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The NAQCC Mar 2011 Challenge Final Official Results: Call Words: Calls used K2HPV CENTURY: CO6WD OE8SKQ NP4KT CT1IUA CT1IUA J88DR CO8LY DECADE: J88DR OE8SKQ CO6WD V31AM J88DR EA8CN YEAR: CO8LY EA8CN V31AM J88DR MONTH: VP5/K0MD CO6WD NP4KT NP4KT VP5/WA0MHJ WEEK: CO6WD VE1LEO VE1LEO NP4KT DAY: CO6WD VP5/WA0MHJ W4GYU HOUR: VP5/WA0MHJ CO6WD CT1IUA DL3KVR MINUTE: VP5/K0MD CT1IUA 5N7M W4GYU CT1JOP EA8CAC SECOND: OE8SKQ EA8CAC CT1JOP OE8SKQ 5N7M CO6WD EDT: VE1LEO VP5/K0MD CT1JOP CDT: CT1JOP VP5/K0MD CT1IUA MDT: V31AM DL2DX CT1IUA PDT: NP4KT DL2DX K9KLT CLOCK: CT1IUA DL2DX OE8SKQ CT1IUA NP4KT CALENDAR: CO8LY VP5/WA0MHJ DL2DX VE1LEO EA8CN DL2DX CT1IUA DL3KVR ========== N8XMS CENTURY: K0KC K1SEZ N1IYH W0TYG WA8ULB WB2YRL N1IYH DECADE: WB4YXD K1SEZ K0KC N4SAM WB4YXD KE3NE YEAR: N1IYH KE3NE N4SAM WB2YRL MONTH: N4SAM OX3XR N1IYH W0TYG WD8MHT WEEK: WB4YXD KE3NE KE3NE K0KC DAY: NG9D HH4/AF4Z WB4YXD HOUR: N2BHA OX3XR WA8ULB OX3XR MINUTE: N4SAM K0IMI N9XVZ ES1TU ES1TU ES1TU SECOND: K1ESE ES1TU VE2JCW W4OGZ N9XVZ NG9D EDT: K1ESE KB5GXD W1YT CDT: VE2JCW KB5GXD W1YT MDT: K0IMI WD5CNC ES1TU PDT: K0APR WD8MHT WD8MHT CLOCK: W0CML W0CML W4OGZ W0CML K0KC CALENDAR: WD5CNC HH4/AF4Z W0CML K1ESE N4SAM WD8MHT N2BHA OX3XR ========== K7ROH CENTURY: WB7CAG KE7LKW KI6NTB KE7YTE K7URU K7URU KE7YTE DECADE: W6DDB WA6YPE W6FCS WB7CAG KD6SX N6EAL YEAR: KE5YGA KE7LKW KE5YGA K7URU MONTH: N7MOB N6OSB NK6Q KC8ZTJ KJ6HYJ WEEK: W7DTG KE5YGA KE5YGA KI6NTB DAY: W7DTG KE5YGA KE7YTE HOUR: KJ6HYJ KO6R K7URU KO6R MINUTE: KA6CPM KI6NTB KI6NTB K7URU KE7YTE KE7YTE SECOND: N6OSB WA6YPE KA6CPM KO6R N6OSB K6DXU EDT: KE7YTE W7DTG W7DTG CDT: W0LCI W6DDB W7DTG MDT: KA6CPM W6DDB KI6NTB PDT: KA6CPM W6DDB KI6NTB CLOCK: W0LCI KK7BL N6OSB KA6CPM KI6NTB CALENDAR: WB7CAG WB7CAG KK7BL KE7YTE NK6Q K6DXU N6EAL KO6R ========== K3WWP CENTURY: WB2CAK N2EI YN7SU GM3YTS YN7SU N9RLO YN7SU DECADE: DK150RB N2EI WB2CAK WB2CAK DK150RB EA4BQ/EA8 YEAR: YN7SU EA4BQ/EA8 WB2CAK N9RLO MONTH: K0MLF N9RLO YN7SU GM3YTS HA5AGS WEEK: WB2CAK EA4BQ/EA8 EA4BQ/EA8 WB2CAK DAY: GW3YDX EA4BQ/EA8 K3BSY HOUR: HA5AGS N9RLO YN7SU G3RXP MINUTE: K0MLF N2EI N9RLO EA2LU K8GTQ W1AEA SECOND: YN7SU W1AEA SV1CQN CO8LY N9RLO GW3YDX EDT: N2ESE CO6RD K8GTQ CDT: SV1CQN CO6RD F6FTB MDT: GM3YTS DF5WBA F6FTB PDT: G3RXP DF5WBA HI3TEJ CLOCK: CO8LY N9RLO CO8LY CO8LY WB2CAK CALENDAR: F6GCP EA4BQ/EA8 N9RLO N2ESE N2EI 8P6DR EA4BQ/EA8 G3RXP ========== NW2K CENTURY: WC7C KJ4LEN KJ4LEN WA9JTU K4UNW WA2HRS N9BYS DECADE: N3PDT KJ4LEN W9COX AE5VB N3PDT AE5VB YEAR: K2PAY AE5VB AE5VB K8SOR MONTH: KI5MS N9OL K4UNW AB7KT WA2HRS WEEK: WD9DWE WD9DWE WD9DWE KJ4LEN DAY: W6DDB AE5KA K2PAY HOUR: WA2HRS K8SOR