[RSM] VY1AAA and VE4EA BERU SO-Open12(A)

[Jack Parker]

Yes, it is weird but at least conditions, for me, were significantly 
better than last year, especially on 40. Next year I must work on 
staying on the air for more than just 8-1/2 to 9 hours and break the 100 
QSO barrier.

The fact the scores increment so slowly is certainly different and 
unsettling. In looking at my log I see a significant percentage of my Qs 
were 25 points (all but 10 Qs) and I managed 12 HQ stations. Thank 
goodness I avoided working all those VE3 5 point QSOs. ;>)

I had a  couple of US stations call me. I just worked 'em giving signal 
reports and saying TU 73 right away. I scribbled the info down and 
logged it later in my general logger.

73,

Jack, VE3RUA/K0JP

On 3/13/2019 11:36 PM, Tom Haavisto wrote:
> Hi Gerry
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> The BERU contest is... strange.  You cannot work folks from your own area,
> so no working VE4's from MB.  For me, no working VE3.  In England, they
> cannot work other G stations!  That is where the HQ stations come in - they
> are their own area, so can work everyone.
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> There are no mults, so scores are... low
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> Typically, there is a lot of rare stations on from Africa, and this tends
> to drive U.S. stations crazy.  3B8, 9J2, C5, etc. calling CQ BERU and not
> working U.S. stations...  Oh yaa.  They love that.
> We are also (technically) limited to 750 watts out.
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> Wait for the results to come out, but I agree - I think you did well :-)
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> On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 5:05 PM Cary Rubenfeld <carys1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 1st Ever BERU -- so not sure what a good score is.  Late Saturday, worked a
>> VE7 from VY1AAA and he said "Huge score!" so that made me feel good.
>>
>> Plan was for Cary, VE4EA, to operate his station (and do perhaps some
>> shared M/S time.)   Cary is currently in Palm Springs, CA.   Well, there
>> was an explosion of a power line underground near the condo his renting...
>> So he could not get on.  I don't know how many other VE4s were on.
>> I'm not even sure what they will think of Remote from two stations with the
>> same op.   I never worked VE4, and it was impossible to work each other as
>> only one
>> remote on my end.
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>> About 6.5 hours on each station.
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>> VE4EA:
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>>    Band     QSOs     Pts  Cty  Sec  Pt/Q
>>       7      82    1210   38    5  14.8
>>      14      81    1245   35    5  15.4
>>      21       2      50    2    0  25.0
>>   Total     165    2505   75   10  15.2
>> Score: 2,505
>> 1 Mult = 1.9 Q's
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>> VY1AAA:
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>>   Band     QSOs     Pts  Cty  Sec  Pt/Q
>>     3.5       7     155    7    0  22.1
>>       7      23     495   19    1  21.5
>>      14     103    1595   48    6  15.5
>>   Total     133    2245   74    7  16.9
>> Score: 2,245
>> 1 Mult = 1.6 Q's
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>> Conditions were really very decent.  Funny thing: Working Africa from VE4
>> was difficult.  After struggling from VE4, went to do some VY1AAA, and they
>> were S9+.
>> 15 was very dry -- tried a few moves but no luck.
>> Nice G run (~30 mins) on 40 from VE4 mid-afternoon.
>> Tons of VK/ZL from VY1 -- on 40 and 20.  A few on 80.  Seemed endless on
>> 20.
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>> I've never seen the K3 S-meter pin.   On Saturday afternoon, VE5MX did it
>> to VY1.
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>> Thanks for the good ears when things were tough.
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>> I wish Canada Day had as much activity!!  Worked VO1 to VE7+VY0,(From Both
>> stations, except no VE4 from either!)  Saw VE8 Spot, but nada there.
>>
>> 73, Gerry VE1RM_
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