CQP 2013 Soapbox Comments

AA6DX
BEEN DOING CQP SINCE 1975 OR 6 --- ENTERING 50TH YEAR OF HAMMING... NOT SO FAST AS I ONCE WAS', NOR THE STAMINA... BUT STILL ...LOVIN' IT !!! THANKS TO ALL THE NCCC MEMBERS THAT PUT FORWARD THE EFFORTS IN BRINGING AMATEUR RADIO THIS FINE ACTIVITY! MARK .. AA6DX HUMBOLDT COUNTY
AB1QP
47 OF 58 COUNTIES IN 6 HOURS. LOVE THIS CONTEST - THERE ARE JUST SO MANY OF YOU GUYS :-)
AB9SJ
I HAD FUN. THANKS TO ALL THE CALIFORNIA STATIONS WHO PARTICIPATED.
AC6SL
15M OPEN TO EU
AD6GI
THANKS TO THOSE WITH GOOD EARS AND PATIENCE IN CQP. HOPE TO IMPROVE THE ANTENNA SITUATION FOR NEXT EVENT.
AD8J/6
TRAVELED FROM NC WITH RIG, COAX AND DIPOLE ANTENNAS TO OPERATE IN THIS CONTEST. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD SOUNDS LIKE FROM W6. IT PRETTY MUCH SOUNDED THE SAME WITH EU MUCH WEAKER. LOVED THE TALL TREES TO HANG DIPOLES FROM. DIDN'T LIKE THE DRYNESS AT 7,000'.
AE1P
MY FAVORITE QSO-PARTY...THANKS!!
73, NEIL
AF6JP
GREAT CONTEST. IT IS FUN HAVING EVERYONE CALL US FOR A CHANGE
AG6AU
GARDEN VALLEY YOUTH EXPO DEMONSTRATION STATION. USED CLUB CALL AG6AU BUT I WAS THE ONLY OPERATOR.
DF2RG
PROPAGATION WAS OK, BUT AGAIN NO 10M OPENING FROM EUROPE TO THE WEST COAST. CA STATIONS SHOULD ME MORE AWARE OF DX CALLERS, EVEN THOUGH THEY DO NOT GET ANY EXTRA POINTS. BUT AGAIN IT WAS FUN, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR NEXT YEAR'S EVENT. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT VISALIA AGAIN, IT'S IN THE PLANNING ;-)
73 DE GARY, DF2RG
DK2CF
THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PARTY THIS YEAR. GREAT ACTIVITY. MUCH QRN ON 80M, BUT NICE SIGNALS ON 40M IN THE MORNING SHORT PATH.
DL3GA
ONLY A LIMITED ENTRY THIS YEAR, LOOKED FOR SOME "MISSING" COUNTIES...
DL3TU
GOOD CONDX ON THE HIGH BANDS = BIG FUN IN THE THREE HOURS I HAD TIME TO PARTICIPATE.
DL4AAE
ENJOYED THE CQP AND THE GOOD CONDX!
DL4JLM
NEW PERSONAL RECORD. THAT WAS FUN. GOOD CONDITIONS THIS YEAR. NEW PERSONAL RECORD. THAT WAS FUN. GOOD CONDITIONS THIS YEAR.
DL8ZAW
VERY GOOD PROPAGATION THIS WEEKEND. HAD A LOT OF FUN WORKING CA FROM DL. VERY GOOD PROPAGATION THIS WEEKEND. HAD A LOT OF FUN WORKING CA FROM DL. HOPE TO TAKE PART NEXT YEAR...
73 DE FRANK, DL8ZAW
EA6AZ
ONE MORE YEAR I WORKED THE CQP. I HAD THE HANDICAP OF NO COMPUTER, AND PROPAGATION WAS NOT SO GOOD. ANYWAY, I ENJOYED WORKING TRINITY COUNTY, A NEW ONE FOR ME.
BEST 73 AND GOOD JOB, EVERYONE!
F6BEE
GOOD W-EU TO CA OPENING ON 15 !
G3LET
HAD A GREAT TIME - THANKS TO ALL WHO HEARD MY 100W AND VERTICAL ANTENNAS! PLEASE USE THIS AS A CHECK LOG. SOME CORRECTIONS AFTER CHECKING THROUGH HAND LOG!
G3XVR
THANKS TO ALL WHO PULLED MY 100W TO A HEX AT 12 FEET OUT OF THE NOISE. GREAT CONTEST!
G4JFS
MY MOST SUCCESSFUL STATE QSO PARTY THIS YEAR! SEVERAL ALL-TIME NEW COUNTIES FOR ME.
G4RRA
STRUGGLED TO FIND MERCED AGAIN...
HC2AO
MISSED 4 COUNTIES... PICKED UP A FEW NEW ONES... PEOPLE LEARN TO LISTEN...
IZ8FAV
FIRST TIME , VERY NICE SIGNAL FROM WEST COAST!!
JA1MZM
IT IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO WORK CALIFORNIA STATIONS FROM YOUR BACK OF THE BEAM, BUT I HAD A FUN.
JA7BEW
I ENJOYED THE CONTEST.
JR1BTG
I HAVE ENJOIED SO MUCH. THIS IS A FIRST TIME TO JOIN THIS CONTEST FOR ME. I HAVE ENJOYED SO MUCH.
K0AD
LOTS OF ACTIVTY AND FUN. MISSED MERCED COUNTY FOR THE SWEEP. NEVER HEARD ONE. ONLY BUMMER WAS HEARING ALL THE ESP SIGNALS WORKING EACH OTHER ON 10 METERS SOUTH OF HERE BUT ZERO PROPAGATION ON 10 METERS HERE IN THE MINNESOTA WHICH IS TYPICAL. GREAT JOB BY THE ORGANIZERS. AL, K0AD
K0DTJ/6
ONLY ABOUT AN HOUR OF TIME BUT FUN NONE THE LESS.
K0EJ
MISSED SIERRA BUT STILL A GREAT PARTY!!
K0EU
THANKS FOR THE FUN.
K0JPL
AS USUAL...GREAT ACTIVITY. MISSED ONLY MERCED (DID NOT HEAR THEM)! K?JPL
K0NE
GOOD CONDITIONS, GREAT OPERATORS. THANKS FOR ALL THE QSO. HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. K0NE
K0OU
FIRST TIME TO DO QRP IN CQP. GOOD EARS ON THE WEST COAST. RAN A NEW K3/10 AND NEW PROGRAM (N1MM). MADE FORE SOME STRANGE EXCHANGES.
K0TC
PUT IN ABOUT 8 HOURS IN THE CONTEST. NEXT YEAR, I HOPE TO SPEND MORE TIME. THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED! CU AGN!
K0TT
15M WAS THE SWEET SPOT FOR ME. I HAVE THE BEST ANTENNA ON THAT BAND. SPENT MOST OF THE TIME CALLING CQ WITH A SLOW BUT CONSTANT PARADE OF CALLERS. 20M SURPRISINGLY PRODUCTIVE, AS I ONLY HAVE A DIPOLE AT 80'. NO ANTENNA FOR 80M, SO MISSED A LOT OF POTENTIAL POINTS. A FEW WEAK CA STATIONS WERE HEARD AFTERNOONS ON 10M BACKSCATTER FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST, BUT ONLY MADE A FEW FEEBLE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT. MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A FEW Q'S IF RUNNING HIGH POWER. MISSED ONE COUNTY, SIER. NEVER HEARD ONE.
K1ESE
FUN. 73.
K1GQ
SKOOKUMLOGGER K3 KPA500 DIPOLES
K1JB
GREAT QSO PARTY. LOTS OF ACTIVITY AND I ONLY MISSED SIERRA AND MERCED COUNTIES. THANKS TO ALL THE CASUAL CA OPERATORS FOR KEEPING IT INTERESTING. 73, JOE, K1JB
K1TH
ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THE CQP. REMINDS ME OF THE MANY TIMES I HAVE VISITED.
K1TN
I DON'T CARE ABOUT "WINNING," OR ABOUT CERTIFICATES OR PLAQUES. BUT I DO WISH RESULTS WOULD BE LISTED BY MODE FOR THOSE OF US WHO CHOOSE NOT TO WORK PHONE (OR CW, FOR THAT MATTER). AND I WISH THE CQP WERE NOT RUN OVER TWO DAYS. THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH ACTIVITY FROM CALIFORNIA TO JUSTIFY IT. IF YOU HAD LOTS OF ROVING MOBILES THAT WOULD JUSTIFY TWO DAYS. BUT YOU DON'T. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE ONLY ROVING MOBILE I WORKED THIS YEAR WAS K6AQL (AND LAST YEAR, TOO). I KNOW, I KNOW, IF YOU SHORTENED THE TIME THEN RECORDS WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE SOMEHOW. BUT I THINK THE TIME LENGTH IS MAKING THE CQP PRETTY TIRESOME FOR THOSE OF US OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA. I KNOW IT IS FOR ME. THE CQP IS PRETTY MUCH A 20-15-10 METER RUNFEST FOR CA BIG GUNS. THEY SPEND THEIR TIME UP THERE AND PRETTY MUCH IGNORE 160, 80, AND EVEN 40 THIS YEAR. THANKS FOR LISTENING. JIM CAIN, K1TN
K1YSY
GOOD CONTEST GREAT TURNOUT OF THE LOW POPULATION COUNTIES
K1ZZI
LOTS OF FUN AND ACTIVITY. ALWAYS A FAVORITE. THANKS TO EVERYONE AT NCCC ! MISSED: COLU, KING, SIER, SOLA 73, RALPH K1ZZI
K2SSS
GREAT CONTEST WITH LOT'S OF FUN. CU NEXT YEAR
K2ZR
RIG: K2/100 @ 100W ANTS: CF WIRE 660' 160M INVERTED L DELTA LOOP EF WIRE 425' LOGGING: N1MM FUNKY CONDITIONS AT TIMES. NO 80M HEAR ON THE EAST COAST. THANKS FOR THE QS
73,DICK K2ZR NIAGARA USA
K3FIV/6
WOW. THIS WAS NOT MY NORMAL CONTEST EXPERIENCE IN MY QUEST TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH JUST 100W AND A DIPOLE. IT WAS A CONTEST OF "NEVER HAPPENS" HAPPENING. CQP IS THE ONLY CONTEST IN WHICH I DO MUCH CQING. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STATIONS WHO PULLED MY WEAK SIGNAL OUT -- ESPECIALLY THE EU STATIONS. LOOKING AT THE SPOTTING HISTORY, I NOTICED THAT I WAS EVEN SPOTTED FROM EU, WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. IT WAS REFRESHING TO WORK EU ON CW AND SSB. OFTEN THEY WERE THE LOUDEST SIGNALS ON THE BAND! WE REALLY SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO TEN METERS. I PERIODICALLY CHECKED 10 AND SAW LITTLE OR NO ACTIVITY. BUT I TRIED CQING FOR A FEW MINUTES ANYWAY, AND PICKED UP A HANDFUL OF STATIONS EACH TIME. ONE TIME IT WAS N8NA IN DE -- WHICH IS ONE OF THE MULTIPLERS I USUALLY MISS. ANOTHER TIME IT WAS DL5AXX -- I NEVER GET ANSWERS FROM EU TO MY CQS. THERE WERE A LOT MORE CONTACTS TO BE HAD ON 10M, IF ANYBODY WAS AROUND. KUDOS TO THE QRP STATIONS WHO WORKED ME. YOU GOT A GOOD SIGNAL IN TO COASTAL CALIFORNIA TO MY WIRE UP 30 FEET, AND YOU HAVE GOOD EARS ON YOUR END TOO. 80M IS THE ONLY BAND I EVER FEEL "LOUD" ON. HAD A RUN OF 49 QS AT A RATE OF 136/HOUR. THAT ALSO NEVER HAPPENS TO ME. ALL IN ALL, A GOOD CONTEST. I DIDN'T MAKE QUITE AS MANY QS AS LAST YEAR. IT SEEMED LIKE ACTIVITY WAS LOWER, DESPITE THE PROPAGATION. OR MAYBE THE SKIP WAS SO LONG I JUST WASN'T HEARING "LOCAL" STATIONS ON THIS CONTINENT. LOTS OF FUN. LET'S DO IT AGAIN......
