I played hookey from the 20-meter net, because this weekend has been quite 
busy and I didn't have much other free time for the 10-meter contest.  I 
operated a little on Friday night, some more on Saturday night, and just 
over a half hour this afternoon.  Running the amplifier and the beam, I had 
72 QSOs in 29 states, provinces or countries.  You're right; there were a 
lot of Washington stations on this afternoon.  My best DX was Hawaii and 
Argentina.  I think you had to hit the band every couple of hours to check 
for sporadic-E openings.  But this afternoon's opening to the West Coast and 
South America would be F2 layer.
73 -- W3IUU

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Duke, K5XU
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 4:53 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: My 10 Meter Contest

As of this writing, I am at 109 contacts on CW, and 1 on phone.

I haven't divided out the number of states yet, but it's probably
around 20.

I think every ham in the state of Washington is on 10 meter CW this
afternoon.

I don't know if I will go for more or not, but I have had fun with it.






Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs