[UK-CONTEST] CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

[Thomas Cannon]

I also put a small entry in CQWW SSB.

Call: M3C
Class: SOSB 10 HP Assisted
QSOs: 207
Countries: 94
Zones: 32
Points: 63756

As I was busy some of Saturday and Sunday I decided to go into the Assisted 
section and try to get mainly Multipliers,
and possibly work DXCC on the band (not to be this time).
The 4 band trapped dipole worked very well and 10 metres was open to the 
world. Lets hope we have the same conditions in the CW leg.
10 Metres is by far are most exciting band when conditions are good even 
with simple antennas.

Tom G0VQR

 ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darrell G0HVQ" <g0hvq at talktalk.net>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB


> Call: G0HVQ
> Class: SOSB/10 HP
> QTH: Nr Tewkesbury, Glos
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
> ------------------------------
>  160:
>   80:
>   40:
>   20:
>   15:
>   10:  644     37       95
> ------------------------------
> Total: 644     37       95   Total Score = 203,940
>
>
> I didn't have any aims, 'cos I wasn't planning to enter the contest until
> the day...in fact I'd put my 80m vertical up to try to bag some new DXCCs 
> on
> there, and not baother with doing the whole contest. But I managed to find
> some free time and 10m was in such good shape that I decided to give it a
> go. Haven't heard 10m so good in a contest for a long time, the band full 
> of
> stations from 28.3 up to 29.1.
>
> Highlights were working KH6 long path just after dawn both mornings, 
> getting
> called by a ZL just after I'd tuned up on a clear freq, and some great
> pile-ups at either end of each day from Japan and the USA. Intermittent
> operation, taking breaks for things like making the Sunday roast. A most
> enjoyable contest, especially as my first attempt at homebrew real ale was
> sat just a few feet away from the shack...I'm sure that helped my score, 
> and
> good it was too :-)
>
> Equip: Icom 7400, Hunter amp (300W), 4 ele monoband yagi (converted CB 
> Sirio
> SY4) mounted on an old telescopic pole mast, up about 25ft.
>
> 73
> Darrell G0HVQ
>
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