[UK-CONTEST] ARRL DX

[Mike Farmer]

Very very laid back entry this year had originally planned a SO LP target of 500 q's but unexpected familly committments wrecked that on friday night.  I am a bit surprised to read that so many people thought 20m was a zoo as I certainly did not experience that (mind you I only did 9 hours!!!),  so it was 100w S&P and I can claim I worked everything I heard!   On more than 1 occasion I covered all of 20m without finding anything new to work!

I had my usual problem of the US guys getting my call as VOA (Voice of America I guess) but this year I think I managed to get it corrected every time!  They seemed to understand - "Right Letters Wrong Order"!!!!

At 1 stage I thought I had aerial problems but I got all VE (except NU) and 40 of the US states.  Sunday morning when I had a look at 40 and 80 I could hear nothing except rain static I wasted a couple of hours thinking it would stop raining (it did not!) so the entry became SO LP 20m !!


73 de
Mike