The first using of phased RX verticals in real contest, but… I spent weeks before the contest by constructing of 5 circle RX verticals (VE6WZ/W1FV concept). Electric part has made and optimised and excellently tunedthe whole story…

Conditions are improving, but are still unstable. Nevertheless, I achieved my personal CQ contest record. I still have main problem with sufficient portion of sleeping before the contest. With more or less possibility to affectthe whole story…

My new contest callsign OM7K was first time used in this contest. Much shorter calls significantly decrease operating time per QSO compared to my main callsign OM7RU. High bands was much productive after long timethe whole story…

The „NR?“ contest. Conditions were bad from my QTH. QRN, QSB and a lot of weak signals. First two hours, usualy of the highest hour rates, was as driving with handbrake on this time. S/Pthe whole story…

Fortunately, impoving of DX conditions are visible. Slight, but visible. Nice and long 20m opening on Saturday evening, but Suday was worse. 15m was better on Sunday. Nice to see 10m alive. Low bands werethe whole story…

First time running contest invaded by Coronavirus. Fortunately, no unbearable invasion. I miss UR multipliers. In memory of victims of war in Ukraine, people without homes, and silenced HAMs. FINAL score: 96 800 Category: SOthe whole story…

A bit of contesting during nights, between weekend dayshifts at work. My last attendance at SSB part of ARRL was in 2019. And it was a big disappointment. Two years off helped. Especially first nightthe whole story…

As usually, only part time participation, allowed by my work duties. Conditions were bad. A lot of local weak signals, so-so readable. Few tries I finished with „sorry, no copy“ after few minutes. Only fewthe whole story…

Another test of start of next solar cycle, but we still have to be patient. Low bands were in good mood. 40m – my the best, 80m with few pileups. 160m also with good rates.the whole story…

This year HP again. But only a bit better, than LP last year… I redesigned Inv Vee to Half Sloper, and it works fine. I was lucky man, strong wind during Sunday in middle EUthe whole story…

It looks like conditions are finally getting better, hi. Low bands were fine, especially 40m was great at my QTH. High bands started to be alive again, with nice runs of NA pileups on 20mthe whole story…

The first SSB contest with two radios + two PAs in HP category. Low bands in good shape on Saturday, then nicely opened 15m and 20m to NA. 10m with good activity, but I wasn’tthe whole story…

I have PAs in good condition, but I decided to run LP due to high temperature problem, hi. Outdoor temperature was between +20°C during the night and +35°C during the day. When I imagined temperaturethe whole story…

My the first completely High Power SO2R assisted contest ever.The problem with ACOM 2000A, which had bothered me few years was solved. In addition I also got second PA for Radio 2. Surprisingly, the interferencesthe whole story…

First time as Low Power and unassisted. But since I’m one of the guys, which didn’t read rules carefully before the contest, I run first few hours as unassisted, hi. Conditions weren’t good, but Ithe whole story…

First fulltime participation on RU DX. I usually run as Non Assisted, so RUDX concept is interesting experience. Again in LP category, since my PA is not ready to work. But I immediately found out,the whole story…

It looked like the 1500 QSOs are going to beat after first 24 hours. Not bad in LP category, even though with 100 watts. Fake. Day 1: Low bands in good shape, nice runs, notthe whole story…

I participated just for fun and to give some points to other RTTY contesters. Plus to test RTTY skills. In fact, RTTY contests are the only one chance to use RTTY mode. Also to testthe whole story…

Low Power after many years of HP. Unfortunately in bad time. Conditions were far away from those year ago. I had a lot of time for preparation. I wanted to built Half Sloper, but itthe whole story…

I decided to try run Low Power, so completely new experience in one of the major contests. My ACOM 2000A is in poor condition and repairing is complicated, so I decided that I won’t fightthe whole story…