Awards Ceremony

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Awards Ceremony

Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)

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Appreciation

• Hams Everywhere– For making this a good event

• Members of SPARC– Dick, W2YE, for rules and club station.

– All members for K4NVA operation, advice, and log scoring

• Roanoke Section– Dennis, W4PWF, for sending an email to hams in VA

• Virginia Section– Carl, W4CAC, for publicity support

• Manassas Hamfest– Offering time and space

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How We Got Here

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Planning Calendar

Date ActivityOct 04 Initial discussion of VQP rules

Coordinate w/ Old Virginia Hams Manassas HamfestNov 04 Rules finalized and published (post to web site)

Event submitted to ARRL and others for publicationSolicit sponsors for PlaquesVerify no. of counties and independent cities Coordinate with logging software developers:

•WriteLog (N9OH)

•VA QSO Party Logger (Andy Arnold, WV8AA)

•N1MM Logger•Amateur Contact Log (Scott & Kimberly, N3FJP & KA3SEQ)

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Planning Calendar

Date ActivityJan 05 Posted announcement to VA Section web site

Hardcopy announcement/flyer to all clubs in VA Feb 05 Post to mail reflectors (PVRC, etc.)

Initial plan for K4NVA station operationMar 05 Finalize plan for K4NVA station operation

Email all hams in VA. • Dennis Bodson, W4PWF, Dir, ARRL Roanoke Division

VA QSO PartyUpdate Certificate format

Apr 05 Log scoring at SPARC meetingPost log metadata to web site for reviewCoordinate for plaques

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Planning Calendar

Date ActivityMay 05 Post list of Plaque Recipients

Invite plaque sponsors to awards ceremonyNotify plaque recipients of preliminary awardUpdate All Time High Scores and postPrint Certificates for sponsors and participants.

Jun 05 Present plaques and certificates Mail Certificates

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Log Metadata AnalysisQSO Analysis

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Log MetaData

• No of Logs– 2005 - 170 – 2004 - 138 – 2003 - 142– 2002 - 124 – 2001 - 110

• Scores– High: 803,540 – Average 17,287– Median 2,964– Low: 1

• 3 entries

Band No.

All 133

SB(80M) 3

SB(40M) 11

SB(20M) 4

SB(15M) 1

SB(10M) 1

SB(2M) 2

VHF Only 15

Mode No.

CW 22

Mixed 148

Power No.

Hi-Low 155

QRP 15

License ClassExtra

103Advanced

8General

32Technician

11Club

4Other

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Estimated Log Transcription Error Rate: 3%

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Log MetadataLogs from Locations Not in Virginia

Location No. Loc

AL 1 Not VA

BC 1 Not VA

CA 1 Not VA

FL 3 Not VA

GA 2 Not VA

IA 1 Not VA

IL 1 Not VA

IN 1 Not VA

KY 1 Not VA

LA 1 Not VA

MA 2 Not VA

MD 3 Not VA

MI 6 Not VA

MN 2 Not VA

MO 1 Not VA

MS 1 Not VA

Location No. Loc

MT 1 Not VA

NC 2 Not VA

NH 1 Not VA

NJ 4 Not VA

NY 1 Not VA

OH 1 Not VA

ON 3 Not VA

PA 4 Not VA

QC 1 Not VA

SAS 1 Not VA

SC 1 Not VA

TN 2 Not VA

TX 2 Not VA

WI 2 Not VA

WV 2 Not VA

Location No.

Loc

Czeck Rep 1 DX

Germany 1 DX

Hungary 1 DX

Netherlands 1 DX

Location Summary

Not VA 60 35%In VA 110 65%Total 170

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Log MetadataLogs from Locations in Virginia

