RSGB Contest Committee

GM3VTY
better band conditions this month

GM3ZBE
Was on a frequency 25 mins before the start. 2 secs
after the start a 59++ op dumps on the frequency and
starts calling CQ contest!!!! Do these people not
listen or do they think they can just bully their way
on to a frequency? Vy poor and selfish operating!
Managed to hold on to it though :-)

GM6NX
IC-756 Proii into an 80m dipole @ 60ft

GW0ETF
Start delayed by lightning!

GW3KDB
FT 1000MP 100W. Doublet at 45Ft.

GW4BVE
Very noisy. Electrical storms just to the NE of this QTH. Also LOTS of QRM. Good fun though!!

M0AAA
A station parked it self next to me just after the
start of the contest causing lots of QRM. I decided to
carry on calling CQ hoping he would go away. Big
mistake only 23 in 90 mins. I should have let him have
the frequency as he wanted it so badly

M0CHK
Loads of static but some stong signals.

M0GXB
Terrible QRM well over S9
FT101 (early) driving 6m dublet 5m AGL (in loft)

M0MDF
Very Noisy!

M0NKS
lots of static to start with but it cleared later

M0NNH
Hard work lots of static Great contest

M0NQN
What a BEAR PIT! In future Will stick to QRP - CW/Data

M0NWY
First contest for our club KDARS Great contest
Clock failed

M0RBG
Very enjoyable despite heavy qrn

M0RYB
Good to know I can put away the Strepsils and the paracetamol until January.
It seems several stations believe ESP works well, and just ask 'QRZ?' at the end of an exchange without giving their callsign.
Difficult if you have just caught the tail
end of their qso...

M0VST
First contest with new call
100w caused PSU failure...
3x N1MM logger crashes..

M0XDX
Lots of loud static crashes making qsos difficult but fun.Thanks to all for calling me.

M0XJP
always enjoyable - hard work towards the end - looking forward to next years contests!

M0YMK
Static Static Static Static!!!!

M1ADX
Very noisy on the band still it should be better next year when I get the SDR 1000 working properly!

M1DSE/P
Windy and lots of noise.

M1PTR
Despite the static crashes I managed a QRP - PB - hurrah!

MW0CVT
Worst conditions for me during the SSB rounds, lets hope the Sprints are better.

MW0RZC
Token qsos due to late start very noisy band this evening

SM5CSS
Elecraft K3 100W to Dipole

 

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F/G8CKT
Very difficult to get over the static noise using QRP!

G0AAA
Big signals and even bigger QRN.

G0DAY
Again a very noisey night not helped by the static

G0DWV
too much static!

G0EUN
Very Crowded and heavy QRN.

G0FYX
Challenging tonight. Static and QRM.

G0GDU
10w into w3dzz @ 28ft agl
all s&p as i could not hold a run frequency with my qrp signal
some big guns do not seem to have receivers that match the output of their transmitters

G0ICJ
High noise level & static

G0IIQ
Very noisy tonight and stations still just calling qrz
without giving their callsign

G0JKZ
Far too much QRM from the weather.

G0KYS
Had local interference above 720 - must investigate!
S&P until I found a frequency at 2000

G0LHZ
Slow start - loads of QRM - last 30 mins brilliant!

G0NXA
CAn next year randomise the date so that club meetings will not always take out some of the availability of our members

G0PEB
Good fun lots of static crashes.

G0RAF
Club station of RAF Waddington ARC

G0TPH
Lots of static and QRM made this very hard work tonight.

G0VOK
Very tricky conditions with local thunderstorms.

G3HRH
Very busy with much QRM
Managed to hold a run but hard work at times

G3IZD
QRM was horrendous this evening so great activty
A violent thunderstorm from the Irish Sea
almost got me to go QRT but being perhaps a bit
silly I carried on.

G3LDI
Static level very high s-9 plus so sorry for repeat requests.

G3LET
Late back - just in time for a few minutes at the end. Didn't sound too good and struggled to get anyone to hear me!

G3LHJ
Very noisey band and the usual QRM from so many
stations.

G3LIK
Hard struggle with the heavy QRN
Nice to see a lot of familiar calls in the log
Good to hear some 2E0 calls too
Great to have SD for logging

G3LVP
So NOISY!
Started late & still trying to make the hundred when I was reminded that the contest ended at 2030!

G3MZV
Awful static crashes made reading even the loudest signals dificult. Conditions improved towards the end but by then my ears were numb.
I still prefer CW but SSB is slowly growing on me.

