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Soapbox for 2024
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2E0OBO |
Many thanks to all US/CAN operators for their good ears. Excellent. 73 Bob |
3D2AG |
Contest operated with paper log and manual paddle only. Rolling power cuts over 14 hours long during contest period, severely limiting operating time. Only wire antennas used, 350W. |
4K6FO |
using kenwood TS-590S and 2 el. quad antenna. |
4U1A [photo/doc] |
Due to a problem with the YAGI antenna, I used modified sloper EFHW (from http://MyAntennas.com) at 300 feet above ground. Worked great on all HF bands. Appreciate for a wonderful and interesting test. Got a lot of fun... 73 de Sparky (4U1A) |
7K1CPT |
5W QTH Kasumigaura-city Ibaraki-pref. |
7K1JFM |
I enjoyed the contest. |
7K1MAG/2 |
I enjoyed the contest. I have operated in JA2 area. |
7K4GUR |
I enjoyed the contest. |
7K4XNN |
I enjoyed the contest. |
7M3LDC |
I enjoyed the contest. |
7N2TRM |
Condx for NA was very good. |
9A/N4XTT |
This was a remote operation via Remote Ham Radio. |
9A2EY [photo/doc] |
I haven't had time to install a better antenna in my new apartment. But this "street GP" antenna made me happy with unexpected QSO's all the way to California. Best 73 de Zeljko 9A2EY |
9A4KJ |
Good band conditions,using SD logger WinKey all good |
9A5CW |
Nice contest, just a simple setup on all band with dipole and vertical wire. See you in the next contest. 73 Patrik 9A5CW |
AA4VT |
Part time effort due to other commitments, but still managed to get almost 7 hours BIC time. All S&P as I am still working on my confidence level to run with CW. Great band conditions this year. Had nice amounts of JAs on 20, 15, and 10m. Got DP1POL on 15m and 8R7X on 80, 40 and 10m. Tested out my 160/80m receive pennants before the contest, but they didn't come online when needed. Fortunately, 80m signals from EU and Caribbean were strong enough without them. Rigs: FlexRadio 6600 running SmartSDR, N1MM+ and CW Skimmer software (aka "my crutch"). RF-Kit RF2K-S 1.5kW amp. 80m wire vertical, Optibeam OB4030 2 element on 40m @ 75 feet. SteppIR 3 element for 20, 15, 10m at 90 feet. |
AA9WP |
This was my first try at the ARRLDXCW contest and it was great fun. Excellent band conditons made it that much more enjoyable. CWOPS tranining and a few more watts made a big difference. 73 |
AB5SS |
Only had a little time Sunday morning to work the contest but it was fun. |
AC1MT |
First CW Contest |
AC4G |
My intention was to operate only 160m, but after checking the bands, had to oprate all bands. I operated with high power. contesting on 160m. Friday night we had t-storms which made it noisy, but the DX was still coming. Saturday night, the band was quiet and all kinds of signals were coming through. My only issue was not able to stay up all night Saturday night to work the Pacific and Asia. However, on Sunday morning was able to bag a few JA's. because propagation was so goog that I worked anybody with low power that I received. This was an enjoyable contet, but wish I could have operated during the day Sunday to make more QSOs. was operating 80m and my amplifier faulted-out. With 15 minutes left, I found a loose connector which appeared to fix the issue, but more checking will be needed. being present! And thans for the QSOs. It was indeed fun. Wow, the propagation on 10m ws outstanding to say the least. Thanks Cycle 25!! |
AC6DD |
Still setting up the station at this QTH. It seems this has been going on for a while. I was going to spend a few hours on the air because of some home projects, but then got sucked into 10 and 15 meters. Using a small tribander @50' and a vertical. FTdx101MP, ACOM2000 |
AC6XT/6Y |
Operated form Kingston, Jamaica with K2, 15W, LW antenna. |
AC9OT |
I had my fun all mobile between coming and going to work. |
AD1C |
Remember when the solar flux was high, absorption was low, and all kinds of records were broken That was awesome. (tribute to Chris Farley) |
AE8K |
Still limited to the 10 meter dipole |
BH6BEZ |
Operator Aged 16 I have to say, ARRL DX CW contest is a good way for me practicing my CW, and what's more, make more QSOs with NA stations. During this contest, the YL Operator aged 16, and working with NA stations with IC7300 100W and a poor EFHW antenna. |
CR2E [photo/doc] |
https://www.qrz.com/db/CR2E Single-element EFHW antenna 132' with 49:1 UNUN and FT-710 |
CT1DRB |
As always a very nice contest. |
CT1EHK |
SunSDR2 DX Antennas: OB9 |
DC2HB |
Checklog |
DC4A |
Special thanks to all friends at DR4W who help maintain the station and to all the guys in the rare states/ provinces! Every call from there is a real highlight for me! |
DF1OE |
Had a lot of fun with onla a BTV6 in the Garden |
DF2RQ |
Only had time for a couple of hours but enjoyed it! Thanks for organizing! 73 Michael |
DF3SM |
FT-817 WITH 5 WATTS + VERTICAL INDOOR ANTENNA |
DF5BM |
Good conditions! But only a few QSO's with my GP-Antenna. Thank you to all for the QSO's! 73 Bob DF5BM |
DF5EN |
TS-850S AT, 3-element tribander, 80/40 meter dipole |
DF6LH |
sunSDR2pro 20W Antennas: OCFD 41 m |
DF7JC |
vy great activity, specially on 10 mtrs |
DH0GDS |
Thanks to all kind OPs which responded tu my CQ: W8TK, N2NT, K1ESE, K8AJS, K2AX, K3WJV, K0TG, W2FU and VE3JM. Ive had a great time, even though some europeans were impolite indeed. My rig: Icom 756 pro 3, 3-Band-Sloper, 100 Watt. |
DH7AMF |
trx TS-870s, pwr 100 watts, ant. T- config.wire, 7m up gnd |
DJ1AA |
IC-7800, ACOM2000A, 750W, Monoband Dipols Inv V for 80m & 160m 17 Ele. Yagi Optibeam OB17-4 10m,15m,20m,40m |
DJ2AX |
200w |
DJ2IA |
IC-7610 100Watts 2-ele-Quad Vertical |
DK0SU [photo/doc] |
Thank you for all the contacts ... 10/15/20 & 40m bands were in great conditions (Rig: TS-590S, SPE 1 K FA, X7 Beam, V80S Vertical, 160m EFHW RX Antenna) CUAGN 73 The crew at DK0SU: DF7TV/Tom, DK7IT/Fred & DF7SA/Michael |
DK2A |
Thanks for the nice Contest with many many Stations. de DC8YZ |
DK3UW |
I had just a little bit of time so only 1 hour on 40 m. I appreciated that despite the contest rush some made a little comment, when realising I was 5 W QRP only. And also thanks for the effort and patience of some getting me into their log. Rig Flex 1500 and 160 m delta loop fed with ladder line and Johnson matchbox Martin DK3UW |
DK3YD |
Good CW activity an all bands, perfect conditions; 73, Hans, DK3YD |
DK6YA |
5w angle-dipol from balcony. tnx fer all very good operators in cw |
DK7HA |
IC-703, K3/10, 5 watt; Spiderbeam, 40m invVee, 80m lambda/4 vertical Thanks the organizers for the contest and all who dug my qrp sigs out of the noise. I could not materialize of the excellent condx others reported. I was running out of stns to work. Nevertheless, was great to work more west-coast stns incl. W6QU as a qrp stn from CA! |
DK9PY |
I opted for the 40m single band assisted category, which was probably not a good decision given the conditions on the high bands. I looked enviously at the high QSO rates that the guys ran on 10/15 and 20m. For this reason, the activity on 40m was probably lower than last year. Long periods without pile ups and many hours with less than 40 QSOs/hour. Many dupes towards the end of the contest. Nevertheless, it was a lot of fun. The station setup is competitive using a 2 el Quad full size @100ft. 73/Armin, DK9PY |
DL0GEO |
I like this contest. CU next time. |
DL2OM |
SOP 10 m high - 3 El. Beam. On Sunday afternoon the propagation shifted slightly to South America which caused less yield US-Stations. But I should not complain. In total conditions on 10 m were great. |
DL2TG [photo/doc] |
Hello, many nice contacts with my ZS6BKW antenna up 12m.Thank you all,cu next year, Fred DL2TG |
DL3HAE |
antenna short Windom length approx. 68 ft |
DL4ZA |
Yaesu FT950 - SteppIR - Loop |
DL5CL |
IC7610, ant:W3EDP@15mtrs |
DL5KUD |
ANTENNA LIMITED OVERLAY : ONE DIPOLE ONLY at max HIGH of 25 ft. Had a funfull weekend, at best propagation conditions for very long time |
DL5MAE |
Much more fun WITHOUT SPOTTING SYSTEM (DX CLUSTER) than with DXCL- My goal was not reached (again). ... Was missing again 2 states.. IDAHO and South Dakota vy 73 de dl5mae Wolfgang |
DL6HCC |
I had lots of fun, unfortunately due to private obligations not enough time ... Excellent dx conditions ! See you next year :-) |
DL7AUO |
Flexradio 6700 Antennas: Dipols only |
DL7PIA |
Overlay: Limited Antennas Age: 17 |
DL7YS |
Fb conds this year. Mni 5-band-QSOs and also some 6-bands were possible! 73 de DL7YS, Peter |
DL8BEG |
Many thanks for organising the contest. QRP works. I had a lot of fun. |
DL8SDC |
IC 7300 PWR 80W ANT R5 Vertikal |
DL9GK |
100 W + indoor dipole |
DL9MFY [photo/doc] |
10m ufb Sunday, so I fired up again a qrp TRX and 10m of ant wire zigzag on mom's balcony added some QSO more. Was not prepared for this extra TX activity on Sunday: Had to tap the code with bare wire on a silver plate instead of key. See photo. |
DM1T [photo/doc] |
Lots of fun again, but we lacked the beer this time :-) |
DM3F |
Thanks for the QSOs. Condx great to west coast on 10m. |
DM5DM |
I work at SB category 15m, but the roboter set me on ALL-Band. I can't find a way to change this or delete the first upload. excuse my bad english 73 Volker DM5DM |
DM7AA |
misteke i send nr but some station ask me to pwr and i send him 005, then or nr or 005 is correct, log for checking. |
DP1POL |
DP1POL is located at Neumayer Station III in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. I have been working here regularly since 2002, and this is my ninth participation in the ARRL DX Contest from KC4. Conditions were good on the high bands, even though I lost part of a band opening during the second night due to an ongoing aurora. I could not make myself heard in North America on 80m or 40m. The final result is quite far away from my top score in 2014, but I am still quite happy with it considering the circumstances. Both contest days were full working days here at the research station. The log will be uploaded to LotW, printed cards are available via my QSL manager DL1ZBO. Rig - Yaesu FT-450D, N1MM Logger+, Acom 2000A, Broadband Dipole |
DR4S |
15h op time only. 73 Maik |
EA2BD |
Limited Antennas Overlay 5w to EFHW wire antenna portable on a mountain top for fun! 73 |
EA2DDE |
FLEXRADIO 5000 dipolo DX-B Alpha Delta o hy gain avq 14+expert 1k jmmaot@eresmas.com |
EA3CX |
Just one hour with 100W and a Vertical ant to give some points, 73 Ariel EA3CX |
EA3DMN |
TX RX Yaeusu FT747gx ANT Wire Dipole |
EA4BAS |
Icom 7300 eaxBeam Dipole Bazoka Cuco 40-80 |
EA4CWW [photo/doc] |
Thank you very much for all those who were able to peak me up) While using my small,ground floor antenna, it is always a challenge for both parts to make a contact)) 73 de EA4CWW |
EA4FME |
ICOM-7610 |
EA5Y |
Rig Icom IC-705 + dipole ant @ 25 meters high. Thanks a lot to all those patient correspondants that could copy my QRP signal out from the noise across the Atlantic in 80m and 160m |
EA8/G4HSO [photo/doc] |
Casual holiday style operation - keyer locking up, multiple PC problems, CAT not working, incorrect band logging, antenna fell down three times... much QRM from other holiday activities... Hopefully I didn't cause a problem to EA8ZS just down the road from me also in the contest! Many NA stations with good ears and deciphered EA8/G4HSO correctly first time. Good fun, many lessons learned. 15m was fantastic! Hope to be on next year. 73 Peter EA8/G4HSO |
EE5R |
14 and 21 MHz: horizontal magnetic loop, ~45 W 28 MHz: vertical EFHW (low), ~15 W |
EF6B |
Lots of fun in the Contest and exceptional conditions.! Been sending 400w to all despite I had used only that power in 84 QSOs out of 578, and they were made in the Low Bands.!! The rest, in the Higher Bands, were made only with 90w out of my Remote station. Thanks all for the contacts.! Josep EF6B (EA6BF) |
EI8GP |
Great conditions |
EI8X [photo/doc] |
Great conditions. 1st time using this callsign EI8X. Had no vertical for 160m, due to storm damage. See you next year. Thanks |
ES1TAR |
First ARRL DX Contest |
ES4MD |
100W and wire loop antenna for 40m |
EW1TO |
Tx TS430S, PWR 100W, ANT GP |
EW6FL |
Hello! Please cancel my Limited Antennas operation. I have antennas above 50 feet. I confused feet with meters. |
F4CWN |
500 QSO just for fun ! |
F4WEF |
Thanks for the contest, had a great time. Propagation must have been excellent because my antennas aren't. I'm still getting moved in. One end-fed half wave for 40/20/10 and a severely abused 80m antenna that served on other bands as well (but not happily). I'm using window feed-throughs so although the exchange was 100W, that was aspirational. Functionally, I managed 50W on 80m and 20W on the other bands. Looking forward to gettnig more functional antennas in place, although this makes "room for improvement" easy. |
F5JU |
FTDX 3000 - DIPOLES |
F5MMX |
TRX home made 100w Wire antenna in trees |
F5MQU |
Nice to participate for second time. Hope to hear you next year also ;) 73' s |
F5MUX |
Active a few hours over the weekend. Always surprised at what you can do just with 100 W into a vertical antenna. Working the west coast on 40m, several hours after sunrise. Thanks for the fun, CW is always THE magic mode! 73 de Lee, F5MUX |
F5OIH |
SUNSDR PRO2 Antennas: Dipole / Verticale |
F5SGI |
