RSGB Construction Competition 2024

Antennas category winner: David Matthews, GM8HFP for “Magnetic loop antenna and controllers”

Antennas category runner up: Matt Heywood, M7ENW for “Jaromir Yagi”

Beginners winner and recipient of the Gavin Nesbitt, MM1BXF trophy: Charlie Camilleri, G3ABC for “QO-100 DATV-capable station”

Beginners runner up: Hannah Lee, M7YYQ for “Quarter-wave vertical antenna”

Construction excellence winner: James Winnard, G3SPE for “1kW linear amplifier”

Construction excellence runner up: Craig Shaw, G0KVL for “Scrapheap challenge bug”

Innovation winner: William Cooper, G7FDD for “The tomato ketchup antenna”

(Note: there wasn’t a runner up in this category)

Software winner: Heather Nickalls, M0HMO for “Meteor Beacon Network Software”

Software runner up: Steven Hiscocks, M1SDH for “Map tool to help UK amateurs”

Most creative and/ or elegant PCB Design winner: Jon Trinder, GM0HYY for “Code Practice Oscillator”

(Note: there wasn’t a runner up in this category)

Overall construction competition winner: Heather Nickalls, M0HMO  for “Meteor Beacon Network Software”

Comments: In terms of the amount of effort required, the understanding shown and its value to the amateur radio community, the judges felt that this project was the clear winner.