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JR3RWBSO QRP 10MOUTPUT = 5 WATTS REST PERIOD = 13 HOURS IN TOTAL 5/25 1700-2000, 5/26 1400-2400
JR3VFUSO LP 15MI WORKED AT MAY.25 0002-0010 1250-1325 1410-1513 I WORKED AT MAY.26 0510-0515 0745-0755 1235-1415 TOTAL 226-MINUTES
K1THSO LP ALLVU2UR CALLED ME WHILE I WAS RUNNING EU WITH LOW POWER. GREAT CONDX!
K1VWSO HP 160MPOOR CONDITION
K3MDSO HP ALLHAD FUN.
K3MZ/4SO LP ALLWHAT HAPPENED TO 10M?
K3WWSO HP ALLTHANKS TO KQ2M FOR GOING MULTI OP THIS YEAR.
K4IESO LP ALLALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE SOMETHING PLANNED DURING WPX. ENJOYED MY SHORTENED EFFORT.
K4RFKSO LP ALLVISITING IN-LAWS CURTAILED MY CONTESTING.
K4ROSO HP ALLPERSONAL BEST
K4XGSO HP ALLI AM TRULY A NOVICE CONTESTER BUT IT WAS MOST ENJOYABLE. THERE ARE SOME GREAT CW OPERATORS OUT THERE!
K5YAASO HP ALLGREAT ACTIVITY THE HOURS I COULD BE ON.
K6CSLSO LP ALLManaging to do this well operating at reduced power from an antenna restricted mobile home park. Working the BY2 and 3V8, also the 9M2 in West Malaysia
K6ETM/4SO LP ALL10 mtrs way down; good conditions on 15 & 20. No Africans except for 3V8 and EA9. Poor opening to Japan. Best score ever for WPX!
K6GTSO HP ALLI HAD FUN, AND ALMOST NOTHING BROKE... EXCEPT THE COMBINATION OF ME AND CT. I HAD DISCONNECTED A CABLE, AND DIDN'T NOTICE THAT CT WASN'T READING THE RADIO'S FREQUENCY, SO MY FIRST 95 QSO'S ON 10 METERS WERE LABELED "20". I CONNECTED THE CABLE, SAVED THE LOG
K6OWLSO HP ALL15 METERS BEST BAND HERE. NOTHING FOR ME ON 10! SURPRISING TO FIND MORE EUROPE THAN ASIA
K6SESO QRP ALLUSED AN ELECRAFT K2 SET AT 4.9 WATTS. AFTER YEARS OF QRO, THIS IS THE FIRST CONTEST I ENTERED USING QRP. JUST CASUALLY OPERATING, I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY STATIONS CAME BACK TO ME ON THE FIRST CALL. ENJOYED THE CONTEST AND HAD LOTS OF FUN.
K7VISO LP ALLI LOVE THIS TEST! WORKING EVERYBODY IS GREAT! 100W AND A GP VERTICAL IS TOUGH PLOWIN' FROM THE WEST COAST. STILL A TON OF FUN AND STILL WORKED A61AJ FOR A NEW ONE ON CW!
K8DDSO LP ALLA CHANCE TO SHAKEDOWN THE NEW K2/100. EXCELLENT RADIO!!
K8GLSO LP ALLSORRY SO LATE! OPERATED FROM COTTAGE WID SIGLE ELEMENT LOOPS IN TREES!
K8OQLSA HP ALLSTATION EQUIPMENT, FT-1000D, IC-765, AL-800H, VERTICAL ANTENNAS.
K9FOHSO QRP ALLA few stations actually slowed down to match my speed.
K9MMSSO QRP ALLFIRST TIME USING 5 WATTS IN A CONTEST. JUST OPERATED A FEW HOURS USING NEW FT-817. SURPRISED AT EASE OF WORKING DX WITH QRP. FUN!
K9NRSA HP ALLDOWN FROM LAST YEAR
KA6RSO LP ALLDOUBLED THE NUMBER OF QSO'S FROM MY LAST CW CONTEST...HAD A BLAST!
KB5NJDSO LP ALLA LOT OF FUN!! SHAME I DIDNT GET MORE TIME TO OPERATE. HAD HOLIDAY HONEY-DO'S AND A FEW ANTENNA PROJECTS.
KD2HESA HP ALLA STEALTH ANTENNA WAS USED ON 40 METERS THIS YEAR.
