CANADIAN CONTEST CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 2001

CANADIAN CONTEST CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 2001

by John Scott, VE1JS

By all accounts, 2001 was a great year for contesting in Canada.  Participation in the contests listed for the Canadian Contest Championship was up again.   From the high of 159 in the Canada Winter Contest to the low of 13 in the CQ 160m Contests, most numbers were up.  This results in an average entry of 52 which will be the maximum number of points awarded for CCC 2003 entrants.

High Power

There were fifteen operators who qualified for possible certificates by entering four or more contests in 2001. The winner this year, for the first time was John, VE3EJ with a perfect score of 240 points for his best five contests.  Right behind with 237 points was Yuri, VA3UZ.  Rounding out the top ten for High Power were VE3KZ, VE2AYU, and VE2ZP (tied), VO1MP, VE3XN, VE7CC, and, VE3PN and VO1WET (tied).

Certificate Winners:

Newfoundland and Labrador                   VO1MP

Nova Scotia                                           VE1OP

New Brunswick                                     no entrant

Prince Edward Island                            no entrant

Quebec                                                   VE2AYU Tie

                                                               VE2ZP     Tie

Ontario                                                   VE3EJ (Grand Champ)

Manitoba                                                VE4IM

Saskatchewan                                        VE5CPU

Alberta                                                   VE6WQ

British Columbia                                   VE7CC

Yukon                                                    no entrant

Northwest Territories                            no entrant

Nunavut                                                  no entrant

Low Power

There were twenty-seven operators who qualified for possible certificates by entering four or more contests in 2001.  The winner was VA3UZ, Yuri with 229 points.  Busy fellow this Yuri; he entered all seventeen CCC contests, eight using low power and the other nine using high power.  He qualifies for two certificates.  Yuri was closely followed by perennial winner Sam, VE5SF, with 226 points.  Rounding out the top ten were VE3KP, VE3MQW, VE2AWR, VE7XF, VE3BUC, VE5ZX, VE4YU, and VE7IN.

Certificate Winners

Newfoundland and Labrador                 VO1GO                      

Nova Scotia                                           VE1JS

New Brunswick                                     VE9WH

Prince Edward Island                            no entrant

Quebec                                                   VE2AWR

Ontario                                                   VA3UZ (Grand Champ)

Manitoba                                                VE4YU

Saskatchewan                                        VE5SF

Alberta                                                   VE6BF

British Columbia                                   VE7XF

Yukon                                                    no entrant

Northwest Territories                            no entrant

Nunavut                                                  no entrant

QRP

In QRP only two operators entered at least four contests, VE6BF and VE3WZ.  They win the only two certificates awarded for QRP in 2001.  As I mentioned in the preliminary results, published on the Web, VY2MGY/3 entered only three contests, but got more points from those three than either of the other two.  Alas, under the present rules, he does not qualify for a certificate.  Five other operators entered two contests using QRP.

Congratulations to all the winners.

By my count, there are now two operators who have won two certificates in different categories in a single year. Bob Nash, VE3KZ, won overall HP and QRP a couple of years ago and Bill Metcalfe, VE6BF, won Alberta LP and QRP this year.  Would anyone like to try to win three in a year?  It won’t be easy, but it can be done.

Changes in call signs, special prefixes and guest operating using the host’s call continue to be a small problem for me, trying to keep the records straight.  I have developed a small database of calls that I know have changed and I will consult it as I compile the results for CCC2002.  If anyone has not told me about his/her call sign change, please do so.  If you do a guest operator stint and use your host’s call, please mention it on your entry forms. Please also mention your normal call if you use a special prefix.  Most contest organizers will then indicate that in the results, helping me immensely.

Good luck to all for 2003.