Lots of wind and rain didn't stop us getting two antenna systems up. Some moderate tropo over night and sunday morning to OK, OL, OE and SP.
SF
2
G7RAU
IO90
203
132,622
653
OM6A
1449
400
12el M2
only on Sun, gales Sat! Some tropo at times. Tnx all qso.
6S
3
G3MEH
IO91
133
71,420
537
OM2DT
1319
400
2 x 9el M2
Station operated by Jeremy G3XZG
SF
4
G0JJG
JO02
111
62,110
560
OM6A
1299
400
8 ele
Planned six hour entry as XYL working nights, conditions changed that - poor Saturday, great on Sunday. Unable to turn ant while xyl asleep!
6S
5
G4ZTR
JO01
79
58,404
739
HA6W
1459
400w
9 el G4CQM
That was fun! Went chasing DX and the contest numbers were of secondary importance.
6S
6
G4RGK
IO91
96
55,812
581
OM6A
1413
350
15 h/brew yagi
Good condx to the east, very little G activity.
SF
7
G0HGH
IO92
99
44,645
451
OK1KKI
1135
350
11 ele
best condx on Sunday. Tnx fer all points and sri to thosee I missed
6S
8
G4HGI
IO83
64
33,528
524
OK7O
1167
400
12 ELE I0JXX
Spent too long trying to work OM3W in JN99..failed in the end :-( tnx to all - some ropey cw out there incl me ! More practice needed here
6S
9
G4BRK
IO91
40
27,086
677
OM6A
1453
50
9 el DK7ZB
Great condx and activity from Eu - CW really works! Not many from G. 80mins of electrical QRM at peak of condx the only downside.
SF
10
G4DBN
IO93
32
24,631
770
OE5D
1170
200
9ele LFA
Having fun and DXing, not a serious attempt, house full of visitors.
6O
11
G3TCU/P
IO91
52
18,883
363
OL90IARU
984
400
9 ele Wimo
Good signals from the East in the morning. A bit wet & windy, ant at only 6m.
6S
12
GM4AFF
IO86
28
16,093
575
DA0FF
1071
350
17ele Tonna Pro
Very frustrating not being able to work some real DX (OL7C, etc) after my 6 hours had expired.
SF
13
G0OOG
IO91
38
13,692
360
OL7C
936
20w
6 el LFA
6S
14
G4XPE
IO92
29
11,967
413
OL7C
1019
25
Jaybeam 10-Y 10-element Yagi
6O
15
M1EYP/P
IO83
32
11,403
356
OL90IARU
1107
5w
SOTAbeams SB5 - 5Y
Rather flat on the Saturday with very low UK activity. Better UK levels on the Sunday, and some lift condx into Central EU. SOTA G/SP-015.
6O
16
G0MCV
IO92
23
8,162
355
OL3Y
1039
50
beam
SF
17
G3YHF
IO92
15
8,158
544
OL3Y
1081
50
3 ele yagi
pleased to see what distances I could work with modest cw station under poor condx. must do more 144mhz cw!
SF
18
GM4PPT
IO75
25
8,049
322
G8T
572
400
2x 12 ele M2
Dire conditions all weekend, WX howling gale & torrential rain. Tried hard on Sat but gave up on Sunday. Only UK's worked.
SF
19
G4MKR
IO92
24
8,008
334
OL90IARU
964
50
5 Ele LFA Yagi
SF
20
GM4VVX
IO78
15
7,695
513
SM7KWU
1222
400w
10 ele
Frustrating Au for 3 hr. but most CW filters too narrow for Au Doppler. No tropo duct for me so a patient struggle. But I Was There !
6S
21
G3VYI
IO91
20
5,792
290
DK2GZ
700
50
9EL
No sunday, just saturday pm
6S
22
G4BVY
IO82
10
5,519
552
DQ7A
1012
25
HB9CV
SF
23
GW0IRW
IO72
19
4,405
232
F8KIH
420
200w
9ele + 9ele
Few signals getting down into the valley :O( Worked everyone I heard except DA0FF, G0JJG & GM4PPT who appeared briefly via back-scatter.
6S
24
G4RYV
IO91
13
3,509
270
DL2OM
590
10W
9 ele Tonna
Its an ill Wind! Power outage due to fallen trees Sat, Local power restored Sunday by Mobile Generator. Operation restricted to last 3Hrs
6S
25
G3UVR
IO83
9
3,467
385
DK6AS
1071
25w
Dipole Rotatabl
Not many south east uk stations beaming up to the north west.
SF
26
G0CDA
IO83
7
2,025
289
F6DWG/P
557
20w
11 ele Cushcraft
Worked what I could hear at this low QTH on Saturday which was not much! Maybe should have waited until Sunday?
6S
27
G0VOF
IO83
7
1,549
221
G7RAU
348
50
5 el Yagi
Only on for a short time on Sunday.Very quiet in IO83, must have been like the grave further North! Tks es 73 Mark.
6S
28
G0LRD
JO02
7
1,221
174
DA0FF
713
30W
Vertical co-linear 2x 5/8ths
Just dipping in and out. Will try to organise myself to enter more seriously next year.
6S
29
OE1EBC
JN88
6
647
108
OM6A
205
5
6/8 wl vertical
Just some 1.5 hours Saturday evening fun with "household equipment" normally used for chat on the local repeater. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
6S
30
OK1RP
JO60
8
396
50
OL7C
83
3
1/4wl vertical
It was fun to play with FT817ND into 1/4wl whip on magnetic base in the attic. Interresting to check the reception performance of the big guns. Unfortunatelly I did not catched DA0FF, OM8A even although I tried them more then 45mins...See you next year with real antenna and power.
6S
31
GM4DIJ/A
IO74
1
359
359
GM4VVX
359
2
HB9CV
Heard G8TA , G0HGH,G3TCU/P, GM4PPT Abandoned idea to go /P due to severe weather. /A from 5m asl.
SF
32
GM4IGS
IO75
2
291
146
GM4VVX
274
50
4 ele indoors!
Very bad QRN on Saturday, clear on Sunday. 73's Mike