TEXT IS FROM AUGUST 2005 QST PAGES 97, 98 AND 100 ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ ‰ NOW 5 WPM ‰ A QUICK ANALYSIS OF THE TOP TEN LP ENTRIES FROM LAST YEAR COMPARED TO THIS YEAR IS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE EFFECTS OF THE EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH LITTLE OR NO PROPAGATION ENHANCEMENT. SIX OF THIS YEARS TOP ƒ QST DE W1AW ‰ TEN LP STATIONS WERE IN THE 2004 TOP TEN LIST, AND IN EVERY CASE BUT ONE, ‰ FROM PAGE 100 ‰ HB9MD/363 HB9MX/377 HB9PL/376 HB9RG/350 ‰ END OF 5 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