Conditions this year from the left coast were weird. The band didn't open to the east coast until many hours after sunset. I can remember years when I worked VY2ZM while there was still daylight. Even big guns struggled to get any rate going. I thought the contest was going to be a bust, but then everything got normal around 0500Z and I see that I am now ahead of where I was last year after the first night. East coasters who went to bed early missed the action. I actually had a small pileup going around 0700Z. It seemed like everyone needed SV.
Rick N6RK _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
