[UK-CONTEST] A record AFS-SSB?

Callum M0MCX callum at mccormick.uk.com
Sat Jan 20 20:58:02 EST 2007


Thanks all for a great time. I managed 4 hours without a toilet break! I'm
also claiming the highest score for a 50 x 30 foot lot :) Strange thing
happened right at the start, I got a blast of high-octane adrenaline which
put me right on edge - actually very addictive stuff. I can't wait for the
80m CC evenings. I really have a good time at these inter-G sport events.

I hung on to 3.697, gradually moving up to 3.698 MHz until 16:20pm with 213
QSOs in the bag. Over the next 100 minutes, I only scored another 45 QSOs,
mainly because I lost my frequency through the stupidity of deciding I could
score more doing some single VFO work, cruising from the bottom of the band
through to the top - then I realised what a fabulous frequency I had! Should
have done that later maybe? Grrr. Had lots of fun marking all the stations I
heard with a rock-solid N1MM and on the next pass, seeing how many stations
had bailed out as I re-logged who had taken their place. It was like musical
chairs with radios :)

Finished on 259 with more dupes than last year - I was fairly shocked at the
"oldies" repeatedly coming back for more. I just made sure they had me
logged correctly (again) and gave them another number!

Callum
M0MCX




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