Results of 14 th BCC Meteor Scatter Contest
Geminids Shower 2003

Category I: Single Operator Mixed

Pl. CALL    QSOs  Points  Pfx Score  FSK/CW QTH Loc RIG
 1.OH6ZZ    105    315     66 20790  105/0  KP12BO  2xGU74, 2x16ele
 2.SP4MPB    70    218     55 11990   70/0  KO03HT  400W, 17ele
 3.HG75M     70    210     53 11130   70/0  JN96JO  2x1KW, 11m+8m BoomYagi
 4.DJ9YE     56    184     41  7544   47/9  JO43HV  600/400W, 15ele
 5.LZ2FO     61    149     46  6854   61/0  KN13KX  500W, 15ele
 6.LZ5UV     53    147     40  5880   53/0  KN12PR  800W, 18ele
 7.DF0WD     45    153     38  5814   35/10 JO42FD  500/200W, 2x9 + 10ele
 8.S51AT     45    151     35  5285   39/6  JN75GW  300W, 16ele
 9.LZ1BB/P   45    135     36  4860   45/0  KN43AO  300W, 8ele
10.EA3DXU    40    120     29  3480   40/0  JN11CM  700W, 2x17ele

11.IC8FAX    30     90     27  2430   30/0  JN70CN
12.S51MQ     22    100     22  2200   14/8  JN75NT  17ele
13.EA3AXV    28     84     26  2184   28/0  JN01TJ  1500W, 17ele
14.DL1RNW    30     80     27  2160   30/0  JO62GH  180W, 2x9 ele
14.DF7KF     30     90     24  2160   30/0  JO30GU  8877PA, 16x18ele
16.Z32UC/p   37     69     31  2139   37/0  KN01XS  200W, 2x7ele
17.LA0BY     28     80     26  2080   28/0  JO59FW  150W, 9ele
18.F6CRP     25     91     21  1911   19/6  IN96KE  350W, 2x11ele
19.OZ2M      28     70     24  1680   28/0  JO65FR  400W
20.DL1GGT    23     78     21  1638   20/3  JN58AO  600W, 2x 9ele

21.HA1BC     20     79     19  1501   13/7  JN87PU  600/300W, 2x17ele
22.ON4AVJ    23     67     22  1474   23/0  JO11UB  400W, 17ele
23.UR5SKB    23     69     20  1380   23/0  KN28IW  50W, 9ele
24.ON4KHG    22     58     21  1218   22/0  JO10XO  300W, 9ele
25.LZ1KJ     23     65     18  1170   23/0  KN31CS  250W, 2x8ele
26.DF8IK     22     58     19  1102   22/0  JO30JT  500W, 11ele
27.DJ9MG     21     53     20  1060   21/0  JO52TC
28.RK3AF     18     50     18   900   18/0  KO75    2xGI7b, 16ele
29.DK7BY     20     46     19   874   20/0  JO33RJ  400W, 2x9 ele
30.SM0IKR    16     46     16   736   16/0  JO99AF  150W, 16ele

31.OM5CM     15     45     13   585   15/0  JN98DF  100W, 9ele
32.OE5MPL    14     40     14   560   14/0  JN78CJ  750W, 4x13ele
33.UT8AL     20     26     17   442   18/2  KO61WP  250W, 20ele
34.G4ZTR     12     36     12   432   12/0  JO01KW  200W, 16ele
35.PE1HWO    12     36     11   396   12/0  JO21GV
36.RW3PF     14     28     14   392   14/0  KO93CD  GI7b, 4x10ele
37.RX1AX     13     39     10   390   13/0  KO59EW  50W, 13ele
38.DL4MEA    10     30     10   300   10/0  JN58RI  GS35b, 4WL Yagi
39.HB9WAH    10     30      9   270   10/0  JN47FD  700W, 2x11 ele
40.EA5ZF      9     27      8   216    9/0  IM99WU  300W, 17ele

40.S51WX      7     36      6   216    2/5  JN75OS  300W, 2x11ele
42.SP2IQW    10     22      9   198   10/0  JO94GM  50W, 17ele
43.DL1RTL     7     22      7   154    6/1  JO62PH  100W, 13ele
44.DL8EBW     6     18      6   108    6/0  JO31NF
45.SP2MKI     6     16      6    96    6/0  JO93AC
46.I5TWK/8    6     14      6    84    6/0  JN70GS  400W
47.HA6NQ      4     20      4    80    0/4  JN98WA
48.DL1MAJ     2      9      2    18    1/1  JN68AH  180W, 2x17 ele
49.LZ5GM      2      6      2    12    2/0  KN32QL  100W, 7ele

