VHF NFD 2024

Location

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  • Operating Location:
    • Lat/Long (WGS84 Geoid): 51.387896°N, 2.622039°W
    • OSGR: ST 56812 65612 (6 figure ST568656)
    • What 3 Words: ///dogs.free.mute
  • Site Entrance:
    • Off Wells Road south of the Carpenters Tavern
    • Lat/Long (WGS84 Geoid): 51.389001°N, 2.624978°W
    • OSGR: ST 56609 65736 (6 figure ST566657)
    • What 3 Words: ///farmer.duke.rams
  • IARU: IO81qj
  • WAB: ST56 – England
  • IOTA: EU005 (UK Mainland)

Operation

Well, it was a bit of a mixed bag for us this year. A few new elements were added this year taking lessons learnt from 2023 and a few new problems to work through.

New things this year comprised:

  • New 14 element beam,
  • New ex-military stakes for the guys

Why did we do these things? Well…

  1. The antenna came available at a good price, and although we claim our old 2m beam as a 14-element it is closer to a 10 element with an odd 4 element driven element.
  2. Last years problem when we dropped the beam did cause some damage to the old beam.
  3. One of the reasons, if not the main reason, for the error when putting the 2m beam up was the lack or state of our ground pegs.

So what problems did we run into?

  1. Last year we soldered the new coax for both beams on the day and they seemed to work well. This year one of the plugs developed a fault and we had to again make repairs on the day with limited soldering resources because no one brings anything to the site other than one or two people who are expected to provide everything needed on the day.
  2. We were hoping that one of our members would be bringing some kit to allow us to operate on 6m and 4m. Sadly, that person was unwell and couldn’t attend meaning that our second 6m/4m beam was not rotatable and although we cobbled a 6m station together we had no 4m capability.
  3. The new 2m beam is heavier and larger than our old one and, when it was broadside to the wind, gave our rotator a bit of a struggle to turn it.

VHF Field Day

Despite the issues, the 2m station was on air not long after the contest start of 14:00 UTC with the first contact into eastern England at 14:19 UTC. We went on to work into Wales, Germany, France, Belgium, Eire (southern Ireland), Scotland and the Isle of Man on Saturday with a total of 75 contacts.

Restarting on Sunday the 2m station made a further 40 contacts with new countries of Guernsey, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands.

VHF Field Day

On 6m things were not so successful. Most people left the site when the 2m station was put up leaving a very small number of operators and hence even fewer spare bodies to get the second beam up. Additionally, for the reasons already stated, we had to get the beam up and point it in a favoured direction and hope for the best. As a result we made a few contacts within England and Wales but nothing significant.

VHF Field Day

Analysis of 6m Operation

Table 1 – 6m QSO’s Recorded

This table demonstrates the distribution of QSOs throughout the contest period. This can be useful for spotting trends in activity to inform when to concentrate operational activity and when to have a beer!

Day Time (UTC) Hour QSOs %age of QSOs Deviation from Average QSOs per Hour Cumulative QSOs Cumulative %age of QSOs Cumulative QSOs/Hour
 
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 		 14:00 – 15:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 0 0.00% 0.00
15:00 – 16:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 0 0.00% 0.00
16:00 – 17:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 0 0.00% 0.00
17:00 – 18:00 1 2 11.76% -64.71% 2 11.76% 2.00
18:00 – 19:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 2 11.76% 2.00
19:00 – 20:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 2 11.76% 2.00
20:00 – 21:00 2 7 41.18% 23.53% 9 52.94% 4.50
21:00 – 22:00 3 8 47.06% 41.18% 17 100.00% 5.67
22:00 – 23:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
23:00 – 00:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
 
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 		 00:00 – 01:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
01:00 – 02:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
02:00 – 03:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
03:00 – 04:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
04:00 – 05:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
05:00 – 06:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
06:00 – 07:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
07:00 – 08:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
08:00 – 09:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
09:00 – 10:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
10:00 – 11:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
11:00 – 12:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
12:00 – 13:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
13:00 – 14:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 17 100.00% 5.67
Totals 17 100.00%  

 

Table 2 – 6m Points Scored

This table demonstrates the distribution of points throughout the contest period. There are instances when frenetic periods in terms of QSOs do not translate into high points scores and vice-versa.

