Paul SIMMONDS (VK5PAS)
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One of my interests with amateur radio is Contesting.  I am by no means an expert, but I am polishing up on my contesting skills.

My first ever Contest was the Jock White Memorial Field Day Contest in New Zealand.   This was whilst I had the Foundation licence.

Since then I have competed in a number of the big international DX contests including the CQ WW WPX, CQ WW, ARRL 10m, & Oceania DX Contest.

I must admit that I lack the stamina to regularly compete in the big 48 hour contests., and I certainly take my hat off to those that do.



Below are some Contests I've entered recently and I'm awaiting the results.

2018 Oceania DX Contest

I ended up with a total of 281 contacts and a claimed score of 108,046 points.  I worked a total of 49 different DXCC entities on 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80m SSB.
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