During the absolute peak of the last sunspot cycle, I was listening to 10-meter CW in my backyard. The setup was an Elecraft KX-3 transceiver, 5 watts, mounted on the handlebars of my bicycle, feeding a Super Antennas MP-1 adjustable vertical on the rear luggage rack.
Tuning 10-meter CW, I heard nothing until I found a solitary station calling CQ. It was a V73 prefix. He was loud. A second signal popped up sending “SLIM SLIM SLIM.” [“SLIM” is ham slang for a station using an unauthorized call sign or falsely claiming to be in a rare location. – ed.] I paid that station no never mind and returned to answer the V73. At the moment, I was not riding the bike but sitting on a bucket next to it…
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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2022