Feb 23 2009

2009 ARRL International DX (CW) Contest

The 2009 ARRL International DX (CW) contest was held over the 48 hour period from 0000Z 21 February to 2400Z 22 February. During this contest American (K) and Canadian (VE) amateur stations work as many DXCC amateur stations as possible on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m bands. The mode for this contest is CW (continuous wave) or Morse code.

My final results for this contest were:

  • Number Contacts (QSOs) : 271
  • 80m Band QSOs/Points/Countries : 5/15/5
  • 40m Band QSOs/Points/Countries : 93/279/46
  • 20m Band QSOs/Points/Countries : 141/423/60
  • 15m Band QSOs/Points/Countries : 32/96/23
  • Total QSOs/Points/Countries : 271/813/134
  • Score : 108,942