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2002

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M0DALSO LP ALLYAESU FT1000MP RUNNING MAXIMUM 100WATTS BUTTERNUT HF6V VERTICAL AT GROUND LEVEL NOT INTENDED AS A COMPETITIVE ENTRY: I HAD A TARGET OF 250 QSO'S WITH AS MANY PREFIXES AS POSSIBLE.
M4TSO LP 20MTHE 20M BAND WAS NOT VERY GOOD FOR THE USA THIS YEAR. I HAD MY FIRST QSO WITH THE HAWAIIN ISLAND AND CHINA. GREAT CONTEST I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD HAVE MANAGED WITH OUT SD MY CONTEST LOGGER. THIS YEARS SCORE IS A LOT BETTER THAN LAST YEARS. SEE YOU NEXT Y
M4UMSHEXCELLENT CONDITIONS STARTED LATE AND ENDED EARLY BUT GREAT FUN SEVERAL NEW OPERATORS PARTICIPATED
MU0FALSO LP ALLJUST RAN AS A MULT STATION BUT ENJOYED IT GREATLY
MU3DHISO QRP ALLREALLY ENJOYED MY FIRST HF CONTEST.BUT WISH STATIONS WOULD TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME FOR QRP STATIONS BUT ON THE WHOLE A VERY GOOD CONTEST WILL BE DOING ANOTHER ONE..MANY NEW COUNTRIES WORKED MANY THANKS DE AL MU3DHI
N0RQ/5SO LP ALLAFTER THE FIRST 12 CONTACTS: I CHECKED THE FCC DATABASE: AND FOUND I HAD MY NEW CALLSIGN! SO: FIRST 12 CONTACTS WERE WD0HWX: AND THE REST WERE N0RQ. MUCH FUN!
N0WYSO LP ALLDEFINITELY A GREAT CONTEST. BEST SCORE EVER YET RESTRICTED MYSELF TO S&P AS I DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING SET UP YET FOR HANDS FREE OPERATION. LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR ALREADY!
N0YYOSO LP ALLPOOR PROPAGATION KEEP MY SCORE DOWN FROM LAST YEAR BUT STILL A FUN TIME
N1BCLSO HP ALLI HAD A GREAT TIME AND MET SOME VERY NICE OPERATORS. YES: SOME NOT SO NICE ONE'S TOO: BUT NOT VERY MANY. I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
N2KXSO LP 40MNEW 40M 1/2 SLOPER MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE! COULDN'T BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF STATIONS ACTIVE. FIRST WPX: SECOND CONTEST. BOY DID I GET TIRED! WISH I WAS YOUNGER!
N2LKSO LP ALLTOUGH CONDX BUT NOT BAD FOR INDOOR DIPOLE.
N2LQQSO LP ALLENJOYED THE CONTEST VERY MUCH. CU NXT YR...
N3HBXSO HP 15MONE MINOR DISASTER WAS THAT MY VENERABLE FT 1000 STOPPED KEYING PROPERLY ON SATURDAY AND TIME WAS LOST SWITCHING TO A BACK-UP RADIO LOST POWER SUNDAY MORNING: WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN LOSING MY "RUN" FREQUENCY! APART FROM THESE TROUBLES IT WAS A GOOD CONTES
N3MXSA LP ALLNOT MUCH TIME TO OPERATE THIS YEAR.
N3VOPSO LP 10M1ST HF CONTEST AFTER UPGRADING
N3XT/0SO QRP 15MFIRST TIME IN THIS CONTEST: AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO PUT IN A PART TIME EFFORT DUE TO THE EASTER HOLIDAY. I KEPT HAVING TO RESET MY GOALS. SATURDAY: 15M CLOSED DOWN A FULL 2 HOURS EARLIER THAN FRIDAY. HAD FUN AND LEARNED ALOT.
N4GG/3SA HP ALLSEEMED KINDA SLOW.
N4SEASO HP ALLIF ONLY SUNDAY HADN'T DIED OUT RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT BETTER: BUT ALL IN ALL A GOOD TIME.
N4WSMSO LP ALLTHIS WAS MY FIRST CONTEST AND I HAD A BLAST
N5PUSO LP ALLSURE WERE A LOT OF HIGH POWER STATIONS ON! WISH THEY WOULD SLOW DOWN!
N5VMFSO LP ALLFIRST SUBMITTED CONTEST: HOPE THE SUBMISSION IS OK.
N7GYDSO HP ALLCONDITIONS WERE VERY POOR AT TIMES. 10 METERS WAS ALMOST USELESS ON SATURDAY. THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE CONTACTS!!
N8DXRSO LP ALLSTILL GUNNING FOR THAT FIRST 1M TO TELL THE WORLD I AM A CONTESTER
N9IJSO QRP ALLLP TO SOUTH AMERICA ON TEN METERS WHILE QRP! WHAT'LL THEY THINK OF NEXT??
N9TFSO LP ALLOPERATING CONDITIONS: TS-2000 100 WATTS; ANTENNAS- TH2MK3 2 ELEM. TRIBAND AT 37'/ DX-B SINGLE WIRE SLOPER FOR 160/80/40/30M AT 35' JUST A PART TIME OPERATION: FIRST TIME IN THIS CONTEST. EFFORT WAS FOR SMC. 40 AND 80M SEEMED NOISY: HAD TO WORK FOR CONTACT
NB1BSO HP ALLSEVERAL YEARS AGO THIS 8.1MEG WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD FOR TOP SPOT. THIS YEAR: ITS ALMOST NOT EVEN TOP 10 MATERIAL.
NF9VSA HP ALLI ONLY HAD A FEW HOURS TO OPERATE BUT: HAD LOTS OF FUN.
NJ2BBMMASSISTED ALL CONTACTS FROM THE BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY (MUSEUM) PORTED IN CAMDEN: NJ USING ONLY SHIPBOARD MILITARY ANTENNAS - VERTICALS AND WIRES.
NN4DFSO LP ALLGREAT FUN! TOO BAD IT WAS ON SUCH A BUSY EASTER WEEKEND ...
NN6NNMSHCOMPUTER TROUBLE PROVED DISCOURAGING: SO WE WENT QRT AFTER 24 HOURS.
NV4XSA HP ALLMISSED A FEW KEY HOURS DUE TO HONEY-DO'S AND THUNDERSTORMS
NX5MMSHFIRST MULTI-WPX EFFORT SINCE 1998. LOW BANDS USELESS HERE. LOST SOME TIME DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS.
NZ1UMSHA PART TIME EFFORT: LOTS OF FUN: GOOD PRACTICE. STILL A REAL FUN CONTEST.
NZ6QMSHTHE MULTI-SINGLE TEN-MINUTE RULE IS RIDICULOUS. HERE IS A STATION WITH EXACTLY ONE OPERATING POSITION. ANTENNA SWITCHING: SO2R SWITCHING: COMPUTER CONFIGURATION AND LAYOUT MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GAME THE SYSTEM BY OPERATING TWO RADIOS AT THE SAME TIME. AND
OE5CWL/5SO HP ALLBECAUSE OF THE EASTER-WEEKEND I WAS LIMITED WITH TIME SOMEWHAT. HOPE TOMAKE A FU
OE5OHOSO LP ALLPLAYED SOME HOURS WITH INDOOR TRAPPED GP AND 100W. WPX IS FUN!
OH0ASO HP 10MNA PROPAGATION WAS BLOCKED BY AURORA. THANKS FOR QSOS!
OH0VSO HP 15MTECHNICAL PROBLEMS AT START WITH SOME NEW EQUIPMENT TOOK OPERATING TIME. CONDITIONS WERE REALLY CHALLENGING FOR US HERE UP NORTH. CU ON CW !
OH4OD/PSO LP ALLSRI. THE PC CLOCK NOT WORK PROPERLY. N6TR LOG MAKE PROBLEM IN NEW PC.
OH6NIOSA HP ALLI WAS JUST HAVING FUN WITH NO SPECIAL STRATEGY. I SHOULD HAVE SPENT MORE OPERATING TIME ON SATURDAY BECAUSE THE PROPAGATION FAILED ON SUNDAY. I WAS NOT USING SECOND RADIO THIS TIME BUT THERE WERE ENOUGH TIME ON SUNDAY TO S&P TO GET A DECENT MULTIPLIER COU
OH7CSO HP 15MTHE LAST TIME WITHOUT VOICE KEYER...
OI6AYSO LP ALLHAD A GREAT TIME! FIRST PARTICIPATED AS A "TOURIST". AFTER A 24H OPERATING I BEG TILL NEXT YEAR WE'LL IMPROVE OUR ANTENNAS AND TRY 4 BETTER SCORES
OK1CJNChecklogOTHERWISE SINGLE-OP ALL LOW SSB
OK1FHIChecklogRIG:TS570D 100W: ANT: 3 ELE.YAGI TRIBANDER: DIPOLE
OK1LOSO LP 10MTX: IC775DSP ANT 4EL. YAGI PWR 100W
OK1SISO LP ALLALL CONTACT WITH INVERTED VEE ONLY [2X20M]
OL7RMMWE STARTED IN CATEGORY M/S: BUT BECAUSE WAS PROBLEMS WITH LOGS AND COMPUTERS IN NET: WE ARE IN M/M.
OM4TXSO LP 20MMY ANTENNA: SIMPLE WIRE MULTI BAND DIPOLE 2X42M.
OM6RMSO LP 20MTCVR: IC-706MKII 100W ANT: W3DZZ
OM7JGSO LP ALLFT847 3EL 3BAND YAGI LW FOR 160 80 AND 40M

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