Full Results from Contests
(number) after a placing means how many stations were in that category. e.g. 3rd (27)
EA RTTY Contest - (April 2024)
Awaiting Results
Single Operator, All Bands - 100w
429 QSO - 112,833 points
Contest Notes: Bands were very noisy and didn't really recover all contest. Some busy periods with some long slow periods too, but the DX was there too if you could find them, Mostly by accident at this station ! Multipliers started slowly too, but soon started to increase. DX into Indonesia, US, Canada, St Helena, Namibia. Couldn't get a good Run in this contest, and some fairly robust jumping on Run Freqs from HP stations too. First time I've been keyed over to make me move as well (Spoiler, didn't work).
More SO2V operating, but using VFO B for S+P as duelling CQ's didn't return much increase in rate vs effort. Keys now selected for the keypad now as I identified the shortcuts most used in this contest as the ones to try first. A couple of them will need some delay times added (The FT-2000 when switching VFO's, and with both on the Internal ATU, needs 2 seconds else the radio TX's, but the CPU locks it out. MMTTY thinks it is transmitting and it all falls over in a heap !)
SO2V - Yaesu FT-2000, 80m FD4 OCFD Antenna at 12m, Palstar AT-2K Tuner and G4ZLP Interface. (SignalinkUSB for SO2V Audio)
CQ WW WPX Phone Contest - (March 2024)
Awaiting Results
Raw Scores ; 19th (128) England, 302nd (1575) Europe, 586th (3367) World. - 6th in Classic.
Single Operator, All Bands - 100w
341 QSO - 161,694 points
Contest Notes: Although I intended to enter this contest for the Classic and the full SOAB LP section, but a migraine decided to affect my operating, so only 14 hours mostly at the evening sessions. Some good DX into China, US and Caribbean, with some new WPX entities for the log. Disappointed to not enter this properly, but these things happen. Station worked well, as expected but as the reduced operating time meant that I only worked 3 bands. Only operated SO1V, as I'm not setup for SSB SO2V just yet and only used the OCFD, the 6BTV wasn't giving anything extra and there was no need to use the Bevflex-4.
Not expecting to place well in this contest but did enjoy the operating time that I did have !
Yaesu FT-2000, 80m FD4 OCFD Antenna at 12m, Palstar AT-2K Tuner.
🏆 RSGB FT4 Series - Contest 2 - (18th March 2024)
9th (51) - UK 100w Restricted - (364 Series points)
100w Single Operator, Low Power, All Bands - 85w output
60 QSO's, 1,860 Points
Golden Log
Contest Notes: This sprint contest is an interesting one, as this session saw my station back to having the OCFD available, and a noted increase in DX stations on the bands for the contest. After an initial flurry of activity, things slow up about an hour in, and I need to find the answer to having a better run, or S+P session. With a 90 min session, and QSO's taking 60 sec (4 x 15 sec), finding 90 QSO's with one VFO is pretty much all I can do, but I'm currently 30 short ! Fun session though, for something different.
Yaesu FT-2000, 80m FD4 OCFD Antenna at 12m, Palstar AT-2K Tuner and G4ZLP Interface.
BARTG HF RTTY Contest - (March 2024)
16th (349) World, 15th (231) Europe, 2nd (23) England
Single Operator, All Bands - 100w (SOAB100)
602 QSO - 603,576 points (4 Dupes)
Contest Notes: The second session with SO2V configured, and although with the band change timer, this means that it's Run and S+P in the same band, but that brought a good increase in QSO totals, that I would not have got without the second VFO. The shortcomings of SO2V, with loss of audio on TX can be managed, but shows what more can be done with SO2R.
Good session, and managed time around at home commitments, with a later start but think I managed the time well considering that. Station worked well again, but SO2V brings with it a larger mental load, therefore was tired after ! I have identified a number of operating improvements, which is to be expected being new to this style, and have some equipment identified.
SO2V - Yaesu FT-2000, 80m FD4 OCFD Antenna at 12m, Palstar AT-2K Tuner and G4ZLP Interface. (SignalinkUSB for SO2V Audio)
EAPSK63 Contest - (March 2024)
Awaiting Results
Raw Scores ; 1st (10) England, 8th (212) DX,
Single Operator, All Bands - 50w
393 QSO - 98,835 points
SO2V - Yaesu FT-2000, 80m FD4 OCFD Antenna at 12m, Palstar AT-2K Tuner and G4ZLP Interface. (SignalinkUSB for SO2V Audio)
🏆 RSGB FT4 Series - Contest 1 - (26th February 2024)
16th (60) - UK 100w Restricted - (262 Series points)
Single Operator, Low Power, All Bands - (Antenna was Hustler 6-BTV due to OCFD being down for Storm)
56 QSO's, 900 Points
Golden Log
Yaesu FT-2000, Hustler 6-BTV, Palstar AT-2K Tuner and G4ZLP Interface.
