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  • 11/13/2009 | K6MM

    Memo to Self: Do not eat shellfish the night before a contest. Run
    frequency on the air was great. Run frequency to the commode was even
    better. 73, John Read More

  • 11/12/2009 | W9LQI

    Troop 504, Woodland Hills Presby Church, Las Colinas District, West Los Angeles County Council, hosted JOTA-52 for the San Fernando Valley. We camped out at Sage Ranch Park near the Rockedyne Proving Grounds a top the Santa Susana Mountains and operat... Read More

  • The smiles on <b>AF8A</b> and <b>W8RZ</b> must mean that they picked off a QSO on a different band with one signal on the air and didn't lose the run frequency.  <i>W8WTS photo.</i>

    11/12/2009 | W8EDU

    The 2008 ARRL November Sweepstakes CW was a fine contest all around this year for the multiop at W8EDU. The bands cooperated, there were no show-stopping equipment failures, all of the operators were able to devote the entire weekend to the contest, a... Read More

  • 11/11/2009 | KA0P

    I was only able to be on an hour Sat afternoon on 20 meters and an hour Sunday evening on 40 meters, but enjoyed what little I could do. Just keeping my feet wet for the weekend I can spend more time. The 757 and 5BTV doing well, I have been running th... Read More

  • Ham-Key, Kenwood 599 Twins and struggling ears !!

    11/10/2009 | N1IMW

    Greetings CW ops ! Many thanks to all for dealing with my "AGN" ?
    over and over again! There's no greater mode than cw for training the mind and the ears. Congrats especially to the qrp'ers I worked who were sounding strong and clear. Who was workin... Read More

  • Photo: QSL card first used in the 1940's and into the early 1950's.  The UPenn ARC was founded on October 4, 1909, and the callsign W3ABT was assigned in 1932.

    11/10/2009 | W3ABT

    Worked once again for the University of Pennsylvania ARC, and helped celebrate 100 years of ham radio at Penn! I had only a very little time this year to operate, managing only a dozen contacts. Thanks to everyone who responded to my 5W, QRP signal t... Read More

  • From left to right;  Julio NP3CW, Monica the daugther of Mario who soon will get her ticket as a new ham and Mario KP4NNC

    11/10/2009 | NP3CW

    During the 2009 Sweepstakes CW I was able to do only few contacts in 15 meters band just to give the multiplier from KP4 land to some of the stations participating.

    On Saturday the PRARL Club was celebrating 150 years of the first telegraph instalati... Read More

  • W7CT

    11/10/2009 | NG7M

    First time running a SS CW contest in probably 9 years. I had a great time at W7CT's station running NG7M in a multi op effor with Jim. One of the best scores from Jim's station even though we are at a low point in the sun spot cycle. It was nice to... Read More