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12/08/2009 | N9TF
Finally put up an inverted L that I have wanted to do for a couple of years now. Got it up the weekend of CQWWCW, which gave me a chance to get it tuned in for the 160 contest. Signals, in general, were better than on the DX-LB short dipole at 35 feet.... Read More
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12/08/2009 | K6EI
This year I operated portable from a rural location in the East Bay hills above Fremont about 25 minutes from my home in Sunnyvale. I was running QRP and managed 341 QSOs, 65 multipliers, and 45 states. High point of the contest was working the Gala... Read More
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12/07/2009 | N9TF
Finally put up an inverted L that I have wanted to do for a couple of years now. Got it up the weekend of CQWWCW, which gave me a chance to get it tuned in for the 160 contest. Signals, in general, were better than on the DX-LB short dipole at 35 feet.... Read More
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12/07/2009 | K7EA
A week before the contest I lost my end fed zepp for 160 due a tree problem, and almost gave up on operating. Well that first evening of the contest, I had my mobile TS-480SAT on the bench, and thought what the heck, let's see how it loads up into the... Read More
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12/07/2009 | AA0CX
Band conditions were absolutely excellent this year! And the neighbors were either gone or quiet: no computer hash, no touch lamps, no tv buzz, and no ignition noise! I live on the garden level of a three-story apartment building, and used my everyda... Read More
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12/07/2009 | W0GSQ
In 31 years of hamming this was my first try at 160M contesting. Using a low 80M dipole fed with windowline and 100W I had a blast! DX for me was VE3PN in ON. City noise level was S-9 till the last hour I operated then dropped to S-3, guess my neighbor... Read More
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12/07/2009 | KA0P
Band was quite crowded. Used my FT-757, antenna I hastily fed my 100ft twin lead fed dipole as a top loaded 15 foot high vertical. Cut the power down to 40 watts to avoid rf feedback. Not the best, not the average, but did manage 13 qso's in 8 state... Read More
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12/07/2009 | VE3CUI
Conditions were great here this year, & I had my usual annual "fix" of Topband doings!
It's almost inconceivable that I've been at this thing now, off & on, since (I believe) 1974-75: back then I ran a Johson Ranger-1 transmitter & a Hallicrafters S-7... Read More