LOW BANDS WERE DISAPPOINTING. GREAT FUN, ANYWAY. THANKS FOR QS! |
F5TVG |
Big propagation almost bands so it was a real pleasure SD by EI5DI IS VERY SIMPLE TO USE. |
F6IRA |
One of best propagation for ARRL CW contest ever on 10 meter. |
F6KOP |
FTdx5000 Vertical Beam Mono Band Dipole |
G0ATG |
I really enjoyed participating in the ARRL-DX-CW contest. |
G3L |
Due to XYL poorly did not spend very much time on air this year, but enjoyed the little bash, wonderfull condxs, when did get on was amazed the waterfull was packed with signal spikes hi,that was at 1500 hrs on ,Saturday , |
G3LVP |
I've only been licensed since 1957(!) whilst still at school. I decided that it was about time I had a go at this contest! |
G3OLB |
The best transatlantic conditions I've heard on 160m for a long while. West coast, including CA, romping in. |
G3PHO |
NO SPARE TIME OVER THE WEEKEND SO THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS ENTRY.. JUST GIVING POINTS AWAY :-) |
G3RTU |
Had limited time to operate just on the Sunday. Many thanks to all those I worked. 73's cuagn |
G3SWC |
PART TIME OPERATING ONLY UNFORTUNATELY! |
G3VYI |
Thanks for running the contest !! |
G3ZBU |
SD logger H/B ESP32 Bluetooth keyer H/B Pic-a-Tune ATU Great condx. Special thanks to the US stations that asked me to QSY to other bands. |
G3ZGC |
160m Saturday had no copy of W/VE from here. Sunday was the best opening on 160m I have ever heard. 10m Saturday was excellent. Good Sunday further West but not so good to the East coast. My aerial system is very basic. |
G4BUE |
Although I only operated for 20 hours, this was my best ever 5W QRP score using wire antennas (a 132 feet doublet at 35 feet and a ground mounted multi-band vertical). I am amazed that my 40m QSO total was higher than 15m and the second best multiplier band especially on 80 and 40m amongst the noise and QRM. |
G4BUO |
Part time entry - I wanted to make at least 1000 QSOs but conditions were good on all bands so I over shot. 160m signals were loud on the second morning. |
G4ENZ |
Flex 6600 Antennas: Hexbeam |
G4GIR |
Fan Dipoles + QMX Transceiver @ 3Watts, the QMX performed flawlessly, just S&P, great fun. |
G5D |
SOTA activation from The Cloud G/SP-015 |
G7D |
This was the first real trial of my new short, contest callsign. I found it helpful with the low power and simple, wire aerial. Many Thanks to the organisers, 73, Graham G3XTZ / G7D. |
GM2G [photo/doc] |
This year's participation in the ARRL International DX CW Contest from Glasgow City was an adventure marked by the thrill of overcoming noisy band conditions with a simple yet effective setup. Operating 90 watts with a straightforward vertical wire antenna, approximately 10 meters in height, demonstrated that even minimalist arrangements could yield substantial contacts under less-than-ideal conditions. Despite the challenges posed by the noise across the bands, the contest was an exhilarating experience, thanks to the surprisingly good activity on 40 meters. It was a pleasure to connect with so many fellow enthusiasts, each contact adding to the richness of the event. The sense of community and shared purpose was palpable, even through the static. I extend my heartfelt thanks to all who worked with me during the contest. The interactions were not only a testament to the skills and persistence of the operators but also to the spirit of amateur radio. Engaging with so many operators under such conditions was a reminder of why we pursue this hobby: for the joy of connection, the challenge of the chase, and the satisfaction of making contact against the odds. To those who shared this slice of the spectrum with me, thank you. Your participation made the 2024 ARRL International DX CW Contest a memorable one for me, reaffirming my passion for CW and the endless possibilities it presents, even with the simplest of antennas and amidst the noisiest of conditions. |
GM5D |
SOTA activation from White Hill GM/SS-289 |
HA0GK |
RIG FT817ND POWER 5W ANT. 6 BAND WINDOM |
HA1VQ |
My first contest with UCX log |
HA3DX |
Rig RUN1: YAESU FTDX3000, PA:HENRY 3K Premier,MFJ-989C tuner, Rig RUN2: YAESU FT2000, PA: ME1200H, Antennas TX: 5 el monobander Long John Yagis for 28-21-14 MHz, Lazy-H antennas for 7MHZ (NW-SE/SW-NE), 2 el NVIS for 7 MHz (N-S) Single Quads for 3,5 MHz (NW/SE)/(SW/NE) 2 el NVIS for 3,7 MHz (N-S)remote tuned dipol (TNX to HA5IW) Deltaloops for 160m(NW-SE) (SW-NE) full size,verticaly polarized Inverted L K2AV FCP for 160M Antennas RX: Single wire Beverages,300m to 310 degrees, 100m to 285 degrees and 160m to 50 degrees,300m to 250 degtees(TNX to Jan OK2ZAW!) Beverages complemented by a HA5IW preamplifier. RUN1-RUN2 TX-RX filters,control boxes and antenna switches are all HA5IW products Due to deforestation, we lost our Beverage antenna towards the USA. We were only able to build a new 300m antenna on Saturday morning. It works great. First time ever in M2 category. Nice activity and enjoyable contest! Thanks for all QSO's! The only problem was,In our Henry power amplifier, the vacuum relay broke during the last quarter of an hour of the competition. Unfortunately, we lost a few QSOs, but after all, after 40 years, this can happen. PA already repaired. Vy 73's es DX! Charlie HA4XH, |
HA5MA |
EFHW antenna 20meters at 13mh. |
HA5UA [photo/doc] |
Good condx on high bands.Miss low band antennas. RIG:IC-7300/Pa 1.5kW Ant:A4-S 40M vertical |
HA6NL |
ICOM756pro 100w delta loop |
HA9TA |
ic-7000, vertical |
HB9AMO |
More QSOs and multipliers than last year. |
HB9ARF |
Elecraft K3 100 Watts Force 12 C-4s (2 elements on 14/21/28 MHz shortened Dipole on 7 MHz) Kelemen Dipole for 3.5 and 1.8 MHz |
HB9BOQ |
Many were surprized and asked for repetiton of exchange (599 10) :) |
HB9CVQ |
Use my Log only as Check-log please. I wanted to technical test various things here. |
HC1MD/2 |
My 100w to an Alpha Delta DX-LB short trap dipole next to the Pacific Ocean worked great! |
HF5WIM |
Great conditions on 80M. Operated at 100W and G5RV @10m. This year target was to beat 2023 achievement in the same category. So my the best score went high up to 3300 points and 20 States/Provinces. Best 73's de Wim HF5WIM |
HG5E |
VY1CO sent TER instead of YT. I changed it to YT in this log. |
HG6L |
ICOM 756pro 100w delta |
I0GXK |
Just few hours operations, with a Yaesu FT-950 + SPE Expert 1.5k-FA into an HF9VX clone made by IK0ISD. Almost all States wkd/hrd, with only few exceptions. |
I0KNQ |
my first cw arrl test not many time free |
I2WIJ |
very few time but stellar conditions. |
I3LGP |
IC746+all bands antenna=2m antenna mast plus AH-4 automatic tuner My antenna for the decametric bands is the body of the small pylon that supports the VHF antenna, connected with an automatic tuner Dupe contact 2024-02-17 0504 NJ4P Dupe contact 2024-02-17 0732 WX0B |
II2Q |
Considering the weekend SFI the expectations were high, indeed the propagation on the high bands was excellent, but expected more Qs than last year, which has not been the case. This year the low bands were in good shape too, especially the 80m at the sunrise on Sunday. Also 160m produced some interesting QSO (UT, AZ, CO, NV) Had some minor issues due to cheap bnc connectors on the RX lines. Thanks everyone to call-in 73' Luca IK2PFL |
II3O |
Always a beautiful Contest, see you the next year and thanks to everyone ! 73 de Stefano II3O - IV3IPS op. |
IK0ISD |
pocho tempo disponibile sono comunque contento |
IK1RAG |
only 100w, butternut hf6v |
IK2AIT |
AT 88 I do what I can. I even had to put up an antenna and reduce |
IK2QEB |
mi sono divertito |
IK5OJB |
the best contest! my rig: ic 7000 3 elem. yagi 100 watts |
IK5RUN |
Very nice contest. Good prop. |
IK6OIN |
Nice contest with many stations on the bands! |
IK7FMQ |
Grazie a tutti per la pazienza. bel contest! |
IO5T |
Thanks to all fellow Hams making so many efforts to catch our QRP signals. Lot of fun, good propagation. See you soon de IK5TBK (IO5T) Stefano !! |
IO8W |
sun sdr Antennas: Yagi |
IQ4FE |
Very nice contest, huge participation and a lot of fun. |
IT9VDQ [photo/doc] |
Just for fun, at home 100w and balcony stylus antenna at 11th floor! |
IU3RHX |
FREQUENCY LOGGING WAS MALFUNCTIONING UNTIL 1700TU |
IV3DRP |
FT817 5W G5RV |
IV3YNB |
Some QSO just for fun testing a new amplifier |
IZ2FME |
not a lot of spare time to dedicate to the test but lot's of fun and lot's of friends as usual, 73 de IZ2FME MIKY |
IZ2OOS |
TX: Drake T-4XB made in 1967; RX :SoftRock RX Ensemble II; Ant T2FD. Excellent contest, propagation and participation. What a joy without Internet connection, without cluster and without log suggestions. But the real fun was using the analog VFO of the Drake, quickly centering the frequency on the waterfall of the Softrock with the spot function of the Drake and having the QSO done. |
IZ5BBS |
cw keeps us young |
IZ8GUQ |
Beautiful Contest made fantastic by an incredible propagation condition that was missing for many years. Very happy with my participation, absolute fun given the huge participation of the American stations which make this contest unmissable and wonderful. Happy with the result achieved which made it possible for me to obtain the WAS award that I had always been chasing. See you at the next edition hoping to improve everything. An affectionate thank you to all the stations that had the patience to connect me. 73 to all of IZ8GUQ Giovanni |
JA0BJY |
I enjoyed contest. CNDX was FB. |
JA0EOK |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA0QBY/0 |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA0VFN |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA0XQO/1 |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1AVI |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1BVY |
I enjoyed the contest |
JA1CCX |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1CHY |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1CP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1CRJ |
Thank you for many QSO. See you next contest. 73! |
JA1CXC |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1DBG |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1GQC |
very nice condition on this time. |
JA1IE |
I very enjoyed the contest. |
JA1KPF |
Radio: YAESU FT-817ND Antenna: 1/4 wave vertical |
JA1LEY |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1PNA |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1QIF |
SOSV |
JA1RRA |
I enjoyed the contest. 2019-01-01 |
JA1RVO |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1RYC |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1TMG |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1UOA |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA1WQX |
Enjoyed in LO-band |
JA2EMP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA2HNP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA2HYD |
Tnx FB Contest !! |
JA2KKA |
ICOM IC7300 100W Inv VEE, Vertical |
JA2KPW |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA2XLV |
GOOD CONTEST ARIGATO FTdx5000 5EL FTdx5000 5EL |
JA2YKA |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA2YNI |
We enjoyed the contest. |
JA3AVO |
SOSV |
JA3EQC |
Thank you nide CQ WW CW contest! |
JA3JM |
RIG:IC-706 50W ANT:Vertical |
JA3LIL |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA3RAZ |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA3VOV |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA4BEV |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA4DLF |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA4GQD |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA4MLR |
Appreciate all staffs and partner STNs very much. |
JA4OPW |
I enjoyed the contest and Thank you for picking up my weak signal |
JA4VNE |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA5CBU |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA5EXN/5 [photo/doc] |
I attended at seaside. I used an ICOM IC-7300M(50W) into a VDA antenna. |
JA5IVG |
Thank you to the staff. TS590D/50W+L.W. |
JA6CNX |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA6CVR |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA6ELV |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA6FFO |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA7KED |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA7LLL |
Fun to have QSOs for several intermittent periods. Thanks. |
JA7MAD |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA7SUR |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA7UES |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA8CXY |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA8RUZ |
Condx is improved. |
JA8RWU |
I have backache, so I had to take a more rest than usual for the contest. But having a good condx, I tried to take a seat as longer as possible. After high bands open, having low back pain, I had to qrt to take a rest at around 06-10z(1st day) & 07-10z(2nd day) for low bands open unfortunately. As a result I had better scores than the last year as following summaries. This time I could have much more runs for about 30% of total QSOs. Never happened before in years! I hoped for this situation even from a small station. Heard some stations on 160m but no luck. Mni tnx for picking me up and patience. Many guys always there like: K3LR,K1LZ,N6RO,NR4M,K1TTT,ND7K,VA7RR,W7RM,N7DX,etc and it's good signs about the bands open&close. Sorry about N2IC's absence for CB0ZA this time, so I only worked NM on one band :-) Very nice to have a new category "Limited Antennas Overlay". I have hoped for having this kind of a category and am glad the ARRL nicely decided to do it like ARRL 10m contest. MNI TNX! Thank you for all the QSOs and nice to say(key) Hi! again to friends! [2024]claimed Band QSOs Sec 160 0 0 80 11 6 40 84 21 20 108 38 15 136 40 10 147 42 Total 486 147 Score: 214,326 [2023]claimed Band QSOs Sec 160 0 0 80 16 9 40 38 13 20 79 26 15 101 34 10 152 42 Total 386 124 Score: 143,592 Pwr: 50watts Ant: 160-80-40m Inv.V on the 11mtrs pole in the garden, 20-15-10m Inv.V on the roof@12mtrs from the ground. |
