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The NAQCC Jul 2010 Challenge Final Results: Call - Number of Names Words - Stations ====== KU4A - 5 MOON - k5Mr k8pO ve3Oi N4bp STAR - k2Sx km3T vA2wdq k5mR GALAXY - wk2G vA2wdq w2Lk Aa0aw ve2Xaa w3Yy MERCURY - k5Mr vE9dx k5mR wC6h nU1aw w5Rya w3Yy VENUS Va2wdq vE9dx N4bp nU1aw k2Sx ====== W9DLN - 67 Acrux AC2C AC8AP N9JR W9UB KD2MX Ain AA4W NI8N N4ESS Alcor AC2C K5FAL AC2C WA3OTC AB0SR Algol AA4W K5FAL N0GI KG9O WA1LWS Alkaid AC8AP N4QLB KC2KWA AF2Z 20 N0GI W9DKB Alterf AC8AP K3RLL WB2HTO N4ESS AB0SR AF2Z 20 Arm AF2Z 20 K3RLL W0OTM Arneb N6GA N9KR N2YI K1IEE KB8FE Becrux N8BB K2EUH AC8AP N9KR W9UB VA3SAX Beid N8BB K2EUH N0GI KC2DQV Betria W9UB AH6EZ/0 WB2HTO WA8REI K4BAI AC0BQ Bunda W9UB K2EUH N6GA VE2PID AC0BQ Caph AC2C AH6EZ/0 AC8AP AH6EZ/0 Decrux W8DW K1IEE KC2DQV WA8REI VE3FUJ N4GX Deneb W8DW WB8ENE N4ESS N4KER AJ4SB Enif N4ESS N8IUP N2YI AF2Z 20 Gomeisa N0GI KG9O K1MLP WA8REI WB8REI WA8HSB WA2JSG Heka WA8HSB VA3PEN K4BAI WA4AN Izar NI8N VA3AGZ AH6EZ/0 W4KRN Jih W8LJ N2YI AH6EZ/0 Keid K1IEE AH6EZ/0 K4BAI VE2PID Kraz K1IEE WA0GTR N6GA AF2Z 20 Ksora K5FAL AJ4SB W4FOA W4KRN AA2YV Kuma K5FAL VE3FUJ VE3MO VA3SAX Lesath K1MLP KB8FE AJ4SB VA3SAX WA0GTR WA8HSB Maia W7OM WA4AN WA8REI AA2YV Marfik W7OM AF2Z 40 N9JR AF2Z 40 VE2PID K4BAI Media WB2QMY KB8FE W9DKB WB8REI WA1LWS Meissa WB2QMY VE3FUJ K1IEE VA3SAX WA8HSB AF2Z 40 Menkar N1IMW VE3FUJ N6GA K1MLP K5FAL WB8REI Merak KD2MX W7GVE WB8REI WA2JSG W9DKB Merga KD2MX W7GVE WA0GTR N6GA K4BAI Minkar KD2MX K1IEE WA4AN W9DKB VA3AGZ N4KER Misam KD2MX WB8SIW VA3SAX AB0SR VE3MO Naos N8BB W4FOA K9OSC WB8SIW Nash N8BB AJ4SB WB8SIW K2EUH Navi NI8N VA3AGZ VA3SAX VE2PID Nihal N0GI WB8REI K2EUH WA0GTR N1LU Nunki N2YI NU7T WA4AN KB8FE N8IUP Phact AC8AP W2SH N9AKF KC9ICT WA0GTR Pollux VE2PID W0OTM N4QLB KG4YLZ KE4RUN N4GX Procyon VE2PID K3RLL VE3MO AC0BQ NI9Y K9OSC NM5S Regor KG0YR KE4RUN N6GA W4OEQ N4KER Rukh KE4RUN N1LU KG9O WB2HTO Sabik N4ESS N9AKF AC0BQ N1IMW KB8FE Sadr N4ESS WA8HSB KD2MX N4QR Saiph WD4SCZ K5FAL KC9ICT KQ1P/2 WB2HTO Salm WD4SCZ K4BAI W8LJ NM5S Sarin K9OSC AJ4SB N4QR KC9ICT NU7T Sasin K9OSC AB0SR W2SH VE3KI NI9Y Segin K4SPO VE3KI KG4YLZ N8IUP NI9Y Seginus K4SPO VE3KI KG9O N1IMW NU7T K2EUH W2SH Skat WA2JSG KG9O VA3PEN KU8T Spica WA2JSG K1MLP NI9Y AC0BQ VA3PEN Subra NM5S N1LU K4BAI KE4RUN WA8REI Sun NM5S KE4RUN N1LU Syrma KK7S