[UK-CONTEST] ARRL 10m from M6T

[Andy Cook, G4PIQ]

                   ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: M6T
Operator(s): G0AKC, G4BAH, G4PIQ
Station: G4MRS

Class: M/S HP
QTH: JO02PB
Operating Time (hrs): 18.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   CW:  641   133
  SSB:  783   147
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Total: 1424   280  Total Score = 1,154,160

Club: 

Comments:

FT1000MP + PA + TH5 @ 24m + KT34A @ 16m 

I couldn't be around for a serious entry to this one, so - to try and
encourage more activity from others in the club we decided on a casual multi
single entry. Since I was the only person available who had half an idea
what CW sounded like, I did CW on the Saturday morning and early afternoon,
and left Bob and Tony to do most of the SSB (I did just a little). I also
managed to squeeze in nearly another couple of hours at the end on Sunday. 

Had a few problems with one of the feeders at the start which eat into time,
but no real equipment problems. 

Not competitive, but good fun. Band seemed in pretty good shape - especially
on Sunday. Very poor to JA though - just one on SSB and one on CW worked -
though I did hear a few others around early on Saturday, but didn't expect
working them to be a problem - wrong! Happened to be around almost at kick
off since I was just putting the last of the station together and surprised
at folks like 9A5Y and S58A and a few others being a full steady 599 at 0030
- not even sounding like MS. Maybe some form of enhanced levels of e-layer
ionisation like you get from high levels of MS on 2m as the MUF creeps
higher.....

Andy