JA9CWJ |
I enjoyed the contest. See you nex year ! Yoshi |
JA9DTV/1 |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA9EJG |
I enjoyed the contest. TNX FER QSOs 73 |
JA9FHB |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA9LX |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JA9PPC |
It was a lot of fun though I operated only 90 minutes. |
JE1GUU |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE1GZB |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE1QHP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE1SPY |
I entry on a single-op 160m lowpower. I QRV on a single OP low power. This yerar the condition was very poor as an last year. I QSOed 4 stations in 2014. I QSOed 12 stations in 2015. I QSOed 9 stasions in 2016. I QSOed 5 stasions in 2017. I QSOed 38 stasions in 2018. I QSOed 15 stasions in 2019. I QSOed 29 stasions in 2020. I QSOed 19 stasions in 2021. I QSOed 29 stasions in 2022. I QSOed 27 stasions in 2023. I QSOed 34 stasions in 2024. It is very difficult to QSO with U.S.A. stations using low power RIG. I think it is very good a new low power categoly in sigle band category!! When the sunrise time at the westcoast in the U.S.A. , I could heare the very week singal of U.S.A stations in top band. I used my MV (Micro Vertical antenna) 12mHigh on my blcony + Elecraft K2 tranceiver. My MV antenna was only 3.6m length and it was up only 12m high from my balcony of my small condminium. I was surprised that I could QSO many U.S.A. stations with my MV antenna! |
JE2LPC |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE2QHK |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE3DFY |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE3ECD |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE3EZK |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE3OUU |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE3PTA |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE4JPQ |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE5HTN |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE6LZN |
100W into EFHW |
JE6QQN |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE6TUP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE6VOH |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE7SRK |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JE8PHS [photo/doc] |
(no comments) |
JE8UHY |
RIG: ICOM IC-7300 50W ANT: Mobile Whip Operator's License: Japanese 2nd class Very fun contest. I want to spend much longer period next year. |
JF1EPL |
Condtion was good!. I enjoyed DX CW contest. |
JF1GZZ |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JF1HAJ |
I enjoyed the contest. Thank you. |
JF1JDG |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JF1LMB |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JF1OPO |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JF1TEU |
QSO in the high band was exciting because the propagation were good.Thanks everyone. |
JF1VNR |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JF2FIU |
Good condx! Thank you all stations! |
JF3GFH |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JF3KCH |
FTDX5000(200W) & VD(10mh) I enjoyed the contest. I enjoyed the contest. |
JF3KQA |
Out put 5W + single element loop. Thank you for the contacts. |
JF3NDW |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JF3PGW |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JF4IET |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JF6CYD |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JG0EXP |
V-DP,22mh100w |
JG1BGT |
I like CW. I do love QRP. https://kurobe3463.blogspot.com/ |
JG1FML |
I enjoyed the contest. Thanks for ARRL All Staff |
JG1LHB |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JG1LMK |
RIG: Yaesu FTDX10 100W ANT: Yaesu ATAS120A Operator's License: Japanese 1st class Condx for US was good. |
JG1LMT |
I enjoyed the contest. RIG:TORIO TS-890S ANT:Dipole Antenna, Vertical Antenna |
JG1SRO |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JG1SXP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JG1UKW |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JG1UQD |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JG1WKM |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JG1XIO |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JG2RFJ |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JG3SVP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JG7PSJ |
Thanks for all the QSO. Although I did not participate the contest fully, I enjoyed pleasant pile-ups. |
JH0DAY |
Put your comments here. Use multiple lines if needed. |
JH0ILL |
Thanks for joining contest TX IC-7610 1000W ANT:4ELE, |
JH0KFI |
Many Thanks!! |
JH1APZ |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH1BHW |
I enjoyed this contest.Thanks lot. |
JH1HIC |
SO 599KW==5991000 |
JH1HMC |
I enjoyed the contest. High band condition is so good. |
JH1JJV |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH1JNJ |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH1KYA |
I vy enjoyed the contest. |
JH1LEM |
I enjoyed the contest. I am 72 years old |
JH1NLF |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH1OGC |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH1SBJ |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH1TJH |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH1UES |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH1VMM |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH1WOY |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH2JNU |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH2LMH |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH3DMQ |
Rig: IC-7300M ANT: 19.8mH V-DP(CD-330V) OATH: I swer PWR down QRP 5W. |
JH3FTZ |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH3IEG |
I really enjoyed this contest. |
JH3LCU |
Thank you very much for very nice contest. |
JH4FUF |
I enjoyed the contest. see you next year !! TS-890S+21mh6eleYAGI etc |
JH4HVL |
RIG: YAESU FTDX-3000D ANT: Dipole Operator's License: Japanese 1st class Very fun contest. I want to spend much longer period next year. |
JH4OHD |
I thoroughly enjoyed the contest, which I was looking forward to. Thank you. |
JH6IAG |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH6JBQ |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH6NBW |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH6QIL |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH6TNH |
Everyone thanks for comming back to my call! |
JH6WDG |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH7IQQ |
I enjoyed this contest using a wire delta loop with ATU. |
JH7IXX |
TNX FB QSO es HPE Cu AGN |
JH7UJU |
FT-817ND DP Yagi |
JH7XGN |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH8CXW |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH8DHV |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH8GEU |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH9CEN |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JH9DRL |
I enjoyed it. 2ELE HB9CV 12.5mH 200W |
JH9FCP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JI0WVQ |
Although it was a short participation, the conditions were good and it was |
JI0XWS |
The date of receiving the license 2022.10.17 |
JI1HSV |
FUCHU AMATEUR RADIO CLUB |
JI1LET |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JI1LNR |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JI3CJP |
I enjoyed the Contest. |
JI3NOP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JI4HCE |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JI4WHS |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JI7NUF |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JJ0PJD |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JJ0SFV |
Using whip antenna |
JJ0TWX |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JJ0UIF |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JJ0UJW/1 |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JJ1BDX |
This year, propagation from Japan to the USA/Canada was very good on 10m! |
JJ1GXY |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JJ1IVX |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JJ1ONK |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JJ1PFC |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JJ1SWI |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JJ1UBX |
TNX CU AGN |
JJ2TKX |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JJ2YDV |
cu next test 73 |
JJ3TBB |
RIG is TS-850S and ANT is vertical(7/14MHz) or dipole(21/28MHz) Power output is 50 watts or less |
JJ7PMS |
5W claimed age as of 76 I hope to enroll net year |
JK1BVN |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JK1CNL |
I really enjoyed the contest. |
JK1DAS |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JK1DVP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JK1DVU |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JK1EJP |
I enjoyed participating with an indoor LW antenna and 10w output. |
JK1ESR |
I enjoyed the contest. PWR=50wattts TWIN DELTA LOOP(7MHz)/DP(3.5MHz)/4ele YAGI(21MHz/28MHz) |
JK1HIY |
LAST YEAR 12099 POINT. |
JK1HZH |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JK1JAS |
79 years old |
JK1JGU |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JK1RWO |
This is my first time participating in a DX contest. |
JK1SFP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JK1TCV |
I USED POWER LESS THAN 5W. |
JK1VMC |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JK1WSH |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JK3NQV |
RIG: YAESU FT-450DM ANT: 12mh Vertical Operator's License: Japanese 1st class I enjoyed the contest. |
JK7CWL |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JK7DWD |
Many thanks to all who were patient with me pulling QRP calls. Every QSO is appreciated. (^_^) Operating QRP & homebrew antenna was great fun, but sometimes (often) frustrating... It was excellent CNDX on 10m band. TNX QSO CUAGN 73 |
JK8NIP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JL1EUP |
All Asian DX Contest |
JL1JJD |
I enjoyed it very much. Thanks a lot for your efforts. |
JL1LOF |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JL1NIE [photo/doc] |
QMX 5W with vertical EFHW. |
JL7GGH |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JM1BNF |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JM1GHT |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JM1PIH |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JM3FUW |
I got new states !TU |
JM6EBR |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JM7GTK |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JM7SKE |
It was a lot of fun. Goood propagation on high band. |
JM8ONP |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JM8RWJ |
I enjoyed this contest.tnx |
JN1CJS |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JN1FAO |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JN1KMI |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JN7TAN |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JO1KTD |
I enjoyed the Contest. |
JO1PZR |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JO1QNO |
Tnx contact |
JO1VVT |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JO1WIZ |
IC-7300M (50 Watts) Loaded DP |
JO4MJU |
TNX QSO!ALL STATIONS! |
JO4MTH |
Really enjoyed ths contest. I thank all the stations who copied me! |
JO6NZN |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JP1EWY |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JP1JZR/1 |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JP2XYT |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JQ1NGT |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JQ1TAR |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JQ2NUD |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JQ3GQI |
I really enjoyed this exciting CW contest with my HAM friends in North America. |
JR0BQD |
Participated in 10M using Hentenna and 100W,remembering that I participated in same band using Hentenna and 10W 35 years ago(1989). The conditions were good and Hentenna worked well. |
JR0ECQ |
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JR0RBY |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR1ABS |
I enjoyed the contest QRP. |
JR1AQI |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR1DVB |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR1JRW |
Thenk you. |
JR1JWR |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR1LFT |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR1MEG |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR1NWV |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR1USU |
Portable: Midori-ku, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Pref. |
