[UK-CONTEST] 80m CC CW

[Steve Wilson, G3VMW]

My first entry in the 80m CC event and very much enjoyed since it was so 
laid back.  Most of the time I never went above 24wpm and it was 
wonderful to make QSOs with so many people I'd not heard on CW before.

I was pleased to work an M1, an M3, a G6 and a 2E0, as well as Brian 
5B/G4ODV who was very patient in calling me several times after I went 
back to louder stations.  The only slight problem I encountered was some 
kind person sending strings of badly formed dots and dashes on top of 
people I was trying to work.  I'm not sure if this was deliberate or 
possibly someone tuning up without listening first.  In the event, it 
didn't really cause any significant difficulty.

I think I made 137 clean QSOs and no dupes.  Hopefully, I logged 
everything correctly despite some rather unique CW styles.

SD worked flawlessly for me, but I didn't upgrade to the latest version 
12.14 and was using Version 12.11.  Also, It was the first proper test 
of a newly built Winkey via a cheap USB to serial converter from the 
shack PC, which all seemed to work well.

An excellent short contest format and well done to the organisers.

73

-- 
Steve Wilson, G3VMW
Bramham, Wetherby, West Yorkshire
Email: steve at g3vmw.demon.co.uk