Category II: Multi Operator Mixed

Pl. CALL    QSOs  Points  Pfx Score  FSK/CW QTH Loc RIG
 1.YZ7MON   132    396     86 34056  132/0  KN05FG  700W, 4x4Loop+2x11ele
 2.RU1AA    135    415     81 33615  129/6  KO48VR  1KW, 14ele+4x9 ele
 3.9A1CAL/P  93    291     58 16878   89/4  JN82IW  300W, 18ele
 4.RX1AS     75    197     59 11623   75/0  KO59FX  1KW, 4x21ele
 5.RK1B/1    49    147     35  5145   49/0  KO46LQ  GS31B, 15+12 ele

Teamwork:
YZ7MON:   S54AC (Rada),YT7WA (Gigi), YU7KB (Bane), YU7MS (Miska),
          YU7ON (Zoran), YU7PS (Pali), YZ7MON (Ilija)
RU1AA:    RU1AA (Alex), UA1ARX (Alexey)
9A1CAL/p: 9A4DE (Mario), 9A4RJ (Pepi), 9A5RJ (Joza), 9A5AVW (Vlatko)
          (Zvonko)
RX1AS:    RX1AS (Sergey), RU1AC (Alex)
RK1B/1:   RU1AS (Alex), RZ1AP (Igor), OH5LID (Janne)

Checklogs:

LZ9M, RW1ZC

Soapbox 2003

[OH6ZZ]

My main target was to activate #KP12 and clean the needs but got qso's so much
that decided to send the log. ContestQTH is in the middle of forest,no cluster,
no net, no chat, no electricity. Due to the (thirsty) power generator supply,
only a fraction of linear output could be used. Stacked antenna gain is16.6 dB,
boom length 9.5m, own desing, on top of 30m mast. Coax 7/8",cables from splitter
1/2", preamp HP-MVV by SHF-Elektronik. Excellent take-off and no QRM. Same 2m 
antennas as here but not so icy :) http://www.qsl.net/oh8k/kp12kuura.htm

[OZ2M]

First time I participated in BCC. Really enjoyed it. Many rare stations 
emerged from nowhere.....

[ON4KHG]

My HSCW keyer failed so I just listened in that mode. Heard a few stations
(always the same). At least, HSCW is still alive. Poor overall activity;
where were all the stations usually active in sporadic MS ? Nevertheless, 
as usual, a lot of fun !
73's, Gaëtan....

[PE1HWO]

Nice contest, but high wind and local qrm limited the hours of my particpation.
Some new stations worked on fsk, I spend some time on hscw too but no qso's 
made. Best wishes for the new year to all cloudbusters.
73 Andre

[HG75M (HA3UU)]

I worked first in this BCC MS Contest. Congrats, the BCC is a very good MS contest!
My equipment was FT736R, Driver 2 x MRF317, PA’s 2 x 1 KW, 1st ant 11 m long
boom home brew Yagi, 35 m up to gnd, no elev, 2nd ant 8 m long boom home brew
Yagi, 4 m up to gnd, 20 deg elev-special for MS simultaneously. Computer home
brew AMD K7XP-1900+, 512 MB DDR. Programme: K1JT-WSJT v3.81....

[DF0WD]

....HSCW better as expected, more would have been possible but the number of
stations on FSK441 is really impressive. The restriction regarding the use of
DX cluster is good and worked out quite well. Next time I will reduce TX power
(at least from this good VHF-QTH) Often FSK was just too simple. Low Power 
category? Not enforceable but still interesting.
VY 73 de Ulli, DL3YEL

[DF7KF]

This was the first time I operated WSJT seriously. Definitely
this is a chance to work stations which could not be reached
otherwise. Scoring these contacts with half the points in this
contest is - in my view - the correct way.
Dithmar

[EA5ZF]

Sorry I cannot be qrv on HSCW becouse a major problem with the hard
disc on the computer has left in bad state the win98 partition and
MSDSP can not be executed without VOX in WinXP systems (I have'nt vox
in my Transceiver) also have problems with a D4 clock synchronizer... 
Also I have encountered a host synchronizer 15 seconds out of time,
that cause my tx and rx 15 seconds out of time during the 1st night.
I'm not agree with the rule concerning the "skeds". Is forbidden make
skeds and is permitted announce frequency and ant direction via cluster
or chat (ej: I'm in .375 calling direction N in 1st period, can you
call me?) ??? Without this rule the contest will be more active and
interesting (I think) Where are the "big guns"??? A lot of hours for
a few QSOs. Low participation in EA, low number of meteors falling. A
lot of stations make public yours frequencys, and qso data during qso 
via clusters or Chat
73 de Javier

