[UK-CONTEST] RE. GB5HQ

[CHRIS COLCLOUGH]

Just read the thread criticising the ops at GB5HQ, and I for one am in support of the guys who gave up their weekends to go and operate with strange equipment and antennas from another hams shack.
   
  I managed 6 bands on phone, with by far the hardest being the 160M band. The main reason was the high noise level the guys in Sterling were experiencing, but as soon as the op in Wales took over I was through first call. I have limited space for antennas and Use a trapped dipole on 40M, 80M, and 160M at about 25ft at its highest point with about 10ft at the ends. This was also my first contact in 20 years of operating using my own call on 160M. This was also the highlight of the weekend for me.. 
   
  The rest of the time I was on 10M getting the European country score up for the Wythall radio clubs annual dxcc challenge. 
   
  If Peter, G3LET, thinks the ops were poor then maybe he is prepared to give up one of his summer weekends and wants to be part of the team. He would then be in the hot-seat trying to pull out a small signal like mine out of the noise on 160M in the middle of summer with S9 of hiss and crackle in his headphones for a couple of hours driving him mad!!!!
   
  Chris Colclough
  G1VDP