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SP9RQHSO QRP ALLBIG GUNS NO LSN QRP !!!!!!!!
SV1DPISO HP ALLSORRY GUYS BUT I RUN JUST 1 HOUR AS I PREFERED TO GO IN ATHENS HAMFEST WHICH IS THE BIGGER IN GREECE. UNFORTUNATELY THE RAAG INSISTS TO MAKE THE HAMFEST THE SAME WEEKEND WITH WPX. MAYBE THEY DON'T LIKE CW.
SV1JSBSO QRP ALLTHIS WAS MY FIRST BIG CONTEST. I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.
SV9/LY1DFSO QRP ALLOPERATED FROM /P POSITION IN CAPE KOLIMBARI MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION TO POOR PREPARATION HEAVY STORMS WITH LIGHTNING AND WILD GOATS TRYING TO EAT MY GUYING ROPES IT WAS WORTH IT! THE SECOND PART OF THE CONTEST OPERATED FROM THE BEACH HAVING SHORT SWIMMING B
T92MSO LP 15MPROPAGATIONS AND WEATHER WAS VERY BAD. RATHER: IT WAS THUNDER FIRST DAY OF CONTEST.
TE1WSO QRP ALLMANY THANKS TO KEKO: TI5KD: FOR GETTING ALL HIS ANTENNAS WORKING BEFORE THE START OF THE CONTEST. QRP GETS TOUGH AT THIS PART OF THE CYCLE: AND I HAD TO USE S & P FOR MORE THAN 80% OF MY QS. MY BIGGEST THRILLS WERE WORKING ET3TK ON 20 M AND 7Z1SJ WHO ANSWERED
TI5ASO QRP 40MCOMPUTER DIED ONE DAY BEFORE CONTEST SO WITH HAVING TO DO PAPER LOGS I DECIDED TO DO QRP 40M INSTEAD OF LP AB. IT WAS FUN TO TRANSCRIBE PAPER TO WL. MURPHY MADE SEVERAL APPEARANCES ON THIS TRIP AND THE ENGINE ON THE BRONCO USED TO GET TO TI2NA'S PALMERA F
TI5XSO QRP 15MDID MAINLY 40M AS TI5A BUT HANDED OUT A FEW 15M QSOS AS TI5X
TK/HA0HWSO LP ALL100 W: DIPOLES AND GPS FROM WIRES ON FISHING RODS
TK9ASO LP ALLIT SEEMS LIKE I TOOK 12MINUTES TOO LESS OFF TIME-STRANGE! THAT IS WHY I CHANGED 1059 OFF TIME TO 1112 TO CUT ME OFF THE MISSING TIME TO FULL 12H PERIOD.ALSO HAD SOME SW PROBLEMS BUT THINK THAT MUST NOT AFFECT ON THE SCORE. I AM SORRY FOR THAT. OFFTIME: 20
UA1CECSO LP ALLVERY GOOD CONTEST.THANKS FOR THIS CONTEST.
UA1ZZSO LP 20MTnx for very nice contest, sorry - I don't komputer.
UA3AGWSO LP 40MMY VERY FIRST LOW POWER 40 MTR ENTRY IN WPXCW - JUST TO CHECK A 3EL YAGI.
UA4AGOSO LP 20MGOOD LUCK!!!
UK/JI2MEDSO LP ALLMY 756PRO SUDDENLY BROKE AND HAD TO GIVE UP THE TEST. VERY SAD...
US0HZSO LP 40MTHANKS SO MUCH FOR THE NICE CONTEST QSL VIA: W3HNK
UZ0GMSHTNX SO MUCH FOR SUCH NICE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST OUR EXEPERIENCE DURING THE CONTEST:) WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK UY5HF FOR GREATEST SUPPORT AND UR7GW FOR TEACHING:) HOPE WE DID'NT MAKE A QRM TO YOU:GUYS: AND WE HOPE TO BEAT OUR NEW RECORD NEXT YEAR! 73! UZ0G TEA
V31JPSO HP 40MSEVERAL STORMS CAME IN OFF THE SEA AND FORCED ME TO SHUT DOWN UNTIL THEY PASSED: WORST WAS DURING THE SATURDAY MORNING JA RUN. QRN WAS ABOVE NORMAL EVEN ON 40 METERS: HAVING TO ASK FOR REPEATS. FIRST WPX FROM OUR HOME HERE IN BELIZE.
V31RASO LP ALLA WONDERFUL DXPEDITION AS A GUEST OF V31LZ!
VE3XDSO QRP ALLEXCELLENT CONDITIONS MADE QRP AN ENJOYABLE MODE.
VE7WUSO LP ALLENOYED THE CONTEST THOUGH CONDITIONS WERE QUITE VARABLE. HOPE I DID NOT SEND THE CONTACT NUMBER FROM THE WRONG WINDOW MORE THAN ONCE.
VK2BAASO LP ALLWITH 100W IT WAS A STRUGGLE - BUT GOOD FUN. SEE YOU NEXT
VK3JSSO QRP ALLUSUAL "DOWN-UNDER" DIFFICULTIES OF QRP BEING HEARS THROUGH STRONG SIGNALS; BUT A GREAT CHALLENGE! MANY THANKS.
