In reply to MM0FMF:
Glad to hear that you are not a quitter!
73 Richard G3CWI
In reply to G3CWI:
The work to produce the honour rolls for the challenge is ongoing. In the meantime here is a list of activators who have logged 12m QSOs since the challenge began.
Callsign qso mul points
OK1DIG 329 65 21385
DF2GN 174 17 2958
G1INK 167 16 2672
S52Q 133 16 2128
HB9BCB 96 22 2112
S56LXN 130 15 1950
M0KCB 76 19 1444
S57MS 90 16 1440
M1EYP 206 4 824
OK1DVM 34 16 544
DL1DLF 40 11 440
S52CU 61 6 366
G6WRW 56 5 280
2E0YYY 65 3 195
HB9CZF 18 5 90
DL4MHA 17 5 85
VK3ZPF 16 5 80
OK1MLP 8 7 56
G4AZS 10 5 50
S57X 16 3 48
OE5EEP 12 4 48
VK3YY 11 3 33
G3RDQ 10 3 30
HB9TVK 9 3 27
EA2DCA 9 3 27
MW6GWR 9 3 27
EN7JHF 13 2 26
MM0FMF/P 11 2 22
OE4JHW 17 1 17
HB9SVT 8 2 16
OE5REO 8 2 16
ON4TA 14 1 14
S58R 13 1 13
OE3CHC 6 2 12
NA6MG 5 2 10
S56IHX 10 1 10
G0IBE 5 2 10
HA7UL 7 1 7
M0CGH 7 1 7
DL8WJM 6 1 6
OE2SNL 3 2 6
DL6AP 6 1 6
SV2OXS 6 1 6
UU4JIM 5 1 5
EC2AG 2 2 4
W4TZM 2 2 4
DK9ES 4 1 4
DD8IU 4 1 4
KD9KC 3 1 3
M0HCU 3 1 3
VK1MA 3 1 3
OK8CCC 3 1 3
N1EU 2 1 2
EA2EA 2 1 2
OK2BMA 2 1 2
M0YDH 2 1 2
F6HBI 2 1 2
S57XX 1 1 1
F5UKL 1 1 1
M0HGY 1 1 1
DL3JPN 1 1 1
DL8DBW 1 1 1
K0JQZ 1 1 1
KU6J 1 1 1
WH6LE 1 1 1
VK3WAM 1 1 1
OH3GDO 1 1 1
KK4LOV 1 1 1
W6UB 1 1 1
W4ZV 1 1 1
K1MAZ 1 1 1
Andy
MM0FMF
In reply to MM0FMF:
Impressive list! Surprising to note how far down it is before anyone from the USA appears
Thanks Andy.
73 Richard G3CWI
In reply to G3CWI:
I’m finding it hard going as a chaser, I look for every spotted activation during the time I am near the radio and usually hear nothing: so far just two successful chases!
73
Brian GV8ADD
In reply to G8ADD:
I’ll run a chaser table tonight as part of the development process and will post the results.
Things I have learnt. 12m is open more often than many think. It’s another classic “tune about and listen, nothing heard, band is closed” situation. If you spend time calling and let people know you are calling then you find it is open more often. Another is that it can flip between open and closed quickly. You call and someone comes back. You scan the band and there are signals. Then, zap, there’s nothing. Yet 5mins later the band is back full of signals.
I’ve got 2 antennas in use from the summits, a 1/4wave GP and an adaption to my Buddistick clone. I’ve had QSOs on both but I don’t know which is better as conditions have been flipping quickly. I’ll try a delta loop and dipole so see how things go. This is all part of the fun of the challenge, not to actually be top-dog, but to be encouraged to try things and find out which works best because there are others who will be experimenting at the same time.
Andy
MM0FMF
It is worth adding that even if the band is not open as such, it is still capable of 2m FM type coverage on goundwave. So if an activation is spotted on 12m and it is within your normal 2m FM range, chances are you’ll hear it.
Tom M1EYP
In reply to MM0FMF:
Hi Andy
I agree with your comments, I have heard nothing but listened for a few minutes and then a signal has appeared long enough to make a 2 way contact also I have 2 Antennas 1 vertical and 1 horizontal and sometimes one polarization works better than the other. Looking forward to the chaser list.
Steve G6LUZ
In reply to G6LUZ:
Hi Steve
I totally agree with you and Andy. I also have two antennas, a vertical and a long wire. I find the vertical gives the best results most of the time. I always switch between antennas to see the difference in signals.
After a quick look at the 12m QSOs logged this year I think you will be at the top of the chaser list 
73 de Mick M0MDA
In reply to M1EYP:
… even if the band is not open as such, it is still capable of 2m FM type coverage…
Precisely Tom, but chasers need to know you are there. To be successful on the band you need the ability to self-spot. I tried several times to get spotted on 24MHz CW on the last outing, but I had no 3G coverage and the RBN did not find me. Unfortunately SMS spotting wasn’t set up on the phone that I had with me, so no contacts were made.
