It's the forth full weekend in June. A lot of people think it's the last 
weekend in June and often it works out that way but officially it's the 
forth full weekend in June. So, this year it's the, I think 28th and 29th, 
or 27 and 28th. It's as late in the month as it can possibly be since the 
first is a Sunday.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: My Big Finish in the WPX


> Yep, I think it is the fourth Saturday in June.  Although, I did miss it 
> by
> one week twenty years ago.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 3:13 PM
> Subject: Re: My Big Finish in the WPX
>
>
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>> You need to double check the dates of Field Day,--I think they are a
>> week later than you mentioned, but I could be wrong.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Dave, W7OQAt 09:28 AM 5/26/2014, you wrote:
>>>Hey, Steve.
>>>
>>>Congratulations on the CQ WPX totals!!
>>>
>>>As far as I know, you did the best of any of us.
>>>
>>>So, yes, I think we can safely say that your CW contesting skills are
>>>definitely coming along nicely.
>>>
>>>Sorry we didn't cross paths.
>>>
>>>I, too, find contests like these to be a bit more tedious than many of 
>>>the
>>>usual contests I do.  One thing that always gets me is how the big guns
>>>send
>>>their contest exchange so quickly (probably at about 50 words a minute or
>>>so), that people like me need to ask them for a repeat.  As a result, in
>>>the
>>>end, I'm not sure how much time that saves any of us.
>>>
>>>Anyway, the contest for me was a fun outing, so now, it's onto the next
>>>one.
>>>For me, it will be Field Day on June 21--22.
>>>
>>>At least, with Field Day, I'm not quite so much out of my element.
>>>
>>>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: For blind ham radio operators 
>>>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>On Behalf Of Steve Forst
>>>Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 9:28 PM
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: Re: My Big Finish in the WPX
>>>
>>>Mike,
>>>
>>>Sorry I didn't cross paths with you, or anyone else from the list.   As
>>>usual, my CW phobia had me   just tinkering around for the first half of
>>>the weekend, but  Saturday night, with about 65 in the log,  I figured I
>>>would hit it a little harder.
>>>
>>>Working around my church schedule on Sunday, I managed to log 505
>>>contacts, 337 mults, and a score just over 463K.    For me this was a
>>>big outing.  I do think my CW contesting skills are (slowly) improving.
>>>
>>>Hope you had fun.  As hard as it is for me to get started in one of 
>>>these,
>>>once I get  into it, I really enjoy it.
>>>
>>>73, Steve KW3A
>>>
>>>On 5/25/2014 8:04 PM, Mike Duke, K5XU wrote:
>>> > I returned home in time to work the last hour of the contest.
>>> >
>>> > My final total, 232 contacts, 173 prefixes, 75,774 points.
>>> >
>>> > Not a bad showing for a contest lite type of operator.
>>> >