By the way, can anyone tell me what the WPX stands for?  Thanks.  Lou
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From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: Anyone doing CQ WPX SSB Contest This Week-end?


> I'm not doing any contests but I am hooking up my TS-930 I haven't used
> since last spring today and going to give that a little bit of a workout.
> It's harder here to swap radios out because I need to put one away to make
> room for another one but I figure I"ll run the TS-930 this weekend, then 
> put
> it back in storage downstairs, in the box but anyway, I'll be around 
> today,
> first region nts net as always and scanning the bands.
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> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 3:17 AM
> Subject: Re: Anyone doing CQ WPX SSB Contest This Week-end?
>
>
>> well, I had some small success working the contest on 20M tonight from my
>> home qth.
>> I logged 15 contacts using my 20M ham stick mounted out on the balcony
>> rail
>> and 100W.
>> Some notable contacts were D4C kape verde, CR3a madeira island off the
>> coast
>> of morocco, a brazilian station and a hawaiian station.
>> I was hunting and pouncing and was listening for dx only for the most
>> part...not considering the US or canada as dx.
>> Considering my antenna, power level and S8 noise level across the whole
>> band, and the 1 hour that I devoted to it, I think I was fairly
>> successful.
>> It's nothing compared to even a medium sized properly set up ham station,
>> but still I'm happy things work as well as they do.
>> If only I had access to the club station, I could probably work my own
>> pile
>> ups with their big beam and height and so on.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX