[UK-CONTEST] 80M CC SSB G4RCG

[g3wvg at btinternet.com]

Hi John etc.

Last nights event certainly seemed like the busiest yet.  Managed to make
more QSOs than ever before, but even then I guess I was 10% down on the
leader.  I opted to start in the lower portion of the band on the basis that
the poorer EU propagation at this time of year would calm down the QRM from
the many Russian/Italian nets below 3650. To an extent it worked.
Great propagation around the UK , but the downside of course is that the
contest QRM is louder too!  I operated the entire evening with the 18dB
attenuator on my old FT1000mp switched in and the ipo button pressed.  As
you say John, roll on the CW section!

73 Ian G3WVG (aka G0AAA)



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Sent: 05 May 2009 19:57
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Subject: [UK-CONTEST] 80M CC SSB G4RCG

Not seen any posts about last nights CC so here is mine.
Last night was one of the worst CC's I have ever done, the qrm level was
horendous, I had got a nice reasonably quiet qrg to start on and was blasted
out by a well known station who came right on top of me and stayed
there, struggled to work about 8 in the 1st 15 - 20 mins so moved off and
went S & P for 10 mins then found a reasonably qrm free run freq'  and just
went for it. 
The noise levels dropped just before 21.00 which made it a lot easier to
work everyone calling. 
Dont think this SSB mode will ever catch on........ roll on the CW CC !!
John G4RCG


      
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