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03/13/2009 | EI4CF/P
Having had a good time with the portable setup in the CW test two weeks ago, I decided to try again at the same location in the phone section. This time the wx was horrible, cold and windy, with thunder and lightning on the Sunday evening. This eventua... Read More
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03/12/2009 | WA6WPG
With only 100 watts, 80 meters has always been a challenge. This year with a new antenna, it was a real thrill to work CU2X as my second contact while the sun was still up in California. The time passed quickly and I had a great time on 80. Read More
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03/11/2009 | YW5W
This ARRL Contest was very unusual for me, because this things:
My first contest with my brand-new special callsign.
My first Phone contest from 2 years ago (when I was active in ARRL's contest from 2001 to 2006).
My first ARRL contest on 40m SOSB ever... Read More -
03/11/2009 | EI4CF/P
I used the same set up as that of the 2009 CW Arrl test. However, I found I could not hold a frequency for very long and had very few good runs. The 2 el quad behaved well, and the Icom 7800 performed wihout a fault. The quad was again beside the sea a... Read More
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03/11/2009 | EI4CF/P
Having read about the enhancing effect of salt water on antennas I decided to move to the sea-side for this test. I, with the help of Tony ei6ggb, put up a two element quad for 20m on the edge of a raised beach, about 20' above the sea at high tide, an... Read More
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03/11/2009 | KB0HH
The contest was fun as usual. There were extra events in the area that kept things interesting! A range fire near the Bunkhouse burned a great amount of stored hardline and antennas. A tornado passed to the north of us on Saturday evening causing th... Read More
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03/10/2009 | W4HIJ
My first contest after being without an HF radio for awhile. I put my new Yaesu FT450-AT to work and was pretty pleased with it overall. I'm not a serious contester. I pretty much just play in them but I have a blast. Biggest problem was Saturday night... Read More
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03/10/2009 | AF6ME
Contesting is a great way to sharpen my skills as an operator, test my skill at squeezing the last bit out of my equipment, and just plain enjoying the fun of jumping into a pile-up to hear a station coming back to your call. Limited to a trapped mult... Read More