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M0OSO QRP ALLCONDITIONS MODERATE FEW US/CANADIAN HEARD HERE BUT MANAGED BEST SCORE SO FOR HARD GOING FOR THIS RETIRED QRPER !!! THANKS GUYS
M3CSO LP 20MGREAT FUN STARTED TO GET HARD GOING NEAR THE END. NOT AS GOOD AS I WAS HOPING TO THE USA IN THE EVENINGS. TIREDNESS BEAT ME IN THE END. FINISHED AN HOUR SHORT OF THE CONTEST FINISH TIME
MU0FALSO LP ALLA GREAT WEEKEND
N0KESO HP ALLTHANKS TO K0DU FOR THE USE OF THE STATION. WHY DON'T YOU MOVE THIS CONTEST A MONTH EARLIER FOR A BETTER CAHNCE OF BETTER CONDX AND ALSO AVOID THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
N1NNChecklogFIRST WPX CONTEST
N2BJ/9SA HP ALLPOOR BAND CONDITIONS AND BAD QRN
N3UMSO HP ALLFIFTEEN METERS DOWN A LOT RE '03; GOOD FOR LU AND PY MULTIPLIERS BUT NOT MUCH ELSE. TEN USELESS. SO: TRIED TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE ON 20 AND 40 METERS. ALMOST DID: 5% FEWER QSOS RE '03: BUT 12% MORE QSO POINTS: MOSTLY DUE TO 50% MORE QSOS ON 40 THAN LAST YEAR.
N4HXISO LP ALLSOUNDED LIKE A GREAT CONTEST BUT HEART WAS NOT IN IT DUE TO IN THE FAMILY. 73S AND 88S TO YOU MARY FROM YOUR SON-IN-LAW.
N5PUSO HP ALLWISH I COULD OF SPENT MORE TIME!
N5VI/4SO LP 20MUSED ICOM 746 LOW POWER ONLY 20 METERS WITH G5RV ANTENNA.
N6HCSO LP ALLTHANK GOODNESS FOR TWENTY METERS! COULDN'T ACCOMPLISH MUCH ON 40 & 80 WITH DIPOL TWENTY-NINE HOURS WAS ALL THIS OLD GOAT COULD TAKE FOR THIS WEEKEND CONTEST. MAY SCORE? THANKS FOR ALL THE CONTACTS. 73 ARNIE N6HC
N6XI/2SO QRP ALL1/2 TO 2 WATTS FROM MY ELECRAFT KX1 AND A 28 FOOT PIECE OF WIRE TOSSED INTO A TREE OR HUNG OUT THE HOTEL WINDOW. GOLDEN EARS AWARD TO OH6BG WHO HEARD ME: MY ONLY DX CONTACT WHILE ATTENDING MY SON'S GRADUATION FROM CORNELL.
N7EIESO LP ALLTHIS WAS MY SECOND WPX CONTEST: AND I DID MUCH BETTER THIS TIME: EVEN THOUGH CONDITIONS WERE ABOUT THE SAME. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
N7WASO LP ALLOFF TIMES: 05-29-2004 0906Z TO 1205Z (3 HOURS) 2120Z TO 2220Z (1 HOUR)
N8IESO QRP ALLONLY HAD A FEW HOURS TO WORK THE CONTEST. GO MRRC! 72: 73 DAN: N8IE
N8IISO LP 20MI SUCCEEDED IN GOAL OF NOT PRODUCING A HUGE NUMBER OF Q'S BY LIMITING CATEGORY AND TIME ON AIR WAS NECESSARILY SHORTENED BY WORKING SAT/SUN EVENINGS. CONDITIONS WERE ABOUT NORMAL FOR TIME OF YEAR/SUNSPOT CYCLE. CONDITONS TO THE FAR EAST WERE NOTICEABLY DOWN
N9TKSO HP 20MHAD A GREAT TIME AGAIN THIS YEAR OPERATING FROM WB9Z STATION IN CRESCENT CITY: IL. SUNDAY WAS ROUGH WITH MANY STORMS IN AREA... ONLY 300 Q'S ALL DAY. TORNADO TORE UP SOME YAGIS AND TIPPED OVER NEIGHBOR'S SILO... YIKES!
NA4WSO LP 10MCONDITIONS WERE TERRIBLE ALL WEEKEND! CONGRATS TO DL8WPX.. THE ONLY QSO FROM EUROPE. 10 IS SURE GOING DOWN HILL QUICKLY EITHER ACTIVITY WAS WAY DOWN OR EVERYONE STAYED ON THE LOWER BANDS! THANKS EVERYONE
NA5VYSO LP 20MMY FIRST CW WPX. WHAT A BLAST!
NF6VSO HP ALLNICE LONG PATH OPENINGS TO EUROPE ON 20M
NG3UMMWAS M/2 BUT SENDING AS M/M DUE TO LOGGING PROBMEMS. TRANSMITTER ID NOT GIVEN. THERE WERE 540 QSO ON 20M BUT SERIALS TRANSMITTED WERE: 1-295: 249-251: 251-260: 75-232: AND 230-330. OTHER BANDS OK. ALSO SENT ARE ASCII FILES FOR EACH BAND.
NH2DXSO LP ALL10 METERS WAS DISAPOINTING
NI6TSO HP ALLABOUT 7 HOURS BETWEEN HONEYDEWS AND HOLIDAY GUESTS.
NJ3KSO LP 20MEQUIPMENT: KENWOOD TS440SAT AND DIPOLE AT 35 FEET. GREAT TEST CONDITIONS WERE DOWN.
