[UK-CONTEST] CQWW 160 CW - G3SJJ

[Mark G4PCS]

Very interesting to see the analysis on conditions and activity,I was on for an approx 8 hour (SO assisted) session from Saturday 
sunset to check out a few things on the rx side so the comments are very helpful.

Didn't 
think much of the easterly dx - UA9/UK/UN/4X/5B worked, YC0LOW/1 heard 
for ages (the only station at any kind of distance) but with an 
unbreakable pileup, and nothing from JA/VK etc.

Only stations to the south were EA8 and 5N (could swear there was something 
else I called but can't remember now), what else was on?

I didn't really stay on late enough for prime-time to the States, but thought signals to the west were "ok" when I went QRT - nothing from SA by that point though. Congrats to Don on a great QSO to HK0 :)

Totals here were 513/47/21/199920

73,
Mark EI3KD (@EI7M)



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> From: Don Beattie <g3ozf at btinternet.com>
>To: UK Contest Reflector <uk-contest at contesting.com> 
>Sent: Monday, 30 January 2012, 11:21
>Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] CQWW 160 CW - G3SJJ
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>Well you guys seem to be more sanguine about conditions than me !
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>I operated through the Friday night, but found US conditions very poor. Worked C6, KV4 and a number of US/VE stations, but even had to have three attempts to get KC1XX to hear me ! Could hear Az and Ca well, but no response. I think conditions were really quite poor and certainly no JA (just UA9s in quantity). Could not raise the XE's even though they were good copy here.
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>High spot of the Friday was being called by HK0NA right on his dusk.
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>Saturday I returned at around 17.00, but by 18.30 was CQing endlessly with very little Eu response. So in anticipation of another poor night to the US, I decided to give up the fight.
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>Perhaps my antenna is falling off, but I don't think so. I think condx were just very below-average.
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>Good to see you on Chris.
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>73
>
>Don, G3BJ
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>>________________________________
>> From: Chris G3SJJ <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
>>To: 
>>Cc: UK Contest Reflector <uk-contest at contesting.com> 
>>Sent: Monday, 30 January 2012, 11:10
>>Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] CQWW 160 CW - G3SJJ
>> 
>>Dave, there must have been a guest op at VY2ZM then as he called me at about 2000z on Saturday, likewise I worked Geoff K3ZM on Sunday morning. I 
>>agree the US stations were weak on Sunday morning.
>>
>>Made a note to do a better entry next year, be nice to do it from GU!!
>>73 Chris G3SJJ
>>
>>
>>
>>On 30/01/2012 10:47, Dave Sergeant wrote:
>>> Indeed it was... Only one GW and two GMs here, nothing from GU or GD.
>>>
>>> As a QRP entrant I cannot comment on the DX, but certainly conditions
>>> and activity seemed down this year. A mere 90 QSOs and 27 countries
>>> with nothing outside Europe, 11,259 points. I see K3ZM was operating
>>> from home rather from VY2ZM so that easy one was missing. Nothing
>>> whatsoever heard from VE/USA on Saturday morning and they seemed rather
>>> weak on Sunday. Last year, with exactly the same setup and similar
>>> operating time, I worked 127 QSOs and 34 countries. Yes, a
>>> disappointing year.
>>>
>>> I see S52P has submitted a QRP entry with 108k points, wonder how he
>>> managed that..
>>>
>>> 73 Dave G3YMC
>>>
>>> On 30 Jan 2012 at 10:27, Chris G3SJJ wrote:
>>>
>>>> Another thing I forgot to say was that I thought UK activity was low.
>>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.davesergeant.com
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