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The NAQCC June 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: During WW II, the Ghost Army, officially the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, was an 1,100 man unit, tasked with battlefield deception of the enemy. The inspiration for these operations came from British units that had previously employed deception tactics. Their mission was to impersonate Allied units to manipulate enemy responses on the battlefield, thus aiding Allied efforts. This was done by the use of visual, sonic, radio and theatrical effects know as atmosphere. Props such as inflatable tanks, cannons and airplanes were deployed to fool enemy observers. The recorded sounds of tanks, vehicles and large numbers of troops in bivouac were played on large portable sound systems to add realism. Fake radio traffic, " spoof radio " as it was called, was sent to mimic a large units communications, right down to mimicking the fists of know operators. Finally atmosphere was added to complete the illusion. This might consist of misleading insignia, road signs and simulated troop activity carried out by only a few soldiers. There were even men in uniform, sent into towns to " accidentally " leak information to suspected enemy spies. They staged more than 20 operations, often very near the front lines, and were largely successful in their efforts. We thank these men and their comrades, past and present, for their service and sacrifice. 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.") GHOST ARMY SONIC DECEPTION SPOOF RADIO INFLATABLE TANK ATMOSPHERE 23RD HEADQUARTERS SPECIAL TROOPS The 86 total letters contain these 23 different letters and numbers : A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U Y 2 3 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: AA4NN: GHOSTARMY - F5GPE YO9HP JM7OLW S59N R7TW N6ANQ R7TW JM7OLW KC4YDP SONICDECEPTION - S59N JM7OLW N6ANQ KI4XH KC4YDP KC4YDP UA6EX KC4YDP UA6EX KC4YDP R7TW IK7FPU OK2LA N6ANQ SPOOFRADIO - S58MU YO9HP YO9HP YO9HP UA3RF LZ2RS WA1LJC KC4YDP K4IBZ W8HOG INFLATABLETANK - IK7FPU N6ANQ UA3RF JM7OLW WA1LJC UT1AA UA6EX AJ4BP JM7OLW K4EEG R85WTA UA6EX N6ANQ KC4YDP ATMOSPHERE - N6ANQ UT1AA JM7OLW OK2LA S58MU KC4YDP YO9HP K4EEG R7TW K4EEG 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - OK2LA UA3RF R85WTA FK8DD KI4XH K4EEG UT1AA FK8DD N6ANQ UA6EX UT1AA R85WTA R85WTA F5GPE UA3RF LZ2RS LZ2RS YO7HP F5GPE WA1LJC K4IBZ UT1AA WA1LJC W9TRC W9TRC OG9W OG9W YO9HP SQ65HSC K3WWP: GHOSTARMY - K4GMH EH0P VP2V/K6TOP N2ESE VP2V/K6TOP DL40IPARC XR0YS K4GMH XR0YS SONICDECEPTION - N2ESE