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Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)

http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/QSOParty.htm

Gordon Miller, NQ4K

[email protected]

220070601_VQP_Awards_Ceremony_Brief_v2

Sterling Park

Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)

• A friendly club

– Meet once a month

– Sponsor the Annual VA QSO Party.

– Manage the the U.S. 4th call area, two-letter prefix, incoming

QSL Bureau.

– Participate in ARRL Field Day

– Operate a radio station at Sterlingfest, the annual hometown

street festival

– Enjoy working a few amateur radio contests as a club entry

• Web site: www.qsl.net/sterling


Topics

• Appreciation

• Meta-Analysis of the 2006 QSO Party

• Description of Certificates

– Including related certificates

• All Time High Scores

• Presentation of Plaques


Appreciation

• Hams Everywhere– For enthusiastically participating

• Members of SPARC– Committee Members

• Dick, W2YE, for rules and club station

• Jim, AF4MO, for working County and Independent City coverage

• Henry, K2BFY, for a scoring program

• Ray, KD4RSL, for photographs and handling money

• Jim, KF4PQL, for assisting with ceremony

– All members for • Calling VA hams to foster interest

• K4NVA operation

• Advice, and

• Log scoring

• Plaque Sponsors

• Others– Manassas Hamfest: Offering time and space– Many, many Others

Topics


2006 VQP Awards Ceremony


2007 VQP Briefings to Clubs

Alexandria ARA

Vienna

Wireless



Richmond Amateur Radio Club

Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society



Shenandoah

Valley

Amateur

Radio Club

Rappahannock

ARA



Richmond

Frostfest

Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club



VA

Beach

ARC

Loudoun

Amateur

Radio

Group


2007 VQP

Plaques and Sponsors

Don Sambol - K7CSHigh Rookie

Henry, K2BFYHigh Outside-VA QRP CW

Henry, K2BFYHigh VA QRP CW

North Shenandoah DX AssociationHigh VA Single OP

Vienna Wireless SocietyHigh Single Band

Vienna Wireless SocietyHigh VA Club Combined Score

Central VA Contest Club (CVCC)High Multiple OP Multiple Transmitter Station

Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society (RATS)High Single OP VHF Only

Shenandoah Valley ARCHigh VA Single OP Phone

Rappahannock Valley Amateur Radio ClubHigh Multiple OP Single Transmitter Station

Northern VA QRP ClubHigh VA QRP Phone/Mixed

North Shenandoah DX AssociationHigh DX Station

Chris, KI4CBFHigh VA Single OP Digital Mode

Kevin Stuart, W4KLS, in memory of Howard Stuart, W2VWK (SK)High VA Mobile

John Huggins, KX40, in memory of James L HugginsHigh VA Club - VA QSOs Only

Loudoun Amateur Radio Group (LARG)High Single OP VA Counties/Independent Cities

FISTS QSL BureauHigh Single OP CW Only

Don Sambol - K7CSHigh Outside VA Single OP Digital Mode

Dave Williams - K7HMPHigh Outside VA QRP Phone/Mixed

Dave Williams - K7HMPHigh Single OP Novice/Tech

Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFHHigh Outside VA Single OP

Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EGHigh Expedition

Plaque SponsorPlaque


Log Metadata Analysisand

QSO Analysis


Log MetaData

3532007

1102001

1242002

142

138

170

279

No of Logs

2003

2004

Year

2005

2006

21

4

20

47

17

170

2006

511Tech

11

4

32

8

103

2005

11Club

71General

12Advanced

2007License Class

23Other

229Extra

Significant increase Extras are the norm


Log MetaData

2

140

98

39

2006

60DG

1870Phone

148

22

2005 2007Mode

117Mixed

43CW

** 1

3,990

17,235

523,382

2006

* 1

2,964

17,287

803,540

2005

0Low

2,109Median

2007Scores

16,975Average

934,990High

Most hams use phone only.

• Slighter lower average

• Modest stations not doing as well.


Log MetaData

19

260

2006

15

155

2005 2007Power

23QRP

330Hi-Low

Most hams use low-high power.

113

19

16

43

2

1

5

8

263

2006

8

15

44

7

333

2007No. of

Operators

2

1


Log MetaData

279

4

55

220

2006

353

4

39

310

2007

170Total

1Expedition

24

145

2005Station

Mobile

Fixed

23

24

1

11

13

6

201

2006

14

9

1

16

27

20

266

2007

0SB(6M)

15

2

1

1

4

11

3

133

2005

SB(15M)

SB(20M)

SB(40M)

SB(80M)

Band

VHF Only

SB(2M)

SB(10M)

All

Hams chase propagation


Logs from Locations

1Ukraine

1Spain

1Argentina

1

1

1

1

2006

1

1

1

2007

Italy

Portugal

1Netherlands

1Hungary

1Germany

1Czeck Rep

2005DX Location

Location Summary

353

210

143

2007

279

182

97

2006

+27%170Total

+15%110VA

+47%60Not VA

2005


Logs from Locations US and Canada

1CT

2AZ

1

2

2

4

3

6

7

1

2

3

2

1

3

2006

2

3

3

2

1

4

6

1

2

7

1

1

2007

KS

DE

CO

AR

1LA

1KY

1IN

1IL

1IA

2GA

3FL

1CA

1BC

1AL

2005QTH

1WY

2VT

1SD

5

4

1

6

1

1

3

5

2

2006

2

3

4

1

1

3

6

9

1

2007

WA

1SK

RI

OK

2WV

2WI

2TX

2TN

1SC

1QC

4PA

3ON

2005QTH

111MT

1NB

432NC

23NE

211NH

644NJ

1NV

721NY

731OH

200720062005QTH

11MS

111MO

12MN

536MI

2ME

343MDC

32MA

5 or more in GREEN32 states 5 provinces


Logs from Locations in VA

1DIC

1CRA

1CAM

1AUG

12

1

14

4

1

2

3

1

3

2

2

1

4

2

1

2006

28

1

15

4

2

2

1

7

2

2

8

1

1

2007

1FBX

12FFX

ESS

CRL

11FAU

1Exp

1CVX

2CUL

1CPX

2CLA

1BED

1BAT

3ARL

1AMH

2ALX

1ALL

1ACC

2005QTH

1MVX

1MAX

1MAD

3LYX

1LSA

1FXX

1

55

1

20

1

3

1

2

1

1

1

2

3

3

1

2006

1

39

15

2

2

1

5

5

1

2

1

2

3

2007

MEC

JAM

1IOW

FLU

1MON

24Mobile

14LDN

LAN

2HCO

2HAN

1GRN

1GOO

1GIL

2FRE

2FRA

2005QTH

Logs from 61 C&C+ 10 from last year

11NEL

1NEW

2NFX

222NUM

2SPO

1SAX

1RUS

2RIX

1RHM

3

1

1

1

1

6

1

1

2

2006

1

1

4

11

1

1

2

2007

SMY

SHE

PUL

POW

1SCO

2ROA

1RIC

2PRW

1PRG

1POX

2PIT

1PAG

2005QTH

1WMX

2YOR

4WIX

1WIS

2SPO

1

1

7

4

2006

1

1

1

6

3

2007

WES

VBX

1WAX

1WAR

2STA

2005QTH


Logging Programs

38Fat Fingers (electronic log)

1WINLOG321Win-EQF

1Log-EQF V9

1CU2JT Logger1Cab-converter(TM) v1.19

2Ham Radio Deluxe

3TR Log POST5None Stated

5NA

9GenLog23WriteLog

32VA QSO LOGGER

39N1MM

81PAPER

98N3FJP's VA State QSO Party Program


2007 QSO Analysis

5,4343,9692,789High No. QSOs in C&C

6717C&C Not Activated

11268~41DX Entities

1010Provinces Contacted

5050States Contacted

1/31/31/3Non-Virginia contacts

76,65451,04822,300Contacts (electronic logs only)

200720062005Measure


QSO AnalysisContacts in Counties and Independent Cities

Dinwiddie 26 1 18

Essex 0 552 12

Fairfax 1545 1304 3602

Fauquier 1550 3936 5434

Floyd 80 124 26

Fluvanna 42 105 95

Franklin 144 844 584

Frederick 86 322 948

Giles 222 405 44

Glouchester 3 7 114

Goochland 2789 2562 4605

Grayson 9 11 48

Greene 98 305 542

Greensville 21 29 11

Halifax 49 26 30

Hanover 352 151 1154

Henrico 142 222 1032

Henry 1 1 33

Highland 0 1 84

Isle of Wight 66 124 242

James City 15 610 760

King & Queen 2 14 6

King George 24 46 86

King William 1 16 3

Lancaster 0 126 616

Lee 0 1 3

Loudoun 1299 3465 3586

Louisa 13 42 712

Lunenburg 12 45 9

Madison 15 329 61

Mathews 0 10 52

Mecklenburg 38 394 9

Middlesex 1 13 47

Montgomery 118 1280 1817

Nelson 10 111 287

New Kent 0 12 699

Northampton 3 0 132

Northumberland 23 140 195

Nottoway 25 61 0

Orange 9 40 175

Page 286 825 1237

Patrick 107 179 3

Pittsylvania 200 1 109

Powhatan 54 1166 2223

Prince Edward 47 91 20

Prince George 333 3 19

Prince William 396 1166 3031

Pulaski 7 288 4

Rappahannock 79 440 274

Richmond 364 65 23

Roanoke 44 93 409

Rockbridge 0 37 76

Rockingham 19 108 370

Russell 0 51 47

Scott 53 91 77

Shenandoah 48 200 216

Smyth 0 1153 2

Southampton 14 37 15

Spotsylvania 20 92 325

Stafford 1193 1623 1295

Surry 0 1 1

Sussex 12 5 6

Tazewell 36 0 26

Warren 83 357 316

Washington 3 19 10

Westmoreland 6 89 23

Wise 11 3 144

Wythe 5 3 0

York 2 35 368

Alexandria 215 145 171

Bedford 24 21 63

Bristol 0 9 0

Buena Vista 1 2 56

Charlottesville 1 20 80

Chesapeake 15 185 715

Colonial Heights 0 3 13

Covington 25 86 398

Danville 0 0 34

Emporia 18 37 11

Fairfax 82 143 415

Falls Church 63 90 66

Franklin 15 58 28

Fredericksburg 132 881 1222

Galax 3 1 37

Hampton 6 24 47

Harrisonburg 11 35 18

Hopewell 1 0 6

Lexington 0 2 58

Lynchburg 9 42 786

Manassas 111 220 109

Manassas Park 56 196 118

Martinsville 0 0 60

Newport News 11 16 54

Norfolk 5 18 151

Norton 1 2 0

Petersburg 25 0 1

Poquoson 7 0 27

Portsmouth 38 34 108

Radford 4 5 1

Richmond 19 14 201

Roanoke 10 17 208

Salem 3 20 127

Staunton 13 35 86

Suffolk 1 41 7

Virginia Beach 9 2421 1083

Waynesboro 38 56 424

Williamsburg 1 3 92

Winchester 21 89 163

C&C 2005 2006 2007

Accomack 150 156 37

Albemarle 7 84 189

Alleghany 2 11 120

Amelia 26 60 1

Amherst 42 54 582

Appomattox 0 35 48

Arlington 344 411 614

Augusta 4 40 532

Bath 85 124 310

Bedford 61 539 1208

Bland 0 4 2

Botetourt 1 18 49

Brunswick 31 46 3

Buchanan 2 2 1

Buckingham 74 113 34

Campbell 4 58 169

Caroline 5 24 51

Carroll 8 201 144

Charles City 0 5 0

Charlotte 20 33 0

Chesterfield 58 76 193

Clarke 127 348 403

Craig 1 9 128

Culpeper 531 1164 1320

Cumberland 86 116 9

Dickenson 47 30 242


2005 QSO Analysis


2006 QSO Analysis


2007 QSO Analysis


2005 Club Scores and Entries

High Combined Score

113,520CTRI Contest Group

116,212Tennessee Contest Club

319,852North Shenandoah DX Assoc

121,850Weekend Warriors

1032,325Alexandria Radio Club

234,036Franklin County ARC

155,296Sterling Park ARC

561,812Potomac Valley Radio Club

392,204Roanoke Valley ARC

17110,508Fauquier Amateur Radio Assoc

1130,460Rappahannock Valley ARC

2161,251Stafford Amateur Radio Assoc

73407,745None

27720,195Loudoun ARG (LARG)

