[UK-CONTEST] AFS SSB 2003 - GM6NX

[John MacLean MM0CCC]

Hello Steve,

I didnt take note of G/GW sigs during the SSB leg but remember GW4VEQ being loudest (outwith GM) during the daylight hours of the CW leg with me.  Things evened out more as darkness fell, as you'd expect.  I think there was more GM activity during the CW leg so it might have been more useful to gauge the signals then.

Maybe cndx dont favour GM for AFS but at least there's no dilemma in deciding antenna orientation  -  east west wire, ensuring as much signal as possible heads south!  

73 de John
MM0CCC.


----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Jones 
  To: John MacLean MM0CCC ; uk-contest at contesting.com 
  Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 12:47 AM
  Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] AFS SSB 2003 - GM6NX


  Hi John,
  I have taken a note of your antenna height and config, as you were very very loud down here - the strongest gm on the band - could just have been the propogation between us at the time but I think i will try something a bit nearer to a dipole than an inv v config next year - difficult to decide on orientation though being out here on the west coast - nrth east to south west maybe from here - to give me main lobes se and nw.  I think I will try to get two antennas up next year one very low and one higher than this years 40/30ft.

  73

  Steve GW0GEI 
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    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: John MacLean MM0CCC 
    To: uk-contest at contesting.com 
    Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 12:21 AM
    Subject: [UK-CONTEST] AFS SSB 2003 - GM6NX


    Slightly tougher going than the CW leg and as others have already said,
    finding a freq to CQ was rather difficult.  The SSTV brigade were also
    evident up here, though fortunately not on any run frequency we managed to
    find.  We had enough to contend with with the "tuners"!  Heard several
    tirades between stations disputing who was on a freq first.  Dont think it
    helps (whether you are in the right, or not) to start the debate of who was
    there first by being abusive to the other station.  Surely a bit more tact
    would result in some sort of agreement, rather than ending up trying to out
    CQ one another?

    Lost run freq several times to work new ones lined up on Sub VFO.  Too bad,
    as others have pointed out!  That's the risk you take vacating it, even if
    only for 15secs or so.

    Callsign  -   GM6NX.
    Operators  -  MM0BSM, MM0CCC.
    QTH  -  Nr Stirling.
    FT1000MP, ETO91b, logging with NA.
    195 QSO's, including 1 dupe.
    Best DX   S57KTR.
    Antenna  -   Dipole @ 70', ends at 40', running East West.

    73 de John
    MM0CCC.





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