Recent contest operation
Contests entered as G4HLX/P
Location: IO91GN, 3km south of Wantage, Oxfordshire
| Date | Contest | Section | Pos |
| 21 Sep 2025 | 70MHz AFS | O | 5 |
| 7 Sep 2025 | 5th 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 3 |
| Sep 2025 | Backpackers Championship 2025 | 25H | 2 |
| 7 Sep 2025 | 144MHz Trophy | 6O | 13 |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 70MHz UKAC | AR | 15 |
| 19 Aug 2025 | 1296MHz UKAC | AL | 10 |
| 5 Aug 2025 | 144MHz UKAC | AR | 30 |
| 3 Aug 2025 | 432MHz Low Power | O | 5 |
| 2 Aug 2025 | 4th 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 2 |
| 2 Aug 2025 | 144MHz Low Power | O | 7 |
| 19 Jul 2025 | 70MHz Trophy | SO | 6 |
| 6 Jul 2025 | 3rd 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 3 |
| 22 Jun 2025 | 50MHz Trophy | 6O | 8 |
| 15 Jun 2025 | PW 144MHz QRP | 9 | |
| 15 Jun 2025 | 2nd 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 4 |
| 4 May 2025 | 1st 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 2 |
| 4 May 2025 | May 144MHz | SO | 6 |
| 3 May 2025 | 432MHz Trophy | O | 6 |
| 2 Feb 2025 | 432MHz AFS | O | 10 |
| 22 Sep 2024 | PW 70MHz | LP | 3 |
| 15 Sep 2024 | 70MHz AFS | O | 5 |
| 8 Sep 2024 | 5th 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 1 |
| Sep 2024 | Backpackers Championship 2024 | 25H | 3 |
| 8 Sep 2024 | 144MHz Trophy | 6O | 18 |
| 13 Aug 2024 | 432MHz UKAC | AL | 9 |
| 6 Aug 2024 | 144MHz UKAC | AL | 13 |
| 4 Aug 2024 | 432MHz Low Power | SO | 5 |
| 3 Aug 2024 | 4th 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 5 |
| 3 Aug 2024 | 144MHz Low Power | SO | 14 |
| 7 Jul 2024 | 3rd 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 4 |
| 15 Jun 2024 | 50MHz Trophy | 6O | 5 |
| 9 Jun 2024 | PW 144MHz QRP | 14 | |
| 9 Jun 2024 | 2nd 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 7 |
| 19 May 2024 | 1st 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 8 |
| 19 May 2024 | May 144MHz | 6O | 15 |
| 8 Oct 2023 | October UHF | 6O | 2 |
| 3 Sep 2023 | 5th 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 7 |
| Sep 2023 | Backpackers Championship 2023 | 25H | 7 |
| 3 Sep 2023 | 144MHz Trophy | 6O | 26 |
| 6 Aug 2023 | 432MHz Low Power | SO | 12 |
| 5 Aug 2023 | 4th 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 5 |
| 5 Aug 2023 | 144MHz Low Power | SO | 12 |
| 2 Jul 2023 | 3rd 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 7 |
| 11 Jun 2023 | PW 144MHz QRP | 17 | |
| 11 Jun 2023 | 2nd 144MHz Backpackers | 25H | 11 |
Contest operation 1998 - 2006
| Contest | Date | Band MHz |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/28 Mhz | October 2006 | 21 | Non-UK restricted (as F5VLD) |
9 |
| Backpackers #2 | June 2005 | 144 |
|
6 |
| PW 144MHz QRP | June 2005 | 144 | Just "giving
away a few points"! |
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| Backpackers #1 | May 2005 | 144 | S 3W | 3 |
| 1st 50 Mhz | April 2005 | 50 | O | 3 |
| Backpackers Championship | 2004 | 144 | 12 | |
| Backpackers #3 | July 2004 | 144 |
|
3 |
| Backpackers #2 | June 2004 | 144 |
|
5 |
| PW 144MHz QRP | June 2004 | 144 | Just "giving
away a few points"! |
|
| Backpackers #1 | May 2004 | 144 | S 3W | 2 |
| 144 MHz AFS | December 2003 | 144 | SF | 18 |
| Backpackers Championship | 2003 | 144 | 5 | |
| Backpackers #5 | Sept 2003 | 144 | S 3W | 2 |
| Backpackers #4 | July 2003 | 144 | S 3W | 2 |
| 50 MHz Trophy | June 2003 | 50 | 6O | 3 |
| Backpackers #2 | June 2003 | 144 |
|
5 |
| PW 144MHz QRP | June 2003 | 144 | Just "giving
away a few points"! |
|
| UK Six Metre Group | June 2003 | 50 | 5 | 2 |
| Backpackers #1 | May 2003 | 144 | S 3W | 1 |
| 1st 50 MHz | April 2003 | 50 | SO | 1 |
| 432 MHz AFS | February 2003 | 432 | SF | 16 |
| AFS SSB | January 2003 | 3.5 | - | 168 |
| AFS CW | January 2003 | 3.5 | - | 191 |
| 144 MHz AFS | December 2002 | 144 | SF | 16 |
| Backpackers Championship | 2002 | 144 | 2 | |
| Backpackers #5 | September 2002 | 144 |
|
1 |
| Backpackers #4 | 28 July 2002 | 144 |
|
1 |
| Backpackers #3 | 7 July 2002 | 144 |
|
1 |
| Backpackers #2 | June 2002 | 144 |
|
6 |
| PW 144MHz QRP | June 2002 | 144 | Just "giving
away a few points"! |
|
| 50 MHz Trophy | June 2002 | 50 | 6S | 3 |
| Backpackers #1 | May 2002 | 144 | S 3W | 1 |
| Xmas cumulatives | December 2001 | 50 144 432 | SF | 3 |
| 144 MHz AFS | December 2001 | 144 | SF | 14* |
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* part of winning team, Harwell ARS
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| October 50 MHz | October 2001 | 50 | SO | 2 |
| 50 MHz Trophy | June 2001 | 50 | 6S | 2 |
| 144 MHz AFS | December 2000 | 144 |
|
26 |
| Backpackers #4 | July 2000 | 144 |
|
4 |
| 144MHz low power | July 2000 | 144 |
|
4 |
| Backpackers #3 | July 2000 | 144 |
|
2 |
| Backpackers #2 | June 2000 | 144 |
|
7 |
| PW 144MHz QRP | June 2000 | 144 | Just "giving
away a few points"! |
|
| VHF Championship 1999 | open |
|
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| 144MHz Fixed & AFS | December 1999 | 144 |
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| 144MHz Trophy | September 1999 | 144 |
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| 432MHz low power | July 1999 | 432 |
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| 144MHz low power | July 1999 | 144 |
|
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| PW 144MHz QRP | June 1999 | 144 | Just "giving
away a few points"! |
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| 50 MHz Trophy | June 1999 | 50 |
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| 144MHz | May 1999 | 144 |
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| 144MHz low power | July 1998 | 144 |
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G4HLX/P
portable locations in contests 1998-2006:
Sparsholt Firs, 6km west of Wantage, Oxfordshire
Loc: IO91FN WAB: SU38
except:
Backpackers, 2002, 2003
and July 2000, I was on the Long Mynd, Shropshire, Loc: IO82NN;
Backpackers, May 2005, I was GW4HLX/P at Hays Bluff, Loc: IO82KA.
Contest operation 1972 - 1991
Here
are some contests entered under the callsigns G4HLX or G8EQX.
In addition to these, I was an operator many times at G3PIA, and, long ago, at G3EFX, G8FUM/G3VUM, G8IUB/G3IUB, and G8OHM/G3OHM.
|
Date |
Band |
Contest |
QTH |
 |
Date |
Band |
Contest |
QTH |
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Dec 1991 |
144 |
Fixed |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
July 1983 |
70 |
NFD |
/P Sparsholt Firs, nr. Wantage, Oxon. |
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Dec 1989 |
144 |
Fixed |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
May 1983 |
144 |
Low Power |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
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Dec 1988 |
144 |
Fixed |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
Dec 1982 |
144 |
Fixed |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
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Dec 1987 |
144 |
Fixed |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
Nov 1982 |
144 |
Verulam |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
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Apr 1987 |
70 |
/P Sparsholt Firs, nr. Wantage, Oxon. |
July 1982 |
70 |
NFD |
/P Sparsholt Firs, nr. Wantage, Oxon. |
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Dec 1986 |
144 |
Fixed |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
May 1982 |
144 |
Low Power |
Harwell, Oxon. |
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July 1986 |
70 |
NFD |
/P Sparsholt Firs, nr. Wantage, Oxon. |
Mar 1982 |
432 |
Mar open |
/P Sparsholt Firs, nr. Wantage, Oxon. |
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Apr 1986 |
70 |
/P Sparsholt Firs, nr. Wantage, Oxon. |
Dec 1981 |
144 |
Fixed |
Harwell, Oxon. |
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Dec 1985 |
144 |
Fixed |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
Nov 1981 |
144 |
Verulam |
Harwell, Oxon. |
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Jul 1985 |
144 |
Low Power |
/P Sparsholt Firs, nr. Wantage, Oxon. |
Dec 1980 |
144 |
Fixed |
Bournville, Birmingham |
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Jul 1985 |
70 |
NFD |
/P Sparsholt Firs, nr. Wantage, Oxon. |
Oct 1980 |
70 |
Fixed |
Bournville, Birmingham |
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Apr 1985 |
70 |
/P Sparsholt Firs, nr. Wantage, Oxon. |
Mar 1980 |
144 |
Mar open |
Bournville, Birmingham |
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Dec 1984 |
144 |
Fixed |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
Dec 1979 |
144 |
Fixed |
Bournville, Birmingham |
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Oct 1984 |
70 |
Fixed |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
Nov 1979 |
144 |
Verulam |
Bournville, Birmingham |
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July 1984 |
70 |
NFD |
/P Sparsholt Firs, nr. Wantage, Oxon. |
July 1979 |
144 |
Low Power |
Bournville, Birmingham |
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Mar 1984 |
70 |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
Dec 1978 |
144 |
Fixed |
Harborne, Birmingham |
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Jan 1984 |
70 |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
Nov 1978 |
144 |
Verulam |
Harborne, Birmingham |
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Dec 1983 |
144 |
Fixed |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
Dec 1977 |
144 |
Fixed |
Moseley, Birmingham |
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Nov 1983 |
144 |
Verulam |
Stanford in the Vale, Oxon. |
May 1972 |
144 |
/P Werneth Low, nr. Romiley, Cheshire |
Click here for the story of my first contest operation, Backpackers style, in 1972.