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The NAQCC October 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 MAIL RAIL SYSTEM  PREMISE: Delivery of the mail is a priority. You will see letter carriers and trucks everywhere getting the mail to where it needs to go. London England had an added means of mail transport for many years. It began in 1855 when the Secretary to the Post Office, Rowland Hill, proposed and underground system to link postal facilities in the city. It was an underground system that moved cars through tubes by air pressure. The Pneumatic Dispatch Company constructed and ran tests on a system from 1863 to 1866. The system worked, but financial problems made the company terminate its agreement with the Post Office. They rebounded in 1873, but, when the Post Office would not enter a permanent agreement, the system was permanently closed in 1874. As London grew, at the start of the 20th century weather and traffic were causing major delays in mail transport within the city. A study began and in 1911 an underground system with driverless, electric cars was proposed. 1913 saw the passing of the Post Office Railway Bill which allowed construction of the proposed system. It would consist of six and a half miles of tunnels at an average depth of 70 feet linking eight stations between the East and West ends of the city. Tunnel construction ran from 1914 to 1917, but WW I and high material prices after the war delayed the system completion until 1927. The tunnels did not sit idle during the war however. They were a safe home for many art treasures from several galleries in London. The original fleet of 90 cars ran through the 9 ft. diameter tunnel on a 2 ft. gage track. The original fleet was replaced in 1930 with single, 27 ft. long cars carrying four mail containers. The containers each held 15 bags of letters or 6 bags of packages. Over the years the system matured. The system was renamed as “ Mail Rail “ to mark its 60th anniversary. Rolling stock was updated and replaced. A computer system for controlling the entire system from a single location, rather than from each individual station began operation in 1993. Each year in the 1990s saw more than six million bags of mail run through the system. As mailing habits changed in the late 90s and early 2000s, the system became un-economical to run and was closed in 2003. It is gone but not forgotten. Exhibits and even a ride are available to the public. 