1 20070923_VQP_Awards_Ceremony_Brief_WS Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) Gordon Miller,

120070923_VQP_Awards_Ceremony_Brief_WS

Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/QSOParty.htm

Gordon Miller, [email protected]

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Sterling ParkAmateur 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

ViennaWireless



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 VQPPlaques and Sponsors

Plaque Plaque Sponsor

High Expedition Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG

High Outside VA Single OP Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH

High Single OP Novice/Tech Dave Williams - K7HMP

High Outside VA QRP Phone/Mixed Dave Williams - K7HMP

High Outside VA Single OP Digital Mode Don Sambol - K7CS

High Single OP CW Only FISTS QSL Bureau

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

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

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

High VA Single OP Digital Mode Chris, KI4CBF

High DX Station North Shenandoah DX Association

High VA QRP Phone/Mixed Northern VA QRP Club

High Multiple OP Single Transmitter Station Rappahannock Valley Amateur Radio Club

High VA Single OP Phone Shenandoah Valley ARC

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

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

High VA Club Combined Score Vienna Wireless Society

High Single Band Vienna Wireless Society

High VA Single OP North Shenandoah DX Association

High VA QRP CW Henry, K2BFY

High Outside-VA QRP CW Henry, K2BFY

High Rookie Don Sambol - K7CS


Log Metadata Analysisand

QSO Analysis


Log MetaData

Year No of Logs

2007 353

2006 279

2005 170

2004 138

2003 142

2002 124

2001 110

License Class

2005 2006 2007

Extra 103 170 229

Advanced 8 17 12

General 32 47 71

Tech 11 20 5

Club 4 4 11

Other 11 21 23

Significant increase Extras are the norm


Log MetaData

Mode 2005 2006 2007

CW 22 39 43

Mixed 148 98 117

Phone 0 140 187

DG 0 2 6

Scores 2005 2006 2007

High 803,540 523,382 934,990

Average 17,287 17,235 16,975

Median 2,964 3,990 2,109

Low * 1 ** 1 0

Most hams use phone only.

• Slighter lower average• Modest stations not

doing as well.


Log MetaData

Power 2005 2006 2007

Hi-Low 155 260 330

QRP 15 19 23

Most hams use low-high power.

No. of Operators

2006 2007

1 263 333

2 8 7

3 4

4 5 4

5 1 1

6 1

8 2

9 1

13 1


Log MetaData

Station 2005 2006 2007

Fixed 145 220 310

Mobile 24 55 39

Expedition 1 4 4

Total 170 279 353

Band 2005 2006 2007

All 133 201 266

SB(80M) 3 6 20

SB(40M) 11 13 27

SB(20M) 4 11 16

SB(15M) 1

SB(10M) 1

SB(6M) 0 1 1

SB(2M) 2 24 9

VHF Only 15 23 14

Hams chase propagation


Logs from Locations

DX Location 2005 2006 2007

Argentina 1

Czeck Rep 1 1

Germany 1 1

Hungary 1

Netherlands 1 1 1

Portugal 1 1

Italy 1

Spain 1

Ukraine 1

Location Summary2005 2006 2007

Not VA 60 97 143 +47%

VA 110 182 210 +15%

Total 170 279 353 +27%


Logs from Locations US and Canada

QTH 2005 2006 2007AL 1 3 1

AZ 2

AR 1

BC 1 2 1CA 1 3 7

CO 2 2

CT 1

DE 1 1

FL 3 7 6GA 2 6 4

IA 1 1

IL 1 3 2IN 1 4 3

KS 2 3

KY 1 2 2

LA 1 1

QTH 2005 2006 2007

OK 2 1

ON 3 5 9PA 4 3 6

RI 1

QC 1 3

SC 1 1

SD 1

SK 1 1 1TN 2 6 4

TX 2

VT 2

WA 1

WI 2 4 3WV 2 5 2

WY 1

QTH 2005 2006 2007

MA 2 3

MDC 3 4 3

ME 2

MI 6 3 5

MN 2 1

MO 1 1 1

MS 1 1

MT 1 1 1

NB 1

NC 2 3 4

NE 3 2

NH 1 1 2NJ 4 4 6

NV 1

NY 1 2 7OH 1 3 7

5 or more in GREEN32 states 5 provinces


Logs from Locations in VA

QTH 2005 2006 2007ACC 1 1ALL 1ALX 2 2 1AMH 1 1ARL 3 4 8AUG 1BAT 1 1 2BED 1 2CAM 1CLA 2 2 2CPX 1 3 7CRA 1CRL 1 1CUL 2 3 2CVX 1 2 2DIC 1ESS 1Exp 1 4 4FAU 11 14 15FBX 1 1 1FFX 12 12 28