[DK7BY]

I am satisfied to see that WSJT has finally grown up. QSOs using the
letter system resp. the number system were routine this time in the
contest. This was certainly due to the large amount of experienced
operators...
vy 73 de Sten

[SP2IQW]

Result would be better but I was "concentrated" on new squares....
Best regards and happy 2004! 73, Michal

[9A1CAL/P]

We decided to go to portable location this time (jn82iw) to give chance
to others to work new square (and avoid local qrm in jn86 as well, hi).
Shower was excellent, we are satisfied with result (98 qso's), but we
were to south to achieve top contest score. There is big difference
working from jn82iw and jn86el (our home qth), it is very difficult to
work Scandinavian and Russian stations from there, seems 360 km shift 
to south (distance between jn86el and jn82iw) is playing significant
role. Also, we were using only 300W output due some "incompatibility" 
between our power generator and our QRO.

We were qrv wsjt 1st time in the contest, my opinion is double scoring
for hscw is not enough if you want to encourage hscw work. We found hscw
work was just time (and contest score) wasting. In the conditions of low 
hscw activity you will certainly collect more points working wsjt only.
If you really want to increase hscw activity, you must something change
in contest rules next year (just an idea: may be involving separate / 
repeated multipliers for hscw and wsjt ???).
I don't want to criticize to much work style of other contest participants,
but all comments from last year are still actual: to many impatient stations
disappearing after one call, ignoring ms qso procedure, lot of cluster qso's, 
etc ...
Best 73's to all & congratulation to winners, cul next year. Zvonko, 9a6ww

[I5TWK/8]

WX vy good, after changed qth no more probs QRN from power lines nearby.
Shower condx at start not vy encouraging. Checked with some skeds and
reflections were poor and faint. Antenna was only on a 5 mtrs pole over
ground in my garden.Going to the peak condx were ever better, until on
the night of 14-15 dec. were really a challenge! Long bursts from stations 
calling at short distance (9a1cal/p and YZ7MON were often 20-30 sec. over 
S9+ many times!). Was lacking the usual German people. Don't know, maybe
that openings to more interesting squares toward UA1-UA3 and OH-LA-SM were
polarizing their attention, so very rarely heard of them beaming antennas
toward south. Most QSO were in sidescatter: LZ's with antenna 15° East, SP
and the remaining to N. Nothing from G-PA, don't know why they were discouraged
to run MS. Why italian stations, caming back with good backscatter bursts,
didn't answer me? Maybe they were thinking about tropo. Absolutely not, they
were with antenna toward East or North, so receiving by tropo was impossible.
If I call them, that means I receive scatters and were all vy strong reflections. 
I complaint of that, we should have completed (EA3AXV and IZ4AIK mainly) easily 
a short path interesting qso.

Finally, we all need more patience (I too), as reflections may be in late and we
have to spend more periods than we like until the qso is completed. That explains
why many fellow that I called for long time didn't anwer me. Too many NC qso.
Some words about HSCW: nothing heard during all the contest, it's dead. To have
some opportunity and work again as old timers (I too am such fellow), we need a
contest ONLY for HSCW and in different date from BCC, I think that the efforts
from HA friends may be of better results if they organize such a contest in
another period of the year, surely will be more appreciated. Of course, all
things of the world are changing, also the interests in VHF enthusiasts.
Thanks for my enjoyment and best 73's
Carlo I5TWK/8 (formerly I8TWK)

[LA0BY]

This year I was QRV only in WSJT, just to get some more experience with this
mode. Made probably many more contacts than I would have made in HSCW. Had a
hard time to work OM3KFF, because he continued to listen on 144,370 Mhz while
transmitting on my QSY frequency. It took three attempts until I realized that.
Did not catch RK1B/1 who initially talked me into working WSJT. Good reflexions
on the evening of December 14, otherwise rather poor. My equipment was an IC-821H
and PA about 150 W out, antenna 9-ele yagi.
73, Stefan...

