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The NAQCC March 2012 Challenge


Final Results:

K9OSC:
CW              KD2JC-W4HV
MARITIME        NB4M-KA0JVX-KF4GUI-K9UIY-KB8TL-K1IEE-NB4M-N1ESZ
SOS             VE3GNS-W5ZO-VE3GNS
COAST GUARD     KD2JC-W5ZO-KA0VJX-KC9SNC-KB8TL  KB4GXD-K9UIY-KB3AAY-W9RNY-KB5GXD
NAVY            N1ESZ-KB3AAY-W4HV-K9UIY
MERCHANT MARINE WD8MHT-N1ESZ-W9RNY-W9VC-W4HV-KB3AAY-N1ESZ-W2TKG WD8MHT-KB3AAY-W4UOR-K9UIY-NB4M-VE3GNS
CQD             WB9DLC-KN4ZQ-KB5GXD
SHIP TO SHIP    N1ESZ-W4HV-K1IEE-N5PHT  N1ESZ-WA5GFO  N2ESE-N5PHT-ND1I-N5PHT
SHIP TO SHORE   N2ESE-N5PHT-ND1I-WA9PUE  WD8MHT-WA5GFO  KC9SNC-WD8MDT-K8OMO-W4UOR-VE3GNS
STRAIGHT KEY    W8AJS-N5PHT-W9SR-VA3AJB-W9SR-WA5GFO-WD8MDT-N5PHT  KB8TL-K1IEE-K9UIY
WCC             W4HV-WB9DLC-W9VC
WNU             WB8DLC-NB4M-K9UIY
KPH             KB8TL-WA9PUE-KC8ZH

W9UX:
CW              IT9KCD N5HCW 
MARITIME        VP2MSN EA6UN K3RLL IT9KCD IT9KCD IT9KCD VP2MSN EA6UN
SOS             VP2MSN W7WHO VP2MSN
COAST GUARD     IT9KCD W7WHO EA6UN NP2/N1SNB IT9KCD KG4TUY EA6UN J38A K3RLL IT9KCD
NAVY            N5HCW J38A VP2MSN KG4TUY
MERCHANT MARINE KJ4ZM EA6UN K5RUP N5HCW N5HCW EA8CN N5HCW PJ7PT KJ4ZM EA8CN K5RUP IK3VUT EA6UN K4EQ
CQD             N5HCW K4EQ IT9KCD
SHIP TO SHIP    NP2/N1SNB N5HCW IK3VUT N4PIK PJ7PT KO5Q WS0TA W7WHO K9EEI N4PLK 
SHIP TO SHORE   WS0TA W7WHO K9EEI VP2MSN KG4TUY KO5Q AE0SI K5HZ KO1U WA1AR K4EQ
STRAIGHT KEY    AE0SL KG4TUY WA1AR 6Y0A K5JBZ KG4TUY K5HZ KT4TN IT9KCD EA8CN KG4TUY
WCC             N5HCW W4UCZ W4UCZ
WNU             W7WHO EA6UN EA6UN 
KPH             IT9KCD VP2MSN KA2MLH

K1YAN:
CW              KC4KNN W2PNE
MARITIME        K1MLP WA3PTY N4SR KI4ZXZ WA3PTY KI4ZXZ K1MLP W2PNE
SOS             N4SR CO3IT N4SR
COAST GUARD     KC4KNN CO3IT E77AW NP2/N1SNB WA3PTY FG5FR N2UU E77AW N4SR KW7D
NAVY            N2UU WA3PTY N1PVP WA3PTY
MERCHANT MARINE VE3MPQ W2PNE FG5FR CO3IT ZF2AH ZF2AH N2UU CO3IT VE3MPQ ZF2AH FG5FR CO3IT W2PNE E77AW
CQD             CO3IT VE3MPQ KW7D
SHIP TO SHIP    NP2/N1SNB W2SH NI4F W2PNE CO3IT NA4O K1ESE W2SH NI4F W4PKU
SHIP TO SHORE   W2SH WA2QHA CO3IT W4PKU HA9RT NA4O W2SH HA9RT W0UFO W4PRS E77AW 
STRAIGHT KEY    K1ESE K2GTC W4PRS NA4O W8BI FG5FR WA2QHA K2GTC KC4KNN K1ESE WA3PTY
WCC             W2PNE KB1CL KB1CL
WNU             W4PKU W2PNE N2UU
KPH             KC4KNN W2PNE ZF2AH

