[UK-CONTEST] EL2A in CQWWCW

[Roger Western]

(forgive cross-posting to two reflectors)
We are all ready for CQWWCW contest this weekend, the only one that matters in the annual calendar! Lee KY7M EL2LF has made some 200 RTTY QSOs; Mike KC7V EL2MF made some 250 160m QSOs with Europe and as far West as W6 this morning; Bud N7CW EL2WS made a few dozen 6 mtr QSOs but only as far North as the Med; Ned AA7A EL2ES has been busy on several bands but mostly ironing out problems at the five stations; John G4IRN EL2RN has been doing likewise with the compootas and I.T.; Fred G4BWP A65BD EL2WP exhausted himself building the antenna farm; Roger G3SXW EL2A has been master-minding the whole operation from his office in the bar. Tough project all round so we’ll need $50 OQRS per QSO to pay for our holiday (for the ‘Sense of Humour Challenged’ the last two sentences are both jokes). The hotel is now Chinese owned so it’s flied lice all the way!

10m – Force 12 4 ele mono-bander at 60’
15m – Force 12 3 ele mono-bander at 50’
20m – Force 12 3 ele mono-bander at 50’
40m – Cushcraft 40-2CD 2 ele at 40’
80m – sloping dipole to North, from 60’
160m – Titanex vertical about 75’, base at 20’
160m RX – two flag antennas, N and NW
(all antennas on hotel flat roofs)
5 stations plus one back-up: all Elecraft K2 and K3
Alpha 76 and 78 amplifiers, one Kw on each band
Logging with WinTest
eight operators: AA7A, EL2DT, G3SXW, G4BWP, G4IRN, KC7V, KY7M, N7CW.
QSL EL2A via G3SXW; personal calls via home calls except EL2WP via G5LP.
Internet reliable but slow: LoTW and ClubLog when we get home next week.
73 de Roger/G3SXW, EL2A.