[DL8EBW]

Hallo dear MS friends,
again a year is over and we have to thank the BCC-team for the contest which
always gives us big activity on the 144MHz! Also in 2003 there was a lot
activity and specially in the FSK mode. Anyway which mode some one have had
operated, it was an activity for giving live to the 144MHz segment! Hope to
see you all in good condx in 2004 and receive your logs for the MWS2004 as 
well for the VHF-activity contest 2003 and your updates to our
VHF-DATABASE, 73 de Guy (links at: http://www.dl8ebw.de)

[LZ1BB]

I did listen many 2 way QSOs right on 144.370. What was my surprise when
saw after the contest on ON4KST chat that the stations claimed all of
their contacts were 3 points each. Unfortunately some of them were from LZ.
Will see their results... There was even a station who called me on tropo
with Ms procedure to gain points...There was a DX expedition making almost
all of the QSOs right on 144.370. Many, many others doing QSOs on the
calling frequency. I did listen a number of multipliers calling CQ without
QSY frequency on 144.370. I never called them, because according my
understanding making QSOs on the calling frequency during the major showers
is at least not polite and nothing to do with ham spirits. Random calling
should be used for calling only, according my understandings.All in all I
am disappointed. This was my first and I think the last participation in
BCC. It is a circus... I do not want to support an event which just
generate extreme QRM during Geminids. According to me it is useless event.
The only thing I understand after the contest is that WSJT is the progress
and FSK441 generates the random QSO activity. We do have them both without
BCC. Probably the contest commitee should move their future activity on
HSCW only event if not stop at all! Meteor scatter QSO was the art of
gentlemen in the past!!! 73! Harry Popov

[YZ7MON]

Hello MS Friends,
Although, we had equipment for HSCW, unfortunately we haven't done any CW
connection because activity on WSJT's was high all the time. We have notice
that many operators still don't know procedure of MS work. There are more
impatient operators (which quit after second try) then in case of good old
way of work. Beside of complete we have a list of 37 NC QSOs too. This year
we didn't have serious technical problems like past years. It was real
pleasure to meat MS friends again. Reflections was satisfactorily for WSJT
during the whole contest and especially good in two final nights, without
peculiar maximum. Thanks to each and everyone who was calling us. 
Congratulations to winners.
See you in 2004.
73 Ilija

[DJ9YE]

Nice contest ! Had to struggle with powerline noise and very strong winds
on 14th December (120 km/h). The maximum seemed to be on 14. December in
the evening! See you next year...

[F6CRP]

It was really an excellent idea to have introduced the mixed mode FSK441/A1A,
I was very happy to make QSO in HSCW again. I persist, CW is much more funny
that the FSK441 even if it is less effective or alleged such. In spite of the
many publications, information and discussions, it still remains many stations
which call and make QSO on 370, It is a report which one makes every year. I
found the conditions particularly good in the night from the 13 to December 14
with powerful and long reflexions. Thanks again to DL1MAJ and DL5MAE for the
organization of the most interesting contest of the year.
73 Denis

[OH6ZZ]

Hello
Question about BCC rules / scores
I was qrv during Geminids from KP12bo - main target was to clean the needs of
#KP12 with wsjt but I got so many qso's that this time I should like to send
log into BBC Ms Contest. I called always in 144370 'cq 398'(or 'cq 355') and
listened all the time in 144398.Then as a result normally got 4-5 stations
calling me and picked first one, say call-1 for qso. After call-1 was ok quickly,
say in 5 min,I called next one call-2 with report and made qso with call-2. 
Perhaps also with third one. Now the question: is qso with call-2 1-point or 
3-point qso? Call-2 found me according to 'cq 398'. Quick calculation so far:
105 wsjt letter 3-point qso's => 315, number of prefix 65 => 20475 points
73 Juho

PS In contestQTH no net, no chat, no cluster, no electricity, only (thirsty) 
   petrol power generator :)
   

Dear Juho,
Each QSO on your QSY frequency counts 3 points. This rule should encourage the 
OP´s, to keep the calling frequency clear....
By the way, your result is realy fantastic, congrats! Our new computer qso-check 
program didnt find any „bad qso“ in your log...
You win also our special price, the „Original Bavarian HAM Spirit“!

Further prices in our little BCC-MS lottery going to:
Another „Bavarian HAM Spirit“to DJ9YE,

Little Multi Volt - Meters to RX1AX and YZ7MON ! Congrats to the winners !

Best 73, Alex, DL1MAJ & Ben, DL6RAI

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