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CQWW DX CW 2025
Published December 1, 2025

Please see Final BIG CONTEST of 2025 scores for the heavy hitting NCC Members below:

Call: K3LR
Operator(s): AD4EB DL1QQ K3LR K3UA K4RO N2NC N3GJ N6TV VE3NE VE3RA W2RQ WF7T
Station: K3LR

Class: M/M HP
QTH: West Middlesex, PA
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Location: USA

Summary:   Compare Scores
Band QSOs Zones Countries
160: 211 20 70
80: 1054 29 112
40: 2382 40 149
20: 1979 40 153
15: 2175 40 155
10: 1750 36 146
Total: 9551 205 785 Total Score 26,081,550

Call: K5ZD

Operator(s): K5ZD

Station: K5ZD

Class: SO(A)AB HP

Operating Time (hrs): 41.5

OpMode: SO2R

Summary:

Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries

——————————

  160:   48    13       31

   80:  197    19       77

   40: 1128    37      125

   20:  845    39      139

   15:  975    38      139

   10:  856    32      122

——————————

Total: 4049   179      633  Total Score = 9,392,191

 
Callsign: NJ3K 
  Band    QSOs    Pts  ZN  Cty  Pt/Q
    1.8      15      31    7    8  2.1
    3.5      64    161  11  33  2.5
      7    169    457  17  70  2.7
    14    316    913  25  78  2.9
    21    295    855  25  83  2.9
    28    345    1012  24  95  2.9
  Total   1204    3429  109  367  2.8 = Score: 1,632,204
 
 
Call: N8TR
Operator(s): N8TR
Station: N8TRClass: SO(A)AB HP
QTH: NE Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 22Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
——————————
  160:  14       8       12
   80:   60     13       55
   40:  160    30       95
   20:  117    34      105
   15:  161    32      115
   10:  192    29      112
——————————
Total: 704   146     494  Total Score = 1,260,800
 
Call: WW3S
Operator(s): WW3S
Station: WW3S
 
Class: SO(A)SB15 HP
QTH: PA
Operating Time (hrs): 27
 
Summary:
  Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
——————————
  160:
    80:
    40:
    20:
    15:  962    37      141
    10:
——————————
Total:  962    37      141  Total Score = 498,044
 
 
 CallSign Used : K8LY
      Operator(s) : K8LY
Band    QSOs    Pts  ZN  Cty  Pt/Q
        1.8      4      7    4    4  1.8
        3.5      33      88    9  25  2.7
          7    140    405  13  58  2.9
          14      65    174  17  35  2.7
          21      90    249  16  46  2.8
          28    129    364  14  57  2.8
      Total    461    1287  73  225  2.8 = Score : 383,526
 
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: SOAB LP
Class Overlay: Classic
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 1
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
——————————
  160:  4      3        3
  80:  6      4        6
  40:  23      6      15
  20:  16      4      10
  15:                   
  10:  11      4        8
——————————
Total:  60    21      42  Total Score = 10,733
Posted in NCC News
ARRL Sweepstakes CW 2025
Published November 3, 2025

Congratulations to our brave Sweepstakes Super Guys! Great job Randy K5ZD for leading the pack!

Call: K5ZD

Operator(s): K5ZD

Station: K5ZD

Class: Single Op HP

QTH: OH

Operating Time (hrs): 23.5

OpMode: SO2R

Summary:

Band  QSOs

————

  160:    0

   80:  190

   40:  450

   20:  247

   15:  171

   10:   50

————

Total: 1066  Sections = 85  Total Score = 181,220

Club: North Coast Contesters

Comments:

First contest from the fully assembled new station. Everything seemed to work.

A great CQ WW SSB contest usually means less activity for SS CW. This year was

no exception.  Activity died around 0500z the first night and never returned.

I woke up an hour late due to confusion around the time change.  Spent the day

futilely chasing N2NT and AA3B.  We all moved through the day with the same

delta between us.

Happy to get the Sweep when I found VO2AC on 15m, dealing with a messy pileup.

I don’t understand why everyone seems to drop all sense of manners and

operating practices when a rare mult shows up in SS…

My 51st consecutive year of entering SS CW.  The 1000 QSO streak was broken last

year.  Thanks to everyone who was on and helped make the contest fun.

