Results, 1994 ARRL 160-Meter Contest Next year I'll even load up the lawn chairs-Ken, W01N By Billy Lunt, KR1 R and Warren C. Stankiewicz, NF1J

Contest Manager Assistant Contest Manager

Let's call 1994 The Year to be on 160! Conditions December 2 through 4 were about as good as they get. What­

ever you like to look for when you operate 160, this year's contest had it. Do you like a quiet band? Dave, W0MHS, claims, "The band was so quiet I could hear East Coast stations turn on their filaments." Do you get on the air looking for great propagation? We sure had enough to go around. Mitch, WB2JSJ, decided, "I knew this year's contest would be a great one when I worked Alaska for the second time in 16 years." Are you a 160-meter award chaser? You shouldn't have come away empty-handed. Rich, KlHTV, worked KL 7 to finish his 160-meter WAS and increased his 160-meter country count to 115, all using 110 W or less. His antenna? Just a 78-foot gamma-matched tower with a 17-foot mast-mounted capacitive top hat. These ops weren't the only ones who enjoyed them­selves, either. We received 712 entries, up 10% from last year.

When it came to points, the only two things capable of keeping your score down this year would have been Murphy or your­self. Everybody did better this year. We set every overall record and almost 40 Division records. Records weren't just beaten this year, though-they were demolished! Jeff, KlZM, took a page out of the early days of radio. He packed up his gear and made the trip from Hopewell Junction, New York, to

Top 10

Single Operator, QRP WA4PGM 68,185 N4ROA 60,888 W8VK 55,176 W0MHS/7 46,760 KF9D 46,116 KX4R 44,530 K9AY 41,208 KX4V 39,690 W3TS 38,710 KA4RRU 36,048

Single Operator, Low Power WA1LNP 175,996

143,127 139,601 133,500 128,821 127,385 125,160 125,120 124,468 123,728

K1HTV N9JF K9ALP AA9AX WX9U K1BNQ N4YDU NA1R K1LL

.. Why I Love This Contest Sf Steve Samples, AA9AX

Single Operator, High Power K1ZM 376,506 KSNA 349,715 N2L T 300,366 K8CC 284,788 (AA8AV,op)

KE2PF 261,248 AASBL 257,568 W3GH 255,028 (W9XR,op)

WA2SRQ 230,724 AA4S 224,480 W3UM 217,000

Multioperator K2WI 369,486 KN8Z 338,796 AB4RU 336,288 AA8U 283,305 K3WW 249,060 K0KX 237,068 WD9INF 235,008 W9RE 225,971 KN2T 222,518 NC0P 219,156

The band is getting better and the competition is getting tougher! There are always a number of top-notch operators on 160 meters, and this year proved be no exception. The signals have such great tones and clarity, and so many of them are pounding in here at 20 to 40 dB over S9 or more that it's hard to believe. People who don't get in on the ARRL 160-Meter Contest don't know what they're missing!

The first day/night can be a blast, but you do have to get your second night's QSOs the old-fashioned way-you have to earn them. The difference between .... those who score big and the ones who just do okay is persistence. It's hard to keep up the pace when the rate falls. It becomes grueling at about 4 AM the second morning, but the winners Just put their noses to the grindstone.

It's a great contest for little guys like me who have no chance in the big contests like ARAL DX and CQ WW. At least I can be mowed down with dignity .. in this one!

I can't wait to meet more of these guys at Dayton again this year!

Tom, KC0EI, exclaims, "This was my first 160-Meter Contest, and I loved it!"

Rich, WBVK, remarks, "The QRP class has had its dull moments at times, but this year seems to be an outstanding one for me." He finished in third place with 55k, a new Great Lakes Division record.

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Northeast Region Southeast Region Central Region Midwest Region West Coast Region (New England, Hudson and (Delta, Roanoke and (Central and Great Lakes (Dakota, Midwest, Rocky (Northwestern and Atlantic Divisions; Maritime Southeastern Divisions) Divisions; Ontario Section) Mountain and West Gulf Southwestern Divisions; and Quebec Sections) Divisions; Manitoba and Alberta, British Columbia

Saskatchewan Sections) and NWT/Yukon Sections) W3TS 38,710 A WA4PGM 68,185 A WBVK 55,176 A W0MHS/7 WT3W 27,132 A N4ROA 60,888 A KF9D 46,116 A K9AY KA1CZF 25,254 A KX4R 44,530 A WBILC 31,423 A W3FAF AA2U 23,127 A KX4V 39,690 A Nl9C 30,800 A KSWXZ KD2RZ 21,330 A KA4RRU 36,048 A NN9K 21,792 A W0YHE

WA1LNP 175,996 B N4YDU 125,120 B N9JF 139,601 B K1LL K1HTV 143,127 B K7GM 82,218 B K9ALP 133,500 B WJ0M K1BNQ 125,160 B K4IQJ 76,176 B AA9AX 128,821 B K0FRP KBXR 95,608 B NY4N/5 64,782 B WX9U 127,385 B N0AXL K3UA 92,400 B KBUC 56,172 B NA1R 124,468 B AASZQ

K1ZM 376,506 C AA4S 224,480 C KSCC (AABAV,op) 284,788 C AASBL KSNA 349,715 C AA4NC 196,696 C W9UP (N0BSH,op)187,136 C N0TT N2LT 300,366 C K4PQL 177,246 C WE9V (at KS9K) 183,570 C K0GU KE2PF 261,248 C K4YYL 155,142 C K9MA 155,058 C W7SE W3GH (W9XR,op) 255,028 C K3JT 152,707 C K9BG 152,037 C W0HW

K2WI 369,486 D AB4RU 336,288 D KNSZ 338,796 D K0KX K3WW 249,060 D KG4W 152,628 D AASU 283,305 D NC0P KN2T 222,518 D WA4CBX 115,596 D WD9INF 235,008 D AA6TT N6CQ 210,184 D WA4NKL W3MM 200,744 D KSLG

set up operations at the old Marconi station in Wellfleet on Cape Cod. Judging by his log, what worked for Marconi at the turn of the century still works today. Jeff made an in­credible 190 DX QSOs in 42 DXCC coun­tries, a mark that will be tough to beat. He didn't get them all, though-we found at least six or seven countries he missed. Can you imagine a 160-Meter Contest where some­one works 160-meter DXCC in a weekend? The day may be coming soon!