73, /JACK DE K3FIV/6
RIG: FLEX-3000 100W
ANT: 80M CAROLINA WINDOM, ABOUT 30 FEET HIGH
QTH: POINT ARENA, CA CM88EU
K3KNL
GREAT TIME HAD AND LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR WITH MUCH MORE PARTICIPATION. HAD 145 Q'S AND WILL BE ORDERING A T-SHIRT.
K3TN
THE WEATHER WAS TOO NICE THIS YEAR TO SPEND MUCH TIME IN THE SHACK, BUT TRIED TO GIVE OUT MD TO THE CA DESERVING ON AS MANY BANDS AS POSSIBLE.
K3TW
EQUIPMENT: YAESU FT-1000 MARK-V FIELD (OUTPUT POWER REDUCED TO 5 WATTS) 80M AND 40M DIPOLE ANTENNAS AT 18M. SOAPBOX: "BAND CONDITIONS ON 28 MHZ. WERE EXCELLENT FOR QRP!" EQUIPMENT: YAESU FT-1000 MARK-V FIELD (OUTPUT POWER REDUCED TO 5 WATTS) 80M AND 40M DIPOLE ANTENNAS AT 18M. SOAPBOX: "BAND CONDITIONS ON 28 MHZ. WERE EXCELLENT FOR QRP!"
K4BAI
GOOD ACTIVITY AND GENERALLY GOOD CONDITIONS. THANKS FOR ALL QSOS. MISSED COLU, MERC, AND SIER. DIDN'T HEAR ANYONE FROM THESE COUNTIES. 73, JOHN, K4BAI.
K4GRE
GREAT CONTEST. CONDITIONS WERE GOOD AND CONTACTS WERE VERY CLEAR.
K4IU
GREAT CONDITIONS BUT MISSED KINGS, MERCED, HUMBOLT. MAYBE NEXT YEAR
K4ORD
NOT MUCH TIME TO OPERATE IN THE CQP, BUT ENJOYED WHAT TIME I HAD, YOU FOLKS DO A NICE JOB WITH IT. 73 RILEY K4ORD
K4QPL
NOTE: LOGGING ERROR. SERIAL # 0328 WAS GIVEN OUT TO K6LRN AND N6NF.
K4RUM
LOTS OF FUN. WISH CONDX HAD BEEN BETTER.
K4TCG
OPERATORS WF7T AND K4RO
K4VOZ
I ONLY HAD A FEW QSOS BUT HAD FUN CHASING DIFFERENT COUNTIES. I ALSO MAKE HAPPY A FEW BIG GUNS DELIVERING MY STATE SO THAT MAKE ME HAPPY TOO.
K5ME
CA IS RADIOACTIVE! TNX FB PARTY.
K5RX
JUST PLAYED AROUND A LITTLE BETWEEN ANTENNA WORK ETC. ENJOYED NOT TURNING THE ANTENNA OR SWITCHING BETWEEN TRANSMIT ANTENNAS, AND ONLY SWITCHING BETWEEN 2 BEVERAGES ON THE LOW BANDS.
K5RZA
ENJOYED ALL OF THE CONTACTS!!!
K5TIA
GOOD PARTY. THANK YOU FROM TX.
K5ZZR
GREAT CONTEST.... WISH THERE HAD BEEN MORE MOBILES IN THE 10 HARDEST TO GET COUNTIES. ONLY HEARD ONE WEAKLY FOR NO CONTACT. I USUALLY AM MOBILE IN ABOUT 5 QSO PARTIES A YEAR SO MAYBE MYSELF AND SOME OTHER FRIENDS WILL HELP OUT NEXT YEAR. WOULD BE FUN.... CONGRATS MY FRIENDS... 73'S RUSS K5ZZR
K6CQP
THANKS AGAIN NCCC FOR THE USE OF THE K6CQP CALL. I RECEIVED LOTS OF COMPLIMENT OF WHAT A GREAT CALL I HAD! ;-) C U NEXT YEAR. 73, TODD KH2TJ
K6CSL
SCORE IS DOWN FROM LAST 2 YEARS. AT THIS POINT I'M NOT SURE WHY. IT SEEMS MY QSO COUNT IS CLEARLY DOWN FROM THE LAST 2 YEARS. I WAS SURPRISED SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 23:26Z ON 15M TO BE CALLED BY OH6CT. THEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEING CALLED BY STATIONS IN ENGLAND AND GERMANY. I MISSED BOTH DAKOTAS, ME, VT, RI, MS, SC, MN AND AR. I ALSO MISSED VE'S 2, 4. 5 AND 8. I HAD SO HOPED TO TOP LAST YEARS SCORE, BUT IT JUST WASN'T THERE. THANKS TO ALL THE KBERS FOR POINTS ON 160 AND 80, I WORKED 25 OF THE 58 CA COUNTIES, WHICH IS ALSO DOWN FROM 2011 AND 2012. ALSO, DAVE, KA7BIM/7 WAS MY ONLY 2 CONTACTS IN OR. I WORKED HIM ON BOTH 80 AND 160. I ALSO WONDER IF I WAS THE ONLY CW STATION IN STANISLAUS COUNTY BECAUSE I NEVER FOUND ANOTHER ONE TO WORK ON ANY BAND. 73'S TO ALL. BERT, K6CSL
K6FA
TR4W LOGGER WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO USE CORRECT SECTION FOR VE9AA - MR SO USED NT.(QSO 241) HAD A GREAT TIME. THINK I BROKE MY OWN RECORD. FIRST CONTEST WERE I WAS ABLE TO HOLD A FREQUENCY. ONLY 100 WATTS AND A VERTICAL. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR AS LONG AS MILITARY RESERVES DOES NOT GET IN THE WAY.
K6FWT
I STAYED ON A HOMEBREW 28' ROOFTOP VERTICAL FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT BECAUSE NVIS AT NIGHT ON 80 WASN'T WORKING FOR ME: MUF WAS ~3MC AT MY EUREKA QTH. I HAD A GOOD TIME, EVEN WORKING AROUND FAMILY OBLIGATIONS!
K6III
CASUAL EFFORT
K6KQV
GREAT QSO PARTY, EVEN WITH POOR DAYTIME CONDITIONS. THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED. 73 AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR.
K6KYJ
IT SUCKS WHEN YOU SPEND TWELVE HOURS SETTING UP AND TAKING DOWN YOUR CE STATION BUT ONLY END UP ON THE AIR FOR SIX HOURS AND 65 Q'S. AND SISKIYOU COUNTY WAS ALREADY WELL-COVERED. BUT, I'M JUST AN OLD GROUCH.
K6LE
ALL S&P 100W - K3 - DIPOLE
K6M
SET UP ON TIMBER MOUNTAIN FIRE LOOKOUT AT 5000 FT IN THE MODOC NATIONAL FOREST. TWO K3+KPA500 STATIONS, ONE K3+SB200. 1 TRIBANDER ON 40' TOWER, 1 TRIBANDER ON 30' PIPE, WIRES ON LF. GENERATOR POWER ON ONE STATION. SHORE POWER ON THE OTHERS. CONDITIONS WERE REASONABLY GOOD. THE WEATHER WAS VERY NICE AND THE FOOD WAS FIRST CLASS. WE SEARCHED FOR NT BUT NO LUCK. IT SEEMS WE WERE NOT ALONE IN THAT REGARD. IT WAS NICE TO GET A 10M OPENING ON SUNDAY. IN THE END WE DID NOT DO AS WELL AS LAST YEAR. MOSTLY DUE TO CONDITIONS BECAUSE WE HAD GOOD OPS, AND NO PROBLEMS WITH MURPHY. THE CODXC HAS BEEN DOING CQP FROM MODOC COUNTY SINCE 1999. THIS COULD BE OUR LAST EXPEDITION. DRIVING 200 MILES TO COMPETE WITH GROUPS WHO HAVE A WEEK TO SET UP IS NOT AS MUCH FUN. THE RULE CHANGE WILL NOT BE GOOD FOR THE CQP. DICK, K4XU
K6NK
GREAT SPECIAL EVENT. THANKS TO ALL VOLUNTEERS. RESENDING TO CORRECT EXCHANGE - OP FROM VA QTH IN 13, NOT THE VENT QTH AS IN 12.
K6NV
FUN CONTEST. PUT IN A 12 HOUR EFFORT FROM HOME THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF GOING CAMPING IN SIERRA COUNTY. SURE DIED OUT SUNDAY AFTERNOON, RATE DROPED TO ALMOST NOTHING.
K6O
MANY THANKS TO RICK W6SR FOR ALLOWING ME TO BORROW HIS FINE STATION! IT WAS A REAL TREAT FOR ME. AMAZING HOW FAST 11 HOURS CAN GO BY WHEN YOU'RE INVOLVED IN A CONTEST.
K6OK
RELAXED SMALL PISTOL OPERATION FROM HOME MICRO-STATION ON SUNDAY.
K6P
TO REPLACE LOG SENT EARLIER THIS DATE TO CORRECT ERRORS AND LAST 23 QSO' THAT WERE OMITTED.
K6PDL
NEW CONTESTER NEW CONTESTER
K6PGH
EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO PARTICIPATE I HAD A GRET TIME. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK ORGANIZING THIS PARTY.
K6SCA
CONTESTED WITH ALL WIRE ANTENNAS. CONTESTED WITH ALL WIRE ANTENNAS. HAD A BLAST HANDING OUT AMADOR CO CONTACTS ON 40 METERS SATURDAY NIGHT. THE CALLS JUST KEPT COMING.
K6T
HELLO THIS IS FIRST TIME SUBMITTING LOG USING N1MM LOGGER.
K6UN
K6UN MOBILE OPERATION NEW CONTESTER
K6VDU
MY FIRST PARTICIPATION IN THE CA QSO PARTY. IT'S A FUN WEEKEND!!! NOT BAD FOR FIRST TIMER IN THE CQP WITH 205 CONTACTS AND 46 MULTIPLIERS!
K6VK
FIRST TIME THIS CONTEST, NICE PEOPLE. RUNNING 98 WATTS ON A DIPOLE, AND A PAPER LOG. NEW TO ANY CONTESTING. IT'S MORE INTERESTING THAN IT SOUNDS, LOTS OF DX! (FOR ME ANYWAY). 73 DE BART, K6VK . FIRST TIME THIS CONTEST, NICE PEOPLE. RUNNING 98 WATTS ON A DIPOLE, AND A PAPER LOG. NEW TO ANY CONTESTING. IT'S MORE INTERESTING THAN IT SOUNDS, LOTS OF DX! (FOR ME ANYWAY). 73 DE BART, K6VK.
K6VO
ACTIVITY SEEMED LESS THIS YEAR, AND WE MISSED STRONGER 10M OPENINGS. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS THE LOCAL QRN, WHICH GETS WORSE EACH YEAR. SORRY FOR THOSE WE COULD NOT PULL OUT OF THE MUCK. MISSED NT FOR THE SWEEP :-(. THANKS FOR THE QS. DANA, HEIKO, TIM, RICHARD ACTIVITY SEEMED LESS THIS YEAR, AND WE MISSED STRONGER 10M OPENINGS. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS THE LOCAL QRN, WHICH GETS WORSE EACH YEAR. SORRY FOR THOSE WE COULD NOT PULL OUT OF THE MUCK. MISSED NT FOR THE SWEEP :-(. THANKS FOR THE QS. DANA, HEIKO, TIM, RICHARD
K6VVA/6
LE (LOW POWER COUNTY EXPEDITION) - LIMITED QRV.
K6WC
EXPEDITION IN SBEN COUNTY. FREMONT PEAK STATE PARK. SMOKE BEFORE THE FIRST QSO. REPAIR ATTEMPTS WERE NOT ABLE TO REVIVE IT SO AE6RF WHEN HOME TO BRING ANOTHER AMP. WE WERE MUCH LOUDER ON SUNDAY. THANKS TO ALL FOR THE Q'S. SOAPBOX: EXPEDITION IN SBEN COUNTY. FREMONT PEAK STATE PARK. OUR AMP EMITTED SOAPBOX: SMOKE BEFORE THE FIRST QSO. REPAIR ATTEMPTS WERE NOT ABLE TO REVIVE IT SOAPBOX: SO AE6RF WHEN HOME TO BRING ANOTHER AMP. WE WERE MUCH LOUDER ON SOAPBOX: SUNDAY. THANKS TO ALL FOR THE Q'S.
