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The NAQCC August 2026 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 PERRY SPENCER AND THE MICROWAVE  PREMISE: Perry Spencer grew up in rural Maine, with little formal education and a large amount of natural curiosity. He worked at a nearby mill at age 12 and was hired to wire a local paper mill for electricity at age 14. The heroic actions of the Titanic's radio operators inspired Spencer to join the Navy to learn about the new wireless technology. He obtained textbooks and studied while in the Navy and left the service with a good knowledge of the subject. He found employment at the American Appliance Company which would later become the Raytheon Manufacturing Company. Raytheon is still a major defense contractor today. Spencer was working on the development of magnetron tubes for use in radar systems. One day, in 1946, as he was testing his magnetron, he put his hand in his pocket for a peanut cluster bar snack and found that he had a pocket full of melted snack. His curiosity drove him to try and understand what was happening. Placing an egg under the magnetron resulted in an exploding egg that covered Spencer's face. The next day he treated the office to popcorn that he had made under the magnetron. This was the birth of the microwave oven. 1947 saw the commercial Radarange hit the market. Sales were modest at best. It was a huge, expensive device that cost more than $2000 and weighed in at almost 750 pounds. A domestic microwave came on the market in 1955, but failed because of cost and its unknown technology. Finally, in 1967, the Amana, compact Radarange hit the market and became a massively successful product that, by 1975, was selling a million units a year. Spencer's fortunate accident gave birth to a technology that is now an appliance with a world wide market. 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. PERRY SPENCER MAGNETRON DEVELOPEMENT RAYTHEON MFG CO MELTED PEANUT CLUSTER SNACK AMANA COMPACT RADARANGE The 91 total letters contain these 19 different letters: A C D E F G H K L M N O P R S T U V Y 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 August 2026 Challenge All entries must be RECEIVED before the 10th of the following month at 2400Z.
Results as of 8/10/2026:
VE3KZ:
PERRYSPENCER - KB9RPG N2ESE KB9RPG KB9RPG AE0YM N2ESE KB9RPG N2ESE AA3NI KC1TLT N2ESE WB8ERJ
MAGNETRONDEVELOPEMENT - AC3WM AA3NI KB9RPG AA3NI N2ESE KC1TLT WB8ERJ KO6A KO4NTA KD3D WB8ERJ W1DV WB8ERJ KC1TLT KO6A KC0ZPS AE4LH AC3WM AE0YM KO4NTA KO4NTA
RAYTHEONMFGCO - W2GR AA3NI AE0YM KC1TLT AE4LH AE4LH KO4NTA N2ESE AE0YM N9QF KB9RPG KC1TLT KO4NTA
