The Radio is Back!

After 6 weeks away at repair, it came back just in time for the CQ WW SSB Contest.  I have never participated in contesting before, and it was addicting.  There were voices from all over the world stepping on one another to make contact.  I stayed up till 2am and talked from east to west coast, Europe, South America, Central America, Canada and as far away as Croatia.  I logged 58 contacts.  Ironically, the first contact I made was also my first HF contact ever.  What a way to start it out.