[UK-CONTEST] AFS SSB - G4FNL

[Callum]

>>>anyone else notice the band went very quiet?

Yes, we noticed the same in the Midlands, certainly the last 30 minutes was
abysmal only GM and DL stations from 5:30 (and that chap from Devon). Lee
will no doubt do his contest thing and collate the scores. Watch this space.

For those of you who thought I sounded "rough", you were right. I spent all
day in bed yesterday (and this morning) with the flu and I'm still only half
here. A couple of times during the contest, I floated "away" (!) and forgot
callsigns, serial numbers and all sorts! 

My voice nearly clicked back to zero a couple of times. I used N1MM's voice
keyer to hold me together a few moments whilst I fought it back!

I could only keep my concentration for the first 120 minutes, after that
life became a general haze and I had to go S&P. Such a shame, I'd been
really looking forward to this.

233 from Solihull, small linear and loop at 20 feet, only heard GM and DL
stations from 5:30 (and that chap from Devon!)

Callum
M0MCX (sponsored by Kleenex!)

-----Original Message-----
From: G4FNL [mailto:g4fnl at bubloz.demon.co.uk] 
Sent: 14 January 2006 18:43
To: Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] AFS SSB - G4FNL

It started off OK for me - located on South Coast - but the lack of a
half-decent antenna and amplifier shows in the claimed score and rate from
here:

202 valid QSOS's and these hourly totals of 100 - 56 - 28 - 18.

Rig = FT1000MP 100W + half wave dipole at 30ft, bent around the garden.
Thanks to all for QSO's.

Interesting rapid change in propagation in last 45 mins or so of the
Contest - anyone else notice the band went very quiet?

73 Graham G4FNL


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