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SQ2DMUSO LP 160MOPERATING TIME(HRS), 2 TRX,FT1000MP 100W ANT,DIPOLE
SV9/DL7VOG/PSO LP ALLIT WAS A PLEASURE TO BE QRV IN THIS FB CONTEST FROM CRETE ISLAND THIS TIME. THE CALL SIGN WAS A LITTLE LONG FOR CONTESTING, BUT IT WAS FUN AT ITS BEST AGAIN. NOT TOO MANY DX STATIONS WORKABLE BUT MY "LITTLE-PISTOL-RIG" DID WELL AGAIN. WAS QRV WITH IC-706
TF3MASO LP 20MRIG ELECRAFT K2/100 AND A DIPOLE
TI3TLSSO HP 20MNICE CONTEST
TI5NSO QRP ALLCONDX WERE NOT GOOD. MY 5 WATT CQS WENT UNANSWERED, AND I MADE MOST OF MY QSOS ONE BY ONE, USING S&P. BUT TI5KD'S ANTENNAS STILL DID THE JOB FOR OVER 1,200 QS.
TK/S52ASO LP ALLWORKED LOW POWER WITH LOW ANTENNAS IN FD STYLE...
TM7XXSO HP 20MIC-765 + ALPHA 91B + 4EL 20 M
TM9CMSHI FORGOT THAT SO IS ONLY 36H
UA1OMSSO LP ALLNICE TO WORK PR0F ON 40 WITH ONLY 25 WATTS IN MULTIBAND DIPOLE!
UA3MBPSO LP ALLTNX ORG. CONTEST
UA3MDXSO HP ALL2003-05-24, 07,41...13,58 UTC === 2003-05-25, 00,00...12,53 UTC.
UA3PWSO LP ALLRIG TS-850S ANTENNA VERTICAL 40M - 10M ANTENNA DIPOLE 80M
UA4ARLSO QRP ALLRIG, POWER 5 WTTS, ANT, DELTA
UA4WLISO LP ALLWONDERFUL TIME!
UA9OSVSO LP ALLTRANSCEIVER - TX-870S; ANTENNA - G5RV WORKING PERIODS 04,30...13,30 , 16,00...20,00 , 05,00...20,00
UK/JI2MEDSO LP ALLOFF TIME 21HOURS AND 18MINUTES CREATED BY ZLOG RIG IC-756PRO OUTPUT 100WATTS ANT MULTIBAND GP
UR5FCMSO QRP ALLRIG QRP - 5 WATTS ANTENNA DIPOLE/GP
US7IGFSO LP 15MNICE CONTEST! 73 SLAVA
UU7JM2NICE CONTEST!
VA3SBSO QRP ALLGREAT CONTEST AGAIN THIS YEAR. ALTHOUGH I DID IT THE HARD WAY. QRP IS TOUGH AT 5 WATTS. AFTER SOME 200 QSO'S I WAS WONDERING WHY I HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL CALLS TO JAPANESE STATIONS (USUALLY SECOND OR THIRD TRY WOULD DO IT!). ON SUNDAY LATE MORNING I HAPPENED
VA3XRZChecklogKENWOOD TS-830S RUNNING 100W TRAP DIPOLE VA3XRZZ@RAC.CA
VC1RSO HP ALLTHANKS TO VE1JF FOR LETTING ME USE HIS FINE STATION AND SPECIAL CALLSIGN (VC1R) -- MUCH MORE FUN THAN OPERATING FROM CALIFORNIA!
VE2OWLSO LP ALLI DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A SCORE TO SHOW, BUT IT'S SO EASY TO SEND MY LOG BY EMAIL, HERE IT GOES.
VE3BUCSO LP 20M15M WAS SLOW SO WORKED 20M SB USING MY VE3BUC CALLSIGN.
VE3IGJSO QRP 20MELECRAFT K2 INVERTED V 20 M DIPOLE 5 WATTS
VE3XDSO LP 15MBEING IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING ANTENNAS ALL THAT WAS AVAILABLE WAS AN R5 VERTICAL MOUNTED ON A BROOMSTICK IN THE GROUND IN MY BACK YARD. ON SATURDAY MORNING I FOUND 15M TO BE SLOW SO I ALSO WORKED 20M SB USING MY VE3BUC CALLSIGN.
VE7ASKSO LP ALLBUILT DF4SA'S SPIDER BEAM FOR THIS ONE. WORKED VERY WELL, THOUGH UP ONLY 27 FT. 10M DIDN'T REALLY OPEN HERE -- 3 QS THERE. WORKED HC8N ON ALL BUT 80 AND 160. SPECIAL THANKS TO IR2A AND SP4D (AND A FEW OTHERS) WHO STAYED WITH ME TO GET ALL THE INFO CORRECT
VK3DBQSO LP ALLAN ENJOYABLE TIME WAS HAD IN THE LIMITED TIME I WAS ABLE TO SPEND ON TTHE CONTEST. STATION YAESU FT1000MP AT 100 WATTS USING MRP40 TO KLM KT34A AT 13M AND TRAPPED INVERTED VEE AT 10M.
