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MM0GPZSA HP ALLALMOST ALL S&P CONTACTS. REALLY ENJOYED IT AND WORKED SEVERAL NEW COUNTRIES SO VERY HAPPY.
MM3XXWSO LP ALLFANTASTIC COMPETITION: REALLY ENJOYED TAKING PART AND GIVING OUT A FEW POINTS ..... HAVE ANNUAL LEAVE BOOKED FOR THE FULL 48HR PERIOD FOR 2008 CQ WPX!
MU0FALSO HP ALLSTARTED AS A PART TIME EFFORT THEN I GOT GOING
MW1MDHSO LP ALLPOWER LEVEL WAS 100W FOR ALL BANDS EXCEPT 80M WHERE 25-50W WAS USED: DUE TO ANTENNA ISSUES. FINISHED CONTEST EARLY DUE TO LOGGING SOFTWARE PROBLEM
N1GLTSA HP ALLHAD A BALL GREAT CONTEST
N2RRA/3SO LP ALLWORKED MY BUTT OFF. CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT ONE. AWESOME CONTEST! 73!
N2TEVSO LP ALLHAVE 20M END FED ZEP - WORKS FANTASTIC FOR FIRST USE ON HF - TRIED 40 GOT ONE CONTACT BUT SWR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON 20M. PASSED GENERAL ON MAR 5TH: 2007. GREAT INTRODUCTION TO HF. THANKS CQ.
N3TXHSO LP ALLTHANK YOU CQ FOR THE GREAT CONTEST SUPORT AND GREAT JOB.
N3UMSO HP ALLIN 4 YEARS (2003-06 INCLUSIVE) I'VE NEVER CLAIMED LESS THAN 1M POINTS IN THE WPX SSB: AND IN 2005 1.275M. THIS YEAR: MUCH WORSE: ONLY ~ 0.825 M. 20 M. TO EU WAS DISASTROUS SAT. AM (<100 QSOS!) AND POOR TO MEDIOCRE SAT. PM: PRESUMABLY DUE TO K=4 TO 5. SUN.
N3XZSO LP ALLMANY TOUGH CONTACTS!
N4CYV/5SO LP ALLHAD THUDERSTORMS FRIDAY THRU SATURDAY MORNING THEN A VE SESSION 40 MILES AWAY SATURDAY MORNING.
N4DXISO LP ALLCOME ON NEXT SOLAR CYCLE....PLEASE!
N4LS/7SO LP ALLI DID THIS CONTEST MOBILE FROM MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
N4LZSO HP ALLSURE DO MISS 10 AND 15 METERS BEING OPEN ALL DAY.
N4UHSO HP ALLUSED SUPER DUPER LOGGING PROGRAM TO KEEP EVERTHING IN ORDER. IMMPRESSED WITH MANY NEW PREFIXES.
N5KLESO LP ALLFIRST TIME TO WORK THIS CONTEST AND HAD A GBLAST
N6WGSO QRP ALLAFTER MORE THAN A WEEK OF ZERO SUNSPOT DAYS: I CAME INTO THIS CONTEST WITH REALLY LOW EXPECTATIONS AND A LOT OF WORRY. I FIGURED IF I COULD WRESTLE 100 QS OUT OF THIS MESS AND MAYBE 10K POINTS: I'D BE DOING WELL AND COULD RETIRE FROM THE FIELD WITH MY DIG
N6YMKSO LP ALLI WAS USING A LONGWIRE ANTENNA (ABOUT 50 FEET) I COULD HEAR BRAZIL: VENEZUELA: PUERTO RICO: ETC. BUT COULDN'T WORK THEM BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME....
N7VPNSO LP ALLI HAD FUN IN THE LIMITED TIME AVAILABLE TO ME. I USED SD CONTEST AND IT WORKED GREAT AS ALWAYS. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
N8AJN/0MSHDESPITE SEVERAL VISITS FROM MURPHY: A FIRST FATHER-SON CONTEST IN YEARS: AND GREAT FUN.
N8IESO LP ALLSTARTED TO DO A QRP RUN BUT THAT WAS NOT TO BE. TOO MUCH QRN AND A WALL WAS UP BETWEEN THE US AND EU THAT I COULD NOT BUST. SO I CRANKED IT ALL THE WAY TO 100W AND IT DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. JUST THINK: LAST YEAR I WON THIS CONTEST FOR USA QRP.
N8NA/3SO LP ALLIT WAS NICE TO HEAR THE HIGHER BANDS WITH MORE ACTIVITY. THE MOST PERSISTENT SIGNALS WERE FROM DEEP SOUTH AMERICA.
N9ADG/7MSHKE7MAN WORKED THE RADIO: N9ADG LOGGED: FOR THE MOST PART.
