[UK-CONTEST] First attempt

[johndunnington]

Ian G0FYD comments :Using the EI5DI software for the first time which worked
superbly with little preparation.

Went well here also but the ZS75PTA boys screwed the Country File until a
bit of quick editing..

Had got used to "Playing Tunes on the F-Message Keys" to create long/short
CQ's occasionally they don't seem
to cascade like they did previously. ESC Key still fine. Seems like you wait
until current msge clear before the next can be instructed.

Weird conditions 20m VK2/ZL2/VE7 all S9 on a 360 QTF Saturday PM. One year I
will manage to enter the 24-hr section..
Called out Sat AM 0900 Office Server broke..missed almost 2-hrs at start.
Visitors on/off (More on than off) until
22z so have to be seen by the family these days. Grandad counts these days
as the family expands.

Guess it is all a bonus as 2-weeks ago had not really any antennas after the
storms..however the come down from 4-squares on 40/80 to a simple Hustler
vertical (5-Band) on these bands brought back some reality. No prize for
guessing what is going back ASAP. The Hustler worked very well but often
ended up 3-4 down in the pecking order which is not much good
when you have only 12-hrs to play with.

Basic Score 159 Q's with 132 being Bonus in 90 Band/CAll Areas. Like for
most I guess CQ'g was endless without too much
response on bands that I suspect lacked activity since infrequent callers
usually good signals. Sunday am on 10m CQ for 25-mins produced 3-VK6 Bonus
QSO's and a ZS6 and in between S/P tuning on 2nd Rx highlighted 4-stns all
previously worked.


                  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  Total

    Valid QSOs:   18   34   58   37   12   159
   Total Bonus:   15   29   48   28   12   132
  Total Points:   90  170  285  180   60   785
  Total Claimed Score  3430

73

John G3LZQ


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