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WA5IYXSO LP ALL(2002) FT-847; (1977) 3-e 10-m Wilson 20' AGL; 3-e 15-m h.b. Yagi 14' AGL; 20-40-75-m fan dipole 14' AGL; low solar flux levels again impacted 10-15m condx
WA5RMLSO QRP ALLIC703 @5wts to G5RV - My first SSB contest! Many thanks to those who copied my QRp signal - very good operators1
WA6KHKSO HP ALLTwo power outages but had a lot of fun! Working Greece, Cyprus, and Thailand helped too!
WA6WPGSO LP 80M80 Meters on the first night was a real struggle. Learned a lot and had a good time, when I thought about it two days later!
WA7SHPChecklogGreat fun - just submitting checklog.
WB2LEBSO LP ALLGreat to hear 40 perking the whole contest. Had some noise problems due to bad weather early Sunday, but everything turned out well later in the day. Tom, WB2LEB
WB2TFM/4SO LP 20MGot struck by lighting Sat night. Only lost computer. was able to retreve 1st log. thanks to all.
WB4MAKSA HP ALLLot's of storms this weekend. Made a casual attempt. The Heil noise cancelling headset with boom mic is horrible for RFI reception. Can't wait for the CW contest.
WB6HYHSO LP ALLI HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR OVER 45 YEARS AND THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST. IT WAS REALLY A LOT OF FUN. I DIDN'T GET TO SPEND VERY MUCH TIME AT IT THIS YEAR, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING A LOT MORE TIME AT IT NEXT YEAR!
WB6JJJSO HP ALLGreat openings to Europe Saturday evening and Sunday. Great fun, I can't believe that there are so many different prefixes to contact. Bill, WB6JJJ
WC2Z/4SO HP ALLthx fer a great contest, 73
WD9HDTSO LP ALLNext Year I will use logging software This was my first major contest. I need a better antenna. Other ops were VERY patient and did not seem to mind ( much :-} ) dup calls made in error
WE6EZ/7SO LP ALL10 mTS. WAS DEAD, 15 SHOWED SOME ACTIVITY AND THE OTHER BANDS WERE OK. ENJOYED THE WPX TEST IN SPITE OF BEING RESTRICTED WITH ANTENNAS BY ASSOCIATION. SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR, WE6EZ
WI3KSO HP ALLMost QSO's yet. Didn't hear any Pacific, but had fun.
WM5RSO HP ALLRichard K5NA had invited me out to operate his station in a couple of phone contests this year, but it wasn't until the WPX contest that I could go. It was a great opportunity to try out one of the local super-stations and see what I could do as a single operator. This was my second real effort as a single operator in this contest. Congratulations to K5TR on a great score!
WP3GWSO LP ALLEven thou propagation was so-so, did better than last year.
WV4VSO HP ALLWorked a 2 watt QRP station in Argentina on 10 meters
WV6NSO HP ALLGreat fun with only a screwdriver antenna and 500 Watts
XE1GRRSO LP ALLAntenna A3S for 10-15-20 mt. with 40 mt. kit
XE2RVSO LP ALLGreat time by enjoying operating by times in a busy weekend, made some interesting qsos and new ones for me in 40, 20 and 15 mts. hope to be back next year
XX9AUSO LP 15MMy transceiver is Yaesu-920. Max power in the contest is 100W. My antenna is R5 about 20m high above the ground.
XX9ETSO QRP 20MMy transceiver is Kenwood TS-680V. Max power in the contest is 5W. My antenna is 5 meter GP about 5m high above the ground.
XX9LBSO QRP 15MMy transceiver is Kenwood TS-680V. Max power in the contest is 5W. My antenna is 5 meter GP about 7m high above the ground.
XX9LQSO LP 20MMy transceiver is ICOM IC-725. Max power in the contest is 75W. My antenna is 5 meter GP about 6m high above the ground.
YB1ARSO HP ALLthere is not enough time due to other job my 40M ant found high swr on second day propagation om 10M nothing et ALL
YB1TJSO LP ALLTS930S 100 Watts X-7 Homebrew (Tribanders) & Rotary Dipole (40M/80M) Great Contest, CU next Contest 73
YB3IZKSO LP ALLIm Particiepent but Vy Enjoyed joint wwwpx contest 2009
YB8ELSO LP 15MTRX : IC 707 - Output = 100 w ANT : 21 MHz. 4 element homebrew 14 - 7 - 3.5 MHz. Dipole Multi Band Homebrew PC : Pentiun 3 / Windows XP / MixW 2.17
YB8FLSO HP 40MTRX : IC 751A OUTPUT :400 W ANT : 7 mHz Yagi 3 el mono PC : Pen 4, SC Interface ... Home made Software ... MixW 2.17
YC5OUBSO LP 15MNice provagation this year
YL2BJSO HP 20MTnx for contest,cuagn next year!!
YL2GUVSO LP 80Mtrx ICOM-751 ant LW
YO2BPZSO HP 20MI'm sorry for very short activity!
YO2RSO HP 15MTrx: Yaesu FT-1000MP-Mark-V Ampl: Acom 1000 Ant : Inverted L-160m; O B1-80; OB4030; OB16-5: OB5-6
YO3FRISA LP ALLI had to work only limited time. My job... 73/88
YO3JWSA LP 40MNICE TO BE IN THIS CONTEST.
YO4FTCSO LP 40MTRX: TS130 d ANT DELTA LOOP Tnx to everybody Best regards
YO4GNJSO LP ALLICOM IC 730 ANNTENA LONG WIRE
YO4USSO LP ALLTS 450 SAT,5o W,ant.vertical/20m& 15 m,dipole/40 m; nice contest,see you next year!
YO5BQQSO LP 40Micom 7000 inveerted v 20m 100w 73!IOAN
YO5DASSO LP ALLTS 830 S 50 W out Ant: Lw 167m, +YO7DZ(dipole),+Cubical Quad
YO5OEDSO LP 40MRig: FT 847 ; ant dipole
YO5OHYSO LP ALLGood contest, many station tnx to all 73 GL de YO5OHY-Zoli
YO6EZChecklogTRX: TS 830 S Ant: Magnetic MFJ Since 1955 Age 80
YO6HSUSO LP ALLRIG:FT-840 - 100W ANT: DIPOL
YO8BFBSA HP 80MRIG: TS 850 SAT ;ANT CP 6 INVERTED V
YO8BPYSO LP ALLTS-520 SE Ant FD4 Sloper HM Transmachy HM Vy 73!
YO8THGSA HP ALLRIG: TS830S, ANT DIPOL
YO9XCSO LP ALLRIG: TS2000x; ANT: deltaloop
YT2AAASO LP ALLIC-746PRO, W3DZZ Multiband Dipole

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