10m Dxcc summer challenge contacts 2022

SV9/SV2CLJ  Crete   97

Flipping well done Al!

I'm wishing, urging and finger crossing that you manage to hit that 100. Wouldn't that be just great.

8S8S   Sweden   98
OJ0DX  Market Reef  99
MD7C   Isle of Man   100

Close now Victor
YESSSSSSSSSSSS

SX5P   Dodecanese  101

OJ0DX - Market Reef 1pt (63pts)


Round of applause Al!!! That is flippin' awesome. Genuinely soo pleased for you, well done!!!

Ahh, added a couple more since my last visit.

CONGRATULATIONS!!


A very well done to you Al! I'll bet you never thought you'd hit that ton when you started the challenge.

Brilliant stuff mate.

Wowser! a fantastic effort Al well done matey 



Not much radio time here last few days but hope that will change over next couple of weeks 

Craig

Like an F1 driver not content on winning the championship a few races before the end of the season, I see Al is forging on till the final flag is waved. Well done on Dodecanese. I have only ever had one contact ever to there, that was, according to my records, on 11m with 59SG00 in Feb '94. I don't think I have even heard a station from there since, let alone even had the chance to try contact one calling.

There's been a strong station on 11m from 212 div Aland Isl for the past couple hours. Just a heads up. I have been listening on and off on 10m and putting a few calls out hoping one would pop up from there, but only managed Norway so far. Might be worth listening and putting a few calls out if any of you need that one for this challenge.

Thanks guys and no, I never thought 100 was possible, was aiming to equal my best of 72 i think but never thought this was possible! Hard to believe its the final month.
Its not over yet though, no fat lady singing and no cigar, also Craig having spare time is worrying lol, may give him a few jobs to keep him busy
Still sat here with a brew with one eye on the cluster.

My 'fat lady' didn't even get off her ass to sing and smoked the cigar anyway!

Honestly well done Al mate, really pleased for you and bet you've enjoyed yourself.


I think I mentioned before that although I've been lacklustre with this years challenge it did give me a push and I found another fault with my old Yaesu. After I fixed it I was shocked as hell when I got a shout back straight from Italy with a 5/9. Problem is.....I then had fun with FT8!

Andorra's on the cluster C31YA on 28.459. I'm at work  If anyone isn't busy a possible point for you...

Listened for Andorra but heard nowt here, would have been an extra point

Kaosss wrote:

Listened for Andorra but heard nowt here, would have been an extra point

That's a shame. Would of loved you, or any of you here, to have gotten that one. I going to have to stop checking out the DX maps and cluster sites whilst I am stuck at work though, causing me unnecessary stresses of possible QSO opportunities I am missing out on lol.

ZF2PG  Cayman Is  102
V4/NT5V  St Kitts  103

Well done Al with them two indeed well done everyone , contact numbers are certainly up on last year 


Table now updated 

https://charlietangodxgroup.forumotion.com/t4204-10m-dxcc-summer-challenge-league-table-2022

Craig CT Admin

15/8/2022  


9Z4FE - Trinidad & Tobago 1pt  (85)

Nice work with keeping the tables updated Craig and appreciated by all involved.

Also a very big well done with your contacts made, that's quite the list of countries worked.  


My apologies to all for my pathetic 1 point score but it was a 'personal best' after last years big fat zero!


Still wishing everyone the very best with it all and I promise to make a better effort next year.

And thats that for another year, thoroughly enjoyed it again, big thanks to those who took part, the spotters and the encouragement given throughout.

Wow, that time soon shot past!


A very big well done to you Al with that crazy 100+ countries contacted.
(I believe you may have won too! )

Also a huge thanks to everyone involved with a special thanks to Neal (SangueG) for his phenomenal work with his 10 Watts or less Foundation limit and little G90.

Many thanks also to Craig for keeping the tables updated and chasing Al as much as he could giving him a serious run for his money!


My 1 point was more than I got last year but the challenge did give me the opportunity to find yet another fault with my old Yaesu. Still took me by surprise getting an SSB shout straight back from Italy after fixing it and although not part of the challenge I did bag some 60 odd contacts and I think about 20 countries or so with FT8.

Would never have happened had I not joined in the fun.


Here's to next years challenge and I'll certainly give it a better bash.


Well done all, that was certainly a lot of fun. 

Well done everyone, great efforts! A phenomenal winning score Al, it took me a few years on 11m to manage the number you've achieved in these few months on 10m.

Thank you CT team for putting this on, I really enjoyed it. Look forward to any similar challenges if members are interested, be that be on ham, 11m, or pmr.

I don't know what members thoughts are compared to last years (which I only observed)? I know scores are up, but to me the E skip has seemed generally a bit lame compared to last year. But there were a few periods of awesome distance DX, especially near the beginning (and annoyingly just before the challenge started).

Same here, some cracking dx at the start with quite a few new countries itl but yes, e skip was poor, was dead here for the last month with the odd burst you see on cluster but gone before you get to your radio lol.
One for 11m being worked on atm so eyes peeled

Yep same as Neal and Al , some wonderful DX early on but the sporadic E was overall disappointing 

Big congrats to Al with a huge total , did my best to catch him but feel well short in the end , still more than pleased with my own points haul 

Big thanks to everyone who took part in this years challenge , great fun! 


Here’s to the next one 


Craig 


Will update the final standings soon as

Many thanks to Craig for organising the Challenge again.
Thanks also to all participants, and congratulations to Al on retaining his crown. 
Hopefully see you all in April for another go!
73 de G0DNV