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The NAQCC February 2019 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).


MAKING A BASEBALL

PREMISE:
Winter will be winding down, spring training starts soon and opening day is almost in sight. The demand for baseballs is about to spike. Hmmm … how do they make all those balls? Well, they are made to strict standards that date back to 1872 and there is still a good bit of hand craftsmanship in the process.

It starts with the “pill”, a cork sphere inside a rubber casing, that is about 1.3” in diameter. The pills are tumbled with latex adhesive in a drum to coat them. This adhesive never completely dries and leaves a sticky pill, which is then wound with layers of yarn. Three layers of wool yarns and a final layer of a finer combination polyester and wool yarn are used. The pill has now become a “center”. The center is tumbled with more adhesive to fill in the gaps and stick the windings together, then air dried for 48 hours. Leather figure eight pieces are stamped for the cover, wrapped in wet towels to make them pliable and then hand stitched onto the center. A roll in a pressing machine smooths the ball out and stamping on labels and logos completes the week long process.

There you have it. Now it is time to PLAY BALL ! Click here for a video of this process.


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.")

1872 STANDARDS
PILLS
LATEX ADHESIVE
FOUR LAYERS OF YARN
CENTERS
LEATHER FIGURE EIGHTS
HAND STITCHING

The 86 total letters and numbers contain these 23 different letters and numbers: A C D E F G H I L N O P R S T U V X Y 1 8 7 2

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: 
1872STANDARDS - KJ1RE W8BUD WA7NB AC2C OS0S WT4U KD3CA N5IB WD9DWE KD3CA KJ1RE WD9DWE OS0S 
PILLS - K5MP N5IB WA4LJJ WA4LJJ OS0S 
LATEXADHESIVE - W6LAX WA4LJJ WT4U WD9DWE N5XE WA4LJJ WD9DWE KC4RHCH WD9DWE OS0S N5IB W0GV KJ1RE 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - WA6OEF KB5JO W8BUD KJ1RE W6LAX WA6OEF K4UYQ KJ1RE KC4RHCH WA2JSG KB5JO WA6OEF K4UYQ WA6OEF KC4RHCH N5IB 
CENTERS - KD3CA WA6OEF N5XE N5PHT WA6OEF WR2E WA2JSG 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - K4CML N5XE WA7NB N5PHT KC4RHCH N5XE WR2E F6HKA AI9IN W0GV W8BUD N8KR K1EEE K1EEE AI9IN W0GV KC4RHCH KA5TJS KI4SW 
HANDSTITCHING - KC4RHCH WA7NB N5XE WD9DWE KI4SW KA5TJS AI9IN W2MFT KD3CA F6HKA AI9IN N4OW WA2JSG 

K4KBL: 
1872STANDARDS - V31JZ NO8C AA7CU N2KW WO5S VE8TD AA7CU NO8C VE8TD AA7CU K9RQ VE8TD WO5S 
PILLS - WD9ATP K5INA KA3LOC KA3LOC HA/S57WJ 
LATEXADHESIVE - K6ELQ AA7CU VE8TD EA8BMG IS0GQX AA7CU VA7ODX HA/S57WJ EA8BMG HA/S57WJ K5INA V31JZ VE8TD 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - FM5FJ NO8C AA7CU K9RQ K6ELQ W1AO V31YN VE8TD XE1RK IS0GQX NO8C FM5FJ V31YN W1AO XE1RK NO8C 
CENTERS - NO8C VE7FO K5INA VE7TI VE7FO KD1RT IS0GQX 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - K9VPL VE7TI K5INA VE7TI HA/S57WJ VE7TI KD1RT FM5FJ IS0GQX EA8BMG AA7CU KB4JR NE5TH NE5TH IS0GQX EA8BMG NE5TH N3JT K3ESE 
HANDSTITCHING - NE5TH K5INA K5INA VA7ODX K3ESE N3JT VE7TI N0TK NO8C F6HKA VE7TI N3JT IS0GQX 

