VHF Field Day Information

VHF NFD 1970

Band	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr
Ants
Other
Call	G3JWK/P	G8CKY/P	G3JWK/P
QSOs	46	121	46
ODX Call		G3XC/P
ODX/km		325
Position	72/84	76/129	72/84	86/119

Notes:

Open Section

VHF NFD 1971

Photographs

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr
Ants
Other
Call
QSOs
ODX Call
ODX/km
Position

Notes:

Open Section

VHF NFD 1972

Band	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr
Ants
Other
Call	G3JWK/P	G3ZTT/P	G8CFY/P
QSOs	53	102	15
ODX Call	G3XFL/P	G3REI/P	G3AVH/P
ODX/km	375	345	80
Position	81/92	100/143	83/91	91/140

Notes:	Poor conditions
	Open Section

VHF NFD 1973

Band	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr
Ants
Call	G3JWK/P	G3ZTT/P	G8CFY/P
QSOs	70	137	13
ODX Call	G4ADV/P	GM8HEY/P	GW3SLJ/P
ODX/km	355	340	70
Position	61/86	90/128	74/82	78/121

Notes:	Poor WX start of SSB
	Station located in Cheshire (The Yeld?)
	Open Section
	25W max power rule abolished

VHF NFD 1974

Band	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr
Ants
Call	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ARQ/P
QSOs	51	180	22
ODX Call	G3IKD	ON4PB/P	G4BVE/P
ODX/km	-	-	-
Position	23/80	43/118	41/69	39/115

Notes:	Sept Poor WX
	Station located in Cheshire
	Open Section
	County multipliers

VHF NFD 1975

Band	4m	2m	Overall
Tcvr	PYE BASE + EC10 Receive
Pwr	15-20W
Ants	4 ele
Call	GW4CAX/P	GW3ZTT/P
QSOs	29	229
ODX Call	G4CJG/P	ON5FF/P
ODX/km	241	430
Position	83/87	65/138	99/142

Notes:	Station located near Llangollen (YM05)
	Open Section
	Last September VHF NFD
	4m: Terry Bennett's Pye 4m transmitter - Tuning high to low

VHF NFD 1976

Band	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr
Ants
Call	G4DBX/P	G3ZTT/P	G4EGA/P
QSOs	114	356	72
ODX Call	-	DC7BO	PA0CKV
ODX/km	-	-	504
Position	27/84	29/103	57/94	46/105

Notes:	Station located at Mow Cop (YN79)
	Open Section
	4m: Les G4DBX ran the station as Dave G4CAX on holiday in Wales
	Believe station visited by police from 3 areas because of generator noise

VHF NFD 1977

Band	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr
Ants
Call	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G4CDA/P
QSOs	94	311	77
ODX Call	GU4ASO	F1DUN
ODX/km	460	580
Position	63/77	54/101	59/94	61/105

Notes:	Combined with Warrington
	Open Section

VHF NFD 1978

Band	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr
Ants
Other
Call	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G4DBX/P
QSOs	80	240	43
ODX Call	GU4ASO	GM8NSH
ODX/km	410
Position	55/84	60/101	82/95	65/102

Notes:	BAD WX
	Open Section

VHF NFD 1979

Band	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr
Ants
Call	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G8PWY/P
QSOs	61	334	69
ODX Call	G4DBW	F6APE	G8AYN
ODX/km	380	660	346
Position	61/73	58/94	59/89	67/96

Notes:	Stations located at The Yeld (YN67)
	Open Section - Still a single Section contest

VHF NFD 1980

Photographs

Band	4m	2m	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr	-	-
Ants
Call	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P
QSOs	68	207
ODX Call	GM4IPK/P	OR7HP
ODX/km	410	530
Position	76/81	88/105	92/109

Notes:	Stations located in Cheshire (YN67)
	Open Section (Still a single section contest)
	2m: Linear failed

VHF NFD 1981

Photographs

Band	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr		FT225RD
Pwr	-	-	10W
Ants
Call	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	72	215	76
ODX Call	G4EIK/P	F1FVD/P	G4FAM/P
ODX/km	420	570	370
Position	22/32	26/43	20/41	22/44

