06/25/2002 | K6NR WAS IT JUST ME, OR WASN'T THERE MUCH DX ON THIS YEAR? VP5, ZF2, JA AND KH6 WERE ALL I WAS ABLE TO WORK. HEARD PY0FF BUT COULDN'T GET THROUGH THE PILEUP. I WORKED THE CONTEST REMOTELY VIA MY KACHINA AND DIALUP MODEM. THE SOFTWARE AND LINK DIDNT ALWAYS COOPERATE -- OPERATION NO WHERE NEAR AS EFFICIENT AS WHEN USING A LOCAL RIG. CQING IS ESPECIALLY PAINFUL WITH ALL THE WINDOW CLICKING REQUIRED AS I WORKED STATIONS. BUT MY 40' INVERTED-L WITH A GOOD GROUND SYSTEM WORKED WELL, AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN. -- K6NR