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2020 SSB

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GM5GMULTI-ONE LOWsocially distanced in Scotland, 'gyx in caravan at 'tgy qth, 'tgy in his qth
GM7VSO HIGH ALLThe #1 phone contest of the year! Tnx for the QSOs
GW0EGHSA QRP 40MHard work to make myself heard with 5w
GW0GEISA QRP 10MFun casual entry in qrp section to set a new GW record. Conditions so good that I got sucked into doing semi serious entry. Great fun running 5w in shack to 100m of rg213 and 8 ele force 12 yagi at 40ft agl and 940ft asl
GW0NVNSO LOW 160MUnfortunately I was unable to prepare in advance for CQWW SSB and thought I would miss it. I had no working antenna system or radio shack. However late on Sunday after clearing 10m of Clymatis Montana ( great for hiding masts ), I discovered that my 160m Inverted ‘U’ was still there. But no coax feeder. So I untangled it and set up the feed point so I could measure it at a later date. Listening on the Derby Topband Online SDR ( www.1942KHZ.net ) showed plenty of stations on. So I measured the resonance of the antenna. Finding it very close to the bottom of 160m. A re-adjustment of the wire, an extra earth spike and some short leads to the old earth mat brought the antenna into resonance and a low vswr on Topband. A fresh run of coax and a rig set up on the kitchen work top. With two hours before the end of the contest I was on the air. Plenty of strong stations, but no replies. DF0HQ gave me a QRZ but no more. Was the antenna radiating? Even a Dummy Load shows a low vswr. I quickly grabbed a roll of cable and clipped one end to the earth spike and rolled it out as a radial. Instant success, DF0HQ first call. I then added another short radial and started to work the stations. I am pleased with the stations worked in the short time I was on air. I was really pleased to hear VY2ZM at the usual time of 2330 onwards. Hope everyone has a good year, stay safe, 73’s GW0NVN
GW1PJPSO LOW ALLreally enjoyed my 1st cq contest
GW9JSA LOW 80MSemi serious play to set a new GW record. Managed to exceed the current G record too in the end
HA0GKSO QRP 20MRIG:HOME MADE TS9D POWER 5W - 2xKT922 at 13,8V ANT YP3 PORTABLE 3 ELEM. YAGI
HA3DXSO HIGH ALLRig: YAESU FTDX3000, PA:HENRY 3K Premier, SDRplay RSP2, Antennas: 5 el Long John Yagis for 28-21-14MHz , Bi-square (E-W)14MHz, Lazy-H antennas for 7 MHZ (NW-SE/SW-NE)+ NVIS (N/S) Single Quads for 3,5MHz (SW-NE)/NW/SE/ +NVIS (N/S) Delta loopsfor 1.8-Mhz (NW-SE/SW-NE) / K9AY Good activity but challenging conditions this year. Thanks for all QSO's! 73's es DX! Charlie (HA4XH)
HA4ASA HIGH 20MExcellent propagation on the second day. Rig.: FT DX 101 D + OM 4001 A (1,5 Kw) + KT 34 XA yagi. Best 73! Zoli HA4A
HA5DDXSA HIGH ALLTNX for all QSO, best 73 for all!
