I was watching 6 Meters for the predicted CME impact Saturday. It turned out to
be a "no show." But the quiet geomagnetic conditions were favorable for the CQ
160 CW contest.
I had planned an antenna upgrade, but the winter storm a few weeks ago nixed
that. So, the rain gutter was loaded up again to hand out a few contacts. Radio
TS-850 about 50 watts.
People went into the log, northeast to Maine (K1LZ), northwest to Oregon
(K7RAT) and in between including N4XD. Thanks! ZF5T, a loud KP4AA and XE2X were
the DX worked. HQ9Y was strong. Even copied JH4UYB. Overall, the band activity
seemed lower than the ARRL 160. That actually helped me as less band QRM and
smaller pileups on DX and rare multipliers.
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Jon N0JK
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