Twenty years after my first participation in the national OP0HQ contest team—back then with ON4UN on 40m CW—I unexpectedly found myself part of the national team once again. This time, I was responsible for 10m SSB. Last year, I had already used this band slot to test the Optibeam5-10, which resulted in a very disappointing 250 contacts and the impression that conditions were exceptionally poor.
This year, propagation on 10m was even worse, and I only managed to log 271 contacts. Admittedly, there were a few nice ones from the African continent and South America, including the Falklands, but not a single contact with the USA or Japan. The trend was similar across all competing headquarter teams, but as usual, zone 27 was hit the hardest. It’s tough to transmit for so long with so little to show for it.
Us two operating 40CW @ON4UN was 2006 so 19y ago. In 2005 we did a M/S low power from here in the 'WRTC style subcontest by N0AX'.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIn 2003 and 2004 we did the same from your QTH.
20 years and more and it seems like only yesterday. SCARY es 73.
Let’s say the day before yesterday. And at this point, a year more or less doesn’t really matter anymore :-) 73s !
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