Just a checklog for a few contacts.

It was my first time to operate 4U1UN for a contest. My name is Yoshi HB9HDV/JL1LFB. I joined the
UNARC last November and started to operate the station. I was happy that I did not feel any latency
even though I operated remotely from Geneva. 
Unfortunately, I could not use 10m band because of the high SWR (at 2.0+). So, I had to stay either
15 or 20m during the day.

I would like to apologize to the stations calling me under the noise level because I could not hear
them! It was due to the permanent QRN at S5-S7 level across the bands. However, I started to use two
antennas, one for TX and the other for RX, and I could reduce the noise level for certain bands. 

I have to apologize for those stations with which I could not complete the QSO. Due to the technical
problem, I had more than 20 sudden failures of the connection to the Radio and it took about 5 to 40
minutes to come back. It was frustrating and I did not feel good for the stations. Due to this
problem, I almost abandoned on Saturday morning and stopped operating for several hours. I hope that
we will find a solution before the next contest.

As it was my first long hours of pile-ups, my head started not to copy the call signs quickly,
especially during the last hour of the contest I will try to improve my capabilities for the next
time.

CU Next time,

Yoshi

QRV from Kasumigaura city Ibaraki-pref..
Using K3/100W and Yagi

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.
I have operated in JA2 area.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

Hi-Band condx was good.

I enjoyed the contest.

500W Random wire 20m long

FTDX10; LDG Remote ATU; RGv Antenna (RainGutterFive); N1MM; HP
Prodesk Mini CPU.

Thanks for sponsoring the contest and thanks to those who worked
me!

Low bands great 40m-160m Friday night.  Storms Saturday night
caused QRN to wipe out 160m.  40m was okay and 80m was better
reception and able to make ffew QSOs with low power.  Severe
storms and close-by tornado caued me to close down early Saturday
night sooner than I had anticipated.  High bands were good to
Asia early-late afternoon and FB to Europe my morning here at my
QTH.  Looking foward to next year, perhaps with a change in
strategy and hoping for better weather.

Claimed score is more than Guam record which was scored on 2016.
See you on phone mode too in the next week end.

Operated in SOLP with small antenna overlay.  Due to other commitments, did only a part-time vs. an
all-out effort on all contest bands 160 through 10 meters.  Ran my IC7300 into a multiband linked
coax fed dipole operating as a 5/2 wavedoublet on 15 meters and a 7/2 wave doublet on 10 meters,
basically my 75 meter dipole resonant at 3850 kHz with a 10 meter quarter wave (accounting for
velocity factor) of RG59 75 ohm coax in series with
my RG8X feed line at the feed point.  Provides a very good match with low
SWR without the IC7300 internal tuner on 10 and 15 meters, QST had an
article on this trick back in the 1960s.  The 7/2 wave doublet
provides 8 dBd lobes to NE SE SW NW with the antenna wire axis EW on
10 meters.  Used my wire vertical antenna system over 18 elevated
radials as a quarter wave vertical on 40, a quarter wave inverted L
on 80 with a horizopntial section rigged with the 40 meter vertical
radiator, and as a 1/8 wave inverted L on 160 with the  80 meter
inverted L and series L loading at the feed point.  Also end fed the
40 meter quarter wave vertical on 20 as an end fed 1/2 wave dipole
with a 49:1 impedance matching transformer at the feed point,  with only a
small short single wire counterpoise on the shield side of the feed
line at the feed point to decouple common mode current in the feed
line.  The 18 nominal 6-8 foot above ground level radials were
present under the 20 meter EFHW dipole setup but were not directly connected to the feed point
shield. 14 of the 18 radials are nominal quarter wave on 40 meters. The remaining 4 can be set up
for nominal 40 meters or extended to a nominal quarter wave on 80 meters by jumpering in extensions
that doubles the radial length to approximately 70 feet from
35 feet.  Depending on the band and frequency within the band, a small shunt matching coil across
the feed point is used to bring in a near perfect 1 to 1 SWR.  On 80/75 meters jumpered segments at
the far end of the horizontal section of the inverted L are jumpered in and out to move the antenna
resonant frequency around the band.  The 40 meter 1/4 wave vertical arrangement can also be used as
a 3/4 wave vertical over the elevated radials on 15 meters.  The 80 meter inverted L setup can also
be used as a 3/4 wave inverted L on 30 meters by adding a few feet to the horizontal section far end
to move its fundamental resonance down to the vicinity of 3.4 MHz.

Very good conditions, especially on the higher frequency bands.  Nice
to hear so many Hawaiian stations on.  Was fun working the Marshall
Islands DXpedition V73WW on 40 and 10.

Wish that CQers with 5s, Hs, Is and Ss in their call sign QRQ a bit
and increase thier dit weighting.  Difficult copying a call like
HS5IS at 50 WPM, or any other call with 5, H, I, or S in it! Is that high
speed CQing really saving you much time  Probably resulting in lots
of busted contacts for those trying to work you, and lots of thier
time wasted having to listen over and over before and after  a
contact to make sure your call is copied correctly.  Contest rules should
include a busted call for the sender as well as the copier of a
misread call sign if if the CQ and associated station callsign was
sent at anything over say 35 WPM.

My mom is having a shoulder surgery,I've been with her in the hospital.

Remoted from hospital when free.

operated with Yaesu FT-818 (5 Watts) and portable magnetic loop antenna
from hotel balcony on the island of Sal

unfortunately only had 9 h time,nevertheless always a challenge

FT-817 WITH 5 WATTS + VERTICAL INDOOR ANTENNA

Kenwood TS-850S + VCI Vectronics HF600-QSK (500W) + 3 element beam

some points on 10m. gl to all

I was only look in 4 ours been to able how much of the /63 i can work ,result 40/63 ,happy ,because
band closed earlier on sunday.on saturday no time for the hobby ;-(

IC-7610 100Watts Quad Vertical

2BSIQ First Attempt - by DK6XZ

First and foremost, my sincere gratitude goes to Frank (DL2CC) and Harald (DL2SAX) for their
incredible generosity in allowing me to use their contest station, DQ2C, for my first-ever attempt
at 2BSIQ operation. It was an exciting challenge, and I couldn’t have asked for better hosts and
mentors.

The contest location, near Ulm and the former SWR medium-wave broadcasting station, was conveniently
close to my home QTH. However, my journey to the contest was quite an adventure—I first had to
drive 700 km back from Berlin to my home on Thursday before heading to the station on Friday
afternoon to familiarize myself with the setup. Seeing the station for the first time, I knew I had
a lot to absorb quickly!

About DQ2C

DQ2C is a well-designed and robust contest station, primarily built for M/S operations. It features
two towers and a sophisticated automated switching matrix, expertly developed by Harald.

Antenna setup:

Optibeam OB17-4 with quadplexer (3L40, 4L20, 4L15, 6L10)

Optibeam OB16-3 with triplexer (4L20, 4L15, 8L10)

Vertical/sloping dipole for 80m

54m broadcast tower for 160m

RX antennas (Beverages) had to be removed due to seasonal fieldwork

For filtering and power, we used W3NQN (LP) and 4O3A (HP) band-pass filters, along with reliable
solid-state amplifiers from Expert.


The Challenge Before the Contest

A major pre-contest challenge was configuring the FlexRadio 6700 for SO2R operation in combination
with the DXlog logging software. This required adjusting the existing M/S setup, which was
previously optimized for N1MM. Huge thanks to Valentin (DL4VK), who dedicated countless hours to
getting everything up and running—including audio recording functionality. In fact,
troubleshooting continued until just ten minutes before the contest started! Even Harald provided
remote support via a late-night phone session from 200 km away. Their dedication and enthusiasm were
truly inspiring, and I will never forget their incredible help.


Introduction to 2BSIQ

A heartfelt thank you goes to Jose (CT1BOH) for his invaluable presentation on the principles and
execution of 2BSIQ. His insights, alongside tips from Filipe (CT1ILT) and Braco (E77DX), gave me the
confidence to attempt this challenging technique. After a decade away from SOP contesting since WRTC
2014, I deeply appreciated their support.

I also want to acknowledge Chris (9A5K)SK for his outstanding work on DXlog. Thanks to Krassy (K1LZ)
and the development team for keeping this fantastic software alive. The simulation tool was a
game-changer, allowing me to practice 2BSIQ in the weeks leading up to the contest. It was thrilling
to achieve rates of 270-300 QSOs per hour, peaking at 500 Q/h in "10 last QSO".


Contest Highlights

ARRL DX Contest is generally considered a "slow" contest from Central Europe, exception is the
remarkable QSO number achieved by Manfred (DJ5MW) last year. Analyzing his logs gave me hope that,
at the semi-peak of the sunspot cycle, even greater numbers might be possible. However, this
year’s propagation conditions from DL were far from ideal. While Southern Europe seemed less
affected by geomagnetic disturbances, our location suffered considerably.

First and second night: 20m never opened. Low bands were usable, with some activity on 40m, but
without RX antennas, the top bands only provided a handful of multipliers. Best hourly rate: 131
QSOs.

First day: High bands were fair but unimpressive, 10m opening very late. Best hourly rate: 120
QSOs.

Second night: Absolutely brutal—only 25 QSOs in an hour! I briefly switched to S&P for a while and
took a 2-hour nap, but conditions remained unchanged. At sunrise, I managed two dozen additional
QSOs, including some multipliers on 80m.

Second day: Slightly better than Saturday, but still no major openings. However, the last 90 minutes
brought a solid opening on 40m, which helped add a few valuable multipliers.

