CQ WPX SSB Contest
I had a decent showing for the weekend’s annual WPX (Worked All Prefix) SSB contest. The WPX Contest is sponsored by CQ Magazine for working all prefixes and is held on the last weekend of March (SSB) and May (CW). Tthe contest draws thousands of entries from around the world. I worked off and on Saturday and Sunday, even though the SN was only about 48. My overall claimed score was over 98k points - a new personal record for me - and I was one contact shy of 100k. The longer you work, the faster your score racks up! This was the first contest where I was able to use diversity receive feature on my FlexRadio 6600. RXA input was connected to the new “Loop on the Ground” receive-only antenna I installed especially for this event. The dipole was connected to ANT1, which was also for transmit. I used the Mercury IIIs amp on Saturday but ran barefoot on Sunday - 100W into an OCF dipole. The exchange is call sign, signal report and serial number...