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EDITORIAL STAFF
MAY Richard S. Moseson, W2VU, Editor
CADILLAC, MICHIGAN — The Wexaukee Amateur Radio Club will hold the Cadillac Amateur Radio Jason Feldman, KD2IWM, Associate Editor
and Computer Swap on Saturday, May 5 at Cadillac Junior High School, 500 Chestnut Street. Contact: Duane, Susan Moseson, Editorial Consultant
KD8ULW, (231) 824-9813. Email: <kd8ulw@arrl.net>. Website: <www.wexaukeearc.org>. Talk-in 146.98.
ARRL card checking.
GRAND FORKS, MINNESOTA — The FORX Amateur Radio Club will hold the Grand Forks Area Amateur
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Radio & Electronics Fest on Saturday, May 5 at Heritage Village, 219 20th Street, NE. Contact: Brian Fedje, Kent Britain, WA5VJB, Antennas
KDØUXO, (701) 373-5321. Email: <kd0uxo@outlook.com>. Website: <www.wa0jxt.org>. Talk-in 146.940- (PL Gerry L. Dexter, The Listening Post
123). VE exams. Joe Eisenberg, KØNEB, Kit-Building
HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND — The Antietam Radio Association will hold the Great Hagerstown Tony Emanuele, K8ZR, VHF
Hamfest on Saturday, May 5 at the Washington County Ag-Center, Rt. 65 South Sharpsburg Pike. Contact:
Herman Niedzielski, K2AVA, (301) 791-5841. Email: <k2ava@ayactv.net>. Website: <http://w3cwc.org/ham- Tomas Hood, NW7US, Propagation
fest>. Talk-in 147.090+ (PL 100). VE exams, card checking, fox hunt. John Langridge, KB5NJD, MF/LF Operating
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA — The Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society will hold the 2018 Irwin Math, WA2NDM, Math’s Notes
Upstate Hamfest on Saturday, May 5 at the Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, 575 Fairgrounds Road. Email: Ted Melinosky, K1BV, Awards
<wr8rw@arrl.net>. Website: <http://brars.cc>. Talk-in 146.610 or 146.870. VE exams.
Joe Moell, KØOV, Homing In
SUPRIOR, WISCONSIN — The Arrowhead Radio Amateur Club will hold its HAM FEST! on Saturday,
May 5 at the Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds-Multi-Purpose Building, 4700 Tower Avenue. Contact: Robert Ron Ochu, KOØZ, Learning Curve
Schultz, KCØNFB, 115 Eden Lane Duluth, MN 55805-1533. Phone: (218) 481-7458. Email: <arac_ham- Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, Mobile/Radio Magic
fest@charter.net>. Website: <www.thearac.org>. Talk-in 146.940- (PL 103.5), 147.000- (PL 103.5), or 146.940- Scott Rought, KA8SMA, QRP
(PL 114.8). VE exams, card checking. Don Rotolo, N2IRZ, Digital
WASILLA, ALASKA — The Matanuska Amateur Radio Association will hold the 2018 MARA Ham Fest
on Saturday, May 5 at the Valley Boys and Girls Club, 3700 Bogard Road. Contact: Pam Whitehead, K3PAM,
Rob de Santos, K8RKD, Communications Horizons
<pam.whitehead@gmail.com>. Website: <http://kl7jfu.com>. Talk-in 147.33 (PL 103.5) or 146.85 (PL 103.5). Walt Palmer, W4ALT, Emergency Communications
VE exams. Bob Schenck, N2OO, DX
BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA — The Warminster Amateur Radio Club will hold its 2018 Hamfest and 2018 David Siddall, K3ZJ, Contesting
ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention on Sunday, May 6 at Bucks County Community College- Tom Smerk, AA6TS, International
Lower Bucks Campus, 1304 Veterans Highway (Route 413). Contact: Michael Shanblatt, W3MAS, <ham-
fest@k3dn.org>. Website: <www.k3dn.org>. Talk-in 147.09+ (PL 131.8) or 443.95+ (PL 131.8). VE exams, Jason Togyer, KB3CNM, Spurious Signals
DXCC card checking. Gordon West, WB6NOA, Short Circuits
RIPLEY, WEST VIRGINIA — The Jackson County Amateur Radio Club will hold its 39th Annual Hamfest Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ, The Ham Notebook
& Flea Market on Sunday, May 6 at Ripley Middle School, 1 West School Street. Contact: Roy Moore (304)
927-4412. Email: <afa2ax@yahoo.com>. Talk-in 146.670 (PL 107.2). VE exams.
SANDWICH, ILLINOIS — The Kishwaukee Amateur Radio Club will hold The DEKALB Hamfest on AWARD MANAGEMENT
Sunday, May 6 at the Sandwich Fairgrounds, 1401 Sunydam Road. Contact: Bob Yurs, W9ICU, (815) 757- John Bergman, KC5LK, WAZ Award
3219. Email: <w9icu@arrl.net>. Website: <www.karc-club.org>. Talk-in 146.730- (PL 100). Steve Bolia, N8BJQ, WPX Award
BOONE, IOWA — The 3900 Club will hold its Hamboree 2018 on Saturday, May 12 at the Boone County Keith Gilbertson, KØKG, CQ DX Award
Fairgrounds-Community Building, 1601 Industrial Park Road. Contact: Clay Conard, WØFS, (515) 838-2285.
Ted Melinosky, K1BV, USA-CA Award
Email: <hamboree@3900club.com>. Website: <www.3900club.com>. Talk-in 146.850-. VE exams, DXCC card
checking.
DADE CITY, FLORIDA — The East Pasco Amateur Radio Society will hold its Tailgate In The Park on CONTEST MANAGEMENT
Saturday, May 12 at 37745 Church Avenue. Email: <aa4cb@arrl.net>. Website: <http://eparsconline.org>. VE Andy Blank, N2NT, CQ 160 Meter Contest
exams.
Steve Bolia, N8BJQ, CQ VHF Contest
REIDSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — The Rockingham County Amateur Radio Club will hold the 14th
Annual Rockingham County Swapfest on Saturday, May 12 at the Community Baptist Church, 509 Triangle Ed Muns, WØYK, CQ RTTY Contest
Road. Contact: Paul Patterson, 125 Woodstone Drive, Stoneville, NC 27048. Website: <www.n4iv.org>. Talk- John Sweeney, K9EL, CQ DX Marathon
in 147.345 (PL 103.5). Terry Zivney, N4TZ, CQWW WPX Contest
STANWOOD, WASHINGTON — The Stanwood Camano Amateur Radio Club will hold the SCARC 27th Douglas Zwiebel, KR2Q, CQWW DX Contest
Annual Electronic Flea Market & Hamfest on Saturday, May 12 at Stanwood Middle School, 9405 271st
Street NW. Contact: Fred Laun, N7KRN, (360) 387-0624. Email: <w7pig@arrl.net>. Website: <www.scar-
cwa.org>. Talk-in 145.19. VE exams. BUSINESS STAFF
VERDI, NEVADA — The Sierra Nevada Amateur Radio Society will hold the Reno Ham Swap at Cabela’s Richard A. Ross, K2MGA, Publisher
Reno location, 8650 Boomtown Garson Road. Email: <info@renohamswap.com>. Website: <http://renoham- Emily Leary, Sales Coordinator
swap.com>. Talk-in 147.210+ (PL 100).
XENIA, OHIO — The Dayton Amateur Radio Association will hold the 2018 Dayton Hamvention® on
Doris Watts, Accounting Department
Friday, May 18 through Sunday, May 20 at the Greene County Fairgrounds, 210 Fairground Road. Phone:
(937) 276-6930. Email: <info@hamvention.org>. Website: <http://hamvention.org>. Talk-in 146.94- (PL 123). CIRCULATION STAFF
VE exams; card checking; special event station, W8BI. Cheryl DiLorenzo, Customer Service Manager
GOSHEN, CONNECTICUT — The Southern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club will hold its 27th Annual
Hamfest on Saturday, May 19 at the Goshen Fair Grounds, 116 Old Middle Street. Contact: Steve, W2VID,
(518) 369-2863 or Lee, K1LEE, (860) 435-0051. Website: <www.sberk.org>. Talk-in 147.285+ (PL 77). VE PRODUCTION STAFF
exams. Elizabeth Ryan, Art Director
PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA — The Glorious Society of the Wormhole will hold its 2018 Wormfest on Dorothy Kehrwieder, Production Director
Saturday, May 26 at Freedom Lake Park, 9990 46th Street, North. Contact: Mike Scott (727) 492-6454. Email:
<jemke@jemke.com>. Talk-in 146.850 (PL 146.2).
Emily Leary, Production Manager
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY — The Bergen Amateur Radio Association will hold the Hal Keith, Illustrator
BARA Spring Hamfest on Saturday, May 26 at Westwood Regional High School. Contact: Jim Joyce, K2ZO, Larry Mulvehill, WB2ZPI, Staff Photographer
(201) 664-6725. Email: <k2zo@arrl.net>. Website: <www.bara.org>. Talk-in 146.19+ (PL 141.3). VE exams,
DXCC card checking.
WEST FRIENDSHIP, MARYLAND — The Maryland FM Association will hold its Annual Memorial Day A publication of
Hamfest on Sunday, May 27 at the Howard County Fair Grounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Road. Contact: Maryland
FM Association, P.O. Box 351, Hanover, MD 21076. Phone: (301) 641-5313 (6-10 p.m.). Email: <mary-
CQ Communications, Inc.
landfm@verizon.net>. Website: <www.marylandfm.org>. Talk-in 146.16+ (PL 107.2), 223.16+ (PL 107.2), or 17 West John Street
449.0- (PL 107.2). VE exams. Hicksville, NY 11801 USA.
CQ Amateur Radio (ISSN 0007-893X) Volume 74, No. 5.
JUNE Published monthly by CQ Communications, Inc., 17 West John
Street, Hicksville, NY 11801, Telephone 516-681-2922. E-mail:
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — The Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum will air spe- cq@cq-amateur-radio.com. Fax 516-681-2926. Web site:
cial event station, W2W, from 1300 UTC, Saturday, June 2 through 2000 UTC, Wednesday, June 6. Frequencies www.cq-amateur-radio.com. Periodicals Postage Paid at
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D-Day, P.O. Box 1693, MS 4015, Baltimore, MD 21203. Website: <ww-2.us>. Subscription prices (all in U.S. dollars): Domestic-one year
MARIETTA, GEORGIA — The Atlanta Radio Club and the Kennegoochee Amateur Radio Club will hold $38.95, two years $70.95, three years $102.95; Canada/
the Atlanta Hamfest 2018 and 2018 ARRL Georgia State Convention on Saturday, June 2 at the Cobb Mexico-one year $51.95, two years $96.95, three years
County Civic Center, 548 Marietta Parkway. Email: <hamfestchair@atlantahamfest.org>. Website: $138.95: Foreign Air Post-one year $63.95, two years $120.95,
<www.atlantahamfest.org>. Talk-in 146.82 (PL 146.2). VE exams, card checking. three years $177.95. Single copy $6.99. U.S. Government
MANASSAS, VIRGINIA — The Ole Virginia Hams Amateur Radio Club will hold the 44th Annual Agencies: Subscriptions to CQ are available to agencies of the
Manassas Hamfest Amateur Radio & Maker Technology Show on Sunday, June 3 at the Prince William United States government including military services, only on
County Fairgrounds, 10624 Dumfries Road (Route 234). Contact: Don, WA2SWX, <chairman@manassas- a cash with order basis. Requests for quotations, bids, con-
hamfest.org>. Website: <http://manassashamfest.org>. Talk-in 146.97-. VE exams, DXCC card checking. tracts., etc. will be refused and will not be returned or processed.
GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS — The Egyptian Radio Club will hold EgyptianFEST 2018 on Sunday, June Entire contents copyrighted 2018 by CQ Communications, Inc.
10 at the Holy Family Catholic Church, 2600 Washington Avenue. Email: <aa9fq@arrl.net>. Website: CQ does not assume responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts.
<http://w9aiu.org>. Talk-in 146.760 (PL 141.3) or 146.790 (PL 127.3). VE exams. Allow six weeks for change of address.
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE — The Radio Amateur Club of Knoxville will hold the 52nd Annual Knoxville
Hamfest & Electronics Exposition and 2018 ARRL Tennessee State Convention on Saturday, June 16 at
the Kerbala Temple, 315 Mimosa Avenue. Contact: Dave Garner, K4YRK, (865) 966-9811. Email: Printed in the U.S.A.
<dgarner@usit.net>. Website: <www.w4bbb.org>. Talk-in 147.300 (PL 100). VE exams. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to:
CQ Amateur Radio, 17 W. John Street., Hicksville, NY 11801

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Logbook of the World Now Supporting CQ’s
Worked All Zones Award
Participants in CQ’s Worked All Zones (WAZ) award
program may now use contacts confirmed through the
ARRL’s Logbook of the World (LoTW) electronic QSL
system for award credit. Support for WAZ went “live”
on LoTW as of April 2, after a period of beta testing
during which each LoTW user was also given a WAZ
account. LoTW has supported CQ’s WPX award pro-
gram for the past five years. As with WPX, standard
ARRL LoTW award credit fees apply, as well as sep-
arate CQ award application and endorsement fees.
Ham Named Director of National Hurricane
Center
Kenneth E. Graham, WX4KEG, has been appointed as
the new director of the National Hurricane Center.
Currently meteorologist-in-charge of the National
Weather Service forecast office in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, a position he has held since 2008, Graham
will assume his new duties in Miami as of April 1.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), of which both the National
Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center are
divisions, Graham “notably established two command
centers in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in
2010 that provided forecasts to help authorities make
critical decisions in the five months following the spill.
Graham also led the effort to support decision-makers
in Louisiana and Mississippi with services focused on
expected impacts for hurricanes Gustav, Ike, Isaac, and
during the historic 2017 season.”
A licensed ham since 2004, Graham was previously
systems operations division chief at National Weather
Service Southern Region headquarters in Fort Worth,
Texas, where he led Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts.
He also served as the meteorological service chief at
NWS headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, and was
the meteorologist-in-charge at the local forecast offices
in Birmingham, Alabama, and Corpus Christi, Texas. He
came to the weather service in 1994 after working as a
TV weatherman in Mississippi.
Hamvention® Honors Hurricane Responders,
Antenna Innovator, and Ohio Radio Club
Amateurs involved in last year’s hurricane relief efforts
in the Caribbean dominated the Dayton Hamvention®
awards for 2018. A longtime cutting-edge antenna inno-
vator and a very active radio club were also honored.
The 2018 Special Achievement Award is shared by
three hams, Herb Perez, KK4DCX; Victor Torres,
WP4SD, and Emilio Ortiz, Jr., WP4KEY. After Hurricane
Maria wiped out Puerto Rico’s electrical and telecom-
munications infrastructure, Perez brought his ham gear
to the studios of a local public radio station. Working with
Torres and Ortiz, along with nearly four dozen hams in
the continental U.S., the group generated and delivered
more than 4,000 health-and-welfare messages to wor-
ried family members.
The Amateur of the Year Award winner was part of the
“Force of 50” group deployed to Puerto Rico after Maria
by the ARRL. Valerie Holtzfield, NV9L, had also gone to
Texas after Hurricane Harvey to help rescue small ani-
mals, according to the Hamvention announcement. She
is also an avid contester and DXer, has been on four
major DXpeditions and is a co-host of the “Ham Nation”
video podcast.
www.cq-amateur-radio.com
ham radio news
Chip Cohen, W1YW, is being honored with the 2018
Technical Achievement Award. Chip invented fractal
antennas 30 years ago and recently received a patent
for using fractal antenna techniques to develop an “invis-
ibility cloak” for aircraft and other large objects.
Finally, Dayton’s Club of the Year honors go to the
Portage County (Ohio) Amateur Radio Service. This very
busy club says it has over 40 hours of activities each
month, including public service, student outreach, peri-
odic “Build Days” for working on projects together and
monthly “Get On The Air” days when the club station is
open for members and guests to learn about HF and dif-
ferent modes of operation.
The honors will be presented at the 2018 Dayton
Hamvention® awards banquet on May 19th.
Dayton Offers Text Alerts; Looks for
EmComm Vehicles
The Dayton Hamvention® is now offering text alerts for
attendees. If you sign up, according to Newsline, you will
receive announcements from Hamvention staff as well
as severe weather alerts from the National Weather
Service. The service is free, but the usual message and
data rates may apply if your phone plan doesn’t include
unlimited texts. To sign up, text “Hamvention18” (with-
out the quotes) to 888777.
If you’re connected with a group that operates an emer-
gency communications vehicle, the Dayton Amateur
Radio Association wants to put it on display at this year’s
Hamvention. The association says a special area has
been set up for EmComm vehicles at the Greene County
Fairgrounds, and encourages groups to bring their vehi-
cles as part of this year’s Hamvention theme of “Serving
the Community” and to have the units staffed and able
to demonstrate their capabilities throughout the three-
day event.
Hundreds Take Part in FT8 DXpedition Mode
Field Test
More than 300 hams helped field-test the still experi-
mental DXpedition mode of the FT8 digital mode in
early March. The ARRL Letter reports that co-devel-
oper Joe Taylor, K1JT, said 330 unique callsigns were
logged during the 4-hour test. The DXpedition mode
allows an FT8 contact to be made with a single
exchange of transmissions with the DX station able to
transmit up to five signals simultaneously, making it
possible under ideal circumstances to make as many
as 500 contacts per hour.
Young Ham of the Year Nominations
Due by May 31
CQ is once again proud to co-sponsor the Amateur
Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of
the Year award. Nominations are open now and must
be received by May 31 to be considered. Nominees
must be 18 or younger and live in the United States,
one of its possessions or Canada. They must have done
or be doing something significant in or for their com-
munities that involves amateur radio, or must be mak-
ing contributions to amateur radio itself. Simply being
licensed at age 4 won’t do it. Applications may be down-
loaded from <www.arnewsline.org/yhoty/>. The Young
Ham of the Year award will be presented at the
Huntsville Hamfest in Alabama in August.
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MAY 2018
CONTENTS
FEATURES
10 PJ2T, W1FJ, AND THE CURACAO HALF-CENTURY
CQWW CELEBRATION
By Geoff Howard, WØCG/PJ2DX
16 RESULTS OF THE 2017 CQWW DX CW CONTEST
By Doug Zweibel, KR2Q
27 FROM CASUAL WEEKEND DX STATION TO REMOTE
CONTESTING STATION By Tariq Mundiya, N2QV
32 A “VIRTUOUS CYCLE” – CITIZEN SCIENCE IN ACTION
By Rich Moseson, W2VU
36 ANNOUNCING: THE 2018 CQWW VHF CONTEST
By Steve Bolia, N8BJQ

16 95 COMPLETE SCORES OF 2017 CQWW DX CW CONTEST

COLUMNS
38 MATH’S NOTES: LED Replacements for Flourescent Lamps
By Irwin Math, WA2NDM
41 THE LISTENING POST: Papua New Guinea Will Revive its
Shortwave Broadcasting By Gerry Dexter
46 HOMING IN: Foxhunters Will Track Transmitters in Truckee
By Joe Moell, KØOV
51 CQ WORLD WIDE: Tunisia Issues First Individual Amateur
Radio Licenses By Tom Smerk, AA6TS
55 KIT-BUILDING: Filtering Through Some New Kits
By Joe Eisenberg, KØNEB
60 THE HAM NOTEBOOK: Harvesting Old Parts:
To Keep or Not to Keep?
By Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ
64 MOBILING: Destinations

55 60 68
By Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR
LEARNING CURVE: Learning to Understand
By Ron Ochu, KOØZ
71 DIGITAL CONNECTION: Digital Makers
By Don Rotolo, N2IRZ

DEPARTMENTS
44 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS: Are Cheap Chinese
Radios Good for EmComm and the Hobby?
By Walt Palmer, W4ALT
76 VHF PLUS: Are you Ready? By Tony Emanuele, K8ZR
79 AWARDS: Unanswered Question: When is LoTW Coming
for County Hunters? By Ted Melinosky, K1BV
71 82 DX: Selling QSL Cards to You
By Bob Schenck, N2OO
87 CONTESTING: CQ World Wide WPX CW Contest
On the Cover: Main photo – The main 20/15/10-meter stack at Highlights the Contest Calendar
N2QV’s remote contesting station in upstate New York. Antennas
By David Siddall, K3ZJ
are 4/4/4/4 on 20, 6/6/6/6 on 15, and 7/7/7/7 on 10; story on p. 27
(Photo by Scott McClements, WU2X). / Inset photos: (L) The PJ2T 92 PROPAGATION: HF Propagation in Late Springtime
team celebrates 50 years of world-class contesting from Curacao By Tomas Hood, NW7US
during last year’s CQWW DX CW Contest; story on p. 10, contest
results on p. 16 (Courtesy of Geoff Howard, WØCG/PJ2DX); and
2 ANNOUNCEMENTS 26 SPURIOUS SIGNALS
(R) young foxhunters Jacob and McKenzie Sanderson search for 2-
meter transmitters at last year’s Dayton Hamvention; see Homing 3 HAM RADIO NEWS 94 LOOKING AHEAD
In, p. 46 (photo by Bob Frey, WA6EZV) 8 ZERO BIAS 112 HAM SHOP
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zero bias – a CQ editorial BY RICH MOSESON,* W2VU
Important Stuff
“I
t’s only a hobby.” We occasionally find our-
selves saying this to people (ourselves
included) who start getting too hung up on
minutiae — such as the finer points of contest rules
or scoring results — or insisting that amateur radio
be portrayed solely as a service, with any sugges-
tion of fun buried under a stack of emergency or pub-
lic service activities. But in truth, neither description
is completely accurate. Amateur radio is a hobby,
and it’s supposed to be fun; but it isn’t only a hobby.
Unlike many other hobbies, in addition to having
fun with our radio stations, we also do really impor-
tant stuff (and may not even realize it). On occasion,
it’s good to take a look at those aspects of what we
do as hams that sets apart our hobby from most oth-
ers. Several articles in this month’s issue of CQ give
us an opportunity to do just that.
Citizen Science
This is a topic of growing interest throughout soci-
ety — ways in which average people can help con-
tribute to the growth of scientific knowledge and
understanding of the world around us. This spans a
wide range of activities, from backyard bird counts
to propagation reports on the Reverse Beacon
Network. We hams have a long history of contribut-
ing to “the advancement of the radio art,” as the
FCC puts it in Part 97; and we continue to have that
opportunity, as you can read in our report from the
recent HamSci workshop (“A Virtuous Cycle,” on
page 32), which focused on building cooperation
between hams and space scientists. CQ’s involve-
ment in these activities goes back to 1949, just four
years after its founding. The emphasis at this con-
ference was on data collected during last summer’s
total solar eclipse and looking forward to develop-
ing “personal space weather stations” to collect
propagation data that hams can share with scien-
tists studying the ionosphere and its interactions with
the sun.
“Language” Preservation
“Language,” according to the dictionary on my desk,
is defined as “any means of expressing or commu-
nicating, (including) a special set of symbols, letters,
numerals, rules, etc., used for the transmission of
information…” The question of whether Morse code
qualifies as a language is subject to debate, but it
certainly is “a special set of symbols … used for the
transmission of information.” Most importantly from
a historical perspective, it was the original means of
transmitting information electronically, starting with
wireline telegraphers and moving into wireless. It
was the first digital code and remains the only one
that can be copied by ear. Nonetheless, as voice,
image and data modes were developed over the
past century, services that once relied exclusively
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“Amateur radio is a hobby, and it’s
supposed to be fun; but it isn’t only
a hobby.”
on Morse code abandoned it … leaving us hams as
the primary “caretakers” of this unique means of
communication. It has become our responsibility to
preserve and nurture it for future generations, and
it seems to us that we’re doing a pretty good job of
it. Despite the elimination of a code test as a licens-
ing requirement, interest and activity in CW com-
munications appears to be healthy and growing.
This is borne out not only by the continued growth
of interest in QRP (low-power) operating, for which
Morse is the most efficient communication mode,
but also in the results of our own CW contests. The
CQWW CW results are in this issue (p. 16), and once
again we see a record number of logs submitted —
8,451 for 2017, a 37% increase from 2010!
What is the long-term value here? Computer-
based digital communication systems are subject to
failure, whether by natural or man-made causes.
Satellites may fail or be disabled. In a worst-case
scenario, simple CW transceivers may be the most
effective (or only) way to communicate. The avail-
ability of trained operators who know the code and
know how to get these radios on the air can be of
vital importance in such a situation.
Honing Skills
Contesting also tests and sharpens amateurs’ tech-
nical and operating skills, and in the case of multi-
op stations or operations from temporary locations,
practice in quickly assembling, operating, and dis-
assembling an entire station. Hours spent listening
and trying to pull a callsign or zone number out of
the noise help improve copying skills in marginal
conditions, all of which can be vital for public ser-
vice or emergency communication.
EmComm
The continuing importance of ham radio in respond-
ing to emergencies and disasters, with skills being
developed and practiced through public service
events, cannot be overemphasized, and we report
on this aspect of amateur radio every month. This
month, Emergency Communications Editor W4ALT
looks (p. 44) at whether the recent influx of low-cost
handhelds from China is good or bad for ham radio
in general and EmComm in particular. His conclu-
sion, in a word: Yes.
Radio Ambassadors
We’ve made this point in the past, but it’s worth
repeating. In a time of growing mistrust of “others,”
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There’s a house overlooking the Caribbean on the
island of Curacao that has been home to multi-multi
contest operations for each of the past 50 years,
starting with the CQ World Wide CW DX Contest
in 1967. Here’s the story of the station’s
50th anniversary celebration, complete with
participation by one of the original team members.
(And oh, yes, they won!)

