[WWYC] Fw: G0MTN CQ WW SSB effort

[Lee Volante]

Sorry guys - I've let the side down a bit for WWYC Team Alpha.  I wasn't
"match fit"

Well done on the other scores posted so far - and especially through that
braved some nasty weather.

73,

Lee G0MTN

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Volante" <lee@g0mtn.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:48 PM
Subject: G0MTN CQ WW SSB effort


> Hi all,
>
> Pleased to see that we all seem to have survived okay, even if most of us
> have stories of "if only the WX was better" to tell.   It was reasonably
bad
> I suppose in the Midlands.  Malvern recorded a 76 mph gust.   Birmingham
> Airport were quoting 40 knots (about 48 mph)   The next lane lost power
and
> only had it return on Monday night.
>
> Unfortunately my biggest problem wasn't the weather, it was a chesty cough
/
> cold I'd not managed to shake off for the previous week.   I lost my voice
> almost completely by mid-morning on the Saturday.   I could still Search
and
> Pounce okay.   I was left with my half decent sounding "G0MTN" and "5914"
> recordings in the voice keyer.  I struggled a bit though when anyone said
> 'hi' or asked me a question - I'd only got "CQ Contest" left :-)   I
needed
> VOX on to key the voice keyer, but as I kept coughing over pileups (how
> rude!) I disconnected my own microphone.   When I did call CQ I did get a
> few funny comments back about my 'audio quality.'
>
> I didn't quite manage to nod off and get any sleep before the contest, and
> was feeling a bit rough by 4pm on the Saturday.  After deciding to lie
down
> for 10 minutes, (bad choice) I came to with a start at 8 o'clock.  I was
> absolutely convinced that my bedroom alarm clock was in 24 hour format,
and
> hence it must have been 8 a.m., which meant I had missed the storm, but
left
> the tower up which was presumably therefore in next door's garden in
pieces.
> After trying to work out what day it was and finally realising it was
still
> Saturday, I then wound the tower down.
>
> I lost the will to carry on and did a few hours on the Sunday, but
couldn't
> compete with the QSO machines in full swing.  The contest sounded
> excellent - rates were high, mults were everywhere, it was a great party -
> but it was galling not being able to join in and I had to go to bed.
>
> Monday of course was sunny, calm and serene, and was spent getting jabs
> ready for the CW contest.  (You've got to suffer for the art.)  The
> conversation went like this:
>
> Nurse "How do you feel?"
> Me (hoarse whisper) "Not very good"
> Nurse "These will make you feel worse."
> Me "Oh good."
>
> We seem to have gales every year, and I remember it being especially bad
in
> 2000 and 1998.   Shall we all up sticks and go Multi/Multi somewhere warm
> next year ?   We'll leave it to somebody else to activate G.
>
> Continuing with the funny stories......
>
> A local friend was operating for the first time since we'd helped him put
up
> some new antennas a few weeks ago.  He'd carefully tucked the feeders
behind
> shrubbery in his garden.   As the wind picked up, the branches pulled at
the
> feeder, meaning that his radio actually started to move away from him
across
> the table as he was tuning.....
>
> Scores....
>
> TS850 / 100w
> C3SS @ 9m (for a bit) / Windom @ 8m (for a bit) / Butternut HF6V
(excellent
> bend radius on Butternut verticals - they are to be commended)
> 12 Strepsils / 8 Paracetamol / about 28 hours worth.
>
> Claimed Score  : 783744
>
>                 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  Total
>
>     Valid QSOs:   28  124   52  305  301  340  1150
>    Total Mults:   19   54   40   78   97   96   384
>   Total Points:   26  145   61  504  526  779  2041
>
>     Zone Mults:    2    7    7   17   22   21    76
>  Country Mults:   17   47   33   61   75   75   308
>
> Oh dear.  Next time.......
>
> Lee G0MTN
>
>