[UK-CONTEST] 1st 1.8MHz G3XTT

[Donald Field]

A fun contest, but only because there were plenty of non-UK stations to
work. UK activity definitely below par and many "easy" postcodes
missing. If it wasn't for being able to work PACC stations the rate
would be significantly lower.
 
CQed happily for the first hour and twenty mins, then it started to slow
down. Ended with 200 QSOs - stuck on 199 about 10 mins before the end
and struggled to find a 200th, but made it with 2 mins to go.
 
SD says 960 points, but haven't run SDCHECK yet.
 
Highlights were 4J5A (Azerbaijan Peter!) and NP4A. Nice to work VE3ZI
(G3RBP) and plenty of other W/VE. Only other non-EU was EA8CN. 46
postcode mults and 26 country bonuses (no, I don't believe US and VE
call areas count for this one).
 
Station: FT-1000MP MkV, VL-1000, Inv-L at 80ft (no separate rx antenna -
I wish!).
 
Don G3XTT