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12/07/2008 | WB4HUX
This is an enjoyable contest, and I look forward to it every year as we begin the Christmas season. I appreciate the stations who patiently worked my QRP signal from Alabama. I used an inverted L antenna with a MFJ portable tuner at the base of the i... Read More
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12/07/2008 | K6WSC
The 2008 ARRL 160 Meter Contest was my first time on 160M. The center of my HY-POWER 160M loaded dipole is only thirteen (13) feet above the ground. I worked 63 stations in 18 different ARRL sections. QRN was minimal. My 160M experience was surprisingl... Read More
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12/07/2008 | KC0MO
The members of the Raytown Amateur Radio Club listed in this soapbox would like to thank Steve K0OU and his wife Kathy WB0LFY for hosting a club multi-op during the phone portion of the ARRL Sweepstakes using the newly acquired KC0MO callsign. The cal... Read More
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12/04/2008 | VE3FHM
This was my best 10 GHz contest ever. The second Saturday was the highlight with QSOs between FN03DF and FN44IG (Mount Washington) with N1JEZ and K1LPS at 687 Km. I nearly completed with VE3FN on Mount Tremblant but signals faded. The next DX was be... Read More
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12/03/2008 | W9SZ
I didn't have a lot of time to participate during the first weekend but I managed a few hours on Saturday morning from a hilltop in EN50rl. I worked my best DX in the contest from there - with W0ZQ in EN42cq.
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12/03/2008 | NK7J
Well, first time opertaing in the SS. Operated a few contests in the past, but deicded to give SS a try. My wife just got her ticket (KE7WZF, now W7SMF) about 2 weeks prior to the SS and she said she would like try this contesting thing... Wow do I lov... Read More
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12/02/2008 | KB7Q
After two years of running QRP in the SS-CW with excellent results I decided to go whole-hog the other way and run unlimited class. Todd, WA7U, had just grown a new crop of antennas over the summer and graciously agreed to let me use his station. Well ... Read More
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11/30/2008 | AA8BV
I had a very enjoyable time operating the 2008 Phone Sweepstakes. Due to time limitations, I was only able to operate 8 hours of search and pounce. I did manage 161 QSOs and worked 60 sections with a low power entry. The photograph was taken on Sunday ... Read More
