09/29/2017 | WB8TGY I operated the first weekend of the contest at four different locations on Lake Erie, working stations all around the lake and several inland stations in Michigan. One highlight the first weekend was working Bob, WA8VPD on 10, 24, and 47 GHz while he was at Sterling State Park near Monroe, MI and I was setup at Port Clinton, OH. At a distance of around 54 Km. The second weekend I operated from northwest lower Michigan, at three sites on Lake Michigan and two others that were a few miles from Lake Michigan. We had a nice turnout of operators on both sides of the lake. On Saturday the conditions on 10 GHz seemed up, but we had a lot of wind on Sunday morning and conditions were ok for 10 GHz but not for the higher bands across the lake. I didn't make any QSOs across the lake on 24, but I know a few were made by other with me that had better stations. My best DX on 24 and 47 the second weekend was around 48 Km. We had eight stations on the Michigan side of the lake with 24 GHz this year, and five of us also had 47 GHz. It was great to see so many friends both weekends, both in person and over the air. The attached photo is from just before my last QSOs on Sunday night of the second weekend, from Manistee Michigan, EN64tf. -- WB8TGY