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The NAQCC October 2015 Challenge All challenge info such as rules are now in the hands of Gary K1YAN. Email him with any questions in that regard at  .The results on this page are the responsibility of Hap K7HAP. Email him with any questions in that regard at  .PREMISE: It's that spooky month where you hear strange things go bump in the night and see scary beings wander about demanding a treat. Of course there are all of those little bits of folklore that will tell you what to do or not do, to be safe from these evil happenings and what to watch out for. The list this month contains things that relate to that folklore. Do you know the associated superstitions? Read next month's newsletter and find out. TIME FRAME: The first day of the month 0000Z through the last day of the month 2400Z RULES: Simply make all the words in the list below from the call signs of stations you work to master the challenge. NO contest or sprint QSO's allowed QSO's must be made using CW and QRP. BLACK CATS BROKEN MIRROR LADDERS OWLS SALT SPARROWS HORSESHOE JACK O LANTERN BONFIRE COSTUME MASK The 83 total letters contain these 20 different letters: A B C D E F H I J K L M N O P R S T U W 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. See the Alphabet Tutorial page for an excellent way to track any and all of our alphabet type challenges. 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 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 to: (Please be sure to use the horizontal layout as shown above.) E-mail: You must type that address into your email program. Subject must read: (your call) NAQCC (month) Challenge For example: K3WWP NAQCC February Challenge Postal mail: Hap - K7HAP 8532 Canterbury Dr. Annandale, VA 22003 All entries must be RECEIVED before the 10th of the following month at 2400Z. Final Results:
AK4NY:
BLACKCATS - AJ4SB W1IDL AF4NC AF4NC W9UK AF4NC AF4NC W4RFT N3RSD
BROKENMIRROR - AJ4SB N2RF KD8AZO W9UK N4IVE N2RF N1MX W1IDL N2RF N3RSD KD8AZO N3RSD
LADDERS - W1IDL KD8AZO W1IDL W1IDL N4IVE KR9Z N3KSD
OWLS - NO8C W9UK KK6JOL AJ4SB
SALT - AJ4SB KD8AZO KK6JOL W4RFT
