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JG1VGXSO LP ALLENJOYED CONTEST BOTH AT HOME AND MOBILE. HTTP,//WWW.JG1VGX.NET/
JH0NVX/1SO LP 20MRIG,FT-100DM 50W, ANT,1EL LOOP
JH1BCSSO LP ALLPOWER 50W
JH2NWPSO LP ALLTHE CONDITION OF HIGH BANDS WAS NOT SO GOOD. THE ANTENNA PERFORMANCE OF LOW BANDS IS NOT GOOD. HOW TO SURVIVE THE WPX CONTEST?
JH4UYBSO HP ALLGREAT CONTEST. REST; 00,00-04,19, 23,30-04,42, 21,31-24,00 TOTAL12H
JI1ALPSO LP 15MCONDX WAS POOR,BUT ENJOY WPX CONTEST.
JJ1BDX/3SA LP ALLRIG, IC-706MKIIGM 50W OUTPUT
JQ2RMASO LP ALLI HAVE DONE MY BEST.
JR1NKNSO QRP 15MTHE MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER IN THE CONTEST WAS 5 WATTS. THANK YOU FOR THE QSOS. SEE YOU AGAIN.
JR1UMOSO LP ALL50W OUTPUT
JR3NZCSO HP ALLGOOD CONTEST
JR3RWBSO QRP 10MOUTPUT = 5 WATTS
JR3WXASO HP 40MOFF TIMES 24/0000UTC -- 0800UTC 25/0000UTC -- 0900UTC
JS6GIMSO LP ALLTOTAL QSOS = 304 TOTAL MULTIPLIER = 232 RIG KENWOOD TS950 OUTPUT POWER 100W ANT1 = VT-4D (MINI SIZE 3-BANDS(14/21/28MHZ) YAGI/17MH, ANT2 = INVERTED V DIPOLE FOR 7MHZ BAND /12MH.
K0COP/4SO HP 20MTOO MANY THUNDERSTORMS. BAND WAS PRETTY GOOD.
K0EWSSO LP ALLA LOT OF FUN WITH THE CONTEST, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I COULDN'T OPERATE FOR VERY LONG, BUT IT WAS ENJOYABLE, AND THE CONDITIONS SEEMED TO BE PRETTY GOOD.
K0HWSO LP ALLTNX CONTEST, 1ST TIME EVER WORKED A CW ONLY CONTEST. 73 JIM
K1EPSO LP ALLJUST PLAYED AROUND FOR AN HOUR OR SO. DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME FOR THE CONTEST.
K1LU/6SO HP ALLWHAT A BATTLE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 36 YEARS I HAD A QUAD UP, AND IT'S REALLY TRUE THAT THE BAND OPENS EARLIER. I WAS WORKING EUROPE ON THE QUAD AT 50 FT BEFORE I COULD HEAR ANYTHING ON THE VERTICAL, DIPOLE AT 70 FEET, OR WINDOM AT 100 FEET. I ALMOST GAV
K2RD/6SA LP ALLHEXBEAM AT 40 FT FOR 10-20M. WINDOM AT 35 FT ON 160-40. IC756PRO2-100W.
K2SXSO HP ALLEQMT, FT-1000MP, AL-1200 AMP, BUTTERNUT VERTICAL
K2YWE/3SO LP ALLPART TIME EFFORT BETWEEN FAMILY EVENTS. BETTER CONDITIONS THAN EXPECTED MADE IT LOTS OF FUN.
K3EGESO LP ALLGREAT CONTEST SURE DOES WONDERS FOR THE CODE SPEED. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
K3NKSO LP ALLMY HIGHEST WPX SCORE - THE BAR HAS BEEN RAISED
K4EUSO LP ALLALL S&P -- 100W TO A WINDOM WIRE ANTENNA UP 50 FEET....
K4FKSO LP ALLTHANKS TO SFDXA FOR USE OF CLUB STATION. VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO W4SAA/JOE FOR USE OF LAPTOP COMPUTER AND IC765 AND REPAIR TO ANTENNA ROTOR DAY BEFORE CONTEST. MY FIRST EFFORT FROM THE STATES SINCE 1985. IT FELT GOOD TO BE IN FRONT OF A RADIO AGAIN AFTER A
K4NNNMSHQRN IS KILLER IN FL!
K4SVSO HP 40MRUNNING A SINGLE BAND WAS GREAT, WAS BUSY DURING THE DAY WITH THE FAMILY, RADIO AT NIGHT.
