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The NAQCC July 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).


OLD GLORY

PREMISE:
It is the patriotic month of July and you will see the Stars and Stripes flying all over the landscape. Over the years, it has evolved into the flag we know today. When it flew over the Continental Army, in January of 1776, as they lay siege to British occupied Boston, it bore 13 alternating red and white stripes and the British Union Jack in the canton, where we now see a field of stars. In May of that year Betsy Ross sewed her famous, although unofficial, flag. In June the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act that officially established 13 alternating red and white stripes with a canton of 13 white stars on a blue field. By 1794, with the addition of Vermont and Kentucky, there were 15 states and the next Flag Act, in January of that year, provided for 15 stripes and 15 stars. In 1818 a Flag Act returned the number of stripes to 13 and one star for each state. An additional star was to be added on the July 4th following the admission of a new state. Successive acts established proportions for the flag and dealt with the arrangement and number of stars in the canton.


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.")

BRITISH UNION JACK
BETSY ROSS
FLAG ACT
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
CANTON
WHITE STARS
RED AND WHITE STRIPES

The 85 total letters contain these 21 different letters : A B C D E F G H I J K L N O P R S T U W 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 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:

 
AH6AX: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - KB1WOD K1ARR W3IQ KD9VT W3IQ N0RSN WV8DH F5UQE N9ZXL KIJ4HRH 
    KB1WOD N9ZXL KB4QQJ K1ARR AC2C K1ARR 
BETSYROSS - KB1WOD KJ1RE KD9VT N0RSN WB8YYY K1ARR KB1WOD W5MSV W5MSV 
FLAGACT - F6HKA N9ZXL K1ARR WB8HOG F6HKA AC2C KA5TJS 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - AC2C KB5JO NP3CW KA5TJS KIJ4HRH NP3CW KJ1RE EA3NO W1TAG 
    F6HKA N9ZXL AC2C KB5JO EA3NO WB8HOG K1ARR WB9EMD KA5TJS KA5TJS 
CANTON - NP3CW AC2C N0RSN W1TAG WB8HOG N0RSN 
WHITESTARS - KB1WOD WV8DH KI4UUZ KT0G WB9EMD KD5RSS KT0G AC2C K1ARR KD5RSS 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - KJ1RE F5UQE KB1WOD KD8AZO N0RSN KB1WOD KB1WOD KIJ4HRH KI4UUZ 
    WA9FET F5UQE KD5RSS WA9FET KJ1RE WB4PLI NP3CW F5DE KD5RSS 

AA4NN: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - HB9FBG RK3ER YV5IUA ON7XT YV5IUA LZ1MS HB9FBG YV5IUA SV8ANW F8IQS 
    OH3PE SV8ANW VE2JCW YV5IUA VE3CMM K2K 
BETSYROSS - HB9FBG OH3PE ON7XT LZ1MS YV5IUA RK3ER OH3PE SV8ANW SV8ANW 
FLAGACT - HB9FBG DL2DX YV5IUA HB9FBG SV8ANW VE3CMM AE1T 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - VE2JCW ON7XT N9EP AE1T F8IQS N9EP OH3PE ON7XT W2TMT SV8ANW 
    DL2DX VE2JCW ON7XT ON7XT HB9FBG RK3ER N9EP F8IQS F8IQS 
CANTON - NM9C WA1RF K2LNS W2TMT EW8O K2LNS 
WHITESTARS - SV8ANW HB9FBG K2FI W2TMT N9EP DR60SAL W2TMT WA1RF RK3ER DR60SAL 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - WA1RF RK3ER DL2DX DR60SAL N2ATB DL2DX SV8ANW OH3PE K2FI W0VTT 
    RK3ER K2LNS W0VTT WA1RF WA3I OH3PE EW8O K2LNS 
		
