[UK-CONTEST] GM4AFF ARRL 160m CW

Mon Dec 9 15:15:58 EST 2002

Hi Stewart,

I had a good listening session I didn't try to work any one but I heard some
surprising DX, for me anyway. I am not topband person at all.  I heard about
5 JA's and a VK5.  Were condx particularily good?  There seemd to be very
low band noise.... about S3.

I used my 80M delta loop with one end disconnected and the other end fed
against ground as an end fed.   It seemed to work very well or was I just
lucky and hit exceptional conditions?

I would be really interested to hear any comments from anyone about condx.

I don't want to rub it in Stewart but there is no doubt that it is much
easier on Lf down here, than in Aberdeenshire  :0(

(I'm an ex Aberdonian)

Alex

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cooper Stewart" <coopers at odl.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 3:58 PM
Subject: RE: [UK-CONTEST] GM4AFF ARRL 160m CW

> Yes, it reminds me of EME! What do others reading this use on 160m? Any
> inverted L's? You can mail me direct if you don't wish to share.
> Stewart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Knell [mailto:stevek at camelcom.com]
> Sent: 09 December 2002 14:10
> To: Cooper Stewart
> Cc: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] GM4AFF ARRL 160m CW
>
>
> Hi Stewart,
>
> I heard you several times in the ARRL160 contest.  I was using the Medway
> Contest Group's special contest callsign: M7M.
>
> I strung up a delta loop just before the contest.  I was a bit out with
the
> size of the loop (by 28ft!): it was resonant at 1930kHz so I had to use a
> tuner.
>
> Receiving antenna: 20ft mag. loop.  My JA beverage is working but I didn't
> install the NW beverage because the wire would've been very close to the
tx
> antenna.  On 3830 I read that one guy in the states burnt out two (he
didn't
> realise what had happened the first time!) FT1000MPs during the contest
from
> excessive RF on the "rx in" socket on the 1000MP.
>
> Is this an oversight by Yaesu?  Shouldn't the "rx in" be disconnected on
tx
> or, at least, have some protection circuitry?
>
> What's the simplest way to protect the "rx-in" socket from excessive RF,
any
> ideas?
>
> It was a real struggle to get through to many US stations, although K0HA
> (NE) did come straight back to me and I had to try many times to get
NZ1U -
> I did get him eventually but had to wait for the G sunrise "lift"(?) on
> Sunday morning.
>
> I managed 95 NA contacts with 30 mults for 5,520 points.
>
> Reading through the comments on 3830, the following were the loudest EU
> stations:
>
>    RN6BN, YO2LDC, I2BBJ, S58A
>
> As for G, the impression I got was that the following stations were head
'n'
> shoulders above the rest (I think Phil, G4OBK seemed to be doing very well
> also but I didn't hear Phil on as much as these two):
>
>    GW3JXN, G4VGO
>
> It would be interesting to hear from these guys if they subscribe to this
> reflector - maybe they could share some of their secrets/wisdom!
>
> I looked these guys up on qrz.com and entered their postcodes into
> streetmap.co.uk - there doesn't seem to be much in common in terms of
> location!  Opposite sides of the country, with GW3JXN @ 200m+ and G4VGO @
> 10m+!
>
> John, GW3JXN has steep ground falling away to the west and is only a
couple
> of kms from the sea - bet this location works well on HF too!
>
> Bob, G4VGO has a website describing his top band antenna projects:
>
> http://www.qsl.net/g4vgo
>
> I just received an e-mail from Bob, G4VGO and he was using a 3/8 vertical
> (skyhook provided by a helium balloon) and 100W o/p.
>
> I've only just recently got interested in top band, but I'm a big fan
> already - it provides an interesting challenge.
>
> 73
> Steve
> G0CKP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cooper Stewart <coopers at odl.co.uk>
> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 9:41 AM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] GM4AFF ARRL 160m CW
>
>
> > I thought I would see what I could work in this event. I may have been
the
> > only GM on. I'm now interested to hear what some other G stations use
for
> > aerials as they were obviously hearing and being heard better than I was
> > (what's new?). I also called W1SJ, NZ1U, K0HA and N4BP but was never
> heard.
> >
> > Total:  QSOs = 37 / Sections = 22 / Total Score = 1,628
> >
> > Equipment: TS940s + ETO 91b + Inverted 'V' at 60ft + 550ft (325 deg) and
> > 700ft beverage (145 deg)
> >
> > Regarding the current 'conversation' about contest participation, hfcc,
> etc.
> > I see some well reasoned and well written contributions passing by me
> here.
> > I hope these contributors will be standing for election to the hfcc at
the
> > next opportunity.
> >
> > Stewart
> > GM4AFF
> >
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