[UK-CONTEST] RoPoCo

[Peter Hobbs]

Just trying to exchange anything on SSB gives me a headache!

73, Peter G3LET

Stewart GM4AFF wrote:

>Just a note to balance the others, concerning RoPoCo. The reason I didn't do
>this contest this time round was because the power requirement was reduced
>to 100 watts. Trying to exchange post codes with 100 watts of SSB on 80m
>from here would have driven me to distraction. I had a listen and a lot of
>signals were very weak. I'd be interested to hear how other other GM
>entrants got on.
>
>73
>Stewart
>GM4AFF
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Andy Summers
>Sent: 07 April 2011 12:56
>To: UK Contesting
>Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] RoPoCo
>
>
>When I've played Chinese whispers at Xmas the only way the message gets
>corrupted is when one of the kids deliberately changes it, so it was a bit
>of a surprise to me when my own postcode came back with the middle part
>mangled after 1/2 an hour! I can understand how errors are made on CW, but
>less so on phone. Looking at what I got back, I reckon the errors must have
>been because of logging by hand. Of course, I'll have egg on my face if I
>don't have a perfect log!
>
>I didn't find it very busy compared with 80mCC, which is reflected in the
>claimed scores. It was relatively easy to find a run frequency, so I elected
>to alternate running with S&P. I'm out of practice with the 2nd Rx, but I'm
>sure I would have done better if I'd operated SO2V as the rate was low.
>
>Having just returned from a stage weekend I can't say I was particularly
>'up' for this contest, but wanted to support it because I think it's a good
>idea. I'm glad I did. It was great fun. Thanks Rob for QSO 61, which was the
>last one.
>
>Ten Tec Orion, inverted-vee windom feedpoint at 30ft. Logging with TLF,
>which required some 'post processing'.
>
>73 Andy, G4KNO.
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