N4OW: 
1872STANDARDS - K1EEE WO8L WA7NB XE2V W5ODS KA5TJS AH6AX WA7NB W5ODS AH6AX KR4AE W5ODS W5ODS 
PILLS - K1PUG KA4UPI K6ELQ K6ELQ KA5TJS 
LATEXADHESIVE - WO8L AH6AX KA5TJS K1EEE AH6AX AH6AX KD1RT AH6AX K1EEE KA5TJS KA4UPI XE2V K1EEE 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - WA4FAT W5ODS K4UYQ KR4AE WO8L KR4AE K4UYQ K1EEE AC5RN WA9SWW W5ODS WA4FAT K4UYQ KR4AE AC5RN WA7NB 
CENTERS - AC5RN K1EEE AC5RN WA4FAT K1EEE KD1RT WA9SWW 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - KG4KGL K6ELQ WA7NB WA4FAT AH6AX K6ELQ KD1RT WA9FET K4IBZ K1PUG K4UYQ W3MWR KR4AE KR4AE K4IBZ K1PUG K2HYD KD1RT W8SVC 
HANDSTITCHING - K2HYD WA7NB AC5RN KD1RT W8SVC KD1RT WZ9I WA9FET AC5RN WA1HEW WZ9I W5WJN KG4KGL 

W3IQ: 
1872STANDARDS - WA1HEW NK8S WA7NB WA2JSG WA2JSG N5PHT WA2JSG N5PHT WA9VFD WA2JSG N9RVW WA9VFD WA2JSG 
PILLS - N5PHT NI9M W2LOS W2LOS NK8S 
LATEXADHESIVE - K6ELQ WA9VFD N5PHT WA1HEW KK4WX WA9VFD WV8DH N5PHT WA1HEW NK8S NI9M WA9VFD N1GKE 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - WA9VFD W2LOS NF1U N9RVW K6ELQ WA1HEW K4GYD N1GKE W2RAN W2JSJ W2LOS WA9VFD K4GYD WA1HEW W2RAN N5PHT 
CENTERS - W4PCA VE1VEI NK8S W1XT VE1VEI K1ARR W2JSJ 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - WB2FQL VE1VEI W3QKA W1XT N5PHT VE1VEI K1ARR WA1HFF VE1VEI WA2JSG NF1U K1ARR K6ELQ K6ELQ VE1VEI WA2JSG WA1HEW ON5JT W2LOS 
HANDSTITCHING - WA1HEW W3QKA NK8S WV8DH W2LOS ON5JT K9IA N0TK W4PCA WV8DH K9IA NI9M K4GYD 

W8BUD: 
1872STANDARDS - K1PUG WD8KDB WA7RCT W2RAN N4SNI WA4MXT WA4MXT W3NP WD8KDB WA4MXT W6RKE WD8KDB N4SNI 
PILLS - W3NP N4SNI WJ0L WJ0L KB3NSK 
LATEXADHESIVE - WB8BIL AH6AX WA4MXT W6RKE WA4MXT AH6AX WD8KDB AH6AX W6RKE KB3NSK N4SNI VE2SU VE2SU 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - N2KOF K5OGX VE2SU W6RKE WB8BIL AH6AX WB8YYY VE2SU W2RAN VE2SU K5OGX N2KOF WB8YYY AH6AX W2RAN W3NP 
CENTERS - KN2CZZ KJ1RE W2RAN N5PHT KJ1RE KJ1RE VE2SU 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - DL9YCS KB0SNE W2RAN N5PHT AH6AX KB0SNE KJ1RE F6HKA NI4IO K5OGX VE2SU WA7RCT N1GKE N1GKE NI4IO K5OGX N5PHT WA5TCZ KB0SNE 
HANDSTITCHING - N5PHT W2RAN W2RAN WD8KDB KB0SNE WA5TCZ NI4IO WA7RCT KN2CZZ F6HKA NI4IO N4SNI K1PUG 

AC2C: 
1872STANDARDS - VE1AHX NK8S DF7TV AA2R W5IQS K5TSK VE1AHX N1GKE DF7TV VE1AHX W8REA DF7TV W5IQS 
PILLS - N5PHT W5IQS W6LAX W6LAX NK8S 
LATEXADHESIVE - KA3LOC W8REA K5TSK VE1AHX VE1AHX W8REA KD1RT VE1AHX VE1AHX NK8S W5IQS VE1AHX N1GKE 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - DF7TV KA3LOC NF1U W8REA KA3LOC WA9FET N4RAY N1GKE KD1RT K5TSK KA3LOC DF7TV N4RAY WA9FET KD1RT N1GKE 
CENTERS - AA5GC W8REA NK8S DF7TV W8REA AA2R K5TSK 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - K4CML WA9FET AA5GC DF7TV VE1AHX WA9FET AA2R WF1S K1MMI N1GKE NF1U N4RAY NA9E NA9E K1MMI N1GKE N5PHT WA9FET WF1S 
HANDSTITCHING - N5PHT AA5GC NK8S KD1RT WF1S WA9FET WI5H N5PHT AA5GC WI5H WI5H NF1U AA5GC 

G3JFS: 
1872STANDARDS - IQ1IV DK8IT S57V DM2BRF S57V IT9ESW YU7AE SN150EL DM2BRF YU7AE DM2BRF DM2BRF S57V 
PILLS - DJ0SP IT9ESW LB6GG LB6GG DJ0SP 
LATEXADHESIVE - SN150EL DA200TF IT9ESW YU7AE G4XRV DA200TF DJ0SP OK2BHS YU7AE DJ0SP IT9ESW S57V IT9ESW 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - DM2BRF OK2BHS YU7AE DM2BRF SN150EL DK0RA YU7AE IT9ESW IK2CKR IT9ESW OK2BHS DM2BRF YU7AE DK0RA IK2CKR SN150EL 
CENTERS - IK2CKR DK1FE DB25ONN DK8IT DK1FE G4XRV IT9ESW 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - LY2PX IS0HFE CT9ABN DK8IT OK2BHS IS0HFE G4XRV DK1FE IQ1IV LB6GG YU7AE DK0RA SN150EL SN150EL IQ1IV LB6GG IS0HFE DA200TF OK2BHS 
HANDSTITCHING - IS0HFE CT9ABN DB25ONN DJ0SP OK2BHS DA200TF IQ1IV CT9ABN IK2CKR OZ1HDF IQ1IV DB25ONN LB6GG 

WB4OMM: 
1872STANDARDS - KN1H WG8Y K7EK N2ESE N2ESE NC4RT W6OAT NC4RT KK5LD W6OAT NC4RT KK5LD N2ESE 
PILLS - W1PQO K1IX AB8RL AB8RL K3ESE 
LATEXADHESIVE - KK5LD AB8RL NC4RT N2ESE K1IX AB8RL N4DD KN1H N2ESE K3ESE K1IX VE3NFK N2ESE 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - VE3NFK W6OAT NU4I NC4RT KK5LD K4AXF WG8Y N2ESE AB8RL K4QS W6OAT VE3NFK WG8Y K4AXF AB8RL NC4RT 
CENTERS - NC4RT K3ESE KN1H W6OAT K3ESE NR3Z K4QS 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - WB5BKL K3ESE AC4CA W6OAT KN1H K3ESE NR3Z K4AXF NU4I WG8Y NU4I N8VAR VE3NFK VE3NFK NU4I WG8Y WB9HFK W0ITT K2SJB 
HANDSTITCHING - WB9HFK AC4CA KN1H N4DD K2SJB W0ITT W0ITT W0ITT NC4RT W2SH W0ITT N2ESE N3GJ 

WI5H: 
1872STANDARDS - NF1U K8JD WA7NB AC2C KA5TJS KA5TJS W9RAC ND9M ND9M W9RAC W9RAC ND9M KA5TJS 
PILLS - KA5PVB KN4IXU K9VPL K9VPL KE9SA 
LATEXADHESIVE - N9ZXL WA7NB KA5TJS KE9SA K5OGX WA7NB KD7JG F6HKA KE9SA KE9SA KN4IXU KA5PVB W9JEF 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - F6HKA K5OGX NF1U W9RAC N9ZXL F6HKA N4RAY W9JEF KD1RT WS8KCC K5OGX F6HKA N4RAY F6HKA KD1RT ND9M 
CENTERS - W9RAC WA1HEW WA7NB N5PHT WA1HEW N8KR WS8KCC 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - KA3LOC W0EBB KA5TJS N5PHT F6HKA W0EBB N8KR NF1U N4API KD7JG NF1U N4RAY W0EJ W0EJ N4API KD7JG N5PHT KD1RT KD9SU 
HANDSTITCHING - N5PHT KA5TJS WA7NB KD7JG KD9SU KD1RT K6KII N0TK W9RAC AH6AX K6KII N6KZ K5OGX  