Station:

2 x K3, PGXL amp

80m: Inverted vee with top at 78′

40m: 2-el Moxon at 90′, 40-2CD at 45′, Inverted vee at 25′ (all 3

fed together most of the weekend)

20m: 5-el/5-el at 80’/50′

15m: 5-el/5-el at 50’/25′

10m: C31xr at 70′

Call: K8BL
Operator(s): K8BL
Station: K8BL
 
Class: SO Unlimited LP
Class Overlay: Limited-Ant
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 19
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs
————
  160:    0
  80:  165
  40:  319
  20:  117
  15:  22
  10:  24
————
Total:  647  Sections = 84  Total Score = 108,696
 
Club: North Coast Contesters
 
Comments:
 
At 8 AM local time on Sunday, my Internet DIED (including TV service)!!!
That is DISASTER for trying to contest as Unlimited. No stations in the Bandmap
and no spots for catching needed Sections!
Leaving the Family without Internet/TV while I contested was out of the
question, so I had to try to resolve the problem.
Tech Support found that the trouble was external to my QTH and was dispatching
a Repair Tech. They showed up 5 hours later which was impressive for a
weekend.
Meanwhile I operated as Limited even though I had started as Unlimited and had
been giving out Prec U. Couldn’t change once I started! Had to stay a U.
The Repair Tech determined the trouble was in the cable down the street and
a cable crew wouldn’t be out until Monday.
The Family would have to be content with using their phones or watching DVDs.
The crash left me well short of operating 24 hours and a Clean Sweep. But, I
felt I ended up with a decent result in spite of the handicap. Only missed NL.
 
P.S. I built a Double Bazooka for 10M since my EFLW doesn’t work very well
    on that Band and getting rare Mults there can be difficult. Pleased to say it
    performed very well and gave me 21 Mults out of 24 Q’s!! Included, were:
    KH6, KP4, KP2, KL and VY1, plus most of everything on the West Coast.

 

 

Callsign: NJ3K Contest: SSCW
 Band     QSOs     Pts  Sec  Pt/Q
   3.5      96     192    1   2.0
     7     229     458   16   2.0
    14     206     412   31   2.0
    21      54     108   25   2.0
    28      16      32   12   2.0
 Total     601    1202   85   2.0
Score: 102,170
1 Mult = 7.1 Q’s

14 hours of operations, in my defense I am still recovering form Surgery. I can’t use this excuse much longer though. 🙂 
Low power assisted. Wire antennas for 40 and 80. Tri bander at 40 feet for 20-15 and 10. I did finally get VO2AC for the clean sweep. That took over an hour to get him. I will echo what Randy K5DZ said about manners, they were indeed bad. I could hear him very well so I knew it was just a matter of time, but 1+ hours? Oh well I can purchase another coffee cup.
 
Call: W1NN
Operator(s): W1NN
Station: W1NN
 
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 13
 
Summary:
Band QSOs
————
160: 0
80: 194
40: 213
20: 92
15: 52
10: 8
————
Total: 559 Sections = 82 Total Score = 91,676
 
Club: North Coast Contesters
 
Comments:
 
In the weeks before the contest, I was able to fix a couple of things
and put up
two temporary antennas. The station was ready to go. About two hours before
the contest, I took a tumble off of my deck and landed hard on my back. It
didn’t seem that anything was broken but I was in considerable pain. I
made it through the first night until the bands died and put in three
hours on
Sunday morning, but I was still in pretty bad pain. With a 14 hour flight
coming up in a few days, I decided that I should go back to bed and take
care of
myself. I pulled the swich.
 
Rates were very poor while I was on. I had only 5 hours over 50. Sunday
morning was really bad – it seemed that Sunday afternoon had come on Sunday
morning. The three mults I messed were ONN, NL and NB. Quite a few other
mults
were worked only once.
 
Fellow OH LP ops W8CAR, K8BL and W8WTS sounded good and were everywhere.
Congrats to K5ZD and W8WTS for sticking it out to the bitter end. I’m not
sure if I have it in me any more, even without an aching back.
 
 
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: Single Op LP
Class Overlay: Limited-Ant
QTH: WCF
Operating Time (hrs): 7
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs
————
  160:   
  80:  10
  40:  58
  20:  129
  15:  146
  10:  79
————
Total:  422  Sections = 74  Total Score = 62,456
 
Club: Florida Contest Group
 
Comments:
 
In Florida for the winter, using the condo superstation antenna of an 80M OCF up
50 feet or so. Kids in town so limited time, but not much to be gained by extra
operating time. Missed WV, MS, EWA, and LAX(!) Were they all watching and then
celebrating the World Series?
 