Location No Loc

ACC 1 VA

ALL 1 VA

ALX 2 VA

AMH 1 VA

ARL 3 VA

BAT 1 VA

BED 1 VA

CLA 2 VA

CPX 1 VA

CUL 2 VA

CVX 1 VA

Expedition

1 VA

FAU 11 VA

Location No Loc

FBX 1 VA

FFX 12 VA

FRA 2 VA

FRE 2 VA

GIL 1 VA

GOO 1 VA

GRN 1 VA

HAN 2 VA

HCO 2 VA

IOW 1 VA

LDN 14 VA

Mobile 24 VA

MON 1 VA

Location No Loc

NUM 2 VA

PAG 1 VA

PIT 2 VA

POX 1 VA

PRG 1 VA

PRW 2 VA

RIC 1 VA

ROA 2 VA

SCO 1 VA

STA 2 VA

WAR 1 VA

WAX 1 VA

WMX 1 VA

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QSO Analysis

• Based upon electronic logs only

• < 11,150 QSOs = < 22,300 contacts

• < 7,335 Non-Virginia contacts– ~ 1/3 of contacts– Other states, Canadian Providences, DX

Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azores Belgium BosniaHerzegovinaBrazil Bulgaria China ColumbiaCroatia Cyprus Czech Republic Dem. Rep. CongoEngland France Georgian Republic GermanyGuyana Honduras Hungary IrelandJapan Lebanon Lithuania NetherlandsNetherlands Poland Russia Slovak RepublicSpain Suriname Svalbard Island SwitzerlandTunisia Turks & Caicos Ukraine WalesYugoslavia Others I was too lazy to type in

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QSO AnalysisCounties and Independent Cities

<15,000 contacts in Virginia 18 of 134 C&C not activated.

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Club Scores and Entries

Club Name Score Entries

Central Virginia Contest Club 1,008,446 5

Loudoun ARG (LARG) 720,195 27

None 407,745 73

Stafford Amateur Radio Assoc 161,251 2

Rappahannock Valley ARC 130,460 1

Fauquier Amateur Radio Assoc 110,508 17

Roanoke Valley ARC 92,204 3

Potomac Valley Radio Club 61,812 5

Sterling Park ARC 55,296 1

Franklin County ARC 34,036 2

Alexandria Radio Club 32,325 10

Weekend Warriors 21,850 1

North Shenandoah DX Assoc 19,852 3

Tennessee Contest Club 16,212 1

CTRI Contest Group 13,520 1

Club Name Score Entries

Alamance ARC - K4EG 10,104 1

Mount Vernon ARC (MVARC) 8,003 1

VARA-Staunton 7,100 1

South East Contest Club 7,057 2

Minnesota Wireless Assn 4,660 1

Florida Contest Group 4,230 1

Virginia Mountain ARC 3,238 1

Society of Midwest Contesters 2,840 1

Western Tidewater Radio Assoc. 2,100 1

Woodbridge Wireless, Inc. 1,152 1

Arlington ARC 868 2

Hazel Park ARC 760 1

North Texas Contest Club 546 1

Island Radio Club 384 1

Chesapeake Amateur Radio Serv 128 1

Pasadena Contest Club 16 1

49 Clubs in VA !!!30 Clubs had entries19 from VA

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All Time High Scores

Category Call Sign Score QSO Party Year

2005 Score

2005 Call Sign

High Virginia Single Operator All Mode W4MYA 288,788 2004 238,100 AI2C

High Single Operator Novice/Technician KG4LTB 28,936 2002 13,225 KG4LTB

High Outside Virginia Single Operator All Mode WA3HAE 37,814 2000 21,850 WA3HAE

High Outside Virginia QRP All Mode N2CQ 21,040 2003 7,420 WB8YYY

High Virginia QRP All Mode WA4PGM 87,440 2003 27,970 K4ORD

High Single Operator VHF KF4TJJ 17,750 2002 6,785 KI4FWB/M1

High Virginia Club Combined Score CVCC 1,442,366 2002 1,008,446 CVCC

High Virginia Mobile WB3AKD 145,192 2003 87,832 WA4PGM

High Single Operator CW WA4PGM 124,000 2004 43,997 K4EU

High Multiple Operator / Single Transmitter K4TS 114,412 2004 130,460 K4TS

High Multiple Operator / Multiple Transmitter W4ML 672,472 2003 803,540 W4ML

High Single Band (Award started in 2004) KI4EGT 1,640 2004 5,063 VE3MGY

High SO VA Counties/Independent Cities N4NW 64 2004 60 AJ1M

High DX Station All Mode DL5MC 1,735 2004 1,350 PA3ARM

High Virginia Single Operator Digital Mode

High Outside VA Single Operator Digital Mode

High Score Working Hard to Stay High Score Take it all over

AccomackAlbemarleAlleghanyAmeliaAmherstAppomattoxArlingtonAugustaBathBedfordBlandBotetourtBrunswickBuchananBuckinghamCampbellCaroline

