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Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/QSOParty.htm
Gordon Miller, [email protected]
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Sterling ParkAmateur Radio Club (SPARC)
• A friendly club – Meet once a month– Manage the the U.S. 4th call area, two-letter prefix, incoming
QSL Bureau.
– Enjoy working a few amateur radio contests as a club entry– Engage in a 6M Wednesday net
– Operate a radio station / booth at Sterlingfest
– Support the Herndon Festival 5K and 10K races
– Participate in ARRL Field Day
– Sponsor the Annual VA QSO Party.
• Web site: www.qsl.net/sterling
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Topics
• Appreciation
• Meta-Analysis of the 2008 QSO Party
• Presentation of Plaques
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Appreciation
• Hams Everywhere– For enthusiastically participating
• Members of SPARC– Committee Members
• Dick, W2YE, for rules and club station• Jim, AF4MO, for working County and Independent City coverage• Henry, K2BFY, for a scoring program• Ray, KD4RSL, for photographs and handling money• Jim, KF4PQL, for assisting with ceremony• Gordon, NQ4K, for coordination
– All members for • Calling VA hams to foster interest• Operating the host station, K4NVA• Log scoring
• Plaque Sponsors• Others
– Manassas Hamfest: Offering time and space– Many, many Others
Topics
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VA QSO Party Schedule
JunMayAprMarFebJanDecNovOctRules Review
Plaque Sponsor Solicitation
Logging Software
Email to VA arrl.net ham addresses
Presentations to clubs
Flyers to VA clubs
Telephone calls to VA hams
Log SubmissionsLog Scoring / Post Metadata
Print and Distribute Plaques and Certificates
Awards Ceremony at Manassas Hamfest
Verify counties and independent cities
Submit notice to ARRL for QST / Calendar
K4NVA Station Operation Planning
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2008 VQP Briefings to Clubs
Williamsburg Area ARC 11 Dec 07
Central Virginia Contest Club 8 Jan 08
Virginia DX Century Club 15 Jan 08
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2008 VQP Briefings to Clubs
Western Tidewater Radio Association 11 Feb 08
Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club 4 Mar 08
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John, WT4MExpeditionary Station while in Franklin
lengths of electrical conduit (along with two ropes attached to the top and staked from behind the bucket for added support). It supports the opposite end of a 40 meter length of 14 gauge wire. Also notice the balun just below the 10' length that is supported from the bed of the truck.This arrangement worked great for all bands except 80 and 160. Most of my contacts were on 80, but my signal was weak and I really had to work hard to get through pileups. My rig was an IC-7000 and an AT-7000 tuner from LDG.
… work 38 Virginia cities/ counties, …got credit for 9 more because I made at least 10 QSOs from those and 24 states.
… 175 QSOs, with only one mobile (none other than our Keith KG4ZXK who was maritime working KI4RXC/MM)
Take note of the Home Depot orange bucket in the background. It is filled with about 30 lbs of concrete to support two 10 '
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MARK, N1LO
…expedition station.
Had a lot of fun operating portable from 4 locations.
Here's a picture of my setup at Haven Beach, Mathews, VA.
That's an 80m inverted V doublet up 45 ft. That's Bill NR4C on the left and me on the right.
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2006 VQP Club Station – K4NVA
Don, K7CS
Gordon,NQ4K
Photog: Dick, W2YE
Shack of Dick, W2YECertificatesHeil Head-setsLinear Amp
Antenna cables QSO Card sorting bins
Linear Amp
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2008 Scoring Party
Henry, K2BFY Mark, K4OBT Dick, W2YEDon, K7CS Ray, KD4RSL
AccomackAlbemarleAlleghanyAmeliaAmherstAppomattoxArlingtonAugustaBathBedfordBlandBotetourtBrunswickBuchananBuckinghamCampbellCaroline
HenryHighlandIsle of WightJames CityKing & QueenKing GeorgeKing WilliamLancasterLeeLoudounLouisaLunenburgMadison
PowhatanPrince EdwardPrince GeorgePrince WilliamPulaskiRappahannockRichmondRoanokeRockbridgeRockinghamRussellScottShenandoah
AlexandriaBedfordBristolBuena VistaCharlottesvilleChesapeakeColonial HeightsCovingtonDanvilleEmporiaFairfaxFalls ChurchFranklinFredericksburgGalaxHamptonHarrisonburg
CountiesCounties Independent CitiesIndependent Cities
MathewsMecklenburgMiddlesexMontgomeryNelsonNew KentNorthamptonNorthumberlandNottowayOrangePagePatrickPittsylvania
SmythSouthamptonSpotsylvaniaStaffordSurrySussex TazewellWarrenWashingtonWestmorelandWiseWytheYork
FloydFluvannaFranklinFrederickGilesGloucesterGoochlandGraysonGreeneGreensville HalifaxHanoverHenrico
CarrollCharles CityCharlotteChesterfieldClarkeCraigCulpeperCumberlandDickensonDinwiddieEssexFairfaxFauquier
The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Clubcongratulates
for promoting amateur radio activityin Virginia’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities
with your enthusiastic participationin this annual event.
