[UK-CONTEST] ARRL DX CONTEST SSB

[Paul Higginson]

In message <20050307163451.7EB9D31935E at dayton.akorn.net>, Steve GW4BLE 
<GW4BLE at btconnect.com> writes
>To UK Contest.
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>Question - With such support for the RSGB 80M events, which is all very well
>of course, why so little interest in the major international contests from
>UK Contesters?
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I was preoccupied with testing equipment and software for our efforts 
later this year so the ARRL contest was a very convenient generator of 
spots and RF noise.

Despite what I thought would be an OK antenna I just couldn't make any 
impression on 80/40m so just worked what I could on 20m

Prefer CW to SSB contests but it was fun to fight it out in some of the 
pileups.

Missed a couple of the west coast multipliers 'cos I had to travel just 
as the band started to shape up on Sunday evening.

Regards
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