World Wide Digi DX Contest
World Wide Digi DX Contest
| Call | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| K5OA | SO HP ALL | Got in late and not all using correct format so little issue but will be back. Thanks to all for contacts |
| K5TRP | SO LP ALL | SOAP SOUP |
| K5ZD | SO HP ALL | Digi contesting requires a lot of patience! |
| K6NR | SO LP ALL | Fun contest, I liked the format and there was lots of activity. Lets do it again sometime |
| K6RM | Checklog | Interesting. My first use of FT4, or for that matter, ANY WSJT mode in a contest. I was in NA-VHF mode but I still thought I saw some signal reports being exchanged. Anyway, fun to try something new, even if just for a few Qs |
| K6UFO | MSH | This was a Multi-operator, Single-transmitter operation with three ops remote from the fabulous mountaintop station on Mount Umunhum. K6UFO had this crazy idea to set a M/S Record for the USA, and maybe we did it. K6TD likes digital operating, and was a wizard at getting our remote connections and logging working to the mountaintop station - with VPNs, internet logbooks, TeamViewer, etc... ND2T is a lively optimist and able to keep us moving forward, finding and solving problems, getting us in practice, and pulling together. Everyone had operated FT8/4 before, and was familiar with the Writelog/Digirite software. Everyone was an experienced contest operator, and knew how to keep butt-in-chair, monitor the rate, and pounce on Mults. No major mistakes were made. Without an SO2R- capable station, we could only operate one-band, one-cycle so we tried to keep busy every transmit cycle, and queue up our next target while receiving. Our average rate was 25, our best hour was a 47, our worst was a 6. But the worst arrived late in the contest when K6TD first switched to 80M at 3AM, called CQ, and ZL3TE called, and was worked without any repeats - two overs! Then the internet failed. Cloudflare blames CenturyLink, etc... but the internet was terrible right through to the end of contest. 20m was the best band all day long, and we spent 11 hours there. ND2T spent an hour to pull the easy Qs and Mults from 15m, but not worth more time. 40m was second best band and delivered for over seven hours. 80m was difficult, but needed at the start and finish, and a good run at 05Z. We never bothered with 160m, nor 10m. Mark K6UFO for K6TD, ND2T and K6UFO. Flex 6700 and SmartSDR Alpha 9500 running 500 to 800 watts Writelog and Digirite software JK Mid-Tri (3 el on 20m, 4 el on 15m) at 95 and 45 feet high JK 4 el 40m yagi at 110 feet 80m 4-square array ---- QSOs by hour and band. (use monospaced font) 160M 80M 40M 20M 15M 10M Total Cumm D1-1200Z - 16 - - - - 16 16 D1-1300Z - 6 21 - - - 27 43 D1-1400Z - - 13 4 - - 17 60 D1-1500Z - - - 24 - - 24 84 D1-1600Z ---+- ---+- ---+- 27 ---+- ---+- 27 111 D1-1700Z - - - 20 - - 20 131 D1-1800Z - - - 25 - - 25 156 D1-1900Z - - - 22 - - 22 178 D1-2000Z - - - 33 - - 33 211 D1-2100Z - - - 42 - - 42 253 D1-2200Z - - - - 19 - 19 272 D1-2300Z - - - 29 - - 29 301 D2-0000Z ---+- ---+- ---+- 36 ---+- ---+- 36 337 D2-0100Z - - - 32 - - 32 369 D2-0200Z - - - 13 - - 13 382 D2-0300Z - - 27 - - - 27 409 D2-0400Z - 9 38 - - - 47 456 D2-0500Z - 26 12 - - - 38 494 D2-0600Z - - 23 - - - 23 517 D2-0700Z - - 20 - - - 20 537 D2-0800Z ---+- ---+- 26 ---+- ---+- ---+- 26 563 D2-0900Z - 4 23 - - - 27 590 D2-1000Z - 6 - - - - 6 596 D2-1100Z - 15 - - - - 15 611 Total: 0 82 203 307 19 0 |
| K6ZH | SO HP ALL | My first venture into this contest. I decided to Really different than CW contesting, but interesting nonetheless |
| K7CA | SO HP 40M | First time entering this contest. I like the 24 hour format and especially the distance for extra points multiplier |
| K7HKR | SO LP ALL | Fun and productive contest even with a modest station in mediocre conditions. Two years in, this is a great addition to the contest schedule! |
| K7VIT | SO LP ALL | Thanks WWROF for sponsoring a fun event. A big TU to K1JT and the gang--The software worked great. Thank you also to all who answered my calls. Jerry K7VIT |
| K8YE | SO HP 20M | I enjoyed my first WW-Digi Test! Thanks for organizing it! I'm already looking forward to the next WW-Digi Event! 73 es Good DX! Dennis (K8YE) |
| K9IMK | SO LP 40M | FT857D w/ DIY EFHW 40-10 all with 50 watts |
| KA2ENE | SO LP ALL | Icom IC-7300 Wire Antennas |
| KA2YRA | SO LP 40M | Excellent contest, wish I had more time to operate this year |
| KB2S | SO HP ALL | Wish to enter Rookie overlay if possible. Thanks! |
