1998 WISCONSIN QSO PARTY
OFFICIAL RESULTS

SOAPBOX

I like the limited time for QSO party. Really concentrates the participants - K1BV

Working WQP was very enjoying as well as productive - I picked up several new counties and many new contacts. This was my first concerted effort - KD1OG

Sorry couldn't operate too long. Too cold in basement. I'll be back next year - AE2N

No 15 M here. Great showing! Lots of mobiles and fixed stations. My best score so far in WQP. Keep the format! You have a winner - W2UDT

Enjoyed the short format. Jeff, W9MSE, sent me a special invitation and gave me my next-to-last WI county. Also nice to QSO Bob K9DAF/M as well as the other mobiles. It kept me interested - W3DYA

Conditions weren't sensational for radio in Amerstview ( his QTH ) but on the other hand, everyone called me on the telephone during the contest. See you next year - VE3FRS

Was out of town on business. Drove 3.5 hours to be able to operate this one. Worth every minute of it - WA3HAE/3

Great fun again! Conditions from PA poor during first 2 hours but better later. Thanks to all those mobiles!! It was worth the gas money. See you in the PA party in October - W3HDH

Here is my entry, small as it is. Had a good time - W3NTD

Another great contest weekend. Thanks to the mobile stations who gave me the opportunity to work some new counties. 73's till next time - N3RJ

Lots of activity this year. Fantastic job done by all mobiles! Thanks for all the fun and will be looking forward to next years WI QSO Party - VE3RJ

QRP at 2.5 watts with dipole, CW on 40 meters only. Thanks for QSO party - great time - KE4LIA

Had not planned to work the event, but with so many WI stations calling CQ, I had to get in there and work as many of them as possible. Heard WT9Q on 15 but could not work - still need WI on 15 for 5BWAS. Started looking for 160 meters at the end - did not realize you were not using 160 ( there is not reason it cannot be used - ed ) - K4NR

Enjoyed the contest. Nice job - K4PK

Hint: give your call at the end of every QSO when calling CQ. Otherwise people who did not hear your last ID will call anyway and you will work lots of DUPES - WW4RR

Fourth time I've entered. Higher score each time. Conditions were good with strong signals. First time I've worked any stations on 20 meters in WQP - K4UK

Great test. Sorry I could only work 4 hours. Great effort by your mobiles. C U next year - W4WS

I worked 21 counties on 20 & 40 from Saskatchewan using 5 watts. Tnx I enjoyed - VE5BCS

Thank you again for sponsoring an exciting QSO party. I could hear more stations than I was able to work. I believe it was propagation and the fact that many of the WI stations had their beams pointing in a southerly direction. Thanks to all those who heard my 100 watt station - VE5BF

Good to see the CW contacts! Onward ye old brass pounders - W5NR

I was very pleased to enter WQP. It was rather difficult for me to cut the US wall, but anyway, it was a very enjoyable Sunday evening. Trouble on 40 meters due to South and Central America stations but avoided them to hear Wisconsin - LU6EF

Always fun - go Packers - K6NA

Put off air because of my key clicks. Have to do some rig cleaning - W7DRA

This was the first time I'd worked this contest. I enjoyed it very much - KC7SSN

Missed most of the first hour due to computer problems, but I still made 21 more Qs and worked 4 more counties than last year. Participation must be up - AF8A

It might not be much of a result, but it was fun, and thats what counts. Running an MFJ9040 at 5 watts to dipole at 15 feet - N8TDH

My first time mobile. What a blast. Everyone liked the counties I was in - W9AVM

Did not get started till late as was at the Jefferson swapfest and then part of St. Patricks parade communications by our club. It was fun - K9FHI

Contest was fun and chance to catch up on news with many WI amateurs - K9GDF

This contest is more fun than Field Day - N9HR

My thanks to West Allis RAC for sponsoring this great activity. It's wonderful to see so much participation. Keep up the good work - K9IA

We promoted WQP quite heavily within our club. Haven't ever heard 2M FM busy. To work a pile-up on 146.52 was quite the experience. We had a lot of new people out this year and everyone was full of great comments at our last club meeting - W9IEI mobile team