The band was so good, some QRP opera­tors were able to snag intercontinental QSOs and a little DX this year. Bob, KI0G, in Colorado, even worked four JAs, running QRP and just a ¼-wave sloper, a dipole and an inverted-L. Ron, W8ILC, had QRP sig­nals loud enough for him to work ON4UN and PY0FF. Multiplier counts were up all across the board, with just about anywhere you could think of on the air and workable.

The Frankford Radio Club turned out en masse this year in an attempt to be the first club to enter the Unlimited category in the 160-Meter Contest since it started in 1992. Its success (68 FRC members turned in scores) provided a QSO bonanza for the rest of us. You can't help but attribute some of the success of this year's contest to their ef­forts. Our congratulations go to the Mad River Radio Club, whose members doubled their point total of last year to win the Me­dium gavel. The Hudson Valley Contesters and DX Club, a newly formed club, were win­ners of the Local gavel in their first attempt­great job! Where did they come from? Well, about a year ago, Bob, W2XL, got together a group oflocal hams in upstate New York who were interested primarily in contests and DXing. A little hard work, and a little enthu­siasm, and presto! A winning score! We should all thank the clubs this year that got their members on the air and generated a little excitement (and a lot of QSOs!) on the air­waves.

Time after time, though, the conditions were what everyone raved about. After all, it isn't every day you can work New Zealand from New England or Europe from the Mid­west. If you were one of the people who were

26,455 D W9RE 225,971 D N0SM 26,136 D KCSMK 216,576 D W0BXR

just curious about 160 and decided to give it a try during the contest, we're pretty sure you were pleased with how well you did.

Of course, the bottom line in all of this is whether you had a good time. Did you enjoy yourself? Work someone new? Beat your previous best score? Try out a new antenna? Check the sidebars, "How to Milk the Band for Contacts" and "Why I Love this Contest" to see why so many hams hold a torch for the 160-Meter Contest.

One person who had a great time during the contest was Frank, W6JTI. He worked 368 QSOs, 69 out of the 77 Sections and 3 DX countries (JA, XE and A3). Unfortu­nately, disaster waited until after the contest to hit and ruined what would otherwise have been a great finish. His laptop didn't have a hard drive and when he turned the computer off after the contest, he accidentally lost his entire log, wiping out his whole entry. Don't let this happen to you! This shows the impor­tance of being familiar with any quirks your computer or software may have. Most pro­grams these days have an autosave function that can protect you from the ravages of Murphy. Remember, trouble always strikes where and when you least expect it!

Don't be the only one who doesn't marvel at the wonders of 160 meters. The next run­ning of the contest is December 1 through 3; most of us are already planning our antenna projects now-are you?

SOAPBOX Next year I'll even load up the lawn chairs (WOlN). Either propagation was a lot better than last year or adding 240 feet to my long wire made a big differ­ence (NlDX). I still need Alaska to finish off my WAS! (WAlHYN). This was my second 160contest and it was just as much fun as the first!. My invisible 26 AWG inverted L antenna still works like gangbusters (KD2RZ). These were the best condi­tions in several years! (W2GD). I heard a lot of stuff my setup just couldn't get back to (N2MZH). This could become my favorite contest; I really had fun. Now I've got a year to design better antennas! (N2PEB ). Operating low power without good anten­nas is not the way to go! (N4MO). My antenna neither hears nor works DX, but the amazing thing is that it works at all, just five feet above the ground (N5ND) I still can't catch the West Coast. Maybe next year with a new antenna (W3ERU). It was frustrating to answer so many calls and not be heard (KA3UJW), The band was quiet and there were big

46,760 A W7YAQ 23,664 A 41,208 A N60J 11,562 A 27,494 A N6CMF 9,396 A 27,000 A N6DM 8,200 A 16,473 A WB6JJE 3,120 A

123,728 B N7ML 93,709 B 79,875 B KK7A 30,739 B 76,580 B W6BIP 28,112 B 76,212 B VE6EX 27,702 B 71,710 B N6VE 27,666 B

257,568 C K?QQ 143,673 C 188,320 C N0DH/7 120,396 C 170,640 C W1FEA 107,236 C 163,702 C N7AGP 100,500 C 143,605 C NIST 89,250 C

237,068 D N6DX 191,922 D 219,156 D NK?U 153,576 D 212,334 D N6RZ 115,866 D 167,322 D W6MX 86,578 D 160,914 D WA6RKE 65,533 D

