[UK-CONTEST] CC CW 5 Jan

[Tony Roskilly]

Don Beattie wrote:
>
> 110 QSOs, but I think the antenna may have been too high - the tower is 
> fully up at the moment, and so the dipole at 80ft or so. There were some 
> much higher scores than mine so something isn't right. For the next one, 
> I'll drop it to about 45 ft and see what difference that makes.

With tongue well any truely in cheek,  my heart bleeds for all who had the 
problems of aerials up in the stratosphere,
and also those complaining about problems with logging and keying 
interfaces,  like many highly competent CW ops
without recourse to towers, my aerial for 80M is less than 1/8 wave up in 
the center and thats all I am allowed.

Re interfaces,  I've never used SD for anything other than recording 
contacts, no interface to rig at all,  all my contacts
are via the paddle/bug/straight key (which depends upon the speed of the 
person calling - perhaps some entrants might consider the old addage of 
"answer the other station at his speed"    I spent 15 mins up in the QRS 
area at no more than 12 WPM which I felt was a civilised thing to do as the 
contest is supposed to encourage new and improving CW ops.   Even so I made 
100 claimed Qs.  As for comments like "just the FT1000MP and the dipole" 
pray what else does one need in a contest with max power of 100W?

My last gripe was stations auto calling CQ  straight over existing  QSOs at 
least 20 mins before the start of the contest - come on now, is this really 
in the spirit of an event like our CC contests when many EU stations are 
engaged in QSOs and we must really make them think UK amateurs as 
Yobs/Chavs.

Please remember that such contests as the CC are supposed to be inclusive 
and not like CQWW where its red in tooth and claw, you'll get more respect 
if you raise the standard of your operating, not just "go go go and devil 
take everyone else on the band".

Soapbox now returned to place under bench.

Thanks to all for organising the CC events,  great turn-out last night, 
hopefully this level of activity will continue throughout the CCs and the 
Sprints.

See you in AFS,
Vy 73
    Tony G3ZRJ




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