There was a lot of CW activity on the bands yesterday. I worked DL2025S again, on 15 meters this time. The 2025C ham radio event started on January 18, 2025, at the same time as the opening of the Capital of Culture (CoC) year of European Capital of Culture Chemnitz and region, and runs until March 31st. My two CW contacts, with the same station is good for 10 points. I hope to add a few more to plump up that skinny score before its over.

I made three contacts in the PACC contest on Saturday. I hadn’t planned to work in this one, and really just stumbled in because there was so much activity available and signals out of the Netherlands were so good, I couldn’t resist dropping my call in the mix a few times. Next year I think I’ll make a serious run at this one.

Among a few other random contacts around Europe, I bumped into GD4RAG on the Isle of Man and enjoyed a nice chat. I’m telling you, again, a few years from now as we approach the gloom of solar minimum, we’re going to miss the opportunities we can enjoy at this moment.

Celebrate it while you can!