K6Y
JUST LOVE THE COUNTY EXPEDITION CATEGORY. WORKED MY EU DX THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE. CQP HAS STARTED TO BECOME INTERNATIONAL. EXCELLENT PROPAGATION ON 15M CREATED MANY EU DX CONTACTS IN THE FIRST FEW HOURS OF THE CONTEST ALL WORKING CQP. I AM TIRED, SORE, AND DIRTY FROM WORKING A COUNTY EXPEDITION SOLO IN A PRUNE ORCHARD BUT AM SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS. MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE I WHO WORKED K6Y! 73!
K6Z
STATION DESCRIPTION: FOUR STATIONS RUNNING N1MM VERSION 13.8.2 IN A WIRELESS NETWORK. 10M/80M = K3 AND 30L-1; 5 ELEMENT BEAM AT 30 FT, QUARTER-SLOPER FOR 80M; OPS: W6PH, KI6VC 15M/160M = K3 AND AL-1200; 5 ELEMENT BEAM AT 48 FT, INVERTED-L FOR 160M; OPS: K6ZZ, N6WIN 20M = K3 AND LK-500ZB; 3 ELEMENT BEAM AT 48 FT; OPS: W1MD, WA1Z 40M = K3 AND AL-80A; 40-2CD BEAM AT 48 FT; OPS: K6VR, K1QX ANTENNAS WERE INSTALLED ON PORTABLE AB-577 MILITARY SURPLUS MASTS AND A HOMEBREW TOWER TRAILER. YAGIS FOR 10M, 15M, 20M WERE HOMEBREW AS WELL. COMMENTARY: ANOTHER ENJOYABLE MULTI-MULTI COUNTY EXPEDITION TO INYO COUNTY. ONCE AGAIN WE HAD SEVERAL FRIENDS JOIN US FROM OUT OF STATE WHICH IS A TESTAMENT TO HOW MUCH FUN CQP CAN BE. AS WE HAVE DONE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE SETUP FIELD DAY STYLE AT W6PH'S CABIN NEAR LONE PINE, CA. THIS YEAR WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW 7 DAY RULE FOR SETTING UP EXPEDITION EQUIPMENT. W6PH STARTED MOVING THE AB-577'S AND ANTENNAS FROM STORAGE AT HIS HOUSE ON MONDAY. IN THE PAST WE HAD WAITED UNTIL THURSDAY SO WE COULD SET UP ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY. THE EXTRA TIME WAS HELPFUL AS THE WEATHER WAS VERY WINDY ALL DAY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING. HALF OF OUR CREW WORKED ALL DAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY SETTING UP. THE OTHER HALF ARRIVED ON FRIDAY. WE MANAGED TO HAVE EVERYTHING SET UP BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON SO WE WERE ABLE TO KICK BACK AND ENJOY SOME OF KI6VC'S GREAT BBQ AND HOMEBREW, A TRADITION FOR OUR CQP CREW. IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CABIN SITE FROM QUIET COZY LITTLE HIDEAWAY TO "WHAT THE HECK ARE THOSE GUYS DOING" SITE. I'M SURE THE LOCALS THINK THE NSA HAS DROPPED IN FOR THE WEEKEND! WE ALWAYS HAVE A FEW PEOPLE STOP BY AND WONDER WHAT WE ARE UP TO. WE HAD A FEW MINOR TECHNICAL ISSUES BUT FOR THE MOST PART EVERYTHING WORKED FAIRLY WELL. THE 80M SLOPER WAS HUNG FROM THE SAME AB-577 THAT SUPPORTED THE 40M BEAM WHICH RESULTED IN A LOT OF INTER-STATION INTERFERENCE ON 40M. THAT HURT OUR PRODUCTIVITY ON 40M SOMEWHAT. WE ALSO HAD A PC FAILURE AND HAD TO SWAP COMPUTERS ON ONE STATION. CONDITIONS OVERALL WEREN'T QUITE AS GOOD AS THE PAST FEW YEARS BUT CONDITIONS INTO EUROPE WERE VASTLY IMPROVED. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE SNAGGED ALL 58 MULTIPLIERS ABOUT 5 HOURS INTO THE CONTEST. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THE QSO'S AND THANKS TO THE NCCC FOR SPONSORING THE CQP. BOB, K6ZZ
K7ACZ
VERY DIFFICULT DOING THE CQP FROM LAS VEGAS, NV. I AM JUST TOO CLOSE TO MOST CA STATIONS PLUS HAVE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN US. CA STATIONS WERE LOUDEST ON 40 MTRS BUT NOT TOO MANY CA STATIONS WERE ON 40. I WOULD JUST KEEP HEARING THE SAME STATIONS. 80 WAS A BUMMER. NOT HEARING TOO MANY CA STATIONS ON 80 SATURDAY NITE BUT THOSE I HEARD I WORKED. 20 MTRS WAS A BUST. I COULD NOT HEAR CA STATIONS AT ALL. I COULD HEAR THE EAST COAST STATIONS WORKING CA BUT COULD NOT HEAR THE CA STATION THEY WERE WORKING. 15 MTRS WAS MY BEST BAND. AFTER AN HOUR OR SO ON 15 MTRS WITHOUT GOOD RESULTS I SWUNG MY BEAM AROUND TO 60 DEGREES TO WORK CY0P. I THEN DISCOVERED THE CA STATIONS WERE MUCH STRONGER OFF THE BACK OF THE BEAM. WAS IT LP OR BACK SCATTER? I DON'T KNOW BUT BOTH SAT AND SUN I HEARD AND WORKED CA BETTER AT 80 DEGREES, 260 LP, EVEN NORTHERN CA STATIONS. I TUNED AROUND 10 MTRS FROM TIME TO TIME BUT HEARD NO CA STATIONS AND VERY FEW DX OR EAST COAST STATIONS WORKING CA. BUT EVEN ON 15, MY BEST BAND, CA STATIONS WERE WEAK AND SOMETIMES IT TOOK MANY CALLS BEFORE THEY HEARD ME CALLING IN BETWEEN THE STRONG EAST COAST STATIONS WORKING THEM. SOME NEVER HEARD ME. SO NOT AS MUCH FUN AS WHEN I WAS K6ACZ IN ORANGE COUNTY PLUS I DID COUNTY EXPEDITIONS TO IMPERIAL AND TULARE. HOPING FOR BETTER COND NEXT YEAR.
K7DNH
FIRST TIME PARTICIPANT - HAD FUN!!
K7IA
ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT AND FILLED WITH OPS WHO KNOW HOW TO MAKE QSOS!
K7LOP
INTERESTING PLAYING IN THE CONTEST FROM A NEW STATE QTH. GOOD CONTEST, JUST MOVED TO NV SO IT WAS INTERESTING HEARING THE SIGNALS FROM A DIFFERENT PART OF THE COUNTRY. WAS IN WA FOR OTHER CQP'S.
K7RC
USED THE REMOTE HAM RADIO SITE IN DUTCHESS COUNTY, NY.
K7YMA
SURE IS EASIER WORKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PILEUPS (I.E., FROM THE CALIFORNIA SIDE OF THE EVENT). THANKS TO THE K6QK CREW FOR PUTTING IMPERIAL COUNTY ON THE AIR - DUE TO CONFLICTS, THE YDXA CREW FROM YUMA WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE FROM BLACK MOUNTAIN IN IMPERIAL COUNTY THIS YEAR.
K8FZY
SD A GREAT LOGGER GREAT JOB SD DID ON CONTEST THANKS ALL HAD ALOT OF FUN AGAIN. 73 SEE U IN 2014 SEE ALL IN 2014. THANKS AGAIN. 73 STEVE K8FZY
K8GT
HAD A LOT OF FUN AS USUAL, IN THE LARGEST AND BEST QSO PARTY. TNX FOLKS.
K9GDF
ANTENNA IS RAIN GUTTER AND DOWNSPOUTS. ANTENNA IS RAIN GUTTER AND DOWNSPOUTS.
K9JM
THAT WAS FUN!
KA6BIM/7
FIRST TIME SWEEP OF ALL CA COUNTIES. GOOD CONDITIONS ON 40 & 80 BUT NO SHORT SKIP 10&15. GREAT CONTEST!
KA6MLE
NEW CONTESTER FIRST CONTEST I ACTUALLY TOOK SERIOUS, THOUGH WASN'T EXPECTING TO GET TOO FAR! PER THE CONTEST RULES I AM A NEW CONTESTOR (FIRST CONTEST OVER 100 QSOS). I DID LEARN QUITE A BIT ON WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE! :^) I HAD TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AFTER ABOUT 5 HOURS. THE SEND RELAY WAS STICKING ON MY ICOM 746 BUT ONLY WHEN I USED THE AMP. SO TECHNICALLY SPEAKING I WAS MORE IN THE LOW POWER CATAGORY THEN THE HIGH. UGH! :( THANKS FOR A FUN CONTEST!
KB3AAG
HAVING NEVER WORKED A 6 STATION IN THE QEP CONTESTS I WONDERED ABOUT EVEN TRYING THIS! MY SHACK IS IN A VALLEY WITH 350 FT HILLS ON ALL SIDES. TURNED OUT I HAD A BALL INSPITE OF MY SLOW CODE AND BEING QRP! THANKS FOR THE PATIENCE FELLOWS! FRANK
KC7YE
WAS CASUAL MOBILE OPERATION FROM PAINE FIELD, MUKILTEO WA. OLD IC 706/ HUSTLER ANT. WANTED MODOC AS LAST CA FOR COUNTY HUNTERS, NO DICE, HEARD A COUPLE TIMES BUT TOO WEAK BOTH WAYS. HAD TO TAKE BREAK SATURDAY EVENING TO EXPLAIN TO SHERIFF WHAT I WAS DOING AT AIR FIELD IN THE DARK. CASUAL MOBILE OP FROM PAINE FIELD, MUKILTEO WA. WANTED TO WORK MODOC FOR LAST CA COUNTY FOR MARAC WORKED ALL COUNTIES, NO DICE. HEARD MODOC SEVERAL TIMES BUT TOO WEAK BOTH WAYS. RIG: OLD IC 706/ HUSTLER
KC9UHH
YL YL
KC9ZQD
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE N6ZFO GETS CREDIT FOR HIS CONTACT!
KD0JFI
NEW CLUB JUST STARTING TO CONTEST
KD6FW
DECIDED AT THE LAST MINUTE TO WORK THE CONTEST PART TIME. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN I WORKED IT FOR 20HRS.
KD6PQF
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KE5LQ
2013 CA QSO PARTY
KE6TIM
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTEST CLUB CORRECTED
KG6ZI
E-MAIL: ADMIN@W6SFM.COM
KI0I
CQP IS A GREAT TIME.WISH I HAD MORE HOURS IN IT BUT VACATION TIME KEPT ME OUT TIL LATER SAT.NITE AND SUN. WAS A MORNING ONLY EFFORT.STILL SNAGGED A LOT OF COUNTIES , IT SEEMED THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF FIXED STATIONS AND NOT TOO MANY MOBILE OPS. K6AQL/M WAS THE ONLY MOBILE I HEARD AND WRKED.THANKS FOR THE FB MOBILE WORK! HEARD SOME BIG QSO NRS ON BOTH IN AND OUT OF STATE REPORTS . QSO`S FROM 160 THRU 15 AND CUD HEAR SOME CA STATIONS ON 10 BUT NO QSOS. THANKS TO ALL THE CA OPS AND THE SPONSORS. 73 MARK KI0I CQP IS A GREAT TIME.WISH I HAD MORE HOURS IN IT BUT VACATION TIME KEPT ME OUT TIL LATER SAT.NITE AND SUN. WAS A MORNING ONLY EFFORT.STILL SNAGGED A LOT OF COUNTIES , IT SEEMED THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF FIXED STATIONS AND NOT TOO MANY MOBILE OPS. K6AQL/M WAS THE ONLY MOBILE I HEARD AND WRKED.THANKS FOR THE FB MOBILE WORK! HEARD SOME BIG QSO NRS ON BOTH IN AND OUT OF STATE REPORTS . QSO`S FROM 160 THRU 15 AND CUD HEAR SOME CA STATIONS ON 10 BUT NO QSOS. THANKS TO ALL THE CA OPS AND THE SPONSORS. 73 MARK KI0I
KI6ORO
YL
KI6RRN
YOUTH
KI7MT
I LOOK FORWARD TOE THE CQP IN OCTOBER, ALWAYS ALLOT OF PARTICIPATION AND IT SIGNALS THE START OF THE CONTEST SEASON IN EARNEST :-).
