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Supporting Ham Radio Contesting Since 1989

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CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame inducts Tim Duffy K3LR!

Please join me in congratulating Tim Duffy, K3LR for his induction into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.

Tim has been a member of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame since 2006 however his lifetime achievements in Amateur Radio are far more extensive than contesting alone.

Thank you Tim for your unending selfless dedication to the best hobby in the world! We appreciate you!

Florida QSO Party 2024

Call: ND8L
Operator(s) : ND8L@K2DM
Operator Category : SINGLE-OP/ALL BAND/HIGH POWER/UNASSISTED
                   
     ARRL Section : NFL – Sumter County
     Club/Team : The Villages Amateur Radio Club
      Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.10278.0

        Band   Mode  QSOs     Pts  Mul  Pt/Q
           7        CW       199      396    6   2.0
           7       LSB          20       20    1   1.0
          14         CW      249     496   12   2.0
          14       USB      331     331   48   1.0
          21        CW      178     356   40   2.0
          21      USB          2         2     1   1.0
       Total  Both         979    1601 108   1.6

Michigan QSO Party 2024
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: WCF
Operating Time (hrs): 4
 
Summary:
Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
——————–
  80:    8     
  40:  25    1
  20:  19     
  15:    1     
  10:         
——————–
Total:  53    1  CW Mults = 25  Ph Mults = 1  Total Score = 2,782
Georgia QSO Party 2024
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: Single OpMixed LP
QTH: WCF
Operating Time (hrs): 4
 
Summary:
Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
——————–
  160:           
  80:  10      3
  40:  24    11
  20:  35    24
  15:           
  10:           
    6:           
——————–
Total:  69    28  CW Mults = 33  Ph Mults = 18  Total Score = 8,976
CQ WPX Contest SSB 2024
Call: NC8C
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: SOAB LP
Class Overlay: Unassisted Classic TB-Wires
QTH: Florida
Operating Time (hrs): 13
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs
————
  160:   
  80:    5
  40:  94
  20:  97
  15:  94
  10:  90
————
Total:  380  Prefixes = 257  Total Score = 249,547
Club: Florida Contest Group

Station: W8KEN
OP: W8KEN
CLUB: North Coast Contesters

Summary:

Band  QSOs

————

  3.5:  28

     7:  42

   14:  83

   21:  18

   28:  44

Total:  215  Total Score = 99,050

Played around for awhile looking for DX and Testing out my RX Antennas.
Worked K3LR at NH7T on 40m and 80m.

Virginia QSO Party 2024
Jim celebrated St. Patrick’s Day the right way 🙂
 
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: SOAB/CWFixed LP
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 3.5
 
Summary:
Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
—————————-
  160:                 
  80:  15             
  40:  20             
  20:  25             
  15:    8             
  10:                 
    6:                 
    2:                 
  UHF:                 
—————————-
Total:  68    0      0  Mults = 31  Total Score = 4,216
Club: Florida Contest Group
Stew Perry Topband Challenge – Spring 2024

Congrats Jim for your score on 160 this weekend!

Stew Perry Topband Challenge – Spring
Call: W8WTS
Operator(s): W8WTS
Station: W8WTS

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 3:43

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 168  Total Score = 816

Club: North Coast Contesters

2024 ARRL DX SSB Contest!

Call: K3LR
Operator(s): K3LR N8AMY K3UA K4ZW KM3T N2NC N2NT N3GJ N3SD N5UM VE3EJ VE3RA W2RQ WM2H
Station: K3LR

Class: M/M HP

Summary:  

Band

QSOs

Mults

 

160:

140

59

 

80:

488

81

 

40:

1380

111

 

20:

2083

140

 

15:

2665

143

 

10:

2584

137

 

Total:

9340

671

Total Score

18,785,391

Club: North Coast Contesters


Call: K8AZ
Operator(s): K3LA W3YQ WM5T K8AZ K8CX KE8LQR W8CAR W8WTS
Station: K8AZ

Class: M/S HP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:   23    21
   80:  150    61
   40:  220    77
   20:  668   104
   15:  742   105
   10: 1278   114
——————-
Total: 3081   482  Total Score = 4,442,112
Club: North Coast Contesters


Call: WW3S
Operator(s): WW3S
Station: WW3S
 
Class: SOUAB HP
QTH: PA
Operating Time (hrs): 14:22
 
Summary:
  Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:
    80:    9    9
    40:  50    35
    20:  219    86
    15:  350    95
    10:  535  107
——————-
Total: 1163  332  Total Score = 1,158,348
Club: North Coast Contesters

Call: WZ8P
Operator(s): WZ8P
Station: WZ8P

Class: SOSB10 HP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 4:41

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:    0     0
   80:    0     0
   40:    0     0
   20:    0     0
   15:    0     0
   10:  185   126
-------------------
Total:  185   126  Total Score = 56,055
Club: NCCC

CallSign Used : K8LY
    ARRL Section : OH
    Club/Team : NORTH COAST CONTESTERS
    Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.10194.0
        Band    QSOs    Pts  Cty  Pt/Q
        3.5      54    162  38  3.0
          7      82    246  45  3.0
         14    163    489  68  3.0
         21    106    318  59  3.0
        28    155    465  70  3.0
   Total   560  1680  280  3.0
  Score : 470,400

Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: SOAB LP
Class Overlay: Limited-Ant
QTH: WCF
Operating Time (hrs): 10
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:         
  80:  16    16
  40:  61    39
  20:  73    45
  15:  136    55
  10:  171    66
——————-
Total:  457  221  Total Score = 302,991
Club: Florida Contest Group

Call: AA8OY
Operator(s): AA8OY
Station: AA8OY

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: OHIO

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
--------------------------        
   80:     8      7
   40:    27     20
   20:   119     56
   15:   150     62
   10:    99     52
------------------------
Total:  403     197  
Total Score = 237,582
Club: North Coast Contesters
2024 North American QSO Party, RTTY

North American QSO Party, RTTY – February

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

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 1:58
OpMode: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
   80:   58    23
   40:   48    23
   20:          
   15:          
   10:          
——————-
Total:  106    46  Total Score = 4,876
Club: North Coast Contesters


North American QSO Party, RTTY – February

Call: K3FH
Operator(s): K3FH
Station: K3FH

Class: Single Op Assisted LP
QTH: WPA EN90xq
Operating Time (hrs): 3.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
   80:   24    13
   40:   45    26
   20:   35    24
   15:   16    12
   10:    3     3
——————-
Total:  123    78  Total Score = 9,594
Club: Tennessee Contest Group
Team: TCG Bobwhites

2024 North Carolina QSO Party

Call: K8MR

Operator(s): K8MR

Station: K8MR

 

Class: SO Mixed LP

QTH: WCF

Operating Time (hrs): 4

 

Summary:

Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs

—————————-

  80:  21      3     

  40:  31      3     

  20:  46    19     

  15:    1             

  10:                 

    6:                 

    2:                 

—————————-

Total:  99    25      Mults = 54  Total Score = 18,778

Club: Florida Contest Group

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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