PJ2T, W1FJ, and the Curacao

Half-Century CQWW Celebration
BY GEOFF HOWARD,* WØCG/PJ2DX

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” –Lao Tzu

T
hat one step was taken in November 1967, when Al
Rousseau, W1FJJ, operated on a team that “won the
world” from Curacao in the CQ World Wide CW con-
test1. Last fall, precisely 50 years later, in that same loca-
tion, he did it again!
The “Curacao Half-Century CQWW Celebration” com-
memorates 50 years of continuous intense contesting from
Curacao’s Coral Cliff neighborhood, honors the memory of
five famous Silent Keys who were on that 1967 PJ3CC team,
and salutes Al, now W1FJ, who returned to Curacao to win
again. But let’s rewind to the beginning, as none of this would
have been possible without the remarkable Chet Brandon
(SK; Photo A).

Chester Brandon
First licensed as W8BFH in Detroit, Chet was larger than life.
By age 40, he held 380 patents (mostly in the field of optics)2
and had lived in Michigan, New York, Cuba, Texas, Cali-
fornia, and Puerto Rico3. At Brandon Scientific Development,
he designed telescope optics that are still in use today, and
is credited with the optics used in the U2 spy plane to detect
missile launchers in Cuba4. In 1963, Chet moved to Curacao
and first explored the Great Santa Marta Bay area on horse- Photo A. Chet Brandon, PJ3CC (SK), at his Coral Cliff Hotel,
back, eventually picking his way through the brush to the Curacao, 1964. (All photos courtesy of the author)
ocean. The natural beauty of that site inspired him to build
the Coral Cliff Hotel, which he and his XYL Mae began oper- tackle something else, all in blistering heat and with only one
ating in 19645. During this time, he variously signed PJ5CE, functioning eye. He later became W4LXJ7 and moved on to
PJ2CC, and PJ3 Coral Cliff. other projects in Bonaire, Florida, and Wisconsin, passing
People said Chet could not rest6. He might sit for a cold away in 1998 at the age of 83, leaving behind a big family
drink for about three minutes, but then he would launch out and a remarkable legacy of scientific and entrepreneurial
of his chair and into action. He built most of the hotel on his accomplishments.8
own, most proud of forming and pouring its many concrete
arches. He’d do a week of work in a day, then rush off to Curacao’s “Radioactive” Coral Cliff
Neighborhood
*1700 Tower Pt., Apt 505 Chet’s hotel was in a very isolated spot. At Curacao’s small
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814-6193 village of Soto is a minor side road that winds a couple of
email: <ghoward@kent.edu> miles through brush and cacti alongside Great Santa Marta

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Photo B. The author (L) and Al Rousseau, W1FJ, with the
1967 PJ3CC CQWW winning trophy.
Photo C. John Thompson, W1BIH (SK), presents one of
many historic Curacao contest awards to author and current
owner of John’s house, Geoff Howard, WØCG, in 2004.
Bay and then climbs a very steep hill where you’re treated
to a stunning view of the Caribbean Sea ahead and below.
On clear days, you can see Venezuela. In the mile from that
hilltop to the road’s dead end are the ruins of the former Coral
Cliff hotel, about a dozen privately-owned condos, a bed-
and-breakfast, and 13 private homes at the dead end. Taken
together, these comprise the Coral Cliff neighborhood. Over
the past 50 years, this area has been probably the most active
spot worldwide in amateur radio contesting.
The hamming began when the January 1964 issue of CQ
announced that “Chet Brandon, PJ5CE, will accept reserva-
tions starting January 15 for a ham vacation at his Coral Cliff
Hotel in the Netherlands Antilles5.” Then, in 1967, Chet per-
suaded a group of prominent U.S. contesters to come to
Curacao and try out what he had come to believe was the best
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DX location on the planet. They arrived in November, some-
what skeptical, but were immediately impressed. W4KFC,
W1BIH, W4GF, W3GRF, W1TX, and W1FJJ signed Chet’s
PJ3CC callsign and, using simple antennas, were stunned to
win the World #1 multi-multi category trophy in the CQWW
CW contest (Photo B). Now Chet had their attention.
The magical conditions that led to that contest victory from
Coral Cliff stimulated an avalanche of contest operations in
ensuing years. PJØCC (1968), PJØCW, and PJØDX (1969),
PJØFC (1970), PJ9JT (1971), PJ9JT, and PJ9JR (1974),
PJ9JR (1978), and PJ2CC (1979 and ’80) are some of the
early world wins achieved from Coral Cliff9.
In 1971, W1BIH (from the 1967 crew; Photo C) contracted
with Chet to have a house built in the neighborhood for con-
testing, and John’s house began supporting 27 years of con-
test operations. In that time, John’s PJ9JT callsign became
famous worldwide. In 1990, Radioteam Finland operated
CQWW SSB as PJ9W from Coral Cliff, shipping in huge
quantities of equipment, towers, and more than 20 people.
They set a new all-time scoring record in the contest. That
operation was documented in a video by WA7LNW and
heightened worldwide attention on the Coral Cliff area as a
prime contest location.
In 1998, medical problems forced John and Mary to put the
QTH up for sale. I bought it in 2000 and named the place
“Signal Point,” and high-intensity contesting continued from
that house signing Papa John 2 Thompson. In the inter-
vening 17 years, PJ2T has operated almost every single
major contest and is approaching a million contest QSOs in
addition to another million or so outside of contest weekends.
Contesters have come to count on the Curacao multiplier on
six bands.
The Return of W1FJ
Al Rousseau, formerly W1FJJ and now W1FJ, is the only
surviving member of the 1967 PJ3CC crew. He happily
accepted our invitation to return to the Coral Cliff neighbor-
hood to reprise the 1967 PJ3CC operation precisely 50 years
later. Our 2017 crew was honored and excited to meet the
legendary W1FJ and his partner, Ruth (Photo D). We enjoyed
a delightful week hearing stories from 1967, sharing a full-
scale American Thanksgiving dinner, and working together
to prepare the PJ2T station for the weekend competition. Al
was our VIP guest of honor, yet he was more than willing to
get his hands dirty, working in the extreme heat and sun to
set up a temporary antenna and string 1,000 feet of feedline
through very hostile fields of cactus.
During the contest weekend, we welcomed about 12 vis-
itors from VERONA, Curacao’s ham radio club (Photo E),
who had come to share in the celebration and to meet Al.
On the Saturday of the contest, Mr. Glennert Reidel, a
senior official in Curacao’s Bureau Telecommunicatie,
Curacao’s telecommunication regulator, visited in order to
meet W1FJ (Photo F) and to compliment PJ2T on the half-
century celebration.
Al’s Winning Influence
In the best of all possible scenarios for our half-century cel-
ebration, we were able to win the contest in the multi-multi
category, PJ2T’s first win in CQWW CW after over 20 years
of trying. On top of that, Al turned out to be our crew’s top
operator, making more QSOs (2,126) than any of the rest of
us, and, despite poor band conditions, attaining our fastest
rate-hour (196) of the 48-hour competition. He’s still
absolutely at the top of his game!
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Photo D. Al Rousseau, W1FJ, and his partner, Ruth, at
PJ2T’s 2017 Thanksgiving dinner.

Photo E. W1FJ running 10 meters and PJ2BR, president of

Our PJ2T crew of W1FJ, K1YR, NA2U, K2PLF, N5OT, Curacao’s radio club, VERONA.
N7IR, KB7Q, W8WTS, WØCG, and WØTT (Photo G) could
not possibly have had a better outcome or more fun than over
Thanksgiving weekend in Curacao, fortunate to “win the
world” with the guy who had done it 50 years prior. PJ2T will
QSL the contest 100% via the bureaus with a special com-
memorative foldout QSL.

Remembering the Great Ones

The 1967 PJ3CC roster is a Who’s-Who of famous con-
testers, and we are thrilled to call attention to their memory
and honor them with our half-century celebration.
Victor C. Clark, W4KFC (SK), Potomac Valley Radio Club
(PVRC), President of ARRL (1982-83), was such a famous
and proficient contester that he was regarded by many as
nearly godlike. Born in Falmouth, Massachusetts, he grew
up in Phoenix and earned his degree from George Wash-
ington University. A charter member of ARRL, life member
of QCWA, and senior member of IEEE, he was also a region-
al IARU president. He served many years with the FAA and,
in 1963, became Director of the Coast Guard Electronics
Laboratory10.
Bill Grenfell, W4GF (SK), PVRC, was very well-known with-
in amateur circles, not just as a PVRC member. For years,
he served as the Chief of the FCC’s Rules Branch. The 1967 Photo F. W1FJ and Mr. Glennert Reidel of Curacao’s Bureau
contest was the start of a four-year run in CQWW CW in which Telecommunicatie at PJ2T during the contest.
Bill and Vic were on the winning world multi-multi team with
a different callsign each year: PJ3CC, PJØCC, PJØCW, and
PJØFC11. Roy Fosberg, W1TX (SK), was an engineer at Connecticut
John Thompson, W1BIH, PJ9JT (SK) had a house built at Light and Power and an avid DXer. He’s known for the great
Curacao’s Coral Cliff in 1971 for contesting, and decades of vertical antenna on 160 that he built on his small lot in the
intense operating from his house followed. The PJ2T group outskirts of Hartford. He was a member of the Connecticut
has honored John’s memory with our callsign PJ2T, and by Wireless Association (CWA) and the First Class Operators’
continuing the tradition of very intense contesting from the Club (FOC), and a brewer of dandelion wine13.
PJ9JT house. All five of these gentlemen were famous, highly-accom-
Len Cheretok, W3GRF (SK), PVRC, was first licensed at plished contesters. We stand on their shoulders at PJ2T and
15 and operated his home-built station from a three-story row were excited to remember and honor them. I was even lucky
house in Philadelphia between 1936 and 1940. From this enough to have met Vic and Bill as a kid. In the early 1960s,
poor location, he managed a pre-war WAS and WAC. After I was WN8KUW, and as a young teen, W8IYD took me to
serving in the Signal Corps during WWII, he helped organize the West Virginia ARRL Convention at Jackson’s Mill. I met
the Potomac Valley Radio Club and served as a leader of the W4KFC and W4GF there, pretty much unable to speak with
club for many years. His 15-acre hilltop station with three tow- excitement at seeing these giants of our hobby. I was fortu-
ers became famous in DX and contest circles12. nate to win the CW contest most years at the convention, and

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Photo G. PJ2T CQWW CW 2017 Team: NA2U, N5OT, N7IR, WØTT, WØCG,
W1FJ with 1967 PJ3CC trophy, K2PLF, K1YR, KB7Q, and W8WTS.
my knees practically buckled when Vic
sought me out in the crowd with a hand-
shake of congratulation. I also vividly
remember being dizzily impressed see-
ing Vic and Bill arrive in a private plane,
park it on the tiny ramp at Jackson’s Mill,
and walk up the hill to the convention,
luggage in hand. In the final analysis,
probably all that any of us hope for in
life is somehow to be remembered, and
we remember these five great men with
fondness and respect.
Why Contest?
What motivated these legends of our
hobby to contest, and why do we con-
tinue today? We love wireless! We were
all fascinated as kids with invisible,
nearly instantaneous, very long dis-
tance communication, and none of that
enthusiasm has faded. True, we can
now have a real-time video chat with
Bulgaria on a smartphone, but there’s
billions of dollars of infrastructure
between us and that distant guy. With
HF wireless, it’s simply backyard to
backyard, over paths thousands of
miles long, and that’s a miracle.
For those who love wireless, contests
are simply the best way to get an
intensely concentrated firehose inten-
sity wireless fix. In the 48 hours of the
CQ World Wide contest, for example,
we have at PJ2T made more than
16,000 contacts and attained Five Band
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DXCC, all in a weekend! That’s a lot of
wireless!
And there’s no better test for your sta-
tion than a contest. We’re all always tin-
kering with gear and antennas, trying to
build that ever-better race car, and on-
the-air competitions are a great chance
to take that car out and race it hard and
fast. Most of us in contesting have a
need for speed — possibly working
over 400 per hour on SSB (W2SC) or
logging 1,000+ QSOs in just one hour
of a large multi-multi (D4C)14. That’s an
adrenaline high!
The CQ World Wide DX
Contest
This is the big one. On the fourth full
weekend of October each year, the CQ
World Wide DX SSB Contest typically
involves some 30,000 stations and
8,50015 submitted logs, and is certainly
the world’s largest sporting event in
terms of both numbers of participants
and geographical span. Beginning at
0000Z Saturday and continuing non-
stop for 48 hours on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
and 10 meters, there are more stations
on the air, from more parts of the globe,
than at any other time all year. Con-
testants rapidly exchange callsigns, sig-
nal reports, and the number of their CQ
zone (Curacao is in Zone 9). Contacts
are generally computer-logged, the
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 logs are sent in for evaluation within five days after the con-
test, and the validated results are published by CQ in the
April issue. There’s something for everyone in the contest,
with categories for high or low power or QRP, single or mul-
tiple transmitters, single or multiple bands, use of spotting
assistance (or not), 24 or 48 hours of operating, and even a
category for rookies. This nets 50 different categories of
entry. You need not have a monster station in order to be
competitive in many of these categories.
On the fourth full weekend in November is the CW version
of the contest, and in some years, CW participation has
exceeded the SSB contest. Since the contest’s beginning in
1948, CQWW contest activity has been ever on the rise. In
1967, PJ3CC’s year, 1,641 CQWW CW logs were submit-
ted. Last year, that number was 8,45116. The results are
elsewhere in this issue.
Check out the WA7BNM contest calendar at <www.hor-
nucopia.com/contestcal/>, pick out a contest, look up the
rules, and get in on the fun.

PJ2T Today
PJ2T is in its 18th year of operating from John Thompson’s
Coral Cliff house. We’re a loosely organized group of about
20 guys who pool resources and effort to keep the big sta-
tion maintained and active. The composition of our group
changes over time as our members’ life situations and inter-
ests evolve, but we’ve been fortunate to be able to maintain
an ever-changing cadre of committed people for nearly two
decades. N8NR, WA9S, W9VA, and I are the only active
members from the original group. We struggle financially,
but have managed to hang on by our fingernails for a very
long time and hope to be able to continue.
We believe that PJ2T has been the most-logged callsign
in contesting for many years running now. We’ve made near-
ly a million contest QSOs with this callsign, and are happy
to be able to honor Chet Brandon, PJ9EE, and John
Thompson, PJ9JT, by continuing the tradition of intense con-
testing that they started in 1967 from Curacao’s Coral Cliff.
Their work decades ago impacts us daily at PJ2T. Thanks
for working us, and a big salute to Ruth and to Al, W1FJ, for
making his contesting return to Curacao for the half-century
CQWW celebration. It was an honor.

Notes:
1. John H. Thompson, W1BIH, “How to Make Five Million (points,
that is)”, CQ Amateur Radio (Pt. Washington, NY, October 1968),
p. 84.
2. Jim Brandon, Memorial presentation, February 17, 1997
(Bonaire).
3. “Organize Librascope Overseas Unit,” Librazette (Glendale,
CA, September-October 1959), p. 3.
4. Mary Rumelle (daughter), via email (K8ND, June 17, 2013).
5. “Announcing,” CQ Amateur Radio (New York, January 1964),
p. 20.
6. Mary Gay Stone, Personal interview (WØCG, Curacao,
February 13, 2001).
7. Amateur Radio Callbook, (New York, NY, Watson-Guptill
Publishing, 1985).
8. Thanks K8ND for research on Chester Brandon.
9. CQ World Wide DX Contest, <www.cqww.com/winners.htm>.
10. “W4KFC – November 25, 1983”, <http://bit.ly/2DxiRu3>.
11. K3ZJ, via email (WØCG, October, 2017).
12. Victor Clark, W4KFC, “One Man’s Family of Antennas,” CQ
Amateur Radio (New York, March, 1961), p.45.
13. W1RM, via email (WØCG, October 12, 2017).
14. CQ World Wide DX Contest, <www.cqww.com/rates>.
15. CQ World Wide DX Contest, <http://bit.ly/2FPWO3B>.
16. CQ World Wide DX Contest, <www.cqww.com/stats.htm>.

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CW Contest
“An all-time record number of CW logs received”
BY DOUG ZWIEBEL,* KR2Q

D
oes that headline look familiar? It should, as that’s better days, but 2017 certainly was not the worst year for
almost exactly what we said for the SSB weekend. For those two bands. Hang in there, contesters; as we all know,
the 2017 CQWW CW weekend, 8,451 logs were conditions will improve on 10 and 15 (one day).
received. Compared to 2010, that’s a 37% jump. Now that’s And as a point of reference, for 2017 SSB there were
a lot! Combining SSB and CW weekend log volumes shows 3,531,480 total QSOs. CW was a lot better.
that the CQWW Contest is still the biggest, most popular, Where do all those CW QSOs come from? Just as we saw
and best DX contest going, breaking the 17,000 total logs on SSB, they mostly come from Europe; in fact, even more
mark for the first time (17,057). We received logs from 181 so for CW. On SSB, Europe accounted for 48.3% and North
different DX multipliers and from all 40 zones, while entrants America accounted for 28.3%.
claimed contacts with 204 different CQWW countries. Let’s
face it; CQWW is the place to be. Continent # logs % of all
Not only are there lots of global participants, but they’re AF 72 0.9%
making more QSOs, too. That means more fun. AS 1,353 16.0%
Just look at those 2017 numbers. In the last 10 years, we EU 4,476 53.0%
see a record number of QSOs on 160 meters, a record num- NA 2,147 25.4%
ber on 80, a record number on 40, and a record number on OC 174 2.1%
20 meters. If you chose 15 or 10 meters, well, you’ve seen SA 229 2.7%
Grand Total 8,451
*c/o CQ Magazine

CQWW CW Number of Total QSOs Per Band by Year

Year 160 80 40 20 15 10 Total

2017 264,550 800,034 1,288,836 1,300,722 673,433 48,138 4,375,713

2016 257,045 746,942 1,175,005 1,246,638 672,159 77,620 4,175,409
2015 190,221 680,562 1,275,566 1,196,626 1,263,205 421,312 5,027,492
2014 180,075 556,643 1,103,660 1,090,425 1,268,402 1,398,923 5,598,128
2013 172,213 575,476 1,120,665 1,018,929 1,218,080 1,164,558 5,269,921
2012 193,424 600,694 1,016,479 1,057,690 1,193,292 851,780 4,913,359
2011 177,142 554,366 1,108,192 923,714 1,050,597 1,285,808 5,099,819
2010 245,568 743,788 1,181,494 1,146,906 905,123 169,485 4,392,364
2009 240,364 662,676 1,137,014 1,142,339 529,244 49,591 3,761,228
2008 243,704 690,727 1,042,701 1,133,079 284,166 20,966 3,415,343

CQWW CW QSO Percentage Distribution, by Band, per Year

Year 160 80 40 20 15 10

2017 6.0% 18.3% 29.5% 29.7% 15.4% 1.1%

2016 6.2% 17.9% 28.1% 29.9% 16.1% 1.9%
2015 3.8% 13.5% 25.4% 23.8% 25.1% 8.4%
2014 3.2% 9.9% 19.7% 19.5% 22.7% 25.0%
2013 3.3% 10.9% 21.3% 19.3% 23.1% 22.1%
2012 3.9% 12.2% 20.7% 21.5% 24.3% 17.3%
2011 3.5% 10.9% 21.7% 18.1% 20.6% 25.2%
2010 5.6% 16.9% 26.9% 26.1% 20.6% 3.9%
2009 6.4% 17.6% 30.2% 30.4% 14.1% 1.3%
2008 7.1% 20.2% 30.5% 33.2% 8.3% 0.6%

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 One group of logs that is often overlooked is the check logs that are submitted. On CW, we received 493 check logs, or
5.8% of all logs. These logs are very much appreciated and are incredibly useful for cross-checking.

High Power? Low Power? Assisted? Not Assisted?

