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UX7QDSO LP 20MRIG(s): 100W; ANTENNA(s): a sloper
UY5VASA LP ALL73!
VA7STSO HP ALL15M fell short of 2017 with few stations heard, but 20M was pretty great both days -- on Sunday Europe was louder than the US from British Columbia
VE1RSMSO LP ALLMy 1st contest with over 1,000,000 points
VE3GFNSA LP ALLAmazing condx!
VE3HGSO QRP 20MAlexLoop and five watts from a KX-2 off the fourth floor balcony
VE3PNSO HP 40MPC BUGS AGAIN AT START
VE3UTTSA HP 40MRemote from NC K3 / Optibeam Remote worked well very high noise Saturday
VE3XDSA LP ALL25 watts into attic antennas for 40, 20 and 15 meters
VE3ZYSO LP ALLBETTER CONDX THAN I EXPECTED,BETTER RESULTS TOO
VE4VJRSO LP ALLRookie
VE5FOCSO LP 20Mcondx could have been better but still fun 73 Summer
VE6WRSO LP 20Mnice opening to EU all day Sunday!
VE7BGPSO LP ALLI had a lot of fun in the limited amount of time I had to gontest. Sunday I gave my venerable old IC-751A a good workout. Other Rig used FT-897D
VE7DZOSO LP 20MThanks for all the QSOs! Was lots of fun! CU next time! 73 de VE7DZO - David
VK2CCCSO QRP 40MIt was trully amazing having a Long Path opening to Europe and working them with 5W and a dipole. I would like to thank all for incredible patience in copying my QRP. Thanks all for a great show!
VK2IGChecklogLess than 12 hours operating time, so gave out numbers and worked as many DXCC as possible. Tnx organisers, and tnx all ops who answered my calls. TCVR: TS-480HX @ 100W. 10/15/20m antenna: 5-band spiderbeam @ 10m height; 40m antennas: full wave OCF DP, half wave 40m DP, at 15m height
VK2PNSO HP ALLCondx were not as good as previous years
VK5GRSA HP ALLThe bands were very strange openings at odd times. Loads of fun!
VK7GNSO HP ALLThanks for the work in checking 73 Martin
VK7RDSO LP ALLThanks for the contest. Running 85 watts to a trap dipole
VO1BQSO HP ALLAN HOUR HERE AND THERE OVER WEEKEND, LOTS OF FUN..CONDX PRETTY GOOD
VU2BGSSO LP 10Mconditions were very poor on 10m ! Hrd very few stns from EU openings to JA was good but very few stns !
VU2DEDSO LP ALLICOM IC7300 BAREFOOT DIPOLE ANTENNA
VU2XESA HP ALLBetter condition than WPX SSB. But tougher from my QTH
W0WTFSA LP ALLFirst Licensed May 19 2016
W1QKSO LP ALLThank you for sponsoring the contest
W2AABSO LP 40MTHE BEST CONTEST OF ALL! GOOD CONDITIONS ON 40. A PLEASANT SURPRISE WAS WORKING HZ1FI. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
W2EGSO LP 40MJust made my goals: >600 Q's and >400 WPX, though after log check, I'll probably fall below. Decent condx first night (local time: UTC+4), but not as good second night, though improving after midnight, and not good at all third night. Thanks all for the Q's! 73, Rich, W2EG
W2TTSA LP ALLGreat fun and improved my CW skills ten-fold!
W3AKDSO HP 40MGreat contest Tnx and all the best to all, Bill
W3HDHSA HP ALLConditions here best they have been in months
W4WNTSA LP ALLPart time entry using 36 foot End Fed EARCHI antenna
W4YGSO LP ALLMy first CW contest after 40 years a ham. Had a lot of fun!
W6ARYSO LP 20MFirst licensed on 5/23/2016
W6JBRSA HP ALLI was unable to operate much. I just made it to 100 Qs. Very pleased to have nice 20m opening to EU. Thanks for the Qs! 73, JR
W6QUSO QRP ALLFantastic conditions on 20 considering we're near the bottom o the cycle!
W6YAChecklogTHIS CONTEST WAS ONLY TO TEST A NEW AMPLIFIER. WANTING TO KEEP THE RATE UP I DID NOT SPEND MUCH TIME TRYING TO COPY THE SERIAL NUMBERS CORRECTLY. NEXT YEAR WILL BE A MORE CREDIBLE ENTRY
W7GTFChecklogCasual operation but lots of fun provided by 20 meters conditions
W7PUSO HP ALLFor the bottom of the sunspot cycle 20 meters was fantastic! Europe never stopped coming in and I never got to 40M Friday night because of that. Great signals 24hr a day!
W9RESO HP ALLGood activity for this part of the sunspot cycle
W9SNMSLThis was our very first 100% remote control, multi-contest. We assembled an 8 member team from across the country from 4 states. Two members were here on site, using a wifi to the racked Flex. The other 6 members came in remote, over our fiber internet connection. Everything was automatic for band changing, switches, and rotor controls. Two members even had iambic remote paddles. We all run our networking windows open to see where other ops were. They could watch their key strokes, and adjust their operating accordingly. Ops that were between shifts, could watch the contest on their screens. Members followed a schedule that was put out before the contest. This way they know what time and rigs they would be using, and who would be operating remotely with them. Most everyone got a new experience operating remote, Flex rigs, automatic controls, and in a contest, with other remote members. The lockouts worked perfectly. The Flex radios with automatic controls were simply amazing. As successful as this was, it was not without issues. Not only poor band conditions early Sunday, at 2130Z Sunday, we lost power and then hooked up a generator. This resulted in a server that decided to go nuts afterwards. An additional 2 hours were lost rebuilding it. But with 90 minutes to go, we got it all going with 3 remote ops. We finished strong as the bands got better towards the end. Since we were not in the same room to talk, we used other methods to communicate for band changes and such. This changed the way we'll contest going forward. Team members that cannot travel and take the time for a full weekend, can now get a time slot to operate from the comfort of their home, and have access to other hardware. What a learning experience as what to do next, and what not to do. My hats off to the team for their willingness to learn new things, perform at a high level as always, and patience while I had to navigate these uncharted waters. Thanks to everyone for the Q's!~ Steve W9SN
W9WISO LP ALLNo QSO #1 as it was a test entered before the contest began
WA3DQSSO HP ALLThanks for thge mults, y'all !
WA3FAESO LP 40M2 phased verticals
WA5SOGSO LP ALLLots of fun. I did better than anticipated, due to antenna situation
WA5YOMSA HP ALLFirst time I have submitted a log since the Novice Roundup 1968
WA5ZKOSO LP ALLStill a fun contest just not enough hours to play!
WA6KHKSA HP ALLWorked WI6NE for #1000, the club station for NCCC. I am SCCC. Funny!
WA6URYSO HP ALLOperated remote from Tokyp, Japan

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