WQ6X Meanders thru another Marconi Memorial Contest

After a 5-mile walk/run in the annual Alameda 4th of July parade (the longest small-town parade
in the USA), I welcomed the opportunity to just "lay out" on the bed in the radio room, resting up for the upcoming Marconi Memorial Contest (MMC).  Somehow, I got the idea that the MMC GiG started at 12:00z (5am) and chided myself for sleeping until 5:51.

After the Hawaiian coffee infusion took effect, it was discovered the start-up time was actually 14:00z (7am) offering plenty of the time to setup the N1MM+ function key macros and validate all of the different analog and DSP filters used to "shape" contest audio.

From the 7am start band propagation SUCKED in the USA (but sucked LESS on the E. Coast).  Looking at the enTwente (Dutch) SDR, bands were FLOODED with stations, which makes sense
in an ARI-sponsored (Italian) contest.  Looking at the 3830 score listings and reading SOAPBOX comments confirmed that 10-meters was DOA and 15-meters not much better.

Hoping for a reprieve on 40-meters in the evening found the band wide open, but very little MMC activity could be heard - Bummer Dewd.  After some sleep, I turned the radio back on to 40-meters
at 13:00z looking for some JA action, finding none to be had.  Switching to 20-meters, as the E. Coast was now in daylight, 3 -QSOs made it to the log.

The only thing REAL positive I can say about this contest is that being the ONLY QRP submission, WQ6X wins the QRP category by default.

DiD YOU work the Marconi Memorial Contest?

Is WQ6X in YOUR LoG?