KJ4R: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - V4/KE1B RA6AN HP1RIS HG17VT HP1RIS ES3AX HG17VT K4FZU N2OO/VP9 
    IZ4PKD N2OO/VP9 N2OO/VP9 KJ4EOO RA6AN HC2AO V4/KE1B 
BETSYROSS - V4/KE1B V4/KE1B HG17VT ES3AX YW450ARV RA6AN N2OO/VP9 HP1RIS HP1RIS 
FLAGACT - K4FZU AM825TL RA6AN HG17VT RA6AN HC2AO AM825TL 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - N2CX N2OO/VP9 RA6AN AM825TL IZ4PKD RA6AN V4/KE1B NP4AW EC1CT 
    RA6AN AM825TL N2CX N2OO/VP9 NP4AW HG17VT YW450ARV ES3AX SP7ASZ SP7ASZ 
CANTON - EC1CT YW450ARV K4LNN EC1CT W1KOK K4LNN 
WHITESTARS - W1KOK HG17VT WA1OIR N8AFT ES3AX SP7ASZ N8AFT YW450ARV YW450ARV SP7ASZ 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - HP1RIS KJ4EOO IZ4PKD ES3AX K4LNN IZ4PKD W1KOK HP1RIS WA1OIR 
    TI5/N3KS KJ4EOO W2YYS TI5/N3KS HP1RIS TI5/N3KS N2OO/VP9 EC1CT W2YYS 

NR3Z: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - VE3EIB R7DA II2FIST II2FIST II2FIST K1ESE HA8RM CG9UI ON6FT II2FIST 
    ON6FT ON6FT IQ2CJ R7DA IQ2CJ K1ESE 
BETSYROSS - VE3EIB K1ESE II2FIST K1ESE HG17EYOF R7DA ON6FT II2FIST II2FIST 
FLAGACT - II2FIST DL2CC R7DA HG17VT EI22WAW IQ2CJ ON6FT 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - SM6CWK HG17EYOF NP4AW ON6FT II2FIST NP4AW K1ESE F5IN HG17VT 
    EI22WAW DL2CC SM6CWK HG17EYOF F5IN HG17VT HA8RM K1ESE SP9FV SP9FV 
CANTON - DL2CC HA8RM K4ANX HG17VT OK1AY K4ANX 
WHITESTARS - EI22WAW HA8RM II2FIST YT8T K1ESE SM6CWK YT8T HA8RM HA8RM SM6CWK 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - W9RFX VE2PID R7DA NP4AW W1JXN R7DA EI22WAW HG17VT II2FIST YT8T 
    VE2PID S51DX YT8T W9RFX VE2PID VE2PID EI22WAW S51DX
		
AK3X: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - KB6NU R100PK W3IQ W4TJE W3IQ SP7ASZ HG70W K1PUG N3AQC WI4F HG17OW 
    N3AQC N5JJ N3AQC N3AQC K1EDG 
BETSYROSS - KB6NU K1EDG AM825TL SV8ANW YW450ARV YW450ARV HG17OW SV8ANW SP7ASZ 
FLAGACT - WI4F AM825TL N3AQC K1PUG SV8ANW N3AQC AM825TL 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - N2CX N2KOF SV8ANW W4TJE WI4F SV8ANW W4TJE KB6NU AG4T AK4JA 
    AM825TL N2CX N2KOF KB6NU K1PUG YW450ARV K1EDG SP7ASZ SP7ASZ 
CANTON - CO8RRM SV8ANW N8XI K2TTP CO8RRM N8XI 
WHITESTARS - SV8ANW HG17OW N8XI K2TTP N2ESE N2ESE AG4T AA9MU R100PK N2ESE 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - K1ARR W4TJE K1EDG AA9MU N5JJ K1EDG SV8ANW HG17WP K4BAI K2TTP 
    N2ESE K3S K2TTP K1ARR N8XI K1PUG N2ESE K3 

