I started DX contesting in 1971.
THIS STATION (W5ZO W5VGX )HOLDS 4 CQWW CALL AREA ALL TIME RECORDS-- 28 QRP CW --28 LP CW--21 QRP CW and 28 QRP SSB (1988) ,A WORLD RECORD FOR MANY YEARS .
AS OF September 2009 IN Cqww dx COMPETITION I HAD 21 CALL AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS, 6 NATIONAL CHAMPIOnSHIPS AND 2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CQ CONTESTS
IN ARRL COMPETITION 25 SECTION CHAMPIOSHIPS, 12 TIMES TOP 10 USA/CANADA
ONE North American CHAMPIONSHIP (qrp plaque winner 1988) AND ONE SECOND PLACE (qrp)IN USA/CANADA
LIFE TIME CONTEST CERTIFICATES W5ZO (W5VGX K4HWW)
YEAR CONTEST CALL AREA NATIONAL WORLD
1973 ARRL CW AB LP #1
1975 ARRL CW AB LP #1 #3
(420 156 199080 TWO WEEKEND)
CQWPX (LP) #1
(505 168 251490 TWO WEEKEND)
1979 ARRL CW AB (LP) #10
(585 168 294640)
1980 ARRL SSB 40 MTR N.TEX
CQWW CW 28 QRP #1 #1(WORLD)
(NATIONAL RECORD 371 24 60)
IARU N.TEX(1000 QSOS)950 ZONES
1981 ARRL SSB QRP N.TEX
1982 CQWW CW 28 QRP #1 #1
(276 21 54 57975)
ARRL CW 28 N.TEX
ARRL SSB 3.5 N.TEX
1983 CQWW SSB 28 #1
(77880)
CQWW CW MULTISING #1 (AT KD5IA)
(602413)
ARRL CW QRP N.TEX
1984 ARRL CW QRP AB #1 #5
(275 112 92400)
CQWW CW QRP AB #1
(85973)5TH DIST
CQWW SSB 21 QRP #1 5TH DIST
(14,400)
1985 (NONE)
1986 (NONE)
1987 CQWW CW 21 QRP #1 #1 #2
(303 26 63 46814)
ARRL SS SSB QRP #1 DIVISION #6
(500 70 70000)
ARRL SS CW QRP #1 W.TEX
(342 65)
ARRL CW AB QRP #1 #5???
(275 112 92400)
ARRL CW 28 HP #1 #3
1988 ARRL SSB AB QRP #1 #1 (W/VE PLAQUE)
(336 141 142126)
CQWW CW 28 QRP #1 #1 #4
(434 28 86 65472)
ARRL SS SSB QRP #1 DIVISION #2 (W/VE)
(562 71 79804)
ARRL SS CW QRP #1 W.TEX
1989 CQWW CW 28 QRP #1 #1 #1 (World RECORD)
(505 30 83 168,145)
ARRL SSB AB QRP #1 W.TEX
(368 145)
ARRL CW AB QRP #1 W.TEX
1990 CQWW SSB AB QRP #1 #1 #9
(498,980)
ARRL CW 28 #1 W.TEX #7
1991 CQWW CW 28 LP #1 5TH DIST
(113,798)
ARRL 160 LP #1 W.TEX
ARRL CW AB QRP #1 W.TEX
1992 ARRL CW AB LP #1 W.TEX
(1099 QSOS)
1993 CQWW CW 21 LP #3 (5TH CALL DIST)
(107,760)
CQWW SSB AB LP #1 (5TH CALL DIST)
(369,861)
1994 CQWW SSB AB LP #1
(352 82 185 239,760)
CQWW CW AB LP #1 #3
(411 107 190 323136)
1995-97 (NONE)
1998 CQWW CW 28 LP #1 (5TH DIST)
(109,951)
ARRL SSB 28 #1 W TX #8 USA/ CANADA
ARRL CW 28 #1 W TX #3 USA/CANADA
(399 74)
1998 ARRL 10 METER M/M L #1 W TX
1999 ARRL DX 28 CW #9 US VE
CQWW 10 LP CW
(700 53 141 353,584) PERSONAL RECORD
1999 cqww 10 lp ssb #1 5th call # 5 USA
ARRL 10 METER CONTEST #1
2000 ARRL 160 LP #1 W TX
(14985 165 45)
2000 cqww cw assisted 28 #1 5th
(661 32 117 284,739
2001 cqww cw assisted 28 #1 5th
(173,700score x 554q's x 34z's x 116c's)
2001 cqww ssb assisted 28 #1 5th
(800 36 141!) 362736 points
2001 iaru Mixed mode section leader #1 WTX
(431500 1068 qs 70 zns)
2002 Arrl 20 ssb 10th USA/CANADA
2002 ARRL 160 LP #1 WEST TEXAS
2002 cqww All Band High power SSB #2 5TH Call District
(1.58 million 1212 gross qso 130 zones 410 cty)
2003 cqww All Band High Power CW #2 5TH Call District
(1.45 million gross 1011 qso 130 zones 367 cty)
2004 cqww ALL BAND HIGH POWER SSB #2 5TH Call District
(1.123 million Gross 930 qso 126 zones 351)
2006 cqww All Band High Power SSB #1 5TH Call District
(638 550 679 Qsos 105 zones 282 Cty)
2007 cqww 10 meter full power ssb assisted. #1 in North America ,#1 in USA
(14,582 119 qsos 33 countries 12 zones)
2007 cqww 80 meter full power assisted #1 in 5th call distric
(16,274 95 qsos 60 countries 22 zones)
2008 cqww 40 meter full power cw assisted #1 5th call district Score: 96,624
Q's: 293 Zones: 31 Countries: 101
AS OF September 2009 IN Cqww dx COMPETITION I HAD 21 CALL AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS, 6 NATIONAL CHAMPIOnSHIPS AND 2 WORLD CHAMPIOnSHIPS IN CQ CONTEST
IN ARRL COMPETITION 24 SECTION CHAMPIOSHIPS, 12 TIMEs TOP 10 USA/CANADA
ONE North American CHAMPIONSHIP (qrp plaque winner 1988) AND ONE SECOND PLACE (qrp)IN USA/CANADA
