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The NAQCC November 2025 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 results and the Challenge App (the online Challenge tracking and reporting application) is administered by Charlie N1AOK. Email him with any questions at pix_email_n1aok(1K)
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 WHALING SHIP ESSEX

Whaler


PREMISE:

The early 19th century was a time when whaling was a hugely profitable industry. Sailors would spend years at sea in pursuit of whales and their oil. The whaler Essex left the port of Nantucket, MA in August of 1819 and headed for the whaling grounds. Only two days after leaving port, the Essex encountered a brief but violent storm. She suffered damage and lost two of the five small boats that were used to chase and kill whales. Repairs were made and the voyage continued. More storms and lack of whales marked the next leg of her voyage. Information of a new and bountiful hunting ground came from an encounter with fellow whalers. The Essex set course for the area and was rewarded with plentiful prey. Then came disaster. A huge whale rammed the ship and ultimately sank her. The crew of 20 salvaged what they could from the Essex and, with little food and fresh water, set off in the three small whaling boats to find land. They found a deserted island, which, having little to eat, was not the paradise they had hoped for. After a month on the island, three of the crew decided to remain and the rest salvaged what they could for supplies and continued on. A storm separated one boat from the group. Some time later a whaling boat with three skeletons, thought to be the missing boat, drifted ashore on an island. Hunger and thirst drove the sailors of the other two boats to cannibalism in order to survive. Eighty nine days after the sinking of the Essex, one of the two whaling boats, which had become separated, was sighted and the sailors rescued. A few days later the second boat was sighted and the remaining men rescued. The three men who had remained on the island had survived and were also rescued. Word of the disaster became a global story. The account captured the attention of author Herman Melville and inspired his famous novel about the great white whale Moby Dick and the ill fated captain Ahab.



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.

THE WHALING SHIP ESSEX
AUGUST 1819
PORT OF NANTUCKET MA
RAMMED BY A WHALE
HERMAN MELVILLE
AHAB AND MOBY DICK

The 89 total letters contain these 26 different letters and numbers: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y 1 8 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 11/18/2025:


VE3KZ:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - VA3TAR W3JPH EA6ACA W3JPH HA8RC EA6ACA WB0RLJ IU4DTV N9ANA EA3GNU/P WB5USB W3JPH IU4DTV W3JPH EA6ACA WB5USB KM3STU EA3GNU/P KG4EXY
AUGUST1819 - EA6ACA IU4DTV EA3GNU/P IU4DTV KM3STU VA3TARW1DV HA8RC W1DV N9ANA
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - W3JPH RA5CO HA8RC KM3STU W4LOO AF5DM N9ANA EA6ACA N9ANA KM3STU WB5USB EA6ACA K7NXL EA3GNU/P EA8/S51TA K2MZ EA6ACA
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - HA8RC EA6ACA K2MZ KM3STU KE2FDB IU4DTV WB0RLJ KG4EXY EA6ACA W3JPH HA8RC N9ANA WB0RLJ KE2FDB
HERMANMELVILLE - K8SNH KE2FDB RA5CO KM3STU N9ANA N9ANA AF5DM KG4EXY W4LOO VA3TAR R3ZBI W4LOO K7NXL KG4EXY
AHABANDMOBYDICK - N9ANA HA8RC HA8RC WB0RLJ N9ANA K7NXL IU4DTV AF5DM RA5CO WB5USB KG4EXY W1DV R3ZBI EA6ACA K7NXL

KC5F:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - AC4BT AD8HK AE0MM W4LOO AD8HK AA8PI K4OLS AA8PI K4NYM KA0LDG K4OLS KC1UUH AA8PI AA8PI AE0MM K4OLS KC1VAS KE9BHN VE3MRX
AUGUST1819 - AA8PI KC1UUH KA0LDG KC1UUH KC1VAS AC4BT KC1UUH AA8PI KC1UUH KE9BHN
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - AA8PI K4OLS VE3MRX M0TTQ K4OLS WD8RIF K4NYM AA8PI KE9BHN M0TTQ KC1UUH AC4BT AD8HK KE9BHN M0TTQ AE0MM AA8PI
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - VE3MRX AC4BT AE0MM AE0MM VE3KZE AD8HK AC4BT K4NYM AC4BT W4LOO KC1UUH AD8HK K4OLS VE3KZE
HERMANMELVILLE - KE9BHN VE3KZE WD8RIF AE0MM AD8HK KE9BHN K4NYM VE3KZE KA0LDG KC1VAS W8NI KA0LDG W4LOO VE3MRX
AHABANDMOBYDICK - AE0MM KE9BHN AE0MM AC4BT KA0LDG W8NI AD8HK K4NYM W4LOO KE9BHN K4NYM KA0LDG W8NI AC4BT AD8HK

