5X4X (DL8SBQ) is active from Arua, Uganda until June.
He runs 100 watts into a spiderbeam for 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres and a Zepp antenna for 40 metres.
Due to strong seismic activity in Costa Rica, the Radio Club de Costa Rica (RCCR) - that country's IARU Member-Society - is monitoring local repeaters and 7090 kHz.
A full 48 hours all-band contest effort with no sleep was not appealing to me, so I chose a strategy to enter the 20 Meter Single Operator Single Band category.
What an incredible experience from one of the world’s premier stations and locations! Great contest with a roller-coaster ride of exhilarating moments and more than few “others” in the downside column.
Many of us are in the process of preparation for this contest, but some contesters have already lost their chances for participation. For example, Radio-Sport website reports some losers from Russia, Ukraine and some other countries.