WQ6X ASKS: Whut Do We Do with an Off-contest Weekend?

The 4th weekend of December (at least from the WQ6X perspective) is typically a non-contest weekend.  The weekend before was the OK-DX RTTY contest, and the following weekend will
be the Canadian RAC Winter Contest.

This is the time of year when I survey the 3830 Scores list for WQ6X for the current contest year (2023) reflecting not only on the successes but LooKing ahead to the coming contest year (2024), beginning with the ARRL RTTY-RU (Roundup) GiG the 1st weekend in January.  As part of planning for the upcoming RU GiG I made a close look at the high score data for the last 3 years.

Most importantly, it turns out that WQ6X actually set a contest record for East Bay section
and the PAC (Pacific) Division in the  2023 Roundup - and this was AFTER having the WQ6X
score dinged down from 2,277 points to a mere 1,736.

In preparation for a number of WQ6X operations from W7AYT's QTH in Concord, three
different antennas were compared on the upper bands by calling "CQ DX de WQ6X WQ6X"
and then capturing the RBN stats for those calls.  What is amazing is that the 3-el 10-m
Long John yagi tunes incredibly well as a rotatable dipole on 15-meters and to some degree
on 20-meters.

To quote a classic Christmas song.... "these are just some of my FAVorite things..."

What are YOUR Favorite things to do in your radiosport contest off hours?