KJ4AOM
GREAT FUN!!! THANKS TO ALL YA'LL!
KJ4LTA
THANKS FOR THE FUN!!! ED
KJ6ANT
EXPEDITION TO INYO COUNTY FUN CONTEST
KJ6UXU
5 STATIONS MAY HAVE INCORRECT FREQUENCIES. LOGGER LOST CONTACT WITH RADIO. YL, NEW CONTESTER, BUT FELL SHORT OF 100 QSOS (NOT FOR LACK OF TRYING). 100 WATTS AND A WIRE, 10-40M ONLY. 5 CONTACTS MAY HAVE INCORRECT FREQUENCIES DUE TO LOGGER LOSING CONTACT WITH RADIO.
KJ6ZQP
NEW CONTESTER SINGLE OPERATOR ***********************************NEW CONTESTER******************************* OK ARE YOU REFERRING ONE ISOLATED ENTRY OR ALL OF THEM? I AM NEW AT THIS SO MISTAKE ARE A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. I THOUGHT MY ENTRIES (EXCHANGES WERE ALL LISTED AS "LANG" ON OCT 31, 2013 3:42 PM, "CHRIS TATE - N6WM" WROTE: > > GREETINGS. > > YOU RECENTLY SUBMITTED YOUR LOG FOR THE CALIFORNIA QSO PARTY. UNFORTUNATELY YOU LOGGED YOUR EXCHANGE AS "CA" INSTEAD OF YOUR COUNTY SUCH AS COLU OR ALAM ETC. > > CAN YOU PLEASE RESUBMIT YOUR LOG WITH THE COUNTY SENT IN YOUR CABRILLO FILE SO WE CAN SCORE YOUR LOG ACCURATELY. > > THANKS IN ADVANCE AND THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING IN CQP > > CHRIS TATE > N6WM > CHAIRMAN, CQP
KK4BSM
YOUTH AGE 17 YOUTH 17
KK4HEG
YOU GUYS REALLY KNOW HOW TO THROW A PARTY ...I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE ...FRED KK4HEG
KK4R
SADLY I WAS SIGNED UP FOR HONEY-DOS AND HAD LITTLE TIME TO PARTICIPATE.
KK6BQX
NEW CONTESTER IT WAS FUN AND I WILL BE BETTER PREPARE FOR THE NEXT TIME!
KK6DF
MADE BY TRAINED MONKEYS
KK6GGC
FUN ? FIRST CONTEST
KK7MF
CHECK LOG ONLY
KL2ZZ
DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT CONTEST DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT CONTEST. CAN'T BE ADDED TO THE ARRL CALENDAR?
KN4Y
GREAT WEEKEND FOR A CW QSO PARTY, THE CW STATIONS HAD GOOD SIGNALS AND I WORKED MANY ON THREE BANDS. TEN METERS WAS GOOD. HAD A GOOD TIME WITH S&P. MISSED A CLEAN SWEEP...AGAIN.
KR6LH
USED THE STEAM-DRIVEN OMNI C/D FOR MOST OF CQP. USED A TUNER ON THE 80 METER LOOP TO WORK 160. LEE KR6LH
KS4X
THANKS TO ALL FOR HEARING MY WEAK SIGNALS (QRP) 5WATTS
KU6F
YL SUBMITTED THE CABRILLO FILE, BUT GOT AN EMAIL NOTICE OF AN ERROR. SO HERE'S THE "PRINTED" FILE. I HAVE THE FILE ON A THUMB DRIVE AND CAN ALSO EMAIL, MAIL, HAND DELIVER, OR WHATEVER AS NEEDED. THIS WAS ON THE N3FJP CQP 2013 SOFTWARE. KU6F, YL, HIGH POWER, SONOMA COUNTY, REDXA.
KV4QS
AETHER LOG / K3 / DELTA LOOP ANNOYED BY SOME CA STATIONS WHO SEEMED TO BE LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC CALLERS DESPITE THROWING OUT THE GENERIC 'CQP DE XX6XX', BUT OTHERWISE WAS FUN. 73 KV4QS
LA8OM
ENJOYED GOOD CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON 15M, DURING TWO AFTERNOON SESSIONS OVER HERE. THANKS FOR THE GOOD ACTIVITY, WHICH ALSO PROVIDED A HANDFUL OF NEW CA COUNTIES FOR MY COLLECTION.
LY5W
40M - DELTA 25M UP, 20/15/10M - 6EL. KLM 7M UP TS-850S, 100W
M0CFW
HEARD SEVERAL CA STATIONS ON EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ON 40M BUT NO CHANCE TO WORK. SAME AS ON 20M. ONLY WORKABLE ON 15M WITH MY 5 METER WIRE ANTENNA. WELL DONE CA STATION WHO CAN COPY MY SIGNAL! 73 KAZU M0CFW, M5Z, JK3GAD
N0BUI
THANKS FOR A FUN CONTEST. I DID CONSIDERABLY BETTER THAN THE LAST TIME I ENTERED THIS CONTEST. LOTS OF GREAT SIGNALS COMING OUT OF CALIFORNIA. THANKS FOR ALL THE QSO'S. 73, MIKE N0BUI
N0DY/6
NOTE CHANGE TO CALL USED. SHOULD BE N0DY/6
N0LD
REALLY ENJOYED THE CONTEST... 20M BAND HAD LOTS OF NOISE ON SUNDAY. 15M ROCKED! 65 PHONE CONTACTS X 2 POINTS PER CONTACT * 36 COUNTIES = 4680 PTS. REALLY ENJOYED THE CONTEST... 20M BAND HAD LOTS OF NOISE ON SUNDAY. 15M ROCKED! 65 PHONE CONTACTS X 2 POINTS PER CONTACT * 36 COUNTIES = 4680 PTS.
N1CC
MISSED 2012 CQP, AND THIS WAS FIRST CQP FROM THE NEW QTH. WAS BEST RESULT FOR EAST TEXAS OPERATIONS SINCE 2005. NO 10-METER CONDITIONS, HEARD W6RKC BUT COULD NOT WORK HIM. HEARD N6O ON 160, COULD NOT WORK HIM. SINCE THIS IS NEW LOCATION WITH NEW ANTENNAS SOME LESSONS, AS EXPECTED - WERE LEARNED. 1. THE ALPHA-DELTA DX-LB IS ONLY 40' UP. IT HAS TO GO HIGHER, ONCE I FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET PAST LIMBS IN THE WAY. ON 40 METERS IT WAS VERY GOOD TO W6 AND COULD NOT WORK 6-LAND ON 80 WITH IT, HAD TO GO TO THE VERTICAL, LESS THAN IDEAL. 2. I PROBABLY DO NEED A SECOND C3 ON THE DOMESTIC TOWER SO I CAN GET A LITTLE MORE GAIN OUT OF THE SYSTEM. (NEXT SEASON) ON 15M KH6LC CALLED IN TO TELL ME THAT I WAS THE CONSISTENT 5-LAND SIGNAL THERE AND WE CHATTED A BIT ABOUT CONDITIONS BEFORE WE BOTH WENT BACK TO CQP. W6RKC TELLS ME THAT ON 15M I WAS OFTEN THE STRONGEST SIGNAL ON THE BAND ... WAS SURPRISED THAT IT'S ONLY 100W. 20M LESS ABILITY TO TAKE CONTROL OF A FREQUENCY, ON BOTH USUALLY GOT THE QSO ON THE FIRST S&P CALL. LAST COUNTY WORKED WAS AT 0347 (MERCED). I WAS ABLE TO RUN ON BOTH SSB AND CW AFTER DOING S&P TO CLEAN UP THE RUNNING 6-LAND FOLKS. THIS WAS PRODUCTIVE.
N1NN
9TH CALIFORNIA QSO PARTY
N2WN/8
WAS VISITING FRIEND'S IN WV AND TRYING TO HAND THE STATE OUT. USING A KX3 AND A MAG-MOUNTED 15M HUSTLER RESONATOR, SOME HEARD ME AND SOME DIDN'T...
N3BLS
THANKS FOR THE FUN, HOPE TO HEAR ALL F YOU DURING THE PA QSO PARTY BARRY - N3BLS
N3CKF
GREAT CONTEST! GREAT CONTEST. MADE 30% MORE POINTS THAN LAST YEAR!
N3RC
NICE TO SEE ALL NCCC FOLKS ON AIR! HEARD LOTS OF HIGH NUMBERS ON EXCHANGES!!
N3UM
I'VE ENJOYED CQP EVERY YEAR SINCE 2009, ALWAYS CW ONLY. AT 46.4 K MY CLAIMED SCORE WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM MY PERSONAL BEST OF 50.7 K LAST YEAR. I MISSED 7 COUNTIES (COLU, KING, MADE, MONT, SJOA, SIER, AND SISK) VS ONLY 4 MISSED IN 2012. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING K6UN/M AFTER THEY PUBLISHED AN OPERATIONS PLAN LISTING 9 COUNTIES, INCLUDING KING AND MADE WHICH I MISSED. BUT, I NEVER HEARD K6UN IN 12.5 HRS. BIC. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET ON, OR OPERATED SSB ONLY. I DID WORK K6AQL IN 4 COUNTIES, INCLUDING MY ONLY QSO IN MERC: THANKS FOR THAT, GUYS, EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T PUBLISH A PLAN! MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO ORGANIZED OR OPERATED IN CQP. I FIND IT A GREAT WARM-UP FOR THE CONTEST SEASON. N3UM SOAPBOX COMMENTS: SOAPBOX: I'VE ENJOYED CQP EVERY YEAR SINCE 2009, ALWAYS CW ONLY. SOAPBOX: AT 46.4 K MY CLAIMED SCORE WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM MY SOAPBOX: PERSONAL BEST OF 50.7 K LAST YEAR. I MISSED 7 COUNTIES SOAPBOX: (COLU, KING, MADE, MONT, SJOA, SIER, AND SISK) SOAPBOX: VS ONLY 4 MISSED IN 2012. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SOAPBOX: WORKING K6UN/M AFTER THEY PUBLISHED AN OPERATIONS PLAN SOAPBOX: LISTING 9 COUNTIES, INCLUDING KING AND MADE WHICH I MISSED. SOAPBOX: BUT, I NEVER HEARD K6UN IN 12.5 HRS. BIC. I DON'T KNOW IF SOAPBOX: THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET ON, OR OPERATED SSB ONLY. I DID SOAPBOX: WORK K6AQL IN 4 COUNTIES, INCLUDING MY ONLY QSO IN MERC: SOAPBOX: THANKS FOR THAT, GUYS, EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T PUBLISH A PLAN! SOAPBOX: MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO ORGANIZED OR OPERATED IN CQP. SOAPBOX: I FIND IT A GREAT WARM-UP FOR THE CONTEST SEASON.
N4ARO
GREAT TO HAVE 10M OPEN AND VERY PRODUCTIVE FROM THIS END. LOTS OF 15M ACTION, BUT CA HAD HARD TIME HEARING ME FOR SOME REASON. GREAT TO WORK ANDY, AE6Y (6 Q'S) WHO WRITES THE GREAT CQP LOGGING PROGRAM I USE. THANKS TO K6AQL/M (ONLY MOBILE WORKED) FOR GIVING ME 4 MULTIPLIERS.GLAD TO HAVE TALKED MY FRIEND DENNIS, W6UT INTO OPERATING CW FROM LASSEN COUNTY. THANKS TO ALL PARTICIPANTS AND SPONSORS FROM 6 LAND WHO MADE IT FUN FOR ALL.
N4DXI
STARTED SLOW, BUT CONDITIONS IMPROVED SUNDAY NICE CONTEST ESPECIALLY WHEN 10 AND 15 METERS OPENED UP TO CALIFORNIA FROM FLORIDA.