QTH 2005 2006 2007FLU 1FRA 2 3 3FRE 2 3 2FXX 1GIL 1 2 1GOO 1 1 2GRN 1 1 1HAN 2 1 5HCO 2 2 5IOW 1 1 1JAM 3 2LAN 1 2LDN 14 20 15LSA 1LYX 3MAD 1MAX 1MEC 1Mobile 24 55 39MON 1 1 1MVX 1

Logs from 61 C&C+ 10 from last year

QTH 2005 2006 2007NEL 1 1NEW 1NFX 2NUM 2 2 2PAG 1 2 2PIT 2 1POW 1 1POX 1 1PRG 1PRW 2 6 11PUL 1RHM 1RIC 1RIX 2ROA 2 1 4RUS 1SAX 1SCO 1 1 1SHE 1 1SMY 3SPO 2

QTH 2005 2006 2007SPO 2STA 2 4 3VBX 7 6WAR 1 1 1WAX 1 1WES 1 1WIS 1WIX 4WMX 1YOR 2


Logging Programs

N3FJP's VA State QSO Party Program 98PAPER 81N1MM 39Fat Fingers (electronic log) 38VA QSO LOGGER 32WriteLog 23GenLog 9NA 5None Stated 5TR Log POST 3Ham Radio Deluxe 2Cab-converter(TM) v1.19 1CU2JT Logger 1Log-EQF V9

1

Win-EQF 1WINLOG32 1


2007 QSO Analysis

Measure 2005 2006 2007

Contacts (electronic logs only)

22,300 51,048 76,654

Non-Virginia contacts 1/3 1/3 1/3

States Contacted 50 50

Provinces Contacted 10 10

DX Entities ~41 68 112

C&C Not Activated 17 7 6

High No. QSOs in C&C 2,789 3,969 5,434


QSO AnalysisContacts in Counties and Independent Cities

Dinwiddie 26 1 18Essex 0 552 12Fairfax 1545 1304 3602Fauquier 1550 3936 5434Floyd 80 124 26Fluvanna 42 105 95Franklin 144 844 584Frederick 86 322 948Giles 222 405 44Glouchester 3 7 114Goochland 2789 2562 4605Grayson 9 11 48Greene 98 305 542Greensville 21 29 11Halifax 49 26 30Hanover 352 151 1154Henrico 142 222 1032Henry 1 1 33Highland 0 1 84Isle of Wight 66 124 242James City 15 610 760King & Queen 2 14 6King George 24 46 86King William 1 16 3Lancaster 0 126 616Lee 0 1 3Loudoun 1299 3465 3586

Louisa 13 42 712Lunenburg 12 45 9Madison 15 329 61Mathews 0 10 52Mecklenburg 38 394 9Middlesex 1 13 47Montgomery 118 1280 1817Nelson 10 111 287New Kent 0 12 699Northampton 3 0 132Northumberland 23 140 195Nottoway 25 61 0Orange 9 40 175Page 286 825 1237Patrick 107 179 3Pittsylvania 200 1 109Powhatan 54 1166 2223Prince Edward 47 91 20Prince George 333 3 19Prince William 396 1166 3031Pulaski 7 288 4Rappahannock 79 440 274Richmond 364 65 23Roanoke 44 93 409Rockbridge 0 37 76Rockingham 19 108 370Russell 0 51 47

