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The NAQCC December 2025 Challenge NAQCC Monthly Challenges are originated and information regarding rules, ideas, or suggestions go to Gary K1YAN. Email him at  .Challenge results and the Challenge App (the online Challenge tracking and reporting application) is administered by Charlie N1AOK. Email him with any questions at  PLEASE SEND ALL CHALLENGE SUBMISSIONS TO CHARLIE!!! (If you use the online Challenge App, it will automatically send it to him). LINKS: Challenge App: http://naqcc.wb5rvz.org Challenge Worksheet: challenge_tracker.pdf THE LOST52PROJECT  PREMISE: During times of war it is common that military personnel disappear without ever being found. The sailors who crewed the WWII submarine fleets operated in an environment where this was especially true. A lost submarine sank into the depths of the ocean beyond the reach of any technology of the day. Today technology has advanced and deep sea exploration is possible. Lost52Project has undertaken a mission to locate the wrecks of lost submarines. Their intent is to locate and document lost WWII submarines. After locating a boat, they create a historical database of their findings, which are as complete and detailed as possible. 52 boats are on their list, hence the name of the organization. The discovery of the USS Albacore, SS-218, in 2023 is the latest discovery on the list of successful hunts. Their website, lost52project.org, is a great place for those interested in the history and science of their discoveries. TIME FRAME: The first day of the month 0000Z through the last day of the month 2400Z. RULES: Just make these words from calls of stations you work, subject to the General Challenge Rules. LOST52PROJECT WW 2 SUBMARINE FLEETS DEEP SEA EXPLORATION HISTORICAL DATABASES WRECK OF USS ALBACORE SS218 The 91 total letters contain these 24 different letters and numbers: A B C D E F H I K L M N O P R S T U W X 1 2 5 8 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. YOU MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT AT LEAST ONE WORD TO RECEIVE A PARTICIPATION POINT! 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 Charlie N1AOK at: charlie.wilber AT gmail.com (You must type that address into your email program.) Subject must read: (your call) NAQCC (month year) Challenge For example: K3WWP NAQCC January 2022 Challenge All entries must be RECEIVED before the 10th of the following month at 2400Z. Results as of 12/7/2025: VE3KZ: LOST52PROJECT - DL202HS WA1TOM N1BS CT7AQH/P KG5IEE DL202HS CT7AQH/P VE7SRF WA1TOM KJ7RPL VE7SRF CT7AQH/P CT7AQH/P WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - W4GNS W4GNS DL202HS N1BS RK6OU AB9CA WA1TOM CT7AQH/P VE7SRF KG5IEE N1BS VE7SRF VE7SRF KJ7RPL KG5IEE KG5IEE WA1TOM DL202HS DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - DL202HS KG5IEE KG5IEE KJ7RPL DL202HS D2EB CT7AQH/P EA2AJB AH6AX CT7AQH/P KJ7RPL K5OHY RK6OU AH6AX WA1TOM KG5IEE K5OHY N1BS HISTORICALDATABASES - CT7AQH/P IT9DNW SP8GQU N2TNN K0RO KJ7RPL IT9DNW CT7AQH/P AH6AX K4CML DL202HS AH6AX N2TNN AH6AX AB9CA AB9CA VE7SRF EA2AJB VE7SRF WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - WA1TOM