KI4IO: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - KN4YB WD4ERM LA7GIA RN3CT LA7GIA SV8ANW K2H EU6AF SV8ANW IT9SSI 
    KA3LOC SV8ANW KJ4EOO KA3LOC KA3LOC K2L  
BETSYROSS - KN4YB WD4ERM  RN3CT SV8ANW KN4YB WD4ERM KA3LOC KA5TJS KA5TJS 
FLAGACT - N9FGC K2L KA3LOC K2G SV8ANW KA3LOC KA5TJS 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - RN3CT N2OO/VP9 KN4YB KA5TJS N8XI KN4YB WD4ERM N2OO/VP9 IT9SSI 
    SV8ANW K2L RN3CT N2OO/VP9 RN3CT K2G RN3CT KJ4EOO NK8S NK8S 
CANTON - N9FGC KA5TJS N2OO/VP9 IT9SSI N2OO/VP9 RN3CT 
WHITESTARS - SV8ANW K2H N8XI II2FIST KJ4EOO K6KSG II2FIST KA5TJS RN3CT K6KSG 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - HA9RT EU6AF K2D LA7GIA N9FGC K2D SV8ANW K1GDH IT9SSI HA9RT EU6AF 
    S57V HA9RT HA9RT IT9SSI N2OO/VP9 AE1N S57V 

K1YAN: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - K2B K2RXA N8XI WD8HMT N8XI KE8EAS WD8HMT KB6NU WM3PEN K2PI W3OKC 
    WM3PEN K4JJW K2RXA W3OKC K2B 
BETSYROSS - K2B WM3PEN WD8HMT KE8EAS LY5W K2RXA W3OKC ES3AX ES3AX 
FLAGACT - K3TF LY5W K2RXA W8HOG KA3HNK W3OKC VE3VVT 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - K3CDZ W8HOG KB6NU VE3VVT K2PI KB6NU WM3PEN KA3HNK WA3PTY KA3HNK 
    LY5W K3CDZ W8HOG KA3HNK W8HOG KR4AE VE3VVT N3RSD N3RSD 
CANTON - HC2AO ES3AX NX3Z WA3PTY HC2AO NX3Z 
WHITESTARS - WM3PEN KA3HNK HI3T HI3T VE3VVT KA3SJK HI3T ES3AX KR4AE KA3SJK 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - N3RSD KD2E WD8HMT WA3PTY N8XI WD8HMT WM3PEN KA3HNK HI3T N2ATB 
    KD2E LZ284SKD N2ATB N3RSD KI4IO WM3PEN ES3AX LZ284SK 

PA0XAW: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - HB9CIC  R50ZKR  F5IQJ  IK8TEO  F5IQJ  S58MU  HB9CIC  S58MU  F8ANA  
    HB9CIC  OF11WCA  F8ANA  F5IQJ  OF11WCA  OF11WCA  R50ZKR  
BETSYROSS - HB9CIC  IK8TEO  IK8TEO  S58MU  YT9M  R50ZKR  OF11WCA  DL0SOP  DL0SOP  
FLAGACT - F5IQJ  DM1517L  OF11WCA  GM0HCQ/MM  OK7AN/P  HB9CIC  OK1FRT/P  
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - HB9CIC  IK8TEO  OK7AN/P  OK1FRT/P  HB9CIC  OK7AN/P  IK8TEO  
    DK9NI  EW1TZ  F8ANA  DM1517L  HB9CIC  IK8TEO  DK9NI  GM0HCQ/MM  R50ZKR  EW1TZ  
    OL90SIENEL  OL90SIENEL  
CANTON - HB9CIC  F8ANA  G4NVH/P  EW1TZ  OJ0V  G4NVH/P  
WHITESTARS - OF11WCA  HB9CIC  IK8TEO  YT9M  EW1TZ  SC40VIC  YT9M  F8ANA  R50ZKR  
    SC40VIC  
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - OK1FRT/P  OL90SIENEL  DK9NI  F8ANA  DL6UNF  DK9NI  OF11WCA  
    GM0HCQ/MM  IK8TEO  4U1ITU  OL90SIENEL  II2FIST  4U1ITU  OK1FRT/P  IQ2PV  IQ2PV  
    OL90SIENEL  II2FIST 