Scott 53 91 77Shenandoah 48 200 216Smyth 0 1153 2Southampton 14 37 15Spotsylvania 20 92 325Stafford 1193 1623 1295Surry 0 1 1Sussex 12 5 6Tazewell 36 0 26Warren 83 357 316Washington 3 19 10Westmoreland 6 89 23Wise 11 3 144Wythe 5 3 0York 2 35 368Alexandria 215 145 171Bedford 24 21 63Bristol 0 9 0Buena Vista 1 2 56Charlottesville 1 20 80Chesapeake 15 185 715Colonial Heights 0 3 13Covington 25 86 398Danville 0 0 34Emporia 18 37 11Fairfax 82 143 415Falls Church 63 90 66

Franklin 15 58 28Fredericksburg 132 881 1222Galax 3 1 37Hampton 6 24 47Harrisonburg 11 35 18Hopewell 1 0 6Lexington 0 2 58Lynchburg 9 42 786Manassas 111 220 109Manassas Park 56 196 118Martinsville 0 0 60Newport News 11 16 54Norfolk 5 18 151Norton 1 2 0Petersburg 25 0 1Poquoson 7 0 27Portsmouth 38 34 108Radford 4 5 1Richmond 19 14 201Roanoke 10 17 208Salem 3 20 127Staunton 13 35 86Suffolk 1 41 7Virginia Beach 9 2421 1083Waynesboro 38 56 424Williamsburg 1 3 92Winchester 21 89 163

C&C 2005 2006 2007Accomack 150 156 37Albemarle 7 84 189Alleghany 2 11 120Amelia 26 60 1Amherst 42 54 582Appomattox 0 35 48Arlington 344 411 614Augusta 4 40 532Bath 85 124 310Bedford 61 539 1208Bland 0 4 2Botetourt 1 18 49Brunswick 31 46 3Buchanan 2 2 1Buckingham 74 113 34Campbell 4 58 169Caroline 5 24 51Carroll 8 201 144Charles City 0 5 0Charlotte 20 33 0Chesterfield 58 76 193Clarke 127 348 403Craig 1 9 128Culpeper 531 1164 1320Cumberland 86 116 9Dickenson 47 30 242


2005 QSO Analysis


2006 QSO Analysis


2007 QSO Analysis


2005 Club Scores and EntriesHigh Combined Score

Club Name Score Entries

Central VA 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

VA 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



Central VA Contest Club 912,461 7

Loudoun Amateur Radio Group 754,356 37

None Stated 600,310 96

Potomac Valley Radio Club 589,290 9

Fauquier ARA 447,445 32

VA DX Century Club 394,626 2

Rappahannock Valley ARC 282,619 8

Franklin County ARC 146,305 5

Sterling Park ARC 111,356 3

South East Contest Club 75,172 5

Contest Club Ontario 52,418 3

Colonial Capitol Contest Club 44,186 3

Northern Shenandoah DX Assn 38,553 2

Alexandria Radio Club 21,693 7

Tennessee Contest Group 31,679 5

Mad River Radio Club 30,265 3

VA Beach ARC 28,697 5

Yankee Clipper Contest Club 27,729 1

Woodbridge Wireless Inc. 27,020 1

Society of Midwest Contesters 25,385 3

Florida Contest Group 25,008 2

Vienna Wireless Society 24,728 4

K4EG Alamance ARC 20,234 1

VA Mountain ARC 13,040 2

Ole VA Hams ARC 12,712 9

Radio Association of Erie 12,116 1

Frankford Radio Group 11,159 1

Lawton Fort Sill ARC 7,560 1

Shenandoah Valley ARC 6,938 1

Northern Illinois DX Association 5,368 2

Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service 4,196 1

Arlington Amateur Radio Club 3,857 4

VA Beach ARC, USS Wisconsin 2,291 1

Western Tidewater Radio Association 1,895 1

Ashe County ARC 1,539 2

Baltimore ARC 1,412 1

Notthern Wireless of Montana Radio Club 1,012 1

Central German Contest Group 532 1

Portsmouth ARC 121 1

QWCA Chapter 119 40 1

Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado 1 140 Club Entries, 23 from VA



