tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post5968905828414021372..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Radio Contest Resultsdrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-89036458160894718822010-03-31T15:57:22.310-07:002010-03-31T15:57:22.310-07:00The stations who got 5~6,000 contacts *and higher*...The stations who got 5~6,000 contacts *and higher* were group efforts. Multiple radios, antennas, and operators, all on different frequency bands, and sometimes even two per band, one phone and one CW. In the past I've done "2O2R", which is two operators, two radios, and we ran most of the time allowed. We made about 2000 contacts without really breaking a sweat.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-70211968554794379122010-03-30T20:47:48.706-07:002010-03-30T20:47:48.706-07:00Yeah, when I upgraded to Advanced and got a "...Yeah, when I upgraded to Advanced and got a "KQ" prefix people would go nuts thinking I was some American possession out in the Pacific. Kinda let the air out of their sails when I told them I was in California!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-52166780345959500732010-03-30T19:57:54.068-07:002010-03-30T19:57:54.068-07:006000!!! damn... That was one busy individual... Gl...6000!!! damn... That was one busy individual... Glad the Flex worked out well for ya!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-45527407914933739882010-03-30T19:49:43.523-07:002010-03-30T19:49:43.523-07:00I enjoyed working the WPX contest back in the days...I enjoyed working the WPX contest back in the days when my shiny, new AJ6 prefix was worth 10db in a pile-up. A lot of fun then. I usually would wait for the CW version of WPX in May, but worked both that first year.Minstrelhttp://reynosawatch.org/minstrel/noreply@blogger.com