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  • 12/21/2016 | KB9ECJ

    My favorite moment in this contest was when a path opened up from Illinois to the New England area and I was able to work new states from my indoor station. Can't complain, despite lousy conditions and zero DX. Read More

  • 12/16/2016 | K3ILC

    Conditions here in Colo. Springs were fantastic on Saturday morning.  The band first opened early to the east -- PA, NY, OH, and then the signals got louder and the Es shortened.  Then, for about an hour, most of the U.S. was coming in at one time.  In... Read More

  • 12/14/2016 | KF9US

    This was one of the toughest 10 meter contests I can recall.  Propagation was only just fair on Saturday from the upper Midwest to SA and the Carribean and the southeastern US, but absolutely nothing heard to the west.  Sunday, there were very brief, s... Read More

  • 12/13/2016 | KC4WQ

    These were the hardest 153 QSO's ever.  One decent hour of east/west propagation.  TE was OK but nothing to write home about.  No EU/AS.  But still a good time.  I hope the sunspot cycle is on the way back up Read More

  • 12/12/2016 | KA1AMR

     Great contest this year, to get back to the basics, ie hand written log and dup check sheets, cookie and quick bread making, gardening, all with no computer assist, etc. A lot of nothing going on. Maybe it was due to my antenna stuck pointing northwes... Read More

  • 12/12/2016 | G7KXZ

     Not one North America or Russia QSO all weekend, didnt even hear anyone. That said propogation to South America was GREAT... Biggest surprise for me working FR4 Reunion Island 6K miles not bad for 5w QRP.... Very hard going just 39 QSO in 24hrs but wo... Read More

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    12/12/2016 | K6EI

      This year I operated QRP with an Elecraft K3 from a cabin located at the end of a peninsula on Loon Lake (in EWA land north of Spokane) for this year’s 160 contest.   Antennas included a 670ft Beverage 10ft up for receive (oriented for E/W reception)... Read More

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    12/12/2016 | N7LT

    Week before contest had nice WARM weather in Montana.  Fixed grounds that were broken or cut durring the summer, added two more grounds and cleaned up corosion.  Extended the end fed log wire in the form of a loop antenna length from 920 to 1000 feet a... Read More

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