[UK-CONTEST] For Your Interest.

[brian coyne]

For those who do not subscribe to the CQ Contest reflector there are a couple of intersting items on there today.

The results of the 2011 'Stew Perry' challenge are published. Great efforts from Stewart, GM4AFF who gained 1st Eu and 6th world place of 80 entrants in the QRP section.  Terry G4AMT who made 4th place Eu and 16 overall of a few hundred in the High Power category. had only the big hitters of OL1A, ,E77DX , DL6FBL ahead of him. Both used far less than the allotted time so go for it in December you guys!

This is the first occaision I have really looked at the rules for this contest, lot's of plaques for differing achevements and a scoring system based on station proficiency and not 'hot' callsigns. 

There have been many debates of late with the CQWW definitions of 'Single Operator'  if you follow the link to the 'Rules' take a look at  Rule 6. If there ia a better definition of  how a 'Single Operator station should be run I have yet to see it.

http://www.kkn.net/stew/2011_Stew.htm

The other item comes from Tonno  ES5TV.  By golly , some of these guys certainly put their money where their hobby lies, can you imagine spending getting on for 10k euro on an antenna stack for just one band, that is without the cost of the 70 mtr rotating tower!? So not only is east EU reputed to have the larget amps in the ham  world  but will now outrank USA for the largest antennas.

http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/cq-contest/2012-September/099641.html

73  Brian 5B4AIZ.