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Just days before what looks like a record-breaking CQ World Wide CW, six world-class operators compare notes across Europe and South America. Braco E77DX is deep in the Colombian jungle at HK1T’s mountaintop station, where rain, mud, and snakes complicate the final push. His contest callsign is expected any day. Early tests show him hammering into Europe at 30-over-9, reinforcing what’s always been a three-way battle between HK1T, EF8R, and CQ9A in the much-watched CQ WW CW Showdown. In Estonia, Kris ES7A is refining ES9C with upgraded Flex radios, multi-Flex capabilities, and cleaner inband audio. Sven DJ4MX heads to Bosnia and Herzegovina, anchoring a strong multinational team at E7DX for a multi-single run. In Croatia, Dave 9A1UN has a crane en route to hoist antennas just in time—business as usual for a crew that thrives on the edge of readiness. Filipe CT1ILT is back in Portugal aiming to break 10,000 QSOs once more, hoping propagation tilts his way. And up in snowy Sweden, Mike SJ2W preps for another multisingle campaign, looking to top last year’s 7,000 QSO haul. All six react to CT1BOH’s pre-contest breakdown—opinions vary, but one thing’s certain: this contest is wide open. Join the conversation and subscribe to Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio. Thanks to Icom for sponsoring Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio—because legendary QSOs deserve legendary radios.
By Kevin Thomas4.4
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Just days before what looks like a record-breaking CQ World Wide CW, six world-class operators compare notes across Europe and South America. Braco E77DX is deep in the Colombian jungle at HK1T’s mountaintop station, where rain, mud, and snakes complicate the final push. His contest callsign is expected any day. Early tests show him hammering into Europe at 30-over-9, reinforcing what’s always been a three-way battle between HK1T, EF8R, and CQ9A in the much-watched CQ WW CW Showdown. In Estonia, Kris ES7A is refining ES9C with upgraded Flex radios, multi-Flex capabilities, and cleaner inband audio. Sven DJ4MX heads to Bosnia and Herzegovina, anchoring a strong multinational team at E7DX for a multi-single run. In Croatia, Dave 9A1UN has a crane en route to hoist antennas just in time—business as usual for a crew that thrives on the edge of readiness. Filipe CT1ILT is back in Portugal aiming to break 10,000 QSOs once more, hoping propagation tilts his way. And up in snowy Sweden, Mike SJ2W preps for another multisingle campaign, looking to top last year’s 7,000 QSO haul. All six react to CT1BOH’s pre-contest breakdown—opinions vary, but one thing’s certain: this contest is wide open. Join the conversation and subscribe to Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio. Thanks to Icom for sponsoring Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio—because legendary QSOs deserve legendary radios.

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