CQ World Wide WPX Contest
CQ World Wide WPX Contest
| Call | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| KG5U | SO QRP ALL | FRIDAY NIGHT 20M BAND CDX WERE AMAZING. HAVING MORE THAN 50 Q'S ON 10M WAS A NICE TOUCH. GREAT CONTEST. GREAT OPERATORS. GREAT FUN. |
| KG6DX | SO HP ALL | NOT MANY SIGNALS FROM STATES ON TEN BUT CARIBBEAN WAS STRONG |
| KG6HAF | SO LP 20M | ONLY COULD GET ON FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS YEAR: BUT WHAT FANTASTIC CONDITIONS: ESPECIALLY THE FIRST DAY. |
| KH7U | SO HP 160M | TWO LONG NIGHTS. ONLY HEARD SIX STATIONS CALLING CQ AT ANY ONE TIME. |
| KK8I | SA LP ALL | VERY CASUAL OPERATING |
| KN4Y | SO LP ALL | GREAT CONTEST WITH SOME NICE RUNS (FOR ME) ON 10: 15: AND 20 METERS. DID NOT DO ANYTHING ON 80 METERS. TOO MANY 80 METER ADSORBING MOSQUITOES IN THESE WAKULLA WOODS. |
| KO0U | SO HP ALL | GREAT FUN CONTEST: BUT OUR HOLIDAY COMPANY KEPT ME FROM GETTING A FULL EFFORT IN. |
| KR7X | SO HP ALL | NOW THAT WAS A CONTEST! |
| KS0M | SO LP ALL | GOOD CONTEST. PART TIME EFFORT. BUT: I ENTERED FOR THE FUN AND COMPETITION. BETTER SCORE AND MORE CONTACTS THAN LAST YEAR. WHY DID SO MANY OPS CALLING CQ NOT LEAVE ENOUGH TIME BETWEEN CALLING FOR ME TO GET MY 4 CHARACTER CALL SENT ? |
| KS7T | SO HP ALL | MY VERY FIRST CONTACT WAS A NEW PREFIX AS I JUST GOT HOME FROM WORK AFTER MIDNIGHT-TURNED THE RIG ON AND WITHOUT HAVING TO MOVE THE DIAL THERE WAS DQ80IARU. ONE CALL AND HAD A NEW ONE AND THAT WAS ALL THE NEW ONES I WORKED! |
| KT0R | SO HP ALL | GREAT FUN BANDS WERE GREAT FRIDAY NIGHT. TOO BAD WAS I WAS ON THE TOWER |
| KT1V | SO HP ALL | YOW! |
| KU4BT | MSH | FIRST TIME IN WPX CW AS A CLUB GROUP. HAD A GREAT TIME AND LOOK FOR US BACK AGAIN. |
| LI1K | MSH | WE LEARNED THAT A 40 M DIPOLE RIGHT NEXT TO A NEON SIGN IS A BAD IDEA. WHEN THE SUN SETS: THE BAND OPENS BUT THE SIGN LIGHTS UP AND DESTROYS THE SNR. |
| LI2MOA | SO QRP ALL | HAD A GREAT TIME OPERATING THE WPX CONTEST! DIDN?T EXPECT TO WORK 600+ QSO?S: NOR SCORING 300000+ WITH MY "MINIMALISTIC" SETUP HERE IN MY HOME QTH IN LILLEHAMMER CITY. 73/72 DE HANS LA2MOA. RIG: K2 @ 4.9 WATTS ANT: HALF WAVE VERTICAL 40-10 METERS |
| LI6CF | SO LP ALL | AFTER BEING QRT FOR 10 YEARS: JUST GOT BACK 1 MONTH B4: BOUGHT NEW TX 2 WEEKS B4: PADDLE-KEYER 2 DAYS B4: AND ANT. PUT UP 2 M ABOVE ROOF OF A 3 STORE BLOCK. EVEN IF NOW 66 YRS: LOOKS LIKE I'M STILL ABLE TO TAKE PART ALTHOUGH LIMITED TIME AVAILABLE |
| LT1F | M2 | GREAT CONTEST AS USUALLY: CU NEXT YEAR. |
| LY2OX | SO HP ALL | PROPAGATION WAS SO NICE THAT SPENT FEW HOURS OF EPISODICAL CONTESTING.. |