W4JL:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - K3RTA WB2PHL AE7I W3GTR WB2PHL K3RTA WB2PHL AE7I W8NI W3GTR K5SJC WD3H AE7I WB2PHL AE7I K5SJC N1BS WA1VEI KJ9X
AUGUST1819 - K3RTA WB2FUV W3GTR WB2FUV N1BS K3RTA WA1VEI W8NI WA1VEI KE9AJ
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - WB2PHL AA7OY K3RTA W3GTR AA7OY WB2FUV W8NI AE7I KE9BHN W3GTR W2UD K5SJC K3RTA WA1VEI K2LT K2MJP AE7I
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - K3RTA AA7OY K2MJP VE3MM KE9AJ WD3H WB2PHL AA7OY AA7OY W3GTR WD3H AA7OY WB2PHL KE9AJ
HERMANMELVILLE - KE9BHN VE3MM W3GTR VE3MM AA7OY KE9BHN VE3MM VE3MM WB2LJK WA1VEI WA1VEI WB2LJK K2LT WK0E
AHABANDMOBYDICK - WA1VEI KE9BHN WA1VEI WB2PHL KE9AJ KF8CNK WD3H VE3MM KG5OWB WB2LJK AA7OY W2UD WA1VEI K5SJC K3RTA

N9WVM:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - AC4BT AD8HK WA1VEI WA1VEI AD8HK WA1VEI WB4AJL WA1VEI K4NYM KG5SSB KG5SSB W3JPH WA1VEI N9WPY WA1VEI KG5SSB KG5SSB VE3DQ N3XDM
AUGUST1819 - WA1VEI KM3STU KG5SSB KM3STU KG5SSB AC4BT WA1VEI AD8HK WA1VEI N9WPY
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - N9WPY K5OGR K5OGR KM3STU K5OGR N9QF K4NYM WB4AJL N9WPY KM3STU KE8UEX AC4BT AD8HK VE3DQ W3GTR K4NYM WB4AJL
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - K5OGR AD8HK K4NYM KM3STU KE8UEX AD8HK WB4AJL K4NYM AD8HK WA1VEI W3JPH AC4BT WB4AJL KE8UEX
HERMANMELVILLE - KE9BHN KE8UEX W3GTR KM3STU AC4BT N9WPY N3XDM KE8UEX W4LOO WA1VEI N5ILQ W4LOO N5ILQ KE9BHN
AHABANDMOBYDICK - VA3TAR KE9BHN VA3TAR WB4AJL VA3TAR N4SSD AD8HK N3XDM W4LOO KG5SSB K4NYM VE3DQ N5ILQ AC4BT AD8HK

AE4ZR:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - KI5WWT K0BWH AE5I WB4AJL K0BWH KF4GAA WB4AJL KI5WWT N1BS KF4GAA N1BS W3JPH KI5WWT KB9RPG AE5I N1BS N8JMS WB3EYE K4NYX
AUGUST1819 - KF4GAA KC1UML KF4GAA KC1UML N8JMS KI5WWT N1BS WD8RIF N1BS KB9RPG
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - KB9RPG K5OGR WD8RIF W1YTQ K5OGR KF4GAA N1BS KF4GAA N2AKJ W1YTQ KM3STU K1GC KF4GAA WB3EYE K2LT W2MY KF4GAA
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - WD8RIF N2AKJ W2MY K5ZM WB3EYE WD8RIF N1BS K4NYX N2AKJ WB4AJL W3JPH WB4AJL WB4AJL WB3EYE
HERMANMELVILLE - K5OHY KE5AN KB9RPG K5ZM WB4AJL N2AKJ KC1UML KE5AN K7NXL K5KV WD8RIF K7NXL WB0RLJ KE2BVB
AHABANDMOBYDICK - K3WWA K5OHY K3WWA N1BS AE5I K4NYX WD8RIF KC1UML W4LOO WB4AJL K4NYX K5JJD WD8RIF K1GC KF4GAA

KA3BPN:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - NQ8T AH6AX KE2BVB W2QCY AH6AX AH6AX WD4LSS KK0I NQ8T K1PUG WD4LSS KC9HEK KK0I KB8PVQ KE2BVB WD4LSS WD4LSS WD9DWE AH6AX
AUGUST1819 - AH6AX K1PUG K1PUG K1PUG WD4LSS NQ8T K1PUG KB8PVQ K1PUG WD9DWE
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - KB8PVQ K0RO W0RJW CT7BEG K0RO K2FW NQ8T AH6AX N0LUF CT7BEG KB8UGP W2QCY KE2BVB WD9DWE KA5TJS W4AMV AH6AX
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - W0RJW KW4NJA W4AMV K4CML KA9ERV WD4LSS KE2BVB W2QCY KW4NJA W2QCY KC9HEK KG8DA WD4LSS KA9ERV
HERMANMELVILLE - N8DKH W4ELP KA9ERV K4CML KG8DA N0LUF WM4Q W4ELP N0LUF KE2BVB N7WI N0LUF W4ELP CT7BEG
AHABANDMOBYDICK - KA9ERV N8DKH KA9ERV KE2BVB W4AMV KW4NJA WD4LSS WM4Q KD8AZO KE2BVB W2QCY WD9DWE N7WI W2QCY KE2BVB

