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The NAQCC January 2017 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).


NEW YEAR TRADITIONS

PREMISE:
Tired of that same old celebration? Well, not everyone rings in the new year with champagne, balloons and fireworks. One of these other traditions just might be for you. If you find yourself in parts of South America, wear some colored underwear, red if seeking love and yellow for money. In the Philippines, bring your polka dot clothes and enjoy some round fruits to insure prosperity. Eating handfuls of grapes at midnight in Spain should improve your chances for prosperity, while jumping off a chair at midnight in Denmark can banish those bad spirits. For those who enjoy a bit of fire with their celebrations, head to Panama and drive away the bad spirits as you burn a munecos, an effigy of a celebrity or politician, in the bonfire. If you are in Scotland, watch as a parade of village men swing giant blazing fireballs overhead to drive away the bad spirits of the previous year. It is even rumored that, all over the world, in a ritual known as Straight Key Night, folks send odd beeping noises to one another by radio to honor the new year. No matter how you decide to celebrate the new year, the NAQCC wishes you and yours a happy, healthy and prosperous 2017.


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.")

COLORED UNDERWEAR
POLKA DOT
ROUND FRUIT
HANDFULS OF GRAPES
BLAZING FIREBALL
MUNECOS (There is supposed to be a tilda over the N but we will ignore that.)
JUMP FROM A CHAIR

The 86 total letters contain these 22 different letters : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P 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.

If you need some help with your alphabet challenge record keeping take a look at our Alphabet Tutorial page for everything from some great pencil & paper methods to fully computerized tools.


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: 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

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


Final Results:

 
AA4NN: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - KF5LC OH6NVC AA1LL OH6NVC UR5WA W8/E72AW EA8/DH2MS UR5WA OH6NVC EA8/DH2MS W8/E72AW UR5WA W8/E72AW VE100VIMY/VE1
AA1LL KB8NPR 
POLKADOT - P49X VE3OU AA1LL KF5LC AA1LL K9RD VE3OU KT5X 
ROUNDFRUIT - KB8NPR HG17EYOF UR5WA OH6NVC K9RD KF5LC K2MRK VE3OU VE100VIMY/VE1 KT5X 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - EA8/DH2MS AA1LL KB8NPR W90LD KF5LC VE3OU AA1LL EA8/DH2MS HG17EYOF HG17EYOF K1EG K2MRK AA1LL P49X VE100VIMY/VE1
EA8/DH2MS 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - AB2EZ AA1LL W8/E72AW AB2EZ VE100VIMY/VE1 KB8NPR K1EG HG17EYOF W4CI XE1RK VE100VIMY/VE1 AB2EZ W8/E72AW KF5LC KF5LC 
MUNECOS - VE100VIMY/VE1 K9UIY NM1I VE100VIMY/VE1 KF5LC W4OIS SV7V 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - KB4QQJ K9UIY VE100VIMY/VE1 KB8NPR VE7FE XE1RK W4OIS EA8/DH2MS EA8/DH2MS OH6NVC EA8/DH2MS EA8/DH2MS W4CI HP1RIS 

WV8DH: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - KG6MC WA1OTZ W4KLY WA1OTZ W2RAN WR2E KD9VT KN6BU W2RAN KD9VT WR2E W2RAN K3WW KE4OH W2RAN W2NRA 
POLKADOT - KA2KGP N3RO W4KLY K3WW W2RAN AD0AB N3RO KD9VT 
ROUNDFRUIT - W2NRA W3BBO KN6BU W2RAN AD0AB AF4K N8KR N3YUG K4BAI KD9VT 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - KE4OH W2NRA NS3X KX9DX AF4K N3YUG N3FLL NS3X W3BBO K3BFQ KG6MC N8KR W2NRA KA2KGP KE4OH NS3X 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - AD0AB N3FLL AD0AB WA1OTZ K4BAI NS3X KG6MC K3BFQ WB4IT N3RO W9EBE AD0AB AD0AB N3FLL N3FLL 
MUNECOS - KG6MC KG4UPO W2NRA W9EBE KG6MC KE4OH KS8KCC 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - K8JD KG4UPO KG6MC KG4UPO KM4FO N3RO KE4OH W5TMT AD0AB KD3CA KE4OH AD0AB WB4IT WR2E 

N9SE: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - K0FTC KB3CVO KE5AL KB3CVO W4RQ K3SEW W9DLN VA6FUN W9DLN W9DLN K3SEW W4RQ K3SEW KE5AL KE5AL VE9CRM 
POLKADOT - N4PGJ KE4COH KE5AL K3SEW KE5AL K5EDM KE4COH K0FTC 
ROUNDFRUIT - VE9CRM CO8RRM VA6FUN W9DLN K5EDM K0FTC K3PR NU0Q VE100VIMY/VE1 K0FTC 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - KE4COH WA1BXY N4PGJ N4CD K0FTC NU0Q W9DLN K3SEW CO8RRM AF7LW N4PGJ K3PR WA1BXY N4PGJ KE5AL K3SEW 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - WA1BXY W9DLN AF7LW NZ0T VE100VIMY/VE1 N4PGJ N4PGJ AF7LW NP4IW CO8RRM VE9CRM WA1BXY AF7LW AF7LW AF7LW 
MUNECOS - VE9CRM K7FU NP4IW VE9CRM K0FTC N2SO N2SO 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - N4PGJ K7FU VE9CRM NP4IW W7GKF CO8RRM N2SO VE100VIMY/VE1 AA5VE VE9CRM KE4COH AA5VE NP4IW CO8RRM 

KG4MTN: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - WB3CEG WA8KOQ KC9IL WA8KOQ VE9CRM WB3CEG KD8FKD NF1U NE5DL KD8FKD WB3CEG VE9CRM WB3CEG W4EAB F6HKA K8PRG 
POLKADOT - KP4ED K1RO KC9IL KC9IL F6HKA KD8FKD K1RO KD9VT 
ROUNDFRUIT - K8PRG NF1O NF1U NE5DL KD8FKD F6HKA W2NRA KG4IUQ KC9IL KD9VT 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - F6HKA VA5CW NF1U KP4ED F6HKA KG4IUQ NE5DL KA2JSG NF1O KD8FKD WB3CEG W2NRA VA5CW KP4ED W4EAB KA2JSG 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - WB3CEG NE5DL W4EAB K8ZAA KC9IL NF1U WB3CEG KD8FKD KG4IUQ K1RO VE9CRM WB3CEG W4EAB K6ELQ K6ELQ 
MUNECOS - VE9CRM KD8DEU W2NRA VE9CRM WB3CEG W4OIS WK2S 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - KA2JSG KD8DEU VE9CRM K8PRG NF1U K1RO W4OIS W4RM KA2JSG KC9IL F6HKA KA2JSG KG4IUQ W4RM 

K1IEE: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - US1GCU OK7FL DL1REM GI4DOH DJ0MDR DL1REM SM4DDE US1GCU AN5CRM SM4DDE DL1REM DJ0MDR CE2AWW CE2AWW 9A2YM AN5CRM 
POLKADOT - S50P OK7FL DL1REM OK7FL 9A2YM SM4DDE UR7GO IT9SSI 
ROUNDFRUIT - DL1REM GI4DOH US1GCU AN5CRM SM4DDE OK7FL DL1REM US1GCU IT9SSI IT9SSI 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - GI4DOH CE2AWW RW3RN DJ0MDR OK7FL US1GCU YL2BJ SM4DDE UR7GO OF1XT US1GCU AN5CRM CE2AWW KP4TF SM4DDE SM4DDE 
BLAZEINGFIREBALL - YL2BJ OK7FL AN5CRM OZ90EDR OZ90EDR IT9SSI RN7W US1GCU EA6AF IT9SSI RW3RN SM4DDE YL2BJ AN5CRM OK7FL YL2BJ 
MUNECOS - SM4DDE UR7GO RW3RN CE2AWW US1GCU OF1XT IT9SSI 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - DJ0MDR UR7GO SM4DDE KP4TF EA6AF RW3RN OF1XT DJ0MDR EA6AF AN5CRM GI4DOH EA6AF IT9SSI RW3RN 