ZL1BQD: 
1872STANDARDS - ZL1FV FK8GX VK7PS 3D2ER 5W1SA T31EU 5W1SA F6IN 3D2ER 5W1SA FK0RR 3D2ER 5W1SA 
PILLS - VK7PS ZL1BIV ZL1FV ZL1FV VK7PS 
LATEXADHESIVE - ZL1BIV JT1AA T31EU 3D2ER XX9D JT1AA XX9D ZL4HY 3D2ER VK7PS ZL1BIV ZL1FV T31EU 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - ZL1FV R12OMG T31EU FK0RR ZL1BIV JT1AA ZL4EY T31EU FK0RR ZL4SP R12OMG ZL1FV ZL4EY JT1AA FK0RR F6IN 
CENTERS - ZL1CN ZL4EY ZL1CN JT1AA ZL4EY 3D2ER ZL4SP 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - ZL2AIM ZL1CNE ZL2AIM JT1AA ZL4HY ZL1CNE 3D2ER FK0RR F6IN R12OMG T31EU R12OMG ZL1HE ZL1HE F6IN R12OMG HC3BSY ZL4TT HC3BSY 
HANDSTITCHING - HC3BSY ZL2AIM ZL1CN XX9D HC3BSY ZL4TT ZL2AIM ZL4TT ZL1CN ZL1HE ZL2AIM ZL1CNE ZL3GAV  

AK3X: 
1872STANDARDS - WA1HEW W8WGT WA7NB PJ2ND N4SOC NC4RT WA1HEW NC4RT PJ2ND WA1HEW NC4RT RJ2ND N4SOC 
PILLS - PJ2ND W3IQ KE8KLE KE8KLE K8SW 
LATEXADHESIVE - N4RLD KZ4AA NC4RT WA1HEW K5OGX K8ZAA N4RLD WA1HEW WA1HEW K8SW W3IQ K9VPL KE8KLE 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - N3FZ NO8C N0UR N4RLD N4RLD K8ZAA KA8WYY KE8KLE N4RLD VP2MSS NO8C N3FZ K8WYY K8ZAA W0RJW PJ2ND 
CENTERS - NC4RT KE8KLE PJ2ND W8WGT K1NIE W0RJW VP2MSS 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - K9VPL K1NIE AF3Z W8WGT WA1HEW V31HE W4TRJ AF3Z K1NIE W8WGT N0UR NC4RT V31HE KE8KLE K1NIE W8WGT W8HOG W4TRJ VP2MSS 
HANDSTICHING - V31HE WA7NB NC4RT N4RLD VP2MSS W4TRJ KC9IL NC4RT W8HOG KC9IL NO8C W8HOG 

PA0XAW: 
1872STANDARDS - PD1GB  HA8LTQ  E77EA  DM2BRF  SF50CG  HA8LTQ  E77EA  SM3NXS  DM2BRF  E77EA  DM2BRF  DM2BRF  SF50CG  
PILLS - SP1AEN  IK5ZWU  YL2AG  YL2AG  SP1AEN  
LATEXADHESIVE - I1ULJ  YO3IPA  HA8LTQ  E77EA  SM3NXS  YO3IPA  PD1GB  HA8LTQ  E77EA  SP1AEN  IK5ZWU  PI4DHV  E77EA  
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - DM2BRF  OK/SP9MA/P  IK5ZWU  DM2BRF  I1ULJ  YL2AG  YO3IPA  E77EA  DL4HRM  SM3NXS  OK/SP9MA/P  DM2BRF  YO3IPA  YL2AG  DL4HRM  SP1AEN  
CENTERS - SP50CG  SP1AEN  SP1AEN  OK1TPI  SP1AEN  DL6RBH  SM3NXS  
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - HA8LTQ  EA8CN  SP1AEN  OK1TPI  HA8LTQ  EA8CN  DL6RBH  SF50CG  YO3IPA  PD1GB  IK5ZWU  AO2WRD  EM5U/P  EM5U/P  YO3IPA  SF50CG  DL4HRM  4U1ITU  OK/SP9MA/P  
HANDSTITCHING - DL4HRM  SP1AEN  EA8CN  PD1GB  OK/SP9MA/P  4U1ITU  IZ0XZD  DL5DTL  SF50CG  DL6RBH  IZ0XZD  EA8CN  SF50CG  

