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OC4WWSO HP ALLMANY THANKS TO RADIO CLUB PERUANO, OA4O, FOR HOSTING ME!
OE2SMSHSTILL A PROBLEM WITH CT AND SERIAL NUMBERS, SEVERAL QSOS LOST ON ONE LOG WHILE INCLUDED IN THE OTHER. DIFFICULT TO WORK NEW MULTIS JUST TO FIND OUT LATER, THEY WERE WORKED BEFORE.
OE5CWLSO HP 40MFIRST TIME TO TRY 40 M SINGLE BAND IN THIS CONTEST ASTONISHED HOW MUCH IS POSSIBLE ON 40 WITH A SIMPLE WIRE ALMOST AS MUCH POINTS AS LAST YEAR WORKING ALL BANDS!
OE5TSO LP 20MRIVERMOBILE 2ND TIME FROM MS APOLLO DURING 5 HRS ON THE RIVER DANUBE USING 80W AND SCREWDRIVER ANTENNA. AMAZING TO WORK 4 CONTINENTS AND BEING CALLED BY DX! EVEN 30MIN EXTREM SHORT SKIP CONDX. HRD ZL6B BEACON WHILE THE SHIP WAS IN A LOCK SURROUNDED BY CON
OH0BSA HP ALLRESTPERIODS, 05,00-07,00 15,35-16,35 21,30-04,20 05,31-06,31 10,36-11,46
OH1FM2OUR FIRST TRY IN M/2 CLASS... THE CONDITIONS WERE SO POOR THAT SPECIALLY ON SUNDAY IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND _ANY_ BAND FOR QSOS. 40 METERS WAS A POSITIVE SURPRISE, WE LOGGED QUITE MANY DX QSOS FROM FAR EAST AND ALSO FROM THE WEST. FINALLY THE PROPAGATION
OH4ASO HP 20MTHE CONDITIONS WERE IMPROVING NICELY TOWARDS THE END OF CONTEST AFTER A STORM AT LATE HOURS ON DAY ONE. HOWEVER, I DID A COMPLETELY WRONG PLAN FOR THE OFF TIMES AS THE BAND WAS ALMOST CLOSED DURING THE NIGHT TIME (21Z- 03Z) BETWEEN DAYS ONE AND TWO. I SHO
OH6NIOSA HP ALLTHE PROPAGATION COULD NOT GET MUCH WORSE! MOST OF THE TIME I WAS JUST IN S&P-MODE. THE USE OF THE PACKET CLUSTER MADE THE CONTEST MUCH MORE INTERESTING.
OH8LSO HP 20MREST TIMES,1516-1808, 2331-0157, 0248-0359, 0550-0951, 2218-0000
OK1AIJSO QRP 15MQRPP 5WATTS RIG TS120V OUT 5W, ANT LW27MTRS
OK1BASO LP ALLNICE TEST I USED ONLY 100W AND WINDOM ANT
OK1CFSO HP 40MTS930S + PA + HB9CV@27M NO PACKET!!!!
OK1DOSSO HP ALLTNX FOR NICE CONTEST
OK1DSASO QRP 20MRIG, FT-840 [REDUCED POWER TO 5W] ANT, INDOOR HALF-SIZE G5RV I DECLARE THAT DURING ALL THE CONTACTS, UPON WHICH MY CLAIM IS BASED, MY POWER DID NOT EXCEED 5W.
OK1FROSO LP ALLPWR 100 W, ANT LW ERRORS IN NUMBERING 1) QSO NR 138 NOT SENT 2) QSO NR 402 SNT 2X
OK1HXSO LP ALLTRX, ICOM IC-735 PWR, 100W ANT FOR 160M, LONG WIRE ANT FOR 80 AND 40M, LAZY DELTA LOOP ANT FOR 20 TO 10M, 3X3 BEAM
OK1KZSO LP ALLRIG, TS-430S PWR, 100W ANT, G5RV
OK1RFSO HP 20MEVERYTHING WAS PREPARED FOR ALL BANDS BUT FEW DAYS BEFORE THE CONTEST OUR 2 X 4Y FOR 40M WAS DAMAGED SO TRIED 20M ONCE MORE..... ANT 2 X 6Y @13/26M + 6Y @ 13M + 5Y @ 52M WHEN TO MAKE THE PAUSES - I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ?!?
