The September VHF contest is coming up next weekend.  Please post your operating plans on the spreadsheet at:

https://tinyurl.com/SeptVHF2023

I am probably not going to make it this year, as I leave on Monday for a wedding in Indonesia.  The September contest is the most likely one to get some aurora, and also the most likely one to have some tropo, so conditions can be surprising. 

I would also echo the suggestion from W0ZQ that those operating digital modes make a point of calling CQ on SSB/CW at the top and bottom of each hour around the standard calling frequencies.  Remember, there are a good number of analog-only entrants who you are going to miss if you only operate digital.

73
Paul W0UC