51,008,446Central VA Contest Club

EntriesScoreClub Name

116Pasadena Contest Club

1128Chesapeake Amateur Radio Serv

1384Island Radio Club

1546North Texas Contest Club

1760Hazel Park ARC

2868Arlington ARC

11,152Woodbridge Wireless, Inc.

12,100Western Tidewater Radio Assoc.

12,840Society of Midwest Contesters

13,238VA Mountain ARC

14,230Florida Contest Group

14,660Minnesota Wireless Assn

27,057South East Contest Club

17,100VARA-Staunton

18,003Mount Vernon ARC (MVARC)

110,104Alamance ARC - K4EG

EntriesScoreClub Name

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



High Combined Score

25,385

27,020

27,729

28,697

30,265

31,679

21,693

38,553

44,186

52,418

75,172

111,356

146,305

282,619

394,626

447,445

589,290

600,310

754,356

912,461

3Society of Midwest Contesters

1Woodbridge Wireless Inc.

1Yankee Clipper Contest Club

5VA Beach ARC

3Mad River Radio Club

5Tennessee Contest Group

7Alexandria Radio Club

2Northern Shenandoah DX Assn

3Colonial Capitol Contest Club

3Contest Club Ontario

5South East Contest Club

3Sterling Park ARC

5Franklin County ARC

8Rappahannock Valley ARC

2VA DX Century Club

32Fauquier ARA

9Potomac Valley Radio Club

96None Stated

37Loudoun Amateur Radio Group

7Central VA Contest Club

1

40

121

532

1,012

1,412

1,539

1,895

2,291

3,857

4,196

5,368

6,938

7,560

11,159

12,116

12,712

13,040

20,234

24,728

25,008

1Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado

1QWCA Chapter 119

1Portsmouth ARC

1Central German Contest Group

1Notthern Wireless of Montana Radio Club

1Baltimore ARC

2Ashe County ARC

1Western Tidewater Radio Association

1VA Beach ARC, USS Wisconsin

4Arlington Amateur Radio Club

1Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service

2Northern Illinois DX Association

1Shenandoah Valley ARC

1Lawton Fort Sill ARC

1Frankford Radio Group

1Radio Association of Erie

9Ole VA Hams ARC

2VA Mountain ARC

1K4EG Alamance ARC

4Vienna Wireless Society

2Florida Contest Group

40 Club Entries, 23 from VA



High Combined Score

71366Williamsburg Area ARC

28398Rappahannock ARA


29872Chesapeake ARS


68532North Shenandoah DX Assn





124906Virginia DX Century Club

128833Sterling Park ARC

213985Roanoke Valley ARC


247103Loudoun ARG

281570VA Tech ARA


750471Fauquier ARA

877158None Given

1673087Central Virginia Contest Club

4515

Richmond Amateur

Telecommunications Society



22564Virginia Mountain ARC

4628QCWA Chapter 119

6388Russell County ARC

7164Mount Vernon ARC

7676Alamance ARC

8898Lynchburg ARC

10355Penn-Ohio DX Society

10760Bay Area Wireless Assn

11095Western Tidewater Radio Assn

12710Middle Peninsula ARC

12761Arlington ARC

1304410-70 Repeater Assn


13707Alabama Contest Group

15519Virginia Beach ARC

15694Olde Virginia Hams



3750Western New York Contest

Club

2570Redwood Empire DX Assn.