G3NDJ
conditions very noisy

G3NKS
Noisy - lot of QRN. Several very very strong signals
one in particular splattering badly. Good fun tho' looking
forward to next year! More randomness with dates please
to avoid frequent clashes with local club meetings.

G3OLB
Elecraft K3 into dipole at 60'. Terrible QRM & QRN but a good continuous run for the whole 90 minutes.

G3PDH
Dreadful static, thank goodness thats the last SSB for this year!

G3PHO
Very noisy with S9+ static all through the contest.
Some weaker than usual stations but the "big guns" stood out from
the rest as usual. How does one find a run frequency after 1830...ie half an hour before the start?

G3PYC
Started out using 10W from TS 120V but it broke down
Continued with TS 430S
Found conditions very difficult with 9+ storm crashes

G3SEM
Terrible static..real hardgoing and having to ask for repeats is very time consuming.

G3SNU
No gm or eu wkd this time from deepest devon.

G3TBK
Made a decent start but then slowed as thunderstorm got closer. For last half hour the QRN was horrendous - apologies to all those calling that I could not pull through the static crashes.
FT1000MP 100 Watts Dipole at 55 feet.
Again many "QRP" stations were stronger than the 100W ones! Wish I had such a high gain antenna. Maybe it is time to scrap the QRP section.

G3TXF
Loads of static crashes. Not good for copying calls or serial numbers!

G3VCA
30dbs over 9 static - 550ft Delta loop equated to big headache
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN GETTING THE INFO THROUGH

G3VDB
A noisey difficult evening - S9+ static crashes early on

G3VIP
RIG IC7000 10W - 40M LW - Homebrew logger
Noisy deep QSB on bright side no more SSB tests till Jan 2011

G3VPW
Lots of QRN tonight ! Enjoyed the whole series of CC Contests but cannot for the life of me get on with the data section !!

G3VUS
lot of QRM but good fun

G3YEC
Some spells of quite heavy static. As a mainly CW man
it is nice to hear the odd "friend" on. I use these
as just a means of giving my club a few more points.


G3ZBU
Couldn't find a free calling channel - situation normal
I guess!

G3ZGC
I spent the day as a passenger in a car in London. Boy did I feel green when I got home.
So wasn't really up for the contest. Anyway I managed it! The lightning went away about an
hour beforehand so I was lucky. Considering QRP I found it ok. Rig IC7700 10w to 132 ft
wire wrapped into 55 ft long garden.

G3ZVW
Some QRN but still got a good run.

G4ABX
Horrid static. Hard work this evening for QRP

G4ASR
Good conditions but very loud lightning static

G4DDX
Very noisy with qrn and slow to start but things
improved when i found a place to run. Hard on the ears
though

G4EBK
Very noisy, apologies to all the stations that called me that I had to ignore, you were too weak to make a qso.

G4EDG
First go at SSB...hard work!!

G4EKT
ops saying "roger" when they mean "over"

G4ELZ/A
Noise !!! Struggle with 10 watts

G4ENA
What a racket!

G4FKA
Very high noise this evening and large static crashes. Plenty to work however so a good way to end this years SSB legs.

G4FNL
FT1000MP + 80m horizontal loop at 40ft
Very high QRN which made it very difficult to copy
some stations. Thanks to everyone for your patience and
for the QSOs for the last one of the year

G4GZB
Running 10 watts with a very late start!

G4JRY
Would the RSGB consider making this a 5/10 watt max
output contest to disuade people who are obviously
running more than 100 watts from cheating. It would
encourage newcomers with low power to take part as well
without being swamped by "big" signals heard in the CC

G4KNO
116ft inverted-vee doublet at 30ft.
 

G4LWB
V noisy static and thunder

G4OBK
Very noisy condx

G4RCG
Terrible static after a thunder storm had just passed
really difficult getting the weaker calls through the
static crashes. Hard work but fun Ten Tec Orion II
Inverted V at 60'

G4SJX
Very noisy band both QRM and QRN

G4VUD
all those big signals couldn't hear anything
for the static crashes I'm sure some could do
with lessons in how to drive their rx's.


G4WUG
Good grief that was hard work! Thanks for bearing with the constant serial repeats.

G6UBM
crowded but fun

G6XRL
Beginner, lightning stopped play!!

G7DDN
Late starting and got mired in QRM. Things improved when I found a run frequency with about 25 minutes left though.

G8APB
Crash Bang Wallop what a strom to accompany the contest

G8QR/P
Operated G8QR from the NARC location as a demonstration station.