[UK-CONTEST] ARRL - still time for some fun

[David G3YYD]

I try to motivate local club members into contesting by suggesting they 
come on at the end of large 48 hour contests. Nothing like those big 
antenna arrays to hear weak signals when no one else is calling. With 
hopefully SFI going up and staying higher than last few years the HF 
bands will sparkle. This is ideal for small garden antennas. I worked 
more Qs on 15m than 20m and I cannot remember when that last happened. 
Even 10m was open and I even worked 3 calls on 5 bands (did not stay up 
late enough to try 160m).

I heard one G station with a 3 letter suffix using /P after his (their?) 
call.  It took him forever to say his call compared to a SCC. Been me I 
would not have used the /P.

73 David G3YYD

On 07/03/2011 09:37, Stewart Rolfe wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Your original post actually spurred me to check the radio yesterday around 20:00. Both 20 and 15m were wide open to eastern NA with 15m the better of the two. I noticed the SFI and sunspots were on another climb (new high of 142) so maybe cycle 24 is finally gathering some steam.
>
> Just time to work a handful of the usual multi-ops. You could almost hear the delight in their voices to find a shiny new call in their midst and several moved me between 20 and 15 and vice versa. Illustrates my theory that those of nervous disposition wishing to dip their contesting toes for the first time might do well to ignore the likes of AFS and the CCs and plump instead for the dying Sunday evening embers of a big 48 hour contest, where a five star welcome is guaranteed.
>
> 73,
>
> Stewart, GW0ETF
>
>
> --- On Sun, 6/3/11, Steve GW4BLE<steve.gw4ble at btconnect.com>  wrote:
>
>> It appears my post from yesterday
>> may  have sounded a bit pompous  - apologies if it
>> came over that way, it was certainly NOT the intention (I
>> don't do 'showing off').
>>
>> Just wanted to inform how good the bands were - still are
>> in fact, so 'still time for some fun' left before midnight.
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