Contesting philosophy
My station and antenna setup at home has never been really competitive for a serious entry in one of the major Contests.
A large part of my activity in the past years has been as a guest OP at well equipped stations. At this point I want to thank everybody who gave me the chance to use their station - especially Heiko DK3DM and Uli DL8OBQ the owners of
Radio Taubeneiche who count on me as an operator and also Toffy DJ6ZM who has a fantastic station near Munich.
Generally I like operating in a team and most of the entries are Multi-OP scores using various different callsigns over the years.
But I also try to bring my own call on the air as much as possible - usually from my home QTH in smaller regional HF or VHF/UHF Contests or just to give out some points.
The following table is a more or less complete list of my serious and semi-serious entries of the last 10 years.
Results 2017
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
AGCW HNY Contest |
DJ2QV |
CW HP |
26,180       |
claimed |
ARRL DX Contest CW |
DL1A |
M/S |
1,752,972 |
claimed |
Russian DX Contest |
DL1A |
M/S     |
12,551,210 |
claimed |
CQ WPX Contest CW |
DM9K |
M/2 |
10,702,236 |
claimed |
Results 2016
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
AGCW HNY Contest |
DJ2QV |
CW HP |
28,672       |
2nd |
DARC 10m-Contest |
DJ2QV |
CW HP |
4,056       |
8th |
ARRL DX Contest CW |
DL1A |
M/S |
1,851,003 |
4th EU |
Russian DX Contest |
DL1A |
M/S     |
13,084,535 |
2nd World |
CQ WPX Contest CW |
DM9K |
M/S |
8,816,126 |
9th EU |
IARU HF Championships   |
DA0HQ |
HQ |
22,542,704 |
3rd |
EU HF Championship   |
DJ2QV |
CW HP |
419,094 |
21st |
CW Fieldday |
DL0FU/p |
LP unass. |
606,430 |
3rd DL |
DTC |
DJ2QV |
HP |
260 |
6th |
Worked all Germany |
DL1A |
M/S |
2,826,157 |
1st |
CQWW-DX SSB |
DL1A |
M/2 |
4,949,832 |
5th EU |
CQWW-DX CW |
DL1A |
M/2 |
8,272,800 |
9th EU |
DARC XMAS |
DJ2QV |
CW HP |
58,300 |
5th |
Results 2015
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
DARC 10m-Contest |
DJ2QV |
CW HP |
12,998       |
8th |
ARRL DX Contest CW |
DL1A |
M/2 |
3,887,100 |
4th EU |
ARRL DX Contest SSB |
DL1A |
M/2 |
1,338,669 |
8th EU |
Russian DX Contest |
DL1A |
M/S     |
12,301,960 |
4th World |
CQWPX-SSB |
DM9K |
M/2 |
18,055,134 |
5th EU |
CQWPX-CW |
SW9AA |
M/S |
12,587,120 |
5th EU |
CW Fieldday |
DL0FU/p |
LP unass. |
587,898 |
3rd DL |
CQWW-DX SSB |
DL1A |
M/2 |
8,831,900 |
13th EU |
CQWW-DX CW |
DL1A |
M/2 |
12,686,688 |
5th EU |
Worked all Germany |
DL1A |
M/S |
3,346,629 |
1st |
DARC XMAS |
DJ2QV |
CW HP |
51,414 |
3rd |
Results 2014
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
DARC 10m-Contest |
DL1A |
CW HP |
6.912       |
15th |
ARRL DX Contest CW |
DL1A |
M/2 |
4,111,695 |
3rd EU |
ARRL DX Contest SSB |
DL1A |
M/S |
2,599,332 |
11st EU |
Russian DX Contest |
DL1A |
M/2     |
15.798.375 |
7th |
CQWPX-CW |
DM9K |
M/2 |
16,410,738 |
2nd DL |
WAE-CW
| DL1A |
M/S |
2,971,071   |
2nd |
WAE-SSB
| DR50RRRDXA |
SO HP |
1,485,311   |
7th EU |
DTC-Contest   |
DJ2QV |
HP |
264   |
1st |
CQWW-SSB |
DL1A |
M/2 |
10,362,660 |
1st DL |
CQWW-CW |
DL1A |
M/2 |
14,359,324 |
8th EU |
DARC XMAS Contest |
DJ2QV |