HenryHighlandIsle of WightJames CityKing & QueenKing GeorgeKing WilliamLancasterLeeLoudounLouisaLunenburgMadison

PowhatanPrince EdwardPrince GeorgePrince WilliamPulaskiRappahannockRichmondRoanokeRockbridgeRockinghamRussellScottShenandoah

AlexandriaFairfaxManassasRichmondBedfordFalls ChurchManassas ParkRoanokeBristolFranklinMartinsvilleSalemBuena VistaFredericksburgNewport NewsStauntonCharlottesville

CountiesCounties Independent CitiesIndependent Cities

MathewsMecklenburgMiddlesexMontgomeryNelsonNew KentNorthamptonNorthumberlandNottowayOrangePagePatrickPittsylvania

SmythSouthamptonSpotsylvaniaStaffordSurrySussex TazewellWarrenWashingtonWestmorelandWiseWytheYork

FloydFluvannaFranklinFrederickGilesGlouchesterGoochlandGraysonGreeneGreensville HalifaxHanoverHenrico

PoquosonWilliamsburgDanvilleLexingtonPortsmouthWinchesterEmporiaLynchburgRadford

CarrollCharles CityCharlotteChesterfieldClarkeCraigCulpeperCumberlandDickensonDinwiddieEssexFairfaxFauquier

GalaxNorfolkSuffolkChesapeakeHamptonNortonVirginia BeachColonial HeightsHarrisonburgPetersburgWaynesboroCovingtonHopewell

Floral EmblemDogwood

State BirdCardinal

The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Clubcongratulates

for promoting amateur radio activityin Virginia’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities

with your enthusiastic participationin this annual event.

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Announcement

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Plaque Recipients

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High Virginia Single OperatorDigital Mode

• Sponsor: Shenandoah Valley ARC– POC: John, N4MM

• Score:

• No recipient - No logs submitted.

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High Outside Virginia Single Operator Digital Mode

• Sponsor: Don Sambol - K7CS

• Score:

• No recipient - No logs submitted.

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High DX Station All Mode

•Sponsor: North Shenandoah DX Association– POC: John, N4MM

•Score: 1,350– Ranking: 112 of 170 C&C: 17 of 134– Entries: 4

•Hpm Van Enckevort, PA3ARM– Netherlands

"GORDON, FB !! - VY PLEASED WID UR MESSAGE TU FER THE ANNOUNCEMENT. TKS to the sponsors es all others who do the work etc Checked mi log es remember now condx vy bad but it was worth sitting these hours behind the rig. Tu fer doing all the work Cuagn in 2006 Harry [email protected] : Sri that I cannot participate the party (hi)"

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High Single Band

• Sponsor: Vienna Wireless Society– POC: Pete Norloff, KG4OJT

• Score: 5,063 – Ranking: 68 of 170 C&C: 39 of 170– Entries: 22

• 80M - 3; 40M - 11; 20M - 4; 15M - 1; 10M - 1; 2M - 2

• Brian Campbell, VE3MGY– Ontario– “Hi Gordon Thank you very much for the

congratulations as well as the plaque! I am wondering if you will be mailing the plaques to those of us who will not be able to be in Virginia on June 5th? Again thanks for the award! 73 Brian VE3MGY”

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High Single Operator VHF Only

• Sponsor: Dulles Amateur Radio Group– POC: Bill Frisbie, W3EMH


• Kurt Reber, KI4FWB– Mobile operation

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High Outside Virginia QRP All Mode

• Sponsor: Dave Williams - K7HMP

• Score: 7,420 – Ranking: 53 of 170 C&C: 40 of 134 – Entries: 6

• Curtis Milton, Jr, WB8YYY– From Maryland

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High Single Operator Novice / TechAll Mode

• Sponsor: Cumberland Mafia Radio Club in memory of Alvin G. Mawhinney, WA3SYE

– POC: Brian, WB3FUM

• Score: 13,225 – Ranking: 43 of 170 C&C: 22 of 134– Entries: 11 Technician 0 Novice

• Aubrianna Keith, KG4LTB– Lost track of the number of plaques received

• This is 5th.

