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KT0RSO HP ALLGREAT CONTEST, SORRY COULD NOT SPEND MORE TIME ON THE BANDS.
KT5ESO LP ALLENJOYED THE CONTEST UNTIL BIG STORMS SHUT DOWN THE STATION.
KW4CWSO LP ALLGETTING BETTER AT THIS CW STUFF. ENJOYED IT EVEN WITH FL QRN. 73 JOE
KX7LSO QRP ALLGREAT CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON! I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW HIGH THE QSO NUMBERS WERE WHEN I FINALLY GOT ON A FEW HOURS INTO THE TEST (OR HOW HIGH SOME WERE AT THE END!) THANKS TO ALL THOSE GREAT DX OPS WHO PULLED MY QRP SIGNAL OUT OF THE SOUP.
KZ5DSO HP ALLALWAYS GREAT FUN. VERY SURPRISED PROPOGATION RETURNED A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE TH
L71FSO LP 15MTHANK TO THE LT1F GUYS
LA6FJASO LP ALLHAD FEVER UP TO 40 C RIGHT BEFORE THE CONTEST AND REAL HEAD ACHE. I COULD BE QRV BUT HAD TO SLEEP CAUSE I WERE VERY ILL. AND TROATH HURTED AND NEARLY COULD BREATH. ANYWAY THERE WERE SOME ARUORA, BUT I MADE SOME QSO WHEN I FELT BETTER ON SUNDAY. I USED MY
LU7DIRSO HP ALLVERY NICE EVENT !!!
LU7DWSO LP ALLONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS IN THE CONTEST
LY2XWSO LP ALLTOTAL WORKING HOURS 32,50 OFF TIMES , MAY 24 13,41 - 18,43 MAY 25 11,02 - 12,39 MAY 25 13,01 - 15,06
LY5ASO LP 40MRIG, IC 756 ANT, 3 ELE YAGI @42MH, DELTA LOOP @25MH FIXED EU
LZ1AQSO LP ALLIC-756 PRO 100W; 2EL DELTA 20-15-10; DELTA 80-40 GOOD CNDX ON 20M
LZ2BESA HP 20MFT890AT PA 1KW 2EL HEX-BEAM
LZ2LSO LP 80MEQUIPMENT FT-767GX 100W
LZ4AESO QRP ALLFT-817 5 W.OUT. ANT. INV.VEE
LZ9WMMWE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH NUMBERING ( CT 9.89 ) BUT WAS A BIG FUN. NICE PILE UPS WITH BAD CNDXS.40M HOME BREW PA BLEW UP AND WE WERE LP FOR 5 HOURS ON 40M PLUS A FUSE CHANGE ON15M TOOK ANOTHER 50 MIN OFF AIR TIME THANKS AND SEE EVERYBODY NEXT BIG CONT
M0OSO QRP ALLGREAT FUN - MANAGED QRP 40M WAC DURING THE CONTEST TKS TO ALL INVOLVED
M8CSO LP ALLTHIS FIRST WEEKEND IN MY NEW QTH MEANT I COULD NOT COME ON AS LONG I WOULD HAVE LIKED. SINGLE 20M LOOP FOR 20 10 METRES AND DOUBLE-SIZE G5RV FOR THE LOW SEEMED TO WORK OUT QUITE WELL.
N0KEMSHVERY CASUAL TRUE MULTI-SINGLE WITH NO MULT TRANSMITTER.
N3HCNSO LP ALLTHIS IS MY FIRST WPX CONTEST. I HAD SO MUCH FUN, I'M ALREADY MAKING PLANS FOR WPX 2004.
N3UMSO HP ALL15 METERS, AND MY SCORE, DOWN SOME FROM '02. 20 METERS CARRIED THE LOAD - BAND VERY CROWDED, LOTS OF JOSTLING FOR AND PIRACY OF RUN FREQUENCIES. 10 METERS MOSTLY GOOD FOR LU AND PY, BUT FUN TO WORK A FEW WEAK EUS BY SKEW PATH/SIDESCATTER WITH BEAM SOUTH.
N4HY/2SO QRP ALLTHE STEPPIR AND THE NEW TOWER MADE THIS POSSIBLE. PROPAGATION STANK AND THERE WERE TIMES I HAD TO CALL GUYS WHO WERE 599 A DOZEN TIMES. IT WAS A BLAST!
N4NTOSO LP ALLENJOYED THE CONTEST! EVEN 10&15 COOPERATED!
N4PSESO LP ALLCONDITIONS POOR, BUT FISHING WAS WORSE! NEITHER COMBINED FOR A GOOD SCORE.
N4TW/2SO LP ALLFIRST EVER WPX ENTRY. WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO PLAY.
N5IJESO LP ALLTHIS WAS MY 1ST CW CONTEST & THE CONTEST BUG HAS BITTEN HARD! I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE CONTESTS.
N5OE/0SO HP 40MHAD A GREAT TIME WITH THIS CONTEST, DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO OPERATE THAT MUCH OF IT, BUT WONDERFUL GROUP ONCE AGAIN.