Notes:	Stations located at The Yeld (YN67)
	Restricted Section (1st year this section introduced)

VHF NFD 1982

Band	4m CW	4m SSB	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr			FT225RD
Pwr	-	-	24W	10W
Ants
Call	G4CAX/P	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	10	58	251	87
ODX Call	-	-	F6ASS/P	G8BKE/P
ODX/km	-	344	543	335
Position		41/49	28/58	26/57	34/59

Notes:	Stations located at The Yeld (YN67)
	Restricted Section

VHF NFD 1983

Photographs

Band	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr		FT225RD
Pwr			-
Ants		14 ele
Call	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	116	223	124
ODX Call	G4ADV/P	F1BDE/P	GM6LNM/P
ODX/km	350	560	323
Position	24/40	25/57	19/53	27/56

Notes:	Stations located at The Yeld (YN67)
	HOT weather
	Restricted Section
	4m: CW & SSB Sections combined in RadCom results

VHF NFD 1984

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr	4CX150A	4CX150A	TS700G + Linear
Pwr	100W	100W
Ants	4 ele	4 ele
Call	G3ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P	G6ZTT/P
QSOs	58	73	392	139
ODX Call	-	-	ON4YZ	F1ANH/P
ODX/km	-	-	594	605
Position		47/61	61/74	55/75	55/77

Notes:	Stations located at The Yeld (YN67)
	Open Section

VHF NFD 1985

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	23cm	Overall
Tcvr			IC210
Pwr
Ants	4 ele	4 ele	10 ele
Call	G4CAX/P	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P
QSOs	57	126	284	112	23
ODX Call	G4MEL/P	GU4IUW/P	F6HMQ/P	GM6MGS/P	EI9ED/P
ODX/km	356	422	542	412	285
Position		25/53	54/67	52/69	38/47	40/70

Notes:	Station located at The Yeld (IO83PF)
	2m: IC210 was deaf
	Open Section

VHF NFD 1986

Photographs

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr	FT101B + Tvtr + Linear	FT101B + Tvtr + Linear	Trio 820 (or FT757?) + MM Tvtr
Pwr	25W DC in	50W
Ants	4 ele 'J' Beam	4 ele 'J' Beam	2x14 Parabeams
Call	G4CAX/P	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P
QSOs	56	88	272	121
ODX Call	G4MEL/P	GM4ZUK/P	F6KBF/P	GM6MGS
ODX/km	356	412	524	412
Position		25/46	49/64	30/61	38/65

Notes:	Station located at The Yeld IO83PF
	2m: Generally very poor.
	Open Section. A Site Inspection took place.
	Operators: G4CAX, G4WPO, G4DVS, G6HXU

VHF NFD 1987

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr	FT101B + Tvtr + Linear	FT101B + Tvtr + Linear	Trio 820 + MM Tvtr	Yaesu FT757 + Tvtr + Linear
Pwr	40W DC in	100W	400W	50W
Ants	4 ele 'J' Beam	4 ele 'J' Beam	14 ele Parabeam	38 ele XY Yagi
Other	10m AGL	10m AGL	10m AGL	10m AGL
Call	G4CAX/P	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	68	106	272	108
ODX Call	G4MEL/P	GU2FRO	F3AS/P	OZ2EDR/P
ODX/km	356	422	960	883
Position		23/48	56/65	44/65	44/66

Notes:	Station located at The Yeld (IO83PF)
	Open Section
	Operators: G4CAX, G4XUV, G4WPO, G4DVS, G6DQO, G0HHU

VHF NFD 1988

Photographs

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr	FT101B + Tvtr + Linear	FT101B + Tvtr + Linear	Trio TS700G + 2x4CX250B	Yaesu FT780
Pwr	40W DC in	40W DC in	200W	50W
Ants	4 ele 'J' Beam	4 ele 'J' Beam	17 ele	38 ele XY Yagi
Other	10m AGL	10m AGL	12m AGL	12m AGL
Call	G4CAX/P	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P
QSOs	62	95	238	68
ODX Call	G4MEL/P	GM4ZUK/P	F6CTT/P	G5LK/P
ODX/km	357	413	591	357
Position		18/47	39/57	39/52	34/57