N0RZ:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - WA3LTJ N9OHW KQ4EIE AC3WM N9OHW AC3WM WC8L KQ4EIE K7NXL KA0LDG WS4Y WD3H KQ4EIE AA8PI KQ4EIE WS4Y KD8UZS KQ4EIE K7NXL
AUGUST1819 - AC3WM KD8UZS KA0LDG KD8UZS KD8UZS WA3LTJ W1WC WC8L W1WC N9OHW
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - AA8PI W4LOO K0LAR N2XTO W4LOO KI7QCF K7NXL K0LAR N9OHW N2XTO KE7ICU AC3WM KQ4EIE KQ4EIE AA3RT AC3WM K0LAR
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - K0LAR WA3LTJ AC3WM W4JM VE7SRF KD8UZS W7PFB WS4Y WA3LTJ AC3WM WD3H AA8PI WC8L VE7SRF
HERMANMELVILLE - W4DHW KE7ICU VE7SRF W4JM AA8PI N9OHW K4NYM KE7ICU K0LAR VE7SRF AA8PI K0LAR WA3LTJ WA1VEI
AHABANDMOBYDICK - AA8PI W4DHW AA8PI W7PFB KA0LDG NR1D KD8UZS K4NYM W4LOO KG5OWB WS4Y KA0LDG AA8PI AC3WM KQ4EIE

N0IPA:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - WA7JTM WU7H AE7I WA7JTM WU7H WA7JTM N7LKL AE7I N5YCO 9Y4DG K6STR KF0RBH AE7I K9PM AE7I K6STR K5SJC KE6X KX0R
AUGUST1819 - WA7JTM W7UM 9Y4DG W7UM K5SJC WA7JTM N1CLC N8BB N1CLC 9Y4DG
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - K9PM N5YCO KX0R K7ATN N5YCO N0DNF N5YCO K7ATN N7LKL K7ATN WU7H N5YCO N7LKL KE6X KT0A WA7JTM K7ATN
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - KX0R AE7I WA7JTM K9PM N0DET 9Y4DG WB6POT 9Y4DG AE7I WA7JTM KF0RBH KT0A N7LKL N0DET
HERMANMELVILLE - N4DH NT6E K6STR K9PM KT0A N7LKL W7UM NT6E N7LKL W5KV W4IFI N7LKL N1CLC XE2MXZ
AHABANDMOBYDICK - NA7C N4DH NA7C WB6POT AB4PP K7ATN 9Y4DG W7UM WB6POT KF0RBH 9Y4DG N0DNF W4IFI N5YCO N7LKL

NN9K:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - VA3YKT K8HF KE8EON W3PB K8HF VA3UZ K3KML KI0ER KE8EON WA5ZEG W4SK K5OHY KI0ER W3PB KE8EON W4SK KC0ZPS KE8EON WX7OR
AUGUST1819 - VA3UZ VA3UZ WA5ZEG VA3UZ KC0ZPS VA3YKT WC1D KE8EON WC1D K9OZ
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - W3PB KE8EON KI0ER VA2CT KE8EON K7SFA KE8EON VA3YKT WI6NG VA2CT VE3CWU KC0ZPS KE8EON KE8EON KJ7DT K3KML VA3YKT
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - KI0ER WA7RAR K3KML KA1UUM KI0ER WB8DD W3PB VA3YKT WA7RAR W3PB K5OHY WA7RAR K3KML KI0ER
HERMANMELVILLE - WA4AHB WA5ZEG WA7RAR KA1UUM WA7RAR WI6NG N4NYM WA5ZEG KO4NLL VA3UZ WI6NG KO4NLL KO4NLL XE2S
AHABANDMOBYDICK - WA5ZEG WA4AHB WA5ZEG W3PB K7SFA KN6BAZ WB8DD N4NYM K9OZ WB8DD VA3YKT WB8DD WI6NG KC0ZPS KE8EON

AH6AX:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - KA5TJS W5WTH VE3FGU W1DV W5WTH KA5TJS K7NXL KK0I KA3BPN N1FG KA5TJS W4DHW KK0I KA3BPN VE3FGU KA5TJS W4GNS KB0SNE K7NXL
AUGUST1819 - KA5TJS VE3FGU N1FG VE3FGU W4GNS KA5TJS W1DV KB8PVQ W1DV KE9DQQ
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - KA3BPN NF1O K4ZR W5WTH NF1O NF1O KA3BPN KA3BPN NF1O W5WTH N3CU KZ4WC KA5TJS KB0SNE W1TAG N4JML KA3BPN
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - K4ZR AA5XA N4JML N3MVX KE9DQQ W1DV KA3BPN N4ARY AA5XA W1DV W4DHW AA5XA K7NXL KE9DQQ
HERMANMELVILLE - KC9HEK KC9HEK KC9UR N3MVX AA5XA NF1O K4CML KC9HEK N4JML KB8PVQ N7WI N4JML K4CML VE3SVQ
AHABANDMOBYDICK - AA5XA KC9HEK AA5XA KA3BPN W1TAG K7NXL W1DV K4CML W9GOO KB8PVQ N4ARY KD3D N7WI KZ4WC KA5TJS

