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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
————
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.
Posted in NCC News
CQ WPX SSB Contest March 29th – 30th 2025
Published March 31, 2025

Please see the awesome NCC members that reported contest scores below! Thank you!

Station: K3LR
Class: Multi-Multi

 BAND     QSOs    OPERATOR(s)

      160      257      K4ZW

       80        773     K2TR KE8LQR K3LR

       40     2310     N9RV VE3EJ K3LA

       20     3196     N2NT K5TR N3SD

       15     3023     K3UA K1DG KE8LQR

       10     2933     K5ZD N5TJ DL1QQ

     ————————————–

Totals  12492     1918 prefix  =   Total Score : 58,905,616 points*

*Our own K3LR SMASHED the US RECORD with this SUPER HIGH SCORE!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!

 

  CallSign Used : K8LY
      Operator(s) : K8LY
 
        Band    QSOs    Pts  WPX  Pt/Q
        3.5      19      35    6  1.8
          7    104    393  69  3.8
          14    135    368  100  2.7
          21    112    298  49  2.7
          28    163    439  102  2.7
      Total    533    1533  326  2.9
 
            Total Score : 499,758
 
Not one of my favorite contest that I like, but thought I’d give it a go.
To my surprise  it was fun.  Called it quits around 2200 Sunday, enough
noise for these old ears.

 

Call: NC8C
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: NC8C
 
Class: SOAB LP
Class Overlay: Classic TB-Wires
QTH: SRQ FL
Operating Time (hrs): 8
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs
————
  160:   
  80:   
  40:  40
  20:  59
  15:  135
  10:  139
————
Total:  373  Prefixes = 280  Total Score = 238,000
 
Club: Florida Contest Group
 
Comments:
 
The club calls of the Northern Ohio DX Association, NO8DX, and the North Coast
Contesters, NC8C, decided to take a spring break trip to Florida to operate the
WPX SSB contest from the condo superstation (80M OCF up 50′ or so) of K8MR in
Sarasota.
 
NC8C got the second day, which seemed to go better, whether better conditions or
being a relatively new call on the bands. But only one good run of 50 QSOs or
so, mostly stateside, in the last hour on 15 meters. Otherwise hunt and peck.
But it was good to hand out extra QSOs and a likely extra multiplier to the
gang.
 
73  –  Jim  K8MR
 
Call: NO8DX
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: NO8DX
 
Class: SOAB LP
Class Overlay: Unassisted Classic TB-Wires
QTH: SRQ FL
Operating Time (hrs): 9
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs
————
  160:   
  80:    1
  40:  21
  20:  67
  15:  89
  10:  81
————
Total:  259  Prefixes = 199  Total Score = 106,664
 
Comments:
 
The club calls of the Northern Ohio DX Association, NO8DX, and the North Coast
Contesters, NC8C, decided to take a spring break trip to Florida to operate the
WPX SSB contest from the condo superstation (80M OCF up 50′ or so) of K8MR in
Sarasota.
 
NO8DX got the first day, which was the slower of the two. Not sure if a matter
of conditions, or just having to slug it out with all the other folks for whom
every station was a new one to work.
 
But a good time was had passing out a likely new multiplier to the crowd.
 
73  –  Jim  K8MR

 

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

Class: SOAB HP
Class Overlay: Unassisted
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 5:02

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
————
  160:    
   80:   85
   40:    
   20:    
   15:    
   10:  115
————
Total:  200  Prefixes = 161  Total Score = 68,425

Posted in NCC News
ARRL DX Phone Contest – February 28th-March 2nd, 2025
Published March 3, 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.
Posted in NCC News
ARRL DX CW Contest – February 14th-15th, 2025
Published February 17, 2025

Team K3LR finished the contest with an amazing 1st place score!

Call: K3LR
Operator(s): N3GJ VE3RA K1DG KL9A N3SD AD4EB K4RO W2RQ N2NC WF7T K3UA K3LR
Station: K3LR
 
Class: M/M HP
QTH: West Middlesex, PA
Operating Time (hrs): 48
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:  188    59
  80:  783    85
  40: 1763  115
  20: 1879  122
  15: 2212  125
  10: 1891  129
——————-
Total: 8716  635  Total Score = 16,603,980
 
Club: North Coast Contesters
Thanks to N8AMY for taking care of us!
 
 
CALL: NJ3K
 Band     QSOs     Pts  Cty  Pt/Q
   1.8       5      15    4   3.0
   3.5      79     237   36   3.0
     7     207     621   65   3.0
    14     435    1302   83   3.0
    21     248     744   77   3.0
    28     408    1224   88   3.0
 Total    1382    4143  353   3.0
Score: 1,462,479

Conditions were up and down, at least I thought so. 40 seemed very noisy, I had stations calling that were in the noise. Not as good as 2024 but 2024 conditions were a once in a 100 year event.

73
 Bruce NJ3K
 
 
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: SOAB LP
Class Overlay: Limited-Ant
QTH: WCF
Operating Time (hrs): 19
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:    1    1
  80:  64    37
  40:  190    55
  20:  138    58
  15:  276    59
  10:  263    68
——————-
Total:  932  278  Total Score = 777,288
 
Comments:
Operation from the Florida condo superstation, an 80M OCF up 50 feet or so in
the trees along the condo property line.
 
Very good conditions Friday evening on 80M. Lots of five band QSOs, and ZF5T,
who can hear my puny signal on 160 (RF force fed into the 80M OCF) was a six
bander.
 
Nearly all S&P the first day, and mostly running on Sunday.
 
