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KQ8MSA HP ALLAFTER 13 YEARS AWAY: IT IS NICE TO BE BACK. OPERATED WITH ONLY GROUND MOUNTED VERTICAL AND KW. BOY DID I MISS THE FUN!
KR2QSO QRP ALLIF I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING TO BE THIS CLOSE TO 1 MILLION POINTS: I WOULD HAVE TAKEN A SHORTER LUNCH AND DINNER BREAK!
KS0MSO LP ALLLIMITED TIME IN THIS ONE. PROPAGATION WAS NON EXISTANT UNTIL AROUND 2100Z THE LAST DAY. I STILL ENJOYED TAKING PART.
KS7TSO HP ALLHERE IT IS LATE MAY AND A PIPELINE TO WEST AFRICA ON 40 MTRS FROM MT. GOT 5D5A ON FIRST CALL RIGHT AFTER QSYING FROM 20 - FLIPPED THE DIAL ONCE AND THERE HE WAS. NOW THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE TO WORK A NEW PREFIX!
KS9KSO LP ALLSOME ON THE EAST COAST SEE THE WPX AS A COMBINATION OF TWO CONTESTS - DX AND SS - WHEN THE DX SLOWS DOWN: THEY SHIFT TO RUNNING STATESIDE STATIONS. IN THAT VIEW: THE PAST WPX WAS THE BEST OF ALL POSIBLE WORLDS FOR THEM. GOOD DXING AND
KZ6DSO HP 40MNOTE TO CONTEST SPONSOR: FIRST 4 QSO'S FOR CHECK LOG ONLY: JUST HANDING OUT Q'S ON OTHER BANDS WAITING FOR SUNSET HERE
KZ9OSO LP ALLTOUGH CONDITIONS WITH LOW POWER AND TH7!
LA1ENASO QRP ALLRIG FT-817 WITH 5WATTS DIPOLE
LA6CFSO LP ALLUNDER SUCH CNDX THERE OUGHT TO BE A PREMIUM FOR WORKING W'S. COULD WORK ALL EU ALL DAY AND NIGHT ON ALL 5 BANDS: BUT DX ONLY ON 20 AND 40: WHERE THEY DROWNED IN THE EU QRM. TWAS FUN ANYWAY: AND I'LL STILL COME BACK. ANTENNA 40 WINDOM UP ABT 7 M: ONLY 2M O
LU4MHQSO LP 40MMANY THANKS FOR CONTEST CONGRATULATIONS IN SUPER DUPE ESTATION TO3T IS SPECIAL PREFIX FROM LU
LY1BXSO LP ALLSPEND ALMOST 22 HOURS ON THE AIR AT MY AGE OF 88. 73&CU!
LY1CSO LP 40MFT-990:ANT.DIPOLE
LY2IJSO HP 160MQRN: QRN: QRN.... LIGHTING ALL ARROUND ALL WEEKEND LONG
LZ1IKYSO LP ALLFT857D 100W DIPOLE:GP
LZ3YVSO HP 40MVY VY NICE CONTEST!
LZ8ASO HP ALLTHANKS FOR THIS NICE CONTEST! 73: BOYAN LZ2BE
M0BPQSO QRP 10MSOME NICE SPE ON 10M MAKING THIS A LIVELY CONTEST. IC-756PRO: 5W AND INVERTED L FOR 80M TUNED WITH A HB REMOTE ATU. N1MM WORKED PERFECTLY!
M0DHOSO LP ALLGREAT CONTEST AND BANDS VERY BUSY AT TIMES. MANAGED TO SPEND A REASONABLE TIME IN THE CONTEST. LOGGING WITH SD AND USING WINKEY MAKES THINGS SMOOTH.
M0TBFSA HP ALLMY FIRST CW CONTEST AND WHAT A FINE EXPERIENCE. ALMOST WITH OUT EXCEPTION I MET PATIENT AND HELPFUL QSO PARTNERS WILLING TO SPEND A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO HELP ME GET EVERYTHING RIGHT. I WILL DO THIS AGAIN!
MD0CCESO HP ALLONLY ABLE TO OPERATE A FEW HOURS DUE TO TRAVEL - GREAT FUN AND LOTS OF ACTIVITY ON 10 METERS: VERY WELCOME INDEED! RIG: FT2K: QUADRA: BUTTERNUT VERTICAL ALL BANDS
MU0FALSO LP ALLBEST FUN I HAD IN AGES RUNNING ON 10M SPORADIC E JUST LIKE SOLAR MAX BUT NOT DX
MX0AAASO HP 20MBUSY MOST OF THE WEEKEND. I WANTED TO GIVE SOME EXTRA POINTS AWAY WITH THE READING CLUBS MX CALL. GREAT FUN.
N2WQ/VE3SO HP 40MVERY MODEST EQUIPMENT HERE- ICOM 756 PRO III: TEN-TEC CENTURION AMP: AND A FULL-SIZE 40 M VERTICAL.
N3UMSO HP ALLMY 6TH YEAR DOING WPX CW SERIOUSLY: CLAIMED 2M+ POINTS EVERY YEAR EXCEPT 2003: IN WHICH I CLAIMED ALMOST 1.7M. THIS YEAR: 1.384M CLAIMED: MEDIOCRE BY COMPARISON. I WAS FATIGUED AND DISTRACTED BY NON-HAM-RADIO DEMANDS BEFORE THE CONTEST: AND FELT SLOW AND
N4DXISO LP ALLWITH TRIBANDER: 20K MORE POINTS THAN LAST YEAR!
