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  • Bill, W1KKF, and Bob, KB1CIW, hunting for the perfect antenna placement with bow, arrow, and fishing rod.

    07/15/2003 | W1NRG

    This year, I had the opportunity to operate FD with the Meriden Amateur Radio Club for the first time in many years.

    We operated 2F from the Wallingford, CT, Civil Preparedness building, which is where the club holds its meetings. Our 2F entry was a d... Read More

  • Tower: Mosley Pro67-C3, M2 6M7, M2 222-7WL, M2 440-21ATV, M2 2M12; Rotatable Mast: 1296 45El Loop, 2304 45El Loop, 903 18El Loop

    07/15/2003 | KC4PX

    The June VHF Contest from EL98QG in Florida reminded me of my Contest Days in New Jersey, the VHF Alley of the North East. During the first four (4) hours of the contest, 6 meter contacts resulted in a run rate of 100+ per hour. Florida was open to the... Read More

  • Alan Russell, no call, and Mitchell London, KD5HCV, prepare to launch their 2 helium filled balloons.

    07/15/2003 | W5TQ

    Field Day 2003 brought a triumphant end to a quest that began just prior to Field Day 2002. Mitch London, KD5HCV and Alan Russell, no call, had the idea to make contacts using a longwire antenna hung from a weather balloon that Russell had had for many... Read More

  • 80 Ft Tower and Shack

    07/15/2003 | XE2AC

    Changed my mind on the last minute and decided to operate CW only -instead of mixed, when learned about the propagation reports.

    No SO2R this time due to one of my Band decoders went QRT before the test
    (Operator's error not Dunestar).

    Strange condx, w... Read More

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    07/15/2003 | IT9ORA

    Hi to everybody,
    I am very happy to have participated in the contest, I have connected a lot of stations HQ and I suppose to have made many multipliers, I could not hope for a best result, considering that I went with vertical and dipole and solo 100... Read More

  • Nothing changed on location from last year!

    07/15/2003 | S51J

    Location was the same as last year with my old call sign S51JM. Weather conditions were much much better then last year, but full moon made it's best. I swear to myself that I will never go to contest under full moon! I agonized two hours with my new F... Read More

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    07/15/2003 | IO3P

    ...primo contest con delle antenne eccellenti dall'ottima stazione allestita da IV3TMV...
    E' mancata nella notte di sabato una buona apertura con USA e questo ben visibile nel punteggio raggiunto.
    Grazie a tutti ed al prossimo. Mat Read More

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    07/15/2003 | RA9FTM

    I guess, it was "Aurora" with the silence on HF before the contest... But after its beginning, the bands were opened immediately...
    It became possible to work from rural QTH on very simple antenna
    (3.5 MHz Inv-V)... Read More

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