K4UNW WA2HRS MINUTE: KM4VX VE7API KJ4LEN WA9JTU NT8P AE5KA SECOND: WA2HRS AE5KA KD2JC K8SOR N3PDT W6DDB EDT: VE7API WD9DWE AB7KT CDT: KD2JC WD9DWE NT8P MDT: KM4VX WD9DWE N3PDT PDT: N3PDT WD9DWE N3PDT CLOCK: WA5TCZ KJ4LEN N9OL WA5TCZ KJ4LEN CALENDAR: W9COX AE5KA KJ4LEN VE7API K4UNW W6DDB AE5KA K8SOR ========== VE3FUJ CENTURY: KC9JQN, VE2ENB, KC9JQN, W3TLB, W3CKU, WA0GTR, W4HAY DECADE: KD2JC, VE2ENB, AC2CZ, W4HAY, KD2JC, VE2ENB YEAR: XE2MVY, N9EP, W4HAY, KR4AE, MONTH: K7MOA, K7MOA, VE2ENB, W3TLB, W4HAY WEEK: W3TLB, KE2EH, KE2EH, KC9JQN DAY: NJ8D, AC2CZ, W4HAY HOUR: W4HAY, WD8OCV, W3CKU, KR4AE MINUTE: K7MOA, K8WIK, N9EP, KB1UOH, WA0GTR, KE2EH SECOND: KC2STA, VE2ENB, AC2CZ, WD8OCV, KC9JQN, NG9D EDT: KE2EH, NG9D, WA0GTR CDT: W3CKU, K1DCT, KC2STA MDT: XE2MVY, K1DCT, W3TIM PDT: N9EP, WD8OCV, KC2STA CLOCK: AC2CZ, W3TLB, KC7MOA, AC2CZ, KC9JQN CALENDAR: KC9JQN, WA0GTR, W3TLB, N9EP, VE2ENB, NJ8D, WA0GTR, WA0GTR ========== PA1B CENTURY: SQ9FQC OE7EHH SQ0NATO DL9LBT RX3DFU RX3DFU DF2ZY DECADE: DF2ZY OE7EHH SQ9FQC F5LAW/QRP DL8WKM OE7EHH YEAR: DF2ZY OE7EHH F5LAW/QRP RX3DFU MONTH: DL8WKM OE7EHH SQ0NATO DL9LBT SQ9FQC WEEK: F5LAW/QRP SM7XEC SM7XEC G4PPK DAY: DF2ZY II6ICA YT1ET HOUR: OE7EHH OE7EHH RX3DFU DR1050EB MINUTE: DL8WKM IZ4OSM 7X4AN I5SFU II1TO DR1050EB SECOND: SQ9FQC DR1050EB II6ICA IZ4OSM 7X4AN DL8WKM EDT: YT1ET DL9LBT HA8LTQ CDT: II6ICA DL9LBT II1TO MDT: IZ4OSM DM2DX/M YT1ET PDT: OL1911VP DM2DX/M YT1ET CLOCK: SM7XEC DL8WKM IZ4OSM SM7XEC DL8WKM CALENDAR: DR40AGCW II6ICA DL8WKM YT1ET OK2NA DM2DX/M DR40AGCW DR1050EB ========== W2JEK CENTURY: EA8CN EA8CN EA8CN KH6AT YN4SU 8P6DR YN4SU DECADE: P48ADI F6ENO CT1IUA CT1IUA PZ1DV EC8AFM YEAR: CO8LY EA2IF J79AN PT2AR MONTH: VP5/WA0MHJ CO8LY 7X4AN Z35T KH6AT WEEK: VP5/WA0MHJ EA8CN F6ENO KH6AT DAY: P40D V31AM CO8LY HOUR: VP5/WA0MHJ OA1F LU5FZ 8P6DR HINUTE: V31AM EA2IF YN4SU YN4SU CT1IUA EC8AFM SECOND: HC2SL EA2IF EA8CN OA1F J79AN P48ADI EDT: EU6AR PZ1DV KH6AT MDT: V31AM P40D PT2AR PDT: P48ADI FM5LD Z35T CLOCK: EC8AFM LU5FZ F6ENO HC2SL KH6AT CALENDAR: CT1IUA 4A4A FM5LD EU6AR YN4SU FM5LD 4A4A PT2AR ========== K2VT CENTURY: K1GCD WD9DWE N4LBW KT4CW KB9UWR KB9UWR YO8OU DECADE: WD9DWE KO1E K1GCD WA4ZKM WD9DWE WD9DWE YEAR: N8YRF KO1E WA4ZKM KB9UWR MONTH: WA4ZKM KA2PJO N4LBW KT4CW HA6OA WEEK: WA4ZKM KE4QZB KE4QZB WA4ZKM DAY: WD9DWE KA2PJO N8YRF HOUR: HA6OA KA2PJO KB9UWR N8YRF MINUTE: WA4ZKM NI3T NI3T KD4UKW NI3T W3DET SECOND: K6JSS W3DET KT4CW KO1E NI3T K1GCD EDT: K2EPL WD9DWE NI3T CDT: KT4CW W3DET K2OGT MDT: W3IM K1GCD K2OGT PDT: KA2PJO W3DET W3DET CLOCK: WD8CW N4LBW KO1E K8CLV WA4ZKM CALENDAR: WD8CW KA2PJO N4LBW K2EPL NW2K WD8CW KB3AAG N8YRF ========== KB1PBA CENTURY: WA2DAC VE3RIA KB3ENU VE3TMH