[UK-CONTEST] ARRL DX SSB

[Stephen Telenius-Lowe]

This was a lot of fun. Did single-op, unassisted (in this case "unassisted"
means unassisted by having no digital voice keyer, no rig control, no
PacketCluster, no Internet Cluster, no narrow filters (ugh!), no headset/boom
mic (just fist mic) and no footswitch (just PTT)!) single-band 10 metres.

Great condx esp on the Saturday, when I made >1000 QSOs and worked all poss
mults apart from VO2, but found it hard going on Sunday. My signal was not
really big enough to hold a Run frequency for long and S&P really dropped the
rate as I'd worked almost everyone on in the contest the previous day. Suffered
deliberate QRM from an S5 station for a short time. Added only another 400 QSOs
on Sunday, and still didn't get VO2.

Raw unverified score:

1474 QSOs, 60 Mults = 265,320 points.

Rig: IC-781, 400W to A3S tribander at 30ft.

73,
Steve, G4JVG.