[UK-CONTEST] BERU 2003 - G3BJ

[Don Beattie]

Not a wholly satisfactory BERU here - mainly due to my inability to stay awake !  But good fun nonetheless, and some encouraging signs of activity. Dismal activity/propagation around 04.00 - QSO rate dropped to almost nil for an hour. But other than that, I thought conditions were quite good, considering where we are in the cycle. Some nice LF signals. Good to see some ZS activity.

On the plus side, the new QTH is showing itself to be very good for reception - nice and quiet.

Great performance by some of the G stations - well done Andy !

Here's the summary of my modest attempt:


                  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  Total

 

    Valid QSOs:    0   47   67   96   86   55   351

   Total Bonus:    0   34   47   66   59   46   252

  Total Points:    0  235  335  480  430  275  1755

  Total score: 6795 (E&OE)

TX/RX      : 2 x FT1000MP + VL1000 & TL922 (SO2R),  Power o/p  : 400 w, Antennas   : 10 ele 40-10 yagi @ 75ft;  3ele tribander @ 50ft; dipoles; 87ft vertical, beverage.

Yet more learning points for next year - one year, I'll get it right !

73

Don, G3BJ