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KC7UPSO HP ALLEUROPE CERTAINLY WAS NOT IN EVIDENCE. JAPAN ALMOST NON-EXISTENT.
KC8VCSO HP 40MI HAD THE HONOR OF BEING THE FIRST CLUB MEMBER TO USE OUR NEW CALL IN A CONTEST. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS TO JA WERE POOR BOTH MORNINGS OF THE CONTEST: I HAD A GOOD AFRICA OPENING OFF THE BACK OF THE BEAM! N1MMLOGGER WORKED FLAWLESSLY AND SAVED MY VOICE!
KD0SMSHGLAD TO SEE SO MANY STATIONS ON FOR THIS CONTEST!
KD5LNOSO LP ALLHAD LOTS OF FUN IN MY FIRST WPX CONTEST !
KD6PQFSO LP ALLINTERESTING SCATTER EFFECTS: WITH SOME SIGNALS 90 DEGREES OFF FROM NORMAL. GOODBYE SOLAR MAX AND 10 METER DX.
KF4ZEOSO LP 10MTNX IT WAS FUN--USED A HEATHKIT HW101 AND G5RV ANTENNA.
KF9YRSO HP 15MI HAD A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME: BUT I ENJOY THIS CONTEST IMMENSELY AND ONCE AGAIN I HAD A LOT OF FUN!
KG4TDJSO LP ALLIT WAS FUN
KG6DXSO HP 15MHAD FUN: IT WAS GOOD TO BACK ON GUAM AFTER 8 YEARS AND CONTESTING AGAIN.
KH6NDSO HP 20MWE DID FOUR SINGLE BAND EFFORTS FROM KH7R THIS YEAR. KH7U DID 10 METERS: K9NW AS NH7S DID 15 METERS: KH6ND ON 20 METERS: AND K9QQ AS WH7Z DID 80 METERS. TWO OF US WERE ABLE TO SURPASS LONG STANDING OCEANIA SINGLE BAND RECORDS. ALOHA! - KH6ND
KJ0BSO LP 15MAS ALWAYS......A FUN CONTEST TO WORK.
KL7FDQ/W7SO QRP ALLMY CALL WORE PEOPLE OUT! RIG: FT-817 5 WATTS ANT: MIRACLE WHIP AND DIPOLE
KM3T/1M2MULTI-TWO IS GREAT FUN AND LESS WORK THAN MULTI-MULTI: THANKS CQ!
KM4MMSH80M OPENING TO EU WAS A BLAST ON THE 2ND DAY.
KR1ST/4SO QRP 160MALWAYS THOUGHT SSB QRP ON 160 WOULD BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE WITH A SIMPLE 110 FT INVERTED V. WPX PROVED ME WRONG. THANKS FOR A GREAT CONTEST!
KS7TSO HP ALLQUITE A DROP IN CONDX UP HERE IN THE AURORAL ABSORPTION ZONE FROM LAST YEAR BUT STILL MANAGED SOME NEW PFXES DESPITE THE WIND BLOWING MY ANT. AND CONSTANTLY CHANGING THE SWR!
KS9KSA HP ALLWITH THE DECLINE IN SOLAR ACTIVITY THIS YEAR: I DECIDED TO USE THIS CONTEST WEEKEND AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK OUT HOW THINGS WORK WITH HIGH POWER. BUT: SINCE I STILL DON'T HAVE 240 VOLTS IN THE HAM SHACK: I DIDN'T FEEL THE
KT0RSO HP ALLCONDITIONS WERE DOWN: BUT STILL A LOT OF STATIONS TO WORK. FUN TO HAND OUT THE KT0 PREFIX
KV0KSO QRP ALLG5RV ANTENNA AND 5 WATTS FOR A REAL CHALLENGE!
KW9NSO HP ALLINTERESTING AND CHALLENGING CONDITIONS. SURE HOPE WE CAN GET THE B/C STATIONS MOVED ON 40: OR SSB IS GONNA BE A REAL MESS IN THE COMING YEARS.
L44DXSO LP 15MFT-890C 80W TH6DXX
L71FMMOPERATION PERFORMED FROM THE BADPOWER ANTENNA FIELD LT1F WE SUFFERED A HEAVY RAIN AND ELECTRICAL STORM THAT STARTED AT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FINISHED AT MONDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION STATIC WAS SO HIGH: THAT BLOCKED OUR HIGHER ANTENNAS MOST OF THE TIME. ST
LA1TURMSHA GREAT CONTEST WHERE WE RELAXED BETWEEN OUR TURNS WITH SAUNA AND SNOWBATHING!
LN8WSO HP 80MINTENDED TO RUN A MULTI-OP/SINGLE-TX EFFORT: BUT CT COULDN'T MANAGE THE SERIAL NUMBERS WITH TWO STATIONS. WORKED UP5G: KP2BH: UA6ABJ: UA3ASZ: DL2ARD AND LZ9W ON 40M ON OUR MISSING SERIAL NUMBERS BETWEEN 14 AND 20. FOUGHT WITH CT FOR AN HOUR: BUT HAD TO GI
LT1DSO HP 10MNICE CONTEST BUT POOR CONDITION ON 10 METER. THANKS TO MY SON CAMILA ( 5 MONTH OLD ) FOR DONT CRY TO MUCH !!! I SEE YOU THE NEXT YEAR !!