VP2V/K6TOP N2ESE DL40IPARC N3CU DL40IPARC EH0P N3CU EH0P EH0P VP2V/K6TOP DL40IPARC K4WOP N2ESE SPOOFRADIO - XR0YS EH0P K4WOP F/ON6JUN/P F/ON6JUN/P XR0YS DL40IPARC DL40IPARC KA9IBS F/ON6JUN/P INFLATABLETANK - KA9IBS F/ON6JUN/P F/ON6JUN/P DL40IPARC EA5DNO N4DT EA5DNO KA9IBS DL40IPARC N2ESE N4DT EA6UN F/ON6JUN/P VP2V/K6TOP ATMOSPHERE - EA6UN K2UFT K4GMH CO8LY XR0YS DL40IPARC EH0P N2ESE DL40IPARC N2ESE 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - VP2V/K6TOP N3CU DL40IPARC EA5DNO HP3/VY2SS N2ESE KA9IBS EA5DNO K8GTQ F/ON6JUN/P KA9IBS XE1XR K2UFT EA5DNO XE1XR HP3/VY2SS HP3/VY2SS VP2V/K6TOP EA5DNO DL40IPARC EI3KG KA3SJK CO8LY K8GTQ EA1DR CO8LY EA5DNO DL40IPARC HP3/VY2SS K1IEE: GHOSTARMY - DL20GDXF EH0P OM3SEM RU3SK R7TW 9A6C R7TW OM3SEM YO8OU SONICDECEPTION - RU3SK OM3SEM RW3RN IK2CLB 9A6C DL20GDXF EH0P 9A6C OM3SEM EH0P R7TW IK2CLB OH2FUW EA6UN SPOOFRADIO - SM0BRF EH0P OH2FUW OM5XX OH2FUW R7TW 9A6C DL20GDXF EI9HC OM5XX INFLATABLETANK - GM0LVI RW3RN OH2FUW DL20GDXF UA1APX RT73AS UA1APX SM0BRF DL20GDXF EH0P RT73AS UA1APX EA6UN RU3SK ATMOSPHERE - UA1APX R85WTA OM3SEM YO8OU RT73AS UA1APX OH2FUW OM3SEM R1CC EA6UN 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - OH2FUW OM3SEM R1CC DL20GDXF EH0P EV6Z RT73AS DL20GDXF OZ7BQ OH2FUW RT73AS RT73AS R85WTA EV6Z RT73AS RT73AS OM3SEM UA1APX EA6UN R1CC GM0LVI R85WTA LY2J LZ425STA R85WTA YO9OU YO8OU PA3GEG OM3SEM WI5H: GHOSTARMY - W5GXV KI4VH KO1U WW2LST WW2LST AA9AA WD8RIF KZ5OM W5VYH SONICDECEPTION - WW2LST KO1U NP4IW NP4IW AA6AC AD5VC K6ELQ AA6AC K6ELQ NP4IW WW2LST NP4IW W5NO NP4IW SPOOFRADIO - WA8OSS NP4IW W5NO XE2HOE WD8RIF WD8RIF AA9AA AD5VC KI4VH XE2HOE INFLATABLETANK - KI4VH KN4ZQ WD8RIF N9ZXL AA9AA NS0TA AA9AA WB3AAL N9ZXL K6EEE NS0TA AA9AA KN4ZQ KI4VH ATMOSPHERE - AA9AA VA3KOT KZ5OM KZ5OM WA8OSS N8PZR KI4VH K6EEE N8PZR K6EEE 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - WW2LST WB3AAL N8PZR WD8RIF W5VYH K6EEE AA9AA WD8RIF KN4ZQ KO1U AA9AA W5ZR K1TO K6EEE N4RAY WA8OSS WA8OSS N8PZR K6EEE AD5VC WD8RIF AA6AC WW2LST K1TO N4RAY KZ5OM WA8OSS KA7SWP KA7SWP N3MLB: GHOSTARMY - WA8YWG W4HAY KA3OCS KA3OCS W4TMW K1YAN DG1BAR W4TMW K1YAN SONICDECEPTION - WA2JSG K5OO K1YAN KF4IZE AC8RG KD3CA KC2EQA AC8RG KC2EQA K9JP W1XT KF4IZE K5OO K1YAN SPOOFRADIO - K3MSB K1PUG W0RO W0RO KF4IZE AC8RG WA8WYG KD3CA N2ICZ N3RO INFLATABLETANK - N8XI N8ZYA AF2Z KB1CL AC8RG W8BFT AC8RG KB4KUO K6ELQ K6ELQ W8BFT KA3OCS N8ZYA K1YAN ATMOSPHERE - KY1AN W4TMW W4TMW KA3OCS KA3OCS K9JP W4HAY KF4IZE DG1BAR KF4IZE 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - KC2EQA KA3OCS W0RO KD2E WA1HFF KD2E KA3OCS KD2E KC2EQA K1PUG KB2RAW KB2RAW UT5UJO KD2E KB2RAW