Despite the tough conditions, my enthusiasm for 2BSIQ remained high. The first night was mostly
spent in an "alternate CQ" mode on 40m/80m. After a loss of one station in the first three hours, I
focused more on weak signals on 80m/160m. The real excitement came during daylight hours with 2B
combinations on 10m/15m and 15m/20m, where 2BSIQ operation became more apparent—at least during
peak pile-ups. I was able to synchronize CQs consistently, but overall caller volume was too low to
sustain the technique for long periods. Nevertheless, I successfully hit 300 Q/h rates 51 times
(measured in last 10 QSO segments) and maintained good synchronization.


Key Takeaways from 2BSIQ

From this experience, I’ve learned/confirmed that speeds below 38 WPM don’t work well for
2BSIQ—unless operating in slower hours with traditional SO2R alternate CQing. A minimum rate of
approximately 250 Q/h is required for true synchronized QSOing. It’s a challenging but thrilling
technique that brings an entirely new level of excitement to contesting. CW is music, and I truly
admire those who execute flawless 2BSIQ operations in massive Caribbean pile-ups—hats off to
them!

There is often a debate about SO2R (a hardware category) versus 2BSIQ (an operating technique). In
my view, this distinction is not entirely correct. Instead, 2BSIQ should be seen as a higher-level
operational mode, where QSOs are logged in a sequence such as R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R1 R2, and so on. Not
to equal with Alternate CQing.


Final Thoughts

This contest was an unforgettable experience. The DQ2C team and I gained valuable insights, both in
station improvements and operating strategies. Special thanks again to DL4VK for his support—he
even kept me supplied with food and drinks, as I was too excited to sleep properly! Over four days
and three nights, I managed just about three hours of sleep.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the contest and contributed to the camaraderie.
Congratulations to the top scorers—N2NT, K1LZ, ZF1A, K3LR, W2FU, EF6T, P40L, ZF5T, and many
others. A special shoutout to Holger (DL9EE), who also made his first 2BSIQ attempt from DP7D and
narrowly outscored me. His breakdown confirmed two known weak points in our setup—something
we’ll work on improving for next time.

Looking forward to seeing you in the next contest!

73, Suad DK6XZ


 BAND  QSO DUP S/P POINTS
-------------------------
  160   25   1  14     75
   80  135   1  31    405
   40  531  39  52   1593
   20  403  15  46   1209
   15  634  31  57   1902
   10  388   6  48   1164
-------------------------
TOTAL 2116  93 248   6348
=========================
   ENDSTAND: 1 574 304



DK6XZ
All band - All modes
QSOs (with dupes - in order to show the rates) - By time

| Hr |      160 |       80 |       40 |       20 |       15 |       10 |    Total |
|    |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
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| 00 |        0 |        0 |       88 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       88 |
| 01 |        0 |       36 |       95 |        0 |        0 |        0 |      131 |
| 02 |        0 |       34 |       48 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       82 |
| 03 |        0 |        0 |       56 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       56 |
| 04 |       22 |        0 |       24 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       46 |
| 05 |        1 |       11 |        7 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       19 |
| 06 |        3 |       17 |        5 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       25 |
| 07 |        0 |        0 |       44 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       44 |
| 08 |        0 |        0 |        2 |        2 |        0 |        0 |        4 |
| 09 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 10 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 11 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       31 |       15 |        0 |       46 |
| 12 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       34 |       31 |        0 |       65 |
| 13 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        9 |       27 |        7 |       43 |
| 14 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       22 |       28 |        6 |       56 |
| 15 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       32 |       44 |       76 |
| 16 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       58 |       62 |      120 |
| 17 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       49 |       67 |      116 |
| 18 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       36 |       62 |       14 |      112 |
| 19 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       54 |       20 |        0 |       74 |
| 20 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       38 |        0 |        0 |       38 |
| 21 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       46 |        0 |        0 |       46 |
| 22 |        0 |        0 |        5 |        2 |        0 |        0 |        7 |
| 23 |        0 |        0 |       24 |        1 |        0 |        0 |       25 |
| 00 |        0 |        1 |       24 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       25 |
| 01 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 02 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 03 |        0 |        4 |       24 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       28 |
| 04 |        0 |        2 |        5 |        1 |        0 |        0 |        8 |
| 05 |        0 |        3 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        3 |
| 06 |        0 |       22 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       22 |
| 07 |        0 |        0 |        5 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        5 |
| 08 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 09 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 10 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 11 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        5 |        6 |        0 |       11 |
| 12 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       14 |       15 |        0 |       29 |
| 13 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       16 |        0 |       27 |       43 |
| 14 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       21 |       34 |       55 |
| 15 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       44 |       49 |       93 |
| 16 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       65 |       38 |      103 |
| 17 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       63 |       34 |       97 |
| 18 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       12 |       56 |       12 |       80 |
| 19 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       31 |       66 |        0 |       97 |
| 20 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       61 |        7 |        0 |       68 |
| 21 |        0 |        0 |        1 |        3 |        0 |        0 |        4 |
| 22 |        0 |        0 |       25 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       25 |
| 23 |        0 |        6 |       89 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       95 |
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DK6XZ
All band - All modes
Multipliers - By time

| Hr |      160 |       80 |       40 |       20 |       15 |       10 |    Total |
|    |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
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| 00 |        0 |        0 |       23 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       23 |
| 01 |        0 |       15 |        7 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       22 |
| 02 |        0 |        4 |        5 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        9 |
| 03 |        0 |        0 |        6 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        6 |
| 04 |       14 |        0 |        1 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       15 |
| 05 |        0 |        4 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        4 |
| 06 |        0 |        5 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        5 |
| 07 |        0 |        0 |        5 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        5 |
| 08 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        2 |        0 |        0 |        2 |
| 09 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 10 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 11 |        0 |        0 |        0 |       14 |       10 |        0 |       24 |
| 12 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        8 |        7 |        0 |       15 |
| 13 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        2 |        5 |        6 |       13 |
| 14 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        6 |        6 |        5 |       17 |
| 15 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        9 |       14 |       23 |
| 16 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        4 |        8 |       12 |
| 17 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        3 |        5 |        8 |
| 18 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        2 |        3 |        2 |        7 |
| 19 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        8 |        0 |        0 |        8 |
| 20 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 21 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 22 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 23 |        0 |        0 |        2 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        2 |
| 00 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 01 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 02 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 03 |        0 |        0 |        1 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        1 |
| 04 |        0 |        1 |        1 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        2 |
| 05 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 06 |        0 |        2 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        2 |
| 07 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 08 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 09 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 10 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 11 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        1 |        0 |        0 |        1 |
| 12 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 13 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        1 |        1 |
| 14 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        1 |        1 |        2 |
| 15 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        4 |        2 |        6 |
| 16 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 17 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        2 |        3 |        5 |
| 18 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        3 |        1 |        4 |
| 19 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        1 |        0 |        0 |        1 |
| 20 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        2 |        0 |        0 |        2 |
| 21 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 22 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
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IC-703, K3/10, 5 watt; spiderbeam; lambda/4 verticals for 40 and 80 m; invL for 160 m
Thanks the organizers for the contest and all who dug my qrp sigs out
of the noise. This year's event was not at all comparable with that of
2024; at least for me as a qrp stn - a score less than 40% of that in 2024.
Signal strengths were down a lot and participation seems down as well.
There were long periods without any qso, even without any new callsign
heard!

G5RV at 14 m of hight

SDR TRX, 5W in 2x 8,5m doublet via SG230 ATU

just for fun, about 2hrs on 10m with first 10W then 5W and 1/4 vertical Antenna - Thank you very
much for the contest QSOs.

Equipment: KX3

Great contest!
First time in CW, first time in CW-Contest. Looks great to ride ones more.
Thanks to the organizers.

Since the early fifties, I regularly meet W1WEF in an ARRL DX Contest.
I am so pleased to have him again, as expected (!), in my 2025 log.

Yaesu FTdx3000 - SteppIR - Loop

Flexradio 6600
Antennas: UB 6-20 / Dipol

Guess everyone had this bad Condx this year ...

SORRY, Got a bad PC TROUBLE, CAT did not work. Frequencies in
the LOG are not  correct.  N1MM Logger went away from the normal
functions.

Great contest, lots of fun - see you next year !

Thankyou very much for organizing the contest.
I had a lot of fun.

DX-Club: Bavarian Contest Club

Thanks for the contacts!

SoapBoxText

I am on a work assignment in Antarctica, and wanted to hand out the
CE9 multiplier in this contest, just like I did in the previous
years. This time, it was very tough. At the beginning of the event,
the K index was already climbing towards a value of 5, and all the
signals I could hear had a very strong auroral sound. I spent about
two hours on the air to achieve exactly two contacts, so I gave up.
This situation did not improve before Sunday evening when finally
geomagnetic activity decreased, and I was able to hear and work
stations on 15m. So I ended up with a little more than 150 QSOs and
submit these as a single band entry. That's the way conditions can
be in Antarctica. 73 from Neumayer III Research Station!

part time activity only abt 5h op time

CHECK LOG

TS-830S INV-V DIPOL

Limited Antennas Overlay
5w & short indoor wire antenna portable on an apartment for fun!
I was far from home and tried a simple setup, and hand operated

FLEXRADIO 5000
dipolo DX-B Alpha Delta o hy gain avq 14+expert
1k
jmmaot@eresmas.com

I use a Drake TR7A and wire dipole antena. Thanks to everyone who
contacted me.

Icom 7300
eaxBeam
Dipole Bazooka 40-80 m.

Icom 7610
Eaxbeam and dipole

Antennas:

FT757GX , 100W , Moxon

Rigs: Started with FTDX10 but very fast returned to my old IC756 because of the noise produced by
the SDR reception of the FTDX10. I cannot stand that noise so many hours. I only worked 10 and 15 m.
Antenna on 10 m. Delta loop 15 m. Vertical. Not many QSOs but enjoyed the contest.

enjoy sd

5-metre vertical wire with a 49:1 on a fishing rod.
Xiegu G90 set at 5 W.
Bamakey paddles.
Not1MM (clone of N1MM) used for logging, via flrig, using CAT.

