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OM7PYSA LP 10MTS180S POWER 50 WATTS:3 EL YAGI ANTENNA. ASSISTED BY DX-CLUSTER
OM7ZZSO HP 10MI RUN WITH 6 OVER 4 ELEMENT: BUT WITH CRASHED ROTATOR. MORE TIMES CLIMB TO 20 METERS DURING CONTEST DAYS GIVE ME IMPROVMENT WITH ABUSE...
ON4CASSA LP ALLCOULDN'T OPERATE THE ENTIRE WEEKEND BUT HAD FUN ANYWAY. DON'T FORGET THE QSL CHORE GUYS!
ON4KVASO LP ALLNICE CONTEST SSB
ON6CQSA LP ALLFIRST ACTIVITY IN MANY YEARS; LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS GREAT CONTEST. SUPER CONDITIONS ON 10M ON SUNDAY.
ON6NLSO QRP ALLA DREAM CAME TRUE! 20 YEARS AGO I BECAME EUROPEAN QRPP CHAMPION IN THE CQWWPX SSB. I ALWAYS WANTED TO GO FOR THIS AGAIN SO NEEDED REAL ANTENNAS. THE ANTENNA FARM OF LUC: ON4AKL DID ITS JOB. IF I DID NOT MAKE IT IT WAS ALL MY FAULT! RIG: FT1000MP: 80M: DIP
ON7DQSO LP ALLFIRST TIME I SEND IN MY LOG. EQUIPMENT USED : TS450S : HOME MADE ANT TUNER + GPA30 3BAND VERTICAL FOR 10-15-20M: RANDOM WIRE: 15 METERS LONG ON OTHER BANDS. REMARK : I HEARD A COUPLE OF STATIONS NOT FOLLOWING THE
ON7LXSA HP 15MTHE PROPAGATION COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER: BUT I HAD STILL A LOT OF FUN... USED EQUIPEMENT: YAESU FT1000 MP WITH AN HOME MADE AMPLIFIER 1 KW AND A HIGH-GAIN TH6DXX ABT 12 M.
OT2HMSHWE PARTICIPATED ONLY ON 15M AND WITH LOW POWER: BUT THERE'S NO SUCH MULTI-OP CATEGORY
OT2WMSHIT WAS A NICE CONTEST FOR OUR FIRST HF CONTEST WITH A SPECIAL CALL SIGN
OZ2ZZZSO HP 80MNOT MANY USA STATIONS: I THINK THE 4 POINTS FOR WORKING WITHIN THE USA MAYBE DOES NOT PROVIDE THE INCENTIVE TO TRY AND WORK DX ON 80 METRES
P49MRSO HP 15MGreat to have an exclusive prefix
PA0LSKSO LP ALLNICE CONTEST WITH GOOD CONDITIONS.
PA0RRSSO LP 10MONLY LIMITED TIME AVAILABLE. EQUIPMENT: KENWOOD TS570D OUTPUT 100 WATT. ANTENNA: GROUND PLANE GPA30 FROM FRITZEL: 4 METER UP
PA3FGJSO LP ALLTIMES NOT IN CONTEST: 03/30/2002 03:30-07:09 11:53-12:55 19:05-23:01 TIMES NOT IN CONTEST: 03/31/2002 02:05-06:42 TOTAL TIME NOT IN CONTEST 799 MINUTES: (13:19 HOURS) FOR ME THE FIRST TIME THIS CONTEST. OPERATED ONLY WITH WIRE ANTENNA 2 * 12 METERS. RIG I
PA5ATSO LP ALLNO 10M AND NO 40M ANT: HOWEVER I TRIED TO MATCH THE CURRENT 26M WIRE: WHICH WAS RATHER UNSUCCESSFUL VIA THE TRANCEIVER BUILD-IN ATU AND 50M OF COAX CABLE... ULLI: PA5AT
PA9TTSO QRP ALLWANT TO CONGRATULATE AND THANK ALL OPS WHO WERE ABLE AND WILLING TO WORK MY QRP-SIGNAL ( 5 WATT IN VERTICAL) HAD LOT OF FUN AND HPE CU AGN NXT YR - 73 DE PA9TT- DAN
PA9ZZSA LP ALLNICE SURPRISE TO FIND BV2B/9 ALONE ON 20 WITH NO ONE CALLING! GREAT WEEKEND!
PJ2/K6JATSO LP 15MTons of fun!
PS3FSO LP 15MBEATIFUL CONTEST: VERY FAITH IN MY SIGNAL...
