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  • 12/05/2006 | N9TF

    As always, this is the most enjoyable contest of the year. It is always somewhat of a wonder as to what the propagation will be like. Very similar to the fickle unpredictable propagation of weak signal VHF/UHF. I guess thats one of the things about the... Read More

  • 12/05/2006 | N4SL

    From WWA, USA:

    Conditions were very quiet here, even at the contests start which is 2PM Pacific time. Propagation wasn't as good as I'd hoped for but I only got 4 hours of operation in, probably missed the good openings.

    Radio: FT1000MP
    Amp: Alpha 99
    A... Read More

  • 12/05/2006 | K2BNS

    My first time back on 160 since operating as PJ9BN in the 70's. My wife and I cut a dipole on Thursday night and hung the center from a hook outside our bedroom window. One end worked out nicely tied to the barn. The other end was too long to fit th... Read More

  • receiving loop 3,40m diameter for 160m  AMA 7

    12/05/2006 | DL8LAS

    Very bad prop last weekend, only the biggest stations
    worked here in germany.
    Hope for better condx in cqwwdx 160 in 2007.
    Andy DL8LAS / DR5X
    www.dl8las.de Read More

  • W0KU/m

    12/04/2006 | W0KU

    Beautiful signals on 160 guys. Thanks to all of the fine antenna systems, my <2% efficent mobile was able to work many. Read More

  • 12/04/2006 | KF2U

    Operating on 160 from a small city lot is a challenge. But after listening to the contest on Friday night, I had to get into the action. My plan of sending the XYL Christmas shopping Saturday morning worked nicely. I hastily threw up an inverted L, whi... Read More

  • 12/04/2006 | DL8LAS

    Station Info: DL8LAS
    IC 756 PRO II
    ACOM 2000A
    V160 HD 27m vertical


    EWE 300 degrees
    3,40m magnetic loop
    low dipol 2x6m Read More

  • It was a balmy ten degrees out by contest time. Better to be inside playing ham radio and feeding the woodstove.

    12/03/2006 | KB7Q

    It was a lot more fun laying down 64 ground radials up at the cabin on a "blue bird" early October day then waiting for the snows of December. The balloon supported vertical once again played real well. I managed Worked All States the first night of th... Read More

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