May 2004 UHF Contest

I was not able to spend as much time active in this contest as last year. Conditions were generally average, with some good spells on 70cm on Sunday, when OL4A peaked 579. Results on 13cm were disappointing, with DL3YEE a getaway this time due to final rogers missing, but I was able to work GD for only the second time on this band. Two new squares on 9cm (IO80 and IO83) were very welcome, thanks to G4RFR/P amd G3PHO/P. A lack of rainscatter limited results on 3cm, a long test with GD0EMG (thanks for your patience!) resulted in signals being heard both ways but not enough for a QSO. Considering the tree blockage here in that direction it is surprising any signals were heard at all, so tropo conditions must have been above average. Results are summarised in the table below:

Band (MHz)

QSOs

Claimed Score

Best DX

Locator

Distance (km)

432

21

9668

OL4A

JO60RN

867

1296

33

10608

DL0GTH

JO50JP

684

2320

17

4353

GD0EMG

IO74QD

453

3400

11

2664

PA6C

JO33FB

372

5760

10

2419

PA6C

JO33FB

372

10368

13

3081

DJ5BV

JO30KI

438

 

 

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