12/04/2005 | K6EI K9DX in Illinois was S9 here in SCV, but my lowly 5 watts could never get a response. I guess its time to replace my antenna.

Suggestion for next year: Everyone sends 599 as part of the exchange -- why not update the rules and substitute power level (H for high, L for low, Q for QRP) instead of RST? This would make the contest more interesting for the participants. Working a distant station partially buried in noise would be far more meaningful if I knew he was running 5 watts instead of a kilowatt. -- Jim in Sunnyvale, California -- K6EI