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The NAQCC August 2015 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:
No need to check your glasses. The word list for this month is indeed a bit less than legible as it stands. This little jumble comes with clues to help you unscramble these antenna related words. Sure you could just go by the letters and wait for the solution, which will be posted in next month's newsletter, but where is the fun in that?


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, not including the comments in parenthesis, from the call signs of stations you work to master the challenge. NO contest or sprint QSO's allowed. QSO's must be made using CW and QRP.

IMPORTANT: Please be sure to submit your results to K7HAP in unscrambled order. The answers will be published here before the end of the challenge in case you have a hard time figuring some of them out.

MALINUMU - (Popular element for elements)
LITANDUMB - (Antenna type that works on several bands)
POLIDE - (An old reliable that is usually a half wave long)
NEEFDED - (If you want to load up a random piece of wire this is one way to do it)
RICEDROTS - (Add several to increase your yagi's gain)
EDELNIFES - (Coax, open wire or twinlead to name a few)
TILERVAC - (Good antenna choice for a lowband DXer)
WODNIM - (Aka OCFD)
ADALIRS - (They make dirt better)
LASTORINU - (The I stops here)
NOWIPEER - (Good feedline choice for a multiband wire doublet)

The 86 total letters contain these 18 different letters: A B C D E F I L M N O P R S T U V W



SPOILER - Here are the words in unscrambled order:

ALUMINUM
MULTIBAND
DIPOLE
ENDFEED
DIRECTORS
FEEDLINES
VERTICAL
WINDOM
RADIALS
INSULATOR
OPENWIRE

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 General Rule #5 for more details on what callsign letters can be used.

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 as text to: (Please be sure to use the horizontal layout as shown above.)

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:

 
K6III: 
ALUMINUM - KD7ATV WL7F K1PUG W7MWF W5IQS NN9K K1PUG W7MWF  
MULTIBAND - K7DMB N1WPU WL7F KD7ATV NG7IL K6JEB KD7ATV NN9K KD7ATV 
DIPOLE - KD7ATV W5IQS K1PUG KA3LOC KA3LOC K3ELQ  
ENDFEED - K6JEB NN9K KF7DS WL7F K6JEB K6ELQ KF7DS  
DIRECTORS - K7DMB NG7IL K4YFR K6EEE KA3LOC KG7PVT K9MOV VE4MR W5IQS 
FEEDLINES - WL7F VE4MR VE4MR WB5KDS K6ELQ WI5H NN9K K6EEE KF7DS 
VERTICAL - KD7ATV K6EEE K4YFR KD7ATV WI5H KA3LOC KA3LOC KA3LOC  
WINDOM - WL7F AD0IV AK4NY WB5KDS KA3LOC K7DMB  
RADIALS - VE4MR KA3LOC K7DMB K2PI K2PAY K6ELQ W5IQS  
INSULATOR - AD0IV AK4NY KF7DS N1WPU ZL2BLQ K2PAY KG7PVT AB6OJ K5RB 
OPENWIRE - K9MOV K1PUG K6EEE N1WPU WL7F K2PI K5RB K6EEE  

K3WWP: 
ALUMINUM - EG2A KD5ZLB W3CUV MI0SRR IZ4ZZB AK4NY W3CUV MI0SRR 
MULTIBAND - S58MU S58MU KD5ZLB K8EET IZ4ZZB IZ4ZZB EG2A AK4NY HG5DX 
DIPOLE - HG5DX V44KAI EA2PA OG9W W2LJ EG2A 
ENDFEED - EG2A EA6UN KD5ZLB S52F K8EET K8EET KD5ZLB 
DIRECTORS - F8DGY V44KAI MI0SRR K8EET HT7C K8EET OG9W MI0SRR MI0SRR 
FEEDLINES - S52F K8EET 5E2E F8DGY W2LJ MI0SRR EA6UN 5E2E MI0SRR 
VERTICAL - V44KAI 5E2E MI0SRR HT7C MI0SRR HT7C AK4NY K4WLW 
WINDOM - W2LJ AI4FC N2EI WD2E W8OSK S58MU 
RADIALS - MI0SRR AK4NY WD2E AI4FC V44KAI K4WLW S52F 
INSULATOR - N2EI N2EI S52F S58MU GB2GNL V44KAI HT7C W8OSK XE1XR  
OPENWIRE - WB5OSD EA2PA 5E2E GB2GNL W2LJ N2EI XE1XR WD2E 

