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JE1SPYSO LP 80MI ENTRY ON SINGLE-OP 80M LOWPOWER. THE CONDITION BETWEEN THE U.S.A. AND JA WAS NOT SO GOOD. ESPECIALY ON THIS SEASON:I COUD HEARD MANY 'CQ' OF THE U.S.A. STATIONS: SO I COULD NOT GET MY FREQUENY WHICH I CALL 'CQ'. I FEEL THAT THE PATICIPATIONS 80M BAND WA
JF2FIUSO HP 15MTHANK YOU!
JI2ZEYMSHKENWOOD-TS870 WITH 1KW-AMPLIFIRE 28MHZ-4EL-YAGI 21MHZ-4EL-YAGI 14MHZ-4EL-YAGI 7MHZ-2EL-YAGI 3.8MHZ-DIPOLE
JI7WPVSO LP 15MRIG FT857M(OUTPUT-50W) ANT VERTICAL AND T2FD GOOD CONDX THIS YEAR.MANY TNX ALL STATIONS.
JI8BUR/8SO LP 15MNICE CONTEST
JJ1MZHSO LP ALLIT WAS TOUGH FOR THE STATION WITHOUT BEAM ANTENNA DURING LOW SUNSPOT NUMBER PERIOD. I WAS USING A TRAPED VERTICAL ANTENNA THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE 14 STORIES BUILDING. BUT IT WAS FUN.THANKS A LOTS.
JK1TCVSO QRP ALLRIG OUTPUT POWER USED LESS THAN 5W
JR1NKNSO QRP 15MTHE MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER IN THE CONTEST WAS 5 WATTS. THANK YOU FOR THE QSOS.
JR1UMOSO LP ALL100W OUTPUT
JR1WYVSO QRP ALLUSING YAESU FT-817 WITH 3 ELE. CQ UP ABOVE 17 METERS IT WAS NOT EASY WORKING ON QRP UNDER BAD CONDITION. QRP QSO IS LIKE THAT I HEAR HIS SIGNAL BUT MINE NEVER REACHES HIM.
JR2SQUSO LP ALLI ENJOYED CONTEST USING LONG WIRE FOR ALL BANDS.
K0COP/4SO HP ALLVERY BAD THUNDERSTORMS PREVENTED FULL OPERATION.
K0GASSO HP ALLBE GLAD WHEN 10M OPENS AGAIN TO RELEIVE THE CROWDING ON 20M.
K1USC/6SO LP ALLTHIS IS MY FIRST WPX CONTEST. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I'M A ROOKIE AT CONTESTING YET I AM HOOKED. I HAD VERY LIMITED TIME ON THE AIR OVER THE WEEKEND. WHAT TIME I DID HAVE WAS LOTS OF FUN. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE CW CONTEST.
K1UZM/3SO LP ALLI was only going to give out a few points - got sucked into it!
K2EKM/4SO LP ALLFIRST TIME IN SSB WPX. RUNNING AT "LOW END" OF LOW POWER (ARGONAUT V AT 18-20W) TO AN 88-FT DOUBLET UP 20 FEET.
K2HVESO LP 20MGOTTA LOVE THE WPX CONTEST !! MY FAVORITE... K2HVE
K3MDSA HP ALLGOD: CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A SSB DX WEEKEND WITHOUT A STORM?
K4AFSO LP 40MHAD SOME FUN ON SAT NIGHT AFTER WORK
K4AQSO QRP ALLQTH: ATLANTA/MARIETTA: GA OPERATING TIME (HRS): 14.9 (SINGLE OP: 36 MAX OF 48; 60 MINUTES MINIMUM OFF TIME)
K4JESO HP ALLHIGH POWER ONLY ON 20 METERS.
K4VVMSHI STARTED THE CONTEST FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS ON FRIDAY EVENING: AND FOR AN HOUR ON SATURDAY MORNING. KEN IRISH: W8JVP OPERATED FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS. I OPERATED FOR AWHILE. RICK LOW: N6CY: WHO IS A NAVY OFFICER MOVING TO THIS AREA FROM ITALY FOR
K5UOSA HP ALLUSED THOSE ORION FILTERS: FOR SURE. LOT'S OF EUROPE PARTICIPATION.
K5ZD/1SO HP ALLBAD CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY. EASTER ON SUNDAY. FUN ALL THE TIME THAT I COULD BE ON.
K6CSLSO LP ALLI was very surprised to work ZD8Z on 15.
K6OWLSA LP ALLA FEW HOURS OF HILARIOUS FUN!
