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Doug Gorman Memorial Frequency Measuring Contest 2010 – Results Final Update
The provisional results of the NZART Doug Gorman Memorial Frequency Measuring Contest 2010 have been updated today, Thursday 23/9 (see below). The change alters the order of the first three placing of the Norm Edwards section.
The format of the results below are NAME CALL AV Hz SD Hz RESULT:
ULTRA
Wayne ZL2BKC 0.1142 0.077 1st in Ultra and 1st overall - GPSDO
Ian ZL1AOX 0.1524 0.107 2nd in Ultra - GPSDO
Peter ZL4LV 0.1888 0.080 3rd in Ultra - Rubidium
NORM EDWARDS
Brian ZL1IE 0.1343 0.144 1st in Norm Edwards
Doug Gorman Memorial Frequency Measuring Contest 2010 – Frequencies
The Wellington VHF Group is pleased to announce the five frequencies for the NZART Doug Gorman Memorial Frequency Measuring Contest.
Calibration Frequency: 3895.000000 kHz (not part of the contest)
Frequency 1: 3899.942011 kHz
Frequency 2: 3890.100100 kHz
Frequency 3: 3897.099785 kHz
Frequency 4: 3893.599292 kHz
Frequency 5: 3894.351144 kHz
There is still some more work to do before provisional results for competitors can be published. Stay 'tuned'.
John ZL4JY
Doug Gorman Memorial Frequency Measuring Contest
Monday 6th September 2010 at 2100 NZST (0900 UTC)
This year the contest will blend the old school rules with some improvements suggested by contestants, in particular Papakura Branch and Murray ZL1BPU, along with observations made by past contest organizers Gavin ZL2ACT and Neil ZL2TNG. Please read the rules carefully as there are some key changes to the format.
National System Award 2010 - Historic Places
The Hamilton Amateur Radio Club Branch 12 NZART from 1 January 2010 to 7 February 2010 presented the National System Award 2010 - Historic Places, based upon the original idea by Wellington VHF Group, and in association with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. This was a FUN award to demonstrate the coverage and use of the National System, to promote our history and category 1 historic places.
 Image Courtesy Hamilton Branch
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| During the Award participants visited 662 Category 1 Historical sites, 70% of the registered category 1 historic places. 181 unique call signs were listed in the 26 logs received by the custodians and the logs accumulate to over 7400 points (see Award Structure for how points awarded). 6 participant’s logs demonstrated that they had worked all branches in New Zealand. The highest individual log accumulated 686 points, with 1033 points logged against one individual’s call sign. Details are in the appendices. |
VHF-UHF-SHF Contest Rules
The management committee has authorised the Contest Rules to be hosted and maintained on the VHF Group website. The rules can now be found in On The Air, Contests. The current Rules took effect in June 2006.