OK1SISO LP ALLANT ONLY LW
OK1WMVSO LP 20MFT-920,100W,5EL & 3EL & VERTICAL HF6V..NICE CONTEST TNX
OK1XUVSO LP 80MTS-850,100W,VERTICAL 23M,DIPOL
OK2ABUSO HP ALLZ SPEKTR MIII,Z HORN II PA 750W,3EL.3 BAND NOVA ECO, DIPOLE FOR 40 M, INVERTED V FOR 80 M. ALL RIG IS SELF DESIGNED AND HOME MADE.
OK2BNDSO LP ALLRIG,IC706 PWR, 100W ANT1, R7000 ANT2, DIPOLE (3,5-7MHZ) = LW ON 1,8MHZ
OK2BQLSO LP ALLTRX TS-850SAT 80WATS INPUT ANT HORIZONTAL DELTA LOOP CIRQUIT 164M 15 TO 30 METRS ON THE GROUND.
OK2SWDSO LP ALLGOOD CONTEST AS USUALLY SEE YOU NEXT YEAR FRIENDS. MY AGE 64.
OK2TCWSO LP ALLIC718 EH FOR 80 AND 40M FB13 FOR 15 AND 10M
OK2WHSO LP 20MTHANK YOU FOR VERY NICE CONTEST.
OK2ZWSA HP ALLJUST FOR FUN AS I HAVE NO ANT FOR LOW BANDS
OL0ASO LP 160MCONDX POOR WITH LOTS OF QRN. RIG 80W AND LOW WINDOM ANT.
OL2UMSHRIG TS 830-S, PWR 150 WATTS
OL4MSO HP 80MMY AGE THIS YEAR>76.
OL4WSO QRP 20MPROPAGATION FIRST DAY WAS VERY BAD. BUT SECOND DAY WAS VERY GOOD HI.
OL6ZSO LP ALLON SANDAY WAS BEAUTIFUL CONDITION
OL7DSO HP ALLRIG, TS570D + PA HM 300W; ANT, 3EL.YAGI TRIBANDER, DIPOLE
OL7WM2AFTER 2 YEARS OF NO PROBLEMS WE EXPERIENCED AGAIN SOME PROBLEMS WITH NUMBERING IN CT - A COUPLE OF TIMES CT ITSELF ACCIDENTALLY CHANGED THE SEQUENCE NUMBER. THEREFORE, ALL NUMBERS IN LOG ARE REAL NUMBERS, THOUGH NOT ALL IN ASCENDING ORDER, SRI.
OM3BASO LP ALLRIG ICOM 735 80 WATT OUTPUT ANTENNA G5RV X X X
OM3OMSO HP ALLBREAK 0700-1110 24.MAY 2047-0112 0609-0736 0832-1038 25.MAY
OM3PQSO LP ALLTCVR , TS820 INPUT 100W ANT , FB33 FOR 20,15 AND 10 MTRS ANT , FB4 FOR 80 AND 40 MTRS
OM3ROMSO LP ALLIC738, 80M DIPOL, OTHER VERTICAL HF6
OM4DASO LP ALLTRX, IC-706 MKII ANT, G5RV
OM4DNSO LP ALLTRX, IC-706 ANT, LONG WIRE 41 METERS
OM6RMSO LP ALLTCVR, IC-706MKII PWR, 100W ANT, W3DZZ REST TIME,
OM7AGSO LP ALLRIG, TS-450S PWR, 100 WATTS
OM7JGSA LP ALLFT847 3EL 3BAND YAGI 20,15,10M LW 160,80,40M
OM7PYSA HP 40MASSISTED BY DX-CLUSTER TCVR FT757GX PA-300 WATTS,ANT SLOPER DIPOLE.
OM7VFSO LP ALLOUTPUT , 100 WATTS
OM7YCSO LP 15MSWAN 350, 100W, 3EL YAGI.
OM8ONSO LP ALLRIG, FT757GX ANT, DIPOLE
ON4KLGSO LP ALLI HAVE ENJOYED VERY MUCH THIS CONTEST. ONE OF MY FAVOURITES BY FAR. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
ON6TJSO LP 160MI UTILIZE ONLY THE SEARCH AND POUNCE METHOD TO FIND ALL MY CONTEST FRIEND. MY STATION IS A SMALL PISTOL IN A BAD QTH (VALLEY). RIG, OLD FT-757GX AND A QUAD LOOP FOR 80M. MY AGE IS ABOUT 68. BAD QRN (WX STORMY). I HOPE COME BACK AGAIN IN 2004. BEST 73 TO A

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