[UK-CONTEST] RoPoCo

[Andy Cunningham]

I found it absolutely hilarious, I have to say.  Between hearing my postcode going around corrupted, some of the obvious confusion of people working out what the hell they should be sending, and apologising for landing someone with an obviously invalid postcode - something like AB1 20L (two-zero-lima) I was chuckling all the way through.  I think I'm glad it ended when it did, as the last postcode in my log was a five digit one, presumably from a non-G station, though it might have been from GJ or GU - not sure what the codes are there.

From an operating perspective it was impossible to find a free frequency once the contest was under way, and most stations that were running were pretty much working a pileup right to the end of the contest.  I would have said it would be pretty difficult to have got much more than 30-35 QSOs unless you'd been able to get a frequency and run.  Lots of QRM (three stations each 1kHz apart at point point) but far better conditions than my previous attempt at an 80m UK evening content when someone had inconsiderately turned the ionosphere off for the evening.

Let's make this a regular event - it's a nice change from "59 012" exchanges.

Andy
M0HAK


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On 4 Apr 2011, at 10:12, "David Ferrington, M0XDF" <M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk> wrote:

> Yes, was fun - same sort of number as me
> 
> 
> well, it's a simple format, and 27 isn't too big a number to type - manually produce a cabrillo?
> 
> Or use some logging program that will produce it - there is a free SD
> 
> is this on Windows?
> 73 de M0XDF
> 
> On 4 Apr 2011, at 08:53, Keith Maton wrote:
> 
>> That was fun last night, I only had 27 Qs but I received the same postcode a few times and there were a few mangled ones about as well.
>> 
>> I logged manually and have just gone to put the entry in using the robot but it doesn't seem to list RoPoCo as a contest where the QSOs can be typed in.
>> 
>> Any suggestions?
> 
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