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  • 11/20/2006 | N4SL

    From WWA:

    Holy Cats, Batman!

    15m was only open for an hour, 40m wasn't open yet...every single living, breathing ham was on 20 SSB for HOURS! It could not have been worse. Oh, wait, I entered QRP.

    Thanks to the folks who pulled my 5W out of the din an... Read More

  • The Installed Antennas Just Before The Tower Was Raised.

    11/20/2006 | K7XC

    Bought A New House August 2006. We Were Barely Moved In When The Contest Started. I managed To Get The Antennas Up A 2 Weeks Before And The Station Was Temporarily Patched Together For The Weekend. The Pics Are Of Assembling The Antennas And What The F... Read More

  • K7XC "Radio Central" IC746, GLA1000B Amp

    11/20/2006 | K7XC

    What An Exercise In Pain Management! SS Phone Is A Weekend Of Loud Crowded Noise Compared To CW Where My Narrow Filters Make Life Much More Enjoyable. Even So I did well For The Time Invested. Missed NNY, WNY, And NL. Sat Night The Lower Bands Got Long... Read More

  • K7XC Amplifiers: 6' Relay Rack With AM-6154 (300W) on 144 Mhz, AM-6155 (400W) on 222 Mhz, and 175W Brick on 432 Mhz.

    11/20/2006 | K7XC

    I Purchased A New House In August And Only Recently Finalized Setting Up The Radio Station. I wanted To Take My Time And Do It Right And Think I Managed To Find An Effective Way To Accomplish An Easy To Operate And Maintain Contest Station. I Was Far E... Read More

  • 11/14/2006 | KB9BIT

    I never participate in the November SS for the points since I don't really have the skill or patience to hang in there for long periods; I'm only interested in trying for a clean sweep each year. In the past ten years I have only participated in the p... Read More

  • 11/13/2006 | N4KIT

    My first CW sweepstakes and boy was it fun. The bands were remarkably open for the bottom of the solar cycle. Money bands for me were 80 and 40, but also worked 15 and 20. 20 was so crowded, I had trouble with strong nearby sigs in the passband that... Read More

  • Installing 2 Ele Tribander At 20'. This Ant Really Played Well, A Vast Improvement Over The Wire Antennas. Was Fixed At 75 Degrees All Weekend.

    11/12/2006 | K7XC

    Conditions During This CW SS were pretty darn good for being at the bottom of the cycle. My 80W and low antennas played very well. Sunday afternoon found me needing only DE for a sweep. I found him late afternoon on 160M of all places. I put him in mem... Read More

  • A simple set up,but it provides it's owner with Field Day smiles! YEE HAH!

    11/10/2006 | KA2FHN

    WOW!! I had a blast on my first ever Field Day! As I'm new to HF I've only had my station on the air just shy of 3-4 weeks when I got to participate in this great contest I've only heard about in the past.
    While i've had my Call for over 25 years my i... Read More

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