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  • Microwave Tower, 903 thru 24 GHz as seen from the 144 MHz tower. The top antenna is 135 ft above ground.

    09/19/2002 | K1WHS

    What a difference a year makes! Last year at this time we were swimming in tropo contacts all along the Eastern Seaboard. This time around, the conditions were flat and generally agreed to be below typical summertime levels. Stations normally worked di... Read More

  • 09/18/2002 | KG4PYM

    My first real contest attempt, had fun, although did it with a borrowed Yaesu FT-7 loaned from WB6BWZ-

    I really wanted to work Single Band 10m, but the crystals for 10m in the rig were for only the SSB part of the band.
    Given the truly Low Power aspec... Read More

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    09/18/2002 | W4FAL

    I only got to work the contest for a few hours on Sunday. Band conditions on Sunday morning were not great on 2M or 70cm as the much needed rains in the area prevented good conditions for ducting on Sunday morning.

    I didn't pick up any new grids but I ... Read More

  • 09/18/2002 | N

    Sept. VHF Contest 2002

    NRW EN 41 GO

    During this contest I decided to run Hi-Power Single Op on 50mhz,144mhz,222mhz,432mhz.
    What can I say, A cold front hit us friday nite saturday morning causing rain . This pretty much shut down any chance of above ... Read More

  • 5 bands on the mast through the roof

    09/17/2002 | KD7TS

    I spent 3 weeks getting my old rover van licensed and fixed up for the contest. Glad I did !! I met up with Ernie, W7LHL on Friday and we set up Friday night on Mt Crag at about 4000 feet. Ernie ran tests on 10 GHz with W7SZ and W7PUA from his station ... Read More

  • My approach in contests

    09/17/2002 | VK2CZ

    Well I didn't even get close to my IARU SSB record in VK this year, still had antenna issues with broken elements on 15/10m. A local 80m VK contest within the IARU time period helped out with a couple of band/zones too. Here is a summary of zones work... Read More

  • Joe-KF5MC....Chief cook and raconteur.

    09/17/2002 | WW5X

    FD 2002 found Los Chupacabranos once again prowling the shores of
    Lake Buchanan, Texas. For the first time in group existence,
    no scorpions were encountered! It was the 12th consecutive
    year for some of the group to participate...and at the same
    l... Read More

  • 09/16/2002 | W8SSS

    Although I did not enter my log for the contest,I really had a great time giving the other hams in the contest points,I was basically in it for the fun.This was my 2nd attempt in SS.I was close to a sweeep,only lacked 3!will do be... Read More

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