[SMCARA] Contesting for the Wallpaper collector...

[Tom Shelton]

Contesting provides a unique operating opportunity to increase your DXCC and WAS totals.  Here’s what my WAS and DXCC numbers did over the last few weeks, which included both the phone and CW portions of the ARRL November Sweepstakes and the phone portion of the CQ WW DX contests.



WAS:  Increased the following endorsements – I already have the basic award.



10M – Plus 6: Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Hawaii, Oregon, California

80M – Plus 1: Washington

10M Phone – Plus 3: California, Colorado, New Mexico

10M CW – Plus 6: Arizona, Washington, Montana, Hawaii, Oregon, California

15M Phone – Plus 3: Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida

15M CW – Plus 4: Kansas, Washington, Arizona, Nevada

20M CW – Plus 1: New York

40M CW – Plus 1: South Dakota

80M Phone – Plus 8: Michigan, Alabama, Washington, Ohio, Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, Virginia

80M CW – Plus 6: Indiana, Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee

Triple Play – Plus 3: Arkansas, Mississippi, Virginia



DXCC: As I sent out the other day, I’m now up to 93 countries confirmed via LotW.  Here’s what I gained from the CW Sweepstakes and the CQ WW DX Phone contest (the CW contest is coming up the week after Thanksgiving, but family obligations will keep me off the air):



>From the CW Sweepstakes: 

10M – Plus 2: US Virgin Islands, Canada

Challenge – Plus 2: US Virgin Islands, Canada



>From the CQWW DX SSB:

Phone – Plus 7: Hungary, Ireland, Greece, Kalingrad, European Russia, Asiatic Russia, Sweden

10M – Plus 11: Ireland, Spain, France, Jamaica, Germany, Greece, Kalingrad, European Russia, Italy, England, Norway

15M – Plus 2: Curacao, Asiatic Russia

20M – Plus 1: Ireland

80M – Plus 1: Turks&Caicos Islands

Challenge – Plus 15: Ireland, Spain, France, Jamaica, Germany, Greece, Kalingrad, European Russia, Asiatic Russia, Curacao, Ireland, Italy, England, Norway, Turks&Caicos Islands

Mixed (new) – Plus 2: Kalingrad, Asiatic Russia


Tom Shelton 

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