KB3ENU WA2WMR JY4HX DECADE: WA2DAC VE3TMH WA2DAC WA2DAC WA2DAC KB3ENU YEAR: YU7AE YU7AE YU7AE WQ1RP MONTH: W5C/PM KO0T N4NQ N0BGT JY4HX WEEK: WQ1RP K1IEE K1IEE K1IEE DAY: WB9UDL WA2WMR YU7AE HOUR: JY4HX F8AOF YU7AE WQ1RP MINUTE: W5C/PM K1IEE N0BGT YU7AE N0BGT K1IEE SECOND: K6JSS/0 YU7AE UA3TCJ SM5IMO N0BGT SM7ZDI EDT: K1IEE WB9UDL UA3TCJ CDT: UA3TCJ SM7ZDI UA3TCJ MDT: SM5IMO RX3AGD KO0T PDT: WQ1RP RX3AGD KO0T CLOCK: W5C/PM WB9UDL F8AOF W5C/PM K1IEE CALENDAR: KE1CY F8AOF DL1VJL KB3ENU KB3ENU DL1VJL RX3AGD RX3AGD ========== K1IEE CENTURY: IT9KCD EA3TC N2UU K2JT YN7SU J88DR YN7SU DECADE: KD4NUL N5XE IT9KCD K8WHA J88DR VE2ENB YEAR: YN7NU VE2ENB EA3TC IR1ITA MONTH: W8OZM ON7PQ YN7NU K2JT K8WHA WEEK: K8WHA N5XE EA3TC K2JT DAY: KD4NUL E77A CO3JY HOUR: K8WHA ON7PQ YN7NU J88DR MINUTE: W8OZM IT9KCD YN7NU N2UU EA3TC EA3DD SECOND: YN7NU VE2ENB EA3TC CO3JY N2UU J88DR EDT: EA3DD DL3GF IT9KCD CDT: EA3TC EA3DD IT9KCD MDT: RM5D DL3GF EA3TC PDT: KK4IP IT9KCD IR1ITA CLOCK: CO3JY WB2LQF CO3JY AA6AC K2JT CALENDAR: CO3JY K8WHA WB2LQF VE2ENB NX8L IT9KCD AA6AC IR1ITA ========== AF4LB CENTURY: PY2XC G3HGE IK2SND AK4MT LU5OM IK2RMZ PY2XC DECADE: IK2SND VE3ARD HB9LCW AH6V KD4OJ VE3ARD YEAR: WA1BXY ES1TU N0TA EA8/DL3KVR MONTH: K1MBF KD4POJ YN7SU W5TZC HB9LCW WEEK: HB9LCW VE1BA G3HGE IK2SND DAY: KD4POJ AH6V PY2XC HOUR: HB9LWC N6OSB LU5OM FG8AR MINUTE: K1MBF IK2SND N6OSB KA9UDA AK4MT EW8O SECOND: IK2SND EW8O W5TZC N6OSB N6OSB VE3ARD EDT: EA8/DL3KVR VE3ARD W5TZC CDT: W5TZC KA9UDA W8AT MDT: IK2RMZ KA0UDA W8AT PDT: KD4POJ 8P6DR ES1TV CLOCK: HB9LCW HB9LCW KD4POJ IK2RMZ CALENDAR: PY2XC VE1BA HB9LCW VE1BA IK2SND VE1BA IK2RMZ ==========Certificates go to: All the above K3WWP (2ND TIME JUST FOR FUN - DX STATIONS ONLY) CENTURY: SV1CQN EA4BQ/EA8 YN7SU GM3YTS YN7SU G3RXP YN7SU DECADE: DK150RB EA4BQ/EA8 SV1CQN EA4BQ/EA8 DK150RB EA4BQ/EA8 YEAR: YN7SU EA4BQ/EA8 EA4BQ/EA8 G3RXP MONTH: GM3YTS CO8LY YN7SU GM3YTS HA5AGS WEEK: GW3YDX EI6IZ EI6IZ DK150RB DAY: 8P6DR EA4BQ/EA8 CO8LY HOUR: HA5AGS CO8LY YN7SU DK150RB MINUTE: GM3YTS EI6IZ SV1CQN EA2LU F6FTB EA2LU SECOND: YN7SU EA2LU CO8LY CO6RD SV1CQN GW3YDX EDT: E73W GW3YDX F6FTB CDT: CO8LY CO6RD HI3TEJ MDT: C6ANM CO6RD HI3TEJ PDT: G3RXP 8P6DR SE2T CLOCK: F6GCP CO8LY CO6RD F6GCP DK150RB CALENDAR: CO6RD EA4BQ/EA8 CO8LY E73W C6ANM P40D EA2LU DK150RB ========== KQ1P (11 of 15 words) CENTURY: SV2GNC W4YE YN7SU ES1TU ES1TU HA9RT K4GXY DECADE: IK2DAD EU7SA EA8CAC EA8CAC IK2DAD EU7SA YEAR: K4GXY ES1TU IK2DAD RU3ZX MONTH: OK5JM OK5JM NU5X ES1TU HG3IPA WEEK: V25WY W4YE ES1TU KP2B DAY: IK2DAD IK2DAD V25WY HOUR: HG3IPA YO8OU YO8OU RU3ZX MINUTE: OK5JM IK2DAD SV2GNC YO8OU ES1TU ES1TU SECOND: EU7SA EA8CAC EA8CAC HA6OA SV2GNC IK2DAD CLOCK: SV2GNC TA2AL OK5JM VP5/W5CW OK5JM CALENDAR: VP5/W5CW TA2AL TA2AL EA8CAC SV2GNC N5DY TA2AL RU3ZX ========== KH6OZ (7 of 15 words) CENTURY: N6CMF AE5VB N6CMF W4TMW KO1U N5URL KE1CY DECADE: KE5AQD KE5AQD N6CMF AE5VB KE5AQD KE5AQD YEAR: KE1CY AE5VB AE5VB N5URL MONTH: W4TMW WB6OJB N6CMF W4TMW K6BHH WEEK: W4TMW KE1CY KE1CY KM4VX CDT: KE1CY KD8AFB AB7KT CLOCK: KC4MKD N5URL KO1U KC4MKD KM4VX ========== NU7T (3 of 15 words) DAY: HC2/KF6ZWD J79AN 6Y5WJ HOUR: HH/K4QD KH6OO UA3TCJ RU3DX CLOCK: VP9/AA1AC KL7WA KH6OO CY0/N1SNB HH/K4QD ==========Soapbox: K2HPV - Just celebrated my 85th birthday last month. N8XMS - Last month I really had a hard time finding all of the letters that I needed for the challenge. This month it seemed like almost every call that I worked had several letters that I could use. I am already done with more than half of the month left! It was especially fun to end with ES1TU - four useful letters and a very nice DX contact! K7ROH - Enjoyed the challenge .. My first one .. Looking forward to the April challenge .. 73's Tom K3WWP - I didn't think that last "T" would ever come. I got all the letters except that one "T" by March 10. Didn't get the "T" until today - March 20. Oh, I worked several T's in contest QSO's - PS2T, JT5DX, and so on, but as you know, contest QSO's don't count in challenges any more. I was just about to give up, but tried a quick tune across 15 late this afternoon and there was HI3TEJ at 10 over S9 calling CQ. I tried him at 930mW but no luck, so went to 5 watts and got him easily. There's no doubt in my mind that eliminating contest QSO's has really made our challenges more challenging, but not impossible by any means. K3WWP (2nd Round) - I was impressed by the all-DX challenge that W2JEK submitted, and thought I'd see if I could match him. I listed all my non-contest DX QSO's for the month, and before I got through 3/4 of them, I was done. Of course this wasn't a separate effort from my regular challenge and I did duplicate some QSO's from that one, but hey, it's only for fun anyway. VE3FUJ - This challenge was certainly ----- challenging. Brion PA1B - Before I started I made a list, showing the numbers of each letter needed. I started on March 8 and on that day I made 10 QSO's and got already about 30 letters of the words to form. At the end of the challenge when I still needed a few letters. Then I only made QSO's for the letters I needed and with special stations. With the last letter, the Challenge could be over at any moment, but getting the "N" lasted for a few days, giving many special stations. hi When signals are strong, I reduce my power. So I made two QSO with more than "1000 Miles per Watt", just by reducing to 500 mW. With the FT-817 on 500 mW, the Magic Distance is just 500 miles. Curious? Then Google (or Bing - K3WWP) with PA1B QRPp , to read how to make more than 1000 Miles per Watt QSO's. I really enjoyed the March Challenge. W2JEK - It Was a fun challenge. Used only dx call signs. Glad to see the sun making spots again. 