NK4ASO HP 40MCONDX WERE GOOD ON 40 METERS. GREAT JOB BY TOM: K1KI ALSO OPERATING 40 METERS AGAIN THIS YEAR. WORKED VR2BG & VR2KW. ALSO 9M6A AND FEW OTHERS GOODIES.
NM7DM2OPERATED FROM OUR REMOTE SITE POWERED BY EMERGENCY GENERATORS. INSTALLED NEW YAGIS ON SEPARATE TOWERS FOR 10:15:& 20M: AND NEW 8 ELEMENT VERTICAL "CIRCLE ARRAY" FOR 40M. LIGHTNING STORM CAUSED LOSS OF 4-1/2 HOURS OF OPERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST NI
NN5AASO HP 10MI ALMOST WORE OUT MY CQ KEY.
NR7DXSO HP ALLFUN FUN FUN: NO 28 MHZ LITTLE 21 MHZ SIGN OF THE TIMES!!K7ABV
NT1E/2SO LP 40MTESTING MY NEW INVERTICAL ANTENNA ON THE HOUSE ROOF.
NU5ASO HP ALLSPENT THE DAY ON THE TOWER; CHECKED THE ANTENNAS OUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE AFTER SUNSET. DISAPPOINTING TO HAVE CONDITIONS DROP OFF AS THE CONTEST STARTED!
NV1NSO LP ALLGREAT TIME. PROP COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER BUT WAS AS EXPECTED. 40M WAS REALLY THE BAND TO BE ON FOR AS LONG AS IT WAS OPEN TO EU. AND IT WAS: FOR A LONG TIME!
NX5MSO LP 10MI JUST DID NOT HAVE TIME FOR THIS ONE. WHY 10M? BECAUSE IT IS THERE!
NY4AMMWOW: SUNSPOTS TOOK THEIR TOLL THIS TIME. 73: HOWIE N4AF
NY6YSO HP ALLCONDX'S FAIR
NZ1UMSHWPX IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST CONTESTS! IT IS ALWAYS FUN TO WORK SOME ODD CALL ONLY TO FIND IT IS SOMEONE YOU KNOW! THANKS TO ALL WHO WERE ON AND CALLED IN. SEE YOU IN THE NEXT CONTEST. THANKS TOP DICK: KB1H FOR THE FINE STATION.
NZ6KSO HP ALLANOTHER GREAT WPX CW CONTEST. TOO BAD 10 METERS WAS MARGINAL: BUT 40 METERS MADE UP FOR IT.
OC4WWSO HP ALLOC4WW 2002 11.2M (2.) 2003 11.4M (5.) 2004 11.2M (?) - CONSISTENCY
OE5CWL/6SO HP ALLFIRST TIME THAT I USED A NEW HILLTOP QTH IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF AUSTRIA. SURE I 2 EL TRIBANDER (FB23 FROM FRITZEL)@13 M + W3DZZ @12 M: FT1000MP + SB1000: ABT. 4
OH0ECSO LP ALLOH0EC WAS OPERATED IN A TEMPORARY SETUP DURING A SMALL-SCALE DXPEDITION TO ALAND ISL. USING A SPIDERBEAM AND A WINDOM ANTENNA. THE START OF THE CONTEST WAS A BIT DIFFICULT: MY 100 W OVERHEARD MOSTLY. BUT AFTER SOME HOURS THE REAL FUN STARTED. THANKS TO AL
OH0VSO HP 15MCONDITIONS: OH: CONDITIONS ! WHY DID THEE LEAVE ME ALONE ON THE
OH1FMSHHAD TWO THINGS: FUN AND AURORA!
OH4ASO HP 20MTHIS WASN'T THE YEAR TO SET A NEW OH RECORD FOR SOSB 20M HP... THANKS EVERYONE WHO WORKED OH4A! QSL VIA OH6LI (VIA BURO).
OH5BMSO HP ALLI WAS BUSY WITH MATRICULATION BALL AND TIME TO TIME SAT DOWN FOR CONTEST. WIRE ANTENNA WAS WINDOM AND TRIBANDER OLD FRIZEL FB53. CNDX WERE GENERALLY POOR - SO THIS LIGHT EFFORT WAS GOOD AT THIS TIME.
OH6NJSA HP 15MONLY 5-BAND YAGI WAS USED: BUT IT CANNOT BE CATEGORIZED TO TRIBANDER/SINGLE-ELEMENT-CLASS (3 FEEDLINES FOR 5 BANDS) WHICH IS VERY SAD. BUT ANYWAY: THIS CONTEST WASN?T EXACTLY WHAT I EXPECTED AND CONDITIONS WERE BIT DISAPPOINTING. I HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT M
OH8LSA HP 20M290504 0900-1004 290504 1702-1808 290504 2215-0015 300504 0044-0150 300504 0206-0306
OJ0SMM2FIELD DAY STYLE OPERATION WITH FISH POLE VERTICAL ANTENNAS. STATION A WAS USING 500W AND STATION B 100W. WE WAS LUCKY TO HAVE ONLY MODERATE WINDS SO THE TENT DIDN'T BLOW AWAY. NIGHTS WHERE PRETTY COLD BUT THE STOVE WORKED NICELY BEHIND OUR BACKS WHEN SITT
OK1AIJSO QRP 15MRIG OLD TS 120V : OUT QRPP 5WATTS: ANT SINGLE DELTA LOOP I THINK BAD CONDX THANKS FOR NICE CONTEST
OK1AKBSO LP ALLIT WAS MY FIRST PARTICIPATE IN CQ WPX. HOPE CUAGN NEXT !
OK1AYSO LP ALLKENWOOD TS 450S 8 BAND VERTICAL: LW 41M
OK1AYYSO HP ALLIC775DSP 200W LOOP 172M

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