This year was a wonderful success – the conditions were much more favourable, and the inclusion of the triple points to celebrate ALARA’s 30th anniversary proved very popular. It was a pity that there were not more of the ‘oldies’ on air, but for those who were it was great fun.
Some of the comments received: "It must be the most leisurely contest on the calendar"…"Thanks for a great friendly contest"…"It was indeed a pleasure participating in the contest"… and all these comments came from OMs!
Its great to know that our efforts are appreciated by so many, and yes we do set out to make it as friendly as we can.
However there was at least one log which plainly showed that very little notice was taken of the ‘oldies’ telling of their bonus points as the scoring was all over the place. However the score was adjusted so that it read correctly! Some Contest Managers are kindly!
Rosanne VK7NAW must be congratulated for a great score on her very first contest.
Chris VK2LCD, our winning OM, certainly had a much better contest this year, and it is a pleasure to note his top score.
I would like to especially congratulate Rosa VK2HOP, who was very newly on air, and I think had a wonderful time. By the time she reads this she will be a member of ALARA, and we welcome her.
I think the lack of DX members on air this year may have something to do with the closeness of the contest to the ALARAmeet, which was only two weeks later. Many of the girls were busy with travel plans, for which we can forgive them.
There will of necessity, due to the changes in licensing, be some alterations in the rules for the 2006 contest, so make sure that you check these beforehand. The 2006 contest will be held on August 26/27, so hopefully we will all meet there again along with some of the newcomers to the bands.
33, Marilyn VK3DMS
| YL | Callsign | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosanne | VK7NAW | 528 | Top overall, Top novice, Top phone, Top VK7 member |
| Marilyn | VK3DMS | 380 | CHECK LOG |
| Chris | VK2LCD | 294 | Top VK OM |
| Pat | VK3OZ | 291 | Top VK3 member |
| Celia | ZL1ALK | 263 | Top DX member, Top ZL member |
| Gerald | VK2HBG | 249 | |
| Susan | VK7LUV | 235 | |
| Dot | VK2DB | 231 | Top VK2 member |
| Margaret | VK4AOE | 204 | Top VK4 member |
| Christine | VK5CTY | 195 | Top VK5 member |
| Shirley | VK5JSH | 164 | |
| Mike | VK3AVV | 164 | |
| Jenny | VK5ANW | 160 | |
| Gwen | VK3DYL | 154 | |
| Kathy | VK3XBA | 142 | |
| Alan | VK8AV | 135 | |
| Bron | VK3DYF | 121 | |
| Peter | VK2ZPT | 114 | |
| Robyn | VK3WX | 103 | |
| Barry | VK5BQ | 80 | |
| Alan | VK7JAB | 80 | |
| Ian | VK3JS | 70 | |
| Colwyn | VK5UE | 70 | |
| Mavis | VK3KS | 68 | Top VK YL CW |
| Rosa | VK2HOP | 57 | Top YL non-member |
| Steve | VK5AIM | 40 | |
| Elizabeth | VE7YL | 35 | Top VE member |
| Muriel | VK3KNM/2ndop. | 32 | |
| Lesley | VK5HLS | 24 | |
| Lyn | VK4SWE | 24 | |
| Ray | VK3HSR | 20 | |
| Rod | VK2DAY | 15 |
| Summary: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ALARA members | 19 | (DX members 2) | |
| YL non-members | 1 | ||
| Oms | 12 | ||
| Total Logs | 32 | ||