🏆 CQ WPX RTTY Contest - (February 2024)
1st (46) England, 35th (742) Europe, 55th (1363) World.
Classic 1st (10) England, 4th () Europe, 8th () World.
Single Operator, Low Power, All Bands
829 QSO's
Yaesu FT-2000, 80m FD4 OCFD Antenna at 12m, Palstar AT-2K Tuner and G4ZLP Interface.
🏆 BARTG Sprint Contest - (January 2024)
4th (24) England, 8th (349) World.
Single Operator, Low Power (SOAB100)
535 QSO's, 136,425 Points
ARRL RTTY Round Up Contest - (January 2024)
Awaiting Results
Raw Scores ; 2nd (15) England, 12th (257) Europe, 18th (375) World.
Single Operator, Low Power + Limited Antenna Overlay (Single wire, under 50ft AGL)
444 QSO's, 33,300 Points
🏆 SARTG New Year Contest (Jan 2024)
1st (9) England, 37th (119) DX
Single Operator, All Bands, One Radio
69 QSO's, 2277 Points
🏆 CQ WW DX SSB Contest (Oct 2023)
5th (109) England, 68th (1211) Europe, 137th (2400) World
Classic - 2nd (55) England, 27th (469) Europe, 47th (871) World.
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power + Classic
832 QSO's, 292,672 points - ( 34.5 hrs)
🏆 PL259 Makrothon RTTY (Oct 2023)
6th (24) England, 108th Europe, 157th (435) World
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power
Note: Entered to test new N1MM+ set-up, and was only on-air for under half (7.5hrs) of the contest.
194 QSO's, 579,500 points
Golden Log
🏆 BARTG Championship 2023 (All BARTG 2023 HF Contests)
33rd Place (564), 2nd England (48) - SOAB 100.
Note : I used my personal call-sign for two contests, and M1V for the last sprint. Combining both callsigns would have placed 30th, however M1VPN was placed 85th, and M1V 33rd.
🏆 CQ WW RTTY (Sep 2023)
2nd (27) England, 41st Europe (472), 72nd (906) World
(Classic - 1st (19) England, 18th (174) Europe, 29th (333) World)
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power + Classic Low Power
🏆 BARTG PSK63 Sprint (Sep 2023)
1st (9) England, 10th (44) Overall
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power - SOAB100
85 QSO, 3230 points - (Golden Log)
🏆 SARTG WW RTTY Contest (Aug 2023)
19th (296) Overall - 2nd (9) England.
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power
350 QSO - 464,380 pts
🏆 CQ WW VHF (July 2023)
2nd (2) England, 5th (28) Europe, 25th (266) World.
Single Operator, 6m Band Only
32 QSO - 640 pts - 20 Grids
🏆 EARTTY Contest (April 2023)
34th (440) DX, 3rd (18) England
Single Operator, All Bands Low Power
275 QSO - 58,519 pts, 50 EAP / 86 DXC
🏆 CQ WW WPX Phone (March 2023)
8th (111) England, (3rd )(26) Classic) 97th (1346) in Europe, 222th (3009) in World.
Single Operator, All Bands Low Power
545 QSO (1 Dupe) - 285,572 pts, 329 WPX
🏆 BARTG HF RTTY Contest (March 2023)
73rd (340) World, 6th (15) England
Single Operator, All Bands (SOAB100)
372 QSO - 150,288 pts
🏆 EAPSK63 Contest (March 2023)
37th (256) DX, 6th (17) England.
Single Operator, All Bands (50w Max Power)
258 QSO (1 Dupe) - 50,184 pts, 47 DXCC, 52 EAP
🏆 BARTG RTTY Sprint (January 2023)
61st (356) World, 9th (35) England
Single Operator, All Bands 100Watts (SOAB100)
279 QSO, 48 Mults,
40,176 Points
🏆 ARRL RTTY Round Up Contest - (January 2023)
3rd (14) England, 63rd (212) Europe, 79th (301) in all DX
Single Operator, Low Power Unassisted
198 QSO's, 48 Multipliers
9,504 Points
🏆 SARTG New Year RTTY Contest - 2022 (1st January 2023) 🏆
28th (121) World, 1st (6) England
53 QSO (45x40m, 8x80m) 1166 Points
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power.
🏆 BARTG Championship 2022 (From all BARTG HF Contests 2022)
138th (718) SOAB100, 13th England
🏆 ARRL 10m Contest - Phone (December 2022)
3rd (11) England, 374th (986) DX
Single Operator, Low Power Unassisted
65 QSO's, 31 Multipliers
3,968 Points
🏆 DARC Worked All Europe RTTY Contest - (November 2022)
5th (23) England, 239th (627) Europe.