Antennas:

SD WinKey K3.
When, if ever, will ARRL penalize stations with key clicks

Short openings of propagation, but still fun.
Had a few issues with rig and setup but managed to fix them.
Anyway nice experience with low power and wire antennas.

TNX & 73!

TS-430S pwr 100W ant GP

TNX

Flex 6400M
Antennas: Beam 3elts 10 15 20m  Dipole 40 30 17 12m

I wish I had had more time

f4gop

FTDX 3000 - DIPOLES

t's always a pleasure to participate in this contest, very nice and engaging. Good conditions on
15M. Conditions TS-940, 3-500z, only dipoles.

It is always a great pleasure to participate in this contest. 73's Laurent

One thing is certain, the EU record on 10 m will not be for this year!
Thanks to Gildas F4HQZ for his warm welcome and the loan of his
beautiful setup. 7 over 7 el  on 10 meters gave me the opportunity to
hear very weak signals. 25% of the time with preamplifier 2 on the
IC-7610, from this quiet location near the Atlantic Ocean.
Congratulations to the guys from Eastern Europe, for the very nice
scores because it's obviously more complicated to achieve than here in
Western Europe.  People further south in Europe have certainly
suffered less from the very high A & K indices.  73, Lee F5MUX

FlexRadio 6400
Antennas: Delta Loop 83m + PENTA10

Had fun, but not free time

Hello to all,
it’s a great first this contest, I really enjoyed, unfortunately I did not do much QSO on top
band.
 I hope to next year 73s Claude F5PYJ

ARRLCWDX2025

Antenna: home-made 4 El.Yagi @10m above grnd.

Great 10M openings. Lot of fun !

F5NGA F5PBM F6DZS F8EFU F8DGY F8GGV F8GNV

great fun

With my sad antennas this was just about bearable, maybe next year some improvements maybe in place.
Thanks all for your patience.

ONLY ON FR A FEW SHORT PERIODS HENCE ENTERED AS CHECKLOG. 10M WAS EXCELLENT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

Lousy conditions. FT710, 5W, longwire

Only brief operating this year.

Glad to give out some points

Very impressed by the good ears of the USA and VE ops who heard my 5W QRP signal.

K3, 180W o/p, TA31Jr @ 9m

FLEX 6600
Antennas: HEXBEAM

Just over 9 hours operation this year, for a number of reasons

Dual band ( 21 and 28 MHz ) single dipole with common feed coaxial cable. Height above ground is 35
feet.

Part-time only - 73

Conditions were not that good with auroral signals difficult to copy on occasion.

I operated for 7 and a half hours only as had other stuff to do over the weekend.

happy enough though and its a fun contest.

Great contest! I operated from a city location with a very simple and restricted setup—a 40m long
wire antenna just 4-5 meters above the ground, tuned with an SGC automatic tuner. Using an old Icom
IC-756PRO at 100 watts, I was thrilled to make 326 QSOs on 21 MHz despite the challenges. Big thanks
to everyone who pulled my signal out of the noise! Looking forward to the next one. 73!

Nice few hours operating. Testing out new software and putting the FTDX101MP through its paces.

40&80MTRS

I enjoyed the contest, thanks for all the calls.
I will be getting a more modern radio soon.

Part time restricted low power entry on 80m only after mast and dipole balun broke an hour prior to
contest start. Only operated under 5 hours on second night.

RIG: FTDX10 90 wtts.
ANT's: 80m INV V.  40-20-15-10 DUNAX multiband GP 160 sri....
TNX for contest!
 73 dx! Zsolt  HA1ZN (HG1A)

JUST FOR ENJOY...

ICOM756pro 100w
delta loop, dipole

IC-746, Wire dipol

Flexradio 6600
Antennas: Beam

Balcony GP antenna worked well.

Icom-7000, vertical

Using OCF dipole antenna with tuner

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

I was working with 1m diameter magnetic loop. It is amazing that with such small antenna it is
possible to make intercontinental contacts on CW. Love this hobby!

Conditions were not as good as I hoped, so keeping up with the big guns with my 3 elements was a
tough fight. But that was fun !

Poor conditions on 80M LP on Saturday, and even worse on Sunday. Couldn't improve my personal
record. See what happens in 2026. 73'ss de Wim

Nice to be back on the contest arena with my HK1A call after 15
years.

One hour operation from a bench in Tuscany mountains just before sunset
Elecraft KX3 and vertical

Thank you! 73

Another ARRL DX in the records!
Despite high flux and sunspot number,
the bands conditions were challenging.
High bands opening was slow and closing shifted ahead,
with a lot of watered signals and deep/fast qsb.
The second day 20m were closing early, leaving a 1+ hour
gap in the 40m opening which occurred ~45 min before the end.
Anyways the ARRL-DX CW is always the nicest contest event of the year.
Thanks everyone for the QSOs.
73's
Luca IK2PFL

SD by EI5DI: easy, stressless and dependabke companion

ottimo contest

Seventy years ago my first arrl dx contest. My call was I!YCZ/Trieste
Free Territory the year 1955. 73 Gio ik2ait

pse use only check log.

My first ARRL QRP CW contest. Fantastic experience!

My first time really proud of.

73's  Luca .

YAESU FT1000 4 EL YAGI

Contest fun in the Dolomites

Hi all from Wolf IN3TWX. This is a crazy story. Winter contest outside in the winter landscape for a
few hours this past weekend. Meadow at 1330m with a free take-off toward North America. Not an easy
find. 15m only. Single-op. Paper log, not assisted. Worked up into West Coast U.S. and Canada.
Technically speaking, everything worked out. 

Prepared a 4el for 15m. EZNEC 7 file attached. Wanted to limit activity to afternoon hours, thus the
15m choice. Just a few hours each day. With Mr. Murphy freezing our telescopic mast it eventually it
boiled down to be less than an hour on Saturday, and 2 1/2 hours on Sunday. Still: 28 States, 8
Canadian Provinces. Needed to stop soon after sunset, my fingers started freezing. 

IN3JXN Erich was great! He was the local finding out the place @ 1330m asl. He got the farmer's
permission and did his own 10m SSB activity, so we both had great fun. Let's say "Type II fun",
which all outdorsy guys will know what it means. It for sure was a great winter experience. 

See you all down the log again. Next time.

73 Wolf IN3TWX

73

Operator: I3FDZ
Club: ITALIAN CONTEST CLUB

FlexRadio 6600 / SUNSdr
Antennas: Vertical

I operated in portable QRP near my home, poor propagation, 80, 40 and 20m
non existent for me, 15 and 10 meters better. Rig: KX3 - 5watt + home
made portable antennas. directional alignments with three vertical
elements for 15 and 20 meters, X Beam for 10 meters

2025 arrl international DX CW contest
operator :IS0HDP

CONTEST ARRL

nice contest nice propagation on 10m I only operated on Sunday afternoon
but I had a lot of fun I thank all the American and Canadian stations,
and I hope to complete the WAS 73 as soon as possible Emilio IU8TVZ

ITALIAN CONTEST CLUB

TX: IC-765, RX: Softrock, ANT T2FD (5-30MHZ)

An unmissable event for the most sentimental and captivating contest.
great participation of the numerous American stations which makes this
event unique and inimitable. Round characterized by very poor propagation
in the chosen 20m band, few openings and inconstant ones made this round
not particularly satisfactory with a poor score. It's a shame not to have
listened to the IDAHO state which is the last to complete the much
coveted WAS. See you at the next edition hoping to improve everything.
thanks to all the stations that had the patience to connect me. . See you
next 73' of IZ8GUQ

CNDX was so so.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest. Thank you!

I enjoyed the contest.

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I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

Radio: YAESU FT-817ND
Antenna: 1/4 wave vertical

I enjoyed the contest.

SOSV

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

Good Condition. Enjoy Contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

Tnx FB Contest !!

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

GOOD CONTEST ARIGATO
FTdx5000  5EL

I enjoyed the contest.

SOSV

I enjoyed the contest.

Thank you nide ARRL CW contest!

I enjoyed the contest.

RIG:IC-706 50W   ANT:Vertical

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.
Thanks a lot.

Appreciate all staffs and partner STNs very much.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

Next year, I'm gonna try and make it!

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

Fun to have QSOs. Thanks to all the participants.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest on 10m!

I enjoyed the contest.

Expected a good condx for a limited antenna station, but was not.
Last year is much better from here, but as always nice to hear/work
many old & new friends and also mni tnx for picking me up & patience!
Inv.Vs@11mtrs & a vert@12mtrs and 50watts
Akira, JA8RWU

I enjoyed the contest.
See you nex year ! Yoshi

I enjoyed the contest.
TNX FER QSOs 73

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

FT-817 5watts es inverted v dipole.

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.
I QSOed 24 stasions in 2025.
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 +
YAESU FT-710 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 the U.S.A. stations with
my MV antenna!

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.
Thank you everyone.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

TS-590SG 100W to EFHW

Thank you for good QSO!
See you again next year!

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

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.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

Thank you all stations!

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

Unfortunately, I was unable to contact any uncontacted states in the US.

I enjoyed the contest.

V-DP,22mh100w

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I really enjoyed the contest.

Rig:FTDX10

I enjoyed the contest.

Put your comments here.
Use multiple lines if needed.

Many Thanks!

3.1. Single Operator (use of spotting networks is NOT PERMITTED):
3.1.1.3. CW only
3.1.1.3. CW only

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

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I enjoyed the contest.

