[UK-CONTEST] BERU report

[Dave Sharred]

BAND   QSO DUP DXC  HQ  POINTS BONUS   AVG
--------------------------------------------
   80    29   0  16   2     140   540 23.45
   40    55   2  28   3     275  1000 23.18
   20    47   0  24   3     235   780 21.60
   15    22   0  18   1     110   440 25.00
   10     2   0   2   0      10    40 25.00
--------------------------------------------
TOTAL   155   2  88   9     770  2800 23.03
============================================
            TOTAL SCORE : 3 570

Station - FT1000MP, ETO 91B;   80m Dipole @ 45';   Butternut HF9V.   Packet
used, so makes me a multi-op.


I spent a lot of time tuning around in this; rarely called CQ. One memorable
time that I did, on 80m, I notice I was spotted by 9V1 ; but I never heard
him !!!   Pity !


10-11:00z  - came on about 10:30; worked  ZS1/ZC4/5B4/9H/9J/%x on 40m in 20
mins.
		For some reason checked 40m (stupid, I know !!);   but heard and worked
VE3EJ at 10:43 !!  Heard a couple more VE (VA3RAC, VC3E maybe); but could
work any more.
		Back to 15m; 10m was dead; worked ZS3/G3LZQ - good sigs John ! Worked
9M2CNC; then to 20m for a couple of VE's. Had to go out for 40 mins.

12: - 15:00  - usual stuff on 15/20m. 10 not playing from here.   Managed
VC3E on 15m; surprised the band opened to VE.

Nearly 16:00z - checking 40 again; worked VK2BJ; 5B4AGN

16:00 - 16:20 - Few Carribbs on 15m;

16:30 - 16:38 - 40 m produces ZL2IFB; VK4EMM; ZL2BR, 9H.  Still quite
early....

16:30 - 17:00 - VE's on 20m, VU, VE7, 4S7

17:10 - keep on looking either on 10m or LF..... 40 is good; 9M6XRO, ZL1MH,
VK6LW, 5B4, VK7 all in 20mins

17:43 - 5B4AGN great signal on 80m ! Easy to work; still light of course !

17:00 - VP8NO a lone signal on 10m. Well done Mike !

19:00 - 20:00 - 20/40m; VK7, Vo, 9M2, 9M6  ZS3/G3LZQ on 40m.

20:07 - VK2AYD worked on 80m.  Been checking often; and watching the
greyline.  Back to 40m for VK6, VY2, VE, VK2, VU2

20:52 on - 80m open - VO1, VK6LW worked !   Flitting again between 40 (5X,
VK6, more VE's , 9J2, VQ5 for the next hour.

2145 on - looking at 80m again; a couple of VE's and VK6LW worked. Back to
40m for more VE  + V47/ZS6

22:31  on - 80m in good shape; grabbed 5Z4, VE's VQ5XF (23:06) ZC4.
Finished at 23:30

06:14 - 07:00 - worked 6 ZL's on 80m , V26, J88, V47 !

07:10 - VK2MB, 5 ZL's work on on 40m ; VA3RAC worked at 08:20 - a good sig
but no-one else on there

08:02 - ZC4LI a good sig on 10m, but no-one else heard here !



Hope the dialogue is interesting - somehow rates do not mean so much in this
contest. This is the biggest effort I have made in this test; was fun to
work some good dx, but I wished there was a rule change to make this more of
a rate event (like the one off contest some years ago...)


73

Dave
G3NKC