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The NAQCC October 2014 Challenge

All challenge info such as rules are now in the hands of Gary K1YAN. Email him with any questions in that regard at pix_email_k1yan (1K).

The results on this page are the responsibility of Hap K7HAP. Email him with any questions in that regard at pix_email_k7hap (1K).


PREMISE:
It's Halloween month, so what better challenge than a ghost hunt with a twist.


TIME FRAME:
The first day of the month 0000Z through the last day of the month 2400Z


RULES:
Here are seven ghosts from literature, TV or the movies. We know you can do the alphabet challenge, but, can you identify where they are from as well? Of course no Bing or other Internet search, or asking your spouse! The answers will appear in next month's newsletter. Just make ALL these words from calls of stations you work:

HEADLESS HORSEMAN
NEARLY HEADLESS NICK
SLIMER
FREDDY KRUEGER
GEORGE AND MARION KERBY
CAPTAIN GREGG

The 85 total letters contain these 20 different letters:: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U 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 and Participation Point go to everyone making all the words and submitting their report before the deadline.

A Participation Point goes to everyone making at least 1, but not all the words and submitting their report before the deadline.


PRIZES:
A choice of an item made by master woodworker Gregg WB8LZG as shown on our prizes page here goes to someone selected via a random drawing from all who participate and submit a report for this month's challenge. A person can only win once, then they become ineligible for future drawings.


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: pix_email_k7hap (1K)

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:
Hap - K7HAP
8532 Canterbury Dr.
Annandale, VA 22003

All entries must be RECEIVED before the 10th of the following month at 2400Z.


Final Results:

K3WWP: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - VP5/G3SWH VE3EDX W1AW/KL7 VE3EDX W1AW/KL7 VE3EDX VP5/G3SWH 
    VP5/G3SWH VP5/G3SWH PJ5/OL8R PJ5/OL8R WS3K VE3EDX NR8M W1AW/KL7 NR8M 
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - NR8M VE3EDX 3Z50AYP PJ5/OL8R W1AW/KL7 3Z50AYP W1OH KB0ENU 
    3Z50AYP VE3EDX PJ5/OL8R KB0ENU WS3K YN5SU WB4MNK VE2PID N4PC W1AW/KL7 
SLIMER - YN5SU PJ5/OL8R VE2PID NR8M KB0ETU NR8M 
FREDDYKRUEGER - J67ZF NR8M KB0ETU NO2D NO2D 3Z50AYP W1AW/KL7 K4ARQ KB0ENU EA5DNO 
    VP5/G3SWH EA5DNO K4ARQ 
CAPTAINGREGG - N4PC W1AW/6 3Z50AYP TG9NX W1AW/6 YL3IZ WB4MNK VP5/G3SWH EA7AJR 
    MW0EDX K2YGM K2YGM 
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - TG9NX MW0EDX PJ5/OL8R EA7AJR TG9NX VE2PID AA0W NO2D 
    EA5DNO K2YGM AA0W CO6RD YL3IZ NO2D NO2D K2YGM VE2PID CO6RD WB4MNK K2YGM 
    
N9SE: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - LU7HF XE2I W1AW/6 DK40BOSCH LU7HF XE2I VP5/G3SWH VP5/G3SWH 
    LU7HF DK40BOSCH 3B9FR DK40BOSCH EA8AF DM50PCK W1AW/6 S59N 
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - S59N EA8AF EA8AF 3B9FR LZ2RS YN5SU VP5/G3SWH LW1EUD EA8AF 
    DK40BOSCH LU7HF LW1EUD LZ2RS LZ2RS YN5SU JQ2IQW DK40BOSCH DK40BOSCH 
SLIMER - DK40BOSCH LZ2RS JQ2IQW DM50PCK KQ6ES LZ2RS 
FREDDYKRUEGER - LU7HF LZ2RS KQ6ES LW1EUD LW1EUD YN5SU DK40BOSCH HA9RT LU7HF 
    EA7ATE VP5/G3SWH EA7ATE HA9RT 
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - VP5/G3SWH EA7ATE DK40BOSCH N6RC GB2NZ EA7ATE EA8AF YN5SU 
    DM50PCK K6MR EA8AF N6RC XE2I N6O GB2NZ W1AW/KL7 KQ6ES K6MR 3B9FR N6YEU 
CAPTAINGREGG - DK40BOSCH W1AW/KL7 VP5/G3SWH HT5T W1AW/KL7 XE2I GB2NZ GB2NZ K6MR 
    KQ6ES K4ZGB/6 K4ZGB/6 

