{"id":503,"date":"2026-10-27T22:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T21:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ok1m.cz\/?p=503"},"modified":"2026-10-27T22:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T21:26:54","slug":"cq-ww-dx-ssb-2026-soa-ab-lp-ih9-ok1m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ok1m.cz\/?p=503","title":{"rendered":"CQ WW DX SSB 2026 \u2013 SO(A) AB LP \u2013 IH9\/OK1M"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"IH9\/OK1M<\/a>
The IH9\/OK1M antenna farm on Pantelleria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last weekend of October means one thing: CQ World Wide DX SSB. This year I took part from Pantelleria Island (IOTA AF-018)<\/strong> as IH9\/OK1M<\/strong>, CQ Zone 33, African Italy, a separate country multiplier in CQ WW. Category: Single Operator All Band Assisted, Low Power (SO(A) AB LP)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was my first real all-band single-op effort in a contest of this size, and it was a tough one. Running 100 W is sometimes pretty frustrating during the contest, when the big guns are calling over you and you feel like shouting into a wall. But in the end it works. Most of the multipliers came through, and even with low power you can get some interesting results. I still feel like I learn something new every hour I spend in the chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claimed result<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Band<\/th>QSOs<\/th>DXCC<\/th>Zones<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
160 m<\/td>64<\/td>29<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>\n
80 m<\/td>447<\/td>57<\/td>13<\/td><\/tr>\n
40 m<\/td>196<\/td>54<\/td>14<\/td><\/tr>\n
20 m<\/td>638<\/td>87<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>\n
15 m<\/td>757<\/td>99<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>\n
10 m<\/td>478<\/td>89<\/td>29<\/td><\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>2580<\/strong><\/td>415<\/strong><\/td>112<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>
Claimed score: 4,036,820 points (7,660 QSO points \u00d7 527 multipliers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Operating time 45:45 hours, 2,261 QSOs in run and 331 in search & pounce. The best rates came on Saturday morning on 15 and 10 m (around 180 QSOs per hour), and 80 m turned out to be a very good band in the evenings and at night with 447 QSOs. 160 m was the hardest one: the Italian allocation is only 1830\u20131850 kHz, so SSB really fits into just a few kHz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"DXLog<\/a>
DXLog summary and QSOs by hour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Station<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The station was very simple but fully functional:<\/p>\n\n\n\n