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2006

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K6CSLSO LP ALLPoor conditions with a station that is hardly competitve. It's still fun to see what my station can do and add a few points to the NCCC entrty.
K7ABVSO HP ALLNO 10 METERS AT ALL...20 GOOD AS WAS 15 AND 40...FUN AS USUAL
K9HUY/4SO HP ALLI ENJOYED THE CONTEST AND HAD FUN DOING IT.
KA8Q/4SO LP ALLGREAT CONTEST; GOOD TIME: AS ALWAYS. 10 WAS DEAD; 15 DEAD ON SATURDAY: VERY STRANGE 6-METER-LIKE ON SUNDAY. CAN HARDLY WAIT 'TIL NEXT YEAR.
KB0ARZSO LP ALLWhat a rush working a pileup
KC2NMZMMTHANKS TO ALL WHO WORKED US. 73
KC5RETSO LP 10MTHIS WAS MY FIRST CONTEST EVER. IT WAS GREAT FUN AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
KC5YED/7SO LP ALLHAD FUN AS A NEW EXTRA CLASS. JUST WISH I COULD HAVE SPENT MORE TIME BEHIND THE MIC.
KC7UPSO HP 20MCNDS WERE HORRIBLE.
KD4D/3M2THANKS TO JOHN EVANS: N3HBX: FOR LETTING US INVADE HIS NEW STATION IN POOLESVILLE: MD! THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN! 20 METERS WAS THE EXPECTED "DOG FIGHT" MOST OF THE TIME. NICE 15 METER OPENINGS TO EUROPE ON SUNDAY. JOHN HAS AN IMPRESSIVE ANTENNA FARM: AND WE
KD5JAASO HP ALLTEN IS STILL OPEN
KD6PQFSO LP ALLANOTHER FUN SHOW: THANKS FOR ALL THE CONTACTS TO VENTURA CALIFORNIA.
KD8AXChecklogANOTHER GREAT CONTEST. I JUST WISH I HAD BEEN ABLE TO SPEND MORE TIME BUT GOT 200 CONTACTS IN UNDER 12 HOURS. THERE WERE SOME GREAT OPERATORS ON THE BANDS AND SOME REALLY AWFUL ONES AS WELL. SOME STATIONS WERE 10 TO 15 KC WIDE WITH INCREDIBLY BAD AUDIO. T
KE4JUHSO LP ALLI DON'T HAVE A TRIBAND OR ANY BEAM: ALL ANTENNAS ARE SINGLE ELEMENT WIRES (FOR NOW)
KF4GTASO LP 20MTHIS WAS MY FIRST CONTEST OTHER THAN FIELD DAY. I LOVED THE DX ASPECT OF THE CONTEST!
KG2AFSO LP ALLI HAD A GREAT TIME!
KG4KVZSO LP 10MSMALL BAND OPENINGS: MAINLY GREY LINE PROP! STATION IS KENWOOD 830S @ 100WATTS ON 10 METERS INTO A JOHN EVANS 160/80 TRAP WIRE THRU A KENWOOD AT120 TUNER. SHACK IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE UNFINISHED BASEMENT. HAD SEVERAL NEW DXCC CONTACTS. 2 B
KG6TTSA HP ALLTELL NEXT YEAR!
KH6RZSO LP 15MFANTISTIC CONDITIONS: NEW STATIONS PALYED REAL NICE
KI4KNSSO LP ALLJUST A WIRE OUT THE WINDOW: BUT MY FIRST SOLO CONTEST AT MY APARTMENT QTH!
KI6CDFSO LP ALLIT WAS GREAT!
KI6LZSO LP 40MLOTS OF FUN: CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE SUNSPOTS.
KL8DXSO HP ALLLIMITED TIME: LIMITED EFFORT: AND VERY LIMITED PROPAGATION.
KP4JRSSO HP ALLHAD FUN DURING THIS CONTEST. SEE YOU NEXT ONE. 73S JOSE KP4JRS
KS7TSO HP ALLWHEREVER THE PROPAGATION IS - IT AIN'T HERE BUT STILL HAD FUN WORKING A LOT OF STATIONS OFF THE COAX FEEDLINE OF MY TRIBANDER ON 75! 40 WAS BETTER FOR DX BUT HARDLY ANY STNS THERE.
