[CQ-Contest] 9L5A

[Doug Renwick]

The following was posted on the 9L5A Web page at:
           https://9l5a.wordpress.com/

Apart from that, the days follow one another with more than 10,000 QSOs
per day with an almost perfect balance between CW, SSB and FT8. It looks
so surprising compared to other expeditions that some criticize us for
doing too much CW and SSB; this is a shame! We had announced for a long
time that we would prioritize “human” modes, otherwise we would not have
planned 15 operators. It would for sure be much easier to leave 6 stations
running in FT8 and enjoy long nights of sleep, the beach and 31° water,
we would already have exceeded 100,000 QSOs. But this is not the vision
we have of radio in general and especially an expedition. Given the size
of the pileups, there is obviously (and fortunately) a large majority
who must think like us.


Doug