KJ7RPL K2EAG K4CML K0RO K0RO VE7SRF RK6OU SP8GQU W4GNS AB9CA K4CML D2EB AB9CA K4CML RK6OU K0RO K2EAG AB6SV AB6SV DL202HS N1BS N8BB NN9K: LOST52PROJECT - K2LT KG5OWB W6JSV W4TRA KG5OWB K2EAG KB9RPG KB9RPG KG5OWB W6JSV K2EAG WC1N W4TRA WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - KG5OWB KG5OWB K2EAG W6JSV KB4VU N8BB AE0MM K2EAG KB9RPG N0IPA NV4H K2EAG VE7SRF K2LT AE0MM AE0MM K2LT AB6SV DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - WD5GRW K4EAK K4EAK KB9RPG AB6SV AE1MV K2EAG AE1MV CX5FK N0IPA N5ILQ W4LOO WD5GRW AE0MM K2LT N0IPA W4LOO NV4H HISTORICALDATABASES - NV4H N5ILQ N1BS WN7JT W4LOO WD5GRW N5ILQ WC1N AE0MM N5ILQ WD5GRW K4EAK WN7JT K4EAK N8BB N0IPA N1BS AE0YM VE7SRF WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - WC1N W4TRA AE0YM N7CQR KB9RPG W4LOO VE7SRF KB4VU VE7SRF KC0ZPS N0IPA W1HLP N8BB AB6SV N7CQR W8BMO W4TRA VE3KZE KC0ZPS KJ7LLS W2MY WC1N N8BB N0RZ: LOST52PROJECT - KL7NL AA7OY VE7SRF W4TRA KG5OWB K2MJP K2MJP VE7SRF AA7OY K2MJP VE7SRF N2YC W4TRA WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - W4TRA W4TRA K2MJP VE7SRF N6HU KG5OWB K2MJP AA7OY VE7SRF WA1VEI KL7NL VE7SRF VE7SRF KL7NL VE3KZE VE3KZE K2LT N8JMS DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - N4DXS VE3KZE VE3KZE K2MJP N8JMS WA1VEI AA7OY WA1VEI N4DXS KJ7RPL KL7NL KG5OWB W4TRA AA7OY K2LT WA1VEI KG5OWB KL7NL HISTORICALDATABASES - N6HU AI6XG N4DXS KO6TX KO4NLL W4TRA AI6XG N2YC AA7OY KL7NL N4DXS W4TRA KO6TX W4TRA KG5OWB WA1VEI N4DXS AE0YM AB6SV WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - KG5OWB KJ7RPL AE0YM N7CQR KL7NL KO4NLL VE7SRF N6HU AB6SV N1BS WA1VEI KJ7RPL AB6SV AE0YM N7CQR KO6TX KJ7RPL AE0MM N1BS W6JSV N2YC WA1VEI N8JMS N0IPA: LOST52PROJECT - N1CLC WB6POT AE1MS WB6POT W5ODS WB2LJK WB6POT K6STR WB6POT AE1JS K4MEW N1CLC WB6POT WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - K4MEW K4MEW WB2LJK AE1MS K7UOU WB2LJK K4MEW AE1MS K6STR AE7I N1CLC K4MEW WB2FUV N1CLC AE1MS AE1MS K6STR AE1JS DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - AD6N AE1JS AE1JS WB6POT AE1JS AE7I AE1MS AE7I N3HXZ K9PM N7LKL AA7OY WB0JNR AE1JS K6STR AE7I AA7OY N1CLC HISTORICALDATABASES - N3HXZ WF4I K6STR NT6E K7UOU WB0JNR WF4I N1CLC AE1JS N7LKL AD6N AD6N NT6E AD6N WB2LJK AE7I K6STR W1EJ N1SMB WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - WB2LJK KX0R W1EJ N1CLC K4MEW K7UOU WB2FUV K7UOU N1SMB KG6MZS AE7I N7LKL WB6POT W7AYQ N1CLC W5ODS KX0R AE9Q KG6MZS W5ODS K2JB N1CLC WA8SME KN4OK: LOST52PROJECT - K4OLS KB3EOF KM3STU W4TRA N5ILQ VE2ZM KB9RPG W4TRA KB3EOF W6JSV K4EAK N7CQR W4TRA WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - W4TRA W4TRA VE2ZM KM3STU KM3STU KB9RPG KM3STU W4TRA W4TRA N5ILQ N3XLS K4EAK KB3EOF K4OLS KB3EOF KB3EOF KM3STU K4OLS DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - N7RVD VE2ZM VE2ZM KB9RPG K4OLS VE3MM W4TRA VE3MM N3XLS N0IPA N3XLS K4OLS KB9RPG K4EAK KM3STU N5ILQ K4OLS N3XLS HISTORICALDATABASES - N0HC N0IPA N3XLS WN7JT W8BMO KB9RPG N0IPA N7CQR K4EAK N3XLS N7RVD AA2VG WN7JT AA2VG KB9RPG AA2VG N3XLS VE3KZE N1BS WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - WW9R WW9R VE3KZE N0HC KM3STU W8BMO KB3EOF KM3STU N1BS W6JSV AA2VG