KU8E/4SO HP 80MPLEASE SCORE LOG AS 80 METER SINGLE BAND CONTACTS ON OTHER BANDS INCLUDED AS CHECKLOG
L40KSO LP 20MRIG: KENWOOD TS 450 SAT POWER: 100 WATTS ANTENA: LONG WIRE
L44DXSO LP 15M3 ELEM FOR 10/15/20/40 @18MTS. TS-850
LA6CFSO LP ALLANTENNA 40 WINDOM 2 M UPON TOP OF ROOF SEE HTTP://WWW.VULKANER.NO/R/LA6CF.HTML FOR PICTURE OF ANTENNA
LU4DQMSHNUMBER BESIDE SIGNAL RCV IS SERIAL RCV
LX1ETSO LP ALLFIRST TIME I HEARD ACTIVITY ON 15M THIS YEAR. 20M BAND WAS "FULL" FOR THE FIRST TIME. I ENJOYED IT. EQUIPMENT WAS 100W INTO AN INDOOR MAGNETIC LOOP 8M HEIGH: BENEATH ROOF.
LY1DJSO LP ALLRX: FT-920 TX: FT-920 ANT: INVERTED V FOR 80/40 ANT: GAP TITAN DX
LY2ATSO LP ALLKENWOOD TS450S: 90W: W3DZZ ANT 73!
LZ8WSO LP 10MVERY POOR CONDXS ON 10M . LSN ONLY A FEW LOCAL STATION AND MANY MS REFLACTION BUT EU NOT CPY ME. NICE CONDX FROM SA IN SUNDAY. STRONG SIGNAL FROM ALL OF THEM. HPE TO SEE YOU IN WPX CW .BEST 73 !
M0EZPSO LP 160MYAESU FT-747GX 32-100W TO BASE LOADED INVERTED-L HIGN QRN ON SATURDAY
M5KJMSO LP ALLTNX TO EI5DI FOR SD
M9ZMSHGREAT TIME: BACK TO CONTEST AFTER A 10+ YEAR GAP: NEED TO WORK ON THE HARDWARE: NEW MAST AND AN AMP SERVICE READY FOR NEXT TIME.
MI3OZXSO LP ALLPOOR CONDITIONS HERE THIS YEAR ON 15M NO ANTENNA HERE FOR 80M AND 160M
MM0DXHSO HP ALLGREAT CONTEST: HIGHER FREQUENCY BANDS HARDLY OPEN. SOME NEW DXCCS FOR ME TOO. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
MU0FALSO LP ALLHAD GREAT FUN
MX0SSWMSHWE ARE A NEW SCHOOL RADIO CLUB STATION: AND THE 1ST TIME WE HAVE TRIED ANY CONTEST ALL THE BOYS HAD A FANTASTIC TIME AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR NEXT ONE.
N3GLSO LP 20MSECTION: MDC - WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO PLAY THIS WEEKEND: BUT IT WAS STILL FUN. GREAT FORMAT.
N3TXHSO LP 10MNICE TO WORK SOME NICE DX AND STATESIDE STATIONS AT THE LOW SPOT OF
N3UMSO HP ALLSTARTED SLOW: WENT TO A CONCERT DURING FIRST 4 HR. OF CONTEST. STILL PUT IN 1.7 HR. MORE THAN PREVIOUS MAX.: IN 2005: BUT GOT 187 FEWER QSOS. CONTINUING TREND OF RECENT YEARS: 15 M. WAS THIN AND WEAK: WITH VERY FEW EU AS A RESULT: 20 M. WAS EXTREMELY CROW
N4DXISO LP ALLMANY STATIONS TO WORK IN SPITE OF QRN
N4LSSO LP ALLGREAT TO HEAR ALL THE BANDS ACTIVE WITH TONS OF ACTIVITY
N4MOSO LP 20MLOTS OF COMPETION FROM BALL GAMES!
N4UHSO LP ALLCONDX SEEMED NORMAL FOR EXPECTED PROPAGATION PERIOD I USED SUPER DUPER LOGGING PROGRAM WHICH WORKED NICELY
N5TEYSO HP 15MFIRST ENTRY TO CQ WPX HOPES THIS WORKS
N6AJRSA HP ALLGOOD TIME HAD BY ALL. BAND WAS GREAT: EVEN GOT A LITTLE AURORA FADE ON THE EU OPENING OVER THE POLE SUNDAY.

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