Rig: TS-890S(50w)
ANT: 19.8mH V-DP(CD-330V)
OATH: I swer PWR down QRP 5W.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.
see you next year !!
TS-890S+21mh6eleYAGI etc

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

cw pm74eg efhw

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed this contest using a wire delta loop with ATU.

I enjoyed the contest.

FT-817ND DP Yagi

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

100W/EFHW+ATU @11m

I would like stations other than W and VE to be counted even if they are not multi-channel.

IC-7300+IC-PW1
I enjoy contest

40m is 50W
Vertical

I enjoyed the contest.

The date of receiving the license
2022.10.17

Tx Power 50W

I enjoyed the contest.

FUCHU AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I send this for checking log

I enjoyed the contest.

Using whip antenna

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.
Better than last year!!

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

TNX everybody !

I enjoyed the contest.

Dear DX station, I look forward to seeing you again next year! 73
FTDX10 out100W 4ele-Yagi,RDP

cu next test 73

RIG is TS-850S and ANT is vertical on 14MHz band
Power output is 50 watts or less

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed contesting but need to back to work on Sunday!

I enjoyed the contest.
PWR=3W ANT(40m:Twin Delta Loop) (160m/80m:LW/DP) (15m/10m: 4ele YAGI)

I enjoyed the contest.

I think the condition has declined compared to last year.
Overall, the signal strength was low.
FT-1000MP, which has low internal nose, was helpful.

I USED POWER LESS THAN 5W.

I enjoyed the contest.

RIG: YAESU FT-1000MP MARK-V
ANT: 12mh Vertical
Operator's License: Japanese 1st class
I enjoyed the contest.

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...
I changed category to SOQRP-10 2025 from SOUQRP 2024.
CNDX was excellent.
However, I think it was even better last year 2024.
TNX QSO CUAGN 73

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed it very much.
Thanks a lot for your efforts.

YAESU FT-450 100W + Zepp
I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

1st time to join ARRL DX contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I got new states !TU

Thanks to all the staff for their hard work!

I enjoyed this contest.tnx

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

Tnx contact

I enjoyed the contest.

IC-7300M (50 Watts)
Loaded DP

Enjoyed very much. Each exchange brings back fine memories of places and people of the
states/provinces I visited.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I was hoping for the same great condition on 10m as last year,
but it wasn't quite as good. 100watts and Hentenna. Cu next year!

I enjoyed the contest.Thank you!

wire and 100w from Japan

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

Thanks QSO.
IC-7600 KPA500

I used QRP(5W)RIG

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest. IC-705[5W] with DDK_CPATU/AH-705.
Sorry for the weak signal. Your RX performance helped me. Thank's

I enjoyed the contest.

TNX to all who made the contest possible.

I enjoyed the contest.

RIG: Yaesu tf-840
ANT: GP

IC-7300 EFHW Antenna

I enjoyed the contest.

I enjoyed the contest.

It's my first trial of CW contest.
It's really difficult to copy some callsigns, but very fun.
Thanks so much!

Check log only, I was not running N1MM or other software, just casual
checkout of new radio. Possible errors in checksum *power* because I
was not recording it, some 100, most were KW.

QSO with AH2R was very difficult due to QSB, and may not be valid.

SkookumLogger; K4 + KPA1500; 12-el tribander, 2-el 40, wires, all about 60f
t up; W1FV 9-circle RX array.

qrp limited-antenna. Could only operate 1 hour. Chose 10 meters so my tiny signal could be heard!

Amazing what can be done with limited time, QRP, and a very basic end
fed 40M half wave only 10' up.

VERY GOOD PARTICIPATION FROM US AND DX FOR 80M OPERATION

All wire antennas here including two half squares for 40; a triband half square for 20-15-10;
separate collinear antennas for 20 & 15 and I load the 20 meter collinear for 80 (I need a better
solution for this band). Conditions weren't too good Friday night but performance improved starting
Saturday, but not as good as last year. The ACOM 2000A amp was an improvement over my ALS-1300 as it
loafed along at 1300-1400 watts out. Had to quit early Sunday late Sunday afternoon due to a bad
storm that kept crashing our local electric service. Although I have a whole house surge protector
and surge protection in front of my rig I shut down anyway to protect my equipment. Still lots for
fun. Many thanks to our EU friends for stopping by and the rarer DX who picked me out of the
pileups! Hopefully see all next year!

Great contest, as always. Conditions were really tough on Saturday; K index was 5 most of the day.
10 didn't open direct
to Europe until 15Z. Nothing like 2024! On Saturday night, we had freezing rain overnight and the
SWR went over 2:1 so
I backed off the power by 3 dB to keep the amplifier happy. Later it warmed up, but then the rotator
froze SE at 19Z as
temperatures dropped quickly 10 degrees below freezing. It was a challenging weekend but activity
was good and I was glad
to be on the air!

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 SO U HP in the 2025 ARRL CW DX test. I
hoped to beat my 2024 ARRL CW result of 1280 Qs and 1.55 M score.
Nope; I got 0.84 X my 2024 Qs & 0.86 X my mults for 0.71 X the
score. Kp was ~1-2 in 2024 but ~3-4 this year, and I had a stomach
bug Thurs. From 14-21Z Sat, I was 8-30 Qs behind 2024. But, at QRT
0234Z Sun, tired & with low bands dead, I had 749 Qs. In 2024, QRT
was at 0451 Sun. with 959 Qs, 210 more; I never got close agn. At
start on 40 M 00-0136Z I ran for 96 Qs at 60/hr, then down 5 kHZ &
ran for 82 more 0139-0250Z at 70/hr. I clicked spots for 56 Qs, so
234 40-M Qs at 04Z. I got 70 80-M Qs 0403 to 0509Z QRT, 29 in a
run, 70/hr. From 1348-1513Z, 15 M was hot; I ran for 111 Qs at 93/
hr, then clicked 1503-1513Z for 12 Qs in 11 min. On 10 M I got 86
Qs 1524-1645Z, clicks, & quit to eat. Back 1840Z on 15 M I clicked
for 17 Qs in 17 min. Then on 20 M 1903-2059Z I clicked for 108 Qs,
56/hr. On 40 M 2109-2116Z I got 6 Qs in 6 min. & quit to eat. Back
on 40 M 2335-0121Z I clicked for 68 Qs; slow, 38/hr. Then 0129Z to
0234Z QRT I band-hopped for 13 20-M Qs, 5 40-M Qs, & 19 80-M Qs &
quit to return early. Back on 20 M 1236-1402Z I got 75 Qs in 3
runs on 2 freqs, 66/hr, then clicked for only 6 more in 15 min. On
15 M, better; 102 Qs clicking 1422-1624Z, 50/hr. Got 14 Qs on 10 M
1627-1645Z, 47/hr, then broke for a full lunch & quick nap. Back
at 1924Z I hopped bands for 15 10-M Qs, 31 15-M Qs, & 54 20-M Qs
for a total of 100 Qs by 2250Z, and quit to avoid a late supper.

Greetings - I noted when I submitted my log I have been credited with 338 Multipliers and 912,600
total points, while my N3FJP logging software only shows 337 multipliers and 909,900 total points. I
have no explanation for the difference. Regards, K3SU

"Greetings from warm and sunny Florida."

I was working 10M using a 40M delta loop w/tuner.  The DX was unbelievable,
making for a whole lotta fun for this op!

Very casual effort and had a lot of fun. Great propagation. Looking forward to a more serious
approach next year! 73

Conditions were good from the QTH for most of the contest. My antenna was very effective on 40 and
15. It was really nice to be able to put in the time to make the most of the contest. There were
lots of FB ops out there who patiently worked through the qrm. Shoutout to the K3 for humming right
along like a champ as always. It always amazes me what you can do with 5w and a few wires! TNX to
all. 73 K4SAA

100w to 80M T2FD at 40 feet

I had great success above 28.100 and seldom rolled down tot he low end of the band except to find
new multipliers. 10 was amazing!

Dipole at 27' will only hear DX on 10 so new contest mode for me!

Just under 19 hours operating - old age let me down!

A lot of fun, both from my station K5VG here in Oregon, and as a remote operator on the W4NF team in
Virginia.  See you next year.

Good conditions and some great operators.

My last ARRL DX CW from this QTH. It has been
a great 32 year run. Nice to end on a high note!

Good Condx

Didn't get too much time to operate but had a lot of fun. Using low power (40 w) vintage equipment
and an inverted V will never put me in the leaders circle but it is a fun challenge.  Thanks to all
who gave me a contact!

If you can't type well your pretty much stuck on S/P as I was. Hope they all QSL via LoTW.

Operating from Parks, Arizona. I focused on 10 meters using my mighty
4 element yagi up 40 feet. It did not disappoint with good runs to JA
and one to Europe. I also did quite a bit of listening on 80 meters
using a beverage antenna in the woods, fun to hear so many stations
including many in Europe. A few even heard my 80 meter inverted V
transmit antenna. Worked one Eu on 160 as well.

Thanks for the QSOs - 73, Dana

Station: Elecraft K4/KPA500 400 watts to:
- 4 element yagi at 40 feet on 10
- rotatable dipole on 15
- wire dipole at 30 feet in the trees on 20
- 32 foot vertical for 40
- Inverted Vee on 80
- Inverted L up 30' on 160
Station elevation: 7,000 feet

Quit early due to very high SWR on 40m ant

Was surprised by the openings on 10 mtrs. 20 mtrs, usally my best band
was mostly dead, 15 mtrs not much better. Had a couple of short good
openings on 80 and 160 mtrs.

10m was amazing.

Thank you ARRL! My first ARRL DX Contest was in 1964.  They were 2 weekends log then.

