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  • 12/15/2003 | WA3ELQ

    Despite having a limited amount of time to operate this year, I had a great time. Conditions were a little more challenging this year, but band openings into Europe, South America, and the west coast made things exciting. Even with only 80 watts and ... Read More

  • Happy Holidays from KG6ENA

    12/15/2003 | KG6ENA

    Another good contest, but not so good propagation. Sunday, late, the path to Japan was open, but I only made a few contacts to Japan (compared to last year's several hundred). Overall, my contacts were down 50% from last year, but the fun level staye... Read More

  • 12/15/2003 | AA1VT

    Slow going on Friday evening, as we only worked one station. Thank goodness there was someone else on in the same town! Hunt and peck on Saturday/Sunday was the order of the day, as we were running low power into wire antennae. We could definitely hold... Read More

  • 12/15/2003 | AB9FH

    This was the first time I got on the air just because of a contest. It was a very limited effort, just 5 contacts in 2 hours, but I enjoyed myself just the same. I put up a dipole in the attic, cut to length by formula but not adjusted for resonance. ... Read More

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    12/15/2003 | KA2BZS

    A real fun Contest as usual with not-so-good cndx. Could have used a few more EU qsos ;-) Hope all had fun. 73/DX Cwforever! Ron Read More

  • 12/15/2003 | K4VU

    Wow, what a wild ride. All I can say about propagation this year is that it had more moods than my last girlfriend -- and just as unpredictable. A Saturday afternoon call from KY5R (Hi/SSB/AL) revealed that going to bed after midnight Friday was a ba... Read More

  • 12/15/2003 | KA2IVS

    I haven't operated HF since moving into my "no antenna" townhouse in 2000. Saturday morning, I couldn't resist blowing the dust off of the TS830. So, I juried together a 10 meter doublet with a few feet of ladder line I found in a closet and strung i... Read More

  • 12/15/2003 | KI0EO

    My first contest since 1995. Great to here all the DX. Only able to work a few states in the lower portion of the U.S. Band not the best in
    NW IA. Lots of fun !! Don Read More

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