I've got just over 250 in the log, all CW.   Only about a half dozen S 
and P from last night.  I'll never be a CW geek, but I've actually 
enjoyed dabbling in the black art of CW.   My screw ups and fumble 
fingers were surprisingly few.


Worked a boatload of Russians this morning.   Best one so far was 
Falkland Islands, which is a new CW country  for me.

Not sure how much time I will have tomorrow, or what the band is going 
to do, but I guess that is part of the game.

Running the 590 and about 500 watts from the ss amp.


73, Steve KW3A

On 12/14/2013 9:27 PM, Lou Kolb wrote:
> Great job, Tom.  I made several dozen contacts earlier today on both phone
> and CW without really trying.  Great to hear the band so full.  I was about
> to say I'd never hear you or Steve but then, you never know.  It is 10,
> after all.  73.  Lou
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 8:18 PM
> Subject: 10 meter contest so far
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>> Hi, all.
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>> Well, I spent a number of hours on the 10-meter contest today, and have
>> 185
>> qsos in the log so far.
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>> Did mainly CW, but a good share of SSB as well.
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>> Mostly S and P, but did some C Q ing on CW.
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>> I found conditions to be quite variable with a real lull in the early to
>> mid
>> afternoon.
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>> Best contacts so far were Australia and Japan on phone, and New Zealand on
>> CW.
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>> So far, I've only been using 100 watts, but may get brave and turn the amp
>> on tomorrow.
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>> Have sure learned a lot about the quirks of 10 meters.
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>> At one point, I was working dx, and the next minute, Wisconsin and
>> Michigan.
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>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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