Notes:	Station located at The Yeld IO83PF
	Open Section
	2m: Very poor. S7 static at times
	70cm: Extremely poor.
	Operators: G4CAX, G4XUV, G4WPO, G4XFD, G8HAV, G4DVS, G6HXU, G6DQO

VHF NFD 1989

Photographs

Band	6m	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr	Icom IC575H	TS830+Tvtr	Yaesu FT757	Liner 430 + EDL Linear
Pwr	20W	25W	20W	23W
Ants	5 ele	4 ele	17 ele	38 ele XY Yagi
Other	9m AGL	8m AGL	10m AGL	10m AGL
Call	G0GZI/P	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	114	98	119	68
ODX Call	GJ7DGJ/P	GJ7DGJ/P	F6HPP/P	F/PA0OOM/P
ODX/km	447	447	606	447
Position	11/45	9/33	41/51	26/48	20/51

Notes:	Station located at The Yeld (IO83PF)
	Restricted Section
	4m: Good to start with but deteriorating later.
	70cm: Apalling!
	Operators: G0GZI, G0IRA, G6HLL, G6HXU, G0LBO, G6DQO, G4FOH, G4XFD

VHF NFD 1990

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Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr	FT101B + Tvtr + Linear	FT101B + Tvtr + Linear	TS700G+ 2x4CX250	Trio TS780+ 2C39 Linear
Pwr	50W	50W	300W	50W
Ants	4 ele	4 ele	17 ele	17 ele
Call	G4CAX/P	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	46	75	220	84
ODX Call	GI4ONL/P	GI4ONL/P	FC1BJD	G5LK/P
ODX/km	343	343	589	357
Position		10/18	14/22	12/20	15/22

Notes:	Restricted Section
	Stations located at The Yeld (IO83PF)
	2m: Flat. Some considerable linear problems which proved to be due to a sticking relay.
	70cm: Poor, no signs of any tropo openings. RadCom records that we had a 17 ele yagi?
	Operators: G4CAX, G4XUV, G4FOH, G4WPO, G0GZI, G0LBO, G6HXU, G4DVS, G0IRA, G6HLL

VHF NFD 1991

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr	50W	50W	300W	50W
Ants	4 ele	4 ele	17 ele	36 ele
Call	G4CAX/P	G4CAX/P	G3ZTT/P	G6ZTT/P
QSOs	40	75	170	51
ODX Call	G3KAU/P	G3KAU/P	PA3BLS	PE0MAR/P
ODX/km	356	356	520	482
Position		8/18	17/23	16/20	12/23

Notes:	Restricted Section
	Stations located at The Yeld (IO83PF)

VHF NFD 1992

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr	50W	50W	150W	50W
Ants	4 ele	4 ele	17 ele	16 ele
Call	G4XUV/P	G4XUV/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	44	60	246	60
ODX Call	-	G3XBY/P	F6APE	GM0JKF/P
ODX/km	-	385	670	413
Position		11/18	13/25	17/25	12/25

Notes:	Restricted Section
	Stations located at The Yeld (IO83PF)

VHF NFD 1993

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr	FT101B	FT101B	TS700G+ 2x4CX250	Trio TS780+ EDI Linear
Pwr	50W	50W	150W	50W
Ants	4 ele	4 ele	2x19 ele	2x21 ele
Call	G4ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	42	74	217	72
ODX Call	GM0FRT/P	GM0FRT/P	F6HPP/P	PA3BPC/P
ODX/km	413	413	606	482
Position		15/20	22/25	17/23	20/25

Notes:	Open Section
	Stations located at The Yeld IO83PF
	2m: Once we got the aerials up - abandoning an attempt at about 50 foot after dropping them 3 times - we were pleased with the improved performance compared to the single aerial of previous years. Conditions were reasonable throughout with some good spells.
	70cm: Middling to good, though very few stations on through the night.
	Operators: G4DVS, G6HXU, G6DQO, G6HLL, G4XUV, G7LQD, G4XFD, G0LBO, G0IRA, G0PVA