KJ4R: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - CP4BT K4AHO AA1LL K4AHO VE3BYR WA6YPE ND0CW K0RU N9JR ND0CW WA6YPE VE3BYR WA6YPE VE3BYR WA6YPE N9JR 
POLKADOT - WA6YPE N1HOG AA1LL K4AHO WA6YPE XE3VDK N1HOG CP4BT 
ROUNDFRUIT - N9JR KF5RXO K0RU N9JR XE3VDK KF5RXO K0RU YN7SU KD2ITZ CP4BT 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - K4AHO AA1LL N1HOG KD2ITZ KF5RXO YN7SU AA1LL KP4JRS KF5RXO HG17EYOF N1HOG K0RU AA1LL WA6YPE VE3BYR KP4JRS 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - WB4YBY AA1LL AA1LL K5KZQ KD2ITZ N1HOG N1HOG HG17EYOF PV8ADI KP4JRS XE3VDK WB4YBY AA1LL KA3LOC KA3LOC 
MUNECOS - CM2FRB VE3USP ND0CW XE3VDK CP4BT HG17EYOF YN7SU 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - N9JR VE3USP CM2FRB KP4JRS CM2FRB KP4JRS HG17EYOF WU5M K4AHO ND0CW K4AHO K4AHO PV8ADI KF5RXO 

K3WWP: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - N3CU OF0TA N9ZXL OF0TA XE3ARV K9XE N1DN N3CU N1DN N1DN K9XE XE3ARV WB9CTP VE100VIMY/VE1 XE3ARV DL1REM 
POLKADOT - PV8ADI WB4DBO N9ZXL K9XE XE3ARV DL1REM WB4DBO WB9CTP 
ROUNDFRUIT - DL1REM N8RZO N3CU N1DN DL1REM OF0TA DR60SAL W8AJU VE100VIMY/VE1 WB9CTP 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - K8EHE PV8ADI N1DN PV8ADI OF0TA W8AJU DL1REM W9STG N8RZO F5IN W9STG DR60SAL PV8ADI PV8ADI VE100VIMY/VE1 DR60SAL 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - WB9CTP DL1REM DR60SAL N9ZXL VE100VIMY/VE1 N1DN W9STG F5IN PV8ADI AN5CRM VE100VIMY/VE1 WB9CTP DR60SAL DR60SAL
DR60SAL  
MUNECOS - VE100VIMY/VE1 N2UU N3CU VE100VIMY/VE1 N3CU HC2AO DR60SAL 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - W8AJU N2UU VE100VIMY/VE1 WB9CTP K3TF AN5CRM HC2AO DL1REM AN5CRM WB9CTP K8EHE AN5CRM PV8ADI XE1RK

WI5H: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - KC9IL CO2AN KC9IL CO2AN WB5RYB K3EW W1DV NF1U NM1W W1DV K3EW WB5RYB WA7XX W4EAB WA7XX KJ4RGH 
POLKADOT - W3NP WA8KOQ KC9IL K7TKT WA7XX AD0AB WA8KOQ K7TKT 
ROUNDFRUIT - KJ4RGH WA9ONY NF1U NM1W AD0AB KA8HFN W2NRA KC2NYU KC9IL K7TKT 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - KA8HFN W4EAB CO2AN W9DLN KA8HFN KC2NYU W9DLN NN0SS WA9ONY KF7WJY KJ4RGH W2NRA W4EAB W3NP W4EAB NN0SS 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - W4EAB W9DLN VY1JA KH6ZM KC9IL CO2AN KJ4RGH KF7WJY KI4ODO KB4JR WA6YPE W4EAB VY1JA K6ELQ K6ELQ 
MUNECOS - NM1W WB5BUP KA8HFN WA6YPE KC9IL KI4ODO NN0SS 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - VY1JA WB5BUP NM1W WA6YPE VE2MF KB4JR KI4ODO KH6ZM CO2AN CO2AN KA8HFN CO2AN KI4ODO K8PRC 

