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The NAQCC April 2016 Challenge All challenge info such as rules are now in the hands of Gary K1YAN. Email him with any questions in that regard at . The results on this page are the responsibility of Hap K7HAP. Email him with any questions in that regard at . PREMISE: What is the big deal? Take some copper, pull it until it looks like spaghetti, maybe add some insulation and there you go, a wire. Simple, right? Well, there is a bit more to it than that. If you want something strong, that you can hang as an antenna, then you want hard drawn wire. It is, pretty much, just as it leaves the forming process with no heat treating. Why heat treat or anneal a wire? It winds up not as strong, but flexible, so you can easily bend, wind or shape it. Take that annealed wire and put a thin, enamel like, layer of insulation on it and you have magnet wire. It is good for transformers, motors, electromagnets and lots of other applications. Bundle up a bunch of strands of magnet wire and you just made Litz wire. This wire minimizes losses due to the skin effect that occurs when you pass high frequency currents through a conductor. It finds uses in many of the same applications as plain magnet wire. Now, tell me, how big do you want that wire? Some of the many ways to say this are by using American Wire Gauge, Standard Wire Gauge or, if it is a really big wire, say an inch or more in diameter, use MCM ( million circular mills, one circular mil is the area of a circle 1/1000 of an inch in diameter ). This, of course, is just a small part of the story. So, now you know that there is a bit more to that wire hanging in your back yard than appears at first glance. TIME FRAME: The first day of the month 0000Z through the last day of the month 2400Z RULES: Just make ALL these words from calls of stations you work subject to the General Challenge Rules. (Any spaces in the phrases should be ignored. For example the challenge phrase "INVERTED V ANTENNA" should be treated as if it is the single word "INVERTEDVANTENNA.") HARD DRAWN ANNEALED MAGNET WIRE LITZ AMERICAN WIRE GAUGE STANDARD WIRE GAUGE MILLION CIRCULAR MILS The 84 total letters contain these 17 different letters : A C D E G H I L M N O R S T U W Z 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 NEXT - NF8M, W8REI, N8XMS, K9EYT (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 