When I started CWT #58 this morning, I was sitting at 9,996 confirmed in LotW. When I uploaded my log, I bumped over 10,000 confirmed QSOs in LotW.
At the beginning of each year I set some goals for myself. Checking my progress for the 2021 goals:
- Teach a Technician Class (Yep, did that this spring)
- Reach 1500 Band-Points in the DXCC Challenge (closer after adding 27 to get to 1479)
- Complete DXCC on 160-Meters (no closer at all, still at 93)
- Reach a total of 50 park activations in RI (ten more to go, I’m at 40)
- Add 1,500 QSOs to the log (killed it! Added 3,060 so far this year)
I doubt I will complete DXCC on 160 (although the new season will be starting in a month or so). The same holds true for DXCC Challenge 1500, with 21 more to go. But we will see. I should be able to get ten more parks (there are 52 now), now that the summer crowds are going away.
If I could add a new goal, it would be to compete in at least 80 CWTs. I did my 58th for the year this morning, and didn’t know about them until May. There are 50 CWTs left to go in 2021. Given that my antenna has taken a hit twice so far this year, this is far from certain with 2.5 months of hurricane season left to go.