| KC2WUF | SO LP ALL | 50W Yaesu FTDX3000 with following antennas: - 100 foot long wire for 160/80 - 40/20-meter ladder-line dipole for 40/20/15 - 11-meter dipole for 10 |
| KC3OYZ | SO LP ALL | My first HAM contest! Just got my Tech in Feb and General in May. I've been having fun with FT8 and JS8Call, but having issues with fldigi. I'll get there. This was fun. Thanks to the sponsors and I hope my club had some others contributing |
| KE5LQ | M2 | 2020 WW DIGI DX CONTEST |
| KE6JAC | SO LP ALL | Great time!! |
| KG4NE | SO LP ALL | Took me a while to get my KG4-Guantanamo Bay remote station up and working. Made a go at it anyway |
| KG5EIU | SO HP ALL | First WW Digi DX Contest and it was a Fun contest! |
| KG5RJ | SO LP ALL | I can't imagine how much fun this will be when we have good propagation |
| KH6ML | SO LP ALL | ALOHA FROM HAWAII. THANKS FOR HOSTING IT |
| KI6DY | Checklog | I accidentally sent my old grid square of EM17 to several stations at the beginning of the contest |
| KJ4LPI | SO QRP 80M | First time to participate. Really enjoyed it |
| KJ7GUI | SO LP ALL | rookie |
| KK8MM | Checklog | My first attempt at this contest. Disappointed as to how few stations chose to operate upband on 20M FT8 , choosing instead to dwell in the massive QRM pileup closer to 14.090 MHz. Seems the contest organizers' encouragements to move upband fell on 'deaf ears' (pun intended) |
| KM8V | SO LP ALL | As usual, spent more time in the chair than I expected to. That seems to happen when Doug AB8M and I are neck and neck on the online scoreboard.. The first half of this contest is just awful. 20 meters is a slog, with lots of QRM and QSB which makes it difficult to get any consistent rate going, at least with 100w and a wire. Once the sun goes down and 40/80 jump to life, it's an entirely different ballgame. Crashed at about 0600z and got back up for the last two hours, which were awesome. If the second half of this thing wasn't so much fun, I probably woulnd't do it again. 73 de KM8V |
| KV4ZY | SO LP ALL | Exclusively FT4, mostly run CQ, Dupes called me, I logged them anyway |
| KW6S | SO HP ALL | My second year in a great contest, with a much improved score. Seemed better operators than last year, and a lot more in the 'contest'? areas. Looking forward to using a new strategy next year! |
| KZ5A | SO LP 40M | log also contains 20M QSOs.... I think. Not sure |
| LU5YF | SO LP ALL | This is my first digi contest...Thanks for patience, see u next year! |
| LW6HAR | SO LP ALL | Fun contest! |
| LX9DX | MM | Multi/Multi with two OPS |
| M0SDY | SO LP ALL | Fun contest |
| MM7BWK | SO QRP ALL | Great fun doing my first ever contest looking forward to next year ! |
| N0KRE | SO LP ALL | WAS A FUN CONTEST, HAD LIGHTNING HERE IN ARIZONA FOR PART OF IT. HAD TO SHUT DOWN FOR A WHILE. 73 |
| N1API | SO LP ALL | Apologies for miss reading the contest ending time! I could have gone on for another 24 hours! |
| N4FP | SO LP ALL | Flex 6400 |
| N4IQ | SO HP ALL | Thanks to the sponsors for a great event. Lots of activity and DX! |
| N5CR | SO HP ALL | FAQs said to enter grid ZZ00 for stations not in contest, but WSJTX 2.2's logging in the contest kept sending signal reports over and over and over. There needs to be an easy way to send them a signal report, so whey will quit calling. At the beginning of the contest, I went to 80M and selected FT4 .. WSJTX sent me to 3575 KHz(?) I didn't figure out until the second night that it should have been 3580 |
| N5KO | SO HP ALL | SO1R, 500 watts, doublet |
| N6GEO | SO LP ALL | 8:35 hrs |
| N6IC | SO HP ALL | Enjoyed the contest... good activity |
| N7NR | SO HP ALL | Thanks to John Klein, WA6TQT, for letting me operate his great station |
| N8DVE | Checklog | Enjoyed it! |
| N8GU | SO LP ALL | This contest is getting better and better each year. There was a lot of activity in the non contest portions of each band... those folks missed out on a great time. Looking forward to 2021 |
| N8SBE | SO QRP ALL | Only got 25 contacts before bad weather (wind/rain) chased me inside. I was operating picnic-portable at a campsite in St. Ignace, MI, just north of the Mackinac Bridge |
| ND3N | SO LP ALL | Good Contest - First time I've played with FT4. Mostly FT8. 90% calling CQ with the occasional hunt. Rig: Kenwood TS-890 Ant: GAP Challenger DX, Ground Mounted S/W: WSJT-X (Imported Log into WriteLog to prepare Cabrillo) |
| NE1B | SO HP ALL | Nice to have Contest suggested frequencies to separate from DXer activity |