Day Time (UTC) Hour Points Average Points/QSO %age of Total Points Deviation from Average Points/QSO Cumulative Points Cumulative %age of Points
 
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 		 14:00 – 15:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 0 0.00%
15:00 – 16:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 0 0.00%
16:00 – 17:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 0 0.00%
17:00 – 18:00 1 151 75.50 10.29% -12.57% 151 10.29%
18:00 – 19:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 151 10.29%
19:00 – 20:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 151 10.29%
20:00 – 21:00 2 751 107.29 51.16% 24.24% 902 61.44%
21:00 – 22:00 3 566 70.75 38.56% -18.07% 1468 100.00%
22:00 – 23:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
23:00 – 00:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
 
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 		 00:00 – 01:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
01:00 – 02:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
02:00 – 03:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
03:00 – 04:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
04:00 – 05:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
05:00 – 06:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
06:00 – 07:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
07:00 – 08:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
08:00 – 09:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
09:00 – 10:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
10:00 – 11:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
11:00 – 12:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
12:00 – 13:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
13:00 – 14:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 1468 100.00%
Totals 1468 86.35 100.00%  

 

Table 3 – 6m Distances Worked and Table 4 – 6m Statistical Analysis of Distances Worked

These tables shows the distribution of distances worked. If the dataset is small, this is likely to be of limited value.

Table 3 – 6m Distances Worked   Table 4 – 6m Statistical Analysis of Distances Worked
Distance Number of Stations Worked %age of Stations Worked Quantity Value Population
Dist <= 1km 1 5.88%   Mean Distance (km) 86.35  
1km < Dist <= 5km 3 17.65% Median Distance (km) 37.00  
5km < Dist <= 10km 0 0.00% Mode (km) 5.00 3
10km < Dist <= 20km 3 17.65% 1 Standard Deviation 93.69 82.35%
20km < Dist <= 50km 2 11.76% 2 Standard Deviations 187.38 94.12%
50km < Dist <= 100km 2 11.76% 3 Standard Deviations 281.07 100.00%
100km < Dist <= 200km 3 17.65%  
200km < Dist <= 350km 3 17.65%
350km < Dist <= 500km 0 0.00%
500km < Dist <= 750km 0 0.00%
750km < Dist <= 1000km 0 0.00%
1000km < Dist <= 1500km 0 0.00%
1500km < Dist <= 2000km 0 0.00%
2000km < Dist 0 0.00%
Totals 17 100.00%

 

Table 5 – 6m Breakdown of UK Callsigns

This tables shows if we managed to collect all RSLs on a single band, at the end of this page will be an indication of if we managed to collect all RSLs when the bands are aggregated.

Country Callsign Groups Number of Stations Worked %age of UK Stations %age of All Stations
Special Events GB 0 0.00% 0.00%
Isle of Man MD, 2D, GD, GT, MT 0 0.00% 0.00%
Northern Ireland MI, 2I, GI, GN, MN 0 0.00% 0.00%
Jersey MJ, 2J, GJ, GH, MH 0 0.00% 0.00%
Scotland MM, 2M, GM, GS, MS 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guernsey MU, 2U, GU, GP, MP 0 0.00% 0.00%
Wales MW, 2W, GW, GC, MC 0 0.00% 0.00%
England or Unspecified ME, 2E, GE, GX, MX, G, 2, M 17 100.00% 100.00%
Club Stations (included above) GT, MT, GN, MN, GH, MH, GS, MS, GP, MP, GC, MC, GX, MX 0 0.00% 0.00%
Totals 17 100.00% 100.00%

 

Table 6 – 6m Breakdown of Overseas Callsigns

This table shows if we managed to contact anywhere exotic! This table is designed to cover 95% of likely contacts to standardise analysis not for any thought that we might manage all countries on all bands.

Country Callsign Groups Number of Stations Worked %age of Non UK Stations %age of All Stations
Andorra C3 0 0.00% 0.00%
Austria OE 0 0.00% 0.00%
Belgium ON, OO, OP, OQ, OR, OS, OT 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bosnia and Herzegovina E7 0 0.00% 0.00%
Croatia 9A 0 0.00% 0.00%
Cyprus 5B, C4 0 0.00% 0.00%
Czech Republic OK, OL 0 0.00% 0.00%
Denmark 5P, OZ 0 0.00% 0.00%
Eire EI, EJ 0 0.00% 0.00%
France (inc Overseas Territories) F, TM, TO, TX 0 0.00% 0.00%
Germany DA, DB, DC, DD, DF, DG, DH, DJ, DK, DL, DP, DR 0 0.00% 0.00%
Gibraltar ZB, ZG 0 0.00% 0.00%
Greece J4, SV 0 0.00% 0.00%
Hungary HA, HG 0 0.00% 0.00%
Italy I, IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF, IG, IH, IK, IL, IN, IP, IR, IT, IV, IW, IX 0 0.00% 0.00%
Latvia YL 0 0.00% 0.00%
Liechtenstein HB0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Lithuania LY 0 0.00% 0.00%
Luxembourg LX 0 0.00% 0.00%
Monaco 3A 0 0.00% 0.00%
Netherlands (inc Antilles) PA, PB, PD, PE, PI, PJ 0 0.00% 0.00%
Norway LA, LB, LC, LG, LI, LJ, LN 0 0.00% 0.00%
Poland HF, SN, SO, SP, SQ, SR 0 0.00% 0.00%
Portugal (inc Azores) CT, CU 0 0.00% 0.00%
San Marino T7 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sardinia IM, IS 0 0.00% 0.00%
Serbia YT, YU 0 0.00% 0.00%
Slovak Republic OM 0 0.00% 0.00%
Slovenia 7S 0 0.00% 0.00%
Spain (inc Overseas Territories) AM, AN, AO, EA, EB, EC, ED, EF, EG, EH 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sweden 8S, S5, SE, SH, SI, SJ, SL, SM 0 0.00% 0.00%
Switzerland HB, HE 0 0.00% 0.00%
Turkey TA, YM 0 0.00% 0.00%
Ukraine UT 0 0.00% 0.00%
Vatican City HV 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 0 0.00% 0.00%

 

Table 7 – 6m Breakdown of Countries Worked

This table is a summary of the two previous tables for those who prefer fewer facts.

