In the CQ WW DX CW contest 2025 I used my new FT-818 for the first time.
I had great fun with low and very low power.
To work with very low power I use the PA1B 10 dB attenuator behind my QRP set.
I made a total of 83 QRP QSO's.
On Saturday, I started late and made 6 QSO's in half an hour, using an output power from 98 mW to 5 watts.
On Sunday I started on 7 MHz with 5 W. Then I went to 20 m.
Propagation on 14 MHz was good, so I started a series of QSO's with 98 mW.
Later I used 98mW, 250mW and 980 mW alternately.
In the last half hour of my activity, I returned to 7 MHz.
There I made 6 QSOs at 5 watts.
The Table
The DXCC countries in the table are partly in alphabetical order. At the top are the DXCC countries with the lowest power (98 mW from 9A till YU). Followed by DXCC countries with more power.
The QSO with Kazakhstan (UN) is special, because of its low power.
Patience and perseverance
I sometimes have to call 5 times before I am heard.
Especially when it's busy on the band.
Then it's very tempting to increase the power, when I am not heard.
I often must wait until the frequency is absolutely clear. Hi.
