QST Article (Includes line scores) - ARRL

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Newsprint, Ink and Electrons
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Results ARRL Field Day 2012
With a tip of the cap to Charles Schultz, Al Capp, Scott Adams,
Bil Keane and so many more who brought smiles to our faces.
Dan Henderson, N1ND
ARRL Regulatory Information/Field Day Manager
Growing up, one of my great memories was Field Day operation has its own cast of charac-
Entries by Class
anxiously waiting for Sunday mornings. Why? ters and story line. Some are serious, some are
Sunday morning meant the Sunday paper humorous, highlighting the fact that Field Day
— which meant the Sunday Comics. The can be different events to almost everyone 12AA 143057 1105AABB 12 41CD 4210
Sunday comics were always longer and in involved, yet all can enjoy the common experi- 3A 317 1AC 14 2D 20
4A 158 2AC 30 3D 6
color, as opposed to the daily three or four ence. So how does Field Day make the transi- 5A 86 3AC 35 4D 1
small panes of black ink on white newsprint. tion to the Sunday comics? 6A 43 4AC 11 1E 255
7A 19 5AC 7 2E 30
Kthneroew wna isn tmhey f hamomiley arist uthael o“ff upnansysi npga ptheres ,” Many Field Day setups often begin like the 89AA 143 61ABC1 519 34EE 176
Katzenjammer Kids. People show up at the 10A 6 2B1 2 5E 2
comics along the pecking order — from my 11A 2 1B1B 112 6E 1
dad to my two older sisters through my older swithea rte madisyc thoi egfe mt tihgeh ts hboew av oanil athbele r oina dw ahnicdh s teoe 1227AA 21 11BB12C 2226 114FE 317
brother and finally down to me (and eventually 1AB 23 2B2 12 2F 65
to my younger brother). We each had our ipnadrtuilcgipe.a tIend 2 i0n1 w2,h aa tr eisp oanrtneuda 3ll7y, 5th6e7 lpaergrseosnt s 23AABB 187 12BB22BB 226 34FF 5119
favorite strips and characters that we followed 4AB 8 1B2C 7 5F 10
Amateur Radio event. Whether they are 5AB 1 1C 44 6F 3
passionately. erecting antennas, setting up operating posi- 69AABB 21 2C 2 79FF 31
The comics are part of our American culture tions, or doing one of the hundreds of other
— so much so that in 1995 the US Postal tasks necessary to make Field Day a success,
Service issued a commemorative series of there is something for everyone to do, unless foreign countries. That number falls just short
classic images in honor of the 100th anniversary you are the Andy Capp of your group who of the record number of entries for Field Day
of the comics. Even today, newspapers still only admires the efforts of others. (2666, set in 2011), a strong indication that
bring us that special slice of fun every Sunday. Amateur Radio is alive and well — and on the
Do not think for a moment that Field Day is
air! No need to call in Rex Morgan, M.D. for
In many ways, the variety of content and not spread across the US and Canada. This
Amateur Radio.
characters found on those hallowed pages is year, 2657 entries and checklogs were received
comparable to the annual celebration known as at ARRL, representing all 80 ARRL and RAC Field Day frequently means emergency power.
ARRL Field Day. Just like the comics, each sections. We also received logs from several Emergency power means generators — and
Top 10 Claimed Scores
CALL Claimed Class
W3AO 35,984 27 A
W9CA 26,342 8 A
K6EI 25,405 10 AB
W5UR 20,654 6 A
W5YA 19,970 3 AB
W6YX 18,102 3 F
W4IY 18,094 10 A
W4EZ 17,385 9 AB
W6ARA 17,158 4 A
K4FC 17,042 7 A
It’s hard to concentrate on the radio when your Field Day site is as spectacular as the K6WCC site in the Santa Barbara section. [Photo courtesy Erik
Lundin, N8MJK]
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of Id to conjure up significant and Snuffy Smith’s QTH in Hootin’ Holler.
sunspots, making 10 meters a
The GOTA (Get On The Air) station continues
less desirable option for many
to be a popular attraction at over 460 sites that
operators.
utilize this training tool. It can bring Little
Media hits for Field Day 2012 Orphan Annie, who has been inactive in the
continued to be solid. We guess hobby for years, back to the fold or be a place
Brenda Starr was impressed for the next generation of amateurs — the
when she visited your station. Rugrats — to whet their appetite for Amateur
Many of you also posted your Radio. Many feel the GOTA station may be
best photos on the ARRL Field the single most important station at a Field
Day Soapbox website at www. Day site. GOTA is where you can introduce
arrl.org/soapbox. Be sure to Dennis the Menace to a lifetime of fun and
visit the site, read the experiences service. If your group does not utilize a
of others, and post your own. It’s GOTA station, consider adding one in 2013 if
Don, NØYE, making contacts for the WØDK, Boulder (CO)
Amateur Radio Club. [Photo courtesy Ulrich Hauser, KB9TTI] a great way to generate some your category is eligible.
excitement for your club’s
After your Field Day weekend is in the books,
activities.
that means a veritable Gasoline Alley at there is always work to do. Your club’s Broom-
hundreds of locations. In the field, a total of One of the more successful recent additions to Hilda (a.k.a. Field Day coordinator) must brew
1292 Class A and B stations reported using Field Day has been the online Field Day site up the final potion and submit the entry to
generators (48% of all entries) while another locator, first added in 2008. This year, over ARRL. Most groups will submit their summa-
330 Class A or B stations reported using either 1600 groups and clubs posted their Field Day ries via www.b4h.net/cabforms. Once all is
battery, alternate or commercial power (12%). setup information on the website. It is a great assembled, your claimed scores are posted and
Those 759 (29%) stations that chose to operate way to publicize your activity. Every year groups across the country will battle, like The
from the comforts of home as Class D or E ARRL HQ refers many callers to the website Lockhorns, to claim victory in their category,
stations perhaps understand, like Hagar the when they are looking for a Field Day in their state or county. But perhaps your goal was
Horrible, that home is a good place from area. It certainly beats having Jeff, from The more along the lines of Mark Trail — to have
which to operate. Family Circus, as their navigator. an environmentally solid event.
Seven percent (189) of the entries received In reviewing the thousands of photographs For the majority of the participants, Field Day
were for Class F stations demonstrating that submitted by participants, one thing is clear: is not about the score — it is about the fun.
For Better Or For Worse their interaction with Field Day is not only a great operating oppor- Just like the variety of comic strips in the
emergency officials was up to the test. The tunity, it remains one of the premier social Sunday paper, Field Day brings smiles to many
final 2% of Field Day summaries came from events for amateurs across the country. When faces, no matter how you approach it. Just as
Class C entries, which chose to operate while amateurs get together they bring enough food Doonesbury reflects our world and Charlie
in motion — just not sure if they were able to to feed Dagwood. We are not sure who serves Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and all of the Peanuts
keep up to speed with Flash Gordon. as the Blondie for your covered dish supper, gang reflect our fun-loving whimsical nature,
but be sure to thank them — before Garfield at the end of the day Field Day reflects the
Do wyou remember when Dick Tracy replaced
samples the repast. experience and fun of Amateur Radio.
his two way wrist radio with a two way wrist
TV? Just as changing technologies trans form Sometimes when trying to maintain your Field Day is always the fourth full weekend in
the comics, so too, do they continue to trans- working relationship with agencies served by June. So mark your calendars for June 22-23
form the way amateurs operate. Over 1.4 Amateur Radio public service communications, 2013. Who knows, maybe the ideas you
million contacts were made during Field Day you can feel like one of the overlooked employ- sketch up for a successful weekend can blos-
2012. For the first time, over 50,000 digital ees in Dilbert. Successful Field Days get you som into your own syndicated comic strip.
contacts were reported, continuing the trend noticed — and strengthen our opportunities to Good luck & 73.
that has seen at least a small increase in digital give back to the community. This year’s entries
communications every year (except 1999) since provided numerous photos and notations about
we began reporting them separately in 1998. various public officials and representatives of
served agencies visiting the event. Whether Entries by ARRL / RAC Section
CW, the mode some consider a throwback to
you are Shoe entertaining Senator Batson D.
the era of the caveman and Alley Oop, is alive AB 9 ME 21 QC 22
Belfry, or Beetle Bailey undergoing a site AK 8 MI 85 RI 11
and well, producing over 592,000 contacts inspection from General Halftrack, Field Day AL 34 MN 56 SB 13
during Field Day 2012 — an increase of over AR 25 MO 63 SC 28
is your time to shine. The more organized AZ 53 MS 31 SCV 40
26% in the last decade. What was a bit surpris- activity you demonstrate to VIPs, the bigger BC 22 MT 15 SD 10
ing was that phone QSOs declined by about CO 47 NC 79 SDG 24
impact you can make down the road. Don’t CT 29 ND 6 SF 12
7% from 2011. This can probably be ex- DE 6 NE 15 SFL 24
let your site be akin to Barney Google’s
DX 4 NFL 52 SJV 33
plained by the apparent failure of the Wizard EB 19 NH 19 SK 7
EMA 32 NL 3 SNJ 20
ENY 27 NLI 29 STX 71
EPA 56 NM 30 SV 32
EWA 24 NNJ 32 TN 57
GA 60 NNY 6 UT 23
General Field Day Statistics IA 33 NTX 62 VA 83
ID 24 NV 14 VI 1
IL 82 NWT 4 VT 12
Year 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
IN 59 OH 122 WCF 25
CW QSOs 592,094 577,181 540,419 556,525 506,139 511,580
KS 30 OK 25 WI 53
Digital QSOs 50,908 45,099 41,872 38,340 27,869 22,112
KY 36 ON 71 WMA 18
Phone QSOs 757,256 812,083 747,419 765,536 702,847 679,240
LA 19 OR 49 WNY 52
Total QSOs 1,400,258 1,434,363 1,329,710 1,360,401 1,236,855 1,212,932
LAX 36 ORG 50 WPA 42
Total Entries 2,657 2,666 2,648 2,642 2,409 2,331
MAR 9 PAC 8 WTX 16
GOTA 461 463 467 470 447 467
MB 3 PR 7 WV 14
Participants 37,567 39,287 37,764 37,592 35,798 34,833
MDC 56 WWA 69
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Scores
Score listings are grouped according to the number of transmitters in simultaneous operation and their entry class. The listings show club or group name,
call sign(s) used, total number of QSOs, number indicating power output used (5 is less than 5 W, 2 is less than 150 W; 1 is more than 150 W), number of
participants, total score (including bonus points) and ARRL / RAC section. Entries are listed from highest to lowest claimed score in each class. Class A
stations are clubs or groups portable with 3 or more participants. Class B stations are portables with one or two participants. When there are two operators,
the other operator’s call is listed in parentheses, if it is known. Class C stations are mobiles. Class D stations are home stations using commercial power.
Class E stations are home stations using emergency power. Class F stations are EOC stations.
