[UK-CONTEST] 50MhzAC

[Roger Thawley]

Alex, I would have been out and probably contactable.... but for the snow.
The preferred contest site has been inaccessible since xmas due to a 2' snow
drift. I suspect others are similarly afflicted at the moment' leading to
reduced activity.

Hoping to be out and about in the coming weeks!

Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Alex GM3ZBE
Sent: 23 February 2010 21:32
Cc: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 50MhzAC

I've just given up on this contest (21:25z) - over two hours to work 10 
stations!  A number of G stations are either very deaf or running huge 
power, I am running 400W  and I can't even get a qrz out of some 
stations, e.g. M0MAT I must have called him 20 times before we 
eventually scraped a qso, he was a genuine Q5 signal here all the time 
here in IO86.

Don't know if I will bother again, don't think I could stand the stress ;-)
73
Alex, GM3ZBE

Rob Harrison wrote:
> Hi Alex,
>
> Full locator, frequencies from 50.130 up 50.200 usually as not very busy, 
> however during Es openings in the summer, the band will go up past 50.200 
> (avoid 50.230 it's for JT6M).
>
> For CW anywhere in above, or around 50.100 +/- a bit. Then 50.110 
> (Intercontinental calling) to 50.130 is a guard band, use in here, for 
> "local" QSO's, is frowned upon. Centre of activity is 50.150, not a
calling 
> frequency.
>
> Google the Bandplan for full frequency allocations.
>
> 73
>
> Bob G8HGN
>   

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