N5PUSO LP ALLWISH I COULD OF SPENT MORE TIME IN TEST!
N7IHMSHSTILL GREAT CONTEST!
N7XYSO QRP ALLCONDITIONS NOT TOO GOOD FOR QRP WITH A VERTICAL!
N8IISO HP 20MCONDITIONS WERE BETTER THAN EXPECTED, BUT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON WERE UNEXPECTEDLY SLOW AND PROPAGATION SEEMED TO BE DOWN TO RUSSIA/N EU ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY. CONDITIONS AT START OF TEST WERE GOOD TO MOST OF EU AND CENTRAL/WEST ASIA, BU
NE4AASO HP ALLMY FIRST EVER PLANNED SOABHP. GLAD THE STORMS STAYED AWAY HERE IN SOUTH FL.
NE5DSO HP 10M10 METER CONDITIONS FAR BELOW WHAT THEY WERE IN 1999, 2000, 2001 AND 2002 CONTESTS.
NE6MSO QRP 40MMY FIRST SERIOUS ATTEMPT...GREAT TIME SUNDAY AFTERNOON WAS DEAD!
NG7ZSO LP 15MFIRST TIME AT A SINGLE BAND EFFORT. USING A NEW GAIN ANTENNA REALLY MADE THE DIFFERENCE. WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK HALF AS MANY WITH JUST MY DIPOLE. HOWEVER, THE BAND WAS LONG MOST OF THE TIME AND ONLY ONE OPENING TO EU THAT I HEARD. THE MIDWEST IS
NI5FSO LP ALLROUGH THUNDERSTORMS TOOK ME OFF AIR TOO MANY TIMES.
NJ2NJSO HP ALLTHANKS TO BOB, K2UT, FOR LETTING ME USE HIS NEW C3S AND NIFTY CLUB CALLSIGN WHILE I WAS IN NEW JERSEY. LOTSA FUN ON A SOGGY WEEKEND. -AA5B@NJ2NJ.
NM6ESA HP ALLCONDITIONS WEREN'T AS BAD AS I HAD THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE. I HAD FUN RUNNING EUROPEANS!
NM7ISO HP 40MNM7I INTERNATIONAL CONTESTERS UNION - K7ON OPERATOR AT W7YRV USING RHOMBIC ANTEN AFTER 4 YEARS DOING 15M ONLY ENTRIES AS K7ON, I DECIDED TO TRY 40M INSTEAD AND T IT WAS INTERESTING, BUT I DIDN'T FEEL THAT 40M PROPAGATION WAS THAT GREAT. PERH WILL HAVE TO
NN4DFSO LP ALLHAD A GREAT TIME OPERATING PORTABLE FROM THE BEACH!
NO2D/0SO LP ALLTHIS IS THE SECOND CONTEST FOR WHICH I HAVE SENT IN A LOG. HAVE BEEN IN CONTESTS FOR YEARS, BUT NEVER DID FIGURE OUT HOW TO SUBMIT LOG. HOPE THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE CABRILLO. HAD A GREAT TIME W/ LOUSY CONDX.
NO6XSO HP ALLRIG, YAESU MARK V PWR, 200 W ANT, DIPOLE E-MAIL, K_HATCH@KLA-TENCOR.COM F MO DATE TIME CALL RST # CALL RST # T
NP3D/HC4SO LP 15MLA ISLA IS THE PARADISE
NQ4IMMNOTE THAT A QSO NUMBER PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THIS LOG. AT 0125Z 5/25 SERIAL NUMBERS ON 15 AND 20 METERS CHANGED FROM 742 AND 2357 TO 156 AND 1029 RESPECTIVELY. LATER ON THE SERIAL NUMBER CHANGED AGAIN ... TOTALLY BEYOND OUR CONTROL AT THIS POINT. K1TTT INFO
NR7DXSO HP ALLHAD FUN, IF ONLY FOR 10 HOURS!!K7ABV
NS2PSO LP 20MANTENNA PROBLEMS KEPT ME OFF THE AIR.
NU4BSO QRP 20MTEN-TEC ARGO V, HF5B
NW7DXSO LP ALLI ONLY HAD TINY SEGMENTS DURING THE DAY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET ON, BUT I REALLY ENJOYED OPERATING AND HEARING FAMILIAR CALLS. NOW THAT I AM DONE WITH HIGH SCHOOL, I WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO GET ON THE AIR DURING THE SUMMER.
NY4AMMHOW ABOUT SWAPPING THE DATES FOR CW AND SSB EVERY YEAR SO CW COULD COULD HAVE A SHOT AT EQUINOX CONDITIONS ON NON-HOLIDAY WEEKEND ? 73, HOWIE
NZ1UMSHWE HAD LOTS OF FUN, THIS IS ALWAYS A GREAT CONTEST. SURE MISSING 10 METERS BUT THAT IS LIFE (OR THE SOLAR CYCLE) THERE SURE WERE SOME EXCELLENT STATIONS ON THE AIR! THANKS! THANKS TO ALL FOR THE Q'S AND THANKS TO DICK FOR THE STATION!

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