[UK-CONTEST] UK-Contest Digest, Vol 39, Issue 18

[Kevin Martin]

Hi all

The XYL 2E0KOP took part in the restricted section of BERU 2006. I see 
from her log that there was less Prorogation or Activity from VK and ZL 
than last year.  I await the claimed scores from the Cypriot entrants as 
judging by serial numbers that were given out, that was the place to be. 
BERU is still relevant today as it gives the low power/ simple antenna 
stations a chance to work a Contest without all the Bad Manners all to 
often seen on other contests. As a point of interest I have appended her 
summary below

X-SUMMARY:                             80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  Total
X-SUMMARY:
X-SUMMARY:         Valid QSOs:     2       0      66      13     2    83
X-SUMMARY:         Total Ctrys:       2      0       31      13     1    47

73
Kevin G6FOP


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>    1. BERU 2006 - G3VHB (Chris Swallow)
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> Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:20:11 -0000
> From: "Chris Swallow" <swallow at btconnect.com>
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] BERU 2006 - G3VHB
> To: "'Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com'" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
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> Not sufficient time to do the full 12 hours but managed 8. Anyway first time
> in this one so I had no idea what to expect. 
>
> Started almost at the get-go just S&P and found the only 3 q's I was going
> to have on 10! Did about 5 hours on and off until 2030. Got up in the
> morning to finish off with the grey-line stuff and LP VK/ZL. The last 2
> hours were dire. Oh for a 40M antenna!
>
> BAND   QSO DUP DXC  HQ  POINTS BONUS   AVG 
> --------------------------------------------
>    80    24   0  12   3     120   440 23.33 
>    40    26   0  15   2     130   500 24.23 
>    20   104   0  30   5     520  1180 16.35 
>    15    18   0  10   1      90   340 23.89 
>    10     3   0   2   1      15    60 25.00 
> --------------------------------------------
> TOTAL   175   0  69  12     875  2520 19.40 
> ============================================
>             TOTAL SCORE : 3,395
>
> Equipment - TenTec Orion I, Acom amplifier, C31XR at 120 foot, 80m dipole at
> 120 foot, 40m Dipole at 30 foot! N1MM with 2 monitors(Used the second to
> keep an eye on the F1 qualifying).
>
> I doubt I shall do this again at it appears to be more of a DX chasers party
> than a contest but I can understand its attraction, as long as we keep the
> 21/28 events as well, which I personally find more fun, every one to their
> own.
>
> Chris G3VHB.