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3G1XSO HP ALLI USED THE CHILEAN SPECIAL PREFIX 3G1X. MY HOMECALL IS XQ1IDM. I WILL HAVE THE LOG ON-LINE IN A FEW DAYS AT THE URL HTTP,//WWW.QSL.NET/3G1X
4X1VFSO LP 10MSunday's are normal working days in Israel, so I was limited to operate mainly on Saturday. Conditions was ok, but activity was lower comparing tgo previous years.
4Z8EESO LP 40MPARTIAL EFFORT ONLY (ABT 15 HRS), IT SEEMED TO ME CONDX WERE NOT SO GOOD AS IT COULD BE.
6Y2AMMGREAT HIGH BAND CONDITIONS, BUT NO ONE ON THE LOW BANDS.
7K2GMJSO LP ALLI USED KENWOOD TS-690S OUTPUT 50 WATTS WITH 15M HIGH 3ELE MONOBAND YAGI FOR 21MHZ AND 15M HIGH V-DIPOLE FOR 7MHZ. I ENJOY THIS CONTEST EVERYYEAR. THANKS FOR NICE CONTEST. GL ES 73 7K2GMJ KAZU
7K2PBBSO LP 10MA6 AND OD ARE MY NEW ONES, VY HPI! AM JA'S 3RD CLASS LICENSED, ONLY 10W OUTPUT AND USIN' WHIP ANT. UP ABT 13MH, TNX 4 UR WORKS, 73 REST PERIOD 1100-2400(13H)
7M1MCTSO LP ALLOUTPUT 50W 6ELE TRIBANDER (10-15-20) DIPOLE (40-80)
7S2ESO LP 15MHAD LIMITED TIME THIS WEEKEND. WORKING ON THE 4-EL FOR 80M I HOPE TO INSTALL THIS SUMMER. WENT FOR THE 21MHZ SB SO LP 1HOUR CLASS HI.
7X0DXSO LP ALLON BUSINESS TRIP IN ALGERIA. OPERATION WAS ONLY POSSIBLE AFTER WORKING HOURS. WEEKEND HERE IS THURSDAY-FRIDAY. BANDS OPEN TO EUROPE 24 H A DAY. FANTASTIC, EVEN IF I HAD ONLY WIRE ANTENNAS. I HOPE I GAVE A NEW MULTIPLIER/COUNTRY TO FEW NEEDY ONES.
8P4AMSHDUE TO NETWORK BREAKDOWN WE SENT NUMBERS FROM 1341 TO 1391 TWICE ON 15 METERS. THIS WAS A DEDICATED WPX CW CONTEST DX-PEDITION.
9A0DXSO LP ALLANT: 3EL 3BANDER (14,21,28), VERTICAL (7), SLOOPET (3,5 1.8)
9A3RESO LP 160MTX/RX,ICOM-706MKII PWR,100W ANT,INV V 15M UP
9A5WSO HP 20MMY REST TIME WERE, 1020-1120 2130-2230 0600-1730 BECAUSE OF SOME PRIVATE OBLIGATIONS I COULD NOT CHOOSE THE BEST PERIODS FOR 20 M
9A5YSO HP 10MEQUIPMENT WORKED WELL ALL CONTEST , BUT CAN'T SAY THAT FOR PROPAGATION ! ALL USA STATIONS WHERE WORKED SKEWED PATH TO CENTRAL AMERICA ! SEEMS WE ARE GOING OUT OF DX PROPAGATION ON 10M SOON ! TNX TO ALL WHO GIVE ME A POINTS !
9H0ASO HP 15M15M WAS OPEN THE FULL 48 HOURS!
AA3WISO QRP ALLMY FIRST CW CONTEST GOING SOLO. DABBLED IN THE CONTEST, YET ENJOY MY TIME. NEVER HEARD CODE AT SUCH RATES. WORKED IN SEARCH AND POUNCE MODE. SURPRISED AT WHAT 3 WATTS AND A LONG WIRE CAN DO! WISHED THAT THE RUNNERS WOULD VARY SPEED OCCASSIONALLY SO SLOW P
AA6EESO LP ALLNew countries - 9H & A61
AE1XSO LP ALLIT WAS FUN TO RETURN TO THIS CONTEST. X PTS
AF4RKSO HP ALLGREAT CONTEST, HAD A LOT OF FUN TESTING A NEW ANTENNA
AG0TSO QRP ALLMY FIRST GO AT WPX. FRIDAY EVENING CONDITIONS WERE PRETTY HOT ON 15 AND 20M. SATURDAY WAS NOT SO HOT. SLOW GOING, AND HARD EARNED QSOS. SUNDAY WAS SOMEWHAT BETTER FOR WORKING STATESIDE STATIONS, BUT DX WAS STILL RATHER TOUGH. WORKING BY2A ON 10M SUNDAY AF
AG1CSO HP ALLLOT OF FUN USING A RARE PREFIX. THANKS TO LARRY, AG1C FOR THE USE OF HIS CALLSIGN...N2GC
AI4AASO LP 160MUSED THE AI4AA CALL AGAIN BUT WENT SSSB ON 160.NOT MUCH ACTIVITY TO ,SAY THE LEAST! 73'S CORT K4WI
AI9TSA HP ALLTHIS SCORE WON'T BEAT ANYONE BUT IT WAS MY PERSONAL BEST FOR A CW CONTEST. TNXS AND 73'S
AL7NJMMTHANKS TO RICH, KL7RA FOR THE HOSPITALITY TO LET US EXPORE ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING ALASKA PROPAGATION PHENOMENA. SLOW START, BUT GOOD PILEUP SUNDAY MORNING.
CB4ASO LP 40MMY HOMECALL IS CE4USW. CB FIRST-ISSUED CHILEAN PREFIX, ESPECIALLY FOR CQWPX CONTEST 2002 TO CE4USW.
