2018 VKSHIRES All SoapBox vk2az.log SOAPBOX: TOUGH GOING. POOR TURN OUT, PARTICULARLY ON CW. SOAPBOX: HAD FUN THOUGH, WHICH IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. SOAPBOX: FT102 - 180W, IC-7100 - 100W, WIRE DIPOLES. vk2bbq.log SOAPBOX: THANK YOU ONCE MORE TO THE ORGANISERS OF THIS CONTEST FOR ALL THE DILLIGENT SOAPBOX: HOURS SPENT! SOAPBOX: SHIRE - UL2 UPPER LACHLAN ONLY, OPERATING PORTABLE FROM QF45QT JUNCTION POINT VIA BINDA AND CROOKWELL. vk2boz.log SOAPBOX: VK2BOZ - CRIS SOAPBOX: VK2FMIA - DOUG vk2kdp.log SOAPBOX: REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS CONTEST AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET MORE LIFE IN SOAPBOX: WITH THE CURRENT NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, IT IS NOT WORTH A 24 HR CONTEST. SOAPBOX: I EVEN STRUGGLED WITH CONTACTS IN THE FIRST 1.5 HRS OF IT. vk2lee.log SOAPBOX: CONTEST IS TOO LONG IN ITS PRESENT FORMAT. IF POSSIBLE, ABLE SOAPBOX: TO WORK IN 3 HOUR [OR 2 OR 4] BLOCKS WOULD MAKE ALL THE SOAPBOX: DIFFERENCE. EVERYONE I SPOKE TO AGREED. CONTACTS WERE SOAPBOX: FAR AND FEW BETWEEN AND CONDITIONS DIDN'T HELP. VK2LEE vk2mt.log SOAPBOX: CAMPED ON A FARM BETWEEN GRENFELL & COWRA. SOAPBOX: COLD, WINDY & RAINING FOR MOST OF THE WEEKEND. SOAPBOX: BETWEEN SITTING AROUND THE CAMPFIRE TO KEEP WARM, SOAPBOX: FIRED-UP THE RADIO FOR THE CONTEST. SOAPBOX: EQPT: IC-706MK2G 12V SOLAR POWERED WITH G5RV ON A 10M SQUID POLE. vk2qn.log SOAPBOX: MY FIRST VK SHIRES CONTEST. SOAPBOX: LOTS OF FUN. SOAPBOX: I WILL DEFINITELY BE PARTICIPATING IN NEXT YEAR'S CONTEST. vk2ttl.log SOAPBOX: CONTESTED ON SUNDAY ONLY. CONDISTIONS FAIRLY VARIABLE ON 40M BUT SOAPBOX: SLOWLY IMPROVED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. 20M A FEW GOOD CONTATCTS SOAPBOX: AROUND THAT BOTHERED VK6 VK7 ZL. SOAPBOX: THAMKS FOR THE CONTEST . vk3anl.log SOAPBOX: THANKS ORGANISERS! YOUR EFFORTS ARE APPRECIATED. SOAPBOX: I HAD FUN. SOAPBOX: LOUSY PROPAGATION ON SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY MORNING. SOAPBOX: SEEMED TO BE NOT SO MANY CONTESTANTS THIS YEAR. vk3flcs.log SOAPBOX: FIRST TIME IN THIS CONTEST. FOUND CONDITIONS HARD GOING, SOAPBOX: ALSO A NOISY BAND TO CONTEND WITH (ONLY 40 & 15M AT MY QTH). SOAPBOX: WILL ENTER AS A ROVER STATION NEXT YEAR. ENJOYED THE CONTEST ALL THE SAME. vk3gk.log SOAPBOX: A BIT SLOW SATURDAY NIGHT...LOTS OF LAST MINUTE ACTIVITY SUNDAY ARVO. vk3ltl.log SOAPBOX: CQ€™S WITH MY SHIRE BUT OFFICIALLY WASN€™T CONTESTING AS SUCH, IS MY LOG SOAPBOX: REQUIRED FOR CONTESTING STATIONS TO RECEIVE THEIR POINTS? I COULD SUBMIT PAPER SOAPBOX: BUT THAT DOESN€™T SEEM TO BE ACCEPTABLE AND I€™M HOPELESS WITH ELECTRONIC SOAPBOX: LOGGING SOFTWARE LIKE VKCL. HOW€™S IT WORK IN MY SITUATION? IT€™S QUITE SOAPBOX: POSSIBLE I WAS THE ONLY OPERATOR IN MZ3....VK3LTL vk3zpf.log SOAPBOX: FIRST VK SHIRES CONTEST USING VK PORT-A-LOG - CONTEST vk5fmaz.log SOAPBOX: PORTABLE-MUMBANNAR NCR AND PICCANINNIE PONDS CP vk5pas.log SOAPBOX: PORTABLE-MUMBANNAR NCR & PICCANINNIE PONDS CP vk5ue.log SOAPBOX: LOTS OF NOISE ON 3.5 MHZ SATURDAY EVENING vk6flab.log SOAPBOX: OPERATED FOR 8 HOURS, HEARD TWO STATIONS, MANAGED TO WORK ONE. SOAPBOX: CONDITIONS ATROCIOUS. EQUIPMENT THE SAME AS PREVIOUS CONTESTS. SOAPBOX: UNABLE TO CONFIGURE VKCL VERSION 4.5.1 FOR VK SHIRES, CRASHED SOAPBOX: ON SHIRE SELECTION. SOAPBOX: HAND EDITED THIS LOG TO SHOW SHIRE AS CC6, SINCE THAT SHIRE SOAPBOX: DOES NOT EXIST ON V3.12B. (CANNING CITY) vk6pop.log SOAPBOX: NOT A SERIOUS ATTEMPT. JUST GOT ON AIR TO GIVE A FEW POINTS OUT. vk6qm.log SOAPBOX: POOR CONDITIONS DID NOT HELP AND ONLY 3 VK6 STATIONS WE HOPE THAT IT SOAPBOX: WILL BE BETTER NEXT YEAR SOAPBOX: GERARD VK6QM vk7jgd.log SOAPBOX: THANKS FOR ANOTHER SHIRES CONTEST, MOST ENJOYABLE AS SOAPBOX: USUAL CHEERS GARRY VK7JGD vk7qp.log SOAPBOX: I OPERATED PORTABLE VK7QP/P ALTHOUGH THE LOG SHOWS VK7QP SOAPBOX: THE FIVE DIFFERENT SHIRES SHOW IN THE EXCH SENT COLUMN SOAPBOX: IT WAS GOOD WEATHER FOR TRAVELLING AROUND AND SOAPBOX: OPERATING AS A A ROVER GAVE ME MORE STATIONS TO WORK vk8gm.log SOAPBOX: FOR CHECKING LOGS, PLEASE NOTE THAT VK5PAS AND VK5FMAZ 1ST TWO LOGS L HAD NO PEN zl2ayz.log SOAPBOX: ENJOYED THE CONTEST AND PICKED UP 8 NEW SHIRES. OPERATED PORTABLE FROM THE WEST SOAPBOX: COAST. IC-706 MKIIG AND A G5RV DIPOLE. zl2rx.log SOAPBOX: TERRIBLE CONDITIONS AND NOT ENOUGH ACTIVITY TO KEEP ME INTERESTED.