LU1VKSO QRP ALLTCVR.: KENWOOD TS 850 S- ANT.: 3 ELEM. TRIBANDER + DIPOLES POWER METER: DAIWA CL 101 POWER OUTPUT: 5 (FIVE) WATTS. REST PERIOD: 16.06/19.27 - 01.00/09.32 - 23.05/23.59.-
LU6HPFSO QRP 10MPOWER CATEGORY IS QRP/P 5 WATTS
LV5VSO LP ALLREGULAR CONDITIONS HERE IN THE SOUTH. VERY NOISY LOW BANDS. I ENJOY THIS TEST VERY MUCH
LW8EXFSO LP 10MONLY FEW QSOS TO GIVE THE MULTIPLIER
LX4BM2CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONTEST STATION LX4B
LX7ISO HP 40MPROPAGATION WAS NOT TO GOOD FOR NA. MISSED SOME JA-SATIONS AS I HAD NO BEVERAGE IN THAT DIRECTION. THE DAY BEFORE THE CONTEST MY ROTATOR BROKE DOWN. BESIDE ALL THESE PROBLEMS I AM VERY ABOUT MY SCORE FROM MY NEW CONTEST SITE.
LY2IJSO HP 20MTHANKS TO LY1PM FOR LETING USE HIS NICE STATION
LY3UMSO LP 160MRIG: FT-1000MP : ANT TX - 21MGP+30 RADIALS: ANT RX - 5 BEVERIGES 350-500M
LZ1AQSO LP ALLIC756 PRO 100W; 2ELE DELTA 20:15:10; HORIZONTAL DELTA 160:80:40
LZ2BESO LP 20MA PERFECT CONTEST AS USUAL! IT WAS A BAD SURPRISE FOR ME WHEN I HEARD EO6F WHO USED THE CONTEST TO MAKE POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS AGAINST THE WAR IN IRAQ AND REFUSE TO WORK WITH USA/GB
LZ2JASO LP 10MTX/RX FT-990 100W ANT: 3-EL BEAM HOME MADE
LZ2LSO HP 80MNO DUPLICATED QSO RESULT- 975 POINTS (47*6 + 339*2 + 15*1) RESULT- 258 PREFIXES EQUIPMENT FT-767GX + PA 400W ANTENNAE DIPOLE
LZ9WMMFIRST TIME EVER A M/M OPERATION FROM LZ9W. THANKS EVERYONE FOR CALLING US AND LOOK FOR LZ9W IN WPX CW IN MAY ON ALL 6 BANDS AGAIN. K1EA CT HAVE CAUSED SOME PROBLEMS WITH NUMBERING (151-153:303-307) WE WRITE OUR CALL TO MAKE EQUAL THE SERIAL NUMBERS ... 73
M0RHISO LP 15MEXCELLENT CONTEST: WISH I'D HAD MORE TIME TO OPERATE!!!
M2ZSO LP 15MPOOR CONDITIONS: BAND PICKED UP LATE SUNDAY EVENING BUT STILL GOOD FUN AND ALOT OF DX WAS WORKED. WILL CHOOSE 20M NEXT TIME.
M4UMSHGOOD FUN - CONDITIONS MODERATE - AFFECTED BY SOME MINOR AURORA ON VHF HERE
M5DMSHJUST A STRAIGHTFORWARD STATION; TWO OPS.: NO SPOTTING AND NO PACKET. WE ENJOYED OURSELVES: WHEN WE WERE NOT CUSSIN' THE ROTATOR. FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS IT BEHAVED ITSELF THEN IT REMAINED IN A COMBINATION OF 'CONTRARY MODE' OR 'I'M JUST NOT GOING TO MOVE.
M8CMSHCONTEST WEEKEND ENJOYED BY CRAY VALLEY RADIO SOCIETY MEMBERS: DESPITE VERY POOR CONDITIONS FT1000MP + KW1000 AMPLIFIER: 400W TET HB33SP TRIBANDER UP 40FT: INVERTED V DIPOLES FOR 40 AND 80M
MM0DFVSO HP 15MIT WAS VERY POOR CONDX ON 15 METERS.
MM0LEOSO LP ALL"INTERESTING" TO HAVE ALMOST NO PROPAGATION ON 10 METERS.
MU0FALSO LP ALLJUST OPERATED AS A MULT THIS TIME DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMTSANCES
N1URSO LP ALLSTARTED SATURDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WEREN'T TOO GOOD WORKED ALOT MORE US/VE THAN LAST YEAR.
N2KXSO LP 40MALL THE WORK THIS SUMMER PAID OFF!! 40M DELTA LOOPS DOUBLED MY SCORE. GOOD CONDITIONS... GREAT CONDITIONS!!
N2MHSO LP ALLALL CONTACTS MADE WITH INDOOR DIPOLES INSIDE MY ATTIC.
N3HBXSO HP 15MI HAD HOPES OF REPEATING LAST YEAR'S WIN ON 15 METERS: BUT THE GODS DECIDED OTHERWISE! THE PROPAGATION GOD PUT MUCH OF EUROPE OUT OF REACH ON BOTH DAYS: AND TOTALLY OUT OF REACH FOR SEVERAL LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THE WEATHER GOD THREW IN A THUNDERSTORM ON

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