MELTEDPEANUTCLUSTERSNACK - AE0YM W2EQ KC1TLT KC1TLT W2EQ W1DV KC0ZPS K4TNE AA3NI N2ESE KB8UGP KC1TLT AC3WM K3SLH KB8UGP N2ESE KO4NTA K4TNE W2GR KC0ZPS K4NYM AA3NI AC3WM KD3D
AMANACOMPACTRADARANGE - KO6A K4NYM KO6A K4TNE AC3WM AC5K N2TO K4NYM KC0ZPS AC3WM AC5K K4TNE W2GR AC5K KD3D AC5K N0GRP N0GRP KO4NTA AA3NI W2GR AE0YM
W4JL:
PERRYSPENCER - N9WPY WB5MET N0HR N0HR WG0Y N1BS N9WPY WB5MET N9QF WC1D AE0YM K7RO
MAGNETRONDEVELOPEMENT - K7MK AE0YM W6ING N9QF AE0YM WB5MET K7RO W4LOO W6ING WC1D KE2MT NV4H KE2MT W4LOO W4LOO WA5PQL K1ECU K7MK K1ECU W6ING WB5MET
RAYTHEONMFGCO - WB0RLJ AE0YM WG0Y KE2MT NV4H KD8IE W4LOO N9ANA WB5MET N9QF W6ING WC1D W4LOO
MELTEDPEANUTCLUSTERSNACK - WB5MET KD8IE W4LOO KE2MT KE4WLE WC1D WA5PQL KE4WLE N9ANA N9ANA K1ECU WN4AT K1ECU WA5PQL K1ECU N1BS WN4AT KE4WLE WB0RLJ KS4CR N9ANA N9ANA K1ECU K7MK
AMANACOMPACTRADARANGE - N9ANA AE0YM N9ANA N9ANA WA5PQL KC3UKC K5OHY AE0YM KE8PZN WA5PQL KC3UKC AA3TZ KS4CR W1AW/7 KD3D W1AW/7 KS4CR WN4AT N1BS WG0Y KE4WLE
N0RZ:
PERRYSPENCER - W8GP E51KEE WB0RLJ WB0RLJ W0NY K3ES W8GP E51KEE NA9M NN7CW E51KEE K6TR
MAGNETRONDEVELOPEMENT - K7MK W7ABQ W8GP NA9M E51KEE KM7ANMN1TO K6TR KM7ANMN1TO KM7ANMN1TO WC1D E51KEE VE3MM E51KEE WB0RLJ KM7ANMN1TO N4PY VE3MM K7MK VE3MM KM7ANMN1TO KM7ANMN1TO
RAYTHEONMFGCO - K44CR W7ABQ W0NY W0BTS N9OHW K3ES NK8O KM7ANMN1TO VE3MM W4KFC W8GP NN7CW NK8O
MELTEDPEANUTCLUSTERSNACK - VE3MM K3ES WB0RLJ W0BTS W0AAE WC1D N4PY W0AAE NA9M KM7ANMN1TO K1ECU K6TR WC1D W4LOO K1ECU K3ES K6TR AE6Z K44CR W0BTS NN7CW NA9M WC1D K7MK
AMANACOMPACTRADARANGE - KM7ANMN1TO VE3MM KM7ANMN1TO NN7CW AG6N W4KFC W4LOO VE3MM N0GRP AG6N W4KFC WN4AT WW8R W0AAE KD8IE W0AAE WW8R W0AAE NN7CW AG6N AE6Z
KC5F:
PERRYSPENCER - KB9RPG AE4LH KB9RPG KB9RPG N9WPY KS4CR KB9RPG AE4LH N0GRP AC3WM KQ4EFU KS4CR
MAGNETRONDEVELOPEMENT - AC3WM AC3WM KB9RPG N0GRP KQ4EFU N3RTW KS4CR KG8CO N2ESE KA1DMA N2ESE VE3KZE N2ESE AE4LH KG8CO N0GRP N2ESE AC3WM N2ESE N2ESE N3RTW
RAYTHEONMFGCO - N0GRP AC3WM N9WPY W2TEF AE4LH VE3KZE W4LOO N3RTW KA1DMA KQ4EFU KB9RPG AC3WM W4LOO
MELTEDPEANUTCLUSTERSNACK - KA1DMA VE3KZE AE4LH W2TEF VE3KZE KA1DMA N0GRP VE3KZE AE4LH N3RTW KQ4EFU WB5MET KG8CO W4LOO KQ4EFU KS4CR WB5MET W2TEF N0GRP N2ESE N9ANA AE4LH KG8CO KA1DMA
AMANACOMPACTRADARANGE - KA1DMA WB5MET KA1DMA N9ANA KA1DMA KS4CR W4LOO WB5MET N9WPY KA1DMA KS4CR WD5JTZ N3RTW N9ANA WD5JTZ N9ANA N3RTW N9ANA N9ANA KG8CO W2TEF
ND9M:
PERRYSPENCER - N0GRP N2ESE N0GRP N0GRP N9WPY N2ESE N0GRP N2ESE N0GRP AC5K N2ESE VA3EKR
MAGNETRONDEVELOPEMENT - KE2MT AC5K KG8CO N0GRP N2ESE KE2MT VA3EKR KG8CO N5ILQ KC0DWZ KE2MT VA3CJW KE2MT N5ILQ KG8CO N9WPY KE2QKF KE2MT KE2QKF N5ILQ KE2MT
