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  • 03/07/2006 | WA2OVG

    "Murphy" 'did his thing' before the DX Phone Contest!
    Two major snowstorms wrecked the fiberglass supports for my 20 meter "inverted V" on my co-op terrace!

    With little time for repair before the contest, I strapped two rusty Hy-Gain 12AVQ verticals--... Read More

  • Essential hardware for ARRL DX Contest in Scandinavia - snow-chains

    03/07/2006 | OH0JFP

    Confessions of a last minute guest operator

    I decided to visit my friend in and Islands and use his station in the ARRL DX Contest CW on Saturday morning. The sky was clear, no snow in sight and not very cold. By the time I got to Mariehamn in the afte... Read More

  • Guest operator SM0JHF at OH0JFP, the radio shack out of town in Ă…land Islands.

    03/07/2006 | OH0JFP

    I went again to and Islands, better prepared than f CW part of this contest 2 weeks earlier. My friend Sture has built a decent station in the past few years but he is mostly interested in local VHF contests. I am simply trying to get him interested in... Read More

  • 03/07/2006 | W6RCL

    Enjoyed the contest --- even though 20M on Sunday was a ZOO!

    I had 314 Q's with something like 257 different stations worked. What was amazing to me was the power used by those I contacted. It AVERAGED 820 WATTS!!! I worked fewer than one percent Q... Read More

  • IT9ESWV PHOTO MY STATION CONTEST ARRL 2006

    03/07/2006 | IT9ESW

    MY PHOTO CONTESTS ARRL SSB 2006
    MY RTX KENWOOD TS-850-S
    AM:LIN: DRAKE L-4B
    ANT:FOR 28-21-14-7 MHz TFH7-E PLUS YAGI 7-EL.
    G.P. HOME MADE FOR 7 MHz FULL SIZE
    ANT: 80 METER SLOOPER DIPOLE Read More

  • 03/06/2006 | K0IZ

    My second contest ever. Still learning but worked 401 contacts on 20 SSB using my KWM2A, Amp Supply LK800, and wire V-beam. Seemed to me that the splatter noise level went up 3 or 4 S units once the contest started - a fair number of stations could do... Read More

  • 03/06/2006 | SC3A

    A more serious effort this time than in the CW-part. Good condx up to 20 meters but horrrible on 15 and non existing on 10 meters. Take a look at http://powermac.mine.nu/SC3A/arrl06ssb.html for more info. See you again in -07! Read More

  • 03/06/2006 | EA8AUW

    Hi Again mates !!

    I'm very happy in to form part in this contest again.-

    Now, I'm active with a simple station and antennas with 2 operators more, the team is formed by EC8AUZ - EC8/74182 Awared and me EA8AUW .-

    We can to work more of 500 stations abou... Read More