[UK-CONTEST] Commonwealth Contest.

[g4fka at aol.com]

As one of the "little pistols" who participated for the first time last  
year, what was in it for me was many fold. In no particular order - the  
attraction of being able to operate CW at a sensible speed (no machine  guns). Being 
able to operate without the wall of euro-QRM. Being able to get a  lot of new 
areas/entities on an S&P basis. Being able to get some nice  VE/Caribbean QSOs 
on the lower bands (7 and 3.5). Being able to work most of  the VE call areas 
(including the far west) with ease - some areas I  hadn't even heard before. 
And all on a simple doublet antenna.
 
So I'll certainly be on again this weekend. Yes I wont win. Yes I may not  
even get the 69 certificate, although I was only 8 short last year and I've  
recently upgraded to a much better rig. Yes I'll be giving points to the bigger  
stations. Yes I'll stay up a bit later to get some more low band QSOs. And, 
most  importantly, I'll enjoy every minute of it!!
 
Geoff G4FKA