2024.
CQ World Wide WPX Contest.
Over the weekend I took part in the CQ World Wide WPX Contest.
I had a family/friends Easter lunch on Saturday, so I did not get into the radio shack until late Saturday afternoon.
However, I did manage a total of 853 QSOs with a claimed score of 1,286,662 points.
I had a family/friends Easter lunch on Saturday, so I did not get into the radio shack until late Saturday afternoon.
However, I did manage a total of 853 QSOs with a claimed score of 1,286,662 points.
John Moyle Memorial Field Day (JMMFD).
I initially operated portable in the Bullock Hill Conservation Park at Ashbourne but got wiped out by torrential rain.
I then operated from a sheep shelter in one of the paddocks on my property at Ashbourne.
I made a total of 148 QSOs with a claimed score of 296 points.
Equipment - Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and a 20/40/80m linked dipole, inverted vee, supported by a 7 metre telescopic squid pole.
I then operated from a sheep shelter in one of the paddocks on my property at Ashbourne.
I made a total of 148 QSOs with a claimed score of 296 points.
Equipment - Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and a 20/40/80m linked dipole, inverted vee, supported by a 7 metre telescopic squid pole.
ARRL International DX Contest.
I entered into the Single Op, All Band Low Power category. I made a total of 218 QSOs with a claimed score of 46,434 points.
I worked 37 of the 48 qualifying mainland USA States, and 3 Canadian provinces.
I worked 37 of the 48 qualifying mainland USA States, and 3 Canadian provinces.