Contest is over. Please see my score in the CONTEST section.

Ken K4ZW and Ed EY7AF arrived today and we will reach site today eveing. Still no electricity so we will use generator. We planed to have two stations on 80 and 160 at the same time but might change this till commercial power is back.

Drived back to home to have little rest. Commercial power was off so I lost 6 hours of contest time before I managed to start generator. It was best time for running EU and JA so my score in the contest will be low. I will continue contest operation anyway. Highlights in the contest: over 50 USA stations, XE1RCS with incredible signal, and some extraordinary DX came back to my CQ. Will write more details after the contest.

I briefly checked states I worked last 3 days. I was very surprised to see that it comes to 40 states! So WAS on 160 looks not unreal now. But most of needed states are on Weast Coast....

States worked on 160.

Best ever condition to North America. Worked 148 USA and 9 VE stations. KL7RA and CE1/K7CA were new countries and new zones. Online log has been updated. I am not able to check states of the stations worked today but I know that I reached at least 36 states level.
Current WAZ number is 37 zones. Looking for zones 2, 6 and 13.

My next trip planned on Jan 21-26. I plan to operate few days before CQ WW 160 and in the contest itself. Main priority will be given to Topband (especialy my Sunrise time). Some QSY on 80 m are possible for prearranged skeds.

From Jan 26 I will be joint by Ken K4ZW who will be active on 160 meters as well. Feb 1 we will QRT. We hope to catch good openning to NA/SA which is most difficult areas to work from Central Asia.

I will try to make daily updates on this page to inform Topbanders about progress of our Micro-Expedition.

My 160 and 80 m antennas to NA/EU. Extensive screen between two towers used as a reflector.

States worked on 160. Alaska Not worked.

I am back from contest QTH. Over 3000 QSO on 160/80. Ten New ones worked on Topband and one on 80.
With QSO with Bill K0HA I completed 5BWAS. It took me only 23 years. I would like to thank all fellow Hams who spent their time trying countless skeds on 80 meters. That is most difficult award from Central Asia and I am very satisfied with work done. I think that it is good reason to have drink today! :)

As a result of activity on October I made over 2K QSO including 452 in CQ WW SSB on 160 meters. First hour of the contest (on 80 meters) I heard excellent signal from W5WMU and worked LA few minutes later.

My 160 m setup was:

IC-775DSP
ACOM2000A
2 element Quad EU/USA @ 50 meters
Half-square East-West @ 50 meters
320 m 2-direction Beverage NW-SE
157 m 2-direction Beverage NE-SW

During week of my activity on October I logged 8 QSO with USA on 160 meters and 42 on 80. Special thanks to Dennis NT0V and Wayne N7NG for pation and concern to my project. Sked with K0HA was very close to success and I copied solid 559 signal from Bill. I am sure that we will try it again on November. I was asked many times why I spent my SR time on 80 and do not come on 160? I will certanly spent best time on 160 but when I work my last state.

This contest I plan to work as SOSB 80. Few new antennas built for this band including 2 el Quad to EU/NA. I plan to visit this site on Oct 18 for work with antennas and one night operation and come to position on October 23 to operate few days on 160 and 80 meters.

My setup for contest:

IC-775DSP
ACOM2000A
2 element Quad EU/USA @ 50 meters
Bisquare North-South @ 55 meters
Bisquare East-West @ 55 meters
320 m 2-direction Beverage NW-SE
157 m 2-direction Beverage NE-SW

ND and WY worked on 80 meters.

Excellent condition on 160 and 80 meters brought few new countries and two States. I hope that I will be able to work LA and NE soon.

CQ 160-Meter, CW Contest, CW (Jan 26-27, 2008)
Due to extreme cold weather in the country which started early January my country QTH has no electricity supply and heating. This is officialy recognized as lowest temperature for last 25 years. I am forced to cancel operation. Even my home has limited sipply of electricity and this is force-majore situation and I will stay with my family to overcome this temporary difficulties.

CQ 160-Meter, CW Contest, CW (Jan 26-27, 2008)
I plan Multi OP (EY8MM+Cluster) operation. Depends on work (QRL) I will try to be available few days before contest for skeds.

ARRL International DX Contest, CW (Feb 16-17, 2008)
I plan SOSB 80 M entry during ARRL DX contest. I will be looking for my last 4 states.