A large number of the received logs are Single-Operator, All-Band (SOAB) logs, which are subdivided into High Power and
Low Power, and which are further subdivided into Assisted and Not Assisted. There were 4,985 such logs, or more than
62% of all received logs. Here is the breakdown of those logs:
# of logs Single Op, All band, High Power by Continent
Category AF AS EU NA OC SA Grand Total
AB_H_A 4 136 620 616 16 23 1,415
AB_H_U 8 157 285 255 18 13 736
Grand Total 12 293 905 871 34 36 2,151
% assisted 33.3% 46.4% 68.5% 70.7% 47.1% 63.9% 65.8%

2017 WWDX CW TROPHY WINNERS AND DONORS

SINGLE OPERATOR, ALL BANDS Carib./C.A. USA - 28 MHz
World TI7W (Opr.: Chris Hurlbut, KL9A) Courtney Judd, K4WI
CR3OO (Opr.: Jose Nunes, CT1BOH) Donor: W5PG Memorial (DFW Contesting Group) Donor: John Rodgers, WE3C
Donor: Vibroplex Carib./C.A. – Low Power USA - 21 MHz
YN2CC (Opr.: Mike Kasrich, AJ9C)* Carl Kratzer, K3RV
World - Low Power Donor: Albert Crespo, NH7A
V26K (Opr.: Bud Trench, AA3B) Donor: Bob Naumann, W5OV
Donor: Slovenia Contest Club Oceania
9M6NA (Opr.: Saty Nakamura, JE1JKL) USA - 14 MHz
World - QRP Donor: KH2D Memorial (Ken Hoppe, KH7R) Brian Edward, N2MF
Felipe Hernandez, NP4Z Donor: Northern Illinois DX Association
Donor: Bob Evans, K5WA South America
Nick Lekic, 9Y4/VE3EY USA - 7 MHz
Donor: Dave Farnsworth, WJ2O Dan Handa, W7WA
World - Assisted Donor: Gene Shablygin, W3UA
Bernd Och, DL6FBL South America - Southern Cone (CE, CX, LU)
Donor: Robert McGwier, N4HY Daniel Pardias, CX9AU USA - 3.5 MHz
Donor: Dale Long, N3BNA Steve Sussman, W3BGN
World – Assisted Low Power Donor: Bill Feidt, NG3K
P4ØW (Opr.: John Crovelli, W2GD) South America - Southern Cone (CE, CX, LU) – Assisted
Donor: Lyubomir “Leo” Slavov, OR2F Martin Monsalvo, LU5DX USA - 1.8 MHz
Donor: LU Contest Group Robye Lahlum, W1MK
World – Assisted QRP Donor: Jeff Briggs, K1ZM
Pit Schmidt, DM2M ASEAN (XZ, HS, XW, XU, 3W, 9M, 9V, V8, YB, DU)
Donor: Steve “Sid” Caesar, NH7C Low Power Europe - 28 MHz
Abbas Capri, YB9WIC Milan Milovanovc, YTØZ
USA Donor: Bob Kupps, N6BK Donor: Jay Pryor, K4OGG
Kevin Stockton, N5DX
Scandinavia (LA, OH, OZ, SM) Europe - 21 MHz
Donor: Frankford Radio Club
Pekka Kaar, OH8NW CR2M (Opr.: Oliver Sweningen, W6NV)
USA - Low Power Donor: W3FYS Memorial (Chas Weir, Jr., W6UM) Donor: Bob Naumann, W5OV
Terry Zivney, N4TZ
Baltic (ES, LY, YL)
Donor: North Coast Contesters Europe - 14 MHz
Albertas Pipiras, LY5R
Donor: LY2OO Memorial (Lithuanian Radio Sports OH8X (Opr.: Pasi Luoma-Aho, OH6UM)
USA - QRP Donor: G3FXB Memorial (Maud Slater)
Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q Federation)
Donor: W3ZZ Memorial (Andy Blank, N2NT) Europe - 7 MHz
Canada
Ken Widelitz, VY2TT Manuel Abian Osorio, EA7RM
USA - Assisted Donor: Ivo Pezer, 9A3A
Dave Sumner, K1ZZ Donor: John Sluymer, VE3EJ & Jim Roberts, VE7ZO
Donor: John Rodgers, WE3C Europe - 3.5 MHz
Russia
Yuri Kotelnikov, RT9S RW2F (Opr.: Dmitri Gorshkov, UA2FB)
USA – Assisted Low Power Donor: K3VW Memorial (Frankford Radio Club)
Jim Bowman, KS1J Donor: Roman Thomas, RZ3AA
Donor: LA8W/LN8W Leia Contest Club Europe - 1.8 MHz
Indonesia
Yana Koryana, YB1AR Al Zinkevich, EU4E*
USA - Zone 3 Donor: Pat Barkey, N9RV & Terry Zivney, N4TZ
Bob Wolbert, K6XX Donor: “Joy” N. Djojo, YBØNSI
Donor: Arizona Outlaws Contest Club Asia - 14 MHz
Japan
Masaki Masa Okano, JH4UYB UP2L (Opr.: Willy Umanets, UA9BA)
USA - Zone 4 Donor: W5FO Memorial (Ralph “Gator” Bowen, N5RZ)
Mike Wetzel, W9RE Donor: Phil Yasson, AB7RW
Donor: Society of Midwest Contesters Asia - 7 MHz
Japan - Assisted
Hiroyuki Inaba, JS3CTQ Sulaiman Saad Aljedaei, 7Z1SJ
USA - Zone 5 Donor: Rich Gelber, K2WR
Greg Cronin, W1KM* Donor: Aki Nagi, JA5DQH
Donor: N4ZC Memorial (Carolina DX Association) Carib./C.A. (21 MHz)
SINGLE OPERATOR, SINGLE BAND Oliver Cado, FG/F6ARC*
Europe World - 28 MHz Donor: David Hodge, N6AN
CR6K (Opr.: Filipe Lopes, CT1ILT) Douglas Silva, PP5FB
Donor: W3AU Memorial (Florida Contest Group) Donor: Joel Chalmers, KG6DX Canada - 14 MHz
Noel Poulin, VE2FWW
Europe - Low Power World - 21 MHz Donor: John Sluymer, VE3EJ
GU3HFN (Opr.: Oleg Borisov, RL5D) PJ4A (Opr.: Jeff Clarke, KU8E)
Donor: Tim Duffy, K3LR Donor: CWOps Japan - 21 MHz
Akito Nagi, JA5DQH
Europe - QRP World - 14 MHz Donor: Bob Wilson, N6TV
Zoli Pitman, HA1AG Paolo Stradiotto, YW4D
Donor: I4FAF Memorial (Sergio Cartoceti, IK4AUY) Donor: W2JT Memorial (North Jersey DX Assn.) Japan - 14 MHz
Yukihisa Yamashita, JA6LCJ
Europe - Assisted World - 7 MHz Donor: Chris Terkla, N1XS
Jon Zumalabe, EF2A* Rastislav Hrnko, CT9/OM3BH
Donor: I4IND Memorial (IR4X Monte Capra Contest Team) Donor: John Rodgers, WE3C
OVERLAY CATEGORIES
Europe – Assisted Low Power World - 3.5 MHz World – Classic
Sergei Fesenko, UZ3A Nick Perminov, UN4L Bob Shohet, KQ2M*
Donor: Rudy Bakalov, N2WQ Donor: Fred Capossela, K6SSS Donor: CWops
Africa World - 1.8 MHz U.S.A. – Classic
3B9HA (Opr.: Olof Lundberg, GØCKV) Milan Pivk, S58MU W4CB (Opr.: Bud Hippisley, W2RU)*
Donor: K5KA Memorial (Ralph “Gator” Bowen, N5RZ) Donor: Kenneth Byers, Jr., K4TEA Donor: CWops

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 # of logs Single OP, All band, Low Power by Continent From MILLIWATTS
Category AF AS EU NA OC SA Grand To KILOWATTS
SM

Total
AB_H_A 6 149 566 328 13 35 1,097
More Watts per Dollar
SM

AB_H_U 16 288 972 398 26 37 1,737

Grand Total 22 437 1,538 726 39 72 2,834
% assisted 27.3% 34.1% 36.8% 45.2% 33.3% 48.6% 38.7%
Transmitting &
Europe and North America accounted for 82.6% of all SOABHP logs. And for
SOABLP, Europe and North America accounted for an equally impressive 79.9%
of logs received in those categories. What is interesting, and curious, is the break-
Audio Tubes
down of Assisted versus Not-Assisted. For high power entrants, 68.5% of ®
European entrants chose Assisted, as did 70.7% of stations in North American.

World – Rookie U.S.A.

Omar Al Attar, A61EK KC1XX (Oprs.: KC1XX, JJ5GMJ, K1QX, K1TR, KM3T,
Donor: CWops W1FV, WA1Z, WA2OAX)
Donor: Robert Kasca, S53R
COMMUNICATIONS
U.S.A. – Rookie
Peter Kulik, K8PJK Europe
Donor: CWops TKØC (Oprs.: S53BB, S53CC, S53F, S53MM, S53RM,
S53ZO, S55OO, S57C, S57L, S57K)
BROADCAST
Europe – Rookie Donor: World Wide Radio Operators Foundation
Janko Mihailovic, YU3EEA
Donor: EA Contest Club ASEAN (XZ, HS, XW, XU, 3W, 9M, 9V, V8, YB, DU)
HSØZAR (Oprs.: K3ZO, W2YR, LA7JO, 5B4AGN, G3AB,
INDUSTRY
MULTI-OPERATOR, SINGLE TRANSMITTER G3XTT, DL3DXX, 9M2ZAK, HSØZDX, HSØZDY, HS3ANP,
HS3XVP, HS4RAY, E2ØNKB, E21EIC)
World
EF8R (Oprs.: RA5A, UA5C, RW1A, RD1A, RN1AM,
Donor: Siam DX Group AMATEUR
RA2FA, RC5A, UA4WW, EA8RM) MULTI-OPERATOR, MULTI TRANSMITTER
Donor: KL7RA Memorial (Friends of Rich)
World
PJ2T (Oprs.: KB7Q, WØTT, W1FJ, N5OT, K1YR, NA2U,
Immediate Shipment from Stock
World – Low Power
9G5W (Oprs.: S54W, S57UN, S57SU, S57GM, S59A, N7IR, K2PLF, W8WTS, WØCG)
S59ZZ, OZ7AM) Donor: K2GL Memorial (The K2GL Operators)
Donor: EA Contest Club
U.S.A.
U.S.A. W3LPL (Oprs.: W3LPL, NI1N, K2YWE, K3AJ, K3CT, K3IT,
W3UA (Oprs.: RM9I, R8CT, NU3C, W3UA) K3KU, K3MM, N3OC, K3RA, K3TEJ, WR3Z, KD4D, N4QQ,
Donor: Douglas Zwiebel, KR2Q K4ZA)
Donor: W6RJ and N6RJ Memorial (Ham Radio Outlet)
U.S.A. – Low Power Europe
N4WW (Oprs.: NK4DX, WP3A, AD4Z, K1MM) 9A1A (Oprs.: 9A5W, 9A9A, 9A6A, 9A7R, 9A5E, 9A8A,
Donor: CWOps 9A2EU, 9A7DR, IZ8FWN, IV3SKB, IZ1LBG, IK2QEI)
Donor: Finnish Amateur Radio League
3CPX800A7 4CX1000A 810
Africa
CN2AA (Oprs.: RA3CO, RL3FT, RX3APM, UA3AB, 3CPX1500A7 4CX1500B 811A
Africa
RA9USU, UA4Z, RK3AD, RN2FA, UA3ASZ, RU9I, UA9MA, **No Entries** 3CX400A7 4CX3500A 812A
RK4FW, RN5M)* Donor: EA9EO Memorial
Donor: Harry Booklan, RA3AUU 3CX800A7 4CX5000A 833A
Asia 3CX1200A7 4CX7500A 833C
Asia A44A (Oprs.: A41JZ, A45TT, N6AA, W6XD, VU2CDP,
P33W (Oprs.: 4Z5LA, LY4AA, YO3JR, R4FO, UA4FER, VU2PTT) 3CX1200D7 4CX10000A 845
RW4WR, RA3AUU) Donor: Nodir Tursun-Zade, EY8MM
3CX1200Z7 4CX15000A 6146B
Donor: Steve Merchant, K6AW
CONTEST EXPEDITIONS 3CX1500A7 4CX20000B 3-500ZG
Carib./C.A.
NP2X (Oprs.: K9VV, NE9U) World Single Operator 3CX3000A7 4CX20000C 3-1000Z
Donor: CWOps VE3RZ/VP9 (Opr.: VE3RZ)
Donor: N6ZZ Memorial (Friends of Phil) 3CX6000A7 4CX20000D 4-400A
Europe 3CX10000A7 4X150A 4-1000A
IR4M (Oprs.: HB9CAT, I4EWH, I4IFL, IK3QAR, IK4DCW, World Multi-Operator
IK4HVR, IK4MGP, IK4WMH, IN3FHE, IV3AZV, IW3FVZ, P4ØFL (Oprs.: N5KO, N7MH, WØYK, W6LD) 3CX15000A7 572B 4PR400A
IZ4NIC, IZ4ZZB) Donor: CWOps
3CX20000A7 805 4PR1000A
Donor: Gail Sheehan, K2RED
SPECIAL AWARDS 4CX250B 807 ...and more!
Oceania World SSB/CW Combined
AH2R (Oprs.: JI3ERV/NH2C, JR7OMD/WI3O, Ron Vander Kraats, XL3T
JR8VSE/NH2N, JA1KSA/N3NQL) 12,882,032 Se Habla Español • We Export
Donor: Junichi Tanaka, JH4RHF Donor: Hrane Milosevic, YT1AD
South America
PS2T (Oprs.: PY2KC, PY2NA, PY2NDX, PY2YU, PY2ZEA,
USA SSB/CW Combined
NR3X (Opr.: Nate Moreschi, N4YDU)
Phone: 760-744-0700
PY5EG) 11,860,250
Donor: Araucaria DX Group Donor: Bob Shohet, KQ2M Toll-Free: 800-737-2787
Canada
VE3EJ (Oprs.: VE3EJ, VE3EK, VE3KI, VE3MM)
World RTTY/SSB/CW Combined
Andrius Ignotas, LY7Z
(Orders only) 800-RF PARTS
Donor: VE3TA Memorial (John Sluymer, VE3EJ) 10,868,807
Donor: Rudy Bakalov, N2WQ Website: www.rfparts.com
Japan
JA7ZFN (Oprs.: JA1CTB, JG7PSJ, JH7XMO, JP7DKQ, Combined SSB/CW Score 160 Meters Fax: 760-744-1943
JR7TEQ) Milan Pivk, S58MU
Donor: Madison Jones, W5MJ 210,120
Donor: IT9ZGY Memorial (Team IB9T/IR9Y)
888-744-1943
ASEAN (XZ, HS, XW, XU, 3W, 9M, 9V, V8, YB, DU)
YE1K (Oprs.: YB1CF, YB1JSJ, YB1KAR, YC1KAF, CLUB Email: rfp@rfparts.com
YC1ME, YC1MR, YD1JZ, YD1DGZ, YD1DOQ, YD1OLG, USA SSB/CW
YF1DO) Frankford Radio Club
Donor: Bob Kupps, N6BK 274,686,790
Donor: Northern California Contest Club
MULTI-OPERATOR, TWO TRANSMITTERS
DX SSB/CW
World Bavarian Contest Club
CR3W (Oprs.: DJØIF, DJØZY, DJ2YA, DL1CW, DL5AXX, 241,510,421
DL7UGN, DL8JJ, LZ2JE) Donor: John Rodgers, WE3C
Donor: Array Solutions
*Second place

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The team that made up
KH6J were (from left to
right): Doug Morgan,
KH6U; Mark Gerber,
WH7W; Eran Agmon,
WH6R; Mike Tessmer,
K9NW; Dave Mueller,
N2NL; John Hillyer,
KH6SH; Kimo Chun,
KH7U; and Alex Benton,
KH6YY (Alex did not oper-
ate). Stuart Nishimura,
KH6FP, also was part of
the team but was not in the
photo. (Photo by KH7U)
CLUB SCORES
UNITED STATES
Club ....................................................................................# Entrants..........................Score
FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB ..........................................................240................274,686,790
YANKEE CLIPPER CONTEST CLUB ............................................297................265,899,525
POTOMAC VALLEY RADIO CLUB ................................................231................151,737,276
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTEST CLUB ..................................99..................64,919,778
SOCIETY OF MIDWEST CONTESTERS ......................................140..................58,519,349
ARIZONA OUTLAWS CONTEST CLUB ..........................................87..................49,745,114
FLORIDA CONTEST GROUP........................................................104..................46,417,470
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTEST CLUB ..................................72..................39,780,145
NORTH COAST CONTESTERS ......................................................18..................37,139,173
MINNESOTA WIRELESS ASSN ....................................................122..................34,262,999
TENNESSEE CONTEST GROUP....................................................36..................24,191,950
CENTRAL TEXAS DX AND CONTEST CLUB.................................27..................23,100,603
CAROLINA DX ASSOCIATION........................................................30..................17,158,529
DFW CONTEST GROUP .................................................................26..................16,906,165
GEORGIA CONTEST GROUP.........................................................27..................16,723,552
WILLAMETTE VALLEY DX CLUB....................................................39..................15,530,985
MAD RIVER RADIO CLUB...............................................................29..................13,301,178
ALABAMA CONTEST GROUP ........................................................38..................10,660,005
HUDSON VALLEY CONTESTERS AND DXERS ............................30..................10,146,529
WESTERN WASHINGTON DX CLUB .............................................40....................8,375,859
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN DX ASSN ...............................................8....................7,088,809
NE MARYLAND AMATEUR RADIO CONTEST SOCIETY..............18....................5,326,334
GRAND MESA CONTESTERS OF COLORADO ............................28....................4,966,199
KENTUCKY CONTEST GROUP......................................................17....................4,510,809
NIAGARA FRONTIER RADIOSPORT .............................................16....................4,380,482
BIG SKY CONTESTERS ...................................................................6....................4,210,698
LOUISIANA CONTEST CLUB..........................................................10....................3,563,900
TEXAS DX SOCIETY ......................................................................13....................3,387,503
NORTH CAROLINA DX AND CONTEST CLUB ..............................13....................3,223,056
SPOKANE DX ASSOCIATION.........................................................16....................3,102,057
SOUTH EAST CONTEST CLUB ......................................................28....................2,928,016
MOTHER LODE DX/CONTEST CLUB.............................................23....................2,723,038
SWAMP FOX CONTEST GROUP ...................................................16....................2,537,806
ROCHESTER (NY) DX ASSN ..........................................................22....................2,464,482
KANSAS CITY CONTEST CLUB .....................................................14....................1,997,232
BAY AREA DXERS ............................................................................5....................1,616,129
SOUTH JERSEY DX ASSOCIATION.................................................5....................1,566,215
NORTH TEXAS CONTEST CLUB .....................................................8....................1,376,845
UTAH DX ASSOCIATION ................................................................14....................1,354,472
HILLTOP TRANSMITTING ASSN ......................................................7....................1,267,652
PORTAGE COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE ..........................4....................1,165,622
DEEP DIXIE CONTEST CLUB...........................................................6....................1,124,634
METRO DX CLUB ............................................................................14.......................996,809
SALT CITY DX ASSOCIATION ..........................................................4.......................972,084
SILVER COMET AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY ...............................11.......................707,068
MERIDEN ARC...................................................................................4.......................681,732
BRISTOL (TN/VA) ARC......................................................................8.......................664,025
CTRI CONTEST GROUP ...................................................................8.......................645,248
SUNDAY CREEK AMATEUR RADIO FEDERATION ........................7.......................639,186
NORTHERN ARIZONA DX ASSN......................................................6.......................629,497
IDAHO DX ASSOCIATION.................................................................4.......................528,015
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DX/CONTEST CLUB .....................................9.......................404,039
BERGEN ARA ....................................................................................6.......................397,974
KANSAS CITY DX CLUB ...................................................................5.......................305,713
GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB ................................7.......................289,123
WEST PARK RADIOPS .....................................................................7.......................226,480
HOOSIER DX AND CONTEST CLUB................................................4.......................206,850
MILFORD OHIO AMATEUR RADIO CLUB........................................5.......................159,308
SHENANDOAH VALLEY WIRELESS ................................................4.......................157,072
COLUMBUS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB..............................................9.......................144,386
PAMLICO AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY............................................5.........................57,827
SOUTH JERSEY RADIO ASSOCIATION ..........................................4.........................18,281
STERLING PARK AMATEUR RADIO CLUB .....................................4.........................10,791
DX
Club ....................................................................................# Entrants..........................Score
BAVARIAN CONTEST CLUB.........................................................304................241,510,421
ITALIAN CONTEST CLUB .............................................................172................148,546,204
EA CONTEST CLUB .....................................................................109................148,475,857
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RHEIN RUHR DX ASSOCIATION..................................................207................139,177,517
ARAUCARIA DX GROUP ................................................................54................101,890,401
CONTEST CLUB ONTARIO.............................................................97..................95,735,777
LU CONTEST GROUP ....................................................................63..................66,532,534
UKRAINIAN CONTEST CLUB .......................................................170..................65,341,441
CROATIAN CONTEST CLUB ..........................................................62..................60,731,406
SLOVENIA CONTEST CLUB ...........................................................64..................54,440,532
CONTEST CLUB FINLAND..............................................................74..................51,787,861
KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY RADIO CLUB .............56..................44,325,969
RUSSIAN CONTEST CLUB .............................................................85..................42,471,592
HA-DX-CLUB....................................................................................27..................37,678,269
CLIPPERTON DX CLUB ..................................................................30..................37,326,445
BELARUS CONTEST CLUB ............................................................39..................30,470,064
SP DX CLUB ...................................................................................96..................29,315,889
BELOKRANJEC CONTEST CLUB...................................................12..................22,707,048
LATVIAN CONTEST CLUB ..............................................................36..................17,801,301
RIO DX GROUP ...............................................................................75..................17,606,366
SOUTH URAL CONTEST CLUB......................................................20..................16,204,374
MARITIME CONTEST CLUB ...........................................................15..................15,396,895
LA CONTEST CLUB.........................................................................14..................15,065,819
VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY RADIO CLUB ........................26..................14,773,140
TARTU CONTEST TEAM ..................................................................4..................14,482,932
VK CONTEST CLUB .......................................................................20..................14,103,497
URAL CONTEST GROUP ...............................................................28..................13,500,630
ARIPA DX TEAM ..............................................................................10..................13,429,103
ORCA DX AND CONTEST CLUB ....................................................36..................12,976,838
CONTEST CLUB SERBIA................................................................86..................12,130,259
CHILTERN DX CLUB .......................................................................46..................10,530,540
CONTEST GROUP DU QUEBEC ....................................................12....................9,342,694
WEY VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO GROUP........................................4....................8,409,819
VU CONTEST GROUP ...................................................................26....................7,932,191
ANTWERP CONTEST CLUB .............................................................4....................7,803,745
SIAM DX GROUP ............................................................................13....................7,595,316
RUSSIAN CW CLUB ........................................................................69....................7,581,379
CE CONTEST GROUP ......................................................................8....................7,396,267
YOKOHAMA DX CLUB ......................................................................6....................6,542,007
UA2 CONTEST CLUB ......................................................................19....................6,417,735
GMDX GROUP.................................................................................17....................6,251,992
RIIHIMAEN KOLMOSET ....................................................................6....................6,041,161
599 CONTEST CLUB .......................................................................13....................5,454,938
YO DX CLUB ....................................................................................32....................5,183,380
LITHUANIAN CONTEST GROUP ......................................................6....................4,965,355
THRACIAN ROSE CLUB..................................................................44....................4,684,850
UNIO RADIOAFICIONATS VALLES ORIENTAL ...............................7....................4,300,809
GUARA DX GROUP.........................................................................24....................4,192,350
WEST SERBIA CONTEST CLUB ....................................................13....................4,111,466
DANISH DX GROUP ........................................................................36....................3,898,406
GIPANIS CONTEST GROUP...........................................................12....................3,826,838
TERESINA DX GROUP......................................................................5....................3,791,001
SAUDI CONTEST GROUP ................................................................6....................3,785,772
ALRS ST PETERSBURG .................................................................23....................3,629,333
YB LAND DX CLUB..........................................................................83....................3,505,659
RADIO CLUB VENEZOLANO CARACAS........................................15....................3,446,697
GRIMSBY AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY ...........................................8....................3,420,278
THAILAND DX ASSOCIATION ..........................................................5....................3,414,041
THREE A'S CONTEST GROUP.........................................................7....................3,333,479
CATALONIA CONTEST CLUB...........................................................5....................3,086,062
NOVOKUZNETSK RADIO CLUB .....................................................14....................3,019,206
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA CONTEST CLUB............................17....................2,841,278
IVANOVO DX CLUB...........................................................................7....................2,763,957
SOUTH GERMAN DX GROUP ..........................................................7....................2,690,756
RU-QRP CLUB .................................................................................17....................2,388,749
SOUTHERN OSAKA CONTEST CLUB ...........................................10....................2,320,706
NORDX CLUB ..................................................................................10....................2,293,955
RADIOSPORT MANITOBA ................................................................8....................2,130,883
CDR GROUP....................................................................................63....................2,092,946
VRHNIKA CONTESTERS ................................................................10....................1,914,576
SASKATCHEWAN CONTEST CLUB.................................................4....................1,887,765
WORLD WIDE YOUNG CONTESTERS ..........................................12....................1,770,228
ARCK................................................................................................15....................1,703,890
SHEFFORD AND DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY ..............4....................1,696,059
GERMAN DX FOUNDATION ...........................................................13....................1,609,424
IRKUTSK RADIO CLUB .....................................................................7....................1,542,058
CSTA SUCEAVA ................................................................................7....................1,542,015
STAVROPOL REGION CONTEST CLUB..........................................5....................1,437,263
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 That’s a lot of assisted entrants. Is Unassisted a dying
category?
However, for Low Power entrants, only 36.8% of European
stations and 45.2% of North American stations went the
Assisted route. That is a huge difference when compared to
High Power, but one that is not immediately or easily under-
stood or even expected.