VE3FUJ:
CW              WB9CTP, WB9CTP
MARITIME        WM4X, AA8OZ, K3PR, NI8N, WB9CTP, NI8N, WM4X, VE3VY
SOS             K1YS, AA8OZ, K1YS
COAST GUARD     K9UCX, K9OSC, AA8OZ, K9OSC, WB9CTP, N9FGC, K9UCX,  AA8OZ K3PR, WB8RDN
NAVY            N4NQ, W2ZRA, VE3VY, VE3VY
CQD             K9UCX, N4NQ, WB8RDN
WCC             WB9CTP, WB9CTP, N9FGC
MERCHANT MARINE W5EHM VE3VY, WB8RDN, N9FGC, N2BHA, N2BHA, N4NQ, K9TJL, W5EHM, N2BHA, W2ZRA, K0IEO, N4NQ, WU0E
SHIP TO SHIP    K9OSC, N2BHA, K0IEO, WB9CTP, WA4THR, AA80Z, K1ESE, WA4THR, W2BPI, WB9CTP
SHIP TO SHORE   W9OES, K9KHJ, W3DWI, K3PR, WA3PTY, K9OSC, W9OES, K9KHJ, K0IEO, WB8RDN, W5EHM
WNU             N1WPU, N4NQ, K9UCX
STRAIGHT KEY    K1ESE, WA4THR, W2ZRA, W2ZRA, W3WDI, N9FGC, KB1NHV, K9TJL K9UCX, WU0E, VE3VY
KPH             K9UCX, N1WPU, KB1NHV

KD0V:
CW:             K5FC, W4LDA
MARITIME:       KC8MFF, W4LDA, KA0RJY, KI0T, KI0T, KI0T, KC8MFF, K9HE
SOS:            AJ4SB, WA8KOQ,  AJ4SB
COAST GUARD:    K5FC, WA8KOQ, W4LDA, AJ4SB, KIOT, K5GCW, KE5YUM, W4LDA, KA0RJY, N5DY
NAVY:           N5DY, W4LDA, W7VVW, N5DY
MERCHANT MARINE KC8MFF K7NEW KA0RJY K5FC K9HE W4LDA K7NEW KI0T KC8MFF W4LDA  KA0RJY  KI0T,  N4PLK, K9HE
CQD:            K5FC, N4LQ, W4LDA
SHIP TO SHIP:   AJ4SB, K9HE, KI0T, N4PLK, KI0T, WA8KOQ, AJ4SB, K9HE, KI0T, N4PLK, 
SHIP TO SHORE:  AJ4SB, K9HE, KI0T, N4PLK, KI0T, WA8KOQ, AJ4SB, K9HE, WA8KOQ, KA0RJY, K9HE
STRAIGHT KEY:   AJ4SB, KI0T, KA0RJY, W4LDA, KI0T, K5GCW, K9HE, KI0T, K9HE, K9HE, N5DY
WCC:            W7VVW, K5FC, K5FC
WNU:            W7VVW, N4PLK, KE5YUM
KPH:            K7NEW, N4PLK, K9HE

