It was nice to spend a little time on 10M this weekend. I couldn’t put a lot of time in because I had a Christmas Party and other distractions but at least I was able to make some contacts and work one ATNO, All Time New One (Monaco). It was also an opportunity to practice my CW. I am noticing some improvement, but I’m still not as skilled as many of the other contesters. I still have not tried to RUN stations because I don’t yet have the confidence that I can copy call signs coming back at me at 30 to 35 words per minute.. Therefore my contesting activity is primarily Search and Pounce.
I probably would have put in a little more effort but I was distracted because my new Elecraft KX3 was supposed to arrive on Monday. I can’t wait to get it on the air. Of course my wife will probably make me wait until Christmas to open the package!!
I operated Mixed mode but most of my contacts were CW. It seems that 10M was closing down sooner than last years CQ WW. I worked a few Japanese stations, but last year they were much stronger and easier to work.
Fred, KC9QQ
Here is my summary:
ARRL10M Summary Sheet
Band Mode QSOs Pts Mul
28 CW 315 1260 100
28 USB 100 200 39
Total Both 415 1460 139
Score : 202,940
