Great DX...

I decided, despite the CQ WPX SSB Contest, to try and activate Parrott's Bay, CA-5142. Normally on contest weekends I try and refrain from activating parks as it's too much of a hassle fighting for bandwidth.

Today was a little bit different. Instead of posting my activation on POTA Spots I just chased stations from the park, and it worked very well for me, in fact I think I will try this again during the next big contest.

It was a great day on 15m SSB today. I was very happy at how many pileups I broke with my KX3 at 10 watts, and a Hamstick. Is it just me or are there less people contesting these days? It just didn't seem as busy as I thought it would be.

Propagation was fine, but there was a little QSB. The numbers were: SFI=162, SN=118, A Index=10, and the K Index=2. 

First up today was Miguel TO7O, and he was followed by: TI7W, P45A, TI1K, HI3LT, PT1M, 8P5A, J62K, and V47T.

So don't be scared to try and activate a park during a contest, instead of posting a spot, just go and hunt.

Here's todays contact map:

Stay Safe Out There!!