Congratulations to all who participated in this year’s ALARA Contest held 29/30 August 2009.
The VK4s lead the way with Catherine VK4VCH being the top overall winner followed by Diane VK4YL the top VK non-member and Pam VK4PTO with a mighty score of 1526 points.
Jean VK3VIP was the only one close to them with her sterling effort of 1384. Congratulations ladies!
Pat VK3OZ is our top VK CW YL again. I really appreciated Pat’s letter which said how much she enjoyed the contest. I would like to think that this is what the ALARA Contest is about: a lot of friendliness and opportunities for ladies to come up on the air.
Gerald VK2HBG is the Top VK OM for the 4th year in a row. Come on OMs he needs a bit of competition!
Next year we are hoping to issue a certificate for the top OM in each VK area. We really do appreciate the OMs coming up and giving the girls lots of contacts.
The ALARA Contest is a great opportunity to try out Mike VK3AVV’s computer logging program. It certainly makes my life easier as contest manager.
I would also like to see Club Stations come up in each VK area so that our Foundation Licencees can have the opportunity to gain some confidence on the air. Leonie VK2FHRK has taken out our Top Foundation Licencee trophy for the 2nd year in a row and I’m sure she wouldn’t mind if there was some serious competition.
We had a few DX contestants: Sharron ZL3AE, Celia ZL1ALK, Mary WX4MM and Elizabeth VE7YL. Thanks ladies for making the effort to participate. Hopefully more DXers will come on board with the improvement in the solar cycle.
Next year we are hoping to use the VK100WIA special callsign during the contest. There probably will be some extra points to be gained if you contact the call. We will all be celebrating the fact that the WIA is 100 years old. Quite an achievement.
33, Lesley VK5LOL, ALARA Contest Manager
| YL | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine VK4VCH | 2010 | Top overall, Top Phone, Top VK4 ALARA member |
| Diane VK4KYL | 1832 | Top VK non-member |
| Pam VK4PTO | 1526 | |
| Jean VK3VIP | 1384 | Top VK3 ALARA member |
| Pat VK3OZ | 630 | Top VK YL CW (CW score 140) |
| Gerald VK2HBG | 503 | Top VK OM |
| Leonie VK2FHRK | 394 | Top VK2 ALARA member, Top Foundation Licencee |
| Sharron ZL3AE | 314 | Top DX YL, Top DX CW, Top ZL ALARA member |
| Dot VK2DB | 304 | |
| Lesley VK5HLS | 267 | (Check log)(now VK5LOL) |
| Mike VK3AVV | 254 | |
| Port Stephens ARC | 244 | Top VK Club Station |
| (VK2AOJ) Operators | ||
| Diane VK2FDNE | ||
| Melisa VK2FMAI | ||
| Susan VK2FSUE | ||
| Richard VK2FRKO | ||
| Rosanne VK7NAW | 239 | Top VK7 ALARA member |
| Paul VK5NE | 239 | |
| Tom VK4ATH | 213 | |
| Gwen VK3DYL | 211 | |
| Graeme ZL2APV | 107 | Top ZL OM |
| Chris VK2LCD | 106 | |
| Roland VK4VDX | 102 | |
| Jenny VK5ANW/3 | 90 | |
| Celia ZL1ALK | 54 | |
| Graham VK4GLC | 44 | |
| Mark VK4MON | 44 | |
| Keith VK5OQ | 43 | |
| Shirley VK5YL | 40 | Top VK5 YL |
| Mary WX4MM | 28 | Top USA ALARA member |
| Tony VK3VTH | 13 | |
| Elizabeth VE7YL | 5 | Top VE ALARA member |
| Summary: | |
|---|---|
| ALARA members | 15 ( including 4 DX members) |
| Non-member YLs | 1 |
| OMs | 11 |
| Club station with 4 participants | 1 |
| TOTAL LOGS | 28 |