K9JWV: 
ALUMINUM - WA2USA W7CNL WA2USA W0MNA W5GIZ K7TAN WA2USA W0MNA  
MULTIBAND - K4MF K1GU W7CNL NE4TN K4BAI K4BAI K4BAI K6OND K6OND  
DIPOLE - K6OND N1IX W7POE W0CO K0LAF W0ERI  
ENDFEED - K6EL K7TAN WB4DBQ AE9F K6EL K8TE W7DZD  
DIRECTORS - W7DZD W5GIZ NF1R AE9F N0AC VK4TJ W4DOW K0RU WA2USA  
FEEDLINES - KF5J KW6E KW6E WB4DBQ N5URL N1IX N1IX AE5B WA2USA  
VERTICAL - VA7VJ W0ERI W0ERI K8TE KI6J N0AC K0LAF K6EL  
WINDOM - W7CNL W0ERI W0MNA W5YDM W7POE K4MF  
RADIALS - W0ERI W0MNA W5YDM W0ERI W0MNA K6EL NM5SW  
INSULATOR - KI6J W0MNA NM5SW N5URL N5URL K0LAF K8TE W0CO NG9R  
OPENWIRE - W0CO W7POE W7POE NF1R KW6E K4BAI NF1R W7POE 

K1IEE: 
ALUMINUM - EA2CW DL7UMK/P DL7UMK/P MM0GYX IZ1ASM N5PHT DL4UNY 6Y5MJ 
MULTIBAND - MM0GYX DL7UMK/P DL7UMK/P TF3JB IZ1ASM ON6BV EA2CW N5PHT DL7UMK/P 
DIPOLE - DL7UMK/P KK4IP N5PHT ON6BV LZ2FU EK4JJ 
ENDFEED - EW7EW DL4UNY DF6CY F6GHG EW7EW EK4JJ DL4UNY 
DIRECTORS - DF6CY KK4IP R15CWC/3 EW7EW R15CWC/3 TF3JB ON6BV RG0A S58MU 
FEEDLINES - F6GHG EW7EW EA2CW DL4UNY LZ2FU F5IN DL4UNY EA2CW S58MU 
VERTICAL - ON6BV EA2WX R15CWC/3 N5PHT F5IN R15CWC/3 RG0A DL8PG 
WINDOM - R15CWC/3 IK2CIO 9A2TN DL8PG RA3DOL 6Y5MJ 
RADIALS - RG0A RG0A DL8PG IK2CIO EA2WX DL4UNY IZ1ASM 
INSULATOR - IK2CIO ON6BV IZ1ASM S58MU DL4UNY EA2WX N5PHT YO9PBX RA3DOL 
OPENWIRE - RA3DOL N5PHT EA2WX ON6BV R15CWC/3 IK2CIO RA3DOL OE2RE 

KG5HCF: 
ALUMINUM - WA2UQG WA4WKL WA2UQG KM4IXK W5EIU N2ESE WA2UQG KM4IXK 
MULTIBAND - W9BM W5EIU WA4WKL AC4BT KM4IXK W9BM WA2UQG N2ESE WA2DWX 
DIPOLE - WA2DWX W5EIU N4API KI4OSH KD4NUL W5EIU  
ENDFEED - W5EIU N5YFC KD4NUL AF4K N2ESE N2ESE KD4NUL 
DIRECTORS - WD4EXI KM4IXK W0CVR N2ESE AC4BT AC4BT KI4OSH W0CVR N2ESE 
FEEDLINES - AF4K N2ESE N3HEE WD4EXI KD4NUL K5BIZ N5YFC N3HEE N2ESE 
VERTICAL - VE3NXB N3HEE W5ZR K7TAN N4API AC4BT AC4BT CL8CF  
WINDOM - WA2UQG K5BIZ W4NSN K7FD WO5S W9BM  
RADIALS - NC4RT AC4BT K7FD KI4OSH AF4K CL8CF W4NSN 
INSULATOR - KI4OSH W4NSN W4NSN W5EIU KN5L AF4K KG7PVT WO5S W5ZR  
OPENWIRE - NO8C N4APT N3HEE W4NSN WA2UQG N4API NC4RT VE3NXB  

