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11/23/2004 | W6YX
Had a great time! This is my first entry in this contest. I'm a rookie contester, only operated Field Day until this year. The excellent facilities at W6YX were offered to me, so I jumped at the chance to operate there.
Great rates compared to the ... Read More -
11/23/2004 | W4MY
The Sweepstakes Lesson
I have just returned from a whirlwind weekend in Myrtle Beach, SC and am sitting back reflecting all that has transpired in the last two days. It was education, vacation, frustration, elation, and exhaustion; all at the same tim... Read More -
11/23/2004 | W7UQ
What a GREAT TIME!!!
The boys at W7UQ came together a week prior to the contest to discuss our antenna situation. Two big items were on our list to do before the contest. First our TH7 needed to be tied down, this was due to rotor being broken. Yes... Read More -
11/22/2004 | KV9R
I did the whole contest portable in my van with an IC706 with hustler verticals on 10,15,20 and 40 its more of a challenge that way :) worked 58 sections and had tons of fun... I do wish there were a portable category though.
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11/22/2004 | KI0DI
Second try at SS Phone. Conditions were much better than last year. Great 10m opening to California at the start of the contest. Managed 115 QSO in 58 sections (40/50 states) in about 5 hours with 100W into a G5RV at 40ft. Don't know why I never he... Read More
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11/22/2004 | K1XS
Lots of fun in the Sweepstakes this year. I have not operated in this contest for several years. Band conditions were great and the weather was lousy-perfect weekend to be on the radio. Read More
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11/22/2004 | WB4OMM
Another SS gone!! This is my eleventh consecutive year, and another sweep! (I have been lucky enough to have had a sweep every year since 1994). But unlike other years, Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Jeanne (all related to Murphy) had other plans ... Read More
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11/22/2004 | K5IX
I had a blast in SS SSB as usual... my main objective is usually to get the SWEEP...it makes the contest exciting to me to be able to say you got the sweep with what you had to work with.
My 80 meter dipole and a butternut vertical went up well into th... Read More
