Summary: Band CW Qs Ph Qs Mults --------------------------- 160: 1 1 1 80: 23 10 13 40: 74 22 28 20: 106 100 46 15: 28 18 18 10: 4 2 3 --------------------------- Total: 236 153 109 Total Score = 108,455
I got my 20 meter antenna deficiency somewhat corrected for this contest by finally getting the dipole up in a good tall tree at about 50 feet. Given the lack of towers sprouting in the backyard, this will probably be the best I get for a 20 meter antenna for the near future.
Ironically, just when I get a decent antenna, 20 meters didn’t really act like 20 meters–but lots of strong short propagation. Didn’t work much DX until late. But 20 was fun for a change, and I made the bulk of my QSO’s there.
For a mixed mode contest, I unexpectedly worked more CW than phone. I saw some incremental improvement in my CW skills, but compared to the op’s at the run stations, I’m still a lid.
de W4KAZ/LID
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