signals from the West Coast! (K3ZO). It's unreal what you can do with 5 W! (NW3C). The low dipole worked great for contacts within 1000 miles, but anything else was tough and DX was impossible (AE6E). Conditions the second night were noisy because of the warm weather and rain moving in from the Gulf (AB4RU). This was my all-time best for 160! (N4YDU). I was lucky I still had two stations set up from the last contest when the PA failed (AA4S). I needed more caffeine! I just couldn't keep my eyes open (AA4NC). This was my first time in this contest and I worked 44 states (WD8AMV). I lost four hours at the start, but had a good time just the same! (AB4SW). I hope I have more time for this contest next year-it's a lot of fun! (N4CT). I did a lot of work adding radials to my antenna that seemed to help my signal. I was amazed at the stations that could hear me (N4ROA). I was having so much fun that I almost forgot to sleep Sunday morning (KX4V). I couldn't get many stations out west to hear me (K4UK). This was my first time on 160. What a challenge! (AD4DG). Conditions were good east of the Mississippi the first night and poor to the west (NJ4F). I loaded up my R7 and worked 24 stations (KN5H). I home brewed a helical antenna and was pleased with the fun I had with it. I keep finding new uses for duct tape all the time! (WD5CSK). I didn't fail to work any station I heard, with the exception of two J As the second morning. I could hear both coasts well most of the time, although there were some obvious propagation highs and lows. I heard many signals up until way after daylight and way before sunset (K7LFY). Where were the Florida stations? (W A6RKE). Conditions were great for US contacts. It was also fun to put up the antenna in the rain (N6RZ). I had my first equipment failure in years when my 40-year-old plate transformer blew up. I think I got my money's worth out of it (K6RN). This was my first time operating on 160, it was certainly different. I thought 160 was for short distances, but when VE5RA answered my QRP call, that was fun! (N7RWH). The conditions were excellent. New En­gland and the East Coast came pounding in both evenings, and the JAs as well. If North Dakota had shown up, I would have made WAS in a weekend (WlTR). Freezing rain brought down my antenna Saturday night (KA 7T). My thanks to all the good ears who heard my QRP signal! (W7YAQ). I've participated in this contest many times, but never have the operators been so considerate as they were this year (K70A). Conditions seemed quite good, perhaps cold, clear weather in this part of the country contributed to low atmospheric noise (KX7L). The band conditions in the Midwest were absolutely fabu­lous. You could hear Europe on 160! (AA8AV). We got a late start because of repairs made to the anten­nas after a storm. We worked PY0 and CTI easily with only 20 Wand the dipole! I never would have believed it could be done if I hadn't done it myself (AA8U). Wow, I had a great time with just a G5RV and 100 W! (ND8L). My ¼-wave sloper from my 30-foot tower worked so well, I may try one on 80! The West Coast is still hard to work on 160 from Ohio with 100 W (WA8YRS). I erected a zigzag sloper in the morning and finally worked California in the evening (KC4FOX). My score isn't bad for

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··;.,_ •• ~.1'-11('! tha 1"80---'~:-· .Contacts · · Sy Alan Dewey, W89JJK

This is the third year I've used a helium balloon antenna. As before, I set up a portable operation in a cattle pasture so I can be free of trees and power lines. As the sun rose Saturday morning, I discoverecfl was completely surrounded by curious cattle that had :apparently become accustomed to the generator nol~ ·and 30 wpm CW. · Then some of them took turns tasting my matching network, which did wonders for SWR! I had to keep · working the contest because I was concerned that if this group were startled my antenna system would be ·cfeStroyed in a stampede.

Most remained complacent and stood around for a. .While, periodically depositing organically developed ground-conductivity-improvement clusters around the·

· .. ite. When I resumed operation Saturday evening, I ··~ to tweak the matching network to compensate for

.· sotieifying cud on the coil from that morning.

Affiliated Club Competition Score

Unlimited Category Frankford Radio Club 4,537,73t

Medium Category Mad River Radio Club 2,059,589 Society of Midwest Contesters 1,472,248 Yankee Clipper Contest Club 1,054,883 Southeastern DX Club 908,842 North Coast Contesters 823,819 Minnesota Wireless Assn 878,894 Kentucky Contest Group 501,241 Mile-Hi DX Assn 435,758 North Texas Contest Club 418,310 Kansas City DX Club 418,613 Southern California Contest Club 349,509 Northern California Contest Club 267,218 Potomac Valley Radio Club 221,634 Western Washington DX Club 196,985 Rochester (NY) DX Assn 165,921 Mississippi Valley DX/Contest 138,174 Western New York DX Assn 119,256 Southwest Ohio DXA 48,403 West Park Radiops 44,138 Northrop Grumman Radio Club 37,786 Hamfesters Radio Club 30,640

Local Category Hudson Valiay Contesters and DXera 481,474 Central Virginia Contest Club 278,153 North Shenandoah DX Assn 266,478 Eastern Connecticut ARA 216,804 River City Contesters 115,945

Entries Single-Op Winner

88 N2LT

17 K8CC (AA8AV,op) 12 W9UP (N0BSH,op) 22 K1ZM 10 AA4S 10 W3GH (W9XR,op) 10 W0HW 9 AA9AX 6 W0CP 5 AA5BL 6 N0TT 5 W7CB

10 W1FEA 7 KE9A 5 K7QQ 3 WJ2W 3 KOOD 3 KW2J 3 WBILC 3 WBIDM 4 N6VE 3 W9LNQ

5 KSNA 4 WA4PGM 4 W9LT 3 KZ1M 4 KV6H

an antenna with a 3: l SWR (AA9JY). I never thought I could be effective on 160 with just 100 W and a ¼-wave sloper (WA9BXB). It was great to partici­pate in the contest at the bottom of the cycle (WB9VTF). I thought I'd be lucky to work 30 QSOs on QRP with my lousy antenna, and I made 80

(WD9IAB ). The QRN was high, but conditions were fair otherwise (W9HE). Yes, you can work stations with an indoor 40-meter dipole up 8 feet (N9CIQ). Conditions were much better than last year, espe­cially to the West Coast (ND90). I decided to operate QRP so my transmitting and receiving ability would

be equally poor. Both worked better than expected! (K9A Y). High winds Friday prevented deployment of my balloon-supported ¼-wave vertical (N00Y). With only 5 W and a 135-foot center-fed dipole 20 feet up, I still had fun (AA00D). I quickly learned the limitations of a short dipole only up 25 feet (WS9E).

Scores Scores are listed by DXCC Countries and ARRURAC Sections. Within each country or section, scores are listed in descending order, by power categories, followed by multioperators. Line scores list call sign, score, QSOs, multipliers, power (A= QRP, B = Low Power, C = High Power, D = Multioperator). Division Leaderi; are listed in bold; new Division records are indicated with an•.

