February 20000 Results/Points
February 2000 Contest Results
This contest is organized by Dave Cawley and Paul Hayes.
First, sorry to you all for the delay in getting the results, first a
funeral then an excess of work.
Response to this contest has been better than ever. And I'm going to break
with tradition and list "commended" images. There is a clear
split a few
points below the commended section, and that split is that the top 30% of
images have no nose or interference, and those below all have noise and
interference. Compare you own image and one of the winners ? Images
are at
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/phqfh/newhorizons.htm
Click on an image to get the full
resolution, print it to fill the page, then print yours. If ever there was
a contest with the most improved images this is it ! Here are the
"commended" images (in no order) :-
Tony Le Page
Martin Ellis
Keith Atherton
Peter Tanner
Phil Thomas
George Newport
John Charles
Shane Daniels
Bob Green
Dave Cawley
Les Hamilton
Now is the time to examine the environment you live in and look at the
response of your antenna system. Listen carefully during every pass, and
when there is no satellite at all, what do you hear ?
And before the results, remember this is for fun, don't take it seriously.
And if you have not seen the latest Short Wave Magazine, go buy it now from
WH Smiths in the UK, or some Borders or Barnes & Noble in the USA.
There is
a lot by Lawrence Harris about what we are achieving.
The Winners are :-
First place Tony Le Page
Keith Atherton
Peter Tanner
Martin Ellis (tracking antenna)
And because of this, no second or third places this time !
So the results are:-
Paul Hayes
Total
13
Feb 2000
Length 10
Noise free 5
Feb total 15
Cumulative total **28
Noel Wium
Total
5
Feb 2000
Length 7
Noise free 4
Feb total 11
Cumulative total **15
William Tracey
Total
4
Feb 2000
Length 7
Noise free1
Feb total 8
Cumulative total **12
Ken Jones
Total
5
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 6
Feb total 15
Cumulative total **20
John Boyer
Total 7
Feb 2000
Length
Noise free
Feb total 0
Cumulative total **7
Peter Tanner
Total
13
Feb 2000
Length 10
Noise free 9
Feb total 19
Cumulative total **32
Alan Jarvis
Total
7
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 7
Feb total 16
Cumulative total **23
Les Hamilton
Total
14
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 8
Feb total 17
Cumulative total **31
Gordon Train
Total
5
Feb 2000
Length
Noise free
Feb total 0
Cumulative total **5
Dave Cawley
Total
15
Feb 2000
Length 10
Noise free 7
Feb total 17
Cumulative total ** 32
Lawrence Harris
Total
13
Feb 2000
Length 5
Noise free 1
Feb total 6
Cumulative total **19
Roger Ray
Total
8
Feb 2000
Length
Noise free
Feb total
Cumulative total
George Newport
Total
5
Feb 2000
Length 10
Noise free 8
Feb total 18
Cumulative total **23
Angel Vilaseca
Total
7
Feb 2000
Length 8
Noise free 8
Feb total 16
Cumulative total **23
David Taylor
Total
3
Feb 2000
Length 8
Noise free 5
Feb total 13
Cumulative total **16
Alan Milton
Total
6
Feb 2000
Length 8
Noise free 6
Feb total 14
Cumulative total **20
Martin Ellis
Total
10
Feb 2000
Length 10
Noise free 9
Feb total 19
Cumulative total **29
David Gilmore
Total
3
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 5
Feb total 14
Cumulative total **17
Ian Busby
Total
10
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 7
Feb total 16
Cumulative total **26
Barry Brandenburg
Total
6
Feb 2000
Length
Noise free
Feb total 0
Cumulative total **6
Anthony Coldman
Total
7
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 2
Feb total 11
Cumulative total **18
Gerald Ihninger
Total
7
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 3
Feb total 12
Cumulative total **19
John Charles
Total
7
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 8
Feb total 17
Cumulative total **24
Patrick Prokop
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 7
Feb total 16
Cumulative total **16
Tony Le Page
Feb 2000
Length 10
Noise free 9
Feb total 19
Cumulative total **19
Keith Atherton
Feb 2000
Length 10
Noise free 9
Feb total 19
Cumulative total **19
Phil Thomas
Feb 2000
Length 10
Noise free 8
Feb total 18
Cumulative total **18
Shane Daniels
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 8
Feb total 17
Cumulative total **17
Jean Benoit
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 6
Feb total 15
Cumulative total **15
Unkeb
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 6
Feb total 15
Cumulative total **15
Clive Finnis
Feb 2000
Length 8
Noise free 5
Feb total 13
Cumulative total **13
Paul Flaxman
Feb 2000
Length 7
Noise free 5
Feb total 12
Cumulative total **12
John Willis
Feb 2000
Length 8
Noise free 4
Feb total 12
Cumulative total **12
Bill Sevenson
Feb 2000
Length 8
Noise free 4
Feb total 12
Cumulative total **12
Dave Remnant
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 3
Feb total 12
Cumulative total **12
Andy Ekelson
Feb 2000
Length 8
Noise free 3
Feb total 11
Cumulative total **11
Bob Green
Feb 2000
Length 9
Noise free 8
Feb total 17
Cumulative total **17
Paul Martin
Feb 2000
Length 8
Noise free 2
Feb total 10
Cumulative total **10
Nigel Evans
Feb 2000
Length 8
Noise free 2
Feb total 10
Cumulative total **10
Paul Telco
Feb 2000
Length 7
Noise free 1
Feb total 8
Cumulative total **8
So the score so far is :-
Peter Tanner 32
Dave Cawley 32
Les Hamilton 31
Martin Ellis 29
Paul Hayes 28
Ian Busbey 26
So now the fur is flying; it's getting warmer; go play with antennas !
I'll give plenty of warning for the next contest, this one was at the
request of David Taylor, and other requests ?
Regards
Dave