SPARROWS - WW0SS K1PUG AF4K KR9Z W4RFT W8BJO W9UK WW0SS
HORSESHOE - WA6KHK NO8C W4RFT WW0SS W4FCE N9WAS WASKHK WF8O W4FCE
JACKOLANTERN - AJ4SB AJ4SB W4FCE AF4K WF8O N4LQ AJ4SB N2RF K9DLT KB5AE N4QR AF4NC
BONFIRE - WI1B W8BJO AF4NC N2RF W1IDL N4QR KB5AE
COSTUME - N7DC KK6JOL N9WAS K9DLT W9UK VP2MAC W9EBE
MASK - N1MX AF4K WW0SS KD8AZ
KA2PBO:
BLACKCATS - WB4DBO WP4L CE2AWW CE2AWW K9UCX CE2AWW CE2AWW TM1CO W3FSA
BROKENMIRROR - WB4DBO P4/DL6RAI WB4DBO K9UCX CE2AWW N5DY TM1CO P4/DL6RAI
P4/DL6RAI GI3OQR WB4DBO GI3OQR
LADDERS - P4/DL6RAI P4/DL6RAI WB4DBO WB4DBO CE2AWW W0TER W3FSA
OWLS - TM1CO CE2AWW P4/DL6RAI KA4SDU
SALT - KA4SDU P4/DL6RAI EA8TL TM1CO
SPARROWS - IS0HQJ P4/DL6RAI 3D2AG W0TER CU2/DL3RMU TM1CO CE2AWW IS0HQJ
HORSESHOE - HG4ITU TI2OY CU2/DL3RMU LZ2SC EA8TL LZ2SC HG4ITU TI2OY EA8TL
JACKOLANTERN - VP2MLJ 3D2AG K9UCX KA4SDU GI3OQR EA8TL W3FSA N5DY TI2OY VE3EDT
OE7WRH PY2NGN
BONFIRE - WB4DBO GI3OQR PY2NGN W3FSA P4/DL6RAI OE7WRH VE3EDT
COSTUME - K9UCX KO5Q AF5WS TI2OY K9UCX TM1CO VE3EDT
MASK - VP2MAC W3FSA AF4WS KA4SD
PA0XAW:
BLACKCATS - HB9AXL/P HB9AXL/P HB9AXL/P OM3CUG/P OE/OK2BDF/P OM3CUG/P HB9AXL/P
DL/PB2T/P SL5ZXR
BROKENMIRROR - HB9AXL/P UE25R OE/OK2BDF/P OE/OK2BDF/P OE/OK2BDF/P OM2015TITANIC
OM3CUG/P HA8ITU SL2ZXR SL2ZXR OE/OK2BDF/P UE25R
LADDERS - HB9AXL/P HA8ITU DL/PB2T/P DL/PB2T/P OE/OK2BDF/P PI70VERON SL5ZXR
OWLS - OE/OK2BDF/P EI9EW DL/PB2T/P LZ130SAK
SALT - LZ130SAK HA8ITU DL/PB2T/P DL/PB2T/P
SPARROWS - GP0STH DL/PB2T/P HA5BPITU DL65DARC DL65DARC OE/OK2BDF/P EI9EW GP0STH
HORSESHOE - HB9AXL/P OM3CUG/P PI70VERON HB9SPACE EI9EW HB9SPACE HB9AXL/P
OM3CUG/P EI9EW
JACKOLANTERN - AO2015STJ HA5BPITU OM2015TITANIC LZ130SAK GB2BOL SL5ZXR LZ130SAK
OM2015TITANIC HA8ITU EI9EW G4AYR PI70VERON
BONFIRE - DL/PB2T/P PI70VERON PI70VERON OE/OK2BDF/P HA8ITU G4AYR PI70VERON
COSTUME - OM2015TITANIC PI70VERON AO2015STJ HA8ITU OM3CUG/P OM3CUG/P EI9EW
MASK - GM4OBK/P LZ130SAK AO2015STJ LZ130SAK
K3WWP:
BLACKCATS - HB0/DL5YM P4/DL6RAI P4/DL6RAI VP2MAC LZ130SAK VP2MAC P4/DL6RAI
KC9TEK LZ130SAK
BROKENMIRROR - HB0/DL5YM P4/DL6RAI WO1W LZ130SAK KC9TEK ON4UN HB0/DL5YM
P4/DL6RAI P4/DL6RAI CO2IR WO1W CO2IR
LADDERS - P4/DL6RAI LZ130SAK P4/DL6RAI P4/DL6RAI KC9TEK WA4RG LZ130SAK