KI4IO: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - CO3JK CO3JK LM80Q CO3JK AN5CRM VE100VIMY/VY2 WD2AGQ KB6UF F5IN WD2AGQ VE100VIMY/VY2 AN5CRM WA7JTM K5EDM WA7JTM
KP4JRS 
POLKADOT - KP4JRS AJ7O LM80Q CO3JK WA7JTM K5EDM AJ7O WA7JTM 
ROUNDFRUIT - KP4JRS OZ5DX KB6UF F5IN K5EDM F5IN CO8RRM AC2EU IT9SSI WA7JTM 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - K3Y/KH6 AN5CRM AN5CRM VE2PID F5IN AC2EU LY5A IY9SSI OZ5DX KB6UF AG4T CO8RRM AN5CRM KP4JRS K5EDM IT9SSI 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - KB6UF LY5A LY5A N9ZXL IT9SSI AN5CRM AG4T KB6UF IT9SSI CO8RRM VE1PVH KB6UF LY5A K5LY K5LY 
MUNECOS - WA7JTM K0RU/M N9ZXL VE1PVH CO3JK WO5S IT9SSI 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - WA7JTM K0RU/M WA7JTM VE1PVH W1AAF CO8RRM WO5S LM80Q AG4T AN5CRM K3Y/KH6 AG4T IT9SSI K0RU/ 

N8XMS: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - WB9CPT W8OU WA4LJJ W8OU VE9CRM VE9CRM W1IDL W8OU N9ZXL W1IDL VE9CRM VE9CRM W1AA KP4ED W1AA W9RAC 
POLKADOT - WB9CPT WA2OJN WA4LJJ K3Y/4 W1AA KP4ED WA2OJN WB9CPT 
ROUNDFRUIT - R1DX WN6OHG KA2ZIU N9ZXL KP4ED K0FTC R1DX KA2ZIU W1IDL WB9CPT 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - WA3HJJ W1AA N2PH R1DX F6HKA W8OU W1IDL K4QS KB3MOW F5NTV K2YGM N2BR W1AA WB9CPT KP4ED K4QS 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - WB9CPT W1IDL WA4LJJ N9ZXL W1IDL N2PH K2YGM K0FTC TI5/N3KS W9RAC AE4W WB9CPT WA4LJJ N9ZXL N9ZXL 
MUNECOS - K2YGM YN7SU WA2OJN AE4W WB9CPT WN6OHG TI5/N3KS 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - WA4LJJ YN7SU K2YGM N2PH F6HKA KK4YRB KB3MOW VE9CRM WA3HJJ VE9CRM WA3HJJ WA3HJJ TI5/N3KS KK4YRB  

PA0XAW: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - C31C  OF6MW  DL1LQR  OF6MW  DL1LQR  SM7RME  DK7UY  DK7UY  EA6NB  DJ4DY  SM7RME  DL1LQR  OF6MW  EA6NB  EA6NB
RU3KO  
POLKADOT - S509PMC  OZ90EDR  DL1LQR  DK7UY  EA6NB  DJ3DY  OZ90EDR  C31CT  
ROUNDFRUIT - SM7RME  UB5O/M  DK7UY  EA6NB  DJ4DY  OF6MW  SM7RME  S57U  IZ2QXG  C31CT  
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - DL2HRE  F6ACD  DJ6MN  DJ4DY  OF6MW  S57U  DL1LQR  S509PMC  UB5O/M  F5KED  G0BIN  DL2HRE  F6ACD  S509PMC  EA6NB
S509PMC  
BLAZINGFIREBALL - G0BIN  DL1LQR  HA5AEK  ON4ZD  IZ2QXG  DJ6MN  G0BIN  F5KED  G0BIN  DL2HRE  F5KED  G0BIN  HA5AEK  DL2HRE  DL2HRE  
MUNECOS - OF6MW  UE74M  ON4ZD  F5KED  C31CT  RU3KO  SM7RME  
JUMPFROMACHAIR - DJ4DY  UE74M  DJ6MN  PD1GB  F6ACD  OZ90EDR  RU3KO  DJ6MN  HA5AEK  C31CT  DL2HRE  HA5AEK  G0BIN  OZ90EDR 