This was a very good contest. In 2016 thru 2022 I made less that 70 contacts on 10 meters.  When the
band came to life in 2023 I made 1056! This year was a bit down in conditions from last year. 
Thanks all the QRPers for the 70 contacts in my log.  DM2M made it in on 4 bands!  And for the first
time in recent memory I had less than 10 W/VE callers and fewer than 5 stations that refused to sign
their calls within 120 seconds.  We are making progress!
Greg K8GL

Wow I had 1000 contacts and a million points best score I ever
had in any contest.  I was about 95 percent S&P.  I am getting
better at S&P to keep the rate up with the spectrum display and
spotting on computer screen.  Great conditons.

Society of Midwest Contesters

Thanks all that heard my 100w and those that spent the time to
straighten out my weak signal with the right call. Many thought
9no or 9aj .low power 80 is self abuse.....

fun contest 73 Matt ka0pqw

Great contest, great conditions, worked a new-one!!!

My first DX contest in 50 years. I had a great time with my 5 watt Hermes-Lite to an indoor attic
fan dipole 12 feet above ground in my HOA villa.

73, Stan KA1ZE

Started working 20M and was also sick with the flu. Just stayed
on 20M and stuck with what I could with how I felt. Few point for
the club.

Short participation chasing loud stations primarily on 10m. Powerline noise
at my QTH was a severe hinderance.

Flex 6600
Antennas: Stepp IR Vertical
SDC Contesting Software

CONTEST WAS GOING GREAT UNTIL THE LAST 4-HOURS  OF THE CONTEST
WHEN THE WINDS MOVED-IN ON THE EAST COAST AND WE LOST POWER
FROM 21:30 UNTIL 23:30 WHEN IT WAS RESTORED.

Flex 6400
Antennas: Butternut, Inverted L

100 watts to wires. Enjoyed the contest, thanks for the fun! 73, Dan  ke0tt

This was my first solo contest! Took a bit to figure out how to get a HAM2K POLO ADIF into Cabrillo
format (hence the late submission). Ran a wire out the window of my dorm and got to talk to the
whole world on my bug.

Youth OP 11 Year Old YL - I had so much fun working some new DX on 10m CW this weekend!

73 

Kirsten KE8ZYD

Conditions were great for the most part    As always, a few ruined several great contacts when they
keep calling despite the receiving station calling for a specific contact   I understand that when a
great run happens, you don't want to break it off, but, seriously, 20 contacts before giving a
callsign   I'm sure that adds to the DUPE list

Operated from FM29jw

Duplicates - removed from submitted Log below:
20250215 2151 CW PJ2T 15
20250215 2159 CW J7HA 15
20250216 1533 CW ZF5T 10

QSOs: 128

128 QSOs x 3 Points / Contact = 780 Points.
384 Points x 43 Multipliers = 16512 Points.

Thank you for the 2025 ARRL International DX Contest, CW.

Only spent about an hour in this year's Skynet contest. Then had some trouble with N1MM keying the
transmitter and my call every time I hit return to enter a contact in the log, confusing the Op I
had just finished with. Conditions seemed to be very good with the little time I listened this year.

I was ampless in this event, used 100w. Antennas are all wire IE- Carolina Windom,
fan dipole & inv vee. 73

GAP Voyger

Broke 400 QSOs from FM18cc in SPO VA

First time participating! Had better luck S&P rather than calling CQ.

started out as a casual effort, then I set a small goal, then another
higher small goal. Well, you know how that works. The old KPA 500
and just dipoles... sure missed a lot of mults

Looking for dxcc countries.

At least at QTH very propagation to EU Friday night.
Then Saturday Thunderstorms . Sunday it seemed like
everyone was having fun on 10 mtrs.  All in all I  believe
I go back to SB 40.

It has been a long time since I participated in a contest to this extent.  

Had great fun!

Looking forward to the next one!

73,
Ken
KN2D

Persistent Amp problems combined with a severe ice storm
that made it impossible to turn my rotators made me qrt at 2045z.
Operation limited to the first 20.7 hours.
Tnx for the qso's and the mults!  73  Bob, KQ2M

Conditions were best described as "unsettled." Good openings were
followed by poor ones and with limited time to operate, the result
was
a lower score this year. Hoping for an improvement in next year's
effort. Go FRC!

When I checked the propagation forecast before the  contest I
didn't have much hope for any band to yield much DX let alone 40
but to my surprise 40 was open to EU/AF and some were real S9 in
MT and I even worked a few with 100W. & a Hustler mobile whip
mounted fixed on a 20' mast in my backyard. It proved to hear sigs
2 s units better than my full size gnd mounted vert. & got out btr.

I had a great time contacting patient and kind DX operators.

limited antennas

Bad conds in Norway. sri for 5 dupes...

GIVING THE DESERVING A MULT.

VY GUD CONDX BOTH DAYS. VY MUCH FUN AND PLENTY OF STATIONS TO
WORK WITH. ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. SEE YA ALL NEXT YEAR.

GACW

Check Log

Siempre me gusto concursar con USA, tengo onda. Muy bueno el contest.
Nos vemos el año que viene. Suerte a todos y gracias. God bless USA !

Rig: FT77 -100W
Ants: 40m-dipole; 20-15-10 Vert

Contest rules states:- "4.2.2 DX stations send a signal report and power as a number or
abbreviation"
Lot of DX stations sent KW or only K. 
As a QRP station I've sent QRP abbreviation, denoting my power, which were not understood by lot of
correspondents, probably because a popular logging sw for ARRL contest W/VE stations doesn't accept
it. I made it clearer to some correspondents by sending or adding 5 or 5W in some QSOs. 
Finally, the log submission robot didn't accept QRP as an abbreviation for my power, either. I've
replaced QRP with 5, the log to be accepted.
I'll be glad to see some hints or addition to the rules which abbreviations are acceptable as (QRP)
power exchange for DX stations!
73 de Rumen/LZ2AF

kw

Amp blew up after 40 Qs so rest done with 80W!

Challenging contest and good format.

FT710 + Acom 1010 (600w) -- EFHW 80-10m Antenna -- most of the time operating somewhere around QRO
350-400w ***

Dipole @ 8m

Just giving a few points away.  Still a very temporary setup after a QTH move...
FT-891 and vertical for 40m.  Just nice to get back on the radio after two and
 a half months!
Thanks to all for the QSOs
73 de John (G4ATA & M4D)

FLEX6400 to Doublet

Well, that was an experience.  Station assembled, and fully shaken down on Friday evening, and I got
some early rest before the start. I chose to start on 40m, SWR was sky high, and unusable! I faffed
for quite a while; but could not do anything about 40m for the first night. We thing we have a
corrosion problem and damp that caused the issue. I was then confined to 80/160 overnight, and next
day had to make a 40m dipole, and sacrifice 160 for the 2nd night.  HF conditions not as good as
last year, due to solar disturbances. Some US stations wanted to send their names, and would not
give their State, so not in log. Some others didn't seem to know the rules that DX work USA; mainly
in EU, so had to contest with that. Only had 1 frequency fight, when a loud E77 decided to come onto
my frequency! Enjoyed participating in this one for first time seriously

FLEX6600M
Antennas: ALPHA DELTA DX-LB

Used an old Radio Shack CB mag mount whip on our Webber BBQ grill for the 10M
antenna. Made over 50 contacts with all continents on 10M.

21ST ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST

Abbreviated operation due to multiple severe weather alerts on Saturday.

Operated from my truck at POTA US-1061 Lost Dutchman State Park in Arizona using my Yaesu FT-891 at
50 watts into a Tarheel Model 75A vertical antenna mounted on the truck.

Lot’s of fun again. This has always been my favorite DX Contest

Limited Antennas

This is my busy weekend with Radio club on Friday night and
running sound at both services at Church which takes all morning
on Sunday. It was a fun contest with seemingly endless contacts
available on Saturday. I got back on Sunday afternoon for a
little while and I had some trouble finding people to work  Lots
of Dupes! The station performed flawlessly as usual. I spent
almost all my time on 10 and 15 meters as my numbers reflect. The
nice thing about those bands is you dont have to weed through so
many US stations since most everything you hear is DX. Ill chime
in here on the cut number discussion. Some of them are fine; like
ATT, 3TT, 5TT, K and KW. But E, NN and 73 Whats up with that I
simply logged what I heard instead of trying to interpret some of
the nonsense. It will be interesting to see if I get docked. I
heard many PVRCers but of course didnt work any since we
couldnt. Local stations I remember hearing are K4XL, N3CW, N4QWF
and NJ4Q.

LIMITED ANTENNA WORKED WELL

Great time and one of my favorite contests.  Ten and fifteen were great,  twenty not so much.  Only
able to work about half the time.  Some great ops out there.  CW is far from dead.

Portable from Flint Peak, DM04vd. 5 watts to a homebrew half
square for 10-meters. I was active Saturday afternoon and Sunday
morning. It was wild to hear JT1CV on 28.0016 with nobody
calling. He couldn't hear me, though.

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.
Good condx on the upper bands. 10m was best out here.
Conditions to EU were poor compared to last year. I worked
five times the EU stations in 2024 that I worked in 2025, BUT,
I worked twice as many Africa stations this year over last year.
I was very pleased to make some contacts with some DX
outlaws, and even get 3 DITs from Fred! Also worked a FEW
CWops pals located in some pretty exotic locations. :-)
My hearty congratulations and THANKS for your patience,
and for adding 157 QRP DX QSOs to my station log.
Pure radio fun! GO ARIZONA OUTLAWS! -73- John N6HI

Always fun! Thanks for all the contacts. Conditions on Saturday not so good.
Europe and Indian Ocean on 10 meters on Sunday was incredible. There won't be many more like this
one! Next cycle all the contest ops will be wear halos...
hopefully :-)

SF=185 good, K=3 to 5 bad.  Conditions were far better last year.
Lots of flutter on all bands to EU.