Classification Number of Stations Worked %age of Total QSO
All UK Stations 17 100.00%
All Non-UK Stations 0 0.00%
All Identified UK and Non-UK Stations 17 100.00%
Unmatched Callsigns 0 0.00%
Total 17 100.00%

 

Map of Stations Worked on 6m

Log of Stations Worked on 6m

Date (UTC) Time (UTC) Station Worked Band or Freq (MHz) Mode Sent Received Operator’s Name QTH IARU Locator Dist (km) Notes
RST No. RST No.
06/07/24 17:52 G2BQY/P 6m SSB 59 1 59 72     IO81RF 20  
06/07/24 17:57 G3ZME/P 6m SSB 59 2 52 47     IO82NN 131  
06/07/24 20:14 GW8AWM 6m SSB 59 3 58 18     IO81NQ 37  
06/07/24 20:21 G0FBB/P 6m SSB 59 4 59 47     JO01LD 251  
06/07/24 20:26 G3WRR/P 6m SSB 59 5 59 24     IO91XH 180  
06/07/24 20:27 G3PYE/P 6m SSB 59 6 59 45     JO02CE 214  
06/07/24 20:32 M0RCE 6m SSB 59 7 59 2     IO81QK 5  
06/07/24 20:38 2E0MIZ/A 6m SSB 59 8 59 1     IO81QK 5  
06/07/24 20:59 G8SRC/P 6m SSB 59 9 59 76     IO91CL 59  
06/07/24 21:00 M6EVR 6m SSB 59 10 59 2     IO81PL 11  
06/07/24 21:02 G4FKA 6m SSB 59 11 59 10     IO81SM 19  
06/07/24 21:05 G4HQX 6m SSB 59 12 59 5     IO81SQ 35  
06/07/24 21:06 G3PIA/P 6m SSB 59 13 53 50     IO91IN 95  
06/07/24 21:20 G8IQL 6m SSB 59 14 59 7     IO90LX 120  
06/07/24 21:28 2E0DDA 6m SSB 59 15 59 1     IO81QK 5  
06/07/24 21:34 G5LK/P 6m SSB 59 16 59 55     JO01QD 280  
06/07/24 21:35 M0WLF 6m SSB 59 17 59 2     IO81QJ 1  

Analysis of 2m Operation

Table 1 – 2m QSO’s Recorded

This table demonstrates the distribution of QSOs throughout the contest period. This can be useful for spotting trends in activity to inform when to concentrate operational activity and when to have a beer!

Day Time (UTC) Hour QSOs %age of QSOs Deviation from Average QSOs per Hour Cumulative QSOs Cumulative %age of QSOs Cumulative QSOs/Hour
 
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 		 14:00 – 15:00 1 14 12.17% 82.61% 14 12.17% 14.00
15:00 – 16:00 2 13 11.30% 69.57% 27 23.48% 13.50
16:00 – 17:00 3 9 7.83% 17.39% 36 31.30% 12.00
17:00 – 18:00 4 9 7.83% 17.39% 45 39.13% 11.25
18:00 – 19:00 5 3 2.61% -60.87% 48 41.74% 9.60
19:00 – 20:00 6 4 3.48% -47.83% 52 45.22% 8.67
20:00 – 21:00 7 15 13.04% 95.65% 67 58.26% 9.57
21:00 – 22:00 8 8 6.96% 4.35% 75 65.22% 9.38
22:00 – 23:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 75 65.22% 9.38
23:00 – 00:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 75 65.22% 9.38
 
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 		 00:00 – 01:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 75 65.22% 9.38
01:00 – 02:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 75 65.22% 9.38
02:00 – 03:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 75 65.22% 9.38
03:00 – 04:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 75 65.22% 9.38
04:00 – 05:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 75 65.22% 9.38
05:00 – 06:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 75 65.22% 9.38
06:00 – 07:00 9 1 0.87% -86.96% 76 66.09% 8.44
07:00 – 08:00 Shutdown 0 0.00% -100.00% 76 66.09% 8.44
08:00 – 09:00 10 2 1.74% -73.91% 78 67.83% 7.80
09:00 – 10:00 11 7 6.09% -8.70% 85 73.91% 7.73
10:00 – 11:00 12 3 2.61% -60.87% 88 76.52% 7.33
11:00 – 12:00 13 14 12.17% 82.61% 102 88.70% 7.85
12:00 – 13:00 14 8 6.96% 4.35% 110 95.65% 7.86
13:00 – 14:00 15 5 4.35% -34.78% 115 100.00% 7.67
Totals 115 100.00%  

 

Table 2 – 2m Points Scored

This table demonstrates the distribution of points throughout the contest period. There are instances when frenetic periods in terms of QSOs do not translate into high points scores and vice-versa.