N4PSESO LP ALLFUN: RELAXED EFFORT. 99% S&P; CAN'T RUN WITH THE BIG DOGS!
N4TOSO HP 20MDESPITE HIGH LINE NOISE: HALF DECENT CONDITIONS SUNDAY ON 20 ALLOWED ME TO HAVE A FEW MINUTES OF FUN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME. TOTAL OPERATING TIME 3.8 HOURS PER CT.
N4UHSO HP ALLACTIVITY SEEMED DOWN BECAUSE OF LOW SUN SPOTS AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL K INDEX ENJOYED USING SUPER DUPER CONTEST PROGRAM
N4VZSO HP ALLFIRST EVER CW CONTEST. HAD A BLAST. SEE U NEXT TIME!
N6AJRSO LP 40MONLY HAD A LITTLE TIME TO PLAY.. FAIR TO GOOD CONDITIONS.. GREAT FUN
N6ANSO HP ALLFUN TO PLAY FOR A WHILE IN THE CONTEST. ONE OF THESE DAYS I WILL TRY A FULL WEEKEND OPERATION.
N6MUFSO LP ALLWHAT FUN. I LOVE CW.
N6WGSO QRP ALLTHIS WAS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MORE GRUELING CONTESTS I'VE BEEN IN. FRIDAY NIGHT I BAILED AT ABOUT 10PM LOCAL: AS I JUST WASN'T GETTING ANYWHERE. I HEARD LATER THAT THERE WAS A GREAT JA OPENING AROUND MIDNIGHT THAT I MISSED.
N7EIESO LP 20MTHIS WAS MY FIFTH WPX CONTEST: BUT I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE FIRST 40 HOURS OF THE CONTEST. MAYBE NEXT YEAR.
N9TFSO LP 160MREALLY TOUGH CONDITIONS WITH A SIMPLE SHORTENED DIPOLE AT 35' LOTS OF LIGHENING/RAIN STATIC FRIDAY NIGHT: WITH ALOMOST 0 ACTIVITY. SATURDAY NIGHT LOWER NOISE BUT SAME STATIONS HEARD! IN MEMORY OF DAVE: W9LYA. 73'S GENE N9TF
NA4CSO LP ALLGREAT CONTEST. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BETTER CONDITION NEXT YEAR. THANKS TO ALL FOR THE EXTRA EFFORT TO PULL ME OUT OF THE BAD CONDITIONS.
NE4MSO HP ALLMY BEST SCORE YET. THANKS TO ALL THE PATIENT OPS!
NE5DSO HP ALLSURPRISED KH6ND AND CX6VM CAME THROUGH THE CRASHES ON 160 M. SURPRISED ZL6QH CAME THROUGH ON 10 M. AT ALL.
NE6MSO QRP 40MMORE FUN EVERY YEAR.
NK4CCSO LP ALLTHIS IS MY FIRST CONTEST OPERATING FORM THE MOTOR HOME. A LITTLE DIFFERENT DIFFERENT THAN FROM THE HOUSE WITH THE LARGE ANTENNAS. RIG:IC-7000: ANT: TARHEEL 400 ON ROOF OF MOTORHOME: SW N1MM LOGGER
NN7SSMSHDOUG KO7P JOINED ME AGAIN TO OPERATE NN7SS. WE OPERATED SINGLE RADIO WITH NO "MULT" RADIO. I HAD A SLOW START AS THE COMPUTER WAS SLUGGISH AND ERRATIC AND MESSED UP RESPONDING TO PEOPLE AND SENDING THE EXCHANGE. WE TRIED REBOOTING: QUITTING EXCESS PROGRAM
NQ2FMSHFIRST TIME OUT FOR US. HAD A GREAT TIME. HOPE CONDITIONS ARE BETTER NEXT YEAR!....73'S
NR7DXSO HP ALLNO TIME WITH HOLIDAY: BUT FUN WHEN I DID GET ON...
NU4BSO QRP 40MCONDX BAD FRIDAY NIGHT. MUCH BETTER SATURDAY NIGHT. ALWAYS A GREAT CONTEST. RIG: HEATH HW-9. ANT: CAROLINA WINDOM.
NU4ISO LP ALLGREAT FUN!
NV1NSO LP ALLTHE WORST CONTEST CONDITIONS EVER EXPERIENCED - BUT STILL FUN
NW3DCSO LP ALLUSED THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARS CALLSIGN NW3DC ON HF FOR THE FIRST TIME. TOO MANY THOUGHT I WAS LW3DC... THE CURSE OF SUPER CHECK PARTIAL!
NY1QSO HP ALLN3KCJ OPERATING NY1Q AT N3KCJ'S MASSACHUSETTS ADDRESS
OE2SMSHWE CHOOSE M/S IN WINTEST AND SO WE HANDED OUT SEPERATE SERIAL NUMBERS FOR EACH BAND. HOPE IT WILL COUNT: WE WILL INVESTIGATE IN THIS PROBLEM
OE5CWL/6SO LP 20MHAD A BAD TIME WITH ANTENNA (3 EL TRIBANDER) SHOWING NO DIRECTIVITY: NOPLACE FOR 30 DEGREES CELSIUS - COULD NOT STAND THE ENTIRE CONTEST AND DECIDED TOBETTER GET HOPEFULLY A BETTER ENTRY WITH FULL OPERATING TIME

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