PA5LR:
CW              TA1C/2 OE1JEW 
MARITIME        OK5JM UA3IAH IV3RAZ OK1IF SQ5STS OK1IF OK5JM OE1JEW 
SOS             DL6NBS OE1JEW DL6NBS 
COAST GUARD     TA1C/2 OE1JEW UA3IAH SQ5STS SQ5STS, G3ZJJ UA3IAH UA3IAH IV3RAZ DL6NBS 
NAVY            DL6NBS UA3IAH IV3RAZ UY7QN 
MERCHANT MARINE M0PNN OE1JEW DF5RE II3ICZ OZ/DK6HW OK1HAS DL6NBS YL2TW M0PNN OK1HAS DF5RE UA3IAH UY7QN OE1JEW   
CQD             II3ICZ SQ5STS DL6NBS 
SHIP TO SHIP    SQ5STS OZ/DK6HW UA3IAH M0PNN, YL2TW OK1IF, SQ5STS UA3IAH N1IYH M0PNN  
SHIP TO SHORE   SQ5STS UA3IAH N1IYH LY2PX, TA1C/2 OK1IF, SQ5STS OK1HAS OZ/DK6HW II0IDR OE1JEW 
STRAIGHT KEY    SQ5STS TA1C/2 II0IDR IV3RAZ IV3RAZ G3ZJJ OK1HAS IZ6TGS, OK1IF DL8BEF UY7QN 
WCC             OE1JEW DL0CUX DL0CUX 
WNU             OZ/DK6HW UY7QN UA3IAH 
KPH             OK1IF LY2PX N1IYH

K3WWP:
CW              KP4/N7CW W1EYB
MARITIME        VP2MSN KA2KGP WB8RDN NV4I PJ7PT NV4I VP2MSN KE4QZB
SOS             VP2MSN KE8OD VP2MSN
COAST GUARD     KP4/N7CW KE8OD KA2KGP N1ESZ PJ7PT KA2KGP KC2JKU K4AP WB8RDN KE8OD
NAVY            VP2MSN K4AP VP2MSN W1EYB
MERCHANT MARINE FM5WD KE4QZB WA8REI KC2JKU KA0ZHL KA0ZHL VP2MSN HA9RT FM5WD KA0ZHL WA8REI K9EEI N0JP KE8OD
CQD             KC2JKU KE4QZB KE8OD
SHIP TO SHIP    N1ESZ KA0ZHL K9EEI VP2MSN HA9RT W4ONC N2ESE KK4HEF W1IMA VP2MSN
SHIP TO SHORE   N2ESE KK4HEF W1IMA N0JP NO9T W4ONC S55N HR5/F2JD EA8OM HR5/F2JD KE8OD
STRAIGHT KEY    S55N NO9T HR5/F2JD W1IMA KF4IZE KK0G HR5/F2JD N5PHT KE4QZB W1EYB W1EYB
WCC             W1EYB KN2CZZ KN2CZZ
WNU             KP4/N7CW N0JP KC2JKU
KPH             KE4QZB N0JP HA9RT

K1IEE:
CW..            TM6C WC7S
MARTIME..       W2TOM AA7VW WQ1RP EA6OI TM6C 3Z10ITA W2TOM SQ5EF
SOS..           S57KW UT5EO SV1CQN
COAST GUARD..   TM6C UT5EO AA7VW SQ5EF UT5EO LZ134GO UT5EO AA7VW WQ1RP DJ1KJ
NAVY..          N8UPZ AA7VW W1VW WD7Y
MERCHANT MARINE TM6C SQ5EF RN7F WC7S F6HKA EA6OI N8UPZ TM6C TM6C KC9AWL CO6RD EA6OI RN7F UT5EO
CQD..           WC7S SQ5EF DJ1KJ
SHIP TO SHIP..  SQ5EF 9A3IH 3Z10ITA N8UPZ UT5EO K9OSC WC7S 9A3IH W7FNI N8UPZ
SHIP TO SHORE.. K9OSC HC2SL 9A3IH WQ1RP XL3T K9OSC SV1CQN HC2SL EA6OI RN7F UT5EO
STRAIGHT KEY..  K9OSC 3Z10ITA CO6RD EA6OI 9A3IH LZ134GO K4AHO W2TOM DJ1KJ EA6OI WD7Y
WCC..           WC7S K9OSC K9OSC
WNU..           W1VW RN7F UT5EO
KPH..           DJ1KJ WQ1RP K4AHO