Africa Ukraine WT10 7,910 113 35 B W2XL (+NET) 46,299 322 69 D KN2T (+KD2s Cl,l,KN2L)

Mauritania UT1ZZ 2 1 1 B •K1ZM 378,508 1824 117 C NYC-Long Island 222,518 1072 97 D NB1B 42,432 306 68 C KY2T(+NET) 83,512 560 73 D

STSJC 3,510 65 27 C Latvia W1FJ 34,720 265 82 C W2KTF 19,710 216 45 B N2VW(+NET) 28,148 218 82 D YL1WS (YL2s EM,GVW,PJ,opa) K1VV 12,672 192 33 C K2QMF 17,437 175 47 B K2SB (+NET) 25,844 244 52 D

Asia 1,054 31 17 D W1MK 11,655 156 37 C WB2DLA 7,308 129 28 B Western Naw York K1JKS (+N1CEV) N2FF 5,940 87 33 B

Japan North America 42,460 380 55 D N2KA 24,412 166 88 C W2FB 5,544 99 26 A

JE1SPY 216 12 9 B W01N (+NET) 7,514 109 34 D AA2FB 19,350 206 45 C WJ2W 85,526 508 82

JE1CTM 208 13 8 B Cuba Maine KW2P (+NET) 35,145 309 55 D KA2CDJ 44,091 315 69

J13KDH/3 2 1 1 B C02JA 1,200 30 20 B Northern Naw Jaraey WF2L 26,979 263 51

JA9YBA (JR0ELG,op) N1DX 26,775 296 45 B N2PEB 24,550 244 50 Dominic • N1CGP 23,544 215 54 B AA2U 23,127 295 39 A WB2ABD 21,338 224 47

2 1 1 B NR1F 2,108 82 17 B KD2RZ 21,330 237 45 A KE2VB 16,368 186 44 JHSFXP 4,648 83 26 C J77J (K1XM,KQ1F,G4WJS,ops)

AD1G 77,775 405 85 C K2JT 10,500 150 35 A K2SM 15,456 161 48 JH2QMT 456 19 12 C 4,560 60 38 D •KBXR 95,808 703 68 B KA2CKI 14,280 170 42 JA3ZOH (JE3MAS,JF3PRR,JG3s Bermuda New Hampshire KSKG 84,752 565 57 B WK2K 14,100 150 47

MRT,WDN,opa)3,640 65 28 D VP9MZ 10,416 168 31 B N1NCI 2,540 62 20 A NS2K 54,994 430 62 B W2MTA 10,166 148 34

JA1YDU (JF7TFK,JH0NZN,ops) •WA1LNP 175,- 913 92 B N21NN 17,480 187 46 B W0VU 8,214 111 37 3,450 69 25 D Mexico WS1E 77,603 539 71 B W1GD 10,692 120 44 B WF2V 2,592 48 27

JH0ZHQ (JA1LTR,JH1s BBT,GNU, XE2/K60J 5,616 104 27 B K1TR 28,612 308 46 B WA0QOA 10,010 140 35 B N20CH 1,190 35 17

KLA,TXG,JJ1VKL,JK1GKG, KD10N 11,154 143 39 B W2LRO 6,944 112 31 B N2WK 55,845 378 73 C JA0VSH,opa) 1,188 33 18 D W1HZH 8,768 137 32 B N2BIM 20 5 2 B KW2J 54,040 481 56 C

Asiatic Ruaaia Oceania K1BV 36,452 349 52 C N2LT 300,366 1215 111 C W2FXA 43,878 300 71 C

RW0LIS/MM 1,215 27 15 B Australia NX1G (+NET) 23,045 202 55 D WA2SRQ 230,724 1026 102 C KB2NU 7,130 115 31 C KC1F (+NET) 16,317 162 49 0 WA2VYA 136,971 826 81 C

RZ0LWA (RW0LMF,UA0s LD,MF, VKSGN 50 5 5 B K2WK 125,856 600 92 C 3 ops) 8 2 2 D Rhode Island WA2ASM 50,765 460 55 C

Europe South America K2MN 23,598 217 54 B N2KJM 41,236 335 61 C Dalawara Farnando de Noronha

WA1HYN 63,364 508 62 C W2HCA 17,066 184 48 C NY3C 13,838 187 37 B Fad Rep of Garmany W1OP (K1JNJ,N1AKO,W1GS,opa) KD2NT 13,770 150 45 C N4M0/3 13,299 169 39 B

PY0FF ( +CT1 BOH) 124,312 731 82 D K2DM 11,973 152 39 C AA1K (+NET) 106,401 550 87 D DLSCIA 320 20 8 A 55,342 413 67 D W2GD (+NET) 138,128 813 97 D DJ4SO 1,248 39 16 B Vermont K2TW (+NET) 91,020 525 82 0 Eastern Pennsylvania DL1MFL 1,188 33 18 B Venazuela WB1GQR (WB2JSJ,op) W9NGA (+NET) W3TS 38,710 395 49 A DF30L 2,840 55 24 C YV10B 35,250 147 50 C 181,645 1046 85 C 57,581 395 71 D WT3W 27,132 235 57 A

Spain Weatarn Maaaachuaatta WU3A(+NET) 48,480 401 60 D N3ADL 13,776 168 41 A

United Sates N2MZH (+NET) 20,608 221 46 D N30UC 61,320 405 73 B EA1AUI 180 10 9 C 1 KZ1M 83,780 584 71 C K2AZ(+NET) 18,471 186 47 D W8FJ 55,616 430 84 B England W1BYH 55,760 404 68 C WA2Z.GO (+NET) K3MQH 29,550 294 50 B

Connecticut KSZD 22,500 201 50 C 5,124 90 28 D W3EHZ 26,772 288 46 B G3UFY 1,122 33 17 C KY1H (+KB1W) 59,161 425 67 D

KA1CZF 25,254 273 48 A Southern New Jeraay NK3U 23,267 218 53 B Italy NF1J 3,753 68 27 A

WE1B (+NET) 54,250 433 62 D W301R 11,124 153 36 B K1 FWF (+NET) 7,562 95 38 D N2PLE 38,068 301 62 WT3P 10,070 131 38 B

13VHO 4,150 83 25 C K1BNQ 125,160 715 84 B W2NZH 29,900 296 50 WV1C 61,632 474 64 B WA3YON 10,027 134 37 B

Lithuania K1TN 8,362 113 37 B 2 W2XN 26,895 240 55 N3KFN 9,398 127 37 B

LY1DF 812 29 14 C K10QG 7,029 105 33 B WSKI 14,079 179 39 N31MF 8,568 126 34 B

K3KMO 702 27 13 B Eaatarn New York W2PAU 12,852 150 42 W3GK 864 27 16 B

Finland K8HVT 87,912 800 72 C KD21X 2,600 65 20 A WB2REM 9,842 128 38 WV3F 616 22 14 B

