Hi gang, I got to my normal FN55 site just after the start of the contest. ran
a sked with K3TUF in FN11 and heard nothing.. Conditions seemed pretty flat. By
9PM I worked 9 stations in 4 grids (FN30, FN31, FN42, FN43), then at 9 had a
sked with WB2RVX in FM29. I actually heard (both) calls from Mike, but it was
pretty clear he didn't hear me.. this was around 9:08 local. I quickly shut
down and rushed down to FN54 and got reset just before 10.. There really was NO
ONE left on the band,.. that I could hear anyway.. I knew K1TEO would
eventually get on some time after 10 because he told me that before the
contest. So I hung out and then worked Jeff in FN31 for my only QSO from my
second grid and that was it. I shut down around 10:30 with nothing more heard
and lots of CQ's. .. So here's a problem for me as a rover.. In order to be
classified as a rover I have to activate 2 grids minimum.. I assume that means
I need to make at least one QSO from each of 2 or more grids. Assumin
g SOME travel time between grids (in my case about 40 minutes) and if everyone
shuts down before 10 because of lack of activity, it really makes operating as
a rover difficult. It kind of makes a 4 hour contest 2 hours long even though I
was willing to operate the whole 4. I know,... it's a work night.. Anyway I had
fun and thanks to those who pointed this way and those who told others to point
this way. Best DX NY2NY in FN30.. Not sure of the score, does that matter?, hi!
Bill, K1DY in Maine
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