Day Time (UTC) Hour Points Average Points/QSO %age of Total Points Deviation from Average Points/QSO Cumulative Points Cumulative %age of Points
 
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 		 14:00 – 15:00 1 2327 166.21 10.22% -16.08% 2327 10.22%
15:00 – 16:00 2 1768 136.00 7.76% -31.33% 4095 17.98%
16:00 – 17:00 3 1790 198.89 7.86% 0.42% 5885 25.84%
17:00 – 18:00 4 2138 237.56 9.39% 19.94% 8023 35.22%
18:00 – 19:00 5 708 236.00 3.11% 19.16% 8731 38.33%
19:00 – 20:00 6 1597 399.25 7.01% 101.58% 10328 45.34%
20:00 – 21:00 7 2584 172.27 11.34% -13.02% 12912 56.69%
21:00 – 22:00 8 1828 228.50 8.03% 15.37% 14740 64.71%
22:00 – 23:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 14740 64.71%
23:00 – 00:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 14740 64.71%
 
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 		 00:00 – 01:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 14740 64.71%
01:00 – 02:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 14740 64.71%
02:00 – 03:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 14740 64.71%
03:00 – 04:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 14740 64.71%
04:00 – 05:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 14740 64.71%
05:00 – 06:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 14740 64.71%
06:00 – 07:00 9 526 526.00 2.31% 165.57% 15266 67.02%
07:00 – 08:00 Shutdown 0 0.00 0.00% -100.00% 15266 67.02%
08:00 – 09:00 10 606 303.00 2.66% 52.98% 15872 69.68%
09:00 – 10:00 11 1835 262.14 8.06% 32.35% 17707 77.74%
10:00 – 11:00 12 119 39.67 0.52% -79.97% 17826 78.26%
11:00 – 12:00 13 2746 196.14 12.06% -0.97% 20572 90.32%
12:00 – 13:00 14 1738 217.25 7.63% 9.69% 22310 97.95%
13:00 – 14:00 15 467 93.40 2.05% -52.84% 22777 100.00%
Totals 22777 198.06 100.00%  

 

Table 3 – 2m Distances Worked and Table 4 – 2m Statistical Analysis of Distances Worked

These tables shows the distribution of distances worked. If the dataset is small, this is likely to be of limited value.

Table 3 – 2m Distances Worked   Table 4 – 2m Statistical Analysis of Distances Worked
Distance (km) Number of Stations Worked %age of Stations Worked Quantity Value Population
D <= 1 1 0.87%   Mean Distance (km) 198.06  
1 < D <= 5 1 0.87% Median Distance (km) 155.00  
5 < D <= 10 1 0.87% Mode (km) 66.00 4
10 < D <= 20 4 3.48% 1 Standard Deviation 153.79 73.91%
20 < D <= 50 5 4.35% 2 Standard Deviations 307.58 93.91%
50 < D <= 100 24 20.87% 3 Standard Deviations 461.36 98.26%
100 < D <= 200 35 30.43%  
200 < D <= 350 26 22.61%
350 < D <= 500 10 8.70%
500 < D <= 750 8 6.96%
750 < D <= 1000 0 0.00%
1000 < D <= 1500 0 0.00%
1500 < D <= 2000 0 0.00%
2000 < D 0 0.00%
Totals 115 100.00%

 

Table 5 – 2m Breakdown of UK Callsigns

This tables shows if we managed to collect all RSLs on a single band, at the end of this page will be an indication of if we managed to collect all RSLs when the bands are aggregated.

Country Callsign Groups Number of Stations Worked %age of UK Stations %age of All Stations
Special Events GB 0 0.00% 0.00%
Isle of Man MD, 2D, GD, GT, MT 1 0.99% 0.87%
Northern Ireland MI, 2I, GI, GN, MN 1 0.99% 0.87%
Jersey MJ, 2J, GJ, GH, MH 0 0.00% 0.00%
Scotland MM, 2M, GM, GS, MS 3 2.97% 2.61%
Geurnsey MU, 2U, GU, GP, MP 1 0.99% 0.87%
Wales MW, 2W, GW, GC, MC 9 8.91% 7.83%
England or Unspecified ME, 2E, GE, GX, MX, G, 2, M 86 85.15% 74.78%
Club Stations (included above) GT, MT, GN, MN, GH, MH, GS, MS, GP, MP, GC, MC, GX, MX 0 0.00% 0.00%
Totals 101 100.00% 87.83%

 

Table 6 – 2m Breakdown of Overseas Callsigns

This table shows if we managed to contact anywhere exotic! This table is designed to cover 95% of likely contacts to standardise analysis not for any thought that we might manage all countries on all bands.