VK3JSSO QRP ALLONLY A FEW HOURS AVAILABLE ON SATURDAY BUT VERY GOOD PROPAGATION. ENJOYED IT IMMENSELY. THANKS.
VK4TTSO LP 10MG'DAY TO ALL OTHERS IN CONTEST
VK6LWSO HP 20MHAD A GREAT TIME CONDX IMPROVED AS THE CONTEST PROGRESSED
VU2URSO LP ALLYOU MUST GIVE ALL HINTS AS HOW TO LABEL THE HEADERS ETC, FOR THOSE WHO SEND IN CABRILLO LOGS FOR THE FIRST TIME, IN CQ MAGAZINE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CONTESTS. HAD QUITE SOME DIFFICULTY.
W0ETCSO QRP ALLSURE WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO PLAY IN THIS ONE!
W0HWSO HP ALLJUST FOR A FEW HOURS A FUN CONTEST. PLEASED TO HAVE GOOD CONDITIONS.
W0TYSO HP ALLBANDS CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED...GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS ON ALL BANDS..
W3BBOSO QRP ALLJUST A FEW HOURS TO OPERATE THIS TIME. HOPE TO MAKE A BETTER EFFORT NEXT YEAR. RIG IS A ELECRAFT K2 @ 5 WATTS
W3CBSO LP ALLFIRST TIME ENTRY. INTERESTING FORMAT. ALMOST HAD AS MANY PREFIXES AS CONTACTS. ,-)
W3HVQSA HP ALLMANY MORE Q'S THAN USUAL IN THIS ONE. GO PVRC. FIXED LOG. ROBOT DIDN'T LIKE YEAR = 2009. SAID I WAS OUTSIDE THE CONTEST PERIOD. WOA! I GUESS SO! WILL WE ALL BE HERE FOR WPX 2009? I PRAY WE WILL. ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RARE PREFIXES!
W4NBSSO LP ALLFIRST EVER CONTEST SUBMISSION. SLOW GOING WITH ONLY DIPOLES ON 20 AND 40 BUT STILL GREAT FUN EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT A FULL FLEDGED EFFORT. THANKS TO ALL.
W5EKFSO HP ALL80 & 10 MTRS WERE DISAPOINTING, BUT HAD FUN ON OTHER BANDS
W5GNSA HP ALLNEW OPTIBEAM OB16-3 AND CAL-AV 2D-40A @88/74 FEET WERE AWESOME, ESPECIALLY ON RECEIVE - I ONLY HAD TO GIVE UP ON THREE CALLERS. RAN 42 TIMES FOR 11 HOURS (1/3 OF TIME ON) AND MADE 793 (50%) OF MY QSOS; WORKED SPOTS OR S&P FOR THE REMAINING 2/3 OF TIME; WO
W5KDJSO QRP ALLBANDS NOT VERY GOOD BUT WHEN YOUR RUNNING 500MW GUESS YOU CAN'T COMPLAIN. HAD A GOOD TIME AND THAT'S WHAT COUNT.
W6YJSO QRP 20MEQUIP, FT1000MP MK V MONITORED AT 5W OUTPUT -- ANT 203BA AT 45 FT.
W7DRA/7SO LP 80MI MUST THINK I HAVE ROCKS IN MY HEAD TO THINK I COULD PUT TOGETHER A STATION THAT WOULD WORK IN 3 DAYS AND DRAG IT OUT TO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND SET IT UP IN A TENT, PUT UP ANTENNAS IN LESS THAN ONE DAY. THE ARC5 HAD A BAD NOTE AND IT DRIFTED 500 HZ EAC
W8GNSO HP 15MVERY PART TIME, BUT FUN.......
WB2AASO LP ALLRIG ICOM-718 100W REST 07,09-11,53, 14,59-16,05, 06,21-12,37
WB2BXOSA LP 15MANOTHER TWO-AFTERNOON OPERATION, BUT I GOT A CERTIFICATE FOR THE PHONE CONTEST LAST YEAR, SO WHY NOT? COULD HAVE PUT IN ANOTHER HOUR, BUT CONDITIONS TOTALLY FADED ON 15 SUNDAY EVENING.
WB6BWZ/4SO QRP ALLMY FIRST WPX CW CONTEST. NICE TO WORK EUROPE AND AFRICA AGAIN.
WO1NSA LP ALLGOOD FUN AS ALWAYS
WO4DSO LP ALLCONDITIONS VERY PECULIAR. NO AFRICA HEARD ON ANY BAND. OPENINGS TO SOUTH AMERICA WERE LIMITED TO 10 METERS. WEST COAST MULTIPLIERS VERY SCARCE DUE TO LACK OF STATIONS HEARD. JAPAN & NEW ZEALAND WHETTED APPETITE WITH SHORT OPENING. DID NOT WORK FULL TIME D

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