[UK-CONTEST] ARRLDX CW G6MC(G3WW) SOSB/80 HP

[Dez Watson]

                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: G6MC
Operator(s): G3WW
Station: G6MC

Class: SOSB/80 HP
QTH: North Yorkshire
Operating Time (hrs): 17

Summary:
  Band  QSOs  Mults
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   160:
    80:  603    51
    40:
    20:
    15:
    10:
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Total:  603    51  Total Score = 92,259

Club: Brimham Contest Group

Made the drive up from Bedfordshire to North Yorks. just in 
time for a pre-contest
curry with some old and new friends. By the way, thanks for 
the DXCC card checking
Lionel. Began the contest on time but felt like poo within 2 
hours of the start.
Started snowing about this time too. Finished around sunrise 
with 80m still nicely
open but my head pounding.

Took some pills, had a sleep, woke up, ate lunch, head felt 
good. Several inches of
snow on the ground by now.

Worked a couple of hundred on 15m under my own call for a 
checklog whilst Andy
did his SOSB/20 until 20 closed, I resumed on 80 around 
2300z. Felt much better
second night, 80 quieter and hardly needed the beverages. 
Ended night two at 0800z,
no migraine and thawing snow.

Couldn't justify waiting around rest of Sunday daytime only 
for 80 to open for
the final couple of hours, so began the long drive home 
after lunch. Had to be
in work on Monday and forecast for Monday was more snow in 
the Harrogate area. Didn't
want to risk getting snowed in for the sake of a handful of 
late contacts.

Special thanks to Neil & Sue for their generous hospitality, 
they really made me feel
like part of the family. Their enthusiasm and effort in 
putting their station together
is commendable.

Congratulations to Gerry & Mark, both great scores and 
always consistently stronger signals
upon later RBN analysis.

FT-1000MP, Quadra
4 Square, Beverages

Dez, G3WW