JR2AWS |
RIG: YAESU FTDX5000MP+VL-1000 ANT: DP,YAGI,EH |
JR2PMT |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR2VFJ |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR3RIU |
Thanks QSO. IC-7600 KPA500 |
JR4DAH |
I used QRP(5W)RIG |
JR4FLW |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR6CSY |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR6IKD |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR6QXL |
Many thanks for picking up my weak signal. IC-705(10W)+shaped"L"vertical DP |
JR7ASO |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR7NFW |
I enjoyed the contest. |
JR8QFG |
IC-7300 1/2WL GP Antenna |
JS1BXH |
I enjoyed the contest. |
K0ARM |
CHECKLOG |
K0PJ |
Great contest! |
K1IM |
Simple vertical antenna in north Maine. Easton, Maine. Barefoot |
K2AX |
Incredible conditions made for a great weekend. |
K2EKM |
5w to an end-fed 53 foot sloper (ground to 30' at apex). Could only operate for a limited time, but enjoy this contest. One of my favorite times for working DX with my compromise setup! |
K2JF |
15 was great fun.. so active |
K2LS |
WOW Been doing this for 66 plus years. Probably the best conditions ever. |
K2TNO |
Fantastic conditions. How can we arrange to have the solar cycle get stuck in this gear forever??? Hams who don't chase DX now will not be pleased if they catch the DX bug in a few years. |
K3AJ |
This was a single radio operation. K3AJ operated from the shack. ND3D, K3WA and WT3K all operated remotely. |
K3CCR |
K3CCR is the club station at the Collington continuing-care retirement community at FM 18OW in MD, just east of DC. As the only CW op, I (N3UM) did SOHP U in the 2024 ARRL CW DX test. I hoped to beat my best ARRL CW score here, 1.25 M in 2023. I did that; 1.06 X the Q pts and 1.17 X the mults for 1.24 X the 2023 score claim. Very low Kp & high SFI helped; it was fun to take full advantage. At 0Z start, 40 M was hot. I ran for 151 Qs by 0155Z, 79.5/hr. Then I clicked spots for 133 Qs 0159-0406Z, 63/ hr. Just 1 more 40-M Q by 0415Z, but QSY to 80 M got 67 Qs with spots 0420 to 0512Z QRT, 77/hr. From 1350-1608Z I clicked spots for 140 15-M Qs, 61/hr, then 36 10-M Qs, 83/hr 1613-1639Z by QRT to eat. Back 1832-1907Z I got 31 more 10-M Qs, then 150 20-M Qs 1915-2136Z, 64/hr, and 50 15-M Qs in 52 min, till 2240Z. Good rates w/spots; CQ sigs loud, ops skilled. Supper BK till 0017Z, then got 92 40-M Qs by 0207Z, 23 in a run at 53/hr. Clicked agn for 30 20-M Qs in 33 min, 0212-0245. Took a 30-min BK, then got 54 80-M Qs & all 24 160-M Qs by 0451Z QRT. Back on 20 M 1349Z, 41 Qs at 79/hr cleared the bandmap by 1420Z. On 10 M at 1424Z a try to run got only 9 Qs. But, clicks got 107 more for 161 Qs by 1609Z start of lunch BK. At 1603Z, my score was 1.251 M, 1.3 K more than my final 2023 score; fewer Qs but more ctys in 2024. Back at 1844Z, 29 10-M Qs & 55 15-M Qs cleared the bandmaps. But on 20 M, I got 80 Qs by 2245Z. Rate slowed; I quit then to avoid a late supper. Rare ctys; 5W, 9V, CE0, FR, HL, TI9, & ZD7. |
K3GW |
Amazing conditions |
K3TW |
"It was great to work so many QRP, 5 watt, DX stations thanks to excellent band conditions." |
K4EES |
None... Short, but great time |
K4SXT |
Antenna is a stealth 29' wire vertical and a 66' inverted U with top at 25'- both in same tree fed together at base. It is invisible to my neighbors. Of course a hefty tuner is required (I use an ATR-30). All contacts were Search and Pounce - My experience has shown that a low power station can use multipliers as an equalizer. Besides, IMHO, a DX contest is for fun and my way is less stressful - I am too old now to be on the receiving end of the pile-up. |
K5RX |
Had a terrible cold, so just wanted to make an appearance. I thought 500 Qs would be great, but was probably out of question. Well, great conditions were the best cold medicine! They were at least as good as I've seen in my 56 years working this contest. Managed to operate almost 23 hours. Every time I sat down, I found an abundance of stations to work. For the first time in a long time, I enjoyed a lack of line noise in all directions, except some to the NW. The only hardware failure was the NW Beverage which quit working the day the contest started. |
K5XU |
Great conditions! |
K5ZD |
Wow. Amazing conditions brought in new areas of the world that we don't normally get to work. Plus very good low band conditions to build the multipliers. |
K6NA |
As others have noted, conditions on all bands were out of this world-- maybe the best I've ever experienced in 64 years of HF contesting! The overall activity level was correspondingly high, too. My only regret is not planning for a full-time entry. Onward to the next one! 73, K6NA |
K6NR |
I was in Scottsdale, Arizona visiting my daughter and family but got into the contest remotely using my station near Victorville. I could not do a full effort, but got to experience the great conditions everyone has been talking about. I spent most of my 9 hours on 15 and 10 where I had good EU and JA runs. Many stations of similar strength were calling from EU making it hard to pick folks out. Thanks for the QSOs - 73, Dana |
K6QLF |
This is the FIRST-time entry into the ARRL Dx Contest as K6QLF for the Amateur Radio Club of Alamda (ARCA) This was a completely ad-HOC operation to demonstrate remote operating for the Amateur Radio Club of Alameda (ARCA) monthly club meeting live from the Oakland Yacht Club in Alameda, running as K6QLF, remotely from the Ramona QTH. 50 QSOs demonstrates that a last-minute remote operation can indeed be productive. Come visit us at: ARCHAHam.Org. Look for a writeup on this and other contests at: http://WQ6X.Blogspot.com |
K7CTB |
Put your comments here. Use multiple lines if needed. |
K7EA |
Good times in cycle 25! Wow 10 meters! Can't wait until 2035. |
K7NJ |
Started late due to computer problems. CW Skimmer didn't work right, so assistance was only by telnet. Operated total of 29:44 hours. Conditions were excellent. Band was extremely quiet. Saturday night had simultaneous openings to Europe and JA. Instantaneously switched antennas and directions made this easy without needing to wait for a rotator to move a beam, etc. Antennas: 40M 8-Circle, 160M vertical with 40M tuner at base, 3 bi-directional Beverages. Rig: K3S and ACOM 2000A amp. |
K8GL |
WOW! Thanks for the contest! A great weekend. |
K8LF |
Good conditions. Best I can remember. No 160M antenna so lost those Mults. 80M was better than expected. Worked Antarctica twice! Station worked great other than RF into remote rotor control had to cycle power to rotor box about everyother time I need to rotate antenna. I was in and out casual kind of operation but happy with score. |
K8RXB |
QRP CW with attic dipole was challenging and fun |
K8TS |
Just don't know how ops break 1 and 2K q's.... |
K9AXT |
4-Watt QCX+ with Attic Dipole |
K9EI |
IC-7300 and 100 Watts for the best propagation I have experienced as a ham. Antenna is an Inverted L with 32 radials, and AH-4 ATU outside at the feed-point. Wire is up at the 46' mark. Mostly I just went up and down the bands as a S&P, and running a little bit. The EU pileups are CRAZY. See you on the next one. Matt K9EI |
K9KE |
Society of Midwest Contesters |
KA0PQW |
fun contest i thought i really did well with mystation. 73 Matt ka0pqw |
KA1API |
Great Contest! |
KA2IRQ |
Missed the last hour because of a nearby fire! Would have beaten my previous score otherwise. It was a HOT contest! |
KB4N |
Trying out my new RGO One using 5 watts and an 80 meter end fed half wave antenna. Kudos to all the fb ops who heard me. Always nice contest to get a few new countries into the log. |
KC2KZJ |
propagation on 15M was terrific. from NJ i worked a lot of stations in europe on feb 18 using 100 watts. |
KC4LZN |
Wow, conditions on 10 were just hot. Guess they were good everywhere because there was no loss of DX to work in this contest. Recently picked up the DX Commander Classic Vertical and when one antenna didn't work, switched over to this one, mostly for the transmit but was able to get through with the switch between the beam, Windom and vertical. Blessed to have the selection.Weather this weekend was nothing but rain and gld it didn't include any lightning so time spent indoors was time well spent. Along with, of course, keeping the rest of the family entertained between times in the seat of course.Not a barn burner but glad to provide extra points to the club. On to the next! |
KC6EOA [photo/doc] |
(no comments) |
KC9TQR |
My first CW contest in awhile. Sent by hand (straight key) and had a great time. Very enjoyable contest. |
KD2SRI |
12-15 watts!! |
KD2YJX |
This is my second CW Contest, 100W on about 75' Random wire vertical Yaesu FT-710 Thanks to KE2L for letting me borrow your Bencher Pdls. |
KD9MS |
Europe. Loud. Asia. Loud. South America. Loud. What a great weekend! |
KE0TT |
K3/10 at 5 watts to two selectable dipoles. Spent time on 10, 15, and 20M. Very good condx from here. Enjoyed the fun! Thanks for your copy of my QRP sigs, always appreciated. C U next time, 73, Dan ke0tt |
KE0YI |
Only operated for a few hours Sunday afternoon. 10 meters was open to Europe and the South Pacific at the same time. Had fun! |
KE4EA |
My first ARRL-DX-CW, 92 Countries |
KE4WKH |
Amateur radio fun and an excellent learning experience. QRP with a TenTec Argonaut VI to an endfed 80-10 wire antenna; straight key. (no keyer or macros yet) Thanks to the Hams in my log entries, and to all. Enjoyed my opportunity to participate. 73's, KE4WKH |
KE5ES |
Turned on the radio and realized there was a contest. I was running 5 watts with a KX3 and switched to a Yaesu FT817. Antenna used was a vertical sparkplug wire antenna. |
KE6K |
Started planning a QRP run. About an hour into the contest I noticed I had not reduced my power so....LP. Really good conditions Friday night local. Not as good the rest of the weekend but not bad at all. |
KF3G |
Operated from FM29jw Duplicates - removed from submitted Log below: QSOs: 260 260 QSOs x 3 Points / Contact = 780 Points. 780 Points x 113 Multipliers = 88140 Points. Thank you for the 2024 ARRL International DX Contest, CW. |
KG4GVL |
QRP all the way, running QCX+ 40 and QCX+ 20, one at a time. Mixed conditions, but a lot of fun. I used a simple long wire antenna, and each radio only transmits at just under 5w. |
KH6RS |
KH6RS, Op K5JR @ NH6Y |
KI4BXU |
Just missed 400 contacts (before log checking)! Search and pounce operations only. Trying to build up my speed so that I can decode call signs quicker, but I still transmit at 20 WPM. Had to break in a new IC-7300 and accessories because my old one was stolen (Grrrr!). Carolina Windom 40 antenna, 75 feet RG-8x coax, LDG AT-100Pro 2 tuner for 15 m, with a used Dell Latitude E7270 from Hamvention 2022 serving as a logging and keying computer. No spotting assistance because cellular coverage is intermittent inside the cabin. |
KI4DEF |
Rigs: 40/20m: Elecraft K3 (5W)/NorCal Sierra (1W) to 44 ft doublet up 35 ft 15m: Elecraft K3 (5W) to 135 ft end-fed Zepp up 40ft |
KI5PGL |
Limited Antenna Overlay |
KJ6HZ |
Great conditions and activity |
KL7P |
40-20-15-10 fan dipole at 30ft did ok (don't tell the HOA). Haven't worked a CW contest in 30+ years. Either everyone else has gotten much faster, or I've gotten much much slower... |
KM4CH |
This was a lot of fun. With only wire antennas I worked several new countries. |
KP4/N6BDX |
This is an operation from Remote Ham Radio KP4/Palmas station. |
KQ2M |
GREAT conditions! Great rates, LOTS OF FUN! Had 3200 qsos by 00z and broke the 5,000 qsos barrier using one radio/one amp all weekend. Thanks for the qsos and the mults! 73 Bob, KQ2M |
KQ6KC |
First CW contest (after 30 years). Lots of activity on 20M Running (vintage?) IC-738 at QRP. Home-brew EFHW. Amazed by responses. |
KR2H |
Excellent conditions. Put 30 JAs in the log along with China, ZD7, FR, and CB0BW/Juan Fernandez. All in all, nice surprises for my 100 Watts and a wire. |
KS7T |
I guess propagation forecasts are just that, forecasts and the dismal forecast for this contest weekend did not match what really took place on the air. It was like old times working 5 watt JAs on 10 & 15 and getting an EU pile up on 15 & I only ran 50 w.great fun |
KV8Q |
Lots of fun with great conditions running ten meters onl;y QRP with an indoor antenna. Amazing what you can accomplish.. Thanks - 73 tom Rig = TenTec Eagle @ 5 Watts. Antenna = an Isotron-80 for 80 meters, a mag Loop (40 thru 15), and a 10 meter droopy dipole, all in the attic above the garage. |
KX7L |
This contest almost slipped past me, so I missed the first day. I decided to see what I could do on just 10m, and had some fun. Nice to see all the JA's on Saturday night. Thanks for all the QSO's! |
KY4GS |
YL, Rookie (Licensed April 2021), and Limited Antennas (endfed up abt 25 feet). |
LA6CF |
Sorry for all the dupes, I am too old for this stuff (85). Thought I was on another band.... |
LA9GY |
Only 31 QSOs. I was planning on catching a lot of QSOs but instead I Caught a cold this weekend. |
LC7X |
SUNSDR DX Antennas: Yagi |
LN5O |
FTdx10 + UY5ZZ Amp + dxlog software |
LU1AW/D |
Initially started in category hipwr/ALL bands but after few minutes on 15M AMP went south. So I reset and hours later re-started single band 10M low pwr with my old FT1000MP Excellent conditions on 10M with my monobander LU1AW/D |