73, Gerald G4OIG
In reply to G4OIG:
It was 2m FM type coverage that netted me a QSO with Ken GM0AXY on Sunday. Even though quite a lot of Edinburgh was hiding behind the rest of the Pentland Hills, Ken was my first QSO as he’d seen the spot. The distance was less than 15miles.
I’m not sure how much RBN coverage there is on 12m. Time for a dig about on the net whilst my USB EHCI simulation builds in the background…
Andy
MM0FMF
In reply to M1EYP:
It is worth adding that even if the band is not open as such, it is
still capable of 2m FM type coverage on goundwave.
Technically it isn’t of course but let’s not let the facts get in the way.
I tend to find that RBN coverage on 12m and 10m improves as North America wakes up (in a radio sense). Prior to that, you sometimes get lucky with a pick-up in Sweden or Finland, but it can be difficult to get any of the skimmers to notice you.
Tom M1EYP
In reply to MM0FMF:
It was 2m FM type coverage that netted me a QSO with Ken GM0AXY on Sunday.
It probably could have netted me as well (Roan Fell GM/SS-132), but unfortunately I didn’t realise that you were QRV. I decided to play on 18MHz on that one. 
73, Gerald G4OIG
In reply to G3CWI:
Whatever the technicalities, on the 2nd June I worked Inky on G/SP-001 on 24 megs SSB, and have made similar semi-local contacts from time to time on all the HF bands 20m - 10m. It isn’t reliable, but it does happen!
73
Brian GV8ADD
In reply to MM0FMF:
Hmmm, the table makes interesting reading, looks like I’ll have to dust off the paddle. Should be interesting when the F layer propogation returns in the Autumn (hopefully). The chaser table will be interesting, I expect to see a few EA stations setting the pace as in my experience, the band always seems open to one part of Spain or the other.
In reply to G1INK:
Or as we dicussed earlier Steve, maybe dust off the 2m beam. Looking at todays 2m log from Shining Tor, a 202 mile hop with GV3AH into Princetown Devon and a 147 mile hop with 2E0ZED into Alnwick, both on my handheld tell me VHF conditions are pretty good, with more to come tomorrow if you put your faith in Hepburn.
73 Mike
2E0YYY
In reply to G1INK:
Steve, here is the chaser table so far:
Callsign qso mul points
EA2DT 74 68 5032
OK1DVM 65 62 4030
G6LUZ 70 40 2800
EA2CKX 47 43 2021
DJ5AV 47 39 1833
G4SSH 42 42 1764
M0MDA 45 29 1305
G4OBK 28 28 784
HB9AGH 28 27 756
G6ODU 29 21 609
S52CU 21 20 420
EA1DFP 21 19 399
S56IHX 20 19 380
EB2JU 19 19 361
G6WRW 20 18 360
G0NUP 19 17 323
M6BLV 20 14 280
HB9BCB 16 16 256
M3XIE 21 11 231
M0BKV 15 15 225
G0RQL 15 14 210
YO2BP 14 13 182
S56LXN 14 12 168
M1EYP 14 9 126
UU4JIM 10 10 100
OK1DIG 10 10 100
EA2DPA 10 10 100
MW3ZKT 10 9 90
YO2LGH 10 9 90
YO2LIW 9 9 81
G4APO 9 9 81
VK3AMB 10 8 80
SV2OXS 8 8 64
YO2MFC 8 8 64
OE8SPW 8 8 64
M0YDH 9 7 63
S54KD 8 7 56
PA0B 8 7 56
G4AZS 9 6 54
MW0BBU 7 7 49
EB7CIN 6 6 36