HopewellLexingtonLynchburgManassasManassas ParkMartinsvilleNewport NewsNorfolkNortonPetersburgPoquosonPortsmouthRadford
RichmondRoanokeSalemStauntonSuffolkVirginia BeachWaynesboroWilliamsburgWinchester
Smithfield HamChincoteague Pony
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2008 VQPPlaques and Sponsors
Jerry Williams, KJ4ITHigh Short Wave Listener (New 2008)Dan Sullivan, W4DKSHigh Rookie (new in 2007)Henry Weidman, K2BFYHigh Outside-VA QRP CW (new in 2007)Henry Weidman, K2BFYHigh VA QRP CW (new in 2007)North Shenandoah DX AssociationHigh VA Single OPVienna Wireless SocietyHigh Single BandVienna Wireless SocietyHigh VA Club Combined ScoreCentral VA Contest Club (CVCC)High Multiple OP Multiple Transmitter StationRichmond Amateur Telecommunications Society (RATS)High Single OP VHF OnlyShenandoah Valley ARCHigh VA Single OP PhoneMark Travis, KI4OBTHigh Multiple OP Single Transmitter StationNorthern VA QRP ClubHigh VA QRP Phone/MixedNorth Shenandoah DX AssociationHigh DX StationChris Walter, KI4CBFHigh VA Single OP Digital Mode Kevin Stuart, W4KLS, in memory of Howard Stuart, W2VWK (SK)High VA MobileJohn Huggins, KX40, in memory of James L HugginsHigh VA Club - VA QSOs OnlyFranklin County ARCHigh Single OP VA Counties/Independent CitiesFISTS QSL BureauHigh Single OP CW OnlyDon Sambol - K7CSHigh Outside VA Single OP Digital ModeDave Williams - K7HMPHigh Outside VA QRP Phone/MixedBob Taylor, KG4ZIXHigh Single OP Novice/TechAlexandria Radio Club, W4HFHHigh Outside VA Single OPAlamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EGHigh Expedition
Plaque SponsorPlaque
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Log Metadata Analysisand
QSO Analysis
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Log MetaData
33620083532007
11020011242002142138170279
No of Logs
20032004
Year
20052006
2413116711
210
2008
214
204717
170
2006
511Tech
114
328
103
2005
11Club
71General12Advanced
2007License Class
23Other
229Extra
Still strongExtras are the norm
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Log MetaData
316911054
2008
21409839
2006
60DG1870Phone
14822
2005 2007Mode
117Mixed43CW
12,515
18,483944,5972008
13,990
17,235523,3822006
12,964
17,287803,5402005
0Low2,109Median
2007Scores
16,975Average934,990High
Interesting trend in CW
All are getting higher
Effectively no Digital
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Log MetaData
238Low73High
25
2008
19
260
2006
15
155
2005 2007Power
23QRP
330Hi-Low
Most hams use low power.
