UPDATED: For not trying too hard in this QSO Party, I managed to have this sent to me on August 1, 2019:
For such bad conditions on the HF bands, I was really surprised by what I was able to accomplish in the WI QSO Party, yesterday. I was able to get a total of 35 contacts in 25 different counties. Most of the contacts were on 40 meters, and a couple of them were on 80 meters.
Maybe next year, I will be able to get my brother to become licensed, so I can actually talk to him, more often. We’ll see.
During this QSO Party, I wasn’t really “trying” too hard. I did have the day off, though, so in between all the other things I was doing, I would spin the dial a bit, and see who was out there.
I also took part in the OK and ID QSO Parties, this weekend, but wasn’t able to make too many contacts in those. The conditions on Saturday were super terrible. I submitted my logs for all of them, anyway.
Next week is the Virginia and Louisiana QSO Parties. I have Saturday off of work, so I may try to get a few contacts on those.