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3B8MMSO LP ALLNOT EASY TO BREAK THE EU-WALL ON 40M. BUT MY BEST RESULT FROM 3B8 EVER. TX FT847 100W ANT A-4-S + ROT.DIPOLE
3G3NSO HP 20MDUE TO WORK I ONLY OPERATED 9 HOURS IT WAS USEFUL TO TEST THE 3 ELEMENTS MONOBAND YAGI THANKS TO MY FRIEND CE3NR BECAUSE OF HIS COLABORATION SEE YOU NEXT YEARS...ROB CE4PBB
3XY8BSO LP ALLMY FIRST CONTEST FROM CONAKRY GUINEA. WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH IT. EQUIPMENT WAS A ICOM 706MKIIG INTO A B&W FOLDED DIPOLE. THE WIN-EQF LOGGING PROGRAM MADE THE DIFFERENCE. THANKS FOR A GREAT CONTEST. QSL'S GO TO KA5BQM
7N2UQCSO LP 10MIC-706(POWER:100W): V-DIPOLE(16MH)
7S2ESO LP ALLDECIDED TO WORK LOW POWER ALL BAND SINCE MY 7 MHZ YAGI DOES NOT ALLOW HIGHER POWER THAN 100 WATTS AT THE MOMENT. HARD TO GET A GOOD RUN ON THE LOWER FREQUENCIES. WITH AURORA AROUND HERE AT 64 DEGREES NORTH IT WAS ONLY 20M TO EUROPE GIVEN SOME PILE-UPS.
9A3TRSA HP 20MKENWOOD TS950S + KENWOOD TL922 1 KW + 6 EL MONOBAND YAGI
9A5VSO LP 10MRIG: KENWOOD TS450S (100W) ANNT: 4 ELEMENT QUBICAL QUAD
9A7VSO HP 80MKENWOOD TS950S + PIVIO 1 = 1 KW 4 SQUARE VERTICAL: BEVERAGE NW & NE
9A7ZZSO QRP 15MNO MORE THAN 5 W- ANTENA TH6DXX 60M UP-SEE ON QRZ.COM LIT.PICTURE AND NO MORE QRP-HARD WORK!!!!
9A8ASO HP 15MNOT SO GOOD CONDITIONS BAND WAS TO EARLY CLOSED: BUT WILL BE BETTER!
9H1DESO LP ALLWE NEVER RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT CONTESTS IN MALTA AND NEED TO RELY ON OTHER OPERATORS FOR RULES AND SCORING ETC. THERE DID NOT SEEM TO MANY US CONTESTANTS DUE TO POOR BAND CONDITIONS BUT ON THE SECOND DAY THERE SEEMED TO BE MORE STATIONS TAKING PART
9J2KCSO LP ALLI COULD ENJOY CONTEST FROM AFRICA.
9S1XSO HP ALLWAS ON THE AIR 26 HOURS ONLY: TOO MUCH SLEEPING. REASON WHY XYL SAYS CONTESTING IS NOT FOR MY AGE ANYMORE :O(
9V1UVSO HP ALLGOOD TO FIND SO MANY ON THE BANDS
A45WDSO LP ALLIT WAS A GREAT CONTEST FROM MY POINT OF VIEW. THE PROPAGATION TO EUROPE WAS EXCELLENT AND BALANCED THE POOR CONDX TO USA (21 MHZ ONLY WAS IN A DECENT SHAPE) AND TO JAPAN. I HAD TO USE 50 WATTS DURING DAYTIME BECAUSE OF SOME LOCAL INTERFERENCE: BUT THIS DI
AA3VASO HP ALLRIG JST-145 150 WTTS ANT EAGLE DX
AA3WISO LP ALLWORKED STRICTLY S&P USING TS-520 AND END-FED WIRE STRUNG IN THE TREES. WORKED ALMOST EVERYBODY I HEARD. TNX TO EVERYBODY WRKED
AB5XZSO LP ALLNEIGHBOR CALLED ABOUT RFI SO I HAD TO SHUT DOWN FOR A WHILE FIRST NIGHT. FOUND A LOOSE GROUND WIRE AND I WAS BACK ON THE AIR! GREAT CONTEST!