W2JEK: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - WO9B  F5PRH  IT9SSI  9A2TN  EI33WAW  DL0SOP  W8HOG  DJ7UC  RN3CT  
    HI3AA  WO9B  9A2TN  K2J  N3AQC  RN3CT  K2J  
BETSYROSS - EA5BYP  EA5GX  WA8VTD  DL0SOP  LY5A  RN3CT  WO9B  SP7ASZ  SP7ASZ  
FLAGACT - II2FIST  LY5A  N3AQC  EA5GX  9A2TN  DJ7UC  RN3CT  
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - N3AQC  W8HOG  DL/M0UNN  RN3CT  VE2PID  9A2TN  EA5BYP  DL/M0UNN  
    IT9SSI  SP7ASZ  LY5A  DJ7UC  DL0SOP  N3AQC  W8HOG  R7DA  VE2PID  IT9SSI  IT9SSI  
CANTON - RA3CT  EA5GX  N3AQC  9A2TN  DL0SOP  DL/M0UNN  
WHITESTARS - W8HOG  F5PRH  IT9SSI  II2FIST  VE2PID  IT9SSI  WA8VTD  9A2TN  F5PRH  II2FIST  
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - RN3CT  EA5BYP  R7DA  EI33WAW  DL/M0UNN  DL0SOP  EI33WAW  HI3AA  
    HI3AA  IT9SSI  EA5GX  SP7ASZ  II2FIST R7DA  VE2PID  K4P  EI33WAW  SP7ASZ 
		
KG5PFD: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - WB4YHJ KD5RSS WM9I NT8P WM9I KD5RSS WB4YHJ NF5U NT8P WI4F KF4CLO 
    NT8P WB4YHJ AC4CA KS0CW KD5RSS 
BETSYROSS - WB4YHJ K2ESE NT8P KD5RSS WB4YHJ KD5RSS KF4CLO KD5RSS KD5RSS 
FLAGACT - WI4F KF4CLO AC4CA W8HOG AC4CA KS0CW W8BFT 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - KF4CLO CO2VDD N4OW W8BFT WI4F N4OW K2ESE N8XI TX5EG AC4CA 
    KF4CLO KF4CLO CO2VDD N8XI W8HOG AC8ER K2ESE KS0CW KS0CW 
CANTON - AC4CA KD8AZO NF5U TX5EG N4OW NF5U 
WHITESTARS - WM9I WB4YHJ WD5ILB W5TMT K2ESE K2ESE W5TMT KD8AZO AC8ER K2ESE 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - W8RDG K3SEW KD5RSS AF5AF NU0S KD5RSS WM9I W8HOG WD5ILB W5TMT 
    K3SEW K3SEW W5TMT W8RDG W2IFB NT8P AC8ER K3SEW 
		
W3IQ: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - KB1WOD KJ1RE KK0I KD2ITZ KK0I KA5TJS N4HAY AA9MU NM1W KD2ITZ 
    KB1WOD NM1W KJ1RE AA9MU AC2RJ KJ1RE 
BETSYROSS - KB1WOD KJ1RE KD2ITZ KA5TJS N4HAY KJ1RE KB1WOD WA2JSG WA2JSG 
FLAGACT - WI4F K2BNL AA9MU KD2KRG AA9MU AC2RJ KA5TJS 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - KD2JC AB8O N4HAY KA5TJS KD2ITZ N4HAY KJ1RE N4IVE KD9VT AA9MU 
    K2BNL KD2JC AB8O N4IVE KD2KRG K4BXR N4IVE KA3OCS KA3OCS 
CANTON - KA3OCS N4HAY N9RVW KD9VT KA3OCS N9RVW 
WHITESTARS - NM1W N4HAY WI4F II2FIST N4IVE W0SJS II2FIST N4HAY K4BXR W0SJS 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - AC2RJ AE1N KD2ITZ AH6AX N8XI KD2ITZ NM1W AH6AX WI4F N2TRJ AE1N 
    W0SJS N2TRJ AC2RJ N4IVE VE2PID VE2PID W0SJS 