K6TIM/7SO LP ALLTHOUGHT I MAKE IT A CHALLENGE THIS TIME AND DO THE CONTEST WITH 100 WATTS!I DID BETTER THAN I EVER DREAMED I COULD ON LOW POWER!-K6TIM
K7ACZSO LP ALLBAD WEEKEND FOR A CONTEST WITH GOOD FRIDAY BEING THE FIRST DAY AND EASTER SUNDAY THE LAST DAY OF THE CONTEST. THAT LEFT ONLY SATURDAY FOR OPERATING. I'M SURE THIS ALSO EFFECTED THE NUMBER OF EU AND SA STATIONS HEARD THAT WERE OBSERVING HOLY WEEK.
K7VITSA HP 20MGOOD FRIDAY/EASTER WEEKEND WAS A TOUGH WEEKEND FOR THE CONTEST THIS YEAR WITH CHURCH AND FAMILY COMMITMENTS. STILL THE BAND CONDITIONS SEEMED QUITE GOOD DESPITE THE EBBING SOLAR CYCLE.
K9GY/4SO QRP ALLHAD SOME FUN ON SAT MORNING...THEN HAD TO GO TO WORK!
KA1CSO LP ALLGOOD CONTEST - WORKED 24 NEW ENTITIES.
KA4AXSSO LP ALLFUN CONTEST
KB1LQDMSHWHAT A CONTEST! WE BOTH HAD A BLAST DOING IT. CQ-WPX-SSB WAS THE FIRST CONTEST MY BROTHER (KB1LQD) AND I (KB1LQC) PUT A MAJOR EFFORT INTO (ABOUT 38 HOURS). WE ARE BOTH 15 YEARS OLD AND USED A BORROWED ICOM IC-718 AND A MFJ-941E VERSA TUNER II FROM THE BIL
KB8UFP/4SO LP ALLSD WAS A FANTASTIC LOGGING PROGRAM. I LOVED THE CONTEST
KB8UUZSO LP ALLHAD LOTS OF FUN. GREAT TO CONTACT SO MANY COUNTRIES WHEN THE BANDS SEEM DOWN. SHOULD BE EVEN BETTER NEXT YEAR!
KC2KTZSO LP ALLHAD A LOT OF FUN- FIRST TIME SUBMITTING A LOG!
KC8YSWSO LP ALLWHAT A GREAT WAY TO ANALYZE THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR NEW STATION.
KD7EJCSO LP ALLI HAD A VERY FUN TIME EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT MAKE MANY CONTACTS. I ESPECIALLY ENJOYED THE LATE-NIGHT WORK ON 40M AND 80M. I EVEN MADE MY FIRST CONTACT EVER ON 80! ALL MY CONTACTS WERE VERY NICE: ENCOURAGING: PATIENT: AND HELPFUL.
KD7KZNSO HP 20MRIG: YAESU FT-1000MP MK-V AMP: AL-811H PWR: 700W ANT: DIPOLE E-MAIL: KD7KZN@AOL.COM
KF9SQSO LP ALLIT WAS FUN!
KG4GJSO HP ALLA FUN CONTEST: MY FIRST TIME. OPERATIONS WERE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY: CUBA.
KG6DXSO HP ALLWPX IS ALLWAYS A FUN CONTEST.
KG6TTSO LP ALLMY FAVORITE CONTEST AFTER FIELD DAY
KG7PSO HP ALLRAINED ALL WEEKEND: TERRIBLE BAND CONDITIONS: ANTENNAS TOO LOW: GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL.
KI4EXWSO LP ALLFIRST CONTEST SUBMITTAL
KJ5YSO HP 10MNOISY: NOISY: NOISY!
KJ6RASO HP ALLI HAD A LOG SCREW UP AND HAVE TWO CONTACTS WITH SERIAL NUMBERS 107: 108: 109 &110. I STARTED THE WRONG LOG!!
KK9VSO HP 80MLOTS OF FUN: AS ALWAYS. HOPE TO BE MORE ACTIVE IN THE FUTURE.
KL8DXSO LP ALLEASTER HOLIDAY AND POOR BAND CONDITIONS. 10 & 15 WERE TOTALLY DEAD. AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WERE THE BEST ON 20 METERS. DID MANAGE A FEW CONTACTS ON 40. SUPERIOR RADIO: INFERIOR ANTENNAS. BETTER SHAPE NEXT YEAR!
KO0USO HP ALLNO 15 METER JA'S - THEY WERE LOUD ON 40M SUNDAY AM BUT ONLY A COUPLE WERE ON. 10 M TO THE SOUTH ONLY.

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