2012 was a great year of Ham Radio for me.
I completed 2,724 QSOs, and participated in multiple contests. I won the 160 Meter Contest in the QRP Category for RI, and had clean sweeps in both the Phone and CW Sweepstakes contests. I received my Mixed, Phone and CW DXCC Certificates, and qualified for the WPX Honor Roll. I finished the year with 141 countries in the Diamond DXCC Challenge. The highlight of my year was joining the Newport County Radio Club and getting a chance to run their CW station during Field Day.
My goals for 2012 were working 200 countries, and getting 150 confirmed in LotW. I managed to work 202 and got 154 confirmed. I also wanted to work 2,500 stations. So I completed all my goals.
What will 2013 bring? Some of my goals:
- Get 175 confirmed countries in LotW
- Work 225 countries
- Get DXCC Digital (Completing DXCC Triple Play)
- Get a WAS Triple Play (CW, Phone, Digital)
- Submit an article for publication in QST
