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11/03/2008 | N7KFL
Of all the contests, this is the only one I work regularly. I worked the Phone Sweepstakes contest once. Didn't like it. I guess twitching my fingers on the key just seems more fun than going hoarse after a few hours of mic operation. The music of ... Read More
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11/03/2008 | N8XMS
I spent most of Saturday outside raking leaves and came in tired, sore, and not very inclined to participate in the contest. But my wife encouraged me to give it a try and after about a dozen contacts I was hooked. Running QRP into a compromise anten... Read More
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11/03/2008 | WA5MUF
.... CW and the November Sweepstakes go hand in hand like football and pizza -- but only better! It was a lot of fun.... Read More
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11/03/2008 | N8XE
Ahhh, the crisp air... the falling leaves... the smell of chili cooking in the crock pot... it must be CW Sweepstakes time!!! And boy was it a great time!
Sweepstakes is such a great contest as you can do well with modest stations but at the same time... Read More -
11/03/2008 | WB4YDL
This was my very first CW Sweepstakes and one with such a long exchange. It really keeps you on your toes and naturally gets your code speed up. It makes the Field Day exchange down right trivial! I started out with an error by using B as my precedence... Read More
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11/03/2008 | NJ1Q/1
With the help of my lovely bride Shirley we put up the temporary 40/20 meter antennas at our place in Rhode Island. The feedpoint is at about 26 feet.
With the assistance of the LDG AT-100Pro antenna tuner I managed to trick my FT-897D into loading ... Read More -
11/03/2008 | N4KIT
As always - the ultimate goal is the clean sweep, but alas missed it again this time. Being only my third excursion into the CW portion, my goals were not as lofty (aside from trying for the sweep!). My best year was 2006, when I worked 114 Qs, 66 se... Read More
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11/03/2008 | N2JNZ
Best Sweeps ever !!! Had 218 Qs all QRP and only used 40 meters !! I wanted to test my new antenna. Its a ZeroFive monoband vertical and it was FANTASTIC !!! If I even weakly heard anyone I still seemed to be able to work them. Also on Sunday morning w... Read More
