[RTTY] GU0SUP in WPX

Mon Feb 13 18:38:32 PST 2012

Hi Phil (and all), 

Phil wrote: 
I was sorry to miss out on any VE2's as well! I didn't hear ONE of you guys
> anywhere.
> I saw the spots, but couldn't hear a thing.

hold on a secomd here... you mean to say that I got fooled by someone else using your call? I'm not at the station now and cannot check the log by I know for a fact that I did get called by gu0sup on 15M if my memory is still good and did complete the Q. One thing I don't recall though, not sure i saw the usual TU Fabi you always send me, unless you only use the 'NAME' in your running routine which is possible. Well if I got fooled by the mistery 'wanna be' gu0sup station', I'm sorry I missed you in this one which is rather unusual but then again I was running LP. 
Hope your flu bug leave you alone soon. 

73, 

Fabi  va2up
http://sites.google.com/site/va2upcontesting/

> From: pcooper at guernsey.net
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:37:16 +0000
> Subject: [RTTY] GU0SUP in WPX
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> It just goes to show what can happen to plans made for the contest!
> My goal was 1k QSO's for 1m+ points. I had a great session last year, and
> thought I could easily hit the 1k QSO mark this time, but I hadn't bargained
> for a serious dose of some flu bug.
> It would have been very easy to forget it all and stay in bed on Saturday
> morning, but I struggled out to the shack with the obligatory cup of coffee
> and thought I was ready to hit the bands.
> Well, I hadn't realised that it was -2C outside, and my shack was only a
> little warmer at +10C.
> Still, plenty of layers, and another coffee and I was in there and going,
> despite a throbbing head and aching limbs.
> 
> I thought conditions were a little down, but there were some good signals
> around. After a little S&P, checking out any new band-slots, I tried calling
> CQ, but the head wasn't up to it, so I settled in to S&P for most of the
> day.
> After tea on Saturday, I thought I would go out to the shack and close
> things down, as I just felt too lousy to play. However, I ended up having a
> little play on 40m, and was very pleased to bag ST2AR for a new band-slot! 
> I ended up with a very poor score on Saturday, and felt quite disappointed
> with myself.
> On Sunday morning, I felt a little better, so got up a bit earlier, and had
> some fun on 40m. I then tried the higher bands, and had a go on 10m while
> there were signals around to work. BA7IO was really loud here (a real S9),
> so that was neat, but no JA's here.
> 15m was way better than 20m up to around midday on Sunday, so I made as much
> of that as I could.
> During the afternoon, 20m seemed better, and I had some nice CQ runs there.
> I also ended up CQ'ing on 40m, which is rare for me, as I hate the jamming
> that goes on there. In EU, we get a lot of "Ditters" who just sit sending
> dits or strings of K's for hours on end, and then there are the PSK folk who
> don't know how AFSK works and end up all over the band.
> Despite that, I had a good run or two.
> 
> I do have a few gripes from the contest though.......
> There were a high number of folk only sending a serial number once, and more
> than a few sending it only twice, resulting in way more repeat requests from
> me.
> Also, there were more than the usual number of folk sending an exchange with
> NO callsigns at all.
> 
> I also have to disappoint Nick W4GKM, in that we didn't have a solid contact
> at all, despite him trying on two bands. On both occasions Nick, you were
> under another station, and I only realised what was happening AFTER the
> event. I can't remember the first occasion, but the second time round, you
> were under NN3RN, and I think you accepted the serial meant for him.
> 
> There also appeared to be someone using my callsign for their advantage. I
> was tuning around on one occasion, and saw GU0SUP GU0SUP scroll across my
> screen. The CQ'ing station then sent a report for GU0SUP, and got no
> response. He called CQ again, and once more I saw GU0SUP GU0SUP appear on
> screen.
> I have no idea what was going on, but it wasn't me, and after I got several
> stations sending me QSO B4 PLS QSY I began to wonder.
> 
> I also had to wipe a few contacts from the log from folk who
> can't/won't/don't send an acknowledgement for a contact. PJ2/WI9WI lost one
> contact as he sent me a report, I sent him one, but he then just called CQ.
> As he had sent me a number, I sat and waited for his next contact, and LO!
> He sent the same serial number to that one too.
> I'm not sure who was at the keys of NR4M on 15m on Saturday around 1217UTC.
> Whoever it was sent me 052, but then sent that same number to UX1IL.
> 
> I was sorry to miss out on any VE2's as well! I didn't hear ONE of you guys
> anywhere.
> I saw the spots, but couldn't hear a thing.
> 
> Highlights for me? Well, a few.
> Managing to get ST2AR in the log on 40m was a definite highlight for me.
> That was my only new band-slot for this contest. I also enjoyed working
> BA7IO on 10m . Others were the likes of Steve VK3TDX on 40m, who gave me
> 1000 as a serial number. 
> There were obviously many contesters new to the RTTY contest scene, judging
> by the number that didn't recognise my callsign! I was G0SUP, GW0SUP and
> GM0SUP at times, and had some fun in trying to get them to log my call
> correctly.
> 
> Well, my goal of 1k contacts was well short, and here is what I ended up
> with:
> Band QSO Pts Pfx
> 80m: 0 0 0
> 40m: 176 722 118
> 20m: 178 392 142
> 15m: 178 464 159
> 10m: 20 58 17
> Totals: 552 1636 436
> Claimed score: 713296
> 
> Thanks to all for the fun, and see you in the next one!
> 
> 73 de Phil GU0SUP
> 
> 
> 
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