Country Callsign Groups Number of Stations Worked %age of Non UK Stations %age of All Stations
Andorra C3 0 0.00% 0.00%
Austria OE 0 0.00% 0.00%
Belgium ON, OO, OP, OQ, OR, OS, OT 3 21.43% 2.61%
Bosnia and Herzegovina E7 0 0.00% 0.00%
Croatia 9A 0 0.00% 0.00%
Cyprus 5B, C4 0 0.00% 0.00%
Czech Republic OK, OL 0 0.00% 0.00%
Denmark 5P, OZ 0 0.00% 0.00%
Eire EI, EJ 1 7.14% 0.87%
France (inc Overseas Territories) F, TM, TO, TX 8 57.14% 6.96%
Germany DA, DB, DC, DD, DF, DG, DH, DJ, DK, DL, DP, DR 1 7.14% 0.87%
Gibraltar ZB, ZG 0 0.00% 0.00%
Greece J4, SV 0 0.00% 0.00%
Hungary HA, HG 0 0.00% 0.00%
Italy I, IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF, IG, IH, IK, IL, IN, IP, IR, IT, IV, IW, IX 0 0.00% 0.00%
Latvia YL 0 0.00% 0.00%
Liechtenstein HB0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Lithuania LY 0 0.00% 0.00%
Luxembourg LX 0 0.00% 0.00%
Monaco 3A 0 0.00% 0.00%
Netherlands (inc Antilles) PA, PB, PD, PE, PI, PJ 1 7.14% 0.87%
Norway LA, LB, LC, LG, LI, LJ, LN 0 0.00% 0.00%
Poland HF, SN, SO, SP, SQ, SR 0 0.00% 0.00%
Portugal (inc Azores) CT, CU 0 0.00% 0.00%
San Marino T7 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sardinia IM, IS 0 0.00% 0.00%
Serbia YT, YU 0 0.00% 0.00%
Slovak Republic OM 0 0.00% 0.00%
Slovenia 7S 0 0.00% 0.00%
Spain (inc Overseas Territories) AM, AN, AO, EA, EB, EC, ED, EF, EG, EH 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sweden 8S, S5, SE, SH, SI, SJ, SL, SM 0 0.00% 0.00%
Switzerland HB, HE 0 0.00% 0.00%
Turkey TA, YM 0 0.00% 0.00%
Ukraine UT 0 0.00% 0.00%
Vatican City HV 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 14 100.00% 12.17%

 

Table 7 – 2m Breakdown of Countries Worked

This table is a summary of the two previous tables for those who prefer fewer facts.

Classification Number of Stations Worked %age of Total QSO
All UK Stations 101 87.83%
All Non-UK Stations 14 12.17%
All Identified UK and Non-UK Stations 115 100.00%
Unmatched Callsigns 0 0.00%
Total 115 100.00%

 

