02/02/2010 | WV9E Operating from home station with no enhancements was a pleasant surprise
this time around. I ran the lower 4 bands and quadrupled my last year
SS score. This I think shows that contest activity was reasonably high
for our area considering the weather was poor as well. We had a good
turn out from the FM side of 2 mtrs in our grid, those that just hopped
on to give out points. Someday there should be a handicap for those of
us that live in valley bottoms as operators only 5 miles away living on
the valley hills/bluffs have it too easy.... grin.
All in all a fun time and I will be ready for June. Hope to hear some of you on then. Thanks to all the club guys that stopped on the air to
help out.

73,

Dave, WV9E -- WV9E