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UT7DKSO HP ALLREST TIME 29.03.2003: (10.29-11.31) UTC: (12.02-14.13) UTC: 30.03.2003: (00.29-05.26) UTC: (09.59-12.00) UTC: (21.59-23.59) UTC
UT8QQSO QRP 10MTNX FOR TEST 73!
UU0JMSO HP 40MQSL VIA W1TE
UV7MMSHGOOD CONTEST!
UY2UFSA HP 20MTHANK YOU FOR GREAT TEST. I JUST MAKE ONLY 20 QSO'S: CAUSE THIS WEEKEND I'VE GOT 20 YEARS OLD. HI. CU NEXT YEAR. 73'S DE MAX @ UY2UF
V31MXSO LP 15MOUTPUT POWER 25 WATTS QTH: CAYE CAULKER: BELIZE IOTA NA-073
VA3XRZSO LP 15MKENWOOD TS-830S RUNNING 90W CUSHCRAFT R5 AND 40M DP VA3XRZ@RAC.CA
VA6MASO HP 15MOPERATING AT VE6JY
VA6XDXSO HP ALLANTENNA: BUTTERNUT HF-9V. LINEAR (AL-80A) ON 40/80 ONLY. NO CONDITIONS.
VA7AMSO HP 15MTHANKS TO ALLAN (VE7SZ) FOR USE OF HIS STATION
VE1JSSO LP ALLVERY TOUGH GOING FOR LP OPS THIS YEAR. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ANY KIND OF RUN GOING. NEXT YEAR!!
VE3AGCSO LP ALLLAST SHOT AT ROOKIE CLASS
VE3DZSO LP ALLCOULDN'T OPERATE FULL TIME THIS YEAR.
VE3IGJSO LP ALLELECRAFT K2 INVERTED V 20 M DIPOLE 15 WATTS
VE3MGYSO LP 160M59++ QRN ON 160 WAS THE MAJOR FACTOR BOTH NIGHTS BUT WITH LOW LOOPS AND LONG BEVERAGES I WAS ABLE TO DIG OUT MOST OF THE WEAK ONES. BY THE WAY I LOVE MY NEW CALL! 73 BRIAN VE3MGY.
VE3OIL/MSO LP ALLJUST USING THE CONTEST TO CHECK A COUPLE MOBILE ANTENNAS
VE3WIB/MSO LP ALLGREAT FUN DOING THE CONTEST MOBLIE WAS SURPRISED HOW WELL THE MOBLIE ANTEENAS WORKED. WILL DO SOME OTHER CONTESTS MOBLIE.
VE5RIMMHIGH: NEW 40 METER 4 SQUARE PERFORMED AS HOPED. LOW: CONDX/AURORA/K INDEX. ENOUGH SAID.
VE6FIM2MULTI 2 IS A NICE CATERGORY. SOMETIMES THERE IS EVEN TIME TO VISIT IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN TWO OPERATORS. EVAN VE6FI COMES IN AND SAYS: 'THE AURORA EVEN HAS COLORS IN IT!' DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH PROPAGATION!
VE6SVMSHTHE NEW FLAVOUR OF M/S FOR WPX TASTES GREAT! BUT THE PROP LEFT A BAD TASTE! NEXT YEAR IT MIGHT BE SWEETER.
VE6ZTSO LP ALLVERY POOR CONDX. ANLY WORKED A FEW JA AND EU STATIONS. GOOD THING STATESIDE COUNTS FOR TWO POINTS AND NO END OF MULTS!! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR
VE7GLMSHWE GOT SMOKED BY DALE VE7SV AS USUAL - BUT WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR!
VE8GBSO HP 20MSPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME JUST LISTENING: BUT NOT SURE HOW TO LOG. RADIO WAS ON MUCH MORE THAN 12 HOURS ALL TOGETHER. VE8GB
VK1MJSO HP 10MGOOD TO SEE 10M OPEN FOR SO LONG FROM VK. WANT TO ENTER SINGLE BAND 10M BUT OTHER QSOS INCLUDED FOR CHECKING PURPOSES. SENT E-MAIL FOR INFO. NO REPLY SO HOPE THIS CORRECT.
VK5GNSO HP ALLLOTS OF DISTRACTIONS! STILL HAD SOME FUN. CONDITIONS SEEMED BETTER ON SECOND DAY.