AA2YV KG0YR N1IMW WA8REI Tabit NU7T WA3OTC W9DKB NI9Y KC9ICT Thabit NU7T W2SH WA3OTC K4BAI VE3KI KC9ICT Tyl KU8T N2YI N1LU Unuk KU8T N8IUP NU7T K1MLP Vega AA2YV W2JEK KG9O KC2KWA Wazn W8DW KC2KWA AH6EZ/0 N1LU Wei W8DW VE3MO N8IW Wezen AA4W VE3MO AH6EZ/0 W4OEQ N8IW Yildun N2YI N8IW W8LJ KD2MX KU8T N8IW Zosma AF2Z 20 W7OM KK7S NM5S WA8HSB ====== N1LU - 23 PLUTO - WA9FZP W9DLN NU7T NU7T K9FO URANUS -W4CU N3RSD WA9FZP N0SSS W4CU N0SSS VENUS AC0BVQ VE1BA N3RSD WA4IUC N0SSS MARS K0CCM WA9FZP N3RSD N3RSD SUN N3RSD WA4IUC N3RSD MERCURY K0CCM VE1BA WA8REI WA4IUC NU7T WA8REI W5YDM NEPTUNE NV9X WA8REI KM5PS N0TA N3UA NV9X VE3MO JUPITER N8IJG N3UA KM5PS K4BAI K7TQ VE3MO GI0RQK PHOBOS WA9FZP K3HX K9FO AC0BVQ VE3MO KM5PS DEIMOS N3RSD W7GVE WA4IUC K8MP VE3MO KM5PS METIS K8MP W7GVE NU7T N8IJG N4ESS IO WA4IUC K9OSC PAN K8MP AC0BVQ N0SSS ATLAS AC0BVQ N0TA W9DLN WA4IUC N4ESS STAR WB9SBD K7TQ N0TA GI0RQK MOON KM5PS W9BOK W9BOK N8IJG MILKY WAY KM5PS N8IJG K8LJG K0CCM W5YDM WA9FZP WA4IUC KC9HSY SPACE K9OSC K8MP VE1BA WA4IUC WA8REI EARTH N4ESS N0TA KX0R K7TD K3HX GALAXY W7GVE VE1BA K8LJG K4BAI NV9X KC9HSY ORBIT K9OSC KX0R AC0BVQ WA8REI K7TD NASA N9FC K4BAI K9OSC WA8REI COSMOS AC0BVQ K9OM KC9HSY VE3MO K9OM KC9HSY ====== K3WWP - 50 (not going for a certificate) ALTAIR - AE4RV K9PL AI4OT AF2Z AI4OT K4ORD ANTLIA - KB1PBA N1DN KC9MTP W0VLZ N8IW KB1PBA ARA - KA8WOG VO2RAC KA8WOG ARIES - K4AHO VE3ROY KC9ICT W2KEZ KW4JS BOBKOFF - K4BAI VO2RAC N8BB K3KYR VO2RAC NF8M NF8M CANCER - K9OSC K4BAI K8NQC KA2CAQ VE3ROY N9KR CASTOR - K8NQC AF2Z K9SD AJ4PT K4AHO KC2ROF CCD - VO2RAC VO2RAC W2NED COMET - K9OSC K4AHO KC9MXQ VE3MO AJ4PT DACTYL - N1DN N8LA KC9ICT TI5/W8KJ K3KYR W9CL DENEB - K4ORD N2ESE N2ESE N2ESE KB1PBA DIONE - K9SD N8IW KC2ROF N1M WM8E DRACO - K4ORD VE3ROY KA2CAQ KC2ROF K9OSC EARTH - K1IEE AB8FJ K3KYR AI4OT K4AHO ENIF - VE3KI N2ESE K1IEE AB8FJ EROS - WM8E WB2YRL VE3MO W0MSM GALAXY - KA8WOG AI4OT N3ZL AI4OT K5JX K4YZ HIMALIA - W4HH W5IQS W0MSM WA9VEE WB2YRL WB3AAI WB3AAI IDA - VE3KI K9SD N8LA IO - VE3KI NO9T KEPLER - K1IEE W2NED KB1PBA W0VLZ WA9VEE W4KRN KOCHAB - K1IEE K9OSC KC2ROF W2SH KA2CAQ AB8FJ LEO - N8LA VE3ROY K4ORD LIBRA - N8LA K4BAI AB8FJ N9KR K4BAI LYNX - W9CL K3KYR NO9T K5JX MARS - KC9MTP AB8FJ K3KYR K9OSC MERCURY - KC9MTP AE4RV AE4RV K8NQC W4UDX AE4RV K4YZ MIMAS - KD2MX TI5/W8KJ KD2MX N3AQC N8XMS MOON - KC9MXQ AI4OT AI4OT K4NVJ MPC - W0MSM VP50V