CQ World Wide DX Contest
CQ World Wide DX Contest
| Call | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| VA3QB | SO LOW ALL | First Contest !! |
| VA4HZ | SA LOW ALL | Nothing like a contest to show you the weaknesses in your station |
| VB2W | MULTI-ONE LOW | Bad condx but great experience operating from Zone 2 in Waskaganish, Qc, James Bay. Thanks to Cree first nation and NorDx Club for support on this small Dxpedition |
| VC3R | SO HIGH ALL | Auroral Zone played havoc with access to Europe and Japan |
| VE2CWQ | MULTI-ONE LOW | 100 Watts Max |
| VE2DXY | MULTI-TWO | A combination of antenna, network and poor band conditions made this a tough contest to work, but we had fun from Zone 2 in Canada. Propagation to Europe was a challenge having an affect upon our final score |
| VE2IDX | SA HIGH 80M | One more DX-pedition to Zone 2 behind 1700 km driving one way by mountain`s roads to the Northern Quebec. I came to Zone 2 on heavy loaded minivan in one week before CQ WW SSB Contest. I planned to operate in SOSB (A) 80m HP category, during this week I was installing 4 SQ on 80 meters by myself only in small French speaking fishing village on the Atlantic shore. It was big challenges to install 4 SQ on 80 meters because the weather has been changed often to low temperature, cold rain with snow and strong wind... However up to Friday four phased verticals on 80 meters was installed and was successfully tested. Also was installed 2 beverages as well. I was little bit worried about magnetic storm which happened during last week before CQ WW and unfortunately condition on the bands was strongly affected to it on the my far North QTH. I have operated SOSB(A) 80 HP and I should say that first night was very difficult due to my far North condition on 80 was very poor and every QSO was taken with difficulties. I had feeling that due to magnetic storm radio waves does not reflecting at all. Second night was better, time to time I did pile-ups with Northern American`s stations and have enjoyed by good work of 4 SQ as well. FR4NT, 6W1RY and ZD8W was taken through pile-up after first call, but conditions was still too far to be calling perfect. However I have enjoyed the Contest, suspect next CQ WW condx will be better. I would like to thanks Yuri VE2IM and Max VE3CCN for their great help during preparation to Zone 2 DX-pedition. Also thanks to all who called me during such difficult conditions in CQ WW SSB 2016 and 73! Igor VE2IDX / Zone 2 |
| VE2NCG | SA LOW 40M | First contest ever, very bad condition on my side |
| VE3DC | MULTI-MULTI | Visitors: VA3DJ Dan, his Dad Joe and Georgette, better half to VE3QU We at VE3DC enjoy this contest for all the great DX we get to work. Conditions were down for this one but we were still able to work many multipliers and have fun at it. Thanks to all our operators for doing such a great job, all that worked us and especially the Hams South of our border that gave us many contacts. A great fun contest again. 73 Rick VE3BK |
| VE3GFN | SO LOW ALL | Man, who turned down the crank on the SFI index? |
| VE3MZD | SA LOW ALL | 42368 |
| VE3RCN | SO LOW ALL | Used a G5RV laying on the roof of the house |
| VE3SOO | MULTI-ONE LOW | Operating VE3SOO from EOC with 13 new amateurs and 6 amateur radio students |
| VE3TW | SO HIGH ALL | So long, Cycle 24... it's been nice to know ya! |
| VE3UTT | MULTI-ONE | Casual remote operation |
| VE3VEE | SA HIGH 20M | Bad CONDX allowed me to sleep 10 hrs and finish the contest well rested |
| VE3XD | SA LOW ALL | Worst conditions in memory |
| VE3ZZ | SA HIGH ALL | Poor conditions but still a lot of fun! |
| VE4EV | SO LOW ALL | blah |
| VE4JBB | SO LOW 20M | Licensed June 15, 2016 |
| VE4PJV | SO LOW ALL | Licensed 14 May 2015 |
| VE4VJR | SO LOW 20M | Licensed April 8, 2016 |
| VE6LB | SA HIGH ALL | Condition ugly in general. A lot of out of US band calling on 40. Saturday morning many US working ZM4T on simplex 7.114 |
| VE7BGP | SO LOW ALL | I had a lot of fun operating in this contest with my venerable old IC-751A. I also had a few with my vintage FT-ONE a very early synthesized rig |
| VE7CKZ | SO LOW ALL | Band conditions not as good as last year |
| VE7GL | MULTI-TWO | Really foul conditions here so some of us went fishing instead |
| VK2BJ | SO HIGH ALL | Absolute crap conditions in VK2 |
| VK2CZ | SO HIGH ALL | Part time effort and great event as always |
| VK2FGLB | SO QRP ALL | Actual TX Power: 3 |
| VK2FHRK | SO LOW ALL | Actual TX Power: 10W |
| VK2IO | SA LOW ALL | My first entry into this contest as a means of working some new DX countries. Low QSO rate but high FUN rate! |
| VK2KDP | SA LOW 20M | Painful at times with low power and a low antenna (9.5m A GL) but nice to work a few new ones |
| VK2LEE | SO LOW ALL | Actual TX Power: 95 I need to put My antenna back on My tower with the ROTATOR... Fairly good conditions most of the time. Great to actually hear stations on 15 again, although I only heard and worked 3 or 4 US stations which is normal for Me |
| VK3AVZ | SO HIGH ALL | Conditions were very poor during the contest |
| VK3ER | MULTI-ONE | CLub Station of the eastern and Mountain District radio club |
| VK3IO | SO HIGH ALL | Low bands were great, as expected, especially 40m. Top Band was good, with K3LR peaking S9+15dB, but unfortunately not much activity. High bands were surprisingly good, especially 20m. Would be even better, if DX pointed their beams to South Pacific and VK , more often |
| VK3MHY | SO LOW ALL | Actual TX Power 15/09/2014 |
| VK4AFU | SO LOW ALL | in low power,very hard conditions. Thanks for few new ones.73 Daniel |
| VK4ATH | SO LOW ALL | Actual TX Power: 90w |
| VK4CL | SO HIGH ALL | Rotten propagation. Last year 10m was jumping |
| VK4HEC | SO LOW ALL | Actual TX Power 100W Icom 7400 Transmitter Antenna Off set dipole 120 feet long, 20 feet high |
| VK4NIX | SO LOW 20M | Rookie |
| VK5PAS | SO LOW ALL | Actual TX Power: 100 watts |
| VK6SMK | SO LOW ALL | Well Mr Propogation never visited this shack. You know its bad when you struggle to get K3LR. I hope you still enjoyed the chase as much as I did. Good luck till next time. 73 Steve |
| VK6SX | SO HIGH 20M | Rookie. First licensed September 1, 2016 |
| VO1BQ | SO HIGH ALL | 500W and Dipole |
| VP2MDG | SO HIGH ALL | I had a wonderful time taking it easy this year |
| VR2WOA | SO LOW 15M | 41774 |
| VR2YAK | SO QRP 10M | IC7000. MP1 Portable Vertical on the balcony 250ft ASL |
| VU2BL | SO HIGH ALL | Nice opportunity to work more dx stations |