A Closer Look at Europe, SOAB High Power

It seems like Zones 14 and 15 are more like North America in
terms of the percent claiming to be in the Assisted category.
# of logs Zone
Category 14 15 16
AB_H_A 304 166 129
AB_H_U 119 73 86
Grand Total 423 239 215
% assisted 71.9% 69.5% 60.0%

UNION FRANCAISE DES TELEGRAPHISTES .................................5....................1,396,603

DONBASS CONTEST CLUB .............................................................8....................1,390,238
CSM CRAIOVA...................................................................................7....................1,367,871
ARKTIKA ..........................................................................................11....................1,180,602
KIROVOGRAD REGION RADIO CLUB .............................................6....................1,127,475
BLACK SEA CONTEST CLUB .........................................................22....................1,109,151
LKK LVIV SHORTWAVE CLUB .........................................................9....................1,021,358
SP-CW-C ............................................................................................7....................1,012,609
SK6AW HISINGENS RADIOKLUBB ..................................................9.......................940,622
THE AKITA DX ASSOCIATION..........................................................5.......................932,353
KRIVBASS..........................................................................................6.......................849,393
YYP CLUB ........................................................................................10.......................813,229
MAUI AMATEUR RADIO CLUB .........................................................4.......................780,731
CHILEAN PACIFIC DX GROUP.......................................................15.......................741,632
SPEKTR .............................................................................................4.......................739,687
SK5AA VASTERAS RADIOKLUBB..................................................11.......................729,656
OMSK RADIO CLUB ..........................................................................7.......................720,612
HAROS RADIO CLUB ........................................................................5.......................660,242
LIPETSK RADIO CLUB ....................................................................11.......................658,790
KEYMEN'S CLUB OF JAPAN ..........................................................34.......................588,328
TALLINN POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL RADIO CLUB ...........................5.......................570,073
VOLYN CONTEST GROUP ...............................................................8.......................555,685
DOMODEDOVO .................................................................................5.......................554,229
CS PETROLUL PLOIESTI................................................................12.......................536,427
CSU PITESTI......................................................................................5.......................533,282
ADMIRA ARAD...................................................................................5.......................513,696
UR-QRP-CLUB.................................................................................11.......................485,434
NORFOLK AMATEUR RADIO CLUB...............................................12.......................466,821 Dave, VE9CB, operated as 6W1SU during the 2017 CQWW
FALKOPINGS RADIOCLUB...............................................................4.......................435,001
UPPSALA RADIOKLUBB ...................................................................4.......................421,507
DX CW Contest. (Photo by VE3REV)
AGB ACTIVITY GROUP OF BELARUS .............................................8.......................408,795
RADIO CLUB KVARNER RIJEKA....................................................14.......................394,621
CLUB DE RADIO EXPERIMENTADORES DE OCCIDENTE ............5.......................392,584
SAYAN DX CLUB ...............................................................................6.......................357,395
SARATOVSKAYA OBLAST RADIO CLUB ........................................5.......................341,847 TOP SCORES IN VERY ACTIVE ZONES
LA-DX-GROUP...................................................................................9.......................340,701
MEDITERRANEO DX CLUB ............................................................11.......................316,071 Zone 3 Zone 15
VLADIMIR CONTEST GROUP ..........................................................9.......................301,826 K6XX..........................3,043,755 IO2X...........................3,851,064
NOORD OOST LIMBURG..................................................................4.......................288,934
PAPUA CONTEST CLUB.................................................................12.......................285,269 WJ9B .........................2,012,297 LY5R..........................3,609,738
CSTA BUCURESTI ............................................................................4.......................282,956 K7RL..........................1,495,660 OM7RU......................2,729,010
CSM BAIA MARE ...............................................................................4.......................280,395 N7ZG .........................1,369,656 HG3R.........................2,665,608
TOP OF EUROPE CONTESTERS.....................................................5.......................264,933
SAMARA RADIO CLUB......................................................................4.......................256,322 VA7ST ..........................918,896 LY4T ..........................1,755,535
MOSCOW RADIO CLUB....................................................................7.......................254,919
MUMBAI AMATEUR RADIO INSTITUTE...........................................6.......................232,322 Zone 4 Zone 16
TORBAY ARS.....................................................................................5.......................223,605
CABREUVADX .................................................................................10.......................199,790
XL3T ..........................5,544,448 RT9S..........................2,631,545
ORARI LOKAL BOGOR .....................................................................7.......................196,490 W9RE ........................4,128,208 R8WF.........................1,711,292
SK2AT FORENINGEN UMEA RADIOAMATORER ...........................6.......................195,435 WXØB........................4,067,136 RU3UR ......................1,627,686
SINGLE FIGHTER DX GROUP........................................................22.......................191,715 KØEJ .........................3,118,027 R3XA .........................1,619,488
PETERBOROUGH AMATEUR RADIO CLUB....................................7.......................188,852
TALL TREES CONTEST GROUP......................................................5.......................166,972 N5AW ........................2,941,517 EV1R .........................1,371,084
VERENIGING VAN RADIO ZEND AMATEURS.................................7.......................159,265
SHARP HAM CLUB............................................................................5.......................148,545 Zone 5 Zone 20
OBNINSK QRU CLUB ........................................................................5.......................145,757
KALININGRAD RADIO CLUB ............................................................7.......................136,294 VY2TT........................7,503,754 C4W...........................7,075,188
CSM TIMISOARA ...............................................................................6.......................117,763 N5DX .........................6,752,004 *4X6FR ......................3,775,304
CS SILVER FOX DEVA......................................................................4.......................115,962 W1KM ........................6,307,136 4Z5LY ........................2,351,004
BANDUNG CONTEST CLUB .............................................................5.......................109,922
BASHKORTOSTAN DX CLUB ...........................................................4.......................107,266 NR3X .........................5,954,468 YO9HP.......................2,346,239
TDR ....................................................................................................6.........................87,521 K1VR .........................4,551,840 *RAØLQ/
OSTROW AMATEUR RADIO CLUB SP3POW..................................4.........................82,686 MM/MM................1,036,042
CSM CLUJ-NAPOCA .........................................................................4.........................76,276
GQRP .................................................................................................4.........................74,881
Zone 14
VERON TWENTE...............................................................................4.........................65,908 CR6K .........................8,391,489 Zone 25
SOUTHERN THAILAND DX CLUB ....................................................4.........................59,274 MØDXR .....................3,628,140 JH4UYB .....................3,955,874
CS CEAHLAUL PIATRA NEAMT .......................................................4.........................54,983 G6XX .........................2,072,775 JE6RPM.....................3,344,796
RTTY CONTESTERS OF JAPAN ......................................................6.........................47,422
CWJF GROUP....................................................................................4.........................44,669 TM6X .........................1,988,492 *JI1RXQ.....................1,205,456
599 DX GROUP..................................................................................7.........................23,103 GM2V.........................1,845,705 *JA1BJI ......................1,141,296
WATERLAND .....................................................................................4.........................17,758 DS4EOI......................1,125,984
ORARI LOKAL KEDIRI.....................................................................16.........................12,263
SOUTH CELEBES CONTEST CLUB.................................................4...........................7,737
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WORLD
SINGLE OPERATOR
HIGH POWER
All Band
CR3OO..................14,307,519
TI7W .....................13,971,818
ZF2MJ...................11,766,294
CR6K ......................8,391,489
VY2TT.....................7,503,754
VE2IM.....................7,256,433
C4W........................7,075,188
N5DX ......................6,752,004
W1KM.....................6,307,136
NR3X ......................5,954,468
28 MHz
PP5FB........................152,048
VK4KW ......................120,960
9M8YY.........................58,446
21 MHz
PJ4A .......................1,275,464
CR2M.........................751,024
CT9/OM3RM..............666,652
14 MHz
YW4D .....................1,479,384
CT9/OM3GI.............1,440,600
UP2L.......................1,127,668
7 MHz
CT9/OM3BH............1,632,453
FY5KE .....................1,509,768
EA9/EA5HPX...........1,291,492
3.5 MHz
UN4L .........................737,402
RW2F.........................585,450
E7ØT..........................476,397
1.8 MHz
S58MU.......................210,120
VE3ZI .........................142,044
EU4E..........................109,185
LOW POWER
All Band
V26K.......................9,932,013
3V8SS.....................4,521,960
YN2CC ....................4,054,024
4X6FR .....................3,775,304
7X2ARA ..................3,202,644
TO5W......................2,368,932
GU3HFN..................1,695,000
VE3VN ....................1,640,628
N4TZ.......................1,599,941
EA8CN ....................1,441,888
28 MHz
LU5DF..........................31,284
LU6DO .........................23,908
HP1RIS..........................5,516
21 MHz
S79K..........................528,891
VR2ØEH.....................287,920
LU4OC .......................207,844
14 MHz
5X1NH .......................554,484
UN6LN .......................297,216
PY2NY .......................242,403
7 MHz
HA3DX .......................399,816
EA6SX........................393,280
YU1RA .......................363,902
3.5 MHz
4K6FO ........................181,524
LY2BMX.....................178,640
EU8U .........................159,885
1.8 MHz
EA8CMX (OH2BYS) .....67,137
SM6CNN......................48,750
HB9CPS .......................31,304
QRP
All Band
NP4Z.......................2,339,444
HA1AG .......................902,939
KR2Q .........................573,190
HG6C .........................456,190
N1IX...........................385,575
JR4DAH .....................361,688
DL8TG .......................297,570
E77Y ..........................293,965
G4DBW ......................255,530
UR5FEO .....................253,356
28 MHz
R7TU ................................437
OK1LV ..............................416
RA3XX ..............................396
21 MHz
IZ3NVR ........................56,494
JQ1NGT .......................35,025
LZ2RS..........................33,147
14 MHz
TA3AER .......................48,720
G3L..............................44,793
9A2EY..........................36,777
7 MHz
4L7AA..........................88,816
OK2VWB......................74,774
DR3W ..........................70,584
3.5 MHz
ON3DI ..........................37,895
SP4INT ........................34,524
DF5RF ..........................24,264
1.8 MHz
HA5NB .........................20,247
S53AR .........................17,496
UA3DJG .........................8,140
ASSISTED
HIGH POWER
All Band
DL6FBL ...................7,996,065
K1ZZ .......................6,848,032
2017 CQWW DX CW TOP SCORES
ZF9CW ....................6,727,636
EF2A .......................6,694,776
SN7Q ......................6,530,172
P4ØC ......................6,492,378
VA2WA ...................6,253,776
K3WW ....................6,145,752
S59ABC ..................5,568,576
KV2K.......................5,289,900
28 MHz
LW8DQ ......................102,312
LU7HN .........................84,357
N6SS .............................9,890
21 MHz
CW4MAX ................1,408,144
PY2KJ........................726,800
PP5BI.........................509,292
14 MHz
KH7B ......................1,184,000
S57AW....................1,022,784
GW5R ........................795,684
7 MHz
UPØL ......................1,363,654
DR1D ......................1,224,990
SJ2W ......................1,081,860
3.5 MHz
OMØM .......................595,826
OK8WW .....................580,727
YL3CW.......................544,515
1.8 MHz
HA8A .........................292,678
RY9C .........................263,783
NP2J ..........................210,400
ASSISTED
LOW POWER
All Band
P4ØW .....................6,746,220
VE3RZ/VP9 .............3,566,624
UZ3A.......................2,960,813
EA5WU ...................2,433,209
IZ4DLR ...................2,154,584
SO9M......................2,144,274
OR2F.......................1,982,125
UT4LW....................1,970,350
KS1J .......................1,852,668
SN7O ......................1,833,975
28 MHz
ZW1CML......................20,205
PY3KN .........................13,735
JS6RTJ ..........................4,716
21 MHz
SU9JG .......................398,970
TO1A..........................303,129
YO7FB........................155,530
14 MHz
FY5FY .....................1,354,704
CN8KD .......................674,938
XR6F ..........................545,670
7 MHz
CT9/OK6RA................630,189
YT4T ..........................573,705
UA9W ........................418,392
3.5 MHz
HGØR.........................243,032
UK9AA .......................206,424
S56M .........................200,396
1.8 MHz
E74R ............................96,657
SN2K ...........................71,526
YT8A............................65,520
ASSISTED
QRP
All Band
DM2M.....................1,272,930
EE3X ..........................916,254
S5ØXX .......................835,911
RT4W.........................616,998
IZ8JFL........................492,360
RD9D .........................374,444
YU1LM/QRP ..............277,242
UT3EK........................241,647
K8ZT ..........................214,064
HA5BA .......................210,152
28 MHz
CE3OP ...........................2,688
BG7BDB/QRP.................2,325
21 MHz
HG3IPA........................21,515
BG1REN.......................15,624
UT3WS ..........................8,372
14 MHz
E74Y ..........................121,683
GW4J...........................76,896
JM1NKT.......................72,000
7 MHz
YUØW ........................117,856
OK8DD.........................80,630
LY5G............................39,220
3.5 MHz
OL4W...........................98,616
OK1QM ........................74,760
DL1EFW.......................56,772
1.8 MHz
E76C ............................45,432
EU1AA .........................17,331
LY2OU .........................12,432
MULTI-OP
SINGLE TRANSMITTER
High Power
EF8R .....................29,629,212
CN2AA ..................28,714,842
ED8X.....................26,711,120
P33W....................25,041,608
IR4M.....................13,076,100
OM7M...................12,912,540
PS2T.....................12,634,268
RM9A....................12,531,240
IR4X......................12,258,610
TM6M ...................12,045,348
Low Power
9G5W......................7,748,569
CT9/R7KW ..............6,625,150
VP5M......................6,082,260
PSØF.......................4,265,408
IR6T........................4,213,300
OE2S.......................4,031,256
SW9AA ...................3,238,376
N4WW ....................2,659,180
LY4L .......................2,219,504
W3LL ......................2,201,295
MULTI-OP
TWO TRANSMITTER
CR3W ...................28,002,455
P4ØL.....................24,934,066
V47T .....................22,878,720
CN2R ....................22,369,634
PZ5V.....................18,950,800
TKØC ....................17,583,984
6YØW ...................17,009,298
PJ4Y .....................16,989,720
PX2A.....................13,958,760
LZ5R .....................13,579,821
MULTI-OP
MULTI-TRANSMITTER
PJ2T .....................26,685,104
9A1A.....................18,629,772
W3LPL..................17,014,269
K3LR.....................17,009,370
M6T ......................16,999,047
KH6J .....................16,711,728
YT5A.....................16,195,575
A44A.....................15,376,248
DFØHQ..................14,366,205
LZ9W ....................14,355,895
ROOKIE
High Power
A61EK.....................2,276,085
YU3EEA ..................1,332,186
LZ4AW.......................600,152
YC2VOC .....................121,776
OK3TM.........................42,706
WJ6J ...........................11,534
VE3BXG .........................2,142
Low Power
K8PJK..........................89,433
K4LPQ .........................53,992
PY2FRQ .......................48,789
R1BCO .........................48,140
R4WBF.........................44,042
K5TMT .........................43,596
IU1GNA........................39,319
KE8EAS........................37,576
CM8NMN .....................37,037
PU4GOD ......................34,444
CLASSIC
High Power
A45XR ....................3,133,347
KQ2M......................2,873,110
HG3R ......................2,665,608
RT9S.......................2,631,545
3B9HA ....................2,291,720
W4CB......................2,014,584
TM6X ......................1,988,492
VE9AA.....................1,914,770
CT3KN ....................1,913,452
W1WEF ...................1,837,992
Low Power
EA8CN ....................1,441,888
RU9AC ....................1,403,822
K1BX.......................1,324,320
N8II.........................1,234,542
YV8AD ....................1,142,136
V34AO ....................1,000,820
DK9IP ........................992,886
K1HT..........................739,256
XE1IM........................711,900
OL5Y..........................683,992
UNITED STATES
SINGLE OPERATOR
HIGH POWER
All Band
N5DX ......................6,752,004
W1KM.....................6,307,136
NR3X ......................5,954,468
K1VR ......................4,551,840
NC1I........................4,175,360
28 MHz
K4WI..............................3,528
W2RR ............................1,740
21 MHz
K3RV .........................379,454
KU2M.........................340,515
K4OAQ .......................312,297
14 MHz
N2MF .........................795,906
N5CR .........................289,674
WØEWD.....................280,686
7 MHz
W7WA .......................485,184
N1RR .........................368,151
K8MFO.......................338,551
3.5 MHz
W1MK........................351,168
W3BGN ......................128,260
WD5K ..........................34,860
1.8 MHz
K4PI.............................30,338
K1WHS ........................18,112
W2VO ..........................15,960
LOW POWER
All Band
N4TZ.......................1,599,941
K1BX.......................1,324,320
N8II.........................1,234,542

One more table. Only North America SOAB AF AS EU NA OC SA Grand

favors High Power over Low Power in entries Total
the SOAB grouping. Or maybe the rest
HP 35.3% 40.1% 37.0% 54.5% 46.6% 33.3% 43.1%
of the world uses a different definition
LP 64.7% 59.9% 63.0% 45.5% 53.4% 66.7% 56.9%
of Low Power as compared to North
Americans (The CQWW rules specify
100 watts as the maximum output for In the U.S. for SOABHP, the top million, followed by DL6FLB (assisted)
Low Power). For the record, SOAB here scores are K1ZZ (assisted) with a score with 7.996 million. Nine of the top 10
excludes QRP entries because “n” is of 6.848 million and N5DX (not assist- scores in that category entered as
too small compared to HP and LP ed) with a score of 6.752 million. Six of Assisted.
across all continents. the top 10 scores in the SOABHP cat- In Europe SOABLP, the top scores
egory entered as Assisted. are from UZ3A (assisted) with 2.960
In the U.S. for SOABLP, the top million and GU3HFN (not assisted) with
What About Top Scorers: scores are KS1J (assisted) with 1.852 1.695 million. And again, nine of the top
Assisted Vs. Not Assisted million and N4TZ (not assisted) with 10 entered as Assisted.
For many years (decades?), contesters 1.599 million. And again, six of the top In Europe, SOABQRP, the top scor-
have debated the merits of Assisted 10 scores in that category entered as ers were DM2M (assisted) with 1.272
versus Not Assisted. It was common to Assisted. million and HA1AG (not assisted) with
read that “Not assisted always beats In Europe SOABHP, the top score is 902,000. Six of the top 10 European
Assisted.” Is that still true? from CR6K (not assisted) with 8.391 QRPers entered as Assisted.

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K1DG ......................1,174,960 14 MHz 7 MHz
K5KU .........................916,608 N7DD .........................415,000 N3CZ..............................8,694
KØLUZ .......................393,586 KO3T..............................6,840
21 MHz W9ILY........................307,664 WB4OMM ......................4,848
WB4TDH ....................100,812
K5KJ ............................65,670 7 MHz 3.5 MHz
KJ6MBW......................41,998 K7NJ ..........................331,500 K1SX..............................5,699
W2TA.........................144,507
14 MHz WQ6X ........................106,454 MULTI-OP
K1VSJ........................142,842 SINGLE TRANSMITTER
W2AW (N2GM)..........132,832 3.5 MHz High Power
W7UT...........................78,692 W3NO ........................159,324 W3UA .....................7,592,900
NA2AA .......................108,706 K5TR.......................5,973,850
K2RR ...........................81,198 N1MM.....................5,349,103
7 MHz
W3EF ...........................69,185 K2QMF....................4,794,517
1.8 MHz WB9Z......................4,553,940
W2EG...........................60,028 KVØQ ...........................25,920
W1NN ..........................54,035 K5KC............................17,068 Low Power
W8UVZ ..........................9,387 N4WW ....................2,659,180
3.5 MHz
W3LL ......................2,201,295
K9UIY ..........................20,306 ASSISTED W3ZGD ......................698,717
W2TF .............................7,644 LOW POWER WØDLE ......................574,126 The team members putting in some hard work at OZ5E dur-
1.8 MHz
All Band
KS1J .......................1,852,668
N1SOH.......................312,768 ing the 2017 CQWW DX CW Contest. The team was com-
WD8DSB........................1,848 W1NT......................1,635,634 MULTI-OP prised of (from left to right): OZ1LCG, OZ1FJB, DJ6GI,
QRP
W3KB......................1,414,512
N4XL.......................1,304,595
TWO TRANSMITTER
KC1XX ..................13,337,612
OZ1IVA. (Photo by OZ1ADL)
All Band
KG4V (N1EN) ..........1,064,740 W2FU....................10,420,837
KR2Q .........................573,190
N1IX...........................385,575 K9CT.......................8,314,170
W6JTI ........................250,470
K2YGM ......................232,320
21 MHz
N3UA ...........................53,088
K8AZ.......................7,778,439
K2LE .......................7,650,447
Quality Beats Quantity
K8CN .........................184,824 W2GB ..........................26,700 Many entrants were able to improve their world ranking
because their logs were more accurate than their closest
KØVBU.........................22,638 MULTI-OP
21 MHz MULTI-TRANSMITTER
WA6FGV ......................10,047 14 MHz
N4IJ ...........................228,906
W3LPL..................17,014,269
K3LR.....................17,009,370
competitors. In other words, these entrants “came from
KQ2RP ...........................3,654
KN1H .............................1,856 WA1S.........................186,329 NR4M ...................11,299,552 behind.” They had an initial rank of X using their RAW score,
14 MHz
W5ZO.........................135,516 NR5M .....................9,866,080
K1TTT .....................9,211,365
but they ended up in position X-1 when ranked by the final
KQ1P .............................3,552 7 MHz
K7SCX .......................119,908
score. On a world score basis, 3,348 entrants improved their
WD6DX ..........................2,300
W9YA.............................2,244 AB4B............................88,308
ROOKIE
High Power final ranking within their category due to a more accurate log.
KK4XX .........................60,095 WJ6J ...........................11,534 Amazingly, that is just one more than on SSB. Twenty-eight
(28) of them were in the World Top 5 by their category of
7 MHz
KE4KVC ............................936 3.5 MHz Low Power
W6MZ ...............................144 N9LJX ............................1,770 K8PJK..........................89,433
K4LPQ .........................53,992
entry. Here is the listing of these accurate entrants. And even
1.8 MHz 1.8 MHz K5TMT .........................43,596 more impressive are those who are repeats from SSB: K3LR,
W2MF ............................2,664 W7RH ............................3,968
WA1FCN ........................3,392
KE8EAS........................37,576
N1VH ...........................30,975
OK2VWB, and JM1NXT. Good job!
ASSISTED NA5Q .............................1,891
HIGH POWER CLASSIC
All Band ASSISTED
High Power
KQ2M......................2,873,110
Call Category World Rank Final Score
K1ZZ .......................6,848,032 QRP
K3WW ....................6,145,752 W4CB......................2,014,584
All Band
KV2K.......................5,289,900 K8ZT ..........................214,064
W1WEF ...................1,837,992
AD5A ......................1,583,462 V47T M2 3 22,878,720
K3LR MM 4 17,009,370
N3RS ......................5,234,908 KU1N ...........................97,641
N3RD ......................4,659,820 K7RL.......................1,495,660
WC4J .............................1,833
Low Power K1ZZ AB_H_A 2 6,848,032
28 MHz
N6SS .............................9,890
21 MHz
NØUR.............................7,567
K1BX.......................1,324,320
N8II.........................1,234,542
ZF9CW AB_H_A 3 6,727,636
K1HT..........................739,256 SN7Q AB_H_A 5 6,530,172
21 MHz
YW4D 20M_H_U 1 1,479,384
14 MHz W1JQ.........................480,498
N4BP .........................245,817 K2GMY ........................12,116 N2AN (WC4E) ............316,757
K2UR ...........................76,110
K5QR ...........................65,280
WA7LNW .......................5,406
NX2PX ...........................1,274
SJ2W 40M_H_A 3 1,081,860
US1Q 40M_H_A 4 1,077,960
GW5R 20M_H_A 3 795,684
Golden Logs VE3VEE 20M_H_A 5 732,260
Having no score reduction puts you into the Golden Log cat- UA9W 40M_L_A 3 418,392
egory. Here are the top five in the world ranked by total num- UX2X 80M_H_U 4 418,278
ber of QSOs made for Assisted and Not Assisted. As you EA1WX 20M_L_A 5 362,356
see, a Golden Log is not easy to do. VK3MI 40M_L_U 5 260,490
S56M 80M_L_A 3 200,396
Call Category Score Final Qs EU2EU 80M_L_A 5 180,316
Reduction EI9E 160M_H_U 4 95,175
SE6N AB_L_A 0.0% 579 OK2VWB 40M_Q_U 2 74,774
K2EP AB_H_A 0.0% 528 JM1NKT 20M_Q_A 3 72,000
N1MD AB_H_A 0.0% 514 RU3TJ 40M_Q_U 4 66,155
9A2EY 20M_Q_U 3 36,777
UN4PD AB_L_A 0.0% 489 HA4FY 40M_Q_A 4 33,796
W3NO 80M_H_A 0.0% 425 OK2HIJ 20M_Q_U 5 33,152
UA4WJ AB_L_U 0.0% 491 RZ3AMW 160M_L_U 5 18,816
UA9FGJ AB_L_U 0.0% 417 PD1DX 10M_L_A 4 3,441
KØCF AB_H_U 0.0% 271 RA2FB 160M_Q_U 4 2,688
SM6CMU AB_H_U 0.0% 292 W2MF 160M_QU 5 2,664
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WORLD SINGLE OPERATOR ALL BAND USA TOP SINGLE OPERATOR ALL BAND
Station 160 80 40 20 15 10 Station 160 80 40 20 15 10