W9CC NIX - N8LA WB3AAI KC9MXQ NOVA - N1DN KC2ROF VE3KI KA2KGP OCTANS - VE3MO KC9ICT TI5/W8KJ WA8HSB N1M W2SF PALLAS - KB1PBA VO2RAC W9HLY W9HLY VO2RAC W0MSM PAN - KC9MTP WB3AAI N3AQC PAVO - KA2KGP WA8HSB VE3KI VE3ROY PHOBOS - K9PL W2SH KA8WOG K4BAI KA8WOG N2ESE PISCES - K9PL KC9ICT KW4JS KA2CAQ W2KEZ KW4JS PLANET - AJ4PT N3ZL AJ4PT K8NQC VE3MO KC9ICT PYXIS - KA2KGP N9KKY KC9MXQ W5IQS W2SF RHEA - W4KRN W4HH WA9VEE N3AQC RIGEL - K4ORD AI4OT KA2KGP VE3KI K9PL SAIPH - K9SD AJ4PT K1IEE AJ4PT K4AHO STAR - N8XMS KC9MTP KA2KGP VO2RAC TRITON - NO9T WB2YRL TI5/W8KJ NO9T NO9T NO9T VEGA - K4NVJ K1IEE KA2KGP AE4RV VENUS - AE4RV AE4RV K4NVJ W4UDX K9OSC VESTA - AE4RV W2NED N2ESE KC9ICT K4AHO VIRGO - K4NVJ K4BAI KC2ROF KA8WOG K4ORD VOLANS - VE3MO VE3ROY WB2YRL WA9VEE N3AQC W2SH ====== K3WWP(mW QSO's ONLY) - 29 (not going for a certificate) AAS - VO2RAC VO2RAC W2SH ABBE - N3AQC WB5RYB WB5RYB W2NED ARA - AI4OT K3KYR AJ4PT ARIES - AJ4PT N9KR K1IEE K1IEE N2ESE CANCER - KC9ICT K4AHO N3AQC KC9ICT VE3ROY VO2RAC CCD - VO2RAC VO2RAC K9SD CELLE - W9VC WM8E W9CL W9HLY WM8E CERES - K8NQC K1IEE VE3ROY N2ESE W2SF CHARON - K8NQC K4AHO AE4RV AE4RV NO9T N1M COMET - N8AQC VO2RAC WM8E W2KEZ KC9ICT DRACO - K9SD WB5RYB KA8WOG N3AQC VE3ROY EARTH - AE4RV AE4RV AE4RV AI4OT K4AHO EROS - W2NED WB5RYB VO2RAC W2SH FLYNN - W2SF W9HLY K3KYR N9KKY N9KR GEMINI - KA8WOG N2ESE W8TM KC9ICT N2ESE KC9ICT IO - AI4OT AI4OT LEO - W0VLZ VE3ROY NO9T LYNX - W9CL K3KYR N9KKY W4UDX MARS - N1M K4AHO N9KR N2ESE METIS - W8TM W2KEZ AJ4PT W8IX W2SF MOON - N1M K4AHO K4AHO N1M NIX - K8NQC AI4OT W4UDX ORION - KA8WOG VE3ROY K1IEE KA8WOG N2ESE PAN - AJ4PT KA8WOG N3AQC PLUTO - AJ4PT W0VLZ W4UDX AI4OT AI4OT STAR - K9SD AJ4PT AI4OT K3KYR VENUS - AE4RV AE4RV K8NQC W4UDX K9SD VESTA - AE4RV N2ESE W2SF VIRGO - AE4RV W8IX VO2RAC KA8WOG VE3ROY ====== W2JEK - 31 sky- s51dx wk2g yv1dig mars- ua3mif hi8a i1mmr s51dx galaxy- wk2g hi8a n3zl ab9ca s51dx yv1dig sagan- w4vhs k4bai wk2g k4bai n3zl zodiac- n3zl ok2bqx s51dx ua3mif ab9ca ab9ca nova- n3zl ok2bqx w4vhs aj4ay pluto- kp4atf n3zl ua3mif kp4atf wo4o sirius- yn4su ua3mif rk3er i1mmr ua3mif w4vhs star- yn4su kp4atf kp4atf rk3er earth- rk3er w2fam k8nvr kc8ltl k3hx stellar- w4nbs kc8ltl rk3er kc8ltl kc8ltl aj4ay i1mmr centauri- ab9ca wa9vee k8nvr k0nwt 9a2ym w0uy k8nvr k8ij asteroid- kp4atf k2sx hg7t n4eeb w9re wo4o sm5imo yv1dig nebula- k0nwi n4eeb ok2bqx