KE8EON:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - AC4BT WD3H W4BEE WB0RLJ WD3H AC4BT K7NXL KI5GTR K7NXL W3GTR KC1VAS K8SNH KI5GTR KO4NDP W4BEE KC1VAS W0DOS W4BEE K7NXL
AUGUST1819 - AC4BT KA1UUM W3GTR KA1UUM W0DOS AC4BT KC1VAS K8SNH KC1VAS AC9XK
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - KO4NDP W4LOO WB0RLJ W3GTR W4LOO NQ1F K7NXL KC1VAS AC3NJ W3GTR KA1UUM AC4BT K7NXL W4BEE KI5GTR VE3MRX KC1VAS
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - WB0RLJ AC3NJ VE3MRX K2MZ VE3MRX WD3H AC4BT KB5YZY AC3NJ WB0RLJ K8SNH KA1UUM K7NXL VE3MRX
HERMANMELVILLE - WB3AZH VE3MM VE3MRX K2MZ KA1UUM AC3NJ VE3MM VE3MM WB0RLJ VE3MRX NI0R WB0RLJ W4LOO W4EMB
AHABANDMOBYDICK - AC9XK WB3AZH AC9XK AC4BT WQ0A K1NW WD3H VE3MM W4LOO WB0RLJ KB5YZY KO4NDP NI0R AC4BT K7NXL

WA2FBN:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - K1WAT KE9BHN WA1VEI WB0RLJ KE9BHN KN3A WB0RLJ KI7QCF KN3A N2VGA AE4GS WB2PHL KI7QCF WB2PHL WA1VEI AE4GS KS4CR KE9BHN K7NXL
AUGUST1819 - KN3A KE8UEX N2VGA KE8UEX KS4CR K1WAT WA1VEI KE8UEX WA1VEI KE9BHN
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - WB2PHL K5OGR WB0RLJ KI5WWT K5OGR KI7QCF KN3A WA1VEI N2VGA KI5WWT N3CU KI7QCF KI7QCF KE9BHN K3RTA W2MY WA1VEI
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - WB0RLJ N2VGA W2MY MM9YMA W4BEE WX0ND WB0RLJ W2MY N2VGA WB0RLJ WB2PHL K1WAT WB0RLJ W4BEE
HERMANMELVILLE - K5OHY W4BEE K5OGR MM9YMA K1WAT N2VGA MM9YMA W4BEE K7NXL WA1VEI WA1VEI K7NXL W4LOO AE4GS
AHABANDMOBYDICK - AE4GS K5OHY AE4GS WB0RLJ MM9YMA K7NXL WX0ND MM9YMA W4LOO KE9BHN W2MY KX9DX WA1VEI KI7QCF KI7QCF

W1BLU:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - AC9OT K5OHY WA1VEI WB3GCK W3JPH WA1VEI KC1UML AA8PI WC1N WB3GCK KM3STU W3JPH AA8PI W3JPH AF8E K4ZSR K4ZSR AF8E K8XCO
AUGUST1819 - KA1UUM KA1UUM WB3GCK KA1UUM KM3STU KM3STU WC1N AA8PI WC1N N9QF
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - W3JPH W4LOO N4NR KM3STU W4LOO AF8E N4NR KA1UUM N4NR AC4BT KA1UUM WB3GCK WB3GCK KE8UEX AC4BT W2MY AF8E
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - WB0RLJ AF8E K4NYM K4NYM KE8UEX KA1DMA AC4BT N2YC AA8PI WB3GCK K5OHY AA8PI W4LOO KQ4EIC
HERMANMELVILLE - KC1UUH KE8UEX N4NR KA1UUM AA8PI N4NR KA1UUM KE8UEX W4LOO WA1VEI KQ4EIC WB0RLJ WB0RLJ KQ4EIC
AHABANDMOBYDICK - AC4BT KC1UUH AC4BT WB3GCK AA8PI N4NR K5JJD W2MY W4LOO WB3GCK N2YC K5JJD KQ4EIC WB3GCK WB3GCK

NQ8T:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - K3RTA K5OHY WA1VEI WA1VEI K5OHY WA1VEI WD4LSS WA1VEI KF8CNK KG5SSB KG5SSB N9OHW WA1VEI N2JPR WA1VEI KG5SSB KG5SSB NN3E N2XTO
AUGUST1819 - WA1VEI KC1UML KG5SSB KC1UML KG5SSB K3RTA WA1VEI KF8CNK WA1VEI N9OHW
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - N2JPR K5OHY K3RTA N2XTO K5OHY KF8CNK KF8CNK K3RTA NN3E N2XTO KE7ICU KF8CNK K3RTA NN3E W3GTR W1MX K3RTA
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - K3RTA K0AF W1MX KA1DMA AE0YM WD4LSS KG5SSB K5OHY K0AF WA1VEI N9OHW KA3BPN WD4LSS AE0YM
HERMANMELVILLE - KE9BHN KE7ICU N2JPR KA1DMA KA3BPN NN3E KC1UML KE7ICU KC1UML WA1VEI KE7ICU KC1UML KA0LDG KE9BHN
AHABANDMOBYDICK - KA1DMA KE9BHN KA1DMA KG5SSB KA1DMA NN3E WD4LSS KC1UML N2XTO KA3BPN K5OHY W1DV KE7ICU KF8CNK K3RTA

