II
90 W. Edwards G8GHD 8 4 2 S IO90  3 element Sandpiper antenna 7 FT-847, Loft mounted, fixed (N/S) 3 elem
91 Jim Nicol MM0SMD/P 3 1 3 S IO87  homebrew 10 element beam (DL6WU) 300 ft 817 Lead acid batterymast base be
92 Ricky Amos M3ZWL 2 1 2 S IO92  2m square dipole 68 2m square dipole, YaesuFT-480R, Watson W
 

 

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