CQ World Wide WPX Contest
CQ World Wide WPX Contest
| Call | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| PJ4DX | SA HP ALL | I 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 |
| PJ4DX | SA HP ALL | I 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 |
| PP1CZ | SA HP ALL | R7 vertical antenna and 700 Watts gives me good times in this time of COVID-19. I had fun, thank you guys |
| PP1CZ | SA HP ALL | R7 vertical antenna and 700 Watts gives me good times in this time of COVID-19. I had fun, thank you guys |
| PS2T | SO HP ALL | Just offering the rare mult |
| PS2T | SO HP ALL | Just offering the rare mult |
| PT2SR | SA LP ALL | During 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 |
| PT2SR | SA LP ALL | During 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 |
| PU5LTI | SO LP 10M | 7/19/2018 |
| PU5LTI | SO LP 10M | 7/19/2018 |
| PU5UAI | Checklog | YAESU FT-817ND and BUDDIPOLE ANTENNA |
| PU5UAI | Checklog | YAESU FT-817ND and BUDDIPOLE ANTENNA |
| PU8NOW | SO LP 10M | License issued: 15/04/2019 |
| PU8NOW | SO LP 10M | License issued: 15/04/2019 |
| PX1C | SA LP ALL | ANTENA PIXOTE WIRE MULT BAND |
| PX1C | SA LP ALL | ANTENA PIXOTE WIRE MULT BAND |
| PY1SGT | SA LP ALL | ONLY PY1SGT BIG 73 TO ALL |
| PY1SGT | SA LP ALL | ONLY PY1SGT BIG 73 TO ALL |
| PY2CAT | SA LP ALL | NICE JOB GUYS, TU AND BEST 73 |
| PY2CAT | SA LP ALL | NICE JOB GUYS, TU AND BEST 73 |
| PY2HT | SA LP 10M | kenwood TS2000, 3 elements yagui |
| PY2HT | SA LP 10M | kenwood TS2000, 3 elements yagui |
| PY2NY | SO LP 20M | Thanks to all those friends around the world, calling me like always!! See you next one!! |
| PY2NY | SO LP 20M | Thanks to all those friends around the world, calling me like always!! See you next one!! |
| PY4MD | SA LP ALL | 29/08/2017 |
| PY4MD | SA LP ALL | 29/08/2017 |
| PY5AB | SA HP 80M | My operation shack is in Campo Cargo, PR At below my home house |
| PY5AB | SA HP 80M | My operation shack is in Campo Cargo, PR At below my home house |
| PY7DR | SA LP ALL | 05/06/2019 (MM/DD/YYYY) |
| PY7DR | SA LP ALL | 05/06/2019 (MM/DD/YYYY) |
| R0AA | SO HP ALL | TNX 73! |
| R0AA | SO HP ALL | TNX 73! |
| R0QAF | SO HP 20M | TNX 73! |
| R0QAF | SO HP 20M | TNX 73! |
| R0WC | SO HP ALL | SDR trcvr SunSDR2-PRO Antenns 160,80,40 - GP Up 16.5 m 20,15,10 - Tribander Up 18 m |
| R0WC | SO HP ALL | SDR trcvr SunSDR2-PRO Antenns 160,80,40 - GP Up 16.5 m 20,15,10 - Tribander Up 18 m |
| R195AM | SO LP ALL | QTH Domodedovo Eupopean Russia |
| R195AM | SO LP ALL | QTH Domodedovo Eupopean Russia |
| R1NO | SO LP 20M | TNX 73! |
| R1NO | SO LP 20M | TNX 73! |
| R2ARR | SO HP ALL | First amateur radio license date 19-Dec-2017 |
| R2ARR | SO HP ALL | First amateur radio license date 19-Dec-2017 |
| R2AXZ | SA LP 20M | 11/12/2019 |
| R2AXZ | SA LP 20M | 11/12/2019 |
| R2AY/6 | SO LP 20M | TNX 73! |
| R2AY/6 | SO LP 20M | TNX 73! |
| R2EL | SO LP ALL | 73 tnx ! |
| R2EL | SO LP ALL | 73 tnx ! |
| R2FI | SO QRP 160M | TNX 73! |
| R2FI | SO QRP 160M | TNX 73! |