AD0YM:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - W9GTA KG5CWH KA0REN WI5D KG5CWH KD3CA KD2LIS WI5D W8NI KI5JG KD2LIS AA4HI WI5D KR8P KA0REN KD2LIS W4SV KG4EXY KG4EXY
AUGUST1819 - KD3CA K0UU KI5JG K0UU W4SV W9GTA N1CUU W8NI N1CUU KF9R
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - KR8P NM8O KF9R N3DTF NM8O KF9R W8NI AC5K NM8O N3DTF K0UU KD3CA K0UU KG4EXY KJ7DT NM8O AC5K
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - KF9R KA0REN NM8O N5IM KE8PAG KD3CA WA2FBN KG4EXY KA0REN WI5D AA4HI W9GTA KD2LIS KE8PAG
HERMANMELVILLE - N0HRL N5DEX KR8P N5IM W9GTA NM8O W5NM N5DEX WA3LTJ W4SV W8NI WA3LTJ N0HRL WA1VEI
AHABANDMOBYDICK - AA8PI N0HRL AA8PI WA2FBN AA8PI N9GZ KD3CA W5NM N7WPO KB4VU KG4EXY WI5D W8NI KD3CA K0UU

ON7DQ:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - F5BTH G4HMC EA3AVV OH8NW G4HMC OK8MA DC5LY DL/HB9BIN OH8NW G4HMC YO8SSH YO8SSH DL/HB9BIN SP80DIORA EA3AVV YO8SSH YO8SSH EA3IKB IU0ITX
AUGUST1819 - OK8MA YU1CA G4HMC YU1CA YO8SSH F5BTH YU1CA YO8SSH YU1CA HB9BAB
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - SP80DIORA YO8SSH IV3RAM IU0ITX YO8SSH OZ/F8GHA OH8NW OZ/F8GHA DL/HB9BIN IU0ITX IU0ITX G4HMC OK8MA EA3IKB TK/F8GLE G4HMC OZ/F8GHA
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - IV3RAM HB9BAB G4HMC OK8MA EA7JW DC5LY HB9BAB DC5LY HB9BAB OH8NW YO8SSH EA3AVV DC5LY EA7JW
HERMANMELVILLE - OH8NW EA2BW M0CYR OK8MA EA3AVV DL/HB9BIN IV3RAM EA2BW DL/HB9BIN EA3AVV EA3IKB DL/HB9BIN TK/F8GLE TK/F8GLE
AHABANDMOBYDICK - EA3AVV OH8NW EA3AVV HB9BAB EA3IKB G0GZN DC5LY IV3RAM OK8MA HB9BAB DC5LY DL/HB9BIN EA3IKB G4HMC OK8MA

W4KAC:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - WA7JTM N0HC NE2B KG5OWB N0HC WA9VFD W4LOO W8NI NE2B KG5OWB KG4SFB W4DHW W8NI K2MJP NE2B KG4SFB KQ3S KD8DEU KX0R
AUGUST1819 - WA9VFD KD8DEU KG5OWB KD8DEU KQ3S WA7JTM NR1D W8NI NR1D WA9VFD
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - K2MJP KG5OWB NR1D K2LT KG5OWB WA9VFD NE2B AC3NJ W8NI K2LT KU3J AC3NJ KG5OWB KD8DEU K7AZT K2MJP AC3NJ
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - NR1D KA0LDG K2MJP WA7JTM VE3KZE WA9VFD NE2B KB5YZY KA0LDG KG5OWB W4DHW WA7JTM W4LOO VE3KZE
HERMANMELVILLE - K3SLH VE3KZE N4ARY WA7JTM WA7JTM W8NI N1ME VE3KZE KA0LDG WA9VFD KI7QCF KA0LDG K2LT N1ME
AHABANDMOBYDICK - AB9CA K3SLH AB9CA NE2B AB9CA NR1D WA9VFD N1ME W4LOO KG5OWB KB5YZY NR1D KI7QCF AC3NJ KG5OWB