OH2B0 572 22 13 B K1ZZ 45,424 313 68 C K2DW 30,590 331 46 B K2SWZ 8,742 141 31 W81J 180 10 9 B OH1NSJ 990 33 15 C W1QK 44,408 361 61 C W2KHQ 29,412 255 57 B K2JF 6,496 100 32 W3UM 217,000 965 100 C

OH6RA 108 9 8 C W1BIH 30,444 252 59 C N2WR 15,980 170 47 B K2JLA 5,487 87 31 K3TEJ 130,130 833 77 C WOST 27,342 213 62 C WB2PUH 6,400 100 32 B K3GYS 4,956 87 28 W3BGN 113,176 601 86 C

Czech Republic N1HRA 4,056 83 24 C WA2UYL 2,300 50 23 B K2FL 3,749 80 23 K30NW 77,352 560 66 C OK2FD 2,520 60 21 C K1EM 3,294 61 27 C K4SF 1,332 37 18 B W2GMA 48 6 4 WB3FAA 56,347 419 67 C OK2SG 198 11 9 C KB1 H (+NET) 89,880 415 81 D KB2EEU 270 15 9 B •KE2PF 281,248 1106 104 K2SG 56,128 413 64 C

NX1Q (+NET) 16,678 188 44 D •K5NA 349,715 1297 115 C N2MM 138,484 724 89 C K2D0X 54,599 350 71 C Slovak Republic N1NQD (+NET) 429 15 13 D N21WE 107,236 692 76 C K2GAL 108,600 691 75 C K3NW 36,855 268 63 C OM2XW 462 21 11 B K20NP 63,758 425 71 C AA2PZ 68,680 502 68 C W2UP 31,900 316 50 C

Eastern Massachusetts KY2J 32,132 271 58 C K3JGJ 39,294 330 59 C K4JLD 30,360 218 86 C Natherlanda W1AX 24,353 247 49 B NA2M 31,992 252 62 C K2TD 15,684 175 44 C K3ND 17,787 177 49 C PA0CLN 560 20 14 C N1DM 21,888 228 48 B W2XM 1,518 33 22 C K2WI (+KZ2S,N2NU,WW2Y) K3II 17,056 181 52 C

Poland KQ1V 11,834 134 42 B WA2UKP (+WA2JQK) 389,488 1315 117 D KU3X 10,212 138 37 C 53,058 351 74 D

SP3PL 690 23 15 B

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KY3N 10,032 105 44 C KA4RRU 36,048 374 48 A San Francisco K8DD 12,330 134 45 C KIIIGU 170,840 1038 80 C M3B 7,904 104 38 C WB4RDV 43,401 424 51 B •N&OJ 11,562 141 41 A W8ROS 7,380 92 40 C W0CP 92,850 574 75 C K3WW (+NET) 249,060 1066 105 D NA4N 33,200 332 50 B WIBIP 28,112 248 58 B MSU (+KC8EK,KF8s DF,QE,WX3M) KJ1N/III 9,984 104 48 C N6CQ (+K3SWZ,NE3H,WF3T) K4UK 31,997 325 49 B WABLLY/6 5,412 82 33 B 283,305 1320 101 D •AA&TT (+W1XE,AASB,WIIIKEA)

210,184 1058 94 D W4SNH 21,816 202 54 B WWBD 5,814 84 34 C KBAQM (+M8HZ,NU8Z) 212,334 1134 88 D W3MM (+WU3M) AD4TJ 21,500 215 50 B 166,708 1003 82 D W2CRS (+KF7MD)

200,744 1046 92 D K0PJG 18,875 200 45 B San Joaquin Valley KBGM (+KBLX,WABZDT) 157,248 912 84 D K3ANS (+NET) 85,104 573 72 D WD4JHY 17,640 210 42 B W6MUV 800 25 16 A 73,284 470 76 D

Iowa K3NZ (+NET) 85,085 533 77 D N3JB 16,366 167 49 B Nl6G 25,725 261 49 B NN30 (+NET) 82,502 560 71 D W4YE 8,880 120 37 B K6LRN 13,880 141 48 B

Ohio N8AXL 78,212 522 73 B WT30 (+NET~ 58,044 311 84 D WA4DAI 7,808 122 32 B WBAKS/6 13,328 133 49 B 'W8VK 55,178 411 88 A N0BB 49,320 341 72 B K3ATO ( +NE 57,393 451 63 D N8GM 3,312 69 24 B WC6U 10,584 147 38 B W8ILC 31,423 230 87 A K00AM 48,000 375 84 B K3CP (+NET) 52,150 362 70 D AD4DG 2,058 49 21 B Kl8PG 2,200 44 25 B N8AXA 5,824 104 28 A K0SRL 14,352 148 48 B N3MKZ (+NET) 25,063 166 71 D KR4CZ 1,320 30 22 B WA6TKV 2,068 47 22 B AA8MI 532 19 14 A W0EJ 104,000 641 80 C N5ND (+NET) 9,860 145 34 D W3FTG 50 5 5 B KA6BIM 35,091 288 63 C 'KIALP 133,500 -75 KF0H 73,843 475 77 C AK3Z(+NET) 2,871 48 29 D NJ4F 142,594 826 83 C N8LXS 72,773 595 61 'NC8P (+W8DQ,WA8FLS,WD8GVY, K3BHX (+NET) 1,900 50 19 D KESA 107,856 609 84 C Sacramento Valley WA8YRS 52,260 434 60 W08V) 211,158 1294 84 D NM3K (+NET) 924 33 14 D W4XD 69,875 538 65 C N6DM 8,200 100 41 A AGBY 51,284 399 64 N0SM (+KIiis JGH,RW)

Maryland-DC K4BAM 49,532 406 61 C AA6WJ 20,650 205 50 B N8FU 36,952 295 82 187,322 1053 79 D WD4MUR 34,987 295 59 C Kl6IV 6,222 90 34 B K8SVT 30,822 251 61 W0BXR (K9s AYK,WA,KF9TL,N9s

