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2020

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PJ4DXSA HP ALLI started the contest full of enthusiasm as it is a few months since I have entered a major contest as a single operator from my home QTH. The first hour or so on 20m was great but on the Saturday evening I took a scheduled break for dinner, after making 1391 QSOs, and when I went back one hour later after dinner I could just not face the crowded conditions on both 20m and 40m. Both bands were absolutely full and it was impossible to find a Run frequency. It seems the coronavirus has certainly increased the activity on the bands, with everyone stuck at home and nothing better to do than operate radio all weekend. Under those conditions you need to have a 'mega station' with at the very least a 2-element beam on 40m, and something better than a Spiderbeam at 30 feet on 20m! So, sorry to report, but I gave up on Saturday evening, had a couple of glasses of wine, watched some TV and went to bed. On the Sunday I worked just 63 stations (compared with 1391 on Saturday), mainly calling either new contest multipliers that I had missed on the first day or calling contest friends (G0DWV, G1A, K4BAI, K4RO etc). 10m was no good at all on Saturday but it actually opened up quite nicely on Sunday, with some S9++ signals from South America, a single American in Texas (KZ5MM) and, surprisingly, E51JD in the South Cooks. He was a really good signal - it's a long time since I've heard any Pacific on 10m. So, I could certainly have done better. Either I need better propagation, a better station, or perhaps I am at last coming to the conclusion that single-operator 48-hour contests are no longer for me(!) Hope next year to regain my enthusiasm for what used to be one of my favourite contests of the year. Rig: IC-7300 to Acom 1500 amp at 1kW to Spiderbeam at 30ft, 40m inverted-V dipole, 80m quarter-wave vertical. No separate RX antennas. 73 Steve, PJ4DX
PP1CZSA HP ALLR7 vertical antenna and 700 Watts gives me good times in this time of COVID-19. I had fun, thank you guys
PS2TSO HP ALLJust offering the rare mult
PT2SRSA LP ALLDuring the quarentine... just to have some fun at night. There was an incredibly strong noise here, in all bands, s9+. This made things complicated because my staiton is very simple, specially the antenna. At the end, despite the very few QSO, it was worth it. Thank you all
PU5LTISO LP 10M7/19/2018
PU5UAIChecklogYAESU FT-817ND and BUDDIPOLE ANTENNA
PU8NOWSO LP 10MLicense issued: 15/04/2019
PX1CSA LP ALLANTENA PIXOTE WIRE MULT BAND
PY1SGTSA LP ALLONLY PY1SGT BIG 73 TO ALL
PY2CATSA LP ALLNICE JOB GUYS, TU AND BEST 73
PY2HTSA LP 10Mkenwood TS2000, 3 elements yagui
PY2NYSO LP 20MThanks to all those friends around the world, calling me like always!! See you next one!!
PY4MDSA LP ALL29/08/2017
PY5ABSA HP 80MMy operation shack is in Campo Cargo, PR At below my home house
PY7DRSA LP ALL05/06/2019 (MM/DD/YYYY)
R0AASO HP ALLTNX 73!
R0QAFSO HP 20MTNX 73!
R0WCSO HP ALLSDR trcvr SunSDR2-PRO Antenns 160,80,40 - GP Up 16.5 m 20,15,10 - Tribander Up 18 m
R195AMSO LP ALLQTH Domodedovo Eupopean Russia
R1NOSO LP 20MTNX 73!
R2ARRSO HP ALLFirst amateur radio license date 19-Dec-2017
R2AXZSA LP 20M11/12/2019
R2AY/6SO LP 20MTNX 73!
R2ELSO LP ALL73 tnx !
R2FISO QRP 160MTNX 73!
R2PUSO QRP ALLFirst licence = 25 April 2017 (my first call R3PJT )
R3AAASA LP ALL121351
R3TKMSO LP ALLFTdx1200 ANT RQ-25 IV
R4ACSO LP ALLFT891, 100 Wt, Ant. LW
R4FCJSO LP ALLTNX 73!
R4IBSO HP ALLSamarskaiy obl. Otradny, ul.Pervomaiskay 57-59
R4RBSO HP ALLTNX 73!
R7ACSO LP ALLtnx!
R7NPSO LP 160MTNX 73!
R9AMSA LP 20M73
R9CDSO HP 20M73!
R9VASA HP 20MIcom IC-7600
R9WBISO LP ALLTNX 73!
RA3DGHSO LP 20MI declare that all contest rules and all the rules and regulations for amateur radio operations in my country have been observed and adhered to. I accept the decisions of the Contest Committee. Yaesu FT-450, dipole
RA3DQPSO LP ALLMy window antenna - tilted trap 4-band vertical dipole - work!
RA3DSVSO LP 20MTNX 73!
RA3XCZSO LP ALLIC756PROIII, Delta Loop 160 73!
RA4DRSO LP ALL73!
RA4FKSA LP 20MTNX 73!
RA4HBSSO LP ALLGOOD CONTEST
RA9AUChecklog73!
RA9UADSO HP 20MAPPEND73!
RC3CSA HP ALLTRX ICOM IC-746PRO ANT YAGI, L-ANT, DIPOLE ACOM-1000
RC8SCSO LP 20MThanks for the nice contest! 73!
RD2DSO LP ALLicom IC-746 100W, Ant: 10m-3el-quad, 15m-2el-quad,20m-2el-quad, 80m and 40m Inv-V, 160m - Long wire

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