Call: N3GJ
Class: Single Op LP Unassisted
QTH: WPA
Operating Time (hrs): 13
 
Summary:  
Band    QSOs
160:     0
80:        131
40:        82
20:        87
15:        41
10:        34
Total:   375       Sections:  82  Total Score:  61,500
 
A totally relaxed effort for this one. I didn’t do too much CQing, spent most of the time tuning the bands looking for new mults and making Q’s along the way. Put in about 7 hours on Saturday but was limited on time Sunday, only getting on for a few hours later in the morning and then a few hours in the evening.
 
I needed NB and NL – like everyone else that missed the sweep by a few mults, and I also missed ONN. I ran across the VE9DX pile up on both 20 and 15 but couldn’t get his attention. Never heard a VO1/2, and I called every VE3 that I heard but wasn’t able to find the ONN station.. and no luck getting one to call in on my CQ’s.
 
Always lots of fun working a bunch of familiar calls and giving out WPA. I worked a lot of NCCers.
 
Yaesu FT-710 100w
TH3 at 55ft  (ex N8AA antenna I purchased from John years ago when he was downsizing)
Butternut HF9V
Inv vee’s for 40 & 80
 
 
Call: W3USA
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: W3USA
 
Class: Single Op LP
Class Overlay: Limited-Ant
QTH: WCF
Operating Time (hrs): 2
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs
————
  160:   
  80:    2
  40:  124
  20:  34
  15:   
  10:   
————
Total:  160  Sections = 61  Total Score = 19,520
 
Club: Florida Contest Group
 
Comments:
Two hours at the end. I ignored the stupid ARRL rule about one callsign etc. I
hope nobody minded the extra QSO with me using a second call. I estimate 90% of
my QSOs were with people I had worked earlier as K8MR.
 
Posted in NCC News
CQWW SSB 2025
Published October 27, 2025

     The excellent condx made some AMAZING activity in the BIG CQWW SSB Contest this weekend! Congratulations to K3LR for a great big win!!!!! See our NCC Competitors’ SUPER SCORES below:     

 

K3LR

Class: M/M HP              QSOs                  Zones                  Countries

Band

160:                                     369                       18                          53

80:                                        762                       23                          93

40:                                        2380                    38                          130

20:                                        3031                    39                          158

15:                                        3658                    39                          157

10:                                        3810                    39                          160

Total:                                  14010                 196                       751       Total Score: 35,194,308

 

(If you see N3GJ, ask him about his 404 QSO hour on 10m) : )

 

Call: K8AZ
Operator(s): W3YQ W5WZ K8AZ K8BL K8CX K8MR K8NZ W8CAR W8WTS WB8K
Station: K8AZ

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
——————————
  160:   15     9       14
   80:  126    17       59
   40:  225    27       94
   20:  610    38      135
   15: 1050    36      138
   10: 1610    36      148
——————————
Total: 3636   163      588  Total Score = 7,844,195
 
Please note the dedication to Charter NCC Member N8AA (sk).  RIP John.

     

 Call : K8LY
     ARRL Section : OH
     Email : jonlk1040@gmail.com
     Software : N1MM 

    Band     QSOs     Pts   ZN  Cty  Pt/Q
         .5      12      31    5   12   2.6
          7      74     210    9   40   2.8
         14      77     215   17   43   2.8
         21     175     495   18   65   2.8
         28     194     558   21   70   2.9
      Total     532    1509   70  230   2.8
             Score : 452,700

Call: K8FF
Operator(s): K8FF
Station: K8FF

Class: SO(A)AB HP
Class Overlay: 2-Bands
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 19
Band   QSOs  Zones Countries

20:        12         4            10

10:        706       34         130

Total:   718       38         140       Total Score:   372,376

Posted in NCC News
NA Sprint CW, 9/14/25
Published September 15, 2025

Several of our amazing NCC CW ops. took part in the NA Sprint contest this past Saturday 9/14/25. Please join me in recognition of these elite radio sportsmen!

Call: K5ZD

Operator(s): K5ZD

Station: K5ZD

Class: Single Op HP

QTH: W8

Operating Time (hrs): 4

OpMode: SO2R

Summary:

Band  QSOs  Op Time

———————

   80:   85       

   40:  105       

   20:   92       

———————

Total:  282           Mults = 50  Total Score = 14,100

Club: NCC

Team: YINZER

 

Call: K3LR

Operator(s): K3LR

Station: K3LR

 

Class: Single Op HP

QTH: PA

Operating Time (hrs): 4

Summary:

Band  QSOs  Op Time

———————

  80:  80       

  40:  94       

  20:  98       

———————

Total:  272    Mults = 50  Total Score = 13,600

Club: North Coast Contesters

Team: YINZER

 
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 4
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Op Time
———————
  80:  78       
  40:  101       
  20:  84       
———————
Total:  263    Mults = 50  Total Score = 13,150
 
Club: Mad River Radio Club
 
Team: NCC+MRRC
 
Call: W1NN
Operator(s): W1NN
Station: W1NN
 
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 4.0
 
Summary:
Band QSOs Op Time
———————
80: 75
40: 91
20: 64
———————
Total: 230 Mults = 49 Total Score = 11,270
 
Club: North Coast Contesters
Team: NCC+MRRC

 

Call: W8WTS
Operator(s): W8WTS
Station: W8WTS

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 4
OpMode: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Op Time
———————
   80:   72        
   40:   90        
   20:   67        
———————
Total:  229    Mults = 47  Total Score = 10,763

Club: North Coast Contesters

Team: NCC+MRRC

————– Q S O   R a t e   S u m m a r y ———————
Hour     160     80     40     20     15     10    Rate Total    Pct
——————————————————————–
0000       0      0     20     45      0      0     65     65   28.4
0100       0      0     39     20      0      0     59    124   54.1
0200       0     32     25      2      0      0     59    183   79.9
0300       0     40      6      0      0      0     46    229  100.0
——————————————————
Total      0     72     90     67      0      0    229

Gross QSOs=231        Dupes=2        Net QSOs=229

Unique callsigns worked = 119

The best 60 minute rate was 71/hour from 0042 to 0141
The best 30 minute rate was 82/hour from 0042 to 0111
The best 10 minute rate was 96/hour from 0046 to 0055

The best 1 minute rates were:
 3 QSOs/minute    3 times.
 2 QSOs/minute   53 times.
 1 QSOs/minute  114 times.

There were 88 bandchanges and 46 (20.1%) probable 2nd radio QSOs.

Posted in NCC News
Ohio QSO Party August 23, 2025
Published August 25, 2025

NCC Members had a great time in the Ohio QSO Party this past weekend!

See the “Battle of the Jim’s” claimed scores below:

Call: K5ZD
Operator(s): K5ZD
Station: K5ZD

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: W8
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Location: In State/Province
OpMode: SO2R  

Summary:   Compare Scores
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
160: 0 0
80: 149 70
40: 315 367
20: 170 122
15: 56 24
10: 2 1
Total: 692 584 CW Mults 108 Ph Mults 116 Total Score 440,832

 

Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K3LA K8MR
Station: K8MR

Class: Mobile LP
QTH: 28 Counties
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Location: In State/Province

Summary:   Compare Scores
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
160:    
80: 86  
40: 823 104
20: 278 20
15: 74 9
10: 1  
Total: 1262 133 CW Mults 81 Ph Mults 55 Total Score 361,352

Call: KV8Q
Operator(s): AD4EB KV8Q
Station: AD4EB

Class: Mobile LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Location: In State/Province

Summary:   Compare Scores
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
160:    
80: 331  
40: 695 59
20: 293 49
15: 2  
10:    
Total: 1321 108 CW Mults 83 Ph Mults 48 Total Score 360,250

 

 

Posted in NCC News
NAQP CW Contest August 2, 2025
Published August 4, 2025

These dedicated NCC members participated in the past weekend’s NAQP CW Contest!

Call: W1NN
Operator(s): W1NN
Station: W1NN
 
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 10
 
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
——————-
160: 63 23
80: 219 48
40: 276 50
20: 163 49
15: 77 31
10: 8 6
——————-
Total: 806 207 
Score = 166,842
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 10
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:  87    26
  80:  165    38
  40:  279    47
  20:  127    43
  15:  87    31
  10:  29    16
——————-
Total:  774  201  Total Score = 155,574
 

Call: K5ZD

Operator(s): K5ZD

Station: K5ZD

Class: Single Op LP

QTH: W8

Operating Time (hrs): 3.7

 

Summary:

Band  QSOs  Mults

——————-

  160:    0     0

   80:   90    33

   40:  191    42

   20:  101    36

   15:   56    22

   10:    4     3

——————-

Total:  442   135  Total Score = 59,670

Call: K8BL
Operator(s): K8BL
Station: K8BL
 
Class: Single Op Assisted LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 6
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:  50    21
  80:  50    29
  40:  100    48
  20:  200    51
  15:    0    0
  10:    0    0
——————-
Total:  400  149  Total Score = 59,600
 