N9TFSO LP 160MJUST BEFORE DAVE: W9LAY BECAME A SK RECENTLY: HE PUT OUT A CHALLENGE TO ALL OF US IN SMC TO WORK THIS CONTEST AS A SINGLE BAND LOW POWER ENTRY: PREFERABLY 80M. I DECIDED TO TAKE TAKE HIS CHALLENGE ONE BAND LOWER WITH A SINGLE WIRE ANTENNA: ON 160M. SO THI
NE1RDSO QRP ALLMY ELECRAFT K2 AND G5RV DID WELL CONSIDERING THE CONDITIONS. NOT A BIG SCORE: BUT ADDED TO MY QRP DXCC TOTAL.
NE4MSO HP ALLFUN AS ALWAYS
NJ1HSA LP ALLSDR-1000 SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO: R5 VERTICAL ON 20M & 15M: 40M INVERTED VEE ALSO USED ON 160M & 80M SHORTING COAX IN SHACK AND LOADING AS RANDOM WIRE WITH TUNER.
NJ4MSO HP ALLUNEXPECTEDLY ROUGH CONDX. MY FIRST EVER FULL-TIME SSB SOAB!
NK6ASO HP ALLCHECK LOG ONLY.
NP3CWSO LP ALLGOOD ACTIVITY BUT FOUND FEW STATIONS FRON EUROPE: PACIFIC AND SOTH AMERICA. MOST OF THE SATIONS WERE FROM NORTH AMERICA.BUT OVERALL HAD A NICE TIME. JULIO NP3CW SAN JUAN: P.R.
NV1NSO LP ALLSO THIS IS THE BOTTOM OF THE CYCLE...I AM NOT AMUSED GREAT TO HEAR MANY NEW HF HAMS IN THE CONTEST HAVING A VK ANSWER MY 100W 40M SIGNAL AND DIPOLE LONG PATH IN THE AFTERNOON WAS QUITE A SURPRISE HAPPY TO BE FIRST USA STATION IN CONTEST TO MANY
OE3BCASO LP 160MFT 1000MP: DIPOL
OE9RMSHPOOR CODS WITH POOR ANTENNAS ... FUN WAS A BLAST WITH THE CREW AS USUAL !
OH6GFISO LP ALLYAESU FT-857: 100W: 20M 2-EL DELTA QUAD: 40M DIPOLE GENERATED BY "SPDX CONTEST" PROGRAM - (C) SP7DQR
OH6NIOM2PART-TIME M/2-OPERATION. THE STATION WAS NOT OCCUPIED FULL-TIME. JUST A LITTLE INTER-STATION QRM. EVERYTHING WORKED FLAWLESSLY: NOTHING BROKE AND WT-NETWORKING REALLY MADE THIS A LOT OF FUN. TOO BAD: DX-CONDITIONS INTO USA WERE VERY POOR. A BRIEF OPENING
OK1BLUSO LP ALLTRCV IC-718: 100W ANT VERTICAL A GOOD CONTEST HOPE CUAGN NEXT YEAR
OK1KMGMSHFT-847 & FC-20; 160 M = 10 - 75 W: OVER = 100 W; 160 M = LW ~ 80 M: 80 M = DIP: OVER YAGI BEAM ASAY 78. 73: LEO OK1ULE!
OK1KTSA HP ALLVERY BAD PROPAGATIONS ON SATURDAY AND ONLY 8 QS ON TEN ! BUT ONLY 27 HRS ACTVITY BROUGHT ME BETTER RESULT THAN IN 2006.
OK1KZSO LP 160MRIG-TRX FT 847 100W ANT DIPOLE G5RV
OK1LOSO LP ALLRIG: ICOM IC-775DSP: DIPOL
OK1ULESO LP ALLFT-847 & FC-20; 160 M = 10 - 75 W & LW ~ 80 M: 15 M = 100 W & YAGI BEAM ASAY 78. 73: LEO OK1ULE!
OK5JDCSA HP ALLOP. JIRKA: 11 YEARS OLD: SON OF OL5Y. IC756 & INV.V
OK5RSO HP 20MUNFORTUNATELY BOTH OUR 40M YAGIS WERE LAYING ON THE GROUD: SO SINGLE BAND WAS THE ONLY OPTION - I DECIDED TO GO 20M AND I HAD FUN AS ALWAYS: I ALSO HOPE MY DOING WAS NOT SO BAD CONCERNING THE PROPAGATION GIVEN THIS YEAR.
OK7CMSO QRP ALLTRX FT-817ND 5W
OL6PSO LP 160MPURE CONDX. OPERATE ONLY FOR FUN.
OM3RSO LP 80MRIG ICOM706MKIIG 100W; ANT G5RV
OM4DNSO LP ALLTRX: YAESU FT-857D ANT: LONG WIRE 41 METERS
OM7ABSO LP 80MTCVR 80 WATTS OUTPUT ANTENNA INVEE DIPOLE
OM7DXSO LP ALLTCVR-IC 746: MAX.40 WATT ANT.:SLOOPER (2X42 M : UP 55 MTRS HIGHT) TO WEST/EAST FOR ALL BAND VIA (HOME MADE)TRANSMACH.
ON5WLSO LP ALLCONDX ON 15 AND 10 WERE VERY BAD. 20 AND LOWER WAS REASONABLE. BUT IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO WORK IN THIS CONTEST. TILL NEXT YEAR.

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