in the horizontal format shown above 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 All entries must be RECEIVED before the 10th of the following month at 2400Z. Final Results: K3WWP: HARDDRAWN - HK3TU YV5IUA 8P6DR KC4ZTD KC4ZTD 8P6DR YV5IUA KC2KWA KB9BVN ANNEALED - KC2KWA KB9BVN K1NMF XE1XR KC2KWA K9VPL XE1XR 8P6DR MAGNETWIRE - K1NMF 9A5M HC2GRC/P K1NMF XE3ARV KC4ZTD KC2KWA YV5IUA XE1XR W9EBE LITZ - K9VPL YV5IUA JT1CO KC4ZTD AMERICANWIREGAUGE - 9A5M K1NMF XE3ARV XE1XR KD8FIP KC4ZTD AA1LL N8XMS W0W KD8FIP K4GDR W9EBE K4GDR AA1LL YV5IUA K4GDR W9EBE STANDARDWIREGAUGE - N8XMS KC4ZTD AA1LL N8XMS 8P6DR AA1LL K4GDR K0DTQ W0W W9IK XE3ARV W9EBE HC2GRC/P AA9MU YV5IUA NG9D VE3OU MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - 9A5M W9IK AA1LL AA1LL WB4ZBI CO3JK CN8KD KC4RZTD WB4ZBI XE3ARV KC2KWA HK3TU AA1LL AA9MU HC2GRC/P 9A5M N4FI AA1LL N8XMS WV8DH: HARDDRAWN - WA1HFF WA1HFF N0UR KE8DI KE8DI N0UR WA1HFF W4TMW K5WNU ANNEALED - N8ZYA K5WNU N0UR KE8DI N8ZYA W9DLN KE8DI W9DLN MAGNETWIRE - W4TMW AF4K K1PUG N0UR WB9EGZ WA1FAT W4TMW KE8DI K3KYR WB9EGZ LITZ - W9DLN KE8DI WA1FAT N8ZYA AMERICANWIREGAUGE - AF4K K0M VE3DZP K3KYR KC9IL KC9IL WA1FAT N8ZYA K5WNU KC9IL K4KRW VE3DZP K1PUG WA1FAT K5WNU WB9EGZ AA5VE STANDARDWIREGAUGE - AJ4SB WA5TYJ WA1FAT N8ZYA W9DLN WA1FAT W2NRA W1DX K5WNU N8XI W2NRA AA5VE WB9EGZ AJ4SB K5WNU KG6MC EA6UN MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - KG6MC N8XI KC9IL KC9IL AI0F K9OSC W9DLN KC9IL AI0F K4KRW KG6MC N0UR N3FLL AJ4SB W8RU KG6MC KB9ILT N3FLL AJ4SB AB8DY: HARDDRAWN - K5HFG AA4OO WR2E K7ODX K7ODX WR2E AA4OO W4OKV LU7YN ANNEALED - AA4OO LU7YN NM3B KE8DI AA4OO LU7YN KE8DI WD4AXJ MAGNETWIRE - NM3B KA5TJS K5HFG NM3B WB9EGZ KA5TJS W4OKV KE8DI KR4AE WB9EGZ LITZ - LU7YN KE8DI KA5TJS N8ZYA AMERICANWIREGAUGE - KA5TJS NM3B WR2E KR4AE WA9ZJI WC7S WD4AXJ N8ZYA WC7S WA9ZJI N8KR WR2E K5HFG WD4AXJ LU7YN K1PUG AA5VE STANDARDWIREGAUGE - KA5TJS KC8TQP N8ZYA N8ZYA WD4AXJ N8ZYA N8KR HD9QS WC7S K6IFF N2JPR KR4AE K1PUG WA8QNN LU7YN WB9EGZ KR4AE MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - N0UMP AI4UN W9DLN W9DLN AI4UN K7ODX WA8QNN WC7S KI4KGK VE1RSM KC8TQP K1PUG N3FLL WA8QNN VE1RSM N0UMP KI4KGK N3FLL KA5TJS N8ZYA: HARDDRAWN - K1GDH PA1CC RA1AOB K1GDH K1GDH RA1AOB PA1CC W0W N9LL ANNEALED - AA4MX N9LL N4API VE2PID AA4MX AC8LJ VE2PID KA9DVX MAGNETWIRE - AA4MX AA4MX K2GTC N4API CO6DE K2GTC W0W N4API W1RM CO6DE LITZ - AC8LJ N4API K2GTC KZ3J AMERICANWIREGAUGE - AA4MX AA4MX EI9KC W1RM VE2PID PA1CC AC8KJ NV4U W1AW VE2PID KR4AE WA8SIE K2GTC AC8LJ K1PU K1GDH WA8SIE STANDARDWIREGAUGE - WA8SIE W3ATB AC2OX F6EJN KA9DVX AC2OX KR4AE VE2PID W0W N2AIG AC8RG EI9KC K1GDH W3ATB K1PU N2AGI W8BWE MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - FM5FJ N2AGI KC3BLB N9LL WA8SIE AC2OX NV4U PA1CC WA8SIE AC8RG CO6DE NV4U N9LL W3ATB KI3R FM5FJ W8IQ WB8LZG WA8SIE AA4NN: HARDDRAWN - WD8BAH WD8BAH OK2RRR WD8BAH WD8BAH N5IR WD8BAH WD8BAH N5IR ANNEALED - KA4KSB N5IR N4PGJ K3SEW KA4KSB I1ATL K3SEW DQ200H MAGNETWIRE - NM3B I1ATL N4PGJ N4PGJ EH1JSD I1ATL WD8BAH N5IR N5IR EH1JSD LITZ - I1ATL N5IR I1ATL WZ2J AMERICANWIREGAUGE - ES3AX NM3B ES3AX OK2RRR I1ATL 3B8CF I1ATL NM3B K3SEW I1ATL OK2RRR ES3AX N4PGJ ES3AX UR0VQ G3WCY N5EIL STANDARDWIREGAUGE - K3SEW TM31UFT HA8CJ NM3B EH1JD HA8CJ OK2RRR HK4DEI K3SEW HK4DEI OK2RRR N5EIL G3WCY 9A6C UW2ZL EG5RFC HK4DEI MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - TM31UFT N5EIL N5EIL N5EIL N5EIL F9OF N5EIL 3B8CF HK4DEI OK2RRR G3WCY UW2ZL UW2ZL 9A6C K1DCR TM31UFT I1YRL UW2ZL K3SEW K9OSC: HARDDRAWN - W6HV WA5AFD NC4RT WA5AFD WA5AFD NC4RT WA5AFD WI0V KC9SNC ANNEALED - WA5AFD KC9SNC NC4RT W4EON WA5AFD W0CML W4EON K8JD MAGNETWIRE - W0CML WA0VQY K1PUG NC4RT KE5AL NC4RT WI0V WI0V KA6ROD KE5AL LITZ - W0CML WI0V NC4RT KD5ZLB AMERICANWIREGAUGE - WA0VQY W0CML K8EHE KA6ROD N4IY KC9SNC KE5AL W4EON WA5AFD N4IY WB8APR K8EHE K1PUG KE5AL K1PUG WA8YWG K8EHE STANDARDWIREGAUGE - KC9SNC WT4Y KA6ROD W4EON K8JD KA6ROD WQ5R KA6ROD WA5AFD KI4XH WB8APR K8EHE KG6MC KC2KWA K1PUG KG6MC N4EX MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - KG6MC KI4XH KE5AL KE5AL VE3PVI W4EON AK4NY KC9SNC VE3PVI WQ5R KC9SNC N1WPU K9DLT KC2KWA KC3RN KG6MC WI0T K9DLT KC9SNC NF1U: HARDDRAWN - KA8HFN KA8HFN N2TRJ KB1WOD KB1WOD N2TRJ KA8HFN KB1WOD N2ICZ ANNEALED - WA2JSG N2ICZ KA8HFN NA9E WA2JSG N3FLL NA9E N0HYD MAGNETWIRE - KG6MC N4API WB3GCK KA8HFN KK4UOE N2TRJ KB1WOD N2ICZ KC8UR KK4UOE LITZ - N3FLL N2ICZ N2TRJ N2ICZ AMERICANWIREGAUGE - N4API KG6MC VE2PID KC8UR N4API N2ICZ NA9E NS3C WB3GCK N4API K1ARR VE2PID WB3GCK NA9E KK4UOE WA2JSG K6ELQ STANDARDWIREGAUGE - NS3C KT0G K3WAS N2TRJ N0HYD K3WAS K1ARR K4DJ WB3GCK WI5H K1ARR K6ELQ WA2JSG K1ARR KK4UOE WB1GYZ EA3NO MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - W4TMW WI5H N3FLL N3FLL W2IW KB1WOD N2TRJ N2ICZ W2IW K1ARR WB3GCK KC8UR K6ELQ K1ARR K0RO W4TMW VE2PID W5LD NS3C KR9Z: HARDDRAWN - W8HOG W4HAY N4RAY AA1JD AA1JD N4RAY W4HAY WB8YYY N4RAY ANNEALED - K9AAA NV4U NV4U VE5CUL K9AAA VE5CUL VE5CUL WB4DBO MAGNETWIRE - K4CML K9AAA W8HOG N4RAY KB5AE WT4Y WB8YYY W3IQ N2TRJ KB5AE LITZ - VE5CUL W3IQ WT4Y NZ8Y AMERICANWIREGAUGE - K9AAA K4CML VE4AKI N2TRJ VE4AKI VE5CUL K9AAA N4API W8HOG VE4AKI NC4RT VE4AKI W8HOG K9AAA VE5CUL K1PUG K1EDG STANDARDWIREGAUGE - KB5SXC W4TMW AA1JD N4API WB4DBO AA1JD NC4RT K4DJ W8HOG N4API K1ARR K1EDG K1PUG AA1JD VE5CUL K1EDG W9EBE MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - K5MP N4API K4CML K4CML N8XI W8HOG N2TRJ VE5CUL N8XI K1ARR KB3CVO NV4U KA3LOC AA1JD K1ARR K5MP K4ISW KA3LOC KB5SXC WI5H: HARDDRAWN - KA8HFN KA8HFN KB4JR KD0V KD0V KB4JR KA8HFN W1XT KA8HFN ANNEALED - KA5TJS KA8HFN NC1M K5EDM KA5TJS KG4KGL K5EDM WB4DBO MAGNETWIRE - NC1M WA8OSS KG4KGL NC1M W9EBE W1XT W1XT K6III W0RW W9EBE LITZ - KG4KGL K6III W1XT KZ5OM AMERICANWIREGAUGE - WA8OSS NC1M W9EBE W0RW K6III NC1M KA0AAM N8XI W0RW K6III K0RO W9EBE KG4KGL KA0AAM NF1U KG4KGL K6ELQ STANDARDWIREGAUGE - NS3C KA5TJS KA0AAM NS3C WB4DBO KA0AAM K0RO WD8RIF W0RW K6III KC8UR K6ELQ KG4KGL KA0AAM NF1U K1PUG KD8DEU MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - KZ5OM K6III KA3LOC KA3LOC N8XI KZ5OM NS3C NS3C N8XI KC8UR NS3C K1PUG K6ELQ KA0AAM WD8RIF KZ5OM WD8RIF K6ELQ NS3C K1IEE: HARDDRAWN - HA8LTQ J42AGM OZ5RN DL3AZ DL1REM YR55GC RA55GC EW7LO G3ZRN ANNEALED - DL3AZ OK2AN EA6UN EW1BJ J42AGM DL1REM E74X DL3AZ MAGNETWIRE - DL1REM DL3AZ RA55GC G3ZRN EW1BJ IT9SSI EW7LO IT9SSI OZ5RM EW7LO LITZ - DL3AZ IK4EWX IT9SSI DL3AZ AMERICANWIREGAUGE - DL3ASM DL1REM EW7LO YR55GC IT9SSI YR55GC EA4BB OK2AN EW1BJ IK4EWX DL65TRS IK4EWX J42AGM RA55GC TM31UFT YR55GC DL1REM STANDARDWIREGAUGE - IT9SSI HA8LTQ DL3ASM SN1050PZK DL1REM CT7AEQ RA55GC DL65TRS EW1BJ IK0XFD RA55GC DL1REM J42AGM HA8LTQ TM31UFT YR55GC IK4EWX MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - J42AGM IK0XFD DL1REM EW7LO IK1MYV OZ5RM SN1050PZK YR55GC IT9SSI DL1REM RA55GC GU4FOC EW7LO HA8LTQ DL1REM J42AGM IT9SSI DL3AZ IT9SSI KF7WNS: HARDDRAWN - AA6TH AA1MY WA4GIR KD6WPJ KD6WPJ WA4GIR AA1MY AF9W N6ZI ANNEALED - AA1MY N6ZI N5URL KE7KUS AA1MY KX7L KE7KUS W9DLN MAGNETWIRE - AA1MY WA4GIR WA4GIR N5URL N6IET AA6TH AF9W N6ZI KR7W N6IET LITZ - KX7L N6ZI AA6TH N6ZI AMERICANWIREGAUGE - WA4GIR AA1MY KA8HDE KR7W WA4GIR W0CSR AF9W N6IET WA4GIR WA4GIR JR2SCJ KA8HDE