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  • 03/01/2005 | OR5G

    Always enjoy this contest, its big fun.
    First time this year I used a magnetic-loop on my hearing aid. Operator has a deaf right ear, average attenuation 90db. There is still some work around that magnetic-loop, but it works. Sure other oldtimers can g... Read More

  • 02/27/2005 | W4IR

    Radio Shack clipleads WILL handle 1.5KW at 80M! Read More

  • Left: Bill Parker W8QZA - TI5N
Right: Station designer and owner Keko Diez, TI5KD

    02/27/2005 | TI5N

    This was an amazing contest. I am an exclusively QRP operator, and I have never experienced such pileups. I apologize to everyone for my relative lack of skill in CW pileups, but I did eventually work every
    pile down to the last caller. My thanks to Ke... Read More

  • 02/26/2005 | W1JQ

    I like CW more and more. I actually finished this contest without a headache. Of course, that may have more to do with family conditions, which prevented me from putting in as much time as I might have.

    The 160 meter antenna went flaky Friday night--... Read More

  • 02/26/2005 | N9TTX

    My goal was to beat my score from last year and the start of the contest seemed to show that it was not going ot happen. I did not put up the 160M vertical, and 80Meters was dead for me...only 3 contacts. 40 meters was slow as was 10. Then 15 meters... Read More

  • 02/26/2005 | WA4DOU

    Apparently scores and participation were both down. However, with one to two years left till the bottom of the cycle, it won't be too long before we'll be on the upswing. Nevertheless, it was a fun contest and I picked up a few band countries. Looking ... Read More

  • LU3DY Radio Club Alte. G. Brown

    02/25/2005 | LU3DY

    LU3DY Radio Club Alte. G. Brown offer us support and hospitallity and I want to thanks to all LU3DY crew and operators for the help for this 40th anniversary of our first ever LU multi single operation. Read More

  • tower with homemade hexagonal beam for 40-15m. 40m elements at 19m height.

    02/25/2005 | DL7IO

    Nice to meet a lot of known calls again and also a few new ones. I had only a few hours during the early morning and so I run 40m single band. 300+Q's with 45 states was not bad for the time spent.
    regards Holger Read More

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