2019 Construction Competition Winners

The winners of the 2019 RSGB Construction Competition were announced today at the RSGB Convention in Milton Keynes.

Judges’ Merits went to:

  • Russell Tribe, G4SAQ, for his Low Earth Orbit satellite antenna tracking controllers.

  • David Holman, M0YDH, for his Digital Amateur TV system

  • Dean Brice, G0UIL, for his Bluetooth satellite antenna controller

In the main categories, the winners were:

  • Innovation category – Mike Willis, G0MJW, for his Dual-band feed system.

  • Construction category – John Quarmby, G3XDY, for his Solid-state amplifiers for 2m, 70cm and 23 cm.

  • Software category – Heather Lomond, M0HMO, for her Software DATV receiver.

  • Supporting and Encouraging Beginners category – Kevin Ayriss, G8MXV, for his Magnetic loop antenna controller. Kevin was the overall competition winner, and received the Pat Hawker G3VA trophy.