Practical Wireless 144 MHz QRP Contest
2024 Results

Full results of the 41st annual contest, held on 9th June 2024.
See also the article published in December 2024 issue of Practical Wireless.

Pos Name Callsign Score QSOs Squs Sngl
op 		Loc Ant. asl,m Tx/Rx
1 Hereford VHF Contest Group GW1YBB/P 3915 135 29 S IO81  9-ele homebrew 800 Yaesu FT-817
2 Steve Marsh G4TCU/P 1260 70 18 S IO82  4-ele Yagi 0 Yaesu FT-817nd
3 Burton-on-Trent ARC G3NFC/P 1139 67 17   IO92  2 x 15-ele LFA YagiS 100 Kenwood TS-2000 + GaAsFET preamp
4 Dave Hewitt GW8ZRE/P 1098 61 18 S IO83  7-ele ZL Special 261 Yaesu FT-817
5 Otley Amateur Radio Society G3XNO/P 990 66 15   IO84  2 x 9-ele Tonna antenna bayed 487 Yaesu FT-847
6 Spen Valley Amatuer Radio Society G3SVC/P 858 66 13   IO93  Ancient ZL Special 250 Yaesu FT-847
7 Simon Gosby GW8OVZ/P 855 45 19 S IO71  Homemade 6-ele DK7ZB design 536 Yaesu FT-817
8 Bob Edgar G0KYS/P 779 41 19 S IO80  8-ele Jaybeam 550 Yaesu FT-818
9 Andrew Vare G4XZL/P 754 58 13 S IO90  Homebrew 9-ele DK7ZB Yagi 270 Icom IC-705
10 Tony Collett G4NBS 646 38 17 S JO02  11-elee @ 12m 60 Elecrat K3,M/H Preamp
11 Andy Webster G7UHN/P 572 44 13 S IO90  6-el Yagi + DG8 preamp 220 Yaesu FT-817
12 Northampton RC G8LED/P 560 40 14   IO92  9-ele LFA 135 Yaesu FT-991A
13 Martyn Wright G4RLF 532 38 14 S IO91  17-ele 80 Trio TS-770 + LNA + Processor
14 Neill Taylor G4HLX/P 480 40 12 S IO91  10-ele Yagi 220 Icom IC-705
15 Carl Peake G0NZI/P 468 39 12 S IO92  DK7ZB single Quadlong 0 Yaesu FT-225
16 Sheffield & District Wireless Society G5TO/P 455 35 13   IO93  11-ele homebrew 310 Icom IC-7100
17 South Derbyshire & Ashby Woulds ARG G0SRC/P 416 32 13   IO92  13-ele Tonna 104 Yaesu FT-817ND
18 Martin Peters G4EFE/P 390 39 10 S IO91  5-ele Yagi 297 Yaesu FT-817
19 Thornton Cleveleys ARS G4ATH/P 374 34 11   IO83  17-ele Tona and X50 Vertical 10 Icom IC-910HX
20 Southdown ARS G1KAR/P 341 31 11   JO00  13-ele Tonna 147 Icom IC-9700
21 Bill Ward GM0ICF/P 312 26 12 S IO75  5 over 5 Slot Fed Yagi 240 Kenwood TS-2000 + GaAsFET preamp
22 Mark Palmer G0OIW/P 308 28 11 S IO91  5-ele Yagi 230 Icom IC-705
23 Geoff Martin G0HXR 231 21 11 S IO92  Dual Antennas 6-11-ele Yagi 2 Yaesu FT-818ND
24 Carmarthen ARS GW4YCT/P 230 23 10   IO72  2m 6-ele quad + 2m GP-15 400 Icom IC-7100
25 Max Townend G4SDX/P 210 21 10 S IO93  Diamond 144S10R 10-ele Yagi 400 Icom IC-705
26 Burton ARC G4HZG/P 207 23 9 S IO93  13-ele Yagi 145 flex 5k Q5 tvtr
27 Bolton Wireless Club G4AQB 200 25 8 S IO83  5-ele Yagi 114 Yaesu FT-991a
28 Hambleton ARS G8FLV/P 170 17 10   IO94  Not stated 1 Not stated
29 John Navin 2E0OPD/P 152 19 8 S IO90  Diamond A144S5 - 5-ele Yagi 99 Icom IC-706Mk2G
30 Nuneaton & District ARC M0NDA/P 147 21 7   IO92  8-ele ZK7ZB Yagi 172 Kenwood TS-790 & Icom IC-705
31 Callington ARS G1XIC/P 140 14 10 S IO70  7-ele Yagi 300 Icom IC-705
32 Dave Keston G8FMC 136 17 8 S IO91  8-ele Powabeam 115 Elecrat K3S + MET2-pro TVTR
33 Jonathan Kempster M5AEO/P 112 16 7 S IO91  Dipole 145 Yaesu FT-817
34 Peter Knight G6EPN/P 105 15 7 S IO91  5-ele Jaybeam Yagi 250 Icom IC-705
35 Iain Groom G0FCA/P 50 10 5 S IO83  5-ele LFA 325 Icom IC-7000
36 Mark Waldron M1AEA 44 11 4 S IO82  DIAMOND X30 219 Yaesu FT-817
37 South Manchester Radio Club GX2XW 38 19 2   IO83  8-ele Yagi 52 Yaesu FT-817
38 Keith Bareham G1RRR/P 35 7 5 S JO00  5-ele Yagi 69 Yaesu FT-817ND
38 Galashiels & District ARS GM4YEQ/P 35 7 5   IO85  7-ele beam on 6 mtr mast. 415 Yaesu FT-991
40 Paul Norris EI3ENB/P 30 6 5 S IO62  Diamond A144S10R2 10-ele Yagi 200 Yaesu FT-817nd
41 Chris Rees GU3TUX 21 7 3 S IN89  5Y 70 Icom IC-9700
42 John Coleman EI8KU/P 16 4 4 S IO63  144LFA5 339 KX2 + Ukrainian TVTR (UR3LMZ)
43 Simon Pryce G0EIY 15 5 3 S IO82  10-ele long Yagi 77 Yaesu FT-817
44 Frank Laanen PE1EWR 12 4 3 S JO11  PA144-9-5A 0 Icom IC-9700
45 Ruaridh Maclean GM4ODW/P 6 3 2 S IO86  8-ele Yagi 380 Yaesu FT-817
45 Sheffield & District Wireless Soc. 2E0RVX 6 3 2 S IO93  Single-ele Halo 137 Icom IC-9700
 

 

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