| LY8O | SO QRP ALL | ANOTHER FUN WITH QRP AND TWO RADIOS. PERFECT DX CONDITIONS AT THE BEGINNING ON 20M. AND FINE E-SPORADIC ON HIGHER BANDS BOTH DAYS EXCEPT 10 METERS WHERE SIGNALS WAS TIME TO TIME HERE. ACTIVITY IN THE CONTEST WAS HIGH SO THERE WAS A LOT TO WORK BOTH DAYS. |
| LZ9W | MM | SEE YOU IN CQWW SSB IN OCTOBER. |
| M0O | SO QRP ALL | PROBLEMS LIMITED MY TIME BUT STILL HAD FUN THANKS GUYS |
| M2W | SA LP ALL | I DIDN'T PLAN TO DO A SERIOUS ENTRY BUT I GOT DRAWN IN. CONDITIONS WERE UP AND DOWN BUT GREAT FUN: 15M WAS OPEN SOOOO LATE HERE BOTH NIGHTS. PITY THERE WASN'T AS MUCH RARE DX AS IN THE SSB LEG. |
| M3C | SO HP 20M | I HAD INSTRUCTIONS FROM MY XYL THAT I HAD TO FINISH DECORATING THE STAIRS AND HALL WAY BEFORE PLAYING ON THE RADIO SO ONLY SUNDAY IN CONTEST GREAT FUN SEE YOU NEXT YEAR TOM G0VQR |
| M3CVN | SO QRP ALL | GREAT CONTEST VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT 5 WATTS CAN DO COMPUTER TROUBLE FROM THE START HAD TO CHANGE LOGGING IN THE FIRST HALF ANDHOUR OF CONTEST!! |
| M5AEF | SO QRP ALL | HARD GOING AT TIMES LOTS OF QRM BUT WORKED SOME NEW DXCC'S WITH ONLY ONE WATT! |
| MM3AWD | SO QRP ALL | ONLY 10 HOURS OF TOTAL OPERATION: WHICH WAS DISSAPOINTING DUE TO NEED OF SLEEP ETC. CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT ON ALL BANDS. ALL IN ALL I THINK A GOOD SCORE FOR THE TIME OF OPERATION AND THE QRP SECTION. FULL TIME OPERATION NEXT YEAR FOR SURE. |
| MU0FAL | SO HP 40M | SMALL EFFORT BUT BAND WAS IN GREAT SHAPE |
| N0VD | SO HP 20M | I WAS UNDECIDED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO EVEN ENTER THIS CONTEST UP UNTIL ABOUT 15 MINTUES BEFORE THE GUN WENT OFF. MY WIFE HAD ORAL SURGERY FRIDAY MORNING AND I HAD WORK COMMITMENTS FOR MOST OF SUNDAY. SO AT BEST THIS WOULD BE A 12-15 HOUR CONTEST FOR ME. |
| N1NN | Checklog | SECOND WPX CONTEST |
| N2NC | SO HP 20M | AMAZING JA/ASIAN OPENING SATURDAY FROM 10-14Z. |
| N3UM | SO HP ALL | PROPAGATION VERY GOOD: ESPECIALLY ON SAT.: AND ACTIVITY HIGH. BIG: LONG RUNS ON 20 M. BOTH AFTERNOONS. SURPRISE EARLY SAT.: 0500 Z: SET RIG TO 20 M. FROM 40 M. TO BE READY FOR MORNING: FOUND LOTS OF SIGNALS: AND MADE 24 QSOS AND 14 MULTS BEFORE BED. MADE |
| N4HH | SO QRP 20M | USED ONLY A DIPOLE - WISH I HAD A TRI-BANDER! LOTS OF FUN. TNX ES 73 |
| N4HXI | SO LP ALL | I KNOW THAT WE WOULD BE VERY BUSY THIS WEEKEND SO I ONLY HAD A FEW HOURS TO OPERATE. MY GOAL WAS TO EXCEED MY PALTRY SCORE FROM LAST YEAR AND TO CUT DOWN ON THE NUMBER OF UBN REPORTS. I MADE THE FIRST GOAL RATHER COMFORTABLY BUT WON'T KNOW ABOUT THE SECOND |
| N4UH | SO HP ALL | LOTS OF NEW PREFIXES AND ACTIVITY |
