[UK-CONTEST] 80M SSB CC

[Ian G3WVG]

For once Scotland was obviously the place to be!

It was tough going near London. The band seemed packed full of Russian
speakers and similsr "long" skip stations.  I ended up with 89 QSOs nearly
all of which were a struggle.  It wasn't simply that the UK callers were
weak, they were also buried under a lot of loud background splatter from EU.
My antenna is pretty high and while it helped me get out well, it also meant
I heard the QRM from EU even better.  I guess a separate low directional RX
antenna would be an idea for next year,   Everyone I called came back with
the exception of the reasonably loud GX3 stn. I called on several occasions,
but the operator kept CQing and although adding  " this frequency is in use"
never replied to me.

Interesting  conditions, even stations that I had assumed were ground wave
to me were weak.   It would have been fine on CW but a real headache maker
on SSB, nevertheless a fun way to spend 90 mins.

73 Ian G3WVG kak G0AAA.






-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Alex GM3ZBE
Sent: 06 February 2007 17:26
To: 'Ian White GM3SEK'; uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] GM4AFF 80m CC SSB #1

The farther north you were in GM the better for this leg of the contest.
I think I was just in the "hot" zone, worked 116.  Made a change being heard
down in G.  Just wait until after the clock change, then it will be dire.

Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ian White GM3SEK
Sent: 06 February 2007 16:41
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] GM4AFF 80m CC SSB #1

Stewart wrote:
>
>Worked 42 stations in the first 45 minutes before I pulled the plug. In 
>contrast to previous years, I was heard by most of the stations I 
>called. I only tried calling one GM (who was weak) and he never heard 
>me. Certainly sounded like hard work down south.

Definitely not in the scoring zone from here.

I pushed on for another half-hour, but walked away at 60. The last straw 
was failing with a GD... dammit, we can *see* GD from here!

Interesting that GM4PMK's magnetometer on the Isle of Mull threw a minor 
wobbly right at the time of the contest. Not a huge aurora-type event, 
but definitely something happened.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK
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