CT1DRB 6 6 36
EB2CZF 6 6 36
DF2GN 6 6 36
G6TUH 6 6 36
G3VXJ 6 6 36
G1INK 7 5 35
S52ON 7 5 35
2E0YYY 6 5 30
GI4ONL 6 5 30
2W0WDS 5 5 25
DF5WA 5 5 25
S57TI 5 5 25
M0ZXQ 5 5 25
OK1MLP 5 5 25
EA3EGB 5 4 20
S51DSW 5 4 20
G4FGJ 5 4 20
EA4GJT 4 4 16
DL2KAS 4 4 16
EA1IEH 4 4 16
G4ISJ 4 4 16
DL5AWI 4 4 16
G8MIA 4 4 16
PA0SKP 4 4 16
GM0AXY 4 4 16
OE6GND 4 4 16
OZ4RT 4 4 16
M0NTC 4 4 16
I2CZQ 4 3 12
HB9CUE 4 3 12
DL8DXL 4 3 12
HB9BYZ 3 3 9
GI4SRQ 3 3 9
G0TRB 3 3 9
OK1SDE 3 3 9
G3RDQ 3 3 9
G4WSX 3 3 9
OH7BF 3 3 9
S58MU 3 3 9
G0NES 3 3 9
G3VQO 3 3 9
DL3HXX 3 3 9
G4CMQ 3 3 9
S52Q 3 3 9
OE6WIG 3 3 9
OK1IWN 3 3 9
M1CNL 3 3 9
OE5JKL 3 3 9
G3WGQ 3 3 9
VK3AFW 3 3 9
F4FWO 3 3 9
M0KCB 4 2 8
SV1BHF 3 2 6
VK3ZPF 2 2 4
EA7PY 2 2 4
EC2AG 2 2 4
US3LX 2 2 4
EA1NW 2 2 4
EA1AER 2 2 4
OK1FMG 2 2 4
HB9CEX 2 2 4
S57MS 2 2 4
S56RRT 2 2 4
F8AAB 2 2 4
S57NAD 2 2 4
G4OIG/HF 2 2 4
OE5EEP 2 2 4
PA0XAW 2 2 4
G4ELZ 2 2 4
G0IBE 2 2 4
OE5REO 2 2 4
G4UXH 2 2 4
MM0FMF/P 2 2 4
EA2BDS 2 2 4
OE5AUL 2 2 4
VK3JM 2 2 4
VK3YY 2 2 4
G4TJC 2 2 4
OE4JHW 2 2 4
OK6AB 2 2 4
M0HGY 3 1 3
Z33A 2 1 2
AD5A 2 1 2
m0vfr 2 1 2
VK3GHZ 2 1 2
N7AMA 1 1 1
VK3OHM 1 1 1
WA6ARA 1 1 1
EA5DKU 1 1 1
VK1MA 1 1 1
VK3KAN 1 1 1
MW1CFA 1 1 1
VK3ANL 1 1 1
DG2EAU 1 1 1
DL4MHA 1 1 1
ON5XX 1 1 1
GW4VPX 1 1 1
AE5KA 1 1 1
N6JZT 1 1 1
VK3PF 1 1 1
HB9CIC 1 1 1
OE5HDN 1 1 1
N5XL 1 1 1
ON9CBQ 1 1 1
S52TC 1 1 1
DD6UVO 1 1 1
G4ZIB 1 1 1
G0HRT 1 1 1
SQ9OZM 1 1 1
GM4WCE 1 1 1
OE5FSL 1 1 1
UU4JDD 1 1 1
DG2MEL 1 1 1
GW4ZPL 1 1 1
PA0ALW 1 1 1
M0IBC 1 1 1
EA7KC 1 1 1
OK1AU 1 1 1
HB9TVK 1 1 1
N1EU 1 1 1
NA6MG 1 1 1
VK3PI 1 1 1
K6EL 1 1 1
PA4EA 1 1 1
OE3CHC 1 1 1
EC4TR 1 1 1
MW6GWR 1 1 1
DK6YM 1 1 1
M0XRS 1 1 1
OE3KAB 1 1 1
DL8WJM 1 1 1
HB9AGO 1 1 1
G8ADD 1 1 1
M0COP 1 1 1
G4OWG 1 1 1
EA1LQ 1 1 1
M0LEP 1 1 1
N4EX 1 1 1
F8FKK 1 1 1
G3WFK 1 1 1
KB1PBA 1 1 1
I3VAD 1 1 1
G1PIE 1 1 1
GW0DSP 1 1 1
G0VWP 1 1 1
HB9AAQ 1 1 1
HA5TI 1 1 1
DL2DXA 1 1 1
G0SLR 1 1 1
S57D 1 1 1
DF3MC 1 1 1
Andy
MM0FMF
In reply to MM0FMF:
Hi Andy,
Just came across something while uploading QSOs for the 12m challenge. Which leads me to this question.
If I have a QSO (on same date, from same summit) with a chaser on mode SSB then with the same Chaser (lets say 10 minutes later) on mode PSK, then this is classed as 2 contacts!? i.e. 2 points?
Thanks
73 Darius
M0KCB
In reply to M0KCB:
D’Oh!
Yes, that’s a bug. I’ve just got the tables working so I may make them available with that bug in for now, just so I can get some user testing on them to see if there’s anything else I’ve missed.
Thanks for the report Darius.
Andy
MM0FMF
The honour rolls for activator and chasers for the 12m challenge are now available on the “View Results” menu on the database. There’s no date filtering as the date this challenge is valid is fixed, 1st-June-2013 to 31st-May-2014. Nor is there any filtering by mode as the challenge aim is to promote all activity on this band.
Andy
MM0FMF