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  • The Kenwood TS440...the transciever I used night and day and it didn't quit!  (Well, it still doesn't work on 14MHz!)

    12/18/2002 | KB1FWN

    This contest was a learning experience for those at KB1FWN/KB1FWM. It started off as a grueling multi operator event. I started off first, with reassurance that my father Tom, KB1FWM, would take my place in a few hours. And to relieve him would be L... Read More

  • 12/18/2002 | W1CTN

    I found this session of the ARRL SS phone contest to be very enjoyable.
    The bands were all in good shape and this allowed me to make a clean sweep in just over 8 hours. Lots of high numbered checks so it looks like the newer ops are also in the contest... Read More

  • Merry Christmas, 73
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Frank, W4FAL</p>

    12/18/2002 | W4FAL

    I enjoyed this contest. I unfortunately had a lot of pre-Christmas activities going on and didn't get to participate for very long on the 14th and none on the 15th.

    Better luck next year and a higher score.

    73,

    Frank, W4FAL Read More

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    12/18/2002 | N1DC

    This is one of my favorite contests. Unfortunately, I was limited to only a few hours on Sunday morning. I started at 1400 UTC with my 4 element tribander pointed toward Europe. First a "search and pounce" yielded a quick 25 countries. After about 45 m... Read More

  • 12/17/2002 | AB2IW

    What a fun contest... Were band conditions better or worse than in the 2001 contest ? Hard to tell. Some interesting DX... working rare stations in the single op qrp phone category. Made a contact while transmitting into the wrong antenna... a 350' ... Read More

  • 12/17/2002 | KI7N

    Another great contest. I operated only CW, and once again, it was proven that lots of fun can be had with low power to a dipole on 10 meters. Because of antenna restrictions, my dipole is in my attic, which likely cost me a few dB as opposed to an o... Read More

  • KI7N 10 GHz portable while parked on I-35E, south of Dallas, TX

    12/17/2002 | KI7N/5

    For me, the start of the 10 GHz and up contest is marked by my attendance of a North Texas Microwave Society meeting in the spring of 2002, several months before the contest began. I had always been interested in operating at 10 Ghz and above, but I ... Read More

  • 12/17/2002 | KB0JUL

    This was the first time I had participated in the ten meter contest. What a blast! I decided to operate CW only; conditions were excellent from central Iowa to the East Coast and Europe during the morning, and then the West Coast and Japan in the eve... Read More

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