I'm not a contester but I'll participate in them when I'm home.
This weekend's cq worldwide dx contest seemed unusual to me. I only worked 15 and 10 meters as I had time to respond to cq's. I heard a lot of stations calling cq repeatedly with no response. I'd pick up the mic and get right through to them. Normally there would be pileups but not today. From Japan to Alaska and over to Europe and Africa it seemed everyone was parked and few of us were hunting.
I've only been licensed for 5 years and don't have much time for hf, but this weekend was much different than anything I've experienced so far.
(This post was last modified: 10-29-2023, 08:17 PM by tommag.)
This weekend's cq worldwide dx contest seemed unusual to me. I only worked 15 and 10 meters as I had time to respond to cq's. I heard a lot of stations calling cq repeatedly with no response. I'd pick up the mic and get right through to them. Normally there would be pileups but not today. From Japan to Alaska and over to Europe and Africa it seemed everyone was parked and few of us were hunting.
I've only been licensed for 5 years and don't have much time for hf, but this weekend was much different than anything I've experienced so far.
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