My stand-alone beacon was turned on at about 1015z.
UPDATE 1333z: 19 stations spotting me.
Simple QRP projects, 10m, 8m, 6m, 4m, FT8, 160m, WSPR, LF/MF, sub-9kHz, nanowaves and other random stuff, some not related to amateur radio.
My gear (5W to the V2000 vertical omni) was turned on at about 1015z.
UPDATE 1324z: 18 spots so far. See map.
Really, this is too hard for me now.
After about 30 minutes I find my poor voice struggles these days in contests. I had to stop.
I worked a new square for 2025 in the form of JO03, but I really could not manage any longer.
Yesterday I had a very painful lesson. Google puts in SPAM things it thinks are SPAM. Usually it is correct .
The answer seems to be always check. I usually do see if anything is in SPAM by error, but his first email must have been deleted before I checked.
UPDATE Monday 1945z: Since writing this I had an email claiming illness and asking if I shopped at Amazon. Definitely SPAM!! Now back in SPAM! Caveat emptor. There really was a reason it was in SPAM.
We deliver local Christmas cards by hand. We were going to do it yesterday, but the rain was horrendous so we did it today instead in the co...