Antennas:

Limited Antennas Overlay

QRP and a wire chasing DX

Wow! Easily the most fun ever in a CW contest. Conditions ranged
from Good to Excellent most of the time to lots of QRN on
Saturday night. I never thought I'd say a CW contest was fun, but
here we go.

Bands were in good shape, but the weather conditions were terrible here
Friday night and Saturday night. Storms both nights. Saturday was the
worst night with heavy rains causing a poorly grounded transformer
somewhere in the neighborhood to arc sporadically for long time
frames, killing 40/80, and 160 for long periods. Then Saturday evening
Murphy showed up at dinner out, and poisoned my food. At 5am Sunday
morning my XYL found me hugging the "bowl" in the bathroom. Never made
it to the shack early enough Sunday morning, after that little adventure,
to hit 10 and 15 for the best EU DX prime time. Oh, did I mention we lost
power Saturday morning for two hours right at peak EU on 10 and 15m!Slugged
it out with the QRN and all Murphies games trying to break 500 plus Qs, but
Murphy won this one. Better luck next time I guess. 73, Gene N9TF.
K3S 100 watts to 6BTV ground mounted w/160m inverted L parallel wire at feed.

Awesome contest.

I didn't have much time to participate in this contest, but I wanted
to at least put in an appearance and submit my results rather than
miss it entirely.  All QSOs were search-and-pounce, no CQing.

Got the flu this year! Ugh...

Remote operation from RHR W1/Chaplin station in between fire
department calls/duties.

Wow - I had no idea I could do this.

10 meters is where my QRP signal was most successful.  It is where I
made the majority of my contacts.

Remote operation from Italy

Fantastic band conditions! The bands were filled with excellent CW ops. I really enjoyed the
contest!

high speed cw was difficult with some aurora on 80m - nt9f

RIG KX3   ANT HF9V

Thank you for Qs! Great contest and a lot of fun! Propagation was
somewhat unstable but we had some good hours in CA with surprizes
like 15 meters openning to eastern EU in the middle of the day
(nights in EU).  I went LP this time and it definitly required
some adjustments. Running was not a viable option, but I trried :)

Limited Antenna, multiband vertical

RX/TX: TS-890S
Ant.:High End Fed LW

Power:100 W
ASSISTED with
CW Decoder
 of TS 890S
Thanks for Contest!

K3 doublet 2x15m

ARRL DX Contest is always worth for a trip OH0 regardless how bad the forecasts

ELECRAFT K2-5W, ant. LW 42m

FT991A+800W ampl., ANT: 160-40m inverted L 10+40m at 10m, 20-10m GP at 8m

IC746, 7.4m roof vertical, AH-730 tuner.

FT-991A + ACOM 1000 + 40m long HyEndFed from 9 to 5 meters above the ground

Rig[s]IC-756PROIII-100W,Antena[s]3el.YAGI,LW82m

Flex 6500
Antennas: FD4, ECO 3x3

Flex-8400
Antennas: FB-33, 80m horizontal loop

Simply fun! Cu Agn. "73" David

FT-891 100W, ant telescopic dipole 6mtrs up 73 OK7NV

FT1000MP MarkV, PA Acom 1000 - 1kW
6el./10, 5el./15, 4el./20, 3el./40, dipol/80-160, beverages

When compared to my last time ARRL CW (2023 - amazing conditions), this year was
much weaker (only 75% of QSOs). The conditions were under average (lower rates
and shorter openings). Also, my antenna for 20m was not good - so I miss around
400 qso on 20m. 

But still, this is my favourite 2BSIQ contest and I enjoyed it most of time. 
Thanks for all the callers, and also to OK1MU, OK2ZAW and his QRO.CZ ham parts
company for support and technical solution.

73s, Standa OK1CID - OK7W

Cabrillo Statistics           (Version 10g)           by K5KA & N6TV
http://bit.ly/cabstat
-------------- Q S O   R a t e   S u m m a r y ---------------------
Hour     160     80     40     20     15     10    Rate Total    Pct
--------------------------------------------------------------------
0000       0     10     78      1      0      0     89     89    2.7
0100       0     58    100      0      0      0    158    247    7.4
0200      21     32     70      0      0      0    123    370   11.1
0300      38     24     41      0      0      0    103    473   14.2
0400      30     36      4      0      0      0     70    543   16.3
0500       4     29     48      0      0      0     81    624   18.7
0600       0      3     63      0      0      0     66    690   20.7
0700       0      0     27      0      0      0     27    717   21.5
0800       0      0      0      0      0      0      0    717   21.5
0900       0      0      0      0      0      0      0    717   21.5
1000       0      0      0      1      3      0      4    721   21.6
1100       0      0      0     55     15      0     70    791   23.7
1200       0      0      0     46     67      0    113    904   27.1
1300       0      0      0     30     90     28    148   1052   31.5
1400       0      0      0      0    103     74    177   1229   36.8
1500       0      0      0      0     94    103    197   1426   42.7
1600       0      0      0      0     80     95    175   1601   48.0
1700       0      0      0     16     65     50    131   1732   51.9
1800       0      0      0     37     24      0     61   1793   53.7
1900       0      0      0     54      9      0     63   1856   55.6
2000       0      0      0     22      0      0     22   1878   56.3
2100       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   1878   56.3
2200       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   1878   56.3
2300       0     10     51      0      0      0     61   1939   58.1
0000       1     28     67      0      0      0     96   2035   61.0
0100       0     21     90      0      0      0    111   2146   64.3
0200       0     18     67      0      0      0     85   2231   66.9
0300       0     31     40      0      0      0     71   2302   69.0
0400       1     19     52      0      0      0     72   2374   71.2
0500       0      7     39      0      0      0     46   2420   72.5
0600       0      0      8      0      0      0      8   2428   72.8
0700       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   2428   72.8
0800       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   2428   72.8
0900       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   2428   72.8
1000       0      0      0      1      0      0      1   2429   72.8
1100       0      0      0      9      8      0     17   2446   73.3
1200       0      0      0     31     35      0     66   2512   75.3
1300       0      0      0     27     15     21     63   2575   77.2
1400       0      0      0      0     39     72    111   2686   80.5
1500       0      0      0      0     57     70    127   2813   84.3
1600       0      0      0      0     60     86    146   2959   88.7
1700       0      0      0      0     68     98    166   3125   93.7
1800       0      0      0     26     77     11    114   3239   97.1
1900       0      0      0     48     43      0     91   3330   99.8
2000       0      0      0      6      0      0      6   3336  100.0
2100       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   3336  100.0
2200       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   3336  100.0
2300       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   3336  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total     95    326    845    410    952    708   3336

Gross QSOs=3408        Dupes=72        Net QSOs=3336

Unique callsigns worked = 1630

The best 60 minute rate was 203/hour from 1451 to 1550
The best 30 minute rate was 230/hour from 1346 to 1415
The best 10 minute rate was 270/hour from 1346 to 1355

The best 1 minute rates were:
 7 QSOs/minute    2 times.
 6 QSOs/minute    8 times.
 5 QSOs/minute   60 times.
 4 QSOs/minute  143 times.
 3 QSOs/minute  292 times.
 2 QSOs/minute  483 times.
 1 QSOs/minute  560 times.

There were 1517 bandchanges and 833 (25.0%) probable 2nd radio QSOs.

Number of letters in callsigns
Letters  # worked
-----------------
   4      1984
   5       992
   6       350
   7         2
   8         7
   9         1

------------ M u l t i p l i e r   S u m m a r y ------------
Mult     160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------
          95    326    845    410    952    708   3336  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total     95    326    845    410    952    708   3336

Multi-band QSOs
---------------
1 bands     823
2 bands     320
3 bands     221
4 bands     152
5 bands      82
6 bands      32

The following stations were worked on 6 bands:

K3LR        K2CJ        W1GD        K1LZ        NR4M        N4UU        
AA3R        W3LPL       W4NF        WX1S        K2NV        K3AJ        
W8FJ        W2GDJ       VA2WA       WO4O        W1NT        AD8J        
AB3CX       N1DG        N4RV        N2AA        K9CT        K8MFO       
N3RD        VE3NNT      K8AZ        N3DPB       AA3B        W3FIZ       
K1LT        K1ZZ        

------- S i n g l e   B a n d   Q S O s ------
Band    160     80     40     20     15     10
----------------------------------------------
QSOs     15     36    226     47    311    188

Several stations had very poor signals in the contest. LZ5G, RW7K and RK4FD were the worst for me.
Here are some pictures of the spectrum: https://photos.app.goo.gl/u1qHvij4HvtPGxqS9
I wrote directly to the stations mentioned in the QRZ.com emails.

My first participation in ARRL DX on CW.

ts590sg,lw

RIG: FT991A. ANT: END FED 5B

TRX DRAKE TR7  - 80W  ANT Windom

TNX, 73!

Yaesu FTDX101MP - Acom 2100 - Antenna SP7GXP 3el. 5 Bd

The conditions and the activity were rather low so I
have not many qso.
But I enjoyed the contest and working US on 80 m.
Till next year.
73 Leon  ON5WL

Always a great contest!
Could not resist getting up early
to make some QSOs on 80m. Target was
a new Belgian record on 10 meters and
I made it!

I really enjoyed this contest ....albeit only for 2 hours due to lack of time 
Sure I will be back nxt year   73

First contest with my new vanity call OR7K.
After using OP4K for the last 19 years it was time to change the call.

Had a blast in the contest even if the propagation was harsh at some times.
Spent only 12h12 on the chair as I had other things sheduled past weekend.
Happy with the result.