CR3OO 401/12/49 1546/25/81 2001/27/89 2524/32/101 2437/27/83 107/6/31 N5DX 130/13/48 492/20/85 1698/30/117 1319/32/104 612/26/93 18/8/12
TI7W 332/16/47 1634/27/90 2835/32/109 2832/31/104 2144/25/92 297/13/16 W1KM 149/13/58 817/25/84 1054/26/98 1569/25/99 585/19/82 20/7/8
ZF2MJ 392/14/46 1343/25/81 2385/29/102 2692/31/97 1992/29/103 90/12/17 NR3X 224/12/59 566/17/70 1380/29/113 1367/26/100 648/21/96 20/8/8
*V26K 275/14/39 1062/19/79 2202/29/102 2305/31/96 1712/26/93 28/6/9 K1VR 63/11/40 289/17/68 1088/30/105 1218/31/102 499/23/83 10/6/6
CR6K 428/14/59 1215/23/86 2003/35/109 2405/31/110 1301/30/101 29/10/21 NC1I 55/12/31 229/16/70 1033/32/108 1220/29/94 478/21/83 15/8/8

WORLD SINGLE OPERATOR ASSISTED ALL BAND USA SINGLE OPERATOR ASSISTED ALL BAND
DL6FBL 214/16/73 876/28/108 1438/38/143 1493/39/137 619/37/140 69/9/37 K1ZZ 60/12/38 544/24/110 1343/37/138 832/36/132 669/27/118 28/10/10
K1ZZ 60/12/38 544/24/110 1343/37/138 832/36/132 669/27/118 28/10/10 K3WW 96/13/59 320/22/92 832/30/121 1590/34/128 647/26/107 16/8/12
*P4ØW 180/16/41 514/21/86 981/29/111 1099/34/113 1040/28/104 176/16/21 KV2K 73/18/66 255/27/112 665/38/144 878/36/144 629/30/128 29/10/17
ZF9CW 490/20/80 701/28/102 1005/36/130 897/34/118 1207/26/95 46/11/14 N3RS 73/15/51 328/21/90 825/33/127 1115/34/127 520/25/108 22/9/12
EF2A 244/16/70 612/24/96 1610/36/132 1640/36/122 876/32/108 82/11/28 N3RD 63/13/40 298/21/89 554/31/116 1156/35/129 584/27/117 36/12/19

WORLD MULTI-OPERATOR SINGLE TRANSMITTER USA MULTI-OPERATOR SINGLE TRANSMITTER

EF8R 307/21/82 2026/32/129 2960/38/150 3129/40/151 2789/38/159 124/22/70 W3UA 63/13/52 423/20/92 1380/37/137 1468/34/138 727/28/123 18/9/17
CN2AA 533/26/94 2046/34/129 3101/38/155 2946/40/156 2168/37/153 110/21/66 K5TR 51/18/49 262/28/107 1296/37/145 811/37/141 670/33/127 36/13/26
ED8X 317/23/86 1587/32/125 3144/38/151 2604/39/150 2550/37/156 85/20/75 N1MM 51/13/46 432/21/91 808/32/121 1241/32/128 529/27/115 21/13/20
P33W 536/24/90 1788/33/121 3134/38/155 2444/40/153 2027/39/152 75/17/54 K2QMF 54/9/35 286/21/88 987/30/124 1232/33/124 378/25/107 9/6/9
IR4M 205/21/85 1291/34/125 2569/38/161 2056/39/149 1112/39/146 49/15/48 WB9Z 86/18/58 247/22/92 486/35/136 1296/37/144 294/28/111 27/10/19

WORLD MULTI-OPERATOR TWO TRANSMITTER USA MULTI-OPERATOR TWO TRANSMITTER

CR3W 456/17/78 1840/31/117 3432/38/143 3228/38/142 2712/37/147 115/13/44 KC1XX 74/16/56 1213/28/118 2021/38/154 1999/38/149 990/29/132 35/15/21
P4ØL 535/18/75 1681/28/107 3234/37/141 3092/36/125 2949/32/124 140/14/20 W2FU 147/15/62 875/27/111 1249/37/140 1994/36/142 1002/30/122 27/11/16
V47T 449/16/64 1442/29/109 3716/37/135 3420/36/134 3223/32/130 70/14/32 K9CT 123/16/57 646/29/109 1011/36/138 1679/37/143 852/31/121 48/11/18
CN2R 551/12/56 1696/27/111 3104/37/136 2582/36/125 2754/35/131 50/15/28 K8AZ 112/15/51 644/28/99 1087/35/129 1471/36/139 846/27/116 34/13/21
PZ5V 275/14/59 941/23/88 2567/37/133 2967/37/137 2490/31/123 95/17/31 K2LE 83/15/46 695/26/105 1368/35/136 1351/34/133 606/27/117 49/13/20

WORLD MULTI-OPERATOR MULTI-TRANSMITTER USA MULTI-OPERATOR MULTI-TRANSMITTER

PJ2T 897/23/86 1718/29/107 3388/35/136 3105/35/127 2585/33/127 457/19/39 W3LPL 419/17/80 1436/31/124 2195/38/148 2233/38/149 1457/32/139 164/15/32
9A1A 1605/23/92 2602/33/125 3269/37/156 2693/37/140 1491/39/153 433/18/64 K3LR 393/19/83 1390/32/127 2107/38/147 2507/39/153 1258/33/137 97/15/32
W3LPL 419/17/80 1436/31/124 2195/38/148 2233/38/149 1457/32/139 164/15/32 NR4M 191/17/68 1056/25/111 1801/36/140 1798/36/136 933/29/119 78/13/22
K3LR 393/19/83 1390/32/127 2107/38/147 2507/39/153 1258/33/137 97/15/32 NR5M 295/22/71 657/30/113 1904/37/144 1365/37/146 830/32/122 105/15/36
M6T 1314/18/81 2426/34/127 3455/38/157 2452/38/144 1371/37/147 366/18/58 K1TTT 243/17/69 735/26/107 1233/35/131 1681/37/140 788/31/127 150/17/28

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Top 10 Zones Top 10 Countries Hours # of Logs % of All cum %

Zone # logs PX # logs 0-5 978 18.03% 18.03%
14 1,724 K 1,899 5.1-10 1267 23.35% 41.38%
15 1,449 JA 800 10.1-15 967 17.82% 59.21%
16 1,063 DL 680 15.1-20 735 13.55% 72.76%
5 904 UA 669 20.1-25 591 10.89% 83.65%
25 818 UR 327 25.1-30 336 6.19% 89.84%
4 774 SP 278 30.1-35 246 4.53% 94.38%
3 392 I 272 35.1-40 154 2.84% 97.22%
20 273 UA9 228 up to 41 23 0.42% 97.64%
17 142 OK 194 up to 42 29 0.53% 98.18%
24 130 G 181 up to 43 18 0.33% 98.51%
up to 44 21 0.39% 98.89%
up to 45 15 0.28% 99.17%
Time Study up to 46 21 0.39% 99.56%
As with SSB, most entrants do not operate anything close to up to 47 8 0.15% 99.71%
the entire 48 hours of the contest. In fact only 2.36% oper- up to 48 16 0.29% 100.00%
ate for more than 40 hours. The table shown is for Single-Op
All Band entries only. The median time spent contesting dur-
ing the CW weekend was just 12.25 hours with 25% of Border Control Report
entrants operating for less than 6.3 hours total. And 75% of On SSB, we found hundreds of entrants contesting outside
all SOAB entrants operated for less than 20.9 hours. In gen- of their permitted frequency range. We expected to find this
eral, Low Power ops in the SOAB categories operate rough- among ITU R1 entrants on 40 meters, but were surprised
ly an hour less for the various metrics cited. So if you think to see so many U.S. contesters out of the band too.
about it, to achieve the median number of hours operated, Certainly, on CW, there should not be much to find. But we
you could operate 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the were again surprised when we found U.S. participants oper-
evening on both Saturday and Sunday. That’s not a big ating out their band. We understand that anyone can make

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EUROPE SINGLE OPERATOR ASSISTED ALL BAND
DL6FBL 214/16/73 876/28/108 1438/38/143 1493/39/137 619/37/140 69/9/37
EF2A 244/16/70 612/24/96 1610/36/132 1640/36/122 876/32/108 82/11/28
SN7Q 290/17/74 1276/31/113 1501/35/117 1248/38/123 316/35/114 29/10/25
S59ABC 148/16/66 489/26/100 1563/38/143 1007/34/122 527/39/118 46/9/25
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OM7M 256/24/93 1337/32/124 2785/38/160 2169/39/143 703/38/149 93/15/50
IR4X 202/23/88 1002/30/124 2570/38/161 1987/40/147 1066/38/153 79/16/52
TM6M 279/18/78 1068/29/118 2034/38/145 2200/39/145 1079/36/146 76/13/41
RT6A 533/20/86 1386/27/111 2489/37/157 1973/39/144 1024/36/143 99/18/48

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ES9C 1262/30/92 2454/34/120 2893/38/155 2483/39/142 998/34/135 137/11/40
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9A1A 1605/23/92 2602/33/125 3269/37/156 2693/37/140 1491/39/153 433/18/64
M6T 1314/18/81 2426/34/127 3455/38/157 2452/38/144 1371/37/147 366/18/58
YT5A 1328/21/81 2409/32/120 3655/38/159 2447/39/144 1011/38/139 199/13/55
DFØHQ 1196/19/86 2203/30/113 3151/38/160 1930/39/148 872/37/140 255/18/57
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a mistake or two and that is just an error. For QSOs that we

found and confirmed that the entrant was out of the band
(OOB), we just removed credit for that QSO. In other words,
they wasted their time making that contact. If that was their
only QSO for a particular multiplier (and OOB), then they lost
the multiplier, too.
We were pretty lenient with how many OOB contacts could
be made before real action was taken. But some guys had
totally excessive OOB contacts and they earned a disqual-
ification. These were General and Advanced Class U.S.
entrants who were operating well into the Extra Class band
segments. Several of them made over 90 OOB QSOs dur-

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even criticism, make the contest the huge success that it is.
The committee members are:
CT1BOH, José Nunes; EA4KD, Pedro Vadillo; ES5TV,
Tonno Vahk; F6BEE, Jacques Saget; GØMTN, Lee Volante;
HA1AG, Zoli Pitman; IK2QEI, Stefano Brioschi; JH5GHM,
Katsuhiro (Don) Kondou; K1AR, John Dorr; K1DG, Doug Grant;
K3LR, Tim Duffy; K3WW, Charles Fulp; K3ZO, Alfred A. (Fred)
Laun, III; K5ZD, Randy Thompson; KR2Q, Doug Zwiebel;
LU5DX, Martin Monsalvo; N8BJQ, Steve Bolia; OH6LI, Jukka
Klemola; PA3AAV, Gert Meinen; RA3AUU, Igor (Harry)
Booklan; S50A, Tine Brajnik; S50XX, Kristjan Kodermac;
UA9CDC, Igor Sokolov; VE3EJ, John Sluymer; VK2IA, Bernd
Laenger; W4PA, Scott Robbins; W5OV, Bob Naumann;
YO3JR, Andrei (Andy) Ruse; YU1EW, Zoran Mladenovic.

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When N2QV decided to convert his basic HF station at his weekend
home to a competitive remotely-controllable contest station, he and his
friends, software engineer / antenna designer WU2X, and a top-flight
contester N5DX, put their heads together and designed, built, and now
operate a winning remote contest station. This is their story...

From Casual Weekend DX Station to

Remote Contesting Station
BY TARIQ MUNDIYA,* N2QV

A
bout six years ago, after using a
G5RV and a Yaesu FT-1000
Mark V at my weekend home sta-
tion 90 miles northwest of New York
City, I made the leap to make the sta-
tion remotely accessible and see if it
was capable of competitive contesting.
The story that follows is a remarkable
one that contains all the elements of
amateur radio: Friendship between
people of very different backgrounds
focused on one thing — the relentless
pursuit of excellence in amateur radio.
I connected with Scott McClements,
WU2X, a software engineer at IBM and
compulsive antenna designer, and
Kevin Stockton, N5DX, a world-class
third generation contester. (N5DX’s
father, Stan Stockton, K5GO, is a vet-
eran contester who frequently com-
petes from Cayman Brac as ZF9CW.
As a regular consultant to the team,
K5GO provided sage advice on anten-
na design and contesting strategy and
continues to do so.)
It was the beginning of a journey that
has now catapulted the station, piloted
by N5DX, to the coveted #1 USA spot
in the SOAB HP (Single Operator, All-
Band, High Power) category in each of
the CQWW 2015 (CW), 2016 (SSB),
2017 (CW) and WPX 2016 (CW) con-
tests. Plus, although the official scores
are not out yet, it appears, based on
claimed scores, that N5DX may have
taken the #1 U.S. spot in the 2018 CQ
160 CW contest as well. When he hasn’t
finished first, N5DX hasn’t done too
shabbily, achieving the #2 U.S. spot in
CQWW 2016 (CW), the 2017 CQ 160
CW contest, and the 2016 ARRL DX
CW contest. Photo A. The rack full of equipment and the local operating position at N2QV.
The station may be operated locally or by remote control over the internet. (Photos
* email: <n2qv@arrl.net> courtesy of the author)

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Photo B. The four-band stack of tribanders at N2QV. See
text for details.
These results are all the more impressive because the most
recent #1 U.S. wins were operated remotely from N5DX’s
home in Arkansas. The 2017 CQWW win, which completed
N5DX’s SOAB HP hat trick in CQWW, was possibly the first
CQWW win by anybody operating remotely (There are no
official records kept of remote operation. –ed.).
How did a station with an FT-1000 Mark V and a simple
G5RV antenna strung in the trees transform itself so quick-
ly into a remote contesting behemoth? The short answer is
through excellent station engineering and a significant
investment of time and resources by WU2X, N5DX, and
N2QV. Over less than three years, the team, led by WU2X,
transformed a sleepy weekend DX station into a highly com-
petitive world-class remote contesting station.
The goal at N2QV was not just to create a remotely acces-
sible station, but to design a station that could be operated
in SO2R (Single Operator Two Radios) mode, both locally
and remotely, at the highest competitive levels. Because the
station is located on a weekend property of 90 acres within
a 90-minute drive from New York City, one key goal was to
ensure that the station was just as user-friendly in person as
it is remotely. An additional objective was to make sure the
setup was as simple as humanly possible to minimize sta-
tion failures during high-pressure contesting. N5DX and
K5GO have used the station for contesting both in person
and remotely, and there is practically no difference between
28 • CQ • May 2018
Photo C. The 180-foot tower complete with a 4/4 40-meter
stack, a two-high stack of six-banders, and the 30-meter
rotatable dipole.
operating in person and operating remotely. When the sta-
tion is being used locally, no changeover is required in cabling
or setup, so the experience locally and remotely is the same.
(Photo A shows the inside of the shack and the rack-mount-
ed hardware.)
The Shack Hardware
The shack, which is about 1,500 feet from the main house,
is located in a clearing deep in the woods. Neither the shack
nor the antennas are clearly visible from any of the public
roads, or the house itself. Fiber-optic cable in conduit is run
from a router in the house to a router in the shack. Remote
contesting requires a reliable internet connection. In order to
minimize audio drops, latency, and jitter we have experi-
mented with a number of audio setups. Most recently, WU2X
and N2QV have tested dedicated commercial hardware for
the audio link. While we continue to experiment with various
audio solutions, our latency numbers are excellent and audio
drops have become very rare. The LAN routers have been
optimized as well. The operation of an effective remote con-
test station requires as much skill in computers and net-
working as it does in setting up radio hardware.
We have tried different radios, including experimenting with
the latest generation of software defined radios. After much
testing, a combination of the Elecraft K3 and Kenwood TS
590SG has proven to be the winning SO2R combination for
us time after time. We use a single solid-state amplifier by
SPE (the Expert 2K-FA), which works well for remote con-
testing. Because the 2K-FA has six antenna ports and two
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anisms and complicated band data tracking. The 2K-FA
allows N5DX to do SO2R operation, as well as dueling CQs,
i.e., interleaved CQing on different bands. A YCCC SO2R
box is used locally to switch between radios. While conven-
tional SO2R uses two amplifiers, after much experimentation
and a couple of nasty failures, we now use a single amplifi-
er with a sequencing mechanism to allow for fast switching
with no harmful effects to the amplifier.
All equipment, except the radios, is rack-mounted, which
allows easy access to the gear and eliminates desk clutter.
The Antennas
Much work has gone into the design, manufacture, and instal-
lation of the antenna system. WU2X and N5DX collaborated
for several years through their respective antenna compa-
nies (2X Arrays and Cycle 24) on the TX38 tribander that was
designed specifically for the WRTC 2014 event. WU2X’s
work on the WRTC 2014 TX38 tribander made clear that he
was changing the game in triband antenna design.
Tribanders have had a reputation as inferior antennas com-
pared with monobanders, and for good reason. Lossy traps
and poor electrical design ended up compromising the anten-
na across the three major HF bands. WU2X’s use of custom
software led him to design triband Yagis that in every way
are on a par with monoband Yagis of the same boom length.
Neither Cycle 24 nor 2X Arrays is currently in business, but
anybody lucky enough to have an antenna made by either of
them should hold onto it for dear life.
A four-stack of WU2X’s custom-designed tribanders, each
having 17 elements on a 36-foot boom on a 150-foot KØXG
Photo D. The four-square transmit array for 160 meters. There are Beverages and other antennas dedicated to
low-band receiving.
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rotating tower, are the main antennas for the 10/15/20 bands
(see Photo B). The configuration of 68 elements is 4/4/4/4
on 20 meters, 6/6/6/6 on 15 meters and 7/7/7/7 on 10 meters
at 60/90/120/150-foot heights. In order to minimize coaxial
loss, the tower is just 50 feet from the shack and is fed by 1-
5/8-inch hardline. With all four antennas, the gain numbers,
including ground reflection, are 18.37dBi @ 8° on 20 meters;
20.29 dBi @ 6° on 15 meters, and 21.5 dBi @ 4° on 10 meters.
F/R has been optimized to remain above 20dB across all the
bands. SWR remains below 1:5:1 across all three bands as
well. Any possible combination of stack selection is available,
including out-of-phase configurations. This stack has been
able to receive its own echoes off the moon when the moon
is on the horizon, on 10, 15, and 20 meters.
On 40 meters, there is a stack of two full-size 4-element
antennas at 180 feet and 110 feet on a rotating 180-foot
KØXG tower. Again, to minimize coaxial losses, the tower is
approximately 200 feet from the shack and the antennas are
fed by 7/8-inch hardline. There is an additional stack of two
six-band antennas, at 75 and 45 feet respectively, allowing
a 2/2 configuration on 20/17/15/12/10 and 6 meters. A cus-
tom rotatable 30-meter dipole at 145 feet completes the
antenna configuration on the 180-foot tower. (Photo C).
In preparing for the declining sunspots, the low band anten-
nas at N2QV have received special attention. In a project that
took over a year, WU2X designed and manufactured a 4-
square for 160 meters using four freestanding 100-foot alu-
minum towers (Photo D). The tower insulators, radial attach-
ment, feed system and top loading all had to be custom-
made. The radial system (Photo E) was carefully designed
and consists of busbars with 72,000 feet of 14-gauge strand-
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ed copper wire and 144 radials per ver-
tical. As noted above, N5DX used this
160-meter 4-square remotely from
Arkansas (Photo F) to achieve the high-
est claimed score in the U.S. in the 2018
CQWW 160 Meter Contest.
On 80 meters, the station uses a con-
ventional 4-square made of heavy-duty,
quarter-wave verticals by DX Engi-
neering, with 64 radials per antenna.
A collection of Beverages and other
dedicated receiving antennas traverse
the property for receiving on all bands.
Wherever possible, coax and control
lines have been placed in conduit to
minimize damage by rodents and other
small animals. Because the locations of
the TX and RX antennas have been
planned carefully, there is very limited
in-band and crossband interference,
thus eliminating the need for lossy
bandpass filters.
Everywhere. Switching between anten-
nas on the triband four-high stack is
possible using a controller manufac-
tured by K7MI and shackLan software.
After all CW contests, deep Reverse
Beacon Network (RBN) analysis written
by WU2X (inspired by contester KØDQ)
processes the raw RBN data from the
European beacons, comparing a num-
ber of competitive stations in the U.S. to
determine if lessons can be learned, and
whether improvements can be made to
the N2QV station to enhance its perfor-
mance. WU2X, N5DX, K5GO, and
N2QV often engage in extensive post-
contest debates, analyzing the infer-
ences and conclusions from the data.
Maintenance and Design
Like any station, the N2QV station
requires constant maintenance. One
local neighbor has become thoroughly
versed in station mechanics and can
jump into action at a moment’s notice.
Any reliable remote station likely needs
such a person, even though WU2X and
N2QV can reach the station in 90 min-
utes. Cameras provide the necessary
security. Every USB connection has a
USB surge protector before it enters the

Software
A computer running Windows® serves
as the main server. Logging software
has always been the outstanding
N1MM Logger+. Rotors and antenna
switches are controlled by Green Heron

what’s new
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SteppIR Communications Systems has
begun an Insider Club that offers sev-
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special seasonal discounts on its prod-
ucts and a 35% discount on repairs and
extended warranty purchases. Photo E. Detail view of the grounding system at the base of one of the 160-meter
4-square antennas.

In addition, membership in SteppIR’s

Insider Club also grants access to hos-
pitality suites at major ham radio shows
that SteppIR attends, as well as oppor-
tunities to be a paid SteppIR ambas-
sador at trade shows. If you like getting
paid, membership also will pay you
SteppIR Cash for every customer refer-
ral that you can then use to purchase
promotional gear.
You will also be the first to know about
any new SteppIR product and you will
receive a hat or T-shirt with all renewals.
Membership in SteppIR’s Insider Club
is $249 per year. If you would like to join, Photo F. Station co-designer Kevin Stockton, N5DX, operating N2QV remotely
contact SteppIR at (425) 453-1910 or from his home in Arkansas.
visit <www.steppir.com>.

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computer. Every control line or rotor confirm that propagation, operator skill, at each end is of decent quality. If
cable goes through a surge arrestor and excellent station design are just as remote technology reduces the burden
located in the large outdoor enclosure important, if not more so, than simple and expense of travel by operators, it
attached to the side of the shack. Each geography. Just being a coastal station will likely attract more contesters to our
tower is grounded with an abundance in Prince Edward Island, Maine, or hobby, and that can only be a good
of 3-inch-wide copper straps, copper Massachusetts and a single hop to thing for the contesting community and
wire, and ground rods. All station equip- Europe is no guarantee of success. amateur radio generally.
ment runs off fully regulated, surge-pro- The contest results by N5DX also
tected, uninterruptible power supplies confirm that a well-designed remote (I gratefully acknowledge the com-
to ensure that there are no drops to any station has no competitive disadvan- ments to an early draft of this article by
of the station equipment while operat- tage vs. a station being operated local- my friends, Scott, WU2X; Kevin, N5DX;
ing. A 20-kilowatt Briggs & Stratton gen- ly, so long as the network connection and Stan, K5GO)
erator automatically kicks in upon a
power outage.
Despite these precautionary mea-
sures, we have had our fair share of
lightning strikes, rodents cutting into
cable (conduit is the answer!), branch-
es falling onto Beverages, elements
catching on bobbing guy wires, and
amplifier failures at the most inconve-
nient times. Sometimes it seems only
the power of prayer keeps Murphy away
during a contest.
One lesson we have learned, though,
is that sacrificing good engineering and
design in the interest of speed is almost
always a mistake. If you can build some-
thing significant in a week, the chances
are it will last about a week and/or not
perform as expected. For example,
securing the precise location of the 160-
meter 4-square on the property took
over two months, and ensuring that the
four 100-foot aluminum towers were in
the optimum position required use of
laser distance finders and repeated
location confirmations with a Brunton
compass. There is zero imperfection in
our 160 meter 4-square over the quar-
ter-wave distance of 134 feet, 8 inches,
between each antenna. At each point,
the goal of the fieldwork is to ensure that
the actual performance replicates
WU2X’s NEC4 antenna modeling.

Conclusion
While the N2QV station truly comes alive
during contest weekends, it also gets
daily use for general DXing and
ragchewing. It is active on 160 through
6 meters, using almost all modes, includ-
ing the exciting FT8 mode. N2QV and
WU2X can be heard on many evenings
on 160, 80, and 40 meters.
The station could not be maintained
at this level of preparedness and com-
petitiveness without the commitment to
excellence by WU2X, N5DX and the
one or two local residents who keep the
station maintained and secure. It is
important to note that the station is
located inland, just 90 miles from New
York City. While it may be obvious to
many, it does bear repeating that
N5DX’s outstanding contest results

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Several dozen hams and space scientists sat down together earlier this
year in New Jersey to compare notes on findings from last year’s solar
eclipse and explore ways in which each group could help the other,
now and in the future.

A “Virtuous Cycle”
Hams and Scientists Helping Each Other
BY RICH MOSESON,* W2VU

Photo A. Approximately 60 hams, scientists, and ham/scientists attended the HamSci workshop this past February at the
New Jersey Institute of Technology. Attendees came from as far away as England and Arizona. (W2VU photos)

O
ne of the reasons amateur radio exists, according to
the FCC, is for “(c)ontinuation and extension of the
amateur’s proven ability to contribute to the advance-
ment of the radio art” [FCC rules, §97.1(b)]. As a group, we
have been doing this consistently for the past hundred years
and, despite popular opinion to the contrary, we are still doing
it today.
Some of amateur radio’s latest contributions to advancing
“the radio art” were on display recently at the Ham Radio
Science Citizen Investigation (HamSci) workshop, where the
focus was on how hams and professional space scientists
could best work together for everyone’s benefit.
About 60 hams and scientists (many were in both camps)
gathered in late February at the New Jersey Institute of
Technology (Photo A) for a two-day conference focusing on
data collected during last summer’s total solar eclipse and
on helping gather more data in the future through a network
of personal “space weather stations.” Conference organiz-
er and HamSci coordinator Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF
(Photo B), said he hopes that such information exchanges
will lead to a “virtuous cycle” of hams and scientists learn-
ing from each other.
* Editor, CQ
email: <w2vu@cq-amateur-radio.com>
This reporter’s main takeaway was that hams can provide
space scientists something they frequently lack — a large
and geographically-diverse network of data collection points
— while the scientists can then use that additional data to
improve their analysis and provide hams (among many oth-
ers) with a better understanding of the processes at work in
our ionosphere that allow us to communicate over great dis-
tances. As solar physicist and banquet speaker Phil
Erickson, W1PJE, of MIT’s Haystack Observatory noted in
his keynote address, “there is much left to discover,” point-
ing out that “one hundred years after beginning to research
space weather, we still don’t understand why the ionosphere
stays ionized at night.”
The Eclipse — Mostly as Predicted, But With
Some Surprises
Most of the presentations on the first day of the conference
were focused on propagation data collected during last sum-
mer’s solar eclipse, using a variety of collection methods,
including logs from the HamSci-sponsored Solar Eclipse QSO
Party, spots on the Reverse Beacon Network (RBN), WSPR
(Weak Signal Propagation Reporter) and the PSK Reporter
networks (Photo C), and monitoring signal levels of consis-
tent transmitters, such as AM broadcast stations and WWVB
(Photo D). In addition, the professionals conducted such

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Photo B. HamSci Coordinator and con-
ference organizer Nathaniel Frissell,
W2NAF.
experiments as measuring total electron
content (TEC) in the ionosphere and
making “on the ground” observations,
such as noting that four out of five cows
in a field being used for radio experi-
ments returned to their barn during the
eclipse and that 40 turtles came out of a
nearby pond during totality, all thinking
it was time for bed!
The results were remarkably consis-
tent with each other, and most of the
Photo C. Summary of observations during last summer’s total solar eclipse of
data collected from the Solar Eclipse QSO Party, the Reverse Beacon Network,
the Weak Signal Propagation Reporter network, and the PSK Reporter network.
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tists, starting with the ARRL-sponsored
“Transatlantics” in the 1920s and CQ’s
Radio Amateur Scientific Observations
program from 1949 to 1952 (Photo F),
during which some 500 hams collected
data on 50-MHz propagation and sent
it to CQ, which relayed it to U.S. Air
Force researchers.
Erickson presented a long list of hams
who were also scientific pioneers (large-
ly based on the CQ Amateur Radio Hall
of Fame) and brought it up to the current
day, when he said hams are “building
disruptive hardware” with “high reliabili-
ty and low cost” and are “blurring the line
Photo D. KD2BD’s monitoring of WWVB on 60 kHz showed a sharp increase
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Photo E. Reverse Beacon Network spots during the Solar Eclipse QSO Party.
34 • CQ • May 2018
between hardware and software.” He
said the greatest value to science that
hams as a group can provide today is
collection of wide-ranging propagation
data to help scientists better understand
space physics phenomena, such as the
effects of the Earth’s magnetic field on
ionospheric propagation.
Future Cooperation
Day two of the conference focused on
continuing to build cooperative rela-
tionships between scientists and hams,
starting with a presentation on “Space
Physics for Radio Amateurs and Ham
Radio for Space Scientists.”
A major topic was “Ideas for a Per-
sonal Space Weather Station,” which
workshop organizer W2NAF, describes
as “a device that a ham could install
at (his/her) station to make measure-
ments such as ionospheric absorption,
geomagnetic field variation, lightning
detection, HF propagation and phase
measurements.” Five separate presen-
tations focused on this subject for future
cooperation between the ham radio and
scientific communities.
Other subjects covered included
NVIS (Near Vertical Incidence
Skywave) research; lightning detec-
tion techniques; a low-cost software
defined radio platform for receiving AM
broadcast stations for ionospheric
research; and “Wideband Recording
Tools, VHF Beacon Net, and Pitaya
Frequency Stability.” There were also
presentations on interactions between
the solar wind and Earth’s magnetos-
phere, the growth of DMR (digital
mobile radio) in amateur radio and the
new FT8 image mode.
Participant Reactions
Attendees at the workshop were uni-
formly impressed, both in comments
directly to CQ, and those posted on the
HamSci reflector.
Participant Randy Smith, WU2S,
who describes himself as a “non-sci-
entist ham,” said he was surprised that
so many of the scientists were also
hams, noting that only three of the 32
presenters did not hold ham licenses.
“Another surprise,” he noted, “was how
being a ham, or knowing about sources
of amateur radio data, contributes to a
wide variety of scientific research …
The best aspect of the workshop was
the opportunity to meet working scien-
tists who share the same joy of build-
ing and operating ham radios that most
of us have. David McGraw, N1HAC, a
research engineer at Dartmouth
College, showed us how to build and
use a low-cost SDR for receiving AM
broadcast stations for ionospheric
research. Hyomin Kim, KD2MCR, a
student at the NJIT Center for Solar-
Terrestrial Research, made the case
for building affordable ground magne-
tometers, which are a critical instru-
ment for space weather research. He
called his vision of an array of these
devices as the ‘ground version of
CubeSats.’”
Smith concluded, “I left the workshop
with a strong feeling that amateur radio
can continue to play an important role
in helping us understand the world
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talks about CQ’s Radio
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Observations program,
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in conjunction with the U.S.
Air Force.

around us. The radio contacts we ers of observation, and that it all con- bridge my vocation — radio science
make and the reporting systems we tains science. and atmospheric studies — with my
use can have a greater utility than just “For scientists, they are deeply inter- avocation — radio communications. It
supporting bragging rights among fel- ested in expanding the reach and scope takes me back to the reasons I first
low hams. As we find ways to work with of ionospheric and atmospheric mea- embarked on a technical and scientif-
researchers, and engage young peo- surements through expansion of ob- ic career: Intense curiosity, love for the
ple in the engineering and science serving networks, and the workshop subject, and a simple desire to learn
(parts of our hobby), we will demon- served to showcase the fact that ama- as much as I can and transfer it to oth-
strate the relevance of amateur radio teur radio operators are technically ers. There is no higher purpose than
to society as a whole.” savvy, good experimentalists, and these motivators.”
Conference attendee and occasion- excellent partners in using citizen sci-
al CQ author Ed Efchak, WX2R, said ence to advance knowledge of our For More Information…
“HAMSCI is a model for similar on- planet’s environment. A more specific summary of the pre-
going scientific cooperation in … radio “In the future, I see nothing but posi- sentations is on the HamSci website at
science. I think we need to explore tive days ahead as technology gets bet- <https://bit.ly/2HSwgzt>; and copies
other opportunities beyond the imme- ter, hams find out that there is a dual pur- of many of the presentations may be
diacy provided by the solar eclipse that pose to the activities they enjoy, and the viewed or downloaded by clicking
can improve our collective under- community comes together to jointly use on the session links on the confer-
standing of key topics, be a catalyst curiosity and careful methods in the pur- ence agenda page at <https://bit.ly/
of learning for hams and provide a suit of science for Earth’s coupled at- 2pwZJrU>. In addition, New Jersey’s
conduit of data and information for the mosphere and near space regions. public television network aired a piece
scientific community related to the “Personally, HamSCI activities are a on the workshop, which is posted at
technology surrounding amateur highlight and a rare opportunity to <https://bit.ly/2EWqX11>.
radio. It presents the opportunity for
both clubs and individual hams to con-
tribute to a collective whole … I trust
that this conference can continue into
the future not only in its exploration of
ionospheric science but in many of the
areas of interest expressed in the
February program.”
Finally, keynote speaker Phil Erickson,
W1PJE, said “(t)he HamSCI meeting at
NJIT served a number of purposes for
both amateur enthusiasts and scientists.
Perhaps the greatest values for each:
Amateurs received intense interest in the
scientific possibilities of their activities
and careful measurements, and this pro-
vides strong encouragement for the
entire community by showing that there
is a real and enduring interest in the
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Announcing:
The 2018 CQ World Wide VHF Contest
Starts: 1800 UTC Saturday, July 21, 2018
Ends: 2100 UTC Sunday, July 22, 2018
NOTE: Use of APRS by Rovers is permitted for the purpose of
announcing their location.
I. Contest Period
27 hours for all stations, all categories. Operate any portion of
the contest period you wish. (Note: Exception for QRP
Hilltopper.)
II. Objectives
The objectives of this contest are for amateurs around the
world to contact as many amateurs as possible in the contest
period, to promote VHF, to allow VHF operators the opportuni-
ty to experience the enhanced propagation available at this time
of year, and for interested amateurs to collect VHF Maidenhead
grid locators for award credits.
III. Bands
All amateur radio frequencies on 50 MHz (6 meters) and 144
MHz (2 meters) may be used as authorized by local law and
license class. Note exceptions in Rule XI for common repeater
frequencies and 146.52 MHz.
IV. QSO Alerting Assistance
Definition: The use of any technology or other source that pro-
vides callsign or multiplier identification along with frequency
information about a signal to the operator. This includes, but is
not limited to, use of DX Cluster, packet, local, or remote call-
sign and frequency decoding technology (e.g., CW Skimmer or
Reverse Beacon Network), or operating arrangements involv-
ing other individuals.
1. All stations are allowed to use QSO Alerting Assistance. No
self-spotting or asking to be spotted is allowed.
2. Stations attempting digital EME or digital meteor-scat-
ter QSOs are allowed to spot the callsign, frequency, and
sequence only. Caution: To ensure strict compliance with
these rules, the adjudication process will include review of real-
time and archived transcripts from websites used to coordinate
alerting data during the contest period.
3. The use of non-amateur means to effect a QSO is not
allowed. This includes use of the telephone, and website posts
providing information beyond that of callsign, frequency, and
sequence.
4. Rovers may use APRS to announce their location.
V. Categories of Competition
For all categories: Transmitters and receivers must be locat-
ed within a 500-meter diameter circle or within the property lim-
its of the station licensee’s address, whichever is greater.
1. Single Operator—All Band. Only one signal allowed at
any one time; the operator may change bands at any time.
2. Single Operator—Single Band. Only one signal allowed
at any one time.
3. Single-Operator All-Band QRP. There are no location
restrictions — home or portable — for stations running 10 watts
output or less.
4. Hilltopper. This is a single-op QRP portable category for
an all-band entry limited in time to a maximum of 6 continu-
ous hours. Backpackers and portables who do not want to
36 • CQ • May 2018
devote resources and time to the full contest period are encour-
aged to participate, especially to activate rare grids. Any power
source is acceptable.
5. Rover. A Rover station is one manned by no more than two
operators, travels to more than one grid location, and signs
“Rover” or “/R” with no more than one callsign.
6. Multi-Op. A multi-op station is one with two or more oper-
ators and may operate 6 and 2 meters simultaneously with only
one signal per band.
Stations in any category, except Rover and QRP Hilltopper,
may operate from any single location, home, or portable.
VI. Exchange
Callsign and Maidenhead grid locator (4 characters, e.g.,
EM15). Signal reports are not required and should not be includ-
ed in the log entry.
VII. Multipliers
The multiplier is the number of different grid locators worked
per band. A grid locator is counted once per band. Exception:
The rover who moves into a new grid locator may count the same
grid locator more than once per band as long as the rover is him-
self or herself in a new grid locator location. Such change in
location must be clearly indicated in the rover’s log.
1. A rover station becomes a new QSO to the stations work-
ing him or her when that rover changes grid locator.
2. The grid locator is the four-character Maidenhead grid (e.g.
EM15).
VIII. Scoring
One (1) point per QSO on 50 MHz and two (2) points per QSO
on 144 MHz. Work stations once per band, regardless of mode.
Multiply total QSO points times total number of grid locators (GL)
worked.
Rovers: For each new grid locator visited, contacts and grid
locators count as new. Final Rover score is the sum of contact
points made from each grid locator times the sum of all grid loca-
tors worked from all grids visited.
Example 1. K1GX works stations as follows:
50 QSOs (50 x 1 = 50) and 25 GLs (25 multipliers) on 50 MHz
35 QSOs (35 x 2 = 70) and 8 GLs (8 multipliers) on 144 MHz
K1GX has 120 QSO points (50 + 70 = 120) x 33 multipliers
(25 + 8 = 33) = 3,960 total points.
Example 2. W9FS/R works stations as follows:
From EN52: 50 QSOs (50 x 1 = 50) and 25 GLs (25 multipli-
ers) on 50 MHz
From EN52: 40 QSOs (40 x 2 = 80) and 10 GLs (10 multipli-
ers) on 144 MHz
From EN51: 60 QSOs (60 x 1 = 60) and 30 GLs (30 multipli-
ers) on 50 MHz
From EN51: 20 QSOs (20 x 2 = 40) and 5 GLs (5 multipliers)
on 144 MHz
W9FS/R has 230 QSO points (50 + 80 + 60 + 40) x 70 multi-
pliers (25 + 10 + 30 + 5) = 16,100 total points
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IX. Awards hibited. Recognized FM simplex frequencies such as 146.49,

Certificates will be awarded to the top-scoring stations in each
category in each country. Certificates may also be awarded to
other top-scoring stations that show outstanding contest effort.
Certificates will be awarded to top-scoring stations in each cat-
egory in geographic areas where warranted.
Geographic areas include states (U.S.), provinces (Canada),
and countries, and may also be extended to include other sub-
divisions as justified by competitive entries. U.S. Rover certifi-
cates are issued on a regional basis.
Plaques again will be awarded to the highest scoring stations.
They are offered in various categories on a sponsored basis.
Clubs and individual plaque donors are sought and may find
information on how to sponsor a CQWW VHF Contest plaque
at <http://www.cqww-vhf.com/plaques.htm>.
X. Club Competition
Credit your club for aggregate club score. See <http://
www.cqww.com/clubnames.htm> for a list of registered clubs.
Follow directions for registering your club if not already registered.
XI. Miscellaneous
An operator may sign only one callsign during the contest. This
means that an operator cannot generate QSOs by first signing
his callsign, then signing his daughter’s callsign, even though
both callsigns are assigned to the same location.
A station located exactly on a dividing line of a grid loca-
tor must choose only one grid locator from which to oper-
ate for exchange purposes.
A different multiplier cannot be given out without moving the
complete station at least 100 meters.
Making or soliciting QSOs on the national simplex frequency,
146.52 MHz, or your country’s designated national simplex fre-
quency, or immediately adjacent guard frequencies, is prohibit-
ed. Use of commonly recognized repeater frequencies is pro-
.55, and .58, and local-option simplex channels may be used for
contest purposes.
Aeronautical mobile contacts do not count.
Contestants should respect use of the DX window,
50.100–50.125 MHz, for intercontinental QSOs only.
UTC is the required logging time.
XII. Declaration
Your submission of a log entry affirms that: (1) you have abid-
ed by all the rules of the contest as well as those of your coun-
try’s licensing authority; (2) you accept any decisions made
regarding your entry by the contest’s adjudication process which
are official and final.
XIII. Log Submissions
Log entries must be submitted by July 27, 2018 to be eligible
for awards. Submit your electronic log in the Cabrillo format cre-
ated by all major logging programs. Send via email attachment
to <cqvhf@cqww-vhf.com>. Subject line: Callsign [the call
used in the contest] only.
Entrants are reminded to be sure your log indicates your
operating location. For USA/VE stations, be sure to indicate
the state or province of your operation. If you have a problem
submitting your log, please contact <help@cqww-vhf.com> for
assistance.
It is strongly recommended that paper logs be entered online
for automatic Cabrillo submission. Click on the “Web Form for
Typing in Paper Logs” link on the contest website at
<http://www.cqww-vhf.com>. Computer-generated logs must
be e-submitted. Callsigns of electronic logs received are post-
ed and updated daily on the website.
For those without web access, paper logs may be mailed to:
Paper Logs, P.O. Box 481, New Carlisle, OH 45344. Questions
may be sent to <help@cqww-vhf.com>.

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 BY IRWIN MATH,* WA2NDM
math’s notes LED Replacements for Fluorescent
Lamps
Caution: “Direct Plug-In Replacements” Often Are Not

A
lthough this month’s column is not specifi-
cally about amateur radio, perhaps it will
help some of our readers. Several columns
ago, we discussed how to replace incandescent
lamps with LED lamps and the various steps to
make sure dimmers and the like operated proper-
ly. This month, we will return to this topic with flu-
orescent lamp replacements.
In our shack, we have two fluorescent fixtures
that light up the work area. These had been work-
*c/o CQ magazine
ing fine for many years, but recently one lamp was
starting to flicker and you could hear it (electrical-
ly) on 20 meters. It was obviously time to replace
it. Why not use an LED lamp instead? The current
draw would be much less (a greater than 50%
reduction, according to some specifications) and
the life would be almost infinite. It was obviously
time to visit the home goods store. This is where
the confusion started. It seems that there were sev-
eral types, some of which were supposed to be
direct, simple, “plug in” replacements. We imme-
diately bought four of them (at less than $7 each)

Connections on both ends

Connections on one end

Figure 1. Two types of line voltage LED florescent replacement lamps

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Line

Note that two lamps are shown

Figure 2. Connections for replacement LED fluorescent lamps with connections on both ends

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wanted to get rid of the “older technol-
ogy”). The other option was to rewire
the fixture completely, which is what we
chose. Young Ladies’ Radio League, Inc.
Option Two
Since 1939
We returned the lamps we had originally For 75 years the Young Ladies’ Radio League, Inc.
bought and replaced them with the (YLRL) has helped women find their voice in
“rewiring needed” versions, which cost Amateur Radio with members of all ages and
roughly the same. The clerk at the store, interests.
by the way, also mentioned that nearly The YLRL sponsors a number of certificates
half of all of the “direct plug-in” replace- for both YLs and OMs. Members can earn
ment lamps bought by other customers special YL Certificates.
were returned for the same reason. YL-Harmonics is our bi-monthly publication highlighting what
The lamps that required rewiring the women are doing in Amateur Radio.
fixture contained what looked like a long YLRL gives out scholarships to YLs each year.
series string of small LEDs, similar to
For more information on the YLRL, the current dues amounts,
the ones used in so-called “antique
style” LED lamps. In fact, one manu- weekly YL Net locations or how to join please go to our website at
facturer even indicated that there were www.ylrl.org or contact the Publicity Chairwoman,
100 LEDs in the tube. Cheryl Muhr, NØWBV at n0wbv@earthlink.net. All Officer
When looking at the choices of information is also listed both on the website and in
“rewiring needed” lamps, we noticed each edition of the magazine and you may
that there were two versions. One had contact any Officer as well.
the LED string connected to each end With thanks to the OMs who encourage and support us.
of the tube and required power at each Visit us at www.ylrl.org
end, while the other had the LED string
connected to one end of the lamp
which obviously required power only at
that end of the tube. The other end sim-
ply was used as a mechanical support.
Since both versions operated from line
voltage (in fact, they indicated that any-
where from 120 to 240 volts would be
OK, so it seems that the inside of the
lamp was not just a bunch of series
connected LEDs and a diode, but
some other components as well. Were you first licensed in 1992
Nevertheless, the result of what was and licensed today?
needed is shown in the drawings that
follow for both versions. As you will
see, the rewiring was quite simple. Then you should join the
Quarter Century
Step-By-Step Rewiring Wireless Association, Inc.
For those who wish to tackle this, the
procedure is as follows: To Join or Renew visit:
http://www.qcwa.org/join-renew.php
1. Obtain a “fixture rewiring needed”
lamp that gets power on opposite sides.
For more information please contact
I recommend this type as it will prevent
om@qcwa.org

