[UK-CONTEST] ARRL - still time for some fun

[Stewart Rolfe]

Steve,

Your original post actually spurred me to check the radio yesterday around 20:00. Both 20 and 15m were wide open to eastern NA with 15m the better of the two. I noticed the SFI and sunspots were on another climb (new high of 142) so maybe cycle 24 is finally gathering some steam.

Just time to work a handful of the usual multi-ops. You could almost hear the delight in their voices to find a shiny new call in their midst and several moved me between 20 and 15 and vice versa. Illustrates my theory that those of nervous disposition wishing to dip their contesting toes for the first time might do well to ignore the likes of AFS and the CCs and plump instead for the dying Sunday evening embers of a big 48 hour contest, where a five star welcome is guaranteed.

73,

Stewart, GW0ETF

 
--- On Sun, 6/3/11, Steve GW4BLE <steve.gw4ble at btconnect.com> wrote:

> It appears my post from yesterday
> may  have sounded a bit pompous  - apologies if it
> came over that way, it was certainly NOT the intention (I
> don't do 'showing off').
> 
> Just wanted to inform how good the bands were - still are
> in fact, so 'still time for some fun' left before midnight.