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2E1GUASO LP 20MGOOD CONTEST FOR ME FOR THE FIRST WPX CONTEST
3D2AYMSHNICE PLEASURE WKG WPX FROM 3D2 LAND BEFORE T33C DXP.
4G9KMMIC723(100W)ANT: A4S (15M AND 20M) IC765(100W)ANT: 3-EL HOMEBREW QUAD(40M): DIPOLE ANT(80M)
4L2MSO LP ALLBASICALY I WAS WORKING ON 3 BANDS: 15, 20 AND 40M.
5T0EUMSHSince we were in 5T for 10 days we decided to do the contest. Laptop died so we had to use paper logging. Shows what you can do with limited resources and inexperienced contest ops.
7K2PBBSO LP 10MSO ENJOYED AT THE WPX TEST BECAUSE MANY STN. QRV ON 10M. THE DAY WITHOUT TEST: NO ONE'S ARROUND THERE. PSE ON THE AIR ON 10M!! AM JA'S 3RD CLASS LICENSED: ONLY 10W OUTPUT AND USIN' WHIP ANT. UP ABT 13MH: MNI TNX 4 UR WORKS: GL73!
7L3IUESO LP ALLI ENJOYED THIS SPRING CQ WPX CONTEST.
7N2UQCSO LP 10MIC-706(POWER:100W):DIPOLE-ANT(20MH)
7S2ESO HP 40MWPX IS ONE OF THE "MUST" CONTESTS OF THE YEAR. THIS YEAR I DECIDED TO TRY 40M AND USE THE 2X3-EL YAGIS I INSTALLED LAST YEAR. THE CONDS WERE NOT THE BEST WITH HEAVY AURORA ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. 78.8 % OF ALL CONTACTS WERE FROM EUROPE 10.4 % FRO
8P2KSA HP ALLCOULD ONLY OPERATE THE LAST 5 HOURS OF THE CONTEST. BAND CONDITIONS SEEMED GOOD SO I IMAGINE THE TOP STATIONS WILL HAVE GREAT SCORES.
8S5ASO QRP 40MIT WAS MORE DIFFICULT THAN I THOUGHT TO WORK QRP ON 40 METER SSB.
9A3RESO LP 160MRX/TX:IC-706 MKII PWR: 100 W ANT: INV V
9A80ASO HP 15MALL CLUBS IN ZAGREB CAN USE 9A80 PREFIX PLUS OWN SUFFIX TILL THE END OF 2004: CELEBRATING 80 YEARS OF RADIO CLUB ZAGREB: THE 1ST RADIO CLUB ESTABLISHED IN THIS PART OF EUROPE.
9H1DESO LP ALLI WAS ON TARGET TO MAKE MORE QSOS THAN LAST YEAR BUT THEN MY VOICE WENT- OLD AGE AND EARLY SPRING COLD-AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE.I LISTENED AROUND AFTER GOING QRT AND THEE WAS PLENTY OF ACTIVITY. NEVER MIND THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT YEAR TO LOOK FORWARD TO
9J2KCSO HP ALLI COULD QSO OVER 2000 STATIONS. I'M VERY HAPPY.
AA3VASO HP ALLRIG JST-145 150 WATTS ANT EAGLE DX
AB5XZSO LP ALLLAST HOUR WAS HOT! MORE COURTESY THAN LAST YEAR.
AC5FL/4SO LP ALLOPERATED FROM K4SV'S QTH WHILE ON HOLIDAY IN USA.
AD7BKSO LP ALLTHANK YOU EVERYONE ALL 160 CONTACTS BROUGHT ME 30:171 PTS AND NEAR CLEAN SWEEP W# AND K# MISSING W2 AND W9 ON K1 K2 K8 K9. HOPE TO CLEAN SWEEP W K N NEXT YEAR HI HI! 73 AD7BK
AE4ECSO LP ALLHAD VERY LOUD LINE NOISE ENTIRE CONTEST
AG1RL/6M2THANKS TO BRAD: K6IDX: FOR THE USE OF HIS GREAT STATIONS.
AK1WSO HP ALLOT4A WAS ONLY 6 BAND QSO!
AM5KBMSHWHAT A PITY WE CANNOT USE MULTIPLIER STATION IN HIGH BANDS AS WE WANT (SNIF). A BIG TIME TO STAY WITH A BIG FRIENDS. PROPAGATION SO POOR AND MANY QRM BECAUSE A WEEKEND HUGE STORM (WE ARE ON RED ALARM). THANKS TO EVERY ONE WHO CALL US ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HEAR
AM7KJSO LP 10MVERY BAD CONDITIONS ON 10M ALL SUNDAY.
AN1COZMSHNICE CONTEST
AN8AHSO HP 40MGOOD CONDITIONS: BUT LACK OF PEOPLE!
