CQ World Wide WPX Contest
CQ World Wide WPX Contest
| Call | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| VE7AV | SO HP 20M | TOUGH SLUGGING IN ROLLER-COASTER PROPAGATION CONDITIONS! |
| VE7SCC | MM | FLARES CAUSING WEAKER PREFORMANCE THEN LAST YEAR. |
| VE7UQ | SO LP ALL | DROVE 300 MILES TO MY SUMMER (?) CABIN FOR THE CONTEST. ARRIVED LESS THAN 2 HOURS PRIOR TO CONTEST START TO FIND 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW ON THE PROPERTY. TOO MUCH SNOW TO GET THE TRUCK IN FROM THE ROAD SO HAD TO PACK THE RADIO EQUIPMENT AND OTHER SUPPLIES ABO |
| VK3DBQ | SO LP ALL | PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF IT IS NOT CORRECT: I JUST PUT THIS LOG IN TO HAVE A GO. STATION HAS A YAESU FT1000-MP AND KENWOOD TS-2000 BITH AT 100 WATTS ANNTENNAS A KLM KT34-A A 4 ELEMENT TRIBANDER AND A 80/40 HALF-WAVE TRAPPED DIPOLE |
| VK4NEF | SO LP 10M | IHAD A COMPUTER CRASH AND HAD TO REWORK HS0/G3NOM AT SERIAL #261 I LOST #211 |
| VK5GN | SO HP ALL | I AGAIN CONFIRM THAT 36 HOURS LEAVES ME WITH LESS CHANCE THAN WOULD 30 HOURS. IT IS GALLING TO WATCH AS THOSE CLOSER IN CAN RUN FOR THE WHOLE TIME. NOT SO GOOD CONDITIONS AS 2000 BUT BETTER THAN 2001 AT THIS QTH. 73 AND THANKS |
| VK6ANC | MSH | ANTENNA WAS NOT WORKING ON 20 OR 15M - HI SWR. NO AMPLIFIER - STUCK ON 100W MAX. CONDX WERE GREAT. ALL CONTINENTS WERE WORKED. CONTACTS #026: #031 & #098 ARE DUPES |
| VO1ONE | SO LP ALL | USED AN IC-706 @ 100W IN MY NISSAN SENTRA WITH AN OUTBACKER STEALTH PLUS ANTENNA. DID NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO OPERATE WITH OTHER THINGS TO DO: BUT I THINK BETWEEN THE SETUP AND WHAT TIME I PUT INTO IT: I DID ALRIGHT. I WOULD HAVE PUT MYSELF IN THE ROOKIE CA |
| VY2MGY/3 | SO LP ALL | I ONLY HAD 26 HRS TO OPERATE OUT OF THE 36 HRS ALLOWED DUE TO FAMILY COMMITMENTS. AS SUCH I COULDN'T BE COMPETITIVE BUT I COULD HAVE FUN! AND I DID HAVE FUN. STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITE CONTESTS. WHO COULD NOT LOVE THE SPORT OF CONTESTING?? THERE'S NOTHING L |
| VY2ZM | SO HP 160M | TOUGH CONDX BUT STILL NICE TO WORK OLD FRIENDS. CU NEXT YEAR! |
| W1LZ | SO LP ALL | NOT MUCH TIME - ONE ANTENNA BAD. SUBMITTING LOG FOR CHECK PURPOSES. |
| W2YR | SA HP ALL | A REAL SUPRISE TO WORK BOTH VIETNAM AND THAILAND ON TEN METERS |
| W3MGL | SO QRP ALL | DIDN'T SPEND MUCH TIME IN CONTEST: BUT HAD A LOT OF FUN. QRP MAKES IT INTERESTING. BEST CONTEST OF THE YEAR. |
| W4GAC | MSH | GREAT CONTEST! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT CQWPX! |
| W4SAA | SO LP ALL | OMNI6+ 100W CL33@40FT HB 80/40M TRAP DIPOLE |
| W4TDB | SO QRP ALL | MY OPERATING TIME WAS VERY LIMITED BUT AS USUAL IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR. GO TCG! |
