During the VHF QSO party I worked 6m from home into the dipole and made a ton of contacts. Sunday morning was especially fun. Honestly, during the peaks on both days I couldn't find a spot that didn't have 2-3 people on it already. It was amazing just how many people were out, and a good test of all those fancy DSP things on the radio to try and single people out among the masses. Thanks to everyone who was working the contest!
Also, I'm starting to see a real noticeable uptick in DX in general. Last night I couldn't quite get the attention of a Slovenia station on 17m but ended up moving up the dial to grab a Northern Ireland. After that I hopped over to 20m and worked a couple Brits, along with Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, and a few US stations. I'm really hoping 10m will start going crazy like last year where it's contest DX all day long. Glancing over at the station computer I'm seeing Spain, Italy, England, and Hungary so I think it's time to get off the internet and into the ionosphere.... until next time, 73 de N0QBX
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