1Single Digit Contesters

2Contest group du Quebec

42Heartland DX Association

56Dominion DX Group

153Chesapeake ARC

155WW4BR Contest Club

475K2OC

620Falmouth ARA

932The Albemarle ARS

950QCWA Chapter 202

1051Bellevue ARC

1482Northeast Wisconsin DX Assn

1580Northern Wireless of Montana

1588Czech Amateur Radio DX Club

1616

Northern California Contest

Club

2088Penn Wireless Assoc


2006 Club Scores

VA QSOs Only

None Stated 515,896

Fauquier ARA 508,474

Potomac Valley Radio Club 147,420

Loudoun Amateur Radio Group 102,638

Central VA Contest Club 79,020

Rappahannock Valley ARC 71,759

South East Contest Club 60,975

W4HFH Alexandria Radio Club 36,190

VA DX Century Club 34,020

Contest Club Ontario 33,375

Society of Midwest Contesters 32,604

Yankee Clipper Contest Club 27,000

Western Tidewater Radio Assn 23,220

Franklin County ARC 20,384

Sterling Park ARC 20,242

Vienna Wireless Society 20,064

Mad River Radio Club 14,148

VA Beach ARC 12,155

Radio Association of Erie 11,934

Ole VA Hams ARC 11,440

Frankford Radio Group 10,659

Colonial Capitol Contest Club 10,653

Tennessee Contest Group 9,216

K4EG Alamance ARC 6,004

Northern Illinois DX Association 5,915

Florida Contest Group 2,756

Woodbridge Wireless Inc. 2,170

Chesapeake ARS 2,015

VA Beach ARC, USS Wisconsin 1,386

Ashe County ARC 800

Lawton Fort Sill ARC 560

Central German Contest Group 532

Arlington Amateur Radio Club 150

Portsmouth ARC 110

Northern Shenandoah DX Assn 90

QWCA Chapter 119 40

Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado 1


2007 Club Scores

VA QSOs Only


22048Arlington ARC


25025Williamsburg Area ARC


26325Roanoke Valley ARC

33654Virginia DX Century Club

34668VA Tech ARA


36661Western Tidewater Radio

Assn







201656Loudoun ARG

204262Central Virginia Contest Club

417600Fauquier ARA

842281None Given

2450Olde Virginia Hams

2752Lynchburg ARC

3750

Western New York Contest

Club

4420

Richmond Amateur

Telecommunications

Society

4700Mount Vernon ARC

7176Alamance ARC


9849Virginia Beach ARC

9855Penn-Ohio DX Society

10350Bay Area Wireless Assn

1254410-70 Repeater Assn

13207Alabama Contest Group


16166Rappahannock ARA


18768Chesapeake ARS

20196Sterling Park ARC

1Single Digit Contesters

2Contest group du Quebec

4Dominion DX Group

6Chesapeake ARC

42Heartland DX Association

120Falmouth ARA

155WW4BR Contest Club

432The Albemarle ARS

475K2OC

612QCWA Chapter 119

880Northern California Contest Club

1088

Czech Amateur Radio DX Club

(OKDXF)

1482Northeast Wisconsin DX Assn

2006

Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio

Club (MPARC)

2024Virginia Mountain ARC

2070Redwood Empire DX Assn.


2007 Plaque Winners

All Time High Scores

K3BDR53,276High Rookie

N4JF13,707High Outside-VA QRP CW

K4ORD27,410High VA QRP CW

FARA417,6002006508,474FARAHigh VA Club – VA QSOs Only

W4VA/P12,156200620,234K4EGHigh Expedition

K3SK152,1622006119,694K3SKHigh VA Single OP Phone Only

KG4RUL820068K3MQHigh Outside VA Single Op Digital Mode

W4KRN2,70020062KI4CBFHigh VA Single Op Digital Mode

CU2JT4,73020065,882CU2JTHigh DX Station All Mode

VE3CRU99200674VE3CRUHigh SO VA Counties/Independent Cities

K3BDR53,276200626,918VE3NBJHigh Single Band (Award started in 2004)

