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2003

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N3UMSO HP ALLPREFER CW; ONLY MY SECOND SSB WPX: THIS TIME WITH AMP: BEAM: AND TOWER: DEFINITELY MORE FUN THAN BAREFOOT WITH WIRE IN THE TREES: AS IN '00: AND > TRIPLE THE SCORE. PROPAGATION FAIR AT BEST: POOR ON 15 SUN. TO EU; 20 TO EU MUCH BETTER SUN. 40 SSB PAINFUL
N3VOPSO LP ALLFT-847 & SHORT LONG WIRE
N4NTOSO LP ALLENJOYED THE BRIEF TIME I GOT TO SPEND ON THE CONTEST!
N4WQHSO LP ALLLONG TIME HAM-FIRST TIME CONTESTER.
N4ZAKSO QRP 10MRIG: HTX-100 @ 5 WATTS: ANT: STURBA CURTAIN AND LONG WIRE
N5PASO HP ALLBANDS WERE IN BAD SHAPE. EUROPE AND ASIA ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. PICKED UP TWO NEW ONES. FUN TEST...
N5PUSO LP ALLHAD FUN: BUT WISH PEOPLE WOULD USE THEIR CALL INSTEAD OF QRZ!!!
N7IHMSHGREATE CONTEST AS ALL 40 PREVIOUS YEARS +!
N8IESO QRP ALLHAD A BLAST. LOTS OF GREAT OPS. 73: DAN
N8IISO HP ALLTOO TIRED POST PLEASURE TRIP TO TX FOR FULL EFFORT. CONDX WERE STRANGE AT BEST: TERRIBLE AT WORST = SUNDAY AM. ON SUNDAY AM IT WAS SNOWING HEAVILY CREATING S7-S9 PRECIPITATION STATIC ROAR. JUST AS THE ROAR ABATED: A MAJOR DISTURBANCE WIPED OUT EU ON ALL B
N9IOSA HP ALLUNFORTUNATELY: I HAD TO WORK THIS WEEKEND. WISH I COULD HAVE WORKED THIS ONE FULL TIME.
NA4WSO HP 10MWORST CONTEST EFFORT EVER.. BETWEEN MOTHER SOL AND MURPHY NOT MUCH WENT RIGHT!
NA9DSO HP ALLWELL: IT SURE IS EASY TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS TEST AND 2 YEARS AGO WHICH IS WHEN I LAST PUT IN A SERIOUS EFFORT AND EVEN MORE DRAMATIC OVER 3 YEARS AGO! THERE WAS HARDLY ANY OPENINGS TO EUROPE FROM THE BLACK HOLE OF THE MIDWEST. I THINK I CAN
NB1BSO HP ALLWD0J WAS WORKED AS INDICATED IN LOG: BUT THE COMPUTER CRASHED AND I NEGLECTED TO GET HIM IN THE LOG. HE WAS
NC6PSO LP ALLOPERATING FROM CAMPTONVILLE: CA
ND2T/6SA LP ALLIT IS SO NICE TO BE A WANTED MULT FOR A CHANGE. EVEN WITH 100 WATTS AND A DIPOLE WAS ABLE TO SUSTAIN RUNS AND HOLD FREQS ON 10 AND 15.
NE5DSO HP 160MTHE FIRST NIGHT: 160 WAS UNUSUALLY QUIET: BUT NOT THE SECOND NIGHT.
NF4AMSHOPERATED AT N4PN ST. GEORGE ISLAND: FL
NG3UM2PLEASE ALLOW MY SENDING NON-SEQUENTIAL SERIALS FRIDAY EVENING. STN#0 16 MISSING. STN#1 HAS DUPE 6 AND 7 BETWEEN 14 AND 16. ERRORS OCCURED WHILE ALONE CHANGEING EQUIP/BANDS/PROGRAM.
NI9CSO LP 15MI REALLY ENJOY THIS CONTEST. IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE TO RUN OUT OF MULTIPLIERS. BUT WHERE WAS WESTERN EUROPE?
NL7RTMSHOPERATED FROM KL7FH'S CABIN IN WILLOW ALASKA MARKV FIELD AND A R-7 VERT.
NN5ZSO LP 20MI THOUGHT SATURDAY WAS HARD ON 20: THEN SUNDAY ROLLED AROUND!
NN6OSO LP ALLKINDA DIFFICULT WITHOUT A BEAM!
NO6XSO HP ALLRIG: YAESU MARK V PWR: 200 W ANT: DIPOLE E-MAIL: K_HATCH@KLA-TENCOR.COM F MO DATE TIME CALL RST # CALL RST # T
NR7DXSO HP ALLBANDS NOT SO HOT FOR DX: USA GOOD!!
NT6KSO HP 80MFIRST CONTEST FROM THE NEW QTH. ONLY ANTENNA UP IS A 140 FOOT CENTER FEED DIPOLE UP 45 FEET IN A TREE. BIG THRILL WAS CQ9K CALLED ME.
