CQ World Wide WPX Contest
CQ World Wide WPX Contest
| Call | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| PJ4DX | SO HP ALL | Was pleased to be sending serial numbers of over 4000 in 36 hours at this stage in the sunspot cycle, although not quite 4000 valid QSOs after the Dupes were removed. 10m was as poor as expected, but the other bands were actually better than I was expecting. Compared with last year, more QSOs on 20, 40 and 80m, but far fewer on both 15m and 10m. My claimed score is about 9% down on last year's - only 74 fewer QSOs but a massive 176 fewer mults this year compared with 2016. I made a couple of tactical errors in choosing my off-times. I should have stayed on 80 and 40m longer on Saturday night / Sunday morning, but went to sleep only to get up before 20m had opened properly. I lost maybe 100 QSOs because of that decision. Also, towards the end of the contest I left 20m to go to 40m but could not find a good run frequency and wasted 30 or 40 minutes trying unsuccessfully to establish a run. I went back to 20m and found it was still good. I was even called by a station in China, which is the first time that has happened in over 3 years of operating from PJ4. Rig: Yaesu FTdx5000, Acom 1500 amplifier, 1kW, to Spiderbeam at 35ft for 10-15-20m, 40m and 80m quarter-wave wire verticals on Spiderbeam fibreglass poles. See you again next year! |
| PJ4DX | SO HP ALL | Was pleased to be sending serial numbers of over 4000 in 36 hours at this stage in the sunspot cycle, although not quite 4000 valid QSOs after the Dupes were removed. 10m was as poor as expected, but the other bands were actually better than I was expecting. Compared with last year, more QSOs on 20, 40 and 80m, but far fewer on both 15m and 10m. My claimed score is about 9% down on last year's - only 74 fewer QSOs but a massive 176 fewer mults this year compared with 2016. I made a couple of tactical errors in choosing my off-times. I should have stayed on 80 and 40m longer on Saturday night / Sunday morning, but went to sleep only to get up before 20m had opened properly. I lost maybe 100 QSOs because of that decision. Also, towards the end of the contest I left 20m to go to 40m but could not find a good run frequency and wasted 30 or 40 minutes trying unsuccessfully to establish a run. I went back to 20m and found it was still good. I was even called by a station in China, which is the first time that has happened in over 3 years of operating from PJ4. Rig: Yaesu FTdx5000, Acom 1500 amplifier, 1kW, to Spiderbeam at 35ft for 10-15-20m, 40m and 80m quarter-wave wire verticals on Spiderbeam fibreglass poles. See you again next year! |
| PP1CZ | SA LP ALL | The worst propagation I ever experienced in WPX Contest, but enjoyable. PP1CZ - Leo |
| PP1CZ | SA LP ALL | The worst propagation I ever experienced in WPX Contest, but enjoyable. PP1CZ - Leo |
| PP5JY | SO HP ALL | Poor propagation but was nice |
| PP5JY | SO HP ALL | Poor propagation but was nice |
| PQ2HX | SO LP ALL | CDR GROUP |
| PQ2HX | SO LP ALL | CDR GROUP |
| PS2T | SO HP 10M | Worst propagation on ten in WPX SSB since 1986. Even after 50 years in contesting, I learned some new features of 10M propagation |
| PS2T | SO HP 10M | Worst propagation on ten in WPX SSB since 1986. Even after 50 years in contesting, I learned some new features of 10M propagation |
| PS7DX | SA HP 15M | I tried to participate with a new multiplier, even with difficulties |
| PS7DX | SA HP 15M | I tried to participate with a new multiplier, even with difficulties |
| PU8TAJ | SO LP 10M | License 26/05/2015 |
| PU8TAJ | SO LP 10M | License 26/05/2015 |
| PU9ATH | SA LP ALL | Licence: 02/09/2010 |
| PU9ATH | SA LP ALL | Licence: 02/09/2010 |
| PY2AXH | SO LP ALL | Tkanks Big 73 |
| PY2AXH | SO LP ALL | Tkanks Big 73 |
| PY2NY | SO LP 20M | So great to listen all other brothers and see that, time to time, we are changing calls by names... Contesting is life |
| PY2NY | SO LP 20M | So great to listen all other brothers and see that, time to time, we are changing calls by names... Contesting is life |
| PY2OSD | SO LP ALL | License 06/05/2016 |
| PY2OSD | SO LP ALL | License 06/05/2016 |
| PY2ZR | MSL | PY2ZR- ENIO (FATHER) - PY2RH JHONATAS (SON) |
| PY2ZR | MSL | PY2ZR- ENIO (FATHER) - PY2RH JHONATAS (SON) |
| PY6AZ | SA LP ALL | 2015-nov-13 |
| PY6AZ | SA LP ALL | 2015-nov-13 |
| R1BCE | Checklog | TCVR - FT897d, 100w ANT - CITYWindom CW80100, 21m up |
| R1BCE | Checklog | TCVR - FT897d, 100w ANT - CITYWindom CW80100, 21m up |
| R1QE | SO LP ALL | Rig. ICOM-718, 100wt, Ant. Quad 80m.All band.10m.ap |
| R1QE | SO LP ALL | Rig. ICOM-718, 100wt, Ant. Quad 80m.All band.10m.ap |
| R2AL | SO LP ALL | Icom 718 OptiBeam16-3 16 Element 3 Band |
| R2AL | SO LP ALL | Icom 718 OptiBeam16-3 16 Element 3 Band |
| R2DAW | SO LP ALL | SE 6861/12 Symm.Dipole |
| R2DAW | SO LP ALL | SE 6861/12 Symm.Dipole |
| R2DFE | SO LP 20M | Vertical antena abt.6,5mtrs and FT897D, 100Watts. TNX 73's! |
| R2DFE | SO LP 20M | Vertical antena abt.6,5mtrs and FT897D, 100Watts. TNX 73's! |
| R2DGD | SO LP ALL | License 23.04.2014 number AP-14-02905 |
| R2DGD | SO LP ALL | License 23.04.2014 number AP-14-02905 |
| R3FC | SO HP 20M | TS590S, KT34XA, |
| R3FC | SO HP 20M | TS590S, KT34XA, |
| R3XA | SO QRP 20M | 5w / windom |
| R3XA | SO QRP 20M | 5w / windom |
| R4AC | SO LP ALL | FT-897D, 100 Wt, Ant |
| R4AC | SO LP ALL | FT-897D, 100 Wt, Ant |
| R7AY | SO LP ALL | P.O.BOX: 40, ARMAVIR, 352900, RUSSIA |
| R7AY | SO LP ALL | P.O.BOX: 40, ARMAVIR, 352900, RUSSIA |
| R7MU | SO LP 20M | FT-991, Tri-bander |
| R7MU | SO LP 20M | FT-991, Tri-bander |
| R9CZA | SO LP ALL | RIG Icom IC-765 ANT Tribander XL 335, Single Element Delta 80m TNX 73! |
| R9CZA | SO LP ALL | RIG Icom IC-765 ANT Tribander XL 335, Single Element Delta 80m TNX 73! |