[UK-CONTEST] 2128MHz ssb contest cf CQWW 2004

[Colin Potter]

Hi,

Contesting over the w/e - exhausting but enjoyable in view of the condx! 10
& 15m were outstanding. As usual ALL QSOs were S&P with breakdown : -

Band    160    80    40      20      15      10
QSOs    32    91    65    134    133    120    (total 575)
Cntrys    23    33    28      42      44      52    (total 93)
Zones      2       6      9      12      16      18

My ant is rather poor for 160 and, as it is a compromise, it is not
wonderful for the other bands - see below. 40m was a crush; IPO and 18db
attenuation were used in the FT-920 at times.

This 28/21 result does underline for me that the 21/28 RSGB contests should
be continued, albeit in a streamlined state as described below.

I hope you all caught the openings and had a great time with record scores.

73 all,

Colin (M0DDT)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin Potter" <colin.potter1 at ntlworld.com>
To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 2128MHz ssb contest


> Hi,
>
> I quite enjoyed the contest. This may be because I have spent many years
> working on VHF contests and the patience and searching skills needed were
> rather similar for this one. A bit different from managing the 2 or 3 a
> minute rate in pile-ups. With poor conditions its the same problem for
> everyone of course.
>
> I used 100W to a double off-centre dipole (80+30m) at only about 7m AGL.
It
> is true I only worked 7 stations on 10, but they were 5Z, 5B, EA8, ZS,
Z22,
> LU and PY. Not bad for dead band! On 15 I managed 56 QSO's ranging from W6
> to JA but I found with my set-up that S&P were the order of the day - you
> seem to need a beam and higher power to get results from CQ calls
(although
> it was the ZS that called me!!)
>
> One way I would change the contest is to allow inter-G working for a point
a
> time, this would attract a few more on to 10m and this in turn may attract
> the lurking DX. Combining CW and phone on the same day would be fine too
as
> long as you could decide to enter either mode or mixed mode sections.  A
> different day from WAG would also be a good idea.
>
> CU in the WPX (actually I meant CQWW of course!)
>
> 73 Colin M0DDT and G6FQZ
>
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