[SCCC] CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB - 2025

[Don Jones]

Larry
Great score!

Congratulations 🎊



On Mon, Oct 27, 2025, 7:25 PM Larry Shapiro <k6ro54 at gmail.com> wrote:

> CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB - 2025
>
> Call: K6RO
> Operator(s): K6RO KN6ZZI W6KK K1TR
> Station: K6RO
>
> Class: M/S HP
> QTH: Maine
> Operating Time (hrs): 44
> Remote Operation
>
> Summary:
>  Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
> ------------------------------
>   160:   11     7        6
>    80:  111    13       59
>    40:  253    24       89
>    20:  648    36      131
>    15:  715    34      128
>    10:  900    33      137
> ------------------------------
> Total: 2638   147      550  Total Score = 5,191,256
>
> Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Our first try with new station in Maine.
> For the most part,things worked ok...some minor issues which we fixed
> during the
> contest.
> Learning a new station, antenna switching, Green Heron, new radios.. K4'S ,
> and 3 operators who never worked together, plus a remote op was sure fun :)
> I will write a long soapbox when my brain functions again.
>
> Thank you to W6KK Charlie who came from CA, and Warren KN6ZZI also from CA
> ,
> Ed,K1TR who did a remote from New Hampshire.
> Thank you also to Ed, K1EP for his 24/7 tech support, Bill , N6WS , also
> 24/7.
> Bob K6ZZ for 36 years of helping.
> Thanks to my wife Sharon for putting up with us 3 here,and keeping us fed !
> Thanks everyone for the Q's.
> Larry K6RO
>
> Ops K6RO, W6KK, KN6ZZI , K1TR
>
> Station 1
> K4
> KPA1500
> Heil PR7
> Rohn 55G 120 ft
> GXP 16-3 Triband x 3 stack
> GXP 4 el 40M @ 100 ft
> 80m inverted V @ 100 ft.
> 160 Inverted L @ 100 ft
> Green Heron Switching
> N1MM
>
> Station 2
> K4
> KPA1500
> Heil PRO7
> Rohn 55G 120 ft
> Same antennas as above plus : GXP 13-6 10-20M , plus 40m
>
> 80M 4 Square coming next year.
> Hopefully rotor control boxes that work...
>
>
> Larry k6ro
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