ACF / CCF Signalling Website

SUMMER WHINE 2007


Competing Stations
Position	Unit Name	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4	Total
1^st	Maidstone GS CCF	40	45	170	67	322
2^nd	Merchant Taylors' CCF	36	63	155	66	320
3^rd	Duke of York's RMS CCF	23	84	150	59	316
4^th	C Coy, Dorset ACF	62	54	165	8	289
5^th	The Vyne School CCF	44	75	100	66	285
6^th	Bridlington School CCF	49	48	140	42	279
7^th	Blandford Tp, Dorset ACF	57	63	95	32	247
8^th	Merseyside ACF	32	69	90	54	245
9^th	Bournemouth School CCF	38	27	125	54	244
10^th	Gwent ACF	31	72	55	32	191
11^th	Humberside ACF	33	78	55	19	185
12^th	Dollar Academy CCF	30	9	100	19	158
13^th	Warwick School CCF	11	21	50	46	128
14^th	Devon ACF	49	12	-	5	66
15^th	Welligton School CCF	6	3	-	28	37
16^th	Cambridgeshire ACF	28	-	-	38	64
17^th	1213 Sqn ATC, Andover	15	-	-	16	31
18^th	Churchers College CCF	12	-	-	8	20

Comments from Entrants

Blandford Tp, Dorset ACF - I amazed myself how good my 36 metres of braid was, just 6ft off the deck. Looking forward to CHRISTMAS CRACKER.

Merseyside ACF - Everyone in Merseyside ACF thought it was the best NRN exercise they had participated in. We used the logsheets you provided and had the results ready for posting the next day. The sheets certainly made my life much easier.

1213 Sqn ATC, Andover - Due to other activities only 2 cadets could participate and were kept busy under less than perfect conditions. We were only "part timers" and hence the low score.

The Vyne School CCF - We used two droopy dipoles off the one mast and they worked really well.

Other non-attributable comments

One station had their radio in what sounded like a drill hall. The background chatter and echoes from a loud speaker made an otherwise "OK" signal very difficult to understand.
I am convinced that station (call sign given) was NOT using a PRC 320 or an authorised set. The speed that he could change frequency was impossible to achieve with a 320. (Similar comment from one other stations).

From the Organiser

a letter addressed to all stations...

I would just like to say WELL DONE to Bridlington School CCF, Duke of York's RMS CCF, Merchant Taylors' School CCF and Dollar Academy CCF who were on net at 0229 - 0245hrs.

A station (probably a Dutch fishing vessel) came up with foul language and was baiting you. Thankfully no station responded to this. This is the correct way to deal with any "strange station" - just ignore them and he got fed up and stopped transmitting.

In other cases operators have lost their temper and tried to tell the offending station to "go away" - this rarely works and then you have played into their hands - that is just want, they want - to annoy and upset you.

Remember VP training - never swear or lose your temper - It is just what the enemy wants to hear - he knows you have lost control and will exploit it.

Please ensure the all your NRN operators see my comments.
Thank you

John Wresdell
Senior Net Monitor

I would draw every operator's attention to a log extract sent to me by a German Radio Station, which proves beyond any reasonable doubt, that your signals can be monitored from very great distances. (extract sent to all entrants)

Competition organiser - Mr J Wresdell (Senior Net Monitor)