[UK-CONTEST] AFS CW G7VJR

[Michael Wells G7VJR]

Hi -

Good morning - I joined this reflector for the first time over the  
weekend, greetings all.

I entered AFS CW for the first time this year, and was pleasantly  
surprised to find it altogether less crowded than SSB. As a result I  
really enjoyed the whole affair, and claim 253 QSOs after dupes. Many  
thanks to G4BWP for the use of his shack, complete with a nicely tuned  
dipole and instructions on keeping the smoke inside the valves. It  
certainly makes a change to have a proper shack as I usually operate  
AFS with a fishing pole from the fields behind my offices.

I need to really get down to business with SO2V, but did about 45  
minutes of S&P - a cheap and relaxed alternative. I also spent a while  
in the QRS section, which seems very worthwhile to me as you get some  
points, but you also invest in the hobby. It was a pleasure to work a  
number of M3 callsigns while running, too - 28 wpm (and the rest)  
poses quite a tough challenge. I certainly needed a few repeats and  
fills myself.  ;-)

Anyway, great contest and congratulations to the champs! Thanks for  
the QSOs!

73
Michael G7VJR

PS. Did not enjoy the outrageous key clicks from some of the biggest  
signals. How about a key click "field hospital" at the next HFC?