HP CW |
64.390 |
3rd |
Results 2013
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
AGCW HNY Contest |
DJ2QV |
class 1 |
30.734   |
2nd |
DARC 10m-Contest |
DJ2QV |
CW HP |
11.780       |
7th |
ARRL DX Contest CW |
DL1A |
M/2 |
3.996.342 |
5th EU |
Russian DX Contest |
DL1A |
M/2     |
15.445.976 |
11th |
IARU HF Championships   |
DA0HQ |
HQ |
26.011.224 |
1st |
WAE-CW |
DL1A |
M/S |
3.527.972   |
2nd |
DTC-Contest   |
DJ2QV |
HP |
313   |
1st |
WAE-SSB |
DJ2QV |
SO HP |
1.113.615   |
3rd DL |
Worked all Germany |
DL1A |
M/S |
2.758.712   |
2nd |
CQWW-SSB |
DJ2QV |
SOAB Classic |
2,666,755 |
2nd DL |
CQWW-CW |
DL1A |
M/2 |
12,587,531 |
1st DL |
DARC XMAS Contest |
DL1A |
HP CW |
72.576 |
2nd |
Results 2012
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
DARC 10m-Contest |
DJ2QV |
CW HP |
6.600       |
11th |
AGCW HNY Contest |
DJ2QV |
class 1 |
29.388   |
2nd |
Russian DX Contest |
DL1A |
M/2     |
12.592.359 |
3rd |
ARRL DX Contest CW  |
DL1A |
M/S |
2.215.632   |
10th EU |
IARU HF Championships   |
DA0HQ |
HQ |
25,279,410 |
3rd |
WAE-CW   |
DL1A |
M/S |
3.226.1920   |
4th EU |
IARU Region1 VHF |
DJ2QV |
SO 2m |
227.323   |
2nd DL |
Worked all Germany |
DL1A |
M/S |
2.332.716   |
4th |
CQWW-CW |
OH0V |
M/2 |
12.474.880 |
6th EU |
DARC XMAS Contest   |
DJ2QV |
Mix HP |
70.505   |
7th |
Results 2011
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
DARC XMAS Contest   |
DJ2QV |
Mix LP |
52.318   |
7th |
CQWW-DX CW   |
DL1A |
M/2 |
12.499.528 |
#1DL #7EU |
Marconi VHF |
DJ2QV |
SO |
67.765   |
17th |
DTC-Contest |
DJ2QV |
HP |
323   |
1st |
WAG Contest |
DL1A |
M/S |
3.280.087   |
1st |
SSB Fieldday   |
DL1A/p |
HP-Ass |
951.2700   |
1st |
WAE-CW   |
DL1A |
M/S |
2.531.104   |
2nd DL |
CQWW WPX Contest CW |
DA0HST |
M/M     |
12.798.864 |
3rd EU |
Russian DX Contest |
DL1A |
M/2     |
18.259.780 |
1st World |
AGCW HNY Contest |
DJ2QV |
class 2 |
23.296   |
3rd |
ARRL DX Contest CW  |
DL1A |
M/S |
2.135.067   |
1st DL |
Results 2010
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
DARC XMAS Contest |
DJ2QV |
Mixed LP |
53.424   |
1st |
CQWW-DX CW   |
DL1A |
M/2 |
8.550.894   |
3rd DL |
Worked All Germany   |
DL1A |
MultiOP |
2.718.330   |
2nd |
DARC UHF October |
DJ2QV |
SO |
53.884 |
20th |
WAE-SSB   |
DL1A |
M/S |
2.325.948 |
7th EU |
SSB Fieldday   |
DL1A/p |
OB |
565.020   |
1st
|
WAE-CW   |
DL1A |
M/S |
2.843.328   |
3rd EU |
CW-Fieldday   |
DL1A/p |
OB |
1.033.397   |
1st ! |
CQWW-WPX CW Contest |
DM9K |
M/2     |
10.527.160 |
4th EU |
DARC VHF-Contest May |
DJ2QV |
SO     |
136.436 |
6th |
Russian DX Contest |
DL1A |
M/2     |
14.285.960 |
3rd World |
DARC VHF-Contest March   |
DJ2QV |
SO |
74.932   |
11th |
ARRL DX CW-Contest |
DJ2QV |
SOSB 40m |
274.860 |
4th |
AGCW HNY Contest |
DJ2QV |
Class 1 |
2.080 |
37th |
DARC 10m-Contest |
DJ2QV |
Mix-LP    |
2.002       |
77th |
Results 2009
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
AGCW HNY Contest   |
DJ2QV |
Class 2    |
9.792       |
14th |
DARC 10m |
DJ2QV |
SOLP-Mix |
1.664   |
114th |
ARRL-DX Contest CW |
DL1A |
M/2 |
1.175.958   |
4th EU |
DARC VHF-Contest March   |
DJ2QV |
SO |
108.216   |
9th |
DARC VHF-Contest May   |