OWLS - WB4DBO WO1W LZ130SAK W5IQS
SALT - W5IQS LZ130SAK LZ130SAK KC9TEK
SPARROWS - K1PQS P4/DL6RAI VP2MAC WA4RG N4RAY WB4DBO WO1W K1PQS
HORSESHOE - HB0/DL5YM ON4UN N4RAY N4SX HI3TEJ N4SX HB0/DL5YM ON4UN HI3TEJ
JACKOLANTERN - VP2MLJ VP2MAC KC9TEK KG9HV CO2IR W1IDL V44KAI ON4UN HI3TEJ CO3ET
K4EOR ON4UN
BONFIRE - WB4DBO CO2IR ON4UN F5IN P4/DL6RAI K4EOR CO3ET
COSTUME - KC9TEK CO3ET WA4JQS HI3TEJ ON4UN HB0/DL5YM VE3JEV
MASK - VP2MAC V44KAI WA4JQS KG9H
K1YAN:
BLACKCATS - N3BHM N6SL N2AGI VP2MAC K2OGT VP2MAC N2AGI K2OGT N3RSD
BROKENMIRROR - N3BHM N3RSD K2OGT K2OGT W4EAB N3RSD VP2MAC N2AGI OK2RRR OK2RRR
K2OGT OK2RRR
LADDERS - N6SL W4EAB N3RSD N3RSD W4EAB N3RSD N3RSD
OWLS - OK2RRR WN2T W4ELP N6SL
SALT - VA3KSF VP2MAC W4ELP K2OGT
SPARROWS - KD8CVS VP2MAC W4EAB OK2RRR OK2RRR OK2RRR WN2T KD8CVS
HORSESHOE - N3BHM CO8RRM OK2RRR VA3KSF VE3FGU S58N N3BHM CO8RRM VE3FGU
JACKOLANTERN - VE3FUJ AC4BN AC4BN K3YW KO1E K4LXY AC4BN WN2T WN2T VE3FUJ K2MGR
N3RSD
BONFIRE - W4EAB KO1E WN2T VE3FGU N2AGI K2MGR VE3FUJ
COSTUME - AC4BN K4FOY S58N WN2T VE3FGU N3BHM VE3NXB
MASK - VP2MAC VP2MAC N6SL K3Y
SM5MEK:
BLACKCATS - HB0/DL4AAE/P HB0/DL4AAE/P HB0/DL4AAE/P SA2CIR OE/PA0SKP/P SA2CIR
HB0/DL4AAE/P SM6TPJ SM4SEF/P
BROKENMIRROR - HB0/DL4AAE/P SM5DXR OE/PA0SKP/P OE/PA0SKP/P SM4SEF/P SM5BNZ
SM4SEF/P ES1IP SA2CIR SA2CIR OE/PA0SKP/P R2015Y
LADDERS - HB0/DL4AAE/P HB0/DL4AAE/P HB0/DL4AAE/P HB0/DL4AAE/P SM4SEF/P SM5DXR
SM4SEF/P
OWLS - OK2LA R1CWC HB0/DL3TU/P SM4SEF/P
SALT - OE/PA0SKP/P OE/PA0SKP/P HB0/DL3TU HB0/DL3TU
SPARROWS - SM4SEF/P SM4SEF/P HB0/DL4AAE/P R2015Y R1CWC/8 OK2LA R1CWC OE/PA0SKP/P
HORSESHOE - HB0/DL4AAE/P SM5IMO IK2RMZ ES1IP HB0/DL4AAE/P SM7FSK/P HB0/DL4AAE/P
SM5IMO HB0/DL4AAE/P
JACKOLANTERN - SM5FEJ OK2LA SM5DXC OK2LA OE/PA0SKP/P OK2LA OK2LA SM5CNQ
HB0/DL3TU/P OE/PA0SKP/P R1CWC/8 PA/ON5JE/P
BONFIRE - HB0/DL3TU/P PA/ON5JE/P SM5BNZ SM4SEF ES1IP IK2RMZ OE/PA0SKP/P
COSTUME - SM5DXC OE/PA0SKP SM5DXR SM6TPJ HB0/DL3TU/P SM5DXR ES1IP
MASK - SM4SEF/P OE/PA0SKP/P ES1IP OK2LA
N1JI:
BLACKCATS - KB1WMR KW4LH AG4T WA3CKA K8NY WA3CKA AG4T AG4T WA0USA
BROKENMIRROR - KB1WMR KB1WMR K7MOA NK1N EA6NB K8NY KB1WMR N4API KB1WMR W9RFX
K7MOA W9RFX
LADDERS - KW4LH N4API WB0SND SB0SND EA6NB MI0SRR WA0USA