K5ZD/1SO HP ALLBETTER CONDITIONS THAT EXPECTED!
K6GTSO HP ALLIT WAS NOT DIFFICULT TO FIND A CLEAR FREQUENCY ON 10 METERS ;-) HOPED TO PICK UP A NEW COUNTRY OR TWO ON 80M. TOTAL 80M Q = 4, ALL NA NICE OPENING TO EU SATURDAY NIGHT ON 20M.
K6KINSO LP ALLGREAT FUN! AGAIN!!
K6OWLSO LP ALLFIRST CONTEST AS A MEMBER OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTEST CLUB. BETTER CONDX THAN EXPECTED. APPRECIATE THE MANY GOOD OPS. PERSONAL BEST WITH "STEALTH ANTENNAE".
K7VISO HP ALLHEARD LOTS OF HIGH SCORES, BUT ROUGH CONDX THE LAST 24 HOURS WID A VERTICAL HERE ON THE US WEST COAST. STILL GOOD FUN AND GREAT TO HEAR FRIENDS IN THE PILES. NOW I'VE GOT TO GET THE FORCE 12 UP ON THE TOWER (BOTH ON THE GROUND NOW!).
K7WPSO HP 40MPOOR CONDX; EUROPE TOUGH; GREAT JAPANESE OPENING, BUT HARD TO GET A RUN GOING.
K8AJSSA LP ALLJUST SPENT A FEW HOURS PLAYING IN THE CONTEST.
K9BGSO LP 20MGREAT CONTEST, GREAT FUN. TNX.
K9BWI/0SO QRP ALLMY OPERATING TIME WAS SEVERELY CURTAILED BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL STORMS. HAT'S OFF TO THE DX OPS THAT COPIED MY PUNY QRP SIG.
K9HUY/4SO LP ALLENJOYED THE CONTEST.
K9WIE/0SO HP ALLPSE GROUP ME WITH THE 0 CALL DISTRICT SCORES. OPERATED IN MN.
KB9YOZSO LP ALLTNX FOR ORGANZING THIS EVENT. HAD LOADS OF FUN. SEE YOU NEXT YR!
KC7UPSO HP ALLPROPROGATION WAS AWFUL. EUROPE WAS ALMOST NIL, ASIA WAS NIL. NEVER SPENT MUCH TIME IN CONTEST.
KD4D/3SO HP 15MTHANKS TO JOHN EVANS, N3HBX, FOR THE USE OF HIS FINE STATION. IONIC AIR PURIFIERS ARE EVIL. LOUD NOISE, NINE SECONDS ON, TWENTY-FIVE SECONDS OFF. THE UNIT WAS LOCATED AND DESTROYED AFTER THE FIRST FOUR HOURS!
KE1F/4SA LP ALLSLOWER GOING THAN PREVIOUS YEARS. TRIED DX CLUSTER FOR MULTIPLIER ASSISTANCE. NOT AN ADVANTAGE. HAD FUN, SEE U NEXT YEAR. LOU
KG6DXSO HP 15MA VERY ENJOYABLE CONTEST, THANKS CQ FOR SPONSORING IT.
KH6NDSO HP 20MTHE GOAL THIS YEAR WAS TO PUT UP NEW OCEANIA 20 METER HIGH POWER RECORDS ON BOTH MODES. LOOKS LIKE MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! 73 - KH6ND
KK9ASO LP ALLCONDITIONS WERE BETTER THAN I EXPECTED!
KM4MM2LOTS OF FUN!
KN4Y/MSO LP 10MRAN MOBILE ON 10 METERS ON WAY TO BOWLING TOURNAMENT IN KNOXVILLE,TN. NOT A GOOD CHOICE.
KS7TSO HP ALLIF MARS HAD LIFE I THINK I COULD HAVE RAISED MY QSO TOTAL CAUSE IN THESE CONDX I CERTAINLY DON'T THINK HAD A SIGNAL BOUNCING BACK TO EARTH AS OFTEN AS WOULD HAVE LIKED!
KS9KSO HP ALLDATELINE, SOMEWHERE IN THE BLACK HOLE. THURSDAY MAY 22, 2003 AFTER SEVERAL SEASONS OF SERIOUS COMPETITION IN THE LPGA (LOW POWER, GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY), N4TZ/9 ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THAT HE WAS FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF ANNIKA SORENSTAM AND FACING

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