W3IQ: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - KC9SNC WB0OKA KD4UGL WB0OKA W2ZRA AA8EN N4DR KD4UGL AA8EN N4DR AA8EN W2ZRA W2ZRA AB0XE W2ZRA N4DR 
POLKADOT - N2PH K2OGT KD4UGL K8VA W2ZRA K2DGM K2OGT K2OGT 
ROUNDFRUIT - N4DR W4OIS KD4UGL AA8EN K2DGM AF4YF N2BR K2UPS N4IDH K2OGT 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - N2PH AA8EN N4DR K8JD AF4YF K2UPS KG4LLQ KC9SNC W4OIS AF4YF K2DGM N2BR AA8EN N2PH AB0XE KC9SNC 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - WB0OKA KG4LLQ AA8EN W2ZRA N4IDH N4DR K2DGM AF4YF W4OIS W1RGA K1AVE WB0OKA AA8EN KG4LLQ KG4LLQ 
MUNECOS - K2DGM K9UCX KC9SNC K1AVE KC9SNC WA2OJN W4OIS 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - K8JD K9UCX K2DGM WA3KCP AC3F W1RGA WA2OJN W4MQC K8VA KC9SNC N2PH K8VA W4OIS N3RO 

K5MP: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - AD5VC KM4FO N9KL KM4FO W2NRA KD8DEU KP4RD KD8DEU W2NRA KP4RD KD8DEU W2NRA W2NRA K5ENA W2NRA KP4RD 
POLKADOT - KP4RD W4OIS N9KL KP4RD W2NRA KD8DEU W4OIS WB5IT 
ROUNDFRUIT - KP4RD KI4OSO KD8DEU W2NRA KD8DEU W9RFX W9RFX K1PUG WB5IT WB5IT 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - N4IDH K5ENA N9KL KD8DEU W9RFX K1PUG NE5DL KS8KCC KI4OSO WA5AFD W1TAG W9RFX K5ENA KP4RD K5ENA KS8KCC 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - WB5IT NE5DL W4NA XYZ123 WB5IT N9KL W1TAG WA5AFD N4IDH N0JRN K4NE WB5IT W4NA W6ELQ W6ELQ 
MUNECOS - NM1W N3YUG K5ENA K4NE AD5VC KI4OSO DL9YCS 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - W0EJ N3YUG NM1W K8PRC KM4FO N0JRN KI4OSO W5TMT AD5VC KS8KCC N4IDH AD5VC N4IDH K8PRC  

K1YAN: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - NM9C WB4DBO KL7SB/VP9 WB4DBO C08RRM KE8EAS PV8ADI W3BUG K3NGV PV8ADI KE8EAS C08RRM WQ9H KE8EAS PV8ADI K3KYR 
POLKADOT - PV8ADI OZ5DX KL7SB/VP9 K3Y/3 PV8ADI K4KDX OZ5DX W3ATT 
ROUNDFRUIT - C08RRM KO4FD K4SUE K3NGV WB4DBO K2ZF C08RRM W8AJU PV8ADI W3ATT 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - WQ9H W3ATT NM9C K4KDX K2ZF W3BUG W2WL KL7SB/VP9 KO4FD KO4FD K3NGV K3KYR W3ATT PV8ADI KE8EAS KL7SB/VP9 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - WB4DBO DL5YM W8AJU K2ZF W8MIS NM9C K3NGV WB3AVF PV8ADI WA8REI K4SUE WB4DBO W8AJU DL5YM W2WL 
MUNECOS - DL5YM K4SUE WB4MNK K4SUE C08RRM K4SPO K4SPO 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - W8AJU W8AJU NM9C KL7SB/VP9 WB3AVF KB4JR K4SPO NM9C KB3AAY NM9C WQ9H KB3AAY W8MIS KB4JR  

NF1U: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - CG9BEL W4OIS NE5DL W4OIS VE4MR K1EDG K1EDG K3YUG NE5DL K1EDG K1EDG VE4MR W0VTT NE5DL AF2Z KB4JR  
POLKADOT - KP4ED KB1WOD NE5DL K1EDG AF2Z NE5DL KB1WOD W0VTT  
ROUNDFRUIT - KB4JR K0RO K3YUG NE5DL NE5DL AF2Z K4ARQ WB5BUP AI4BG W0VTT  
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - KA8HFN KK6AW W9DLN W8DJ AF2Z WB5BUP W9DLN W4OIS K0RO K8XF K1EDG K4ARQ KK6AW KP4ED NE5DL W4OIS  
BLAZINGFIREBALL - KB4JR LW3EX VY1JA AF2Z AI4BG W9DLN K1EDG K8XF WI5H K0RO VE4MR KB4JR VY1JA W9DLN LW3EX  
MUNECOS - VE4MR N0UMP KG4MTN VE4MR CG9BEL KB1OIQ ZS6JBJ  
JUMPFROMACHAIR - W8DJ N0UMP VE4MR WB5BUP AF3Z K0RO KB1OIQ KG4MTN AI4BG ND0CW KA8HFN AF3Z KB1OIQ K3RLL  

