12/20/2003 | G4CCH Was only QRV on 23cm.

A great contest with lots of activity, especially in the first session. Nice to see so many new stations making their first appearance.

Weather was good for the first session, but high wind spoiled the start of the second session couldnt release the dish until 0500 on Saturday and missed all of my Oceania & Asian window. Looks like I missed some valuable QSOs.

Conditions were good for both sessions

Made initials with JH1KRC, JR4ZZS, VA7MM, SKX, OH3MCK and UR5LX

Duplicates... DKAB, DL3HRT,and DL3HX(S) were operating from DKABs station. This was discovered after the contest.

Like OE9XXI, OE9ERC, HB9BBD and many others, I wasted time trying to work these stations only to find out later that they were all operating from DK0ZAB. Only claimed points for DKAB really a shame, hope everyone else did the same!

Gotaways... These are the ones that I know about JA8ERE, JA8IAD, JF3HUC, IZ1BPN, IZ0CUL and WA4OFS.

Some stations were heard in QSO with others, tailending was impossible and I failed to find them either calling CQ or get them to respond to mine

Many thanks to everyone for a spectacular turnout.

Final comment... had to send my entry by post, all attempts to E Mail failed. I hear that others had similar problems.

Howard -- G4CCH