yn4su n9lgp oe1a meteor- i1mmr ve3mo hg7t em5hq sm5imo w9re solar- k2sx k9om n9lgp cx1aa k4ord orion- ok2pay lr2f w7ji ok2pay w4nbs mercury- sm5imo w9re gr2hq k4c w0uy gr2hq 9a2ym corona- k4c oe1a lr2f oe1a n4eeb cx1aa sun- w4nbs yn4su k9ljn telescope- tm0hq w9re k9ljn em5hq sm5imo cx1aa k3oxg ok2pay oe1a comet- cx1aa k3oxg k3zm oe1a tm0hq venus- w4vhs wa9vee yn4su iu4hq sm5imo milky way- 9a2ym hi8a sp2lnw k2sx ok2pay sp2lnw c6ams yn4su wolf- w2fam yo8ou sp2lnw lr2f bkack hole- k4bai k9ljn kp4atf c6ams kp4atf iu4hq yo5bjw ly2f es3ax jupiter- w7ji yo8ou ok2pay iu4hq k0nwt es3ax ox3xr saturn- es3ax oe1a zf2jt iu4hq ox3xr sp2lnw uranus- yo8ou gi0rqk 9a2ym yn4su kc2vbu n8xms big dipper- yo5bjw k8ij gr2hq yv1dig ve3ki kq1p kq1p wb8ene k3rll lowell- wb8lzg k4ord w0uy kb8fe k9pl k9pl ====== NU7T - 19 scintillation - KA7SPS AB9CA W9ILF W9NX WA8ZBT K4BAI KA6AIL WB5BKL N6GA K7TQ KA6AIL K9FO N7YY flare - K4UFS N1LU W5TA N3XRV WA9VEE quasar - W0PQ K2UF AA4W KA7SPS WA9VEE N3XRV zodiacal - WB8LZG AF4O WD0K KA6AIL WB5UAA K0FTC AB0CD KA6AIL zenith - WB8LZG N0EVH K8CN W9ILF N0TA K0HJC magnetic - KD5MMM W5TA W7GVE N4NM VE3FUJ N0TA K4BAI K0FTC gamma - K5GQ WA5BDU KD5MMM N4NM AA4W Newton - K8CN KE0G WD0K K7TQ NO2D N0TA Alfven - N6GA WB5BKL AF4O WA9VEE N0EVH N7YY Autumnal - AB0CD K4UFS WA8ZBT VE3FUJ N4NM N0TA KA6AIL N1LU Conjugate - K8CN NO2D N4NM VE3FUJ WB5UAA N6GA KA6AIL K0FTC WA9VEE Cusp - K8CN VE3FUJ K4UFS KA7SPS Flux - K4UFS WB8LZG WB5UAA W9NX Facula - VE3FUJ WA9VEE K0HJC K4UFS WB8LZG N0TA Halo - K0HJC N0TA W9ILF K9FO Plage - KA7SPS W9ILF WB5UAA W7GVE VE3FUJ Cap - K0HJC K4BAI W0PQ Catena - AB0CD K4BAI K0FTC W7GVE N6GA AF4O Nova - W9NX AF4O N3XRV WA5BDU ====== N8XMS - 35 PLANET = KA9ZAP, WA3SLN, KA2KDJ, N2AK, KU4WE, WB4TDH MOON = WB0DMZ, W8BJO, W8BJO, N2AK SUN = WB0DMC, KU4WE, WA3SLN COMET = WB0DMC, N4NO, WB0DMC, KU4WE, WB4TDH GALAXY = N4PGJ, KA2KDJ, WA3SLN, N2AK, W2XB, KB4MYH SPACE = WA3SLN, KA9ZAP, N2AK, WB0DMC, KB2EE HEAVENS = WB4TDH, KB2EE, WA3SLN, KC2DQV, W4SEZ, WA3SLN, W4SEZ NASA = N4PGJ, WA3SLN, W4SEZ, KA9ZAP LIGHT YEAR = AC0LW, K4IBZ, N4PGJ, WB4TDH, AI4OT, KB4MYH, W4SEZ, KA9ZAP, K4ORD VENUS = KC2DQV, KB3ENU, N4PGJ, KU4WE, W2SF MARS = KC9MXQ, W4AN, K4ORD, W2SF MERCURY = KC9MXQ, KB3ENU, KA2ZOR, AC0LW, KB3ENU, KA2ZOR, WY3H EARTH = W5UE, W4AN, W4KRN, AI4OT, KB4MYH COSMOS = AC0LW, N4NO, WA2JSG, KB4MYH, KA2ZOR, WA2JSG BLACK HOLE = WB0DMC, AC0LW, WD4AWW, KC9MXQ, KA2KDJ, KB4MYH, KA2ZOR, N3ZL, W5UE HUBBLE = K3HPS, W5UE, WB0DMC, W8BJO, N3ZL, N1GKE SIRIUS = K3HPS, K4IBZ, W4KRN, AI4OT, W5UE, K3HPS POLARIS = N4PGJ, K4ORD, K3RLL, WD4AWW, K3RLL, AI4OT, N4SAM NOVA = KB3ENO, K4ORD, WV1N, AC0LW ECLIPSE = N1GKE, KC9MXQ, K3RLL, K4BAI, N4PGJ, N4SAM, AA3EJ EQUINOX = AA3EJ, KC9MXQ, KB3ENU, K4BAI, KB3ENU, AI4OT, W2XB PARSEC = K3WWP, AC0LW, K3RLL, WZ8S, WA9VEE, KC2DQV SAGAN = WZ8S, KA2ZOR, N1GKE, KA2ZOR, W4AN BIG BANG = W8BJO, N2YI, WA2JSG, W2XB, W3FAF, W4AN, N1GKE URANUS = KE4RUN, KE4RUN, W3FAF, N4NO, KE4RUN, KC2STA KEPLER = KA2KDJ, WA9VEE, K3WWP, N8LA, W2JEK, KE4RUN TITAN = KC2STA, N2YI, KC2STA, AI4OT, N4NO IO = KJ4IC, AI4OT GANYMEDE = WA2JSG, WA2JSG, N1GKE, WY3H, KB4MYH, KE4RUN, WB0DMC, VA3PEN AMALTHEA = WA2JSG, N4SAM, AA3EJ, N8LA, KC9ICT, K3HPS, VA3PEN, AA3EJ METIS = WB5MNZ, K4ENC, KC9ICT, KJ4IC, KC2STA PASIPHAE = K3HPS, N8LA, K1SW, VE3KI, VA3PEN, WY3H, N4SAM, K4ENC PAN = VA3PEN, N4SAM, KN4QD BIANCA = K4IBZ, KC9ICT, KB1PBA, WB5MNZ, KC9ICT, K4BAI NAIAD = WV1N, K4BAI, KC9ICT, KB1PBA, WB0DMC ====== KB1PBA - 61 Many of the unfamiliar names are visible lunar craters. ABBE - WA9VEE N8BB W3CQB W7GVE APUS - WA9VEE K9PL WB5UAA W0MSM BIG BANG - KB3RBC W9ILF KE0G KB3RBC NK6A N3RSD KE0G BODE - NB1N K4ORD K4ORD K9ESE BOPP - AB9CA AF4O K3WWP K3WWP BRAHE - N4BP K8NVR W4FOA K8FH K9ESE BYRD - WB2KKI KG8YT KB3RBC NE5DL CANCER - K9OSC W4FOA N3XRV K6HCJ KT5E K8NVR CERES - KB3RBC KT5E KB3RBC N4ESS KC9HSY CHANT - AB9CA K0HJC AD6IU K1NV K7TD COMA - KB3RBC K5IZO VE3MO W5TA COMET - N9FC K5IZO W0MSM N4ESS NU7T COSMIC - N9FC K4OSO N3RSD W0MSM K5IZO W2DEC CYGNI - W2DEC AJ4AY N5GW N3XRV W9ILF DAS - AD6IU AD6IU K9ESE DEBYE - NE5DL WA8REI WA8ZBT KC9HSY WA9VEE DISH - AD6IU AD6IU K2XSK K0HJC DRACO - K7TD KX0R W5TA W3CQB K9FO DUGAN - K8JD NU7T KG8YT WB5UAA N5GW EARTH - KE0G WA3FAE KX0R NU7T W4VHH ERIS - KE0G N3RSD WA8REI N3RSD EROS - N9NE N3RSD VE3MO N4ESS FOX - F5DE K4ORD K2XSK GAMOW - W7GVE WB5UAA N8XMS W4FOA W0PQ GIBBS - K4ZGB AD6IU K4BAI K4BAI K9OSC HAHN - K3HX AF4O K3HX K8NVR HALE - W4VHH WA3FAE W8LJ N9NE HELL - K8FH WA9VEE W9ILF WB8LZG HIND - K6HCJ K4BAI K8NVR F5DE HOYLE - WA8HSB K9OSC KG8YT W9DLN WA8REI IO - WB2KKI W4FOA KEPLER - K1NV NE5DL K8MP W9DLN NE5DL N3XRV KING - K0HJC K4BAI N0SSS K4ZGB LEO - W9DLN VE3MO VE3MO LEVY - K9PL F5DE K8NVR AJ4AY LUNAR - NE5DL W4CU N4BP WA8HSB N3XRV MACH - K8MP AF4O