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01/20/2003 | K7AWB
Waiting for the next contact was slower than charging batteries. Next June, I WILL HAVE SEPARATE RIGS FOR EACH BAND so I won't miss anyone coming through or IDing and leaving. Best contact was three hours before the contest started when I worked Wyom... Read More
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01/20/2003 | W1MRQ
Anybody reluctant to try microwaves from home read on! This is the first time ever I had so many bands AND working at 2:00 PM. This was a maximum effort for W1MRQ. Has anyone mentioned yet how cold it was in the NE? My shack is in my bedroom in my apar... Read More
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01/20/2003 | N
NRW EN41go Iowa ()
Saturday:
One word describes Saturday,,,, Educational !!!
With noise levels reaching an all time high at my qth , the term weak signal , really hit the spot. This was a great time to evaluate my sta... Read More -
01/20/2003 | WR7X
I decided to operate from the top of Emigrant Hill southeast of the home QTH
in Pendleton, Oregon (DN05). The almost 3000' of elevation gain certainly
helped out! It was foggy and icy all day Saturday, but upon my return
Sunday morning after a fog... Read More -
01/20/2003 | N7CZ
Best DX was Bob N7AU in DN07 on 2M & 135cm. (TNX BOB!) We couldn't hear each other on 6M & 70cm as we have in past contests. Normally Bob and I can sweep 6M-70cm.
On Saturday I spent slightly over 6 hours calling CQ on FSK441/JT44 toward known popula... Read More -
01/20/2003 | N5QYC
Boy! Was this a tough one. Saturday was dismal with very few contacts being made. I made a few 2 meter contacts to the local area and when I went to 432 I found out, that portion of my radio had stopped transmitting. I could hear the number of operato... Read More
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01/20/2003 | AA1YN
Saturday was dismal, very little activity, cold temperatures (-10F), equipment breakage, and very high electrical interference kept my score down. By midnight, I only had 4000 points. Just before the contest, I blew the receive IF attenuator in my 903... Read More
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01/20/2003 | KB1CJ
This was my first VHF contest, and I really enjoyed it. Except for a late Sunday afternoon 6M opening, everything was pretty much local. Despite the lack of openings from my QTH (just outside of Boston), I really learned a lot. For example, I discov... Read More
