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    07/14/2003 | HA5X

    It was great fun! I used a new callsign and a brand new radio from my brand new apartment. I just threw a mobile whip with a magmount on the balcony rails a few minutes before the contest. Two wires lying randomly on the small balcony floor acted as c... Read More

  • IC-706Mk2G, tuner, and IBM laptop set up on the dinette table.

    07/14/2003 | KG4TUL

    I'm a fairly new ham (about a year) and this was my first Field Day. I operated Class 1B in my RV from a Corps of Engineers campground at Lake Lanier, about 50 miles north of Atlanta. The photos show the two antennas I used. I ended up doing OK overall... Read More

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    07/14/2003 | ON7VZ

    Nice contest despite my poor contest rig (100 W and only a G5RV/Half size as antenna...) and the usual XYL-QRPproblem (it's the summer....) with only 12 hours of S&P operation. I had the chance to make new DXCC's (9M6, OJ0 and 5U) even if the propagat... Read More

  • 07/14/2003 | N6RCE

    Band conditions started out poor. By late evening, conditions had improved and the far off contacts were starting to come in. Then they got better. On the West Coast, we started to hear the J's come up. Well worth staying awake for! Read More

  • Eric, N7EPD, manning the 2m station.

    07/14/2003 | K7CW

    Pretty windy up on Table Mountain (Elev. 6350, CN97), but it's a good location for VHF contesting. We'll be going back next year. Read More

  • Don, NK6A, operating the K2, battery class 1B.

    07/13/2003 | NK6A

    Don, NK6A and Nelson, WB6DWD, traveled up to San Vicente Mountain Park, former Nike Military Base high above the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles. Located off of Mulholland Drive just a few miles west of the San Diego Freeway.
    We operated class 1B ... Read More

  • WA0RJY and N0AX are hard at work pulling teeth, er, signals out of the aether.

    07/13/2003 | K7ED

    "Oh, conditions outside are frightful
    and the rate is not delightful.
    But despite the aurora's glow,
    QSO, QSO, QSO!"

    Not the best conditions, but operating in a team makes it a lot easier to power on through and keep logging. WA0RJY and I activated... Read More

  • Don't mind the shack... I'm practicing for the "Messy Shack Award"!

    07/13/2003 | NR9A

    After being off the air since 1997, it was great to be back in the contesting mode, even though it was a casual effort. Antennas for the low bands were not the best, so I was pretty well limited to 10, 15, and 20, although I did make a few on 40 and 8... Read More

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