[UK-CONTEST] Best Radio & 2m Trophy activity.

[Ken Eastty]

>
> On 2m, I have been fortunate to run it alongside an old Icom IC 251E with
> Mutek front end in several 'lifts' - it doesn't have all the bells and
> whistles, but is significantly more sensitive than the 7400.

I compared that IC 251 against an IC 706 Mk 1 on a number of occasions and
couldn't tell the difference albeit from a rather noise location.


>
> you only had to listen to 2m yesterday during the biggest contest
> of the year. I've got a reasonable station and struggled to make more than
> 40 QSOs in 6 hours.

That's considerably better than I did, having made the mistake of starting
on Saturday afternoon rather than waiting for the 6hr. session on Sunday I
only managed 26 QSO's over 3 sessions, that included 4 GM's with the best DX
(GM4ZUK @ 562 km just beating the QSO with GM4AFF by 14 km). Only 1 PA, 2
ON's & 1 French portable managed to get signals over the Cotswolds. G0KPW's
comment 'only 103 G's' just about sums up UK activity on 2m these days even
taking into account the WX & conditions, not a single GW and apart from
G1KHX no one on from the West Country either. It seems that unless you are
in JO01 entering this contest is a waste of time.
In the 4m Trophy I had 55 QSO's with the only non G's being 2 9A's. 9 GW's,
5 GM's and several stations in Cornwall were also active.


73...

Ken

G3LVP




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