Stamina Test

Unfortunately, I missed the great conditions in 2024 due to my obligations as DARC VHF contest manager. This year I skipped the Dorsten GHZ-Tagung and wanted to enjoy the great rates during the maximum of the sun spot cycle. Unfortunately, nobody told the sun to behave accordingly. So, the goal had been to achieve a 4-digit QSO count. Well, it never materialized. Especially, the conditions of the first night had been quite tough.

In Remembrance

Before the contest we got the sad news that our fellow BCC contester Ben, DL6RAI became a silent key while preparing his contest station on P4. He had been a great mentor and fellow competitor and it was always fun to compare our scores while he used low power with a double-zepp at his home location and me using larger antennas and qrp power. I will definitely miss his calls and contest analysis. RIP in contest heaven dr Ben.