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JA1BFNSO LP 20MEQUIPMENT IC756PRO2 POWER: 100W ANTENNA: DIPOLE
JA1DBGSO LP 15MReally, I enjoyed very much! Thank You.
JA1KPF/6SO QRP 15MRadio: YAESU FT-817ND, 5W Antenna: Shortened Whip (21 MHz)
JA1SMDSO LP 15MI enjoyed the contest.
JA2MWVSO QRP 10MANT: 14mH 4ELE RIG: FT-107 PWR: <5w
JA2TTHSO LP ALLI enjoyed the contest.TNX.
JA7COISO HP ALLI made some discontinuity and repetition of number due to a bug in my home-brew-software.
JA7YCQMSHIt was very good experience for us. I want to talk with foreign hams.
JA8RWUMSHUnexpectedly we had two JA0 visitors for a short while. Did not QRV for a full time operation but enjoyed some ragchew.
JE1LFXSO HP ALL20-10m TB-Yagi,80m 40m RDP
JE1SPYSO LP 80MI entry on single-op 80m low power. The condition between the U.S.A. and JA was not so good. Especialy on 75m DX band, We east Asian stations have a very heavy QRM of the OTH ladar from CHINA. it's signal strength was over S9++. When it was transmitted, We can hear no amateure radio signal. Hams all over the world must to say to Chinease's goverment about it!!!!!! I used Micro Vert Antenna by DL7PE. It is only 2m length and I set it on my small blcony of my condminium.
JF3IYWSO LP 40MI use V-DP anntena,runninng 50 watts.
JF9KVTSO LP ALLRIG. FT1000MP ANT PWR. 100W 40m ANT. 13m ZEPP. 20m ANT. 2elements YAGI home made 15m ANT. 2elements ZL special Condition was very poor, But I could enjoy the wonderful contest.
JG2KKGSO LP 20MREST PERIOD 3-29 14:013-22:13(8H) REST PERIOD 3-30 15:35-21:12(5H37)
JH3PRRSO HP ALLPart time participation. Almost S&P.
JH4UYBSO HP ALLGreat Contest. Rest 0420-0520 1404-1510 1758-2032 2322-0422 1618-1740 1904-2004
JH8FIHSO HP ALLANT SYSTEM 40M 1EL R-DP,20M-15M-10M 4-5-5EL TRIBANDER
JI1UDDSO LP ALLI enjoyed the contest.
JI2ZEYMSHICOM IC-7800 with 1kw-Amplifier 10m-4el-Yagi, 15m-4el-Yagi, 20m-6el-Yagi, 40m-2el-Yagi, 80m-Sloper
JJ3TBBChecklogRIG is "TS-850S" and output power is 50W Antenna is "GP" about 8mH Operated from QTH "Toyonaka-City in Osaka Prefecture"
JK1TCVSO QRP 15MRIG OUTPUT POWER USED LESS THAN 5W
JK2VOCSA LP ALLNo Good Condition. Thankyou for Contest.
JO3EVMSO LP ALLI enjoyed the contest.
JP1JFGSO LP ALLREST HOUR day1/1100-1201,1615-2246, day2/1045-1146, 1359-2150 It was so tough condx for 50 watts. I have slept well.
JR1NKNSO QRP 15MThe maximum output power in the contest was 5 watts with FT-817 transceiver. Thank you for the QSOs. See you all next time.
K0ADEChecklogFirst contest, first checklog! Please forgive me!
K0GASSO HP ALLNICE TO HAVE 15M OPEN A LITTLE.
K0PKSO HP 15M15 was a dismal ghost town all day Saturday. Didn't open at all until Sunday afternoon. Best DX east was D44. Almost everything else was Carribean & SA. Played a little on 40 for a few check-log contacts.
K1YSYSO LP ALL10M dead at my QTH - 15M not much better
K1ZMSO HP ALLTo the contest committee: I had a problem at the start of the contest with my logging program and this caused me to have to begin resequencing contacts again at #001 at 0035z of the first hour. Sorry for that, but I could find no other way to fix it. OFF 0630Z-1000Z, 2230Z-2330Z,0200-0545Z,0715Z-1000Z,2300Z-2400Z
K2EUH/4SO HP ALLUsing a short (20 m), low (5 m high) random endfed "stealth" wire ant.
K2HVESO LP 20MWPX is always the #1 Contest!! k2hve
K2RETSO HP 20MAlthough I wasn't able to put much time in, I enjoyed the contest ! Thanks to those whom I logged. See you again next year.
K3TWSO QRP 20MBand conditions were good for QRP.
K4GOPSO LP ALLWorked all bands!
K4MLSO LP ALLEnjoyed the pleasantries and camaraderie! Good weekend.
K4PVSO HP ALLThis was the very first good opening on 15 and 20 meters during the bottom of this sunspot cycle. Really lookng forward to improved conditions.
K4SVSO HP ALLJust playing
K5EK/4SA HP ALLThere were some real impressive QSO numbers near the end. Good weekend! How about a category for all wire antennas??
K5ZOSA HP 20MCondx vry poor on Friday. Had to quit early because of local thunder storms. Saturday was better for dx but still hard to work EU. Sunday much much better.
K7ACZSO LP 20MVery few EU, AS, or OC stations were heard. Miss the good old days of EU stations coming in over the pole early in the mornings of the contest. I certify that, other than caffeine, no performance enhancing drugs or steroids were used during this contest. Also, no small animals or children were harmed.
K7AWBSA LP ALL100 watts into Cushcraft R5 at 5 feet off ground. 20 and 15 only.
K9NWSO HP 160MIt'll only get better...I hope.
KA0EICSO LP ALLNo time for contest this year.
KA6SGT/9SO QRP ALLDifficult conditions, especially for QRP. But the best moment came when KF4GDX commented, upon my calling, "At last, a signal above the noise."
KA7PLESO QRP ALLWas my first SSB QRP contest in a long time. Antenna was a meager end-fed 90' Random wire up 15' Used my FT-817 and I had a ball. I did not work the whole contest, but I did it in pieces as time permitted. I look forward to the CW contest in May. 73 de ka7ple
KB0ARZSO LP ALLWow, I went over 100,000 points for the first time!
KB1KRSSO LP ALLMY FIRST (AND ONLY) EVER CONTEST CONTACT
KB1OGLMSHFather (kg7hf) daughter (kb1ogl) rookie simple wire antenna.
KB5DRJSO LP ALLExcellent contest! Thanks.

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