[UK-CONTEST] RE: 80M Club contest SSB G3zbe

[Ray Goff]

Well Oxfordshire was no better! S9+ Europeans, mainly Eastern and an S6/7 noise
level left the contest stations well down in the noise.

I heard one G3 but could not extract his call letters, similarly a G0, but I did
hear G3RVM in Newbury - approx 35 miles away for a brief instance, but by the
time I had tuned the ATU, he too as back in the noise.

Not a single QSO in one and a half hours. I even checked the web site to make
sure I had the correct evening!

73

Ray, G4FON


> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Ian
> Sent: 16 January 2004 17:22
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] RE: 80M Club contest SSB G3zbe
>
>
> Hi
>
> I worked G3KLH in the contest, for my grand total of 1 QSO. I didn't hear
> anything else except Russians and DL's. Up here in Aberdeenshire there was
> no local activity, and with exception of my one contact, I couldn't hear
> anything else.
>
> 73
>
> Ian
> GM0TGE
>
>
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm not even going to post my score, I made the foolish decision to
> > operate qrp (with a genuine 9.9W).  Heard a few weak UK stations, two
> > within a few miles were decent signals the rest were deadly weak.  Only
> > one station responded to my CQ call the rest I worked S & P, about 8 or
> > so in total!  I gave up after about 30mins and tuned around to see how
> > just many G's I could hear..........about ten in total!  Was it entirely
> > propagation or lack of interest?
> >
> > I operated the same power in the first CW leg and easily worked 54
> > stations, and was even able to run stations for a bit.  Can I take this
> > as proof that SSB is dying out?  :0)
> >
> > I heard a German station giving Bob, G3ORY some grief about not working
> > in the section 3650 to 3700 because "it was against the IARU band plans"
> > the contest rules stated 3650 to 3750 didn't they?  What was that about?
> >
> > Alex
>
>
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