Using only Logbook of The World (LoTW) confirmations I applied for my mixed and 20m DXCC awards several weeks ago. Last week the certificates arrived and today I found some nice simple frames for them. They look very good and I’m now looking forward to getting the necessary confirmations (on LoTW) to apply for the phone, CW and RTTY awards.
Ever since I first became interested in amateur radio I have wanted to get my own DXCC certificate. Of itself it’s not the greatest of achievements but it’s always nice when you realise a long held ambition and I get a real sense of achievement when I look at them.
Here they are in all their newly framed glory!
DXCC certificates for mixed and 20m awards
Dean Amateur Radio, Pictures 20m, DXCC
Well it came and went and I dipped my toes in the furious contest waters but nothing new or exciting for me this time. Over a total of about 2 hours operating in 4 sessions I worked some 40 stations in 21 different countries - Armenia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Rep, Denmark, Estonia, European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Morocco, Serbia, Slovak Rep, Slovenia, Ukraine and USA.
What I did notice was that conditions on both 20m and 40m were much improved over my recent excursions to those bands - most stations were worked after just one call, although I was selective in just which stations I worked.
Sadly the few expected rare ones either weren’t active over the weekend or were just not heard at my location. That said I enjoyed getting back on the bands and I’m happy with my little haul and even more so with the improved band conditions.
Dean Amateur Radio 20m, 40m, contest, propagation, RTTY