This was a good contest with nothing failing or letting out of the magic
smoke. Propagation was near non-existent making it difficult to break my
September 2024 score. Had it not been for EME contacts and struggling to
stay awake down to the last minutes on Sunday night, I would not have come
close. My final results put me 448 points above last year's score.
Seeing and hearing comments from others puts tears in my eyes knowing there
is a multitude of 1296 stations spanning from the Washington DC area to the
northern reaches of New England, and I could not get more than 2 stations
the entire contest to even attempt a contact. It does not take a lot of
power if you have a decent antenna. I logged 40 1296 EME contacts with
only 40 watts at the rig. I now have much more power. My pair of 70
element yagis and 450 watts on 23cm will allow me to work some of you if you
POINT YOUR ANTENNAS my direction. Also, digital modes help.
Final Results -
BAND QSOs Multipliers
50M 106 45
144M 71 33
222M 26 18
432M 35 22
1.2G 20 19
Total 258 137
Score: 49,183
Dave - K3SK - FM07 - VA
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