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11/21/2005 | VE4MM
Thanks to all who gave me a contact, even when I was in the noise.
QRP is just a "grinding it out" test.
Everyone should have had a VE4 contact because there were lots of us out there this year!
I hope my ears stop ringing.......................
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11/21/2005 | N8CBW
This was my first operation in the Sweepstakes and I only had 4 hours to operate, but I did manage to contact 25 sections using 15, 20, 40, and 80 meters.
Now I have something to build on for next year. Read More -
11/21/2005 | N4SL
N4SL operated from WWA, QRP for 15 hours.
Kudos to all those ops who took the time at their own score's expense to pull me out and keep requesting the repeats until it was correct.
A lot of you were my only contact in that section, it meant a lot to me... Read More -
11/21/2005 | KI0DI
Another enjoyable SS, despite the poor propogation. No 10 meter contacts this year, but I still did better than last year, mostly due to upgrading to Extra in September. There are really quite a few QSO's available at the low end of the phone band, a... Read More
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11/19/2005 | K1USC
Greetings to all, from one of the new guys. Tony, K1USC here in Alta Loma, CA. Orange Section.
It's nice seeing the comments on the Soapbox. It amazes me how well so many of you do with only a few hours on the contest. I still have a lot of contesti... Read More -
11/16/2005 | N7BYU
For the second year in a row, the Brigham Young University Amateur Radio Club (N7BYU) entered in CW portion of SS. As far as I know, this is also only the second time that weve done so, and I was the operator both times.
Im still working on CW, so the... Read More -
11/16/2005 | N7MAL
This is a copy of an email I sent to ham friends and family the day before SSCW:
Boys and Girls: The best news is the ladder-line for my wire antenna now goes directly into the shack and the back of the tuner, just in time for the sweepstakes contest. ... Read More -
11/14/2005 | WD0GTY
Had a fun time again this year giving contacts to the big stations. Need to practice more so I can call CQ and get the numbers up. The long exchange is intimidating for me when I try to call CQ.
Weather during the contest weekend was great. Perry, N... Read More