W4V934,9902005803,540W4MLHigh Multiple Op / Multiple Transmitter

W1ZA351,6942006184,572K4M (VA Tech ARA)High Multiple Op / Single Transmitter

K4EU109,4922004124,000WA4PGMHigh Single OP CW

N4T/M (AD8J)87,2672006178,789W4W/M (WA4PGM)High VA Mobile

CVCC1,673,08720021,442,366CVCCHigh VA Club Combined Score

KI4MWP2,732200623,926K5EKHigh Single OP VHF

KB8PYM7,164200387,440WA4PGMHigh VA QRP (Phone/Mixed)

K3TW15,350200321,040N2CQHigh Outside VA QRP (Phone/Mixed)

VE3CRU69,602200037,814WA3HAEHigh Outside VA Single OP

N3KTU/M812200228,936KG4LTBHigh Single OP Novice/Technician

N4A (N4NW)177,1752006387,466N4BAAHigh VA Single OP

2006 Call Sign2006 ScoreYearScoreCall SignCategory

Take it all over High Again


State QSO Parties

0.808510557Alabama23

2.2324010762Wisconsin22

1.3214510925Minnesota21

0.394912376Missouri20

12385Colorado19

13262Massachusetts18

13564Oregon17

14059New Jersey16

0.598614458Tennessee15

0.558214771Indiana14

1.1517114790Georgia13

15521Arizona12

2.0935316888VA11

0.6411718090North Carolina10

0.8818320747Michigan9

0.5712021080Illinois8

2.3053823322Pennsylvania7

0.6616524772Washington6

0.7220428301Ohio5

28548New York4

1.9675538408Florida3

0.6227143098Texas2

0.7266091608California1

% Logs Rec’dlogs rec'dTotalState/Territory

1

2

3

5

4

6

1

2

3

4

5

6


Certificates

Accomack

Albemarle

Alleghany

Amelia

Amherst

Appomattox

Arlington

Augusta

Bath

Bedford

Bland

Botetourt

Brunswick

Buchanan

Buckingham

Campbell

Caroline

Henry

Highland

Isle of Wight

James City

King & Queen

King George

King William

Lancaster

Lee

Loudoun

Louisa

Lunenburg

Madison

Powhatan

Prince Edward

Prince George

Prince William

Pulaski

Rappahannock

Richmond

Roanoke

Rockbridge

Rockingham

Russell

Scott

Shenandoah

Alexandria

Fairfax

Manassas

Richmond

Bedford

Falls Church

Manassas Park

Roanoke

Bristol

Franklin

Martinsville

Salem

Buena Vista

Fredericksburg

Newport News

Staunton

Charlottesville

CountiesCounties Independent CitiesIndependent Cities

Mathews

Mecklenburg

Middlesex

Montgomery

Nelson

New Kent

Northampton

Northumberland

Nottoway

Orange

Page

Patrick

Pittsylvania

Smyth

Southampton

Spotsylvania

Stafford

Surry

Sussex

Tazewell

Warren

Washington

Westmoreland

Wise

Wythe

York

Floyd

Fluvanna

Franklin

Frederick

Giles

Glouchester

Goochland

Grayson

Greene

Greensville

Halifax

Hanover

Henrico

Poquoson

Williamsburg

Danville

Lexington

Portsmouth

Winchester

Emporia

Lynchburg

Radford

Carroll

Charles City

Charlotte

Chesterfield

Clarke

Craig

Culpeper

Cumberland

Dickenson

Dinwiddie

Essex

Fairfax

Fauquier

Galax

Norfolk

Suffolk

Chesapeake

Hampton

Norton

VA Beach

Colonial Heights

Harrisonburg

Petersburg

Waynesboro

Covington

Hopewell

Floral EmblemDogwood

State BirdCardinal

The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Clubcongratulates

for promoting amateur radio activity

in VA’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with

your enthusiastic participation

in this annual event.

