ZD8I was active the CQWWDX SSB '06 contest as 20m low-power entry. This years entry was hampered by a number of Ascension Island annual events including the Chilli-fest and Dew Pond Run.

Pictures will follow shortly!

Equipment:-
Icom IC-7400 100W transceiver
Optibeam OB9-5
N1MM logger

Results
480 stations
31 Zones
74 Countries
145,520 points
Operation ~9-hours.

ZD8I was active the CQWWDX SSB '05 contest as 15m low-power entry. Conditions were appalling with just 224 stations worked. The station was operated mobile/portable from the now decommissioned NASA site at  Devil's Ashpit.

Jim, ZD8Z was also active and had similar complaints. Those sunspots need activating!

Equipment:-
Elecraft K2 100W transceiver
High Sierra HS2700/pro
N1MM logger

Results
224 stations
Conditions very poor.

ZD8I was active in the CQWWDX SSB '04 contest. In 27-hours of operation using just 100W 2,291 contacts were made with 108 countries (all as yet unverified).

Our southern/eastern European friends made life difficult at times with heavy, unruly pile-ups on 10 & 15m. I have to say that more then one UK station called repeatedly through QSO's; shame on you. The OptiBeam worked fantastically and as did the bargain basement IC-718.

80 & 40m were a complete wash-out with US/EU stations unable to hear my 100W station for QRM. Worked only seven stations in total and wasted a lot of time trying to make a signal heard. Thought the antenna was damaged and spent some hours lowering it to replace the balun; also tried an IC-706MKIIG but the equipment was fine.

Thanks to the 'boys' for helping to erect the antennas, my neighbour Pete for allowing the guy lines into his garden and my father for dealing with the QSL cards.

Next time? Would be nice to bring some colleagues out to attack ZD8Z's enormous unrestricted multi-op score!

Equipment:-
Icom IC-718 100W transceiver
Yaesu FC-902 tuner
Optibeam OB9-5
OCF dipole for 80/40m
N1MM logger
And no Internet access!

Results (claimed)
2,291 stations
108 countries
78 zones
2,160,492 points
In 27-hours of operation.