VHF NFD 1994

Band	4m SSB	2m	70cm	23cm	Overall
Tcvr
Pwr	-	10W	10W	500mW
Ants	4 ele	17 ele	21 ele	23 ele
Call	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P	G6ZTT/P
QSOs	7	115	36	3
ODX Call	G4JAR/P	LX/PE1HUS/P	DK9VD/A	GW0ALW/P
ODX/km	311	948	783	69
Position	Not entered	20/23	16/19	12/12	19/23

Notes:	Low Power Section
	Stations located at The Yeld IO83PF
	4m: There is a small SSB log which doesn't appear in the results.

VHF NFD 1995

Photographs

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	23cm	Overall
Tcvr			Kenwood TR751E	TS780 + Elec. Devts. Linear
Pwr	10W	10W	25W	10W	0!
Ants	4 ele	4 ele	17 ele	21 ele	23 ele?
Call	G4ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P	G6ZTT/P
QSOs	47	55	232	62	0
ODX Call	G3GRS/P	G3GRS/P	EA6IB	PI50RCG	-
ODX/km	341	341	1604	551	-
Position		11/18	17/26	18/22	Not entered	14/26

Notes:	2m: TS700G thought to be deaf so TR751E substituted.
	23cm: Didn't function.
	Restricted Section

VHF NFD 1996

Photographs

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	23cm	Overall
Tcvr	FT101 + G4CAX Tvtr	FT101 + G4CAX Tvtr	TS700G + G4DVS Linear	TS780 + EDI Linear	FT290 + PA0LPE Xvert (Receive Dead!) TR751E+Converter (for receive)
Pwr	75W	75W	150W	55W	1W
Ants	4 ele J-Beam	4 ele J-Beam	2x17 ele	2x21 ele	23 ele + 1/4 wave!
Call	G4ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P	G6ZTT/P
QSOs	42	62	203	55	2
ODX Call	G0RDI/P	G4LIP/P	F6HPP/P	G4LIP/P	G3OHM/P
ODX/km	318	362	606	362	103
Position		9/11	16/19	12/17	10/10	11/19

Notes:	Open Section
	4m CW: Conditions about the same as last year. There would have been no operation at all if it hadn't been for the matchstick holding a fuseholder together.
	4m SSB: Openings to the South but poor to the North. Next year we'll take a hairdryer to combat HT flashover on damp Sunday mornings!
	2m: RF Technology hasn't improved but catering is coming on in leaps and bounds. Microwave, BarBQ, water boiler, toaster - What more could a body want?
	70cm: Very flat (Picked up during night)
	23cm : Transverter receive failed so another converter & 2m I/F was used with a 1/4 wave bit of wire. Much trouble matching the two! About 10 man hours of effort per contact but we got 2 more than last year!
	Operators: G4XUV, G0VOZ, G6GAK, G4XFD, G7PEH, G4DVS, G0LBO, G0GZI, G0WVU, G0DQQ, G8HAV, G3SIQ, G7SBG

VHF NFD 1997

Photographs

Band	4m CW	4m Phone	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr	FT101 + G4CAX Tvtr	FT101 + G4CAX Tvtr	TS700G	TS780 No preamp!
Pwr	100W	100W	80W	40W
Ants	4 ele	4 ele	2x17 ele	2x21 ele
Call	G4ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	45	72	231	60
ODX Call		GM0FRT/P	DL0GL/P	GM6MGS/P
ODX/km		413	673	413
Position	As SSB	7/11	12/20	10/16	9/15

Notes:

Open Section on all bands

VHF NFD 1998

Band	4m CW	4m SSB	2m	70cm	23cm	Overall
Tcvr	TR9130 + Mutek Tvtr	TR9130 + Mutek Tvtr	Icom IC271E + Heatherlite Explorer	Kenwood TS780 + Elec Devts Linear	Trio TS700G + Down East Microwave
Pwr	25W	25W	250W	45W	3W
Ants	4 ele	4 ele	2x17 ele	2x21 ele	3x55 + 23 ele!
Other	10m AGL	10m AGL	12m AGL	10m AGL	12m AGL
Call	G4ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P	G6ZTT/P
QSOs	21	68	293	81	19
ODX Call	GM0FRT/P	GM0FRT/P	F6KSL	PE0MAR/P	G4LIP/P
ODX/km	413	413	781	482	362
Position		12/12	12/21	8/17	10/13	10/18

Notes:	Station located at The Yeld (IO83PF)
	Open Section
	4m CW: Maybe we should have tried the station beforehand? This was another candidate for an in-flight rebuild - Lots of downtime and a late start.
	4m SSB: Last 2 hours were very slow going.
	2m: Station had a major rebuild over about 2 hours after poor reports were received. Dupe of the year award to G7HOA/P who we worked 4 times on 2m and 3 times on 70cm !!
	70cm: This station had a major equipment improvement for 1998 with the inclusion of a gas barBQ. Without doubt the most impressive technical advance of recent years. (Quoted in RadCom!) We took the pre-amp but forgot to fit it.
	23cm: Worked almost all we could hear - rapid QSB. Antennas only dropped once. We tried to get 4 55ele Tonnas but left it too late and there were no more in the country, hence running with 3x55 & 1x23! It was only while building the antennas on the Yeld we realised that with the feed points equidistant there was nothing to physically attach the 23 ele to. It's nose was behind the H-frame! The station ran all weekend with a lashed on broom handle.
	Operators: G0LBO, G0VOZ, G4XUV, G8HAV, G7LQD, G6HXU, G0VOK, G0GZI, G0DQQ, G6HLL, G8SIG

VHF NFD 1999

Photographs

Band	4m CW	4m SSB	2m	70cm	23cm	Overall
Tcvr	FT101B + Pye Transverter + Homebrew 4CX250 Linear	TS790E + Mutek Tvtr	Icom IC271E + Heatherlite Explorer	Kenwood TS780 + Elec Devts Linear	Trio TS700G + Down East Microwave
Pwr	80W	20W	300W	45W	3W
Ants	6 ele	4 ele	2x17 ele	2x21 ele	4x55 ele
Other	10m AGL	10m AGL	15m AGL	14m AGL	16m AGL
Call	G4ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P	G6ZTT/P
QSOs	18	52	280	62	14
ODX Call	G4LIP/P	S53J	GM0HTT	PE0MAR/P	GM0EMG/P
ODX/km	362	1472	673	482	413
Position	As SSB	12/13	13/23	12/19	12/14	13/17

Notes:	Station located at The Yeld IO83PF
	Open Section on all bands
	4m CW: Maybe we should have tried the station beforehand? Lots of downtime: A late start and early finish. FT101 RIP ! Really, really, really need to get some more CW ops trained up for next year!
	4m SSB: All time best DX and he called us! We QSY'd and left him to the pile up.
	2m: Linear was taken to bits in the middle of the night to cure dry joints in the PTT switching. Had it in bits last year for different reasons!
	70cm: Remembered to take and fit the preamp after 3 years trying.
	23cm: Big stations calling CW early on were a clue to the conditions! 14 QSOs with 4x55 ele - Hmmm, that's 15 elements per contact! But at least the station was in the food tent.
	Operators: G8HAV, G0LBO, G0GZI, G7LQD, G0VOK, G0DQQ, G4DVS, G0WVU, 2E1GDA, G8SIG

VHF NFD 2000

Photographs

Band	6m	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr	Icom IC706 MKII	TS790E + Mutek Tvtr	Icom IC271E + Heatherlite Explorer	Kenwood TS780 + Elec Devts Linear
Pwr	100W	20W	400W	45W
Ants	2x3 ele	4 ele	2x17 ele	2x21 ele
Other	15m AGL	15m AGL	15m AGL	14m AGL
Call	G6ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	100	45	349	76
ODX Call	9H1XT	G3YJX/P	YO7AQF	PA6C
ODX/km	2349	338	2198	611
Position	8/13	8/11	7/21	7/16	7/17

