[CQ-Contest] ARRL 10M Contest or was it cancelled? :^)

[Scott Pederson]

I've told this story before - but my first 10m contest was at Western Illinois University - 
 - Never worked a contest before - Kenwood TS-520 clubstation - 80m dipole on top of one of the campus buildings - Manually tuned to 10m, Radio Shack straight Key - Paper notebook for our logbook
Myself and Ken KA9RVK, calling CQ in the novice band in 1986..band is DEAD.Calling CQ, Calling CQ, ....Nothing, not a damn thing.After some head-scratching and troubleshooting (Yes, we're on the right band, yes the coax is connected) we figure it's propagation, but forge ahead.An hour into the contest - 40+S9 signal BOOMS in like gangbusters!!! We wait with anticipation to see what wonderful DX we have FINALLY caught!! (It is, after all, 5wpm...be patient)Turns out it's Bud KT9Z - a local ham operating mobile across town.
Our only contact in the 1986 ARRL 10m contest.
 - Scott, KI5DRAustin, TX

      From: DXer <hfdxmonitor at gmail.com>
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 Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 12:31 PM
 Subject: [CQ-Contest] ARRL 10M Contest or was it cancelled? :^)
  
I'll be the first to say that my station is very limited, and with 
current propagation conditions my expectations were low.

But nothing heard so far is unusual. I could always work stateside 
stations, but not even that this time around.

The antenna works, I can hear and work JT65 QSOs on 15M. :^)

73 de Vince, VA3VF
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