[UK-CONTEST] More thoughts on the contest.

[Ian Fugler G4IIY]

Brian

Reading this part of your e-mail has just reassured me in my ability to read 
CW after 47 hours of sitting in front of a radio, with a one hour sleep 
break.  He called me at 22:56 on Sunday evening as 5B9...  I queried it four 
times, because I knew it was just not right.  He sent 5B9 every time.  I 
eventually twigged it must be HB9 and put it down to tiredness on my part 
and even sent sri to him!

Ian G4IIY

>  Another aspect I wonder about is how cqww boys deal with poor sending. A 
> couple of times, when I was doing the 15m spell I heard a 5B9, I did 
> puzzle it but assumed it to be something newly allocated, anyway I was 
> busy and paid no attention and he never called me. However as it happened, 
> I cam across him on 40m, he was going up the band searching and calling at 
> the same rate as myself so I heard him several times sending his call 
> 5B9AGA. >