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. ROWLAND HILL PNEUMATIC DISPATCH COMPANY POST OFFICE RAILWAY BILL 9 FT DIAMETER TUNNEL 2 FT GAGE TRACK MAIL RAIL The 93 total letters contain these 23 different letters and numbers: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U W Y 2 9 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 10/6/2025: K3ES: ROWLANDHILL - N3FER KN4OK W4SK WA2SPL KA4AMI N3FER KI4VDU N1MHV KA4AMI WA2SPL K5LG PNEUMATICDISPATCHCOMPANY - WA2SPL N3FER N3FER KI4VDU KA4AMI KA4AMI NE4TN KA4AMI KC4WQ KI4VDU KI4VDU K4SF WA2SPL KA4AMI NE4TN KC4WQ N1MHV WA4CHJ KN4OK KA4AMI N0TOP KA4AMI NF5R KY4GS POSTOFFICERAILWAYBILL - N0TOP N0TOP K4SF WX4TW N0TOP K4SF K4SF KI4VDU WA4CHJ N3FER N3FER WA2SPL W2GIW K5LG W4SK WA2SPL KY4GS K0BXB W2GIW N5ILQ N5ILQ 9FTDIAMETERTUNNEL - N9FZ N3FER WX4TW WI5D WI5D N4JAW N1MHV NE4TN WN4AT NE4TN NF5R WN4AT KI4VDU NF5R NE4TN AE4JM K2LT 2FTGAGETRACK - W2GIW N3FER KT4U W2GIW N4JAW W2GIW AE4JM KT4U NF5R WA4CHJ AA1CX K4SF MAILRAIL - N1MHV WA4CHJ WI5D K2LT N4NR AA1CX K9YII W6LEN KN4OK: ROWLANDHILL - VA3TAR KB3EOF WA3TVH WB0LQW WA3TVH N8BB WD8DSB WA3TVH WA1VEI WB0LQW KC1UML PNEUMATICDISPATCHCOMPANY - KB9RPG N8BB K3ES KC1UML KC1UML WA3TVH WA3TVH WA1VEI WB9CYY WD8DSB I1YRL N1BS KB9RPG VA3TAR WA3TVH WB9CYY WA3TVH KC1UML KB3EOF KC1UML KA7GPP VA3TAR N1BS N4ARY POSTOFFICERAILWAYBILL - KA7GPP W4NBO N1BS VA3TAR W4NBO KB3EOF KB3EOF I1YRL KC1UML K3ES VA3TAR VA3TAR WI0S KC1UML WA3TVH VA3TAR N4ARY N8BB WI0S WE9BEL WE9BEL 9FTDIAMETERTUNNEL - KB9RPG KE2FDB VA3TAR WD8DSB KI5VIR N4JAW NM5BG KB3EOF KT0A KB3EOF KB9RPG KT0A KC1UML N1BS N4JAW KE2FDB K2LT 2FTGAGETRACK - KE2FDB KE2FDB K2LT KB9RPG N4JAW KB9RPG KE2FDB K2LT KB9RPG N4ARY KA0CSW K3ES MAILRAIL - NM5BG N4ARY KI5VIR K2LT N4ARY KT0A KI5VIR I1YRL W3IQ: ROWLANDHILL - KB9RPG KB3EOF N4JAW WA2SPL N4JAW N4JAW W3DF WA3TVH WA1VEI WA2SPL K0HNL PNEUMATICDISPATCHCOMPANY - KB9RPG N4JAW KB3EOF KB4VU WB2MJH N4JAW WA3TVH WA1VEI KC0MYW W3DF AI5BE N1BS KB9RPG WA3TVH WA3TVH KC0MYW WA3TVH W1WC KB3EOF WB2MJH WA2SPL WA3TVH N1BS N4ARY POSTOFFICERAILWAYBILL - WA2SPL K5OHY N1BS N3DTF K5OHY KB3EOF KB3EOF AI5BE W1WC KB3EOF KB9RPG N4ARY N5ILQ K0HNL N4JAW N4ARY N4ARY KB3EOF N5ILQ N5ILQ N5ILQ 9FTDIAMETERTUNNEL - KB9RPG WA2QOF N3DTF N3DTF KK0I W3EWA KC0MYW W3EWA W5WTH W3EWA N4ARY W5WTH KB4VU N1BS N4ARY WA1VEI K5LG 2FTGAGETRACK - WB2MJH WA2QOF K2LT KB9RPG W3EWA KB9RPG WA1VEI K2LT N4ARY WA2QOF KW5CW KB3EOF MAILRAIL - KC0MYW WA2QOF KK0I K5LG W8WR AH6AX VE3RIA K2LT VE3KZ: ROWLANDHILL - KB9RPG ZF2OO WD8DSB WB0LQW AJ4YA N1BS WD8DSB K0WHW IK4DRU AL7T AL7T PNEUMATICDISPATCHCOMPANY - KB9RPG N1BS KB3EOF KB4VU KO4WTM AJ4YA W3GTR IK4DRU WB0CJB WD8DSB WI0S WD8DSB KB9RPG AJ4YA W3GTR K0ACP K0WHW K0ACP ZF2OO K2MJP K2MJP AJ4YA N4JAW AJ4YA POSTOFFICERAILWAYBILL - K2MJP ZF2OO WD8DSB KO4WTM ZF2OO ZF2OO ZF2OO WI0S WB0CJB KB3EOF KB9RPG AL7T N5ILQ K5LG WD8DSB AL7T AJ4YA WD8DSB N5ILQ N5ILQ N5ILQ 9FTDIAMETERTUNNEL - KB9RPG KB3EOF KO4WTM WD8DSB F5IN N4JAW KO4WTM K8ARE AL7T K8ARE W3GTR AL7T IK4DRU N4JAW N1BS K4EWG K5LG 2FTGAGETRACK - ZF2OO KB3EOF AG4JT KB9RPG AG4JT KB9RPG K4EWG AG4JT W3GTR N4JAW KB2GKC KB9RPG MAILRAIL - K2MJP WB4AJL F5IN WB0LQW IK4DRU WB4AJL VE2CSI WB4AJL AA5XA: ROWLANDHILL - KJ4R KO4NLL WI0S KD2LIS AH6AX N2EPE W1ND AH6AX WI0S KD2LIS KO4NLL PNEUMATICDISPATCHCOMPANY - N2EPE N2EPE N2EPE KB6NU K2MJP AH6AX KA5TJS WI0S NS1C W1ND AA8MI KA5TJS N2EPE AH6AX KA5TJS NS1C AH6AX AC3WM KO4NLL K2MJP K2MJP AH6AX W1ND K5OHY POSTOFFICERAILWAYBILL - K2MJP K5OHY KA5TJS W3GTR K5OHY N0NDF N0NDF AA8MI AC3WM N2EPE KJ4R KA5TJS KD2LIS KO4NLL WI0S KA5TJS K5OHY K2JB KD2LIS KO4NLL KO4NLL 9FTDIAMETERTUNNEL - WW9R K6JF W3GTR KD2LIS AB1II AA8MI AA8MI N2EPE K1TH N2EPE W3GTR K1TH KB6NU W1ND N7XJ KE5AQD KE5AKL 2FTGAGETRACK - N2EPE K6JF N1TJC W3GTR AA8MI W3GTR KE5AQD N1TJC W3GTR AA8MI N2YC KJ4R MAILRAIL - AA8MI AA8MI AB1II KE5AKL WW9R AB1II AB1II KG4KGL KJ4R: ROWLANDHILL - KI0ER K3ONW W0JT N5LPT VA2EYD N5LPT VA2EYD K0BWH KI0ER N5LPT KJ7RPL PNEUMATICDISPATCHCOMPANY - N5LPT N5LPT KI0ER W8LUT KM9R VA2EYD N5LPT KI0ER KD3CA VA2EYD KI0I KD5SMF N5LPT AA5XA N5LPT KD3CA K0BWH WA3INC K3ONW KM9R KJ7RPL AA5XA NZ7Q VA2EYD POSTOFFICERAILWAYBILL - KJ7RPL W3TRO KD5SMF W0JT W3TRO KD5SMF KD5SMF KI0I WA3INC KI0ER KI0ER AA5XA KI0I KJ7RPL W0JT AA5XA VA2EYD K0BWH KI0I W8LUT W8LUT 9FTDIAMETERTUNNEL - KM9R W4ZF W0JT KD5SMF WA3INC AA5XA KD5SMF VA2EYD W9GTA VA2EYD KM9R W9GTA W8LUT NZ7Q KL7NL KE3MX WB0RLJ 2FTGAGETRACK - VA2EYD W4ZF W8LUT KB9RPG AA5XA KB9RPG KE3MX W8LUT KM9R AB0BM W8CFH KI0ER MAILRAIL - KD5SMF AB0BM WA3INC WB0RLJ KJ7RPL W9GTA KY4IE KL7NL W4KAC: ROWLANDHILL - AE4ZR K5OGR N4JAW AL7T AL7T N5ILQ AF5DM K1TH N5ILQ AL7T N5ILQ PNEUMATICDISPATCHCOMPANY - KB9RPG N5ILQ AB5SE W2UD NA9M AL7T AL7T N5ILQ AC4BT AF5DM N0MII AB5SE KB9RPG AC4BT AL7T AC4BT K1TH KS4CR K5OGR NA9M KA0PQW AC4BT NA9M N2YC POSTOFFICERAILWAYBILL - KA0PQW K4OLS AB5SE AC4BT K4OLS KB3EOF KB3EOF N0MII KS4CR AB5SE AE4ZR AB5SE N0MII N5ILQ N4JAW AB5SE N2YC AC4BT N0MII K4OLS K4OLS 9FTDIAMETERTUNNEL - KB9RPG AF0AJ AC4BT W2UD NN9I AE4ZR N0MII AE4ZR WT2X AE4ZR KB9RPG WT2X W2UD NA9M N8BB VE3KZE W1HLP 2FTGAGETRACK - WT2X AF0AJ K1TH KB9RPG AE4ZR KB9RPG VE3KZE K1TH KB9RPG NA9M NS1C KB9RPG MAILRAIL - N0MII NA9M NN9I W1HLP KS4CR N4JAW VA3IK W2ELS N9WVM: ROWLANDHILL - WB0RLJ KG8CO W1ND WB4AJL AF0AJ N7MEB W1ND W1HLP K4UI WB4AJL WB0RLJ PNEUMATICDISPATCHCOMPANY - KC0ZPS N7MEB N7MEB W9UUM N7MEB AF0AJ W2TEF K4UI KC0ZPS W1ND N4IN KC0ZPS KC0ZPS AF0AJ W2TEF KC0ZPS W1HLP KW5CW KG8CO N7MEB W1HLP AF0AJ W1ND WG0Y POSTOFFICERAILWAYBILL - W1HLP KO4CBI KC0ZPS N3WT KO4CBI AF0AJ AF0AJ N4IN KW5CW N7MEB WB0RLJ WB4AJL KO4CBI WB0RLJ W1ND WB4AJL