WA3EOP 1,428 34 21 A W4LMJ 28,261 235 59 C K8BPB 5,772 111 28 B KABZPE 25,740 234 55 OK,TEL,W9TW,WC9M,G3WJN,ops) W03B 1,254 86 19 A K4VHH 27,940 251 55 C 'W1FEA 107,238 825 13 C WBIDM 25,500 250 51 160,914 1027 78 D K1HTV 143,127 858 81 B 'KG4W (+NET) K6VX 38,850 267 70 C WABRCN 23,300 233 50 KB0SK (+N0UGK) WK3I 81,103 551 73 B 152,628 880 84 D KV6H 20,996 181 56 C ND8L 20,196 198 51 9,200 115 40 D W3ERU 36,669 358 51 B K6RN 10,485 115 45 C KB8GAE 19,992 238 42

Kanaas W3CPB 22,132 250 44 B 5 N6JV (+N~ 47,110 332 70 D NWBF 14,628 159 46 K3DI 18,600 186 50 B K6SG (+N 27,189 225 57 D KFBTM 13,178 122 54 W0UY 49,572 363 68 B KA3UJW 70 7 5 B Arkansas KG6ME (+NET) 20,768 173 59 D AASBY 10,368 144 36 K0BJ 41,788 334 62 B K3ZO 188,714 891 91 C W5KL 48,492 394 59 C ACBE 10,250 125 41 NOOY 28,680 239 60 B K3EI 43,800 362 60 C K5LG (+KQ4VH) 7 WVBB 10,064 136 37 WAOOZP 26,047 212 61 B KE30 26,291 214 81 C 28,1:!6 242 54 D KFBGE 8,864 114 38 K0WA 24,592 212 58 B W3DAD 23,895 264 45 C Alaska KABD 6,800 100 33 W0WPL 4,950 150 33 B WR3L (+NET) 26,656 232 56 D Louisiana KL7Y 57,285 334 65 C WABMEM 2,300 50 23 KC0EI 100,229 885 73 C WV3B(+NET) 11,340 158 38 D 'NOSH 540 18 15 A AL7MX 17,442 144 51 C KIBO 1,554 37 21 WX0S 36,842 294 62 C K3SA (+NET) 6,800 100 34 D WA5TWL 17,300 173 50 B W8FN 100,964 557 86 Minnesota Western Pennsylvania AB5HD 8,120 85 36 B Arizona N8M 99,466 593 82 C

W5TVW 5,214 79 33 B W7YS 26,609 224 59 B KBMR 78,128 505 76 C "W3FAF 27,4114 233 51 A NW3C 16,605 201 41 A W5WMU 44,835 366 61 C K70X 24,310 221 55 B WBPN 16,338 193 42 C W0YHE 16,473 180 51 A K3UA 92,400 810 75 B NSOCD (+NET) 7,258 94 38 D AC7A 21,777 212 51 B NBZAW 90 9 5 C M00D 5,588 87 32 A KX2A 20,247 197 51 B N7ICV 8,260 77 40 B •K=t~ 8~~W~=~tA8YVR,

WJ0M 79,875 531 75 B N3EQF 16,686 147 54 B Mississippi KHINDn 71,558 478 74 C

KB0ZQ 70,040 515 88 B KB3AFT 12,580 170 37 B NY4N/5 84,782 548 59 B 338,798 1458 108 D KS0T 68,373 460 71 B WW3S 11,780 155 38 B M5MH 38,750 311 62 B

K6LL 37,898 301 62 C WD9INF (+NBs MT,ABL,WBIQ, KN0V 51,678 390 66 B

W3HH 3,896 86 28 B KB5IXI 9,500 125 38 B KE7GH (+NET) 42,510 327 65 D

WABSAE) 235,008 1170 96 D W0UC 38,766 273 71 B AA3GJ 3,300 66 25 B N5XA 5,280 80 33 B

AB7BQ (+NET) 11,248 152 37 D KCBMK (+NZ4K,KBES,KV80,WRBC) N0I0S 25,536 228 58 B

AD6J 3,068 59 26 B WB4NJG 11,388 146 39 C Eastern Washington 216,576 1071 96 D W0SEI 8,232 98 42 B W3GH (W9XR,op) WA5NYG (+AB5XP,KC5FQZ) N7RWH 1,116 31 18 A KFBHR (+WABJBG) WA0BNX 4,920 82 30 B

255,028 1160 103 C 25,422 223 57 D W7PQE 18,974 179 53 B 131,025 872 75 D N0AT 832 26 16 B K3MD (+KD3SF,NW3C)

New Mexico WS7V 7,482 87 43 B WA80SE (+NET) W8HW 143,605 128 77 C 175,406 1127 77 D W7LGG 2,354 46 22 B 39,488 301 84 D W0RXL 51,450 340 75 C

AASZQ 71,710 493 71 B W1TR 83,950 583 73 C KBBL(+NET) 16,800 175 48 D •uKX (+opo) 237,068 1177 97 D 4 KNSH 720 24 15 B NBNCV (+KC4FOX) MIBSourl KBSUL 94,246 606 77 C Idaho 16,470 183 45 D Alabama KTSX 20,605 181 57 C KRBL 418 19 11 A WABZTC (+NET) 9,159 105 43 D WS9E 1,024 32 18 A M4UF 21,197 224 47 A KN5S 18,483 150 61 C KK7A 30,739 259 59 B NBBJQ (+NET) 8,316 114 36 D KM0L 41,788 337 62 B K41QJ 78,178 526 72 B

North Texas W70DM 14,406 147 49 B KBCX (+NET) 7,790 92 41 D K0RWL 20,000 200 50 B W4DEC 17,202 163 47 B WS7U 56,161 394 71 C K0JPL 18,704 187 56 B K4ZGB 13,694 167 41 B •KSWXZ 27,000 225 60 A KATT 50,884 371 68 C

