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  • Feedpoint construction

    12/29/2006 | VK8AA

    Hi all,

    Having been #1 Phone in Oceania for the past 3 consecutive years from Sydney (VK2), the intention was to attempt to secure #1 Phone again in 2006. Still having around 100kg of spare aluminium tubing sitting in Darwin (VK8) from the CQWW SSB eve... Read More

  • My 160m antenna in the storm.

    12/27/2006 | HK0GU

    This was my first 160m contest ever. Unfortunately I had only limited time because my plane left on Saturday morning.
    I worked the contest with my IC-706MK2G running 100W into an Inverted L (12m "fishing rod") and managed to work 274 stations. All in a... Read More

  • 12/26/2006 | N1ZZ

    Very active contest. Busy during daylight too. Curteous ops. I ran 20 more radials over the lawn and my short vertical really worked. 73 Read More

  • WA6IQZ w/understanding girlfriend Regina and hopeful ham Audrey

    12/26/2006 | WA6IQZ

    SSCW always falls on my birthday weekend and I have missed it for over 15 years. Glad to be back - girlfriend gave me "24 hours locked in the hamshack" as a present and couldnt have been happier.... well, maybe next year with new antennas, new rig but... Read More

  • My four EWE

    12/25/2006 | IK1YDB

    Propagation during the contest was very bad!
    My EWE rx ant work very well, but many USA stations don't heard me.
    My Station info:
    IC 756 pro III
    ACOM 2000A
    tx ant Delta loop@31m.
    rx ant 4 switchable EWE

    see on http://digilander.libero.it/ik1ydb/

    73 h... Read More

  • <i>SV1JMO is running a pileup</i>

    12/24/2006 | SZ1A

    When Dimitris SV1CIB told me to run the 10m contest, i thought he is crazy. But after some thought i told myself why not. So we went in a mountain close to our city (abt 950m high)where i have a house. It was like a field day because we hadn't a rotor ... Read More

  • 12/23/2006 | N8IK

    CW was alive and well on 10M! Didn't hear a lot of DX but stateside was very active. Read More

  • 12/22/2006 | OZ6OL

    This year's ARRL contest was very fine activity on 23cm and I wkd 67 stations random with my home made rig and 250W at the feed. I only operated on 23cm.

    73, Hans Read More

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