[UK-CONTEST] Historical NFD information

[G3UUT]

Chris,

Whythall RC first entered VHF NFD in 1990, in the low power section - 
this was the first year that this section was used.  You came 23 out of 
25 entrants in this section and you entered 144 with G1WAC, 432 with 
G0EYO and G0ICJ on 1296 MHz from IO92BJ.   Hope that's helpful.

Oh well, I suppose I'd better get back to hanging up Christmas decorations!

73 John G3UUT


On 23/12/2010 13:10, QUENTIN COLLIER wrote:
> Chris,
>
> As far as I am aware NFD has always been CW only.
>
> Phone NFD (by which I presume you mean SSB FD) started out life as "High Power
> Field Day" in 1968. This was initially a CW only event with full licensed power
> (then 150W input on CW) permitted. As I recall, its main purpose was as an
> outlet for those NFD entrants who were frustrated by the (then) 10W power limit
> in NFD. But it never really captured the imagination in that format (although I
> managed to come bottom in it in 1969) and entrants were relatively few in
> number. Accordingly, in an attempt to enhance its popularity, in (I think) 1971
> it was made mutli-mode. This had some success, but the SSB component rapidly
> wiped out the CW, to that extent that by 1973 or 1974 the rules were changed to
> make it SSB only, and it was rebadged
>
> as SSB Field Day, in which form it persists unchanged to this day.
>   
> As for VHF NFD, I know it was a well established event by the time I first
> attended it in 1966 as a callow youth (this was before I became a callow adult).
> I believe it goes back to the mid 50s but am not sure.....no doubt some of my
>
> more VHForiented colleagues can be more precise. 
>   
> Hope that helps,
>   
> 73 and happy Christmas to you and yours,
>
>
>
> Quin G3WRR
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Christopher Pettitt<g0eyo at blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Sent: Thursday, 23 December, 2010 12:26:34
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Historical NFD information
>
> Hi
>
> Just a bit of research for an article in the local club newsletter. I can
> see from G6CL's book that NFD started in June 1933. Am I correct in assuming
> this was CW only. Also when did phone NFD  and VHF NFD start.
>
> Finally is there an historical archive of VHF NFD results going back to the
> 1980's anywhere?. I am trying to find out when my local club (Wythall
> G1WAC/G4WAC) entered it's first VHF NFD (possibly 1987/88/89).
>
>
>
> Merry Xmas to all
>
>
>
> Chris G0EYO
>
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