All scores are claimed scores unless otherwise noted.
January: ARRL RTTY Round Up (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 871
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Mult’s: 92
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Score: 78,476
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Op Time: 16 Hrs
Comment: Once again, more Q’s and mults than last year to produce my all-time high score in this contest. Resulting in first place
Indiana and 4th place Central Division for low power stations.
January: NAQP CW (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 779
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Mult’s: 179
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Score: 139,441
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Op Time: 10 Hrs
Comment: I had never broken the 100,000 point barrier in this contest. I smashed through it this year. Really felt good. This score
was good for second place among Indiana stations
January: NAQP SSB (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 168
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Mult’s: 66
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Score: 11,088
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Op Time: 4 Hrs
Comment: A multi-two effort (my first ever from my home QTH) with Andy, KC9UWQ, who is now K9ELF. Our operating time was
limited to the first 4 hours of the contest.
March: WIQP (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 83
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Mult’s: 44
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Score: 8,712
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Op Time: 2 Hrs
Comment: Traditionally an important contest for me, but this year’s running had to compete against a beautiful day and the contest lost.
Still won the first place, Indiana certificate.
April: FLQP (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 249
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Mult’s: 96
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Score: 82,560
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Op Time: 10 Hrs
Comment: I started out thinking I would just work a few stations as a warm-up for the impending Indiana QSO Party. But, conditions
were good, activity was high, and before I knew it I had spent 10 hours in the chair. This score was good for 1st place among Indiana
stations and 12th place, USA (mixed mode, low power).
May: Indiana QSO Party (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 502
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Mult’s: 162
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Score: 133,002
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Op Time: 12 Hrs
Comment: A multi-multi effort with K9ELF (ex-KC9UWQ). A good effort and lots of fun but there were anotwo other multi-multi stations
active that had a higher score. The day before the test I noticed my 80M horizontal loop had broken and parts it were laying on the
roof. We used it anyway but could tell that the performance was down.
May: 7th Call Area QSO Party (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 154
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Mult’s: 61
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Score: 25,254
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Op Time: 12 Hrs
Comment: A multi-multi effort with K9ELF (ex-KC9UWQ), run concurrently with the INQP. This score was good for 1st place US multi-
multi for non-7’s.
May: New England QSO Party
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QSO’s: 139
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Mult’s: 44
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Score: 9,724
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Op Time: 9 Hrs
Comment: A multi-multi effort with K9ELF (ex-KC9UWQ), run concurrently with the INQP. NEQP has only an unofficial multi-multi
category and this score was good for first place US.
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June: Field Day, Op at W9LDX (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 2,700
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Score: 9,080
Comment: Our best ever QSO and point total. We were: #1 Indiana 2A, #1 Indiana overall, #1 Central Division 2A, #5 Central Division
overall, #16 2A overall, #17 overall.
July: RAC Canada Day (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 140
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Mult’s: 13
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Score: 10,322
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Op Time: 4 Hrs
Comment: My customary 40M effort, resulting in my highest score ever and first place World. This was also a Golden Log.
July: NAQP RTTY (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 394
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Mult’s: 139
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Score: 54,766
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Op Time: 8 Hrs
Comment: Team SMC# 1 (N9CK,K9CT,W9IU,K9WX,AL9A) finished 3rd! I had planned a full time effort, but pooped out after 8 hours.
Shortly before the contest I erected an Alpha-Delta DX-CC multiband dipole to replace the defunct 80M loop. There were times the
dipole seemed to perform well and times it seemed to not perform. Will need to get a few more contests under its belt before deciding
if the antenna is a keeper. One thing for sure: the AD tunes WAY high in the 80M band, which probably reduces its effectiveness for
80M digital and CW.
August: NAQP CW (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 253
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Mult’s: 98
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Score: 24,794
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Op Time: 4.5 Hrs
Comment: Four hours in the middle of the contest were lost to a family commitment but a major storm blew through at this same time
so, in reality, I probably didn’t lose too much. When I got back on at 0200Z, however, the residual static from the storms was really
nasty, especially on 80M. Since I was had only committed to a part time effort, I shut ‘er down early. I had added a bit of wire to the
Alpha-Delta DXCC’s 80M section prior to the contest and, despite only being able to make 24 QSO’s on 80M, I felt the performance of
the antenna on this band was improved from the July NAQP RTTY.
September: CW WW RTTY (Score is Final Score)
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QSO’s: 293
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QSO Points: 467
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Mult’s: 104
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Score: 40,456
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Op Time: 8.25 Hrs
Comment: A 40M single band, low power, unassisted effort. Second place USA.
October: ILQP
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QSO’s: 101
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QSO Points: 149
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Mult’s: 46
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Score: 6,854
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Op Time: 2.25 Hrs
Comment: About half the QSO’s compared to last year’s effort. Apparently I forgot to submit my log.
November: SSCW (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 629
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QSO Points: 1258
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Mult’s: 81
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Score: 101,898
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Op Time: 16 Hrs
Comment: SWEEP! Or, at least I thought so. Lost a couple of mults after the log was scored. Still managed to take first place in the
Indiana section for SO Unlimited Low Power.
November: SSPH (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 244
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QSO Points: 488
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Mult’s: 83
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Score: 40,504
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Op Time: 7 Hrs
Comment: SWEEP! I had not planned on operating much but nailed NT (my usual Nemesis) late Sunday afternoon to leave me
needing only 4 stateside sections. Finally nailed SC about 0030Z and shut down after just a few more QSO’s. I won the 2011 SS
Phone low power unlimited for the Indiana section with a score that was about half of this 2012 score. But, in 2012, W9IU had a better
day to take first place for IN U low power stations.