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CQWW SSB Contest 2007
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27th-28th Oct 2007, Nottingham, SK 623 343
Chris G3SJJ invited me to join him for this contest, along with Mark M3CNG and Dave G3ZQH. Unfortunately Mark got the flu in the week leading up to the contest and had to pull out. I joined Dave and Chris on the Sunday and we had a relaxed day working away on the bands.
Chris had hoped to have his new K3 for the contest, but it was not to be. Dave provided his recently acquired FT1000MP. I lent Chris my 15m 3 ele yagi (exchanged at HFC two weeks earlier), so we could look for mults on 15m. Conditions were good on 15 so this worked pretty well.
Here's the summary.
Band QSOs Pts Cty ZN
1.8 1 1 1 1
3.5 162 211 59 13
7 37 63 21 8
14 457 705 77 20
21 421 708 85 21
28 235 258 44 9
Total 1313 1946 287 72
Call : G8D
Score : 698,614
Logger : N1MM
Equipment: 2 x FT1000MP, Acom 1000
Antennas : A4S, 15m 3 ele monobander, 2 Phased GP for 40m, 80m GP, 160m dipole
Click on a thumbnail below to see the picture.
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A view down the 125m-long garden. |
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My 3 ele 15m yagi on a 40ft temporary mast. |
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The new summer-house which would have been our shack if it had been warmer |
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The A4S |
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My yagi with a bent reflector |
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The A4S, with a delta loop beneath it |
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The A4S again |
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The 80m GP |
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Beautiful Autumn foliage and dramatic sky after a weather front blew through |
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Handraulic rotator on the temporary mast |
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Chris, "Now, how do we cure this RF feedback on 40?" |
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Chris & Dave lowering the temporary mast |