211916TotalMulti-Ops
11011
12
151
2008
113
19
16
43
2
15
8263
2006
8
1544
7333
2007No. of Operators
21
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Log MetaData
336
8
37
291
2008
279
4
55
220
2006
353
4
39
310
2007
170Total
1Expedition
24
145
2005Station
Mobile
Fixed
4
0
0
2
0
18
21
13
265
2008
23
24
1
11
13
6
201
2006
14
9
1
16
27
20
266
2007
0SB(6M)
15
2
1
1
4
11
3
133
2005
SB(15M)
SB(20M)
SB(40M)
SB(80M)
Band
VHF Only
SB(2M)
SB(10M)
All
Hams chase propagation
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Log QTHs
1Japan
1Azores
1
1
1
2
1
2008
1Ukraine
1Spain
1Argentina
1
1
1
1
2006
1
1
1
2007
Italy
Portugal
1Netherlands
1Hungary
1Germany
1Czeck Rep
2005DX QTH
353210143
2007
27918297
2006
336170Total208110VA12860Not VA
20082005
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Logs from US and Canada
1ID
12124
147
14
3308
1CT
2AZ
12243
671
2321
306
2332
1461
271
107
KS
DE
CO
AR
1LA1KY
1IN1IL
1IA2GA3FL
1CA1BC
1AL05QTH
233411433111108108
1WY
2VT
1SD
541
61
135206
23
41
13
69107
WA
1SK
RI
OK
2WV2WI
2TX2TN
1SC1QC
4PA3ON
05QTH
1NT
1MB
67
5314
1223213
108
111MT1NB432NC23NE211NH644NJ
1NV721NY731OH
070605QTH
11MS111MO
12MN536MI2ME343MDC
32MA
5 or more in GREEN39 states 6 provinces
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Logs from VA
3CHE1CCY
2ALB
1281
231152
22111
1
08
1DIC
1CRA
1CAM
1AUG
1441
231
32
21
4
2
106
154
221
72
2
811
07
ESS
CRL
11FAU1Exp
1CVX2CUL
1CPX2CLA
1BED1BAT
3ARL1AMH2ALX1ALL
1ACC05QTH
1111FBX15281212FFX
1KGE
1HAX
2GLO
111133
452
213
2
23
08
1MAX1MAD3LYX1LSA
1FXX
201
312
111
2
331
06
152
215
512
1
23
07
JAM1IOW
FLU
14LDNLAN
2HCO
2HAN1GRN1GOO
1GIL
2FRE2FRA
05QTH
Logs from 61 C&CSame as last year
1MEC1MID37395524Mobile3111MON
1MVX
6
1
7
22
13111
08
11NEL1NEW2NFX222NUM
1RUS
2RIX
1RHM
1
16
11
2
06
4
11
112
07
PUL
POW
2ROA
1RIC
2PRW1PRG1POX
2PIT1PAG
05QTH21SAX
111SCO111SHE
3SMY12SPO
2132
1165
08
1WMX2YOR
4WIX1WIS
1
174
06
11163
07
WES
VBX
1WAX1WAR
2STA
05QTH
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Logging Programs
7Other2Xlog8Cabrillo Analyzer
1
1
24
225
112412115063
11320082007Program
38Fat Fingers
1WINLOG321Win-EQF 1Log-EQF V9 1CU2JT Logger1Cab-converter(TM) v1.192Ham Radio Deluxe3TR Log POST5None Stated5NA9GenLog
23WriteLog32VA QSO LOGGER
39N1MM81PAPER98N3FJP's VA State QSO Party Program
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2008 QSO Analysis
3,1662
11814501/3
80,7562008
5,4343,9692,789High No. QSOs in C&C6717C&C Not Activated
11268~41DX Entities1010Provinces Contacted5050States Contacted1/31/31/3Non-Virginia contacts
76,65451,04822,300Contacts (electronic logs only)
200720062005Measure
Buchanan (BCH) Norton (NRX)
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QSO AnalysisContacts in Counties and Independent Cities
C&C 2005 2006 2007 2008Accomack 150 156 37 3Albemarle 7 84 189 586Alexandria * 215 145 171 29Alleghany 2 11 120 58Amelia 26 60 1 53Amherst 42 54 582 151Appomattox 0 35 48 39Arlington 344 411 614 158Augusta 4 40 532 604Bath 85 124 310 944Bedford 61 539 1208 663Bedford * 24 21 63 49Bland 0 4 2 32Botetourt 1 18 49 113Bristol * 0 9 0 5Brunswick 31 46 3 60Buchanan 2 2 1 0Buckingham 74 113 34 62Buena Vista * 1 2 56 71Campbell 4 58 169 129Caroline 5 24 51 85Carroll 8 201 144 574Charles City 0 5 0 53Charlotte 20 33 0 69Charlottesville * 1 20 80 59Chesapeake * 15 185 715 433Chesterfield 58 76 193 639Clarke 127 348 403 645Colonial Heights * 0 3 13 72Covington * 25 86 398 153Craig 1 9 128 106Culpeper 531 1164 1320 2212Cumberland 86 116 9 45
