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[Mike]

BAND  QSOs  Points      DXCC  OK stns
80          157   630              29    14
40         199   861               35    12
20         283   491               52    21
15          23    42                 17    0
10            0     0                   0     0


2024 pts    X (   133 DXCC
             +     47 OK stns   )          =     364320
Comment:
Thanks for all the contacts - they are appreciated.

That was tough.  "A" index was over 70 at the start of the 
Contest.  You could tune up your rock crusher amp anywhere on the 20 
and 40 meter band as there wasn't anyone there to interfere 
with.  Both were dead.  Fortunately, 80 meters took up the slack at 
the start of the Contest.  80 seemed more like 40 meters as it was 
quite to the extent that the inv. vee worked as well on receiving as 
the Beverages.  Good propagation on 80 and lots of activity.  The 
European Sun Rise was fun as the signals, and lots of them, were 
strong and easy to copy with the quite band.  Even Bob, ZL2AMI, was 
100 percent copy on the inv. vee when he called at ~0712 Z on 80 
m.  The bands came back to normal (for this point in the Sun Spot 
Cycle) about 12 hours into the Contest.  Still it was fascinating 
experiencing the rapid changing band conditions.  However, not 
interested in "experiencing" this again though.

Even with these lousy conditions throughout a good portion of the 
Contest I was able to beat my 2005 score.

         73,
         Mike, K4GMH