Class A — QCWA Chapter 170 South Point ARC Randallstown ARC
3 or more Participants Portable W7QD 442 2 3 1,962 EWA VA3WG 258 2 3 666 ON N3IC
Wasteland Comm Corp KE5FSY 53 2 6 656 AR (+K3MZ) 2786 2 20 9,648 MDC
1A K6WCC 549 2 3 1,952 SB Hi-Line ARC Sakonnet 49’ers
Tilson Contest Club Hanburger’s Helpers ARC W7HAV 31 2 9 634 MT W1LY
K5WA 2420 2 8 9,088 STX K3HH 550 2 3 1,924 MDC MDOT ARC (+W1SYE) 2655 2 38 9,388 RI
Bear Mountain Contest Team Eastern Panhandle ARC KM5DOT 108 2 3 610 MS Canton ARC
N2IC 2135 2 5 8,156 NM K8EP 617 2 12 1,874 WV Black Hills ARC W8AL
Robert F Heytow Memorial RC Lanark and North Leeds ARES WØBLK 146 2 10 594 SD (+NX8J) 2324 2 69 9,228 OH
K9YA 1394 2 3 6,326 IL VE3LCA 412 2 5 1,862 ON Keeping Amateur Radio Fun Lafayette DX Assn
Case ARC Maui ARC KØARF 173 2 3 582 MN W9LDX
W8EDU 1547 2 4 5,964 OH KH6RS 1404 1 10 1,783 PAC WA1HRE 189 2 3 576 CT (+K9IN) 2700 2 12 9,080 IN
Hoosier DX and CC CRA Rive-Sud Montreal Okeechobee ARC Williamson Cty Amateur RC
KJ9D 1466 2 13 5,904 IN VE2CLM 431 2 15 1,776 QC K4OKE 37 2 10 574 SFL N5TT
Qualcomm ARC Benton ARS Woodchuck ARC (+N5T) 2384 2 51 8,720 STX
W6QAR 1309 2 9 5,702 SDG K5NE 353 2 15 1,714 AR WD8CHK 162 2 8 574 OH Smithchart ARS
Alberta Clippers CC SPRAG EmComm Ham Operators of Jackson Hole K4OO 2748 2 13 8,666 NC
VE6TL 1289 2 4 5,664 AB N9EP 423 2 4 1,704 IL N7EJH 160 2 6 570 WY Central OR DX Club
Oconee District 17 FD Group Salted Hams Club Possum Hollow Rednecks N7LE 2463 2 9 8,268 OR
N4S 1534 2 9 5,618 SC N5PJ 412 2 3 1,648 OK WD8MQN 117 2 8 564 VA Northern Arizona DX Assn & Coconino ARC
Potomac Valley RC Mayerthorpe Flying Tigers University ARC W7TB
N4A 1369 2 3 5,526 NC VE6FT 723 1 11 1,646 AB W4UAL 318 1 3 553 AL (+KC7KCN) 2100 2 21 8,268 AZ
Carolina Contest Consortium Paso Robles ARC WARS Northern Ohio DX Assn
K4FQU 1499 2 3 5,232 NC W6R 639 1 25 1,635 SB WC7EC 122 2 12 536 OR W8DXA 2492 2 23 8,100 OH
Koolau ARC Juneau ARC WARS Platinum Coast ARS
KH6J 1516 2 41 5,224 PAC KL7JRC 307 2 41 1,634 AK WE7EC 122 2 12 536 OR W4MLB
Bozo and the Lids Parma RC Novi ARC (+K4QD) 2133 2 86 8,050 SFL
W9TG 1122 2 4 5,038 IN W8PRC 356 2 31 1,632 OH N8OVI 60 2 3 532 MI Cold Creek Canyon Campers
Sam Houston AR Klub JJ&V Contesters VE7IHL 157 2 3 514 BC WØC 2375 2 5 8,046 CO
AI5M 1089 2 21 4,804 STX WAØVPJ 725 2 6 1,608 MN NorWesCo Central Virginia CC
Buckeye DX Club VE3OD 249 2 10 1,602 ON N9PHS 58 2 5 466 WI W4ML
W8OS 1107 2 7 4,774 OH Stanly Cty ARC Atchison Cty AR Service (+W4MYA) 1907 2 16 7,972 VA
Montreal ARC / West Island ARC / K4OGB 360 2 14 1,592 NC KØHK 45 2 7 462 KS Escondido ARS
Concordia University ARC Benson Cty ARC LBCECG N6SD
VE2ARC 1224 2 25 4,688 QC NØBG 229 2 11 1,568 ND N3RAY 138 2 3 396 EPA (+N6WB) 2134 2 80 7,804 SDG
ARA of So New England Local Emergency Field Radio Op Group Big Sandy ARC Schaumburg ARC
W1AQ 1464 2 13 4,562 RI W9FRG 309 2 12 1,548 WI KCØPBQ 60 2 3 370 CO N9RJV
Red Ant Annihilators/SCAN/BVSARC Wireless Society of Southern Maine KJ4UZG 156 2 3 362 TN (+W9RAO) 2036 2 62 7,458 IL
KI6J 1747 2 5 4,198 SJV WS1SM 228 2 10 1,490 ME W9GFD 101 2 5 352 IL Purveyors of Doom
Murphy’s Law Radio Group ARC of the Univ of Arkansas Tick Bite Quartet W9UFO 2526 2 9 7,388 NM
N5KM 1068 2 26 4,082 NTX K5GOE 240 2 39 1,434 AR K4RET 118 2 4 336 VA MARA / VARA
Wayne ARC Vicksburg ARC Northern MI ARES W4XD
W8AV 905 2 11 3,940 OH K5ZRO 290 2 4 1,426 MS NM8ES 30 2 4 310 MI (+K4MRA) 2022 2 98 7,360 VA
Big Hill ARC Poly Alumni RC JVARC Lynchburg ARC
KØHP 821 2 5 3,930 SD W3CDI 272 2 6 1,354 MDC K3DNA 88 2 7 276 WPA K4CQ
Page Valey ARC KBØFM 549 2 3 1,348 WI Roadrunners (+AK4SQ) 1900 2 23 7,230 VA
K4PMH 1197 2 18 3,902 VA KB9OFM 549 2 3 1,298 WI KB3UDP 10 2 3 272 MDC NA9U
Sandia National Laboratories ARC Bitterroot ARC Baccalieu AR Klub (+KC9TEW) 1864 2 24 7,210 IN
W5MPZ 1309 2 11 3,880 NM W7FTX 259 2 54 1,288 MT VO1BRK 67 2 8 248 NL Saratoga ARA
Dr. Loomis Memorial Junior Mechanics Issaquah ARC Victoria Haliburton ARA K6SA
League W7BI 200 2 6 1,226 WWA VA3LNZ 64 2 3 228 ON (+K6NN) 2290 2 20 7,170 SCV
W3KDR 1046 2 8 3,596 MDC Ether Busters Aerospace Employees Radio Org Colorado Rochester DX Assn
Souris Valley ARC WØKU 295 2 5 1,220 CO Springs W2RDX
KØAJW 858 2 10 3,496 ND LOWARS AEØRO 29 2 14 208 CO (+W2AN) 2024 2 20 7,102 WNY
Big Bend ARC VE3JJF 212 2 8 1,204 ON Hualapai ARC PARC & PRA
K5FD 1188 2 20 3,460 WTX Vaca Valley RC WB6RER 62 2 5 208 AZ W1HP
RC of Redmond W6VVR 360 2 8 1,190 EB Watertown ARC (+KD1NA) 1631 2 20 6,988 EMA
N7KE 877 2 19 3,292 WWA Great River ARC N9HR 47 2 10 194 WI Motor City RC
Motorola ARC WØDBQ 260 2 13 1,170 IA Twin Swamps Radio Ops W8MRM
K9MOT 767 2 20 3,204 IL Covey Hill ARC KC8NDA 63 2 3 176 MI (+W8GTZ) 1946 2 51 6,926 MI
Marshall Cty ARC VE2CYH 239 2 20 1,160 QC Dairyland Xpeditionary Keyers Heart O’ Texas ARC
WØGCJ 671 2 12 3,162 KS Prescott-Russell ARC Inc. WE9L 1 1 3 101 WI W5ZDN
Laurens Cty ARC VE3PRD 201 2 10 1,114 ON St. Marys ARC (+W5TSA) 1925 2 43 6,828 NTX
W4IT 534 2 5 3,064 SC Peruvian-American RC VE3SDF 28 2 8 56 ON Tampa ARC
N4CWZ 898 2 3 3,032 NC KEØRR 228 2 3 1,036 MN N4TP
W9PC 704 2 7 2,950 IN Heart of Texas Ham Ops Group 2A (+N4SEX) 1938 2 35 6,796 WCF
K4SV 994 2 21 2,842 SC WA5HOT 121 2 19 1,034 STX Batesville ARC Tennessee Valley DX Assn
Athens Cty ARA K7JAN 322 2 3 1,020 ID K5UZ W4PL
W8MHV 522 2 13 2,800 OH Falls Lake ARC (+KD5J) 4560 2 20 15,470 AR (+WA4AA) 1692 2 31 6,714 TN
K4WDG 948 2 4 2,706 NC KZ4FL 221 2 3 1,012 NC Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont W/K ARC of Greater Milwaukee
Newton ARA Arkansas Radio Em Serv & CAUHF W1NVT N9AW 1868 2 10 6,634 WI
WØWML 468 2 9 2,634 IA N5AT 230 2 34 1,010 AR (+W1PU) 4639 2 28 14,802 VT Friends and Alumni of LT
WBØSND 615 2 4 2,592 MO VE7NA 212 2 26 990 BC Muskogee ARC K1LT 1862 2 12 6,616 OH
IOOK Vice-Presidents Mountain ARC KK5I Mississippi Valley ARA
W8ED 556 2 14 2,518 WV W6BW 264 2 13 978 SJV (+N5KW) 3468 2 10 12,868 OK W9MVA
Union Metropolitaine des Sans-filiste de Dawg Daze Radio Group Louisiana Cane Field CC (+W9FCC) 2064 2 15 6,496 WI
Montreal W6BIV 156 2 3 968 SB W5ZR Explorer Post 599
VE2UMS 636 2 25 2,490 QC Texas Interconnect Team (+W5RZY) 3480 2 27 12,434 LA WA2DFI
Bitterroot AR Contest Group K5TIT 326 2 7 902 NTX REDXA & Marin ARS (+W7BSA) 2064 2 13 6,472 AZ
K7A 454 2 3 2,406 MT N5K 629 1 3 870 WTX W6SG Delaware ARA
4x4 Ham Decatur Cty ARC (+W6KB) 3785 2 60 12,028 SF K9NN
W7AZO 392 2 50 2,400 AZ KW4DC 207 2 11 864 TN Redneck Roviera Radio Sportmodels (+W9DUK) 1700 2 19 6,430 IN
