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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 -
11/25/2008 | W1MX
Call: W1MX
Operator(s): KB0VVT
Station: W1MX
Class: School Club HP
QTH: EMA
Operating Time (hrs): 19
Summary:
Band QSOs
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80 meters: 252 Qs
40 meters: 200 Qs
20 meters: 241 Qs
15 meters: 34 Qs
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Total: 727 Sec... Read More -
11/25/2008 | WB0TEV
A SWEEP, A WHOLE SWEEP, AND NOTHING BUT A SWEEP?
This year I didnt really plan to operate SS phone much, but when I turned the radio on an hour into the contest I decided to see if I could make just 80 QSOs, one from each Multipler/Section, a sort of M... Read More -
11/24/2008 | WB9FOL
I went Kubota tractor mobile with my new FT817 while working on my property in remote Parke county, Indiana. Not too many contacts running qrp but at least I got a few 6 meter openings. Next year I'll try a real antenna! Read More