I5SKK: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - HG1G YU7AE YU7AE YT5FD SM7CIL YU7AE SM7CIL SM7CIL HG1G OK1HCG 
    DL7URB SM0Y EA3CE SM7CIL YU7AE SQ0ARN 
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - SQ0ARN EA3CE SQ0ARN PA175RR SM7CIL SM0Y OK1HCG UE1BST 
    SQ0ARN YT5FD DL3AZ EA3CE SM0Y SQ0ARN KG9N SM7CIL SM7CIL OK1HCG 
SLIMER - SQ0ARN SP7LIE SM7CIL SM7CIL EA3CE PA175RR 
FREDDYKRUEGER - YT5FD GM0LIR UE1BST DL7URB DL7URB YT5FD OK1HCG GM0LIR YU7AE 
    SP7LIE HG1G YU7AE SQ0ARN 
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - HG1G SP7LIE OK1HCG DL7URB KG9N YU7AE DL3AZ KG9N DK2FG 
    SM0Y PA175RR SQ0ARN IC8FBU G4OBC F5MNK KG9N UE1BMP PA175RR UE1BST YT5FD 
CAPTAINGREGG - SM7CIL DL3AZ PA175RR UE1BST PA175RR IC8FBU F5MNK HG1G PA175RR 
    UE1BMP HG1G OK1HCG 

AB9YC: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - K4PHA KE4I AB9V K2CDX AB1VL NA3E K1USN K1USN K4PHA KY9KYO 
    W9RFX N8XMS NA3E K9TTM AB9V K9JN 
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - KC2NLF W4REX AK3X WB8RFB AB1VL KY9KYO W3HDH W4REX AK3X K8ED 
    K5LGJ WA6OEF N8XMS N9WAS KC2NLF KE4I K0CDJ K0CDJ 
SLIMER - N9WAS K5LGJ KE4I N8XMS WA6OEF WB8RFB 
FREDDYKRUEGER - KB3FTE K7RE K7RE K0CDJ K0CDJ KC2YNC AK3X W2OR K1USN K8ED KK4LPG 
    K8ED W2OR  
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - NG2D KB3FTE KI4IO W4REX NG2D KB3FTE AB5XW K1USN K2CDX 
    K9TTM AB5XW W4REX KA4UPI KI4IO K9JN AK3X KE4I W9RFX AB1VL KC2YNC  
CAPTAINGREGG - K0CDJ AB1VL K3WWP K9TTM AB1VL KA4UPI K1USN K5LGJ K7RE K7RE K5LGJ 
    KK4LPG  

G3JFS: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - HB9CIC UE16MP UE16SA DK7JI EA8TL UE16MP SF4J SF4J HB9CIC 
    OH4MDY R2014FF DJ7GS UE16SA UE16MM UE16SA G0ILN 
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - G0ILN UE16SA EA8TL R2014FF EA8TL YU7KM OH4MDY UE16MT EA8TL 
    DK7JI G0ILN UE16MT IK5TSZ IK5TSZ NC1M I1GIS HB9CIC DK7JI 
SLIMER - DJ7GS G0ILN I1GIS UE16MM EA6/DF7XE R2014FO 
FREDDYKRUEGER - SF4J R2014FO EA6/DF7XE DJ3GS DJ3GS YU7KM DK7JI UR4LRG UE16SA 
    EA6/DF7XE I1GIS EA6/DF7XE UR4LRG 
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - G0ILN EA8TL OH4MDY UR4LRG G0ILN EA8TL EA5DNO NC1M EA5DNO 
    UE16MM EA5DNO UR4LRG I1GIS EW8O ZB2CN IK5TSZ EW8O LZ73TRC ZB2FK YP1WFF/P 
CAPTAINGREGG - HB9CIC HA8VA PA1AT PA1AT HA8VA I1GIS ZB2CN I1GIS LZ73TRC EW8O 
    VP5/G3SWH VP5/G3SWH 

