Low Band Championship 2023

Entry levels are similar to those in the past two years, with most activity focussed on 1.3GHz, with 2.32 and 3.4GHz almost level pegging and just a handful on 2.30GHz.

As usual the contest manager's crystal ball failed to provide any good tropo enhancemnets this year, almost all the best DX was achieved by aircraft scatter.

1.3GHz

The Combe Gibberlets (M0HNA/P) won three of the four sessions they entered to take top place, and are therefore winners of the G4EAT Memorial Trophy. Runner up is John G4ZTR with one session win and two second places.

2.30GHz

M0HNA/P entered three sessions and won two of them this year on the way to the overall win. Mike G8CUL won one session and runner up two others to take the overall runner up position on this band.

2.32GHz

There was a a close competition for the top of this section, with the top three separated by only 7%. M0HNA/P won one session and were runners up in two others to take the championship win, ahead of David M0GHZ who had two session wins and a third place . John G4ZTR was close behind with one session win and two runners up spots.

3.4GHz

John G4ZTR won this band with three session wins gaining maximum points. David M0GHZ was runner up with two session wins and a runners up slot.

Overall

Once again the Combe Gibberlets group have won the overall championship by a good margin, but they have not swept the board as in previous years, missing out on top spot on 3.4GHz. As last year the overall runner up is Mike G8CUL.

Congratulations to the winners and runners up mentioned above.

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John G3XDY

UKuG Contest Manager