Wiregrass ARC Texins ARC / Richardson Wireless Klub/ N4OX Monroe Co. Radio Comm Assn
WB4ZPI 726 2 15 2,254 AL UTD ARC (+K4ARD) 3889 2 6 11,872 NFL W8PI
Southwest MS ARC K5DM 341 2 15 834 NTX Sierra Chapter NCCC (+W8DWL) 1918 2 17 6,306 MI
W5WQ 562 2 15 2,190 MS Calvary E-Free Church K6NV Boulder ARC
Central Washington ARC KDØPFC 306 2 6 832 CO (+K6ST) 3399 2 9 11,206 SV WØDK 2036 2 15 6,292 CO
W7TT 447 2 17 2,124 EWA Amargosa ARC Falmouth Amateur RA Crawford ARA
SCVRA N7A 246 2 6 760 NV K1RK W3MIE
KØCD 397 2 20 2,118 WI Chautauqua & Erie ARC (+W1HQH) 3057 2 25 10,572 EMA (+N3QQH) 1636 2 39 6,292 WPA
Texas DX Society NZ2Y 134 2 4 718 WNY Raytown ARC N4N
K5DX 616 2 9 2,100 STX DeKalb Cty ARC KØGQ (+KE4UW) 1496 2 27 6,212 GA
Bass Hill Rep Group W4GBR 134 2 15 718 AL (+KCØMO) 2653 2 35 10,300 MO Decatur ARC
W1KX 429 2 8 2,076 ME Current River ARC Minnesota Wireless Assn W4ATD
Jefferson Cty ARC KØCRA 111 2 13 712 MO WØAA (+KB4CAY) 2058 2 29 6,196 AL
KBØTLL 648 2 36 2,046 MO River Cities ARA (+NØKK) 2227 2 20 9,742 MN NHC Em Prep Group
Derangers K4K 72 2 12 704 KY McMinn Cty ARC NC4NH 1659 2 36 6,126 NC
N6MI 1361 1 4 2,034 SCV Inuvik AR Group NA4K 2942 2 37 9,716 TN PRARL
Hattiesburg ARC VE8NE 81 2 3 704 NWT Pacific Cty ARC KP4ES
K5PN 825 2 23 2,000 MS W7R (+W7Y) 2583 2 22 9,672 WWA (+NP3IR) 1485 2 17 6,074 PR
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Fauquier ARA South Canadian ARS Harris Intersil ARC WPPS RC
W4VA W5NOR K4HRS 796 2 14 2,952 SFL W7POE 417 2 3 2,188 MT
(+KW4VA) 1537 2 18 6,052 VA (+WB5ULK) 859 2 58 3,932 OK Okaw Valley ARC San Jose ARES/RACES/ACS
WJ4N 1685 2 12 6,002 SFL Minden ARA KK9N W6SJC
Trojan ARC N5RD (+W9KXQ) 741 2 25 2,934 IL (+KF6IIY) 496 2 50 2,174 SCV
NWØK 1365 2 8 5,980 KS (+KA5KBP) 1296 2 16 3,928 LA Hospital Disaster Support Comm System East Greenbush ARA
Montgomery ARC Pine State ARC W6H W2EGB 708 2 22 2,166 ENY
W4AP N1ME 1024 2 30 3,916 ME (+K6MHD) 635 2 79 2,924 ORG South Bay ARC
(+AK4FP) 1370 2 56 5,878 AL Jasper/Cherokee RCs Peekskill/Cortlandt ARA W6T
Providence RA K4ACW W2NYW 968 2 15 2,920 ENY (+K6T) 473 2 60 2,132 LAX
W1OP (+K4MTX) 762 2 36 3,854 GA Half Moon Bay ARES Kamloops ARC
(+W1PRA) 1801 2 12 5,854 RI Tallahassee ARS WR6HMB 713 2 9 2,912 SCV VE7UT 341 2 18 2,130 BC
KØLIR 1627 2 24 5,814 MO K4TLH Wilderness Road ARC Palms West ARC
Cape Fear ARS (+N4PIH) 815 2 68 3,818 NFL W4CDA W4SS 727 2 9 2,124 SFL
K4MN 1404 2 30 5,788 NC Massillon ARC (+WQ4Z) 600 2 16 2,862 KY Sportsman’s Paradise ARC
Suncoast ARS / Sarasota Cty ACS W8NP Club Radio Amateur de Beauce K4WAK
WC4EM 1724 2 13 5,690 WCF (+W8DEA) 973 2 35 3,798 OH VE2CRB 566 2 5 2,854 QC (+K4GKJ) 404 2 5 2,120 NFL
MARCA PALS Repeater Group Saint Lucie Cty ARES Club Radioamateur de la Vallee du Richelieu
W7MOT WX9PIA 1429 2 12 3,750 IL W4SLC VE2CVR 531 2 12 2,110 QC
(+AA7OO) 1474 2 25 5,688 AZ Franklin Cty ARC (+KK4ISZ) 687 2 25 2,848 SFL Orrville ARS
Mining ARC and St Paul RC AC1L Irvine Disaster EmComm KD8SQ 875 2 10 2,100 OH
WØMR (+KB1MSU) 886 2 25 3,744 WMA N6IPD Eastern Shore ARC
(+KØAGF) 1744 2 29 5,574 MN Montrose ARC (+K6PB) 698 2 32 2,828 ORG K4BW 393 2 20 2,072 VA
San Mateo RC KØIIT Cedar Valley ARC Central Mississippi ARA
W6UQ (+KCØQXX) 894 2 48 3,716 CO WØGQ WM5A
(+K6LMJ) 1673 2 25 5,420 SCV Meriden ARC (+KØJCX) 544 2 43 2,802 IA (+AF5CG) 373 2 15 2,068 MS
Des Moines RA Assn & AR Technical W1NRG 791 2 20 3,694 CT Twin Cities Repeater Club K5OUR
Society W6SFM 648 2 27 3,642 SV WØBU (+KC5OUR) 314 2 64 2,068 NM
WØAK Los Angeles ARC (+KEØNA) 646 2 35 2,778 MN Egyptian RC
(+WØSCI) 1362 2 52 5,346 IA W6QET 1089 2 15 3,622 LAX Amateur Radio Transmitting Society W9AIU 459 2 25 2,028 IL
Anderson RC Fox Cities ARC, Inc. W4CN 533 2 41 2,774 KY North Shore ARC
N4AW W9ZL 950 2 12 3,600 WI Sierra Blanca ARC VE7NSR 469 2 31 2,016 BC
(+N4SBA) 1227 2 20 5,242 SC W1PBR 835 2 10 3,580 ME KR5NM Zero Beaters ARC
Marietta ARC Blackstone Valley ARC (+K5RIC) 629 2 14 2,770 NM WAØFYA 723 2 10 2,014 MO
W8HH 1423 2 13 5,196 OH W1DDD Garland ARC Fullerton ERC
Palos Verdes ARC (+W1TBR) 762 2 37 3,556 RI K5QHD 586 2 16 2,726 NTX N6ER 563 2 20 1,998 ORG
K6PV 1446 2 29 5,188 LAX Fort Madison ARC Straits Area ARC ARC of Augusta
St Charles ARC WFØRT W8GQN 705 2 8 2,710 MI W4DV 381 2 15 1,998 GA
KOØA (+WØNB) 632 2 18 3,486 IA VE3SAR Mid-Atlantic ARC
(+WBØHSI) 1044 2 71 5,138 MO Owensboro ARC (+VE3CGC) 569 2 22 2,700 ON W3NWA
Mountaineer ARA K4HY 806 2 28 3,468 KY South Kitsap ARC (+N3MSS) 478 2 33 1,992 EPA
W8SP 1326 2 22 5,004 WV West Allis RAC N7IG 556 2 21 2,686 WWA Jim Bell Wireless Assn
Scorpion Ranch W9FK 958 2 19 3,452 WI Carbon ARC K4TNS
WS4Y 1341 2 6 4,956 KS Southwest Louisiana Am Rep Club W3HA 679 2 3 2,674 EPA (+W4WE) 461 2 22 1,984 AL
Hannibal ARC W5BII Hoodview ARC Guilford Cty ARES
WØKEM (+KC5RGW) 1124 2 22 3,408 LA W7Q 837 2 17 2,658 OR NA4GC 494 2 30 1,962 NC
(+WØMTL) 1138 2 21 4,934 MO N5EOC Six Meter Club of Chicago W9AXD 332 2 30 1,950 IL
Williamsburg Area ARC (+KK5HT) 692 2 23 3,378 NTX K9ONA 633 2 18 2,654 IL Hendricks Cty ARS
K4RC ARC of Amite Cty Ole Virginia Hams N9HC 435 2 50 1,922 IN
(+N4DJ) 1244 2 30 4,830 VA W5CCW 1008 2 5 3,338 MS W4OVH Pamlico ARS
Hancock ARC Green Valley ARC (+W4PVA) 688 2 22 2,648 VA N4PRS
W9ATG WE7GV 940 2 55 3,336 AZ Gallatin Ham RC (+AI4WL) 310 2 39 1,910 NC
(+N9TT) 1428 2 42 4,806 IN Stu Rock ARS W7ED 722 2 48 2,610 MT Rappahannock ARA
Hellgate ARC W8NJH 890 2 15 3,324 MI Northwest ARS K4YM
W7PX BARC W5NC (+KK4AIO) 491 2 7 1,890 VA
(+NQ7D) 1327 2 25 4,716 MT K2EC 1219 2 20 3,306 NLI (+K5ZTY) 579 2 30 2,598 STX Ashe Cty ARC
Bristol Cty RA Reelfoot ARC Goochland Cty ARES / Virginia Capital W4FD
W1ACT K4RFT District 6 ARES (+W4APP) 434 2 25 1,884 NC
(+N1JOY) 1303 2 13 4,638 EMA (+N4MJ) 637 2 10 3,306 TN N4MI 580 2 55 2,544 VA VE9EMM
New Providence ARC Roanoke Valley ARC Coastside ARC (+VE9DDK) 379 2 30 1,880 MAR
N2XJ W4CA WA6TOW 829 2 22 2,518 SCV Sequatchie Cty ACS
(+W2FMI) 1535 2 35 4,604 NNJ (+WG4GW) 1191 2 26 3,266 VA Mich-A-Con ARC KB4ACS 491 2 4 1,870 TN
Beach Boys ARC ARC EmComm Svc KG9Y Ogden ARC
W6SL 1269 2 9 4,528 SB WB2QBP (+K9TRY) 595 2 14 2,510 WI W7SU 395 2 25 1,870 UT
Vintage Iron RC (+K2ARC) 1079 2 15 3,248 NLI Fresno ARC Stillwater ARA
N3KR Tuscaloosa ARC W6TO 588 2 7 2,490 SJV WØJH 366 2 25 1,864 MN
(+N3OD) 1378 2 5 4,392 NNJ W4XI 845 2 30 3,188 AL Madison Cty ARC Ogdensburg ARC
Mid-MO ARC Davis Cty ARC KE8RV 670 2 24 2,456 OH K2RUK 428 2 18 1,856 NNY
NØSS K7DAV W8FG 608 2 6 2,440 WV Northwest Ohio ARC, Inc.