Map of Stations Worked on 2m

Log of Stations Worked on 2m

Date (UTC) Time (UTC) Station Worked Band or Freq (MHz) Mode Sent Received Operator’s Name QTH IARU Locator Dist (km) Notes
RST No. RST No.
06/07/24 14:19 G5LK/P 2m SSB 59 1 59 24     JO01QD 280  
06/07/24 14:28 M0WLF 2m SSB 59 2 59 4     IO81QJ 1  
06/07/24 14:32 G3VEF/P 2m SSB 59 3 59 1     IO91JA 108  
06/07/24 14:33 M0REG/P 2m SSB 59 4 59 9     IO90SV 162  
06/07/24 14:34 2E0WSR 2m SSB 59 5 59 1     IO81GE 63  
06/07/24 14:35 G0IVR/P 2m SSB 59 6 59 6     IO91IB 100  
06/07/24 14:38 GW8AWM 2m SSB 59 7 57 7     IO81NQ 37  
06/07/24 14:43 G5RS 2m SSB 59 8 59 5     IO91RF 146  
06/07/24 14:44 G4DMC 2m SSB 59 9 59 1     IO81WI 36  
06/07/24 14:46 M0BUL 2m SSB 59 10 59 8     IO82NG 99  
06/07/24 14:53 DH1PAL 2m SSB 59 11 59 24     JO30JP 664  
06/07/24 14:54 G0WXJ 2m SSB 59 12 59 11     IO90IS 117  
06/07/24 14:57 F4DPW 2m SSB 59 13 59 2     JN09UE 394  
06/07/24 14:59 G8IQL 2m SSB 59 14 59 4     IO90LX 120  
06/07/24 15:02 G4ILI 2m SSB 59 15 57 10     IO81WV 66  
06/07/24 15:03 G8IB/P 2m SSB 59 16 59 7     IO91GS 91  
06/07/24 15:04 G0JDL 2m SSB 59 17 59 12     JO02SI 306  
06/07/24 15:13 ON2WG 2m SSB 59 18 59 20     JO21BD 471  
06/07/24 15:14 G0GJV 2m SSB 59 19 59 5     IO91OK 128  
06/07/24 15:15 G8FAB/P 2m SSB 59 20 59 10     IO91HB 95  
06/07/24 15:16 G4ALE/P 2m SSB 59 21 55 12     IO90QV 151  
06/07/24 15:17 M0MUX 2m SSB 59 22 53 28     JO02AC 200  
06/07/24 15:20 G0WYD 2m SSB 59 23 59 2     IO91DF 67  
06/07/24 15:21 MW0AXA 2m SSB 59 24 52 2     IO81FM 66  
06/07/24 15:22 M6EVR 2m SSB 59 25 59 1     IO81PL 11  
06/07/24 15:23 M0AAA/P 2m SSB 59 26 59 10     IO91LM 111  
06/07/24 15:55 M0RCE 2m SSB 59 27 59 1     IO81QK 5  
06/07/24 16:12 G2BQY/P 2m SSB 59 28 59 41     IO81RF 20  
06/07/24 16:17 F4HOJ 2m SSB 59 29 59 19     JN09OJ 352  
06/07/24 16:22 F6KRK 2m SSB 59 30 55 13     JN18AS 443  
06/07/24 16:25 G4RFR/P 2m SSB 59 31 59 8     IO80UT 69  
06/07/24 16:27 G7LWV 2m SSB 59 32 59 4     IO91GA 92  
06/07/24 16:28 F1CBC 2m SSB 59 33 59 16     JN09BO 279  
06/07/24 16:44 G4ZAP/P 2m SSB 59 34 59 145     JO01PU 276  
06/07/24 16:49 G3CKR/P 2m SSB 59 35 59 84     IO93AD 200  
06/07/24 16:52 G8SRC/P 2m SSB 59 36 54 72     IO91CL 59  
06/07/24 17:14 EI9E/P 2m SSB 59 37 59 75     IO62OM 312  
06/07/24 17:20 TM5R 2m SSB 59 38 59 205     JN19BQ 386  
06/07/24 17:23 G3OHM 2m SSB 59 39 59 20     IO92AJ 121  
06/07/24 17:25 G4XDZ/P 2m SSB 59 40 59 6     IO93SK 271  
06/07/24 17:26 G4HZG 2m SSB 59 41 59 24     IO93HE 217  
06/07/24 17:27 G6AAQ/P 2m SSB 59 42 59 38     IO92MO 177  
06/07/24 17:32 G3SRT/P 2m SSB 59 43 59 78     IO82KV 171  
06/07/24 17:35 GW4RWR 2m SSB 59 44 55 6     IO83HE 206  
06/07/24 17:53 G4PIQ 2m SSB 59 45 55 59     JO02OD 277  
06/07/24 18:16 G3MDG/P 2m SSB 59 46 59 37     IO91QS 145  
06/07/24 18:20 G0FBB/P 2m SSB 59 47 59 61     JO01LD 251  
06/07/24 18:32 G4SJM/P 2m SSB 59 48 59 22     IO94GC 312  
06/07/24 19:05 ON4EI/P 2m SSB 59 49 59 127     JO20QI 573  
06/07/24 19:07 G3ZME/P 2m SSB 59 50 59 86     IO82NN 131  
06/07/24 19:20 G3WKS/P 2m SSB 59 51 57 41     JO01ED 211  
06/07/24 19:31 F8KID 2m SSB 59 52 59 325     JN38AT 682  
06/07/24 20:07 G3YCR 2m SSB 59 53 59 1     IO91WH 174  
06/07/24 20:08 G4XYW 2m SSB 59 54 59 4     IO91OI 128  
06/07/24 20:13 2E0JWJ 2m SSB 59 55 59 3     IO81VG 33  
06/07/24 20:19 G4DEE 2m SSB 59 56 57 13     IO83UN 242  
