[HiDARG-MEMBERS] International DX Contest Happening Now!

[Joe Barry]

Way to go Ernest. Sometimes modest equipment works well.
Joe
On Mar 10, 2020 12:18 PM, "Ernest Netter" <ki7jpc at gmail.com> wrote:

> I participated a few hours each day running 20 meters during the day and
> 40 meters after dark. I ended up with 24 QSOs from 8 countries plus Alaska
> and Hawaii. I was getting Alaska, Central America and Caribbean on 40
> meters, Hawaii and Japan on 20 meters. I thought I did fairly well running
> 50 to 75 watts into my end fed half wave.
>
> Ernest Netter
> KI7JPC
>
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 9:48 PM Mike Darling <themikedarling at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Well, this is how I did with the Contest. Had great fun.
>>
>> 12 QSOs total: 5 from Japan, 3 from Hawaii, 3 from Alaska, and 1 from
>> Costa Rica.  Seven on 20m and five on 40m.  20m was definitely hot hot
>> hot... lots of action during the day on 20m.
>>
>> Total points 216. A LOT better than the North America QSO party I did a
>> couple of months ago (3 contacts/3 points on that contest).
>>
>> I did hear stations that couldn't hear me - I was able to hear TM6M from
>> France on 20m, folks from Brazil, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, and even
>> RF9T a station in Russia... but there was definitely a lot of stations
>> trying to connect with them, and my voice was just lost in the wilderness,
>> or the ionosphere I guess :-)
>>
>> I ended the contest Sunday afternoon trying to QSO with PT5J, a station
>> in Brazil... I wasn't the only one trying to get one more contact before
>> time ran out - lots of folks doing the same... and talk about stepping on
>> each other - no mercy for the slow and weak!
>>
>> Anyway, had a great time, learned more about operating HF, how to use the
>> radio's scope/waterfall to identify station's signals, how to look for
>> choice DX signals which usually displayed differently on the waterfall
>> (usually lots of activity), and when to jump on the air when DX stations
>> gave their call sign.
>>
>> Got more work to do on my antenna. Randy W6RA says 20m is the best all
>> around DX band...Thinking of what it will take to get a 20m vertical up
>> hidden in a tree. Hmmmm....
>>
>> Anywhoo, great training for the other contests coming up this spring and
>> summer.
>>
>> And did I say fun? 😀
>>
>> Did anyone else participate? Any results from other hams in the club?
>>
>> Mike D.
>> N7GND
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 7:36 PM Mike Darling <themikedarling at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> yeah there's definitely pileups...hard to figure out sometime's who's DX
>>> and calling CQ and who's stateside responding...
>>>
>>> Made so far 2 from Japan, a Hawaii, and Alaska.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 6:12 PM Mike Williams <kb7klt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Go get em Mike..woohoo...
>>>> afternoon into the evening is good time for South Pacific and Far
>>>> East...
>>>> try to catch Europe first thing in morning.. you'll be competing
>>>> against the East Coast in pileup then and hard to be heard... patience..
>>>> There's a ton of Caribbean countries and South America during day too...
>>>> One year I did a clean sweep on South and Central America 😉...
>>>>
>>>> Just work 'em.. figure out the country later 😉
>>>>
>>>> This year I'm on a break with Lori on south coast near Gold Beach...no
>>>> HF  this time😟
>>>> 73 de Mike KB7KLT
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2020, 4:54 PM Mike Darling <themikedarling at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The ARRL International DX Contest has started - SSB only.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just made a contact with Japan on 20 meters with my questionable
>>>>> endfed wire antenna...
>>>>>
>>>>> It goes from 4 pm PST today till 4 pm Sunday.
>>>>>
>>>>> And remember, international hams are looking for YOU folks here in
>>>>> US.  They only get points for contacting you, not another ham in their
>>>>> country...
>>>>>
>>>>> Great opportunity to make contacts outside the US.
>>>>>
>>>>> Everyone can do this... Try 20 meters!
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike D.
>>>>> N7GND
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>
> Ernest Netter
> KI7JPC
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