We normally make 1300 Q-s in this contest. This year, with a lot of hard
work, only 994. Propagation had to be very selective. C6AGU was consistently
20 - 24 dB on the W3LPL RBN, but not heard at W3HKK. At the same time, EU
stations were causing QRM on the RX antenna, which is 10 dB down
Interesting comments!
I specifically listened at my SR but heard no JA's.
Also typically in this contest at certain hours I get a steady stream
of W6, W7 replies - many surprisingly strong. This time it was less
than 20. The West was fairly sparse, there were many cracks in the QRM
wall, and it