N2EIM:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - W9MET N4DH KQ4EIC WA9VFD N4DH WA9VFD W4LOO KQ4EIC KO4NLL K5OGR KD8UZS KF4HAW KQ4EIC N0GRP KQ4EIC KD8UZS KG4SFB KE9AJ W4XK
AUGUST1819 - WA9VFD K9UR K5OGR K9UR KG4SFB W9MET W1IK KD8UZS W1IK WA9VFD
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - N0GRP W4LOO K9UR NE4TN W4LOO WA9VFD KO4NLL AF5DM K7NXL NE4TN KD8UZS KQ4EIC KQ4EIC KE9AJ AC5NT AF5DM AF5DM
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - K9UR KE9AJ AF5DM W4EMB K9XE WA9VFD W4EMB WB9TYJ KE9AJ WA9VFD KF4HAW N9ANA W4LOO K9XE
HERMANMELVILLE - K7SHR W4EMB K5OGR W4EMB N9ANA K7NXL W9MET W4EMB KO4NLL WA9VFD W1IK KO4NLL KO4NLL W9MET
AHABANDMOBYDICK - N9ANA K7SHR N9ANA W4EMB WQ0A KL7NL WA9VFD W9MET W4LOO AB9CA WB9TYJ KD8UZS W1IK KQ4EIC KQ4EIC

NN3E:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - N2XTO KH6J KK7EHJ WB0RLJ KH6J WB4AJL WB0RLJ KI7QCF K4NYM K6GQP KA8FQS KK7EHJ KI7QCF K6GQP KK7EHJ KA8FQS W6JSV KE9BHN N2XTO
AUGUST1819 - WB4AJL K7GUD K6GQP K7GUD W6JSV N2XTO AC1MT NQ8T AC1MT WA9MTY
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - K6GQP N2XTO WB0RLJ NQ8T N2XTO KI7QCF K4NYM WA9MTY N2XTO NQ8T N7BUH KI7QCF KI7QCF KE9BHN WA9MTY K4NYM WA9MTY
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - WB0RLJ AC1MT K4NYM WA9MTY KE5AQD W7DZ WB0RLJ K4NYM AC1MT WB0RLJ KK7EHJ KA8FQS WB0RLJ KE5AQD
HERMANMELVILLE - NV4H VE2JCW N0GRP WA9MTY KA8FQS N2XTO AC1MT VE2JCW WB4AJL KJ7KVD WI5D WB4AJL WJ0L N9EEE
AHABANDMOBYDICK - KE5AQD NV4H KE5AQD WB0RLJ AC9CA NQ8T W7DZ AC1MT K7RO WB4AJL K4NYM KJ7KVD WI5D KI7QCF KI7QCF

VE3DQN:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - W3GTR K3SLH WB8ERJ W3GTR K3SLH AB9CA K7NXL AE7I KF8CNK W3GTR K8CES N0HC AE7I KB9RPG WB8ERJ K8CES N8JMS K8CES K7NXL
AUGUST1819 - AB9CA KC9UR W3GTR KC9UR N8JMS W3GTR KA1UUM KF8CNK KA1UUM AB9CA
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - KB9RPG K4OCY W3GTR W9MET K4OCY KF8CNK KF8CNK AB9CA K7NXL W9MET KA1UUM K4OCY K4OCY K8CES WA3TVH N8JMS AB9CA
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - W3GTR AD0YM N8JMS AD0YM W9MET AD0YM WB8ERJ K4OCY AD0YM W3GTR N0HC KA1UUM K7NXL W9MET
HERMANMELVILLE - WA3TVH KC2EGL WB8ERJ AD0YM KA1UUM K7NXL W9MET KC2EGL K3SLH WA3TVH NB3I K3SLH KC2EGL AE7I
AHABANDMOBYDICK - WQ0A WA3TVH WQ0A WB8ERJ WA3TVH N8JMS AD0YM W9MET KO4NLL AB9CA K4OCY K8NWD NB3I K4OCY K4OCY

KA3BPN:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - NQ8T AH6AX KE2BVB W2QCY AH6AX AH6AX WD4LSS KK0I NQ8T K1PUG WD4LSS KC9HEK KK0I KB8PVQ KE2BVB WD4LSS WD4LSS WD9DWE AH6AX
AUGUST1819 - AH6AX K1PUG K1PUG K1PUG WD4LSS NQ8T K1PUG KB8PVQ K1PUG WD9DWE
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - KB8PVQ K0RO W0RJW CT7BEG K0RO K2FW NQ8T AH6AX N0LUF CT7BEG KB8UGP W2QCY KE2BVB WD9DWE KA5TJS W4AMV AH6AX
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - W0RJW KW4NJA W4AMV K4CML KA9ERV WD4LSS KE2BVB W2QCY KW4NJA W2QCY KC9HEK KG8DA WD4LSS KA9ERV
HERMANMELVILLE - N8DKH W4ELP KA9ERV K4CML KG8DA N0LUF WM4Q W4ELP N0LUF KE2BVB N7WI N0LUF W4ELP CT7BEG
AHABANDMOBYDICK - KA9ERV N8DKH KA9ERV KE2BVB W4AMV KW4NJA WD4LSS WM4Q KD8AZO KE2BVB W2QCY WD9DWE N7WI W2QCY KE2BVB