06/07/24 20:20 G4BXD 2m SSB 59 57 59 11     IO82UJ 114  
06/07/24 20:24 G8JLY 2m SSB 59 58 59 10     IO82WG 104  
06/07/24 20:28 G7RAU 2m SSB 59 59 59 14     IN79JX 241  
06/07/24 20:29 G4ATH/P 2m SSB 59 60 59 29     IO83NU 274  
06/07/24 20:30 G4CIB 2m SSB 59 61 59 4     IO81VX 71  
06/07/24 20:32 G8ZRE 2m SSB 59 62 59 22     IO83NE 200  
06/07/24 20:34 G3PYE/P 2m SSB 59 63 59 78     JO02CE 214  
06/07/24 20:40 G4UXC 2m SSB 59 64 57 9     IO92BB 91  
06/07/24 20:45 G3TZO 2m SSB 59 65 59 12     IO83NA 182  
06/07/24 20:52 GM3HAM/P 2m SSB 59 66 59 89     IO74WV 402  
06/07/24 20:53 G4CTU 2m SSB 59 67 59 12     IO82UJ 114  
06/07/24 21:05 GM4JTJ 2m SSB 59 68 59 6     IO86RP 584  
06/07/24 21:07 G7GRO 2m SSB 59 69 59 2     IO83RE 200  
06/07/24 21:13 MD0MAN/P 2m SSB 59 70 59 9     IO74QC 330  
06/07/24 21:16 2W0JMK 2m SSB 59 71 59 12     IO71PV 155  
06/07/24 21:29 G0SKA 2m SSB 59 72 59 23     IO91OQ 131  
06/07/24 21:31 G3PIA/P 2m SSB 59 73 59 55     IO91IN 95  
06/07/24 21:48 G3LVP 2m SSB 59 74 57 5     IO81WV 66  
06/07/24 21:50 G0MZZ 2m SSB 59 75 55 13     IO93DR 267  
07/07/24 06:42 OR6T 2m SSB 59 76 59 227     JO20KV 526  
07/07/24 08:38 GU3TUX 2m SSB 59 77 59 4     IN89VR 188  
07/07/24 08:58 GI7CMC/P 2m SSB 59 78 59 4     IO74BO 418  
07/07/24 09:01 GW3ZTT/P 2m SSB 59 79 59 111     IO82KW 175  
07/07/24 09:02 MM0CEZ 2m SSB 59 80 59 18     IO75XU 505  
07/07/24 09:15 G4WGE/P 2m SSB 59 81 59 20     IO91XH 180  
07/07/24 09:21 G3TA 2m SSB 59 82 59 7     IO81XS 58  
07/07/24 09:26 M0NFD/P 2m SSB 59 83 55 72     IO94MJ 352  
07/07/24 09:42 F6BZJ 2m SSB 59 84 59 2     IN96NM 557  
07/07/24 09:53 M7DER 2m SSB 59 85 59 1     IO81RK 8  
07/07/24 10:02 M0LJT 2m SSB 59 86 59 1     IO81RL 11  
07/07/24 10:06 M0VNP 2m SSB 59 87 59 1     IO81RL 11  
07/07/24 10:51 M0UHF 2m SSB 59 88 59 47     IO91IP 97  
07/07/24 11:08 M0BAO/P 2m SSB 59 89 59 5     IO80LV 63  
07/07/24 11:11 2E0IHS 2m SSB 59 90 59 5     IO91LK 110  
07/07/24 11:13 G3XDY 2m SSB 59 91 59 34     JO02OB 275  
07/07/24 11:15 G1DSP/P 2m SSB 59 92 59 62     IO92XR 231  
07/07/24 11:16 G4HLX/P 2m SSB 59 93 59 8     IO91GN 83  
07/07/24 11:18 G0BIX 2m SSB 59 94 59 17     JO01GI 220  
07/07/24 11:20 G8BGV/P 2m SSB 59 95 59 10     JO01HP 227  
07/07/24 11:26 G4GFI/P 2m SSB 59 96 59 15     JO01BB 196  
07/07/24 11:30 G7TGK 2m SSB 59 97 59 5     IO82WC 86  
07/07/24 11:32 G8PNN 2m SSB 59 98 59 2     IO95EF 432  
07/07/24 11:37 2E0YDG 2m SSB 59 99 57 10     IO93NR 286  
07/07/24 11:42 2E0ISD 2m SSB 59 100 59 2     IO93BO 251  
07/07/24 11:48 G4CZB/P 2m SSB 59 101 59 19     IO93EG 220  
07/07/24 11:49 G0LGS 2m SSB 59 102 59 6     IO81WV 66  
07/07/24 12:14 GW1YBB/P 2m SSB 59 103 59 66     IO81KW 70  
07/07/24 12:24 G4XZL/P 2m SSB 59 104 59 19     IO90MX 126  
07/07/24 12:27 GW4ZIH/P 2m SSB 59 105 59 14     IO82FH 120  
07/07/24 12:30 G4RLF/P 2m SSB 59 106 59 30     IO80WX 58  
07/07/24 12:32 PA0WMX 2m SSB 59 107 59 128     JO21XI 596  
07/07/24 12:36 GW6UAJ/P 2m SSB 59 108 59 41     IO81KR 51  
07/07/24 12:38 G0PEG 2m SSB 59 109 59 5     JO01LD 251  
07/07/24 12:49 F6HMQ 2m SSB 59 110 52 49     JN18DP 466  
07/07/24 13:00 G0AQA 2m SSB 59 111 59 1     IO81PQ 33  
07/07/24 13:34 G4HQX 2m SSB 59 112 59 4     IO81SQ 35  
07/07/24 13:36 G0JRY 2m SSB 59 113 59 44     IO91KV 118  
07/07/24 13:44 MW0LKX/P 2m SSB 59 114 59 81     IO82KL 126  
07/07/24 13:55 M0NVS 2m SSB 59 115 59 40     IO91SR 155  