Danville * 0 0 34 1Dickenson 47 30 242 45Dinwiddie 26 1 18 53Emporia * 18 37 11 56Essex 0 552 12 166Fairfax 1545 1304 3602 1933Fairfax * 82 143 415 162Falls Church * 63 90 66 1Fauquier 1550 3936 5434 5272Floyd 80 124 26 87Fluvanna 42 105 95 87Franklin 144 844 584 626Franklin * 15 58 28 84Frederick 86 322 948 149Fredericksburg * 132 881 1222 233Galax * 3 1 37 36Giles 222 405 44 392Glouchester 3 7 114 211Goochland 2789 2562 4605 4346Grayson 9 11 48 86Greene 98 305 542 427Greensville 21 29 11 50Halifax 49 26 30 66Hampton * 6 24 47 319Hanover 352 151 1154 840Harrisonburg * 11 35 18 29Henrico 142 222 1032 1136Henry 1 1 33 108Highland 0 1 84 28Hopewell * 1 0 6 13Isle of Wight 66 124 242 573James City 15 610 760 1025King & Queen 2 14 6 41King George 24 46 86 44
King William 1 16 3 63Lancaster 0 126 616 891Lee 0 1 3 14Lexington * 0 2 58 60Loudoun 1299 3465 3586 4347Louisa 13 42 712 711Lunenburg 12 45 9 49Lynchburg * 9 42 786 322Madison 15 329 61 434Manassas * 111 220 109 101Manassas Park * 56 196 118 76Martinsville * 0 0 60 208Mathews 0 10 52 213Mecklenburg 38 394 9 59Middlesex 1 13 47 304Montgomery 118 1280 1817 1751Nelson 10 111 287 230New Kent 0 12 699 329Newport News * 11 16 54 27Norfolk * 5 18 151 151Northampton 3 0 132 15Northumberland 23 140 195 267Norton * 1 2 0 0Nottoway 25 61 0 27Orange 9 40 175 124Page 286 825 1237 910Patrick 107 179 3 384Petersburg * 25 0 1 70Pittsylvania 200 1 109 92Poquoson * 7 0 27 10Portsmouth * 38 34 108 146Powhatan 54 1166 2223 1919Prince Edward 47 91 20 51Prince George 333 3 19 60
Prince William 396 1166 3031 2125Pulaski 7 288 4 30Radford * 4 5 1 21Rappahannock 79 440 274 896Richmond 364 65 23 87Richmond * 19 14 201 36Roanoke 44 93 409 217Roanoke * 10 17 208 225Rockbridge 0 37 76 103Rockingham 19 108 370 562Russell 0 51 47 34Salem * 3 20 127 499Scott 53 91 77 61Shenandoah 48 200 216 64Smyth 0 1153 2 9Southampton 14 37 15 65Spotsylvania 20 92 325 199Stafford 1193 1623 1295 1671Staunton * 13 35 86 64Suffolk * 1 41 7 44Surry 0 1 1 22Sussex 12 5 6 63Tazewell 36 0 26 52Virginia Beach * 9 2421 1083 993Warren 83 357 316 415Washington 3 19 10 10Waynesboro * 38 56 424 266Westmoreland 6 89 23 25Williamsburg * 1 3 92 134Winchester * 21 89 163 103Wise 11 3 144 711Wythe 5 3 0 45York 2 35 368 462
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2005 QSO Analysis
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2006 QSO Analysis
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2007 QSO Analysis
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2008 QSO Analysis
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2005 Club Scores and EntriesHigh Combined Score
113,520CTRI Contest Group
116,212Tennessee Contest Club
319,852North Shenandoah DX Assoc
121,850Weekend Warriors
1032,325Alexandria Radio Club
234,036Franklin County ARC
155,296Sterling Park ARC
561,812Potomac Valley Radio Club
392,204Roanoke Valley ARC
17110,508Fauquier Amateur Radio Assoc
1130,460Rappahannock Valley ARC
2161,251Stafford Amateur Radio Assoc
73407,745None
27720,195Loudoun ARG (LARG)
51,008,446Central VA Contest Club
EntriesScoreClub Name
116Pasadena Contest Club
1128Chesapeake Amateur Radio Serv
1384Island Radio Club
1546North Texas Contest Club
1760Hazel Park ARC
2868Arlington ARC
11,152Woodbridge Wireless, Inc.
12,100Western Tidewater Radio Assoc.
