ARRL DX Phone Contest
I’ve never been a serious contester. I sometimes will get on and operate a little during certain contests. I would usually make a handful to maybe 50 or so contacts. In the 80s and 90s I did the January VHF Contest several times, which were the only times I did a more serious effort. Those were the only logs I ever submitted. I’ve only barely dabbled in any CW contests. This weekend, I knew the ARRL DX Phone Contest was on. I had some spare time, so I thought I would get on the air and make a few contacts. The exchange for this contest is one I prefer, just signal report and state/province for US and Canadian stations, and signal report and power for DX stations. Very simple, no serial numbers, or zones, etc. I started on 15 meters, and saw the spectrum scope was lit up with signals, so I started calling some stations. Eventually, I switched on my 600 watt amplifier for a little help, as I was just using a vertical for an antenna. I was just doing search and pounce...