LW8DQ |
Este es el primer concurso del año, motivo por el cual sirvio para volver a juntarnos con mis amigos para acondicionar "Los profesStation", si bien no se llego con los trabajos de mantenimiento disfrutamos de la comida y la pileta en Enero. Por tal motivo decidi salir en single Band, 10 mts. aunque la intencion era All Band y sumar points para la clasificacion del WRTC 2026. Gracias por el esfuerzo para organizar dicho evento lo mejor para todos en este 2024. 73 LW8DQ Mario |
LZ1IQ |
Rig FT77 ant Vert 40m-dipole |
LZ7CC |
RTX FT-991A, ANT OCF DIPOLE 40/20/10, PWR 100W |
M0BPQ |
I wasnt able to operate much in one of my favourite contests of the year, but great to get on the high bands when they were in such good shape. Thanks to everyone I worked and see you in the next leg! |
M0DSL |
Antennas: |
M0HOM |
1 quarter wave vertical for 7mhz, 2 elevated radials, works well on 21 also. tu for all the Q's - M0HOM |
M0IPU |
DXspider: dxs.ddns.net:7300; AR-Cluster 6: arc6.ddns.net:7373; CC Cluster: dxnode.ddns.net:8888 |
M0KHX |
Limited Antennas Overlay: All calls made with end-fed wire antenna up about 4m. |
M0MDS |
Sorry log missed 1 hour Sunday PM.. |
M1DDD |
Approx 60' EFLW top fed 9:1 unun at 20'. S&P only |
M3P |
Did just few hours on the Sunday. Especially good in the evening with some good run-rates. |
M5M |
40m of wire as inverted-L did quite well on all bands - great fun. |
M6W |
Condx don't get much better than this. |
MM0T |
Another fun event. A strange undiagnosed problem limited me on 80M, but more anon. One of the best ARRK DX CW events I can remember. Activity kept going right through with 20M open till just shy of 22:00. Here's to the next one! |
MW0IDX |
10m in great shape this year follwed by 15m. SD logging worked great! |
N0GM |
The higher bands were as good as I've ever heard them. Never talked from Texas to Finland on 15M in the middle of the night before. |
N0JK [photo/doc] |
Conditions were great in the ARRL DX contest (Feb 17 - 18) on 10 Meters. I was not going to work it much this year as looking for CB0ZA on 6, but decided to give it a go Saturday afternoon. I operated fixed mobile QRP on 10 Meters. Radio 25 year old TS-850, hand key, & paper log. Saturday afternoon was unseasonably cold, but logged CB0ZA to start the contest off (10, not 6! Worked South Americans, Japan, Alaska, and OG1F and RU1A over the pole at 2315z! I have never done that before on 10M. Also worked 3 stations in China, copied V85RH, but could not touch that pileup ! Sunday morning was warmer and 10 open to Europe. Eastern and Western Europe strong. At 1810z found 7Q6M up the band with a loud signal on 28.145 MHz and logged. Western Europe got louder around 1900z. Worked 60 watt MD2C for an all time new one!" Then loud MW5B, MM2N and EI7M. Was going to call it a day - but saw spots for Japan around 2300z. Went out again, worked 16 loud stations in Japan along with ZL4MDM. V85RH was much louder, but a huge unruly pileup. The low A and K indices helped over the "over the North Pole 10 Meter propagation. |
N0MII |
What a blast! Only operated ~3 hours; regret I didn't do more |
N0OJ |
Excellent band conditions almost all weekend. 10m was especially good on Saturday into Europe! 40m also was a nice band all weekend. |
N0VT |
Antennas: |
N1AM |
New FDX10 did great work |
N1NN |
20TH ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST |
N1SP |
Bands were in great shape!!! Worked 8R7X while they were lonely and calling CQ! |
N2CU |
Stationary mobile from the parking lot of the condo in Myrtle Beach. Lots of fun when conditions are as good as they were. |
N2DYT [photo/doc] |
4th Floor Indoor Loop - Flex 1500 - 5 Watts |
N2FT |
I operated the contest with a stealthy 40m tree-mounted vertical with a loading coil for 80m and a short temporary/portable parasitic vertical array for 20 - 10. Here in the HOA, operating is a struggle. I can't even put up a dipole, but I don't qualify for the "limited antennas" overlaY bucause I use vertical reflectors on 20 - 10 to try to get some gain. ARRL should not penalize HOA residents that attempt to do the best they can in a hard situation. Kind of like Tribander and Wires. Makes me laugh. No way I could put up a Tribander or high wires, let alone a dipole. Anyway, the broad prohibition of multiple elements for limited antennas seems unfair. The limited antennas overlay allows long wires of unlimited length, and they provide gain. |
N2KTC |
I love the ARRL CW DX Contest! It certainly builds my CW speed! |
N2TO |
Thanks to the DX stations who heard and worked my QRP signal. |
N2WLG |
Great conditions on 10 with my 40W and balcony mounted Buddipole! |
N3AIU |
I ran high power through my 80m fullwave loop at 40 feet. Unfortunately, my amp failed after 23 hours so I packed it in. |
N3FR |
Well now, that was fun! My highest score ever, for any contest! And of course, it was CW! Operated almost 29 hours, and this 73 year old body is a bit angry with me! Bands seemed to be very cooperative, and my new Yagi loved it! Went to 20 meters Friday night and worked right through to morning, with a steady stream of contacts! What a rush! Thank you, ARRL, for an absolutely fantastic CW contest! And thank you to everyone who provided the Q's! Best 73's. Bob, N3FR |
N3GB |
TS-890S, Buddipole @19', 10M dipole @12' |
N3IQ |
Fun. Band open early and late. Station played well. Beat personal goals--(1000Qs and 100 Countries) by a wide margin...thanks for an enjoyable weekend! |
N3RN |
60 Countries on 10 Meters running a t_rusty IC-706MKII to a 102 inch CB whip up 10 feet. I love conditions like this. Rob N3RN |
N4BP |
2024 ARRL DXCW |
N4IW |
This was my first ARRL DX CW Contest. Sometimes it was like shooting fish in a barrel and other times not so much. In particular, very early Sunday morning conditions were not ideal and many of the stations I was hearing I had already worked the day before. I was able to spend more time Sunday afternoon, primarily on 10 and 15 meters and this was extremely productive. I found it strange that so many stations used very odd power abbreviations. I made the choice to log what I heard rather than try to interpret them. Some are real easy to figure out but NN, 73 and several others made me shake my head. All of my contacts were S&P. Over all it was very enjoyable. Locals that I heard were K4XL, N3MN, NJ4Q, NN4RB, N2QT and W4WWQ. |
N4NM |
Boy, was that ever fun! Larry, K4AB, had sent a note suggesting a few niche classes for this contest, and I have to thank him for the suggestion of Ten Meter QRP, as an orphan class. QRP can be a drudge, especially when conditions are poor, but it can be a delight when the band is hot, as it was this weekend. I remember sometimes thinking smugly, "I bet you'd be surprised if I told you I was running only 4.75 watts". It was, nevertheless, still challenging; and most Qs required fingers crossed. But I was pleasantly surprised at how "normal" it felt. I was even able to get a run going for an hour or so on Sunday morning when signals were strong enough; and I had a nice battle with KY8Q on the contest scoreboard...our scores were only a few Qs apart for most of the test. That sure makes it exciting, and it's a great incentive to stay in the chair. Many thanks for the great patience from other ops, who hung in through noise and QSB to complete the tough ones. It's a reminder that radiosport is unique among competitive events in that success depends on helping one's competitor! |
N4XL |
TS590SG |
N5GG |
Using FTdx10 and a collection of resonant dipoles @ 30ft in the backyard. Wonderful weekend to chase DX! Thank you all for the QSOs and 73 de N5GG Colin |
N5LOW |
slow cw, thank you all for being patient with my slow qso. I am excited to do this contest again next year. 73 from Seabrook Texas. |
N6AN |
Portable operation from four SOTA summits: W6/CT-225; W6/CT-029; W6/CT-167; W6/CT-207. 5 watts from a KX3 with a 17' doublet fed with twisted pair hung from an 18' mast. Conditions were outstanding. I could S&P with good results and even call CQ and get some answers. Sunday morning I only lasted 90 minutes on the summit as a cloud blew over and got evertything wet. My log suffers from phone logging on one app, then transcription to N1MM+. |
N6DW |
Just a couple of hours on Sunday available, but the pickings were rich. |
N6GP |
Greatest condix ever on 10 for this contest. |
N6HI |
QRP, NON-Assisted, "Full 5 Watts" to a 20 Foot end-fed wire, thrown into a tree out my window, 15 feet max above ground. No internet or other assistance used, just S&P "tune and find". Great condx on the upper bands. 10m and 15m were VY FB. My goal was to better my last years results, which I did, and I even set a new personal best record this year for # of QSOs, # of Entities, Mults, Europeans, and Africans in this contest. I managed to put 98 European contacts in the log, a few Africa, and 51 QSOs with Japan. VERY pleased to work our Expedition Outlaws at PJ2T on 3 bands, and at KH7M on all 4 bands I use. My hearty congratulations and THANKS to all for your patience, and 254 great DX QSOs. There's NO Contest like a CW Contest! Pure radio fun! GO ARIZONA OUTLAWS! -73- John N6HI |
N6KIN |
Used 100 watts to a Ciro Mazzoni "Baby Loop" antenna on 40m through 10m bands for this contest. Great fun, and since I'm blinded by a steep mountain immediately to my north, I believe I was making long-path (or diffracted) contacts to Europe on 15 and 10 meters! Thank you to all. 73 |
N6RSH |
Signals were FANTASTIC this time. Thank you cycle 25! I don't know when I had this much fun in a contest (and I LOVE contesting). |
N6TV |
SF=169, K=0 or 1 most of the weekend. Best conditions I can remember. Even the low bands were good. |
N6VOH |
Band conditions were great,and really enjoyed this contest. |
N7EPD |
WOW! Going all band single op with conditions like that is overwhelming! |
N7FSV |
My first contest, after a long hiatus from radio. Fun event. Thanks all! |
N7RCS |
This was the best ARRL CW DX contest propagation condx in years at my South Florida Atlantic Coast QTH. Although I operated QRP (5w) it felt like I had a 1kw linear amp driving my KX3. I had my best result ever by a lot, using just a single non-rotatable HyEndFed 40-10m EFHW sloper up about 30 ft. The KX3/PX3 were powered by a 12V 9Ah Bioenno LiFePo battery. Lots of fun! Can't wait to see the results! Jim - N7RCS |
N7WY |
K4D was DOA at the start, unable to use mechanical or PC keying! used K3S first few hours, then tried K4 again the next day K4 awakened Saturday AM, but audio out stopped abruptly twice |
N8WS |
was a fun contest but I was in it to complete my 160 was by working Alaska. I then went to 10meters and lowered my power to 1 OR 2 WATTS AND WORKED 7 MORE CONTACTS. Was than running 1k....try qrp for more fun. GL AND 73 Bill N8WS |
NC4JP |
Limited Antenna. Half-wavelength OCF dipole at 25 feet. |
ND0C |
Great conditions for QRP, especially on 40 meters with just a dipole! |
ND9M |
My fan dipole is up only 15', but it worked quite well from the RV throughout the weekend. |
NG2X |
Happy to achieve DXCC in under 24hrs with a vertical in the snow. |
NG3Q |
Thanks for a great contest, conditions were great on 20m. Quite a few long path contacts were made. I bought a new laptop and installed N1MM before the contest, not sure I was ready to go but a lot of fun was had. It has been over 10 years since I last did a contest. Worked 20m SOSB low power. Station FTDX10 2 element Cal-Av Yagi at 55 feet Location: Rocky River OH NG3Q Tom |
NI0K |
80M single band entry. My new 80' high dipole worked a bomb. Conflicting commitments limited my BIC time. I'm very happy with my station's performance on this one. 100% S&P. |
NN7CW |
DL2LE is a valid contact. He used to be my rag chew friend back in DL. |
NO2D |
Nice opening to EU on Saturday morning. Pete, NO2D. |
NO9E |
Part time operation. N4PL took care of many 160m DX. Pretty good conditions on all bands and low local noise level. |
NU7I |
Blind ham running 100 Watts from a Kenwood TS590SG to an Alpha FMJ vertical mounted on a tripod in the back yard. |
OE1CIW |
