CQ World Wide WPX Contest
CQ World Wide WPX Contest
| Call | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| UR5GMG | SO LP ALL | TNX FOR NICE CONTEST! CU ALL IN WPX CW! 73! UR5GMG |
| US1MM | SO HP ALL | GOOD CONTEST! 73! |
| UT8IT | SO LP ALL | WORKED IN A CATEGORY TRIBANDER/SINGLE ELEMENT SINGLE ELEMENT-DELTA LOOP |
| UV7D | SO HP ALL | REST TIME: 28.03.04 (01.38-05.22)UTC: (11.04-15.05)UTC: (19.38-23.59)UTC |
| V26DX | M2 | GREAT SPOT FOR A FIRST TIME AT THE DX END OF THE CONTEST. THE CRASH OF 20 METERS ON SUNDAY KILLED OUR TOTALS AS 20 WAS OUR BEST BAND UNTIL THEN. NEVER NEVER TRY TO RUN WITH A BRAND NEW PC - NETWORK ISSUES COST US AT LEAST 50 QS AND 10 MULTS :( ALL AND ALL |
| V51/DL5XL | SO LP 10M | IT WAS FUN TO JOIN THE CQ WW WPX CONTEST FOR A FEW HOURS DURING OUR HOLIDAY IN NAMBIA. I WAS USING AN ICOM IC-706MKIIG WHICH FED 100 WATTS OF POWER INTO A TH7DXX ANTENNA. THE LOCATION WAS TSUMEB IN THE NORTHERN PART OF NAMIBIA: NEAR THE ETHOSHA NATIONAL PARK |
| VA7AM | SO HP 15M | THANKS TO ALL WHO WORKED THROUGH THE LESS THAN PERFECT CONDITIONS ON 15M |
| VA7RR | SO HP 40M | THESE STATIONS WORKED WERE MOBILE: KD3V: K6ENA: KD7MHB: KD5DTE: N5UJB: AH6RR: AND W5FBK. |
| VE1YDX | SO LP ALL | GOOD CONTEST DESPITE LOUSY CONDITIONS THIS FAR NORTH OF THE EQUATOR. |
| VE2OWL | SO LP ALL | THE SPRING WEATHER WAS TOO NICE: SO I WAS MOSTLY QRT ! HI |
| VE3JAQ | SO LP ALL | EVEN THOUGH CONDITIONS WERE POOR CQ CONTESTS ALWAYS PROVIDE LOTS OF FUN. SURE IS GOOD TO HEAR OLD FRIENDS ON THE AIR. |
| VE3RCN | SO LP 20M | I THOUGHT I WOULD SEE HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO WORK 100 PREFIXES IN 100 QSOS. 3 HOURS AND 43 MINUTES! |
| VE3XD/W4 | SO LP ALL | OPERATED FROM THE MOBILE WITH HAMSTICK ANTENNAS AND A DEEP CYCLE BATTERY. SURPRISED AND PLEASE TO WORK A61AJ LONG PATH ON 20M AS DX ON 20 WAS A CHORE. |
| VE4HAZ | SO LP ALL | NEW LOCATION: NEW STATION AND NEW ANTENNAS - STILL MY FAVORITE CONTEST! |
| VE6FI | M2 | GREAT TIME OPERATING FOR ALL. NO NORTHERN LIGHTS FOR A CHANGE. ALSO NOT MUCH ON 10 METERS BUT STILL SOMETHING. |
| VE6SV | MSH | NEED BETTER LOW BAND ANTENNAS! |
| VE7AV | SO HP 20M | EUROPEAN PATH BLAH! |
| VE7FO | MM | NOTE TO CONTEST MANAGER RE P5XXX ENTRIES STARTING AT Q #40. WE TRIED AN ON-SITE SPOTTING NETWORK FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE SPOTTER USING AN OLD 75A4 RX. WELL: THE SPOTTER IS 20 YEARS OLDER THAN THE 75A4 AND HASN'T BEEN ON THE AIR SINCE THE A4 WAS NEW. W |
| VK1AA/4 | SO HP 20M | ON THE FIRST DAY COULD NOT OPERATE DURING PRIME OPENING TIME TO USA. SECOND DAY BAND CLOSED TO ALL DIRECTION EXCEPT TO EUROPE.STILL LOT'S OF FUN WITH PERSONAL HIGHEST WPX SCORE. 36 HOURS OPEARATING TIME FOR SINGLE OP IS GREAT - I JUST LOVE WPX. CU IN MAY! |
| VK3DBQ | SO LP ALL | GOOD CONTEST VERY FRIENDLY BUT BUSINESS LIKE. |
| VK3EVG | SO LP ALL | VERTICAL ANTENNA IS NO JOY |
| VK3IO | SO HP ALL | UNEXPECTEDLY SUPER CONDITIONS: FROM 160 TO 10 METRES: CONSIDERING THE SUN SPOT CYCLE. THE DAY AFTER THE CONTEST WE HAD AN ELECTRICAL STORM COME THROUGH: SO VERY LUCKY WITH THE LOW LEVEL QRN WE HAD. |
| VK7GN | SO HP ALL | MANAGED ONE RUN INTO EUROPE...LIMITED BY ANTENNAS BUT STILL MANAGED TO WORK MOST OF WHAT I COULD HEAR. THANKS AND 73 MARTIN |
| VO1AU | SO HP ALL | LET'S SEE... ONE BLOWN TUBE: ONE BLOWN BALUN: MEDIOCRE CONDITIONS: BUT I STILL HAD FUN. |
| VP51V | MSH | GREAT FUN WITH THE NEW VP51 PREFIX. CONDX BETTER THE FIRST DAY. |
| VP8DGA | SO LP ALL | EXCELLENT CONDITIONS A BIT UP AND DOWN AND NO 10M DOWN HERE BUT GOOD NONE THE LESS |