AB8PDSO LP ALLMAX POWER USED 100 WATTS. T/STORM CAME THROUGH JUST BEFORE CONTEST AND KNOCKED OUT AC POWER FOR FIRST 12 HRS.I RAN THE HOUSE ES SHACK ON GENERATOR:BUT HAD TO QRT AT TIMES BECAUSE OF LIGHTING.HAD A LOT OF FUN.
AD6WLSO HP ALLBAD CONDITIONS WITH NO OPENINGS TO EU. LOT OF SOUTH AMERICAN STATION THOUGH. I REALLY HAD TO WORK TO MAKE THE CONTACTS THIS YEAR. BEAM IS UP ONLY 33FT.
AD7JSO HP 20MBETTER CONDITIONS THAN EXPECTED BUT STILL NOT TOO HOT. THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY WAS ST0RY.
AE4ECSO LP ALLMUCH BETTER CONDITIONS THAN EXPECTED
AE9B/0MMKCDXC CLUB EVENT. SECOND TIME WE OPERATED THIS CONTEST FROM HERE. PARTICIPATION: PROPAGATION AND ACTIVITY ALL SEEMED DOWN. I GUESS EXITTING THE SUNSPOT PEAK OFFERS SOME DOOM AND GLOOM WE INCREASED OUR LOW BAND TOTALS ON 40:80 AND 160M BUT THE NUMBERS ON T
AE9F/6SO QRP 15MTHANKS TO ALL THE GREAT OPS WHO PULLED MY CALIFORNIA PEANUT WHISTLE OUT OF THE QRM. QRP WITH A MODEST ANTENNA IS A CHALLENGE!
AG4PMSO LP 20MOUTDOORS W/ SOLAR RECHARGED 32A BATTERY
AI9USA HP ALLFUN TIME: GENERALLY BAD CONDITIONS = 45% REDUCTION IN SCORE FROM LAST YEAR.
AK6XSO LP ALLTHIS WAS MY FIRST HAM CONTEST.
AM4KDSO HP 40MTIME ON/OFF 2003-03-29 08:43-19:02 2003-03-30 08:18-17:38
AM5AAJSO LP ALLTHE SUN CYCLE IS GOING DOWN!!!
AM7HZMSHFATAL WEEKEND. NOT PROPAGATION HERE AND OUR ANTENNA SYSTEM HAS A BIG BIG PROBLEM WITH SWR AT THE BEGIN OF SUNDAY: WE FINISH IT :( IN OTHER ORDER THE CONVIVENCE: HOBBY AND FOOD WAS VERY VERY NICE... OUR EQUIPMENT: KENWOOD TS-450S AND CUSHCRAFT A3S WITH 40M
AN5KBSO HP ALLSHORT TIME OPERATION BECAUSE FAMILY ...SNIF: SNIF...
CB4YSO HP 10MIN GENERAL: THERE WERE BAD PROP CONDX FOR SOUTH AMERICA: ESPECIALLY DURING ALL SUNDAY. I THINK THERE WERE FEW STATIONS PARTICIPATING ON 28 MHZ THIS YEAR. ANYWAY: I COULD MANAGE MORE THAN 1700 QSOS AND SEVERAL NEW DXCC COUNTRIES. SO IT WAS VERY VERY FUN. S
CB5ASO LP ALLIT WAS THE FIRST ACTIVATION OF THE CB5 PREFIX. I HAD A VISITOR AT HOME SO I MISSED ALL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING. BUT IT'S ALWAYS ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING CONTEST OF THE YEAR. I HAD A LOT OF FUN. SEE YOU ALL IN CQWW IN OCTOBER! 73 DE FERDI.