KE1FSO LP ALLGREAT CONTEST. 73S LOU
KF2USO LP ALLA NICE WARM-UP FOR FIELD DAY...N3FJP SOFTWARE WORKED FB!!!
KF3BSO HP ALLTHIS YEAR I TRIED USING AN UNUSUAL CALL. IT DOES HELP BY ATTRACTING CALLERS. I AM FINDING IT EVER MORE DIFFICULT TO SIT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. I WILL TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR. CONGRATS TO ALL THOSE GREAT SCORES & THANKS TO ALL WHO CALLED ME AND TO ALAN FOR USE
KG1VSO LP ALLI ONLY HAD A FEW HOURS TO OPERATE, BUT HAD A GREAT TIME.
KK9ASO LP ALLI STARTED THE CONTEST WITH TWO BROKEN AMPLIFIERS AND ONE BROKEN 20M ANTENNA. FORTUNATELY NOTHING ELSE BROKE UNTIL 9 DAYS AFTER THE CONTEST WHEN A LIGHTNING STIKE TOOK OUT THE REST OF MY STATION. I REALLY ENJOYED MY FIRST LOW POWER ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST.
KM5TYSO HP ALLTHIS WAS A LOT OF FUN... AND I'M NOT EVEN A CW OP!
KN4YSO LP 10MCONDITIONS WERE NOT AS GOOD AS LAST YEAR. VERY LITTLE DX HEARD FROM THIS LOCATION. MADE HALF THE CONTACTS AS LAST YEAR.
KR0USO QRP ALL5W OUTPUT TO ROOF MOUNTED VERTICAL SLIPPED IN FOR JUST AN HOUR OR SO ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
KR7O/6SO HP ALLI BORROWED A SPECIAL CALLSIGN FOR A CHANGE, AND IT REALLY DID SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
KS0MSO LP ALLI WAS ONLY ABLE TO PUT IN ABOUT SEVEN HOURS TOTAL. IT WAS FUN WHILE IT LASTED.
KS7TSO HP ALLGREAT TO GET ACTIVITY FROM THE MIDDLE EAST IN THIS ONE - A61AJ HAD A LOCAL SOUNDING SIGNAL ON 20 AND 15 - BUT ET3PMW WAS JUST A WHISPER. STILL LOADS OF FUN AS ALWAYS!
KS9KSO LP ALLI GUESS IT'S THE TIME OF THE PROPAGTION CYCLE WHEN THE BLACK HOLE STARTS TO CLOSE IN. WESTERN HEMISPHERE CONTACTS WERE UP ABOUT 10%, BUT REAL DX WAS DOWN CONSIDERABLY ON 15 METERS. UNLIKE REPORTS FROM THE COASTS, 15 METERS DID CLOSE DOWN HERE
KT1VMSHNEW CALLSIGN SEEMS TO WORK.
KT3Y/4SO HP ALLTREE SUPPORTED WIRE ANTENNAS ONLY
KV8QSO LP ALLIF THERE IS A BONEHEAD AWARD, I WOULD WIN. AFTER WORKING HOURS INTO THE TEST WITH NO RCV ANT, MURPHY SHOWED UP.
KW4DASO LP ALLTHE ONLY PROBLEM HERE, NO TIME. NEXT YEAR.
KY4AASO HP ALLWISH I HAD BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A FULL EFFORT IN THIS ONE.
KZ4DXMSHFIRST TIME IN WPX, LEARNED MUCH FOR FUTURE USE. CONDITIONS BETTER THAN EXPECTED. FUN WAS HAD BY ALL.
KZ5DSO HP ALLGREAT FUN. ALL CONTESTS SHOULD GIVE US MODESTLY EQUIPPED STATIONS AN OPPORTUNIT
LU/AD6RCChecklogI WORK THIS CONTEST FROM ARGENTINA FEW MOMENTS BUT INTERESTING.
LY2OXSO HP ALLRETURNED FROM LISBON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WANTED TO HAVE A PARTY FOR LAST 3 HOURS..IT WASN'T-HIGH BANDS WERE LOUSY,NOT MANY WILLING TO HAVE FRESH MEAT ON LOW BANDS.
LY5GSO QRP 20MK2 ELECRAFT, 5W + 200 M LW
LZ4AESO QRP ALLFT-817 5W OUT ANT. INV. V

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