WA8SAN: 
1872STANDARDS - W1AW EA8RM KI7YWE AA2VG N4SFR HC5MWT N5LAC N5LAC N4CD N5LAC KX0R N4CD N4SFR 
PILLS - KP3M XE2I N5LAC N5LAC N4SMS 
LATEXADHESIVE - KE5AKL AA2VG HC5MWT XE2I XE2I AA2VG HG2DX HC5MWT XE2I N4SMS XE2I AA2VG KE5AKL 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - V31FO V31FO WA2USA KX0R KE5AKL AA2VG HI3Y KE5AKL KC3RW N4SMS V31FO V31FO HI3Y AA2VG KC3RW N5LAC 
CENTERS - N5LAC N4EX N4CD WG0AT N4EX N4SFR N4SMS 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - W5BLR KI7YWE KE5AKL WG0AT HC5MWT KI7YWE N4SFR N4SFR HI3Y AA2VG WA2USA XE1XR XE1XR XE1XR HI3Y AA2VG HI3Y CT3MD WA2USA 
HANDSTITCHING - HI3Y KE5AKL N4CD HG2DX WA2USA CT3MD KI7YWE PJ2/N5OT N5LAC HG2DX KI7YWE N4EX HG2DX 

K1YAN: 
1872STANDARDS - WA1HEW NR8M ON7PQ NW2Z WB8SDA K3TF AK9A ON7PQ WB8SDA AK9A KB4JR WB8SDA WB8SDA 
PILLS - ON7PQ NI9M W4ELP K4KBL SA4ATT 
LATEXADHESIVE - K4KBL AK9A K3TF F6EJN AK3X AK9A WA9VFD F6HKA F6EJN SA4ATT NI9M VE3OU KE4CQ 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - F6EJN ON7PQ VE3OU KB4JR W4ELP F6HKA WA4YIR VE3OU NR8M N3RSD ON7PQ F6HKA WA4YIR F6HKA NR8M ON7PQ 
CENTERS - W9RAC VE3OU N4OW K9ACT KE4CQ WA4YIR N3RSD 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - OL100ZH W4ELP WA4YIR K9ACT W8HOG W4ELP WA4YIR F6EJN WA4YIR W8HOG VE3OU N3RO WA1HEW WA1HEW WA4YIR W8HOG W8HOG N5PHT OS0S 
HANDSTITCHING - F6HKA WA4YIR N4OW WA9VFD OS0S N5PHT K8CIT K8CIT W9RAC WA1HEW K8CIT W5WJN W8WGR 

PA9CW: 
1872STANDARDS - LZ1GJ/P SP8BBK S57MPU DM2025C OK/SP9MA/P OK2PDT/P OK/SP9MA/P OK1NF/P DL0SKCC OK/SP9MA/P DR50DIG DL0SKCC OK/SP9MA/P 
PILLS - OK/SP9MA/P DR50DIG DL0SKCC DL0SKCC DL0SKCC 
LATEXADHESIVE - LZ1GJ/P UA3FQ OK2PDT/P HB90EPE DJ2MX/P UA3FQ DM2025C HB90EPE HB90EPE DL0SKCC DR50DIG GM0GAV/P HB90EPE 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - UA3FQ OK/SP9MA/P UA3FQ DR50DIG LZ1GJ/P OE9AMJ/P DJ1YFK HB90EPE S51RU/P SP5DU/P OK/SP9MA/P UA3FQ DJ1YFK OE9AMJ/P S51RU/P OK1NF/P 
CENTERS - DL0SKCC OE9AMJ/P TM1ANT HB9TWM/P OE9AMJ/P S58R/P SP5DU/P 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - DL/HB9BIN/P EA8URT HB9BAB/P HB9TWM/P HB90EPE EA8URT S58R/P F6HBI/P DL/HB9BIN/P DR50DIG UA3FQ EA8URT EA2WX/P EA2WX/P DL/HB9BIN/P DR50DIG DL/HB9BIN/P TM1ANT SP8BBK 
HANDSTITCHING - HB9DBM/P HB9BAB/P DL/HB9BIN/P DM2025C SP8BBK TM1ANT F6HBI/P TM1ANT DL0SKCC HB9DBM/P F6HBI/P DL/HB9BIN/P LZ1GJ/P 