(+KØETY) 1021 2 58 4,386 MO (+NM7P) 664 2 41 3,184 UT Fidelity ARC W8EQ 420 2 18 1,822 OH
Palatine ARES / RACES Group Spring Hill ARC W1MB Jefferson Cty ARC
W9P N4WO 676 2 29 3,162 NFL (+K1NQG) 549 2 7 2,430 RI W7PT 360 2 9 1,816 WWA
(+WX9PAL) 1103 2 66 4,380 IL Tippecanoe ARA Boeing Employees ARS Tri-States ARC
North Idaho Contest Group W9REG K7NWS 526 2 18 2,410 WWA W4GTA 300 2 9 1,810 GA
K7TM 862 2 3 4,308 ID (+WB9SWD) 680 2 28 3,160 IN Cabarrus ARS Puerto Rico FD Group
Anaconda ARC Tri Cty ARC K4WC KP4FD 579 2 7 1,808 PR
W7VNE 912 2 11 4,168 MT W9MQB (+KI4JCU) 571 2 15 2,394 NC Chesapeake Bay RA
Candlewood ARA (+W9FIB) 735 2 19 3,160 WI Littleton Area Radio Klub WD3E
W1QI 893 2 25 4,142 CT 21 Repeater Group K1EME 307 2 28 2,364 NH (+W3YR) 453 2 21 1,806 MDC
Olive Branch ARC N9VI Algoma ARC Los Alamos ARC
W5OBM (+N9WLW) 837 2 23 3,124 IN VE3SOO 605 2 3 2,364 ON W5PDO 460 2 15 1,804 NM
(+K5OLV) 1280 2 17 4,114 MS Mimbres Valley RC Northwest AR & Electronics Assn Washington Area ARC
Lakes Region Rep Assn AK5D 983 2 4 3,124 NM WØKE WØARC 317 2 28 1,800 IA
W1UR EPCOM (+NX9L) 775 2 37 2,300 MO Butts Cty EmComm Aux
(+W1BST) 1337 2 9 4,100 NH VE7PCE 1013 2 25 3,096 BC W4YMI WX4BCA
ARES Los Angeles NW District Boca Raton AR Alliance (+K4TRP) 495 2 27 2,300 NC (+K3GWK) 522 2 40 1,794 GA
WA6P 1031 2 49 4,100 LAX N4BRF 816 2 12 3,088 SFL Santa Clara Cty ARA K5HLA
Hambuds Ellsworth Am Wireless Assn W6UW (+N5RMS) 229 2 6 1,790 STX
KK5E W1TU (+W6UU) 481 2 25 2,282 SCV Chicago Suburban RA
(+KF5GLR) 958 2 26 4,098 STX (+N1MEA) 665 2 32 3,084 ME MooseHorn ARC N9BAT 313 2 29 1,782 IL
Radio Farm Club Radio Amateur de Quebec KL7AN 451 2 34 2,280 AK Theodore Roosevelt ARC
NØMA VE2CQ 717 2 45 3,084 QC Winona ARC KØND 560 2 9 1,780 ND
(+NØMMA) 1290 2 12 4,054 IA Bishop ARC WØNE 439 2 30 2,280 MN JAWS
Sioux Empire ARC N6OV 1252 2 26 3,074 ORG Bloomington ARC K4HH 346 2 7 1,774 KY
WØZWY Blossomland ARA K9DIY Gold Coast ARA
(+WØFSD) 1133 2 30 4,040 SD W8MAI (+K9SOU) 422 2 42 2,262 IN N4FL 299 2 72 1,772 SFL
Alamance ARC (+W8KIT) 715 2 17 3,042 MI Tri-Lakes ARC Vashon-Maury Island RC
K4EG Morris RC KCØM 367 2 13 2,224 MO W7VMI 220 2 52 1,750 WWA
(+W4VGZ) 902 2 48 4,024 NC W2YD 693 2 7 3,006 NNJ Tyler ARC Milwaukee RAC / Milwaukee Area ARS
Titus-Morris Co ARES Richmond ARC K5TYR 457 2 49 2,208 NTX W9RH 439 2 15 1,748 WI
K5K 1054 2 8 4,016 NTX VE7RAR Not All There Hiawatha Valley ARC
Heart of Dixie ARS (+VA7ODY) 659 2 25 2,978 BC N9TO 531 2 11 2,206 IL NØDH 466 2 25 1,746 MN
W4HOD 977 2 12 4,006 AL Mac’s Marauders Jackson ARC Northeast Wyoming ARA
Ottawa ARC K4AOC 835 2 5 2,968 SC W5PFC NE7WY
VE3RC Club Radio Amateur Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean (+K5TDD) 381 2 30 2,204 MS (+KL3FS) 373 2 16 1,744 WY
(+VE3NCR) 796 2 75 3,982 ON VE2CRS 810 2 82 2,968 QC Riverside Cty ARA Southern Oregon ARC
Halifax ARC Hidden Valley’s ARC/UW-Platteville ARC W6TJ 405 2 64 2,198 ORG K7LIX 579 2 17 1,742 OR
VE1FO KC9KQ SC4 ARC Rockwall ARC
(+VE1TRI) 1149 2 40 3,980 MAR (+W9UWP) 692 2 25 2,958 WI W6SCF K5RKW 289 2 40 1,742 NTX
South Georgian Bay ARC Heartland DX Assn (+W6NZH) 409 2 81 2,196 SCV Rice Family
VE3SGB 1332 2 16 3,964 ON NIØDX 738 2 8 2,956 NE NX8Y 346 2 3 1,732 OH
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Hamilton Cty ARA NHRC ARS W6IER W7TD 101 2 18 952 EWA
KØKWO 369 2 4 1,730 IA W1CUM 486 2 8 1,488 NH (+WA6HP) 313 2 41 1,270 ORG Beaufort RAG
Stockton-Delta ARC Cleveland Cty AR Service Kauai ARC W4BFT 129 2 22 948 SC
W6SF 450 2 26 1,730 SJV NA4CC KH6E 514 1 15 1,264 PAC Plumas ARC
JTRG (+N4CLY) 186 2 9 1,482 NC Maple Valley ARC K6PLU 171 2 12 932 SV
W4J 296 2 60 1,720 SFL Metuchen RC KC7KEY 249 2 30 1,252 WWA ARA OF Central California
Mt. Magazine ARC K2YNT 462 2 9 1,478 NNJ Blue River Valley ARS KI6GIL 172 2 28 912 SJV
W5MAG 587 2 12 1,694 AR W1MX W9JUQ 348 2 9 1,246 IN Lake Washington Ham Club
Middle Peninsula ARC (+W1AF) 357 2 11 1,466 EMA Laguna Beach EmComm Team K7LWH 159 2 18 910 WWA
W4HZL 348 2 35 1,692 VA VE2RMP Radio Group N6L Ogle Cty ARES
Barrie ARC VE2CUR (+WO1S) 144 2 55 1,238 ORG W9GD
VE3GCB 346 2 19 1,692 ON (+VE2BRO) 406 2 10 1,462 QC Iroquois Cty ARC (+N9QDJ) 251 2 8 902 IL
Milton ARC Arapahoe ARES D22/Aurora Rep Assn/ AD9L 227 2 6 1,224 IL West Seattle ARC
W4VIY 341 2 8 1,678 NFL Cherry Creek Young Not Quite Workable FD Group W7AW 63 2 5 886 WWA
Orchard City ARC NØARA AA8BV WØILO
VE7OGO 427 2 12 1,674 BC (+WØCCY) 321 2 79 1,460 CO (+N8JQL) 350 2 7 1,216 OH (+KAØQ) 104 2 6 882 MN
Quinte ARC / Prince Edward RC Soc Of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs Four Rivers ARC USC ARC
VE3RL 487 2 15 1,668 ON VO1VON 143 2 9 1,436 NL K4HAO 301 2 17 1,212 GA W6YV 113 2 3 876 LAX
ARA of Bloomington Oak Grove Hamsters Trident ARC Camp Inda Romeo
WCØAAA 348 2 21 1,666 MN KBØNHW 240 2 4 1,430 MO N4EE 174 2 10 1,198 SC WB9QAF 64 2 9 870 NE
Whitley Cty ARC Raritan Bay Radio Amateurs / Manalapan Owen Cty ARA Brunswick Shores ARC
WC9AR 615 2 34 1,660 IN RACES K9EOH 122 2 17 1,194 IN N4GM 129 2 5 868 NC
Bryan ARC K2GE 158 2 20 1,402 NNJ Big Island ARC W4ODR 517 1 6 867 TN
W5BCS 330 2 57 1,658 STX Hall of Science ARC KH6EJ 81 2 60 1,194 PAC Jones Cty ARC
UCSC ARC WB2JSM 464 2 21 1,398 NLI Sacramento Mountains RC WØCWP 217 2 8 864 IA
AC6P Richmond ARC KE5MIQ 236 2 13 1,190 NM Aeronautical Center ARC
(+K6CPA) 258 2 40 1,656 SCV W4ZA Crescenta Valley ARC & Glendale Em Aux W5PAA 82 2 15 864 OK
Mobile Emergency Communication (+W4RAT) 422 2 50 1,392 VA Radio Serv Oroville ARS
VE4MEC 527 2 18 1,644 MB Club Radio Amateur Matane VA2CMQ AD6IZ 257 2 15 1,168 LAX W6AF 195 2 21 856 SV
Western Tidewater RA VA2CMQ 238 2 55 1,392 QC Southern Kentucky Amateur Transmitting TCARES
WT4RA 377 2 16 1,638 VA MCARA / MCARES Soc K7MOO 52 2 35 854 OR
Low Tide DX Club K4ZK KY4AR 186 2 24 1,162 KY Club Radio Amateur de l’Estrie
W6LTR 502 2 46 1,634 SJV (+WX4MC) 342 2 30 1,386 SFL Ramona Outback ARS VE2RAE
Highline ARC Huron ARA AA6EE (+VA2MZ) 248 2 15 846 QC
NC7G 264 2 15 1,614 WWA WØNOZ 241 2 11 1,382 SD (+KF6AUP) 116 2 29 1,162 SDG STARS ARC
Moore Cty ARS X Mounties Ottawa Group Clinton ARC W9SRC
NC4ML VE3LC 358 2 3 1,376 ON WØCS (+AB9JW) 157 2 32 844 IL
(+N4ALH) 145 2 31 1,590 NC ARA of Nebraska (+KDØJST) 274 2 21 1,138 IA Scott Cty ARES
Eastern Washington ARC WØWWV 329 2 20 1,374 NE SEMO ARC NØBHC 147 2 32 844 MN
W7GHJ 223 2 14 1,588 EWA W5AUU 303 2 50 1,364 AR WØQMF Insurance City Repeater Club
Lake of the Ozarks ARC VE5MA 428 2 9 1,358 SK (+WØRMS) 310 2 15 1,120 MO K1CRC 115 2 15 830 CT
NØZS 488 2 22 1,580 MO Warren Cty RACES Daviess Cty ARC Port Lavaca ARC, Inc.
