Tennessee Contest Group

The Tennessee Contest Group (a.k.a. TCG) is a group of amateur radio operators (hams) who enjoy operating in competitive radio sporting events or "contests." The contests range from world-wide 48-hour events with tens of thousands of participants to smaller regional events which may be as short as one hour in duration. The goal of most contests is to contact as many other participants on as many amateur radio bands as possible. The "prize" for doing well in contesting is usually nothing more than a wooden plaque, a paper certificate, and of course the recognition of one's peers. The real prizes are found in the joy of competing, improving over past efforts, and learning from each other along the way. We invite you to consider joining the TCG in the fun and excitement of amateur radio contesting.

2007 TCG Radio Active Results are In!

TCG 2007 AT A GLANCE...

As seen in the chart below, January 2007 was our most productive
month with 44,959 QSOs in 127 logs.  The month of June was our
least productive with only 43 logs and 3,351 QSOs.  More logs
(130) were submitted for TCG in February than in any other month.
Note: Field Day scores are never included in the Radio Active Report.

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                 Monthly         Cumulative
   Report     Logs     QSOs    Logs      QSOs
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   Jan 2007    127    44,959    127    44,959
   Feb 2007    130    42,748    257    87,707
   Mar 2007     95    19,511    352   107,218
   Apr 2007     49     4,633    401   111,851
   May 2007     64    18,092    465   129,943
   Jun 2007     43     3,351    508   133,294
   Jul 2007     86    24,188    594   157,482
   Aug 2007     91    17,440    685   174,922
   Sep 2007    106    15,609    791   190,531
   Oct 2007*    86    21,762    877   212,293
   Nov 2007*    87    30,656    964   242,949
   Dec 2007    110    26,632  1,074   269,581
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           * updated since last report
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                              Logs     QSOs
                              -----   -------
   Total 2007                 1,074   269,581
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Despite being at the bottom of the sunspot cycle, the
Tennessee Contest Group continued to pound out QSOs in
2007.  TCG posted 235 more logs in 2007 than in 2006 and
logged 55,973 more QSOs than in 2006.  TCG also entered
more events in 2007 than in any of the last six years.

TCG THE LAST FIVE YEARS...
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               2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
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QSOs       269,581   213,608   252,581   247,926   211,838
Logs         1,074       839       876       882       657
Avg Qs/Log     251       255       288       281       322
Events         188       162       144       122       101
Players         79        73        75        79        76
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Contests THIS weekend from Wo4o

ARRL International DX, Phone, 0000Z Mar 1 - 2400Z Mar 2, Frequencies:
1.8-28, Exchange: RS and state, province, or power, Logs due: 1-Apr,
Web site: http://www.arrl.org/contest

Open Ukraine RTTY Championship, 2200Z Mar 1 - 1200Z Mar 2, Frequencies:
1.8-28, Exchange: Regional abbreviation and serial, Logs due: 2-Apr,
Web site: http://www.ucc.zp.ua

DARC 10-Meter Digital "Corona", 1100Z Mar 1 - 1700Z Mar 1, Frequencies: 28,
Web site: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/cqdlcont/fgdcc.htm

Please submit your Contest Logs

If you operate radio contests and would like to contribute to a club effort, the TCG would appreciate your points. No log is too small. Simply add the following line to your Cabrillo Log file:

CLUB: Tennessee Contest Group

Most logging programs will prompt you for the name of your club and create the appropriate line in your Cabrillo file. Simply type "Tennessee Contest Group" when prompted for the club name.

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If you would like to help the TCG on-line community financially, you may do so by clicking on the button below. You may also send a donation to the K4RO call book address. Your donation will support the TCG mailing list and web site administration costs. The TCG is very grateful for our sponsors who help keep us operating smoothly year after year.