[UK-CONTEST] MW1LCR/P SSB FD

[Peter Hobbs]

Jolly well done, I'd say Adrian!
I pitched my boy's tent in the field at the bottom of the garden and had a 
brief listen around, using my K2, KAT100, alarm system battery and 60ft of 
wire into the bushes, with the intention of spraying a few points towards 
the local Club (no pre-arranged sked).  I chose a spot with some tree 
shelter from the SW gale and survived reasonably well - an old wine-box 
served well with this set-up in lieu of a table.  Very liitle on 15 apart 
from A4 and V5.  Could just hear the OZ and a couple of Gs on 10.  40 - very 
few G's audible even during the day - even GMs.  20 was amazing - bedlam, 
with some good stuff around.  Thought I'd got a new one in J45, but Paul 
says he was only somewhere in Greece.  I was amazed at the manners on 80 - 
not a single field day station was to be heard during the Sunday morning net 
window!  Couldn't find anything to work on 160 and then returned to the 
shack to check; hadn't realised the rules bear no resemblance at all to NFD! 
Somehow I didn't manage to find any DL stations to work . . .  On the low 
bands it appeared to be largely a domestic event, with only German spoken - 
I suppose for a lot of them it was.
Main comment - I was looking in particular for G/Ps on 15 and 10 via 
scatter, but very few seemed to be giving it a go and those I heard weren't 
CQing, apart from 6YB and 5XV.
Around 20 QSOs altogether.

73, Peter G3LET

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adrian Rees" <rees.a at btconnect.com>
To: "UK-Contest" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 2:16 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] MW1LCR/P SSB FD


> Hi all
> Just recovering from SSB FD this weekend. In general it was quite a 
> surprise to hear so many /P Stations from the British Isles,espicially the 
> GW /P stations. Seemed to be lots of them this year.
>
> Anyway, I had horrendous problems with RF getting into everything, Laptop, 
> the rig, Arcing ATU's, the tent blowing down (twice) and the generator 
> drinking petrol like a 1970's Russian Army Truck! I spent the first half 
> hour roping the tent down, and trying to tune the ATU, without getting RF 
> burns. (Anything over 50w and it flashed.....I think too much water about 
> !)....it wouldn't tune 7MHz...well it would, but no more than 25w...as to 
> 20m and 15m, it was worse ! QRP time ! But 80 and 10m...it worked a dream 
> ! (Time to rethink the aerial....). The table then went over, but I just 
> caught the 756 before it hit a chair with a tool box on it. Decided to 
> rope the table down as well.
>
> After settling down to get going, I had a great run on 80m, til I decided 
> to try and build my score on 40m, just got going, picking off mults, when 
> at 1am the office phoned and I got called out. That was the end of SSB FD 
> 2006 Day 1.....
>
> Day 2, was better......?......getting back just before 7am, I opened up on 
> 20m....with about 30w (see above, but still plenty of noises coming from 
> ATU) and got going. Just after 11am, two German tourists (hikers) showed 
> up (DARC on a check?) asking for directions and what I was doing. Their 
> dog decided to use the open wire feeder as a toilet.(Wish I had a linear 
> going at the time !) The generator started making Fizzing noises (more 
> water getting in places it shouldn't), and the tent finally fell over, 
> breaking two poles. I got the Tent back up (with a distinctive lean), when 
> another gust of wind and the operating table went flying, even though it 
> was roped down (table leg broke this time). I then spent some time roping 
> the tent down, (and the table) and covering the ATU with a plastic bag. (I 
> reckon the condensation build up on the inside of the tent was spraying 
> everything inside with a fine mist of water, as the wind blew, causing the 
> ATU to arc).
>
> The two German Tourists reappeared, (with a wet dog.....) asking "are you 
> winning".......
>
> Apart from all the above, it was great !
>
> Raw Score: 198,912    664 QSO's   81 Mults  (over 300 QSO's on 80m), an OZ 
> on 10m, couple of JA's, W6's and HS1  on 20, V55 on 15. No cluster.
>
> Op: MW1LCR
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> Thanks to all.
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