| W4YDY | SO HP ALL | HOPE THIS ONE MAKES THE LISTINGS. LAST YEAR MY RECORD 550 QSOS DID NOT MAKE THE CQ LISTING IN THE FEB. 2002 CQ MAGAZINE. I EMAILED IT 3/28/01. |
| W6QU | SO QRP 40M | GOOD NEWS: ON THE FIRST NIGHT I GOT BY WITH ONLY 1 HOUR OF SLEEP. BAD NEWS: ON THE SECOND NIGHT: I FELL ASLEEP AT THE RIG WHILE MY DVK WAS CALLING CQ! |
| W6RKC | SA HP 15M | SORRY I ONLY GOT TO OPERATE FOR AN HOUR BEFORE LEAVING WITH THE FAMILY FOR A HOLIDAY WEEKEND GET TOGETHER. WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR! |
| W6UE | MSH | YOHEI: AD6AJ: AND DAVID: N6AN: DECIDED TO HAVE SOME FUN SHARING THE STATION AND ENTERED M/S. DAVID WAS ABLE TO MAKE A FEW HUNDRED QSOS FRIDAY NIGHT AND YOHEI ROUNDED OUT THE LOG HANDSOMELY WITH ANOTHER 400 QSOS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. THANKS FOR A |
| W6YJ | SO LP 15M | GREAT FUN: IN SPITE OF LOGGING SOFTWARE GLITCH. 15 M WAS IN GOOD FORM. |
| W6ZZZ | SO LP ALL | ROOKIE - FIRST LICENSED IN MAY 2000. POWER - LOW. ANTENNAS - TWO LOW DIPOLES: ONE ALL-BAND HORIZONTAL DIPOLE AND ONE 15M VERTICAL DIPOLE. HIGHLIGHT - WORKING HC8N: WP2Z AND ZF2AF ON 15M (FELLOW NCCCERS). |
| W7FP | SO HP 10M | PICKED WRONG YEAR FOR 10 METER BAND I THINK. FIRST NIGHT WAS GREAT HOWEVER. SHOULD NOT HOLD ON EASTER WEEKEND. |
| W9LYA | SO LP ALL | ALL CONTACTS MADE WITH MAXIMUM OF 100 WATTS OUTPUT ANTENNAS: BUTTERNUT HF9V AND 20' HIGH LONG WIRE |
| W9VQ | SO LP 15M | ICOM 706: CUSHCRAFT R7000 VERTICAL I HATE CABRILLO |
| WB4JMO | SO LP ALL | What a great way to spend a Saturday night, a date with my YL and WPX contest all at the same time. |
| WB6MLI | SO LP ALL | NICE TO HAVE CONTEST TO CATCH SOME DX FISH INACTIVE FOR 15 YEARS JUST GOT RIG OUT OF BOX 2 WEEKS AGO HC8N IS NOT A COPY FROM EXAMPLE - ITS A REAL QSO! |
| WB7OCV/2 | SO QRP 15M | After 5 years on 20M, I went for 15M this time and thought I did pretty good. I love this contest!! |
| WD4OAY | SO LP ALL | ALL CONTACTS MADE WITH RADIO SHACK HTX-10 AT 25 WATTS OR FT-817 AT 5 WATTS - MOBILE FROM MY STATE TROOPER VEHICLE. |
| WM5R | SO LP 15M | SO MANY OTHER THINGS WERE GOING ON THIS WEEKEND THAT I ONLY HAD A FEW HOURS TO GET ON THE AIR. I OPERATED FROM N5XU: THE CLUB STATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. THE ANTENNA I HAD AVAILABLE WAS A 40 METER DIPOLE: WHICH NORMALLY IS CONSIDERED USA |
| WM6A | MSH | TERRIBLE CONDX |
| WN1OTV | SO LP ALL | TIME CONSTRAINTS AND VERY POOR HEARING NEGATED ANY COMPETITION BY THIS STATION. HOWEVER: I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE NEEDED QSO'S FOR THE DXCC AWARD AND IT PAID OFF. I CONTACTED 19 NEW COUNTRIES. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. |
