[UK-CONTEST] 1.8 Mhz RSGB Test.

Jim Martin - MM0BQI MM0BQI at blueyonder.co.uk
Mon Feb 13 16:22:26 EST 2006


Hi Brian
According to the HFCC website it is data this Wednesday, 15th and CW next 
Thursday, 23rd.
73
Jim,  MM0BQI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "brian coyne" <g4odv at yahoo.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 8:38 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] 1.8 Mhz RSGB Test.


> Highlights
> were calls from Brian 5B4/G4ODV (probably with a less
> than ideal 160m
> antenna) and 4J5A which I have a feeling is UD6 or
> somewhere like that.
> Conditions seemed well down on CQWW 160m, even W3LPL
> was nothing at all
> special.         G3LET
>
> You are bang on there Peter, the 100w I put into the
> piece of string outputs 25w and then very
> inefficiently, so it is a test of good ears. My major
> problem is lack of grounding, just concrete
> everywhere.
>
> I did call everybody so congrats to the 9 guys who
> pulled me out. Rx condx here were also poor, very
> different to the 'marathon' the previous weekend.
>
> BTW, can anyone confirm the date of the 80 mtr cw
> event this week as Radcom appears to show the wrong
> date. Assuming Davids (BUO) plea has been noted I am
> looking forward to hearing those barefoot signals from
> uk which will be a good assessment of antennas when
> there is a level playingfield of power.
>
> 73,  Brian  5B/G4ODV.
>
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