[UK-CONTEST] 2003 AFS CW - G3SJJ

G3SJJ g3sjj at btinternet.com
Sun Jan 11 16:48:35 EST 2004


Seemed to start slow but then picked up nicely. GM and southern England were
fairly weak in the 1st hour. I suspect conditions may have helped me get a
good start. Last hour was really slow. Main funny I noticed was stereo
static crashes when also listening on the 2nd rx. Find the old style "Your
call twice, my call twice, RST RST etc" most frustrating and time wasting.

Hour    Qs
1        115
2          70
3          45
4          40

265 qs, no dupes.  10 Qs down on last year, but I note that G3BJ, G4BWP and
G4PIQ were absent.

Not sure whether it was the adrenalin flowing or what, but afterwards I was
quite hoarse, yet in 4 hours had only uttered the word "Yes" to the question
of whether I wanted a coffee!    FT1kMP, Acom 1000 amp, dipole - apex at
50ft, ends around 30ft.
Don't suppose it makes that much difference but it was comforting to see the
Acom readout saying just 2w reflected power.

Chris G3SJJ


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