Wednesday, October 6, 2021

FMH Portable Operations Challenge Win!

FMH Portable Operations Challenge 2021, result

The Portable Operations Challenge 2021 took place on September 4th and 5th and the overall winner showed what can be done from a great portable location and using very low power. With just six contacts and running at one-watt CW on twenty metres, Jack Haefner NG2E took out the top spot with a grand total of 615,924 points.

His six contacts were from all around the US plus one that went all the way from his Hogback Mountain SOTA summit W4V/SH-007 in Virginia to French SOTA chaser Christian F4WBN near the French/Spanish border. All contacts took place within 32 minutes of operating, in session two of the contest.

The most efficient contact measured in kilometres per watt used was that same Virginia - France contact with 6,340 kilometres per watt achieved.

So, this year both the overall winner and the furthest km/watt contact title go to one person - Jack Haefner NG2E. WELL DONE Jack!

The number of entrants was a little disappointing. There were only eighteen, far more had been hoped for in this, the second year, of the challenge.

Of those entering however there were a wide variety of power levels and modes both from home and portable locations.

Of the eighteen entrants, fifteen were from the US, two from Europe and one from Australia.

Full results will be posted to the website in the next week.
https://foxmikehotel.com/challenge/

Ed DD5LP
OBO the FMH POC Steering Committee

Citation: FMH Portable Operations Challenge 2021, result, 6 Oct 2021, http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/october/portable-operations-challenge-2021-result.htm, accessed 6 Oct 2021

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