I was using Elecraft K3/100 and just different INDOOR (!) wire antennas in the attic of the house (no permanent antenna installation allowed outside). Actually i have one wire antenna for 80 m, two fan dipoles in different directions and two moxon wire beams for 20 and 15 m roughly to USA direction. One fan dipole can be used for East/West directions from 40-10 m and the other from 10-20 m for North/South directions. All antennas can be quick selected from the shack. DXLOg says TIME ON was 21:26 hrs. Well i have just reviewed the past weekend (2024 ARRL DX Contest CW) and i am still more than impressed with the exceptionally good shortwave propagation over the weekend in general and at 80 m (probably also at 160 m) in particular! I'm actually completely deaf at 80 m, but at 160 m it's senseless, the antenna is a dummy load ???! I actually don't have a really usable antenna at 80 m and yet I still got 38 (!) contacts in my log with the USA and Canada. Even my CQ calls in the 80 m band were returned to me by several stations one after the other - and that with my "dummy load" ??! Tnx to Victor VA2WA who had great ears ... he came back to my CQ call on 80 m and was spotting me in the cluster (i didn´t know that because i was unassisted during the contest) so that´s why i even got more stations in my log on 80 m! I'm amazed that it even worked with such a bit of wire and at times it didn't work too badly! Yes, ok, the operating time probably also plays a significant role, but I can't remember ever having it go as smoothly and well as this weekend at 80 m! It would be great if you could look at and analyze the scenario of the weekend - especially regarding 80 m from OE to USA/Canada. Above all, WHAT happened so GREATLY well that the band conditions were so magnificent at 80 m! There is already hope that i will still be able to get the 5 band DXCC finally ... In addition to the usual disturbances that start slowly in the morning (usually on weekends too) at 80 m (I would also be interested to know what kind of QRM this actually is), the band was noticeably not very "noisy"! I suspect that it has something to do with the sun and subsequently with the earth's magnetic field, but unfortunately I have far too little idea about it. Also the loss in the different layers was maybe very low this time ... so signals were loud most of the time or possible to work for me at least! Just because a lot of stations were QRV because of the contest, that definitely wasn't it alone. Of course it helps when lot of stations are active ... anyway i don't think I've ever heard so many loud and clear CW signals on 80 m from the USA/Canada before. It would be ideal if there is a clear rule, so to speak, if the sun and the earth's magnetic field show this or that constellation. If you knew this in advance, you could prepare for more difficult conditions much better. I suspect that the low bands 160 and 80 m are very similar. I also made MP3 files of the stations I worked on because I've rarely been able to enjoy something like that before. After the ARRL Contest log submission deadline, I will probably publish a video or individual MP3 files so that you can see what is still possible with a de facto "almost no antenna". I would be really happy if there were any ideas and/or suggestions on the topic - so far I have neglected 80 m a bit, but I think this band will probably keep me a little more busy now ... i´m hooked again ??? Tnx a lot for all contacts - especially on 80 m! 73 and gd DX de Michael OE1CIW |
OE3MCS |
RX/TX: TS-890S Ant.:High End Fed LW Power:100 W ASSISTED with CW Decoder of TS 890S Thanks for Contest! |
OE7AFT |
A lot of fun, as usual. It is commendable of the organization to have introduced the new "limited antennas" overlay! |
OE8DDX |
15 years old op |
OE8TIR |
Great condx to the west coast - spent only a short time in contest but with fun. K3 - doublet - 73! |
OG1F |
FB contest, |
OH2KI |
Several six banders logged. It was hard to get any W/ve on 160 m from North but not that Nord. Most claimed 100 W who topped me. |
OH2KW |
Nice contest All USA states workes, few missing from Canada. Still, this time of the year the band closes here for the night. So a good sleep possible. |
OH2PQ |
Big thanks to OH2BAH for letting me use his QTH |
OH3KAV |
Thanks for a nice contest! Propagation was pretty good, the upper bands being open beyond the daylight hours and with some nice openings to west-coast from European polar region! Nice to hear so many good and skillful US/CA operators with good ears. I am amazed how many stations could pick up the signal from my very modest station! Thanks for a nice contest and hopefully we see again next year! Rig: Yaesu FT-920, 100 watts. Ant: Cushcraft R-7000 vertical. |
OH7GYN |
Multiband vertical, IC-7300, 100 W |
OH7KBF |
ARRL DX CW 2024 |
OK1CZ |
PWR 5W, ANT OCF Windom 80m long |
OK1DZ |
My first call is OK1DZD and second call is OK1DZ IC756 1W out , ANT LW 34m Straight key |
OK1KUW |
IC 705, DIPOLE 80m |
OK1OA |
ANT: 160-40m Inverted L 10+41m 10m above ground, 20-10m GP |
OK1RCX |
Transceiver QMX 3W to dipole at 10m |
OK1TRJ |
IC-7300 | 100 W | ant: 24m endfed @ 8 m agl | 73! |
OK1UKC |
IC-7300, LW 42M, MFJ-993B (66) |
OK2MBP |
Rig[s]IC-7600-100W,Antena[s]3el.YAGI,LW82m |
OK4DZ |
Excellent conditions on highers bands! Cu Agn, David. |
OK4RQ |
TS480SAT-100w, ant Vertical |
OK7O |
FT1000MP MarkV, PA Acom 1000 - 1 kW 6el./10, 5el./15, 4el./20, 3el./40, dipol/80, dipol/160, beverage |
OK7T |
FT2000 100W, 3ele.Yagi tribander, Inv.V dipole |
OK8CX/P |
I love to do summiting. So during an activation of Sisak OL/KA-194 GMA I decided to make 1h ARRL Contzest...for sure in qrp als always. It was amazing ... great opening on 10m and great operators on the other side to hear my 5 watt signal so quick! 73 Olaf ok8cx/p |
OM0M |
Category is SOUSB20 HP |
OM2DT |
TS590 sg,Lw |
OM3CDN |
RIG: FT991A, ANT: END FED 5B |
OM3TBG |
TRX DRAKE TR7 - 100W ANT Windom 41 M |
OM5ALL |
two phased GP 4m up ground, FTDX3000 |
OM7AT |
TNX, 73! |
ON4ZD |
Yaesu FTDX5000MP, amplifier ACOM 2100, antenna Mosley TA53M, MicroHam MKII |
ON5WL |
Good contest with good propagation but activity stopped rather early in the morning on both days. But I enjoyed the contest and I like to work CW. Till next year. 73 Leon ON5WL |
ON6AT |
TRX FT-950 100w - Ant Cushcraft R8 vert |
ON6FC |
Arrl DX CW |
ON6WP |
saturday were much better conditions but still enjoy with my limmited station |
ON8NT |
First CW contest, quite a learning experience! |
OR5O |
Just use my log as checklog, as I no chance to make more QSO. I am living in the city (QRM), using a vertical antenna, with auto tuner at the base of the antenna. And only 100 W. It was nice to have this small pilup. Jacques ON5OO |
OT4A |
Hi all, Just a bit more than 9 hours of playing radio on 10 m. Great fun again ! CUAGN SN OT4A Theo |
OX7AM |
This was my third ARRL DX CW from Greenland. 2022 was awful. 2023 was better -- but 2024 was amazing! No green fairies in the sky this time! I've learned a lot since I started contesting from OX back in 2018. It remains the silliest place to go if ya wanna win anything. Propagation is extremely sensitive to even the smallest disturbances from the sun. Usually I get at most five or so mults on TopBand - 80 isn't much better. Not this time though! We were blessed with a quiet sun. No aurora, no CMEs, no blackouts. I couldn't have wished for more. Lots of fun on Saturday. Slower on Sunday. To be expected. I thoroughly enjoy the challenge as well as providing the OX mult in the ARRL and CQWW CW contests. This particular contest has always been special to me. It's a fun chase - I had all US states and all provinces (lacking the territories except YT) withing the first three hours. That told me that it was gonna be good. I was right! I'll have to do something pretty drastic to improve the station if I am ever to break 5 million. This time I got almost 4 and I am happy and satisfied. The station I'm working from has largely simple wire antennas and 1 kW. It is situated 300 aASL, which is wonderful and likely makes up for some what's missing in the antenna department. Despite the frustrations over the ofttimes misbehaving Evil Day Star - and all the hard work in -35 C to get it all up and running - I keep coming back and I cannot wait for the next one! Thanks to everyone who called and answered! 73 de OX7AM |
OZ1DTF |
Having fun with 100W and 10m EFHW. |
P49Y |
Amazing condx don't help us in the Caribbean, but make for a great weekend anyway! |
PA0RBA |
Good activity, working 100 w into magloop and GP, T U! |
PA0ZAV |
Great to test my new fan dipoles on all bands except 160 |
PA1EJO |
100W on a wire at 12m above a garden, participated a few hours on Sunday. |
PA2CHM |
20-15-10 used SD for post cvontest logging |
PA2F |
antenna GPA-404 tnx for a great contest-weekend! |
PA3CWN |
UFB ears all I worked ! Running 1 Watt or less down to 25 mW in some qso's 73 Oene |
PA3DRL |
nice contest my rig ic-7300 pwr 300 watt ant 3el triband yagi 14 mtr above street level |
PA3DTR |
I had a ball on 10 meters! even CA!! |
PA3FGA |
Due to time constrains only able to participate 1 night. The night from Saturday to Sunday was the lucky one. Saturday evening added the 160M extention coil to the 80M inverted-L antenna. Last year, it took the whole night to log 1 station due to the local noise level. This year , I was more lucky, the first 2 stations were in the log before 00:00 UTC. After 27 qso's Jack (man with the) Hammer entered the shack around 07:30 local. Plan is to improve the stations RX for next years edition. Diversity RX (nvis and short vertical) was a step forward this year. Station: K3 + KPA500 + inv-L for 80M + Extention coil |
PA3GPX |
So, this was the first time I entered a log for the ARRL DX CW contest. Spend about 4 1/2 hours, mainly on 10 and 15 meters. Bands were nice and open, but it??s not easy getting trough with a simple endfed longwire. My goal was to make 100 qso??s and that worked out. I had fun and I??ll be back next year with a better antenna. |
PA3GVI |
From the city where noise is high. Using 400 watt and a doublet( inverted V style) with the apex at 30 feet and legs sloping down to 10 feet from the ground. Main bands were 40/20/15 with little effort on 10 and 80. Conditions seem pretty good. Many west-coast coming through really nice and I was able to make 594 contacts with overal just a couple states and VE-provinces missing. Great to see so much CW activity. Enjoyed it! |
PA4WM |
Fantastic conditoions and bands full of NA stations. What a pleasure. Hope to see you all next year at the sunspot summit. |
PA5CT |
Shared the station with my OM PA3FGA. He was active on 160m, I did a bit on 10m, just for the fun of it. |
PA5MW |
One of my favourite contests fro home QTH, using 2el @12m AGL. |
PA7RW |
cuagn, 73 |
PC5D |
10W indoor dipoles 40/20/15/10 m |
PD8MD |
It was a pleasure working this contest, many US/VE stations with good ears to copy my 100W signal from FT991A . Here working only with dipoles at max 10 m agl. Best 73 and cu around de Anthonie . |
PE2K |
All QSO's in storm made 5 watt |
PJ2T [photo/doc] |
(no comments) |
PP8ZAC |
agu160145@hotmail.com |
PT9DX |
Again a great contest. |
PY2AXH |
Tkanks Big 73 TU |
PY2KO |
first CW intl contest ever...tks! |
PY2UDB |
Nice activity during the weekend, although Not too many Canadian stations. Had to skip saturday because of a tooth-ache! Even with limited antennas, good response. |
PY7OJ |
TKS FB test. |
R1QE |
ICOM-718, 100Wt. Ant. Balcony. All band.10m.up |
R2UZ [photo/doc] |
Ivanovo dx club |
R3LC |
73 |
RA0SMS |
Great propagation from East Siberia to the US. Nice to hear a lot of hams. |
RA1OHX |
73! |
RA3BQ |
I had real fun to work with USA and Canada stations using only 5w output into Hexbeam (10-15-20) and Delta loop (40). QRP is exciting exercise if condx is good. |
RA5AV |
127591 |
RA7C |
Discovery TX-500, 5W, GP |
RG5A |
TNX 73 |
RK3P |
TS 590S. DELTA 40M . DELTA 80M. SAY 5-9 |
RL2Y |
73! |
RL3A |
73! |
RL6C |
Tnx 73 |
RM2R |
TNX 73! |
RM2U |
mike73@rambler.ru |
RM4F |
TNX 73! |
RN2FQ |
TKS FOR NICE CONTEST PWR_100w, ANT_VERTICAL,DIPOLES |
RN4CA |
SDR-1000 100watt ANT AD-335 10/15/20 |
RT2X |
73! |
RU0L |
No. |
RU1A |
It's one the best condx all time! |
RU9AC |
73! |
RV3DBK |
TX 5Watts, ant - Magloop indoor |
RW4CLF |
TS-850S, 100 WAtt, ATU + LW@84m_Long |
RX3QNE |
TNX for contest. 73! |
S50R |
73 from S5 ! Still FUN after 50 years of operation! I made something over 1000 QSOs in 18 hours on 15M, all US States (I am missing only Canadians: NT, NU, YT! A lot of OR, WA, and CA with FB sigs were on! In the future, I'll work just for fun. A lot of stations use more than "illegal" power (2X 4kW is usual, but 10-20kW AMPs are often in use !!) (does not matter that SO are MO !) 73 and GL Leo S50R |
S50U |
The goal was 1 QSO more than last year but unfortunately it didn't work out. Reasons why not went according to plan is most probably because the operator is 1 year older. :-) There will be some really big scores, thanks everyone for the QSO. Roll on Cycle 25! |
S51J |
Working from S50E contest location, using equipment from there, like FTDX10, antenna 40MDY2, passband filter (because Leo-S50R, was working on 15m) and computer with N1MM+ logger. Amplifier was mine SPE Expert 1.3-FA, set to 500W, for security reason, not to blow finals again HI! Unfortunately, antena rotator didn't work (probably winter damage), so antena was directed toward north all the time. Crazy situation! But where there is a will there is a way! |
S52ON |
Limited Antennas Overlay category long and 10 m high |
S53WW |
Was hoping for better runs and more QSOs. Aluminum tubes for 2x 5el. yagi only arrived on Wednesday prior to the contest. Thanks to the great team (s51rm, s53rm, s53mm, s55oo, s57z), antennas were build and mounted on the tower by the Friday noon. Simulating the path toward the USA with TA suggested that the best combination of the antenna heights would be at 6m and 12m AGL. Terrain actually slopes downhill 5m from the tower, from 400m ASL very steep down to the valley at 50m ASL, another two 250m ASL ridges 4km and 5km away, and then drops in the sea at 7km. TA said that on average the 12m antenna would perform worse then the 6m antenna, and putting antenna at 15m would be even worse. In particular, even the low angles would be the same as on the 6m antenna. So I decided to run a little experiment and operate in vertical angle diversity mode. On TX I used SM and always TXed on both antennas. On RX I bypassed SM and fed the cables into the FTDX101 synced receivers (audio output set to SEPARATE). I wanted the learn about signal dynamics, angle separation (would it help during pileup) and to verify TA result on low angles. The outcome of the experiment was very interesting to me. In short, bulk of the signals (90%) arrived well (=almost equally) on both antennas and were steady. I would say 10% of the signals had fast changes in the vertical angle of arrival - the extreme one was station from Ohio, where O came on low antenna and H on high antenna. In only few cases the signal was present (hearable) on only one antenna. And west coast (=low angles) was better on high antenna (contrary to what TA suggested). Long live ionosphere! Robi/s53ww |