72 and 73 Don Younger W2JEK #1135 KB1PBA - Seems like everyone answers when I call them with my PFR-3A at 5W and simple doublet. (Sure - cause it's CW, the most efficient of all ham radio modes. You don't need QRO when using it - K3WWP) K1IEE - Nice to hear the bands improving every week. Had many QSO's on 15 and 10, some on the WARC bands. Had fun and ready for the next challenge. 73 Dick KQ1P - Well I didn't complete the challenge, but gave it try. I realized that I make many contacts in contests. Take those QSO's out and I was light on C's and D's (unlike my report card once upon a time). John PREMISE: This is the month almost all of the USA goes from Standard to Daylight Savings time once again. So this traditional alphabet-type challenge deals with terms relating to time. TIME FRAME: The first day of the month 0000Z through the last day of the month 2400Z RULES: Simply make all the words in the list below from the calls of stations you work to master the challenge. NO contest or sprint QSO's allowed. QSO's must be made using CW and QRP. CENTURY DECADE YEAR MONTH WEEK DAY HOUR MINUTE SECOND EDT CDT MDT PDT CLOCK CALENDAR For reference, the following 18 letters are contained somewhere in the words: A C D E H I K L M N O P R S T U W Y You can use each letter in a call TWICE. For example you could use K3WWP for 2 K's, 4 W's, and 2 P's. Subsequent QSO's with the same station cannot be used for additional letters. For example, no matter how many times you work K3WWP, you can only use his call for 8 of the letters in the words. See the Alphabet Tutorial page for an excellent way to track any and all of our alphabet type challenges. AWARDS: A certificate goes to anyone making all the words. PARTICIPATION AWARD AND WEB LISTING: To get a Participation Point and to be listed on the web site you must make at least one word and report your results. LOGS: For your report, list the words you made and the station used for each letter in the word. The number of stations listed must be the same as the number of letters in each word, even though you use the same station for more than one letter as in: WORD - K3WWP, N2OD, WA8REI, N2OD Note how N2OD is listed for both the O and D. 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 February 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. |