[UK-CONTEST] CQWW CW GU0SUP SB20m LP unassisted

[Phil Cooper]

Hi all..............

As Dick GU4CHY was entering the 20m HP category, I thought I would have a go
in the LP section on the same band. I had thought about doing 10m, but there
just wasn't enough activity to make it worthwhile.
I didn't want to call CQ, as that may have impacted on Dick's effort. I
therefore did all this just as S&P.

           QSOs   points	Zones	Countries    Score

20m:	 282	504	  22	   67 	      44856

Here is the breakdown...
Zones
3   4   5   8   9   11  14  15  16  17  18  20  21  25  28
29  30  32  33  34  35  40

Countries
3V     4J     4L     4U1V   4X     5B     5U     9A     A6     CN
CT3    DL    EA     EA6    EA8    ER     ES     EU     EX     EY
F        G      GJ     GU     HA     HB     I      IT9    J7     JA
K       LY     LZ     OD     OE     OH     OK     OM     OY     P4
PY     S5     SM     SP     SU     SV     SV9    T9     TF     UA
UA2  UA9    UK     UN     UR     VE     VK     VK9C   VP2M   YB
YL     YO     YU     YV     Z3     ZA     ZL

Missed a few good ones, such as D4B, V51/DL something, 7X0AD, S9B and A45XR,
but the pile-ups were just way too large to have a chance.
Also missed out on Zone 2, but only heard VE2III there, and his pile-up was
big.

However, I was pleased to work VK9AA and then VK6WL straight after, and
VK1AA soon after them.
Got a bit confused with UK9AA as well, as I began to wonder about my Rx
abilities! Mind you, I may still find that I was!

I also missed out on a few easy-ish ones, such as LA, OZ, LX, but conditions
weren't good enough for me to work them. Surprised to get G6PZ, and had to
beam W to get them. Couldn't get GM2Z to hear me at all.
GJ2A were very weak here when I worked them, but they got louder later on.
I was aiming for 300+ Q's, but the band died out before I could manage that.
I really should have got on Saturday morning, instead of leaving it till the
chores had been done.

I wish a few less folk would rely so heavily on the partial-check files, as
although a few came back with GU0SUP, they then asked if I was GU0PSP or
GU4YOX! Only once did I resort to the straight key to emphasise the call!
I did get asked to QSY to 15m for a mult a few times, and then created a
buffer to send SRI SB ONLY, which seemed to sort it!

Great to see GU so well represented, and well done to the GJ2A team too!

73 de Phil GU0SUP

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