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Update - 7 Dec 2003 - The 6Y6X operation was a great success !! Check out the numbers at thewww.contesting.com web page Thanks for all the QSOs and we hope you like the pics (scroll down a little).

Update - 21 Nov 2003 - 6Y6X will be qrv for the contest, thanks to Mr. Matheson of the Jamaican Spectrum Management Authority. QSL via KN5H.

Update - 10 Nov 2003 - Art, N3DXX and Steve, KN5H will return to the villa they visited in 1999 for this years CQ WW DX CW contest. Pics of that trip at the 6Y3A Web Page

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Some pics from the trip. Click on it to enlarge.

Art, N3DXX waits to depart Philadelphia.

We cleared Customs! Our driver is happy to see us.

The patio pool furniture will work nicely for the stations.

The Force 12 tribander project: photo 1 - the box, should be no problem!

All this in one box?

Laid out, all parts accounted for.

Steve, KN5H is about 1/2 way done.

Art lending a hand.

All complete ready for SWR checks.

Attach the rope ...

... and up it goes.

Nothing but water to USA and EU.

Art, the dipole man, gets another antenna ready.

Art works the pileups.

We get to keep track of the Philadelphia Eagles football team.

A heavy, pain in the butt to travel with, but the Alpha 91b cant be beat.

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Art, N3DXX logs a 230 CW hour.

Steve, KN5H goes for it.

KN5H surfs the web at a blazing 26 kb/s. Guess its better than nothing.

Force 12 antenna take apart time. All the diploes end up in the trash can.

All this back in that box ???

Post contest fun at a local restaurant.

The villa staff cannot be beat. They are the best and prefer CW to SSB !!

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