AT0BIMSHSPECIAL C/S OBTAINED FOR ELEPHANTA ISLAND AS-169 FOR THE FIRST TIME. PARTICIPATED IN CONTEST FROM THE ISLAND RIG TENTEC TRITON 540: LOVELY GIFT FROM N7XM AND WX7M POWER OUTPUT ONLY 40-50 WATTS ANTENNA INVERTED VEE
AT0DSO LP 20MGOOD PROPAGATION THIS TIME. ENJOYED THE DX CONTEST
AY8ASO HP ALLTRANSCEIVER TS-870 AMPLIFIER AL-1200 ANTENNA THREE BAND JVP34DX 10-15-20: DIPOLE 40 METRES
BW4/UA3VCSSO LP 10M6 HOURS TOTAL. ALL I COULD SPEND DUE TO FAMILY COMMITMENTS AND THAT MY XYL DOESN PHONE CONTESTS! ALL IN ALL HAD A GREAT FUN AND ACTUALLY WAS SURPRISED HOW MUCH ALIVE METERS WAS. SEE U ALL IN CW PART. DE ART BW4/UA3VCS
CE8EIOMSHNICE CONTEST: BUT VERY BAD CONDITIONS IN 15 METERS AND LOW BAND: SEE YOU AGAIN IN THE NEXT CONTEST 73'S AND DX'S: LUIS (CE8EIO) & ROBERTO (CE4PBB/8)
CQ9KM2WE'VE MADE THE SETUP FOR A MULTI-TWO OPERATION: THIS TIME. INITIALLY THE PLAN WAS TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTI-MULTI: BUT IN THE BEGINNING OF MARCH WE REALIZE THAT WE DID NOT HAD OPERATORS ENOUGH TO MAKE A GOOD MUTI MULTI SETUP. WE DECIDED TO GO ON MULTI-TWO.
CS6TSO LP ALLNICE CONTEST.
CS8EGWSO LP ALLSEE YOU NEXT ONE.
CT1AGFSO HP ALLJUST A FEW CONTACTS: 73 - LU-S
CT7ZMSHWE HOPE TO DO BETTER NEXT YEAR. SEE YOU ALL ON CQWW DX 2004 CT1EWE/CT2GVG 73S
CT8TSO HP 15MPROPAGATION WAS TOO BAD 1ST DAY. BUT 2ND WAS FOR OPERATORS WITH A LOT OF PATIENCE HAD FUN ANY WAY. SEE YOU NEXT ONE. BACK ON M/S OP CATEGORY
D4BSO HP ALLNOT A GOOD CONDX BUT I HOPE THAT WILL BE NEW WORLD RECORD
DF6WESO LP ALLCONDX POOR
DG7ROSA LP ALLONLY WORKED WITH DIPOLES AND IT IS HARD - BUT IF YOU MADE IT IS FUN. NEXT TIME I MUST PLAN A BETTER FOOD PREPARATION AND OPERATOR FEET TIMES... AND AFTER! THE CONTEST MY TS850 CRASHED...
DJ1AASO LP ALLTHIS CONTEST IS ONE OF THE BEST ON SHORT WAVE. I HAD A LOT OF FUN AND I TRIED MY BEST WITH MY NEW HEADSET. 100 WATTS FROM MY ICOM IC756 ARE OKAY ON A BIG 6 ELEMENT YAGI: 70FEET UP FROM GROUND. I TESTED A NEW INVERTED VEE LONG WIRE
DJ3GESO QRP 160MRIG: FT-817 5 WATT AND WINDOM FD-3: 8M HIGH: 20M LONG CONDX WERE NOT AS GOOD FOR QRP AS IN JAN/FEB CQ-160M CONTESTS: BUT I GOT A NEW ONE ON 160M.
DJ6XBSO LP 20MTHIS YEAR LESS THAN 15 MINUTES PARTICIPATION TIME! :-(
DK8AXSO LP ALLRIG: 100 W: IC 765: ANT. 40M DIPOLE @9M: 20M DIPOLE @10M
DL0DXMSHSORRY: WE HAD SOME PROBLEM WITH THE LOGGING-SOFTWARE. WE MUST SET THE CLOCK TWO OR THREE TIMES TO CORRECT TIME.
DL1HCMSA HP ALLALTHOUGH SSB IS NOT MY FAVORITE MODE I PARTICIPATED TO SPEND SOME POINTS UNFORTUNATELY BAD CONDX ON 20 AND 15. NO QSO ON 10 I AM GLAD TO MEET ALL IN THE CW PORTION
E21EICSO LP 15MTHANKS TO CQ FOR SUPPORT THE WPX CONTEST.
EA3ALVSO LP 20MMOST OF TIME SIGNALS WAS "SURFING" OVER THE QSB WAVES! WITH 100 WPEP AND A VERTICAL AT DOWNTOWN IT'S REALLY A CHALLENGE... BUT: AS EVER: IT WAS A NICE CONTEST! RIG: FT-847; PWR < 100 W; ANT: R-7000
EA4RCTM2VERY POOR PROPAGATION THIS YEAR. BROKEN ITEMS DURING THIS CONTEST WERE ONE AMPLIFIER, THE 160 METERS ANTENNA, FOUR COMPUTERS, ONE FLOPPY DISK. NOTHING SPECIAL... WE HOPE TO BE ACTIVE AGAIN NEXT YEAR WITH THIS RENEWED CONTEST TEAM!
EA5BWR/MSO LP 15MMY FIST WPX CONTEST. I'VE ENJOY A LOT AND I HOPE TO REPEAT AGAIN NEXT YEAR FROM MY MOBILE STATION. 73

      

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