WA4GIR AF9W N5URL W4HG WB9EGZ STANDARDWIREGAUGE - JR2SCJ N6IET W8AQ N6IET W9DLN W8AQ JR2SCJ KA8HDE WA4GIR JA1KIH N5URL WB9EGZ W4HG AA6TH N5URL K1PUG KE5AL MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - W7MXQ JA1KIH N5URL N5URL KG4IKQ WA6OEF W9DLN W0CSR N6IET N5URL AC2C K1PUG W9DLN AA6TH W0CSR W7MXQ N6IET W9DLN JR2SCJ K1YAN: HARDDRAWN - OZ1HDF AJ4SB W1SFR WD4AXJ WD4AXJ W1SFR AJ4SB W2XB NQ8Z ANNEALED - AC8RG NQ8Z NK6X WB8E AC8RG OM2VL WB8E OZ1HDF MAGNETWIRE - OM2VL AA4MC AC8RG NK6X VE3JEV K1VT W2XB W2IFB 8R1A VE3JEV LITZ - OM2VL W2IFB K1VT NQ8Z AMERICANWIREGAUGE - AA4MC OM2VL VE3JEV AC8RG SM7ZDI AC8RG AA4MC NM3B W1SFR SM7ZDI AC8RG VE3JEV AC8RG AA4MC VE3GXU VE3GXU VE3GXU STANDARDWIREGAUGE - AJ4SB K4EET WD4AXJ NM3B OZ1HDF WD4AXJ 8R1A NG2D W1SFR W3IQ WR2E K4EET VE3GXU 8R1A VE3GXU NG2D VE3GXU MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - NM3B W3IQ K9VPL K9VPL N8XI OM2VL N4LQ AC8RG N8XI WR2E AA4MC 9A2EU N4LQ 8R1A VE3RIA NM3B IB0X N4LQ AJ4SB PA9CW: HARDDRAWN - HB9FVF/P 9A703XV F5HTR/P DF7TH DF5WA SN1050PRR YT60TESLA EA2WX/P SN1050KJU ANNEALED - EA1ATH SN1050JPM SN200SG EV30M EA2LU DL1FU OE7PHI EH1JSD MAGNETWIRE - HG225M UA4HTT HG225U YO3ND EV30M OK/PB2T/P TM91WARD EA2IF/P F5HTR/P HG225MSE LITZ - DL2FAZ/P LZ1700SIP F5TO OZ1JHM AMERICANWIREGAUGE - OK2SAM/P RA6MQ EA8/DL3ASM RW55YG IK5ZWU PP1CZ HA2PP/P EN5R SD7W IK7OFI R1566O HG225E HG225O R12APR EO30UC HG225S EA1EYL STANDARDWIREGAUGE - SF4J TA3D HG225A SN1050PZD HF2SDM HA8WY HG225R HB0/DL2JRM EM90WA II0IMJ HF1050BRP Z370CEF SN1050PGK 4O4A YU2M/P HG225L EA6UN MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - OM3EY IT9RDG/IF9 LZ140HB OM7LM 2E0ZAI OH6OS GS0NWM DK7DC IK0TRV R30CHA HB9BCB/P YU0TESLA DL4CW SN1050PKA G4RCG MM0ZBH DK8IT JW/DL7DF SQ3JPV KG5HCF: HARDDRAWN - XE2HOE WD4AXJ P43R WD4AXJ WD4AXJ P43R WD4AXJ WD4AXJ N4API ANNEALED - WA2TDE NF5U NF5U WA2TDE WA2TDE WA4LJJ WA2TDE WA2TDE LITZ - WA4LJJ W2IX WA2TDE K0ZK MAGNETWIRE - K5EDM KA5TJS WB5PG N4API K5EDM WA2TDE WA2TDE W2IX W8ARC K5EDM AMERICANWIREGAUGE - KA5TJS K5EDM KB5AE W8ARC KG4IUQ W8ARC WA4LJJ N4LD WA2TDE WG4IUQ KM4RGL KB5AE WB5PG WA4LJJ NF5U KM4RGL VE2PID STANDARDWIREGAUGE - W5FSP KA5TJS KB5AE N4LD WA2TDE K2ADR KM4RGL N4LD WD4AXJ VE2PID N4QR VE2PID KG4IUQ N4API KF5U KG4IUQ XE2HOE MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - KM4RGL VE2PID N4LD N4LD N4API WA2OJN NN0SS W8ARC N4API W9ORW AC8LJ KG4IUQ KM4RGL KB5AE W9DRW KM4RGL