[UK-CONTEST] GB5HQ 10m CW

[Gerard Lynch]

One thought while it's fresh in my mind for next year:

Given that solar activity is going to be lower next year (we lucked out this 
time - flux was up to 130 or so at times yesterday);
Given we want GB5HQ to catch up with the massive number of DL stations 
worked by DA0HQ.
Given that amateurs tend to be concentrated where everyone else is 
concentrated;
Given that the biggest concentrations of people and amateurs in the UK are 
in rough order:
1. The Home Counties (by a country mile)
2. The Liverpool/Manchester/Leeds corridoor
3. The West Midlands
4. The M8 corridoor
5. Tyneside/Teeside
6. The Bristol/Cardiff/Valleys area

Does it not make sense to think of locating stations where they can maximise 
UK contacts; which means where they can maximise the number of contacts in 
the Home Counties?

Next year that means 10 and probably 15m stations should be somewhere in the 
South East (although a station somewhere like the Staffordshire Moorlands or 
the Peak District could also be good), and 40 and probably 80 as far North 
as possible, given likely conditions in July 2006.

Just a thought.  Made 5 or 6 bandslots (can't remember), only one missed 
that I could hear was 20m CW.

73

Gerry G0RTN
Vanity Page at http://www.gerrylynch.co.uk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "johndunnington" <johndunnington at johndunnington.karoo.co.uk>
To: "G3WPH" <g3wph at folly.demon.co.uk>; <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Cc: <dave at davesergeant.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] GB5HQ 10m CW


>
> We are always very interested and keen to work UK Stations however this
> weekend was particularly difficult.
> We are QRO and with a 4-over-4 Stack (1/2wave spaced) lower antenna up
> almost 50ft in rural East Yorkshire we found it hard going. We could hear
> signals calling but very often "Only Pings with 1-Character". There were
> some good signals but hopeful's with basic wires or QRP would have found 
> it
> a hard weekend. Never-the-less
> we appreciate the efforts made to work us after all we put in a hell of a
> lot of work/effort to try and give you the opportunity. At the end of the
> day we are all in the lap of the gods in so far as propogation. Multiple
> flares including at least one "M-Class Level" did nothing to enhance our 
> fun
> weekend, It did however make us more determined than ever to try to pull 
> in
> those very very weak one's.
>
> The crew on 10m CW are all very experienced Contesters,Dx'rs, and
> Dxpeditioners and even our most experienced guys took their turn 
> listeniing
> to the racket/noise. We even managed to find a couple of choice stations 
> in
> HI0 and WP3 just before midnite local and several Spanish stations after
> midnight. At no time was the station not operational even during the night
> when we could copy TM0HQ and DA0HQ CQ'g but not having any joy which was 
> at
> least comforting.
>
> As the GB5HQ Award Manager I look forward to receiving claims for 
> Band/Slots
> as detailed on the GB5HQ Website.
> Check my Emails after the contest I found already 6-applications waiting 
> in
> the in-tray.
>
> Can I say thanks on behalf of the entire GB5HQ Crew inc the backroom
> boys/girls who stick with it each year a very big thank you for all the
> patience i do expect we will have a few brickbats to catch but the fun 
> side
> outweighs those usually.
>
> Any comments will be reviewed and answered after I get chance to catch my
> breath.
>
> We really tried
>
> 73
>
> John G3LZQ on behalf of G3AB, G3VMW, G3SJJ, G4BYG, G4OBK, G4RCG.
>
> We should have some 2005 Picture on the GB5HQ Website once the Webmaster
> returns from his GB5HQ efforts.
>
>
>
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