Renton EmComm Serv WC2EM 363 2 10 1,336 NNJ KC9SFL W5KTC 139 2 9 828 STX
K7FDF 470 2 9 1,554 WWA Laurel ARC (+KR9E) 194 2 12 1,118 IN ARA of the Southern Tier
Hickman Co. ARES W3LRC 342 2 15 1,336 MDC Ottawa Valley Mobile RC W2ZJ 37 2 23 824 WNY
WD4CW Santa Clarita ARC VE3RAM 208 2 17 1,114 ON Sibley Cty ARES/SMARTS RC
(+KK4JTL) 247 2 8 1,544 TN W6JW ARC at Univ of Central Florida WBØRMK 201 2 7 822 MN
Rocky Mountain Hamsters (+N7TN) 355 2 15 1,330 LAX K4UCF Elmendorf ARS
KDØNQG W5PMS (+KK4CYA) 127 2 6 1,104 NFL KL7YK 17 2 7 808 AK
(+K6RIS) 435 2 12 1,542 CO (+K5RDA) 161 2 14 1,312 MS Orange Cty ARC & ARES Central Kansas ARC
Butler Cty Amateur Radio Assn Oxford Cty ARES / CERT Comm KB9OHY 119 2 9 1,088 IN WØCY 252 2 12 804 KS
W3UDX W1OCA 314 2 12 1,306 ME Madison-Oneida ARC Lake Oswego ARES
(+AA3YW) 450 2 15 1,530 WPA Southern Crescent ARC W2MO 160 2 16 1,088 WNY WA7LO 26 2 10 802 OR
San Gorgonio Pass ARC KJ4KPX 237 2 6 1,298 GA Lake Erie ARA Elmendorf ARS
W6PRC 174 2 28 1,526 ORG SARES WB8CQR 329 2 11 1,084 OH KL7AIR 16 2 6 802 AK
Lincoln Cty Volunteer Comm K6SNY 159 2 41 1,290 SCV Carolina ARES W6HA 162 2 3 784 ORG
NC4LC 262 2 28 1,504 NC Pamlico ARC WX4SC 166 2 12 1,082 SC Wexaukee ARC
Utica ARC K4BCH 405 2 10 1,288 NC Okanogan Cty ARC K8CAD 152 2 10 774 MI
K2IQ 285 2 12 1,504 WNY Pocatello ARC W7ORC 262 2 18 1,074 EWA Lancaster & Fairfield Cty ARC
Tompkins Cty ARA N7PI 282 2 30 1,284 ID Anoka Cty EM/RACES K8QIK 181 2 7 762 OH
AF2A 301 2 10 1,494 WNY WØANA 282 2 13 1,074 MN Renfrew Cty ARC
Frogmore Stew & Brew Crew VA3NRR 103 2 18 756 ON
W4ATC 387 2 9 1,066 NC Wolseley Repeater Group
Crown Radio Group VE5LA 108 2 8 750 SK
W3RP 182 2 4 1,062 WPA K2EFG 75 2 4 750 NLI
Mizpah Shrine Radio Unit Northeast Iowa RA Assn
W9FEZ 270 2 7 1,058 IN WØMG 93 2 13 732 IA
Spokane DX Assn West Cty ARA
K7SDX 310 2 30 1,052 EWA KB3PSL 35 2 5 730 WPA
Lamorinda Area Radio Interest Group KT1I 240 2 3 730 WMA
K6ORI 100 2 8 1,050 EB Seneca RC
LASSEN ARC W8ID 158 2 15 716 OH
K6LRC 149 2 6 1,048 SV Amateur RA of Bremerton
KJ6PWP 285 2 3 1,040 SV W7VE 134 2 3 704 WWA
Clay Cty ARES Flint Hills ARC
K4C KBØVAC 112 2 6 686 KS
(+KK4JYN) 95 2 10 1,040 NC Walker Cty AR Group
Ocean State ARG, Inc. W5HVL
K1OS 217 2 6 1,034 RI (+W5HVL) 61 2 12 682 STX
University of Akron ARC Westside ARC
W8UPD 180 2 10 1,028 OH W5ABD 54 2 8 674 LA
Southern Piedmont ARC Ozark ARC
WD4NHW 142 2 5 1,022 GA K5BAX 133 2 10 666 AR
Shuswap ARC KF6HTE 108 2 6 666 EB
VE7RC 148 2 10 1,016 BC Albany ARC
Venango Group W4MM 258 2 13 666 GA
K3NE 282 2 6 1,014 WPA NC4MC 49 2 6 664 NC
N8RGF 303 2 3 1,012 MI Phillips Cty ARC
Sooland ARA WØZXN
KØTFT 233 2 10 1,010 IA (+WØRMB) 97 2 9 664 KS
N3JJT 237 2 3 1,008 OH Top of Michigan ARC
West River RC N8PTZ 156 2 10 662 MI
WR1VT 209 2 14 1,000 VT Old Boy Scouts
Piedmont ARES N5BXP 127 2 3 642 STX
K4PAR 172 2 10 996 GA Lakeshore ARA
Albuquerque ARC & AR Caravan Club KC9VNO 120 2 3 640 WI
N5VA MAARS
(+KD5RHR) 130 2 12 990 NM KSØMAN 89 2 6 628 KS
Rains ARA / Hopkins Cty ARC Club de Radio Amateur du Madawaska
W5ENT 130 2 15 974 NTX VE9CRM 162 2 24 624 MAR
TARA Lower Yellowstone ARC
K3TAR 260 2 3 970 EPA W7DXQ 157 2 15 614 MT
Temple ARC Boy Scouts Troop 5 ARC
W5LM 227 2 20 964 NTX KT5BSA 222 2 9 574 LAX
Davenport RAC W8COD 50 2 8 570 OH
WØBXR 80 2 40 960 IA Henderson ARC ARES
Red Oak Society W4KVK 9 2 6 568 KY
K2OAK 180 2 7 960 NNJ Desert Circle ARC
Tom, WØIVJ, working a night shift for the crew using WØC. [Photo Ft Armstrong Wireless Assn NU7DE 43 2 3 568 NM
courtesy Tom Thompson, WØIVJ] K3TTK 301 2 22 952 WPA
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RDG2 / NVIS Comm ARC Oakville ARC Rowan ARS Haywood Cty ARC
VE2NVS 106 2 4 562 QC VE3HB 1540 2 17 6,442 ON N4UH KW4P 999 2 35 2,888 NC
Carlsbad AR Johnson Cty RAC (+W4EXU) 908 2 35 4,092 NC San Fernando Valley ARC
N5CNM 106 2 5 562 NM WØERH Chenango Valley ARA W6SD 681 2 35 2,860 LAX
Wellesley ARS (+WØDEW) 1903 2 60 6,234 KS W2RME 995 2 14 4,040 WNY Bella Vista Rep Group
W1TKZ 36 2 23 558 EMA Arrowhead RAC Dallas ARC KØSNG
Mitre Bedford ARC WØGKP 1512 2 45 6,152 MN W5FC 1099 2 60 3,936 NTX (+KD5UFY) 574 2 35 2,830 AR
W1ON 62 2 4 550 EMA Scottsdale ARC Rogue Valley ARC & Jackson Cty ARES Federacion de Radioaficionados de Puerto
Seaway Valley ARC K7TR 1910 2 10 6,150 AZ W7DTA Rico
VE3VSW 121 2 12 542 ON Montgomery ARC (+KD7EHB) 1168 2 42 3,934 OR KP4FRA 592 2 15 2,828 PR
Benton Cty ARES W3M W8MAA DCARS
K7CVO 31 2 10 528 OR (+KV3B) 1350 2 46 5,880 MDC (+W8ERV) 961 2 34 3,878 MI K8PL 730 2 20 2,812 MI
Hamilton Cty AR Public Service Corps Owatonna Steele Cty ARC Nashville ARC DARC - MARA — Tri-State
K8YOJ 84 2 6 518 OH NØUW K4CPO W4EM 563 2 115 2,806 TN
220 MHZ GUYS ARC (+KØHNY) 1412 2 41 5,868 MN (+K4CPO) 1013 2 77 3,862 TN BEARONS
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K9OR Forx ARC North Augusta-Belvedere RC San Joaquin Valley ARS
(+K9RST) 3421 2 95 12,066 IL NØGF K4NAB W6V
Rochester ARC (+NØGFK) 1502 2 18 5,808 ND (+KK4AMJ) 847 2 51 3,758 SC (+N6RBO) 617 2 25 2,668 SJV
WØBM Baton Rouge ARC Santa Fe Trail ARC Toronto ARC
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Twin City FM Club (+K5LSU) 1536 2 47 5,724 LA (+ACØKN) 789 2 12 3,716 KS (+VE3BGD) 601 2 25 2,660 ON
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(+WBØN) 2822 2 50 10,198 MN W2YRC K2QS W4QR 714 2 77 2,654 VA
South Lyon Area ARC (+KF2FK) 1327 2 37 5,544 ENY (+WB2LQF) 798 2 25 3,698 ENY VE2CRO 892 2 45 2,634 QC
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W1EE K8PI K4BKV 600 2 11 3,652 NFL W2OFQ
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AD7KG TriState ARS W8M 1167 2 20 3,634 MI N7BI 1077 2 14 2,604 WWA
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North Shore RA (+WA9C) 1416 2 37 5,140 IN WX4TC K9PMV 485 2 15 2,588 IL
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N3VZ 2467 2 6 7,948 EPA W9EX 1188 2 30 4,450 IL K2PUT 610 2 43 3,162 ENY Breckenridge Group
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Jefferson Cty ARC VE7SCC 1229 2 40 4,418 BC KIØI 726 2 3 3,092 MO K6VT 718 2 9 2,434 SJV
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Seattle ACS / MST / Puget Sound Rpt Group Scranton Pocono Amateur Radio Klub N7SK 519 2 20 3,062 WWA WX5BC 549 2 7 2,424 AR
/ West Sea ARC K3CSG Coshocton Cty ARA South Baldwin ARC
W7ACS 1708 2 57 7,252 WWA (+W3BA) 1085 2 56 4,256 EPA W8C 587 2 21 3,056 OH AF4I 623 2 46 2,414 AL
Barnstable ARC North Franklin ARS Peterborough ARC Benzie AR Friends
N1CP N2NNY 969 2 10 4,212 NNY VE3RB W8BNZ 618 2 34 2,340 MI
(+K1PBO) 1925 2 20 7,062 EMA Bristol ARC (+VE3KRG) 1010 2 20 3,018 ON Winnipeg ARC
Fond du Lac ARC W4UD 1086 2 51 4,206 TN South Piedmont Amateur Radio Klub VE4BB 523 2 87 2,292 MB
W9EBV 1728 2 25 7,026 WI FPL Group N4FU 673 2 10 2,996 VA Allegheny Valley RA
South Orange ARA K8ESQ NCØA 566 2 13 2,992 CO W3RA 601 2 3 2,290 WPA
K6SOA (+AC8IL) 996 2 5 4,154 MI Panhandle ARC VE9ND 445 2 22 2,286 MAR
(+K6WO) 1886 2 52 6,816 ORG Wilson’s Wonders W5WX Bloomfield ARC
East Bay ARC & W6BB ARC N7KN 1046 2 4 4,154 EWA (+N5HPJ) 684 2 21 2,988 WTX W1CWA
W6CUS Xerox ARC Norteast Wireless RC (+AB1OD) 374 2 45 2,280 CT
(+W6BB) 1738 2 60 6,796 EB W2XRX 1021 2 10 4,136 WNY NW2C 669 2 10 2,950 NLI Northern Kentucky ARC
Stonewall Jackson ARA Cape May Cty ARC Sonoma Cty Radio Amateurs, Inc. K4CO 496 2 36 2,232 KY
K8DF N2CMC K6SON Tuscola Cty ARA & ARES
(+K8TPH) 1964 2 21 6,590 WV (+W2CMC) 1005 2 64 4,124 SNJ (+W6SON) 640 2 48 2,910 SF KC8CNN 496 2 12 2,210 MI