12,840Society of Midwest Contesters
13,238VA Mountain ARC
14,230Florida Contest Group
14,660Minnesota Wireless Assn
27,057South East Contest Club
17,100VARA-Staunton
18,003Mount Vernon ARC (MVARC)
110,104Alamance ARC - K4EG
EntriesScoreClub Name
49 Clubs in VA !!!30 Clubs had entries19 from VA
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2006 Club Scores and EntriesHigh Combined Score
25,38527,02027,72928,69730,26531,67921,69338,55344,18652,41875,172
111,356146,305282,619394,626447,445589,290600,310754,356912,461
3Society of Midwest Contesters1Woodbridge Wireless Inc.1Yankee Clipper Contest Club5VA Beach ARC3Mad River Radio Club5Tennessee Contest Group7Alexandria Radio Club2Northern Shenandoah DX Assn3Colonial Capitol Contest Club3Contest Club Ontario5South East Contest Club3Sterling Park ARC5Franklin County ARC8Rappahannock Valley ARC2VA DX Century Club
32Fauquier ARA9Potomac Valley Radio Club
96None Stated37Loudoun Amateur Radio Group
7Central VA Contest Club
140
121532
1,0121,4121,5391,8952,2913,8574,1965,3686,9387,560
11,15912,11612,71213,04020,23424,72825,008
1Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado1QWCA Chapter 1191Portsmouth ARC1Central German Contest Group1Notthern Wireless of Montana Radio Club1Baltimore ARC2Ashe County ARC1Western Tidewater Radio Association1VA Beach ARC, USS Wisconsin4Arlington Amateur Radio Club1Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service2Northern Illinois DX Association1Shenandoah Valley ARC1Lawton Fort Sill ARC1Frankford Radio Group1Radio Association of Erie9Ole VA Hams ARC2VA Mountain ARC1K4EG Alamance ARC4Vienna Wireless Society2Florida Contest Group
40 Club Entries, 23 from VA
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2007 Club Scores and EntriesHigh Combined Score
71366Williamsburg Area ARC
28398Rappahannock ARA29493Alexandria Radio Club29872Chesapeake ARS57999Shenandoah Valley ARC
68532North Shenandoah DX Assn87266Vienna Wireless Society99153Franklin County ARC
110264Contest Club Ontario115059Mad River Radio Club124906Virginia DX Century Club128833Sterling Park ARC213985Roanoke Valley ARC222869Rappahannock Valley ARC247103Loudoun ARG281570VA Tech ARA474446Potomac Valley Radio Club750471Fauquier ARA877158None Given
1673087Central Virginia Contest Club
4515Richmond Amateur
Telecommunications Society
27073South East Contest Club25508Florida Contest Group22564Virginia Mountain ARC
4628QCWA Chapter 1196388Russell County ARC7164Mount Vernon ARC 7676Alamance ARC8898Lynchburg ARC
10355Penn-Ohio DX Society10760Bay Area Wireless Assn11095Western Tidewater Radio Assn12710Middle Peninsula ARC12761Arlington ARC1304410-70 Repeater Assn13268Tennessee Contest Group13707Alabama Contest Group15519Virginia Beach ARC15694Olde Virginia Hams18240Radio Association of Erie19644Yankee Clipper Contest Club
3750Western New York Contest
Club2570Redwood Empire DX Assn.
1Single Digit Contesters2Contest group du Quebec
42Heartland DX Association56Dominion DX Group
153Chesapeake ARC155WW4BR Contest Club475K2OC620Falmouth ARA932The Albemarle ARS950QCWA Chapter 202
1051Bellevue ARC1482Northeast Wisconsin DX Assn1580Northern Wireless of Montana1588Czech Amateur Radio DX Club1616
Northern California Contest Club
2088Penn Wireless Assoc
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2008 Club Scores and EntriesHigh Combined Score
35,691Florida Contest Group37,209Mad River Radio Club37,435Western NY DX Assn38,576Dominion DX Group39,638Chesapeake ARS52,148North Shenandoah DX Assn54,404Contest Club Ontario56,419Middle Peninsula ARC58,048Alamance ARC71,399
Yankee Clipper Contest Club
97,476South East Contest Club148,266Franklin County ARC163,243PVRC180,877Roanoke Valley ARC188,002Loudoun ARG195,199Virginia Tech ARA214,671Sterling Park ARC636,264Rappackers Contest Group856,041Fauquier ARA928,623None Stated
1,691,689CVCC
15,554Rappahannock ARA10,273Virginia Mountain ARC 10,610Williamsburg Area ARC11,436QCWA Chapter 11911,555Ashe County ARC13,604Mount Vernon ARC15,812Williamette Valley DX Club16,425Alexandria Radio Club16,902Albemarle ARC17,079Alabama Contest Group17,711Arlington ARC18,718Lynchburg ARC18,788Soc of Midwest Contesters22,303Virginia Beach ARC23,501Shenandoah Valley ARC23,662Radio Association of Erie23,98410-70 Repeater Assn24,072Tennessee Contest Group27,277Virginia DX Century Club27,361Vienna Wireless Society27,493
Western Tidewater Radio Assoc
