Contesting
Some Contesting Activity and comments from ZS6DX.
I am always trying to
improve my results while having fun at the same time! Even if I do not
have the time to compete seriously in a contest I still spend as much time as
possible just as practice, as the old saying goes, "The more I practice
the luckier I get!". I generally prefer CW contests and contests where
you can work any-one is more fun, There is no bigger frustration than hearing
some rare DX only to find that you cannot work him because of some silly contest
rule!
Some Contests ZS6DX participated in during
2015, the first full year of contesting since my return to Amateur radio:
Some Contests ZS6DX participated in during
2014, a new beginning in contesting for me:
Update 15/12/2014:
With the contest season now behind me I can say that I am quite happy with
the way it went. In the beginning of the year I only had a wire antenna up but
that was fine as I was concentrating on getting my CW up to speed again.
Later in the year, before the CQWW CW contest, I managed to get the A4S
yagi in the air and it was a huge improvement even though it is so low. For
2015 I will try to raise it by at least 5-8m and maybe supplement it with a
hex beam for more bands. The Butternut HF2V antenna for 40m really made a
difference on 40m and I am sure in the coming winter it will be even more
effective.
Contests ZS6DX participated in during
2003:
Some Contests ZS6DX participated in during
2002:
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