November 2019 Lowband Contest Results

Activity levels were good for this event, with several portables active, helped by fair weather.

Jon GM4JTJ was the runaway winner on 1.3GHz, with the Combe Gibberlets (M0HNA/P) as runner up. As last year, a number of stations broke the 600km barrier for their best DX distances in this session. The best contact was by GM4JTJ who worked Chris SM6VTZ at 827km in JO58UJ.

This year there were three entrants on 2300MHz, with M0HNA/P running out as winners ahead of Mike G8CUL as runner-up.

Denis G3UVR was the leading station on 2320MHz, with 10 QSOs. The runner-up was Mike G8CUL with 12 QSOs. The best DX reported was between G3UVR and G3XDY at 324km.

A close contest on 3400Mhz saw G4FRE/P emerge as the leader, with M0HNA/P as runners up. Activtiy was not quite as good as last year on this band. Best DX was G4LDR's QSO with G4ODA at 212km.

The overall winner was the Combe Gibberlets group consisting of G3TCT, G3TCU, G4SJH, and G1EHF, who won on 2300MHz and were second on 1.3GHz and 3.4GHz. Overall runner up and leading fixed station was Mike G8CUL.

Congratulations go to the overall Winner M0HNA/P and Runner-up G8CUL and to the following winners and runners-up:

1.3GHz    GM4JTJ, M0HNA/P, G1PPA/P (Low Power)

2.30GHz  M0HNA/P, G8CUL

2.32GHz   G3UVR, G8CUL,  G4ZTR (Low Power)

3.4GHz   G4FRE/P (Low Power), M0HNA/P

John G3XDY

UKuG Contest Manager