K0HJC K6HCJ MARS - K8MP AB9CA K4ORD K2XSK MENSA - N8XMS WA3FAE N5GW W8VS AJ4AY MIMAS - W5TM WB2KKI W5TM WA8HSB N4ESS NOVA - N4BP W4FOA K1NV WA8REI NUNN - N0SSS NU7T N0SSS N3RSD ORBIT - K9FO WA8REI N4BP WA8REI KT5E PARSEC - N4BP WA8REI WA8REI N8XMS VE3MO W3CQB PLUTO - K9PL W9ILF WB5UAA KT5E K9OSC PUCK - K8MP AD6IU AB9CA K0HJC SCHMIDT - K9OSC K6HCJ KC9HSY VE3MO K5IZO F5DE K7TQ SEDNA - N8XMS W2DEC K7TD N4ESS WA8ZBT SHAYN - W8VS WA8HSB NK6A KC9HSY N8BB SOL - K4OSO AF4O K9PL STAR - K4OSO K7TD AB9CA K4ORD SUN - K9ESE AD6IU K1NV SWANN - N0SSS K3WWP AJ4AY N3WT N3WT SWIFT - N0SSS N3WT W7JI F5DE KG8YT VAN GENT - N3XRV NK6A N8BB W7GVE WA3FAE N8XMS W5TA VEGA - K1NV W2DEC N5GW WA8ZBT VENUS - KD0V W7GVE N4ESS W4CU W0MSM WATTS - N3WT K4BAI N3WT N3WT KC9HSY WEBB - N5GW F5DE K4ZGB K4ZGB WILDT - W0MSM W7JI NE5DL K4ORD KG8YT ZACH - NG7Z K4BAI K0HJC KC9HSY ====== K1IEE - 17 ZODIAK - K0ZK N0OE KD8CVS N3GWI AA1TJ K0ZK NEPTUNE - N0OE N0OE K3WWP AA1TJ VE3OU N0OE N0OE VENUS - VE3OU K8MEG KC4KNW VE3OU SM4DDE EARTH - K8MEG AA1TJ WB2YRL AA1TJ W8FHF COMET - KD8CVS N0OE K8MEG VE3OU KC2MJT NOVA - N3GWI VE3OU KD8CVS AA9L METEOR - SM4DDE SM4DDE IK5TSZ SM4DDE GI4DOH V31BFR MARS - SM4DDE AA9L VE1BFR SM4DDE SOLAR - KC4CVS GI4DOH AA9L KA2CAQ KR8F ASTEROID - K2BSA K2BSA IK5TSZ VE3OU KR8F W9OLN KJ4IC SM4DDE GEMINI - N3GWI MD0CCF N3GWI N3GWI KJ4IC SPACE - KC4CVS K3WWP KA2CAQ KA2CAQ MD0CCF PLANET - N4PGJ WB2YRL 9A2YM N4PGJ MD0CCF KC2MJT SKY - IK5TSZ IK5TSZ 9A2YM BANG - N8BB N3AQC N8BB GI4DOH LEO - W9OLN VE1BFR W9OLN EAGLE - W2JEK K2BSA N3GWI W2JEK ====== KQ1P - 19 SUN: C6AMS, LZ2VU, N2JNZ MOON: OM5OA, N2JNZ VENUS: LZ2VU, LW3EX, N2JNZ, C6AMS EARTH: LW3EX, C6AMS, HK1R, TF/DJ2V0 QUASAR: SK9HQ, EA6UN, HK1R METEOR: C6AMS, EA6UN, TF/DJ2VO, K4ORD BLACK HOLE: KB3AAG, LW3EX, C6AMS, HK1R, OM5OA, EI6IZ CORONA: C6AMS, K4ORD, N5GW VEGA: N3BEV, N5GW, OK1ABF ORION: OM5OA,EI6IZ, LN2HQ, LZ1ORF ALGOL: OK2PAY, LZ1ORF, KBEAAG CAPELLA: W2DEC, MJ/PA3EWP, LY0HQ DENEB: W2DEC, N3BEV SPICA: SK9HQ, K3WWP, AO5YI, K4C GALILEO: NG5W, AO5YI, N3BEV, LY0HQ GALAXY: KB3AAG, W9DLN, LW3EX, AO5YI GEMINI: KB3AAG,P43E, 9A2YM, WI1B, N2JNZ LEO: N4QLB, W2JEK, LZ1ORF NEBULA: N4QLB, P43E, K2JVB, EA6UN, LN2HQ, 9A2HFCertificates go to: W9DLN, KB1PBA, N8XMS Picture contest winner: TBA Soapbox: K3WWP - Tom came up with another winner in this one. I started out trying to get all 9 planets (yes, I still consider Pluto