HA7POSO LOW 15MRig: ICOM 765 Ant: G3TXQ Hexbeam 10m high
HA8BESA QRP 160MRig: FT-817ND, Vertical (28m)
HB3XUCSO LOW 80MLizenz 24.10.2019
HB9AASO LOW ALLElecraft K3 100 Watts Force 12 C-4s ( 2 elements on 20/15/10m and shortened Dipole on 40m ) Kelemen Dipole for 80 and 160m ( not working properly ) It was a part time operation due to a lot of probleme with my Dipole
HB9DHGSA LOW 20MWeekend test on 20m with IC-7610 and LP. Optibeam OB16-3
HB9ELVSA HIGH 10MI tested some homemade antennas, thanks
HB9EYPSA HIGH ALLMissing some propagation to VK, JA and PY Limited 12h operation and no antenna for 80-160m Hope next year I will be able to invest more time with HB2U callsign
HB9GNPSA HIGH ALLThank you
HB9GSESO LOW ALLVertical Antenna - ICOM 7300 and 100W
HB9GZJSA HIGH 15MFirst licensed: Apr. 22, 2019
HB9HMULTI-ONEPropagation on high bands was challenging the first day. Sunday was much better especially to US
HB9HLMSA HIGH 20Mnice contest
HB9VQQSA LOW ALLFlex6600 Spiderbeam and DXCommander
HF5WIMSO QRP 20MFinally I could return to QRP Category. 20M was a good choice, however many stations could't copy my signals. The best DX contacts: VY2ZM, K1TTT, D4Z. Thank you all who copied my weak signal
HG6LMULTI-ONE LOW3el yagi * GP-s * dipoles
HI3TSO LOW 40MTnks for all qso and the pile up, still in recovery after a surgery 14 days before the contest. But CQWW is the best medicine
HK4CMBSO LOW ALLThanks for the contest. 73 from Colombia
HP1XTSA HIGH 40MDxpedition style. Fiberglass pole out bedroom window with 130ft of wire dangling from 24th floor of building. Works pretty good for Greyline propagation
I0/IT9LTASO QRP 20Mmy first experience with a QRP RIG (ELAD FDM-DUO) and inverted V Dipole
I1NVUSA HIGH 20M73 de Claudio
I2WIJSA HIGH 10MRelax and fun
I4XNNSO HIGH ALLBy my mistake some qso has been deleted,2nd day since 20:09 to 20:23
I5KAPSO QRP 10MBella propagazione, ma purtroppo non ho potuto operare domenica
I8UZASA LOW 40MK3 + vertical
IB2MSA HIGH ALLNon competitive, COVID free, de-stressing Contest
IB5BSO LOW ALLMuch more QSOs than last year. But I could hardly beat my 2019 score despite 20% QSOs Much less active Countries..Covid effect? Propagation? Or bad band management by myself? Anyway, good fun as always Luca
IC8WICSO HIGH 80MThanks to IC8OGS for hosting me in his QTH and to IC8POF, IC8SDL & IC8AJU for precious help in setting up the antenna system, and to Murphy to steal internet connection at the last minute
II8MSA HIGH ALLAlways enjoyable to compete with all world. 73s Chris
II9OSO HIGH ALLI wish to inform that my call is IT9ODQ. On the occasion of the Contest I requested the special II9O call sign. This call sign was authorized by the Ministry
IK1TTDSA HIGH ALLMissing completely 80mt, my dipole decide to avoid working on that band. But lof of fun on other bands !Worked just half contest for family reason, next year will do better ! Thank aal ! 73 de IK1TTD Gianpi
IK2AITSO LOW 15MParticipated recalling my first contest in 1954 as i1ycz/Trieste Free Territory- 73 Gio
IK2HLMSO LOW ALLGood fun.... 73 de fabio
IK2ULVSA LOW 40Mhas been very hard getting qso's on 40 m with only 100 watts dipole inv. vee and vertical antenna. Anyway I'm satisfied about the result that I've got
IK4LZHSA LOW 20MGreat experience during the Covid-19 lockdown. Meeting a lot of friends worldwide
IK4XQTSO LOW ALLTen tec scout 555 50 w ant. windom nvis below of roof!
IK5EKBSA LOW 15MLimited time partecipation but fun. Fair conditions and presence of many stations all around the globe!
IK5TBKSA QRP 160MFirst time 160 meters QRP in CQWWSSB. Thanks to the colleagues for the good will and efforts made in copying my weak signal. Great and crazy experience, even if tough in qrp it helps for growing skills and motivation. Fair and nice athmosphere. Good luck averybody. 73 de Stefano
IK8SVQSO HIGH ALLVERY NICE CONTEST
IN3IKCSO LOW ALLDate licensed 12/02/2020

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