June 3rd RSGB UKAC 2 meter Contest map
Conditions seemed pretty good for this months 2 meter Contest but, as usual, some stations reported working into Italy earlier in the day with all sporadic E dying out by the time it was due to start the Contest.
I believe that I am starting to make some headway in Contests after the many station improvements that have been made over the last two years, but make no mistake, doing well in Contests is as much about operating skill as it is having the equipment. Even with the best equipped station I am sure that I would still struggle to improve my scores and still have much to learn.
I worked 16 multiplyer squares and must admit that I wonder how or if I will ever get to work any more than that. It must be possible as fellow SDARS Club members; M1MHZ managed a staggering 24 squares and G4YHF managed to work 18 with just 10 watts. SDARS member G4ODA was working as GM4ODA/P in IO99 but the WX in N. Scotland was atrocious and the distance too great for me to even hear him which was a pity.
Best DX for me was OZ1ALS who was not beaming my way at the time, but I did manage to catch his attention at 705 Kms. I occasionally hear, but very rarely manage to work, him during a Contest so very pleased with that QSO.
2 Meters is probably the most popular of the Amateur bands and certainly is the band for which a huge number of Contesters are very well equipped so it is extremely competitive. As a result, if I do well you can guarantee that everybody else did even better when it comes to scoring the points.
A total of 62 QSO's in 16 scoring Squares with an extra 2 Continental squares and a few points added to Spalding and District Amateur Radio Society's tally.
73 de Jim G0HGH IO92WS
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