K1IEE: 
1872STANDARDS - Z31CZ HA8FK HA7GN EL2DT DJ0SP R3TG HA8FK ON6QRP DJ0SP HA8FK ON6QRP DJ0SP DJ0SP 
PILLS - DJ0SP F6FJI LZ391MW LY1G SP3SLU 
LATEXADHESIVE - LZ391MW EM16UAP EL2DT EL2DT OV1CDX EM16UAP EL2DT HA8FK EL2DT S50O F6FJI OV1CDX EM16UAP 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - HA8FK OK2BEJ EM16UAP ON6QRP LY1G F4DIA LY1G EM16UAP R7CD SP3SLU OK2BEJ HA8FK LY1G F4DIA R7CD ON6QRP 
CENTERS - Z31CZ EW1I DM2GYN EL2DT EW1I LZ1WR SP3SLU 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - EL2DT E74X HA7GN UT1LF HA8FK E74X LZ1WR F6FJI F4DIA LY1G EM16UAF R3TG EW7LO EW7LO F4DIA LY1G HA7GN R3TG SP3SLU 
HANDSTITCHING - HA7GN HA7GN HA7GN EL2DT S50O UT1LF IU4DUB/MM KG7VTO Z31CZ W1HT IU4DUB/MM HA7GN HA7GN 

NF1U: 
1872STANDARDS - W1TAG N8KR WA7NB WA2JSG WA2JSG WA3JJT/M WA7NB WA7NB ND9M WA7NB W0RJW ND9M WA2JSG  
PILLS - N5PHT W3IQ KA3LOC KA3LOC WS8KCC  
LATEXADHESIVE - W0RLY F6HKA WA3JJT/M NE7D KD5GCX F6HKA KD5GCX F6HKA NE7D WS8KCC W3IQ K3VR K3ESE  
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - F6HKA KA3LOC KA4UPI W0RJW W0RLY WA3JJT/M W0RLY K3ESE N8KR K3ESE KA3LOC F6HKA W0RLY WA3JJT/M N8KR WA7NB  
CENTERS - KD5GCX K3ESE ND9M N5PHT K3ESE K3VR K3ESE  
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - W7HJL W6RKE WA2JSG N5PHT F6HKA W6RKE K3VR WA4FQN WI5H WA2JSG KA4UPI W6RKE F6EGN F6EGN WI5H WA2JSG WI5H W1TAG W5IQS  
HANDSTITCHING - WI5H WA2JSG ND9M KD5GCX W5IQS W1TAG W8IQ/4 N7NET KD5GCX N5PHT W8IQ/4 NE7D KD5GCX 

ND9M: 
1872STANDARDS - K1ARR AC8SV KH7XS AC2C AC8SV K5TSK AC4FZ K4INC WA9VFD AC4FZ K1ARR WA9VFD AC8SV 
PILLS - K5MP K4ISW K8PWL K8PWL K5TSK 
LATEXADHESIVE - N3FLL AJ4YA K5TSK K4NE KH7XS AJ4YA K4DJ AH6AX K4NE K5TSK K4ISW AC8SV KE4QZB 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - WA9VFD K2OO K4UYQ K1ARR N3FLL K8AQM K4UYQ KE4QZB KD5RSS K4ISW K2OO WA9VFD K4UYQ K8AQM KD5RSS K4INC 
CENTERS - AC8SV W4SRE KK4BNC K9TJL W4SRE KB5ZCR K4ISW 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - N3FLL NE5TH AB9LM K9TJL AH6AX NE5TH KB5ZCR W8FJ K0IVK K8CGE K4UYQ KR9Z W4EAB W4EAB K0IVK K8CGE NE5TH NE5TH WK2S 
HANDSTITCHING - NE5TH AB9LM KK4BNC K4DJ WK2S NE5TH KA4UPI W8UTS AC8SV K5HEM KA4UPI K8FN N4PGJ 

All the above get a certificate and participation point.

