[Moon-net] PE1BTX 6 mtr total results 1st leg ARRL contest

[Gerard van den Berg]

Dear All,

Here the total results of this 1st leg of the ARRL EME contest

K1SG        -25   easy 7 minute QSO
K6MYC     -15    but NC due to faraday 
JR6EXN    -20    but -12 on his CQ !!!!!
JN1JFC    -19    new initial 44
GM4WJA  -26   
G5WQ      -22
W1JJ       -19
K6QXY     never copied something
K6MYC    -19
F6FHP     -24    new initial 45
G4IGO     -22

I could have worked a few more but due to other obligations I was QRV for limited hours and therefore mist quiet a bit USA stations.
On Saturday only QRV from 0000-0200Z, 0600Z-moonset and moonrise-1900Z
On Sunday only QRV from 0700Z-moonset and moonrise-1900Z
Also found activity in general a bit low, a pitty because condx were sometimes very good.
A few times ran into a very big "diode"  copied Mike K6MYC in the 1st try with -15 but he never saw me , 2nd try was an easy 5 minute QSO
JR6EXN Hide almost blew my ears of with -12 on his CQ, unbelievable big signal sometimes.
Furthermore copied MM0AMW -26 and VK7JG -24 working other stations but did not have time to work them.

Plan to be QRV all and whole moonpasses of the 2nd leg of the contest in November 
BTW, never have seen guys with red socks overhere, and are they obliged to have red ones or is another colour also OK? :-)
Thanks to all of you for a great weekend on the moon and all the fun.

Best 73's Gerard PE1BTX

2 mtr    4X12DK7ZB / QRO
6 mtr    4X6M7JHV  / QRO

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