HI Steve,
I agree with you about working dupes. You reminded me, I had a strange one
in this contest. I called OK1CF. He sent QSO B4 and I was the 3rd in a
row. I checked my log and found nothing even close to his call.
So guys, please, work dupes or loose Qs.
73 Art W2NRA
"Keep to the Code!"
w2nra.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve and Judy" <hodgson@cytanet.com.cy>
>
> CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest
>>
>> Call: ZC4LI
>> Operator(s): STEVE
>> Station: ZC4LI
>>
>> Class: SOSB/20 HP
>> QTH: ESBA CYPRUS
>> Operating Time (hrs): 26
>>
>> Summary:
>> Band QSOs
>> -----------------
>> 80:
>> 40:
>> 20: 1141
>> 15:
>> 10:
>> -----------------
>> Total: 1141 Total Score = 1,727,404
>>
>> Club: ESBA
>>
>> Comments:
>>
>> SO1R
>>
>> Antenna:- C/Craft A3S @ 50ft
>> Amp:- Acom-1000
>> Rig:- IC-756 Pro3
>> Software:- WF1B 5.02 ish
>>
>>
>> Thanks to all concerned in running the contest and to everyone
>> for the Q's
>> Condx were not too good on Saturday with the band closing around
>> 1630Z, picked up a bit on Sunday and the band stayed open until
>> 1830Z.
>> Best hour was 69.
>>
>> Gripes.
>> I was subjected to a lot of jamming throughout the contest, firstly
>> with just a single carrier and then later with a load of gibberish
>> in RTTY mode, did anyone else suffer from this ?
>>
>> Packet transmissions were also a problem, I would be happily CQ'ing
>> on a nice clear freq for ages then up would come a packet station
>> which wiped me out. Are packet stations exempt from QRL'ing !!!
>> or do they own some freqs ?
>>
>> If I call you you are not in my log. I tried to make a Q with JF1RYU
>> at least 6 times, he persisted in sending ''QSO B4'' I even sent him
>> a msg saying that he was not in my log - to no avail, so JF1RYU is
>> NIL. My philosophy is to work everything dupe or not !!
>>
>>
>> 73 and hope to cu in the next one, Steve
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