K1IEE: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - HB9CCL UE16MM RA0TU DJ60DXMB HB9CCL UT5EO UE16SF SX7RUT 
    HB9CCL UT5EO RA0TU UE16SF UE16MM UE16MM MI0AHH IK0FNH 
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - IK0FNH UT5EO MI0AHH RA0TU HB9CCL I1YRL MI0AHH DL7EQ RA0TU 
    DJ60DXMB LZ73TRC UE16SF SX7RUT EA8ZS RI1ANC IK5ZWU HB9CCL IK5ZWU  
SLIMER - EA8ZS LZ3ZZ IK5ZWU UE16MM DL7EQ LZ73TRC  
FREDDYKRUEGER - IK0FNH LZ73TRC UE16CT DJ60DXMB DL7EQ I1YRL IZ2AVK SX7RUT RA0TU 
    UE16SF S52GP UE16CT SZ7RUT  
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - GA4JPZ EA8ZS UT5EO RV1OO GA4JPZ EA8ZS 9A2EU RI1ANC DJ60DXMB 
    UE16MM 9A2EU RV1OO MI0AHH RV1OO ON7PQ IK5ZWU 9A2EU DF6RI HB9CCL YN5SU  
CAPTAINGREGG - HB9CCL IK2AVK UE16MP RA0TU IK2AVK MI0AHH ON7PQ GI4DOH DF6RI 9A2EU 
    S52GP GI4DOH  
 
N8XMS: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - 9A3IH VE7SL 9A3IH PD1DX VE7SL UE16MM VE7SL K3PSD 9A3IH AC8OY 
    RA/UY6IM K3PSD UE16MM RA/UY6IM 9A3IH TG9NX 
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - TG9NX KE2YK AC8OY N4ERM HB9DCL AC8OY HB9DCL K4EAY AC8OY 
    PD1DX HB9DCL K4EAY S58AL S58AL NJ2BB RA/UY6IM HB9DCL KF4IZE 
SLIMER - VE7SL VE7SL RA/UY6IM RA/UY6IM VE7SL RA/UY6IM 
FREDDYKRUEGER - W6RFU W6RFU KF4IZE PD1DX PD1DX RA/UY6IM KF4IZE W6RUF RA/UY6IM 
    KF4IZE TG9NX KE2YK WX2R 
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - KG9H N4ERM AC8OY WX2R W8HOG N4ERM N9A N9A W5LD UE16MM N9A 
    N4ERM 9A3IH WB2OKA N9A K3WWP RU3EG RU3EG NJ2BB AC8OY 
CAPTAINGREGG - HB9DCL N3A PD1DX TG9NX N3A 9A3IH N3A RU3EG RU3EG RU3EG RU3EG KG9H  

PA0XAW: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - F/HB9AXG UE16MM F/HB9AXG OE/DL6AP/P UE16LT UE16LT SP4EOO/P 
    SP4EOO/P HB9HVK/P OE6GJE 9A0QRP SJ2014ECC UE16MM UE16MM F/HB9AXG G3KAN  
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - G3KAN UE16LT G3KAN 9A0QRP UE16LT LY2PX HB9HVK/P UE16MT 
    G3KAN OE/DL6AP/P OE/DL6AP/P UE16MT S51RU/P S51RU/P IN3XRF IN3XRF HB9CBR/P G3KAN  
SLIMER - SJ2014ECC OE/DL6AP/P IN3XRF UE16MM OE6GJE IN3XRF  
FREDDYKREUGER - F/HB9AXG IN3XRF OE6GJE DL6AG/P DL6AG/P LY2PX G3KAN HB9CBR/P 
    UE16MM UE16MM F/HB9AXG OE/DL6AP/P HB9CBR/P  
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - F/HB9AXG SP4EOO/P OE6GJE II0THOR G3KAN SP4EOO/P 9A0QRP 
    IN3XRF HA8DM UE16MT 9A0QRP II0THOR F6HBI/P II0THOR OE/HB9BIN/P HB9HVK/P EA2KY 
    UE16WR HB9CBR/P EA2KY  
CAPTAINGREGG - HB9CBR/P DL6AG/P 9A0QRP TF3JB DL6AG/P F6HBI/P OE/HB9BIN/P G3KAN 
    UE16WR EA2KY OE6GJE OE6GJE  