N4IJ
NO ANTENNA FOR 10 METERS. WISH I HAD ONE
N4PN
OUT OF TOWN UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OPERATED ONLY ON SUN- DAY...ABOUT 8 HOURS...ONLY MISSED MERCED...THANKS TO ALL.. ONLY A FEW HOURS IN THIS ONE...MISSED MERCED.. TKS, PAUL, N4PN
N4TL
FROM N4TL SINGLE OPERATOR HIGH POWER
N4ZZ
THANKS TO ALL THE SPONSORS AND ORGANIZERS FOR MAKING THE CQP A GREAT PARTY. 73 DON N4ZZ
N5JB
ALWAYS FUN. LOST 1 1/2 HOURS AT PRIME TIME ON SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO A SQUALL LINE PASSING. UGH|!! WE NEED THE RAIN, THOUGH AFTER LONG, HOT SUMMER. TOOKL A LONG TIME THIS YEAR TO GET A SWEEP. GOT IT AFTER ABOUT 6+ HOURS WHEN K6WC GOT IT GOING IN SAN BENITO. THANKS WC. SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
N5MF
GREAT FUN GREAT FUN WITH OLD HW-9 QRP.
N5VPC
N5VPC
N6AJR
GREAT CONTEST GOOD FUN
N6AJS
ALWAYS AN ENJOYABLE CONTEST. A FEW NICE RUNS ON 15M CW WERE THE HIGHLIGHT.
N6CK
VERY FUN, AS ALWAYS! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS THIS ACTIVITY.
N6D
GOOD TIME AGAIN THIS YEAR. FUN TO BE THE DX. THX, WILL AE6YB, OPERATING AS N6D.
N6EE
OPERATED A FEW HOURS FROM NEW JERSEY CONDO VIA REMOTE OVER THE INTERNET TO MY HOME QTH IN TURLOCK. LOTSA FUN!
N6FC
CORRECTED
N6G
THE FIRE CAME WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE CABINS IN TUOLUMNE CABIN, AND COMPLETELY ENCIRCLED THE AREA. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE FIRE PASSED THE AREA AND TWO WEEKS BEFORE CQP, ?? OF RAIN FELL, BUT THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO PUT OUT SMOLDERING TREES AND STUMPS. AT THE TIME OF CQP, THERE WERE STILL THINGS SMOKING AND OCCASIONAL TREE STUMPS WOULD CATCH FIRE. APART FROM VERY NEARLY LOOSING OUR CQP LOCATION WE MET THE PRIMARY GOAL OF CQP AND HAD A ENJOYABLE TIME. THANKS TO ALL THE STATIONS THAT WORKED US. THE FIRE CAME WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE CABINS IN TUOLUMNE CABIN, AND COMPLETELY ENCIRCLED THE AREA. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE FIRE PASSED THE AREA AND TWO WEEKS BEFORE CQP, ?? OF RAIN FELL, BUT THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO PUT OUT SMOLDERING TREES AND STUMPS. AT THE TIME OF CQP, THERE WERE STILL THINGS SMOKING AND OCCASIONAL TREE STUMPS WOULD CATCH FIRE. APART FROM VERY NEARLY LOOSING OUR CQP LOCATION WE MET THE PRIMARY GOAL OF CQP AND HAD A ENJOYABLE TIME. THANKS TO ALL THE STATIONS THAT WORKED US. EVEN THOUGH THE FIRE HAD PASSED OVER THE AREA FIVE WEEKS BEFORE. W
N6GY
REDWOOD EMPIRE DX ASSOCIATION
N6HC
TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE CONTEST BEGAN WE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I WASN'T PLANNING ON PARTICIPATING FULL TIME ANYWAY SINCE WE HAD A FIERCE SANTA ANA WIND STORM WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. SO THE TOWER WAS RETRACTED AND THE RADIOS COULDN'T EVEN BE TURNED ON! I HAD NO IDEA WHEN POWER WOULD BE RESTORED. I ALSO NEEDED TO DO SOME YARD MAINTENANCE SINCE THERE WAS DEBRIS ALL OVER THE PROPERTY AND IN THE SWIMMING POOL. BY THE TIME THINGS WERE UNDER SOME MODICUM OF CONTROL, I WAS TIRED AND IT WAS GETTING DARK. THE CONTEST WAS A COMPLETE BUST FOR ME. I PLAYED FOR THE LAST 2 1/2 HOURS OF THE CONTEST WHEN THE WINDS CALMED. MAYBE THE WEATHER WILL COOPERATE NEXT YEAR?
N6IJ
THIS LOG REPLACES PREVIOUS ONE WHICH HAD CA LISTED AS COUNTY. NCCC PUTS ON A GREAT CONTEST, AND ITS A LOT OF FUN. GREAT WEBSITE TOO, HOPE WE ARE NR 1 IN MONTEREY COUNTY!! MIKE, KG6UBG
N6MI
OPERATED FROM THE N6MI VAN IN KERN COUNTY IN THE MOJAVE DESERT. SEE N6MI.COM. COULD NOT FIND UTAH!
N6NC
CHECKLOG
N6NO
ONLY HAD SATURDAY TO PLAY BUT BEST SCORE SO FAR. SURPRISED MY PEANUT WHISTLE CQ WAS ANSWERED BY VE1RGB/CY0! FORMATTED IN LOGGING PROGRAM.
N6OIL
HAD A GREAT 8 HOURS TIME THAT I COULD DONATE TO CONTEST! ONLY GOT TO SPEND ABOUT 8 HOURS IN THE CONTEST BUT I DID BETTER MY SCORE FROM LAST YEARS 2852 VS 8512
N6OV
GREAT QSO PARTY THIS YEAR!
N6PE
ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THE CQP AND STOPPED AT 2100, THEY FOUND OUT I COULD GO TO 2200 HI HI
N6PN
THIS WAS MY FIRST CQP FROM MY NEW LOCATION IN CONCORD. I HAD A GREAT TIME, THOUGH I ADMIT THAT DURING THE FIRST FEW HOURS, WHEN IT WAS TOUGH FOR ME TO WORK STATIONS, I FELT LIKE A QSO PARTY WAS BEING HELD BUT I WASN'T INVITED, HI. SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
N6TV
FIRST TIME USING A BETA VERSION OF A NEW LOGGING PROGRAM, DXLOG.NET. HAD SEVERAL ISSUES, BUT 9A5K FIXED THE BUGS I REPORTED DURING THE CONTEST, AND BY THE END OF THE 30 HOUR PERIOD I HAD A MUCH IMPROVED PROGRAM UNDER MY FINGERTIPS.
N6VOH
HAD FUN BREAKING IN A COUPLE OF HAMS NEW TO CONTESTING.
N6VR
MADE A FEW CONTACTS WHILE LOOKING FOR DX ON 160M. RAY
N7MZW
MISSED SIERRA CO. THIS YEAR. "BARE FOOT"KENWOOD TS-950SD AND "HOME BREW" G5RV UP 50 FEET RUNNING N-S, FROM AN ELEVATION OF 6,053 FEET. HEIL PROSET WITH HC-5 MIC. ELEMENT.THANKS FOR THE Q'S!
N7QMT
EVEN THOUGH I HAD ONLY A FEW HOURS TO PLAY RADIO, I HAD FUN WITH THE CONTEST. THANK YOU FOR A FUN CONTEST. ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
N7TEW
I COULD HEAR CALIF STATIONS AS THEY BLASTED OVER MY QTH ON 15 & 20 BUT TRYING TO RETURN THE CALL THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN RANGE OUT MY BACKDOOR WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, THUS A EARLY SHUTDOWN.
NB4M
THUNDERSTORMS LIMITED MY EFFORT. 73 NB4M
NC6DX
WE OPERATED AGAIN MULTI-MULTI FROM 5000 FEET IN A SIERRA WILDERNESS AREA USING SOLAR POWER, BATTERIES AND GENERATORS. WE OPERATED AGAIN MULTI-MULTI FROM 5000 FEET IN A SIERRA WILDERNESS AREA USING SOLAR POWER, BATTERIES AND GENERATORS. NO COMMERCIAL POWER, NO PAVED ROADS AND NO NEIGHBORS OTHER THAN DEER, BEARS (SMALL ONES)AND RATTLESNAKES FOR MILES. :-) WE HAD THREE HP STATIONS OPERATIONAL. WE ARE ALL OLD FARTS..THE YOUNGEST IS 64 AND THREE OF US ARE IN OUR 70S! WE HAD SOME HEALTH ISSUES AND MURPHY ISSUES THIS WEEKEND BUT WE STILL HAD A LOT OF FUN. THANK YOU NCCC FOR CREATING A GREAT CONTEST EVENT FOR ALL OF US!
NC6V
THREE POWER OUTAGES EARLY SUNDAY A.M. TOOK AWAY SOME OF MY OPERATING TIME. OTHER THAN THAT I HAD A GREAT TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
ND0C
A GREAT ACTIVITY, AS ALWAYS - HAD A LOT OF FUN, BUT WITH SOME FRUSTRATIONS (ASIDE FROM THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH RUNNING QRP!). UNFORTUNATELY I NEVER DID HEAR MERCED, SO MISSED THE SWEEP. BUMMER! TEN METERS NEVER OPENED UP HERE. BUMMER AGAIN! I WAS ABLE TO BEAT MY PREVIOUS PERSONAL RECORD, BUT FELL JUST SHORT OF THE ALL-TIME QRP RECORD FOR NON-CA. WE'LL SEE HOW THIS SCORE HOLDS UP AGAINST THE GUYS THAT HAD 10 METER PROPAGATION! THIS YEAR'S CQP WAS A LOT OF FUN, WITH SOME FRUSTRATIONS THROWN IN. AS ALWAYS, I WAS RUNNING QRP SO SOME OF THE FRUSTRATIONS ARE MY OWN FAULT! I WAS ABLE TO BEAT MY PERSONAL RECORD, BUT FELL JUST SHORT OF THE ALL TIME NON-CA QRP RECORD. THE CA ACTIVITY SEEMED GOOD. THE LOW BANDS PAID OFF SURPRISING WELL, BUT OF COURSE I HAD TO DO LOT OF REPEATS, ESPECIALLY ON 80. ON THE OTHER HAND 10 NEVER OPENED UP HERE IN THE BLACK HOLE OF THE UPPER MIDWEST. I COULD VERY FAINTLY HEAR SOME NON-CA STATIONS IN THE SE US, BUT DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING OUT OF CA. - I HADN'T HELD MUCH HOPE OF 10 OPENING THIS WEEKEND, BUT IT WAS STILL DEPRESSING TO HEAR... NOTHING. WITH QRP, 10 METERS CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. I THINK IF I COULD HAVE JUST HAD A COUPLE HOURS OF A DECENT OPENING, I COULD HAVE BEATEN THE QRP RECORD. OH WELL - WE ALL HAVE TO PLAY THE CARDS THAT THE PROPAGATION DEALS US. FORTUNATELY 15 METERS WAS SOLID AND IT WAS DEFINITELY THE WORK-HORSE BAND FOR ME. ONE FINAL FRUSTRATION WAS NOT GETTING THE SWEEP. I NEVER HEARD A SINGLE MERCED STATION. BUMMER! BUT ALL-IN-ALL, THIS REMAINS A GREAT QSO PARTY AND I TRY TO KEEP MY SCHEDULE CLEAR EVERY YEAR SO I CAN PLAY! THANKS TO ALL THE GREAT CA OPS FOR YOUR GOOD EARS AND PATIENCE IN PULLING MY 5 WATTS OUT OF THE NOISE! SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
ND3R
GREAT CONTEST AS ALWAYS. GLAD TO WORK THEM ON 10 METERS! SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR.
ND6S
BETTER THAN NOTHIN...CU NEXT YEAR. RAY
NE4RD
FUN CONTEST! FIRST TIME QRP, WAS AN EXPERIENCE.
NF0N
DID ALL QRP THIS YEAR WITH THE ELECRAFT KX3. 15 METERS WAS VERY GOOD.
NF4A
WAS ONLY ABLE TO OPERATE SATURDAY PART TIME. GREAT PARTICIPATION BY CA STNS! RAIN STATIC ALL DAY ON BEAM PROHIBITED ANY OPERATION ON SUNDAY PLUS QRN FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN.
NH6V
100' INDOOR WIRE
NI7R
ARIZONA IS SO CLOSE TO CALIFORNIA THAT ALL CA SIGNALS SKIPPED OVER HERE ON 10 AND 15 METERS. ON 20 METERS I COULD NOT WORK SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF SKIP. SO, DURING THE DAY I WAS LIMITED TO WORKING CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STATIONS ONLY. HOWEVER, 40 AND 80 METERS WERE OPEN TO ALL OF CALIFORNIA. IT IS A FUN CONTEST IN SPITE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF LIVING SO CLOSE IN ARIZONA.