RAYTHEONMFGCO - W8CAR AC5K N9WPY W3CT N6VHF VA3EKR W4LOO N2ESE WA3GM N6VHF KG8CO AC5K W4LOO
MELTEDPEANUTCLUSTERSNACK - WA3GM VA3EKR N5ILQ W3CT KQ4EFU KC0DWZ N9WPY KQ4EFU VA3CJW N2ESE KQ4EFU W9MET KG8CO W4LOO KQ4EFU N2ESE W9MET W9MET W8CAR KM3STU N6VHF VA3CJW KG8CO AC5K
AMANACOMPACTRADARANGE - WA3GM W9MET WA3GM N6VHF VA3EKR VA3CJW W4LOO W9MET KJ7RPL VA3EKR VA3CJW KM3STU KJ7RPL KI9A WC1D KI9A KJ7RPL W8CAR N9WPY N0GRP W9MET
N9WVM:
PERRYSPENCER - N9WPY VE3MM/VE2 KS4CR KS4CR WG0Y KI5OOS N9WPY VE3MM/VE2 N9QF K3CBK VE3MM/VE2 WB0RLJ
MAGNETRONDEVELOPEMENT - VE3MM/VE2 AC5K WG0Y N9QF VE3MM/VE2 K0TTW WB0RLJ N5YCO N5YCO K4QD W4EMB VE3MM/VE2 W4EMB N5ILQ N5YCO W3PYF KE4WLE VE3MM/VE2 KE4WLE N5YCO K0TTW
RAYTHEONMFGCO - NR1B AC5K WG0Y K0TTW WB2HOC KE4WLE KI5OOS N5ILQ VE3MM/VE2 N9QF WG0Y K3CBK KI5OOS
MELTEDPEANUTCLUSTERSNACK - VE3MM/VE2 KE4WLE N5ILQ K0TTW KE8NJW K4QD W3PYF KE8NJW N9ANA N5ILQ KQ4EFU WN4AT N5YCO KE4WLE KQ4EFU KI5OOS WN4AT KQ4EFU NR1B N1BS N9ANA N9ANA N5YCO K3CBK
AMANACOMPACTRADARANGE - N9ANA NA9M N9ANA N9ANA NA9M AC5K KI5OOS NA9M W7PQ NA9M AC5K AA3TZ W3GTR WN4AT N9TD WN4AT W3GTR KG1A N9ANA KG1A KQ4EFU
ON7DQ:
PERRYSPENCER - M6MPC SM5ELV SM5YRA SM5YRA SM5YRA SM5ELV M6MPC SM5ELV ON5JK M6MPC M5EEE DL1RI
MAGNETRONDEVELOPEMENT - SM5ELV SM5YRA G0ANV ON5JK M5EEE OH6CKT DL1RI ON5JK ON3LMA DL1RI M5EEE SM5ELV M5EEE SM5ELV ON5JK PA3HEN M5EEE SM5ELV M5EEE ON3LMA OH6CKT
RAYTHEONMFGCO - AN146R SM5YRA SM5YRA CT1ILT PA3HEN PA3HEN ON3LMA G0ANV SM5YRA YO6CFB G0ANV M6MPC ON3LMA
MELTEDPEANUTCLUSTERSNACK - SM5YRA PA3HEN SM5ELV CT1ILT EA1FIC DL1RI PA3HEN EA1FIC ON3LMA G0ANV UA3WBC CT1ILT YO6CFB ON3LMA UA3WBC SM5ELV CT1ILT EA2WX AN146R SM5YRA PA3HEN ON3LMA YO6CFB ON5JK
AMANACOMPACTRADARANGE - G0ANV M5EEE G0ANV PA3HEN PA3HEN EA1FIC YO6CFB M5EEE PY2MP PA3HEN EA1FIC G4TGJ EN35UKR EA1FIC DJ0YI EA1FIC EN35UKR UA3WBC HB9INY PA6DOG EA2WX
NN9K:
PERRYSPENCER - W3PYF VE3TNC W3GTR W3GTR AE0YM WB8SCT W3PYF VE3TNC VE3TNC VE3TNC AE0YM W4TRA
MAGNETRONDEVELOPEMENT - AE0YM WN4AT N2VGA VE3TNC AE0YM VE3TNC W4TRA KI5OEZ WN4AT AD2MM KE1VT VE3TNC KE1VT VE2KLW KI5OEZ W7PFB KI5OEZ AE0YM KI5OEZ WN4AT VE3TNC
RAYTHEONMFGCO - KC4IRV WN4AT AE0YM WN4AT K0BWH VE2KLW W4LOO N4IN AD2MM W3PYF N2VGA VE3TNC W4LOO
MELTEDPEANUTCLUSTERSNACK - AD2MM VE2KLW VE2KLW WN4AT N7MEB AD2MM W7PFB N7MEB AA5UZ N4IN AA5UZ AA3TZ N2YC W4LOO AA5UZ WB8SCT AA3TZ KD8IE KC4IRV N0SN N4IN AA5UZ N2YC K2JVB
AMANACOMPACTRADARANGE - AA5UZ AD2MM AA5UZ N4IN AE0YM WB8SCT W4LOO AD2MM KB8PVQ AE0YM WB8SCT KE1VT K5OGR WA3N K7GUD WA3N K5OGR AA3TZ WA3N WA3GM KD8IE
AD0YM:
PERRYSPENCER - KM4PA KG5IEE N0ROW N0ROW WB8JAY KC0ZPS KM4PA KG5IEE N0ZT AC5K KG5IEE KF9R
