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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
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11/30/2008 | W4AAA
The station is under construction and the only permanent antenna on the 110 foot tower is a homebrew 6 element 20m beam with a 60 foot boom that I put up a month earlier and never tested. Just before this contest I installed many temporary antennas an... Read More
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11/30/2008 | K6XN
Bob, W6JCW, and Ted, K6XN, had an interesting SS Phone weekend. This SS we wanted to run SS from a cabin in a wilderness area in the Sierras at 5000 feet using batteries, solar cells and a Honda EU-2000i generator. We rehabilitated an old rack mount ho... Read More
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11/29/2008 | K7MM
I had a business trip to Western New York just after the Sweepstakes weekend. So, I left a day early for my trip. I was only 4 hours away from the rare Northern New York section, so I arranged a bed and breakfast near Watertown, NY. The owners let m... Read More
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11/29/2008 | K7MM/VE2
Quec power from Quec! Five watts is fun! It was a kind of "Who's on first" routine with some fills. For example:
Other station: "Whats your precedence?"
K7MM/VE2: "Quec, Quec."
Other station: "No, not your section, your precedence?"
K7MM/VE2: "... Read More -
11/27/2008 | KU0G
It's been 25 years since I last got a Clean Sweep! In fact, it's probably been about that long since I operated in any contest!!! ARRL SSB Sweepstakes has always been my favorite contest and I truly had a blast this year.
Hear so many on-air friends fr... Read More