K0FNR: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - ZF2AH EA7ATE EA7ATE T30D CO8LY EA7ATE JA7BXS JA7BXS ZF2AH 
    CO8LY XE1XR WS0TA XE1XR KA1UUM/P CF3RA PJ4/NA2AA 
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - PJ4/NA2AA EA7ATE JA7BXS JR2IUB VE7FLY 6YAK HC2AO XE2I 
    EA7ATE CB1D W1AW/KL7 EA7ATE WS0TA YN5SU N3A JR2IUB C21GC KX0R 
SLIMER - YN5SU VE7FLY JQ2IQW AJ9M VE7FLY KX0R 
FREDDYKRUEGER - ZF2AH CF3RA CE2/CX1EK 7N1PRD/0 7N1PRD/0 YN5SU KX0R XE1XR YN5SU 
    CE2/CX1EK C21GC CE2/CX1EK JR2IUB  
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - VK2GW VE3CUI CO8LY 7N1PRD/0 TX7G VE3CUI JA7BXS 7N1PRD/0 
    T30D AJ9M CF3RA R14CWC/0 JR2IUB HC2AO YN5SU 6YAK CE2/CX1EK R14CWC/0 CB1D CO8LY 
CAPTAINGREGG - CE2/CX1EK EA7ATE 7N1PRD/0 T30D WS0TA JQ2IQW 7N1PRD/0 C21GC CF3RA 
    VE7FLY TX7G VK2GW 
    
VE3HNE: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - WD8BAH VE2PID AK4NY VE2PID K5LG VE2PID G3VBS G3VBS W1YH W3GOE 
    W3ZRW WS8KCC K5EWJ KG6MC AK4NY AK4NY  
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - AK4NY W3GOE AF4K W3ZRW K5LG AK4NY W1YH W3GOE AF4K VE2PID 
    K3LOC K5EWJ WS8KCC KA5TJS N4API VE2PID KG6MC AK4NY  
SLIMER - KA5TJS K3LOC WD9IGX W5BM WB7EXU KC9RXI  
FREDDYKRUEGER - AF4K K4BXR VE4MR WD9IGX WD9IGX AK4NY AK4NY K4BXR KA3AUH VE4MR 
    KG6MC KD8DEU KK4GFR  
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - KG6MC KD8DEU W3GOE KK4GFR W3GOR KD8DEU KA5CAV N4API 
    WD8BAH KG6MC KA5CAV N8KR VE2PID K3LOC N8KR KG6MC AB0XE N8KR W5BM W1YH  
CAPTAINGREGG - KG6MC KA5CAV VE2PID KM4LT KA5CAV WD9IGX N8KR W3GOE KC9RXI AB0XE 
    WD9IGX WD9IGX  

