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We were well ready to hit a big Contest this year once lockdown was lifted, and what a contest to start off on again the CQWW 2021.
Armed with 3 Stations make for contesting, Antenna’s for all Bands and 8 Operators ready to go we were set.
1 am Friday night saw Andy G7LRR, Kevin M0KVK, Andy M0TTL, Marcin M0GLV, and Our Guest Operator for the weekend Steve M0EBJ from Norwich start the contest off.
Marcin M0GLV working 80m and stacking points up very quickly.
But in the early hours 80m falls off and Marcin’s face says it all
Andy M0TTL on 40m
Kevin M0KVK on 20m
Steve M0EBJ takes Over 20m
All the above worked the night shift until 9 am.
Chris G0URG, Andy G7LRR, John G6LNV takes over for the Saturday Daytime shift while Kevin and Steve get some well-earned sleep.
Chris G0URG working 40m
Andy G7LRR on 40m
By Sunday morning the team had worked just under one million Score on the CQ WW, this was already a new record for the Club.
But Paul 2E0PWP and Steve M0EBJ take the Club well over the million score mark late afternoon Sunday.
All Weekend we needed to keep the engine running and this meant feeding the Team
Linda Andy’s Wife did this by making a big pot of beef stew that all enjoyed, along with a bacon and egg pie.
Bacon Butty in the mornings as well.
Kevin was very busy in the kitchen enjoying Linda’s cooking.
John G6LNV kept us all top up with drinks, while he played mother cleaning the social area of the Club, he is timed served we here on the hover.
By the end of the Contest, we had done very well and set the bar high with all-time record score for the Club.
Fun slide show movie of the full weekend
With Covid, lock-down lifted the Club came up with an event to get going at short notice. Yorkshire day 1st August Celebrate all things Yorkshire when the UK’s largest county comes together to indulge in vast quantities of regional pride.
An NOV has gained GB0EY the call setup, with the table set and the event can begin, we were lucky that we have nice big bays on each station setup with screens in-between ideal for social distancing
Kevin M0KVK and Marcin M0GLV kicked off the Event.
Kevin M0KVK in the 20m 15m 10m chair
Marcin M0GLV takes over later from Kevin.
Phil M0VEY showing all of us how to operate his Icom 7300 which he brought for the weekend on the 160m and 40m Station position.
Phil also doubles up as the catering manager for the Weekend with hotdogs and burgers being all the rage.
Band conditions were very favorable, enabling us to work station in Japan, USA day and night as well as Europe at the same time.
All in all our first event back after lockdown and Covid19 has gone very good, working lots of DX and with what looks like this year being very good for sunspots the bands are very good.
Places we worked over the weekend with 437 contacts been made.
Big thank you to all members that came along and supported the event.
Watch out for our next event GB2SL lighthouses on the air coming from Spurn point on 21st to 22nd August 2021.
This year we had a plan and it worked!!!
The idea was simple to give everybody who wanted to attend the weekend a responsibility.
The trailer was taken out of storage for the second time this year and delivered by Andy G7LRR to the field.
Andy M0TTL and Sean M0SLY started setting up the scam mast while Andy G7LRR and TAFFY M6XPW Started on the radios and laptop.
The station was set up in record time giving us time to make some alterations to the antenna and rotator, we even managed to get a big breakfast in the bar cooked by carol to just set you up right before the contest started.
John M0JBA joined us in the cafe after he had set up his QRP station on 70cms.
The hooter sounded and we were off Andy G7LRR making the first contacts, swiftly passing the mike on to the other members to take part in the fun.
Contacts were made and logged throughout the day. Some members even turning up on the day with their family to show off the station and setup.
Time passed away all too quickly, Graham M6IHT did the chip shop run and we all sat down for a well-earned break and a chat about the bands. Contacts made into the early evening slowed down so it was decided to have an early night, the station was shut down for the night.
Andy G7LRR and Mike G7TYT had returned to the Clubs workshop to repair Mikes Ft-1000mp, this was found to be just a small dry joint, and was up and running in no time.
Sunday started early with Sean M0SLY working stations into Europe although he did not claim the furthest distance contact, as that belonged to Taffy M6XPW Working a whopping 891 km well done to him.
Many operators turned up to work the radios on the Sunday in fact we had chairs outside the mobile shack with people waiting to take their turn Linda M6LGN been one of them (we have a photo as evidence Andy you owe me £10). All to soon the event was over and we all started to strip down the station working as a team, proof been the last man left the field to go home 42 mins after the last contact. Fantastic, well done to everyone MASSIVE club effort.
Thank you to all club members this turned out to be a great short notice event.
Operators
Andy G7LRR, Sean M0SLY, Andy M0TTL, Taffy M6XPW, John M0JBA, Jon 2E0ZRO, Patrick M1CBC, Jase M0MGF, Graham M6IHT, Mike G7TYT
Best contact made
By Taffy M6XPW : 891 km JN48EQ
QSO : 63
Countries : 9
Points : 20200
Writer
Sean M0SLY.
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