My first WQP. Fun! My puny signal has its problems breaking in, plus my receiver easily overloaded at the front end. I should be back again next year for another go at it - KB9IUA

A big thanks to WARAC for this great contest. It was the best ever. N9KS operated from 24 counties ONLY with the help of all the other stations around the county. We have higher goals set for next year using the N9EZ/M call. See all of you in 99 WQP - N9KS, N9EZ and Karole (driver and map reader)

First time running mobile in WQP ( an all CW entry too - ed ). Was in Minnesota for a long weekend with the wife. Left MN at 7:30 am and drove 180 miles thru snow to get to Burnette County at noon. Put on 150 miles thru 9 counties ending up in Buffalo at 7 pm. Then another 150 miles back to MN. Long day but lots of fun. Just about doubled previous fixed high score over the past 7 years - W9MSE

First WQP in 5 years. Great conditions on all bands from the new home in the swamp. Seemed strange to run WQP in 75 degree WX - WM9M

Thank you WA1UJU for putting together an excellent computer program for us contesters. Really makes the contest fun to work and less paperwork after - WB9MSM

Sorry could not work more but had a family committment I could not miss - WB9NOV

A great contest - K9OM

Lots of activity both in and out of WI. Must be fun across the U.S. 73 till 99 - K9OSH

This was a first experience for me trying to run more than one station at a time from my QTH. We hope to be back next year with a better antenna farm and less interference between stations. Thanks to WARAC for sponsoring another fun contest and to all the mobile stations who give out the rare multipliers - K9OT team

Thank you for sponsoring this event. It seems to bring out a great group of hams nationwide, and has a great reputation. The highlight for myself was the contact with K1USN on the USS Salem, off the coast of Mass. They came back to my CQ and even sent me a QSL card - AA9TQ

Here is a great idea for next year - make indian casino's parking lots a new multiplier for mobiles to operate from. We could have given out 4 or 5 "new ones" then - NE9U & N9BCA

Thanks for putting on the QSO party - N9UBZ

Thanks for a great contest. WI ops really know how to have a great time. Every contact was a pleasure. The WIQP logging software is a slick package. I'm looking forward to next year - AA9UC

I've been a ham for over 40 years. This is the first contest I have ever really worked at. Sorry the sheets are a mess. I have new logging software for next year - W9UVZ

Started in Ashland and lost the first 23 minutes with a bad antenna. Different antenna worked well. Moved 1/4 mile to Sawyer County and things picked up. After 2 hours made the 30 minute drive to Price County. I was also going to go to Rusk County but I was wiped out. This is a one man and one dog operation. I run the rig off an RV battery on the floor of the car and log by hand. Got back to Madison about 2330 Sunday night, very tired. A good time was had by all. Thanks for the Qs - WI9WI

An S-8 noise level all during the contest didn't help my score any! I did manage to beat my 97 score. Enjoyed the party and hope to be back in 1999 - VE3WZ

Great time as usual! My best effort yet. Big thanks to the mobile stations who gave out all the counties. Congrats to Chad, WE9V ( operating from W9JA ). His score has to be a new record - W9XT

Nice contest. Good WI participation. Wish I had more time but had to work it in around other home projects. Maybe WI mobile next year? - W9YS

Was happy to see the improvements in the multi county requirement. Really enjoyed the QSO party -W9ZC

My first WISC QSO contest. Great fun. After 20 years in Wisconsin I discovered counties I never heard of. I'll be in next year but with computer - W0AIH

QSOs on 75 as scarce as hen's teeth. 40 was much better than expected. Had a blast anyways. Used primitive homebrew software. Read BSSS after contest and found out about WA1UJU program. Next year its Glen's program - N0EDV

Great contest. Picked up 9 new WI counties never worked before. Thanks to all the operators who were out there. You're being there is what makes this contest one of the best state QSO parties - N0JVR

I set up portable in Oconto from 1800 to 2230 and then mobile in Brown from 0010 to end of WQP -W0LFE

Lots of fun! Look forward to next one - N0QT



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