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AC
Line
Note that two lamps are shown in this case
Figure 3. Coonections for replacement LED fluorescent lamps with connections on one end
a problem when replacement is necessary and, if someone
was to accidentally plug in a standard lamp, nothing would hap-
pen. Instructions will follow for both types but the opposite side
type replacement lamp is clearly preferred as mentioned.
2. Turn off all power to the fixture to be rewired at the cir-
cuit breaker. Do not assume that the wall switch that controls
the light is enough protection. Occasionally, hot and neutral
wires are reversed and, since you will be working with full AC
line voltage, you certainly do not want to take any unneces-
sary chances, so it pays to take extra care.
3. Open the fixture, remove the cover over the ballast and
disconnect the incoming AC power line wires.
4. Cut all wires going to the ballast (or ballasts) as close to
the ballast as possible. You may need these wires in the
next steps.
5. Remove and discard the ballast.
The next steps will be for replacement lamps that require
power on each side and these are the ones I recommend.
The steps below are for one lamp but the drawing that fol-
lows show connections for fixtures with other lamps that are
simply connected in parallel.
6. Strip and connect together all wires coming from one side
of the lamp holder connector and then connect these to the
wire for one side of the AC power line. Use a common wire
nut for this.
7. Strip and connect together all wires coming from the other
side of the lamp holder connector and connect these to the
wire from the other side of the AC power line wire. Use a com-
mon wire nut for this as well.
8. Make sure all wires are connected properly according to
Figure 2. Replace the old ballast cover, making sure no wire
is trapped underneath the ballast cover, install the replace-
ment lamps and reassemble the fixture. You are now done
and the fixture should work. Note that we have also shown
connections for fixtures that use two lamps.
The next steps will be for replacement lamps that require
power on one side and these are the ones I do not recom-
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No
connections
to this end
No
connections
to this end
mend as I will explain shortly. As in the previous case, the
steps below are for one lamp but the drawing that follows
show connections for fixtures with other lamps that are wired
the same way but in parallel.
9. Using your ohmmeter, check the individual lamp holder
connectors (or “tombstones,” as they are sometimes called).
The two sides of each individual holder that connect to the
pins on the lamp must be isolated from each other, since
each will go to opposite sides of the AC line. If they are not
isolated, you will have to replace them with ones that have
isolated contacts. These are usually available from any
decent hardware or home goods store.
10. Strip and connect the leads exactly as shown in Figure
3 and use wire nuts for all connections.
11. Make sure all wires are connected properly according
to Figure 3. Replace the old ballast cover making sure no
wire is trapped underneath it, install the replacement lamps
and reassemble the fixture. You are now done and the fix-
ture should work. Note that we have also shown connections
for fixtures that use two lamps.
Keep in mind that if you wire the fixture in accordance with
steps 7 and 8, an opposite side replacement lamp will work but
a one-sided lamp or a standard florescent lamp will not work.
However it will not create any other problem.
If you wire the fixture in accordance with steps 9 and 10, a
one-sided lamp will work but an opposite side lamp, or a stan-
dard fluorescent lamp may create a short circuit across the AC
line which will damage the lamp as well as the fixture, and cer-
tainly blow the AC line circuit breaker. As a result, no matter
which version you choose, it is imperative that you make a large
clear label indicating the type of lamp that should be used with
either version and paste it inside the fixture where it can be
clearly seen when it is time to replace the lamps.
In conclusion, I must say that with the new lamps, my shack
is very well lit and no longer has the “dingy” look it used to
have and the QRM from the older fluorescent lamps is gone.
– 73, Irwin, WA2NDM
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Papua New Guinea Will Revive
its Shortwave Broadcasting
May sprouts forth with more shortwave-lets:
~ Good news! (It’s been awhile, hasn’t it?) Radio
New Zealand reports that Papua New Guinea’s
new director general of national broadcasting has
reiterated his plan to restore shortwave in that coun-
try. Now, we have to be patient since there are a
number of stations involved that will need to be
updated, so this will not be an overnight process.
I’ll try to keep you posted.
~ Brazilian broadcasting is busy, busy, busy.
Barely a month goes by without some sort of
change. This time it’s Radio Inconfidencia, re-
emerging on 6010 kHz from Belo Horizonte. A gen-
uine QSL hound would see this as an opportunity
for another try. But, as Bob Brossell could tell you,
these guys don’t accept postal mail so there’s no
way to even get the message through. Forget email,
which is easily deleted, unread, and unnoted. Also,
Radio Gaucha, 11915 kHz from Porto Alegre, is
said to be back on the air.
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I think most DXers must have this Radio Sofia card.
The station seldom, if ever, deviated from this
design.
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the listening post
BY GERRY DEXTER*
~ The Far East Broadcasting Association — like
Trans World Radio — has a studio in India. FEBA
— India produces a weekly 15-minute English pro-
gram Mondays at 1430 UTC on 9775 kHz via
Trincomalee in Sri Lanka.
~ Radio Munansi, a Ugandan opposition broad-
caster, is not exactly new but is recently reborn via
WWRB (TN) Saturdays and Sundays from 1500-
1800 UTC on 15240 kHz.
~ World Music Radio, based in Denmark, says it
plans to be on shortwave “soon,” quoting two fre-
quencies which it intends to use: 11440 kHz and/or
15805 kHz. It’s been forever since the Danes have
appeared in these pages. I guess I’ll just wait and
see … and not hold my breath.
~ Opposition broadcaster Denge Kurdistane is
now calling itself Denge (Voice) of Welat. It should
be now active on 7520 kHz.
~ Now it appears that The Overcomer Ministry
does remain on the air; it was reported via WRMI
at 0800 UTC on 7780 kHz, contrary to what I report-
ed last month. We’ll “overcome” this guy someday!
~ I regret having to pass along word that Stewart
Mackenzie, who headed up The American Short-
wave Listener’s Club and was a reporter to my
Pop’Comm column for several years, passed away
in early February. R.I.P. Stewart.
~ Andy Baker has been named the new president
of World Christian Broadcasting, succeeding
Charles Caudill, who assumes the role of President
Emeritus. WCB operates KNLS in Alaska and
Madagascar World Voice.
~ I wonder how long it’s been since I’ve had the
sad business to report on the closure of another
international broadcaster? Was it Radio Australia,
which bit the dust several months ago? Sometimes,
one feels he’s walking on eggshells while expect-
ing more bad news at any moment.
The Sked Shed
The schedule for the Voice of Vietnam: 45 Ba Trieu
Street, Hanoi; vovworld@vov.org.vn
VOV’s broadcasts in English are as follow:
• 0000-0030 on 7315
• 0100-0130 on 6175
• 0230-0300 on 6175, 7315
• 1000-1030 on 9840, 12020
• 1100-1130 on 7285
• 1230-1300 on 9840, 12020
• 1500-1530 on 7285, 9840, 12020
• 1600-1630 on 7220, 7280, 9550, 9730
• 1800-1830 on 5995
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 • 1900-1930 and 2130-2200 on 7280, 9730
• 2030-2100 on 7220, 9550
• 2330-0000 on 9840, 12020
Leading Logs
Remember, your shortwave broadcast station logs are
always welcome. Please be sure to double or triple space
between the items, list each logging according to the sta-
tion’s home country and include your last name and state
abbreviation after each. Also needed are spare QSLs, sta-
tion schedules, brochures, pennants, station photos, and
anything else you think would be of interest. The same holds
for you amateur radio operators who also listen to shortwave
broadcasts. You are most welcome to contribute.
Here are this month’s leading logs. All times are in UTC. If
no language is mentioned English is assumed. After you’ve
read the printed logs, you’ll find more online at <http://cqplus-
listeningpost.blogspot.com>.
AUSTRALIA—Ozy Radio, Glenmore Park, NSW, 5045 at
1202, mostly female pop vocals, man talking, “Waltzing
Matilda” and more music. 1402 with sports report, several
IDs. (Sellers, BC)
4KZ, Innisfail, QLD, 5055 (p) at 1120 with progressive rock,
short ID at 1126, man with promo ending with “4KZ,” more
progressive rock. (Valko, PA) 1146, very weak; could only
discern music or talk. (Sellers, BC)
BANGLADESH—Bangladesh Betar, 9455 at 1316-1344
with male / female announcers and discussion in Nepali then
light instrumentals, 15105-Dhaka at *1228-1259* with flute IS,
time pips, man opening English service, man reading the news
ending service with music. (D’Angelo, FCDX) Frequency dom-
inated by WRMI but at 1315 Bangladesh signed on in Nepali,
flute IS winning over Okeechobee. (Perry, IL)
CONGO (Republic of)—Radio Congo, Brazzaville, 6115,
noted at 0550 with woman speaking in unidentified African lan-
guage. (Perry, IL) 0459 with a news program hosted by a man
and woman, nice ID at 0454 and into Afro-pop, man and
woman talking at 0603. (Valko, PA) (Testosterone logs! –GLD)
ETHIOPIA—Radio Deegaanka Soomaalida, Jijinga, 5940 at
0403 buried under Voz Missionaria, the Ethiopian noted with
HOA music and possible Somali talks. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Voice of the Tigray Revolution, 5950, Addis Ababa, *0254-
0307 with IS, opening announcements in Tigrina and music
numbers. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Here’s an answer from Radio Bangui, which must have been
tied in with some sort of UN observance.
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Amara State Radio, 6090 at *0256 with O/C to IS, ID, local
music until news at 0301 by male and female announcers.
(D’Angelo, FCDX) Doing very well around 0350 with out
Caribbean Beacon. (Perry, IL)
Radio Fana, Addis Ababa, 6110 at 2015-2101* terrific HOA
music hosted by man in speaking in Arabic, ID and announce-
ments in Amharic and news at top of the hour. (D’Angelo,
FCDX) Really nice signal at 2350. (Valko, PA) Best ever at
0420 with HOA music at armchair level, female announcer
speaking in local language. (Perry, IL)
Voice of Peace and Democracy, Addis Ababa (t) at 0407
with vocal, man talking in Tigrinya, more music. Slowly mov-
ing up in frequency. Poor level. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
MALI—Radio Mali (p) 9635 with strong carrier at 2248.
Weak modulation but live African pops and man speaking in
French, nothing on supposed //5995. Re-checked at 0000
and went off at 0004. Not heard on this frequency over the
next three days. (Valko, PA)
PERU—Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, 4747 at 2250 back
here with man speaking in Spanish hosting OA vocals.
(D’Angelo, FCDX)
Radio Tarma, Tarma, 4775 at 0002 with man speaking in
Spanish, IDs with plenty of OA music, closing after 0158, with
ID and announcements. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Radio Logos, Chanute, 4810 at 1055 with man giving reli-
gious talks in Spanish, later noted at *1100. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 4955 at 0058 in Spanish
This QSL from Radiobras (Brazil) doesn’t really picture its
headquarters building.
A 1989 QSL from The Voice of Free China (now Radio
Taiwan International).
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International QSL from June 2016.
with music to woman talking at top of the hour. (Taylor, WI)
1043 with woman speaking in Spanish. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
SWAZILAND—Trans World Radio, Mpangela Ranch,
9585 at 1500 woman giving announcements, man giving ser-
mon, 9940 at 0332-0346* with group vocal, long religious talk
in N’dau, ID, and closedown announcements at 0345. 9940
at 1946-1950*, man and woman discussing tea in French,
vocal, ID, closing announcements. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
ZAMBIA—Zambia National Corporation, Radio One,
Lusaka, at 0246 with fish eagle IS to man opening in local
tribal language with vocals to news at 0300. (D’Angelo,
FCDX)
More logs at <http://cqpluslisteningpost.blogspot.com>.
QSL Quests
Ralph Perry spotted a QSL issued by Trans World Radio’s
Sri Lanka studio in Sinhala or Timal to some Indian DX’er.
Ralph is trying to find a shortwave outlet, if one exists.
As Time Goes By
VL8A, ABC Northern Territory, Alice Springs (Australia), on
2310 at 1107 on January 13, 1987.
Quien Sabe? (SS: Who Knows?)
There is a real puzzle going on. Dandal Kura, a Nigerian
opposition broadcaster using 5960, has changed its name to
Radio Ndarason. Or it hasn’t. Or maybe Ndarason and Kura
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Another unidentified lady — this one on a QSL from China
Radio International from about 1952.
are just part of the same entity, or maybe not. Or perhaps the
two operate independently, or one is attempting to jam the
other. The situation is rife with intrigue and awash in theories
and possibilities.
Just Sayin’
Gerry’s SW Rule #2: “Love your WRTH!” There is a ton of
information inside that book that will add important detail to
your logs, not to mention increasing your SWBC knowledge
and fill blanks in your permanent records, especially when it
comes to studio location and transmitter site(s). If you count
sites and you don’t make full use of the WRTH, you are play-
ing with a losing hand. China, for example, contains a host
of new potential site loggings if you count sites as individual
stations, as NASWA does.
Thanks for Your Logs
High fives, back slaps and salutes in general go to the fol-
lowing good guys who checked in this month: Rich D’Angelo,
Wyomissing, PA and FCDX (French Creek DXpedition, PA);
Mark Taylor, Madison, WI; William Hassig, Mt. Pleasant, IL;
Harold Sellers, Vernon, BC; Ralph Perry, Wheaton, IL; Rick
Barton, El Mirage, AZ; Bob Brossell, Pewaukee, WI; and
Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA.
Until next month … Keep on keepin’ on, and … Celebrate
Shortwave!
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emergency communications
BY WALT PALMER,* W4ALT
Are Cheap Chinese Radios Good
for EmComm and the Hobby?
Y
ou know what I mean … BaoFeng, Wouxun,
TYT and the like are transceivers designed
and built in China. Hams are notoriously
cheap, so their inexpensive prices are attractive.
But cost aside, is there a use for these products in
emergency communication?
The Cons…
There are those who think the cheap sets are a
plague on the hobby by attracting unlicensed indi-
viduals who purchase and illegally transmit, there-
by causing interference on the bands. Several
groups, such as airsofters, preppers, and off-road-
ers, tend to buy the sets because of the cost and
transmission range. This becomes an issue when
the owners don’t become licensed hams and the
press the PTT switch. To these folks, I say get your
ham license. There are many inexpensive and
even free methods to study for the Technician
license. Unlike many years ago when I got into the
hobby … I paid for study guides, VHS tapes (yeah,
I know, ancient technology) and then many hun-
dreds of dollars to purchase my first handi-talkie.
Today, many clubs offer study classes and a quick
internet search reveals hundreds of free study
guides. Add the ability to buy a transceiver for $25
… now you’re talking!
Another caveat of Chinese radios is their abili-
ty to transmit on frequencies assigned to GRMS
and FRS as well as the 2-meter and 70-centime-
ter ham bands. While it is legal to transmit on 2
meters and 70 cm with a valid ham license, it is
illegal to use the sets to transmit on GRMS and
FRS frequencies, primarily due to the higher
power output than radios designed for those ser-
vices. But keep in mind that it is legal to listen to
GRMS and FRS frequencies, with or without a
license. You just can’t use these radios to trans-
mit in these services. Another common miscon-
ception is that the Chinese radios are not FCC
certified because they can transmit outside of
U.S. amateur bands. A quick search on my
BaoFeng UV-5R reveals the FCC and CE logos,
signifying they are certified.
Purists complain about the “cheapness” of the
build of the Chinese transceivers. Labor and mate-
rials are cheaper in China, so they can produce
and sell a less expensive set. Some complain
about the lightweight construction, less than intu-
itive programming methods and poor layout. My
various radios from the major Japanese manufac-
turers have a good “hand,” meaning they feel like
they are better constructed with better materials;
they are heavy, chunky, and very reliable. I paid
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“In an effort to attract new and
younger people, these cheap radios
offer an affordable introduction to
ham radio.”
big bucks for them, too, almost 600% more than
for a Chinese set, but there are times and condi-
tions when I don’t want to subject my more sizable
investment to the elements or adverse conditions.
Others complain about electronic and technical
issues with the Chinese sets. They say receive
quality is not as crisp or clear as the more expen-
sive sets; and that the “front ends” of the cheap-
er sets are not as tight, making them difficult to
receive when other transceivers are close by,
unlike the more expensive sets. Another issue is
transmit quality. The microphone on most of the
Chinese rigs is a tiny hole on the face of the set,
which it is said results in poor audio quality. There
are mods available, such as increasing the size
of the hole or adding a remote mic, to improve
transmit quality.
Elitists take issue with the radio’s human inter-
face. The buttons are laid out oddly, they say; there
is no intuitive programming method, and sub
menus are poorly placed. The documentation for
the use of the radios is horrible at best. Fortunately,
there are third-party manuals and computer-aided
software that make programming the sets a bit less
cumbersome. And as has become the norm,
YouTube and other online video sources are avail-
able to help you find your way around the radios.
The Pros…
These radios, while inexpensive, are powerful
tools. An issue with using any transceiver is gen-
erally a lack of education on how to properly pro-
gram and use them. Many individuals simply turn
them on, pick a frequency and start transmitting.
This causes interference and poor operating prac-
tices, which is frowned upon.
Let’s face it, the demographic of the active ham
community is that of aging men. We have good
numbers for new people getting licensed, but it is
often difficult to get them active and engaged. In
an effort to attract new and younger people, these
cheap radios offer an affordable introduction to
ham radio. This adds value to the hobby by piquing
interest and providing those who want to become
better educated and more proficient to open their
horizons in amateur radio.
I have used the inexpensive transceivers as
prizes and incentives at club and emergency com-
munications meetings. The look on a youthful face
who “wins” a radio while attending a meeting with
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many times over.
In my Go Kit, I have several radios,
both the high price spreads and the
cheaper ones. If one of my compatriots
has a radio issue, I don’t mind lending
out a $25 radio. If the weather is really
crappy, I am not terribly upset if I drop
a cheap set in a puddle. Several of my
cheap radios can serve as a cross band
repeater. More than once, I have been
assigned to a location with a very high
noise floor where 2 meters just didn’t
cut it. I was able to carry my higher-
priced radios and transmit on 70 cen-
timeters to a cross-band radio in my car,
away from the interfering noise source,
thereby providing clarity to my trans-
missions to and from net control.

This ’n That
On another topic, I recently visited with
a tech from a major cellular carrier to
discuss the upcoming 5G LTE technol-
ogy. While there is no definitive rollout
date, major cities will be the first to enjoy
the new, multi-layered, frequency-agile
system. Data will be faster and less apt
to crowding at larger gatherings and
venues. 4G will remain intact for sever-
al years, but 3G will be phased out fair-
ly rapidly.
A quick story about a cellular work-
around I discovered years ago. As
many of you know, I work as a profes-
sional radio/TV broadcast engineer.
While covering the presidential inau-
guration in Washington, DC in 2001,
several million people — most, if not
all, with their smart phones — gathered
on the National Mall. Add to that the
thousands of security and first respon-
der personnel and the 4G system
bogged down very quickly. As broad-
casters using cellular, we also suffered
by the slow down. We discovered that,
by dumbing down our phones to 3G,
which is a parallel but separate sys-
tem, we were treated to what seemed
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homing in
BY JOE MOELL,* KØOV
Foxhunters Will Track
Transmitters in Truckee

“T
ro-kay!” The chief of the Paiute tribe
yelled that word over and over at the top
of his lungs as his horse galloped toward
a group of pioneers near Donner Summit in the
1850s. It meant “Everything is all right,” but the
settlers thought he was calling out his name.
They eventually made friends and the settlers
named their new hometown in his honor. Today,
Truckee, California, is a bustling community of
16,180 at an elevation of 5,800 feet in the Sierra
Nevada mountains. It’s along Interstate 80, 100
miles northeast of Sacramento and 33 miles south-
west of Reno, Nevada. Most winters bring 200 inch-
es of snowfall to nearby Donner Summit, making
it a haven for skiers and winter sports enthusiasts.
It’s even more popular in the summer as families
arrive to camp and play at Donner Memorial State
Park and to fish in the Little Truckee River.
This summer, fans of on-foot Amateur Radio
Direction Finding (ARDF) will gather in Truckee for
America’s championship of the sport, which is also
called foxtailing and radio-orienteering.
The best locations for ARDF are forests with tall
trees, where competitors can run point-to-point
among them as they follow their maps, compass-
es, and bearings from their radio direction finding
(RDF) sets. Eastern states such as Ohio and North
Carolina have these woodlands in abundance.
They are harder to find in California, but there are
some fine locations, all at high altitudes.
Championship sites in California have included
Mt. Pinos (2004), South Lake Tahoe (2007), and
Mt. Laguna (2012). This year’s classic courses will Designing and setting the courses for this year’s
be at Little Truckee Summit, 15 miles north of the USA ARDF Championships will be Bob Cooley,
town, a site that was recently mapped for orien- KF6VSE. Here he’s dipping his e-stick into the
teering at great expense by the Bay Area midpoint control on the sprint course at the 2017
Orienteering Club (BAOC). championships, on his way to a gold medal in M70
Setting this year’s courses will be Bob Cooley, category. (Photo by Joe Moell, KØOV)
KF6VSE, whose lengthy ARDF career has brought
him dozens of U.S. championship awards, plus
medals at the 2012 ARDF World Championships. able to safely find their way through the wilderness
This year’s meet director is Jay Hennigan, with map and compass may also join in the fun.
WB6RDV, another regular U.S. championship Typically, a quarter of the championship partici-
medal-winner who has also been an ARDF Team pants each year are first -timers.
USA member. For a jump start, there will be a day of informal
training and experience on Wednesday, June 13,
Everyone is Welcome that will have plenty of transmitters to find. You will
The U.S. ARDF championships always bring out be able to meet and learn from the experts who
the best of America’s on-foot transmitter hunters. hail from various states and others visiting from
Each strives to win a position on our country’s around the world.
ARDF team, which will travel in September to The first opportunity to win medals will be on the
Sokcho, South Korea for the 19th ARDF World morning of Thursday, June 14, when the foxoring
Championships. But persons of any age who are competition takes place. Foxoring, a combination
of direction finding and classic orienteering, is a
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ish lines. Very low power transmitters are located in or near
these circles. They can be heard inside the circles, but their
range outside is very limited.
Starting at two-minute intervals, competitors use their ori-
enteering skills to navigate to the circles without hearing the
transmitters. When they get to a circled feature, they tune in
that transmitter, find it by RDF, then resume orienteering to
get to the next circle. As always in ARDF, those finding the
most required transmitters in the shortest time are declared
the winners. Competitors are started at 2-minute intervals
and each one is timed separately.
In accordance with the rules of the International Amateur
Radio Union (IARU), competitors are divided into 11
age/gender categories, six for males and five for females.
Those in the prime age groups must find all transmitters,
while younger and older categories have fewer to find. There
are gold, silver, and bronze medals awaiting the top three
persons in each category.
On Friday morning, everyone will gather for the sprint, a
short course competition with 10 transmitters in two groups
of five. Each is on for 12 seconds at a time for a total 60-
second cycle. Competitors leave the start, find their
required transmitters out of the first five, hasten through a
corridor where spectators are watching and cheering, then
out into the wilderness to find the required transmitters in
the second five on a different frequency. Then they head for
the finish line.