Accomack

Albemarle

Alleghany

Amelia

Amherst

Appomattox

Arlington

Augusta

Bath

Bedford

Bland

Botetourt

Brunswick

Buchanan

Buckingham

Campbell

Caroline

Henry

Highland

Isle of Wight

James City

King & Queen

King George

King William

Lancaster

Lee

Loudoun

Louisa

Lunenburg

Madison

Powhatan

Prince Edward

Prince George

Prince William

Pulaski

Rappahannock

Richmond

Roanoke

Rockbridge

Rockingham

Russell

Scott

Shenandoah

Alexandria

Bedford

Bristol

Buena Vista

Charlottesville

Chesapeake

Colonial Heights

Covington

Danville

Emporia

Fairfax

Falls Church

Franklin

Fredericksburg

Galax

Hampton

Harrisonburg

CountiesCounties Independent CitiesIndependent Cities

Mathews

Mecklenburg

Middlesex

Montgomery

Nelson

New Kent

Northampton

Northumberland

Nottoway

Orange

Page

Patrick

Pittsylvania

Smyth

Southampton

Spotsylvania

Stafford

Surry

Sussex

Tazewell

Warren

Washington

Westmoreland

Wise

Wythe

York

Floyd

Fluvanna

Franklin

Frederick

Giles

Gloucester

Goochland

Grayson

Greene

Greensville

Halifax

Hanover

Henrico

Carroll

Charles City

Charlotte

Chesterfield

Clarke

Craig

Culpeper

Cumberland

Dickenson

Dinwiddie

Essex

Fairfax

Fauquier

State FishBrook Trout

(adopted in 1993)

State InsectTiger Swallowtail Butterfly

(adopted in 1991)

The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Clubcongratulates

for promoting amateur radio activity

in VA’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with

your enthusiastic participation

in this annual event.

Hopewell

Lexington

Lynchburg

Manassas

Manassas Park

Martinsville

Newport News

Norfolk

Norton

Petersburg

Poquoson

Portsmouth

Radford

Richmond

Roanoke

Salem

Staunton

Suffolk

VA Beach

Waynesboro

Williamsburg

Winchester


Presentations

to

Plaque Recipients


2007 VQP

Hi Outside VA Single Op Digital Mode

• Sponsored by: Don Sambol - K7CS

• Score: 8Ranking: 344C&C: 2

• Dennis Zabawa, KG4RUL (South Carolina)


2007 VQP

High Single OP Novice/Technician

• Sponsored by: Dave Williams - K7HMP

• Score: 812Ranking: 249C&C: 6

• Dan Meushaw, N3KTU/M (Mobile)


2007 VQP

High VA Single OP Digital Mode

• Sponsored by: Chris Walter, KI4CBF

• Score: 2,700Ranking: 162C&C: 2

• Karen Russo, W4KRN (Fauquier)


2007 VQP

High Single OP VHF Only

• Sponsored by: Richmond Amateur

Telecommunications Society

• Score: 2,732Ranking: 160

C&C: 15

• Marshall DeBerry, KI4MWP (Mobile)


2007 VQP

High DX Station

• Sponsored by: North Shenandoah DX Association


• Gary Wikstrom, CU2JT (Portugal)

– 2nd Year, also in 2006


2007 VQP

High Outside-VA QRP CW

• Sponsored by: Henry Weidman, K2BFY


• Jerry Fiore, N4JF (Florida)


2007 VQP

High VA QRP Phone/Mixed

• Sponsored by: Northern VA QRP Club


• Patrick Ouellette, KB8PYM (Fairfax County)


2007 VQP

High Expedition

• Sponsored by: Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG

• Score: 12,156

Ranking: 48

C&C: 42

• W4VA/P (Expedition (Nelson, Madison, Page)

– Mark Lindsey, KD6AKC

– Rick Brady, KI4FYO


2007 VQP

High Outside VA QRP Phone/Mixed

• Sponsored by: Dave Williams - K7HMP


• Thomas J. Warren, K3TW (Maryland)


2007 VQP

High VA QRP CW

• Sponsored by: Henry Weidman, K2BFY


• Riley Dudley, K4ORD (Franklin)


2007 VQP

High Single Band

• Sponsored by: Vienna Wireless Society


• Kevin K. Ward, K4BDR (Mobile) (80M)


2007 VQP

High Rookie

• Sponsored by: Don Sambol - K7CS


• Kevin K. Ward, K4BDR (Mobile)


