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VU2JOSSO HIGH ALLIts always nice to particiapte in major contests like yours!
VU2PTTSA LOW 10MIcom 746PRO - 80 Watts - Force 12 C3S @ 60' Not much time to operate this year - about 5 hours - just went around trying to work DX on 10M. Hope to see you all for CW. WOrked VE2IM Zone 2 on 15m and a huge signal from XQ1KZ on 10m
VU2URSA QRP 15MENJOYED ANOTHER QRP WORK --LOTS OF SCREAMING AND LITTLE SUCCESS. 5W FROM TS-140-S, TO A DIAMOND VERTICAL
VU3LMSSO LOW ALLI am happy to take part in your contest. Not many YLs heard
VU3SPDSO HIGH 10MSingle Operator, ICOM 718 G5RV Dipole antenna
VU3TMOSO LOW 10MI am 14 years old and got my licence in December 2011.It was very nice to participate in CQ WW contest for the very first time
W0ETTSO LOW ALLOutstanding condx on 10m so half my QSOs were on that band! - W0ETT Rig: IC756pro3 with 100w to TH7DX at 72', 2 el 40m at 90', and A3 at 50'
W0RAASA LOW ALLStrictly S&P. Did better than I had anticipated for a part-time effort. Band conditions were great. Even worked a couple ATNO's
W1CSMMULTI-ONEOperators: N4ADC, W1CSM both YCCC
W1DYJSO LOW ALLUsual: TS2000, normal antennas
W1HISSO HIGH ALLOne antenna for all bands: wire, 6m (20') high, 21m (70') long
W1MRYellow Card5 watts
W1OPSO HIGH ALLBest contest conditions in years! Viva la SUNSPOTS !!!
W2CGMULTI-TWOHad to shut down Sunday morning due to illness
W2JEKSO QRP ALLBusy weekend but did manage some qso's
W2MCSO LOW ALLHurricane Sandy REALLY put a damper on this year!
W2YRSA HIGH ALLI Made extra effort to submit this log despite having to take time from hurricane preparations! A little more foresight from the CQ contest committee regarding the new log submission deadlines and natural disasters would have been apropos!
W3AYTSO HIGH ALLWhat happened to 75m ?
W3TZ/5SA HIGH ALLWOW best conditions in years, hope I'm operating in 11 years
W4DHTSO LOW ALLI had limited air time, but unlimited fun!
W4GVSO HIGH ALLFIRST SERIOUS CONTEST ENTRY IN ALMOST 30 YEARS (THEN AS WA3RDU OR WA4HVC) WORKED S&P ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY SO I COULD GET INTO THE SWING WITHOUT SLOWING OTHERS DOWN. LOGGING SOFTWARE SURE DOES HELP especially with CAT RIG CONTROL. PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS BUT ALREADY MAKING A LIST OF LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE NEXT ONE
W4NFTSO LOW ALLMy first CQ WW phone contest ever
W4TUNSA HIGH ALLEnjoy the event but what the heck happened to 160 and 80? Did someone forget to turn them on?
W5CL/4SO HIGH ALLI enjoy the contest. Glad I bought the software before the contest started
W5COSA HIGH ALL80 good for the hemisphere, 40 worldwide; 15 & 10!!! Used SD logging software, simple, reliable
W5DQ/6ChecklogHAD EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS SO WAS JUST TESTING DURING CONTEST. ENTERING LOGS AS A CHECKLOG ONLY. HOPE TO HAVE EVERYTHING BACK UP AND GOING SOON
W5ESESO LOW ALLThanks for sponsoring the contest! Operating Time: 4h 52m QSO count by frequency and mode: 21000 PH 18 TOTAL 18 28000 PH 32 TOTAL 32 Totals per mode: PH 50 Total QSOs: 50
W5GAISO QRP 10MI may have the only P29NI QSO in the contest. Was chatting with Hans SM6CVX, operator at P29NI on 10CW just before the contest and he QSY'd to SSB to give me my first QSO. 10M was wide open this contest and lots of fun cruising up and down the entire band in S&P mode, and to my surprise could work most stations heard. Sometimes, when pileup was big, stored freq. and came back later to get a QSO. Op. time 20.7 hours, 648 QSOs, 31 Zones, 124 Entities
W6DRSA HIGH ALLOperated contest from W6UE in DM04 (LAX)
W6DVS/4SO LOW ALLACTUAL MAXIMUM POWER 100 WATTS
W6FCSSO HIGH 20MIts a dog-eat-dog out there
W6PMULTI-ONELOTS OF FUN FOR THE GROUP EVEN IF THE SCORES WERE LOW. IT WAS OUR 15TH REUNION OPERATING IN FRAZIER PEAK
W6QT/DU3SO LOW ALLWORKING WITH A DIPOLE WAS A REAL CHALLENGE! I WILL TRY HARDER NEXT YEAR
W6SIYSA LOW ALLFIRST TRY SUBMITTING A LOG TO A MAJOR CONTEST
W6XI/7SA HIGH 40MJust could not put in the time to do a job in the contest
W7ATSO HIGH ALLI think I need to find a salt water QTH to play from!
W7DXWSO HIGH ALLGREAT CONTEST WEEKEND. GOOD PROPAGATION ON THE HIGH BANDS IN DAYTIME. I DID NOT CONTEST STRENUOUSLY, BUT TRIED TO FILL IN Countries AND PREFIXES NEEDED. MY SECOND CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST
W7FPSO HIGH ALLNice contest, lost amp for last 4 & one half hours
W7KAM/0SO LOW ALLMY BEST CQ WW CONTEST EVER!
W7UPFSO LOW 15MAntenna Height 25 feet
W8DCQSO LOW 10MWhen 10 meters is open you can work the world with a coat hanger as an antenna!
W8DGNMULTI-MULTIgreat contest and great fun!
W8RIDSO HIGH ALLFirst Time2 18:48 If I have done something wrong please let me know what that was so I can corrrect if for the next time
W9EBKSA LOW ALLW9EBK single-op-assisted 100 watts
W9IL/4SA HIGH 10M10 Meters was HOT, HOT, HOT!!...But sadly, I had limited operating time for the contest. However, it was fun!!
W9ILYSA LOW 10M100 Watts output
WA1T/3SO LOW ALLINDOOR ANTENNAS AND LOW POWER
WA2VQV/3SA LOW ALL75 Watts to small MFJ-1786 loop in attic
WA3C/8SA HIGH 40M40 METER SSB ONLY
WA3RGH/4SO LOW ALLGreat Contest

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