– When are you going to upgrade to General Class?• When there is not a CW requirement.

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High Single Operator Virginia Counties/Independent Cities Contacted

• Sponsor: Franklin County Amateur Radio Club– POC: Stan, K4UK; Bill, W4BOT

• Score: 60– Other high C&C scorers

• W4ML (MO/Mt) 84 K4TS (MO/ST) 67

• W4CA (MO/ST) 66 N4PD (MO/MO) 61

• WA3HAE 61 (Plaque Winner High Outside VA)

– Claimed Score: 13, 520– Ranking: 40 of 170, C&C: 60 of 134

• James Minnich, II, AJ1M– From West Virginia (Cannot attend presentation)

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High Outside Virginia Single OperatorAll Mode

• Sponsor: Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH– POC: Andy, WV8AA; Randal, KB3IWA; Ian, N8IK

• Score: 21,850– Ranking: 28 of 170 C&C: 61 of 134– Total Entries: 58

• Keith Pederson, WA3HAE– Pennsylvania

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High Virginia QRP All Mode

• Sponsor: Northern Virginia QRP Club– POC: William Harding, K4AHK


• James Dudley, K4ORD– Franklin County

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High Single Operator CW Only

• Sponsor: FISTS QSL Bureau– POC: Stan, K4UK


• Stephen Hawley, K4EU– Culpepper

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High Virginia Mobile

• Sponsor: Kevin Stuart, W4KLS, in memory of Howard Stuart, W2VWK (SK)


• Kyle Chavis, WA4PGM (Operating as W4W/M)“I hope to attend the Hamfest but I'm currently on-call

and my plans could change. TKS!! Kyle”

Ask about owning all plaque categories!

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High Multiple OperatorSingle Transmitter Station

• Sponsor: Rappahannock Valley Amateur Radio Club– POC: Jack Cavenagh, KB4XF


• K4TS – Craig Buck, K4IA– John Humphrey, W4IM– Erik Misavage, KI4BXU – Myron Samson, Jr, K4RSN

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High Virginia Single Operator All Mode

• Sponsor: Winchester Amateur Radio Society– POC: John, N4MM

• Score: 238,100 – Rankings: 2 of 170 C&C: 58 of 134– Entries: 112

• Norman Styer, Jr, AI2C– Londoun County

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High Multiple OperatorMultiple Transmitter Station

• Sponsor: Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club – POC: Dick Maylott, W2YE

• Score: 803,540 – Ranking: 1 of 170 C&C: 84 of 134 (Highest of Party)– Entries: 3 (W4ML, K4NVA, N4PD)

• W4ML – Jerry Long, K4KJL Marie Long, K4KML– Sheila Blackley, K4WNW William Williams, KJ4IT– Sejo Sudic, N3UA David Kiefer, N4DWK– Robert Morris, W4MYA Bruce Blackley, WD4LBR– Roy Davis, Jr, WK4Y

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High Virginia Club Combined Score

• Sponsor: Vienna Wireless Society– POC: Pete Norloff, KG4OJT

• Score: 1,008,446 – Entries: 30

• Central Virginia Contest Club– W4ML 803,540 Goochland High

MO/MT– Kyle Chavis, W4W/M 87,832 Mobile High Mobile– Bruce Plantin, W3BP 55,774 Richland– Thomas Jones, K4JM 31,160 Henrico– Howard Motley W4PM 30,140 Hanover

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Looking Forward

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Things To Do Better

• Publicity– Emails appeared to raise participation– Next year:

• Need more emails• All participants encourage one additional participant

– Work clubs more – Only 19 of 34 clubs in VA were represented

• Logging Programs– Different formats – made electronic analysis hard– Next year:

• Publish cabrillo format early• Coordinate with software developers early• Encourage electronic submission

– Encourage additional logging programs to support VQP

• Build log submittal robot• Suggestions to:

– [email protected]

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See you on the air next year!

73,

Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club

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