2007 VQP

High Outside VA Single OP

• Sponsored by: Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH

• Score: 69,602

Ranking: 21

C&C: 99

• William Burgess, VE3CRU (Ontario)


2007 VQP

Hi Single Op VA Counties/Indep Cities

• Sponsored by: Loudoun Amateur Radio Group

• Score: 69,602

Ranking: 21

C&C: 99

• William Burgess, VE3CRU (Ontario)


2007 VQP

High VA Mobile

• Sponsored by: Kevin Stuart, W4KLS, in memory of

Howard Stuart, W2VWK (SK)

• Score: 87,267

• Ranking: 14C&C: 40

• John Getz, N4T/M (AD8J) (Mobile)


2007 VQP

High Single OP CW Only

• Sponsored by: FISTS QSL Bureau

• Score: 109,492

Ranking: 10

C&C: 36

• Steve Hawley, K4EU (Culpeper)


2007 VQP

High VA Single OP Phone

• Sponsored by: Shenandoah Valley ARC


• David R. Buckwalter, K3SK (Fauquier)


2007 VQP

High VA Single OP

• Sponsored by: North Shenandoah DX Association


• Tom Gregory, N4A (N4NW) (Strafford)


2007 VQP

High Multiple OP Single Transmitter

• Sponsored by: Rappahannock Valley Amateur Radio Club


• W1ZA (Powatan)– Duke Brown, W1ZA

– John Eshleman, W4DR

– Sejo Sudic, N3UA

– Edward Moore, NW4V


2007 VQP

High Multiple OP Multiple Transmitter

• Sponsored by: Central VA Contest Club (CVCC)


• W4V (Goochland)

– Walter Kornienko, K2WK Barry Twigg, KF4QQY

– Laszlo Vagner, KF7NN Bradley Twigg, KI4TOQ

– Erick Coffman, KI4UDF Sejo Sudic, N3UA

– Ralph Fetty, W4FEG Robert Morris, W4MYA

– John Davis, KI4DX


2007 VQP

High VA Club - VA QSOs Only

• Sponsored by: John Huggins, KX40, in memory of James L Huggins

• Score: 417,600Ranking:

C&C:

• Fauquier Amateur Radio AssociationHarry Richmond, WB3BIC/M Rick Brady, W4VA/P Neil Spokes, AB4YK

Neil Spokes, AB4YK/M D. Carlton Cooper, W4MOG Kyle Fox, W4KTF

Karen Russo, W4KRN Mike Kowalsky, AC8Y Karen Russo, W4KRN

Arno J. Kosko, W4AKO John D'ausilio, W1RT/M Danny Douglas, N7DC

Chuck Gould, N4YXW/M Ted Gausmann, N4CY/M Ted Gausmann, N4CY

Dan Meushaw, N3KTU/M Donald Maziarz, N2VA John S. Huggins, KX4O/P

John S. Huggins, KX4O/M John S. Huggins, KX4O Rick Brady, KI4FYO/M

Rick Brady, KI4FYO James J. Vital, KG4YLZ Tom Zeltwanger, KG3V

Martin Maziarz, KE4VA Mark Lindsey, KD6AKC/M Tom Beavers, KD5CMIAndy Zwirko, K1RA Andy Zwirko, K1RA/M Edward J. Kuebert, K5EK/M

Edward J. Kuebert, K5EK Jim Russo, K4JJR/M


2007 VQP

High VA Club Combined Score

• Sponsored by: Vienna Wireless Society

• Score: 1,673087

• Ranking:

C&C:

• Central VA Contest Club

– Roy D. Davis, Jr., WK4Y Bruce Blackley, WD4LBR

– Multi-Multi, W4V Jonathan Payne, W4HZ

– Puck Motley, W4PM Duke Brown, W1ZA

– Dave Kiefer, N4DWK Thomas Jones, K4JM


Comments on Things to do Better

• Continue improving publicity

• Expand use of log scoring program

• Address concerns raised by participants

– We will review all comments in Sep – Oct 07 at beginning of

next QSO Party cycle.


See you on the air!

73,

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