Another June contest in the books. Amazing the shift to digital. CW and SSB QSOs were in such short supply. It is nice to have that OPTION but instead of an option it is becoming the norm. 6 meters was going hot and heavy most of the contest period. The SSB activity on 6 was better on Sunday than Saturday here and it was fun to say “hi” to old friends and wish each other well, but most Qs were FT8.

I had some 2m Es into TX here Sunday afternoon. I saw it pop up on the stand alone 2meter SDR panadapter as I was headed off to run the bands with Mel and Carol. I called several min on and about 144.200 SSB but no luck. I heard a couple of weak voices, but not enough to work. FT8 on 144.174 had several signals and I worked EM11,12,13 (3 stations),EM22,EL09,19. Fun, it had been a while since I had worked any 2m Es.

I have no idea how conditions were, really! Mel was very good copy on 2,222,432 and 902 Saturday from EN33 and he and Carol were good yet later from EN43 on the same bands. Paul W0UC and I ran the bands through 1296 faster than ever I think on Saturday as well. K2DRH could not be worked on 222 and 432 Sunday morning, that is unusual. Never worked K0SIX, K9MU, VE3KRP and limited digital only Qs with N0AKC.

Thanks Mel and Carol for rovering and looking for me :-)

6 meters 167 contacts 101 grids

2 meters 31 contacts 22 grids

222 11 contacts 8 grids

432 11 contacts 8 grids

902 6 contacts 5 grids

1296 4 contacts 4 grids

10 GHz 1 contact 1 grid

231 total contacts and 149 multipliers

Claimed score 41,124pts