W2JEK:
CW-             EA5CSN, HR5/W9GL
MARITIME-       VP2MSN, J38A, OX3XR, CT1IUA, XL3T, CT9/DJ0IF, NG7M/HI8, EA3DD
SOS-            HC2SL, HA6OA, YN9SU
COAST GUARD-    YS3CW, OK6DJ, C6AEA, KP4MS, CT9/DJ0IF HR5/W9GL, YN9SU, 6Y0A, PR7AB, J88DR
NAVY-           VP2MSN, HI8A, 6V7Z, 6Y0A, 
MERCHANT MARINE VP2MOM XE2X J88DR HB9CVQ HC1HW EA5CSN YN9SU CT1IUA HK1MW PR7AB OX3XR NG7M/HI8 EA5CSN C6AEA 
CQD-            HC2SL, HB9CVQ, OK6DJ
SHIP TO SHIP-   EA5CSN, HC1HW, HI8A, PJ7PT, CT9/DJ0IF, OX3XR, YS3CW, HR5/W9GL, CT9/DJ0IF, VP2MXO
SHIP TO SHORE-  VP2MSN, HA6OA, NG7M/HI8, KP4MS, PJ7PT, VP2MOM, HC2SL, HC2SL, OK6DJ, J88DR, EA5CSN
STRAIGHT KEY-   VP2MSN, XL3T, PR7AB, 9A20BM, HI8A, NG7M/HI8, HK1MW, PJ7PT,  OK6DJ, XE2X, CO8LY
WCC-            HC1HW, CO8LY, CT1IUA
WNU-            YS3CW, NG7M/HI8, CT1IUA 
KPH-            HK1MW, VP2MOM, HA6OA
Above get a certificate and participation point.
Below get a participation point.

N8XMS (8 of 13 words):
CW =            WC1W, WC1W
MARITIME =      K1MLP, WA2JJX, K1YRW, IS0GQX, W9TFC, IS0GQX, K1MLP, N0OE
SOS =           KE5SBZ, CO8LY, KE5SBZ
COAST GUARD =   W9TFC, CO8LY, WA2JJX, IS0GQX, W9TFC, IS0GQX, KF0UR, AA0YY, K1YRW, W2DEB
NAVY =          N0OE, AA0YY, WB2NVS, CO8LY
CQD =           CO8LY, IS0GQX, W2DEB
WCC =           WC1W, WC1W, CO8LY
WNU =           WC1W, N0OE, KF0UR

NU7T (10 of 13 words):
CW  -           W0CCA  W0CCA
MARITIME  -     WB5JMD  W0CCA  WD8KRV  N6KIX  K0DTJ  W6SIY  WA2WMJ  W6DQE
SOS  -          VP2MSN  WI60  VP2MSN
COAST GUARD  -  W0CCA WI6O  WA2WMJ  W6SXX  K0DTJ K6MGO  WU1E  WA3JPG  KF6RMK  WD7Y
NAVY  -         N6KIX  WA3JPG  VP2MSN  WD7Y
CQD  -          W0CCA  W6DQE  WD7Y
SHIP TO SHORE - W6SIY  JH0INP  WI6O  WA3JPG  ND6T  K6MGO W6SIY  JH0INP  K6MGO  WD8KRV   KE7LKW
STRAIGHT KEY  - W6SXX  ND6T  WD8KRV  KA6JLT  WI6O  K6MGO  W6JHQ  VK4TJ KA9UDA  W6DQE  WD7Y
WNU  -          WB5JMD  N6KIX  WU1E
KPH  -          KE7LKW  K7ZNP  W6JHQ

PA7PYR (12 of 13 words):
CW              YR1C-UW5U
MARITIME        RM5A-CR2AA-R7HF-LZ1784SIB-RT5G-LZ1784SIB-RM5A-E72U
SOS             LZ1784SIB-RN1ON-ES5EC
COAST GUARD     ES5EC-RN1ON-CR2AA-LZ1784SIB-RT5G-RT5G-E72U-CR2AA-R7HF-DL3HQN/P
NAVY            DL3HQN/P-CR2AA-RV3F-YR1C
MERCHANT MARINE EM0UBC-E72U-YR1C-ES5EC-DL3HQN/P-RT5G-EM0UBC-RM5A-YR1C-II0IDR-RN1ON-E79D
CQD             YR1C- DL3HQN/P-DL3HQN/P
SHIP TO SHIP    ES5EC-DL3HQN/P-II0IDR-PA0PDO-IK8TEO-PA0PDO-RA9SN-R7HF-II0IDR-PA0PDO
SHIP TO SHORE   4U1GSC-R7HF-PA0PDO-IK8TEO-PA0PDO-RA9SN-HF8W-OK1HCG/P-RV3F-ES5EC
STRAIGHTKEY     4U1GSC-PA3ERT-RV3F-RK3BA-II0IDR-RT5G-HF8W-PA3ERT-RK3BA-E79D-YR1C
WCC             UW5U-RN1ON-E72U
KPH             RK3BA - PA0PDO- OK1HCG/P
Soapbox:
K9OSC - Another stellar Challenge with a very appropriate theme. My toughest challenge was finding stations with the letter "R." Great time and another excellent exercise.

