BWC contest operations

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Several of our Club members are very keen on portable operation, particularly on the VHF bands, and have found that the contest events provide an excellent opportunity to make a lot of contacts during a relatively brief period, and we've even been posting competitive scores in major national events, including third place in the Practical Wireless 2m QRP Contest.

You'll often hear us operating from Winter Hill: see the table below for some of our recent activities.

Date	Contest	Call(s) used	QSOs	Notes
4-May-2008	RSGB May UHF	G0BWC/P	9	1-hour single-op (G6GVI) 10th place in 23cm Open section
18-May-2008	RSGB May 144MHz	G6GVI/P	15	2-hour single-op (G6GVI) 7th place in 6-hour Open section
3-Jun-2008	RSGB 2m UKAC	M3UOG/P, M3UHG/P, 2E0BOE/P et al	60	5 operators, taking turns
8-Jun-2008	PW 2m QRP	G1ONE/P	179	7-hour multi-op marathon, with on-site catering! Third place in multi-op section
8-Jun-2008	RSGB 2m Backpackers and PW 2m QRP	G0BWC/P	56	G6GVI, near the top of Winter Hill 6th place in RSGB 3W Single-op section and 10th place in PW single-op section
8-Jun-2008	PW 2m QRP	M0ICK/P	35	From Coal Pit Rd 21st place in single-op section
10-Jun-2008	RSGB 70cm UKAC	G0BWC/P, M3VPM/P	17	G6GVI and M3VPM 3rd place in Open section
17-Jun-2008	RSGB 23cm UKAC	G6GVI/P, G0BWC/P	15	G6GVI and M3VPM 2nd place in Open section
19-Jun-2008	RSGB 80m CC	G0BWC/P	90	G1PIE et al: 1 QSO per minute!
1-Jul-2008	RSGB 2m UKAC	2E0BOE/P	68	Assisted by M3UHG, G1PIE et al. Using 7-ele ZL special.
5-Jul-2008	RSGB VHF NFD (70cm) RSGB VHF NFD (6m) RSGB VHF NFD (2m)	G6GVI/P G0BWC/P G1ONE/P	26 25 38	G6GVI, single-op for 3 hours M3VPM and G6GVI M0ICK, M3UHG, 2E0BOE et al 16th place in Restricted section
6-Jul-2008	RSGB VHF NFD (23cm) RSGB VHF NFD (4m) RSGB VHF NFD (2m)	G6GVI/P G0BWC/P G1ONE/P	10 21 75	G6GVI, single-op for 3 hours G6GVI, G4HYG and M3VPM G4HYG, G1PIE and 2E1HQY 12th place in Low Power section
15-Jul-2008	RSGB 23cm UKAC	G0BWC/P	15	G6GVI and M3VPM 2nd place in Open section
20-Jul-2008	RSGB 2m Backpackers	G0BWC/P	28	M3VPM and G1EVR 2nd place in 3W Multi-op section
29-Jul-2008	RSGB 4m UKAC	G0BWC/P	26	G6GVI and M3VPM Winner of Open section
17-Aug-2008	RSGB 4m Trophy	G0BWC/P, 2E0VBQ/P	47	Including contacts to 9A and OK
19-Aug-2008	RSGB 23cm UKAC	2E0VBQ/P, G6GVI/P	5	2nd & 3rd places in Open section
2-Sep-2008	RSGB 2m UKAC	2E0BOE/P	72	assisted by 2E0UOG
7-Sep-2008	RSGB 2m Trophy	G0BWC/P	41	G6GVI, 2E0VBQ and G7ROM Including contacts with Germany

Operating on 2m, 4m and 23cm in VHF NFD 2008

Updated 14-Nov-2008