[UK-CONTEST] GM4AFF 80m CC SSB Feb

[Cooper, Stewart]

>It also cut down on the audio spikes which seem to trip my amp. 

I should add that I wasn't using my amp in this contest!

-----Original Message-----
From: Cooper, Stewart [mailto:coopers at odl.co.uk]
Sent: 03 February 2004 13:14
To: UK Contest reflector
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] GM4AFF 80m CC SSB Feb


Got into the shack at about 2010 and switched on. S&P from high to low until
I found a clear slot at 3722. Ran for about 40 mins and S&P'ed up the band
on the second radio from the bottom. Then a station decided to sit on 3721.5
and call CQ. And we'd worked a few minutes previously. I persevered, knowing
that he could hear me. I eventually gave him the frequency (he heard me when
I said that he could have it) and spent a fruitless further 10 minutes on
S&P before calling it a night at about 2105 with 98 in the log.
I quite enjoyed it apart from the episode described above. Seemed like he
felt it was OK to jump on me, who was quite weak, and probably would give up
because I wasn't going to be able to compete with him working people down
the road.
I used an FT1000mp and an FT847 to a dipole at 30ft and a 1/4 wave vertical
with a single tuned radial. I tried using some transmit DSP (which everyone
told me to avoid) instead of the processor on the FT1000mp, and I was
certainly getting heard. It also cut down on the audio spikes which seem to
trip my amp. I do find that the number 8 doesn't get through QRM though. It
must be my accent.

Stewart Cooper
GM4AFF

----------------------------------------------------------------
Offshore Design Ltd
www.odl.co.uk
This email is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain
confidential and privileged information. You should not disclose its
contents to any other person. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure or
distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please
notify the sender immediately.





Scanned by IFB http://www.ifb.net for spam/UCE and virus content.
IFB Spam-Score: (0)
----------------------------------------------------------------
Offshore Design Ltd
www.odl.co.uk
This email is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain
confidential and privileged information. You should not disclose its
contents to any other person. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure or
distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please
notify the sender immediately.