OWLS - CO8RRM KW4LH N4LQ KA4KSB
SALT - KA4KSB N4API N4LQ AG4T
SPARROWS - WB0SND N4API WA3CKA MI0SRR MI0SRR CO8RRM KW4LH WB0SND
HORSESHOE - KW4LH KO5Q MI0SRR MI0SRR N2IIE MI0SRR KW4LH KO5Q N2IIE
JACKOLANTERN - 3B8/DJ7RJ WA3CKA KC4KNN K8NY VE3OU LW3DG WA3CKA K8NY HA3FTA
DL1REM DL1REM NK1N
BONFIRE - KA4KSB VE3OU NK1N N8F N4API DL1REM DL1REM
COSTUME - KC4KNN OZ8X WW0SS HA3FTA WA0USA KB1WMR VE3OU
MASK - K7MOA WA3CKA WW0SS NK1N
K1IEE:
BLACKCATS - HB9FAI/P DL6UHA 2W0DAA T47GDXC DK65DARC T47GDXC 2W0DAA HA4ITU S58J
BROKENMIRROR - HB9FAI/P R5ZZ TI2OY DK65DARC EW8M ON6PQ EW8M HA4ITU R5ZZ YT90IARU
TI2OY OK2RRR
LADDERS - DL60STATUT HA4ITU 2W0DAA 2W0DAA EW8M YT90IARU S58J
OWLS - ON6PQ 2W0DAA DL6UHA DL60STATUT
SALT - DL60STATUT 2W0DAA DL60STATUT HA4ITU
SPARROWS - GP0STH GP0STH 2W0DAA DK65DARC OK2RRR ON6PQ 2W0DAA S52F
HORSESHOE - HA4ITU OK2RRR OK2RRR GP0STH JH1GEX SQ7OXU HA4ITU OK2RRR JH1GEX
JACKOLANTERN - S58J HA4ITU DK65DARC DK0DW SQ7OXU LY3X YT90IARU S58N HG8ITU
OE5FBL OK2RRR ON6PQ
BONFIRE - OE2FBL F5MFO S58N ZF1DM HA4ITU DK65DARC EU6KA
COSTUME - DK65DARC F5MFO SQ7OXU HG8ITU HA4ITU ZF1DM EU6KA
MASK - EW8M YT90IARU S52F DK0D
KDOV:
BLACKCATS - KB2JWB K8KLC K3ASW KC5DCT K3ASW KC5DCT K3ASW KC5DCT K3ASW
BROKENMIRROR - KB2JWD KF4NRO VE6CGO K3ASW VE6CGO K2SAN WB9FMP N5API KF4NRO
KB4BKR VE5CGO W3JRR
LADDERS - K8KLC K2SAN KC5DCT KC5DCT VE6CGO NO1R K3ASW
OWLS - KF4NRO K3ASW WZ4L K2SAN
SALT - K2SAK K2SAN WZ4L KC5DCT
SPARROWS - WK2S KA7SWP KA7SWP KB4BKR NO1R KF4NRO K3ASW KA7SWP
HORSESHOE - WH6LE NO1R W3JRR KA7SWP K7EP WH2S WH6LE NO1R K7EP
JACKOLANTERN - KB2JWD AA6AC KC5DCT KC5DCT WA4DEO WH6LE KA7SWP K2SAN K8TEZ WA4DEO
W3JRR N4ADI
BONFIRE - KB4BKR WA4DEO N4API KF74NRO N4API W3JRR WA4DEO
COSTUME - KC5DCT N4OW NS3C K8TEZ K1PUG WB9FMP VE1BA
MASK - NU4M AA6AC NS3C KC5DC
KG5HCF:
BLACKCATS - WD5BPI AC8LJ AC8LJ AC8LJ KC7PFR AC8LJ KF5AZ KA4EET W0SJS
BROKENMIRROR - WD5BPI KC7PFR KE4OH KC7PFR W6ERL ND0CW C08RRM WD5BPI KC7PFR W6ERL
KE4OH W6ERL
OWLS - KB1WOD WD5BPI AC8LJ W0SJS
LADDERS - N9HAL KF5AZ WD5BPI KD5CQX W6ERL KX0R W0SJS
SALT - W0SJS AC8LJ W6ERL KA4EET
SPARROWS - AJ4SB WD5BPI NA4PI KX0R CO8RRM KB1WOD WD5BPI AJ4SB
MASK - CO8RRM NA4PI S57V KF4GUI