NM6G
SORRY LAST MINUTE SUBMISSION/
NV9X
DID NOT HAVE ANY TIME THIS WEEKEND. TOO MANY OTHER THINGS KEPT COMING UP.
NX6T
COUNTY EXPEDITION SDIE WELL, MURPHY HIT HARD IN THIS CQP. AS MUCH AS WE TRIED, WE COULD NOT GET ANY SUBSTANTIAL RUNS GOING ON 10 METER SSB SATURDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY WHEN THE BAND INITIALLY APPEARED TO OPEN BETTER THEN SATURDAY. I SAW THAT SEVERAL OTHER COASTAL SOCAL STNS ALSO DID NOT DO WELL ON 10, WITH FEWER THAN 100 SSB QS BUT K6QP CCE TEAM IN IMPERIAL COUNTY OUT TOWARDS ELCENTRO, HIT THE JACKPOT ON 10 MTR BAND WITH WELL OVER 200 QS COMPARED TO OUR PALTRY 62 SSB. WE MISSED THE ONLY VY1 STATION VE8GER, WHO APPARENTLY WAS S&PING AND GIVING OUT THE GOLDEN MULT TO A LUCKY FEW STATIONS. WE PICKED A SITE THAT UNFORTUNATELY FORCED OUR TOWER TRAILER TO BE TOO CLOSE TO THE OPERATING POSITION AND INTERNET MODEM, CAUSING RFI PROBLEMS FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS WITH STUTTERING CW KEYING AND NEVER LETTING US USE PACKET OR SKIMMER SPOTS TO ANY AVAIL. TWO MORNINGS IN A ROW I FELT LIKE I WAS DOING A "MY COUSIN VINNY" RERUN, AS STARVED FOR SLEEP,I WAS AWAKENED AT SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING AS OUR HOSTS HAD APPARENTLY LINED UP A WORKER TO COME IN AND PLAY A NICE LOUD TUNE ON HIS CHAIN SAW OUTSIDE MY OPEN WINDOW AND ON SUNDAY A FLOCK OF ABOUT 3 DOZEN CROWS DECIDED TO SING ME ANOTHER LULLABY AGAIN AT SUNRISE. AH, YES, QUIET COUNTRY LIVING! WE FELT THE TEAM DID VERY WELL ON ALL OTHER BANDS AND MODES BUT FOUND 15 VERY TRYING AT TIMES WITH POOR PROPAGATION AND DEEP QSB FADES. 20 DID NOT PLAY AS WELL AS LAST YEAR'S CQP BUT 40, 80 AND 160 CONDITIONS SEEMED BETTER THAN LAST YEAR. SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR FROM A BETTER COUNTY EXPEDITION SITE.
NZ6Q
NEITHER RAIN NOR HIGH WINDS COULD STOP US FROM OUR ADVENTURE - 5TH YEAR WE'VE COME TOGETHER FOR CQP - CAN'T WAIT FOR THE 6TH! NEITHER RAIN NOR HIGH WINDS COULD STOP US FROM OUR ADVENTURE - STRUGGLED WITH GETTING ANTENNAS UP ON FRIDAY, BUT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MADE IT WORTH ALL THE HARD WORK - 5TH YEAR WE'VE COME TOGETHER FOR CQP - CAN'T WAIT FOR THE 6TH!
OK2EC
TRX TS850S - 80 WTTS TO 3 EL. BEAM
OM2VL
LAST SOME WEEKENDS I WAS QRV IN SEVERAL QSO PARTIES, AND BECAUSE I WAS SO TIRED I HESITATE TO TAKE PART ALSO IN CA QP ... I MADE MY DECISION IN FRIDAY - TO TAKE PART IN :) SOME STATISTIC'S: 1ST DAY: 1 HOUR BEFORE THE CONTEST I CQ ON 10M AND HAVE NICE PILEUP, BUT NO ANY WEST COAST STATION. QP I BEGAN ON 15M AND CALIFORNIAN STATIONS WAS STRONG. MY LAST QSO ON 15M WAS AT 20:15Z. UNFORTUNATELLY 20M WAS OPEN ONLY TILL 21:07Z AND MY FIRST QSO ON 40M MADE ONLY AT 00:34Z ... 40M WAS EXCELLENT, THANKS FOR THE NICE PILEUP ON SSB. ON CW I WAS ONLY S/P AND MADE 69! QSO. MY LAST 40M QSO WAS AT 07:05Z. I TRY 20M, BUT NO USA OPENING IN EARLY MORNING. I WENT TO SLEEP SOME HOURS. 2ND DAY I BEGAN ON 20M AT 13:52Z, BUT MADE ONLY FEW QSO'S AND I QSY TO 15M. THE CONDX WAS SAME EXCELLENT ON THIS BAND AS ON SATURDAY. SOMETIMES I CHECKED 10M, AND AT 15:01Z I FOUND MY FIRST CA STATION ON THIS BAND... :) I ASK ALL WKD STATIONS TO MOVE TO OTHER MODE, BUT ONLY FEW DO IT ... 15M CLOSED AT 21:02Z AND I WENT TO THE 20M. UNFORTUNALELLY ONLY FEW STATIONS WAS ON THIS BAND - I THINK MOST OF THEM WAS ON 15M/10M ... I MISSED ONLY SIERRA COUNTY. TO BEAT 10 YEAR'S OLD DX RECORD I MISSED ONLY 13 CW QSO'S (OR SIERRA CTY + 6 CW QSO) ... THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE NICE QP AND FB QSO'S!!! 73, LACI OM2VL
ON3ND
A SMALL LOG BUT BETTER A SMALL LOG THAT NO LOG AT ALL... HI...
RG5A
TRCVR - FT-2000, POWER 100 W; ANTENNA - DX-77A VERTICAL UP 70 M
RV1CC
THANKS FOR THE GOOD ACTIVITY .... AND GOOD CONDITION ... IT'S USUALLY VERY DIFFICULT TO WORK CA FROM NORTH-WEST RUSSIA ... WHY IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO USE LOTW CONTACTS FOR WACC AWARD? MANY CALIFORNIAN STATIONS (EVEN WITH SPEC. SHORT CALLSIGNS) SEND OWN LOGS IN LOTW ONLY ... ANYWAY THANKS A LOT AGAIN FOR THE HIGH ACTIVITY TO ALL CALIFORNIAN STATIONS!!! 73!
SM5CSS
ELECRAFT K3 100W
SM6Z
BOYCOTT SAMSUNG!
SP5AUB
PLIK UTWORZONY PROGRAMEM "CABRILLO GENERATOR" - (C) SP7DQR
SP5SA
ICOM 765 100 W 2 ELE QQ PLIK UTWORZONY PROGRAMEM "CABRILLO GENERATOR V.2.1.9" - (C) SP7DQR
SP6JOE
MY FIRST CQP. USED 1 ELE DELTA LOOP AT 7 M UP AND FT847 ABOUT 100 W.UFB CONTEST , GOOD CONDX ON 15 METERS.
VA3FN
WISH I HAD MORE TIME, IT WAS A GOOD CONTEST. 73 TO ALL JOHN
VA3RKM
KX3, 5W, VERTICALS. THANKS FOR WORKING A WEAK SIGNAL. KX3, 5W, VERTICALS. TNX FOR WORKING A WEAK SIGNAL.
VA3YOJ
YL OP
VA7ST
MISSED SIER FOR THE SWEEP. DIDN'T WANT TO SET THE BAR TOO HIGH FOR NEXT YEAR, HI. BANDS WERE MOSTLY IN GOOD SHAPE.
VE3AD
FUN CONTEST NICE OPS.
VE3CV
LOTS OF FUN AND LOTS OF ACTIVITY! HAD TO MAKE SOME POINTS FOR THE CCO.
VE3GFN
MY FIRST CQP ... A GOOD THING 10/15 METERS WERE OPEN!
VE3KJQ
KX3, BATTERY POWER, INTO A 2M RINGO RANGER (REALLY, ALL THAT WAS AVAILABLE)
VE3OM
GREAT CONTEST. SURE MISSED THE MOBILES! BEST WISHES FROM CANADA'S CAPITAL.
VE3RZ
ALWAYS A FUN CONTEST, BUT MISSED THE SWEEP THIS YEAR!!
VE3VV
PSE OMIT CY0P
VE3XD
25 WATTS TO ATTIC MOUNTED DIPOLES.
VE5BCS
15 WAS THE BEST BAND THIS YEAR,20 WAS OK 10 WAS DEAD. THANKS FOR THE TEST.HAROLD THANKS FOR THE TEST
VE5DMN
GREAT CONTEST!! LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR...
VE5KS
MY GOAL WAS TO BREAK THE SK RECORD, JUST MISSED IT BY 531 PTS I TRIED TO BREAK THE SASK RECORD, I MISSED IT BY 531 POINTS. NEXT YEAR I'LL DO IT.
VE6SPS
YOUTH OPERATOR. HAD A GREAT TIME WORKING THE COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA.
VE6WQ
FUN CONTEST. NO 10M PROPAGATION HERE TO CA.
VE7RSV
GREAT CONTEST AS ALWAYS.
VE9AA
COMMENTS: 2013-10-06 15:06:26 FIRST OF ALL, THANKS TO W6YX FOR ALL BANDS (OK, NOT 6M OR 2M, BUT C'MON!) THESE GUYS WERE EVERYWHERE AND HAD AWESOME EARS. THE ONLY ONE TO PULL ME OUT ON 160M JUST AS DAY BROKE HERE THIS MORNING. A FEW 5 BANDERS AND MANY MANY 4 BANDERS. 10M WAS VERY GOOD TO ME, THOUGH OFTEN SIGNALS WERE JUST 1 NOTCH ABOVE ESP THE SIGNALS WERE THERE FOR HOURS. IT WAS A WASTELAND, SO I CAN ONLY PRESUME THAT FROM THE CALIFORNIA END, IT WAS OPEN TO THE WATER OUT EAST, WEST, SOUTH OR WHATEVER A LOT OF THE TIME. EVEN HEARD SOME 6'S WORKING G/F/EA ETC. I WORKED LOTS OF 1X1'S BUT NO IDEA IF I SPELLED ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT (LOL) LEFT 12 COUNTIES ON THE TABLE, FLOOR OR OTHERWISE NOT IN MY LOG. ONLY DEVOTED 8 HOURS TO THE TEST AS HAD MNI OTHER THINGS GOING ON. A REAL NICE SHOWING FROM ALL THE W6 HOME STATIONS. ONLY WORKED A VERY FEW MOBILES HOWEVER. A BIT OF A DISAPPOINTMENT. VERY HAPPY WITH RESULTS. WONDERING IF GARY VE1RGB GOT ON FROM CY0P....HE WAS TALKING ABOUT MAKING A FEW Q'S WHILE ON SABLE. CIAO FOR NOW. MIKE VE9AA, IC7410, MOSTLY WIRES., N1MM, + HP
VO1KVT
NICE TO HAND OUT SOME MULTS FROM THE EAST COAST OF CANADA. 73 KEN, VO1KVT
VY2LI
FUN PARTY WITH OUR CALIFORNIA NEIGHBOURS.THANKS FOR THE QS.73,BILL
W0ETT
GOOD SIGNALS AND COUNTY ACTIVATIONS MOSTLY BY HOME STATIONS. SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS ONLY 1 OR 2 MOBILE OUT THERE ROVING - CQP ADMINISTRATORS SHOULD BUY THEM A STEAK DINNER FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK! - 73 W0ETT RIG: IC756PRO3 TO HF YAGIS LOTS OF PARTICIPANTS AND GOOD BAND CONDX! THANKS FOR A GOOD CQP. - 73 W0ETT
W0PAN
TOUGH GOING ON 10 AND 15 - SKIP JUST TOO LONG TO MAKE IT FROM AZ TO CA
W1END
THIS ONE IS ALWAYS BUSY. MISSED DAY TWO. RIG WAS FTDX5000 (150W) AND BUTTERNUT HF6V ALL-BAND VERTICAL.
W1KMA
HI ALL, I HAD A GREAT TIME WORKING THE CA-QSOP. THE OPERATORS WERE FANATSTIC. THANKS FOR A GREAT EVENT AS ALWAYS. CHRIS W1KMA
W1NV
NEW CONTESTOR WASN'T READY FOR THE CONTEST..HAD FUN THOUGH
W1TO
WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO PARTICIPATE.