K3IMD KM4RGL NN0SS W2JEK: HARDDRAWN - F6HKA PV8ADI DL1REM OK1DX 4AIDX LZ1RW XP3A 6Y5WJ N4OW ANNEALED - 8R1A NC1M KN3PAT US3EZ CE2AWW DL1REM XE2HOE DF4XX MAGNETWIRE - HG225MSE YV5IUA G4RUF N0UR E77DX JT1CO CE2AWW XE2IF 8R1A XE2IF LITZ - LZ1RW IT9SSI JT1CO US3EZ AMERICANWIREGUAGE - KN3PAT DL1REM S51RE 8P6DR YV5IUA JT1CO WA0BAG N4OW LZ1RW IT9SSI DL1REM US3EZ G4RUF YV5IUA F6HKA HG225MSE XE2HOE STANDARDWIREGUAGE - IT9SSI IT9SSI PA1CC NC1M E77DX 4A1DX S51RE DL1REM CE2AWW PV8ADI G4RUF CE2AWW HG225MSE G4RUF XP3A WA0BAG DL1REM MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - NC1M PV8ADI DL1REM LZ1RW YV5IUA JT1CO KN3PAT JT1CO XE2IF G4RUF PA1CC N0UR LZ1700SIP 4A1DX LZ1RW NC1M IT9SSI LZ1700SIP S58J PA0XAW: HARDDRAWN - HG225E EM90WA R102PWO DL9DBI DL9DBI RG55YG EM90WA IW2IRP DL5NBS ANNEALD - R100IA DL5NBS F5NZY EM90WA R100IA DL9DBI DL9DBI MAGNETWIRE - EM90WA HB9DAX RG55YG SN1050KJU EM90WA YU0TESLA IW2IRP DL9DBI RG55YG EM30UC LITZ - DL9DBI DL9DBI YU0TESLA F5NZY AMERICANWIREGAUGE - HB9DAX EM90WA EM30UC RM55GC IK5SRE G4NCU 9A0QRP F5NZY S51WO IK5SRE RM55GC HG225E RG55YG 9A0QRP G4NCU G4NCU HG225E STANDARDWIREGAUGE - DL5NBS TK9C UA6AK G4NCU DL9DBI UA6AK IW1IRP DL5NBS S51WO IW2IRP IW2IRP IK5SRE G4NCU UA6AK G4NCU RO55GC IK5SRE MILLIONCIRCULARMILS - EM30UC IW2IRP DL5NBS DL5NBS IW2IRP S51WO G4NCU TK9C IW2IRP LZ2RS TK9C IK7FPU G0KDL UA6AK LZ2RS EM30UC IK7FPU G0KDL DL5NBSAll the above get a certificate and participation point. All below get only a participation point. K9JWV: LITZ - K6TLL W7AIT W7AIT KG7MZ ANNEALED - W7AIT KN1H KN1H VE7YU AC7AF K6TLL VE7YU KV7DM KA5PVB: HARDDRAWN - KA8HDE KD3CA KX0R N1IDN N1IDN KX0R KD3CA WB5USB NN5K ANNEALED - KA6U NN5K NN5K KA8HDE KA6U N0PCL KA8HDE W9DLN N9SE: ANNEALED - WA2AOG N4CD N4UM K3SEW WA2AOG WA4LJJ K3SEW KC3DOF LITZ - WA4LJJ K1IFJ WA3PTY W1BKZ N8XMS: HARDDRAWN - HA9RT KR4AE KR4AE KC4D KC4D HA9RT HA9RT WT4Y NC1M ANNEALED - WB9GAA N9ZXL N9ZXL K4EET WB9GAA N9ZXL N1EU KF8DA MAGNETWIRE - NC1M KR4AE K1PUG NC1M KR4AE WT4Y WT4Y M0IKE KR4AE KR4AE LITZ - N9ZXL M0IKE WT4Y N9ZXL AMERICANWIREGAUGE - W1IMA NC1M K4EET HA9RT W1IMA KC4D W1IMA N1EU W0W W1IMA KA4RRU K4EET K1PUG WB9GAA KU3S WB9GAA K4EET STANDARDWIREGAUGE - KU3S K4EET WB9GAA N1EU KF8DA KA2BKG KA4RRU K9JDC W0W KI4EZC KA4RRU N1EU WB9GAA KA2BKG KU3S KA2BKG KI4EZC WA2FBN: HARDDRAWN - HB9FVF PV8ADI N0UR WD9F WD9F N0UR PV8ADI WD9F NN5K ANNEALED - KT0A NN5K NN5K W4EON KT0A N0PCL W4EON DQ5M