2025 ARRL DX CW - HC8M¶
HC8M Multi-Two High Power effort from the Galápagos Islands in the 2025 ARRL International DX CW Contest.
The Operation¶
- Callsign: HC8M
- Category: Multi-Two, High Power
- QTH: Galápagos (South America)
- Operating time: 48 hours
- Operators: HC8M, LU5DX, LU8EOT
- Club: LU Contest Group
Biggest thrill: being called by Rich, N6KT. Thanks to everyone for the QSOs.
Station Setup¶
Antennas¶
- 160 m: Inverted L with 4 elevated radials
- 80 m: 1/4-wave vertical with 4 elevated radials
- 40 m: 1/4-wave vertical with 4 elevated radials
- 20 / 15 / 10 m: Hexbeam and Spiderbeam
Radios and amplifiers¶
- Rigs: Flex 6600 and Flex 8600
- Amps: Acom 2000A and PGXL
We lost the Acom 2000A four hours into the contest, so from that point on only one station ran high power and the other dropped to low power.
Results¶
| Band | QSOs | Mults |
|---|---|---|
| 160m | 85 | 36 |
| 80m | 607 | 58 |
| 40m | 1,022 | 58 |
| 20m | 1,228 | 58 |
| 15m | 1,638 | 59 |
| 10m | 1,854 | 59 |
| Total | 6,434 | 328 |
Final score: 6,327,120
Gallery¶
73, HC8M, LU5DX, LU8EOT