 
CallSign Used : K8LY
      Operator(s) : K8LY
 
Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
Assisted Category : ASSISTED
            Band : ALL
            Power : HIGH
            Mode : CW
 
    ARRL Section : OH
        Club/Team : NORTH COAST CONTESTERS
        Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.10613.0
 
        Band    QSOs    Pts  Cty  Pt/Q
        3.5      22      66  19  3.0
          7    129    387  51  3.0
          14      99    294  50  3.0
          21    110    330  55  3.0
          28    143    429  60  3.0
      Total    503    1506  235  3.0
            Score : 353,910
Posted in NCC News
NA Sprint CW Contest – February 2025
Published February 2, 2025

Wonderful job to the NCC Ops. who took part in the NA Sprint CW Contest this weekend!

Call: K3LR
Operator(s): K3LR
Station: K3LR
 
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: West Middlesex, PA
Operating Time (hrs): 4
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Op Time
———————
  80:  97    1:20
  40:  197    1:20
  20:  98    1:20
———————
Total:  302    Mults = 47  Total Score = 14,194
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: Single Op LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 4
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Op Time
———————
  80:  71       
  40:  103       
  20:  114       
———————
Total:  288    Mults = 45  Total Score = 12,960
 
In past years I’ve operated this from K5KG’s QTH with amps and beams.
Unfortunately George’s QTH got battered by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, so I
operated from the home condo superstation, an 80M OCF up 50 feet or so in the
trees along the condo property line.
 
Conditions were quite good, with good activity. I heard RI several times but out
of sync, and heard very weak AL1G but he couldn’t hear me. But how did I not
work New York? !!
Call: N3SD
Operator(s): N3SD
Station: N3SDClass: Single Op LP
QTH: PA
Operating Time (hrs): 4

Summary:
Band  QSOs  Op Time
———————
  80:   63        
  40:  113        
  20:   62        
———————
Total:  238    Mults = 43  Total Score = 10,234

 

Call: NJ3K

Contest: SPRINTCW
 Band     QSOs     Pts  Sec  Pt/Q
   3.5      42      42    2   1.0
     7      62      62   13   1.0
    14      43      43   24   1.0
 Total     147     147   39   1.0
Score: 5,733

Too many interruptions, they were important interruptions but did keep me out of the chair.

Posted in NCC News
CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest 2025
Published January 26, 2025

This weekend was the exciting CQ World Wide 160m CW contest! Check out these AWESOME scores submitted by NCC Members:

Call: K3LR
Operator(s): K3LR N2NC K3UA N3GJ
Station: K3LR
 
Class: Multi-Op HP
QTH: West Middlesex, PA
Operating Time (hrs): 37
 
Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 1194  State/Prov = 58  Countries = 62  Total Score = 625,440
 
Thanks to N8AMY for all of her help to make this happen!
 
Station NJ3K:
Contest: CQ160CW
 Band     QSOs     Pts  StP  DXC  Pt/Q
   1.8     593    1849   54   40   3.1
 Total     593    1849   54   40   3.1
Score: 173,806

DX was difficult on Friday night much better last night. Not my best QSO numbers but my best points by far. 
Thanks to all
73
 Bruce NJ3K

Call: W8CAR
Operator(s): W8CAR
Station: W8CAR

Class: Single Op Assisted HP
QTH: oh
Operating Time (hrs): 13
Location: USA

Summary:

Total QSO’s- 662

State/Prov.- 56

Countries- 29

TOTAL SCORE: 164,560

That was more fun than I thought. Activity seemed to be down but enough to keep me in the chair. Lots of EU spots that were not heard in Ohio. Saturday night much better for EU but the band seemed to dry up about 0600Z so I packed it in. Still one of my favorites. 73 Dan W8CAR

Call: N8TR
Operator(s): N8TR
Station: N8TR

Class: Single Op Assisted HP
QTH: NE OHIO
Operating Time (hrs): 9.5

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 330  State/Prov = 53  Countries = 44  Total Score = 137,158

Operator(s) : K8LY
    ARRL Section : OH
        Club/Team : NORTH COAST CONTESTERS
        Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.10583.0
 
        Band    QSOs    Pts  StP  DXC  Pt/Q
        1.8    177    442  46    9  2.5
      Total Score: 24,310   
            
Was all I could do with my inefficient 160 L.  Kind of depressing to see so
much DX spotted and not hear hardly a thing?  Oh well, did what I could do.
Jon k8ly
Posted in NCC News
North American QSO Party, SSB January 2025
Published January 19, 2025

NCC members listed below submitteded some great scores from the NAQP SSB!

Call: K3LR
Operator(s): KE8LQR
Station: K3LR

Class: Single Op LP
Class Overlay: Youth
QTH: PA
Operating Time (hrs):

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:   41    22
   80:   68    27
   40:  233    51
   20:  367    50
   15:   86    27
   10:   67    18
——————-
Total:  862   195  Total Score = 168,090

Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
 
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: WCF
Operating Time (hrs): 8
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:         
  80:  42    24
  40:  103    43
  20:  175    50
  15:  68    38
  10:  147    38
——————-
Total:  535  193  Total Score = 103,255
Posted in NCC News
North American QSO Party, CW January 2025
Published January 13, 2025
 
Thank you to the NCC Members below for a great effort in the January 2025 NAQP! 
 
Call: K3LR
Operator(s): KE8LQR
Station: K3LRClass: Single Op LP
Class Overlay: Youth
QTH: PA
Operating Time (hrs):

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:   60    28
   80:  142    42
   40:  124    39
   20:  185    46
   15:  185    47
   10:   82    30
——————-
Total:  777   232  Total Score = 180,264

 
Call: K8BL
Operator(s): K8BL
Station: K8BL
 
Class: Single Op Assisted LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 9
 
Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
——————-
  160:  115    42
  80:  182    53
  40:  115    56
  20:  200    50
  15:  50    19
  10:  26    15
——————-
Total:  688  235  Total Score = 161,680
Posted in NCC News
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