K1YAN: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - VP5/G3SWH K3BEQ K3WAS W3RDF/1 WB2YRL VE3MPQ K3WAS K3WAS 
    VP5/G3SWH OG9W W3RDF/1 KA3SJK K3BEQ NM1I K3WAS N3AQC  
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - N3AQC VE3MPQ AD5A W3RDF/1 WB2YRL S51YI F6HKA EA6UN AD5A 
    AD5A DL5YM EA6UN VP5/G3SWH VP5/G3SWH GB2NZ NM1I AA3TC K3WAS 
SLIMER - KA3SJK DL5YM NM1I VE3MPQ EA7RTF WB2YRL 
FREDDYKRUEGER - W3RDF/1 WB2YRL EA7RTF AD5A W3RDF/1 S51YI K3WAS EA7FTR N1CUU 
    EA1BCS OG9W EA1BCS EA7FTR 
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - VP5/G3SWH K4EET OG9W SX7RUT OG9W K4EET AD5A GB2NZ K8ND 
    NM1I AD5A SX7RUT IK3VUT OM1ADX NM1I KA3SJK K4EET RA/UY6IM GB2NZ DL5YM 
CAPTAINGREGG - AA3TC AA3TC VE3MPQ AA3TC AA3TC IK3VUT NM1I VP5/G3SWH RA/UY6IM 
    K4EET GB2NZ GB2NZ 
    
W2JEK: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - GI4DOH EZ1A W1AW/0 EA3DD PJ5/OL8R EI4II YN5SU AE0SL 
    HH2/PY3SDX N1O G4RRA SI9AM EA3DD VE3MPQ RI1ANT HK1N  
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - RI1ANT EZ1A 9A2TN PJ5/OL8R AE0SL CM8JY HK1N VE3GFN W1AW/4 
    GI4DOH AE0SL KB2OEV HH2/PY3SDX SI9AM VE3GFN EI4II CM8JY HK1N  
SLIMER - YN5SU PJ5/OL8R EI4II SI9AM VE3MPQ G4RRA  
FREDDYKRUEGER - VE3GFN RI1ANT PJ7/K5WE GI4DOH EA3DD G3YPZ K3WWP G4RRA YN5SU 
    AE0SL G3YPZ EA3DD PJ5/OL8R  
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - G4RRA VE3MPQ PJ5/OL8R WA2WMR GI4DOH VE3GFN SI9AM 9A2TN 
    EA3DD CM8JY EZ1A WA2WMR SI9AM KB2OEV HK1N PJ7/K5WE AE0SL RI1ANT KB2OEV G3YPZ  
CAPTAINGREGG - CM8JY W1AW/8 HH2/PY3SDX 9A2TN WA2WMR HI3/PF5X YN5SU VE3GFN G4RRA 
    EI4II GI4DOH G4RRA  

WB9G/4: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - W7WHY K2CYE C6ANM N4DW CO8LY K2CYE K7SV K7SV W7WHY WO4O CO6RD 
    S51TA N3QE C6ANM C6ANM C6ANM 
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - C6ANM N3QE N8AA W8CAR CO8LY 6Y5WJ F6HKA W8UE N8AA N4DW K8BL 
    W8UE S51TA YL2SM N8AA W4IX CO8LY K0FX 
SLIMER - YL2SM K8BL W4IX C6ANM VE3MGY W8CAR 
FREDDYKRUGER - TF3JB CO6RD VE3MGY K3MD GJ8DX 6Y5WJ NW2K N5RR K0EU W2GN VE9AA N5RR 
GEORGEANDMARIONKERBY - W2GN VE9AA WO4O K4RUM K1BG K1SE N8AA N8AA K3MD OM5XX N8AA 
    N5RR NS9I OM5XX N4DW NW2K VE3KI K4RUM TF3JB CO8LY 
CAPTAINGREGG - CO8LY W8CAR PJ7/K5WE W1VT W8CAR VE3KI N4DW K1BG N5RR VE3KI K1GU K1GU 
All the above get a certificate and participation point.
All below get only a participation point.

K0ALN: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - KB7HH AE0SL WA5KRU WD7Y AC8LJ AE0SL AE0SL AE0SL KB7HH HC2AO 
    WA5KRU K8SX N0EVH NF0N/M WA5KRU N7HRK 
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - N7HRK N0EVH AC8LJ WA5KRU AC8LJ WD7Y KB7HH W7GVE AC8LJ WD7Y 
    AE0SL W7GVE K8SX N8NSN NF0N/M VE3CUI AC8LJ WA5KRU 
SLIMER - N8NSN AE0SL VE3CUI NFON/M VE3CUI N7HRK 

