M0CWX Best DX

Best DX from M0CWX

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My first QSO, as 2E1FIT, was on 16-10-1996 with G0RXT via GB3DY 434.8500MHz.

I rarely use more than 20 Watts on VHF and above, and often get away with indoor antennas. I'm generally more interested in analogue modes. I'm not very interested in collecting awards, but still like to keep records of my best distance contacts which, as much for my own record, are collated below.

(Some more determined than others!)

SHF and UHF

Band   Date Callsign Mode Power Distance
(Miles)		  
3cm QRPP 21-11-20  G8JVM N0N 13 dBm 22 Small Indoor Sky Dish
3cm   16-1-21 G8JVM J3E 25 dBm 22 "Plastic" horn
3cm 28-08-21  G3ZME/P J3E 25 dBm 24 Small Indoor Sky Dish
9cm QRPP 14-2-21 G8JVM F1A -1.6 dBm TX only 22 Small Indoor Sky Dish
13cm QRPP 31-1-21 G8JVM F1A -4.0 dBm TX only 22 Small Indoor Sky Dish
13cm QRP 1-8-23 G8JVM J3E 20dBm 22 20 ele homemade yagi
23cm   20-8-18 G4AGE F3E RX only 1 DP - Crossband on 50MHz SSB (from IO93IF)
23cm   27-9-20 G3UDA J3E 10 W 35 Indoor homebrew 8 ele yagi
23cm   21-9-21 GD0AMD/P J3E 10 W 160 Indoor homebrew 10 ele yagi
70cm QRP 21-1-97 2E1CSD F3E 3 W 35 Indoor GP (from IO93IF)
70cm QRPP 19-10-19 G4OUB F3E 28.8 dBm 50 /M on the Clent Hills
70cm QRP 15-3-20 MW3ZCB/P F3E 5 W 57 Indoor GP
70cm QRP 11-8-20 GW3ATZ/P F3E 2.5 W 72 Indoor 6 ele beam
70cm QRP 11-8-20 GD8EXI J3E 2.5 W 160 Indoor 6 ele beam
70cm QRP 9-11-21 F1BHL/P J3E 10 W 191 Indoor 19 ele beam pointing North-East!
70cm QRP 10-10-23 F1FPL J3E 10 W 261 3 ele Beam!

VHF

Band   Date Callsign Mode Power Distance
(Miles)		  
2m   3-1-17 M0DXR/P J3E 18 150 5EB (from IO93IF)
2m   13-7-20 OH5LK J3E 18 1234 Indoor HB9CV
4m   23-3-04 M1CBH F3E 10 6 DP (from IO93IF)
4m   2-01-21 G4IOQ F3E 10 52 Bent Indoor DP
4m   19-09-21 G4RFR J3E 10 116 Bent Indoor DP
6m   20-9-18 IK1FJI A1A 10 765 G5RV (from IO93IF)
6m   28-5-19 IK7LMX A1A 10 1243 Indoor Dipole

HF

Band   Date Callsign Mode Power Distance
(Miles)		  
10 m QRP 7-6-17 HB9DAX A1A 5 550 SLW
10 m   4-6-17 HG7T A1A 80 1000 SLW
10 m   7-6-17 RQ80SP A1A 10 1700 - 2500 SLW
12 m QRP 21-7-18 DL8MX A1A 5 585 LW
12 m   4-6-17 IK1ZOC A1A 80 600 SLW
15 m QRPP 27-11-16 M4A A1A 0.3 1.75 SLW -- TX HW8 
15m   8-5-18 SX80FOC A1A 80 1583 LW
15m   20-8-23 PT2CVA A1A 80 5445 LW
17 m QRP 21-7-18 DK4SG A1A 5 608 LW
17 m   3-6-17 RU3ZL A1A 80 1560 SLW
17 m   21-10-17 W3R/90 A1A 80 3440 LW
20 m QRP 12-11-17 OF6MW A1A 4 1153 LW (Accidentally QRP)
20 m QRP 3-6-17 SH1DX A1A 5 560+ ? SLW
20 m   10-5-17 YO3FGO A1A 80 1300 SLW
20 m   10-6-17 RL4A A1A 80 1900 SLW
30 m QRP 3-6-17 OK1DN A1A 5 620 SLW
30 m QRP 18-3-18 IZ2QXG A1A 5 713 LW (5 Watts both ways!)
30 m   26-4-17 RA3XA A1A 80 1480 SLW
30 m   23-4-18 NU1O A1A 80 3252 LW
30 m    30-6-17 UA3ECJ A1A 20 1511 SLW
30 m    18-3-18 RN3CT A1A 10 1566 LW 
40 m QRP 4-2-17 SM7ZDI A1A 4 585 SLW
40 m QRP 28-4-18 S58MU A1A 5 850 LW
40 m   27-4-17 LY2PX A1A 40 1000 SLW
60 m   26-4-17 EA6SX A1A 30 880 SLW
80 m QRP 10-2-17 EI5KJ A1A 4 282 SLW
80 m QRP 18-11-17 SN1Y A1A 5 750 LW
80 m   22-1-19 SO1211R A1A 80 772 LW
80 m   10-9-17 G0GUF A1A 80 99 VSLW

MF

Band   Date Callsign Mode Power Distance
(Miles)		  
160 m   18-11-17 F5UTN A1A 20 280 LW
160 m   22-4-17 G3XIZ A1A 80 18 SLW
160 m   10-9-17 DL2DBU A1A 80 355 VSLW
160 m   24-1-19 C31CT A1A 80 704 LW
160 m   29-1-19 SP2XF A1A 80 892 LW
160 m   10-2-19 SM3NXS A1A 80 978 LW

Key

GP - Ground plane

DP - Dipole

5EB - 5 Element beam 

SLW - "Short" long wire

VSLW - "Very Short" long wire 9 metres long in free space at 5 metres high.