BATC SummerFun/InternationalContest 13 - 14 June 2015

[G8GKQ]

Some more news about this year's BATC Summerfun ATV Contest, which coincides with the IARU Region 1 International ATV Contest. Highlights:

- Contest runs from 1pm on Saturday 13 June until 7 pm on Sunday 14 June

- All bands from 70 MHz upwards.

- BATC Award for best DX using 800 KHz bandwidth (or less) RB-TV on any band, with a £50 Amazon Voucher for both stations involved.

- Contacts on 432 MHz and above count towards the IARU International ATV Contest

So, it's time to check your portable gear, apply for your 70 MHz Special Research Permit, and get building!

More details to follow.

73

Dave
G8GKQ
BATC Contest Manager

[g8gtz]

I am going on holiday the week before the summerfun contest and won't arrive home until the Saturday afternoon - bad timing I know, but maybe I could turn it to my advantage if I can find a good /p site in mid /south / east Wales that I can drive on to. Any suggestions??

Also I will be staying very near GB3GW so if I take the gear, I might be able to put some pictures in on 23cms....

73

Noel - G8GTZ

[M0DTS]

Here are my plans for the ATV Contest 13/14th June:

On the Saturday i will be at IO94DE Ellingstring, nr Ripon - Active from 1pm until activity runs out!
This site has good takeoff to South East round to north, nothing to the west or due south unfortunately.

On the Sunday i will be on the IO94MJ North York Moors - Active from 10am onwards unless there's a hint of early tropo
Good Take off in most directions at 1200ft Asl


I will be active on all bands from 146MHz -> 24GHz, with low SR DATV possible on all bands except 6cm.
I will have analogue still on all bands above 146MHz.
Hopefully that caters for every possibility ?!

If anyone wants to come along and help or just see what goes on then please let me know.

73

Rob
M0DTS

[g8gtz]

Hi

The current plan is to go to Blorenge mountain above Abergavenny (IO81LS) which has very good take to the east round to the south west - but unlikely we will work Rob.

I will have 146.5 RB-TV, 437 MHz DATV and 23cms ATV & DATV and be there from 12 noon for about 5 hours dependeing on activity (and Sally's Kindle battery)!

I will be out near home (not confirmed where) on Sunday and may have 10 GHz rx

I will have DXspot.tv and mobile phone but only mobile whip on 144.750 - it would be good to set up some scheds before hand to make sure it is worth taking all this gear (and a trailer) on holiday up to North Wales....

73

Noel - G8GTZ

[G8GKQ]

Please Post your anticipated activity in the contest here.

I hope to be out /P somewhere North of Southampton on Saturday afternoon with 70 cms and 23 cms analogue and digital. Possibly 13 cms and 3 cms as well. Contact via 144.75 MHz FM or http://DXSpot.TV chat.

73

Dave
G8GKQ

[g8gtz]

Change of plan...

I will not be /p from Wales on Saturday but will be out on Saturday afternoon / Sunday from IO91 square, hopefully from a site with good take off to the North.

Hope to work you all - pm me if you want to set up a sched, if not see you on dxspot.tv

73

Noel - G8GTZ

[G4EWJ]

GW3NWR should be at Rhosesmor, North Wales on the Saturday only with 23cm analogue / digital, plus 70cm and 3cm receive.

Brian

[G1LPS Terry]

Active on all bands 2m - 24ghz
From io94eq

[G8GKQ]

I have just submitted the UK Entries for this year's IARU ATV Contest. Here are the results as submitted.

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Pos           Call           IARU points
 1            G1LPS          2424 
 2            M0DTS/P (1)    2388 
 3            G4KLB          912 
 4            G8GTZ/P        650 
 5            G4CPE          424 
 6            G8ADM          378 
 7            M0DTS/P (2)    294 
 8            G3KKD          175 
 9            G8GKQ/P        130 
 10=          G3UEQ          10 
 10=          G4GUO          10 

Congratulations to Terry G1LPS for winning, and also to Rob M0DTS for coming a close second (and gaining more points than Terry, but from 2 locations!). Thanks to everyone who took part and made it such a successful day.

The results band-by-band are here:

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70cm
Pos           Call           Points       Best DX       QTH            Dist
 1            G4CPE          424          G8GTZ/P       IO91GI         95
 2            G8ADM          378          G8GTZ/P       IO91GI         80
 3            G8GTZ/P        350          G8ADM         IO91SW         95
 4            G4KLB          324          G8LES         IO91LC         72
 5            G3KKD          175          M0SKM         IO91RV         63
 6            G8GKQ/P        130          G4KLB         IO90BR         60
 7=           G1LPS          102          M0DTS/P       IO94DF         51
 7=           M0DTS/P (1)    102          G1LPS         IO94EQ         51
 9=           G4GUO          10           G3UEQ         IO90TU         5
 9=           G3UEQ          10           G4GUO         IO90ST         5

23cm
Pos           Call           Points       Best DX       QTH            Dist
 1            G4KLB          588          G8GTZ/P       IO91GI         75
 2            G8GTZ/P        300          G4KLB         IO90BR         75
 3            M0DTS/P (2)    294          G7AVU         IO93OJ         112
 4            G1LPS          282          M0DTS/P       IO94DF         51
 5            M0DTS/P (1)    246          G1LPS         IO94EQ         51
 
13cm
Pos           Call           Points       Best DX       QTH            Dist
 1=           G1LPS          510          M0DTS/P       IO94DF         51
 1=           M0DTS/P (1)    510          G1LPS         IO94EQ         51

9cm
Pos           Call           Points       Best DX       QTH            Dist
 1=           G1LPS          510          M0DTS/P       IO94DF         51
 1=           M0DTS/P (1)    510          G1LPS         IO94EQ         51

6cm
Pos           Call           Points       Best DX       QTH            Dist
 1=           G1LPS          510          M0DTS/P       IO94DF         51
 1=           M0DTS/P (1)    510          G1LPS         IO94EQ         51
 
3cm
Pos           Call           Points       Best DX       QTH            Dist
 1=           G1LPS          510          M0DTS/P       IO94DF         51
 1=           M0DTS/P (1)    510          G1LPS         IO94EQ         51

I will publish the results of the Summerfun Contest (which will include RB-TV contacts on 70 and 144 MHz) in a few days.

Dave
G8GKQ
BATC Contests Manager

[G8GKQ]

The International Results for this contest have been published here: http://www.iaru-r1.org/images/VHF/atv/I ... _2015a.pdf

Congratulations to M0DTS who was the highest-placed UK entry as his scores from his 2 operating sites were combined.

A really good contest, with 47 entries in total including 11 from the UK. The map on the last page of the results shows the geographical spread of all the active stations across Europe.

Let's try to get 50 stations on the air for the next activity weekend on 12/13 September!

Dave
G8GKQ
BATC Contest Manager