CT7TMSHTNX TO CT1EPV AND CT4NH , WE COULD GET ON IN M/S SECTION.THE RISKS FOR SOAPBOX, TVI AND RFI WHERE TO BIG TO GO HP SO WE DID LOW POWER .THE 80 M KITE SOAPBOX, SUSPENDED 1/4 WAVE VERTICAL LAYING ON THE SAND AT OUR SUNRISE ON SATURDAY MORNING....LACK OF WIND
CX2AQSO QRP ALLRIG. TEN-TEC ARGONAUT 515 AND 3 EL BEAM
D2CRSO LP ALLI WORK IN ANGOLAN-RUSSIAN MINING COMPANY CATOCA SINCE 2000. I'VE GOT THE ANGOLAN LICENCE D2CR SINCE JANUARY 2001. MY QTH IS NEAR SAURIMO CITY. MY HOME CALL IS RK3BR (MOSCOW). THANK FOR PLEASANT COMPETITIONS. TX/RX ICOM 706 (100 WATT), HALF G5RV AS INV VEE
DF1DXSO QRP ALLPAUSE1, SA 05-25 0000-0650 PAUSE2, SU 05-26 0000-0650 PAUSE3, SU 05-26 1800-2359
DF5RF/PSO QRP ALL/PORTABLE-QTH, NEUENHAIN NEAR FRANKFURT/MAIN RIG, ELECRAFT K2 POWER 4.5W 160-10MTR WITH ATU ANTENNAS, 160M, 80M, HOMEBREW WINDOM 53M COAX FEED 4 TO 7 MTRS OVER GROUND SUPPORTED BY APPLE TREES 40M, 20M, 15M, 10M, HOMEBREW VERTICAL, 8MTRS LONG
DF9ZPSO QRP 10MHARD JOB WITH 5 WATTS, BUT MY 9 ELEMENT MONOBANDER HELPED A LOT ! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR IN THAT FINE CONTEST. CONDITIONS TO USA VERY BAD, ONLY A FEW W`S IN THE LOG...
DJ6TKSO LP ALLWPX WAS ONE OF THE CONTESTS THIS WEEKEND
DJ9AOSO LP ALLI GAINED MY LICENSE IN DECEMBER 2000, SO ROOKIE CLASS IS OK. 73!
DK2GZSO HP 10MDID 15 METER LAST YEAR, SO 10 METER WAS THE CHOICE THIS YEAR. CONDX INTO U.S.A VERY POOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND. WORKED ONLY A FEW SOUTHERN US. WAS IT A CQ CONTEST? YES IT WAS, CALLED 2724 TIMES CQ !!!
DK3DMSA HP 15MTIME OFF 1 0400Z - 0530Z 1H30 TIME OFF 2 0700Z - 0800Z 1H00 TIME OFF 3 1730Z - 1830Z 1H00 TIME OFF 4 2120Z - 0420Z 7H00 TIME OFF 5 1030Z - 1200Z 1H30
DK3REDChecklogDON'T FORGET, THE FUN IS THE POWER!
DK7ANSO LP ALLCONDX WERE BETTER THAN I SUPPOSED, SO I DID WORK SOME HOURS.
DL1HCMSO LP ALLGREAT CONTEST AGAIN THIS YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SOME HOURS. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
DL4HRMSO HP ALLOPERATING WITHOUT COMPUTER, NO PACKET RADIO, AND NO INTERNET
DL4SDWSO LP ALLREST PERIODS, SATURDAY 07,22 - 13,22 = 6 HRS SATURDAY 17,43 - 18,43 = 1 HR SUNDAY 01,30 - 06,30 = 5 HRS = TOTAL 12 HRS
EA3ALVSO HP 80MTHE BEST CHOICE WOULD BE UPPER BANDS, ALL OPEN MOST OF TIME! BUT I LIKE THE LOWER ONES...
EA7WASO LP ALLJUST FOR FUN, A DIPOLE 2 MTRS UP IS NOT THE BEST FOR CONTESTING BUT I ENJOYED IT A LOT DURING 27 HOURS THAT I HAD FREE TIME ... HOPE NEXT YEAR TO WORK FULL TIME AND WITH OTHER ANTENNAS.
EI4CFSO LP 15M15M BAND WAS IN GREAT CONDX. USED A IC756PRO TO AN X7.
EM3JSA HP ALLTHANKS EVERYONE WHO CALL ME DURING THIS CONTEST. SEE YOU AGAIN! 73! KEN UU2JZ/EM3J
EO1ISO LP 10MIC-746, VERTICAL 5/8W @30M
ES2USO LP ALLWORKED TIME - 34H 30MIN ANTENNAS = MULTIBAND SKYWIRE LOOP RIG- IC735 GOOD PROPAGATSION
F/G3VQO/PSO LP ALLNICE TO BE A "RARE" MULTIPLIER FOR ONCE SOME GOOD DX FOR JUST 50 WATTS AND A MOBILE WHIP
F3GJSO LP ALLVERY PLEASED TO HAVE PUT THE VERY OLD AND RARE IN CONTEST FRENCH PFX F3 IN WPX. IT HAS BEEN THE FIRST TIME YEARS. THE LAST F3 PFX WERE ISSUED IN THE EARLY 50TH.
F5ICCSO LP ALLENJOYED SOME GOOD DX ON LOW BAND LESS THAN 36 HOURS OPERATIONS THANKS TO ALL, SEE YOU NEXT YEAR
F5JBRSO LP ALLHOURS REST 05H00 TO 14H30 09H30 HOURS REST 23H30 TO 07H00 07H30 HOURS REST , 09H30 TO 12H30 , 03H00 HOURS REST TOTAL , 20H00

      

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