[UK-CONTEST] 144 AFS

[Rob Harrison]

Hi,

Lee mentioned a dearth of reports, so I'll start this one off.  Contest report below:-

Contest Report from G8HGN in JO01FO at 144 MHz
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Contest : RSGB 144Mhz AFS 2010
Date    : 2010 Dec 05
Section : SF
TX      : Yaesu FT-847, 50 W
RX      : Yaesu FT-847
Antenna : 2x15ele CueDee, 13 mAGL, 60 mASL
QSOs    :   94
-invalid:    0                                       Points/valid QSO
-valid  :   94     QSO-points (*1)    :     17584                 187
RSGBDCs :    0     RSGBDC bonus (0)   :         0                   0
WWLs    :   30     WWL bonus (0)      :         0                   0
DXCCs   :    7     DXCC bonus (0)     :         0                   0
                   ------------------------------              ------
                   Total score        :     17584                 187

ODX     : DR3M in JO43SV at 662 km

Worked World Wide Locators:
IN99:   1   IO82:   2   JN09:   1   JN28:   1   JO02:   9   JO21:   1   
IO70:   1   IO83:   5   JN17:   1   JN38:   1   JO03:   1   JO22:   1   
IO74:   1   IO91:  17   JN18:   2   JN39:   1   JO10:   1   JO31:   1   
IO80:   2   IO92:   4   JN19:   1   JO00:   2   JO11:   1   JO32:   4   
IO81:   8   JN08:   1   JN27:   1   JO01:  20   JO20:   1   JO43:   1   

Worked DXCCs:
DL  :   6   G   :  68   GD  :   1   GW  :   1   ON  :   2   PA  :   3   
F   :  13   

Top 10 QSO-points:
20101205 1659 DR3M           56   094 52   001        JO43SV      662 
20101205 1026 F1EZQ          56   027 56   048        JN27LS      536 
20101205 1046 F5JFU          57   033 59   059        JN17WI      534 
20101205 1036 F4ELX/P        55   031 59   028        JN38BO      524 
20101205 1326 DF2VJ          56   072 57   010        JN39LI      524 
20101205 1227 DF0MU          59   061 59   014        JO32PC      473 
20101205 1339 DG8YHH         59   075 59   002        JO32PC      473 
20101205 1615 DG9YIH         57   090 59   003        JO32PC      473 
20101205 1202 DC8BP          53   054 55   003        JO31OD      472 
20101205 0959 GD8EXI         56   020 53   024        IO74PC      445 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Generally a hard slog, as is normal for this contest, slightly down on last years totals of 102 QSOs and 18972 pts, although 3 extra squares this time. There's a gap of 45 mins from 1430 to 1520 were I didn't work or hear anything new. 

Most of the inter-UK QSOs over 200km characterised by very weak signals and severe QSB with attendant repeats. Heard EI3GE but he QSY'd never to be heard again.

Nothing heard from GM this time, I usually hear/work 1 or 2, bad weather probably put paid to any portables. Nil from GI too. Basically it stops at a line north of IO83.

See Map:-      http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://www.rsgbcc.org/vhf/kml_files/2010/qDU8CeYDBC3byIwuMghl7d1FJxnMnfq

73

Bob G8HGN