CQ World Wide WPX Contest
CQ World Wide WPX Contest
| Call | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| UX7QD | SO LP 20M | RIG(s): 100W; ANTENNA(s): a sloper |
| UY5VA | SA LP ALL | 73! |
| VA7ST | SO HP ALL | 15M fell short of 2017 with few stations heard, but 20M was pretty great both days -- on Sunday Europe was louder than the US from British Columbia |
| VE1RSM | SO LP ALL | My 1st contest with over 1,000,000 points |
| VE3GFN | SA LP ALL | Amazing condx! |
| VE3HG | SO QRP 20M | AlexLoop and five watts from a KX-2 off the fourth floor balcony |
| VE3PN | SO HP 40M | PC BUGS AGAIN AT START |
| VE3UTT | SA HP 40M | Remote from NC K3 / Optibeam Remote worked well very high noise Saturday |
| VE3XD | SA LP ALL | 25 watts into attic antennas for 40, 20 and 15 meters |
| VE3ZY | SO LP ALL | BETTER CONDX THAN I EXPECTED,BETTER RESULTS TOO |
| VE4VJR | SO LP ALL | Rookie |
| VE5FOC | SO LP 20M | condx could have been better but still fun 73 Summer |
| VE6WR | SO LP 20M | nice opening to EU all day Sunday! |
| VE7BGP | SO LP ALL | I had a lot of fun in the limited amount of time I had to gontest. Sunday I gave my venerable old IC-751A a good workout. Other Rig used FT-897D |
| VE7DZO | SO LP 20M | Thanks for all the QSOs! Was lots of fun! CU next time! 73 de VE7DZO - David |
| VK2CCC | SO QRP 40M | It was trully amazing having a Long Path opening to Europe and working them with 5W and a dipole. I would like to thank all for incredible patience in copying my QRP. Thanks all for a great show! |
| VK2IG | Checklog | Less than 12 hours operating time, so gave out numbers and worked as many DXCC as possible. Tnx organisers, and tnx all ops who answered my calls. TCVR: TS-480HX @ 100W. 10/15/20m antenna: 5-band spiderbeam @ 10m height; 40m antennas: full wave OCF DP, half wave 40m DP, at 15m height |
| VK2PN | SO HP ALL | Condx were not as good as previous years |
| VK5GR | SA HP ALL | The bands were very strange openings at odd times. Loads of fun! |
| VK7GN | SO HP ALL | Thanks for the work in checking 73 Martin |
| VK7RD | SO LP ALL | Thanks for the contest. Running 85 watts to a trap dipole |
| VO1BQ | SO HP ALL | AN HOUR HERE AND THERE OVER WEEKEND, LOTS OF FUN..CONDX PRETTY GOOD |
| VU2BGS | SO LP 10M | conditions were very poor on 10m ! Hrd very few stns from EU openings to JA was good but very few stns ! |
| VU2DED | SO LP ALL | ICOM IC7300 BAREFOOT DIPOLE ANTENNA |
| VU2XE | SA HP ALL | Better condition than WPX SSB. But tougher from my QTH |
| W0WTF | SA LP ALL | First Licensed May 19 2016 |
| W1QK | SO LP ALL | Thank you for sponsoring the contest |
| W2AAB | SO LP 40M | THE BEST CONTEST OF ALL! GOOD CONDITIONS ON 40. A PLEASANT SURPRISE WAS WORKING HZ1FI. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! |
| W2EG | SO LP 40M | Just made my goals: >600 Q's and >400 WPX, though after log check, I'll probably fall below. Decent condx first night (local time: UTC+4), but not as good second night, though improving after midnight, and not good at all third night. Thanks all for the Q's! 73, Rich, W2EG |
| W2TT | SA LP ALL | Great fun and improved my CW skills ten-fold! |
| W3AKD | SO HP 40M | Great contest Tnx and all the best to all, Bill |
| W3HDH | SA HP ALL | Conditions here best they have been in months |
| W4WNT | SA LP ALL | Part time entry using 36 foot End Fed EARCHI antenna |
| W4YG | SO LP ALL | My first CW contest after 40 years a ham. Had a lot of fun! |
| W6ARY | SO LP 20M | First licensed on 5/23/2016 |
| W6JBR | SA HP ALL | I was unable to operate much. I just made it to 100 Qs. Very pleased to have nice 20m opening to EU. Thanks for the Qs! 73, JR |
| W6QU | SO QRP ALL | Fantastic conditions on 20 considering we're near the bottom o the cycle! |
| W6YA | Checklog | THIS CONTEST WAS ONLY TO TEST A NEW AMPLIFIER. WANTING TO KEEP THE RATE UP I DID NOT SPEND MUCH TIME TRYING TO COPY THE SERIAL NUMBERS CORRECTLY. NEXT YEAR WILL BE A MORE CREDIBLE ENTRY |
| W7GTF | Checklog | Casual operation but lots of fun provided by 20 meters conditions |
| W7PU | SO HP ALL | For the bottom of the sunspot cycle 20 meters was fantastic! Europe never stopped coming in and I never got to 40M Friday night because of that. Great signals 24hr a day! |
| W9RE | SO HP ALL | Good activity for this part of the sunspot cycle |
| W9SN | MSL | This was our very first 100% remote control, multi-contest. We assembled an 8 member team from across the country from 4 states. Two members were here on site, using a wifi to the racked Flex. The other 6 members came in remote, over our fiber internet connection. Everything was automatic for band changing, switches, and rotor controls. Two members even had iambic remote paddles. We all run our networking windows open to see where other ops were. They could watch their key strokes, and adjust their operating accordingly. Ops that were between shifts, could watch the contest on their screens. Members followed a schedule that was put out before the contest. This way they know what time and rigs they would be using, and who would be operating remotely with them. Most everyone got a new experience operating remote, Flex rigs, automatic controls, and in a contest, with other remote members. The lockouts worked perfectly. The Flex radios with automatic controls were simply amazing. As successful as this was, it was not without issues. Not only poor band conditions early Sunday, at 2130Z Sunday, we lost power and then hooked up a generator. This resulted in a server that decided to go nuts afterwards. An additional 2 hours were lost rebuilding it. But with 90 minutes to go, we got it all going with 3 remote ops. We finished strong as the bands got better towards the end. Since we were not in the same room to talk, we used other methods to communicate for band changes and such. This changed the way we'll contest going forward. Team members that cannot travel and take the time for a full weekend, can now get a time slot to operate from the comfort of their home, and have access to other hardware. What a learning experience as what to do next, and what not to do. My hats off to the team for their willingness to learn new things, perform at a high level as always, and patience while I had to navigate these uncharted waters. Thanks to everyone for the Q's!~ Steve W9SN |
| W9WI | SO LP ALL | No QSO #1 as it was a test entered before the contest began |
| WA3DQS | SO HP ALL | Thanks for thge mults, y'all ! |
| WA3FAE | SO LP 40M | 2 phased verticals |
| WA5SOG | SO LP ALL | Lots of fun. I did better than anticipated, due to antenna situation |
| WA5YOM | SA HP ALL | First time I have submitted a log since the Novice Roundup 1968 |
| WA5ZKO | SO LP ALL | Still a fun contest just not enough hours to play! |
| WA6KHK | SA HP ALL | Worked WI6NE for #1000, the club station for NCCC. I am SCCC. Funny! |
| WA6URY | SO HP ALL | Operated remote from Tokyp, Japan |