
ARRL DX Contest CW 2023
So happy being the 1st Belgian in my operating category in the 2023 edition of the ARRL DX Contest CW 2023.
Most of my contesting is rather casual. Once in a while, time and family permitting, my approach gets a bit more serious. Needless to say my modest setup can’t compete with mega contest stations running 1.5 kW or more into enormous antenna arrays.
However, I can’t complain as at several occasions I ended up with the highest Belgian score in my participation class.
To me contests are a valuable tool in boosting one’s score for several national and international award programs. As an example, thanks to the Swiss contest, I managed to achieve the Helvetia award.
I have the stamina to operate 30 hours or so in a 48 hour contest. But with age this urge diminishes 😉
Running 100 W the highest number of contacts made during a contest was about 1,600.
So happy being the 1st Belgian in my operating category in the 2023 edition of the ARRL DX Contest CW 2023.
Made some 800 QSOs during the 2023 IARU HF Championship in the single OP assisted low power category. The WRTC event took place at the
Just received this certificate for my participation in the A1CLUB weekly contest.
Very happy to be the first Belgian in the SOAB CW LP class of the 2023 Polish SPDX Contest. See here for details about this