Results:  40 Metres Counties Contest, 9th May 2021 @ 12:00z (1 hour)

Posted:  24th May 2021

Another disappointing day on 40m!  Despite valiant efforts by many local and overseas stations, the QSOs were few and far between.  24 logs were submitted – many thanks to all who took the trouble to send in their logs – these logs contained a total of 373 QSOs, just under half of which we were able to cross-check.  Excluding uniques, the logs contained 31 EI/GI stations and 38 overseas stations.

Short-skip propagation on 40m has been poor for many years, with the F2 Critical Frequency remaining below 7 MHz for much of the time.  This mostly affects inter-EI/GI activity which is an important element of a counties contest.  A few EI/GI stations logged 4 county multipliers, but most local stations had to settle for just 1 or 2 county multipliers.  Our overseas contesters saved the day, and not for the first time!

Propagation is not of course fixed, and we can hope for an improvement in 40m conditions over the next few years.  When the 40m Counties Contests were introduced in 2014, EI & GI stations were able to log 25+ counties.  So, while it is tempting to drop these single-band 40m contests, we will put our faith in the solar cycle and leave them in the calendar for the time being.

Logged Counties (20)

ANT, ARM, CAR, CLA, COR, DER, DON, DUB, GAL, KLD, KLK, LOU, MAY, MEA, TIP, TYR, WAT, WES, WEX, WIC

Missing Counties (12)

CAV, DOW, FER, KER, LAO, LEI, LIM, LON, MON, OFF, ROS, SLI

DX Worked (8)

DL, F, G, GM, GU, GW, ON, PA
Award Call Sign / Name Valid
QSOs
Counties/
DXCCs
Total
Score
County
A.  SSB Only – High Power, EI/GI Stations
award MIØRRE, Robert Rantin 32 3/4 287 ARM
  EI8KN, Roger Greengrass 20 3/4 224 WAT
  EI7JN, Tony Byrne 11 2/3 145 DUB
B.  SSB Only – Low Power, EI/GI Stations
award EI4KU, Stefan Zalewski 27 4/3 273 CLA
  EI3ENB, Paul Norris 18 4/2 198 KLK
  EI6GVB, David Gainda 23 3/3 192 WAT
  EI6IF, Denis Collins 13 3/3 150 KLD
  EI4GGB, Owen O'Reilly 11 2/1 51 WES
  EI2INB, Tony Proudfoot 4 2/1 30 WIC
  EI5IN, Keith Nolan 4 1/1 14 WES
C.  SSB/CW – High Power, EI/GI Stations
award EI1E, Avondhu Radio Club
  op: Gerard EI5KF
25 1/4 185 COR
  EI7GY, Joe Ryan 12 2/1 153 DUB
D.  SSB/CW – Low Power, EI/GI Stations
award EI9FK, Bill Somerville-Large 13 2/2 176 WIC
  EI4HH, Jim Holohan 11 1/2 114 DUB
  EI8KV, Derek Kelleher 6 2/1 78 DUB
  GIØAZB, Ian Evans 7 1/2 51 DER
E.  SWL
  No entry
F.  SSB Only, Outside EI/GI
award MØXDX, Paul Dumpleton 13 11 572
  GUØUVH, Malcolm Bosher 14 10 560
  GØNVP, Penny Church 13 10 520
G.  SSB/CW, Outside EI/GI
award G3MDG, Chesham and District Amateur Radio Society
  op: Jeremy G3XZG
21 15 1,560
  MØNQN, Bob Townsend 10 8 480
  G4IZZ, Mike Eggleton 7 5 280
  G3XUD, Paul Kirby 7 5 200
 
Check Log:     EI7KD, Oleg Solovyov
Station Logs Submitted = 24
award= Award Winner (click / tap on the icon to download the award certificate)