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    Contesting from Siberia: CQ World Wide CW at RWØA

    May 01, 2019 5 minutes
    BY VALERIY KHATSKEVICH, RAØR, with LEONID LISHNEV,* RAØAM and CQ CONTESTING EDITOR DAVID SIDDALL, K3ZJ

    Every ham radio competitor knows the feeling: Excitement, camaraderie, and sleep deprivation. Here we go again. It’s time for another CQ World Wide DX contest. I am privileged to participate at a station with very large towers and antennas, multiple operating positions, and good friends. Being in a rare CQ zone also doesn’t hurt.

    Journey to RWØA

    For me, the CQ World Wide contest weekend begins on Friday morning at the railway station. I must travel by train for 12+ hours to reach RWØA before I make the first QSO. Once there I will be among friends, and together we will compete in the multi-multi category of the CQ World Wide CW Contest.

    For the 2018 contest, I began as usual with the long ride on), located just outside the city of Krasnoyarsk, more than 400 miles to the west.

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