KC4GIA: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - KC9IL KM4FO KC9IL KM4FO CO8RRM K3EW W5/MM0LID AI4UN AI4UN W5/MM0LID K3EW CO8RRM K3EW KE4OH AI4UN CO8RRM 
POLKADOT - W3NP KE4OH KC9IL KC9IL AI4UN KD9VT KE4OH W0GTL 
ROUNDFRUIT - CO8RRM CO8RRM AI4UN AI4UN KD9VT KM4FO VE4MR NU8Z KC9IL W0GTL 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - KE4OH EA1VM NU8Z KP4ED KM4FO NU8Z W0GTL VE3SO CO8RRM F6HKA W0GTL VE4MR EA1VM W3NP KE4OH VE3SO 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - AB5AR W0GTL W2NRA NU8Z KC9IL NU8Z W0GTL F6HKA AI4UN W2NRA VE100VIMY AB5AR W2NRA W5/MM0LID W5/MM0LID 
MUNECOS - KM4FO N0UMP W3NP VE100VIMY KC9IL WA2OJN S51IV 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - VY1JA N0UMP KM4FO N0UMP AF5AF W2NRA WA2OJN N0UMP EI99WAW CO8RRM KE4OH EI99WAW AI4UN AB5AR 

KA5PVB: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - NP3CW N1OIE KE5AKL N1OIE KR7RK NA9E K1JD WA2USA N6JZT K1JD NA9E KR7RK W0VTT KE5AKL KK6AW KRYR7 
POLKADOT - NP3CW W5ODS KE5AKL KK6AW KK6AW AD5A W5ODS N6JZT 
ROUNDFRUIT - KR7RK K0RO WA2USA N6JZT AD5A KA8HFN W2RNA WB5USB N1OIE N6JZT 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - KA8HFN KA8HFN NP3CW WA5AFD WA5AFD WB5USB N0PCL WS0TA K0RO KS8HFN NA6MG W2NRA KA8HFN NP3CW KE5AKL WS0TA 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - KE7BGM N0PCL WS0TA N6JZT N1OIE NP3CW NA6MG WA5AFD KD9ILT N4SFR N1OIE KE7BGM WS0TA KD9ILT KD9ILT 
MUNECOS - K9PM N4UXA KA8HFN N1OIE NP3CW KM4FO N4SFR 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - N6JZT N4UXA K9PM K0PM N4SFR N4SFR KM4FO KW4JM NA9E N0PCL KA8HFN NA9E KD9ILT K0RO 

KB1M: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - CO8RRM OK1FFU K3RLL OK1FFU K3RLL CO2AME DR60SAL OK1FFU WB4MNK DR60SAL CO2AME K3RLL WB4MNK EA3CA DR60SAL KP4JRS 
POLKADOT - KP4JRS CO8RRM K3RLL K3RLL DR60SAL PV8ADI CO8RRM W3T 
ROUNDFRUIT - KP4JRS CO2AME OK1FFU WB4MNK PV8ADI OK1FFU DR60SAL EU1WW PV8ADI W3T 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - HC2SL CO2AME HF25FIN HI1UD OK1FFU EU1WW K3RLL KP4JRS CO2AME OK1FFU HG5DX DR60SAL CO2AME KP4JRS EA3CA KP4JRS 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - WB4MNK K3RLL EA3CA OZ1IKY PV8ADI HF25FIN HG5DX OK1FFU VE100VIMY CO8RRM VE100VIMY WB4MNK EA3CA DR60SAL DR60SAL 
MUNECOS - CO8RRM HI1UD P4/S50N VE100VIMY CO8RRM OZ1IKY DR60SAL 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - KP4JRS HI1UD CO8RRM PV8ADI K8XF CO8RRM OZ1IKY CO2AME EA3CA CO2AME HC2SL EA3CA VE100VIMY CO8RRM 