9Magnolia DX Association84Maltby Radio Club
210Portsmouth ARC360Warminster ARC5121 Digit Contesters698Fond du Lac ARC708Port City ARC934Oklahoma DX Association956Rochester (NY) DX Assn
1,172Rappahannock Contest Group 1,193
Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont
1,279Northeast GA ARC1,656Minnesota Wireless Assn1,760Culpeper ARC1,802Portage County ARS2,625Sangamon Valley Radio Club2,853Ole Virginia Hams3,603Frankford Radio Club4,224Rappahannock Valley RC8,085Hillbilly DX'ers
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2006 Club ScoresVA QSOs Only
None Stated 515,896 Fauquier ARA 508,474Potomac Valley Radio Club 147,420 Loudoun Amateur Radio Group 102,638 Central VA Contest Club 79,020 Rappahannock Valley ARC 71,759 South East Contest Club 60,975 W4HFH Alexandria Radio Club 36,190 VA DX Century Club 34,020 Contest Club Ontario 33,375 Society of Midwest Contesters 32,604 Yankee Clipper Contest Club 27,000 Western Tidewater Radio Assn 23,220 Franklin County ARC 20,384 Sterling Park ARC 20,242 Vienna Wireless Society 20,064 Mad River Radio Club 14,148 VA Beach ARC 12,155 Radio Association of Erie 11,934
Ole VA Hams ARC 11,440 Frankford Radio Group 10,659 Colonial Capitol Contest Club 10,653 Tennessee Contest Group 9,216 K4EG Alamance ARC 6,004 Northern Illinois DX Association 5,915 Florida Contest Group 2,756 Woodbridge Wireless Inc. 2,170 Chesapeake ARS 2,015 VA Beach ARC, USS Wisconsin 1,386 Ashe County ARC 800 Lawton Fort Sill ARC 560 Central German Contest Group 532 Arlington Amateur Radio Club 150 Portsmouth ARC 110 Northern Shenandoah DX Assn 90 QWCA Chapter 119 40 Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado 1
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2007 Club ScoresVA QSOs Only
21560Shenandoah Valley ARC22048Arlington ARC23112Yankee Clipper Contest Club25025Williamsburg Area ARC25429Alexandria Radio Club26325Roanoke Valley ARC33654Virginia DX Century Club34668VA Tech ARA35629Mad River Radio Club36661
Western Tidewater Radio Assn
38010South East Contest Club52070Florida Contest Group56536Vienna Wireless Society82066Rappahannock Valley ARC
121160Contest Club Ontario135720Potomac Valley Radio Club201656Loudoun ARG204262Central Virginia Contest Club417600Fauquier ARA842281None Given
2450Olde Virginia Hams2752Lynchburg ARC3750
Western New York Contest Club
4420
Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society
4700Mount Vernon ARC7176Alamance ARC9720Franklin County ARC9849Virginia Beach ARC9855Penn-Ohio DX Society
10350Bay Area Wireless Assn1254410-70 Repeater Assn13207Alabama Contest Group15000Tennessee Contest Group16166Rappahannock ARA18432Radio Association of Erie18768Chesapeake ARS20196Sterling Park ARC
1Single Digit Contesters2Contest group du Quebec4Dominion DX Group6Chesapeake ARC
42Heartland DX Association120Falmouth ARA155WW4BR Contest Club432The Albemarle ARS475K2OC612QCWA Chapter 119880Northern California Contest Club
1088Czech Amateur Radio DX Club
(OKDXF)
1482Northeast Wisconsin DX Assn2006
Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club (MPARC)
2024Virginia Mountain ARC2070Redwood Empire DX Assn.
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2008 Club ScoresVA QSOs Only
19317Arlington ARC22995Radio Association of Erie2348410-70 Repeater Assn23805Alabama Contest Group24764
Society of Midwest Contesters
26832Tennessee Contest Group28770Middle Peninsula ARC36271Sterling Park ARC37599
Western New York DX Assn
53370Mad River Radio Club54480Florida Contest Group63232Contest Club Ontario96370South East Contest Club
101304Roanoke Valley ARC106700
Yankee Clipper Contest Club
108680PVRC136170Loudoun ARG185282CVCC591125Fauquier ARA
1062620None Stated
2125Sangamon Valley Radio Club3103Frankford Radio Club5535Williamsburg Area ARC5700Shenandoah Valley ARC5764Virginia DX Century Club6192Alamance ARC6384Albemarle ARC6494Franklin County ARC6528Lynchburg ARC6572Chesapeake ARS6783Mount Vernon ARC7708Rappahannock ARA8925QCWA Chapter 1199296Virginia Beach ARC
10168Western Tidewater Radio
Assn
11055Ashe County ARC11780Alexandria Radio Club13132Vienna Wireless Society13300Rappackers Contest Group18396Virginia Tech ARA
9Magnolia DX Association121 Digit Contesters24
Rappahannock Contest Group RCG
84Maltby Radio Club176Culpeper ARC182
Portsmouth Amateur Radio Club
192Port City ARC198Fond du Lac ARC360Warminster ARC434Oklahoma DX Association456Rochester (NY) DX Assn585Virginia Mountain ARC 779
