[UK-CONTEST] Feb 144 UKAC

[geoff plucknett]

Frank was on Keith, I heard one of our locals work him.

Only a handful from here on a whip in the loft but best DX was GD8EXI so
very good!


Geoff G4FKA

On 3 February 2010 21:28, Keith Maton <g6nhu at me.com> wrote:

> I thought that conditions seemed average although I hadn't realised until
> after that we didn't work either GW or GM which is quite unusual.  We made
> 58 QSOs in 20 squares which is slightly down on what we'd normally do.
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> Only a handful of Europeans were about, we grabbed the two French stations
> but unusually Frank (PE1EWR) wasn't on, or if he was, we didn't work him.
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> I normally run the first half hour but last night I spent that time largely
> doing S&P which meant that when we had a change of operator, he ran.  I put
> this change of tactics down to a reduced number of QSOs because we'd have
> missed anyone who was on for the first half hour or so just giving away a
> few points.
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> It wasn't bad, it wasn't great, UK activity seemed up.
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> 73
> Keith, G6NHU
> Martello Tower Group
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> On 3 Feb 2010, at 19:10, Rob Harrison wrote:
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> > Hi all,
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> > No-one seems to have commented on this, so to get the ball rolling I'll
> start.
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> > 58 contacts 19 Mults & 6 DXCC ( G,GU,DL,F,ON,PA)
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> > Conditions poor to average, with a lot of UK stations active, little from
> Europe, but a couple of F's in the log which is unusually for a UKAC night.
> Worked GU too, but nothing from GD/GI/GM, although heard GD8EXI right at the
> death 3 by 2. Nothing from IO82. Nice to worked G8APB for I think the 1st
> time.
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> > Not much more to say really, see you next month.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Bob G8HGN
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