CS6RPAMSHPROPAGATION WAS LOW BUT SPIRITS WERE HIGH. FRANCSICO: CT2IAF: OUR CHEF DE CUISINE: KEPT US HAPPY DURING OFF TIMES. A RADIO CONTEST AND A GOURMET FESTIVAL GO WELL TOGETHER IF YOU ARE IN ALENTEJO: PORTUGAL. ONE FINAL NOTE: POST-CONTESTING IS A NIGHTMARE WIT
CU/DJ7MGQSO LP ALLHOME ADDRESS: TOBY DEINHARDT: EINSTEIN STRASSE 48: D-81675 MUNICH: GERMANY WAS FORCED TO STOP EARLY. STRONG WINDS BROKE MY FIBERGLASS MAST! USED ABOUT 12 WATTS DURING THE ENTIRE CONTEST: DIFFICULT BUT FUN.
D4BSO HP ALLCONDX IS QUITE BAD ON 10 SPECIALLY FIRST DAY I DONT THINK I MAKE BREAKS ON THE WHEN IN SUCH BAD CONDX YOU CLAIM NEW WORLD RECORD I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN CW THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO GIVE ME CALL FOR SU
DF0CQMMPOOR CONDITIONS ON 14: 21 AND 28
DF3KVSO LP ALLHAD FUN BESIDE POOR CONDITIONS IN NORTHERN GERMANY
DH2PLSO LP ALLRIC:FT-990 PWR:100 KELEMEN W3DZZ SW HOME MADE
DH8BMSO LP ALLRIG: KENWOOD TR-50S - 100W - KELEMEN 5-BAND DIPOLE 10-80M 278 QSOS - 488 POINTS X 188 PREFIX MY FIRST GREAT CONTEST: LOGGING WITH PAPER AND PEN 1 MAJOR FAULT: I GAVE # 172 TWICE !!
DH9SBSO LP ALLJUST A FEW QSOS ON 10 M. AURORA !!! CU NEXT YEAR!!!
DJ1AASO LP 15MSOAPBOX INFO BY MIRKO: DJ1AA / AB0DL: I WAS SO MOTIVATED TO OPERATE A VERY LONG TIME IN THE WPX CONTEST: BUT THE DX CONDITIONS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I PASSED 354 QSOS BUT ONLY A HAND FULL OF NORTH AMERICANS MOST OF THE TIME EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL SIGNALS FRO
DJ2QVSA LP ALLJUST FOR FUN. NOT MUCH TIME AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND.
DJ6XBSO LP 20MTHIS YEAR ONLY 17 MINUTES PARTICIPATION TIME! :-(
DJ9AOSO LP ALLGOT MY LICENSE IN DEC. 2000: SO LAST TIME ROOKIE ENTRY FOR ME: 73!
DL1OFDSO LP ALLSOAPBOX INFO BY FRANK: DL1OFD: BAD DX-CONDITIONS THIS WPX CONTEST. MY 100 WATT INTO A GAP-TITAN VERTICAL WORKED NOT VERY POWERFUL. BUT ANYWAY: THIS WAS MY 2ND. PARTICIPATION IN THE WPX CONTEST AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN. I STARTED IN THE CATEGORY 1(A) INCLUDE
DL1YAWSO LP ALL...NICE TEST AGAIN BUT BAD CONDX...CU73`PETE
DL2RZGSO LP 80MITS HARD: TO MAKE MANUELL A CABRILLO-LOG !
DL5RMHMSHWE HAD BIG PROBLEMS WITH THE NUMBERS IN THE SOFTWARE: THEY CHANCED SOMETIMES SO IT'S NOT 100 PERCENT CHRONOLOGICAL. I HOPE IT'S CORRECT....
DL9GMNSO LP ALLTHIS YEAR ONLY SOME HOURS: SEE YOU NEXT YEAR AGAIN

      

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