Northeast GA Amateur Radio Club
1364Portage County ARS1656Minnesota Wireless Assn1780Hillbilly DX'ers1890
Rappahannock Valley Radio Club
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2008 Plaque WinnersAll Time High Scores
No AwardHigh SWL (Started in 2008)KI4TXP60,638200753,276K3BDRHigh RookieW8TM21,482200713,707N4JFHigh Outside-VA QRP CWK4ORD45,044200727,410K4ORDHigh VA QRP CWFARA5911252006508,474FARAHigh VA Club – VA QSOs OnlyK4EG58,048200620,234K4EGHigh Expedition
W4AKO95,9892007152,162K3SKHigh VA Single OP Phone OnlyNo Award20068K3MQHigh Outside VA Single Op Digital Mode
KI4CBF28620062,700W4KRNHigh VA Single Op Digital ModeCU2J5,57620065,882CU2JTHigh DX Station All ModeN4PN115200799VE3CRUHigh SO VA Counties/Independent Cities
KC4VT53,455200753,276K3BDRHigh Single Band (Award started in 2004)W4ML944,5972007934,990W4VHigh Multiple Op / Multiple TransmitterW1ZA352,2262007351,694W1ZAHigh Multiple Op / Single Transmitter
K4F (K1SE)62,4202004124,000WA4PGMHigh Single OP CWWA4PGM214,0002006178,789W4W/M (WA4PGM)High VA Mobile
CVCC1,691,68920071,673,087CVCCHigh VA Club Combined ScoreAI4QB4,775200623,926K5EKHigh Single OP VHF
KB8PYM13,604200387,440WA4PGMHigh VA QRP (Phone/Mixed)K3TW18,731200321,040N2CQHigh Outside VA QRP (Phone/Mixed)N4PN97,476200769,602VE3CRUHigh Outside VA Single OP
N4JAM2,310200228,936KG4LTBHigh Single OP Novice/TechnicianK4C (K4EU)277,7902006387,466N4BAAHigh VA Single OP
2008 Call Sign2008 ScoreYearScoreCall SignCategory
Take it all over High Again
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Plaque Recipients by Club
333None Stated
2Not Awarded
22Ontario Contest Club
1Alexandria Contest Club
1Alabama Contest Club
1VA DX Century Club
1
2
1
1
4
3
1
2006 20082007Club
2South East Contest Club
2Rappackers Contest Group
13PVRC
11Mount Vernon ARC
11Mad River Radio Club
1Loudoun ARG
11Franklin County ARC
35Fauquier ARA
43CVCC
1Arlington ARC
1Alamance ARC
Presentationsto
Plaque Recipients
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2008 VQPHigh Outside Virginia Single Operator Digital
• Sponsored by: Don Sambol - K7CS
• No Awardee. No entries
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2008 VQPHigh Short Wave Listener (SWL)
• Sponsored by: Jerry Williams, KJ4IT
• No Awardee. No entries
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2008 VQPHigh Virginia Single Operator Digital Mode
• Sponsored by: Chris, KI4CBF
• Chris Walter, KI4CBF Score: 286C&IC: 1
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2008 VQPHigh Single Operator Novice/Tech
• Sponsored by: Bob Taylor, KG4ZIX
• Lloyd S. Cherry, N4JAMScore: 2,310C&IC: 14
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2008 VQPHigh Single Operator VHF Only
• Sponsored by:Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society
• Adam Hahn, AI4QBScore: 4,775C&IC: 24
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2008 VQPHigh DX Station
• Sponsored by: North Shenandoah DX Association
• Gary Wikstrom, CU2JTScore: 5,576C&IC: 36
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2008 VQPHigh Virginia QRP Phone/Mixed
• Sponsored by: Northern Virginia QRP Group
• Patrick Ouellette, KB8PYMScore: 13,604C&IC: 57
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2008 VQPHigh Outside Virginia QRP Phone/Mixed
• Sponsored by: Dave Williams - K7HMP
• Thomas J. Warren, K3TWScore: 18,731C&IC: 59
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2008 VQPHigh Outside-Virginia QRP CW
• Sponsored by: Henry Weidman, K2BFY
• Paul Kirley, W8TMScore: 21,482C&IC: 78
Thanks a lot, Gordon, for your efforts. Because I won't be able to attend the Awards Ceremony, please pass along my thanks also to the plaque sponsor and to the other QSO party organizers.
Things just seemed to go smoothly on the air this year; 40 meterpropagation was good to me.
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2008 VQPHigh Virginia QRP CW
• Sponsored by: Henry Weidman, K2BFY
• Riley Dudley, K4ORDScore: 45,044C&IC: 39
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2008 VQPHigh Single Band
• Sponsored by: Vienna Wireless Society
• Garry M. Barnette, KC4VTScore: 53,455C&IC: 45
HI Sorry I will not be able to make it to the hamfest, but thank you alotfor all the hard work that went it the va qso party. It was my second Va. qso party - had alot of fun. And a lot of hard work to for me.