PA9CW: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - S57AC OK1PL YL2GP OK2PDT/P DL/F5HTR/P GM0EVV/P DK1KQ EA3KU AN5CRM OZ1HDF EW8O EA2CAR SM6MCW DO7CED S51AP RW17NY 
POLKADOT - HB9SOTA/P OK2QX DL/PA0SKP/P OK/OM6TC/P SA6AUT DL4VH OF100FI/P HG14HST 
ROUNDFRUIT - RM17NY HF800O S51RU/P 3Z17HNY DR500MLE HG17EYOF DJ8CR F6IJU DL/HB9BIN/P HB9TWM/P 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - HA4XG HA5MA/P DL2FCN DF5QG HF6ESK DR5LUTHER DL6FAX SM7PXS IQ5PO F4EGZ G3WXG IK2RGV RA1TJ S50P DK5KE S57X 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - S53BB OM2VL EA1MX IZ2ZPH SM1IRS ON4CLQ IZ2GRG DF3OL IZ1LBG R2DX/3 EI77WAW DL/HB9JOE/P 9A3XV F5LKW/P DL5KVV 
MUNECOS - S509PMC YU7JDE G3MPN LA1ENA/P PH6SKCC OK/OE5EEP S57DX 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - OK6DJ SP/UT3GF W1MK OK/SP9MA/P F6DZS R1547M OK1AVG MM0ZBH DK4AN HB9CVQ LA1KHA/P OE3WMA DJ2IL RP75PW 

HA4FY: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - CT8/UA4HWX OF3077F DL/HB9BIN OF3077F RA1QD DQ70PEINE DL/HB9BIN CT8/UA4HWX DL/HB9BIN DL/HB9BIN DQ70PEINE RA1QD
CT8/UA4HWX DQ70PEINE CT8/UA4HWX DR1517LU 
POLKADOT - DQ70PEINE SQ7OXU DL/HB9BIN DR25MDK CT8/UA4HWX RA1QD SQ7OXU CT8/UA4HWX 
ROUNDFRUIT - DR1517LU HB9SOTA CT8/UA4HWX DL/HB9BIN RA1QD HF17NY LM80REX DR1517LU DL/HB9BIN CT8/UA4HWX 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - DL/HB9BIN RA1QD HF17NY DR1517LU HF17NY DR1517LU DR1517LU SQ7OXU HB9SOTA OF3077F I1GIS LM80REX RA1QD DQ70PEINE
DQ70PEINE SQ7OXU 
BLAZINGFIREBALL - DL/HB9BIN DR1517LU AN5CRM IZ2AJE DL/HB9BIN HF17NY I1GIS OF3077F DQ70PEINE AN5CRM LM80REX DL/HB9BIN AN5CRM LM80REX
LM80REX 
MUNECOS - LM80REX SQ7OXU DQ70PEINE LM80REX CT8/UA4HWX OE7PET HB9SOTA 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - IZ2AJE SQ7OXU LM80REX OE7PET OF3077F AN5CRM OE7PET AN5CRM HB9SOTA AN5CRM DL/HB9BIN HB9SOTA DQ70PEINE DR25MDK 

All the above get a certificate and participation point.

All below get only a participation point.

 
WA2FBN: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - VA5CW W5ODS KE5AKL W5ODS YV50ARV VE4MR KD7WPJ WA2USA KA8HFN KD7WPJ W1TEF VE4MR W1TEF W1TEF KE5AKL VE4MR 
POLKADOT - KD7WPJ KB1OIQ KE5AKL KE5AKL KE5AKL KP4ED KB1OIQ W1TEF 
JUMPFROMACHAIR - KD7WPJ WA2USA VE4MR P48X W1TEF K0RO K0RO K7MK VA5CW CG9BEL KA8HFN VA5CW KB1OIQ K0R 

