[UK-CONTEST] CQWW CW GM5A(MM0CCC) SOSB(A)/80 HP

[John MacLean MM0CCC]

                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: GM5A
Operator(s): MM0CCC
Station: GM6NX Stirling & District ARS

Class: SOSB(A)/80 HP
QTH: Stirling
Operating Time (hrs): 27

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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   80:  682    24       88

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Total:  682    24       88  Total Score = 122,640

Club: GMDX Group.

Comments:

Several problems at start of contest.  EWE put up in haste late Friday,
facing 280deg, and did not perform as I'd hoped.  Then I lost CW keying from
the PC.  Once on-air, I noticed the cluster link kept disconnecting after
only 2 or 3 mins, but I decided just to leave it and bash on.  Later on I
swapped cluster from DJK to EDX and from there on, things were fine.  Was
there a problem with DJK?

Quite good conditions on Saturday a.m. to W/VE, but I found it a real
struggle through the night Saturday/Sunday in this direction.  Gave up
trying to break the ZL6QH pile up at their sunrise for the double mult.
Decided to go back to running and proceeded to work 3 ZL's on the trot.
Lesson learned there I think ;-)  Missed easy ones include GD(6IA) and 5B,
and not quite so easy TZ5A.  Pulled the plug 3am Sunday.

73
John MM0CCC
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