Wast Virginia K0YIP 13,000 130 50 B KA2DRH (N4YOS,op) KD5LX 2,260 60 19 A KVBS 31,428 291 54 A W0YZZ 11,776 128 46 B

120,675 797 75 C WKSK 15,300 150 51 B Montana KBUC 58,172 450 62 B WBOOLU 8,316 99 42 B

Georgia NBZZ 11,004 131 42 B *N711L 93,709 604 77 B K2UOP/8 8,362 113 37 B 'N8TT 188,320 1188 80 C ABSMG 3,672 68 27 B N7AGP 100,500 670 75 C KJBJ 4,108 79 28 B K0DEQ 135,330 857 78 C

•KX4R 44,530 382 61 A KCSDX (+WQ5W) W7LR 87,282 543 78 C K3JT 152,707 956 79 C K00D 106,470 875 78 C AE6E 34,260 284 60 B 119,066 800 74 D K0PPn 83,853 537 77 C W9LT 142,988 818 84 C NX01 29,634 220 88 C W4BTZ 24,750 225 55 B

Oklahoma KBOQL 111,836 751 73 C K4VX 15,300 167 45 C

K4VT 24,684 242 51 B Nevada K0LIR (M0A,KB0KK,KE0YO, N4UZ 9,280 118 40 B WD5CSK 11,094 126 43 B NBJMn 7,525 106 35 B 9 KG0HA,N0s IS,KFE,LIK,QEZ, K4BAI 2,840 60 22 B WM4Z 102,524 722 71 C K7CA 73,201 514 71 C NZ0V,W0s DYl,HBH,WA0s KB4GID 137,904 875 78 C WYSS 98,475 652 75 C Illinois IYY,KBZ,WB01UN,WD0CHW,ops) WX4G 109,494 678 79 C K7LFY/5 90,082 590 73 C Oregon •Kf9D 48,118 378 61 A 144,744 975 74 D K04WE 68,816 500 68 C AB5I 3,710 53 35 C 'W7YAQ 23,864 204 58 A NN9K 21,792 227 46 A North Dakota 'AB4RU (+AA4GA,N9HZQ,K8D1) South Texas WB9HZT 12,058 137 44 B •NtJF 138,801 888 77 B

338,288 1389 113 D N6TR 70,434 441 78 C WX9U 127,385 871 73 B WBOO 32,695 250 85 C WA4NKL (+WD4ERM) NSNMY 3,510 65 27 A WA7FAB 70,372 470 73 C NA1R 124,468 841 74 B Kl0E 11,750 125 47 C

26,455 239 55 D •NSNMX 85,527 415 77 B W2VJN 13,700 131 50 C W09S 57,132 411 69 B Nabraaka K4PI (+NET) 13,462 124 53 D NA5B 27,572 226 61 B •NK7U (+N7BZ) M9JY 33,040 280 59 B

AJ4F 7,644 106 37 B 153,576 933 81 D K9SM 28,708 230 62 B NW0F 1,054 31 17 B Kentucky •AA&BL 257,568 1285 98 C KJ90 23,954 203 59 B South Dakota N4TY 81,792 565 72 B K5DX 49,752 341 72 C Utah N2CS 23,540 214 55 B KD4LHA 24,288 253 48 B WSASP 38,592 300 64 C "W8MHsn 48,780 334 70 A W9LNQ 23,320 212 55 B

•K1LL 123,721 838 74 B KC4DWT 12,792 156 41 B ABSSS 14,040 135 52 C W7HS 45,896 333 68 B WBBBHN 21,656 221 49 B N0VCA 418 16 13 B K4FU 6,885 75 45 B N3BB (+NET) 23,258 196 58 D K70A 42,151 344 61 B K9SB 20,412 189 54 B Canada N4XM 127,764 810 78 C Wast Texas K6XOn 53,408 378 69 C K9PPW 19,062 175 54 B WK4Y 67,603 503 67 C K70RK 4,882 70 34 C K90M 17,595 171 51 B Maritime-Newfoundland KDSIA 25,016 209 59 B NZ7T (+KI7s KY,ST) North Carolina NZSM 2,912 58 26 B

WA9BXB 16,188 142 57 B VE9AA 31,758 237 67 B 28,670 235 61 D W9CA 5,220 87 30 B •N4YDU 125,120 767 80 B W91XX 4,445 62 35 B

VE1HA 6,789 108 31 B K7GM 82,218 570 71 B 6 Wastarn Washington

WB9VTF 3,778 59 32 B VE1KB 9,870 141 35 C

WBBBMV 51,271 430 59 B W7KQU 21,120 165 64 B KB911 2,592 54 24 B Quabac K4DJ 21,021 213 49 B East Bay N7LOX 19,864 191 52 B N9RIT 2,300 50 23 B W2VMX 8,584 116 37 B W6FSJ 32,384 252 82 C KF7PG 18,069 154 57 B K9BG 152,037 928 81 C

VE2QO 13,029 150 43 B KS4S 7,420 106 35 B WR6R 4,420 65 34 C KX7L 17,136 153 56 B K9AB 55,188 372 73 C

VE2FFE 4,588 74 31 B •AA4S 224,480 1181 92 C W7IIT 12,544 128 49 B VA2AM 9,006 117 38 C

Los AngalH W90F 46,844 335 69 C M4NC 196,696 1033 92 C N7DM 10,388 103 49 B W9ACU 11,782 137 43 C

VE20J (VE2FLD,VE3a NJ,OM,WCE, K4PQL 177,246 993 86 C WBBJJE 3,120 60 26 A K7UU 6,384 84 38 B K9HMB (+K9s PW,VV,WB9TIY,WV9T)

opo) 73,272 513 71 D

Northern Florida W6SGJ 7,920 110 38 B WA7UVJ 3,596 82 29 B 188,482 1142 81 D Ontario W6RCL 6,039 90 33 B KC7YE 780 30 13 B

AB4KL 7,056 126 28 B N5BF 2,691 57 23 B •K7QQ 143,873 819 13 C Indiana 'VE30SZ 48,548 414 58 B N4LC 8,064 112 36 C N6GL 2,166 57 19 B N0DHn 120,398 738 79 C NJ9C 8,814 113 39 A VE3SMA 25,245 459 55 B

