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  • 12/10/2018 | KA1AMR

     Started a 'new' weekend job this weekend, I didn't expect to be in the 10 Meter contest. Between coffee breaks and warming up sessions (new job is outdoors at 20 degrees), had some fun. Not too many contacts (completely dead at times) but rattled off ... Read More

  • 12/10/2018 | NZ5M

     I never knew my 1 contact for the contest would be so special !!!!!! Read More

  • 12/10/2018 | W3RGA

    Things started slow Fri evening. Only worked some locals out 100 mi or so. Around 9p the band started to burble to life a bit, worked a couple of southern states a couple VE's and an XE1. At 10p the band burst open to the south (FL,GA,LA, AL, TX etc) T... Read More

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    12/09/2018 | W2DPT

     As usual I had a Great time-only got the Inverted L up 2 days before contest and only 45 foot on vertical part-but it played well to my surprise- Rig is an Icom-7300-(awesome rig)- Antennas were an Inverted L 45 foot vertical-a dipole at 45 foot and a... Read More

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    12/05/2018 | K6EI

    This was my third year running QRP (5 watts) in the ARRL 160 Contest from our cabin at Loon Lake, Washington (in EWA, north of Spokane). I had a real hoot! The local area was totally empty of neighbors, although I did observe a flock of turkeys, a co... Read More

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    12/03/2018 | WD8DSB

    Lightning activity both nights made conditions difficult (especially when the lightning activity was on top of Indiana and surrounding states) but was able to beat my previous best for this contest. 797 QSOs, 79 multiplies which consisted of 74 ARRL/... Read More

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    12/01/2018 | TA1IFV

     My first EME contest with 21ele yagi, 35w and a short cable. Read More

  • 11/23/2018 | W4AAA

    My station was still basically set up from the CW leg except that I added a second radio. I had not operated SO2R on SSB since switching to Elecraft K3S transceivers a few years so, I made new mic cables and the adjustments to the control box.  This se... Read More