NU6TSO LP ALL100 W MAXIMUM POWER
NW4ZSO HP ALLTHANKS TO JEFF FOR THE USE HIS CALL THIS WEEKEND. I DID NOT APRECIATE EO6F GIVING ME AND MANY OTHER US OPS CRAP ABOUT THE WAR GOING ON. I THINK HIS SCORE SHOULD NOT COUNT!
NW6HSO HP ALLI LOVE THIS CONTEST.
NZ1UMSHBOY WERE THE CONDITIONS POOR! SURE WISH WE HAD MADE SOME STRATEGY CHANGES BETTER THAN WE DID. MADE SOME NOTES ON IT. THE LOW BANDS WERE GOOD THOUGH: REALLY ENJOYED 75! THANKS TO ALL WHO CALLED US: CU IN CW!
NZ5GSA LP ALLMAXIMUM POWER = 100 WATTS
NZ6QMSHTHE RETURN OF THE FILLY CONTEST GROUP: A TRUCKEE: CA LITERARY SOCIETY LOOSELY AFFILIATED WITH THE VENERATED DXHPDS. CONDITIONS WERE LIKE A PAIR OF POWERFUL VACUUM CLEANERS. TEN METERS: WHERE HAST THOU GONE? WHEN WHILST THOU RETURN?
OE2SSO HP ALLLISTENIG TO OE8SKQ RUNNING US ON 15M WITHOUT HEARING ANY STATION WAS A BAD SURPRISE: HE IS JUST 150 KM SOUTH!
OE5OHOSA HP ALLNOT TOO "RADIO-ACTIVE" DURING THE EVENT: BUT HANDED OUT OE5 PFX TO THOSE IN NEED. CONDITIONS WERE DISAPPOINTING! PRAY FOR BETTER CONDX DURING THE CW-LEG.
OH2BJSO LP ALLNICE TO WORK IN THE CONTEST: HOPE TO GET MORE QSOS WITH CW!
OH3OJSO HP ALLHOPE BETTER CONDX FOR CW FROM SCANDINAVIA
OH5BMSA HP 15MVERY BAD AURORA VARIABLE CNDX ALL OVER FINLAND
OH6NIOSA HP ALLTHE CONDITIONS HERE IN THE NORTH WERE JUST MARGINAL SO I WAS MOSTLY S&PING A LOT AND WORKING SOME OCCASIONAL PILE-UPS INTO EUROPE (1-POINTERS). I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE NEVER WORKED SO MANY AFRICAN STATIONS IN THIS CONTEST BEFORE! ONE REASON FOR THAT WAS THE
OH8LSO HP 20MREST TIMES 0048-0150: 0149-0249: 0250-0415: 1529-1748: 0015-0334 0452-0754
OK1DSASO LP 20MRIG: TS-690S PWR: 90W ANT: VERTICAL AVT3 ON A BALCONY - 1ST FLOOR THANKS FOR THE NICE CONTEST AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CQ WW WPX CW IN MAY.
OK1FHISO LP ALLTS570D 100W; 3EL.YAGI TRIBANDER:DIPOLE
OK1FRGSO LP ALLABOUT IS MY ANTENNAS:TH3DX HOME MADE AND DIPOL ON 160M. CONDX WAS POOR:CUL IN NEXT CONTEST.73! & GL DE PETR
OK1KTSA HP ALLUNFORTUNATELY: MY TIME WAS LIMITED AND I CAN WORK MOSTLZ ON SUNDAY FOR A WHILE.
OK1RISO HP ALLBAD CONDITIONS. I WAS TRYING TO TUNE AROUND TO MAKE AT LEAST THE MULTIPLIERS WHEN I KNEW THERE IS NO CHANCE TO MAKE THE QSOS ! LOT OF COMPETITION IN SO/HP/AB IN EU THIS YEAR. WPX SSB IS MY FAVORITE ONE.
OK1VBASO LP ALLTRX TS-570D 100W ANT. MULTIBAND VERTICAL: DIPOLE
OK1VVWSO LP ALLOFF TIME:0554 - 0700: 1515 - 1630: 1721 - 0353
OK2ABUSO HP ALLZ SPEKTR M III: Z HORN II PA 750W 3EL. 3BAND NOVA ECO: DIPOLE FOR 40M INV. V FOR 80M ALL RIG IS SELF DESIGNET AND HOME MADE
OK2BNDSO LP ALLRIG:IC706 PWR: 100W ANT1: R7000 ANT2: DIPOLE (3:5-7MHZ) = LW ON 1:8MHZ
OK2BQLSO LP ALLTRX TS-850SAT 80WATS:ANT SINGLE DELTA LOOP ON 80M BAND.
OK2CLWSO LP ALLFT-840: 100W: 3.EL. 3.BAND YAGI AND WINDOM FD-4 LICENCE SINCE - APRIL 2000

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