MAGNETRONDEVELOPEMENT - K0EMT WB8JAY KG5IEE N0ZT KG5IEE N0ZT KF9R N0ROW N9ID N9ID K0EMT WD8JVV K0EMT WA2SPL N0ROW KC0ZPS AK4EX K0EMT AK4EX N9ID N0ZT
RAYTHEONMFGCO - KI0R WB8JAY WB8JAY KU8T WD9HBC KB8GAE K4OTT N0ROW KM4PA K9FAA KG5IEE AC5K K4OTT
MELTEDPEANUTCLUSTERSNACK - KM4PA KB8GAE WA2SPL KU8T KE7LKW N9ID KC0ZPS KE7LKW K9FAA N0ROW KU8T K0EMT WD9HBC KE7LKW KU8T KC0ZPS K0EMT VE3YTX KI0R WA2SPL WN4AT K9FAA WD9HBC KG5IEE
AMANACOMPACTRADARANGE - K9FAA W9UUM K9FAA WN4AT AC5K KC0ZPS W4LOO W9UUM WA2SPL AC5K KC0ZPS WN4AT W4TRA WN4AT W4BD WN4AT W4TRA KQ4GAK NI8M KQ4GAK VE3YTX
NQ8T:
PERRYSPENCER - KA3BPN VE3MM WB0RLJ WB0RLJ KD9YEY W0BTS KA3BPN VE3MM N9ANA WC1D KE0QKF W3GTR
MAGNETRONDEVELOPEMENT - VE3MM WB4AJL W3GTR N9ANA KE0QKF W3GTR W3GTR W4LOO N9ANA WC1D AE6Z VE3MM AE6Z WB0RLJ W4LOO W4ASP KD9YEY VE3MM KD9YEY N9ANA W3GTR
RAYTHEONMFGCO - WR3G WB4AJL KD9YEY W0BTS K5OHY N2ESE W4LOO KA3BPN VE3MM KE0QKF W3GTR WC1D W4LOO
MELTEDPEANUTCLUSTERSNACK - VE3MM N2ESE WB0RLJ W0BTS N2ESE WC1D W4ASP N2ESE AE6Z KA3BPN KQ4DUX M0TTQ AC6YY WB4AJL KQ4DUX W0BTS M0TTQ N5WE WR3G W4ASP N2ESE AE6Z AC6YY KE0QKF
AMANACOMPACTRADARANGE - N9ANA M0TTQ N9ANA N2ESE N9ANA AC6J K5OHY M0TTQ KB8UGP N9ANA AC6J M0TTQ NR1B KA3BPN KD9YEY KA3BPN NR1B W4ASP N5WE KO4GBD N5WE
K3ES:
PERRYSPENCER - K9KP AE4ZR W1VR W1VR WB9CYY N4DXS K9KP AE4ZR N9GZ AC0MP W0ELT AE4ZR
MAGNETRONDEVELOPEMENT - AD4TM AE4ZR N9GZ N9GZ W0ELT K2BTK AE4ZR KB3OAD N0RZ KB3OAD WA9LEY W1VR WA9LEY W0ELT KB3OAD AC0MP W4ER AD4TM W4ER N0RZ K2BTK
RAYTHEONMFGCO - N0RZ AE4ZR WB9CYY AD4TM KI5RHQ VE3CBK AD9AO N4DXS AC0MP KX9F N9GZ AC0MP AD9AO
MELTEDPEANUTCLUSTERSNACK - AC0MP VE3CBK W0ELT AD4TM VE2OV KB3OAD AC0MP VE2OV KB3OAD N4DXS W8LUT W0ELT WB9CYY WA9LEY W8LUT N4DXS W0ELT N2ETH N0RZ K9IS NT0C KB3OAD WB9CYY K2BTK
AMANACOMPACTRADARANGE - AD9AO K2MZH AD9AO NT0C AD9AO NT0C NO0X K2MZH KP4WK AD9AO NT0C AB4KT W6BRD AD4TM AD9AO AD4TM W6BRD AC0MP NO0X K9GJ N2ETH
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: W4JL: As always another great monthly challenge! Even had to change out a rig due to one needing repairs and got it done! 72 W4JL Dave NC #10660 KC5F: My wife was out of town the first weekend, so I had extra time to hunt some POTA! ND9M: Some decent condx, some spotty, but got this one done fairly quickly. Thanks for another FB challenge! ON7DQ: It was rather easy this month, thanks to one POTA activation, and then adding the last letters from my home station. Fun as always, and an intersting story about the microwave oven. 72 de Luc ON7DQ NQ8T: MNY TNX! for yet another Word Challenge! C U Next month! 72 K3ES: Completing the challenge gives joy each month. Thanks to those who make it possible!!! |