ARRL Inter'nl SSB DX Contest

[BJ radionut]

Phone (SSB): First full weekend in March (March 7-8, 2020).

Contest Period: 48 hours

Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday;(FRIDAY 7:00 PM EDT) ends 2359 UTC Sunday. (SUNDAY 8:00 PM EDST)

Objective: To encourage W/VE stations to expand knowledge of DX propagation on the HF and MF bands, improve operating skills, and improve station capability by creating a competition in which DX stations may only contact W/VE stations.

W/VE amateurs: Work as many DX stations in as many DXCC entities as possible on the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10-meter bands.

DX stations: Work as many W/VE stations in as many of the 48 contiguous states and provinces as possible.

Contest Exchange:

W/VE stations send signal report and state or province.

DX stations send signal report and power (number or abbreviation indicating approximate transmitter output power).

http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

Should be lots of activity, even with poor conditions.
Look for the most on 20m (daytime)
40 meters (night time)

All the Best
Gary/W9FNB

I'll be operating from W8PR 7:00 PM till ???? (Fri & Sat night graveyard shifts) hope to hear from you "IN the AIR"

 

[BJ radionut]

 

[Alan Blackmon]

I don't do contest myself but I do like to tune them in and listen. I get to check out conditions. I have answered a few contest callers that are nice and clear to pick up. Logged Grand Cayman Islands yesterday. Also logged Hawaii. Boise Idaho with Yeasu 450D at 100 watts with a home-brew 40 meter elevated quarterwave vertical and thee counterpoise.

 

[BJ radionut]

ARRL International DX Contest Report 2020

The contest continues but I thought some of you may find this at least remotely interesting.
BAND CONDITIONS: 40/80 METER BANDS were much better Friday night than Saturday MHO.
The 20-meter band was the "godsend" for the majority of contacts, though 15 and 10 meters did show some activity on Saturday during the Daylight hours and was continuing to a lesser extent on Sunday.
First off, I am NOT a seasoned contester, my experience is still in the "developmental" learning range. This being only being my 5 or 6th contest with this Fine team of operators.
That being said, I reached and exceeded my personal best night as a solo operator.
This involves not only running the radio but also includes running the "real-time" logging computer and the manipulation of a "HUGE variety of transmitting and receiving antennas.
This is my personal operation report starting at 7:30 EST on Friday evening on 3.6.2020 (Saturday 3.7.2020 UTC).
I operated a total of 10 hours during the shift of 12 hours. (2 hours early Saturday morning ALL the BANDS CRASHED). I stuck it out till my relief operator arrived at about 7:00 AM EST Saturday morning.
250 Contacts
135 multipliers worked (this is a total of all Countries worked on all bands)
Countries worked on Each Band were as follows:
160 meters - 7
80 meters - 40 (including my FIRST ever JAPAN on that band!) from OHIO
40 meters - 60 ( it was Rocking! included were several Africa, OMAN, Turkey, Japan, all over Europe and Russia, etc. What a blast!
20 meters - 31 ( it opened right at Sunrise crazy into Europe!)
TOTAL POINTS SCORED:
101,592
This was my best effort!

Now it should be noted:
One of the "Seasoned" Operators on Saturday Daytime from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Worked:
450 contacts
Added 95 more countries
315,425 total points were added

I could turn this into a Novel but will slow here some.
When I left to make my 90-minute drive home this Sunday morning at around Noon, the Team was nearing
1,000,000 Total points/1100+ contacts with many hours left in the contest
When results are done I will post!
All the Best
Gary/W9FNB

 

[fogdog]

I picked up the Mic for for 2 hours, and made some DX Contacts.
Moscow Russia,
Italy (2),
Pakistan,
Germany,
Denmark,
Croatia
Honduras
Bonaire,
Turks island,
Grand Cayman,
Sonora Mexico
That was fun. I'm not a Contester, just a Casual DX'r.

 

[Mudfoot]

Definitely nice conditions for a change. Made some nice DX contacts. Most everyone was just booming in.