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2012 SSB

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UR5EFLSO LOW 20MTKS for Contest
UR5EPGSA HIGH 40MRIG(s): TS 870S; ANTENNA(s): Cushcrsft A3S, dipole. 3 el yagi
UR5FCMSO QRP ALLAntenna: Delta 40m, Rig: HomeMade, Pwr: 5 Watt(s)
UR5LAMSA LOW 10MRiG: K3 100w ANT: Vertical
UR5UEGSO LOW ALLIC-718 100 W
UR5WHTSO LOW ALLRIG: HOME MADE PWR: 50 ANT: GP VERTICAL 14 MHz
US0HZSO LOW ALLFT 2000 100w
US0TASO LOW ALLFT 990
US1IVSO LOW ALLTNX for Contest !
US5ISVSO LOW ALLGOOD CONTEST, 73!
US5ZCWSO LOW 15MICOM-756, 4-el YAGI
US7ISSO HIGH 20M86706
UT2LUSO LOW 80M100wt TS-2000
UT3EGSO LOW 10Mtrx IC-726 80watts ant DIPOLE
UT3EKSO LOW 15Mtrx FT-767 96watts ant Delta
UT3RSSA LOW ALLTX/RX - FT-950, 100W Ant - I.V
UT5EPPSO LOW ALLUsing FT-2000, PWR ABT 80 WTTS
UT5IZSO LOW ALL73!
UT5UUVSO QRP ALLHOMEMADE TRX 3-4 WTT OUT ANT VERT 40 m HIGH on 80-160 TRAP GP on 10-15-20 NO ANT on 40
UT5VXSO LOW ALLKenwood Ts 590s
UT6ISSO HIGH 15M73!
UT7UASO LOW 160Mtrcvr FLEX-3000 100W, OCF Dipole Antenna
UT8UFSO LOW 20MYaesu FT-950, Heil proset HC-5, 4 el. Yagi 20m
UW2ZLSO LOW ALLic-7400 Windom all band
UW5EESChecklogMini SW2012C
UX4EMULTI-ONEGOOD CONTEST
UX5UUSA QRP ALL5 W; ANT - DL, GP
UZ7MSA LOW ALLrig icom 756 icom 746 pro ant 160&80 inv.v &gp 40 3QQ 22 up 20 4qq &4qq 15 6QQ , 10 6 qq
V31MWSA HIGH ALLI had a great time in the pile-ups! It is always fun to be the DX!
V47JASA HIGH ALL15m was great!
VA2QRSO HIGH ALLSOAB HIGH PWR NO ASSIST
VA3NWSO LOW ALLQuite tiring, but very fun!
VA3PAWSO LOW ALLMy first entrance to this great contest - loved it
VA3RKMSO QRP ALLKX3, 5w, verticals
VA3RNJSO LOW ALLAwesome conditions my best ever performance. Everyone on the band was friendly and patient
VA3WUSO HIGH ALLGreat time 10-15-20 in great shape!!
VA3YTSO LOW 20M100 Watts
VA3ZAKSO LOW 20MOperating mobile on battery power from Prevost motor coach, Antenna - opposing ham sticks 15 feet above coach escape hatche. VE3 Hamilton area, heavy rain
VA6UKSO HIGH ALLGreat conditions loved every minute of the contest
VA7HZSO LOW ALLHad to take a break from the contest to log into the BC Emergency net after the 7.7 Mag earthquake in Haida Gwaii
VA7XBMULTI-ONE75 WATTS
VC3XSO HIGH ALLConditions could have been better on 80 and 160 but overall it was a great event. I am happy to say there is still room for improvement. I learned some things which should help the score next year...only 365 days to go. :) Member of Team Orca
VE1SKYSA LOW 80M100w max power output
VE1ZASA LOW ALLRunning 100W from output of transceiver. Interesting contest. I originally contemplated a QRP effort, but that quickly changed to low power. My score was not better than last year, but I reached 1m points/1000 Q's in 18.5 hrs, vs a 26 hour operation last year. My Q rate went up from 49 to 56 Q per hour on average and my operation was 99% S&P. I am very happy with that since I improved my operating techniques. Running an FT-1000MkV, triband yagi @ 15m and wires for 80/40m and an INV-L for 160. Using a pennant antenna for recieve, even on 15m--it was really needed. The low band condx were not as good last year--lots of noise. However, the KH2/AH0 stations were plentiful, which was great!. Had lots of fun as usual. Thanks to all participants and the contest committee--Tony VE1ZA
VE2DXYMULTI-TWOBand conditions were good and local weather cooperated in Zone 2. It's rare to have both of these in alignment from our northern location. This year our Multi-Two station performance was significantly improved as we added a second beam on 10 through 20 to our antenna set up, used two Electraft KPA500 amps and the new KAT500 tuner. This greatly increased our band agility on both stations. We had good runs on all of the bands, especially 10 meters. Due to pending Hurricane Sandy and possible RACES responsibility, we decided to return home early for family considerations and only operated 36 hours. After two days of driving, we made it home just in time before roads and bridges were stating to be closed
VE2EZDSA HIGH ALLThank you for this great contest FT-950 + AL-811H + AT2K + Heil Proset 80m dipole, 40m delta-loop, 15m vertical and 10m vertical
VE3AAQSO HIGH 10M10m was great! I lost three hours of good running time to resolve an RFI complaint from a neighbour
VE3BRSO LOW 80MI was planning a solid SOAB LP effort with my new callsign. I ended up with a leisurely SOSB on what beforehand I considered my weakest band: 80 m (not counting 160 where I have no antenna at all). Contest started with things falling apart for upper bands, resulting in the operator peeved and gravelled beyond the point of "having fun". I could keep adding to aggravation or regroup for the second night and do 80 with no receiving antennas, "radially challenged" vertical and low power - all no good on lower bands. C'est la vie, c'est la guerre. After I reminded myself that I am not a "serious contester" and recalled my uncle's saying (he had one for everything): "if you don't have what you like, like what you have", I managed to get back into the "fun mode" and enjoy the contest. Thanks to everybody who made it into my log. To those who didn't: try harder next year :)
VE3DCMULTI-MULTIBand conditions were great. We tried Multi-multi this year and had a lot of fun with all the operators changing around radios and positions. We definitely had a lot of fun working all the DX stations. Thanks to all that worked us. 73 Rick VE3BK
VE3EDYSO LOW 160MLooking forward hopfully to a fifth straight Win using my (TABA) Mobile Screwdriver Antenna design used on the TOP BAND in this year's CQ-WW Contest. TABA - Tunable All Bands Antenna

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