[UK-CONTEST] [Fwd: Re: UK Team progress in WRTC]

[Peter Hobbs]

I also came to some conclusions re operating capabilities!  Anyone know 
if the owners of all the calls will be revealed?  I was only sure of 
Dave/Andy and the VKs! 

I got the  impression the lads did some mult work early on, as they were 
the last of the WRTC stations I found on 20m (only S&P here).  Looks 
like a good strategy.

And I'm now definitely a fan of short contest calls, having given M5O 
its first airing with no obvious errors!

73, Peter G3LET

Ed -- GW3SQX wrote:

>Yes, I guessed R37M from hearing Dave's voice on 40m SSB --  
>a triumph for speech processing, perhaps!  What a great 
>effort from Dave and Andy -- is this the UK's best yet?
>
>I didn't work all of the WRTC stations by a long chalk, but 
>one of the best CW operators was R36K.  Two of the less good 
>on CW were R34W and R33Q.  Still, it's hard when you are 
>running 100w from a lowish beam, competing with a "kilowatt" 
>not too far away with beams up 30m plus.  I agree with Clive 
>about CW sending speed -- anything above about 34 wpm is 
>counter-productive.
>
>73,
>
>Ed, GW3SQX
>
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>From: "Fred Handscombe" <fredch57 at emirates.net.ae>
>Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 1:45 PM
>To: "Clive Whelan" <clive.whelan at btinternet.com>
>Cc: "UK-Contest" <UK-Contest at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] UK Team progress in WRTC
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>>Team UK was R37M
>>
>>73 Fred A65BD
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Clive Whelan" <clive.whelan at btinternet.com>
>>Cc: "UK-Contest" <UK-Contest at contesting.com>
>>Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 4:24 PM
>>Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] UK Team progress in WRTC
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>>>Be nice now to know the callsigns now. My only possible 
>>>clue to the UK
>>>boys was someone who finished our QSO with FB, but that 
>>>might be wishful
>>>thinking! Can't even remember the R3 call now, they are 
>>>so anonymous. I
>>>certainly know it wasn't one of those sending 599 at 300 
>>>wpm!
>>>
>>>Who got the short straw with the call ending in Q!!
>>>
>>>Incredibly one of them told me "QSO b4" which was 
>>>garbage. Can you
>>>imagine one of that calibre of op. refusing dupes in run 
>>>mode?
>>>
>>>otoh The copying ability was pretty good at 33wpm. I 
>>>found  almost
>>>nobody gave me the GW3<silence> routine I often get from 
>>>ops who just
>>>can't copy in their head at the speed they're sending . 
>>>OK one or two
>>>messed up one letter or so, but that was on 15m where 
>>>they were <S5 so
>>>at 33wpm the rapid cognition was excellent. I suppose 
>>>we'd expect that
>>>of course but it was nice.
>>>
>>>Do you think they're on the caviar and vodka by now?
>>>
>>>
>>>73
>>>
>>>
>>>Clive
>>>GW3NJW
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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