S55G |
Just swipping a bit from time to tiime and on bands., ill with temparature ...-viroses..betewwn toilet bedromm and shak.. hi. hi.. |
S56A [photo/doc] |
It is 33 years since I run this contest with CW robot developed during EE PhD research. It called CQ all the time and made 200+ QSO without problems. This time I spent 15 minutes on 15 meters doing the same run while the rest was S&P for friends. Excellent conditions but I never touched 160m band despite N1MM Logger RED warnings. I just read the rules to claim my tribander as advanced antenna. Missing Ubiquitous old Moxon for 40m. Congrats to youngsters making over 5K QSO! Also OC K1ZZ of ARRL fame :-) |
SD0W |
K3 - KPA500 - INV.DOUBLET UP 45FT. |
SM5CSS |
Elecraft K3 100W to KT34XA and Inverted Dipoles. |
SM5TOG |
IC7300 Antennas: KT34 |
SM6USS |
Tnx fer QSO! 73 de Dennis |
SM7JNT |
Happy to be a part of this fun competion and the stations in west coast was coming in nicely. Was only on the first hours at the start and first station in the log was K3LR what a nice receive they did on my weak signal. Thank you all! |
SN4D |
FTDX3000 FAN DIPOLE |
SP1AEN |
RIG: FTDX-3000 <100Wtts. Ant.: Lw fora all bands with AT MFJ-948 |
SP2WDW |
Amazing activity and propagation to North America on 28 MHz! My intention was to set up a testbed to simulate and verify remote operation over 4G, before I move the radio to its target location. Since I no longer have antennas at home QTH, I decided to build a quick and dirty, "temporary by design" 2-element wire Yagi at the last minute on Friday afternoon. Day 1 was a lot of fun. I enjoyed a 40-minutes run period with stations responding to my 100W signal from as far and wide as ME to CA at the same time! Day 2 seemed harder, with fewer new stations to work and little return for my CQ runs, but I was happy to confirm those last possible multipliers at last. In my opinion, contests like this create the most magical moments of amateur radio. Thank you for all the contacts! |
SP3CW |
TRX: FT-1000MP / Dipole 2x 20m On 80m - 100W others - 15W Congrats to "all ears" which were able to catch my QRP ! |
SP3GTS |
TS590+HM AMP 1KW, GP80, K9AY |
SP5BYC |
only 1h TS-480SAT + Inv V |
SP6BEN |
IC 735 100 W |
SP8CGU |
TRx Icom IC-735, ant. dipole |
SP9DTE |
vertical ft100mpmarkv field 100watts |
SP9GFI |
FT-950, ant delta 84 m |
SP9KJU |
FT897 80W, ANT DELTA LOOP |
SQ2RH |
HM HusarekDSP & GP7dx |
SQ9FMU |
rig-IC746 ; pwr-100W ; ant-GP(7-28MHz) and LongWire56M |
SV1CEI |
3 ELE YAGI - 80W |
SV1ME |
My DXlog.net logging programm doesn't have any place to write in what club member i am. The log submission doesn't let me to do that too. So if it is possible to complete in the log received that my club is : Deep Blue DX Team . Thank you SV1ME |
TA2IJ |
10m was very good. Icom IC 7410 100w 3 element 3 band yagi 72 feet high from the ground level. 73 de Soyhan TA2IJ |
TA3DJ |
TNX 73 |
TF2R |
Operated from QTH of Georg TF2LL Ant. 40-20-15-10 meter = OB-19-4 up 25 meter Rig = Elecraft K3s running 99 Watt Thank you for a nice weekend with the key - 73 OZ2I Henning |
TK5MH |
A working weekend for me unfortunately. It would have been nice to have more spare time as conditions were good. No time to wait for the 7's opening. Anyway a lot of fun ! |
TM7A |
As the setup is not yet complete, we operated with only two tranceivers, sometimes in SO2V. No real Inband available yet. This time, Murphy wasn't with us. There were no major issues, and the 2 stations worked flawlessly. Thanks to all. 73, Michel - F6AGM |
UA0KBG |
TNX!73! |
UA0SBQ |
RIG: FT-817 POWER 5W; ANTENNAS: 15/20M INVERTED VEE. |
UA1CUR |
ICOM-718,NT-LW 80 METRS, INV VEE |
UA4PN |
to ALL Contesters TNX & 73 |
UA4UAR |
TNX, 73! |
UD0O |
TNX 73! |
UG3A |
TNX |
UG4P |
kENWOOD TS590S ANT DELTA 160M |
UK8IQ |
TNX 73! |
UN4PD |
un4pd@mail.ru |
UN7CAW |
TNX 73 |
UN8PT |
73! |
UR4LIN |
FT-857 ANT.DELTA |
UR5EJ [photo/doc] |
Good afternoon I made 201 QSOs, and received a response from you that only my 39 connections were counted. Please review and add. I am re-sending the links in the journal in CABRILLO format |
UR7EC |
IC-746 + DIPOLE |
UR7HCX |
TNX 73! |
US7IGN |
Icom IC-756PRO3, GP |
US7UK |
Antennas: |
UT0EM |
uv5evp@ukr.net |
UT3PA |
tx 100 w, ant dipole |
UT4LW |
Flex-6400 Antennas: Windom, Spider |
UW3WF |
ICOM-718 |
UX1CL |
TNX! 73! |
UX3IW |
73! |
UY2IG |
73! |
UZ1WW |
73! |
V51MA |
Thank you for the DX support to V5 AF |
VA2AN |
10 meters was wide open, I decided to operate single band |
VA2NM |
This is ARRL DX CW 2024 |
VA3IIF |
Limited Antenna: QRP with single element wire antenna |
VA3RKM |
K3, verticals and wires |
VA3RSA |
I operated as Single Operator, Assisted, in the CLASSIC overlay. I used search and pounce 100 percent of the time. My Equipment, Antennas, and Software: ICOM IC-7300 at 100W. 1) Vertical whip, 21.5 ft long, 4:1 unun at base 3 ft AGL. Two 14 ft horizontal radials 3ft AGL. 2) Classic Windom - 66 ft horizontal wire up 25 ft with 23 ft long feeder. Single wire feeder is at the 45' from one end. Used 9:1 unun at base with 20 on-ground radials (14-39 ft long). Palstar AT2K ATU and/or IC-7300 internal ATU. Logging Program: N3FJP CQ-WPX-CW. DX Cluster: VE7CC-1 and VE7CC "CC USER" program as a filter. 73, Rich, VA3RSA. |
VA3SB |
What a fun contest. I could onlly put in a part time effort but thought that the bands were in very good shape. Thank you for all the Qs and see you in the next one. |
VA3TNM |
QSO Count=1074 |
VA4ADM |
Yaesu FT-891 with Buddistick Pro antenna |
VA7MG |
100% S&P |
VE2EZD |
FT-950 |
VE2OWL |
Wow! Just: Wow! For the propagation during the weekend. Signals were coming in strong from Everywhere. My only deception was I wish I could have operated longer. |
VE3PN |
Strange Broad signal took out @1815 to 1825 both mornings about 20dB above noise,looking at EU |
VE3RSA |
Awesome Conditions ! Especially nice to hear 10M so active. I decided to try a new experience and go "QRO" with 50W this year as opposed to my usual QRP. Very odd having folks answer you on the first call ! I could get used to this :-) Thanks to all for the Qs and Mults - always a great way to spend time ! See you next year Tom VE3RSA |
VE3ZZ |
Great contest with great conditions!! |
VE4AKF |
used old faithful icom ic 751 A and cushcraft R 8 vertical mounted on back chain link fence. few radials strung in fence as well. this contest 40 meters opened up on one night really good I was suprised and seemed like the old days again. suprised with a 100 watts and a vertical and did well this time. Only spent fw hours here and there. really did not puch time operating . got sleep and rest from work all week. some operators good some need more experiance i think , but all in all a good contest. vertical only 40 to 10 meters here , all i can do in small city lot ,but few hours and half decent conditions got all over the place. participate on the air, how we keep our HF bands alive. tony ve4akf feb 2024 ARRL CW contest. |
VE5SF |
Great conditions. Never heard 80M this good before. |
VE7BGP |
I had a lot of fun operating the DX Contest this weekend. Rigs used FTdx-10 and a Vintage FT-301D for a few contacts. 73 Gerry |
VK2CCC |
Great conditions on 40m the first night, slow during the second night. Thanks to all for picking my QRP signal from the noise. It has been great working so many of friends. |
VK2IG |
40m operation (late afternoon through to just after midnight in VK2) only this year to fit in with other things on the weekend. On both evenings we had summer thunderstorms - my apologies to those who had to repeat callsigns and exchanges due to the QRN. Thanks to all who answered my calls, and to the contest managers for running the contest. Look forward to hearing you all next contest. |
VK4TT |
used "SD" by EI5DI worked very FB |
VK5GG |
QRP entry running 1 watt with a DX Commander vertical antenna. |
VK7GN |
Good signals LP 20 especially! |
VL2B |
Conditions great |
VU2FGQ |
I did not read the contest rules carefully and sent sequential exchange numbers in the contest by mistake. Trying to submit my log as CHECKLOG. |
W0BF |
Best opening to Europe in a long time ! Thanks to all that heard my call. |
W0OR |
Best CNDX EVER! |
W0PWE |
Operated the contest with my home brew QRP transceiver. Output on 20M is 4 watts. Antenna is a dipole at 50ft in the trees. I only operated Sunday for a short time and I stayed on 20M. Conditions seemed pretty good as most everyone seemed to hear my QRP signal. |
W1HIS |
Single-element wire antennas having max. height no greater than 50 ft. Inverted-V for 40 & 80m. Lazy-H vertical for 160m. |
W1QK |
Thanks for the 15M contacts. Outstanding band conditions and actviity enabled awesome runs.Thanks to the ARRL for sponsoring the contest, processing the logs, and publishing the results. 73 - Dan, W1QK |
W2/DL8CX |
After my experiences in the CQ WW 2023 I enjoyed another part-time QRP contest activity from Midtown Manhattan with a Yaesu FT-818 and a horizontally placed magnetic loop antenna roughly 200 feet above ground facing New York City's East River. Many thanks to the operators on the DX side for their good ears. Great fun! |
W2NTN |
This operation was single op, low power, from Cape Cod MA, rather than my normal NJ QTH. We??ll see how many got the correct location in the exchange. The antenna was a temporary ¼ wave vertical for 20-15-10 with some short radials on the ground, and an inside the attic inverted vee for 40. It was nice to see good propagation and lots of activity on the higher frequencies. Once again, thanks to everyone who worked to pull the W2NTN signal through, and thanks to ARRL for making this event happen. |
W2XX |
Woof. Crazy weekend. Conditions were so good I thought I was back operating from a real station again ;) Huge 10 and 15 meter openings to EU which just doesn't happen here in the desert. Was able to run a bunch of EU stations from my small Las Vegas lot with just 100 watts and an end fed wire with the highest point at 22 feet. |
W3BBO |
Very pleased with my setup. A K3 running at 60 watts to the gutter/downspout on the house. Unfortunately this compermised antenna doesn't like 15 meters, but worked well on 10, 20 and 40 meters. |
W3GX |
Heard numerous stations Saturday afternoon running frequencies, calling CQ TEST over and over with their 30-40 word per minute auto-keyers. They went several minutes with few responses from hunting atations. I've been at this for a year and yet cannot copy faster than 10 words per minute so I had no way of responding to what sounded like noise. I could have logged QSOs for myself and earned points for these folks if they had just slowed their auto-keyers for SOME of the time. Instead, there was no contest participation for me and fewer then optimum points for the speed demons. Amateur contestors love to analyze and graph every statistic under the sun, e.g., QSO rate per hour, countries by the hour, QSOs per band, multipliers, and more. Someday, a contestor will write in Contest Journal how he or she made a percentage of his or her CQs at slower word-per-minute CW speeds and how this strategy INCREASED his or her TOTAL QSOs (and points) by involving the less-than-NASCAR-rated CW operators, whose call signs otherwise wouldn't have been logged. He or she will be hailed as "a CW Contest Pioneer" and "an Out-of-the-Box Thinker." He/she will present slide shows to RATPAC and RSGB. His/her "Speed Cycling" approach to contesting will be discussed at contest club meetings and copied by many who strive for new ways to boost their scores. You heard it here first. Feel free to steal this idea and (hurry so you can) call it your own. Meantime, I will continue my (painfully) slow progress toward real 20-25 wpm (without any help from CW contests along the way). |
W3HKK [photo/doc] |
