My First Amateur Radio related Blog
8 December 2007 19:15 UTC
This is my first entry into my activity log. Today I’m participating (or trying to participate) in the ARRL 10 Meter contest. WX conditions here in Colorado today: snowing and in the low 20′s.
I’ve worked three stations in Texas, two stations in California and one in Colorado during the 10 M contest. The 10 meter band has been up and down (mostly down) today. However, when it’s up the stations I’m working are coming in 5×9. The stations I’ve worked are as follows:
NX5M – Somerville, TX
W5PR – Houston, TX
K5TR – Austin, TX
W6YX – Stanford, CA
K6HNZ – Santa Cruz, CA
W0ETT – Parker, CO
I enjoy working contests. I’ve not entered my results as my contacts for the few contests I’ve worked have only been a few. However, I enjoy the contests and feel they have been a good test of both my equipment and most especially my antenna. A few weeks ago during the CQ Worldwide DX Contest, I worked my first DX station in Brazil followed by another DX in Jamaica. These were done on 10 meters. I was excited to know I could reach those DX stations even as poor as the 10 meter band has been.