Hope to spend more hours next year.
73 de Joe OR7K ex OP4K

Congratulation to everyone for all the fine results this past weekend, including P44W with a new QRP
record, the ZF1A team with another fine M-S HP result and ZF5T with a great MM score.

We enjoyed following others' progress throughout the weekend on the Online Scoreboard, including
trying to catch-up and then stay ahead of the great work by the V3T team in our category and trying
to catch-up (got close at times, but never quite got there) with the PJ4A team on nearby Bonaire in
the M-S HP category.

We used this contest to continue to experiment with in-band S&P, which has become a necessary
capability to be competitive in multi categories, especially M-S and M2. We felt that this time
(unlike our previous attempts) our in-band S&P was reasonably successful and that over the course of
the weekend the team got better working with timing the interlocks (hardware and software) to
interleave Qs.  The in-band station contributed about 500 Qs to our total.  For 10, 15 and 20
meters, it used an old Cushcraft A3s on a portable 30' tower situated about 500' from the main
transmit antenna with the element tips pointed at each other (i.e., for maximum rejection) and
interaction was minimal.  For 40 and 80, we used the hardware interlock with a 2x2 relay switch to
share the main transmit antennas and both stations listened on the usual beverages remotely situated
in the "Cunucu".
 

As always, thanks for all the Qs!

73,

The P40L team,
W6LD, WE9V and W0YK

Great fun with 10m in good condition
Used: IC7610 - EXPERT 1k3 HEX beam
thanks for fun see you next test

Straight key again. A pleasure to work so many good ops.

fun to participate with only 80W in wire antenna we call it a cat whisker antenne for
80/40/20/15/10m (fan dipoles)

Poor condx on 20 and 40 meters. 15 and 10 meters were fine.

good activity but with only one End-Fed antenne
difficult to catch the rear ones

Not my best year, but fun!

Tnx to all of you! 73 de Claudia PA5CT

CHECKLOG
JUST PLAYING WITH MY ELECRAFT-K1 ON NEW BOUGHT BATTERIES

TNX for organizing this contest.
My rig: Elecraft K3/mod 100W + P3, Kenwood TL-922 400W, Vibroplex DeLuxe paddle, Winkeyer USB.
Antenna : Multiband (10-80M) Kelemen Inv VEE on top of appartment building about 20 mtrs high.
Used N1MM+.

Conditions on low bands poor on Saturday night.
I worked a lot of known Hams and enjoyed this easy contest.
Tnx for all the Q's. See you all next year.

FT991A 100W antennas all dipoles and straight key only.
Anthonie.Condx not super, but some have good ears. Thank you all US VE Hams that were able tot copy
me

All QSO's in storm made 5 watt

Started on Saturday morning (local) for a 40m session. Operated on and off on Saturday and spent
some more time on Sunday. Conditions were quite
variable, I think a little better on Sunday. 10m was good to the
West coast in the late afternoons. I also never worked so many
station from MT ... Worked MT on all 4 bands I was active on
(40-10m) ! Had fun in a few runs. CU next year.

agu160145@hotmail.com

RIO DX GROUP

MY FIRST ARRL DX WAS IN 1965, OPERATING AT OH2TI CLUB STATION
I WAS NOW CELEBRATING MY 60-YEAR'S ANNIVERSARY IN THIS FINE CONTEST
MANY THINGS HAVE CHANGED DURING THESE DECADES:
1) NO MORE CHIRPY, CREEPING AND HARSH SIGNALS
3) HAND KEY AND VIBROPLEX WERE THE ONLY WAYS TO MAKE CW
4) 1+ kW AMPS WERE RARE, AND PROHIBITED IN MANY COUNTRIES
5) TODAY, COMPUTERS MAKE THE CW SIGNAL, NO MORE "FISTS" ON THE BANDS.
6) WISHING "GL" OR "73" WERE A COMMON COURTESY, BUT THEY CAN IRRITATE TODAY.
7) "TU" IS THE ONLY "ACCEPTED" COURTESY, AND ALSO SERVES TO END THE QSO.
8) CALL SIGNS ARE MUCH SHORTER, YOU CAN CHOOSE OR BUY A CALL YOU LIKE..
9) ALL IN ALL, THE CW SPEED AND QSO RATES HAVE DOUBLED.
10) CONTEST EXPEDITIONS BECAME EASIER, MORE FLIGHTS AND LESS CUSTOM FORMALITIES
HOWEVER, SOME THINGS HAVE NOT CHANGED: THE EXCITEMENT AND FUN REMAIN THE SAME !!
AS AN OLD MAN (AGE 81), I APPRECIATE THE LONG REST PERIODS WHEN BANDS ARE CLOSED.

Tkanks Big 73 TU

AMPLIFYER CRASH. ON 15 FEB,  I CAME BACK PWR ONLY RADIO TX =100 W.

TKS FB Test.
73, PY7OJ

CHEC LOG

73

GL! 73!

73!

73!

TNX 73!

127591

Discavery TX-500, 5W, GP

TNX 73

RK3P TS590S  DELTA 40M.  DELTA 80M. VINV V 160M.

73!

Tnx 73

TNX 73!

TKS FOR NICE CONTEST
PWR_100w, ANT_VERTICAL,DIPOLES

No.

73!

TX 5W, ANt MAGLOOP INDOOR

TKS 73!

73!

Thank you all for the qsos and see you next year !

I wanted NV, ND on 80M to complete the 8-BAND WAS. I made it halfway the
first night with Nevada. The second night the conditions deteriorated. Thanks
S54E & S50U for 80M antennas.

Operating 9 hours! 73s GL from Janez S51DX.

Working from Radioklub CERKNO contest location, near ski center
Cerkno. When I came there, I realized that antenna rotor is
blocked, due to very low temperature. So I had to work this
contest with beam turned to north direction! So some week
signals, I know they were there, were imposible to read. On
sunday afternoon and all night, there were some thunderstorms not
far away, because there were a lot of statics on the band.
Dificult conditions.

I didn't have a plan to participate in contest due to family obligations. First 3 QSO's K1LZ, W2FU
and W3LPL was made with 100W and vertical antenna. On Sunday morning I drove my son to ski and found
two hours to setup and play with WL after more than 20 years (I decided to give Writelog a chance
after problems in WPX RTTY with DxLog.net) and made couple of QSO's as HP. So in log, first 3 Q's
have exchange 100, all the others are 1000. Conditions at the time (Sunday morning local) was
strange (not to say poor), a lot's of noise. It was hard to copy even big stations, for example:
K3LR was copied as K3EAR through the noise (that's why it is dupe in log).

Antennas:

Flex-6600
Antennas: 1/4 vertical-elevated radials

Running FT897D @ 5W out and 42m LW Ant up 6m.
playing with QRP in this contest.

Elecraft K3 100w to KT34XA Inverted Dipoles and Inverted-L

Antennas:

Ant. LW 10M

CHECKLOG

TS590+HM PA 1KW, GP80M, Bev

ft840

IC 735 100 W

TRx Icom IC-735, ant. dipole

FT 950, ant. Delta 84 m

trx FT897 50w ant Delta Loop

FT-2000, PWR=200W, Ant=GP7dx

rig-IC746 ; pwr-100W ; ant-GP(7-28MHz)

WIRE ANTENNA

Perfect opportunity to try out my brand new 4el homebrew  DK7ZB
10M YAGI with succes.

73

TNX 73

Propagations very challenging Tks all for qso Some problems on tx
side discoverd at end of contest! Sorry We'are working on that! 73s

RIG: FT-817 POWER 5W; ANTENNAS: INVERTED VEE.

73

TNX 73

TNX 73!

All TU & 73!

to ALL TNX es 73

No fun contest from UA9. Propagation lasts only few hours. 1kw power does not help to get through
calling 100W Europeans. K1LZ is the only contact on 80m because they can hear so well. Unlike K1TTT
whom me and couple of other local friends could not work because an op, although being loud enough,
could not hear us even when nobody else called. It was nice to give points to old friends and
deserving.

Hello, after reboot my PC and updating windows, i am seen, that my PC is going 47 min back. What
time had been in log, i don`t know, sorry.

TNX 73!

FT-991
IV-40 lezhit na kry`she

Only TS-140S 80watts. Ant No1 Delta Vertical UP-17m. Ant No2 GP UP-15m. Best DX 73!

73!

paul.kz@mail.ru

FT-857 ANT.DELTA

IC-746 + Dipole

73!

ICOM-718

TNX! 73!

73!

SUNSDR2
Antennas: dipole

73!

73!

I operated once again from Placencia, a small village at the tip
of a 16 mile long pennisula. My antenna was a two element wire
yagi affixed to a balcony about 20 feet high. I ran about 800w
with my Juma amp and a KX3, which is surprisinly competent with
the AGC adjusted properly. Conditions were OK but steady pileups
were difficult to produce due to the intense competition from EU,
where most US beams are pointed when the band is open that way.
The rate was great on Saturday but dropped significantly on
Sunday. I usually operate SOSB15 but decided to go to 10 this
year at the last minute and was rewared with nice openings.
Thanks the for the Q's. 73 Walt, W0CP

Part time activity within V73WW DXPedition to the Marshall Islands.

I am submitting this log in case it's needed to verify QSOs for
operators I exchanged info with. I'm a novice CW op, so I may have
made mistakes in recognising the PWR-Copied info (cut numbers), so
please don't hold that against the other ops.

QSO Count=1222

I had U.S. stations asking for my power when I was correctly sending my province.
It wasn't just because I was a Canadian station either. I saw many U.S. stations
asking for power from other U.S. stations when they should have been asking for state.
This was happening a lot! I have a few busted calls in my log for these reasons.
I didn't have much time anyway, but it was frustrating, and I just gave up.
Next time the ARRL should just set the exchange to be state, province or "DX".