NI4U:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - WA1TOM K5OHY KE5AN W4LOO K5OHY AF3W W4LOO AA8PI N0GRP N0GRP KY4GS K8SNH AA8PI N0GRP KE5AN KY4GS AD5SK AE0YM K4NYX
AUGUST1819 - AF3W NU4N N0GRP NU4N AD5SK WA1TOM WC1D AA8PI WC1D KB9RPG
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - N0GRP W4LOO N0GRP W4UT W4LOO AF3W N0GRP KE5AN NU4N W4UT VA3UZ WC1D K5LG AE0YM K2LT WA1TOM KE5AN
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - N0GRP WA1TOM WA1TOM N4MU VE2JCW WC1D KB9RPG KY4GS WA1TOM W4LOO K8SNH AD5SK W4LOO VE2JCW
HERMANMELVILLE - N3HCN W9MET KB9RPG N4MU AD5SK NU4N K4MI W9MET K5LG VA3UZ K4MI K5LG K2LT W2TEF
AHABANDMOBYDICK - VA3UZ N3HCN VA3UZ KB9RPG AA8PI NU4N WC1D K4MI W4LOO AB9CA KY4GS AD5SK K4MI WC1D K5LG

KB1M:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - W3GTR AD8HK WA1VEI W9WPY AD8HK AC3NG W4LOO W4VIG AC3NG KB9RPG W0DOS W3JPH W4VIG W9WPY WA1VEI W0DOS W4SK KG4EXY KG4EXY
AUGUST1819 - AC3NG K0BUF KB9RPG K0BUF W4SK W3GTR WA1VEI AD8HK WA1VEI W9WPY
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - W9WPY W4LOO KB9RPG AC4BT W4LOO K0BUF AC3NG WA1VEI K4NYM AC4BT KM3STU AC3NG KB9RPG KG4EXY K2LT K4NYM WA1VEI
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - KB9RPG WB4AJL K4NYM KM3STU N2EC AD8HK KB9RPG W9WPY WB4AJL W9WPY W3JPH AD8HK W4LOO N2EC
HERMANMELVILLE - AE4LH AE4LH W3GTR KM3STU AD8HK K4NYM W9MET AE4LH WB4AJL W4VIG WA1VEI WB4AJL WB0RLJ W9MET
AHABANDMOBYDICK - AC4BT AE4LH AC4BT KB9RPG AA4BW N2EC AD8HK W9MET W4LOO WB4AJL W9WPY W0DOS WA1VEI AC3NG KB9RPG

W2TEF:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - KB3FTE N0EVH K8EKO KD8RGW N0EVH AD2MM N3XLS N5IM N5IM KD8RGW W4SV KG9HV N5IM K8PWL K8EKO W4SV N3XLS KX4BE KX4BE
AUGUST1819 - AD2MM VE3UXJ KD8RGW VE3UXJ N3XLS KB3FTE KZ1J KD8RGW KZ1J N9JFZ
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - K8PWL K8EKO KD8RGW W8TMB K8EKO N9JFZ N5IM WA9VFD N9JFZ W8TMB N8EU WT3C KD8RGW KX4BE KG4NXT N5IM WA9VFD
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - KD8RGW KA8UGQ N5IM AD2MM N0EVH KD8RGW KB3FW KB3AAY KA8UGQ KD8RGW KG9HV VE2QA N3XLS N0EVH
HERMANMELVILLE - KN4DHW VE3UXJ NI0R AD2MM VE2QA N9JFZ AD2MM VE3UXJ N9DGL W4SV NI0R N9DGL K8PWL KB3FTE
AHABANDMOBYDICK - K2ZA KN4DHW K2ZA KB3FW WA2AAW N0EVH KD8RGW AD2MM K3ONW KX4BE KB3AAY N9DGL NI0R WT3C KD8RGW

KG5CWH:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - WN4AT KE9BHN W4EMB W4EMB KE9BHN KF4GAA K5LG WD8RIF N3XDM K5LG KG5SSB N0EVH WD8RIF KC0OPP W4EMB KG5SSB KG5SSB KG4EXY N3XDM
AUGUST1819 - KF4GAA KB4VU K5LG KB4VU KG5SSB WN4AT N1CCC N8BB N1CCC AB9CA
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - KC0OPP KC0OPP N3RT N3RT KC0OPP KF4GAA N3XDM KF4GAA WN4AT N3RT KD8DEU AB9CA K5LG KG4EXY W1TM N3XDM KF4GAA
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - N3RT WN4AT N3XDM W4EMB K9XE N3XDM W4EMB AD0YM WN4AT W4EMB N0EVH AB9CA K5LG K9XE
HERMANMELVILLE - K3SLH KE9BHN WD8RIF W4EMB AB9CA WN4AT AD0YM KE9BHN WB0RLJ N0EVH N5ILQ WB0RLJ N5QLZ N0EVH
AHABANDMOBYDICK - AB9CA K3SLH AB9CA W4EMB AD0YM N9QF N3XDM AD0YM KO4NDP AB9CA AD0YM AD0YM N5ILQ AB9CA K5LG

