[UK-CONTEST] BERU 2012 - G3WW

[M0RXX]

Dez

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On 13 Mar 2012, at 21:36, "Dez Watson" <dez.zc4dw at virgin.net> wrote:

> RSGB Commonwealth Contest, CW
> 
> Call: G3WW
> Operator: G3WW
> Station: G4EHT
> 
> Class: Assisted LP
> QTH: Lichfield
> Operating Time (hrs): 24
> 
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs
> ------------
>  80:   17
>  40:   37
>  20:   35
>  15:   40
>  10:   41
> ------------
> Total:  170  Total Score = 3,040
> 
> Club: Chiltern DX Club
> 
> Well it was a bizarre weekend in more ways than five!
> 
> Firstly, conditions. Things started off reasonably well until teatime Saturday
> and the dreaded CME! Prime-time propagation to VE as well.
> 
> I had always thought that BERU was more of a gentlemanly contest; and on the
> whole it was. However there were too many occasions when a DX station would ask
> for 'G3W-something' and a station with a totally dissimilar callsign would
> continue to call. I will give one traveling G the benefit of the doubt as I
> believe he operated in quite difficult weather conditions but those guilty of
> calling when asked to stand by, really should know better.
> 
> Note: If you espouse the DX-code of conduct you should really practice it.
> 
> 
> A much worse infringement was from a non-BERU entrant and DX-er, F5xxx. Whilst
> I was attempting to work ZD7XF on 80m, a Frenchman was also trying to work
> Nigel without success for several minutes until eventually someone said, BERU
> only LID! To my amazement I then heard the Frenchman change his suffix to
> become M0xxx, it was blatantly obvious. He subsequently worked Nigel with his
> UK callsign. I later contacted the Frenchman who did not deny the misdemeanor
> but he did not have a satisfactory explanation. I don't think there is any
> justification for this. He was only fooling himself.
> 
> The strangest of all though was a Windows issue. I was moving up/down the
> bandmap when I must have hit the wrong key and the entire screen display
> flipped upside down! At the same moment my dad walked into the shack with two
> cups of tea and nearly dropped them both as he looked in amazement at Win-Test
> in VK/ZL mode! I'm still not entirely sure which combination of key strokes I
> made but I had visions of doing the remaining 12 hours of the contest with the
> computer monitor turned upside-down.
> 
> You hear them every year, and this time it was PR7AB who was calling CQ BERU on
> 40m. I wonder if he worked anyone?
> 
> Towards the end of the contest the usually stable Win-Test software somehow
> skipped a serial number. This happened for six or seven QSOs until I sorted the
> problem.
> 
> But despite all the above, it was a great 24 hours.
> 
> I only had two goals and that was to work ZD7XF and J88DR on 80m and I achieved
> both. I must admit I was beginning to think Nigel would never hit 80m. Thanks
> Nigel and Dave in particular. ZF1UM thanks also for digging out my weak signal on 80.
> 
> Whilst I did have cluster support, it is still surprising what you can do
> barefoot into simple aerials. BERU often give us little pistols an opportunity
> for DX.
> 
> Finally, I wonder how many other entrants were assisted? I soon noticed the
> same few callers would be first on the scene whenever a new one appeared on the
> cluster.
> 
> FT-1000MP (barefoot)
> 80-15m Butternut vertical
> 10m h/brew Moxon rectangle
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