WV8DH: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - W9EBE KZ8R K4ISW W5TMT K4ISW K4ISW AH6AX K1PUG KC9UNL N8XI NO8C 
    KC9UNL W8DJ AH6AX KC9UNL KZ8R 
BETSYROSS - W9EBE W9EBE W5TMT K4ISW WB4YAL KZ8R NO8C K3SEW K3SEW 
FLAGACT - K2F KC9UNL AH6AX K1PUG AH6AX KC9UNL W5TMT 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - K2C KC4DOF WM3PEN W5TMT N8XI WM3PEN W9EBE N8XI KD9VT AH6AX 
    KC9UNL K2C KC4DOF N8XI K1PUG KJ1RE W9EBE VE3IDS VE3IDS 
CANTON - NO8C K2A NO8C KD9VT WB4OMM NO8C 
WHITESTARS - W5TMT AH6AX WI4F W9HT W9EBE K3SEN W9HT K2A KJ1RE K3SEN 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - W8RDG WM3PEN W8DJ WB4YAL K8NQQ W8DJ W5TMT K2H WI4F NZ0T WM3PEN 
    KA5TJS NZ0T W8RDG VE3IDS K1PUG K3SEW KA5TJS 

K3WWP: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - K2B K4RCW XE2I HI3T XE2I N3SY K2H YU7XX WM3PEN K2I N2OO/VP9 WM3PEN 
    K2J K2A CX2DK CX2DK 
BETSYROSS - K2B XE2I HI3T N3SY LY5W K4RCW N2OO/VP9 K4OSO K4OSO 
FLAGACT - K2F K2L K2A K2G HI3A CX2DK AM825TL 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - K2C N2OO/VP9 N3SY AM825TL K2I N3SY XE2I PJ2ND KP4TF HI3A K2L 
    K2C N2OO/VP9 PJ2ND K2G YW450ARV WM3PEN N2ESE N2ESE 
CANTON - K4RCW AK4JA N2CN KP4TF K4OSO N2CN 
WHITESTARS - WM3PEN K2H HI3A CP4BT WM3PEN TI5/YN7SU CP4BT AK4JA YW450ARV TI5/YN7SU 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - W3MWR K2E CX2DK AK4JA N2CN CX2DK WM3PEN HI3A HI3A W8JLT K2E 
    N8XMS W8JLT W3MWR HI3T WM3PEN XE1XR N8XMS 
		
N8XMS: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - W9BZ W3MWR WA2FIV AG4T WA2FIV N1ESZ F6HKA KA0ENU KA0ENU WI4F 
    KA3LOC KA0ENU K2J F6HKA N8GCY F6HKA 
BETSYROSS - W9BZ KA0ENU WA3QWT N1ESZ N8GCY W3MWR KA3LOC KA3OCS KA3OCS 
FLAGACT - F6HKA KA3LOC F6HKA N8GCY KA2DDX N8GCY WA3QWT 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - KA3LOC KA3OCS N8GCY W3ATT WI4F N8GCY KA0ENU N5MEP W3ATT 
    KA2DDX KA3LOC KA3LOC WO8L N3AQC N8GCY YV5DRN N1ESZ 6Y5SGD 6Y5SGD 
CANTON - N3AQC WA2FIV N3AQC AG4T KA3OCS KN4ZQ  
WHITESTARS - WA2FIV F6HKA HI3A W3ATT N1ESZ W1SFR W3ATT WA2FIV YV5DRN W1SFR 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - WA1OIR N5MEP KA2DDX KA0ENU N5MEP KA2DDX WA2FIV K9GHD HI3A 
    N5PHT N5MEP V31PS N5PHT WA1OIR WA1OIR N5MEP KB5AE V31PS 