All below get only a participation point.

 
VE3DQN: 
1872STANDARDS - W1AW K8OD J79GEA NU2J DJ0SP CT3MD W1AW N5GW K8OD W1AW KC3RW K8OD DJ0SP 
PILLS - DJ0SP K9UIY SM7EQL SM7EQL SM7EQL 
LATEXADHESIVE - I1IRL J79GEA CT3MD J79GEA K5XK J79GEA DJ0SP HA7GN J79GEA SM7EQL K9UIY V31IT N4EX 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - WB9FMP K8OD PJ4U KC3RW I1IRL HA7GN K9UIY N4EX KR4AE WA2USA K8OD WB9FMP K9UIY HA7GN KR4AE N5GW 
CENTERS - KC3RW KR4AE N4EX V31IT KR4AE I1IRL WA2USA 

N9SE: 
1872STANDARDS - V31DJ K8VBL DF7TV 9G2HO CT9/DL5WS N5PHT AA2ZW N5PHT CT9/DL5WS AA2ZW TR8CR CT9/DL5WS CT9/DL5WS 
PILLS - N5PHT TI5/N4YDU CT9/DL5WS CT9/DL5WS S52AU 
LATEXADHESIVE - K8VBL AA2ZW N5PHT PJ5/N6YEU DF4XX AA2ZW V31DJ N5PHT PJ5/N6YEU S52AU TI5/N4YDU K8VBL K6ELQ 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - DF7TV 9G2HO PJ5/N6YEU TR8CR K8VBL S52AU PJ5/N6YEU K6ELQ TR8CR N2SFS 9G2HO DF7TV PJ5/N6YEU S52AU TR8CR N5PHT 
CENTERS - CT9/DL5WS KF4IZE PJ5/N6YEU CT9/DL5WS KF4IZE K1ARR N2SFS 

N8XMS: 
PILLS - N4PGJ HP1IBF PJ2/K2PLF PJ2/K2PLF S50O  
CENTERS - N9FGC PJ6/K4UEE N9FGC KD1RT PJ6/K4UEE KD1RT S50O  
HANDSTITCHING - HP1IBF OT4A N9FGC KD1RT N0SA OT4A HP1IBF OT4A N9FGC HP1IBF W5LNI PJ5/N6YEU W3BUG  

WX1M: 
1872STANDARDS - WA1HEW K8CGE DF7TV KA2KGP K8DSS DF7TV KA3MJG NI9M KD8ZM KA3MJG N3RO KD8ZM K8DSS 
PILLS - KA4UPI NI9M WZ4L WZ4L K8DSS 
LATEXADHESIVE - W4ELP KA4UPI DF7TV K8CGE N3BXZ KA4UPI DF7TV WA1HEW K8CGE K8DSS NI9M VE3VAW W6RKE 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - DF7TV N3RO K0UU N3RO W4ELP KA2KGP K4UYQ W6RKE W6RKE CS7AFI N3RO DF7TV K4UYQ KA2KGP W6RKE NI9M 
CENTERS - K8CGE VE3VAW N3RO N5PHT VE3VAW W8ARC CS7AFI 
LEATHERFIGUREEIGHTS - K9VPL KE4QZB VE3VAW N5PHT WA1HEW KE4QZB W8ARC CS7AFI KA4UPI KA3MJG K0UU K3RNC W4ELP W4ELP KA4UPI KA3MJG N5PHT KD8TUR KA4KSB  