DJ2QV |
SO |
128.999   |
7th |
CQWW WPX-Contest CW   |
DL1A |
M/2 |
10.956.855   |
5th EU |
IARU HF Championship   |
DA0HQ |
HQ |
25.508.500   |
1st |
WAE-CW   |
DL1A |
M/S |
1.753.549   |
2nd DL |
WAE-SSB   |
DL1A |
M/S |
1.784.524   |
5th EU |
SSB-Fieldday   |
DL1A/p |
OB |
523.124   |
1st |
Worked all Germany   |
DL1A |
M/S |
2.273.622   |
2nd |
CQWW DX Contest CW   |
DL1A |
M/2 |
7.162.836   |
claimed |
Marconi VHF Contest |
DJ2QV |
SO    |
85.611   |
15th      |
DARC XMAS Contest |
DJ2QV |
Mixed LP |
43.945 |
1st ! |
Results 2008
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
AGCW VHF HNY Contest |
DJ2QV |
Class C    |
16.871 |
2nd |
DARC 10m Contest         |
DJ2QV |
SOLP-CW |
1.295   |
23rd |
DARC March 2m-Contest |
DR2X |
MO     |
247.645   |
1st DL     |
Russian DX Contest |
DP4K |
MOST     |
6.087.042 |
10th World |
DARC May 2m-Contest |
DR2X |
MO     |
306.796   |
2nd DL     |
WAEDC CW Contest |
DL1A |
MO     |
1.542.616   |
3rd DL      |
DTC Contest |
DJ2QV |
SO     |
240   |
5th      |
AGCW VHF-September |
DJ2QV |
Class B     |
9949   |
1st      |
WAG Contest |
DL1A |
Multi     |
1.635.552   |
3rd      |
Marconi VHF Contest |
DJ2QV |
SO    |
32.336   |
61th      |
CQWW-DX CW |
DF0HQ |
M/M     |
13.161.400 |
1st EU |
Results 2007
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
AGCW VHF Contest  |
DJ2QV |
Class B |
9.379 |
3rd |
DARC 10m Contest  |
DJ2QV |
SOLP-CW |
1.716 |
12th |
Russian DX Contest  |
DP4K |
MOST |
7.977.800 |
2nd World |
EU Sprint Spring CW  |
DJ2QV |
SO LP |
94 |
15th |
CQ-WPX CW  |
DR80AMA |
M/S |
5.370.768 |
8th EU |
IARU HF-Championship  |
DM3K |
M/S |
508.260 |
2nd DL |
WAE CW  |
DJ2QV |
SO-LP |
170.392 |
11th DL |
DARC 2m-Contest July  |
DJ2QV |
SO |
71.635 |
16th DL |
IARU September VHF  |
DR2X |
MO |
314.344 |
4th DL |
Thüringen-Contest VHF |
DJ2QV |
SO SSB/CW |
1.196 |
2nd |
IARU October UHF  |
DJ2QV |
SO |
43.942 |
41st DL |
Worked all Germany  |
DP4K |
M/S |
1.894.795 |
1st |
Marconi VHF Contest  |
DR2X |
MO |
207.515 |
2nd DL |
CQWW-DX CW  |
DF0HQ |
M/M |
13.115.189 |
2nd EU |
DARC XMAS Contest  |
DJ2QV |
SOLP-CW |
21.760 |
20th |
Results 2006
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
IARU HF-Championship  |
DP4K |
M/S |
2.109.464 |
4th World |
Worked all Germany   |
DL0SM |
M/S |
420.217 |
22nd |
CQWW-DX SSB  |
DP4K |
M/S |
3.656.942 |
2nd DL |
CQWW-DX CW  |
DF0HQ |
M/M |
16.216.434 |
1st EU |
DARC XMAS Contest  |
DJ2QV |
SOLP-CW |
19.803 |
11st |
RSGB National Fieldday |
G3TCR/p |
restricted |
3.943 |
9th |
RSGB IOTA Contest  |
M0RUN |
12h-CW-LP |
215.208 |
1st |
Russian DX Contest  |
G6PZ |
M/S |
4.957.539 |
7th EU |
AFS 80m CW  |
M0RUN/p |
SO |
2.090 |
43rd |
Results 2005
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
AGCW HNY-Contest  |
DL0SE |
Class 2 |
13.090 |
4th |
DARC 10m Contest  |
DJ2QV |
SOLP-CW |
2.961 |
2nd |
Russian DX Contest  |
DF0RI |
MOST |
8.004.735 |
2nd EU |
EU Sprint Spring SSB |
DJ2QV |
SO |
134 |
24th |
CQ-WPX CW  |
G6PZ |
M/S |
9.117.530 |
1st EU |
RSGB SSB-Fieldday  |
G3TCR/p |
restricted |
185.832 |
2nd |
Worked all Germany |
M0RUN |
SOLP Mixed |
88.242 |
1st UK |
CQWW-DX SSB  |
G6PZ |
M/S |
5.264.742 |
2nd UK |