Notes:	Station located at The Yeld IO83PF
	6m: Hours of happy fun! An average distance per QSO of 1260Km with a little station just has to put a smile on your face!
	4m: Quiet compared to previous years.
	2m: Best ever! Weather abominable but operation brilliant - a string of 2000k contacts. First time 2m linear didn't need rebuilding during the night.
	70cm: Nothing special but we did somehow beat 9 out of 10 years results of the last decade. Weather - Usual summer downpour for dismantling at the end.
	Operators: G0GZI, G4XUV, G0LBO, G7LQD, G0VOK, G0DQQ, G4DVS, G0WVU, G8HAV, G7SBG

VHF NFD 2001

Photographs

Notes:

Contest was cancelled due to Foot and Mouth epidemic.

VHF NFD 2002

Photographs

Band	6m	4m	2m	Overall
Tcvr	Icom IC706 MKII	TS790E + Mutek Tvtr	Icom IC271E + Heatherlite Explorer
Pwr	100W	20W	400W
Ants	2x3 ele	6 ele	2x17 ele
Other	14m AGL	15m AGL	15m AGL
Call	G6ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P
QSOs	84	50	168
ODX Call	GM8OEG	EI7GL	GM0EWX
ODX/km	362	412	524
Position	13/16	10/13	18/22	13/19

Notes:	Station located at The Yeld IO83PF
	6m: Nothing spectacular. Weather - Hot. Our newly licenced M1 commented of his first contest: "Pointless and futile... but good fun"!
	4m: Quiet compared to previous years. There was a Chiff Chaff singing from our 4m & 6m antennas all through the light hours. Us providing a decent perch clearly made his weekend! I believe he's booked us for next year.
	2m: Well it could have been quite good if we'd got both driven elements on the same way up! Of course it was 00:30 and pitch dark when we realised and not enough people around to do anything about it.
	Operators: G0GZI, G4XUV, G0LBO, G7LQD, G0VOK, G0DQQ, G4DVS, G0WVU, G8HAV, G7SBG

VHF NFD 2003

Photographs

Band	6m	4m	2m	23cm	Overall
Tcvr	Yaesu FT100D	Icom IC706 IIG + Mutek Transverter	Icom IC271E + Heatherlite Explorer	Yaesu FT736 + G3WDG masthead PA + Preamp
Pwr	100W	20W	400W	50W
Ants	7 ele	6 ele	2x17 ele	4x55 ele
Other	20m AGL	20m AGL	15m AGL	6m AGL
Call	G6ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	144	66	369	24
ODX Call	Z36W	GM3TAL/P	F5KSE/P	G3SDC/P
ODX/km	2242	343	1211	282
Position	11/14	8/12	11/17	4/5	10/15

Notes:	Station located at Plum Tree Farm, Cotebrook IO83QE
	6m: What? An Albanian and not our best DX!
	4m: Where were the EI boys this year and who had all the E's because they certainly weren't here? No S51s for us!
	2m: A new site with much more room to put up the antennas. No unwanted visitors and a friendly farmer. Great food, nice weather and a view - What more could we ask for!
	23cm: Dropping the mast and testing antennas at 01:00 proved interesting!
	Operators: G8ATB, G0VOK, G0WVU, M0RCT, GM7NGP, G4XUV, G0GZI, G0LBO, M3LKD, M1SIN

VHF NFD 2004

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Band	6m	4m	2m	70cm	Overall
Tcvr	Icom IC706 MkII	Icom IC706 MkII + Mutek Transverter	Icom IC271E + Heatherlite Explorer	Niall's rig + Preamp
Pwr	100W	20W	100W	30W
Ants	7 ele	6 ele	2x17 ele	2x21 ele
Other	20m AGL	20m AGL	15m AGL	10m AGL
Call	G6ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	55	66	291	46
ODX Call	EH5ASF	G8TDM/P	DK0HN	G5LK/P
ODX/km	1478	357	693	349
Position	13/15	9/10	10/16	9/11	10/13

