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02/17/2003 | WS1L
It had been a long time away from ham radio. No QSO's in the log from 1995 to 2001 while I finished a graduate degree and got promoted at work. The summer of 2002 saw me dusting off the old rigs, and by the fall I was looking for a way to get my CW s... Read More
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02/17/2003 | K6III
Well, I didn't plan to work at this activity. Got on Friday before the start with the QRP Elecraft K2 rig running at 5-watts. I was tuning the bands before the contests looking for friends on DXpeditions and adding to my DXCC totals for QRP. Contest st... Read More
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02/17/2003 | WB9MII
I had a blast. purely amazing what can be done with 5 watts, a homebrew indoor Joystick antenna from within a condo. Read More
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02/17/2003 | PA3GVI
Didn't plan to be active but could not resist the pile up's that occured when calling CQ.
I have only been active Saturday morning for a couple of hours and through the day when I had the time.(family matters)
With 10 meters being very good and nice mu... Read More -
02/15/2003 | K5ZD
No Lab-NF section. Kept looking and hoping for VO1MP, but no luck.
This contest was a blast for the first 11 hours. After that, it was
just a grind. Which seems strange since conditions and activity were
the best I have heard in a long time. Must ... Read More -
02/06/2003 | N8ZM
Our first January contest from our favorite hilltop in EN80. No longer running Field Day style (generator, tents, no A/C or heat) now that we have real 200 Amp service installed. Three 1500 watt heaters plus the exhaust from the amps and we were toasty... Read More
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02/06/2003 | KB1JFC
This was my first contest ever and I really liked it. I liked the fact that nobody I contacted was in a rush. I was using my normal key which is a J. H. Bunnell that I got from a box in the cellar of this great surplus electronics place that used to be... Read More
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02/06/2003 | N6NB
I know this sounds a little crazy, but I drove my van almost 7,000 miles (from California to the northeast and back) in the middle of a cold, snowy winter just to for the 2003 January VHF contest.
The station worked fine during the long trip... Read More