HORSESHOE - KE4OH CO8RRM CO8RRM S57V KA4EET NN0SS KE4OH K7ODX KA4EET
JACKOLANTERN - AC8LJ KA4EET ND0CW KF4GUI CO8RRM W6ERL KA4EET N7DC N4RT KA4EET
CO8RRM N7DC
BONFIRE - W5CBP K7ODX NA4PI KC7PFR WD5BPI CO8RRM KA4EET
COSTUME - KC7PFR OM5XX NN0SS N4RT KF4GUI KC0MYW VE4A
N9SE:
BLACKCATS - KB5AE 7X3WPL KA2KDJ N0AC KA2KDJ N0AC KA2KDJ EA9TL KL7SB
BROKENMIRROR - KB5AE HR1LW CO8LY KA2KDJ EA9TL N0AC E51MQT W7IZ HR1LW N8ER CO8LY
N8ER
LADDERS - 7X3WPL EA9TL ZF1DX ZF1DX EA9TL DL65DARC KL7SB
OWLS - ON7PQ 7X3WPL EA9TL SP3DOF
SALT - SP3DOF EA9TL EA9TL EA9TL
SPARROWS - S57V 7X3WPL N0AC DL65DARC XE1XR ON7PQ 7X3WPL S57V
HORSESHOE - HR1LW HC2AO N4QR S58MU KB5AE S58MU HR1LW HC2AO KB5AE
JACKOLANTERN - FW5JJ N0AC CO8LY KA2KDJ OM3SEM HR1LW KB5AE N0AC E51MQT N8ER XE1XR
N8ER
BONFIRE - KL7SB K7QO N8ER FW5JJ W7IZ N4QR N8ER
COSTUME - CO8LY CT1JOP OM3SEM E51MQT W6UT S58MU E51MQT
MASK - LA1MFA KB5AE OM3SEM KA2KDJ
K7TQ:
BLACKCATS - W4EAB K0WVL K3ASW NZ3C KG9HV NZ3C K3ASW N6JZT K3ASW KC1APK
BROKENMIRROR - W0BAV N0UR W4OP KG9HV K9EW NZ3C W5NM VE4AKI NM1R N0UR KB5JO N8LR
LADDERS - N9ZXL KC1APK KD3CA KD3CA W4EAB W6RO K6OQS
OWLS - W9OAW K3ASW N9ZXL KD6SX
SALT - K3ASW F6HKA K0WVL N6JZT
SPARROWS - NS7E W4OP F6HKA N8LR W6RO KB5JO K3ASW NS7E
HORSESHOE - KG9HV K7QO JG1RSO K6OQS W4EAB K7SO KG9HV K7QO NS7E
JACKOLANTERN - KB5JO KC1APK KD3CA K3ASW K6OQS WZ4L W4EAB W5NM W0EXT VE4AKI
JG1RSO W5NM
BONFIRE - W4EAB W4OP NZ3C F6HKA VE4AKI NM1R K9EQ
COSTUME - KC1APK W9OAW K7SO W0EXT K2UPD W5NM NS7E
MASK - NM1R W4EAB KD6SX K3ASW
WA2FBN:
BLACKCATS - IZ4ZZB CO8LY VP2MAC VP2MAC KB5AE VP2MAC PV8ADI HA2ITU IZ3SOI
BROKENMIRROR - KB5AE CO2IR W4EON K9JWV WH6LE F5IN VP2MAC IZ4ZZB CO2IR RGAF CO2IR
R6AF
LADDERS - LZ130SAK PV8ADI ZF1DX ZF1DX W4EON RZ3F DL7SBV
OWLS - IZ3SOI K9JWV CO8LY IZ3SOI
SALT - DL7SBV KB5AE WH6LE T77C
SPARROWS - SM5CAK VP2MAC HA2ITU CO8RRM CO8RRM W4EON WH6LE SM5CAK
HORSESHOE - HA2ITU CO2IR CO8RRM S57V W4EON S57V HA2ITU OK2ZV EW1I
JACKOLANTERN - K9JWV VP2MAC CO8LY K9JWV CO8LY WH6LE HA2ITU F5NBX HA2ITU WH6LE
KX0R F5NBX
BONFIRE - IZ4ZZB CO8LY F5IN F5IN IZ4ZZB KX0R KB5AE
COSTUME - CO8LY IZ3SOI LZ130SAK T77C HA2ITU AC7MA KB5AE
MASK - VP2MAC KB5AE LZ130SAK KB5A
PA9CW:
BLACKCATS - DL/HB9BIN/P IZ0LKW HG50IPA UA3ECJ OK2QA/P OM2015TITANIC UA4ARF
OK1FRT/P OH2NOS/P
BROKENMIRROR - OK2BDF/P UE25R IT9MUO OK1TPI E73R EN1000U IY4FGM HG5ITU 5B/DJ6FR
R2015AA HB9EWO/P RK3DZ/3
LADDERS - LA1ENA/P OK1AU/P EA8/DJ9BN IK6DIN EI7JK G3RDQ SM7PXS
OWLS - UB5O/6/M HA6NW EA4FL/P SM5CAK
SALT - S57X/P HA0ITU EA8TL HG1ITU
SPARROWS - G4SSH OK1MLP/P EA9EU F5PLR RX3VU OE7PHI EA2WX/P SM7FSK/M
HORSESHOE - HA5AZC/P 4O7TC EA2CFR R6FS E72U IK2SAE/M HG9ITU ON6ZQ CT9/EA5KA
JACKOLANTERN - DJ7PR EA7ATE C31CT CN8KD OE5EEP/P LZ2LP HA6ITU EA6NB CT9/OM3RM
DL2EF EA1RCO YU6GMN
BONFIRE - MW0BYU OH9XX LA1ENA G4AFI EA2IF/P DL2HRE EA2LU
COSTUME - EA1CVZ ON3ND SM5GLC HA8ITU DL1FU G4CMQ F6EAZ
MASK - EA2GM DJ5AV F5SQA DK1W
SM6DER:
BLACKCATS - HB9FAI DL2VWR HA2ITU YU70VIC IKOYVV YU70VIC HA2ITU HA2ITU R120SE
BROKENMIRROR - HB9FAI R120SE IS0BOY IK0YVV R120SE EN1000U IH9YMS HA2ITU R120SE
DL2VWR IS0BOY R3WAL
LADDERS - DL2VWR HB9FAI DL2VWR DL2VWR R120SE DL2VWR R120SE
OWLS - IK6JOT DL2VWR R2015L IS0BOY
SALT - IS0BOY HB9FAI R2015L HA2ITU
SPARROWS - US3EW F5PLR/P HA0ITU R2015L R2015L F8OOI DL2VWR US3EW
HORSESHOE - HA2ITU F8OOI ER/R3HD SV9/R2DX ER/R3HD SV9/R2DX HA2ITU IK6JOT ER/R3HD
JACKOLANTERN - EA2AJB HA0ITU RM7C IK6JOT YO3FRI R3WAL R3WAL EN1000U HG6ITU
EN1000U ER/R3HD UA4NCE
BONFIRE - HB9CBR/P YO3FRI UA4NCE HB9FAI HA2ITU R3WAL EN1000U
COSTUME - RM7C OK2HMS US1GGE HG6ITU HA2ITU RM7C EA2AJB
MASK - RM7C R3WAL US1GGE IK6JO
W2JEK:
BLACKCATS - EA8BLV CO8LY N3A IK2CIO NN9K CO8LY W0A HG3ITU AO2015STJ
BROKENMIRROR - HP1IBF S50R IK2CIO NN9K EA8BLV WA4NRA VP2MLJ IK2CIO EA6URP PA2EVR
CO8LY PA2EVR
LADDERS - VP2MLJ VE1DXA ZD7W ZF1DX PA2EVR S50R S50R
OWLS - LU6UO ZD7W FS/VE2BWL S53V
SALT - S57V EA8ZS EA8BLV TF4X
SPARROWS - EA8ZS VP2MAC EA8BLV EA6URP WA4NRA OX3XR ZD7W GP0STH
HORSESHOE - HP1IBF IK2CIO OX3XR FS/VE2BWL EW2W S53V HG3ITU AO2015STJ VE1DXA
JACKOLANTERN - VP2MLJ VP2MAC CO8LY V44KAI OX3XR LU6UO PJ2/W4VAB S58N T46X
FS/VE2BWL OX3XR NN9K
BONFIRE - FS/VE2BWL LU6UO N3A ZF1DX IK2CIO WA4NRA VE1DXA
COSTUME - VP2MAC CO8LY GP0STH GP0STH LU6UO VP2MLJ EA6URP
MASK - VP2MAC V44KAI S57V IK2CIO
All the above get a certificate and participation point.All below get only a participation point.