a planet), but I quickly ran out of U's. So then I started on constellations, and that gave me several more names. Next I just went with whatever I could think of without looking up anything anywhere. That got me to the low 40's, after which I went to a list of all the asteroid names to come up with things like BOBKOFF (#37859), CCD (#15000), MPC (#4999) to get me to 50 which was my goal. Research could get me a lot more as I have a large pool of letters left, although I'd have to rearrange what I already have as the pool is devoid of vowels at the moment. Or I could go for several more QSO's the last few days of July. However I think I'll just let it stand as it is. Since I'm working on seeing how many days in a row I can make QSO's with mW power (930 mW), I decided to use just my July mW QSO's to complete a second challenge just for the fun of it. I'm not going to enter either list in the race for a certificate though, so they are just more or less check logs. W9DLN - This is the first Challenge I have ever tried and it will surely not be the last. The first 39 were star names made up from the Sprint. I see I did not submit in the correct format. This last weekend I spent some time doing QRP and got a bunch more letters to work with. The additional star names are a result of that. This was sure a lot of fun! Looking forward to the next ones. See you on the air everyone! 73, Dan W2JEK - a good challenge. used 65 calls of which 27 were dx. guess we do have a few sunspots. 72 and 73 don younger w2jek #1135 N8XMS - An alphabet challenge without a specific list of words opens up a lot of possibilities. I found the names of the moons of the outer planets to be very useful for using up letters. T is the 2nd most common letter in normal English but I only worked 4 people with T in their callsigns. It would be interesting to compare a frequency count of letters used in US callsigns with the standard frequency counts of normal English words. Perhaps someone with too much free time on their hands would want to take up that challenge!? KB1PBA - Many of the unfamiliar names are visible lunar craters. K1IEE - WAS VERY HAPPY TO GET THE 17 WORDS. HAD A GOOD TIME AND GOOD QSO,S. PREMISE: Many hams have astronomy as another hobby. This month we want you to make as many astronomical names as possible using letters in the calls you work as