N5HR Geezer ARC N4GAS Plattsmouth ARC
KBØSMX 309 2 20 2,202 NE
(+K5HV) 1611 2 74 6,580 STX N6FR 1025 2 14 4,122 SV (+K4GNC) 582 2 25 2,902 NC
Fallbrook ARC
Kankakee Area RS Sturdy Memorial Hospital ARC Shelby ARC / ARES N6FQ 742 2 46 2,196 SDG
W9AZ W1SMH 1008 2 20 4,118 EMA WA4TV 890 2 33 2,890 NC Kettle Moraine Radio Amateurs
(+N9FD) 1502 2 36 6,526 IL N9KS 381 2 8 2,184 WI
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Jayhawk ARS Kings Cty RC Ohio Volunteer Corps. Arrow/UMarc FD Team
WØLB KC2RC 331 2 30 1,680 NLI W8OVC 80 2 9 1,230 OH W8UM
(+KDØGIE) 545 2 18 2,184 KS Portsmouth RC Christian Cty ARES (+W8PGW) 2582 2 27 9,698 MI
CTARC N8QA 639 2 20 1,648 OH N9KY 138 2 13 1,208 KY Cuyahoga Falls ARC
WD5IYF 436 2 13 2,174 OK Boston ARC Shore Points ARC W8VPV 2581 2 18 9,440 OH
Randolph Cty Emergency RC W1BOS 353 2 15 1,628 EMA K2B/W2HRW 243 2 22 1,202 SNJ North Fulton ARL
K4RAN 597 2 7 2,168 AL Holmesburg ARC Seaside Tsunami ARS K4JJ
Clark Cty ARC K3FI 386 2 12 1,628 EPA WA7VE 294 2 70 1,188 OR (+NF4GA) 2647 2 227 9,250 GA
W9WWI 530 2 52 2,158 IN Winchester Pioneer ARC Charleston ARS VBARC & VADXCC
W8LKY AC4YD 378 2 15 1,606 KY WA4USN W4UG
(+KD8RUQ) 466 2 32 2,152 OH Muscatine ARC (+NT4HI) 235 2 20 1,186 SC (+K4IX) 2552 2 45 9,206 VA
Dayton ARA N2AM Humboldt Cty ARES Peel ARC
W8BI 528 2 23 2,140 OH (+KØBDU) 336 2 22 1,596 IA W7TKO 303 2 3 1,156 NV VE3XR
Mount Diablo Amatuer RC Columbus ARC Las Vegas RAC (+VA3SOP) 2539 2 55 9,118 ON
W6CX 684 2 150 2,138 EB W9ALQ K7UGE 224 2 30 1,156 NV Oregon Tualatin Valley ARC
Southern Berkshire ARC (+W9SCI) 255 2 60 1,590 IN St. Mary’s Cty ARA W7OTV 2269 2 77 8,974 OR
W1BAA Kent CommSupport Team K3NHK 272 2 25 1,150 MDC Nassau ARC
(+K1LEE) 316 2 28 2,126 ENY K7CST W8SAI 233 2 3 1,140 OH K2VN 2406 2 50 8,568 NLI
Emporia ARS (+N7MU) 309 2 14 1,590 WWA K4LKW Sussex Cty ARC
KBØSSR Rainbow Canyon ARC (+KK4JYA) 78 2 5 1,136 WCF W2LV
(+KØESU) 525 2 24 2,120 KS N7BO 415 2 14 1,588 UT LUCE Moose-cateers (+W2FDB) 2168 2 17 8,518 NNJ
Reading RC, Inc. Englewood ARS W8NBY 258 2 5 1,118 MI Portage Cty AR Serv
W3BN 403 2 45 2,106 EPA N4EAR 293 2 17 1,576 WCF Manotick ARG K8BF 2517 2 130 8,392 OH
KnightLites QRP Assn Bedford ARC VE3AIR 226 2 4 1,102 ON Sterling Park ARC
WQ4RP 426 2 7 2,058 NC K5BED 313 2 21 1,576 NTX Mountain ARC K4NVA
High Desert ARC of New Mexico Central Toronto ARC W3YMW 209 2 15 1,038 MDC (+NQ4K) 2150 2 30 8,178 VA
NM5HD 603 2 60 2,056 NM VA3CTA Montachusett ARA Arkansas River Valley AR Foundation
Portsmouth ARC / ARES (+VE3FVU) 333 2 35 1,564 ON W1GZ 156 2 12 1,022 WMA K5PXP
W4POX 352 2 21 2,030 VA Sun City ARC N4T 227 2 3 1,004 NFL (+W5QC) 2104 2 22 8,138 AR
Wasatch Back Tri-County AR Group K5WPH 311 2 20 1,562 NM Delaware Valley Ragchew Club Vienna Wireless Soc
K7GL 547 2 17 2,012 UT Riverside Radio Amateurs N2HQX 55 2 30 1,000 SNJ K4XY
Sullivan ARC WA8RRA 328 2 22 1,536 MI Howard Cty Emergency ARC (+K4HTA) 1920 2 116 7,728 VA
WØT 412 2 31 1,994 MO Central Missouri RA N5THS 58 2 6 994 AR Contoocook Valley RC
Radio Operadores del Este KØSI 269 2 20 1,514 MO Capital City ARS K1BKE
KP3RE 323 2 35 1,976 PR LVSRA AA3DC 224 2 4 976 MDC (+K1DFQ) 2320 2 50 7,182 NH
Misfits K3LV 218 2 30 1,512 EPA Riviera ARS Medina 2 Meter Group
NV8E 560 2 5 1,950 OH Pierre ARC KØXL 36 2 5 974 MN W8HN
K4WO 432 2 25 1,928 NC WØPIR 408 2 9 1,486 SD Woodford Cty ARC (+W8EOC) 1997 2 27 7,084 OH
Easton ARS Joplin ARC KY4WC 98 2 9 946 KY Westchester EmComm Assn
K3EMD 447 2 30 1,926 MDC WØIN 308 2 11 1,486 MO Iola ARC N2SF
XWARN West Palm Beach ARC WIØLA 36 2 24 932 KS (+W2UL) 1848 2 25 6,754 ENY
W8XRN 426 2 9 1,914 OH W4HAW WK7I 234 2 6 932 ID LARC-FARL
Cape Ann ARA (+K4WPB) 211 2 62 1,484 SFL World RC K8UNS 1602 2 56 6,226 MI
W1GLO 207 2 45 1,908 EMA Bay-Net W3WRC 396 1 3 920 SV Mid-Del ARC
Coastline ARA K6SRA 198 2 6 1,468 SCV Golden Empire ARS W5MWC
N1EG 626 2 35 1,882 CT Wilson Cty ARC W6RHC 261 2 14 882 SV (+KF5JRP) 1569 2 8 6,104 OK
Burlington Cty RC WC4AR 397 2 3 1,464 TN Madison Cty DX Club Eastern Connecticut ARA
K2TD Oak Forest ARC KKØG 130 2 10 880 IA K1MUJ 1453 2 20 5,754 CT
(+AK2S) 349 2 32 1,874 SNJ W5T 395 2 3 1,440 STX Pisgah Community VFD Dog Hollow Contest Group
Hamilton Cty ARES Northwoods AR Group WB5DO 61 2 15 872 MS AK9D
N9EOC 412 2 20 1,866 IN NØI 323 2 7 1,434 MN Inland Empire VHF Club (+WGØTA) 1568 2 17 5,610 MO
JCARES West Santa Barbara Cty ARES WR7VHF 59 2 35 870 EWA Green Mountain Wireless Soc
W4DOD 457 2 12 1,862 TN W9EC 279 2 9 1,432 SB Mouth Of The Columbia ARC N1VT
Cumberland Valley ARC North East Georgia ARC/Athens ARC KF7TCG 47 2 10 854 OR (+WA1VT) 1569 2 22 5,428 VT
W3ACH 332 2 46 1,856 WPA W4G 311 2 25 1,432 GA Mohawk Valley ARA W7PU
Shelby Cty ARES San Diego Six Shooters ARC KC2AVO 272 2 6 844 NNY (+KF7FEA) 1419 2 6 5,288 WWA
K8ZUK 419 2 16 1,850 OH KI6BJN 566 2 3 1,432 SDG Mile Highlanders Group KVOA ARC
Peace River RA PJ’S Group/WAFAR W4MHG 113 2 7 816 GA KV4OA 1964 2 3 5,186 AZ
W4DUX 388 2 27 1,850 WCF W9FT 389 2 15 1,428 IL West Central Ohio ARA KiloCycle ARC
Yolo ARES & Yolo ARS San Jose Cisco ARC WC8OH W5SH 1108 2 11 5,168 NTX
W6YAR 429 2 34 1,848 SV W6IOS 210 2 6 1,416 SCV (+W8COH) 102 2 24 812 OH WA3COM
Metropolitan ARC W7GRA 385 2 3 1,416 OR Elk Grove — Florin ARC (+KC3HW) 1490 2 19 5,056 WPA
K8NOW 460 2 8 1,810 MI Peoria Area ARC W7KOZ 164 2 24 728 SV Thunderbird ARC
W6AK 335 2 10 1,810 SV W9UVI Mystic Valley ARG WK7B 1284 2 25 5,032 AZ
Harrisburg RAC (+W9PIA) 267 2 28 1,414 IL N1MV 13 2 50 726 EMA Hamfesters RC
W3W 392 2 26 1,802 EPA HAM Assn of Mesquite KF7RNL W9AA
Chattanooga ARC WJ5J 272 2 25 1,410 NTX (+KF7RNL) 110 2 3 710 AZ (+N9VOK) 1169 2 77 4,958 IL
W4AM 499 2 21 1,800 TN ARA de Portneuf Western Washington Med Svcs EmComm L’Anse Creuse ARC
Moreno Valley ARA VE2CSP Region 5 N8LC 1444 2 20 4,838 MI
AB6PA (+VE2ER) 207 2 20 1,408 QC AD7AW 75 2 3 700 WWA Northwest Illinois ARC
(+KJ6MOB) 477 2 22 1,794 ORG Casper ARC IBM/Lockheed ARC W9F 1370 2 22 4,830 IL
Princeton Ham RC W7VNJ 721 1 25 1,400 WY W4IBM 169 2 13 676 GA Oakland Radio Comm Assn
W4KBL 313 2 32 1,792 KY DeGray ARC Allegan Cty ARC WW6OR 1581 2 130 4,758 EB
Central Wisconsin Radio Amateurs @ KD5ARC 222 2 3 1,394 AR AC8RC Mount Vernon ARC
UWSP Riverland ARC (+KD8QNX) 85 2 28 612 MI K8EEN 1372 2 25 4,686 OH
W9JN 466 2 9 1,790 WI WR9ARC 189 2 22 1,358 WI Brookings Radio Research Club Fluvanna ARES
Reno Cty Kansas ARA N4XFF 311 2 3 1,344 KY WØBXO 209 2 24 588 SD W4XR 1304 2 17 4,618 VA
WØWR 298 2 18 1,784 KS Northside ARC OFOG Group Phil-Mont Mobile RC
K3IR AAØNC NØTK 76 2 4 572 CO W3EM
(+N3APD) 286 2 9 1,762 EPA (+KD3DGL) 177 2 10 1,344 MO Sedalia / Pettis ARC (+W3PSH) 1168 2 45 4,446 EPA
Skyline ARC Elko ARC WAØSDO 55 2 12 560 MO North Richland Hills ARC
K2IWR 664 2 15 1,756 WNY W7V 245 2 16 1,340 NV Norcal ARC K5NRH
SCARE. Pioneer AR Fellowship AI5C 48 2 3 546 SF (+W5HP) 1114 2 53 4,444 NTX
KC8BOO 552 2 12 1,754 OH W8CTT 259 2 9 1,332 OH TARA Mugwumps Lakeland ARC
M&M ARC Austin ARC ACØVV 14 2 10 528 CO K4LKL 1137 2 45 4,394 WCF
W8PIF 714 1 60 1,740 MI WØAZR 236 2 10 1,326 MN AD7BF 57 2 4 514 WWA Hamilton ARC
KZ9B Field Day Porter and LaPorte ARC Wildergeeks VE3DC
KZ9B 463 2 6 1,734 WI W9SAL 271 2 12 1,322 IN KD8AIV 62 2 3 474 OH (+VE3DF) 1599 2 62 4,384 ON
RADOPS of El Jebel Shrine Buffalo AR Repeater Assn York Cty RS Shenandoah Valley ARC
KØFEZ 372 2 11 1,734 CO W2EUP 409 2 15 1,316 WNY K4YTZ 125 2 12 452 SC W4RKC 1090 2 43 4,312 VA