Notes:	Station located at Plum Tree Farm, Cotebrook IO83QE
	6m:
	4m:
	2m:
	70cm:
	Operators: G8ATB, G0WVU, G0GZI, G0LBO, M3LKD, G4DVS, G0DQQ, M1SIN, M0ESL, G8HAV, G0JIT

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VHF NFD 2005

Band	6m	4m	2m	23cm	Overall
Tcvr	Icom IC706 MkIIG	Icom IC706 MkIIG + Mutek Transverter	Icom IC271E + Linear Amp UK	Yaesu FT736 + G3WDG masthead PA + Homebrew masthead preamp
Pwr	100W	20W	400W	50W
Ants	6 ele	6 ele	17 ele long Yagi	55 ele
Other	20m AGL	20m AGL	15m AGL	15 AGL
Call	G6ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	78	51	375	20
ODX Call	YT5K	GM3TAL/P	EA1FDI/P	PA6NL
ODX/km	1917	317	1234	475
Position	11/13	6/7	8/17	5/5	7/13

Notes:	Station located at Plum Tree Farm, Cotebrook IO83QE
	6m: Sunburn at 20:00 was a very welcome problem. Local rabbit lampers provided a few minutes consternation when they shone their high power LED array onto the site. Generator ran out of fuel 45 mins from the end - that will teach us not to run so many high power stations and the hot water urn.
	4m: This year we had a tea urn constantly on the boil - providing a dummy load for the generator output in the wee small hours and refreshment for the operators. Great fun using the computer logging programs. Not quite enough practice took place before hand though and left a bit of a nightmare to sort out afterwards because some index numbers were not issued because of finger trouble. VHF NFD coincided with the Live8 concerts. After dark, from our vantage point we were treated to a firework display which was most impressive. (Those watching didn't tell the operators of course...)
	2m: A single error was made when the 2m mast was almost fully raised and control of the head lost momentarily. The bend transferred itself from the top to the bottom section where it put a permanent bend in the tubing before the situation was stabilised. There followed a good piece of teamwork as the mast was straightened as far as possible and lowered using an extra-long gin pole. Miraculously the new antenna on top was completely unharmed. We had to make do with a 40 foot backup mast put together from poles scavenged from 23cm. Admittedly during the pre-contest pep talk the phrase 'bent on success' was used, but it really wasn't meant literally. I guess we need to get this straight next for next year. In equal measure the Good site, Aerial, conditions and extra power increased our range considerably but it did mean that the operating team had to stay awake all night.
	23cm: Relocated mast (to 2m agl) below summit of hill giving a vast improvement over 15m mast at summit in full view of s9 noise source (telecoms mast about 5 miles away.) Late starting as 23cm mast was stolen to assist the repair of the 2 mtr mast which went up then came down! Quick lift on Sunday enabled us to bag a PA0. Found that low noise more important on 23 cm than antenna height.
	Operators: G8ATB, G0WVU, G0GZI, G0LBO, G4DVS, G0DQQ, M1SIN, G8HAV, G4XUV, 2E0RJD, M0ELO

VHF NFD 2006

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Band	6m	4m	2m	70cm	23cm	Overall
Tcvr	Icom IC706 MkIIG	Icom IC706 MkIIG + Mutek Transverter	Icom IC271E + Microwave Modules Linear + Linear Amp UK	??? + Electronic Developments Linear	Yaesu FT736 + G3WDG masthead PA + Homebrew masthead preamp
Pwr	100W	20W	400W	40W	50W
Ants	6 ele	6 ele	17 ele long Yagi	2x21 ele	55 ele
Other	20m AGL	20m AGL	15m AGL	15m AGL	15m AGL
Call	G6ZTT/P	G4ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	70	25	328	59	23
ODX Call	SV2GWY	GM3WOJ/P	DK0LB	PI4GN	PI4GN
ODX/km	2381	417	766	621	621
Position	10/13	8/8	8/15	8/11	5/6	9/15

