09/13/2007 | MI0LLL TX: FT-1000MP
ANTENNA: M2 KT36XA
AMP: Alpha 99
SOFTWARE: N1MM

Well what can I say, great contest, QRM for me was mad and felt more like 40m
and unfortunately had to let go of my frequency a few times, What I had to put
up with and (everyone else) was 40db QRM, stations jumping on your frequency
calling cq (I might had did this once or twice myself sorry!), whistle blowers,
stations who decided to appear and rag chew, CW CQ's taking place, tuners,
neighbors calling CQ 1.5 kHz away, high static when it rained sometimes, being
incorrectly spotted on the cluster and jumped on with dupes and having to
answer 50 non US and Canadian stations that came back to my calls, obviously at
times I felt like ripping someone's head off and that's what made it fun.

What did I learn this year ?, well I learnt that I was lucky to have a low band
beverage plugged into the rear of the rig as when the static rain started at
least I could work three quarters of the stations calling as opposed to just
calling to keep the frequency clear.
Sunday was slow for the morning and mid day but made up ground with some high
rates in the evening.
Judging by some of the other European SOSB20HP already posted by SO2R and OH8X
these three scores are unbelievable close and I would not be confident with the
accuracy of all my contact and state references I logged.

Thanks again to all that called.

Chris
MI0LLL -- MI0LLL