Regina ARA KK6I 311 2 10 1,316 SDG Findlay RC
VE5NN 386 2 29 1,732 SK Brightleaf ARC 4A W8FT 851 2 31 4,234 OH
McKinney ARC W4AMC 328 2 14 1,306 NC Palo Alto ARA Invisible Order Of Barking Spiders
W5MRC 277 2 69 1,732 NTX Bankhead ARC W6ARA KØAE 897 2 9 4,176 CO
Dubois Cty Amateur Radio Group N4IDX 287 2 19 1,300 AL (+W6OTX) 5332 2 82 17,158 SCV Twin City ARC
N9NAU 375 2 40 1,730 IN South Texas ARC Delaware ARA K9CU 1135 2 50 4,130 IL
Schenectady Museum ARA KF5NJQ K8ES Clark Cty ARC
W2IR (+N5CRP) 173 2 30 1,298 STX (+W8JK) 4377 2 75 15,456 OH W7AIA
(+KC2UTE) 443 2 25 1,728 ENY 3 Rivers ARC Huntsville ARC (+K7JAO) 1006 2 230 4,118 WWA
Aux Comm Service KK3ARC 214 2 17 1,278 ID K4BFT Cambridge ARA
K6RCR Desert RATS (+N7KDT) 4297 2 60 14,762 AL W8VP 957 2 30 4,114 OH
(+AG6MO) 217 2 14 1,710 ORG WD6RAT 276 2 18 1,278 ORG 599 DX Assn Alford Memorial RC
North Port ARC Sierra Intermountain Em RA NA5NN W4BOC
W4NPT 315 2 11 1,708 WCF NV7CV 328 2 17 1,250 NV (+K5DXA) 3715 2 42 13,458 MS (+KK4JXW) 837 2 89 3,974 GA
Boro of Barrington, NJ OEM RCs of Spokane Ozaukee RC Liverpool Am Rep Club
WA2WUN 369 2 34 1,700 SNJ N7LC 212 2 26 1,248 EWA W9LO W2CM
Tupelo ARC Clay Cty ARC (+AA9W) 3481 2 45 10,842 WI (+K9CHP) 889 2 42 3,968 WNY
KK5K 285 2 7 1,698 MS WØTE 325 2 21 1,244 MO Old Barney ARC Lake Area Radio Klub
Northern Lakes ARC Portland Internet Radio Group N2OB WØWTN 944 2 45 3,834 SD
KØZ 394 2 25 1,682 MN N7PIR 539 2 4 1,234 OR (+N2CW) 3026 2 35 9,834 SNJ
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W5IU 753 2 32 3,816 NTX W5QX K5BAY 231 2 15 1,292 STX W3SK 903 2 28 3,696 EPA
T-CEP Disaster Radio Team (+KD5URW) 334 2 44 2,184 WTX LARA Wayne Cty ARA
K6TI Humboldt ARC W2RUI 110 2 24 1,286 WNY W4HS 840 2 15 3,676 NC
(+W6TOP) 797 2 45 3,788 LAX NU6O Ozark Mountain ARC Orange Cty ARC
ARC of National Electronics Museum (+W6ZZK) 536 2 50 2,158 SF KDØHAV 195 2 4 1,240 MO W2HO
K3NEM Coos Cty RC Nortown ARC (+K2ULZ) 838 2 44 3,522 ENY
(+W3GR) 921 2 15 3,742 MDC K7CCH 946 1 30 2,152 OR VE3NAR 590 2 8 1,230 ON Marion ARC
Corona PD CSV Team Genesis ARS Somerset Cty ARC W8GVB
W6CPD N1ZIZ K3SMT 339 2 20 1,230 WPA (+WW8MRN) 729 2 10 3,516 OH
(+AE6ED) 839 2 16 3,734 ORG (+KB1EVY) 205 2 30 2,130 EMA Calhoun Cty ARA Bridgerland ARC
Granite State ARA Snohomish Cty Hams Club WB4GNA 66 2 55 1,120 AL W7IVM 613 2 73 3,490 UT
N1QC WA7LAW Bates Cty ARC Tipp City AR Group
(+KB1NH) 832 2 27 3,708 NH (+KD7EJI) 499 2 24 2,080 WWA KDØKDJ 157 2 10 1,114 MO K8ZC 685 2 42 3,484 OH
Long Island Mobile ARC Sun Country ARS NS8P 304 2 7 1,098 OH ARA of SW Florida
W2VL W4CW 376 2 8 2,072 NFL Yellow Thunder ARC W4F 878 2 20 3,434 SFL
(+WV2LI) 783 2 120 3,666 NLI Western Lake Cty ARS WB9FDZ 242 2 10 1,034 WI Waypoint ARC
Catalina RC & Rad Soc of Tucson W9WLC 526 2 10 2,058 IL Sky Valley RC WAØRC 680 2 40 3,320 KS
W7SA Troy Amateur RA W7SKY 129 2 12 958 WWA Saginaw Valley ARA
(+AD7RZ) 686 2 60 3,548 AZ N2TY 443 2 40 2,056 ENY Pioneer Radio Operators Society K8DAC 817 2 32 3,290 MI
South Bay ARA Island Cty ARC K2PRO 57 2 7 814 WNY Iredell Cty ARS
KU6S W7AVM Grundy Cty ARC W4SNC 794 2 18 3,268 NC
(+AG6HJ) 1991 1 33 3,525 EB (+K6ZY) 419 2 38 1,964 WWA KB9SZK 200 2 9 650 IL Denver RC
Cherryville Repeater Assn RAS of Norfolk Headwaters ARC WØTX
W2CRA 766 2 28 3,518 NNJ W4NPS N3PC 247 2 12 644 WPA (+WØOUI) 837 2 24 3,262 CO
3730 GROUP (+W4ORF) 379 2 15 1,962 VA Cherokee Cty ARC Siskiyou Cty ARA
VE3ORF 963 2 15 3,500 ON Radio Assn of Erie K5JVL 70 2 10 398 NTX K6SIS
Fort Myers ARC W3GV 728 2 21 1,958 WPA (+KJ6UYR) 757 2 8 3,010 SV
W4LX KA3PMW 619 2 4 1,946 WPA 5A ARC of El Cajon
(+W4DHT) 807 2 20 3,480 SFL Freescale ARS Loudoun AR Group WA6BGS 892 2 84 2,962 SDG
Pasadena RC AC7U 511 2 7 1,944 AZ K4LRG Bay Area ARC
W6KA 784 2 34 3,478 LAX Wisconsin Valley RA (+KE4OKY) 4453 2 35 15,916 VA N8NVL 656 2 25 2,814 MI
Wheaton Community Radio Amateurs W9NA 320 2 13 1,928 WI Port City ARC Starved Rock RC
W9CCU 799 2 30 3,474 IL Cleveland ARC K1T W9MKS
St Croix ARC W4GZX 285 2 102 1,900 TN (+W1WQM) 4467 2 25 14,078 NH (+K9ZQ) 549 2 66 2,784 IL
WW1IE Northern Ohio ARS Palomar ARC Kalamazoo ARC
(+K1BSA) 664 2 25 3,420 ME K8KRG 501 2 42 1,892 OH W6NWG W8VY 794 2 25 2,782 MI
Radio Amateurs of Greater Syracuse Murray Cty ARC (+WD6FWE) 3288 2 71 12,082 SDG Kern Cty-Central Valley ARC
W2AE 729 2 32 3,400 WNY KDØIXB 506 2 10 1,862 MN BOARS RC W6LIE 535 2 53 2,774 SJV
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(+K2RVW) 589 2 35 3,208 ENY W4BBB 320 2 32 1,794 TN (+W4CHS) 2208 2 66 9,648 GA Beaver Valley ARA
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K3CAL 598 2 15 2,786 MDC Aroostook ARA W9PN 1251 2 15 5,150 WI W8O
Queen Anne’s ARC K1FS 370 2 44 1,668 ME Western Carolina ARS (+W8GO) 393 2 20 2,190 OH
K3PG Huntington Beach RACES W4MOE Fort Herkimer ARA
(+K3LMR) 469 2 21 2,698 MDC W6O 331 2 26 1,668 ORG (+N4ANE) 975 2 20 4,940 NC W2FHA 347 2 16 2,182 WNY
North Ottawa ARC Borderline ARC Lincoln ARC South East Metro ARC
W8CSO W7BAR KØKKV WØCGM 357 2 10 2,142 MN
(+KC8UNY) 384 2 12 2,646 MI (+WX7L) 318 2 30 1,652 UT (+KCØWWR) 1477 2 35 4,812 NE Tryon ARC
Maple Ridge ARC Puerto Rico Radio Ops DLARC K2JJI 285 2 35 2,034 NNY
VE7CMR NP3PR 384 2 7 1,632 PR W3OK 1170 2 60 4,580 EPA Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts
(+VE7CML) 612 2 12 2,636 BC Dekalb/Cannon ARC Andrew Johnson ARC AA4TA
North Bary ARA AB4ZB 255 2 4 1,626 TN W4WC 1012 2 30 4,564 TN (+K4ORE) 400 2 15 2,028 TN
K6LI Sylvan Spring ARC Bellevue ARC Jackson Cty ARA
(+KO6B) 502 2 15 2,634 EB KJ4SWD 268 2 26 1,612 AL WØWYV N5OS
Sierra Foothills ARC Land of Lakes ARC (+WBØCAP) 1262 2 40 4,376 NE (+W5WA) 422 2 35 2,022 MS
W6EK K9HD 330 2 10 1,590 IN RF Hill ARC Toothless Talkers
(+N6BRP) 535 2 24 2,626 SV Radio Amateurs of the Gorge W3AI 1010 2 20 4,286 EPA N8IVE
San Francisco ARC W7RAG 77 2 54 1,546 OR SPRARC / BCRC (+KA8YTS) 628 2 12 1,982 OH
W6PW 609 2 17 2,504 SF Kochina ARC VE3OW 1585 2 30 4,286 ON Morongo Basin ARC
Orange Park ARC W7EH 245 2 31 1,542 AZ Cambridge ARC W6BA
K4BT Hoosier Hills Ham Club VE3SWA 950 2 5 4,242 ON (+AE6SG) 239 2 25 1,876 ORG
(+KB4SA) 645 2 45 2,476 NFL W9GUS 166 2 21 1,538 IN W6TOI 1553 2 32 4,218 LAX TCARES
Silvercreek ARA Hillbilly Hams Columbia-Montour ARC K6TUO 302 2 7 1,756 SJV
W8WKY 704 2 8 2,396 OH AB2JT 529 2 4 1,508 WNY WC3A Mount Vernon ARC
Anoka Cty RC Suffolk Cty RC (+K3BD) 830 2 20 4,070 EPA K4US 367 2 25 1,702 VA
WØYFZ W2DQ 261 2 28 1,500 NLI LaGrange ARC Kings Cty Rep Assn
(+AEØAL) 547 2 25 2,360 MN NBC Burbank ARC AB4KE KC2RA 251 2 12 1,702 NLI
San Antonio RC N2EW 314 2 4 1,488 LAX (+AD4GS) 939 2 50 4,030 GA Sabine Valley ARA
W5SC Mohave ARC Intercity ARC K5GVL 334 2 18 1,680 NTX
(+WØYVY) 595 2 21 2,328 STX K7MPR 436 2 20 1,470 AZ W8WE Sangamon Valley RC
West Chester ARA Shiawassee ARA (+W8WER) 939 2 12 4,024 OH W9DUA 242 2 30 1,654 IL
WC8VOA 922 1 20 2,302 OH W8QQQ 304 2 8 1,458 MI Schenectady ARA Hams On The Hill
Wichita ARS Fulton Cty ARC K2AE N7V 255 2 46 1,644 NV
N5WF 413 2 54 2,248 NTX K9ILS 296 2 36 1,422 IL (+W2UI) 727 2 30 3,822 ENY East River ARC
Pilot Knob ARC W7EI 245 2 33 1,340 AZ South Pickering ARC W8MOP 295 2 11 1,540 VA
KSØLV 403 2 8 2,236 KS Blacksburg ARS VE3SPC 940 2 15 3,792 ON Magic Valley ARC
W6SCE WQ3C 413 2 13 1,332 VA Garrett Cty ARES K7MVA 161 2 10 1,410 ID
(+WB6UCD) 436 2 10 2,232 LAX Southwest Missouri ARC K3EE 801 2 16 3,790 MDC Ogemaw-Arenac ARS
Lincoln Cty ARA WØEBE Highlands Cty ARC K8OAR 313 2 25 1,378 MI