Notes:	Station located at Plum Tree Farm, Cotebrook IO83QE
	As is traditional I'm sure we stand no chance of winning anything but we did have a great weekend out in the sunshine, with good food and lots of fine people to talk to.
	4m:
	2m: Missing mic preamp meant we were largely down on power despite the capabilities of the linear. 100-200W when not using the rig's microphone.
	23cm:
	Operators: G0VOK, G0LBO, G4DVS, G0WVU, G0DQQ, 2E0RJD, G4XUV, G0GZI, M0SIN

VHF NFD 2007

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Band	6m	2m	70cm	23cm	Overall
Tcvr	Yaesu FT100D + Linear Amp UK	Icom IC271E + Linear Amp UK	Yaesu FT100D	Yaesu FT736 + DB6NT 13200 Linear + Homebrew preamp
Pwr	200W	400W (but not often!)	20W	200W
Ants	3 ele	17 ele long Yagi	21 ele	55 ele
Other	12m AGL	13m AGL	12m AGL	6m AGL
Call	G6ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	73	152	20	21
ODX Call	YT0A	DK2YCT	ON4SHF/P	GM4LBV
ODX/km	1943	668	570	389
Position	9/10	11/13	discounted	5/6	9/12

Notes:	Station located at Plum Tree Farm, Cotebrook IO83QE
	I don't suppose we'll be the only group to say that it wasn't the best of weekends for DX, but it could have rained a great deal more than it did and we did have a good time. Until a couple of days before the contest we didn't have a contest site at all so we're pretty lucky really!
	6m: Rolls Royce set up on remould tyres! The original 6 ele antenna had its feed point N Type socket break (bad design) so we had to fall back on an old 3 ele which couldn't take the power available from the linear. Conditions good at start of contest then petered out. All rather disappointing really. Problems at the start, problems with the generator and an early finish combined with a flat band didn't make it one of the best.
	2m: Catalog of problems this weekend. Site affected by weather so farmer only able to cut the bottom field for us therefore space was restricted and lower height ASL than normal. The lower height put us in too close proximity to a house so the power had to be reduced to avoid TVI. The generator failed a couple of times so we decided to finish early to get the tents in dry at which point we got severely rained on. And the band was flat. Apart from that it was a great weekend. Note: One of our ops turned over two log sheets which is why there are no QSOs with indexes 26-50! SDV just can't cope with this.
	70cm: Generator failed! Where were people hiding?
	23cm: This is not a microwave site!
	Operators: G4DVS, G0LBO, G0WVU, G0GZI, M0SIN, G8ATB, M0ROJ

VHF NFD 2008

Photographs

Band	6m	2m	23cm	Overall
Tcvr	Yaesu FT2000D + Linear Amp UK	Yaesu FT2000D + Linear Amp UK	Yaesu FT736 + G4DDK mast head pre-amp (18dB feed loss)
Pwr	200W	400W	196W
Ants	2x7 ele	17 ele long Yagi	2x67 ele
Other	10m AGL	12m AGL	10m AGL
Call	G6ZTT/P	G3ZTT/P	G8ZTT/P
QSOs	149	242	35
ODX Call	SV1OE	DJ0VZ	PA6NL
ODX/km	2635	698	475
Position	7/14	11/18	3/7	7/13

Notes:	Station located at Plum Tree Farm, Cotebrook IO83QE
	I don't suppose we'll be the only group to say that it wasn't the best of weekends for DX, but it could have rained a great deal more than it did and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
	6m: The equipment was a joy to use although the band conditions were very changeable. We struggled to work a weak Scottish station and within seconds of finishing an Icelandic station blew our eardrums in with a huge signal. For next year we need a bigger turning bar on the mast - The windage on 2 antennas made them hard to control in the wind.
	2m: 2m was very hard work this year. The sporadic E was very sporadic and thanks to my early morning slow wittedness 9A5Y got away! S9+ rain static at times. They guys working late on Friday night laying out masts made a huge difference and we were actually on air on all bands before the contest started. There can't be many other years in the last 30 we've managed that!
	23cm:
	Operators: G4DVS, G0LBO, G0WVU, G0GZI, M0SIN, G4CAX, G0DQQ, G8XMZ, G8ATB, G8HAV