| N6KW/7 | SO LP ALL | ERECTED A NEW TOWER THURSDAY: BUT NO ANTENNAS ON IT YET. WORKED WPX WITH A VERTICAL. A FEW NEW COUNTRIES AND ISLANDS: LOTS OF FUN. ONLY MY SECOND TIME IN THIS CONTEST. USED A DIPOLE LAST YEAR. THE YAGI WILL BE UP SOON. BIGGER SCORE NEXT TIME AND IN WW. |
| N6NIA | SO LP ALL | TOTAL ABOUT 3 HRS: PICKED UP A FEW NEW COUNTRIES. |
| N6WG | SO QRP ALL | THIS WAS MY FIRST SERIOUS RUN AT THE WPX AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT. MY PRELIMINARY GOAL WAS 50K POINTS AND 100 PREFIXES. I MANAGED TO BEAT BOTH BY QUITE A BIT. I WOUND UP WITH 123:959 POINTS: 387 QSOS AND 191 PREFIXES. I'LL |
| N7EIE | SO LP ALL | THIS WAS MY THIRD WPX CONTEST: AND I WAS ONLY HOME FOR 6 HOURS. CONDITIONS WERE FLAT DURING THE DAY: BUT THERE WAS A GREAT OPENING OVER THE POLE TO EUROPE FRIDAY NIGHT. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! |
| N7ZG | SO LP ALL | THIS WAS MY FIRST MAXIMUM EFFORT IN THE WPX CW. THE CONDITIONS WERE GOOD AND I REALLY HAD A BLAST. |
| N8II | SO HP ALL | CONDX WERE GREAT FIRST 15 HRS OR SO: THEN LOW NORMAL TO NORMAL. IT WAS HARD TO GET EU ANSWERS ON 20 M IN EARLY AFTERNOON AND 40 EVEN DURING PEAK TIMES. LOTS OF NICE NEW PREFIXES WORKED. |
| N8PW | SO HP ALL | RETURNED FROM DAYTON TIRED, BROKE AND WITH A BAD COLD. ALWAYS WANTED TO BE READY FOR A CONTEST BUT FOUND MYSELF RUNNING COAX TO AN R-8 IN MY FRONT YARD FOR THE SECOND RADIO 5 MINUTES INTO THE CONTEST. I HAD SUCH FUN WITH THE NEW PRO III I DID NOT BOTHER MU |
| NA6Q | MM | SINCEREST THANKS TO W6EMC FOR LETTING US USE HIS FINE STATION. IT WAS A FIRST TIME OUT FOR A M/M EFFORT AND THE STATION PERFORMED SUPERBLY. YOU'LL HEAR IT AGAIN! THANKS FOR ALL THE Q'S: 73 DE BILL: W1HIJ AND THE TEAM. |
| NB1B | SO LP ALL | GOOD CONTEST. SURPRISED MYSELF WITH WHAT TB/WIRES CAN DO. |
| NE4M | SO HP ALL | FIRST TIME CONTEST SUBMISSION: HAD A BLAST! |
| NE6M | SO QRP 40M | REACHED MY GOAL OF DOUBLING MY LAST QRP SCORE. |
| NF6V | SO HP ALL | GREAP OPENINGS FIRST DAY. HIGH NOISE SUNDAY BUT STILL FUN. |
| NG3U | M2 | NG3U CALL-SIGN BORROWED WITH PERMISSION FROM LICENSEE. OPERATION FROM K3DI IN ARNOLD, MD |
| NG7Z | SO LP ALL | NOT MUCH TIME TO PLAY THIS YEAR. I'M WORKING WEEKENDS UNTIL THE FALL. THEN I'LL BE ABLE TO DO SOME SERIOUS CONTESTING. |
| NN3L | SO HP 40M | HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH OUR NEW CLUB CALL. YOU SHOULD HEAR MORE FROM NN3L IN THE FUTURE. CONGRATS TO TOM: K1KI FOR A SUPER EFFORT AND GOOD COMPETITION. MAYBE NEXT YEAR I WILL GET THE HANG OF THIS. |
| NO2D/0 | SO QRP ALL | LIMITED OPERATING TIME DUE TO FAMILY OBLIGATIONS. WISH THE CW WPX CAME FIRST BECAUSE I ENJOY IT MORE THAN THE SSB WPX. OH: WELL. THANKS!!!!! |