W4DUK: 
SLIMER - W5IQS WA8ULB WI2X KT8M N8RVE N8RVE 

N2GDS: 
HEADLESSHORSEMAN - W4PH EA2IF EA2IF W4DOW W7CNL EA2IF NS7P NS7P W4PH W4DOW W7RV 
    WA2USA N4EX W4MPS AE4FZ N4EX 
NEARLYHEADLESSNICK - N4EX N4EX EA2IF W7RV W7CNL WG8Y WH6LE AE4FZ AE4FZ W4DOW 
    N4ELM AE4FZ WA2USA W4MPS NS7P EA2IF K4PIC K4PIC 
SLIMER - W4MPS N4ELM EA2IF W4MPS NE4TN W0ERI 
FREDDYKRUEGER - EA2IF W0ERI NE4TN DJ5AV DJ5AV WG8Y K4PIC WA6KYR WA2USA N4ELM 
    WG8Y N4ELM WA6KYR 
Soapbox:
K3WWP: Pretty easy this month. Probably my quickest finish in several months now. Trivia: Headless Horseman from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Never heard of poor Nick. Slimer from Ghostbusters. Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm Street. Captain Gregg from The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. George and Marion Kerby from Topper. Thanks to all I worked. Now off to finish the European chapter challenge.

N9SE: I need to find a way to make these last a little longer. Perhaps I'll try to make it all DX next time, like K3WWP does. The European challenge is a little tougher, but with the higher bands being in good shape, that is wrapping up quickly also. Rig is a KX3, 5 watts to a 30m dipole up 30 feet (at home) and an 8ft whip (when mobile). Finally gave up on the Elecraft paddles. I returned them (great customer service at Elecraft) and ordered the Begali Adventure -wow! Expensive, but smooth! 72 de Marty

I5SKK: This time less day to complete the monthly challenge, nice and amusing despite the conditions not always so good.

AB9YC: I decided to switch it up this month and only use contacts collected while running as N9A. Well, I managed to complete the challenge using only N9A! A great victory, indeed. It took a great many more calls than I would normally take, and it was amazing to me that I seemed stuck on my final few R's. I scored the last R actually doing S&P in the last few minutes of my final shift. I was worried there near the end that I would come so close only to not complete it. Maybe next year, others will use the N#A to work the challenge, too.

G3JFS: Helped by improved conditions on the HF bands since mid September and a high level of operation by special event and portable stations around Europe the challenge was completed easily. For me, the difficult part is sorting out the paper work. I admit to being a good engineer and qrp operator but I am a really lousy Clerical Officer.

K1IEE: This one took me much longer to complete. The good thing is its a short distance to the next challenge. Thanks to all 73 Dick

N8XMS: I was skunked in both August and September but this one went well and I managed to finish it up by the 18th. As always it was a lot of fun. - Paul

PA0XAW: The 'good ears' of the SOTA stations did help me a lot with the collection of the 85 letters; nice challenge! 73, Age

K0FNR: Finally completed an alphabet challenge, and, was able to add 3 DXpeditions to my DXCC total ( TX7G, C21GC, and T30D).

K0ALN: A good challenge this month! I had conflicts with serious personal matters, and came up two or three contacts short to get the final 7 letters I needed for 100% completion. Was happy to get a few good DX contacts on ten meters at the end of the month, in spite of a couple of days that were pretty much blacked-out. Oh well, I'll be at it again in November.

N2GDS: This is the closest I've gotten to completing a monthly challenge so far. Only four Rs short!

W2JEK: WAS A GOOD CHALLENGE. NEEDED THREE R'S AT THE END BUT GOT THEM RIGHT AT THE END

WB9G/4: : I just moved to Virginia and got on the air at the end of the month. This was a pretty fun challenge once I figured out how to eliminate some local QRN. I know of the Headless Horseman from literature and Freddy Kruger from the movies. I remember a Nearly Headless guy from watching Harry Potter with my kids. I have no idea about Slimer (other than the movie), Kerby, or Gregg. KX3 to an indoor dipole. 72 de Chris