The modest all-wire W3HKK antenna farm produced my all-time high score - EVER! - after 68 years on the air, all with the same call,and 25 hours in the chair ( no small feat for an 82 yo mind/body.) This was truly a memorable contest, with memorable propagation. Im sure, many of you out there are thinking the same thing! A moment to remember! 10m was my main band (Moxon at 22') and working BD3AX, BD4QA, BD1KV, and BA5CW within minutes of each other Friday night was al all-time feat! But using modest 2 el vertical phased arrays for 20 and 40m brought in some pleasant surprises, too: - hearing a loud 9N7AA on 20m Fri night, then working him thru the massive pile up was a thrill. Then,Sunday mid-afternoon hearing Thailand, E28AM and working him through another pile up was another memorable qso. Then Sunday morning around 3 am local time, on 40m, working ZD7W, CB0ZW and 3D2AG....back to back to back was amazing! But while this was an all-time contest score for W3HKK, it could have been much better, Friday night my N1MM+ logging program suddenly lost all incoming spots!!! So I lost the ability to scan the band and look for new mults for the rest of the contest. I can only imagine how much better the mults would have been without that glitch, undoubtedly caused by stray rf. I also had to pause operations several times when the mouse stopped "mousing". Fortunately I could restore mouse function by unplugging the mouse and replugging it. which I had to do a half-dozen times. I decided to reorganize the operating desk a few days before the WWDX test, which likely introduced the rf issue. My you-know-what was "dragging" during the final hours of the test. Kudos to the ops who managed to put in the max operating time allowed. I couldnt do that even in my younger days. But its a blast trying! 73 de Bob |
W3RFX |
First timer in the CW contest. It was fun! Lots of activity on 10 and 15 meters. Thanks ARRL for another great contest. |
W3TB |
W3TB in Franklin TN |
W4HVH |
Thank you! |
W4RKU |
Used a single 135 ft endfed antenna This is a fun contest |
W4YDL |
That was fun! Hopefully next year I'll be calling CQ! |
W6OAT [photo/doc] |
This was fun. I had set three goals for myself: 1. To make at least 1,000 QSOs; 2. To score at least 1M points; and 3. To do it all without calling a single CQ! This entire weekend was just S&P. I'm sure I could have made lots more contacts and had a bigger score had I done some running, but I wanted to see if reaching my goals was even possible. It was, and I had a blast doing it. |
W7WSV |
Great action-great fun. Thanks to all, including Cycle 25. |
W9SN [photo/doc] |
My grandson Jake (KA4JAM) is 13 years old and less than 2 years with license. He was completely remote from NC to my Flex 6600 as well as Mike W9RNY in IL, while I was local. We ran a zoom session the entire time and used N1MM chat window. His first major contest and he not only participated, but did a lot of the running. I was a little concerned about letting him run, as I didn't want to overwhelm him. Boy was I wrong. Jake asked to run and we let him dive right in. He stayed in the hot seat for hours at a time, while Mike and I watched in amazement. At 13, he's already doing what world class ops are doing. He made our first and last QSO of this contest! This contest was a blast. Every band was amazing from working lots of 5 watt stations in EU on 80 meters to the huge JA runs on 10-15 meters for hours. I was also surprised by the 0600z openings to EU on 20 meters. Ops with 100 watts were well over S9. Incredible conditions and I am sure many records will bust. Thank you to everyone that made this one memorable for grandpa and grandson! |
WA1FCN |
My my my just like the good "ole days". |
WA2VIU |
Had little time due to family obligations. Turned on radio Sat eve and hadn't even hooked up to laptop, or downloaded logger yet. Heard KL7RA, and ironically, he may be last state (Alaska) that I need for WAS, something I didn't expect in a DX contest. Didn't want to take a chance of losing him while I set everything up. Called and worked him with my straight key and logged on paper. After I set things up, transferred to regular logger. Was so happy, was ready to shut down after that one QSO. Achieved all my goals in 1 minute of operating. |
WA5ZKO |
great band openings on 10-20 on Sunday! |
WA6KHK |
Getting used to using remote ham radio because we are moving and I have to take down my tower and antenna. Broke a million with 376 mults so not too bad. |
WB0UVD |
Limited Antennas Overlay - ARRL 40m EFHW @ 20 ft. |
WB2AMU [photo/doc] |
With the sunspots being in decent shape, I decided to go 10 Meter QRP for the DX CW contest from the New York City Long Island section. I used a simple 10 Meter dipole up 18 feet in a tree (please see photo), which is nothing very special, but still effective. To me, QRP operation on one band such as Ten Meters is an adventure, and some surprises came. In comparison to last year when I did low power on 10 Meters for the event, I managed to come close to my overall multiplier count, but fell a bit short in total number of QSOs. Europe was very good early Saturday and Sunday morning, beginning at 6:30 AM local time, with Saturday being the best of the two days. I had a decent QSO run of 36 QSOs in one hour for my QRP setup beginning at 7:00 AM on Saturday. Some of the rare multipliers were above 28.1 MHZ, and I heard 7Q6M from Malawi at noon local time on 28.144 but very weakly, beyond the capability of my QRP signal at this point. Fortunately, no major pileup developed and about 45 minutes later, his signal was louder and he was able to hear my QRP signal. Thank you Don! I heard Japan all three evenings here and was surprised at the signals. I was finally able to work JH7QXJ and JF1NHD about 20 minutes before the end of the contest, and they were both pretty strong. I can only imagine what my QRP signal must have sounded like there and there was only one repeat of my callsign! Thank you guys! A shout-out to the New Zealand operators, Zl3X, ZM4T and ZL4TT for pulling out my QRP signal during the evening hours here. Hope for the same next year! KEN WB2AMU |
WB5SKM |
Licensed 4/22/2023 |
WB6CIA |
CONDX were so good, only needed 100W and my longwire on all bands. 1AM PST on 20 meters my CQ got pileups of all Europe! Best DX Test so far. |
WB6JJJ |
Great band conditions this weekend makes for a fun contest. Many of the 50 and 100 Watt stations were just as loud as the KW stations. I had two dupes because of their lousy CW sending. I wish people would not play with the CW dot-dash ratios so much. Thanks for our QSOs. Bill |
WB7QMR |
Flex6300, Hamsticks or MadDog coil ant, SDC-Skimmer |
WB8SAG |
Because of my wife??s health concerns I was unable to participate fully in this great contest. I did find my time actually spent in this contest really does take your mind off other concerns as this requires total concentration. Also, hoping to get my DXCC via LOTW?I??m only two countries away! 73??s Wb8sag |
WC1U |
This is my first DX contest. I did not figure out that I was supposed to record the power until the end. I guess I do not get any credit for most of the QSOs, but I had fun anyway. ;> I was using a homebrew 40m xcvr incorporating the xmtr from QST May 1978 page 16 and June 1978 page 25. The rcvr is my own direct conversion design. Power output is 10 W (not quite QRP). |
WC5D |
Cobweb Antenna in attic at 25 ft AGL Best Condx since '80s |
WF4V |
Conditions were great. Many new ones for me. |
WH6R [photo/doc] |
(no comments) |
WM0G [photo/doc] |
I eagerly looked forward to this year's ARRL DX CW contest. I am a casual contester who prefers CW contests and usually operates in the QRP category, relying on my Elecraft KX2 paired with a Hustler All-band Vertical antenna. This setup has often landed me within the top 5 in my state and section. However, I challenged myself for this year's event by competing in the Low-Power category, using my FTDX-10 and the trusty Hustler Vertical antenna. Operating in the early evening of the opening day, I found the bands in excellent condition, primarily focusing on 20m and 40m frequencies. The airwaves were alive with activity, with huge signals from seasoned contest operators operating super-stations worldwide. The FTDX-10, equipped with its superior built-in filtering and sensitivity, proved to be a joy to operate in this environment. With the FTDX-10's adjustable IPO (Intercept Point Optimization), APF (Audio Peak Filtering), and adjustable DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) filter, many weak stations previously buried in the noise became readable. Leveraging the radio's memory channels and wireless mouse interface, I minimized the need to manually key in Morse code, maintaining a steady speed between 30 to 35 wpm. Communicating with Europe from the Northeast posed no significant challenge, and I was pleasantly surprised to establish contacts spanning over 8,000 miles, including a ??new one? in Thailand. While working Asia from New England presented its challenges, I successfully contacted stations in Japan, China, Australia, Antarctica, New Zealand, and several South Pacific islands. Another bonus of working in this contest is that some rare entities, usually only found in DXpeditions, like Juan Fernandez Island and St. Helena Island, were readily available on multiple bands during this contest. Utilizing the N3FJP ARRL International DX Contest logging software on my computer proved invaluable, offering a user-friendly interface and seamless integration with the DX Cluster, enabling me to see real-time band activity, log QSOs, and monitor my contest performance effortlessly. By the end of the contest, I had logged 256 QSOs, earning 768 Q points with 176 Mults in just 12 hours on the air. The first 8 hours alone yielded over 85,000 points, with an additional 50,000+ points added in the final four hours, resulting in a total raw score of 135,168. With 256 QSOs spanning 92 different countries. It's an achievement I'm proud of, considering my modest setup. Now, I await the final score after any adjustments for "busted calls." LOL! OP: Jack Ciaccia, WM?G Location: Nashua, NH: FN42gr Station: Yaesu FTDX-10 and Hustler 6-BTV Ground-Mounted Vertical, 80m-6m Entered as: Single Operator, Low Power, Assisted, Limited Antenna, All Bands. |
WO7T |
My favorite band (10M) kept me quite busy with a few more QRP countries picked up during this test. |
WQ6X |
This is WQ6X's first ARRL Dx QRP run from Ramona. This was a completely ad-HOC remote operation first from Alameda on Friday evening and then from Concord on Saturday & Sunday. While it rained and poured everywhere I went, staying indoors to run Cw was the obvious solution. Band conditions overall were AWEsome for this contest weekend. When I could find a quiet "window", a non-inconsiderate amount of time was spent running frequencies, until some KW station would move in on top of me and call CQ. They obviously heard me because when I called them they immediately came back to me. Whatever happened to LISTEN BEFORE YOU TRANSMIT QRP stations have rights too. I was amazed at how many MULTI-stations took time out to call me. This year's ARRL DX GiG may well have been my best ever - despite Look for a writeup on this and other contests at: http://WQ6X.Blogspot.com |
WU4G |
Skookumlogger, Flex 6600M, 40M EDZ fed with ladder k |
WX0B |
Thanks to Jay and Sharon for their hospitality and use of the station. |
XE1AY |
On Saturday and Sunday I had visit of my 5 years old granddaughter and I couldn't continue the contest regularly |
XE2F |
Only operated in two bands until PC crashed, managed to recover to send the log, anyway broke my personal record on a CW contest TU FER QSOS 73 |
YE1GXQ |
So late in my ham radio life, I have decided to start contesting. This is my third contest and my operating skills are really improving. I have a long way to go but contesting is a great tool for increasing one's operating skills and knowledge of propagation. It is also a tool for optimizing the station equipment to enhance more effective and efficient radio operation. Now that I am retired I have time to really involve myself in this fascinating part of the hobby. |
YO2IS |
Icom IC 7300, 90W, Diamond CP6 trap GP. 73 Szigy, |
YO2MJZ |
ICOM IC-7300, PWR 100W, INVERTED VEE ANTENNA |
YO4LHR |
uSDR + 30W qro, 10-40m ocfd antenna |
YO4SI |
RIG: KENWOOD TS-450SAT 100 W; ANT: FD4 |
YO5BDL |
Nice contest.i hope next time i will do better.73 de YO5BDL |
YO5YM |
trs. FT991A/FTDX10 ant.EFHW tnx all QSO's |
YO6CFB |
RIG: FT-897 100W ANT: GP |
YP5A |
FTdx-3000 + PA 500W DIPOLE |
YT0C |
born 23.05.2001 |
YU5R |
FLEX 6600 PGXL 1.5 kW SO1R 160m: INV-L 80m: GP 40m: 3 el short YAGI 20m: 5 el YAGI 15m: 5 el YAGI 10m: 5 el YAGI Stuning 160m band conditions on Sunday sunrise greyline when I heard and worked many stations without any RX antenna! Unfortunately, I was too tired and had to sleep whole Saturday night, hence, low QSO numbers on low bands. Better luck next time :) |
YU7RQ |
arrl |
YV6BXN |
NICE CONDX ON ALL BANDS TNX TO ALL 73 |
ZS1/VE3NZ [photo/doc] |
My station setup: IC-705 running 10W, GP antenna with elevated radials (above our salt water swimming pool :-) Location 120m ASL hill side QTH at Bakoven, Cape Town, RSA. We got 180 degree sea view from 200 to 20 degrees. I started to hear W/VE stations after 1100UT, but my 10 Watts did not get through the 13,000 km path. Exception is K1LZ, which I logged at 1050UT. The good opening began at 1300UT and it became fantastic just after our sunset at 1700UT. By then skimmers were picking up my signal from east coast to west coast, from FL to BC. It is very exiting feeling to have a pileup with 10 Watt and a minimalist antenna. My station was probably running at the lowest power in the LP category. I had great fun, thanks for the calls! 73' DX BEN ZS1/VE3NZ |
ZS2M |
Conditions were great Saturday afternoon but Sunday was a struggle! Very frustrating to only be able to work US stations when you hear good DX! |
ZS6BNE |
First attempt at Cabrillo submission |
ZS6WAR |
QRP 20M Band |