[UK-CONTEST] ON4KST & 23cm Contest

[Ray James]

--- On Wed, 20/5/09, David Barber <david.barber at dbelectronics.co.uk> wrote:

> Listened for two hours during the
> 23cm contest from here in central Essex.
> 
> Whilst I could hear GB3USK (Bristol) for the whole period
> and, of course, GB3MHL (Martlesham) I heard not a single CQ.
> 
> Only three stations heard, G4DDK (SSB), G4FJH (SSB,
> briefly) and G4EAT (CW)
> 
> David

Sorry you had such a poor time David.
I was certainly calling CQ much of the time but the majority of contacts were either arranged via ON4KST or resulted from tail enders. 
To save re-writing....here's my post to the microwave reflector


Well what a night!
Superb activity on 23cm with a couple of initials and the welcome return of some regulars though some others were absent unfortunately.
Record tally for me of 18 contacts...phew!
Conditions appeared to be below par and aircraft scatter was required for most of the long haul contacts and patience required for those plus some mid-distance partners. I can't recall an evening when QRZ and AGAIN, AGAIN, was used so much!

Call   Loc  Km  
GM0USI IO75 7
GM7GDE IO75 22
GM0UHC IO85 52
GM4LBV IO86 141
GI6ATZ IO74 199
GW8ASD IO83 332
G3YJR IO93 337
G3OHH IO83 345
G8ATB IO83 348
G4GSB IO82 410 NEW INITIAL
G8OHM IO92 425
GW4DGU IO71 450
G3VKV IO81 475 NEW INITIAL
G8DKK IO91 518
M0GHZ IO81 521
G3XDY JO02 565
G4EAT JO01 572
G4DDK JO02 572

Certainly good to see this level of activity.
Thanks to all I worked and apologies to those I missed.

73 Ray GM4CXM
IO75tw 
150w 4x44el + SP23mk2 LNA

AO GM4CXM 18 QSO's 6,291 pts, 13 mults, Total 81,783 points



> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Jiri Culak
> Sent: 19 May 2009 23:25
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] ON4KST
> 
> What I do find a bit funny is that majority of responses to
> KST and non KST
> and VHF are done by those I never worked or heard on VHF.
> :-)
> Anyway, nill points tonight on 23cm as it seems my coax
> relay doesn't work
> as supposed. And yes, if I had KST on me while /P I could
> ask someone
> To check my signal and probably could make a tst QSO. So
> far, wasted
> journey.
> 
> Jiri
>