Final Results of the Trans Tasman 80M Only Contest 2014
Single Op
Overall winner was Roger Crofts VK4YB with a score of 2486. Roger used a double extended Zepp and a K3 to power away from all competitors. Roger was even in front of the multi operators so this year the claim of the best 80M station undeniably belongs to VK4YB. Bill Main VK4ZD was always loud on the band and took out second spot on 1689 points while Tony Hambling VK3VTH was the highest scoring standard call on 1533 points.
Top ZL was Bill Cousins ZL3VZ on 1335 literally pipping Mike Mather ZL2W (ZL2CC) on the post who had 1329. It was also good to see Rob Glassey ZL3AKM putting in a log with 1099 points
Top F Call went to the Bundaberg based Brett Finger VK4FTWO with 397 points.
Multi Op
In the Multi Op category the Girls Guides Callemondah team VK2GGC of VK2ZMT and VK2PV cranked out a total of 2,293 with Lou and Jenny Blasco at VK3ALB hot on their heels scoring 1,806 points, ZL3UR came in First ZL and third overalll for their efforts.
QRP Category
QRP Category – the winner was VK2IG/QRP Mike Downer with a very credible 997 points in front of VK3LM Michael Binz on 307 Points
Callsign: | Name: | Category: | Place | Points Claimed |
Multi Op | ||||
VK2GGC | Girl Guides Callemondah | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | 1 | 2293 |
VK3ALB | Lou and Jenni Blasco | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | 2 | 1806 |
ZL3UR | Graham and McRobie | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | 4 | 1522 |
VK4WIL | LOCKYER VALLEY ARC | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | 5 | 1424 |
VK2CU | Mountain Toppers Contest Team | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | 6 | 1314 |
VK3FRC | F.A.M.P.A.R.C. | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | 7 | 1233 |
VK5ARG | Amateur Radio Experimenters Group Inc. | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | 8 | 1205 |
ZL4AL | Eastern Southland Br 08 NZART | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | 9 | 969 |
VK2AFA | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | 10 | 656 | |
VK2AOJ | Port Stephens Amateur Radio Club Inc | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | Entrant | 568 |
VK2AWA | VK2AWA GROUP | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | Entrant | 419 |
VK6WI | WIA VK6 | 80m – Ph, Multi-Op | Entrant | 316 |
Single op | ||||
VK4YB | Roger Crofts | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | 1 | 2486 |
VK4ZD | Bill Main | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | 2 | 1689 |
VK3VTH | Tony Hambling | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | 3 | 1533 |
VK4GH | Catherine Hammond | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | 4 | 1480 |
VK2IO/P | Gerard Hill | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | 5 | 1444 |
ZL3VZ | Bill Cousins | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | 6 | 1335 |
ZL2W | Mike S Mather | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | 7 | 1329 |
VK2AOR | Robert Hudson | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | 8 | 1235 |
ZL3YOK | Quentin Pooke | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | 9 | 1105 |
ZL3AKM | Rob Glassey | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | 10 | 1099 |
VK2ELF | Rowan Dollar | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 1056 |
VK5LJ | Lawrie Mew | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 1036 |
ZL1YE | Bruce Steel | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 1003 |
ZL1BHD | Steve Wright | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 966 |
VK4NP | Norm Greenaway | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 931 |
VK4ATH | Tom Hatton | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 755 |
VK4MDX | David Olsen | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 648 |
VK2IUW | Hilary Bridel | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 593 |
VK5DT | Darren Jury | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 538 |
VK4DMC | Dale McCarthy | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 515 |
VK7GN | Martin Luther | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 511 |
VK6DXI | Mirek Rozbicki | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 408 |
VK4FTWO | Brett Finger | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 397 |
VK3TZ | Tony Burt | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 391 |
VK2LEE | Lee Noonan | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 284 |
VK3GK | Lee Moyle | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 230 |
VK4TS | Trent Sampson | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 175 |
VK4MON | Mark Curry | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 156 |
VK2PN | Patrick Novak | 80m – Ph, Single-Op | Entrant | 78 |
QRP | ||||
VK2IG/Q | Mike Dower | 80m – Ph, Single-Op, QRP | 1 | 997 |
VK3LM | Michael Binz | 80m – Ph, Single-Op, QRP | 2 | 307 |