VE3FUJ: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - K2CNF KO5Q AA1LL VE3OU KB4IRR AE4GM KD0NPM K4UY K2CNF KD9SU K8EHE KB4IRR W4MQC K8EHE AA1LL KB4IRR 
POLKADOT - K2NPN WA1GOV AA1LL K2CNF AA1LL WV8DH KO5Q N2ATP 
HANDFULSOFGRAPES - K8EHE AE4GM K2NPN KD0NPM K2CNF KD9SU KA2MLH K9SB VE3OU K2ZF AE4GM KB4IRR KA2MLH KD0NPM VE3OU KC9SNC 

W8RDG: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - K9DAC N2SO WA2TLY N2SO W4KRN N3XE K9DAC N3YUG N2SO K9DAC N3XE W4KRN WA2TLY NA9E K9DAC N3RO 
POLKADOT - K3YP N3RO WA2TLY K9DAC K9DAC YV5DTJ N3RO WA2TL 

KU4A: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - CO2AME CO2AME N4LQ CO2AME K0RDS CO2AME K0RDS K5JGU N4LQ K0RDS CO2AME K0RDS WA5RES 6E0C CO2AME WA5RES 
POLKADOT - P49X N1OOQ N4LQ K0RDS CO2AME PV8ADI N1OOQ W3T  

VE3DQN: 
POLKADOT - PV8ADI  CO8LY  P4/DL4MM  W1AW/KP4  PV8ADI  PV8ADI  CO8LY  W1TEF 
ROUNDFRUIT - W7RN  OK1CF  HI1UD  W7RN  PV8ADI  W1TEF  W7RN  HI1UD  PV8ADI  W1TEF 

K8RJW: 
COLOREDUNDERWEAR - HC2AO HC2AO F6CEL HC2AO CO2IR FY5KE F8DRE TU5MH HH3/N3BNA F8DRE FY5KE CO2IR CE2AWW F8DRE HC2AO F8DRE 
POLKADOT - KP4JRS CO2IR F6CEL FY5KE HC2AO HI1UD CO2IR TU5M 

Soapbox:
WV8DH: Another nice challenge and fun to do. Thanks for the chance to do it. Best 72/73 from WV.

K1IEE: Another great challenge to start yet another year. Thanks to all 73 Dick

KJ4R: Had some good ragchews this month and fun as always getting all the letters. 73 everyone.

K3WWP: I killed two birds with one stone to finish the challenge. I worked HC2AO for my DX streak (1,421 days now) and for the last 2 Os in the challenge. As always a ton of fun working stations then filling in my paper worksheet watching the needed letters wind down one by one, etc. till all the empty spots on the paper are filled. Then a simple matter of typing them into an email and sending it off. So much enjoyment from such a simple effort that still provided a lot of mental exercise to keep the brain tuned up. Most helpful calls this month were VE100VIMY/VE1 and DR60SAL out of which I got 8 letters each. Glancing at my worksheet, I see it took 22 calls for just about 4 letters per call. Now next month is going to be the real challenge especially for my simple antennas and not so great location. Working DX with mW power at this stage of the sunspot cycle will not be easy. We'll find out who has the great locations and or great antennas. Good luck to those of us who don't.

N8XMS: It was very nice to start off the year with a successfully completed challenge! It was a lot of fun and I hope that this is a good omen for the rest of the year.

K5MP: This my third consecutive Challenge which I have fully completed the required letters. This is beginning to be a lot of fun. Thanks.

K1YAN: A tough month for propagation and when I did finally work someone their call didn't have any letters I needed. Then the bands came back and in 3 days I got the last quarter of the challenge finished.

NF1U: As always a fun way to play QRP. I will say finding the Ltr U's for me was like trying to find Hens Teeth.

KB1M: Finally got the last two letter U's with HI1UD on the 30th.

KC4GIA: My first real effort at the word challenge. Barely made it. What fun!

W8RDG: This was my first Challenge, it was fun. I only got two words, but didn't get out too often. My Station is a HB1B with a HamStick dipole antenna, worked great! Thanks for the challenge, looking forward to others. Ron

VE3DQN: Very little airtime this month as we're preparing our house to put on the market. I thought I'd bagged TU5MH for my final letter in MUNECOS, but alas, my call didn't appear in their logbook.

K8RJW: This was a little tougher. Better luck next time...Bob