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Author Topic: CQ Worldwide WPX Contest This Weekend : SSB March 27-28, 2021  (Read 1179 times)

Offline Traveling Wave

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The amateur bands should be busy this weekend. CQ Magazine Worldwide WPX SSB Contest details ...https://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
« Last Edit: March 25, 2021, 1826 UTC by Traveling Wave »
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Re: CQ Worldwide WPX Contest This Weekend : SSB March 27-28, 2021
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2021, 0056 UTC »
10 meters opened up this afternoon, made a lot of South American contacts. 15m was good too. Hopefully tomorrow will bring more of this activity.
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Re: CQ Worldwide WPX Contest This Weekend : SSB March 27-28, 2021
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2021, 0049 UTC »
Worked stations in Central and Eastern Europe this afternoon on 20 meters and worked a few 15 meter stations in the Caribbean and South America. Not bad for 100 watts and a wire.
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Antenna: 40m dipole, 20-17-15 meter fan dipole. One of N. Tesla's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production.
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Re: CQ Worldwide WPX Contest This Weekend : SSB March 27-28, 2021
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2021, 1415 UTC »
I was really busy this weekend and barely had any radio time. Manged to work a KP down in PR on 20m CW, which isn't much considering Im in FL. Also missed 2 good satellite passes. The bands didn't seem that great when I was listening.