Central Virginia Contest Club 1673087

None Given 877158

Fauquier ARA 750471

Potomac Valley Radio Club 474446

VA Tech ARA 281570

Loudoun ARG 247103

Rappahannock Valley ARC 222869

Roanoke Valley ARC 213985

Sterling Park ARC 128833

Virginia DX Century Club 124906

Mad River Radio Club 115059

Contest Club Ontario 110264

Franklin County ARC 99153

Vienna Wireless Society 87266

North Shenandoah DX Assn 68532

Williamsburg Area ARC 71366

Shenandoah Valley ARC 57999

Chesapeake ARS 29872

Alexandria Radio Club 29493

Rappahannock ARA 28398

South East Contest Club 27073

Florida Contest Group 25508

Virginia Mountain ARC 22564

Yankee Clipper Contest Club 19644

Radio Association of Erie 18240

Olde Virginia Hams 15694

Virginia Beach ARC 15519

Alabama Contest Group 13707

Tennessee Contest Group 13268

10-70 Repeater Assn 13044

Arlington ARC 12761

Middle Peninsula ARC 12710

Western Tidewater Radio Assn 11095

Bay Area Wireless Assn 10760

Penn-Ohio DX Society 10355

Lynchburg ARC 8898

Alamance ARC 7676

Mount Vernon ARC 7164

Russell County ARC 6388

QCWA Chapter 119 4628

Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society 4515

Western New York Contest Club 3750

Redwood Empire DX Assn. 2570

Penn Wireless Assoc 2088

Northern California Contest Club 1616

Czech Amateur Radio DX Club 1588

Northern Wireless of Montana 1580

Northeast Wisconsin DX Assn 1482

Bellevue ARC 1051


The Albemarle ARS 932

Falmouth ARA 620

K2OC 475

WW4BR Contest Club 155

Chesapeake ARC 153

Dominion DX Group 56

Heartland DX Association 42

Contest group du Quebec 2

Single Digit Contesters 1


2006 Club ScoresVA 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 ScoresVA QSOs Only

None Given 842281

Fauquier ARA 417600

Central Virginia Contest Club 204262

Loudoun ARG 201656

Potomac Valley Radio Club 135720

Contest Club Ontario 121160

Rappahannock Valley ARC 82066

Vienna Wireless Society 56536

Florida Contest Group 52070

South East Contest Club 38010

Western Tidewater Radio Assn 36661

Mad River Radio Club 35629

VA Tech ARA 34668

Virginia DX Century Club 33654

Roanoke Valley ARC 26325

Alexandria Radio Club 25429

Williamsburg Area ARC 25025

Yankee Clipper Contest Club 23112

Arlington ARC 22048

Shenandoah Valley ARC 21560

Sterling Park ARC 20196

Chesapeake ARS 18768

Radio Association of Erie 18432

Rappahannock ARA 16166

Tennessee Contest Group 15000

Alabama Contest Group 13207

10-70 Repeater Assn 12544

Bay Area Wireless Assn 10350

Penn-Ohio DX Society 9855

Virginia Beach ARC 9849

Franklin County ARC 9720

Alamance ARC 7176

Mount Vernon ARC 4700

Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society 4420

Western New York Contest Club 3750

Lynchburg ARC 2752

Olde Virginia Hams 2450

Redwood Empire DX Assn. 2070

Virginia Mountain ARC 2024

Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club (MPARC) 2006

Northeast Wisconsin DX Assn 1482

Czech Amateur Radio DX Club (OKDXF) 1088

Northern California Contest Club 880


K2OC 475

The Albemarle ARS 432

WW4BR Contest Club 155

Falmouth ARA 120

Heartland DX Association 42

Chesapeake ARC 6

Dominion DX Group 4

Contest group du Quebec 2

Single Digit Contesters 1


2007 Plaque WinnersAll Time High Scores

Category Call Sign Score Year 2006 Score 2006 Call Sign

High VA Single OP N4BAA 387,466 2006 177,175 N4A (N4NW)

High Single OP Novice/Technician KG4LTB 28,936 2002 812 N3KTU/M

High Outside VA Single OP WA3HAE 37,814 2000 69,602 VE3CRU

High Outside VA QRP (Phone/Mixed) N2CQ 21,040 2003 15,350 K3TW

High VA QRP (Phone/Mixed) WA4PGM 87,440 2003 7,164 KB8PYM

High Single OP VHF K5EK 23,926 2006 2,732 KI4MWP

High VA Club Combined Score CVCC 1,442,366 2002 1,673,087 CVCC

High VA Mobile W4W/M (WA4PGM) 178,789 2006 87,267 N4T/M (AD8J)

High Single OP CW WA4PGM 124,000 2004 109,492 K4EU

High Multiple Op / Single Transmitter K4M (VA Tech ARA) 184,572 2006 351,694 W1ZA

High Multiple Op / Multiple Transmitter W4ML 803,540 2005 934,990 W4V

High Single Band (Award started in 2004) VE3NBJ 26,918 2006 53,276 K3BDR

High SO VA Counties/Independent Cities VE3CRU 74 2006 99 VE3CRU

High DX Station All Mode CU2JT 5,882 2006 4,730 CU2JT

High VA Single Op Digital Mode KI4CBF 2 2006 2,700 W4KRN

High Outside VA Single Op Digital Mode K3MQ 8 2006 8 KG4RUL

High VA Single OP Phone Only K3SK 119,694 2006 152,162 K3SK

High Expedition K4EG 20,234 2006 12,156 W4VA/P

High VA Club – VA QSOs Only FARA 508,474 2006 417,600 FARA

High VA QRP CW 27,410 K4ORD

High Outside-VA QRP CW 13,707 N4JF

High Rookie 53,276 K3BDR

Take it all over High Again


State QSO Parties

State/Territory Total logs rec'd % Logs Rec’d1 California 91608 660 0.722 Texas 43098 271 0.623 Florida 38408 755 1.964 New York 285485 Ohio 28301 204 0.726 Washington 24772 165 0.667 Pennsylvania 23322 538 2.308 Illinois 21080 120 0.579 Michigan 20747 183 0.88

10 North Carolina 18090 117 0.6411 VA 16888 353 2.0912 Arizona 1552113 Georgia 14790 171 1.1514 Indiana 14771 82 0.5515 Tennessee 14458 86 0.5916 New Jersey 1405917 Oregon 1356418 Massachusetts 1326219 Colorado 1238520 Missouri 12376 49 0.3921 Minnesota 10925 145 1.3222 Wisconsin 10762 240 2.2323 Alabama 10557 85 0.80

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Certificates


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

GalaxNorfolkSuffolkChesapeakeHamptonNortonVA BeachColonial HeightsHarrisonburgPetersburgWaynesboroCovingtonHopewell

Floral EmblemDogwood

State BirdCardinal

The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Clubcongratulates

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

your enthusiastic participationin this annual event.


AccomackAlbemarleAlleghanyAmeliaAmherstAppomattoxArlingtonAugustaBathBedfordBlandBotetourtBrunswickBuchananBuckinghamCampbellCaroline

HenryHighlandIsle of WightJames CityKing & QueenKing GeorgeKing WilliamLancasterLeeLoudounLouisaLunenburgMadison

PowhatanPrince EdwardPrince GeorgePrince WilliamPulaskiRappahannockRichmondRoanokeRockbridgeRockinghamRussellScottShenandoah

AlexandriaBedfordBristolBuena VistaCharlottesvilleChesapeakeColonial HeightsCovingtonDanvilleEmporiaFairfaxFalls ChurchFranklinFredericksburgGalaxHamptonHarrisonburg

CountiesCounties Independent CitiesIndependent Cities

MathewsMecklenburgMiddlesexMontgomeryNelsonNew KentNorthamptonNorthumberlandNottowayOrangePagePatrickPittsylvania

SmythSouthamptonSpotsylvaniaStaffordSurrySussex TazewellWarrenWashingtonWestmorelandWiseWytheYork

FloydFluvannaFranklinFrederickGilesGloucesterGoochlandGraysonGreeneGreensville HalifaxHanoverHenrico

CarrollCharles CityCharlotteChesterfieldClarkeCraigCulpeperCumberlandDickensonDinwiddieEssexFairfaxFauquier

State FishBrook Trout

(adopted in 1993)

State InsectTiger Swallowtail Butterfly

(adopted in 1991)

The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Clubcongratulates

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

your enthusiastic participationin this annual event.

HopewellLexingtonLynchburgManassasManassas ParkMartinsvilleNewport NewsNorfolkNortonPetersburgPoquosonPortsmouthRadford

RichmondRoanokeSalemStauntonSuffolkVA BeachWaynesboroWilliamsburgWinchester


Presentations

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Plaque Recipients


2007 VQPHi Outside VA Single Op Digital Mode

• Sponsored by: Don Sambol - K7CS

• Score: 8Ranking: 344C&C: 2

• Dennis Zabawa, KG4RUL (South Carolina)


2007 VQPHigh Single OP Novice/Technician

• Sponsored by: Dave Williams - K7HMP

• Score: 812Ranking: 249C&C: 6

• Dan Meushaw, N3KTU/M (Mobile)


2007 VQPHigh VA Single OP Digital Mode

• Sponsored by: Chris Walter, KI4CBF

• Score: 2,700Ranking: 162C&C: 2

• Karen Russo, W4KRN (Fauquier)


2007 VQPHigh Single OP VHF Only

• Sponsored by: Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society


• Marshall DeBerry, KI4MWP (Mobile)


2007 VQPHigh DX Station

• Sponsored by: North Shenandoah DX Association


• Gary Wikstrom, CU2JT (Portugal)

– 2nd Year, also in 2006


2007 VQPHigh Outside-VA QRP CW

• Sponsored by: Henry Weidman, K2BFY


• Jerry Fiore, N4JF (Florida)


2007 VQPHigh VA QRP Phone/Mixed

• Sponsored by: Northern VA QRP Club


• Patrick Ouellette, KB8PYM (Fairfax County)


2007 VQPHigh 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 VQPHigh Outside VA QRP Phone/Mixed

• Sponsored by: Dave Williams - K7HMP


• Thomas J. Warren, K3TW (Maryland)


2007 VQPHigh VA QRP CW

• Sponsored by: Henry Weidman, K2BFY


• Riley Dudley, K4ORD (Franklin)


2007 VQPHigh Single Band

• Sponsored by: Vienna Wireless Society


• Kevin K. Ward, K4BDR (Mobile) (80M)


2007 VQPHigh Rookie

• Sponsored by: Don Sambol - K7CS


• Kevin K. Ward, K4BDR (Mobile)


2007 VQPHigh Outside VA Single OP

• Sponsored by: Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH

• Score: 69,602

Ranking: 21

C&C: 99

• William Burgess, VE3CRU (Ontario)


2007 VQPHi 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 VQPHigh VA Mobile

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

• Score: 87,267• Ranking: 14

C&C: 40

• John Getz, N4T/M (AD8J) (Mobile)


2007 VQPHigh Single OP CW Only

• Sponsored by: FISTS QSL Bureau

• Score: 109,492

Ranking: 10

C&C: 36

• Steve Hawley, K4EU (Culpeper)


2007 VQPHigh VA Single OP Phone

• Sponsored by: Shenandoah Valley ARC


• David R. Buckwalter, K3SK (Fauquier)


2007 VQPHigh VA Single OP

• Sponsored by: North Shenandoah DX Association


• Tom Gregory, N4A (N4NW) (Strafford)


2007 VQPHigh 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 VQPHigh 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 VQPHigh 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, AB4YKNeil Spokes, AB4YK/M D. Carlton Cooper, W4MOG Kyle Fox, W4KTFKaren Russo, W4KRN Mike Kowalsky, AC8Y Karen Russo, W4KRNArno J. Kosko, W4AKO John D'ausilio, W1RT/M Danny Douglas, N7DCChuck Gould, N4YXW/M Ted Gausmann, N4CY/M Ted Gausmann, N4CYDan Meushaw, N3KTU/M Donald Maziarz, N2VA John S. Huggins, KX4O/PJohn S. Huggins, KX4O/M John S. Huggins, KX4O Rick Brady, KI4FYO/MRick Brady, KI4FYO James J. Vital, KG4YLZ Tom Zeltwanger, KG3VMartin Maziarz, KE4VA Mark Lindsey, KD6AKC/M Tom Beavers, KD5CMIAndy Zwirko, K1RA Andy Zwirko, K1RA/M Edward J. Kuebert, K5EK/MEdward J. Kuebert, K5EK Jim Russo, K4JJR/M


2007 VQPHigh 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,

Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club

Documents

1 20070923_VQP_Awards_Ceremony_Brief_WS Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) Gordon Miller,