W1UE
SWEEP MUCH HARDER THAN IN RECENT YEARS- MERCED WAS THE LAST ONE, THANKS TO K6AQL MOBILE. DID WORK ANOTHER MERCED BUT MUCH LATER. 2ND HARDEST WAS SIERRA- ONLY WORKED ONE OF THOSE. THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT QSO PARTY. DENNIS W1UE
W1WIU
THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR. ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING THE "BIG GUNS." LOTS OF 1X1 CALLS. HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR
W2UDT
DID MANUAL MODE CHANGE SO SOME CONTACTS MAY HVAE WROMG MODE(SORRY!) DUPES WERE GREAT CONTEST. I DID MANUAL MODE CHANGING SO THE MODES MAY BE OFF.
W4DAN
HOME QTH TN. OPERATED PORTABLE FROM COUSIN'S FARM IN KY HOME QTH TN. OPERATED FROM MY COUSIN'S FARM IN KY.
W4IX
FANTASTIC QSO PARTY...THANKS TO ALL FOR THE QSO'S.
W4KLY
EXCEPT FOR OUR GA QSO PARTY, THIS IS MY FAVORITE. CONDITIONS WERE GREAT THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY ON 10M & 15M. THANKS FOR A FUN TIME.
W4NFT
I ALWAYS ENJOY THE CALIFORNIA QSO PARTY AS I WAS BORN THERE.
W4SLT
HAD TO QUIT EARLY HAD BACK PROBLEM.
W5JNP
I HAD A GREAT TIME WORKING FROM MY NEW RANCH STATION LOCATION IN SOMERVILLE COUNTY TEXAS. THE RANCH IS LOCATED ON "CHALK MOUNTAIN" APPROX1,260' ASL 12 MILES WEST OF GLEN ROSE. I DON'T HAVE ANY PERMANENT ANTENNAS AT THE RANCH AS OF YET. FOR CQP I ONLY USED A CAROLINA 80 WINDOM WIRE ANTENNA ON A 30' PUSH UP FIBERGLASS POLE. ONLY WORKED 15M AND 20M DURING THE CONTEST. THANKS AGAIN FOR HOSTING ONE OF MY FAVORITE STATE QPS. 73 JEFF W5JNP
W5MF
HAD GREAT TIME. HAD A GREAT TIME.
W5TTE
THANKS TO THOSE WITH GOOD EARS WHO HEARD MY QRP. THANKS TO THOSE WITH THE PATIENCE AND GOOD EARS WHO RESPONDED TO MY QRP. CU NEXT YEAR.
W6AOZ
THANK YOU FOR A GREAT WEEKEND! THIS WAS MY FIRST EVER CONTEST AND I HAD A BALL. I SET A GOAL OF 100 QS AND NO DUPES; I GOT 94 QS AND 1 DUPE. I HAVE A LOT TO LEARN. JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS AGAIN.
W6AQ
TEN METERS OPENING UP WAS A GREAT SURPRISE. I THINK I WORKED EVERY LICENSED AMATEUR IN ONTARIO ON THAT BAND. GREAT FUN.
W6ATV
MY TOWER WAS CRANKED DOWN DUE TO RECENT TERMITE WORK. MY TOWER WAS CRANKED DOWN DUE TO RECENT TERMITE WORK.
W6BB
THE EVENING PRIOR TO THE CONTEST, WE ERECTED OUR TRIBANDER AND HAD THE STATION (BORROWED YAESU FT-857D RUNNING 100WATTS). THIS WAS W6BB'S FIRST CQP IN A LONG TIME. WE'RE HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE BACK ON THE AIR AND WE HOPE TO BE A REGULAR IN FUTURE CQPS. SATURDAY WE ERECTED AN 80M/40M CROSSED DIPOLE FOR AFTER DARK. OPERATORS AND HELPERS WERE AG6RB, KJ6DZB, KJ6GLR, KQ1N, AND K6JEB. IF YOU HEAR CAL FOLKS SIGN "GB" THAT STANDS FOR "GO BEARS!" THE EVENING PRIOR TO THE CONTEST, WE ERECTED OUR TRIBANDER AND HAD THE STATION (BORROWED YAESU FT-857D RUNNING 100WATTS). THIS WAS W6BB'S FIRST CQP IN A LONG TIME. WE'RE HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE BACK ON THE AIR AND WE HOPE TO BE A REGULAR IN FUTURE CQPS. SATURDAY WE ERECTED AN 80M/40M CROSSED DIPOLE FOR AFTER DARK. OPERATORS AND HELPERS WERE AG6RB, KJ6DZB, KJ6GLR, KQ1N, AND K6JEB. IF YOU HEAR CAL FOLKS SIGN "GB" THAT STANDS FOR "GO BEARS!"
W6BSA
YOLO DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA CLUB EFFORT.
W6C
THIS WAS THE 3RD COLLABORATIVE EXPEDITION FROM MODOC COUNTY BY WQ6X & N6GEO, THE TH3 MADE POSSIBLE SUPER 15-METER OPENINGS TO EUROPE ON BOTH DAYS AND AN MISSING IN THIS YEAR'S CQP WERE STATIONS FROM AFRICA AND OCEANIA. WE ALSO OUR PROPOSED QSO COUNT OF 1,129 EASILY SURPASSED OUR 807 QSO RECORD FROM THIS WAS THE 3RD COLLABORATIVE EXPEDITION FROM MODOC COUNTY BY WQ6X & N6GEO, RUNNING AND ICOM 7000 & YAESU FT-897 INTO A MULTIPLEXED TH3-JR 8MH, ALONG WITH A PAIR OF PHASED COBRA DIPOLES (FOR 40-METERS), AN HF2-V VERTICAL (FOR 80-METERS) AND A BUDDIPOLE (FOR 10-METERS), ALL POWERED BY A HONDA GENERATOR. SOAPBOX:WE BOTH RAN CW & SSB, MAKING CONTACTS ON ALL BANDS FROM 160 TO 10 METERS. WHILE WE LISTENED FOR 6-METER OPENINGS NOTHING CAME OUR WAY SO N6GEO REPLACED THE 3-EL 6-METER BEAM WITH THE BUDDIPOLE SO WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SURPRISING 10-METER OPENING ON SUNDAY. THE TH3 MADE POSSIBLE SUPER 15-METER OPENINGS TO EUROPE ON BOTH DAYS AND AN INCREDIBLE OPENING TO EUROPE SUNDAY MORNING ON 10-METERS. WE SUCCESSFULLY RAN THE 8JK COBRA DIPOLES AS PHASED INVERTED V'S FOR 40 METERS. FOR 80-METERS, THE GROUND MOUNTED HF2-V WAS OUTSTANDING, PRODUCING AN OPENING TO THE EAST COAST AT THE UNHEARD OF TIME OF 02:45Z. CAREFUL TUNING OF THE HF2-V WITH AN OLD DENTRON JR. TUNER ALLOWED WQ6X TO MAKE A SINGLE CONTACT ON 160; ENOUGH TO SAY THAT WE WERE THERE. MISSING IN THIS YEAR'S CQP WERE STATIONS FROM AFRICA AND OCEANIA. WE ALSO MISSED A SWEEP BY 2 SECTIONS; QC (VE2) AND VERMONT (VT), WHICH WE ARE TOLD PRODUCED 5 STATIONS. OUR PROPOSED QSO COUNT OF 1,129 EASILY SURPASSED OUR 807 QSO RECORD FROM PREVIOUS MODOC EXPEDITIONS.
W6D
PLUMAS COUNTY EXPEDITION POINTS TO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY (CLUB) ALL CONTACTS MADE IN LOW-POWER CATEGORY
W6DCC
GREAT CONTEST AS ALWAYS! THANKS GREAT CONTEST AS ALWAYS. THANKS
W6DLO
NEW CONSTESTER NEW CONTESTER
W6EO
ANTENNAS: HALF WAVE DOUBLETS FOR 40M,20M,&10M LOCATED IN ATTIC OF HOUSE AND CONNECTED IN PARALLEL. AGE: 91 YEARS. LICENSED SINCE 1938.
W6FA
HAD TO REPAIR THE ROTOR HALF WAY THROUGH... 3 OPS 2 RADIOS HIGH POWER ASSISTED
W6GMT
HAD TO WORK BOTH DAYS. WORK IS GETTING IN THE WAY OF CONTESTING
W6HFM
RESUBMITTED TO CORRECT CLUB NAME FROM ABBR TO NAME REVISION SUBMITTED TO CORRECT CONTEST CLUB NAME INSTEAD OF ABBREVIATION
W6JTI
DON'T SEND 599.
W6M
WORKED MORE DX STATIONS THIS YEAR THAN IN PAST SEVERAL.
W6NEV
THIS WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT CONTESTING ROM THE HOME QTH. GREAT FUN AND LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT ONE.
W6PJB/6
I HAVE NEVER PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A CONTEST LOG WITH 100 OR MORE CONTACTS.
W6RFU
GOOD TURNOUT BY CLUB MEMBERS (STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY) FOR THIS YEAR'S CQP. I HOPE THIS IS A TREND FOR FUTURE CONTESTS FROM W6RFU. GOOD TURNOUT BY CLUB MEMBERS (STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY) FOR THIS YEAR'S CQP. I HOPE THIS IS A TREND FOR FUTURE CONTESTS FROM W6RFU.
W6RKC
FOR UP TO 24 HOURS, ON THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER, I CAN BE THE DX!
W6SWC
NEW CONTESTER MY FIRST 'REAL' CONTEST. THANKS TO ALL THE KIND OPS OUT THERE. THIS IS MY CORRECTED LOG.
W6T
TRINITY COUNTY
W6UE
W6UE, THE CALTECH ARC, RIDES THE AIRWAVES AGAIN. SETUP: K3 + ALPHA 78+ N1MM 160 DIPOLE, 80/75 INV VEE, 40 1/2 WAVE SLOPER, 20 5EL YAGI, 15 4EL YAGI, 10 5EL YAGI. THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN! I SET A FEW GOALS FOR MYSELF. A SWEEP, A CA COUNTY SWEEP, A RATE OF 100/HOUR, 300K FINAL SCORE. THE SWEEP TOOK A WHILE. BY SATURDAY NIGHT I WAS STILL MISSING VT, KL7 AND NT. KL7AIR CALLED IN ON 75 FOR #56! SUNDAY MORNING I WORKED A COUPLE VT STATIONS. WHEN I FELT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON 15 AND 10 BUT WAS NOT GETTING ANY TRACTION I FIRED UP ON 20. AFTER A FEW QS I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE GER. AS MY PULSE QUICKENED I TURNED THE BEAM DUE NORTH AND THERE WAS VE8GER FOR THE SWEEP. I LET OUT A LOUD WHOOP! STATESIDE, I MISSED 4 CA COUNTIES. THE 100/HOUR RATE SEEMS LOW, BUT IN EVERY CQP I STRUGGLE TO BEAT IT. I WAS 60 QS OFF THE MARK WHEN I SHUT DOWN AT 0720 FOR THE FULL 6 HOUR OFF TIME. I DO BETTER WITH SLEEP, HI! SUNDAY WAS TOUGHER GOING. I NEVER SEEMED TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. ON 15 I HAD A BEAUTIFUL CLEAR FREQUENCY AND ONE Q WITH A WI STATION WHO SAID I WAS 30 DB OVER. BUT NOBODY ELSE ANSWERED MY CQS. SO I QSYED. A LITTLE WHILE LATER ALL THE REAL ESTATE SEEMED TO BE GONE. 10 WAS HOT AND COLD. I MARVELED TO HAVE 9A CALL IN AND AN ME STATION THAT SOUNDED NEXT DOOR. AT TIMES SIGNALS SOUNDED LIKE THAT MAGICAL 6 METER OVERLOAD-YOUR-RECEIVER STRENGTH. I REVISED MY QSO GOAL AND WAS HAPPY TO CROSS THE 2000 MARK IN THE LAST HOUR. THE 300K MARK ELUDED ME BY 5 CW QSOS. THERE WERE MANY BIG HOLES IN MY LOG WHERE THOSE FEW CONTACTS COULD HAVE BEEN MADE. C'EST LA VIE. N6WIN WAS CERTAINLY A FITTING CALL SIGN FOR DAN, N6MJ. ONCE AGAIN HE SHOWS US HOW IT IS DONE. KUDOS, DAN! THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR I HAVE WORKED SO MANY EU STATIONS. WELCOME TO THE PARTY! ON 15 FONE I WAS CALLED BY A DO9 STATION WITH STRONG MUSIC IN HIS AUDIO. I FELT I WAS WORKING A SHORT WAVE BROADCAST STATION! THANKS TO ALL FOR THE MANY CONTACTS. IT IS FUN TO REVISIT BAND BY BAND, MODE BY MODE. 73, DAVID, N6AN K3 WITH ALPHA 78 AND N1MM 160-DIPOLE @100' 80 -INVERTED VEE @80' 75 -INVERTED VEE @75' 40 -SLOPER 1/2WAVE, TOP AT @70' 20 -5 EL YAGI ~@70' 15 -4 EL YAGI ~@75' 10 -5 EL YAGI ~@80'
W6UX
RE-SUBMITTING MY LOG WITH SENT EXCHANGE CORRECTED.
