RSGB Commonwealth Contest - 2019
Call: VE9EX
Operator(s): VE9EX
Station: VE9EX
Class: SO(A)-Open24 HP
QTH: Hanwell NB Canada
Operating Time (hrs): 20
Summary:
Band QSOs
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80: 10
40: 14
20: 18
15: 1
10: 0
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Total: 43 Total Score = 875
Club: Maritime Contest Club
Comments:
This is the first time I entered this contest. My CW speed is 7 WPM. G3TBK and
G3HEJ, sorry for so many errors; thanks for your patience. Calling CQ BERU at 7
WPM is an experience. There are a few contesters like me that appreciate the
speed. Also, when one calls at 7 WPM, one has to be prepared to get into the
equivalent of enjoyable 30 minute ragchews from other CW ops who presume
correctly that most ops do not contest at 7 WPM. I found I will need CW filters
for my Yaesu FT-857 if I want to use it for CW contesting. The DSP bandpass
filters and RF gain reduction were important. VE3KI, thanks for dropping the
speed on 80 m to mitigate the QRM. I made 43 QSOs, about 21 times more CW QSOs
than my personal best in a CW contest. My CW key broke during the contest and
in the middle of the contest I had to go to my workshop and do some soldering.
I used all three of my HF antennas, the 20 m vertical elevated by 9 m, the G5RV
at 12 m height, and my 160 m dipole only 12 m high. My linear was an Ameritron
AL-80BX. My first and last QSOs were with ZLs and it was good to have a QSO
with one of the people I met in 2012 when I was in New Zealand. Even though we
are near the bottom of the solar cycle, it was a fun contest. I know that next
year, I will not be able to participate due to the school break in March.
Daylight saving time now begins, meaning one less hour of sleep after this
contest; I have to set a few clocks forward an hour. Finally, I thank the all
the operators for a most enjoyable contest, 73, Brent VE9EX.
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