My favorite contest, and one tailored to TVARCs typically meager stations.  Pretty easy to cut a 10M dipole and throw it between a couple of bushes.  The whole antenna is about 16 feet or so.  And the good part is you can work anyone, anywhere.  Choose your mode (CW/SSB, or Mixed – no FT8), exchange 59(9) <state> with US and Canada (DX will send you a serial number).  Also recently, Mexico which sends a three-character state abbreviation.  HP/LP/QRP.  You also get to sleep at night when the band is closed!

Conditions look terrific!  Right now the solar flux index is 183 with a fairly low A index of 5.  10 meters will be hoppin’!

Also, don’t forget to set your contest program to connect to https://contestonlinescore.com/.  This will communicate with your logging program, and report your real-time scores.  It’s always fun to watch our club members pile up their numbers.  Go to that site and register, if you have not already done so, and enter your club as The Villages Amateur Radio Club.  To set it up in N1MM+, go to Config>Configure Ports,…>Score Reporting. Check the boxes on the left, and enter server name of https://contestonlinescore.com/post/.  During the contest you’ll be able to see everyone’s scores, either by class (LP/HP, etc), or by club, and watch them change every few minutes.

After the contest, be sure to mark your club as The Villages Amateur Radio Club, and report your estimated scores to 3830scores.com.  I’ll use that to compile them for the club and report during our next meeting.

73, and GL

Pete, K2PS