CQ WW CW - I win!
Even better news - although the official results are still only available to subscribers, it seems I have come 1st in the UK in the low power section of the CQ World Wide CW contest, the biggest and best ham radio contest of the year. And even among the high power entries, only G3TXF beat me.
Woooooooohooooo!!! Not sure where I've come in Europe, although unfortunately I don't think I've made the top 10 - I'd guess about 13th-15th judging from the 3830 posts last year. Which isn't bad given that I only had a vertical for the high bands.
This is the first time I have ever won anything of significance in contesting. My error rate of only 1.1% was very pleasing as well.
Along with the certificate from the contest organisers, I also get a nice plaque from the Chiltern DX club.
Thanks to G3LET for letting me squat when my antennas were down here. His 80 metre long wire rocks - I was running into the American Midwest for long periods, which is not the norm on 80.
I'm on fire!
Woooooooohooooo!!! Not sure where I've come in Europe, although unfortunately I don't think I've made the top 10 - I'd guess about 13th-15th judging from the 3830 posts last year. Which isn't bad given that I only had a vertical for the high bands.
This is the first time I have ever won anything of significance in contesting. My error rate of only 1.1% was very pleasing as well.
Along with the certificate from the contest organisers, I also get a nice plaque from the Chiltern DX club.
Thanks to G3LET for letting me squat when my antennas were down here. His 80 metre long wire rocks - I was running into the American Midwest for long periods, which is not the norm on 80.
I'm on fire!