WG0Y N7MEB KO4CBI W1HLP W1HLP 9FTDIAMETERTUNNEL - W9UUM W2TEF N3WT KE5AQD AB1II N4ARY W9UUM KE5AQD WT0RJ KE5AQD KJ4R WT0RJ W9UUM W1ND N4ARY NE2B KC8LA 2FTGAGETRACK - NE2B W2TEF AG4JT WG0Y N4ARY WG0Y NE2B AG4JT KJ4R KE5AQD KG8CO KC0ZPS MAILRAIL - W9UUM KE5AQD AB1II KC8LA N4ARY AB5SE AB1II W2BPL KC5F: ROWLANDHILL - KI5VIR N2TO W3GTR AL7T AA8UP N2TO KG5PFD N4DH KI5VIR AL7T K2LT PNEUMATICDISPATCHCOMPANY - AA8UP N2TO AE0YM AA8UP AE0YM AA8UP AL7T KI5VIR KC1UML KG5PFD KI5VIR K9MMS AA8UP AA8UP AL7T KC1UML N4DH KI7QCF N2TO AE0YM KG5PFD AA8UP N4DH AE0YM POSTOFFICERAILWAYBILL - KG5PFD VA3KOT K9MMS K2LT VA3KOT KG5PFD KG5PFD KI5VIR KI7QCF AE0YM KI5VIR AE0YM KI7QCF K2LT W3GTR AE0YM AE0YM WB4AJL KI7QCF KC1UML KC1UML 9FTDIAMETERTUNNEL - K9MMS KI7QCF K2LT N4DH N5ILQ AL7T K9MMS VE3RZ N2TO VE3RZ VE3RZ N2TO AA8UP N4DH N5ILQ WA1VEI N5ILQ 2FTGAGETRACK - K2LT KI7QCF VA3KOT KG5PFD AL7T KG5PFD WA1VEI VA3KOT VE3RZ VA3KOT NS1C K2LT MAILRAIL - K9MMS VA3KOT N5ILQ N5ILQ W3GTR WA1VEI WA1VEI WB4AJL NQ8T: ROWLANDHILL - WB0RLJ K5OHY WB0RLJ WB0RLJ AB5SE AC4NK W0DCX K5OHY KD5KKI WB0RLJ K5LG PNEUMATICDISPATCHCOMPANY - KB9RPG AC4NK AB5SE KU8T NM5BG AB5SE KU8T KD5KKI AC4NK W0DCX AB1II AB5SE KB9RPG AC4NK KU8T AC4NK K5OHY N1CCC K5OHY NM5BG W3WPH AC4NK NM5BG WG0Y POSTOFFICERAILWAYBILL - W3WPH KG8CO AB5SE N2TO KG8CO AA3FF AA3FF AB1II N1CCC AB5SE WB0RLJ AA3FF AB1II K5LG WB0RLJ AA3FF WG0Y AB5SE AB1II K0LAR K0LAR 9FTDIAMETERTUNNEL - WW9R AA3FF N2TO KD5KKI VA2IDX AA3FF AE0YM AE0YM K3RTA AE0YM W8RNB K3RTA KU8T NM5BG N1CCC KQ4EFU W2BPL 2FTGAGETRACK - N2YC AA3FF K6TTN NM5BG AA3FF NM5BG KQ4EFU K6TTN W8RNB AE0YM N1CCC AC4NK MAILRAIL - AE0YM AE0YM VA2IDX W2BPL WW9R WA1VEE KK0I KA0LDG W2TEF: ROWLANDHILL - K4ARQ WO0S WO0S WA5RML K4ARQ KB9BVN NA6JD K0HX AD0IM WA5RML W6VOL PNEUMATICDISPATCHCOMPANY - K4COP KB9BVN W4EDF WJ1U K5MJB K4ARQ W3TRO AD0IM K4COP NA6JD KG4IZS WO0S K4COP NA6JD W3TRO K4COP K0HX KC7ND WO0S K5MJB N3FVP NA6JD NA6JD K1YAN POSTOFFICERAILWAYBILL - N3FVP K4COP WO0S K1HTJ K4COP N4FFF N4FFF KG4IZS KC7ND W4EDF K4ARQ WD0ANB WA3INC W6VOL WO0S WD0ANB K1YAN KB9BVN WA3INC N8ALB N8ALB 9FTDIAMETERTUNNEL - KB9BVN N4FFF K1HTJ KC7ND W1PID AD0IM K0MJ K8EKO WX4TW K8EKO KM9R WX4TW WJ1U NA6JD NN4H W2EQ KC3ZDL 2FTGAGETRACK - AG2O N4FFF KI5GTR KG4IZS AD0IM KG4IZS W2EQ KI5GTR KM9R WA5RML WA3INC KB9BVN MAILRAIL - K0MJ WA5RML W1PID KC3ZDL W3TRO WA3INC KI5GTR WB0RLJ 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: K3ES: Great fun, as usual! VE3KZ: Thanks to returning propagation, the last day was ALMOST normal! 73 Bob VE3KZ W4KAC: Thanks for another fun one. See you all next month. Ken W4KAC NQ8T: Catching all the I's & L's was a challenge! As always, GREAT fun! CU next month! 72 steve NQ8T |