W4BV 650 2 18 2,198 TN (+ACØSR) 223 2 50 1,298 MO K4W RECWA
Yuma DX Assn (+W4CBS) 825 2 20 3,708 WCF WW2FD 172 2 7 1,344 ENY
N7YDX 158 2 63 1,296 AZ Sequoia AR Group
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N6KRV 184 2 6 1,260 SJV Fulton Cty ARC Maker Faire Field Day Flying Pigs QRP Int — North Cent Tennessee
Ham Friends of Redlands K8BXQ KØC 593 2 134 3,304 MO WA4PIG 156 5 5 1,610 TN
WB6WB 56 2 21 1,182 ORG (+KD8JBS) 697 2 14 3,350 OH MGRA / CGARC Pennsylvania Knightlites
Jonestown Mtn Repeater Assn ARA of Long Beach W4R KA2QPG 145 5 10 1,580 WPA
N3CSE 192 2 14 1,174 EPA W6RO 631 2 51 3,048 LAX (+WR4BA) 816 2 75 3,194 GA NP2CB Field Day Group
Radio Amateurs of Corry Lakeside ARC South Bay ARS NP2CB 92 5 7 1,510 NFL
W3YXE 151 2 15 1,152 WPA K6SEE 683 2 30 2,946 SDG K6QM 726 2 15 3,126 SDG Pinyon Mesa Operators
Inland ARS Central NH ARC Ventura Cty ARC KØG 107 5 3 1,420 CO
K6DXN 175 2 8 1,000 LAX W1JY 428 2 18 2,796 NH K6MEP 353 2 15 2,244 SB QRP Cheeseheads ARC
K6OX 226 2 11 942 LAX Bear Bait RC W8KEA 443 2 20 2,206 MI NQ9RP 75 5 3 1,400 WI
KC2ZZO 454 2 14 2,692 NNY Scarborough ARC Terrace ARC
6A CCDX ARC VE3WE 294 2 12 1,544 ON VE7BQO 114 5 5 1,365 BC
Albuquerque DX Assn AD1T Western Reserve ARC NG1P 198 5 3 1,240 ME
W5UR (+W1WWW) 738 2 16 2,628 NH W8WRC CRA Sorel-Tracy
(+K5HAB) 6026 2 26 20,654 NM Peak RA (+KD8ELY) 195 2 35 1,520 OH VE2CBS 112 5 12 1,125 QC
Mike & Key ARC W7PRA 854 2 12 2,626 OR North Georgia VHF Society
K7LED Warrensburg Area ARC, Inc. 8A K4NGA 107 5 8 1,030 GA
(+AE7G) 5363 2 73 16,720 WWA WØAU 547 2 10 2,470 MO Cortek RA Marconi RC of Newfoundland Signal Hill
WY Flamingo Desperadoes Barrow ARC W9CA Splinter Group
WY7FD WR4BC (+K9IJ) 8041 2 50 26,342 IL VO1MRC 17 5 9 1,025 NL
(+WY7SS) 4648 2 19 15,548 WY (+W4WYI) 502 2 26 2,332 GA Gloucester Cty ARC K2QR 44 5 4 990 WNY
South Jersey RA RASON W2MMD 3394 2 70 12,746 SNJ Northern Vermont QRP Soc
K2AA N1NW 444 2 39 2,278 CT Hampden Cty RA N1QS 133 5 4 915 VT
(+W2EA) 4135 2 42 13,318 SNJ KJ4YEN 363 2 33 2,264 NC W1NY Yarmouth RC Inc
Central Kentucky ARS Elks Lodge ARC #1004 (+WB1Z) 2904 2 60 10,236 WMA W1YAR 43 5 7 765 ME
AA4NJ 3472 2 21 10,496 KY W5ELK 414 2 12 2,100 AR Gwinnett ARS ARC of Alameda
W7DK International Brotherhood of Radio W4GR K6QLF 10 5 3 585 EB
(+W7OS) 2429 2 90 9,142 WWA Operators (+KD8DVY) 2703 2 153 9,624 GA Omarc Lite
Fort Wayne RC KD8KNX 301 2 32 1,862 OH Mahoning Valley ARA KC2SVS 25 5 5 345 NNJ
W9TE Keuka Lake ARA W8QLY
(+KM9DON) 2486 2 57 7,754 IN AE1PT 271 2 30 1,736 WNY (+W8IZC) 2545 2 32 9,046 OH 2A Battery
Lake Monroe ARS Kent ARS Forsyth ARC Colorado QRP Club
N4EH K3ARS 167 2 18 1,736 MDC W4NC WØCQC
(+KJ4ZPH) 2256 2 95 7,438 NFL Ripley Cty ARC (+W4WS) 2011 2 37 7,828 NC (+NAØTC) 1532 5 5 15,890 CO
K3PT KK9RC Lancaster NY ARC Explorers RC
(+W3HZW) 2199 2 36 7,280 DE (+KC9VZC) 114 2 12 1,518 IN W2SO 969 2 12 3,634 WNY NA3DX
Warminster ARC Sierra ARC of the High Desert Four Lakes ARC (+NA1DX) 557 5 10 5,730 MDC
K3DN 1800 2 35 6,154 EPA N6N 152 2 22 1,286 ORG W9JZ 611 2 41 3,386 WI Dixie ARC
Fox River Radio League St Joseph Cty ARES Barry ARA W7DRC
W9NE WG8V 68 2 8 186 MI K8BMI 757 2 21 3,298 MI (+NA7UT) 661 5 32 5,480 UT
(+W9CEQ) 1573 2 55 5,666 IL Crawford Cty ARC Tri-State Mountaineers
W5ANR 1141 2 20 5,494 AR 7A W8BAE 913 2 22 2,880 OH AC3V
DuPage ARC Lake ARA KØUSA 653 2 40 2,762 NE (+KB3VPA) 414 5 9 4,075 EPA
W9DUP 1340 2 55 5,206 IL K4FC Delta ARS Walton RA
Northern Berkshire ARC (+KT4Q) 5446 2 40 17,042 NFL V7SUN 378 2 17 2,460 BC W2LZ
N1WM Big Bear ARC Delta ARS (+W2CD) 285 5 8 3,190 WNY
(+KB1DMR) 1045 2 26 4,912 WMA K6BB 1706 2 20 7,144 ORG VE7SUN 378 2 17 2,460 BC Barstow ARC
Holland ARC W6TRW ARC Muskegon Area AR Council WA6TST
K8DAA 1206 2 12 4,768 MI W6TRW W8ZHO (+KC6IIH) 285 5 23 2,990 ORG
20/9 RC Inc (+K6OUE) 2538 2 42 6,840 LAX (+K8EOD) 376 2 50 2,378 MI RARC-QRP
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Salem ARC KB5TX 1252 2 18 5,204 STX Stanislaus ARA Ottawa Valley QRP Soc
W7SAA 1077 2 20 4,174 OR Greater Wichita Field Day W6ERE 586 2 39 2,638 SJV VA3OVQ 122 5 5 1,970 ON
Kitchener Waterloo ARC NØW 10A Head Lake Group
VC39ØIC (+KØW) 1197 2 50 5,096 KS Woodbridge Wireless VE3LM 220 5 3 1,915 ON
(+CK3IC) 1116 2 29 3,954 ON W3VPR W4IY 5311 2 50 18,094 VA French Creek QRP Renegades
Orlando ARC (+KI3DS) 925 2 38 4,228 MDC Rappahannock Valley ARC W3PBC 172 5 3 1,905 EPA
K1AA Calaveras ARS K4TS Yellowknife ARS
(+W1SE) 851 2 15 3,868 NFL N6FRG 796 2 19 3,908 SJV (+N4ENG) 2643 2 32 10,328 VA VE8YK 66 5 10 1,590 NWT
Antietam RA Alexandria RC Ventura Cty ARS Glenn ARS
W3CWC 722 2 39 3,744 MDC W4HFH 935 2 27 3,732 VA N6R 1565 2 150 5,838 SB KJ6HCG 90 5 10 1,410 SV
K9BAR 962 2 31 3,636 IL Marple Newtown ARC & Mobile Sixers RC Broken Arrow ARC University ARC
Whitman ARC, Inc. N3NZ W5BBS 814 2 40 4,064 OK N7UW 109 5 10 990 WY
W1N 1113 2 45 3,572 EMA (+W3AWA) 716 2 53 3,658 EPA Toledo Mobile RA K5TED 61 5 3 885 STX
North Shore ARC Silverado ARS W8HHF 685 2 42 3,332 OH Portland Amateur Wireless Assn
VE3NSR 700 2 20 3,556 ON W6CO El Dorado Cty ARC W1KVI 49 5 16 755 ME
(+KE6O) 922 2 48 3,422 EB AG6AU 744 2 31 3,326 SV Pacific Area Naturist ARS
NU6DE 50 5 3 705 ORG
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VE3MIS Rancho Escondido
(+VE3ETG) 1689 2 65 6,736 ON W5YA
Columbia ARC (+K5KM) 1937 5 10 19,970 NM
W4CAE PART of Westford
(+N4TAL) 765 2 40 4,224 SC W1IS 587 5 50 6,345 EMA
Reno QRP Group
12A W7FST 506 5 20 5,870 NV
Nashua Area RC North DeKalb QRP Club
N1FD W4DGH 604 5 15 5,780 AL
(+KB1HYL) 3534 2 30 12,122 NH Naval Postgraduate School ARC
Alamo Area Radio Org K6LY
AA5RO (+K6NPS) 611 5 15 4,705 SCV
(+AE5WT) 35 2 8 1,866 STX NØYJ 177 5 3 2,170 MO
Nova — QRP
27A WA4MM 143 5 3 1,830 VA
Potomac Valley RC & Columbia ARA
W3AO 4A Battery
(+KE3Q) 11116 2 80 35,984 MDC Zuni Loop Mtn Expeditionary Force
N6GA 1079 5 8 9,995 LAX
1A Battery St. Louis QRP Society
Chew’s Ridge Gang NFØR 541 5 9 6,360 MO
K6MI 861 5 6 9,720 SCV Portland ARC
Fresno QCWA chapter 213 W7LT 462 5 20 4,440 OR
W6GV 667 5 5 7,220 SJV McMinnville ARC / YCARES
New England Radio Discussion Soc W7YAM 319 5 17 3,895 OR
K1R 433 5 12 4,945 ME Elgin ARS
Los Chupacabraderos VE3RSE 251 5 10 3,165 ON
K5AXW 369 5 5 2,695 STX Houston QRP Club
Texas Sparks W5MSQ 179 5 11 2,130 STX
AA5TB 230 5 5 2,555 NTX Snake River ARC
Burlington ARC K7SI 203 5 8 1,970 ID
Ross, KR4USA, and his daughter Hope, a “radio princess,” VE3CJ 212 5 10 2,225 ON Lodi ARC
look for some magic on the “Magic Band” of 6 meters at Hiawatha ARC N6SJV 195 5 30 1,895 SJV
KØJKS 211 5 25 2,055 KS
K4PJ, the Oak Ridge (TN) ARC Field Day. [Photo courtesy 5A Battery
NØSFF 219 5 11 1,810 IA
Charlie Hargis, K4PJ] South Park Marauders
WVØH 469 5 20 5,165 CO
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6A Battery Coyote ARC Volusia ARES N3ZP 185 5 1 1,885 EPA
Durham Region QRP Club KS5TX 94 2 3 188 STX KV4EOC 231 2 35 1,314 NFL W3WT 148 5 1 1,830 EPA
VE3QDR 374 5 6 4,095 ON Rifles and Radios Black Diamond ARC KIØII 134 5 1 1,690 NE
David Sarnoff ARC W9RAR 33 2 7 116 IL WV8BD 460 2 28 1,090 WV KB5FIO 104 5 1 1,490 STX
N2RE 254 5 55 3,595 SNJ K6GCN 150 5 1 1,335 SCV
3A Commercial 6A Commercial W7BV 120 5 1 1,300 AZ
9A Battery Splitrock ARA Four Corners Field Day AB4FH 103 5 1 1,280 SC
Orange Cty RA / Durham FM Assn K2RF 1786 2 25 5,720 NNJ N5M 387 2 12 1,134 NM W1JCW 243 5 1 1,265 OK
W4EZ 1796 5 50 17,385 NC Zamora Shrine RC NK8I 100 5 1 1,250 OH
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