Puerto Rico WB2WIK/6 11,760 134 42 C K9JFn 87,350 434 75 C M9AX 128,821 829 77 B VE3WZ 18,260 206 44 B •Naox (+AD8C,N8RVZ,WA6CDR, K7DZ 55,580 388 70 C WB9PXR 40,560 312 65 B VE3ZTH 17,376 181 48 B

WP4IIW 43,494 316 66 B N8SR) 191,122 988 87 D W7LD 38,080 280 68 C WD9AHF 15,043 152 49 B VA3DA 10,080 140 36 B

South Carolina W7LZP 13,816 154 44 C WD9AJY 8,852 103 42 B VE3FAL 5,760 85 34 B Orange W7TSQ 13,000 130 50 C K9HCX 8,084 98 42 B •VE3RM 145,084 742 92 C

M4ZW 28,050 255 55 B N8CMF 9,398 129 38 A W7RX 9,380 95 45 C KC90P 3,350 67 25 B VE3KP 135,508 887 76 C WDBAMV 27,480 226 80 B NIVE 27,888 237 58 B W6MX (+AC2K,KB7s N, ZTV,N7VMV, AD40S 340 17 10 B VE3EJ 89,308 505 83 C K4ADI 14,700 150 49 B K6HRT 6,262 101 31 B W7VMF,W06N) •WIRE (+KOBY) Manitoba W4JKC 13,760 180 43 B KK6RG 1,692 47 18 B 66,578 575 73 D 225,971 1247 89 D K4YYL 155,142 984 78 C N6BK 70,372 470 73 C VE4JB 46,410 330 70 C M4NN 32,568 276 59 C N4EA/6 55,141 410 67 C Wyoming Wisconsin Saskatchewan Southern Florida N6PE 39,402 294 66 C W7SE 163,702 1045 77 C Nl9C 30,800 275 56 A

VE5RA 92,952 644 C W6ZPE 30,388 238 63 C NA7R (+KB7WON,WS7W,K0HP) WD9IAB 4,160 80 26 A 72 WB9JTK 48,370 335 70 B W6SX 72 6 6 C 123,600 821 75 D KB9AMG 8 2 2 A VE5SF 4,900 70 35 C WD4AHZ 37,820 302 62 B W7VNJ (AB7EP,K7KMT,KB7PW, WA1UJU 118,440 646 70 B Alberta KR4U 3,380 60 28 B Santa Barbara N7s SVX,VLL,VLM,ops) N9NE 30,720 258 60 B Tennessee WA8FGV 15,007 173 43 B 13,006 125 48 D KB9S 27,778 217 64 B VE8EX 27,702 243 57 B

W6WQC 5,346 99 27 B W9HE 22,500 225 50 B VE8EZ 1,978 43 23 B N4JII 46,658 432 54 B W6JEO 1,628 37 22 B 8 WW1M 12,690 135 47 B VE8XH 51,681 373 89 C K04EW 39,240 327 60 B W7CB 64,678 434 73 C K90SH 8,080 95 32 B VE6WQ 29,736 238 63 C AB4SW 32,096 272 59 B WA6RKE (AA6DT,AC6DD,N6NL, Michigan N9CIQ 460 23 10 B

VE6KRR 25,080 228 55 C AB4CA 28,188 261 54 B W6HDO,ops) 5,533 433 71 D KBBLFQ 600 25 12 A W9UP (N0BSH,op) VEBJY 2,052 38 27 C Kl4UZ 26,358 285 46 B K4XG 21,712 181 59 B Santa Clara Valley WBBRUQ 48 8 4 A 187,138 1070 88 C Brltlah Columbia W9WI 13,566 160 42 B W6PRI 2,184 52 21 A

KBMJZ 87,552 608 72 B WE9V (at KS9K) VE7DVV 8,256 96 43 B WM4U 11,016 153 36 B WBUCI 87,401 611 71 B 183,570 1025 87 C VE7RCN (VE7CYT,op) AJ6T 19,380 167 57 B KTBY 39,312 364 54 B K9MA 155,056 882 66 C N4DW 8,505 120 35 B N6NF 6,806 83 41 B WBWVU 18,262 197 B ND90 107,707 757 71 C

1,020 30 17 B Kl4KR 6,230 89 35 B N2ALE 180 10 9 B 46 VE7FPT 63,048 417 74 C

KGBCO 18,172 205 44 B W90P 67,963 464 73 C N41R 100,778 738 88 C NIST 89,250 565 75 C WABOJR W0AIH (K0FVF,N0HJZ,ops) VE7IN 20,088 170 58 C

WA4CBX (+KC4FXO) K6MO 17,000 158 50 C 7,344 102 36 B

115,598 732 78 D K2MM/6 11,088 126 44 C KBODW 8,300 90 35 B 193,844 1028 92 D Yukon

AC4ZD (+NET) 12,408 141 44 D N&RZ (+WB&SHD) NQBA 5,208 64 31 B XN9JA (VY1JA,op) N4CT (+NET) 7,548 102 37 D 115,868 881 82 D WBYL 1,080 30 18 B 1/J 2,205 51 21 B ·K&cc (AABAV,op) Virginia San Diego 284,788 1311 96 C Colorado Chacklogs "WA4PGM 88,185 620 85 A WBJVA 12,375 133 45 B AFBT 114,036 725 78 C K9AY 41,208 303 88 A MSKX, M7LE, KFBQU, SM5BFJ, N4ROA 60,888 516 59 A W6MVW 3,013 64 23 B NBEA 93,415 500 85 C KI0G 824 20 12 A LA20M, LA2UD, VA3TEE, VE2TM, KX4V 39,690 368 54 A M6EE 2,200 50 22 B KBCV 31,752 282 58 C K8FRP 78,580 547 70 B VE4MU ~

K6NY 30,690 246 62 C WBUA 16,470 180 45 C M0NC 57,888 432 67 B KGBW 13,800 138 50 C W7LHO 32,472 246 66 B •-···· .. ---

From May 1995 QST © ARRL