This morning I picked up VP6D on 30 and 40 meter CW. While the 30 meter contact came up on DXA quickly, the 40 meter contact took a very long time. I had read that they were having some network issues out to the CW tent, which is a a kilometer away from the main station. Anyway, the important thing is it showed up. Hats off to the CW op. I was just hearing them above the noise floor, and he caught the tail end of my call sending “SON SON SON?” several times until he dug out the whole thing.
I think folks generally feel like they accomplished something with their gear and skills. But I know for sure the actual skill lies on the far end of the contact, with the OP dealing with pileups and fatigue. Thank you VP6D!
Also pretty cool to see over 104K Qs in the log. Who says you can’t have good DX at the bottom of a solar cycle. 57% CW, 26% SSB, and 17% Digital. I suspect most of the digital contacts will be FT8.
By the way, the LotW confirmations show up quickly. Thank you again.
