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Category: OM0A Contest Team
Amateur radio, also known as HAM radio, is a type of radio communication service intended for self-education, communication between amateurs, and technical study. It is a hobby and a worthwhile pursuit that often becomes a lifelong passion.
2018 European HF Championship Results
In early August, I participated in the European HF Championship under the contest call sign OM4Q. In this contest, contacts are made exclusively with European stations. Out of 592 contacts,…
CQ WW DX Contest OM4Q 2018
When it comes to shortwave contests, it’s got to be the CQ WW DX Contest. For most radio amateurs, this contest is more than just a national holiday—they prepare for…
CQ WW DX SSB Contest 2018
The CQWW DX Contest (SSB) will take place on October 27–28, 2018, from 00:00 to 24:00 UTC. Contacts are made with all stations. Bands: 1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21, 28…
QSL Cards Sent in 2015
I made significant progress on the QSL log—409 contacts were confirmed. You can view the list of stations in the PDF file. At the same time, the main logbook on…
OM VHF Low Power Contest 2017
1) The Slovak amateur radio portal CQ.sk is organizing a VHF QRP contest, which will take place on Sunday of the first weekend in August (August 6, 2017) from 07:00…
The Future of OM0A Contesting
OM0A’s contest events gave several operators the chance to experience international contests firsthand. In addition to those who got a taste of it this way, nearly two dozen other amateur…
The CQ WPX Contest is coming up
In just a few days, the OM0A team will be back on the shortwave airwaves. The SSB portion of the CQ WPX Contest will take place on the last weekend…
OM0A CQWW DX SSB Contest 2010
The OM0A team participated in the CQWW DX SSB Contest in the M2 category. Operators: Viliam OM0AAO, Mišo OM0AAB, Rado OM0AMR, Dano OM4AQP, Igor OM6CI, Peťo OM6PR, Karol OM7AKM, Števo…
CQWW DX Contest Certificate
The CQWW DX SSB Contest took place on October 24–25, 2009. The log contained 2,619 QSOs and just over 1.9 million points. After the judges reviewed the log, several contacts…
Results of the 2009 CQWW SSB Contest
This year, the results appeared very early on the website of CQ magazine—the organizer of the popular CQWW contest. The results sheet is available for download at: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_contest_awards/2009/2009_cq_ww_ssb_contest.pdf. The OM0A…
Results of the 2009 IARU HF Championship
We’ve also received another result from the OM0A team. In the 2009 IARU HF Championship, we placed 51st in Europe and 95th worldwide out of 323 teams. Overall, we didn’t…