hi
I would like to see a SOSB in the RU.
with high winds 130KPH+ on test day
.
I had to lower my beam so could only use my 7meg
verticals.During winter time here the high winds tend to
wait for test weekends to blow, so i cant fully participate in a
multiband test.
Liam ei3gc
On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 12:33 PM, David G3YYD <g3yyd@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Nor does it have a Multi-Multi category and limited band changes in the M1
> category do not help either.
>
> 73 David G3YYD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ian White
> Sent: 07 January 2014 11:03
> To: 'Don Hill AA5AU'; rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Roundup observations - a bit long!
>
> Don wrote:
>
> >If this had been WPX or CQWW, 10 and 15 meters would have been
> >wall-to-wall Europe starting here at 1300Z and probably going well past
> >2000Z with the high flux we had. That doesn't happen in Roundup. Or
> >least that doesn't happen here during Roundup.
> >
>
> Is that simply because Roundup has no single-band categories? In most other
> contests, even the marginal bands have single-band entries who are the
> anchor for other activity.
>
>
> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Hill
> >AA5AU
> >Sent: 06 January 2014 22:08
> >To: rtty@contesting.com
> >Subject: Re: [RTTY] Roundup observations - a bit long!
> >
> >Phil wrote:
> >
> >"There were very few UA's around, and I only saw - and worked ONE
> >solitary UA9. Not sure why."
> >
> >I didn't work a single UA0 or UA9. I could have used the multiplier
> (thanks
> >for GU Phil). I did have a UA0 call me late in the contest on 20M but I
> >just couldn't pull him out. It was either UA0C or
> UA0C-
> >something else. I tried very hard but just couldn't make it.
> >
> >The overall appearance of a lack of DX in the Roundup still amazes me.
> If
> >this had been WPX or CQWW, 10 and 15 meters would have been
> >wall-to-wall Europe starting here at 1300Z and probably going well past
> >2000Z with the high flux we had. That doesn't happen in Roundup. Or
> >least that doesn't happen here during Roundup.
> >
> >Maybe P49X and VA2UP have a different opinions on this. I just don't
> know.
> >
> >Or maybe it was just ten meters. I was expecting more and definitely
> got
> >less. Because this is a rate contest, when 10 meters is marginal,
> >there's really no reason to go there. But when conditions are "suppose"
> >to be good, everyone is "suppose" to be on ten meters. Perhaps many
> >didn't get the memo.
> >
> >73, Don AA5AU
> >
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