K3SEN K3MSB WB0PYF K3SEN KA3OCS N2ICZ DG1BAR KB1CL W1XT AC8RG K5OO K5OO K1PUG WA2JSG N8ZYA: GHOSTARMY - W8GDP W1EPH OM3SEM WB0SND K2TPZ EA6UN N4QR OM3SEM KB3AAY SONICDECPTION - OM3SEM OM3SEM EA6UN DL40IPARC OH6NVC KD0V W1EPH AA4MC W1EPH K2TPZ DL4OIPARC OH6NVC EA6UN SPOOFRADIO - WB0SND W1EPH OH6NVC OM5XX N8MFN N4QR AA4MC KD0V WA8SIE UT5UJO INFLATABLETANK - N8AI N4QR N8MFN VE3LFN EA6UN UT5JO AB8EL AB8EL AB8EL W1EPH UT5JO AB8EL N4QR KD0V ATMOSPHERE - AA4MC WA8FTA OM3SEM UT5UJO OM3SEM W8GDP W1EPH EA6UN DL40IPARC EA6UN 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - K2TPZ OM3SEM DL40IPARC W8GDP WV8DH OM3SEM AA4MC W8GDP N4QR EA6UN AA4MC K2RFP WA8FTA OM3SEM K2RFP WA2JSG WA2JSG WB5PG AB8EL AA4MC N8AI WA2JSG AB8EL W4RFT G4RCG ON7PQ ON7PQ WB5PG S52UF WV8DH: GHOSTARMY - W1TAG K9GHD AC2OX WA8OSS N3TTC AC2OX NR3P K8MPH N8ZYA SONICDECEPTION - WA8OSS AC2OX N8ZYA N2EI AC2OX K9GHD N2EI AC2OX N2EI NR3P N3TTC N2EI WA8OSS N8ZYA SPOOFRADIO - WA8OSS NR3P WA8OSS NY2PO KC3DOF NR3P AC2OX K9GHD KI4VH NY2PO INFLATABLETANK - KI4VH NR3P AF2Z K8PWL K9WA N3TTC K9WA K3MSB K8PWL VE3KCY N3TTC N8ZYA NR3P K9WA ATMOSPHERE - N8ZYA N2TRJ K8MPH W4FOA WA8OSS K8PWL K9GHD VE3KCY W2NRA WR4E 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - AC2OX NR3P W2NRA KC3DOF AH6AX WR2E W2NRA KC3DOF VE3KQN VE3FUJ W2NRA N2TRJ N2TRJ K3SEN N2TRJ K8WSN K3SEN K8PWL K3SEN N3TTC K3VIG AH6AX AC8LJ W1TAG WX4RM W4FOA KC3DOF K8MPH K8WSN K9OSC: GHOSTARMY - NG9D K9GHD WB4DBO W0SJS W1XT N0TA N7KRN KC7DM W8RNY SONICDECEPTION - W0SJS WB4DBO NG9D W8IX KC7DM NG9D NE4TN VE4CMA NE4TN K8MP W1XT W8IX WB2TJO NG9D SPOOFRADIO - W0SJS K8MP WB2TJO KA3LOC KB8FYG N7KRN N0TA NG9D WI9X KA3LOC INFLATABLETANK - WI9X N7KRN KB8FYG N5URL WB8AJR NE4TN WB8AJR KB8FYG N5URL WA5RES NE4TN N8AFT N7KRN K8MP ATMOSPHERE - N8AFT N0TA KC7DM WB5ZOR W0SJS N5PHT K9GHD K2BET NR8M K2BET 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - K2BET KA3LOC W8RNY KC7DM N5PHT WA5RES WA5RES K9GHD K0JQZ N5URL N0AC N5URL N0TA VE4CMA N5URL W8DSN W8DSN N5PHT VE4CMA KC7DM K8AI N0AC KA3LOC K2BET NR8M WB5ZOR W8HOG VE2PID WA5RES N1JI: GHOSTARMY - KG0LD HA1DAE OT4A W4FS OT4A WB8AJR WB8AJR WA2WMR IK1FDY SONICDECEPTION - W4FS OT4A ON7PQ WA3ZKI SQ65HSC KG0LD 9A1TESLA SQ65HSC 9A1TESLA ON7PQ OT4A WA3ZKI ON7PQ ON7PQ SPOOFRADIO - 9A1TESLA ON7PQ ON7PQ OK1FDY W4FS WB8AJR WB8AJR KG0LD KD2IIK OK1FDY INFLATABLETANK - KD2IIK N3BEV W4FS WQ4L WA3ZKI W3ZT WA3ZKI WB8AJR WQ4L HA1DAE W3ZT OT4A N3BEV KG0LD ATMOSPHERE - OT4A 9A1TESLA WA2WMR VE3OU 9A1TESLA PP5NY HA1DAE HA1DAE WA2WMR N3BEV 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - WA2WMR WA3ZKI SM3EVR OK1FDY SQ65HSC N3BEV WA2WMR OK1FDY WQ4L