[UK-CONTEST] UK HQ station GO2HQ in IARU contest

[mm0bqi]

A quick well done to all those involved.
I managed a few hours on Saturday as GM1J clocking up 10 band/mode slots
but just could not get 10/15 SSB in the log. Having had success with my
trapped vertical on the higher bands I threw up my IOTA 80m inverted L with
a couple of radials on the ground and quickly had top band and 80m Qs in
the log.  Amazingly the first station I heard on 80m was a VK2IM working a
DL,  I could do with mults like that during IOTA!
Sunday, a quick blast as MM0BQI netted the team on 6 band/mode slots.
I hope it was successful for the team as the amount of effort and sheer
hard work must have been immense.
Thanks for making GO2HQ available to the masses.
73
Jim,  MM0BQI



On 14 July 2012 09:40, geoff plucknett <geoffg4fka at virginmedia.com> wrote:

> Thanks Steve we'll do our best.
>
> Geoff G4FKA @ GO2HQ
>
> On 13 July 2012 22:24, STEVE JONES <gw0gei at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> > Best of luck to the team for this weekend
> >
> > Will be looking for you on 160,80, 40 early on and later on for the
> higher
> > bands
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Steve GW0GEI
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >  From: Chris Tran GM3WOJ <gm3woj at christran.net>
> > To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> > Sent: Friday, 13 July 2012, 17:23
> > Subject: [UK-CONTEST] UK HQ station GO2HQ in IARU contest
> >
> > Hello UK contesters
> >
> > The U.K. HQ team are pleased to have been issued with the callsign GO2HQ
> > for this weekend's IARU HF Championship. The contest runs from 1200z on
> > 14th
> > July 2012 until 1200z on the 15th July 2012, 160m to 10m, SSB and CW. We
> > hope you will try to work all of the different GO2HQ stations which are
> > located around the U.K. You should send the contest exchange 59(9) + ITU
> > zone i.e. 59 27
> >
> > Please visit www.gr2hq.com for information about QSLs and our Awards
> > scheme - we have 2 new Awards this year for working GO2HQ on all 12
> > band/modes in (a) the shortest possible time and (b) within a 30-minute
> > time
> > slot. The latter is an interesting challenge for you - you have to choose
> > the best 30 minutes in the 24 hours of the contest !
> >
> > Inter-U.K. propagation can make it difficult at times for the GO2HQ
> > stations
> > to hear U.K. stations calling - please persevere, bearing in mind that
> the
> > GO2HQ station may have an S9+ pile-up calling them. Every GO2HQ station
> > will
> > be able to tell you the working frequencies on the other band/modes -
> > please
> > ask. You are also encouraged to work the other HQ stations which will be
> > active from around the world.
> >
> > Lastly - please keep a look-out for the following stations who are
> hosting
> > GO2HQ stations - they may be active just before the contest starts with
> > their own callsigns and will change to GO2HQ at 1200z :  G3BJ, G6MC,
> G0KPW,
> > GM3POI, GM3WOJ, G6PZ, G3LZQ, M0DJW, MI0LLL
> >
> > 73
> > Chris
> > GM3WOJ
> > GO2HQ Team leader
> >
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