10 Year RSL Tracker (2015 – 2024)

The Regional Secondary Locators (RSLs) are optional (except in the case of Intermediate Licences commencing with a 2 when they are mandatory) letters altered or added to an individual or club amateur radio callsign to denote which part of the United Kingdom the station is operating from, the map and table below indicate the principles:

Location Foundation Callsigns Intermediate Callsigns Full Callsigns Club Callsigns Special Event Callsigns
England M#☐☐☐ 2E#☐☐☐ G#☐☐☐
M#☐☐☐		 GX#☐☐☐
MX#☐☐☐		 GB#☐☐☐

Typically Special Event Callsigns are of the form GB + 1 Number (0-9) and 3 letters.
However, Special Special Event Callsigns can have 1, 2, 3 or even 4 letters after 1, 2 or even 3 digits following the “GB” prefix depending on:
1. Ofcoms disposition,
2. Who you ask,
3. Who you know, and
4. How much “clout” you can bring to bear.
Guernsey MU#☐☐☐ 2U#☐☐☐ GU#☐☐☐
MU#☐☐☐		 GP#☐☐☐
MP#☐☐☐
Isle of Man MD#☐☐☐ 2D#☐☐☐ GD#☐☐☐
MD#☐☐☐		 GT#☐☐☐
MT#☐☐☐
Jersey MJ#☐☐☐ 2J#☐☐☐ GJ#☐☐☐
MJ#☐☐☐		 GH#☐☐☐
MH#☐☐☐
Northern Ireland MI#☐☐☐ 2I#☐☐☐ GI#☐☐☐
MI#☐☐☐		 GN#☐☐☐
MN#☐☐☐
Scotland MM#☐☐☐ 2M#☐☐☐ GM#☐☐☐
MM#☐☐☐		 GS#☐☐☐
MS#☐☐☐
Wales MW#☐☐☐ 2W#☐☐☐ GW#☐☐☐
MW#☐☐☐		 GC#☐☐☐
MC#☐☐☐
Map of RSL's

We have long harboured the ambition to work all RSL’s on a single Special Event or contest but have yet to manage this (although we have come close on a few occasions). We didn’t manage it again this time either, but we live in hope!

  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
 
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A
 		 England                 ☑ ☑
Guernsey                 ☐ ☐
Isle of Man                 ☐ ☑
Jersey                 ☐ ☐
Northern Ireland                 ☑ ☑
Scotland                 ☑ ☑
Wales                 ☑ ☑
 
 
M
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 		 England ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑     ☑ ☑ ☑
Guernsey ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐     ☑ ☐ ☐
Isle of Man ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐     ☑ ☐ ☐
Jersey ☐ ☑ ☐ ☑ ☐     ☐ ☐ ☐
Northern Ireland ☑ ☑ ☐ ☐ ☐     ☑ ☑ ☐
Scotland ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☐     ☑ ☐ ☐
Wales ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑     ☑ ☑ ☐
 
 
V
H
F
 
F
D
 		 England ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑   ☑   ☑ ☑
Guernsey ☑ ☑ ☐ ☑ ☑   ☐   ☑ ☑
Isle of Man ☐ ☐ ☐ ☑ ☐   ☐   ☑ ☑
Jersey ☑ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐   ☑   ☐ ☐
Northern Ireland ☐ ☐ ☐ ☑ ☐   ☐   ☐ ☑
Scotland ☑ ☑ ☐ ☑ ☑   ☑   ☑ ☑
Wales ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑   ☑   ☑ ☑
 
 
I
L
L
W
 		 England ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑   ☑ ☑ ☑  
Guernsey ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐   ☐ ☑ ☐  
Isle of Man ☑ ☑ ☐ ☐ ☐   ☑ ☑ ☑  
Jersey ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐   ☐ ☐ ☐  
Northern Ireland ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑   ☑ ☑ ☑  
Scotland ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑   ☑ ☑ ☑  
Wales ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑   ☑ ☑ ☑  
 
 
R
o
t
A
 		 England ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑  
Guernsey ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐  
Isle of Man ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☑ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐  
Jersey ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐  
Northern Ireland ☑ ☑ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☑ ☑ ☑  
Scotland ☑ ☑ ☐ ☑ ☑ ☐ ☑ ☑ ☑  
Wales ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑  
 
 
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Y
e
a
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 		 England ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑
Guernsey ☑ ☑ ☐ ☑ ☑ ☐ ☐ ☑ ☑ ☑
Isle of Man ☑ ☑ ☐ ☑ ☑ ☐ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑
Jersey ☑ ☑ ☐ ☑ ☐ ☐ ☑ ☐ ☐ ☐
Northern Ireland ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☐ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑
Scotland ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☐ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑
Wales ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