VE3OU WA2WMR WA2WMR 9A1TESLA VE3OU SM3EVR S58AL S58AL PP5NY VE3OU OK1CF KD2IIK 9A1TESLA KG0LD KA1TQ N8RGF VE3OU OK1CF PP5NY SM3EVR K1YAN: GHOSTARMY - KE0HG KE0HG WB4DBO K4ISW K2TTP WA3I AC2RJ N3MLB WA3PTY SONICDECEPTION - K4ISW ON7PQ N3MLB WA3I AC2RJ KD9VT W2KEZ AC2RJ W2KEZ K2TTP K2TTP K4ISW ON7PQ N3MLB SPOOFRADIO - KA3SJK K2TTP CO6RD CO6RD N4ACF AC2RJ WA3I KD9VT WA3I KB1WOD INFLATABLETANK - K4ISW N4ACF N4ACF N3MLB AC2RJ K2TTP AC2RJ N3MLB WB2ELD KE0HG K2TTP W8/E72AW N4ACF W2KEZ ATMOSPHERE - W8/E72AW KD9VT N3MLB WB4DBO KA3SJK N2PH KE0HG KE0HG W8ARC W8/E72AW 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - W2KEZ N3MLB RW7KW KD8EDU N2PH KD8EDU N4ACF KD8EDU ON7PQ KD8EDU N4ACF RW7KW KD9VT KD8EDU W8RIK S53A S53A N2PH W8/E72AW N4ACF W8RIK W4AMV N3MLB K1VT W8RIK 4O7TC 4O7TC ON7PQ WS8D PA0XAW: GHOSTARMY - 9A8DXG F6HCC DL/OE5EEP/P 9A1TESLA 9A1TESLA 9A1TESLA DL1HRY TM15EURO DL1HRY SONICDECEPTION - 9A1TESLA DL/OE5EEP/P HB9BIN/P HB9BIN/P F6HCC DL1HRY 9A1TESLA F6HCC 9A1TESLA PA2JJB 9A1TESLA HB9BIN/P OK1FII/P HB9BIN/P SPOOFRADIO - IZ6TSJ PA2JJB OH2LIO OH2LIO HF25HKZ DL1HRY 9A1TESLA DL1HRY IZ6TSJ OK1FII INFLATABLETANK - IZ6TSJ G4PVN HF25HKZ DL1HRY 9A1TESLA R85WTA 9A1TESLA HB9BIN/P DL1HRY DL/OE5EEP/P R85WTA R85WTA G4PVN HF25HKZ ATMOSPHERE - R85WTA IZ6TSJ TM25EURO OH2LIO IZ6TSJ DL/OE5EEP/P DL1HRY DL/OE5EEP/P R85WTA DL/OE5EEP/P 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - PA2JJB YL3CW R85WTA 9A8DXG DL1HRY DL/OE5EEP/P PA2JJB 9A8DXG UT0QA F8EUU 9A8DXG TM15EURO IZ6TSJ DL/OE5EEP/P TM15EURO US4IWA US4IWA DL/OE5EEP/P DL/OE5EEP/P F6HCC F2IL 9A8DXG 9A1TESLA UT0QA ON25CRD OH2LIO TM15EURO G4PVN 9A/S56LXN/P N8XMS: GHOSTARMY - WA9YXG K9GHD K0RO K3SAV W1XT KA6U WB2ZRU VE2MF WA9YXG SONICDECEPTION - K3SAV OK1CF K1USN K3VIG WA5CAV K9GHD EA1DR WA5CAV EA1DR K1PUG W1XT K4II OK1CF K1USN SPOOFRADIO - K1USN K1PUG W1KOK W1KOK AF4K WB2ZRU KA6U K9GHD K3VIG K0RO INFLATABLETANK - K4II N4RAY AF4K WA9LDD WA9YXG KT4P WA9YXG WB2ZRU WA9LDD VE2MF KT4P WA5CAV N4RAY KA6U ATMOSPHERE - WA5CAV W1NVT VE2MF VE3OU K1USN WA5PFJ K9GHD VE2MF K0RO VE3OU 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - WZ2J K3SAV K0RO W1DV W4BVH VE3OU WA5CAV W1DV K2MQY KA6U WA5CAV N4RAY W1NVT KB1EFS N4RAY K4VVS K4VVS WA5PFJ KB1EFS KC4KNN K4II K3SAV NZ5L K4BFT KJ4RKF VE3OU OG3077F KT4P AA4ZS KA5PVB: GHOSTARMY - W7GVE WH6LE NO8C NM5S N6JZT WA6KYR WA6KYR NM5S WA6YKR SONICDECEPTION - NM5S NO8C N6JZT KA9ILT KD3CA AD0AB NE4TN KD3CA K6ELQ K9PM N6JZT KB9ILT K7SO N6JZT SPOOFRADIO - WB5USB K9PM K7SO KO7SS AF7VP WA6KYR WA6KYR AD0AB WB0USI KO7SS INFLATABLETANK - WB0USI NJ7V AF7VP KB9ILT N0TA NE4TN N0TA KB9ILT KB9ILT NE4TN NE4TN KT0A NJ7V WA6KYR