[ADXA] CQ WW DX CW, ZD9 confirmations?

[Dennis Schaefer]

I just cruised for new band counters during the contest.  Activity was
amazing on 10 meters and I occasionally wanted to try to run a bunch of
Europeans, but that is not the goal now.  I worked 16 new band counters and
made several observations.

Conditions were so hot on the higher bands that things seemed pretty
lackluster on 160 thru 40.  I guess people wore themselves out on the high
bands, and they were also open way into the night.  My noise level is high,
but I have been hearing OK and there didn't seem to be as many stations on
compared to other years.  On 80M, I tried  P3, 7O, etc, but the European
wall was impossible to break through.  I did work a few new Europeans but
anything desired by EU was out of reach for me.  40 was full of stations,
but I didn't find much I needed.

I usually try to get ZF5T on all bands but missed out on 20 and 160
somehow.  160 was tough.  I have an inverted-L with a single elevated
radial and thought I would get a few SA/CA/Carib stations, but not much
success.  I worked ZF1A but that's about all on 160.

Spotting, at least on DX Summit, seems to be pretty slim during contests.
I never find it to be too helpful, but RBN was more useful if I had a
target in mind.  Otherwise, it was doing it the old fashioned way, turning
the knob.

Has anyone received confirmation from ZD9W?  I sent my OQRS on 10-22.  He
is probably waiting until the other stops are finished before confirming.
Not that I'm anxious or anything, but that will be 6 new band counters for
me.  I'll get a few from H44WA, 7O73T, XW4DX, PR0T, VK9XY, and others when
OQRS opens up for them.

I may have to think about actually working the ARRL CW DX contest in 2024.
10M would be a hoot.  I could do it at the BAT station with QRO power and
do 10M single band.  I could even get a little sleep that way.....something
to think about, and that's probably all I will do...

73,
Dennis/RZ
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