KJ4R: 
1872STANDARDS - V31UX KA8YOR E77A VP2MKG WB8SDA NQ8T KA8YOR KK4BNC WB8SDA KA8YOR KA8YOR WB8SDA WB8SDA 
PILLS - VP2MKG K9YII HI9/F5PLR HI9/F5PLR W8SVC 

NN0SS: 
1872STANDARDS - KD1RT KO8L WA7NCL AA2ZW AC8SV KD1RT AA2ZW N2JJF KD1RT AA2ZW KD1RT KD1RT AC8SV  
PILLS - W0JRP NI9M KO8L KO8L K4VSV  
LATEXADHESIVE - KA3LOC AA2ZW KD1RT WB4AEG N5XE AA2ZW ND4U W4MHZ WB4AEG K4VSV NI9M AC8SV N5XE  
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - N2JJF KO8L ND4U KD1RT KA3LOC AD9Y AD9Y N5XE W0JRP N0SAP KO8L N2JJF AD9Y AD9Y W0JRP N2JJF  
CENTERS - AC8SV NI4E ND4U WB9TFF NI4E N5URL N0SAP  

W6SMF: 
PILLS - N6PJ W6JIM VE7SL VE7SL VE7SL 

W2JEK: 
1872STANDARDS - 9A1UN W8HOG 9A7R K2IZ WK2S CT9AN N8AFT N4UM LZ5DD 9A7R OK4RQ LZ5DD K0SMK 
PILLS - K9VP K2IZ LZ5DD LZ5DD K0SMK 
LATEXADHESIVE - IK2CLB CT9AN CT9AN K8CGE OE3XMA N8AFT DK3EE F6HKA OE3XMA WK2S K2IZ K9VKY K8CGE 
FOURLAYERSOFYARN - F6HKA OK4RQ 9A1UN HP1RIS IK2CLB CT9AN K9VXY DK3EE 9A7R W2MSW OK4RQ N8AFT K9VKY F6HKA N2JPR CT9AN 
CENTERS - K8CGE OE3XMA N2JPR N8AFT DK3EE 9A7R HP1RIS  

Not eligible for a certificate or participation point for the following reason(s):
@ = Non-member
$ = QRO power

Soapbox:


K4KBL : Another fun Challenge !! Now ready for the February Sprint !!

N4OW: Thanks for another fun challenge !  QRP gets it DONE :)

W8BUD: This was great challeges lots of same letters good one lots of fun with 
my kx3 and wire antennas W8BUD 1243 and flame proof key.

AC2C: A lot of fun - finding a '7' was a lot harder than I hard expected.

VE3DQN: Due to travel I'm sending in this partially completed Challenge now. 
No more time this month to complete the final words. The most exciting discovery 
this month, however, is the Challenge Web App! It's the cat's pyjamas! Use it! 
I'll never go back to my hand-scribbled record keeping.

WB4OMM: Easy Peasy this month!  Have had LOTS of on the air time and worked many 
new calls.  Another fun challenge.  Thanks!!  72/73!  Steve

AK3X: Another fun challenge.  At the end I needed a few letter S's to complete it 
and found VP2MSS getting warmed up for the ARRL DX contest calling CQ on 20.  
Challenge DONE.  72 to all, Peter

K1YAN: A strange challenge month. The last two letters, actually numbers, I got 
were 1 and 2 ... my own call area and the one next door.

N8XMS: I came up short again but at least did better than last month.

PA9CW: Not easy this month. But I made it. CU in the next challenge.

NN0SS: I needed s's imagine that

W6SMF: I didn't get very far.  My first challenge or contest type event ever. 
Harder than I thought to make contacts at 5w. I'm a newbie HAM since July '18, 
started learning CW in Sept '18. It's the only mode I use. Tnx for the challenge, 
it got me motivated.  I look forward to more of this. 73, Stan

NF1U: Always a fun event but found it a bit more difficult this month.  QRP 
Propagation appeared more difficult from this QTH this month.

W2JEK: NEEDED FOUR LETTERS TO MAKE THE LAST TWO WORDS. TRIED UNTIL THE LAST HOUR. 
BETTER LUCK NEXT MONTH.     72/73  DON

K1IEE: Another challenge. Thanks to all 73 Dick