VE3FUJ - This was an interesting Challenge, and I really enjoyed it. I was getting a bit frantic near the end, but then Lady Luck seemed to be smiling at me and I made it with time to spare. So I'm at loose ends as they say. I'll find something to do. Thanks to all who contacted me and also those I tail ended to get my needed letters. All in all I made 49 Qso's for March, for an average of 22,3 min /QSO and they ranged from a short of 8 mins to 54 mins for a long. I spent a total of 18.2 hrs QSO'ing, plus numerous hrs sending CQ. See you agn next month. Brion

K3WWP - For a long time it looked like with the great March weather, March Madness basketball, fishing, walking, etc. I wasn't going to complete the challenge. I think that would have been only the second challenge ever that I didn't complete. Well, fortune smiled on the 31st. Needing 4 Ss and 1 T to wrap it up, N2ESE answered my CQ in the 00Z hour, then I got on in the 16Z hour with no luck. At 2120Z I got on again and after looking around quite a bit I found S55N and worked him to narrow it down to the final T. It took a lot of time in which I found a lot of stations, but only 1 with a T in the call, and he was very weak and faded out before I even got a chance to try him. Finally I went to 30 meters and heard N5PHT N5PHT K. Not being sure if he was working someone or calling CQ, I just listened and waited. About 15 seconds later, he called CQ again and I worked him to wrap up the challenge with only about 1 hour and 50 minutes to go. Kind of like the finish of some of the basketball games this month. HI.

N8XMS - Little time this month for radio and no time for a soapbox!

K1IEE - Another great challenge. Was not sure if I would make this one. Just had to get on the air more. That's getting harder to do with longer days and more outdoor activities. So how many birds can I identify at the bird feeder that are on the next challenge? Thanks to all 73 Dick

W2JEK - This was a good challenge. My father W2ND [SK] in 1926 worked at WCC and also at WRG and WSO which were Alexanderson Alternators in Marion, MA. 72 and 73 Don Younger W2JEK #1135


PREMISE:
Make words associated with the end of the use of CW in the maritime services. We'll be adding a little more historical info here a little later.

NOTE: Tom WY3H is now managing our challenges. Contact him at pix_email_wy3h (1K) with your questions, suggestions, etc. Logs still go to the address at the bottom of the page.


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.

CW
MARITIME
SOS
COAST GUARD
NAVY
MERCHANT MARINE
CQD (The distress call before SOS)
SHIP TO SHIP
SHIP TO SHORE
STRAIGHT KEY (A lot of maritime traffic was sent with a SK)
WCC (Chatham Radio at Chatham, Cape Cod, MA)
WNU (Slidell Radio in Pearl River, LA)
KPH (Rcv at Point Reyes, CA - Xmt at Bolinas, CA)

If you had a favorite Coast Station or worked at one, you can make its call letters as an addition to your list and tell about it BRIEFLY in your soapbox comments.

For reference the following 19 letters are contained in the challenge:
A C D E G H I K M N O P Q R S T U V W Y


AWARDS:
A certificate and participation point go to everyone who masters the challenge.


PARTICIPATION AWARD:
If you only partially mastered the challenge by making at least 2 words and a total of at least 10 letters, you get only a participation point.


PRIZES:
Some challenges involve a prize. Check the Prize page in the main section of the web site for more info.


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 details about the challenge in your soapbox comments.

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: pix_email_naqcc (1K)

You must type that address into your email program.

Subject must read: (your call) NAQCC (month) Challenge

For example: K3WWP NAQCC May 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.