K1YAN: 
ALUMINUM - ES3AX VE9BEL KD0UN N1IMW N1IMW KD0UN KD0UN N1IMW 
MULTIBAND - K2LML W3UW VE9BEL W3MT N1IMW VE9BEL ES3AX KD0UN KD0UN 
DIPOLE - KD0UN W4CI YO9HP YO9HP WB2YRL ES3AX 
ENDFEED - ES3AX N1IMW OZ1HDF OZ1HDF VE9BEL VE9BEL OZ1HDF 
DIRECTORS - K4GDR W4CI KA1URP VE9BEL W4CI W3MT YO9HP KA1URP ES3AX 
FEEDLINES - OZ1HDF KE1LA KE1LA K4GDR WB2YRL K4ZIN N1IMW VE9BEL ES3AX 
VERTICAL - VE9BEL WH6LE WB2YRL K8CIT K4ZIN W4CI KA1URP WA4NLF 
WINDOM - W3UW KI4XH N2AK WB4DBO OZ1HDF K2LML  
RADIALS - WB2YRL KA1URP WB4DBO KI4XH N2AK WA4NLF K4JYS 
INSULATOR - WA9EIC N2AK K4JYS W3UW K2LML N2AK K8CIT NO1R K4GDR 
OPENWIRE - OZ1HDF YO9HP K4EJQ WA4NLF W3UW WA9EIC K4GDR K4EJ 

KA2PBO: 
ALUMINUM - AC4BT K9IL W2XU OM3ESM F5IN N9FGC W2XU OM3SEM 
MULTIBAND - OM3SEM KB9GUX K9IL AC4BT F5IN AC4BT AC4BT N9FGC VO1/DJ8QP 
DIPOLE - VO1/DJ8QP KE4TWI VO1/DJ8QP VO1/DJ8QP XE1RZL KE4TWI 
ENDFEED - KE4TWI F5IN VE3IID N9FGC OM3SEM OM3SEM VE3IID 
DIRECTORS - W0DQ N1JI K4KOR VE4AKI SM5COP AC4BT SM5COP K4KOR SM5COP 
FEEDLINES - N9FGC VE3IID VE3IID KW7D XE1RZL KE4TWI F5IN XE1RZL OM3SEM 
VERTICAL - V01/DJ8QP XE1RZL CO8RRM KE4TWI VE3ID N9FGC AA4MC KA4CLM 
WINDOM - K4JJW VE3IID N1JI KW7D VO1/DJ8QP OM3SEM 
RADIALS - CO8RRM AA4MC W0DQ VE3IID AA4MC N4LQ OM3SEM 
INSULATOR - VE3IID N1JI SM5COP KB9GUX N4LQ AA4MC KE4TWI OM3SEM CO8RRM 
OPENWIRE - OM3SEM VO1/DJ8QP WB4AEG KN4ZQ K4JJW N1JI CO8RRM WB4AE 

SM5MEK: 
ALUMINIUM - HB9AFI LX/DF1XC YO6CUF SM3TLG/P HB9AFI/P CN8KD TM73IE UR7VT TM73IE  
MULTIBAND - SM3TLG/P YO6CUF/P SM3TLG/P SM3TLG/P HB9AFI/P HB9AFI/P HB9AFI/P CN8KD 
    CN8KD  
DIPOLE - ES/DL1JET/P TM73IE OZ1JVE/P OZ1JVE/P LX/DF1XC OZ1JVE/P  
ENDFEED - ES/DL1JET/P ON8ON ES/DL1JET/P LX/DF1XC ES/DL1JET/P ES/DL1JET/P S57DX  
DIRECTORS - S57DX OM2015TITANIC UR7VT TM73IE CN8KD UR7VT ON8ON UR7VT SM3TLG/P  
FEEDLINES - HB9AFI/P ES/DL1JET/P OZ1JVE LX/DF1XC ES/DL1JET/P IK2RMS ON8ON 
    EM9WFF/P SP0CFF  
VERTICAL - OZ1JVE/P EM9WFF/P R2015RV TM73IE IK2RMS CN8KD DK65DARC ES/DL1JET/P  
WINDOM - EM9WFF/P SM5OCI/7/P ON8ON DK65DARC ON8ON MW0BRO  
RADIALS - MW0BRO DK65DARC DK65DARC SM5OCI/7/P OM2015TITANIC SM3TLG/P SM3TLG/P  
INSULATOR - SN3ENIGMA ON8ON SP0CFF UA9CTT LX9YL E7TESLA E7TESLA MW0BRO R2015RV  
OPENWIRE - OZ1JVE/P OZ1JVE/P E7TESLA DL0MFN MW0BRO SN3ENIGMA R2015RV E7TESLA