CQWW-DX CW  |
G6PZ |
M/S |
7.408.250 |
4th EU |
Results 2004
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
Russian DX Contest  |
DF0RI |
MOST |
7.013.736 |
2nd World |
IARU HF-Championship  |
DF0RI |
M/S |
1.571.540 |
1st DL |
RSGB IOTA Contest  |
DJ2QV |
SO-Mix-12h HP |
668.304 |
2nd World |
CQ-WPX Contest CW  |
DJ2QV |
SOAB(A) |
2.610.788 |
2nd DL |
WAE CW  |
DJ2QV |
SOAB HP |
389.250 |
8th DL |
Worked all Germany  |
DL0SE |
SO-Mix-LP |
485.832 |
1st |
CQWW-DX SSB |
DF0RI |
M/S |
6.743.688 |
1st DL |
CQWW-DX CW |
DK3DM |
M/S |
4.015.088 |
2nd DL |
DARC XMAS Contest |
DL0SE |
CW LP |
30.810 |
5th DL |
Results 2003
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
DARC 10m Contest  |
DJ2QV |
SO CW |
3.350 |
17th |
DARC 70cm-Contest May  |
DJ2QV |
SO |
23.037 |
23rd DL |
DARC 70cm-Contest Oct.  |
DJ2QV |
SO |
41.446 |
13th DL |
DARC 23cm-Contest May  |
DJ2QV |
SO |
7.444 |
11th DL |
CQ-WPX Contest CW  |
DJ2QV |
SOAB LP |
1.887.4278 |
1st DL,6th EU |
WAE CW  |
DJ2QV |
SOAB LP |
665.640 |
1st DL,6th EU |
DARC CW-Fieldday  |
DL0SE |
EK |
406.944 |
4th DL |
DARC SSB-Fieldday  |
DL0SE |
EK |
310.758 |
2ndt |
Worked all Germany |
DJ2QV |
SO CW LP |
476.744 |
1st |
CQWW-DX CW |
DJ4AX |
M/S |
9.009.504 |
1st DL,5th EU |
DARC XMAS Contest |
DJ2QV |
CW LP |
36.423 |
2nd |
Russian DX Contest |
DF0RI |
MOST |
6.602.435 |
4th World |
RSGB IOTA Contest |
OH0N |
SO CW LP |
408.564 |
6th World |
IARU HF-Championship |
OH2HQ |
HQ Station |
10.880.332 |
12th World |
Results 2002
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
DARC 10m Contest  |
DJ2QV |
SO CW |
4.218 |
22nd |
DARC 2m-Contest March  |
DJ2QV |
SO |
149.651 |
4th DL |
DARC 2m-Contest May  |
DJ2QV |
SO |
170.891 |
1st DL |
DARC 70cm-Contest July  |
DJ2QV |
SO |
37.195 |
5th DL |
DARC 70cm-Contest Oct.  |
DJ2QV |
SO |
49.992 |
14th DL |
Marconi Contest 2m  |
DL0SE |
MO |
62.653 |
14th DL |
IARU HF-Championship  |
OI2HQ |
HQ |
16.693.712 |
2nd World |
Russian DX Contest  |
DF0RI |
MOST |
5.797.458 |
4th World |
Worked all Germany  |
DJ2QV |
SO CW LP |
381.771 |
12th World |
DTC Contest |
DJ2QV |
Class 2 |
246 |
2nd |
DARC CW-Fieldday  |
DL0SE |
OB |
548.020 |
2nd |
DARC SSB-Fieldday  |
DL0SE |
OB |
375.250 |
1st |
CQWW-DX CW  |
CT9L |
M/2 |
20.941.492 |
4th World |
DARC XMAS Contest  |
DJ2QV |
SO CW HP |
39.200 |
5th DL |
Results 2001
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
AGCW HNY Contest  |
DJ2QV |
Class 2 |
10.428 |
5th |
DARC 10m-Contest  |
DJ2QV |
SO CW |
3.960 |
16th |
Russian DX Contest  |
DF0RI |
MOST |
5.302.267 |
1st World |
DARC 70cm-Contest March |
DJ2QV |
SO |
32.391 |
11th |
DARC 70cm-Contest May |
DJ2QV |
SO |
69.205 |
3rd |
DARC 70cm Contest Oct |
DJ2QV |
SO |
41.446 |
16th |
2m-Marconi Contest |
DJ2QV |
SO |
161.257 |
4th DL |
RSGB IOTA Contest |
OH0V |
M/S |
9.370.188 |
5th World |
Worked all Germany |
DF0RI |
M/S |
1.422.090 |
3rd DL |
CQWW-DX CW |
OH0N |
SO 10m LP |
325.500 |
3rd EU |
Results 2000
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
CQWW-DX Contest CW |
OH0N |
SO 15m LP |
522.415 |
1st EU |
Results 1999
Contest |
Call |
Entry |
Score |
Position |
CQWW-DX Contest CW |
CN8WW |
M/M |
70.713.270 |
1st World |