Not having an antenna for 10 meters, I took up Pete's advice and threw up a dipole between a couple of hedges. It was about 8 feet high I estimate. For sure not ideal, but better than a wet noodle I suppose.
I only operated in CW mode. Here are the results:
Call: W4GD
Operator(s): W4GD
Station: W4GD
Class: SO CW HP
Class Overlay: Limited-Ant
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 8
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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CW: 156 86
SSB:
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Total: 156 86 Total Score = 53,664
Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club
My greatest frustration was not being able to work EA8ZS. I must have wasted 15 minutes trying to get him. There was only a slight pileup. I finally gave up and tuned up the band where I came across 7Q2T in Malawi. He had a slightly larger pileup than EA8ZS,
but I was able to work him on my first call. Go figure!
Overall, it was a fun time and I will try to have a better antenna for next year's event. 73 to all de John, W4GD