| WN3VAW | SO LP ALL | HAD A BLAST AS ALWAYS: JUST WISH I HAD HAD A LITTLE MORE TIME. USUALLY WPX PHONE FALLS ON THE SAME WEEKEND AS THE XYL'S BIRTHDAY; THIS YEAR IT DIDN'T: BUT WE HAD EASTER SERVICES ON FRIDAY AND SUNDAY CONFLICTING INSTEAD. BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS: MY GOA |
| WN4DX | SO LP 10M | ONLY A 100 WATTS AND A HAMSTICK VERTICAL BUT STILL A LOT OF FUN. |
| WN6K | SO LP ALL | SPENT THE CONTEST GETTING ORIENTED TO MY NEW 2 DAY OLD FT-1000MP MARK-V FIELD RIG - LOTS OF NEW BUTTONS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO GET USED TO. |
| WO9S | SO HP 160M | THOUGHT I'D TRY TO IMPROVE ON MY SO SB LP SCORE FROM 1995. NOISE LEVEL WAS SO HIGH I HAD FEWER QSOS THE FIRST NIGHT WITH HP THAN IN 1995 WITH LP! SECOND NIGHT THE NOISE WAS EVEN HIGHER AND THE AMP QUIT. SO DID I. WHAT A BUST! SUNSPOTS REALLY MAKE A DIFFER |
| WP3GW | SO LP ALL | Pretty good conditions. 2 new worked countries, some RFI to the neighbor but got my goal of 300+ stations..DID IT!! |
| WS1A | SO LP ALL | NO PACKET USED |
| WS7V | SO LP ALL | HAD TO VISIT THE MOTHER IN LAW AND THE EFFECT WAS SIMILAR TO A PROTON STORM - HEAVY STATIC AND LIMITED CONTESTING. |
| XE2AC | SO HP 15M | GREAT OPENINGS TO EUROPE: NOT MUCH TIME DUE TO FAMILY COMMITMENTS. |
| XE2AUB | SO LP ALL | CONDITIONS CRAZY AND BANDS NOISY BUT I HAD A LOT OF FUN. THANKS TO EVERYBODY IN THE CONTEST FOR A NICE TIME. |
| XX9TRR | SO HP ALL | TOOK ME 3 DAYS TO THYE BADLY CORRODED C3 AND AND GET A DIPOLE UP. HAD GREAT FUN FT1000MP :FINNFET: 40M DIPOLE. |
| YB2LAB | SO HP 10M | MY FIRST CONTEST WPX 2002 ALL BAND. |
| YL2PN | SO LP ALL | IC-751 (100 W) TO 5BAND SINGLE CABLED INV VEE @28M AGL QSOS ##556-565 WAS LOOSED IN MY LOG. I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY WERE MADE IN FACT. THERE WAS A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH REEXECUTING TR-LOG V.4.05: BUT WHAT HAPPENED?? POSSIBLE REASONS ARE TWO. 1ST - UNAWARED C |
| Z39Z | SO HP 80M | CU IN CW FROM YT6A LOCATION. |
| ZC4BS | SO LP ALL | THUNDER: GALE FORCE WINDS AND 700FT OF WIRE IN THE AIR MADE FOR A NOISY TOUGH CONTEST. MY GP WAS RADIATING IN BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL PLANES ON 10M (HENCE A GOOD SCORE !!). LESSONS LEARNED ARE LOW POWER WILL NOT CUT IT ON THE LOW BANDS. HIGHLIGHTS MU |
| ZF2AF | SO HP ALL | THIS WAS MY FIRST CONTEST EXPEDITION. THANKS TO BRUCE: ZF2NT: FOR |
| ZL2AL | SO LP ALL | GREAT CONTEST AS USUAL! |
| ZL3GA | SO LP 10M | THANKS TO THE ORGANISERS. 100W USED FOR ALL CONTACTS. |
| ZS6IR | SO HP ALL | MY FIRST ATTEMPT TO REACH 1 MILLION POINTS IN A CONTEST: ALSO SOME OTHER WORK HAD TO BE DONE IN BETWEEN. |