The 2021 Oceania DX Contest has been and gone (Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd October).

I made a total of 676 QSOs with a claimed score of 653,256 points.

I worked a total of 60 different DXCC entities.

Countries worked were:-

• Antarctica
• Asiatic Russia
• Australia
• Austria
• Balearic Islands
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia-Hersegovina
• Brunei
• Bulgaria
• Chile
• China
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• England
• Estonia
• European Russia
• Federal Rep of Germany
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Hawaii
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• India
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Northern Ireland
• Norway
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• Rep of Korea
• Romania
• Scotland
• Serbia
• Singapore
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Thailand
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Ukraine
• United States
• Wales
• West Malaysia

I operated on the 10, 15, 20, 40, & 80m bands on SSB.

• 10m – 3 QSOs.
• 15m – 61 QSOs
• 20m – 408 QSOs
• 40m – 136 QSOs
• 80m – 68 QSOs

The map below shows my contacts around the world during the Contest. A guide to the pins is as follows:

• green – 10m
• light blue – 15m
• orange – 20m
• red – 40m
• dark blue – 80m

The 20m band on the long path into Europe on Saturday afternoon was absolutely brilliant. Short path on Saturday evening was also quite good on 20m. Unfortunately the contest finished as the 20m band was opening on Sunday. The map below shows my contacts into Europe.

I made a number of contacts into Japan and South-East Asia, with most of those on the 15m band, and just two Japanese stations on 10m.

My contacts into North America were limited. I worked a few USA on 20m and one on 10m. Unfortunately I did not hear too many USA signals on 40m.

I made a number of contacts around Australia and into New Zealand on 20, 40, & 80m SSB.

Thank you to everyone who called.