| W0AIH | SO HP 20M | THIS WAS MY FIRST WPX CONTEST AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN! |
| W0DEW | SO LP ALL | MY COMPUTER CLOCK WAS 1 MINUTE 22 SECONDS FAST COMPARED TO WWV. BESIDES FIELD DAY THIS IS MY FIRST CONTEST EVER RUN. KENWOOD TS450S WITH CUSHCRAFT R5 VERTICAL AND 40 MTR DIPOLE |
| W1AJT/VE3 | SO HP ALL | GREAT FUN AND I ACHIEVED MY PERSONAL GOAL OF 1M POINTS WITH LESS THAN GREAT CONDITIONS. |
| W1JQ | SO LP ALL | JUST A FEW HOURS ON THE AIR THIS YEAR. |
| W1RM | SA LP 80M | WHEN I SAW MY FRIEND TINA (S50A) SPOTTED I JUST HAD TO WORK HIM. |
| W3MGL | SO LP ALL | A LITTLE TIME TO C ONTEST EQUALS A LOT OF FUN. AT 77 I DON'T CONTEST MUCH ANYMORE BUT I LOVE THIS WPX AND HAD TO MAKE A FEW CONTACTS JUST FOR FUN. |
| W4KAZ | SO LP ALL | LOTS OF FRUSTRATING FUN. THANKS TO ALL WHO WERE ABLE TO PULL MY SIGNAL OUT OF THE MUD. THE HIGH POINT OF THE CONTEST WAS WORKING VK2CZ LATE IN THE CONTEST ON SUNDAY: ON AN OTHERWISE MOSTLY "DEAD" 10 METERS. WITH NO QRM: HE WAS ABLE TO GET MY CALL AND EXC |
| W4TDB | SO LP ALL | THIS WAS VERY PART TIME BUT IT WAS FUN. THE WEATHER WAS TO NICE TO PLAY RADIO ALL THE TIME. MARCH MADNESS TOOK OVER FOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR WITH A MORE COMPETIVE EFFORT. |
| W5GN | SA HP ALL | SOAB(A)SO - SPOTS ONLY |
| W5KFT | MSH | IT WAS FUN!! |
| W5LL | SO HP 40M | JUST PLAYING AROUND.... |
| W6QU | SO QRP 10M | 10 METER QRP IS TOUGH FROM THE WEST COAST. I NEVER HEARD EUROPE AND ONLY WORKED ONE AFRICA. BUT LOTS OF SOUTH AMERICAN ACTIVITY HELPED MY SCORE! |
| W7SW | SA HP ALL | GREAT CONTEST! THANKS GANG FOR ALL THE FUN! 73 OT DE SCOTTY W7SW. |
| W9LYA | SO LP ALL | ALL CONTACTS MADE WITH MAXIMUM OF 100 WATTS OUTPUT ANTENNAS: HY-GAIN 14AVQ AND 20' HIGH LONG WIRE |
| WA0VBW | SO QRP ALL | LIMITED OPERATING TIME DUE TO PREVIOUS COMMITMENTS BUT REALLY HAD A BLAST. VERY LITTLE EUROPE AND NO JAPAN HEARD HERE IN THE "BLACK HOLE". GREAT ACTIVITY FROM SOUTH AMERICA AND: OF COURSE STATESIDE. A FUN CONTEST FOR QRP: ALTHOUGTH 40 AND 80 WAS A BIT OF |
| WA6NOL | SO LP 20M | WHILE STILL WORKING 18 HOURS OT AT WORK I STILL MANAGED TO PUT IN OVER 12 HOURS (AT HOME )IN THE CONTEST. I SURE BEATS WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE LOTS OF CONTACTS. |
| WA7AR | SO HP 20M | NICE WORKING ZS6 & ZS9 ON LONG PATH AND NICE DX 3B9C, A61AJ, 4L6AB, AND MANY OTHERS |
| WA7LT | MSH | RUNNING MULTI-OP WITH A FRIEND IS SURE A LOT OF FUN! |
| WA8REI | SO QRP ALL | RIG: YAESU FT-817 AT 5 WATTS OUTPUT TUNER: MFJ-941E ANTENNAS: 135FT END FED LONGWIRE AT 5FT TO 30FT ELEVATION. |
| WB8RFB | SO LP ALL | SURPRISINGLY, CONDITIONS WERE PRETTY GOOD. THIS IS MY FIRST WPX 'TEST AND I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. I'LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR. |
| WD0BGZ | SO LP ALL | FIRST TIME IN THIS CONTEST. HAD A GREAT TIME ..... |
| WD9EWK | SO LP 10M | A PART-TIME EFFORT: FROM LATE MORNING SUNDAY UNTIL THE END OF THE CONTEST. LOTS OF MULTS FROM ARGENTINA, URUGUAY, AND BRAZIL TO ADD TO MY SMALL SCORE. WPX CONTESTS ARE FUN: AND I'LL HAVE OPERATE MORE NEXT YEAR. 73! |
| WF2B | SA HP ALL | OPERATED TOTAL OF 17 HOURS AND 55 MINUTES. WORKED ATLEAST 8 NEW COUNTRIES AND MANY BAND COUNTRIES. POOR PROPOGATION ON 10 -- MOSTLY NORTH - SOUTH. GRANDKIDS SOCCER GAMES TOOK MOST OF SATURDAY. |
| WF5X | SO LP ALL | 40 METERS CAME ALIVE THE LAST HOUR OF THE CONTEST: RESULTING IN A GREA LAST MINUTE RUSH OF CONTACTS. |