EUROPEAN HFC SUMMARY SHEET
Contest Date : 04-Aug-01
Callsign Used : G4PIQ/P
Operator : G4PIQ
Category : SSB, High Power
Default Exchange : 59 82
Name : Andy Cook, G4PIQ
Address : Knaves Acre, Brantham Hill, Brantham
City/State/Zip : Manningtree, Suffolk. CO11 1TA
Country : England
Team/Club : Martlesham DX & CG
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Zones
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160SSB 37 36 36 25
80SSB 100 100 100 39
40SSB 205 204 204 50
20SSB 283 277 277 51
15SSB 240 233 233 50
10SSB 222 221 221 51
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Totals 1087 1071 1071 266
Final Score = 284,886 points.
Rig : 2 x FT1000MP + PAs
Ants : 160m - Inv V Dipole @ 23m
80m - Delta Loop @ 24m
40m - 402CD @ 24m
HF - TH5 @ 24m (run) + A3 @ 26m (2nd radio)
Comments :
My first effort at this contest and not perhaps quite as much fun as I had
hoped (that's not to say that I've done well enough though). I found the 10
band changes per hour rule limited the use of the second radio a lot, but I
certainly didn't make the most of the changes available. Also, TR wasn't
showing me the list of other bands on which a multiplier was needed, so I
ended up trying to keep a multiplier table by hand which was a bit
distracting and I didn't make as much use of passing mults as I probably
should have - I hadn't really figured what was rare and what wasn't for a
while! My score above reflects what I think is my true multiplier total -
less some of the silly 03 & 09 stuff where I couldn't persuade people to
send me anything other than a serial number! I need to learn more than just
French & English for "Please give me the year of your first amateur
licence!"
Low bands were noisy with static - a thunderstorm passed very close (but not
quite too close) too the site, and I had quite a lot of trouble with static
rain. I also had my usual very high noise floor (+15dB) on 160 from local
electronic QRM and didn't have any beverage or noise cancelling stuff out
for this contest, so apologies for being a bit deaf.
Thanks to everyone for the QSOs.
73,
Andy, G4PIQ
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