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DP1POLSO HP 10MCONDITIONS WERE RATHER POOR: SO I DECIDED TO STICK TO 10M THAT WOULD AT LEAST OPEN TOWARDS EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA FOR A FEW HOURS EVERY AFTERNOON. IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE OUT THE DP1 MULTIPLIER! MY QTH IS THE GERMAN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BASE NEUMA
EA3ALVSO LP ALLWHAT A PROP! ON 10: THE DX'S WAS SLIPPERY LIKE RIVER FISHES! AND THE SUNDAY AT 12:30 SURFING ON A LONG LEAP SPORADIC: IT WAS A S9+20 SIG FROM USA... A REAL BIG MOUTH BUT NO EARS! RIG: FT-920: 100 W + VERTICAL R-7000 / RANDOM WIRE ON 80
EA4DQDSO QRP 20MTRX: YAESU FT-817: PWR OUT: 5W: ANT: GROUND PLANE (BUTTERNUT HF6V) FINE CONTEST IN QRP!!
EA5FWWSO LP ALLTHIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT IN THIS CONTEST I HAVE OPE RATED MY TRANSMITTER WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS OF MY LICENSE AND HAVE OBSERVED FULLY THE RULES AND REGU LATIONS OF THE CONTEST.
EI/DH5ST/PSO LP ALLHORRIBLE TO WORK WITH THIS LONG CALLSIGN. GOT VERY INTERESTING COMMENTS ABOUT THAT FROM MANY STATIONS. THANKS FOR A NICE CONTEST !
EI2CHSO LP ALLPOOR DX
EI4CFSO LP 15MA BIG HOLE IN THE IONISPHERE FOR ALL OF SATURDAY AND MOST OF SUNDAY. COULD BARELY WORK WEST OF EI.
ER5DXSO LP ALLTHANKS FOR FB CONTEST!
ES1QDSO HP ALLRIG: IC-718 PA:400W ANT: A4S (4EL.3BAND YAGI):40/80M DIPOLE
ES5GISO HP 15MGOOD CONTEST BUT BAD PROPAGATION.
ES6RMRSO LP 15MRX/TX-FT301D/ANT.- DELTA LOOP/PWR.- 50W
F/G3VQO/PChecklogJUST A BIT OF FUN TO GIVE OUT THE F0 MULTIPLIER
F2ROSO LP ALLTRANSCEIVER KENWOOD TS-850 POWER 100 WATTS ANTENNE FRITZEL FD4 (WIRE)
F6FTBSO LP ALLWORKING CONDITIONS K2 FROM ELECRAFT + 80 WATTS ; ANTENNA 2X20 M DOUBLET 10 M OVER THE GROUND; CONDITIONS DIFFICULT ON 10 M ESPECIALLY SATURDAY; DIFFICULT TO BREAK THE EUROPEAN WALL WITH DX STATIONS ! I HAVE HEARD VERY FEW US STATIONS ON 10 ES 15 M: THE SU
FK8HNSO LP ALLUSED ANTENNAS : CUSHCRAFT A4S + ALPHA-DELTA DX-A SLOPPER CATEGORY TRIBANDER/SINGLE ELEMENT
G0DCKSO QRP ALLVERY BAD CONDX HARDLY ANY STATESIDE STNS VERY HARD WORK WITH QRP
G0WJNSO LP ALLEXCELLENT WEEKEND HARD GOING AT TIMES WITH NORTH AMERICA AND CARABIAN BEARLY OPEN WITH MY G5RV BUT HEY THATS LIFE I SUPPOSE.
G3UEGSO HP 80MSTATION WAS RUN REMOTELY OPERATED VIA PHONE LINE BENEFITS WERE USE OF BIG ANTENNA (108FT VERT) DIFFICULTY WAS LATENCY WHEN SEARCH & POUNCE PLUS LOW QUALITY RX AUDIO OVER DIAL-UP LINE RIG WAS KACHINA 505DSP
G3VAOSO LP ALLWELL DOWN ON LAST YEAR. I COULD NOT FIND ANY DECENT AND LASTING PROPAGATION OUTSIDE EUROPE. NORTH AMERICA HAS NEVER BEEN SO QUITE.
G5WMSHFIRST WPX FROM THE NEW QTH AND QUITE A FEW LEARNING POINTS CONDITIONS MADE IT HARD WORK AT TIMES PITY EO6F INTRODUCED POLITICS INTO AMATEUR RADIO BY NOT WORKING US/UK UX2IO MEASURED AT 50 KHZ WIDE (-26DB) FOR LONG PERIODS !
G6PZMSHMURPHY VISITED THE COMPUTERS THIS YEAR! HOPE THIS HEAVILY EDITED LOG WORKS OK: BUT IF NOT: PLEASE USE IT AS A CHECK. 73 DE G6PZ CG
G6UWSO HP 15MNICE CONTEST: BAD CONDITIONS...
GW4BLESO HP ALLWE HAD SOME PLANS FOR A MULTI-OP FROM MY STATION: SIGNING GW7X: BUT SOME OF THE OPS WEREN'T AVAILABLE SO I JUST RAN A COUPLE OF HUNDRED CONTACTS UNDER MY OWN CALL: NOTHING TOO SERIOUS!
