NORTH COAST CONTESTERS
Supporting Ham Radio Contesting Since 1989

Supporting Ham Radio Contesting Since 1989

NORTH COAST CONTESTERS
ARRL DX Phone Contest – February 28th-March 2nd, 2025
Congratulations to the stations that completed the BIG CONTEST!!
 
Call: K3LR
Operator(s): K3LR N2NC WM2H W2RQ N6MJ K1AR WA1Z K3UA N2NT N3GJ NP4G
Station: K3LR
 
Class: M/M HP
QTH: West Middlesex, PA
Operating Time (hrs): 48
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:  93    50
  80:  398    85
  40: 1348  115
  20: 1536  133
  15: 2309  139
  10: 2719  142
——————-
Total: 8403  664  Total Score = 16,738,776
 
Thanks to N8AMY for all of her help during the contest!

 
Call: K8AZ
Operator(s): K3LA W3YQ K8AZ K8BL K8CX KE8LQR
Station: K8AZ

Class: M/2 HP
QTH: OHIO
Operating Time (hrs): 42

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:   28    26
   80:  100    56
   40:  264    74
   20:  457    94
   15:  949   108
   10: 1230   119
——————-
Total: 3028   477  Total Score = 4,317,327

 

 
CallSign Used : K8LY
      Operator(s) : K8LY
 
        Band    QSOs    Pts  Cty  Pt/Q
        3.5      33      99  25  3.0
          7      78    234  40  3.0
          14    136    408  55  3.0
          21    146    438  55  3.0
          28    225    675  74  3.0
      Total    618    1854  249  3.0    Total Score : 461,646
 

 
Call: K8MR
Class: SOAB LP
Class Overlay: Limited-Ant
QTH: WCF
Operating Time (hrs): 7
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:         
  80:  14    14
  40:  28    17
  20:  58    38
  15:  92    47
  10:  115    50
——————-
Total:  307  166  Total Score = 152,886
 
Comments:
Low power and a simple antenna (80M OCF up 50 feet or so) don’t make for an easy
DX contest on SSB. (But it was a lot better for CW).  But still it will be one
to remember when the solar flux is 72.
Solar Data
K8ZT Useful Links
NCC member K8ZT has a website full of useful links and resources. See the following: http://www.k8zt.com/contesting http://www.k8zt.com/dx http://www.k8zt.com/propagation http://www.k8zt.com/maps