Výsledky IARU Region 1 VHF contest 2010

Category 144 MHz – Single, High Power (>100 W)

He won in the category of individuals with high performance OM1DK from the locator JN87UU. With 470 connections and a total score 161,775 points became the clear winner. He established the longest connection with the station LZ9X for a distance of 857 km. He used the antenna F9FT 17 el and a power of 300 W.

He finished in second place OM3TZZ, who scored 108,466 points for 364 connections. He too had his own ODX connection with LZ9X (920 km), while using a 12-element antenna I0JXX. He took the third place OM2RL from JN88NR with a power of 250 W and a pair of 11-elements yagi antennas.

They also reached the top five OM5MX (55,471 points) a OM6TX (52,265 points). Both demonstrated excellent knowledge of operation on VHF and quality technical equipment. It closes the category OM3CVV, which even with 100-watt power reached 9350 points.

Category 144 MHz – Single, Low Power (≤100 W)

The most numerous category of the competition brought an exciting fight to the end. He became the winner OM5X with a power of 100 W and a 10el DK7ZB antenna, which he achieved 89,700 points and 278 connections. His longest association was with DF0MU for a distance of 912 km.

He placed second OM5LD (53,116 points) with 216 connections and a 7-element GW4CQT antenna. The third place was taken by a high-altitude operator OM3WZ from the locator KN08LS (ASL 1242 m), which reached 49,518 points and the longest QSO with I5PVA/6 for 869 km.

He won the fourth place OM0ADC (46,511 points) with a pair of 7-element DK7ZB antennas, followed OM3CQF, which, despite only 10 W, scored 40,105 points and confirmed that even low-power stations can be competitive in a good configuration.

OM0TT, OM3EE, OM0CS, OM7CM and OM0AST also reached the top ten. The interesting thing about the category was that more than forty Slovak stations participated in it, which confirms a strong tradition QRP and LP operations in Slovakia.

Category 144 MHz – Multi Operator

The team category was dominated by large stations with multiple antenna systems and power in the order of kilowatts. The team became the absolute winner OM8A with the result 270,347 points and 718 connections. Their longest QSO was with the station SK7MW (898 km). They used a combination of six antenna arrays, including 4×14 and 4×16-element arrays.

He took the second place OM6A from a high place QTH (1476 m above sea level) with a result of 268,456 points and the longest connection of 1006 km on IK1AZV/1. The team finished third OM3W (159,833 points).

They went on to reach the top ten OM3KII, OM3RBS, OM3KMA, OM3KHU, OM3KDX, OM3I a OM3RKA – all active clubs with a long tradition in Slovak VKV competitions.

Category: 144 MHz, Single, High Power (> 100W)

Category: 144 MHz, Single, Low Power (<= 100W)

Pl.CallScoreQSOAvg.LocatorASLODXQRBErr. %PowerAntenna

Category: 144 MHz, Multi

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Logs for review:
9A/OM3WYB, OM8MF
and another approx. 1,600 competitive newspapers from other countries IARU Region 1.

Reviewed by: Paľo/OM5CM
Vráble, October 13, 2010