As summer approaches, there is talk of antenna projects, summer trips and Field Day. All great opportunities for building up your HF Challenge scores. But with the warm weather come storms, so be sure and unplug equipment when lightning is expected!
Glad to have Warren K9IH in the Challenge again, he is a great operator. FB to Jim N3XP who worked OD5QB Lebanon and 9K2VO Kuwait for the first time ever since he started working HF!/div>
TLarry K9ARZ says "conditions have been pretty good this month picking up: A25JR Botswana, 3W2LI, 3W2BB, and XV2RZ in Vietnam, 9M2/R6AF/P in Sabah, No. Borneo, A61QQ, UAE, OJ0MC, Market Reef; A45XR, Oman; RI1FJA, Franz Josef Land, CE0Y/NL8F, Easter Island, 4S7BRG, Sri Lanka, XU7SSB Cambodia, J52HF, Guinea Bissau, XT2AEF, Barking Faso, TO7BC, Mayotte, YI1RZ, Iraq; AP2NK, Pakistan, RA2FB; Kaliningradsk, E51M (Manihiki) No. Cook Isls., 5T0JL Mauitania, and a number of former Soviet Republics: EX8MAT, EY7AD, 4L3Y, UA0YAY (Tanu Tuva for DXCC Jubilee) and finally VK0TH Macquarie Island."
There were many updates this month so keep up the good work! And now for the numbers...