in a standard alphabet challenge. Names can include objects (moon, star, galaxy, etc.), planet names (Mercury, Venus, etc.), astronomers (Lowell, Sagan, etc.), terms (light year, parsec, etc.). Pretty much anything you can think up relating to astronomy. There is also a secondary challenge dealing with astronomy this month. Any ham (you do not have to be a member) is welcome to submit a favorite photograph they have taken through a telescope. Photos must be submitted electronically as a .jpg or .gif file attached to an email sent to . Photos must be received no later than August 10. A three-member committee will be formed (from volunteers) to judge the photographs and assign first, second, and third place winners. Committee members must be NAQCC members but not astronomers. (If you'd like to be a judge, email Tom at the same email address and he will get back to you.) TIME FRAME: The first day of the month 0000Z through the last day of the month 2400Z RULES: You can use a letter in a call TWICE. For example, K3WWP's P could be used in PLUTO and NEPTUNE if those are words you are making. If a call has two or more of the same letters, only one may be used. For example, K3RRR could only be used for 2 K's and two R's (not 2 K's and 6 R's). You can make a particular word only once. All QSO's must be 2XCW and you must use QRP power. The station you work can be using any power. AWARDS: A certificate goes to the hams with the top three word totals. PRIZE: Depending on the number of entries in the photography part of the challenge, a special prize related to astronomy may be issued to the ham submitting the first place photograph. PARTICIPATION AWARD AND WEB LISTING: To get a Participation Point and to be listed in the results you must make at least two words. LOGS: As usual with alphabet challenges - a list of words and the calls used to make them. You may also include comments about the challenge. Please preface any comments you want posted with "SOAPBOX:" so we will know what you want posted and what is private. Send your results to: E-mail: You must type that address into your email program. Subject must read: (your call) NAQCC (month) Challenge For example: K3WWP NAQCC July Challenge Postal mail: John Shannon, K3WWP 478 E. High St. Kittanning, PA 16201 All entries must be RECEIVED before the 10th of the following month at 2400Z. |