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G0HVQSA LP ALLMy first time in WPX SSB, great fun. Didn't expect to get so many QSOs with a simple setup (100W/verical) and no suspots.
G0KDSSO LP ALLALL S&P POWER 10W TO 100W ANT 80M WIRE FOR 15M THRO 80 AND 10M MONOBAND BEAM
G0MLYSO LP ALLMy first HF contest, so really quite exciting! Could only get on air at certain times though. I am looking forward to taking part in further contests Thanks to everyone who I worked for their patience!
G0MTNSO HP ALLThe sun finally came out so I slowed down...
G1FONSO LP ALLMy first venture with CQ-WPX-SSB, and it didn't take me long to realise that a 9 foot vertical antenna is not conducive to attaining a high score. In fact I finished early, having worked all I could. Otherwise it was great fun, will have another attempt with better antennas.
G2CSO LP ALLFun contest with a special callsign Good conditions on 20m 15m and 80m Sadly 40m was too crowdy and 10m didnt open at all
G3TXFSO HP ALLJoined the end of the contest for last four hours only.
G3WWSO LP 20MThought I'd use a 100 mile car journey to give away a few points. Surprised what can be worked with 20w to a mobile whip.
G3YBYSA HP 15MVery casual entry just 5 hours operation but thought 15m would be interesting. Good openings to Caribbean and SA also AF but nothing to NA or JA
G4DFISO LP ALLI enjoyed entering the contest very much.
G4NXGSO LP ALLConditions proved difficult to work outside of " Atlantic" regions from the mobile station.
G4OWTSO HP ALLI used this contest as a chance to try out the doublet antena on the low bands.
G4WGESO LP ALLRoll on the expansion of 40M in region 1. So many HP stations so little bandwidth!
G6CSYSO LP ALLSurprised to work some 15m DX Several stations using unmanned auto CQ's to hold freqs Look forward to when 10m opens!
G7TWCSO LP 40M100W from FT1000MP and double size G5RV. Best DX was ZL twice, great to work VR and A7 for new countries.
G7VRKSA HP ALLEnjoyed what i did How about a a 6/8 hour section for single ops ?
G8MIASO LP ALLExtra sunspots enabled 15m band to open.
G8ZRESO LP ALLMore QSOS than last year very enjoyable Only one doubtful QSO SERIAL 228 SENT UZ1I do not think he copied my call correctly
GB90RAFSO LP ALLLeasurely entry just to test the station set up for GB90RAF on 1 Apr!
GM4UYZSA LP ALLManaged a few hours on Saturday and Sunday and thoroughly enjoyed what I managed to contact. Radio: TS2000 Antenna: CUSHCRAFT r% Vertical Power: 100W
GM7TUDSO LP ALLFirst time I have tried using computer logging during a contest,normally use paper logs and whilst it was good to see dupes instantly, I screwed up a few recieved serial numbers. Equipment used, Kenwood Ts450 100 watts Cushcraft MA5B and a Butternut HF2V
GW4BLESO HP ALLSome broken antennas after ARRLDX contest are undergoing repair, so a very much restricted activity in WPX this year - just 75 Qs!
H22HSO HP 80MFANTASTIC DX CONDITIONS ON 80M ON SUNDAY SUNRISE!
HA1SNChecklogRadio: TS-130SE Antenna: FD-8 Windom
HA1TNXSO HP ALLTS950SD 800W GP's
HA2MNSO LP ALLSome stations heard me this time. Thanks for Qs, see you next year! Rig TS-530SP 100 W into a end-fed 21 mtrs long wire above flat roof.
HA8BESO LP 160MRig: IC-756 (100W) Ant: Vertical(28m) Nice contest, poor condx!
HA8LMZSO LP ALLMy RIG is YAESU FT-747 my ant.home-made seven meters long vertical
HB0/LX9EGSO LP 40MNot easy with a longwire just 3m above snow level.