W4LOO KB3EOF N0IPA N0HC W4LOO WW9R VE3KZE W6JSV AB6SV AA2VG N1BS W8BMO AA5XA: LOST52PROJECT - KE5AKL W8EO AB6SV AC4BT KE5AKL VE2ZM KA3BPN KJ7RPL W8EO KJ7RPL KE5AKL AC4BT AC4BT WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - W8EO W8EO VE2ZM AB6SV KM3STU KA3BPN K4CML KA3BPN KJ7RPL WA1VEI KA3BPN KE5AKL KF8CNK KE5AKL W8EO W8EO NQ8T K5SJC DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - W1ND WA1VEI WA1VEI KA3BPN K5SJC N3BEN KA3BPN N3BEN AH6AX KJ7RPL K4CML W4LOO WR3G AC4BT NQ8T WA1VEI W4LOO KA3BPN HISTORICALDATABASES - AH6AX N7ID K1SP KM3STU W4LOO WR3G N7ID AC4BT AC4BT K4CML W1ND KE5AKL KM3STU KE5AKL KA3BPN WA1VEI K1SP VE2ZM KM3STU WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - W1ND W4TRA VE2ZM K4CML KA3BPN W4LOO KF8CNK KM3STU KM3STU N8JMS WA1VEI KJ7RPL AC4BT AB6SV K4CML W4VOA W4TRA KG4EXY N8JMS W4GNS KC2EGL W1ND W8EO W4KAC: LOST52PROJECT - K5LG W4VOA AK5SD W4TRA K5LG KC2EGL W1HLP W4TRA W4VOA KE8NJW KC2EGL KC2EGL W4TRA WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - K1NW K1NW KC2EGL AK5SD WB2FUV KB5YZY K4NYM W4VOA W4TRA N5ILQ K1NW KC2EGL WB2FUV K5LG KG4EXY KG4EXY KT5X W5ODS DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - AK5SD KE8NJW KE8NJW W1HLP W5ODS NN3E W4VOA NN3E KG4EXY N7LP KC2EGL W5ODS W0ERI W4TRA KT5X N5ILQ W5ODS K1NW HISTORICALDATABASES - W1HLP W0ERI AE1MS WB6POT WB6POT W0ERI W0ERI KC2EGL W4TRA KC2EGL AK5SD AC1Z WB6POT AC1Z KB5YZY AK5SD AE1MS KQ0E AE1JS WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - KE8NJW W7CBR KQ0E AC1Z K5LG WB6POT WB2FUV WB2FUV AE1JS KC4KS AK5SD N5ILQ WB6POT W0MNA AC1Z K9WO W7CBR W0ERI KC4KS NS4J WB2FUV K1NW KE8NJW NQ8T: LOST52PROJECT - K4CML W8BMO AB6SV NE5TH NE5TH AA2VG KB8UGP WR3G W8BMO WB0RLJ VE2ZM K4CML NE5TH WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - W1DV W1DV AA2VG AB6SV KB8UGP AB6SV K4CML AB6SV WR3G KA5IJS W1ND VE2ZM K2FW K4CML KB0SNE KB0SNE KC3TGU KB0SNE DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - W1DV NE5TH NE5TH KB8UGP KB0SNE W8EO AB6SV W8EO AH6AX KA3BPN W4LOO W4LOO KA3BRN AA2VG KC3TGU KA5IJS W4LOO W1ND HISTORICALDATABASES - NE5TH KK0I KA5IJS KM4JTE W4LOO KA3BRN KK0I K4CML AA2VG W4LOO W1DV AA2VG KM4JTE AA2VG AB6SV KA3BRN KA5IJS KM4JTE W4GNS WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - W1ND WB0RLJ KM4JTE KZ4WC K4CML W4LOO K2FW KB8UGP W4GNS NG4S KA3BRN WB0RLJ KB8UGP AB9CA KZ4WC W8EO WB0RLJ F5UQE NG4S AI5SM VE2ZM W1DV KB8UGP KC5F: LOST52PROJECT - KC2EGL K5OHY K5SJC AC4BT K5OHY KC2EGL KC0ZPS KJ7RPL K5OHY K5SJC KC2EGL AC4BT AC4BT WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - W4LOO W4LOO KC2EGL K5SJC KC8FDU AC4BT WA1TOM AC4BT KJ7RPL N5ILQ N1BS KC2EGL KC8FDU KC2EGL KG4EXY KG4EXY W5RST KC0ZPS DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - KC8FDU VE3KZE VE3KZE KC0ZPS KC0ZPS VE3KZE AC4BT VE3KZE KG4EXY KJ7RPL KJ7RPL W4LOO VE7SRF N9ANA W5RST N5ILQ W4LOO N1BS HISTORICALDATABASES - K5OHY WA1VEI N1BS WA1TOM W4LOO VE7SRF WA1VEI AC4BT N9ANA KJ7RPL KC8FDU N9ANA WA1TOM N9ANA AC4BT WA1TOM N1BS VE7SRF N2GSL WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - W5RST W5RST VE7SRF K5SJC K5OHY W4LOO KC8FDU KC8FDU N2GSL VE7SRF WA1TOM N2GSL N1BS WA1VEI K5SJC WA1TOM W5RST WA1VEI VE7SRF