K3ES:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - K4OTT K0HNL AA3EE WC1D K0HNL AA3EE K1MLP N0MII N0MII KG8NK K9IS K0CMH N0MII K1MLP AA3EE K9IS W4SK AA3EE W4XK
AUGUST1819 - AA3EE K1UR KG8NK K1UR W4SK K4OTT WC1D KG8NK WC1D K9IS
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - K1MLP K4OTT WB5RYB K4OTT K4OTT W9MAF N0MII AA3EE KG8NK K4OTT CU3DI WC1D K4OTT AA3EE W3TRO N0MII AA3EE
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - WB5RYB W9MAF N0MII K1MLP W5KEB WC1D WB5RYB WB5RYB W9MAF WC1D K0CMH VA2GJ K1MLP W5KEB
HERMANMELVILLE - KA5HZV KE4SC K1UR K1MLP VA2GJ KG8NK W9MAF KE4SC K0HNL K5KV N0MII K0HNL WB0L W4DEX
AHABANDMOBYDICK - AA5UZ KA5HZV AA5UZ WB5RYB AA5UZ N0RZ WC1D W9MAF W3TRO WB5RYB WB5RYB KD9K N0MII WC1D K4OTT

AA5XA:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - AC4BT AH6AX KG4EXY WB4AJL AH6AX K0LAR K0LAR W4VIG N4DXS W4VIG N4DXS N0FIH W4VIG KB8PVQ KG4EXY N4DXS KA0CSW W2PE N4DXS
AUGUST1819 - K0LAR K0BUF W4VIG K0BUF KA0CSW AC4BT WQ1C KB8PVQ WQ1C K9RJR
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - KB8PVQ W4LOO K0LAR W3CT W4LOO W2WF N4DXS WB4AJL K7NXL W3CT KU3J WQ1C K0LAR W2PE K7AZT W0ANM WB4AJL
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - K0LAR AH6AX W0ANM KN1MT N0YEM N4DXS WB4AJL W6PNY AH6AX WB4AJL N0FIH AH6AX K0LAR N0YEM
HERMANMELVILLE - VA6WRH W4EMB K9RJR KN1MT AH6AX K7NXL N0SMX W4EMB WB4AJL KB8PVQ N0FIH WB4AJL K7NXL K8CES
AHABANDMOBYDICK - KA0CSW VA6WRH KA0CSW WB4AJL AK0A W6PNY N4DXS N0SMX W4LOO KB8PVQ W6PNY KA0LDG N0FIH WQ1C K0LAR

K1YAN:
THEWHALINGSHIPESSEX - W4TRA AD8HK KB3EOF W4DHW W4DHW AD8HK 9L8MD WA3I N3KAE W4VIG WA8SHP W4DHW WA3I WA8SHP KB3EO K3SLH K3SLH KC9HEKF AE2DX
AUGUST1819 - AD8HK N3CU W4VIG K1PUG WA8SHP W4TRA AA1N 9L8MD AA1N 9L8MD
PORTOFNANTUCKETMA - WA8SHP KB3EOF W4TRA AE3T KB3EOF KB3EOF N3CU WA3I N3CU AE3T N3CU N3CU KB3EOF KC9HEK  AC4BT 9L8MD WA3I
RAMMEDBYAWHALE - W4TRA W4TRA AD2MM 9L8MD N3KAE W4DHW K2JVB NI9Y W4TRA W4DHW AD8HK WA8SHP 9L8MD N3KAE
HERMANMELVILLE - KC9HEK AE3T W0RJW AD2MM WA8SHP N3KAE AD2MM AE3T K4OL K2JVB W4VIG K3SLH K4OL KQ4GPE
AHABANDMOBYDICK - N3KAE KC9HEK N3KAE KB3EOF AA1N AA1N 9L8MD AD2MM K4OL KB3EOF NI9Y W4DHW W4VIG N3CU KB3EOF


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: Great fun in the Fall. Baseball and the NAQCC Challenge!

AH6AX: TNX fer another great challenge!

WA2FBN: Tnx for another fun challenge! 72  Ken - WA2FBN

W4JL: TNX FR another wonderful monthly challenge! 72 W4JL Dave NC #10660

KA3BPN: My first time trying this challenge and really enjoyed the
challenge of QRP and matching the text.

W1BLU: Great fun and great break in for my Elecraft KH1. Thanks! 72

NQ8T: Yet another great Challenge!  MNY TNX! C U next month

ON7DQ: Fun as always, but it took me longer than expected. I had most of
the letters in three days, but then needed just one more 'P'. It took me
until the 7th to find SP80DIORA, which had way more letters than I needed,
hi.
73 de ON7DQ
72  steve

W4KAC: Thanks for another good one.  Looking forward to next month.

VE3DQN: Ironically it almost happened that V was my last letter to find.
Where are my fellow Canadians when I need them!? :-) Was able to complete
this Challenge with only 22 callsigns. Thanks for the fun. Ken, W4KAC

KA3BPN: My first time trying this challenge and really enjoyed the
challenge of QRP and matching the text.

NI4U: Combo of POTA activations, hunting, and MST

AA5XA: Thanks for another challenge. I ran this one at 100mw to make it a
bit more interesting.