NF1U: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - W4EAB W5ZR W1PID K3QNT W1PID K4ISW F6HKA K1ECU KK4BNC K2PI KY9KYO 
    KK4BNC K8JD W4EAB K1ECU K0KEX  
BETSYROSS - W4EAB K0KEX K3QNT K4ISW KY9KYO W5ZR KY9KYO KA3OCS KA3OCS  
FLAGACT - F6HKA K4KBL W4EAB W1TAG K3AQC K1ECU K2HT  
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - KK4BNC KB1WOD K3QNT K2HT K2PI K3QNT K0KEX NF4C KT0G F6HKA K4KBL 
    KK4BNC KB1WOD NF4C W1TAG KJ1RE W4EAB W5IQS W5IQS  
CANTON - K3AQC F6HKA W3NP KT0G KA3OCS W3NP  
WHITESTARS - W4EAB F6HKA K4ISW K4JTP W4EAB NK8S K4JTP W1AAF KJ1RE NK8S  
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - W8RDG K1ECU K8JD W1AAF AK4NY K8JD W4EAB K2HT K4ISW W1TAG K1ECU 
    WA4SPJ W1TAG W8RDG W3IQ W1PID KJ1RE WA4SPJ 

K1IEE: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - RA3BY RA6AN F5IN CG3AT II2FIST DL0S0P HA8RM UA3KW RA6AN F5IN 4O4A 
    RA6AN F2QJ 4O4A CG3AT DK1HL 
BETSYROSS - RA3BY EG8ESJ CG3AT DL0SOP YU1WN RA6AN 4O4A II2FIST SV2DSJ 
FLAGACT - F2QJ DL0SOP 4O4A CG3AT RA6AN CG3AT II2FIST 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - K9DAC DL0SOP ON7PQ AG4T II2FIST F5IN EA5GX ON7PQ AG4T RA6AN 
    DL0SOP K0DAC DL0SOP F5IN CG3AT HA8RM EA5GX II1FIST SV2DSJ 
CANTON - N3AQC RA6AN N3AQC DL5ANT ON7PQ YU1WN 
WHITESTARS - YU1WN HA8RM II2FIST II2FIST EG8ESJ LZ2248SKD DL5ANT RA6AN HA8RM LZ284SKD 
REDANDWHITESTRIPES - G0RDO EG8ESJ DL0SOP HA8RM N3AQC DL0SOP WM3PEN DK1HL II2FIST EC1CT 
    WM3PEN SV2DSJ EC1CT G0RDO II2FIST DL0SOP WM3PEN SV2DS 
All the above get a certificate and participation point.

All below get only a participation point.

 
N8ZYA: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - N4BP VA2RAC K2I K3NLT K2I S58MU W2SH AA9MU N4BP PV8ADI K3CKO 
    N4BP J68GD VA2RAC VA2RAC K2K 
BETSYROSS - N4BP WM3PEN K3NLT S58MU WB8YJF VA2RAC K3CKO KA4KSB KA4KSB 
FLAGACT - K2F K3NLT VA2RAC J68GD VA2RAC VA2RAC W3TTT 

WI5H: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - K7BHM K7POR K6III KA5TJS K6III KA5TJS K7BHM KK6FUT NA2CC K6III 
    K7POR NA2CC KA5TJS WA7YAZ KG7CW K7BHM 
BETSYROSS - K7BHM K6ELQ KA5TJS KA5TJS WA7YAZ K7POR K7POR W5IQS W5IQS 
FLAGACT - K6DF W5LD WA7YAZ KG7CW WA7YAZ KG7CW K0FTC 
CANTON - NA2CC K2A N1GVT KK6FUT KA3LOC N1GVT 

N4IVE: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - K4BXR  WA6ZRK  KG5GGI  W1XT  KG5GGI  KA4KSB  F6HKA  NK2U  N4ZLD  
    N5IR  KB1UOH  N4ZLD  KB4JR  F6HKA  W4MCX  F6HKA 
BETSYROSS - K4BXR  K5EDM  W1XT  KA4KSB  WA4NFY  WA6ZRK  KB1UOH  KD2FSH  KD2FSH 
FLAGACT - F6HKA  N4ZLD  F6HKA  KG5GGI  WA6ZRK  W4MCX  N8TGQ 
CONTINENTALCONGRESS - KC9IL  NO8C  N5IR  N8TGQ  N5IR  N5IR  K5EDM  NK2U  KD9VT  
    WA6ZRK  N4ZLD  KC9IL  NO8C  NK2U  KG5GGI  K4BXR  VE3XZ  HP1RIS  HP1RIS 
CANTON - NO8C  AD4HB  N2PH  KD9VT  KI4IO  N2PH 
WHITESTARS - WA6ZRK  F6HKA  KK0I  WA3PTY  VE3XZ  N8DUS  WA3PTY  AD4HB  K4BXR  N8DUS