VK4TTSO LP ALLG'DAY TO ALL OTHER OPS IN CONTEST. USED PROGRAMME BY SD ES FOUND VY FB
VK6HZSO LP 20MMY FIRST CW CONTEST! LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING AT LEAST 10 CONTACTS!!!!!
VK7GNSO HP ALLCONDITIONS NOT GREAT FROM VK7 - BUT I GUESS THAT IS WHAT WE CAN EXPECT AT THIS POINT ON THE SOLAR CYCLE! HAD FUN: AND I REALLY DO THINK MY MORSE IS GETTING BETTER!
VP9HWChecklogContest was fun - QRM a challenge.
VU2URSO QRP ALLENJOYED WORKING ONE MORE WPX CONTEST THERE WAS NO POWER MOST OF THE TIME AND HAD TO RUN FOR BATTERY FROM THE MARKET THE RESULTS ARE ANNOUNCED VERY VERY LATE AND MANY TIMES: I DO NOT GET THE WALL PAPER HOW ABOUT SETTING THIS RIGHT ??? YES: I ACCEPT THIS IS
W0EBSO QRP ALLBANDS WERE SUPER! THE QRP K2 PERFORMED FANTASTICALLY!
W1ENDSO LP ALLRIG WAS TS830S AND BUTTERNUT HF6V: LOG-EQF SOFTWARE. CONDITIONS SEEMED QUITE GOOD. TNX TO ALL. THREE QSOS MARKED AS DUPE.
W1FJSO HP 80MNEXT YEAR I GOTTA HAVE AN RX ANTENNA
W1JQSO LP ALLGREAT CONDX FRIDAY NIGHT! FUN CONTEST. WISH I PUT IN MORE TIME.
W1MXMSHFUN CONTEST.
W2BEESO LP ALLLOTSA FUN FOR ONLY A FEW HOURS OF OPERATING WITH 100W & 20M GRND MOUNTED VERTICAL & 30M DELTA LOOP
W3UA/1SA HP 40MMY FIRST REAL CONTEST FROM THE EAST COAST. IT WAS FUN. MANY LESSONS TO LEARN.
W4BQFSO HP ALLGREAT CONDX FRI AND SAT.
W4DECSO QRP ALLTIME LIMITED THIS YEAR. HOPE TO DO MORE NEXT YEAR. CONDITIONS GOOD IN ALABAMA
W4KAZSO LP ALLLATE START: VERY CASUAL EFFORT. THANKS.
W4NTISO HP 20MFANTASTIC CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY EVENING. BUT WENT DOWNHILL AS THE CONTEST CONTINUED. LOWEST I EVER SAW THE A AND K LEVELS.
W4TDBSO LP ALLTHIS WAS VERY LAID BACK AND A LOT OF FUN. MY OPERATING TIME WAS LIMITED. 80 AND 40 NOT THE BEST IN THE WORLD. THERE WERE A LOT OF GOOD AND PATIENT HAMS AROUND THE WORLD! THANKS TO EVERYONE.
W5KDJSO QRP ALLGREAT PROPS FOR A CHANGE. 10M WAS HOT SAT. TO S. AM. HAD FUN AND GLAD TO MEET A BUNCH OF NEW FELLERS. K2: 7 ELE YAGI: 40M DOUBLET.
W6RLL/7SO LP ALLFIRST CONTEST USING SD WHICH WORKED VERY WELL
W7DRASO HP 80MMY SX71 AND ARC5/THREE 805S IN PARALLEL WORKED FLAWLESSLY. MOST CONTACTS USED THE HALF WAVE VERTICAL WITH THE PACIFIC CONTACTS MADE WITH THE DELTA LOOP. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ASIA PARTICIPATION! BAND CONDITIONS WERE POOR. WILL DO BETTER NEXT YEAR!
W7LPF/3SO LP ALLPRETTY GOOD FOR A LATE START: DUE TO BROKEN G5RV - BUT WITH IT GIVEN A 'QUICK-FIX' AND MY TRUSTY OLD TH3JR UP ABOUT 13 FEET: I HAD FUN. PROPS WERE NOT VERY GOOD HERE - ONLY HEARD [1] JA!!!: AND THE P5FAS THAT I HAVE IN THE LOG IS SURELY A PIRATE - I EVEN
W7VMISO QRP 40MFIRST TIME EVER WORKING QRP! WAS GREAT FUN. 73: DOUG AH6B
W8GOCSO LP ALLHOORAY FOR MY NEW 14AVQ!
W8UE/5SO LP ALLMOBILE FROM NEW ORLEANS WHILE ON VACATION - MUCH FUN.
W8VESO QRP ALLBAND WAS POOR ON SUNDAY MORNING HERE IN MIDWEST BUT IMPROVED
WA2VQVSO LP ALLSUNDAY MY 100W RIG DIED AND I FINISHED THE LAST 88 Q'S WITH 5W !
WA8REISO QRP ALLBEYOND MY WILDEST DREAMS RUNNING QRP! TAKE TIME TO REVIEW MY LOG. TNX ALL STNS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO GET AN EXCHANGE: AND TNX ALL THE COURTEOUS STATIONS WHO TRIED BUT COULDN'T COMPLETE THE EXCHANGE. MANY STNS MADE A VALIANT EFFORT.....TNX!

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