[UK-CONTEST] 21/28 MHz CW Contest G3BJ

[Tom Wylie]

SOAPBOX from GW4CC

1.  Sometimes, watching paint dry is quite exciting!

2.  What incredibly poor conditions - like those throughout the week

3.  Thank goodness for digital voice keyers - had time for a 3-course

    meal before actually had to speak.  We usually just have a swig of

    coffee while the keyer calls CQ!

4.  We packed in by 1330z - wonder if anyone stayed until 1900. Should

    be a special prize if anyone did!

5.  The Club's CW team have already decided not to participate in the

    CW leg.  I wonder if they're right.

6.  Although we worked 5 stations on 28MHz we never heard a beacon.

7.  We'll look forward to 2006!

8.  It was some compenstaion to hear EU stations getting serials of 70+

    from some UK stations

9.  We still had some fun - honestly!!


de Tom
GM4FDM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Beattie" <g3ozf at btinternet.com>
To: "Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 8:10 AM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] 21/28 MHz CW Contest G3BJ


>I support all Peter, LET's, comments.
>
> The plan here was to enter reasonably seriously to test out the new SO2R 
> box, but to do that I needed a good number of potential S&P targets. After 
> I called a few and got told off for daring to call them when they were in 
> WAG, I realised that this was not going to work. Even HS0AC replied to me, 
> and spent longer explaining that he was in WAG than it would have taken to 
> work me !  But I got called by lots of Germans !
>
> So late morning I opted for packing in and going out for a long walk on 
> the hills !
>
> The clash of date means, I fear,  that this contest is going to have a 
> struggle to get momentum whilst all the big contesters are opting for WAG.
>
> But as far as I was able to test it, the SO2R box worked very well !
>
> 73
>
> Don, G3BJ
>
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