N9SE: 
ALUMINUM - HA3FTA W4ELP 9A1UN FM5FJ HI3TEJ NP3CW KA1URP FM5FJ 
MULTIBAND - W3MT 9A1UN W4ELP HI3TEJ HI3TEJ IZ4ZZB HA3FTA NP3CW KC4SD 
DIPOLE - KC4SD IZ4ZZB NP3CW CO8LY CO8LY HI3TEJ 
ENDFEED - HI3TEJ 9A1UN DK65DARC HA3FTA W4ELP W4ELP DK65DARC 
DIRECTORS - DK65DARC IZ4ZZB DK65DARC AE4DT NP3CW HI3TEJ CO8LY DK65DARC KC4SD 
FEEDLINES - HA3FTA AE4DT K1SEZ DK65DARC CO8LY K2PI 9A1UN K1SEZ KC4SD 
VERTICAL - SV9COL KE5AKL KA1URP HA3FTA K2PI NP3CW HA3FTA KE5AKL 
WINDOM - NP3CW W9ILF DL4UNY AE4DT SV9COL W3MT 
RADIALS - KA1URP HA3FTA AE4DT W9ILF DK65DARC KE5AKL K1SEZ 
INSULATOR - KB3AII DL4UNY K1SEZ KA1URP WH6LE DK65DARC HA3FTA SV9COL KF7YRL 
OPENWIRE - KA2PJO NP3CW AC9EZ N7DC NP3CW KB3AII KF7YRL AC9E 

WA2FBN: 
ALUMINUM - AF4K CO8LY GU4CHY MI0SRR F2IL N4EX GU4CHY MI0SRR 
MULTIBAND - OM5XX EA6UN CO8LY YV5DTJ F2IL AF5BA AF4K N4EX DK65DAR 
DIPOLE - DK65DAR MI0SRR VO1/DJ8QP OM5XX F2IL N4EX 
ENDFED - N4EX F5IN DK65DAR AF4K W8/E72AW DK65DAR 
DIRECTORS - DL2DX MI0SRR KX0R W8/E72AW K1CG F5NTV OM5XX KX0R MI0SRR 
FEEDLINES - AF4K CE2AWW CE2AWW DL2DX F2IL F5IN F5IN EA6VQ LU7YS 
VERTICAL - F5NTV AD4IE MI0SRR F5NTV AD4IE K1CG DK65DAR DL2DX 
WINDOM - W8/E72AW F5IN F5NTV DL2DX IK2CIO OM5XX 
RADIALS - MI0SRR DK65DAR DL2DX AD4IE AK3X DL2DX MI0SRR 
INSULATOR - XR8MIN F5NTV LU7YS EA6UN LU7YS AK3X YV5DTJ IK2CIO MI0SRR 
OPENWIRE - W4EON VO1/DJ8QP EA6VQ N7DC W8/E72AW XR8MIN MI0SRR W4EO 

PA0XAW: 
ALUMINIUM - LA8IG LA8IG DF1UQ I/DF3MC/P I/DF3MC/P LA1ENA/P I/DF3MC/P DF1UQ I/DF3MC/P  
MULTIBAND - TM10FAJ G4UZE/P LA8IG IW2HTH IW2HTH YO/HA8BJ/P LA8IG OK1NE DK1WI/P  
DIPOLE - DK1WI/P IW2HTH OE5PGL OK1NE DL3RAD OE5PGL  
ENDFED - OE5PGL OK1NE DL2DXA/P DF1UQ OK1NE DL2DXA/P  
DIRECTORS - DL2DXA/P LA8IG DK4RW/P OK1NE R15CWC IW2HTH OE5PGL DK4RW/P F5SGI/P  
FEEDLINES - DF1UQ EW1I EW1I DL2DXA/P DL2DXA/P LA8IG R2015NE EA2IF/P F5SGI/P  
VERTICAL - OH0JV EA2IF/P R15CWC TM10FAJ DK1WI/P R15CWC DL2DXA/P DL2DXA/P  
WINDOM - DK1WI/P DK1WI/P R2015NE DF1UQ OE5PGL TM10FAJ  
RADIALS - R15CWC DL2DXA/P DF1UQ F5SGI/P SD3A OE5PGL SD3A  
INSULATOR - F5SGI/P 9A2NA/P SD3A G4UZE/P OE5PGL SD3A TM10FAJ OH0JV DL3RAD  
OPENWIRE - OH0JV OE5PGL G4UZE/P 9A2NA/P DK1WI/P EW1I R2015NE G4UZE/P 