Call: K8NZ
160  0 x 0
   80  22 x 13
   40  77 x 25
   20  29 x 16
   15  21 x 12
   10   5 x 2
        
       Totals: 154 x 68   10,780
        1:52 op time.
        NCC/MRRC Team Ichiban
 
 
Callsign: NJ3K
Contest: NAQPCW
 Band     QSOs     Pts  Sec  Mt2  Pt/Q
     7      86      86   37    0   1.0
    14      18      18   12    0   1.0
    21      14      14    7    1   1.0
    28       2       2    0    2   1.0
 Total     120     120   56    3   1.0
Score: 7,080
 
 
 
 

 

Posted in NCC News
IARU HF World Championship 2025
Published July 14, 2025

NCC Members took part in the 2025 IARU Contest this past weekend & submitted scores!

Call: W1NN
Operator(s): W1NN
Station: W1NN
 
Class: SOABCW LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 11.5
 
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Zones HQ Mults
————————————-
160:    29                 4                  2
80:      80                 7                10
40:   129               17                18
20:   222               23                29
15:    45                13                19
10:      9                  4                  0
——————————————
Total: 514    0      68               68     
Total Score = 192,984

Call: K5ZD

Operator(s): K5ZD

Station: K5ZD

Class: SOABMixed LP

QTH: W8

Operating Time (hrs): 5.8

Summary:

Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Zones  HQ Mults

————————————-

  160:    1      0      1       0

   80:  176      0     13       9

   40:   98     18     15      18

   20:   82     19     14      18

   15:   28      2     10       6

   10:    0      0      0       0

————————————-

Total:  385     39     53      51 

Total Score = 142,480

Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: SOABCW LP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 1:20
 
Summary:
Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Zones  HQ Mults
————————————-
  160:  21            5      1
  80:  39            6      0
  40:  27            4      0
  20:  11            2      1
  15:                         
  10:                         
————————————-
Total:  98    0      17      2 
Total Score = 3,496
Posted in NCC News
CQ WPX CW Contest May 24-25 2025
Published May 25, 2025

NCC Members had some great scores in the CQ WPX CW Contest this Memorial Day weekend!

Call: K3LR
Operator(s): K3LR DL1QQ AD4EB W2RQ N2NC N3SD K5ZD KD4D N6TV K3UA N3GJ VE3RA
 
Station: K3LR
Class: M/M HP
QTH: West Middlesex, PA
Operating Time (hrs): 48
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs
————
  160:  117
  80:  590
  40: 1853
  20: 2418
  15: 2186
  10:  654
————
Total: 7818  Prefixes = 1618  Total Score = 35,380,806

Callsign: NJ3K Contest: CQWPXCW
 Band     QSOs     Pts  WPX  Pt/Q
   3.5      14      14    4   1.0
     7     285     977  144   3.4
    14     665    1600  379   2.4
    21     303     723  132   2.4
    28      26      66   16   2.5
 Total    1293    3380  675   2.6
Score: 2,281,500
1 Mult = 1.9 Q’s

Call: NO8DX
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: NO8DX
 
Class: SOAB HP
Class Overlay: Unassisted Classic TB-Wires
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 10
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs
————
  160:    4
  80:  15
  40:  162
  20:  275
  15:  341
  10:  51
————
Total:  848  Prefixes = 506  Total Score = 1,080,310
 
Club: Mad River Radio Club
 
Comments:
 
Hiding out with the club call of the Northern Ohio DX Association. Scattered
time operating among yard work, sleep, and grandkids. I was on the air when the
flare hit at 1630Z on Sunday – the bands sure went dead. But they did come back
later in the afternoon.
 
Six band QSOs with KC1XX and K3LR.

 

 
Call: W1NN
Operator(s): W1NN
Station: W1NNClass: SOAB LP
Class Overlay: TB-Wires 
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 4Summary:
Band QSOs
————
160: 0
80:   0
40: 40
20: 64
15: 75
10: 5
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Total: 184 Prefixes = 155 Total Score = 90,055Club: North Coast ContestersComments:

No assistance used.

 
I usually put in a decent effort in the WPX CW but this year I was fully
occupied with house repairs and yard work. Conditions seemed pretty good while
I was on except not much heard on 10M. Skip on 15 was pretty long after the
first couple of hours so EU stations that I could easily work at 9 AM couldn’t
hear me at 11 AM.Highlight was working my friend 9M6NA (op JE1JKL)on 15M at around 2 PM my local
time (2AM his time). With 100W and a low 40M dipole, I know that I am extremely weak at his end, but if anyone can pull in my puny signal, it is
Saty.
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