[UK-CONTEST] Operating from Funchal

[Ken Eastty]

Ha! Been there & done that but not on a contest weekend.
Having operated whilst on holiday over recent years in EA, EA6, EA8, CT 
& 5B using my IC706 & a simple short vertical the only time that I've 
given it up as a waste of time was from Funchal in 2008. Then I made 
only 5 QSO's on 20m & none on the other bands. I guess that the mountain 
of Pico Ruivo which rises to over 6000ft effectively cuts off signals 
over a wide arc to the north.
Contrast that with a recent 'expedition' to the north coast of Menorca 
when even QSO's with W6 were easy.



> Firstly, wow, what a weekend. That was the most frustrating contest I
> had ever tried to operate in. I was located in Funchal on the South
> coast of the island with severely rising ground to the North right
> behind the hotel,

73...

Ken

G3LVP