HB10DXM2The Swiss DX Foundation (SDXF) uses this special call to celebrate it's 10th birthday. For details on the special event station and how to qualify for a special SDXF Original Swiss Knife check out http://www.sdxf.ch. The team operated from HB9CA (Letzi-DX-Group) station.
HB9CICSA HP ALLSurprise was 10m opening to South America, Saturday afternoon. Good signals, low QRN.
HB9QASO LP ALLTRX: IC-7400, OUT 100 WTTS ANT: DJ2UT-BEAM (8-ELE-7-BAND YAGI),TRAP-DIPOLE FOR 160/80/40 M, I HAD NOT THE FREE-TIME TO PARTICIPATE THE WHOLE CONTEST-PERIOD CONDS WERE FAIR BUT NIL ON TEN METERS
HB9SVTSO LP ALLTRX: Kenwood TS-570 D(G) PWR: max. 100 wtts ANT: Dipole
HH4/AF4ZMSHConditions were good but AC Power at the mission where we operated was not available for 8 to10 hours each night. We used a IC-7000 and the antennas were a beam for 10, 15 and 20 meters and a SuperLoop for 40 and 80 meters. Jan and I want to thank all the stations that worked us during the contest.
HL1VAUSA LP ALLNice weekend for DX listening and hit and run for big signals on the band.. A lot of european big guns coming on 20m over the night but no chance avialable for my weak signal.. 15/10m opened during daytime & had a lot of fun there.. CU in the CW section and hope more better propagation during the day..
HQ2WSA HP ALLGood contest ,great propagation ,lets do it again ..
HS0ZDRSO HP 15MNO USA EXCEPT KH6 BUT ALOT OF GOOD DX WORKED. NOT BAD FOR A 33' PIECE OF WIRE TAPED TO A TELESCOPING FIBERGLASS POLE. BEING ON THE ROOF AT 150' HELPS I GUESS, HI.
HZ1PSSO LP ALLEnjoyed the contest very much. Conditions were good throughout the weekend and met a lot of new contacts. Thanks to CQ for the contest and to all for the Q's.
I2WIJSO HP ALLI really hoped for a better result. Super crowded 20M. 73 Bob, I2WIJ
IK0XBXSO QRP ALLOnly 2.5 hours of fun contest ..... very nice
IN3XUGSO LP 20Mrig: Kennwood TS 50 + ant. Vert 14AVQ very hard problem to operate into the big emission... short time dedicate to operation and my bad position (in valley) propagation slow = little points
IQ5AEM2First WPX for us, testing equipment and sharing happy time together. We choose multi-2 for testing interference. RIG IC775DSP, ELECRAFT K2, TL922 ANT vertical for 80m and 40m, Spiderbeam 20-15-10 - SW QARTest by IK3QAR
IR9ZSO LP ALLICOM IC706 MK II 100 W INVERTED V DIPOL 40-80-160
IW0HLZSO HP ALLSEMPRE BELLO QUESTO CONTEST PROPAGAZIONE BUONA IN 15M 40M SEMPRE AFFOLLATI 20M OK 10M CHIUSI
IW0HOUSA HP 10MMy first contest as SOSB. Nice experience, even if propagation in 10M was low due to solar flux minimum. Good signals from South America and Africa
IW1QNSO LP 20MGood propagaztion on Saturady with JA.A lot of problem with the Clock of my PC.
IW3SSASA HP 80MUnfortunately this edition not too much time worked in the contest but very enjoyed the night openings tocentral america and carribean area.See You all the next edition!!!73s
IZ0CEZSO LP ALLNot many QSO but nice contest with some good DX and newones
IZ3IBLSO QRP ALLLicensed from july 2006
J42WTMSHGREAT CONTEST AND PARTICIPATION. TNX TO ALL STATIONS FOR THE QSO'S. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT YEAR. 73 FROM THE WHITE TOWER DX TEAM.

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