12/27/2002 | W1SJ Conditions much better this year than in the previous two years. There was a good smattering of Europe and West Coast stations to work. Worked my first VK ever in 25 years on 160 meters. Hearing anything beyond CA is very tough with a small antenna from the NE.

It appeared that I was often heard better than I heard other stations. For those who had to send their callsigns many times - Thank you for your patience! I'm using an aging TS-830 with leaky filters and a dipole only up 50 feet. -- W1SJ