The propagation during this contest were excellent with 10 and 15 meters having good openings during most of the weekend. I concentrated most of My time on 10m and some 15m and only checked the lower bands occasionally adding a few QSOs on 20 and 40m. I decided to forgo the nighttime noise on 80m and only operated during the day.
Murphy struck My 10m Yagi with the rotor only having limited movement from about 75 to 265 degrees. Not a show stopper but a slight irritation! I used My butternut ground mounted vertical on the other bands and it was working well although 20m is always difficult against the big guns!
This was My usual casual contest and I had set a goal like most contests of at least 100 contacts. I managed 145 QSOs,28 zones on all bands and 55 total countries between bands for a score of 32,785. I even added an all time new one -V55Y operating from Nambia so thats exciting. If He uses LOTW I will have a total of 129 DXCCs.
Fun contest with 10m open around the world. This band levels the playing field between big antennas and high power and makes My little station seem bigger.
73---Tim
