[ADXA] CQ WW DX CW, ZD9 confirmations?

[k5cs]

The op for ZD9W was YL2GN, the same operator as VK9XY and soon to be 
VK9CY.  He's apparently too busy running around the southern hemisphere 
to bother with QSLs.  I don't think he has a QSL manager so all the 
contacts from all his DXpeditions will probably wait until he gets home 
someday.  It's funny...LoTW and Clublog have spoiled us by not having to 
wait a year or more to get confirmations via the buro.  Personally, I'm 
not-so-waiting for ZD9W & VK9XY for a pair of ATNO's.

-Charles, K5CS


On 11/27/2023 5:17 PM, Dennis Schaefer wrote:
> 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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