PT2MPSO LP 10MINACTIVITY TIMES : 1:00 AM 30-MAR-2002 TO 08:00 AM 30-MAR-2002 09:55 AM 30-MAR-2002 TO 11:04 30-MAR-2002 12:22 PM 30-MAR-2002 TO 14:00 PM 31-MAR-2002
PY2NYSO HP ALLFIRST TIME WKG ALL POWER ALL BAND: AND WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE - COULD BE BETTER. MAYBE NEXT YEAR: WITH STACKED TRIBANDERS...
PY3YYSO LP 40MTNX 4 GREAT TEST!!
RA0BASO HP 20MVERY NICE CONTEST: BUT BAD CONDITION OF PROPAGATION ON MY EXTREME NORTH QTH IN ARCTICA. STRONG AURORA OVER HERE.
RA0JJSO QRP 15MI AM USING HOME MADE TRX ABT 5WATTS OUTPUT AND 4 EL QUAD: ALSO TR-LOG V.6.63 THIS IS VERY GOOD CONTEST! 73! DE SERGE RA0JJ
RU3DMSO LP 10MSINGLE OP SINGLE BAND LOW POWER
RU3FSSO HP ALLTHIS CONTEST WAS HARD WORK.
RV3APMSO LP 10MTHANKS FOR NICE CONTEST!
RZ6HXSO QRP 15MTHE PROPAGATION WAS VY NICE: I HAVE MANY STNS FROM NA ! I PLEASED TO MEET YOU AGAIN:73:GL!
S57IIOSO LP ALLALLMOST PERFECT CONTEST. NEED 2ND RADIO...
SP2ALTChecklogTRX FT-7: ANT / I WORKED TO TEST MY STATION AND NEW POWER SUPPLY SEE YOU A NEXT CONTEST
SP6FJSO LP ALLTRX: FT-1000MP PWR: < 100 WATTS HF ANT: VERTICAL 10-40 MTRS
TF3IRASO HP ALLSHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ACTIVITY FROM HERE: IF THE CONTEST WASN'T DURING EASTER WEEKEND.
TG9AJRSA LP ALLVERY BUSY WORKING WEEKEND BUT HAD FUN: 100W AND A VERTICAL.
TM1PSO LP 15MIN THE LAST TIME: FOR BEGINING THE CONTEST: I'M USING YAESU FT-707S WITH 15 WATTS: WITH BIG ANTENNA YAGI 8 ELEMENTS: BUT IT'S SO DIFFICULT FOR THE QRP STATION: THE QRO MAKE BIG PROBLEM: WHEN THERE ARE RESERVED FREQUENCIES FOR QRP. THANKS.
UA1AFZSO LP ALLTX/RX: HOME MADE (100 W) ANT.: LONG WIRE (15M; 20M); INVERTED VEE (40M; 80M)
UA9OSVSO LP ALLTRANSCEIVER - TX-870S; ANTENNA - G5RV
UA9XFSO LP ALLFT-840: DIPOLES
UA9XRVSO LP 10MFT-840 DIPOLE
UR5EAWSO LP 160MTNX FOR CONTEST!73!GL!
UY7CSO LP ALLSRI: DONT'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME THIS YEAR: BUT MAY BE ON CW...
VA3JFFSO QRP ALLTHE WPX CONTINUES TO BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY CONTESTING SEASON. I'LL BE LOOKING FOR EVERYONE AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
VA3KASO HP 160MVERY NOSIY BAND CONDITONS. NOT MANY PARTICIPANTS ON 160. WILL WAIT A FEW MORE YEARS FOR THE SUNSPOTS TO DECLINE BEFORE TRYING SO 160M AGAIN!
VA3PLSO LP ALLMY FAVORITE CONTEST
VE3ANXSO HP 15MI LOVE THIS CONTEST!
VE3BUCSO LP ALLTHIS CONTEST WAS AN INTERESTING CONTRAST WORKING LOW POWER THIS YEAR AFTER QRP IN 2001. CONDITIONS SEEMED ESPECIALLY GOOD THE FIRST FEW HOURS OF THE CONTEST BUT THEN DETERIORATED ON SATURDAY. SUNDAY CONDITIONS CAME BACK AND I MADE A PERSONAL BEST OF OVER
VE3RCNSO LP 15MFIRST TIME IN THE CONTEST. JUST USED A 1/2 WAVE DIPOLE UP 24 FEET. WILL TRY WITH A SERIOUS EFFORT NEXT YEAR.
VE4HAZSO LP ALLIT WAS TOUGH GOING ON SATURDAY. THE BANDS SEEMED DEAD HERE: BUT HAD A GREAT TIME. IT WAS MY FIRST TRY AT ALL BAND....INTERESTING.
VE4YUSO HP ALLALWAYS A FUN CONTEST - FRIENDLY AND LOTS OF PARTICIPATION.
VE6FISO HP 40MCONTACTS DO NOT COME AS FAST ON 40 AS THEY DO ON 10 & 15 METERS

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