[UK-CONTEST] 70cms AC 8th Feb '11

[Rob Harrison]

Hi,

A perspective from the south east.

No JO00,02,03, IO74,80,90,83.

The ones worked, JO01,IO81,82,91,92,93, yes only 5 UK squares.

These squares, 13 in total, are the ones normally worked most months. JO02 
was active, as was IO74,83, just couldn't raise John for some reason, or 
anyone in IO83, spent a good 15 minutes calling tht way. Briefly heard 
GW8ASD working M0MCV then nil. I think the weather front straddling the 
country around the NW was hampering contacts that would normally be made.

To the east better but average conditions, 10 squares worked in that 
direction, ODX was DL8DAU in JO40 at 622km.  Didn't hear DF9IC, normally 
worked about 5 out of 12 months.

Only 3 QSOs in the last 30 mins. I noticed several claimed scores from IO83 
appeared well before the end of the contest?

73

Bob G8HGN JO01fo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Chipperfield" <robert at syxis.co.uk>
To: "'UK Contesting'" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 70cms AC 8th Feb '11


>
> A good evening for us at G3PYE/P as well. After a decidedly "meh"
> performance by myself (at home as M0VFC) in the 70cm AFS on Sunday, last
> night was a very welcome change.
>
> The puddles at our /P site had mostly dried out, but there remained one
> particularly muddy area - which, naturally, the coax managed to drag its
> way through along almost its entire length. I remain confused by how the
> PSU (and laptop, speaker mounted 6' up the van wall, and clock) got
> similarly coated.
>
> We spent a little while beaming towards Europe to try and pick up some
> good distance QSOs, and DG1KJG duly obliged for a little over 500km, but
> sadly we missed DF9IC.
>
> A pretty reasonable number of mults came easily to the north, including
> IO94 - and is it me, or is IO93 getting much more popular than it used
> to be? Thanks to all who operated from there! However, the south coast
> was lacking: no JO00, IO90, IO80 or IO70, I think. GM4JR and GM0USI
> filled in IO85 and IO75, but we missed a few of the other GM's that I
> think were around.
>
> Dom, M0BLF joined us in Flossie for his first serious 70cm contest, and
> was I think pleasantly surprised by the number of contacts that can be
> made on the band - thanks to him for helping out at short notice!
>
> All in all, good fun!
>
> 73,
> Rob, M0VFC @ G3PYE/P
>
> On 09/02/2011 10:14, Roger Thawley wrote:
>> Interesting conditions during last nights 70cms AC. As is our norm, we, 
>> and
>> not the royal 'we', started beaming north to pick off the many, many 
>> local
>> stations in IO83 and, in parallel, work any GMs who wondered by. By ten 
>> to
>> nine (having started at ten past eight) we'd managed to maintain over one
>> contact per minute, not bad for a 70cms contest, at which point things
>> became much slower. JO01 came along eventually and a very strong contact 
>> was
>> made with JO02, however, in general, contacts with stations south of
>> Birmingham were well down on usual both in terms of numbers and signal
>> strengths. Comparatively, GM produced a modest smorgasbord of contacts.
>> GI6ATZ was some way down on usual as well. M0GHZ was the last contact of 
>> the
>> evening, producing an additional multiplier. Sadly we missed G4KUX, in 
>> IO94,
>> who called us thinking we were calling cq, while trying to work M0GHZ, 
>> that
>> contact would have added another valuable multiplier - shame he didn't
>> stumble across us while we were beaming north for an extended period 
>> earlier
>> in the event..such is the way of things!
>>
>>
>>
>> Looking forward to warmer, drier weather and longer days; this winter 
>> stuff
>> is wearing a bit thin!
>>
>>
>>
>> Roger, G0BSU
>>
>> (M0GVG/P)
>>
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