N8XMS:
BROKENMIRROR - WB4DBO W3RKT WB4DBO KB4AUK WB2PEF NT8P W2IMX W2IMX W3RKT KR0M
WB4DBO KR0M
HORSESHOE - KE4COH KE4COH K4RKP WA8SAN K8EO WA8SAN KE4COH KE4COH WA9EIC
BONFIRE - WB4DBO KB1WOD NT8P AF4K W2IMX K4RKP WB2PEF
COSTUME - WA9EIC KB1WOD W3MS NT8P KB4AUK W2IMX K8ED
MASK - KR0M AF4K W3MS KB4AUK
N4IVE:
BLACKCATS - KB8AZS W1IDL AK4NY W4FCE AK4NY W4FCE AK4NY KB3CT KB8AZS
BROKENMIRROR - KB8AZS W2NRA K6OLE AK4NY W4FCE AK4NY KM0U W1IDL W2NRA KR0M K6OLE
KR0M
LADDERS - W1IDL KB8AZS W1IDL W1IDL W4FCE K3RNC KB8AZS
MASK - KC0MYW W2NRA W4LSV KB8AZ
KI4WFJ:
BLACKCATS - KB6NU K6ELQ AA7FN KC9VWC KC9VWC KC9VWC AA7FN N8AFT KI4SW
LADDERS - K6ELQ AA7FN KD8DEU KD8DEU K6ELQ W2NRA K4IS
KR9Z:
BLACKCATS - WB5KSD KE5AL K8FAC K8FAC K8FAC K8FAC K8FAC N4WJT WB5KSD
OWLS - WO1X N4WJT KE5AL NS7K
SALT - NS7K AF4K AK4NY N4WJT
COSTUME - KN2CZZ WO1X W0ISU KG7PVT K1PUG NC1M KE5AL
MASK - NC1M KE5AL W0ISU K1PUG
K8UDH:
OWLS - KB1WOD WB2SXY KE5HL WB2SXY
SALT - WB2SXY KA2KDJ KE5HL WA4MXT
SPARROWS - K2SAN VE2JAP VE2JAP AF5WR AF5WR KB1WOD WB2SXY K2SAN
MASK - WA4MXT KA2KDJ WB5KSD KA2KDJ
Soapbox:KA2PBO: Thanks again to all who make these challenges possible! Rick PA0XAW: Pfffff....so many "R" and "S" letters to find! Found a lot of them in the call signs of the special event stations. Thanks again for a great challenge and see you next time! K3WWP: I thought this would be a lot harder, but I finished up in just 12 days thanks partly to some DX portable and special calls which gave me 25 letters (HB0/DL5YM P4/DL6RAI LZ130SAK). Looking forward to the traditional Turkey challenge now. That one brings back memories of the early days of the NAQCC just after it was founded by Tom WY3H (then KB3LFC) and me. That was our second ever challenge (after Get Acquainted Week which wasn't really a challenge, but is listed as such) in November 2004 in which all you had to do was make the word TURKEY. You could do it in various ways to add a bit to the challenge. All of three members mastered that challenge (K3WWP K2EKM K4CHT). I've participated in every challenge we've had. Those two others have kind of disappeared from our events. Good memories and good to see how the club has grown since those days. I probably should have saved these ramblings until next month's soapbox, but.... Thanks to all who gave me letters for this scary challenge. I know most of the ghostly associations but will look forward to finding out more about the couple I don't know offhand. K1YAN: Not much for good propagation this month with only 2 European QSOs, but one was OK2RRR giving me six of the ten Rs in one shot. N1JI: The letter O proved to be hardest for me this month. I'm looking forward to reading about the superstitions in next month's newsletter. K1IEE: Great challenge this month. Getting on air time was also a challenge for me this month. Still had a good time . Thanks to all 73 Dick N8XMS: How is this possible?!?! I had plenty of QSOs this month and never worked a single call with an "L" in it - and of course 5 of the 11 words needed that! I also came up short on "S" but did get some of them. At least this was a fairly unique way to get skunked. But it's always fun. N9SE: Talk about cutting it close, I got my last "R" at 2354z on the 31st! On 160m to boot! : ) K7TQ: All but JG1RSO were on 20 m with 1 Watt. With time running out on Oct 31 and needing only the final "R", I went to 15 m and caught him with 5 W. It was a fun month. Now on to the November challenge. WA2FBN: Had tough time finding enough calls with S and R. Five watts and a dipole up 30 ft. 72 Ken PA9CW: This one was not easy. A lot of double letters. Made some QSO's on the last day. PA9CW, Tonnie N4IVE: Bummer.. I was missing 4 Os and an R. Those Os were especially hard for me to get :) I had a lot of fun trying though and I'm going to put extra effort into the November challenge. KI4WFJ: FIRST CHALLENGE I HAVE ATTEMPTED. PRETTY GOOD FUN! WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER BUT WAS MISSING ENOUGH S, O, M, AND E. HAD PLENTY OF K'S, HAHA. W2JEK: A GOOD OCTOBER CHALLENGE AND A LOT OF FUN. 72 AND 73 DON YOUNGER #1135 |