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The NAQCC June Field Day 2023 Challenge

NAQCC Monthly Challenges are originated and information regarding rules, ideas, or suggestions go to Gary K1YAN. Email him at pix_email_k1yan (1K).
Challenge pages are constructed by Steve WB4OMM; if you see typos, please let him know! Email him at pix_email_wb4omm (1K).
Challenge results and the Challenge App (the online Challenge tracking and reporting application) is administered by Charlie N1AOK. Email him with any questions at charlie.wilber AT gmail.com
PLEASE SEND ALL CHALLENGE SUBMISSIONS TO CHARLIE!!! (If you use the online Challenge App, it will automatically send it to him).

THE CHALLENGE APPLICATION HAS MOVED! THE NEW LOCATION IS: http://naqcc.wb5rvz.org


The ARRL FIELD DAY Challenge

ARRL FD22 Logo (12K)

PREMISE:
The annual FD Challenge is one of our most popular challenges according to the number of logs submitted. Work at least the required number of ARRL/RAC Contest Sections during field day, either from your home station or portable from the field.

TIME FRAME:
As in the ARRL FD Rules.

RULES:
ARRL Field Day rules govern all aspects of the contest for purposes of this challenge, except as noted.
You must use QRP or QRPp power. The other station may use any power. You may use any type of antenna.
If you are part of a multi-op FD station, no matter what call sign is used, even if it is your own, only the QSOs MADE BY YOU PERSONALLY at QRP or QRPp power count.
Entities to be counted are the ARRL/RAC Contest Sections used for the FD exchange, not US States.
The ARRL/RAC Contest Sections, which include US States, Canadian Provinces, Puerto Rico (PR), Virgin Islands (VI) and DX ( a single entity consisting of any country aside from those just mentioned ), are listed below.
The DX entity may be counted ONLY ONCE regardless of how many different DX countries you work.
A number of states and provinces have multiple contest sections. Each section counts toward your total worked. For example: New Jersey has southern NJ, SNJ and northern NJ, NNJ. Each counts toward your total.

ARRL/RAC CONTEST SECTIONS:

W1 CT EMA ME NH RI VT WMA
W2 ENY NLI NNJ NNY SNJ WNY
W3 DE EPA MDC WPA
W4 AL GA KY NC NFL SC SFL WCF TN VA PR VI
W5 AR LA MS NM NTX OK STX WTX
W6 EB LAX ORG SB SCV SDG SF SJV SV PAC
W7 AZ EWA ID MT NV OR UT WWA WY AK
W8 MI OH WV
W9 IL IN WI
W0 CO IA KS MN MO NE ND SD
VE AB BC GTA MAR MB NL NT ONE ONN ONS PE QC SK
DX DX


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 who works at least 30 ARRL Contest Sections, either from home or portable in the field, and submits their results before the deadline.

A Participation Point goes to everyone who works at least 10, but not 30 or more ARRL Contest Sections, either from home or portable in the field, and submits their results before the deadline.

You can get only 1 challenge Participation Point this month even if you participate in both the Field Day and the normal June challenges.

CERTIFICATES:
If you work all Continental US sections OR all VE sections we’ll send you a NAQCC FD CLEAN SWEEP certificate. Make all contacts at QRPp power, 1 watt or less, and get a QRPp endorsement. For the US certificate only, there are endorsements for Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands and DX sections. Submit a statement that you have worked the required contacts and for a QRPp endorsement the maximum power used to make the required contacts. You may use both QRP and QRPp power during the contest as long as all the required contacts for a QRPp endorsement are established and completed at 1 watt or less. Contacts for this certificate are only from the current year contest and do not accumulate from year to year. There are no antenna restrictions for this award. NOTE: DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR THIS CERTIFICATE IS THE SAME AS THE CHALLENGE SUBMITTAL DEADLINE (see LOGS section below).

If you work all 50 states, we'll send you an NAQCC WAS certificate. For the WAS certificate, you must have used only simple wire antennas. See the awards page for details.

If you work all 8 Canadian provinces, we'll send you an NAQCC WAVE certificate. For the WAVE certificate, you must have used only simple wire antennas. See the awards page for details.


LOGS:
For your report, just tell us the number of ARRL/RAC Contest Sections worked and list them alphabetically by their abbreviations. Also tell us if you worked from HOME or PORTABLE so we may put you in the correct category.

Please preface any soapbox comments with "SOAPBOX:" so we will know what you want posted and what is private.

TO AID IN THE PROCESSING YOUR ENTRY, PLEASE USE THE EXACT FORMAT SHOWN BELOW:

[Your call] [space] [total sections claimed] [space] [alphabetical list of sections worked, single spaced]

Example: K1YAN 6 EMA KS LA MI ND WV

There should be no special formatting, no extra characters like commas, hyphens etc. , only plain text in a horizontal format with no tabs and single spaces between items.

Send your results as text in the horizontal format shown above to:

E-mail: K7HAP@GMAIL.COM (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.
Results as of 7/13/2023::

K8ETA:
K8ETA 34 AL AR AZ CT EMA ENY EPA GA IL IN KY LA LAX MDC ME MI MN MO NC NFL
NH NLI NNJ OH ONE STX TN VA VT WI WNY WPA WTX WV
I worked 1B OH battery powered 5 watts IC 705 from my front yard.

KE3V:
KE3V 64 AL AR AZ BC CO CT DX EMA ENY EPA GA GH IA IL IN KS KY LA LAX MDC ME
MI MN MO MS MT NB NC ND NFL NH NLI NNJ NNY NS NTX OH OK ONE OR ORG PAC RI
SC SCV SD SDG SFL SK SNJ STX SV TN VA VI VT WCF WI WMA WNY WPA WTX WV WWA
Call= KE3V
Location= Portable
Contacts= 209
Sections= 64

WA7QCC:
WA7QCC 44 AR AZ BC CO EB ENY EPA EWA IL KS KY LAX MDC MI MN MO MS MT NFL NV
OH OK ONS OR ORG PAC QC SCV SD SDG SF SFL SJV SNJ STX SV TN VA VT WI WTX WV
WWA WY
100 QSO's 5 watts, Battery power  PORTABLE

KU4A:
KU4A 59 AB AL AR AZ BC CO EMA ENY EPA EWA GA ID IL IN KS LA LAX MDC ME MI
MN MO MS NC ND NFL NH NLI NM NNJ NS NTX OH OK ONE ONS OR ORG PR QC RI SC
SCV SDG SFL SK SNJ STX TN VA VT WCF WI WMA WNY WPA WV WWA WY
PORTABLE

WY7N:
WY7N 40 AZ CO DX ENY EPA GA IL IN KS LA MDC MN MT NE NFL NH NLI NTX OH OK
ONE OR PAC SCV SD SDG SJV SNJ STX SV TN UT VA WCF WI WMA WPA WV WWA WY
Portable


All the above get a certificate and participation point. All below get only a participation point.

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

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