W6VAR
ONLY HAD TIME FOR A COUPLE OF CONTACTS FROM THE QRP CAMPSITE.
W6V
RESUBMISSION AS I HAD MY CLUB AS MOTHER LODE DX & CC RATHER THAN MOTHER LODE DX AND CONTEST CLUB...VERNE
W6XU
THE AMP DIED AFTER 8 HOURS. I RAN THE REST OF THE CONTEST AT 100W. MAYBE THIS IS THE YEAR WE BEAT THE MLDXCC!
W6YX
HTTP://LISTS.CONTESTING.COM/PIPERMAIL/3830/2013-OCTOBER/289854.HTML
W7GKF
IN ORDER TO PLACE HIGHER NATIONALLY IN CQP, WE SEATTLE GUYS NEED A TOTAL BLACKOUT OF 10M AND 15M! CLEARLY, 80M AND 160M DO NOT MAKE UP FOR THE "LOSS" OF THE HIGHEST BANDS FOR US, WHERE SDIE MAY BE 20DB OVER, BUT ALL COUNTIES NORTH ARE EXTREMELY WEAK, OR NON-EXISTENT. NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HOPE FOR POOR CONDX!
W7LKG
COULDN'T SPEND MUCH TIME, BUT WORKED 12 NEW COUNTIES. MANY FAMILIAR CALLS WORKED, AND PROPAGATION DIDN'T SEEM TOO BAD. GLAD TO WORK YOU ALL. SEE YOU IN CWSS. 73, RICK
W7MCM
THANKS FOR A GREAT CONTEST GREAT FUN CONTEST, THANKS SO MUCH...
W7WHY
ALWAYS FUN TO OPERATE THIS CONTEST. WE'RE REALLY TOO CLOSE AT 100 MILES NORTH OF THE CA BORDER UNTIL 40 AND 80 OPEN. HAD TO WORK SATURDAY ANYWAY SO PROBABLY DIDN'T MISS MUCH ON THE HIGH BANDS. 73 AND THANKS FOR THE Q'S. TOM W7WHY
W7YKN
RUFF USING A 40 METER VERTICAL ON 75 BUT I DID MAKE A LOT OF QSO'S WITH THE STEPPIR.
W8ASA
GREAT CONDITIONS FOR AWHILE ON 10, WITH A LOT OF INTERFERENCE FROM THE RSGB CONTEST ON SUNDAY. I'M DISAPPOINTED AT THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES I WORKED, BUT I WORKED EVERY SINGLE ONE THAT I HEARD. WORKED SEVERAL STATIONS MULTIBAND/MULTIMODE. ALWAYS HAVE FUN WITH THIS CONTEST. THANKS FOR PUTTING IT ON, AND DON'T FORGET NEXT YEAR'S OHIO QSO PARTY!
W8FN
NOT MUCH TIME TO OPERATE, SO I JUST DID S&P ON 20 AND 15. PRETTY GOOD COUNTY COUNT ON CW ONLY.
W9FZ
FIRST TIME IN THE CQP--GOOD FUN! WORKED 53 OF 58 COUNTIES. COMPLIMENTS TO HIGH-SPEED CW OPS SLOWING DOWN ON THE FLY TO MATCH MY SENT SPEED. CLASSY AND HAPPENED OFTEN. I COULD HEAR YOU CALIFORNIANS WORKING OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ON 10M--STAYED VERY LIGHT HERE IN WI.
W9ILY
FUN CONTEST. THANKS!!
W9PA/4
K3, P3, 90-FT "PERVERTED" DOUBLET. DXLOG LOGGING SOFTWARE (WWW.DXLOG.NET) OPERATION FROM A VACATION QTH @ 5000-FT WITH A SHORTENED DOUBLET SHOEHORNED INTO THE MOUNTAINSIDE. ALL Q'S WERE S&P.
W9QL
MORE OF A PART-TIME EFFORT THAN I HAD HOPED DUE TO THE SEVERE STORMS THAT ROLLED THROUGH ON SATURDAY. STILL, CONDITIONS WERE NOT AS BAD AS I THOUGHT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN WITH THE STORMS. MISSED MERC, PLUM, SIER, YOLO AND YUBA FOR THE SWEEP. IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE 10 METERS OPEN UP HERE LATE ON SUNDAY TO HELP THE SCORE.
W9RE
NEED SOME MOBILES TO HELP SUNDAY ACTIVITY. LOT'S OF FIXED STATIONS FOR SURE.
WA1FCN
ANOTHER CQP IS HISTORY AND GLAD I WAS IN IT. THIS WAS MY FIRST TRY AT MS, NOT SURE IF I WOULD TRY IT AGAIN THO. ONLY FOUND THE SME NUMBER OF MULTIPLIERS AS LAST YEAR WITHOUT PACKET. I HAVE MOST CQP RESUTS ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1966 ! SOMEHOW I MISSPLACED A COUPLE BUT I HAVE PROBABLY BEEN IN 30 CQP'S. NICE TO MEET ALL THE REGULARS YEAR AFTER YEAR. THANKS FOR ALL THE Q'S GUYS. 73 BOB WA1FCN
WA3HAE
MISSED SIERRA COUNTY. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! NEXT YEAR. THANKS TO ALL FOR ALL OF THE Q'S.
WA4PGM
LONG TIME SINCE I OPERATED THE CQP. NO TOWER NOW ONLY WIRES. 100W AND DIPOLE AT 25 FEET.
WA5SOG
ALL WHO HEARD ME NEED SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THE BEST EARS IN THE CONTEST. MY ANTENNAS ARE REALLY MESSED UP. STILL, IT WAS FUN AS ALWAYS!
WA6EJO
FUN! CAN'T WAIT 'TILL NEXT YEAR.
WA6KHK
HAD A COUPLE OF SENIOR MOMENTS BUT BOUNCED BACK...YOU GUYS WILL BE THERE ONE DAY!
WA8ZBT
I ALWAYS ENJOY THE CALIFORNIA QSO PARTY, ALWAYS LOTS OF ACTIVITY.
WB2PJH
I HAD A GREAT TIME EVEN THOUGH I ONLY WAS ABLE TO OPERATE A FEW HOURS. I HOPE TO PARTICIPATE MORE NEXT YEAR.
WB3CII
HAD FUN AS USUAL !!!
WB6CZG
THIS WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT A CONTEST POWER LEVEL OF 5 WATTS (QRP). CALLING CQ WSA\\AAS A TOTAL WAST OF TIME. HOWEVER S&P WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GO. THIS WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT A CONTEST POWER LEVEL OF 5 WATTS (QRP). CALLING CQ WAS A TOTAL WAST OF TIME. HOWEVER S&P WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GO.
WB6HYH
THIS IS THE ONE CONTEST I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO EACH YEAR. LOTS OF FUN. THE BANDS WERE IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION THIS YEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE ALL BAND FROM 10 THROUGH 80 METERS. THIS WAS A GREAT WAY TO CELIBRATE MY 50TH ANNIVERSARY AS A LICENSED AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR THIS MONTH ! ! THIS IS THE ONE CONTEST I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO EACH YEAR. LOTS OF FUN. THE BANDS WERE IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION THIS YEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE ALL BAND FROM 10 THROUGH 80 METERS. THIS WAS A GREAT WAY TO CELIBRATE MY 50TH ANNIVERSARY AS A LICENSED AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR THIS MONTH ! !
WB6JJJ
THANKS FOR ALL OF THE QSOS LAST NIGHT. I'M SORRY IF I COULDN'T HEAR YOU THROUGH MY INTERMITTENT HIGH NOISE LEVEL. I'VE GOT TO GET THE PORTABLE 2 METER YAGI OUT AND GO FIND THAT NOISE. THIS WAS MOSTLY A PHONE CONTEST FOR ME SINCE THE EARS WERE GIVING ME MAJOR PROBLEMS... I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF #1 QSOS THIS YEAR - NEW PEOPLE GETTING THE CQP BUG? MORE THE MERRIER... I JUST WISH I COULD HAVE PLAYED RADIO SUNDAY, BUT IT WAS NOT TO BE WITH HOUSE AND RANCH CHORES NEEDING TO BE TENDED TO. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, BILL WB6JJJ
WB6KQA
NEW CONTESTER NEW CONTESTER LOG RE-SUBMITTAL ERRORS CORRECTED
WB9JPS/6
MY FIRST CQP. I HAD NO IDEA THERE WOULD BE SO MUCH ACTIVITY. GOOD CHANCE TO PRACTICE, AND RAISE MY CONFIDENCE IN CONTESTING. HAD FAMILY VISITING, SO LOST LOTS OF PRIME HOURS. RAN 100 W TO MY LOW DIPOLE, CW ONLY. I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE SCORE, AND ESPECIALLY SURPRISED TO CATCH A FEW EU. THANKS TO MY NCCC FRIENDS FOR DOING SUCH A FINE JOB OF COORDINATION.
WC7Q
JUST WORKED THE TEST ON A CASUAL BASIS. PAYBACK FOR ALL THE SIXES THAT WORKED ME DURING WAQP. THANKS FOR THE Q'S. SAM WC7Q
WD0BC
K6GT GUESSES AT DATE
WD5R
GREAT WAY TO START WINTER SEASON. TOO BAD I CAN'T LOG ALL THE SMILES THAT CAME WITH THE CONTACTS. THANKS GUYS AND GALS MARLENE, WD5R
WE6Z
ANTENNAS : 140' VEE @ 50FT IN TREE CALIFORNIA COUNTY EXPEDITION TO YUBA COUNTY. DECENT CONDITIONS. 25 WATTS ON BATTERY POWER.
WF7T
THANKS TO ALL WHO MAKE THIS QSO PARTY A PREMIER EVENT! 73 BRAD WF7T
WH7DX
I JUMPED IN FOR AN HOUR DURING THE OCEANIA CONTEST - BEING IN HAWAII AND ALL.
WN6K
ALWAYS A FUN ONE TO BE "DX" - MISSED VT AND NT SAN DIEGO DX CLUB
WU6W
GETTING READY FOR MORE SURGERY ON THE 9TH BUT MANAGED A LITTLE TIME IN THE CONTEST - SORRY I COULD NOT BE ON LONGER.
WX4G
HOW DO I COMPETE WITH THE ANTENNA'S W1UE AND N4ZZ HAVE...WITH A 2EL STEPPIR?? GUESS I NEED TO FIX THAT FOR NEXT YEAR. BOB WX4G
WX6V
WOW-THAT WAS EXHILARATING! I LOVE THE RATE IN THIS CONTEST. AND, THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE BEING A SEMI-RARE MULT. SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I GOT ON AND STARTED CALLING CQ, A PILEUP WOULD DEVELOP. GREAT FUN---LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
WY6DX
QRP 5WATTS 3EL LA
WZ7Z
YL
YO4ATW
WITH OLD TS830S AND MOSLEY BEAM TA33JR. HOPE MORE CONTACTS IN THE NEXT YEAR. ALL THE BEST AND GREETINGS FROM ROMANIA. I HAVE WORKED WITH PLEASURE WITH MY OLD KENWOOD TS-830S AND MY 3 ELEMENTS BEAM FROM MOSLEY TA-33JR. HOPE IN THE NEXT YEAR TO MADE MORE CONTACTS WITH CALIFORNIA. THANKS FOR A NICE CONTEST. ALL THE BEST AND GREETINGS FROM ROMANIA. MARCEL - YO4ATW