KD0V: 
ALUMINUM - KA3LOC KA3LOC KB9UWR W9KMP W8DIZ N2ESE KB9UWP W9KMP 
MULTIBAND - KF9ME KU4OQ KA3LOC K5BOT W8DIZ W8BJO KA3LOC N2ESE KD6SX 
DIPOLE - KD6SX K4ISW W9KMP W8BJO WA2VLA K6JEB 
ENDFEED - K6JEB N7DR W8DIZ KF9ME KF9ME KF9ME W8DIZ 
DIRECTORS - W9LD K4ISW KB9UWR N2ESE KA3LOC K5BOT W8BJO KB9UMR KD6SX 
FEEDLINES - KF9ME N2ESE N2ESE W9LD WA2VLA KK0I N7DR N2ESE KD6SX 
VERTICAL - WA2VLA VE34MG G3RSP KG7PVT KK0I KA3LOC WA2VLA W9LD 
WINDOM - W8BJO AI4FC KF7WNS KC9DM KA3LOC KF9ME 
RADIALS - G3RSP WA2VLA KC9DM W8DIZ WA2VLA W9LD G3RSP 
INSULATOR - AI4FC KF7WNS G3RSP KU4OQ W5QLF WA2VLA KG7PVT KA3LOC N7DR 
OPENWIRE - K5BOT W9KMP VE4MG ND6T W8BJO W8DIZ N7DR K6JEB 

N1JI: 
ALUMINUM - AD6TM UR4LCB UA1CE AD6TM EW1I NJ7Y UA1CE AD6TM 
MULTIBAND - C08RRM UR4LCB UR4LCB AD6TM EW1I UR4LCB AD6TM NJ7Y AD6TM 
DIPOLE - AD6TM F6FTI K3YP KA2PBO LY5W EW1I 
ENDFEED - EW1I N4KS DL1NKS KA1CFP E71A E71A DL1NKS 
DIRECTORS - K3MD F6FTI UR4LCB UA1CE HT7C AD6TM KA2PBO UR4LCB US7UX 
FEEDLINES - KA1CFP UA1CE EW8W K3MD LY5W I1YRL N4KS EW8W US7UX 
VERTICAL - W3WKV ZF2EE I1YRL HT7C I1YRL HT7C E71A I1YRL 
WINDOM - GW0WGK W2IW HA2NEP W3DG CO8RRM CO8RRM 
RADIALS - I1YRL E71A W3DG W2IW WA4ELW I1YRL S58Q 
INSULATOR - K2PI HA2NEP S58Q UR4LCB WA4ELW KA1CFP HT7C CO8RRM CO8RRM 
OPENWIRE - YO9HP K3YP ZF2EE N3HEE GW0WGK K2PI CO8RRM ZF2EE 

AK4NY: 
ALUMINUM - AA4MC KD8LN KU8L AA4MC K6III KD8LN KU8L AA4MC 
MULTIBAND - W4MCX W1UL KD8LN N5PHT K6III AA5TB AA4MC KD8LN KD8AZO 
DIPOLE - KD8AZO K6III K3WWP KD8AZO KU8L KB5AE 
ENDFEED - KB5AE KF5NRO KD8LN KF5NRO N3HEE N3HEE N9ODY 
DIRECTORS - KD8LN K6III KF5NRO N3HEE AA4MC AA5TB KF5NRO KF5NRO KA3SJ 
FEEDLINES - KF5NRO N3HEE VE2JCW N9ODY KU8L K6III KF5NRO VE2JCW KA3SJ 
VERTICAL - VE2JCW VE2PID N4QR AA5TB K6III AA4MC AA4MC W1UL 
WINDOM - K3WWP VE2PID KF7WNS VE2PID KD8AZO W4MCX 
RADIALS - N4QR AA4MC VE2PID VE2PID AA5TB N7LH WW0SS 
INSULATOR - KI4WFJ N3HEE WW0SS W1UL W1UL AA5TB N5PHT KF5NRO N4RAY 
OPENWIRE - N9ODY K3WWP WB4EDB N3HEE K3WWP KI4WFJ N4RAY VE2PI 