WA2FBN: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - K2JB W8RDG II2FIST N5PHT II2FIST K2BSA N5PHT KI1U/VE9 N5PHT II2FIST 
    N2OO/VP9 N4EX K2JB K2BSA WC0Y K2JB 
CANTON - N3AQC N3AQC N4EX N5PHT N2OO/VP9 N3AQC 
WHITESTARS - WC0Y N5PHT II2FIST II2FIST N4EX II2FIST II2FIST K2BSA W8RDG II2FIS 

KB1M: 
FLAGACT - K2F K2L K2A K2G N3AQC N3AQC HG17VT  

N9SE: 
BRITISHUNIONJACK - NM3B W0RT KD2MI W0RT KD2MI WW1USA N5PHT WW1USA NM3B W1IDL NN4OO NM3B NJ9S WW1USA KA3LOC KD2MI 
BETSYROSS - NM3B K9KEU W0RT WW1USA NI9Y W0RT NN4OO NJ9S NJ9S 
FLAGACT - W9ILF W1IDL WW1USA W9BGJ K9LA KA3LOC K0TQ 
Soapbox:
 
KJ4R: Whew!  Lots of I's and T's this month! Worked TI5/N3KS for my last T and I.  
Also got # 105 for QRP DXCC this month when I worked ES3AX on 30M.  A good month 
of good QSO's and lots of fun.

NR3Z: My second challenge and completed this one this time.  Lots of fun.

KI4IO: Late in the month and I needed the letters "R" and "T" and
there, calling CQ on 30 meters was HA9RT!  That was serendipitous! Also
worked K1YAN and gave him a few letter I's which were in great demand
this July.
 
W2JEK: WAS A GOOD CHALLENGE. LAST TWO LETTERS NEEDED WERE E AND T. A DOT AND A DASH.

N8ZYA: Too much to do; so little time. Still lots of fun and always a learning experience. 

N9SE: I thought I was going to make it, but fell short again. 

WV8DH: Another fun but tough challenge. Looking forward to next months. 72, Dave

K3WWP: Perhaps it is appropriate with the topic of this month's challenge
that I got so many letters from the Fourth of July Week 13 Colonies special
event stations. All the Ss made it a bit tough but I finished 'em all up
before the end of the month.

N4IVE: Missed it by one word :( It was a tough month for making contacts. I didn't 
see a lot of activity in the evenings and the daytime band conditions were not the 
best. I'll try harder in August :)

N8XMS: With limited available operating time during the month this was a close one 
for me.  It came down to still needing a final "S" on the last day of the month.  
With most of the day booked up with other activities I had about a 45-minute window 
in the morning (about 1200 Z) to try and get that "S".  I tuned around and found a 
fairly weak V31PS calling CQ on 30-meters.  I tried to answer his call about 4 times 
but he never heard me and then he disappeared.  I tuned around some more and was 
surprised to find him again, a little bit stronger, on 20-meters.  On my 2nd or third 
try he came back with "XMS ?".  I sent my call a couple of times again and he came 
back with "W8XMS 599."  I sent my correct call and a signal report and he got it!  
The QSO was good and I had my final "S" to complete the challenge.  That was both 
fun and exciting!

AK3X: My first ever alphabetic challenge entry.  I usually don't get enough contacts 
to come even close.  This was fun and I hope do do it more often.  72, Peter

WA2FBN: Just couldn't find the Ts for this challenge.  Fun challenge
as always.  Hoping for better luck this next challenge.  EFHW sloper
for 40m and 20m ; 3 to 5 watts.  72 Ken