MAGNETWIRE - DQ5M AF9W DL8PG NN5K E74A KT0A WD7F PV8ADI 8R1A E74A LITZ - N0PCL PV8ADI KT0A K0JQZ AB7MP: HARDDRAWN - AI7H KA6U N7YRT KD6NRP KD6NRP N7YRT KA6U K7WCN N7YRT ANNEALED - AA7CG N7YRT KD6NRP K7EX AA7CG KC9IL K7EX K4DJ MAGNETWIRE - KB7UMO AA7CG AA7CG KD6NRP K0JEM N7YRT K7WCN K6III KD6NRP K0JEM LITZ - KC9IL K6III N7YRT N7ZNP N1JI: HARDDRAWN - HA2NEP WA8JXM WB8AJR CO6DE CO6DE WB8AJR WA8JXM W2SSX KC4KNN ANNEALED - WB8AJR KC4KNN NV3N CO6DE WA8AJR WA4LJJ CO6DE YA1DX MAGNETWIRE - WA8JXM JT1AA/5 VE3GFN KC4KNN VE3OU JT1AA/5 W2SSX IA5J N0UR VE3OU LITZ - WA4LJJ IA5J JT1AA/5 WB1GYZ AMERICANWIREGAUGE - JT1AA/5 K9PMV XE2X KK4SER N2EJI W7CB JT1AA/5 N0UR WA8JXM N2EJI KK4SER XE2X VE3GFN 4A1DX VE3OU K4GDR KK4SERSoapbox: K3WWP: Took 28 calls to finish the challenge this month. That's a bit more than usual for some reason. Anyway it's finished as of the 17th of the month. About average for finishing a challenge. The last letter "I" came from friend Dan N4FI who answered my CQ on 40. Actually most of the letters came from my CQs or from just answering other folks' CQs. I really didn't spend hardly any time, if any at all, looking for letters in calls. Lots of fun, as always. Thanks to Gary for coming up with the challenges following in our (K3WWP and WY3H) footsteps. Also thanks to Hap for taking care of the results pages. Keep it going. K1IEEE: Another great challenge. The letters N and V seemed to take forever to find. Thanks to all 73 Dick N9SE: I set the goal again this month of completing the challenge using 100 percent QRP mobile contacts. In past months, I have usually completed my mobile challenge, but this time I still needed several R's and L's that never made it into my mobile QRP log. N8XMS: Well this was a really hard one for me and I came up 4 letters short of completing all of the words - R,I,L,L. But that's OK because it was a lot of fun anyway. 73 Paul W2JEK: WAS A GOOD CHALLENGE. LAST LETTER WAS 'G' RIG YAESU FT-840 AND SIMPLE ANTENNAS. 72 AND 73 DON YOUNGER WA2FBN: Could not find enough calls with a G, R or L in them to complete the challenge. Fun as always. Look forward to May challenge. 72 Ken AB7MP: First time participant and had a blast. Glad I re-read the rules. I was ready to exclude the sprint contacts, but had to go back and remove contacts from other contests (Yikes!!) - kept me from finishing all the words but kept me within the rules. |