Another Chillycon has come and gone, and what a camp it was this year! We could not have asked for better weather, five days of brilliant sunshine with decent temperatures in the high 20's most days, and not a drop of rain.
A number of the usual regular campers did not attend, although two of them did in fact come and spend most of a day with us. Obviously the change of dates from purely a weekend event to a mid-week event didn't suit some people. I understand next year it will go back to a weekend event only.
The propagation forecast for the week did not look too good at first, but actually things worked out very well, and we had a few days in a row of really good propagation for a change.
Eric VE3DN, last years winner of the DX Trophy couldn't make it to the camp, but did show up for a few hours on Friday to do some operating - and try to save his winning reputation.........unfortunately it wasn't to be. The winner of this years Upper Canada Trophy for DX Excellence is Eric VA3DXP, a first time attendee, with a 6w CW contact with YC2VOC in Indonesia, 15,000 km away, or 2500 km per watt. Well done Eric!! It's great to see somebody give the other Eric some serious competition!
I managed to put 155 contacts in my log over the three day period, operating very casually, and I really enjoyed myself. This event is a great way to get rid of the stress in your life, and this year I needed the break.
Below are some pictures of the event....
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| The winning DX Contest Station |
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| Don VE3MNE and Matt VA3UMM building an antenna |
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| The gathering of the minds.... |
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| Eric VE3DN presenting the DX Trophy to Eric VA3DXP |
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| Eric VE3DN with Eric VA3DXP. |
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