VK7VHSO LP 20MMY FIRST GO AT THIS CONTEST IN OVER 20 YEARS. I HAD A GOOD TIME. USED A TS440S WITH 100 WATTS OUTPUT. THE ANTENNA WAS A SIMPLE 3/8-WAVE VERTICAL. I USED NOTEPAD TO MAKE THIS FILE FROM MY LOG OUTPUT. WHAT A CHORE.
VK8AASO HP ALLCONDITIONS WERE AVERAGE AND ODD PERSONAL BEST EVER FOR WPX.
VP2ESO HP 15MCONDITIONS CERTAINLY HAVE GONE DOWNHILL FROM THE PEAK YEARS OF 2000 AND 2001. IN THE CQ WW SSB OF 2001: VP2E RAN STATIONS ALMOST ROUND THE CLOCK ON 15. THIS CONTEST I COULDN'T WORK A SINGLE "G" STATION UNTIL LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THAT'S PRETTY POOR FROM HERE!
VP55WMSHTHANKS TO FRED IN GRAND TURK FOR MAKING THIS UNIQUE EFFORT HAPPEN. THREE GUYS WITH 400 WATTS AND A TRI-BANDER HAD A FABULOUS TIME.
VP5RZSM2DEFINITELY MUCH BETTER TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PILE FOR A CHANGE. BUT WHERE THE HECK WAS THE REST OF WATERSHED?
VP5VSO LP ALLCONDITIONS WERE POOR SATURDAY: MULTS DOWN ABOUT 100. THANKS FOR ALL THE Q'S.
VU2NXMSO LP ALLRIG- TENTEC TRITON MODEL 540: LOVELY GIFT OF N7XM AND WX7M POWER OUT PUT 50 WATTS ANTENNA INVERTED VEE
VY2LISO HP ALLSORE THROAT AND FLU KEPT OP TIME DOWN TO 20 HRS:BUT STILL MUCHO FUN!!!
W0NOMSHFIRST TIME WITH A NEW LOGGING PROGRAM AND A LAPTOP WITH A BAD BACKSPACE KEY MAKES FOR AN INTERESTING CONTEST.
W1AFMSHHAD A GREAT TIME!
W1NTSO HP ALL100W
W2RDSSO LP ALLTHIS WAS MY LAST CHANCE AT THE USA LOW POWER ROOKIE TITLE - KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED THAT IT IS ENOUGH! HAD A GREAT TIME - NOW SETTING MY SIGHTS ON WPX CW!
W2VUSO LP 15MINTERESTING CONDX ON 15 SUNDAY. ON MY VERTICAL ANT: BAND DID NOT OPEN TO EUROPE FROM US EAST COAST UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON (1230 EST/1730 UTC).
W2ZQSO HP 20MNOT MUCH TIME IN EQUALS TOO LITTLE CONTACTS!
W3CQHSO QRP ALL5W QRP: ALL DONE WITH FULL WAVE 80M LOOP AT 45 FEET.
W3MELSO LP ALLGREAT CONTEST! ENJOYED WORKING IT!
W4BDSO LP ALLYAESU FT-920 AND DIPOLES
W4ZE/3MSHWHILE THE CONTEST WAS GOING ON: THE CREW WAS WORKING ON PUTTING UP FOUR SQUARES FOR 40 AND 80 METERS SO OUR OPERATING TIME WAS SOMEWHAT LIMITED.
W5EKFSO HP ALLLOTS OF FUN: LOOKING FOREWARD TO CW WEEKEND.
W5ETMSO LP ALLDIDN'T HEAR MANY STATIONS OUT OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
W5FOSO HP 80MI ENJOYED THE CONTEST: HOWEVER: LINE NOISE DROVE ME CRAZY.
W6QUSO QRP 40MTHANKS TO D44TD: EA8ZS: ZL6QH: AND L71F FOR HEARING MY 5 WATTS AND LOW DIPOLE ON 40 METERS!
W6TKVSO HP ALLTHE BANDS WEREN'T AS FRIENDLY AS IN RECENT YEARS: BUT HAD A GOOD TIME.
W6ZZZSO LP 15MGOT A FEW NEW ONES LIKE GUAM.
W7RABSO QRP ALLON SATURDAY I HEARD N7GYD: LIVING NOT TOO FAR FROM ME: WORKING A STRING OF RU: HOWEVER I COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. THE DIFFERENCE IS HE HAS A STUCK OF 3 TRIBANDERS ON 135FT TOWER. MY SET UP IS FLUIDMOTION 3 ELE YAGI. STILL I WORKED A LOT OF EU. ON SUNDAY TH

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