ATMOSPHERE - KT0A N0TA NM5S KB5JO WB5USB AF7VP WH6LE K6ELQ W5ZR W9EBE 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - K2JB KD3CA W5ZR KD3CA K6HPX W9EBE AF7VP KD3CA N0JQZ WB5USB AF7VP W1RCP N0TA W9EBE W1RCP K7SO K7SO AF7VP W9EBE NO8C N1IDN NK6A K3ELQ KT0A KX0R KB5JO N5DO W1RCP WS0TA PA9CW: GHOSTARMY - 9A8DXG HB9BIN/P OK2PDT/P S51KD II1TLA HA5MA/P ER3ZZ MI1EYP/P LZ1DNY SONICDECEPTION - I1GIS YO9RIJ OK/ON6ZQ/P HB9FAI/P OK1DCS/P DL1DXA EI7JK GX8HRC/A GM0EVV/P EA2IF/P HB9/F5HTR/P OK1IF/P R15EURO SQ9PND/P SPOOFRADIO - LZ425STA LY1TT/P OK1ML/P OK2BDF/P HF12Z R85KFF R73RDA ES0/DL5CW DL/HB9BIN/P OE5EEP/P INFLATABLETANK - MI6GTY UT7NI EW6WF/P RT73LF HB9AGO/P TM24H RA1ALS M1BUU/P OE/DL8DXL/P SM2EKM HB9/F5HTR/P EU6AF G0BIN OK1DDQ/P ATMOSPHERE - 9A702YM 407TC Z370RSM OE/G4OBK/P ES0UG HB9DPR/P EI7KH/P OE2016EURO RA3BY YR6MUSEUM 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - OK2BWB/P G3LIK DL0PIR DL5YM HB9BCB/P IK8TEO HA58LTQ DL5WW G3RDQ/P DL6UNF RA3BY RU3ZL YL3FT E72MD RU6MO S570ABC GM3BSQ/P EW6WF/P OE3WYC/P DF6CY G3LIK RA1ALS DL2ROR TA3D R7CD 4Z5JO E73JO DL/HB9BIN/P YT160TESLA W2JEK: GHOSTARMY - W9GT VE1PVH OG377F SM3EVR W9GT 9A6C SM3EVR RA1M/MM XR0YS SONICDECEPTION - XR0YS OM5XX NB8F S52ID 9A6C VE3IID VE3IID CO8LY EA8TL PA6T PA6T V44KAI ON4UN ON4UN SPOOFRADIO - SM3EVR KP2/N5PV OG377F CO8LY NB8F XR0YS LA5YJ S52ID VE3IID OM5XX INFLATABLETANK - HI3Y ON4UN FM/DL7VOG LA5YJ PA6T RT9T/3 V44KAI NB8F CO8LY SM3EVR EA8TL V44KAI KN4ZQ K8LSB ATMOSPHERE - EA8TL W9GT SM3EVR ON4UN S52ID VE1PVH HI3Y VE1PVH RT9T/3 SM3EVR 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - S52ID HI3Y XR0YS FM/DL7VOG VE1PVH VE1PVH 9A6C S52ID KN4ZQ ON4UN PA6T RT9T/3 RT9T/3 VE3IID RA1M/MM XR0YS K8LSB KP2/N5PV EA8TL CO8LY HI3Y LA5YJ EA8TL PA6T SM3EVR CO8LY FM/DL7VOG PA6T K8LSB WA2FBN: GHOSTARMY - NA6MG HI3Y ON7PQ OM3SEM TK4LS 9A6C KX0R OM3SEM CO8LY SONICDECEPTION - OM3SEM ON7PQ ON7PQ HI3Y 9A6C W7/DJ8QP OM3SEM 9A6C OM3SEM ON7PQ TK4LS HI3Y OM3SEM ON7PQ SPOOFRADIO - S52UF ON7PQ OM3SEM CO8LY S52UF KX0R 9A6C W7/DJ8QP F5IN CO8LY INFLATABLETANK - F5IN N4EX S52UF CO8LY W8/E72AW CP4BT NA6MG W6UB CO8LY N4EX CP4BT W8/E72AW N4EX FS/K9EL ATMOSPHERE - K2NA IT9SSI OM3SEM W4EON S52UF W7/DJ8QP HI3Y N4EX CO6RD W4EON 23RDHEADQUARTERSSPECIALTROOPS - S52UF HI3Y CO6RD AK5SD W6AH FS/K9EL K2NA AK5SD ON7PQ S52UF W6AH W8RDG IT9SSI FS/K9EL W8RDG FS/K9EL FS/K9EL PZ50X W4EON CO8LY IT9SSI W6AH FS/K9EL W1XT SM3EVR W4EON CO8RD W7/DJ8QP TK4LSAll the above get a certificate and participation point. All below get only a participation point. N9SE: GHOSTARMY - K1PUG HR5/F2JD KA3APO XR0YS W1XT KA3APO P4/W9ORW TM5BBC XR0YS SONICDECEPTION - XR0YS KA3APO N0UR AA3II TM5BBC W8BUD AE4DT TM5BBC AE4DT KA3APO W1XT AA3II OZ8X N0UR SPOOFRADIO - S58AL KA3APO P4/W9ORW P4/W9ORW HR5/F2JD P4/W9ORW KA3APO W7/DJ8QP WB2RIS OZ8X INFLATABLETANK - WB2RIS N4LD HR5/F2JD UX1LW AA3II TM5BBC AA3II TM5BBC UX1LW K1ZE TM5BBC WA2WMJ N4LD KA3APO ATMOSPHERE - WA2WMJ AE4DT TM5BBC OM5XX S58AL K1PUG K5HQV K1ZE XR0YS WB8EJN KG5HCF: GHOSTARMY - KG5YR W7WHO KA3LOC K3MSB KC4TPG K5AF KG5YR K3MSB KG5YR SONICDECEPTION - K3MSB KA3LOC N5AF WB3AAI KA3L0C NG2D W8BWE KA3LOC W8BWE KC4TPG KC4TPG WB3AAI OK1CF N5AFSoapbox: K3WWP: Another fairly easy challenge. No searching for letters. I just took them as they came from my regular streak and DX streak QSOs. It sure helped working DL40IPARC, F/ON6JUN/P (even without the P), and VP2V/K6TOP. The final 3 letters came within a few minutes from EI3KG (I) and K8GTQ (TQ) on June 13 (14 Z time). Next up now, the FD challenge. K1IEE: Finding the band conditions to work stations for the challenge is a challenge. Thanks to all 73 Dick N3MLB: This was my first challenge and it won't be my last. I worked like heck on this and enjoyed every minute. What a thrill to work 4W to Ukraine (4,400 miles) for the final letters. WV8DH: Only my second challenge but again it was fun working CW QRP from WV. I wish the sunspot cycle would sart going back up! 72/73, Dave N1JI: Special event station 9A1TESLA really helped me get a lot of the letters this month. Thanks for the interesting challenge! WB4M: This was my very first challenge! Lot of fun for those of us who are not affiliated with a club and unable to work the entire contest. I was able to get the 20 state challenge in less than 2 hours, working mostly 20 meters which had some really deep QSB and north-south propagation. PA0XAW: A lot of letters; SOTA station DL/OE5EEP/P was a good one fort he letter E, and OH2LIO a nice one for the letter O. Nice challenge! 73, Age N8XMS: Almost everything in the list this month needed one or more "T's" and for some reason I had a really hard time finding calls that contained that letter. I didn't find my 1st "T" until the 22nd of the month. With the end of the month approaching I aggressively went hunting for them and managed to complete the challenge with a few days to spare. W2JEK: A GOOD CHALLENGE ESPECIALLY WITH NO SUNSPOT DAYS OF LATE. LAST LETTERS WERE Q AND S. ALMOST WENT DOWN TO THE WIRE BUT FINISHED ON JUNE 30 AT 1602 UTC. LOTS OF FUN. 72 AND 73 DON YOUNGER #1135 KG5HCF: NOT MUCH TIME TO WORK ON CHALLENGE THIS MONTH BUT ENJOYED WHAT TIME I HAD. THANKS NAQCC WA2FBN: Another fun challenge. Thanks to all who made it possible. 72 Ken |