W5RST N2GSL N1BS KC8FDU NN3E: LOST52PROJECT - N5ILQ W4VOA WS4S KA5KTI N5ILQ N2EIM AA8PI WD5JR W4VOA WD5JR WA1VEI AB9CA KA5KTI WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - WA1VEI WA1VEI N2EIM WS4S N2RU AB9CA W0MM WA1VEI WD5JR WA1VEI N5ILQ WA1VEI N9JFZ N5ILQ W5KEB W5KEB KN4TOF WS4S DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - W4ID N2EIM N2EIM AA8PI WS4S WB3EYE WA1VEI WB3EYE WX1J K5DP KC2EGL KN4TOF W4TRA AB9CA KN4TOF WA1VEI KN4TOF N5ILQ HISTORICALDATABASES - W1HLP N5ILQ KG5SSB W4TRA K7IOL W4TRA N5ILQ AB9CA AB9CA KC2EGL W4ID AB9CA W4TRA AB9CA AB9CA W4VOA KG5SSB WB3EYE KG5SSB WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - K1NW W2NR WB3EYE WC1N K1NW K7IOL N9JFZ N2RU KG5SSB KF0MSJ W4VOA W1HLP W5KEB KA5KTI WC1N KO6TX W2NR KG4EXY KF0MSJ N1MSV KC2EGL WA1VEI NN8B ON7DQ: LOST52PROJECT - G4ALG CT9/OM2VL SP50KRF CT9/OM2VL SP50KRF CT9/OM2VL G3YPE SP50KRF CT9/OM2VL EA/HB9HRJ G3YPE CT9/OM2VL CT9/OM2VL WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - WA2HZR WA2HZR CT9/OM2VL SP50KRF US3LX HG100YHRB CT9/OM2VL G4ALG SP50KRF IN3NJB IN3NJB G3YPE SP50KRF G4ALG EA/HB9HRJ EA/HB9HRJ EA2BTN US3LX DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - DL1EKO EA2BTN EA2BTN G3YPE US3LX EW6X G4ALG EW6X US3LX SP50KRF CT9/OM2VL DL1EKO HG100YHRB WA2HZR EA2BTN IN3NJB DL1EKO IN3NJB HISTORICALDATABASES - HG100YHRB F4IXM ON4CAS YT3BL ON5JK HG100YHRB F4IXM CT9/OM2VL WA2HZR CT9/OM2VL DL1EKO EA/HB9HRJ YT3BL EA/HB9HRJ HG100YHRB EA2BTN ON4CAS DL1EKO WK2S WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - EW6X WA2HZR DL1EKO ON4CAS SP50KRF ON5JK SP50KRF US3LX WK2S SQ3SWF EA2BTN YT3BL EA/HB9HRJ ON4CAS ON4CAS ON4CAS WA2HZR IK3GER SQ3SWF SQ3SWF WA2HZR HG100YHRB IQ8PC KA3BPN: LOST52PROJECT - K4CML K4OB KB0SNE N3PDT N5QLZ AC2C N3PDT WA8ARS K4OB KW4NJA KB0SNE K4CML N3PDT WW2SUBMARINEFLEETS - W4GNS W4GNS AC2C KB0SNE WB9YZU KB0SNE K4CML AH6AX WA8ARS KK0I KB0SNE KB0SNE KC5F K4CML K4NE K4NE W1TAG W4GNS DEEPSEAEXPLORATION - N3PDT W8EO W8EO N3PDT W4GNS KA4KOE AH6AX KA4KOE AH6AX W6PNY N5QLZ W8EO N2RU AH6AX W1TAG KK0I W8EO KB0SNE HISTORICALDATABASES - AH6AX KA4UPI N3AFS NQ8T KC4NO N2RU KA4UPI K4CML AH6AX N5QLZ N3PDT AA5XA NQ8T AA5XA KB0SNE AA5XA N3AFS WD9DWE N1BS WRECKOFUSSALBACORESS218 - W1TAG K1ARR WD9DWE KC5F K4CML KC4NO KC5F WB9YZU N1BS WA8ARS AA5XA K5LG K4OB AA5XA KC5F KB1WOD K1ARR VE3DN WA8ARS KA8FQS N2RU W1TAG AB8DF 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 Soapbox: VE3KZ: Another interesting QRP challenge. 15,20,30,40 & 80m QSO's. Glad the ionosphere survived the CQWW CW! W4KAC: Too much fun! Sat on a summit in the cold and wind today to finish this one up. Much more fun than operating in a warm shack! NQ8T: Always an interesting challenge! MNY TNX for continuing to host this activity! 72 steve NQ8T KC5F: Fun, as always. Thanks! ON7DQ: I could finish the challenge rather quickly this month, thanks to one POTA activation, and a few QSO's from my home station. A funny story about that POTA activation can be read here: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/atu-100-latest-news/35499/47 Looking out for the next one, 73 de Luc - ON7DQ KA3BPN: Wow! Tough one this month. Thanks for the fun! |