01/26/2004 | W8PAT I had a good time and conditions were as expected for January contest. VP9GE only Es on six meters from here. Two meters, 222 and 432 were good to about 300 miles. K3EAR - FM19 was the big gun to the southeast and N2PA - FN12 to the northeast.

6 meters 28 QSOs - 14 Grids
2 meters 29 QSOs - 17 Grids
222 17 QSOs - 12 Grids
432 16 QSOs - 9 Grids
1296 4 QSOs - 3 Grids
Total 94 QSOs - 55 Grids = 7645

I was only able to operate for about 7 hours of the contest. Spent too much time thawing equipment around the farm. Had -10F Sunday morning but all rotators worked.

I would have loved to increase the grid totals with WSJT FSK441 on meteor scatter but didn't have much time for skeds. I worked only K7BV/1 - FN31, W3OR - FM28 on 6 meters meteor scatter.

Good Lord willing, I will around for the Spring Sprints and in June VHF.

John W8PAT EN81 -- W8PAT