H22HSO LP ALLWITH VERY POOR USA OPENINGS ON ALL BANDS: ONE CANNOT EXPECT TO DO WELL IN THE WPX CONTEST.
HA8JVSO HP ALLRIG: TS-870 + 1 KW PA ANT: 4 ELE. QUAD 14/21/28: VERTICAL 1:8/3:5/7 (27 MH): BEVERAGES
HB9DOZSO LP ALL10W SINGLE OPERATOR
HG1SMSHWE HOPE THE CONTEST COMMITTEE WORKS ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF THE CONTEST AND RECATEGORIZES EVERY STATION AS MULTI-MULTI: WHO GAVE THEIR SERIAL NUMBERS PER BANDS: WHICH IS ALLOWED ONLY THE MULTI-MULTI ACCORDING TO THE POINT V.OF THE WPX CONTEST RULES.
HL3AMOSO HP 80MNOT SO MANY ACTIVITIES FROM JA ON 80
HR1CPSO LP ALLTNX TO THE PERSONS THAT MAKE THE CONTEST POSIBLE. 73
HU1MMSHBAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TO EUROPE: ABOUT 50 % OF THE EL SALVADORIAN HAM COMMUNITY WAS VISITING US DURING THE CONTEST. IF YOU SEE THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RESULT YOU KNOW THE VALUE OF THE RIGHT CALLSIGN... 2 ELEMENT 5 BANDER FOR 10/12/15/17/20 AND VERTICAL
I1NVUSA HP 15MTNX FOR ALL: QRX NEXT TIME
II4GSO LP ALLRIG: ICOM IC 746 PWR: 100 W ANT: DIPOLE 10-15-20 M. SOFTWARE: CT BY K1EA
IK2AOOSO HP 20MRTX ICOM 775 DSP AMPLIF.AMERITRON AL80B 500 W. OUT. ANT.3EL. 3BAND (10-15-20 M.) YAGI
IO2LMSH1 MILLION POINTS LESS THAN 2002 DUE BAD A INDEX 22: AS LAST ARRL: THE USA WAS COMING TROUGH SOUTH AMERICA.
IO3TMSHVERY POOR CONDITIONS TO NORTH AMERICA: WHERE WE MISSED A LOT OF MULTS. GREAT WORK FROM EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIAN AREA: SURE THAT A TOP SCORE WOULD COME FROM THERE. THE MOST VALUABLE BAND HASE BEEN 80 MTRS: WITH GOOD RATES FROM EU.
IQ2CJSO HP 80MVERY NICE ACTIVITY AND TNX TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED ME. 73'S LUCA
IR2VSA LP 15MA PART TIME EFFORT JUST FOR FUN. EXPERIENCED STRANGE PROPAGATION: QUITE DISTURBED BY SOLAR STORMS: SO THIS IS WHAT WE'LL HAVE FOR THE YEARS TO COME. CU NEXT ONE. BOB: I2WIJ
IR4BSO HP ALLI HAD A REALLY NICE TIME. BETTER CONDITIONS THE SECOND DAY. I DID NOT PARTECIPATE FULL TIME WITH TIME OFF FOR SLEEPING. TH7-SRC-02 HIGH LEVEL HF FRONT-END PBAND FILTERS. FOR 40-80 METERS WIRE DIPOLE MORGAIN.TS570-DG+500WATT LINEAR.
IT9ORASO LP ALLKENWOOD TS 940 S AT PWR 100 W ANT: ECO VERTICAL 10/15/20 M
IT9VCESO HP ALLICOM IC 775 DSP VERTICAL 14 AVQ TRIBANDER SINGLE ELEMENT
IT9ZMXSO HP 10MREALLY POOR CONDITIONS !
IU9SSO HP 20MPOOR CONDITIONS TO THE MAIN DX AREAS (USA: JA): SOME BOOMING SIGNALS FROM JA BUT JUST FEW STATIONS.... WHERE ALL THE OTHERS? BIG PROBLEMS TO COPY SEVERAL USA STATIONS BECAUSE PREVAILING EUROPEAN SIGNALS. THE BAND WAS REALLY CROWDED IN EU WITH A LOT OF VER
IV3KSESO LP ALLRTX: KENWOOD TS 140-S ANT: VERTICAL 12AVQ
IY4WMSHJUST FOR FUN FEW HOURS. PLEASE USE THIS LOG AS CONTROL LOG. SEE YOU NEXT TIME BOB
IZ0FKESO QRP ALLIT WAS AMAZING! MY FIRST CONTEST AS LICENSED HAM.GREAT FUN AND DX ACTION!
JA1BUISO LP ALLBUD CONDX NOT GROW UP:BUT ST0RY NEW ENTITY LUCKY QSO.
JA1SWBSO LP 15MPOWER 100W
JA2JSFSO QRP 20MKENWOOD TS-690S 5-WATT OUTPUT 4-ELEMENT QUAD 22 METER HIGH
JA2VZLSO LP ALLRESP PERIOD 03/29 0020 -- 0420 RESP PERIOD 03/29 1214 -- 1714 RESP PERIOD 03/29 2135 -- 0635 RESP PERIOD 03/30 0803 -- 2003
JA3AOPSO LP ALLMNI TKS CQ-WPX-SSB. I ENJOYED DX-QSO ON 7MHZ BY LOW POWER.

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