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  • 12/09/2003 | K6EI

    I had a blast working T32WW (Christmas Island) with my mighty 5 watts early on Saturday morning.

    A buddy was kind enough to lend me his Elecraft K2 for the contest, so I took advantage of having both a transmit antenna (an inverted L) and a lower-noise... Read More

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Photo by Robert KG4IMT

    12/09/2003 | K4FAU

    The decision to participate in this contest was made only 2 weeks before the contest after one of our members came across the Collegiate Championship www.collegiatechampionship.org web side. The Collegiate Championship is an Amateur Radio competition b... Read More

  • KB7V 160m Antenna

    12/09/2003 | KB7V

    After a long absence from the ARRL 160 meter contest I was very happy to be able to work the contest this year. A major problem I had to overcome was getting a reasonable signal on the air from my small residential lot in Southern California. My solu... Read More

  • 12/09/2003 | KN6N

    This was my first CW contest. It was real fun to be able to work everyone. I have never heard so many CW stations on 160 meters before.

    I was suprised to be able to work a stations as far as Colorado.

    My setup here is a dipole antenna that is laid ... Read More

  • 12/08/2003 | WB8RFB

    Since I didn't earn enough points to place first in any category, I may as well be the FIRST to make a comment!

    In more than 31 years of being a licensed ham, this was my very first 160 Meter contest and I had fun. It was on a whim that I even got on ... Read More

  • 12/08/2003 | W8IJN

    Not as much reaching into the deep west DX this year as last, but fun all the same. However, next time I'll go looking for buzzing street lights a couple weeks in advance. Local QRN cut me down to just two log pages! Read More

  • 12/07/2003 | N2DUP

    We sure had a crappy time working stations around these parts this year. This is my second SS ever -- the first being last year. I spent most of last year on 10M. Squeezed out two SFL stations on 10M this year only. Never worked a single VE station... Read More

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    12/05/2003 | F6KHM

    Hi all!
    Conditions not so good here in IN78RJ, problems on 432 RX.
    TNX to JW/SM2BYA and friends for this excellent expedition, doping activity on 70cm.
    We think that it's time to change the arrl eme rules too!
    73's Xavier, for F6KHM. Read More

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