I wrote about this UKEICC contest before and participated in the past. It is a 1 hour contest on 80m once a month. There is a CW and SSB section both on different dates. I'm most interested in the SSB version. You can get a automatic reminder e-mail a day before. So I did get the e-mail and decided to participate as a exercise for this upcoming PACC weekend. I really like this fast format since after the contest you need to submit your log within a hour. A short time after you already see your results. I obtained 4th place yesterday in the combined results. And I see a first place in the Low power section. I don't think there is a difference between assisted/unassisted, you can choose it but it hardly makes any sense since there are not many cluster spots anyway. If you don't like long contests or just want to contest for the fun of it this is the contest for you. I suggest try it some time.
Thursday, February 7, 2019
UKEICC exercise for the PACC
I wrote about this UKEICC contest before and participated in the past. It is a 1 hour contest on 80m once a month. There is a CW and SSB section both on different dates. I'm most interested in the SSB version. You can get a automatic reminder e-mail a day before. So I did get the e-mail and decided to participate as a exercise for this upcoming PACC weekend. I really like this fast format since after the contest you need to submit your log within a hour. A short time after you already see your results. I obtained 4th place yesterday in the combined results. And I see a first place in the Low power section. I don't think there is a difference between assisted/unassisted, you can choose it but it hardly makes any sense since there are not many cluster spots anyway. If you don't like long contests or just want to contest for the fun of it this is the contest for you. I suggest try it some time.
Lijkt mij een hele goede oefening Bas, Zie het inderdaad als een training voor de aankomende PACC. Nu kun je mooi alles uittesten en e.v.t. nog wijzigen voordat de "grote" contest begint. Veel succes! 73v Hans, PE1BVQ
ReplyDeleteInderdaad, ik liep wel tegen wat dingetjes aan. Computer zag de USB geluidskaart niet voor de voicekeyer, simpel de USB stekker er uit en er weer in en het was opgelost. Verder had ik weer problemen met het niet locken van de PLL in het begin, heeft me wel wat QSO's gekost. Maar alsnog heb ik deze keer de low power sectie gewonnen ;-). 73, Bas
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