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power Unassisted (10h 35m)
208 QSO's - No QTC.
46,384 Points
🏆 CQ WW DX Contest - (October 2022)
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power Unassisted + Classic Overlay (33h 17m)
668 QSO's
Score 218,940 Points
5th England / 4th Classic (85), 62nd Europe (1019), 143rd World (2242).
🏆 CQ WW RTTY Contest - (Sept 2022)
10th England / 2nd Classic (30), 78th Europe (432), 133rd World (877).
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power Unassisted + Classic Overlay (19h 34m)
462 QSO's
Score 176,675 Points
🏆 CQ WW VHF Contest - (July 2022)
First (2) - England, 26th (40) Europe, 242nd (349) World
Single Operator, 6M Band Only, Low Power, Non-Assisted.
12 QSO's - Score : 132 Points
🏆 BARTG HF RTTY Contest (March 2022)
123rd (out of 327 in Section) - 16th in England
Single Operator, All Bands, 100w (running 50w)
198 QSO's, 64 DXCC, 5 Cont,
Score : 75,240 Points
🏆 EAPSK63 Contest (March 2022)
Single Operator, All Bands (50w Max Power)
184 QSO's, 47 DXCC, 58 EAP
Score 38,640 Points
Results - 16th World, 4th England - Score 36,668 Points
🏆 CQ WPX RTTY Contest (Feb 2022)
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power + Classic Overlay (12h 27m Only)
296 (307) QSO's, 219 (223) WPX
Score (claimed - 208,505) 190,092 Points
11th UK, 253th Europe, 402rd World
4th in UK Classic Overlay
🏆 BARTG RTTY Sprint (January 2022)
89th Place (out of 550)
Single Operator, All Bands, 100w (running 50w)
284 QSO's, 40 DXCC, 4 Cont,
Score : Claimed 47,712 Points, Confirmed 47,040 Points. (Error rate 0.7%)
🏆 SARTG New Year RTTY Contest - 2022 (1st January 2022)
53rd Place (out of 139) - 4th in England.
52 QSO (8x40m, 18x80m Multipliers) 1352 Points
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power.
🏆 CQ WW DX Contest - 2021 (October 2021)
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power + Classic Overlay
616 QSO's, 40 Zones, 159 DXCC - 136,912 Points
5th (100) UK, 114th (1190) in Europe, 218th (2433) World
6th in Classic Overlay
🏆 UKEICC DX Contest 2021
Golden Log ! - No Deductions
56th Place Overall, 28th in Unassisted (all), 26th in UKEI, 19th in Low Power (all)
7th in Low Power, 12hr Section (all) - 5th in UKEI
Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power. 12 Hour Section.
174 QSO's - 60 DXCC, 43 Districts
DL DX RTTY Contest 2021
Awaiting Results
Single Operator, All Bands, - 6 Hour, Dipole.
135 QSO's, 78,192 Points / 50 DXCC
🏆 Ukrainian DX Classic RTTY Contest 2021 (Single Operator-All Bands-6 Hours-RTTY)
33rd - World, 4th - England
97 QSO's Recorded, 87 QSO's Scored
292 Points, 47 Multipliers. 13724 Total Points (89,7% Log Accuracy)
Single Operator, All Bands - 6 Hour
102 QSO's, 9,593 points / 37 DXCC, 16 Oblast.
🏆 EU PSK DX Contest - 2021
SO HP EU- 21st (2nd England)
Final Score - 43788 Points
133 QSO, 53 DXCC, 111 EU Call. Confirmed.
Single Op, High Power, All Bands
🏆 CQ WPX Contest SSB - 2021
5th in England (out of 106), (2nd out of 25, in England for Classic Overlay) Single Operator, All Bands, Low Power (Classic)
100th in Europe (out of 1343), 143rd in World (out of 2720).
585 QSO's, 360 WPX - Overall Error Rate - 3.0% (3.6%)
🏆 BARTG HF RTTY Contest - 2021
150 QSO's - 16,200 Points - 175th / 332 in SOAB 100w Section
🏆 UBA PFX PSK63 Contest - 2021
🏆 UKEICC DX Contest 2020
Final Score - 50th Overall, 18th in Low Power, 24th in UK/EI Section
129 QSO's - 37 DXCC, 43 Districts
🏆 CQ WW DX Contest - 2020
18th in England, 308th in Europe, 504th in World (Single Op, Low Power, All Bands Unassisted)
405 QSO's, 110 DXCC - Overall Error Rate - 1.4% (2.7%)