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VP2ECChecklogGOT A GP VERT UP ON SATURDAY - ALL YAGIS ARE DOWN
VU2BGSSO LP 80MThe band was dead !No station was above s3~4
VU2GRMSA LP ALLThanks to the organisers for the good efforts
VU2URSO QRP 15MCONDITIONS WERE FAIR. BUT, POWER SUPPLY WAS NOT THERE FOR MOST OF THE TIME
W0ZPSO LP ALLGOOD CONTEST ! WIRE ANTS ONLY,BUT STILL FUN 73, WAYNE
W1AJTSA HP ALLOnly had 45 degrees of turning radius for hex due to tree branch - luckily facing EU. No power for 12 hours Sunday made the contest interesting :-) Missed Friday night. Very noisy on 80m here (S4-5) noisy but not as bad on 40m. EU much weaker Sunday afternoon compared to Saturday. Hope all had fun
W1DYJSA LP ALLStruggled with CW -- as usual!!!
W1MJSO QRP 20MI operated QRP portable on the shore of Narragansett, RI for about an hour
W2BEESO LP ALLCondx poor.. Had fun for a short time. Used the S&P method
W2EGSO LP 40MConditions started out mediocre and got steadily worse, arriving at a poor plateau and remaining there 'til the end. I sure did get tired of listening to static crashes. Anyway, thanks all for the Q's. 73, Rich, W2EG
W2JEKSO QRP ALLvery poor conditions
W2TTSO LP ALLStarting to get this CW thing after 50 years!
W2VU/1SO QRP 40MOperating QRP from my car along the ocean in Acadia National Park, Maine. Heard lots of stations but only one heard me!
W3PHSO HP ALLConditions weren't great
W3YJSO QRP ALLFirst time entered this contest. Lots of fun operating QRP
W4GHVSO LP ALLic-7300
W4LTESA LP ALLLicensed Feb 2015 - Thanks for the contest, I really had fun
W6QUSO QRP ALLConditions hot on Friday night, and dead all day Sunday!
W7DRASO HP 80MFIRST NIGHT BAND LOUSY SECOND NIGHT BAND WATERY BUT WITH SIGNALS USUAL RIG: SX71/BC453, ARC5 VFO DX20 EXCITER THREE 810S IN PARALLEL 500W, FULL WAVE INVERTED L
W8OVSO LP ALLEM13oa
W9ILYSA HP 20MConditions Friday night were outstanding! That was not to last!
W9WISO HP ALLSome transmitted serial numbers are duplicates due to power failure. Numbers in the QSO records DO reflect what was sent on the air. Numbers in the QSO: lines below *do* reflect what was sent on the air
WA1FCNSO LP 40MWell I did it this time.... Forgot to send in log!!!!
WA2FZBSA LP ALLToo many obligations on Memorial Day weekend. If only it were a month earlier
WA2VQVSO LP 40M75 WATTS TO MFJ-1788
WA6KHKSA HP ALLHad a medical situation. Had to go to urgent care. A wake up call!
WA6URYSO HP ALLOperated remote from Tokyo, Japan
WA8YSO HP ALLArthritis, I had to stop. Tried again late Sunday afternoon
WB0PYFSO LP ALLThanks for all the prefxes
WB7QMRSA LP ALLFlex6300, Dad's Trap Vert
WB8AKWSO HP ALLCondx not very good this year
WC4ESO LP ALLGood fun until A Index hit 50! It then became even a bigger challenge with dipoles @ 40'. See you next year!
WD0TSO QRP ALLFun time, just a very part time effort to check antennas and SO2R setup. 73 God Bless!
WF3TSO HP 20MTS 590SG, Acom 2k, E/W and N/S dipoles. About 10 hours
WF6C/0SO LP ALL10w from hotel room in the downtown Denver urban canyon, operating between events of a wedding. First outing with my new KX2
WG4FOCSA QRP 80MMore activity is need on 80m.
WK4USO HP ALLVery bad aurora flutter Saturday and Saturday night!
WN1GIVSA HP 15M2017 CQ WPX CW
WQ9TSO LP ALLWhat DX I heard was very weak
WT7VSO HP 20MSunday morning had to choose between CQing or going to Starbucks...I went to Starbucks
WU6WSO HP ALL40-50 wpm is a "tinge" high special when you add some distortion. Slow Down
WU6XSO LP ALLEquipment: Elecraft KX3 and KXPA. 100w to end-fed 64' long wire up 30 feet off the back of my RV
WY8DXSO HP 20MThanks to Gerry, K8GT, for lending me his second call...Decided to go SINGLE-BAND 20M... Friday night 20M was really great...Then a strong storm and the A-Index went to 54...Sunday a lot W/K's Still a lot of fun and many great operators...thanks to all...73's
YB0ANNSO QRP ALLFT-817ND 5W, Mobile Whip
YB6HAISA HP ALLGoodluck CQWPXCW contest 2017
YC1ELPSO LP 15Morari lokal bogor
YC6BTISA LP 15MResubmit Log
YD1SDL/2SA LP 15MFirst licenced at Nov 2017. Bad condition at the 2-nd day : there is almost no prop to EU as the A-index level reached over 50, crazy ! By the way, this is my first contest ever that is reach almost 800 QSO (including dupe)
YD2YQESO LP 15Mvalid 03/12/2014 - 03/12/2017
YD8UYJSA LP 15MROOKIE, ORARI MEMBERS SINCE 12 JANUARY 2017

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