ATNO #312 Baker Island KH1/KH7Z worked

Finally worked him on 20m CW

at 0326 UTC on July 1st - came back to my call - I responded but QRM came and I was not sure
at 0335 UTC - made a clean exchange

310 DXCC Overall and 300 DXCC Milestone on CW

Highlights from the above chart:

• 7.85 years from 0-312 DXCC
• 6.2 years to the major milestone of 300 DXCC
• 125 DXCC to 225 DXCC in less than a year - thanks to an amplifier and the peak of solar cycle 24 in 2014
• 250 DXCC to 300 DXCC took close to 2 years
• 301 DXCC to 312 DXCC took another 2 years as Cycle 24 comes to a minimum and with fewer ATNO available to be activated
• It will be a slow slog to Honor Roll - if I even get there

I would have to say that I am quite content to having reached 310 DXCC with my "little pistol" station with wire 2 element beam and two vertical wires and a wire dipole.

It may be  while before I see another sticker. Next stop is 315.

2017 DX Marathon Effort Results

160 METERS

1st Place   NO3M*

198

2nd Place  K7ZV

164

3rd Place  W1TC

150

4th Place AA6YQ

148

5th Place N8PR

146

6th Place VO1HP

133

7th Place NY4G

130

8th Place K4IQJ

123

9th Place IK2WXQ

93

*Certificate Winner