Again thanks again to all who took part in Va party.
kc4vt Garry
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2008 VQPHigh Expedition
• Sponsored by: Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG
• Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG/PScore: 58,048C&IC: 50
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2008 VQPHigh Rookie
• Sponsored by: Dan Sullivan, W4DKS
• John Ives, KI4TXPScore: 60,638C&IC: 73
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2008 VQPHigh Single Operator CW Only
• Sponsored by: FISTS QSL Bureau
• William B. DeLage, K4F (K1SE)Score: 62,420C&IC: 35
Unable to attend Ceremony.
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2008 VQPHigh Virginia Single Operator Phone
• Sponsored by: Shenandoah Valley ARC
• Arno J. Kosko, W4AKOScore: 95,989C&IC: 67
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2008 VQPHigh Single Operator Virginia
Counties/Independent Cities Contacted
• Sponsored by: Franklin County ARC
• Paul H. Newberry, Jr., N4PNScore: 97,476C&IC: 115
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2008 VQPHigh Virginia Mobile
• Sponsored by:Kevin Stuart, W4KLS,
in memory of Howard Stuart, W2VWK (SK)
• Kyle Chavis, WA4PGM; Michael Trowbridge, KA4RRU
• Score: 214,000counties 12city_county_10 41states 36provinces 3countries 4mult 96
qso 1093cw 1082ph 11va mobile 0bad 0qso points 2175
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2008 VQPHigh Virginia Single Operator
• Sponsored by: North Shenandoah DX Association
• Steve Hawley, K4C (K4EU)Score: 277,790C&IC: 84
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2008 VQPHigh Multiple Operator Single Transmitter Station
• Sponsored by: Mark Travis, KI4OBT
• W1ZA– Julian Brown, Jr. W1ZA – Sejo Sudic N3UA – John R. Youell W4TNX – Edward C Moore NW4V
Score: 352,226C&IC: 72
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2008 VQPHigh Multiple Operator Multiple Transmitter Station
• Sponsored by: Central Virginia Contest Club (CVCC)
• W4ML – Walter Kornienko K2WK– Christophe D Waters K4ADU– Barry D Twigg KF4QQY– Bradley D Twigg KI4TOQ– Robert S Morris W4MYA– Bruce M Blackley WD4LBR– Roy D. Davis, Jr. WK4Y– William J Wiliford WS4WW
Score: 944,597C&IC: 98
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2008 VQPHigh Virginia Club - Virginia QSOs Only
• Sponsored by:John Huggins, KX40, in memory of James L Huggins
• Fauquier Amateur Radio Club (FARA)Neil Spokes, AB4YK/M Mike Kowalsky, AC8Y Andy Zwirko, K1RSteve Clifford, K4GUN/M Jim Russo, K4JJR/M Edward J. Kuebert, K5EK/MDavid Scull, KD4SV Thomas Beavers, KD5CMI Tom Zeltwanger, KG3VJohn Donovan, KG4HYH Richard Bingler, KG4TZL James J. Vital, KG4YLZKaren Beavers, KI4BAB Greg Moyers, KI4ZKJ/M Reed Strong, KI4ZZP/MAndy Zwirko, KJ4CIG/M John Huggins, KX4O Amy Zwirko, KZ1AMY/MDon Maziarz, N2VA/M Ted Gausmann, N4CY Lloyd S. Cherry, N4JAMChuck Gould, N4YXW/M Danny C. Douglas, N7DC Arno J. Kosko, W4AKORandy Buxton, W4IFI/M Julie Kowalsky, W4JUL Karen Russo, W4KDCarlton Cooper, W4MOG Frank Ross, W4NHJ Rick Brady, W4VA/PHarry Richmond, WB3BIC/M
Score: 591,125C&IC: 105
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2008 VQPHigh Virginia Club Combined Score
• Sponsored by: Vienna Wireless Society
• Central Virginia Contest ClubJohn Youell, W4TNX Jonathan Payne, W4HZPuck Motley, W4PM Ed Hughes, KG4WBill Wiliford, WS4WW Bob Eshleman, W4DR/MKyle Chavis, WA4PGM Duke Brown, W1ZABob Eshleman, W4DR Walter Kornienko, K2WKChristophe D Waters, K4ADU Barry D Twigg. KF4QQYBradley D Twigg, KI4TOQ Robert S Morris, W4MYABruce M Blackley, WD4LBR Roy D. Davis, Jr., WK4YWilliam J Wiliford, WS4WW
Score: 1,691,689
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See you on the air!
73,Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club