W2JEK: 
ALUMINUM - G4AFU CO8LY KB8U OK1MBZ YV5IWT F5NQL KB8U OK1BMZ  
MULTIBAND - R2015SM G4AFU CO8LY 9A2TN YV5IWT W9RDB G4AFU F5NQL DL5ANT  
DIPOLE - DL5ANT I4EWH YO9SP IK2CIO F5NQL CE2AWW  
ENDFEED - CE2AWW DL5ANT WB8DQT DL6JF EI2CN EI2CN WB8DQT  
DIRECTORS - DL6JT I4EWH RG0A I4EWH HT7C HT7C YO9SP R2015SM YO9SP  
FEEDLINES - G4AFU N3HEE N3HEE DL6JF LZ100AJ PJ4/AI5P 9A2TN I4EWH R2015SM  
VERTICAL - YV5IWT EA5HPX RG0A 9A2TN IK2CIO EI2CN OK2AN F5NQL  
WINDOM - CE2AWW EI2CN EI2CN W9DRB OK2AN R2015SM  
RADIALS - R2015SM 9A2TN W9DRB PJ4/AI5P F6HKA DL5ANT YO9SP  
INSULATOR - IK2CIO EI2CN R2015SM G4AFU LZ100AJ OK2AN YV5IWT OK1MBZ W9DRB  
OPENWIRE - OK2AN EA5HPX N3HEE N3HEE CE2AWW EI2CN W9DRB N3HEE  

All the above get a certificate and participation point.
All below get only a participation point.

 
N8XMS: 
WINDOM - W1A F5IN F5IN K4GDR N4OW NM3B 
OPENWIRE - N4OW N4PBQ N2ESE F5IN W1A F5IN K4GDR N2ESE 

K8UDH: 
ALUMINUM - AC9JD K6ELQ KF4GUI W9MRH KF4GUI N9KKY KF4GUI W9MRH 
MULTIBAND - KM4LT N1WPU VE2LAR KB1CKT KA9VAI KB1CKT KA9VAI N9KKY AC9JD 
ENDFEED - K6ELQ N1WPU AC9JD KF4PXW KC9AEW KC9AEW N7DC 
VERTICAL - KA9VAI K6ELQ W9MRH KM4LT KF4GUI AC9JD AC9JD K6ELQ 
INSULATOR - K2PI N7DC K6OQS N1WPU LM4LT KA9VAI KM4LT K6OQS VE2LAR 
Soapbox:
K3WWP: A bit confusing this month. Unscrambling the words was easy as was getting the letters, but learning afterward that the results had to be submitted in unscrambled form when I had already made up my list in scrambled form caused some extra scrambling/unscrambling to get my list ready for submission. Hope I did the conversion correctly. I suggest in future to specify initially how the list is to be submitted for these scrambled challenges. Thanks.

K1IEE: Found band conditions in general poor most of the month. DX was even harder and showing signs of what's to come of the bands. Notice this challenge includes some USA call signs for the first time in months. Thanks to all 73 Dick

KG5HCF: Enjoyed the challenge and thanks to the people who put it on. 73 Dave

KA2PBO: This was my first challenge and what a blast! Band conditions were terrible past 2 weeks but 30 meters got it done for me. Just finished building a 1/2 watt rock bound rig for next months challenge..cant wait! 73 Rick

SM5MEK: It was hard this month, bad conds and lots of letters but not so much time to do it.

N9SE: Fun, as always! Worked several with 100mW. Perhaps next month I will try for all 100mW. 73 Marty

WA2FBN: Just starting to get into these challenges - lots of fun and challenging with band conditions. 72 Ken

KD0V: This moths challenge was hard for me. It took 12 days to get the last letter. Band conditions were bad most of the month. What was very interesting was the number of QRP stations on the air during the worse times. I gave out more 519 and 419 reports than I have ever given out before. It is nice to see that QRP works even in the worse of conditions. I also spent more time with the audio and RF again wide open to be able to copy other stations. 72, Merlin

N8XMS: Another month of coming up very short. Oh well, it's still a lot of fun.

W2JEK: WAS A GOOD CHALLENGE AND LTS OF FUN. LAST LETTERS NEEDED WERE THE 'E' S. 72 AND 73 DON YOUNGER #1135