I had a total fail with the big DXpeditions this winter failing to get the VP8's just to much for my HOA antennas and 100w but that's how it goes. I did make a run at the ARRL 10m contest in Dec. and think I may have done ok still waiting for results.
I found myself also floundering in the CQ WW 160 contests both CW and SSB conditions from the North West were just bad for low power this year so not expecting any wall paper this year. So mush for the doom and gloom I sure hope you all had a good DX and contest winter. The good news is that our multi one effort in the 2015 CQWWDXSSB contest won us the number one spot in call area seven so not all bad.
Also traveled to K7BUY for WPX SSB in March and as always best friend time and radio time was great, have no idea of how we did but was fun time.
Two old Hams having a good time. Ok well lets move on to 6 Meters one of the things I look foreword to in the spring....Well here in the NW it is a slow start from the first of May I have only put 15 stations in my log on 6. But three were double hop E to the E coast so not all bad just not many openings up this way. I did replace the rotor on the 6m beam so I guess that is equal to less openings haha.
I did install one of my FT 897's in my Jeep for the summer so I hope we have some 6m action, I do plan to work the summer VHF contests so lets hope for the best. I also made a few antenna changes here in HOA world, I installed a 32 foot vertical next to one of my trees in the back yard and it works very well and is hidden very well also.
Well I hope you all have a good spring/summer and that you get on and have fun with what ever you have....Best 73...Jim, K7JAN
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