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12/13/2005 | KX1G
That was one of the more interesting 10m contests. I had put in only a token effort the past two years, but decided to give it a serious effort this year. I was rewarded by being there for a short but good opening on Saturday, and then a longer opening... Read More
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12/12/2005 | N4XML
The year was 1989 and the ink was not even dry on my Novice ticket when my Elmer, Scottie Lawrence K4SL (previously AA4LY) suggested I enter the Novice Roundup contest, so I did, and only having my license for 30 days finished Section Leader in S.C. I... Read More
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12/12/2005 | N4XU
Operated CW only, low power (100 watts). Used my backup radio, a Kenwood TS2000, utilizing the internal ATU into a 40 meter rotatable dipole at 60-ft. Unfortunately, the tri-band yagi "bit the dust", so had to resort to whatever was available. Managed ... Read More
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12/12/2005 | N1YZ
This is the first contest I've participated in where I submitted a log. It was worked entirely mobile while Christmas shopping. While only 34 stations were worked, 15 states and one Canadian province-- at times it was at the rate of one a minute and t... Read More
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12/12/2005 | W8DO
Obviously propagation was not good for us in the Great Lakes area. There were many surprises, especially the wide open conditions around noon Sunday. Everything was booming in, including ZL to EA8 during a six hour hot spot. The TH-11 and Icom ProI... Read More
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12/12/2005 | N3PAQ
I really enjoyed my first contest, even though I only managed thirteen contacts, four states, and two countries. Since Im new to HF, my first cross country contacts were quite exciting, and even more exciting was working Venezuela and Aruba. My anten... Read More
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12/12/2005 | AB2TC
Surprisingly good contest in spite of the low sunspots. Worked 72 QSOs from upstate NY using 100W and G5RV dipole which is not a particularly good 10m antenna. Worked mostly Carribean, South America and west/southwest US. Many TX, CA stations had outst... Read More
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12/12/2005 | G3YMC
Well I beat last year's total so I guess conditions weren't that bad after all! The band was open for a couple of hours on Saturday morning then it closed... On Sunday there were very short openings but very little heard in the way of dx. But I was ver... Read More