FT-950

10m was super active!

Wow! Outstanding conditions, despite a disastrous prop.prediction from ARRL just prior to the
contest...

I beat my 2014 score (that earned me the plaque for High Canada) by a bunch ... I think this was my
highest score in any contest going back decades! Ten Meters reminded me of the late 'fifties, and as
for 15M ... amazing!

Used my standard contesting setup - an Icom 7610 at 100 W, with an inverted vee fed with open wire
line, and my trusty tribander, now working top-notch, at 40 feet.

I used icom ic 751 and a single vertical Antenna.  I am entering AS
LIMITED ANTENNA.

city lot,  vertical on fence.  20 15 and 10 was okay.  40 meters was useless as QRN cant do
anything.  no 80 antenna either.  Stuck on 10 15 and 20 meters. All i could do limited antenna and
limited time.  Small station set up for now. 

Tony ve4akf

Always a fun contest to see what stations are kicking around the band.  I just stayed on ten and
didn't find the band to be all that good, but than I only have  wire antennas up now. Kudo's to
orginizers of these events.

Difficult conditions from my QTH

ARRL Dx was a great way to spend awet blustry weekend.

Last submitted log is correct.
QSO in 93
Thank you 
PS: please delete another one it’s QSO in 94
Thank you

Portable QRP operation from 'The entrance' using QRP and a whip on ground level. Happy to have one
contact. :-)

40m entry again this year, but also made some QSOs on 10m. Been meaning to design & build a 40m
3-element reversible wire yagi for a while - built a trial version pointed to NA just in time for
this contest, and was pleasantly surprised at how it went ... given it's only 1/4 wavelength high
near a hill top.  10m antenna is 4-el wire yagi (spiderbeam) at 10m.  Radio is a TS-480HX at 100W
output.

40m was its usual noisy self at this time of the year (thunderstorm activity), so my apologies for
those I sent IMI to due to their exchange being blatted by QRN. Thanks to everyone who called or
answered, and my apologies to anyone I couldn't hear under the QRN.

Thanks to the managers for running the contest, and look forward to hearing everyone next contest!

Very much a part-time, casual entry. Good to see some familiar calls in the contest. Station is an
Icom IC-7300 and a DX Commander Classic vertical antenna.

Just a couple of hours while on vacation. Note that I sent 5NN100 at
first on 40m but it was 5NN400 on the high bands

Did not put in much effort this year.  Only had a few hours to operate
as we had family visiting.  Anyway , condx were fair and had fun for
the little time we operated.  Tnx to all who gave me a contact.  I am
a very little pistol and happy to make any contacts !!! Still it seems
, I always manage to W.A.C. in most contests.

my contest 18:38 hours had to work this weekend but still had a lot of fun

Had company all weekend & got on during brief free times. Bands in great condx.

160-m antenna: Lazy-H vertical, top < 50 ft.
80-10m antenna: Inverted-V, top at 45 ft.

15M was in FB shape with plenty of activity. Thanks for the CW
DX contacts.Thanks to the ARRL for sponsoring the contest and
processing the logs. 73 - Dan, W1QK

The effort was cut short by icing on my antennas.

What a wacky  contest!  K=3   with ssn climbing from  disappointingly low to above 200, but with
unstable polar paths.  Only one  mainland  asian in the log ( a weak fluttery signal from 9N7AA that
we nursed thru a pile up.) 

160 started well with 23  DX entities on night one, with substantial QRN....until my ACOM 1000 amp 
shut down and out for  the rest of the contest, and I continued on, running the 7610 barefoot on all
bands.

Still, we logged 764 Q's-268 DX entities- and 613,452 pts in  about 20 hrs ota.
100 unique  dx entities  got into the log....but, unusually, zero Chinese and zero Philipines. 
Heard V85 but couldnt break the pile. 

After good steady qso streams throughout, albeit with  many ups and downs, the final 4 hours  turned
into a slog, as new stations petered out and we were forced to  continuously   rotate through the 
40-20-15-10m bands  sweeping/searching for new ones.

I can only imagine   what the extra 10dB of RF might have done for my score/rates had the 7 yr old
amp held up for the duration.


Bob, W3HKK*   ex: F7AL-5A3TG- 5A3TG/SM7-ON8UD-9G1GS-W3HKK/PY8(Amazon)-W3HKK/PS7-
DXCC:  9 bricks short.
Age:83
* since 1956

Lots of examples of poor operationg procedures.

W3TB in Franklin, Tennessee USA        Tennessee Contest Group

Thank you!

First CW contest ever. 100w and a wire, youth. Age: 25, vibroplex bug and paddles used.

Score was way down this year.  Conditions seemed disturbed,
especially on Saturday when many European signals were so weak.
Adding to this was an increase in local RFI coming from
neighbors.  In spite of this, it was still fun to work everyone!
Thanks for the QSOs.    Jim

Ran QRP with a Cushcraft A4S tribander @ 40 feet. A trapped dipole for 80-40 at 35 feet. Ran
assisted and worked mostly 99% MULTS. Only operated about 10 total hours. 73, Jim W7RY

All Search and Pounce.

Had fun when weekend chores allowed.
Thanks for the QSOs and 73, Ron (W8RU).

Great band conditions!    I worked 53 countries on Sunday using a G5RV wire antenna up 22 feet
running 100 watts!  I worked Kenyya station on my first call!

Operating from a condo with a simple dipole at !0 feet.  Not like the old days with stacked beams!!!
Condx were great

glad to be heard with wires

All S&P.  All 100w to Moxon @10m.

Epic conditions, the sunspot number doubled(tripled?)  right before the contest. 10 meters opened
for a nice run of JA stations. The  best moment was when I worked 9V1YC in Singapore with 100 watts
and a dipole through a massive pileup on 20meters! So much fun!

Tower down 4 months now and haven't sold our house yet.  Literally had open houses Sat. & Sun. 
Listed with my son.  hihi.  Still using only a vertical antenna.

Operated remote from Tokyo, Japan

Conditions were so good that even my fan dipole located in the attic was working well!

This was a fun operation, though 10m was a bit slow at first.  On the last hour of the contest, I
had a choice between 40m, which was really active, or 10m and noting it was unusually active - like
a station in Hawaii.  I had hoped to work VKs - and prayers to work ZLs.  At first, I actually got
some new multipliers (Uruguay and Chile) but had no luck with Japan at first.  Then I heard a
medium-weak signal - and almost had a heart attack:  a ZL!   I got him on the first call!  When I
submitted the log to LoTW, the ZL was already CONFIRMED!  New country/entity.  Made my whole
operation.  73  Kevin WB0POH

After 25 year absence, I came back to working 80 Meters during the
night due to commitments during the day that precluded 10 Meter
activity.

I tried making sure my anniversary and kids birthdays do not occur on a contest weekend.  So you
have the DX CW Test on Valentines Day which is my Wedding Aniversary.  Now I’m JOSED for the whole
year because I operated the contest at the sunspot peak.  Please refrain from putting major Contest
on a Major Holiday.  Thanks WB6CIA

Flex6300, Hamsticks or MadDog Coil, SDC skimmer, cluster spots

Great ops, great ears. Asia seemed tougher this year but many ATNOs!

HOA antennas...HOA score...

This was another WQ6X QRP ARRL Dx Cw contest from Ramona, Ca.
Getting a late start on Friday, I missed some operating opportunities
startingthe remote operation from my office in Alameda.  Later, I moved
the remote GooDies to W7AYT's QTH in Concord for the rest of the weekend.
Overall, the band condx. were quite amazing altho there were some
low-level Geomagnetic storms throughout the weekend.
The 3-el Stepp-IR, Shorty-40 and 80-INV-V (all @55') worked great, altho
occasionally on 20m (one of my poorest bands) the Stepp-IR would display
a high SWR - clicking on Calibrate would resolve it.
And of course, the internet dropouts were the usual pain-in-the-ass,
however with patience, I got through it.  If I seemed to briefly
disappear, blame the internet for that - the operator was stone-sober.
LooK for a write-up on this GiG at: WQ6X.Blogspot.com

Skookumlogger, Flex 6600M, 40M EDZ fed with ladder line, Hortizontal loop

100 watts, trapped vertical dipole
I had fun! Thanks for the QSOs.

I was fully packed with family activities during the weekend but managed to spare 1:30 on Sunday to
make some contacts running on 15, it was nice to contact a good bunch of stations, thx to all and 73

All contacts made hunt and pounce.

SUCCESS ARRL DX CW 2025

Glad to be in contest again.Strange conditions, got fun.
setup: IC-7300, 90W, 2el Q up 6m agl, fix AZ 330 , 73 Szigy.

ICOM IC-7300, PWR 100W, INVERTED VEE ANTENNA

YAESU FT-857D POWER 80W
and Sloper antenna 17m long.

trs. FT991A/FTDX10 ant.EFHW tnx all QSO's

Good contest, fun to play! Unfortunately, we experienced a 2 hours energy blackout on Sunday. Thanks
to our host Ghita YO8CLN for his usual hospitality! 73 YR8D

Icom IC-7100 limited to 30W and Yaesu ATAS-120A mobile antenna.
It was great surprise to me how anyone in the USA could copy my signal. After all, it appears that
tiny Japanese antenna on my balcony doing great job.
As always, it was pleasure working top American clubs & ops.
VY 73 Dragan, YU1UN

Started as  SOAB and SO2R. Then in the morning a friends of mine show up at my contest site, with
some nice food and drinks. So we had to move to Multi op. I guess that we are still within the rules
in M2 category.

Very bad propagation with USA !!!

BAD CONDX AND QRP = LOW SCORE

Very much a part time operation around other domestic events
this year. Thanks to everyone who worked me. See you all
again next year.