[UK-CONTEST] CQWW CW G4BUO

[Dave Lawley]

For various reasons this was the first time in many years I didn't make 
a serious entry, and it was quite nice to do the contest in a more 
relaxed manner without a lot of antenna preparation in advance. It also 
meant that when PA2RU tried to take my 80m run frequency I could spend 
as long as it needed in the frequency fight, without worrying that more 
score was being hurt. He moved eventually.

Was amazed to be called as early as 22.08 by W3LPL and K1LZ on topband 
on Saturday evening, and the highlight was being called by 9L5A on 
topband early on Sunday evening. Unfortunately I missed all of the US 
prime-time opening on Saturday and two hours of it on Sunday, so the 
points/QSO average is well down, and I didn't achieve the hoped-for 1M 
points but the score is not bad for just 15 hours in the chair. Some 
good runs on 15 and 20 on Sunday, pushing the rate meter over 300 
several times.

Managed to find some marginal propagation to the balkans on Sunday 
morning on 10m, and DR1A who had been audible for some time finally 
heard my calls after about 10 minutes. LU1HF was the only DX worked.

Dave G4BUO


  BAND   QSO  CQ DXC DUP  POINTS   AVG
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   160   132  10  34   0     161  1.22
    80   279  15  45   3     462  1.66
    40   151  18  61   1     298  1.97
    20   268  18  52   1     706  2.63
    15   328  27  60   1     762  2.32
    10    13   4  13   0      16  1.23
--------------------------------------
TOTAL  1171  92 265   6    2405  2.05
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         TOTAL SCORE : 858 585

FT1000MP, Ten-Tec Centurion, Tennadyne T8 up 50ft, 40m 4-square, 80m 
inverted L, 160m inverted L, Win-Test 3.26