QRP-Contest-Community (qrpcc)                                    15-Feb-2004
 c/o Dr.Hartmut Weber, DJ7ST
 Schlesierweg 13
 D-38228  SALZGITTER
 Phone: +495341-50113


Dear OQRP friends,

   here a first partial result of the 15th ORIGINAL-QRP-CONTEST of
27/28th Dec 2003 in the shape of a list of employed equipment:

46x  FT-817
18x  EleCraft K2
9x   EleCraft K1
9x   HW-9
9x   TS-130V
8x   Sierra
5x   ELBC-TRX (DJ3KK des., SPRAT 94/95)
5x   FT-7
5x   QRP14 (DK4SX & DJ6TE design)
4x   Argonaut 509
4x   NorCal 20
4x   QRP+
4x   TenTec 1320 - 1380
4x   TS-120V
3x   Argonaut 505
3x   DSW 40/20
3x   IC 703
3x   "Mosquita" 40m TRX (DK1HE des.)
3x   QRP-99 (KNE)
3x   RockMite 40
3x   Spatz /Sparrow (DK1HE design)
2x   EFIR (russian TRX)
2x   HW-8
2x   NorCal 40A
2x   OHR QRP Spirit
2x   Piccolino (SPRAT 42; DJ1ZB)
2x   QRP40
2x   SEG-15 (Funkwerk Koepenick)
2x   TARS Special ( SPRAT 73; G3LHJ)
     
1x   Argonaut 515
     ASE1302
     CO-PA
     CO-solo (6V6) (20m. +PA)
     Digitrex MPX Mini
     EleCraft KX1
     FOXY (SPRAT 91)
     FT-301S
     FT-707S
     Hari TX80-1
     HB  GM47-DZD; PA BSY34
     HB Bodan-KW
     HB CO-solo (EL508)
     HB TRX "around NE612" ; PA 2N3553, 800mW
     HB TRX (RA3AO des.) PA 2xKT922B
     HB TRX 10 MHz IF, PA 2SC1969, 900mW
     HB TRX 9MHz-meth., PA 4xSD340
     HB TRX IF 4,433 MHz; PA 2SC2078 (TRAMP8-design)
     HB TRX IF 9 MHz (VFO 5-5.5 MHz + band CO); 3.8 - 4.5 W
     HB TRX IF 9832 kHz, PA KT904A
     HB TRX Malta 40
     HB TRX PA BD135
     HB TRX similar QRP-99; PA 2xSC1969
     HB TRX similar SST-20
     HB TRX, 5 bds
     HB TRX, DC-RX; PA KT 906
     HB TRX, IF 4.4 MHz; PA SC1678
     HB TX (3 tubes) 15W
     HB TX PA GU-19
     HB TX, 8w Input
     HB VXO-PA (VN88AFD) SPRAT 98/1999
     HB-TRX "MAS-design"(DL4IW)
     HB-TRX (PA 2N3553) 
     HB-TRX (QRP-Report 2/02, p386) PA 2xBD139
     HB-TRX IF 9MHz; PA KF507
     HB-TRX own design (1983) PA 2N3632
     HB-TRX own design, PA 2SC1969
     HB-TRX PA BD139, 2W
     HB-TRX, 11 tbs; PA 5763 (3xTRX!)
     HB-TRX, PA IRF530, 4W
     HB-TRX; DDS-VFO, IF 5.2 MHz; PA 2SC2078
     HB-TRX; IF 5 MHz; PA 2SC1945
     HB-TX  (4x2N222 + BD137) 
     HB-TX (PA of GP13C)
     HB-TX PA 2SC2078
     HB-TX, PA BD135
     HB-TX; PA IRF510; 12W
     HBTRX PA KT920B
     Hegau
     HM-TRX (PA BD135)
     IRWELL  (Practical Wireless 01/1990)
     KNE-QRP-Mini
     M-160 (rebuild) 500 kHz IF, TDA 440, PA 2xBSY34
     M80
     MAS-TRX  85 parts
     MAS-TRX; PA 2N3553
     MAS-TX (CQ-DL 9/02, p674; DJ1ZB-des.)
     MFJ-9020
     NAXOS 20m (SPRAT 104 p.11)
     OHR 100
     OHR 500
     OHR-Classic; PA 2SC2075
     OXO
     Ramsey QRP-40
     SPARKWEL Kit
     SST-20
     TRAMP 8
     TRX  DOB80
     VFO(trans)-DB-BF-PA (ECF80-EL83)
     VFO-BA-FD-PA (EL83)
     VFO-BU-PA (2N3553)
     VFO-FD-PA (EF80-EF80-5763) 4W
     VFO-PA (ECC82-GP17M)
     VXO-solo
     VXO-solo (BD135)
     VXO-solo (RL12P10)
     VXO/TRPL-PA (EF13-EF14), 400mW
     Zennor (CQ-DL 5/87, p 295, DF4SQ-des.)

                       - - - - 

   Almost 50 participants, i.e. 18% of the 250+ submitting a log,
operated an FT-817, an impressive result! One is tempted to provide
a new FT-817-only category.. In contrast this time the QRP+ virtually
crashed.

   The design engineers' field is led again by DJ3KK and his ELBC,
together with "Team Ulm" who designed the QRP14. But wait, if one
were to add "Miss Mosquita" and "Sparrow", DK1HE mounts the rostrum's
centre step.

   Especially gratifying was again feedback regarding homebrew projects 
which were completed just in time under the "pressure" of the approaching 
OQRPC-weekend.

   The fire under this kettle is still burning: QRP-MAS on Ascension Day!

 73/2 Hal, DJ7ST          (agn mni tks for translation to Eddi, DK3UZ)