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2014 ARRL November Sweepstakes (Phone)
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01/28/2015 | N1XIH/7
Another year another SSB Sweepstakes. I hadn’t realised that I’ve been doing it for over 10 years. Starting on the beach south of Seaside OR for the first year. Then moving to UT for the rest. Changes in the equipment have been few. The FT817 ev... Read More
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01/17/2015 | VE9UNB
The licensed participants in this contest were Allen Galloway, VE9AGG, Brandon Brown, VE9BWB, Brent Petersen, VE9EX, Chelsi Doyle, VE9DOY, Desmond Dupuis, VE9DES, Fred Goora, VE9FGO, Martin Hann, VE9PLS, Peter McGaw, VE9PRM, Sameh Elnaggar, VE9SYN, and... Read More
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12/04/2014 | K4OV
This year, we focused less on last-minute station upgrades and more on getting sleep and relaxing before the contest. Our result was our best score ever! We started out strong, with 6 of the first 7 hours over 100/hour. Rob K4OV got the hot bands an... Read More
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12/04/2014 | KP2XX
Aftter an absence of 22 years from contesting it was great fun to join in and work a few contacts. I have to say it was a real challange for my 30 year old rig to pull all those stations running QRP out of the pile ups. I will be back next year. Jim K... Read More
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11/20/2014 | K5MXG
Enjoyed playing in my first SS. It was a little rough, but thanks to my vast wire array setup, I managed a clean sweep. SSB is a little rough on the ears though, good motivation to continue learning CW Read More
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11/19/2014 | NK7J
Sweepstakes 2014 at the NK7J ranch turned into the best year we have had so far. The XYL and I started SS back on the 75th Anniversary of Sweepstakes and since then have managed to get a clean sweep every year except last year we missed Utah of all p... Read More
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11/18/2014 | W5RU
It's all over but for the log checking and the posting of the final results. We celebrated the end of the contest (as you can see in the photo) with a brand new broom and our mascot, BIC (Butt-In-Chair). Completed the sweep at 00:24z (or 3Hr 24Min a... Read More
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11/18/2014 | K2KR
Sweeps 2014, another one in the books. Mike, K2KR; Carol, KC0MOM; Kristin, KC0INX; and Mike, Kristin’s hubby, all got together again this year for Sweepstakes SSB. We missed last year as we all ended up with moves in our lives and everything was in a b... Read More