A Classic Weekend
If you don’t have time to be in Truckee for all four competi-
tion days, be sure to be there on the weekend for the clas-
sic events. These are the five-fox contests that have been
taking place since the 1950s in Scandinavia and Europe,
spreading to the rest of the world as the years have passed.
In most cases, the start and finish are widely separated.
Competitors set out from the start as Fox #1 comes on the
air. It is on for 60 seconds, then it goes off and #2 comes on
for a minute, using the same frequency. After that, it’s 60
seconds for #3, then #4, then #5 and back to #1 as the cycle
goes on. Fox #1 sends MOE in Morse code. Foxes #2 through
#5 send MOI, MOS, MOH, and MO5, respectively. No knowl-
edge of the code is necessary, as it’s easy to figure out which
transmitter is on the air by counting dits.
Several competitors, each in different categories, head
onto the course with each #1 transmission. They will travel
5 kilometers or more to get to each required fox and then to
the finish, using a compass and the provided paper map,
which is marked only with start and finish. GPS mapping
devices aren’t allowed, of course, nor is any cooperation
among the hunters. Everyone must navigate the course by
himself or herself, trying to figure out and follow the shortest
and safest way to travel to each required transmitter.
Foxes are at least 400 meters apart. No fox transmitters
are within 700 meters of the start or 400 meters of the fin-
ish. However, there is a continuous beacon transmitter on
a separate frequency at the entrance to the finish corridor
for those who get lost, lose their map, or break their glass-
es (It’s happened!).
These classic ARDF rules apply to both weekend days.
Saturday’s hunt is on 2 meters. The transmitters send CW
tones on an AM carrier, but FM receivers can be used to hunt
them. Some hunters will be using simple measuring-tape
directional Yagis, active attenuators and handheld trans-
ceivers or scanners <http://bit.ly/2Ft8xoH>. Others will use
special ARDF receivers with features such as automatic step
attenuators and tone-pitch signal strength indication.
A little rain didn’t slow down Jay Hennigan, WB6RDV (at
right) as he started out on the foxoring course at last year’s
USA ARDF Championships. Note the plastic bag covering
his 80-meter receiver/antenna set. Jay took second place
among stateside competitors in M60 category in this event.
He will be meet director for the 2018 championships near
Truckee, California. (Photo by Joe Moell, KØOV)
Sunday’s classic hunt will be on 80 meters, the original
radio-orienteering band. The sprint and foxoring contests are
also on that band, with transmitters between 3500 and 3610
kHz. RDF on 80 meters is actually easier for most people
than on 2 meters, because 80-meter signals don’t reflect
from hills, buildings, and so forth to give false bearings.
Eighty-meter receiver/antenna sets are small, lightweight,
and easy to carry <http://bit.ly/2IeHFdT>. If you don’t have
one, you may be able to borrow a set there, but I suggest
that you plan ahead and research what’s available.
Medals for foxoring, sprint, and 2-meter classic will be pre-
sented at a buffet banquet on Saturday evening at the
Hampton Inn Truckee, which is the headquarters hotel. The
banquet is included in the championships registration pack-
age, along with the event T-shirt. Medals for the 80-meter
hunt will be given out on Sunday, shortly after that hunt. This
quick turnaround is made possible by electronic scoring.
Competitors carry an “e-stick” to dip into control boxes at the
start, at each transmitter, and the finish. After downloading
this RFID tag at the finish computer, they receive a printout
with elapsed times to each transmitter.
Now is the time to make your plans to enjoy ARDF in the
Sierra Nevada Mountains this June. It is a resort area, so
hotel rooms and campgrounds fill up fast. The Event
Information Page <http://bit.ly/2G92rLk> at my “Homing in”
website has the complete schedule, registration form, and
lots more information, including how to get to Truckee by car,
plane, or train. You can subscribe to a group email list for

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 questions and late-breaking informa-
tion. I hope to see you in the Sierras.

Foxhunting Weekend is
Almost Here
Whether or not you can go to Truckee
for the USA Championships, make sure
you get together with the hams in your
town for RDF fun on the CQ Worldwide
Foxhunting Weekend. This year, it’s
May 12-13 and your club can participate
on foot, in vehicles, or both (see
announcement in last month’s issue).
Simple all-on-foot hunts are the
choice of many clubs. What better way
to get Scouts and other young people
interested in ham radio fun? Scatter a
few low-power transmitters in a woodsy
park. Encourage everyone to track
them down with directional antennas or
just with their handi-talkies and scan-
ners. Have everyone bring some food
and turn it into a mini-hamfest. For more
fun and education, include a workshop
session for building measuring-tape
Yagis for 2-meter RDF on foot.
Mobile “T-hunts” can be complex and
full of intrigue, but simple car hunts on
the local repeater can be just as much
fun. Someone goes to an easy-to-find
The forests of California are ideal for ARDF. Brian DeYoung, K4BRI, has just location, such as the parking lot of a
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Each spring, the ham radio club at Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo cel-
ebrates Foxhunting Weekend with an antenna-building workshop in the elec-
tronics lab, followed by a transmitter hunt around the campus. Marvin
Johnston, KE6HTS, (standing) provides parts kits and instruction. (Photo by
Sam Vigil, WA6NGH)

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Jacob and McKenzie Sanderson are on the hunt for 2-meter
transmitters at the 2017 Dayton Hamvention®. They are the
children of Matt Sanderson, KC9SEM, and Patty Sanderson,
N9PLS, who are regular mobile T-hunters in Chicago. If you
go to Hamvention 2018, be sure to attend the Foxhunting
Forum, which is scheduled for Saturday at 12:15 p.m. in
Room 2. (Courtesy of Bob Frey, WA6EZV)
“come and find me” transmissions on the repeater input.
If they’re licensed, the hunters can talk back and have a
QSO while they hunt. Encourage ride-alongs, so more peo-
ple can participate.
To make sure that everyone has success, the hider
should give hints and clues after a while. When all have
arrived, it’s time to go inside for dessert and discussion of
what equipment and techniques worked, what didn’t, and
when to have the next hunt. A good time for these practice
foxhunts is just after your club’s net on the repeater, when
listenership is high.
Harder hunts last longer, so hold them on simplex to avoid
tying up the repeater. Consider having everyone start at the
same point, such as a local hilltop. That avoids giving some
hunters the lucky break of being closer to the fox when the
hunt starts. It also makes it possible to include odometer read-
ings as a scoring criterion. Instead of the first-to-find team
getting the prize, give it to the one with least start-to-finish
mileage. Mileage-factor hunts discourage reckless driving,
encourage careful plotting of bearings, and they even out the
competition. Sometimes the last team to find the fox wins,
which keeps the level of excitement high.
Some prefer to go it alone, but I think that mobile T-hunt-
ing is most fun when it is a social activity with several peo-
ple in the car. The driver concentrates on that task while a
passenger gets RDF bearings. That person, or perhaps
50 • CQ • May 2018
another passenger, plots the bearings on a map or comput-
er and tries to figure out where the hider is.
Photos and Stories Wanted
As Foxhunting Weekend Moderator, I have the pleasure of
getting reports and photos from hams who have discovered a
new way to enjoy their hobby. What’s more, the skills they
learn are very important when it’s time to find sources of inter-
ference, either accidental or intentional. Some of them are now
helping Civil Air Patrol and other search/rescue agencies,
using RDF to track downed aircraft and persons in distress.
For many clubs, Foxhunting Weekend kicks off a season
of regular transmitter hunts. For others, it’s a once-a-year
event, like Field Day. CQ doesn’t impose any rules or offer
any prizes for Foxhunting Weekend. That’s up to you and
your fellow hometown hams. You don’t even have to sched-
ule it on May 12-13. Any weekend in the spring will be fine!
Your hunt can be for mobiles or all on foot. Use the inter-
national rules or make up your own. If your club has always
had one kind of hunt on Foxhunting Weekend, why not try
something different this year?
Some hams prefer formal transmitter hunts with carefully
crafted boundaries, specifications for signal parameters, time
limits, and so forth. Others are completely content just to have
one or more signals to hunt — no need for any regulations
they say. Talk it up on the local repeater and see what your
friends have in mind.
Planning hunts and building gear can be almost as much
fun as the actual transmitter tracking. There are plenty of
resources to help you including a book <http://bit.ly/2tzsglk>
and lots of websites with photos and videos. CQ Magazine
has featured transmitter hunting on a regular basis over the
years, so dig into that stack of back issues. Start with the
February 2018 issue, which has stories of Foxhunting
Weekend 2017 from around the world.
My website <www.homingin.com> has the announcement
of this year’s Foxhunting Weekend, an article on mobile T-
hunting that you can put in your club’s newsletter, and ideas
for RDF equipment that will make a foxhunter out of anyone
with a 2-meter handi-talkie.
Every member of your club is a potential participant in
Foxhunting Weekend. Better yet, include the whole commu-
nity, especially young people. Invite a Scout troop to experi-
ence on-foot transmitter tracking or to ride along with the
mobile hunters. Look for opportunities to incorporate fox-
hunting into Scout activities such as Camporees, Scout-O-
Ramas, and Jamboree-On-The-Air.
Whatever your club’s RDF contesting style, be sure to keep
safety in mind. Don’t put transmitters where someone might
get hurt getting to them. Make sure that all transmitting and
receiving antennas are eye-safe. Always be mindful of your
own physical limitations and never take chances behind the
wheel or in the forest.
Afterwards, write up the results and send to me. The list of
information in a complete CQ Foxhunting Weekend report is
posted with the announcement at my website. We need
details of date, location, hiders, and winners. Readers also
want to know what was unique about your hunt and what
lessons (positive and negative) you learned from it.
Take lots of photos for your club newsletter and please send
some to me for a follow-up article. A camera of four to 10
megapixels will give images that will make the editors happy
and will be more likely to be used.
I am eager to read your reports of 2018 Foxhunting
Weekend activities and the new ideas that you come up with.
Happy Hunting!
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BY TOM SMERK,* AA6TS
Tunisia Issues First Individual
Amateur Radio Licenses
History made in Tunisia, Nigeria might offer part of
60-GHz V-Band to hams, youngsters and YLs reach out,
a field day on ferries and docks, and more.

I
n January, we shared the news that the Ministry
of Telecommunications of Tunisia issued a
decree in September 2017, organizing amateur
radio activity in the country and allowing individu-
als to obtain their own amateur radio licenses. This
had not been possible in the past because ama-
teur radio had been regarded with some suspicion
by the pre-revolution Tunisian regime. Only some
club licenses were issued, and attempts to form an
amateur radio association failed.
The first amateur radio exam was offered on
December 20th 2017, and the national frequencies
agency (ANF) delivered the first amateur radio
licenses on February 23, 2018 at a special cere-
mony that included 5 of the 10 license recipients,
the ANF team that worked on the radio amateur
dossier, key agency figures including its director,
and Association des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens
(ARAT) members including its president, Ashraf
Chaabane.
An opening speech by ANF’s amateur radio com-
mittee president, Mehdi Hmem, covered the histo-
ry (or lack of) of amateur radio in Tunisia from the Association des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens
futile attempts in the beginning up to the day they (ARAT) president Ashraf Chaabane presents ANF
established a team that processed this dossier Director Tawfik Rojbi a copy of the ham radio book
Contact Sport in appreciation for his support.
*17986 Highway 94, Dulzura, CA 91917 ANF is Tunisia’s telecommunications regulatory
Email: <aa6ts@cq-amateur-radio.com> agency. (All photos courtesy of ARAT)

Members of the committee within ANF

(National Agency of Frequencies) in
charge of the amateur radio dossier.

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A number of newly-licensed Tunisian hams were present for the happy presentations. This is the first time Tunisia’s
government has issued individual amateur radio licenses.

which led to the first group of individual ham licenses.

ANF Director Tawfik Rojbi also gave a speech emphasiz-
ing on the importance of collaboration with ANF that led to
such success.
At the end of the opening ceremony speeches, licenses were
presented to the happy new hams, and ARAT’s president con-
cluded with a few remarks about the importance of this histo-
ry-making event, and presented the book Contact Sport,
N3BB’s first-person account of the 2014 World Radiosport
Team Championship (WRTC2014) competition in the woods
of Massachusetts, to the director of ANF to thank him and all
employees of ANF for their great efforts on behalf of ARAT
members.
[Ashraf Chaabane, ARAT, IARU Region 1]

Nigeria Looking to Offer 60 GHz

to Hams
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has
begun the process of licensing frequencies in the 60-GHz
band for amateur radio services by releasing a draft autho-
rization framework.
The intent of the framework is to open a segment of the
band to amateur radio and amateur satellite services, and
according to Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice
Chairman/CEO, Nigeria Communications Commission,
would include non-commercial exchange of messages;
intercommunication; self-training; private recreation; wire-
less experimentation; and technical investigations. Danbatta
said the global unlicensed band covers 7 GHz from 57-64
GHz, and it is largely uncongested compared to the 2.4- and
5-GHz bands currently used for Wi-Fi.
Several news sources report that the use of the 60-GHz (V-
Band) goes back to 2001 when the U.S. regulator (FCC) adopt-
ed rules for unlicensed operations in the 57- to 64-GHz band
for commercial and public use. A look at the Federal Register
proved that statement to be true; however, in the U.S., the 60-
GHz band is allocated on a co-primary basis to the Federal
Mobile, Fixed, Inter-Satellite and Radiolocation services; and
ANF Amateur Radio Committee President Mehdi Hmem
handing over license to Moez Bhira, one of Tunisia’s 10
recently-licensed hams.
to non-Federal Fixed, Mobile and Radiolocation services (FCC
Part 15). Under Part 18 of the rules, industrial, scientific, and
medical (ISM) equipment may also operate in the 60-GHz
band at 61.25 GHz + 250 MHz. To date, there are no amateur
radio allocations in this band in the U.S.
At present, radio spectrum in the 60-GHz band, also known
as the V-band, has yet to be opened for deployment of ser-
vices in Nigeria. The Director of the Spectrum Management
and Administration, Austin Nwaulune, said the 60-GHZ band
allows operators the opportunity to control it the way they
want to in offering various services and in carrying out vari-
ous operations. Nwaulune said that the 60-GHz spectrum

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comes with socio-economic benefits through the enhance-
ment of broadband service delivery and will ease the pres-
sure on currently-utilized public spectrum bands used for Wi-
Fi, and that its utilization would bring moderate revenue for
the government through equipment type approval.
Engr. A. K. Nwaulune, Director, Spectrum Administration
Department, Nigerian Communications Commission, noted
that the proposal will provide a clear and comprehensive out-
line for amateur radio operations in Nigeria. He said “eligible
persons who may apply for amateur radio licenses must be
over 18 years of age.” He stated that the amateur operator
should be technically competent to operate amateur radio sta-
tion in line with ITU-R M.1544, which covers the basic skills
required of an amateur operator. “He must have passed the
written examination and the practical Morse code test con-
ducted by the Commission or a recognized authority in anoth-
er country.” Nwaulune listed the types of licenses issued by
the Commission for amateur radio as Novice Class Amateur
Authorization; General Class Amateur Authorization; and
Advanced Class Amateur Authorization.
Unlicensed users who wish to use the band for experi-
mentation or communication will be required to apply for an
amateur radio license.
I tried to contact hams in Nigeria to get their response on
how they intended to use this band, but I received no respons-
es. I’m hoping that once this article appears in CQ, I might
get some email with feedback and more information that I
can share in a future column.
Engineer Nwaulune stated that the steps for using the 60-
GHz V-Band, will be revealed and publicized after getting it
ratified and approved for use by the NFMC. Oluwatoyin
Asaju, Deputy Director, Spectrum Administrator of the NCC,
stated that the commission is still open to receiving more
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responses to the presentation in order to deliver the required
value.
[NCC, Telecompaper, ThisDayLive.com, NewsGuru and
Various news sources]
Youngsters on the Air Spawns “Nordics on the
Air” Camp
The popularity of the successful Youngsters on the Air
(YOTA) program in International Amateur Radio Union
Region 1 has prompted a its first sub-regional YOTA camp
— Nordics On The Air (NOTA), hosted by SSA, Sweden’s
IARU member society.
NOTA was a camp for young radio amateurs held inside
an old military base in a mountain on an island in central
Sweden connected to the mainland by ferry. Even the shack
and cafeteria are inside the mountain.
The event took place from March 1st to March 4th, and was
directed towards all the Nordic countries. The camp featured
three HF stations covering 20, 40, and 80 meters plus VHF.
Activities also included a tournament, “Battle of Hemsön,”
lectures & theory, a mountain BBQ, QSO contest, off-air con-
test, kit building, and other team-building activities.
[YOTA]
YLs in Japan Celebrate Annual “3.3 Hina
Contest”
On March 3rd, the Japanese Ladies Radio Society (JLRS)
held its 15th annual “3.3 Hina Contest.” On the calendar,
March 3rd is “3/3,” which is also the numbers that YLs use to
say goodbye to one another in ham radio, similar to the more
generic “73.” The JLRS “3.3 Hina Contest” was a way of
encouraging YLs to use three-three to say hello instead.
May 2018 • CQ • 53
 Yukiko Maki, 7K4TKB, told Amateur Radio Newsline that
the annual event is a way for YLs to meet other YLs on the
air. Any ham was welcome to participate in the contest, but
a contact with a YL counted as 10 points while non-YL count-
ed as only 1 point.
The contest coincides with the ancient custom of Hina-
Matsuri, or “Doll Festival” in which a set of dolls in ancient
costumes of the region’s Heian period of 794 to 1185 AD are
displayed in a girl’s house on platforms covered with a red
carpet-material to celebrate the birth of a girl and to wish her
future happiness.
[JLRS website and the Amateur Radio Newsline]
YLs Celebrate International Women’s Day in
Germany and Worldwide
March 8th marked the celebration of International Women’s
Day <www.internationalwomensday.com>, a tradition that has
its roots in a gathering more than 100 years ago. The event
recognizes the accomplishments of women around the world,
be they political, academic, economic, social, or cultural.
In Germany, for the fifth time, the DARC’s YL group and
Sophie, F4DHQ, have organized an international YL-Activity
for International Women’s Day. The contest was for four
hours — 18:00 until 22:00 UTC on March 8th — on the 20-,
40-, and 80-meter bands using SSB or CW. OMs were wel-
come to participate but contacts with YLs were worth more
points.
The deadlines to submit the logs was May 1st. For more
information, look up F4DHQ on QRZcom.
[F4DHQ and Amateur Radio Newsline]
A Field Day on the Water?
For the third consecutive year in Australia, the Waverley
Amateur Radio Society (WARS) hosted a “floating field day
and contest” aboard Sydney’s historic ferry service in the
city’s world-famous harbor.
The object of the contest was to make as many contacts
as possible from the ferries or from any of the system’s 36
wharves on the VHF and UHF bands using handheld trans-
ceivers. All available modes were permitted on either sim-
plex or through a repeater.
The scoring system was structured to encourage operators
to visit as many wharves and travel on as many ferries as
possible in the six-hour contest period.
Because of the handheld requirement, all licensees were
able to compete equally. A number of awards were offered,
including “Worked All Ferries,” as well as for the highest num-
ber of contacts made. Home and mobile operators could also
compete by contacting amateurs riding the ferries or by acti-
vating wharves.
[Waverley Amateur Radio Society]
UK Repeater Site Burglarized and Vandalized
Amateur Radio Newsline reports the theft of the popular UK
repeater MB7TV repeater used by the Martello Tower Group
for slow-scan television (SSTV). When it was reported that
the repeater was off the air, the group’s chairman, Tony,
GØMBA, visited the site on February 3rd and found the cables
had been cut and the repeater was missing. Also stolen was
a laptop, a Kenwood TM-D700E radio, SSTV interface, a Wi-
Fi interface, thermostatic controlled heater, PSU, 20-foot
pole, an antenna, and coax.
The stolen equipment is valued at between $850 and
$1,000 U.S. Until the repeater is recovered or replaced, there
is no alternative repeater to use. Financial gifts toward the
54 • CQ • May 2018
replacement of the stolen equipment are being accepted via
the group’s website or through PayPal. For more informa-
tion, contact <repeaters@martellotowergroup.com>.
[Amateur Radio Newsline]
Special Callsigns for Norwegian Contesters
Norwegian authorities are now permitting hams to apply for
2x1 contest callsigns that have the prefix LC that and are
valid for five consecutive calendar years. The LC callsigns
may be renewed. These callsigns may only be used in nation-
al and international contests, but not for Lighthouse Week-
end, Field Day, or Jamboree on the Air.
Application for allocation of a 2x1 callsign must be sent to
NRRL. The applicant can apply for up to five 2x1 call signals
in priority order (all with prefix LC, one number and one letter).
[Norway Radio Relay League]
Revisiting Distracted Driving Laws for Canada
and Sweden
After reviewing the latest distracted driving laws for Canada,
the best way for me to put this is to have you check the law
for the province(s) you will be visiting because the laws vary
from one region to another and are subject to change.
For example, where such exemptions for radio use exist,
such as in New Brunswick, language in many of these regu-
lations only allow for mobile operation by amateur radio oper-
ators provided they are licensed residents of that country, even
though Treaty Series 1952 Number 7, which governs amateur
radio by Canadians operating in the U.S. and U.S. amateurs
operating in Canada, allows for reciprocal operation across
borders.
On the U.S. side of the border, states such as Connecticut,
Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Oregon,
Washington, and West Virginia require an FCC license for
legal mobile amateur radio operation, so Canadian amateur
radio licensees would also be required to hold a valid FCC
license to operate mobile in the United States.
As distracted driving laws are now becoming an issue in
many countries around the world, the latest country to petition
its government for an amateur radio exemption is Sweden.
The SSA, the country’s national amateur radio organization,
has asked in a letter to the Ministry of Food and Transport that
the wording be changed to state that the ban is not applicable
to hand-held microphones attached to radios mounted inside
the vehicles. This exemption would apply not only to hams,
but also to those in the transport industry.
[Amateur Radio Newsline]
In Closing
I feel compelled to express my sadness over the loss of a well-
known ham who has graciously sent me much information for
this column, as well as helping to clarify some points. Jim
Linton, VK3PC, who served as Executive Secretary of the
Wireless Institute of Australia, became a Silent Key at the age
of 71 on February 22 following a short battle with thyroid can-
cer. In addition to a successful career in radio news broad-
casting and trade magazines, Jim held many voluntary posi-
tions in ham radio, including IARU Region 3 Disaster
Communications Committee Chairman and the WIA IARU
Liaison. Because of his helpful nature and his enthusiasm for
the hobby, Jim will be missed by me and by many other hams
all around the world.
Keep the stories and photos coming! Email your ham radio
news to <aa6ts@cq-amateur-radio.com>. Thank you!
– 73 de AA6TS
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T
his month, I have decided to look at two new
simple kits that are filters. But, these filters are
of a different type. You see, neither is an RF
filter. The first of these easy-to-build kits is the new
SSB-Mite from the Four State QRP Group.
SSB-Mite
The SSB-Mite was designed by David Cripe,
NMØS, for the Four State QRP Group. This kit
works in a similar fashion to the ever-popular Hi-
Per-Mite kit for CW signals. The Hi-Per-Mite had
the feature of being able to be configured for use
not only as a filter, but also as an audio output ampli-
fier. This feature is great for use in homebrew or kit
receivers that do not have an audio output amplifi-
er. The SSB-Mite is similar to the Hi-Per-Mite in that
it is the same size PC board and the same output
level options. This time, its output bandwidth is wide
enough to be used for filtering audio from an SSB
receiver and removing unwanted adjacent signals.
Assembly time for the SSB-Mite is about an hour,
and it has no surface mount parts nor any toroids
to wind. Only common through-hole parts are used.
This kit can be powered by a 9-volt battery or a well-
filtered 9VDC source. If you are homebrewing a
receiver, this kit can be used as both the audio out-
put filter and amplifier. Just follow the instructions
on which parts to install to produce the gain need-
ed. Another option provided is the opportunity to
put a volume control pot on the board (or connect-
ed to it) to use the SSB-Mite as a fully controllable
independent audio output stage for receivers that
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SSB-Mite PC board.
All parts are through-
hole; no surface-mount
devices or toroids to
be wound.
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kit-building
do not have a volume control. Just installing R11
and R12 sets a fixed output gain that can be con-
trolled by your existing headphone or speaker out-
put level control. As with all the other Four-State
kits, the manual is available for download and you
can look it over to see if this kit fits your need.
I found this kit to be a good choice for a group kit
building experience or even for a first-time kit
builder. Just take your time, especially when sol-
dering around the IC, to be sure to not make any
solder bridges. I recommend a narrower soldering
tip as well as .025 thickness solder to avoid mak-
ing connections that are prone to becoming
unwanted solder bridges.
The SSB-Mite can be built in to an existing receiv-
er or used externally with any receiver. You can
order your SSB-Mite for $25.50, including shipping
within the U.S., at <www.4sqrp.com> and click on
the 4-State kits.
Wall Wart Tamer
Working in the IT field, I am often called upon to re-
move hard drives from users’ old laptops for data
recovery or secure destruction when the laptop is
ready to meet its demise. I made a habit of saving
the power supplies, and now I can justify this prac-
tice! Pacific Antenna has introduced a new kit that
lets you turn these rather noisy power supplies into
something a lot quieter and able to be regulated.
The Wall Wart Tamer is a very simple kit with a low
parts count that allows you to set the voltage
desired and filter out the unwanted noise while re-
using these power supplies. Construction time is
about 30 minutes and a new kit builder will find this
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May 2018 • CQ • 55
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kit a great introduction to kit building. It
is also another great beginner’s kit for
building as a club or group experience.
Until this kit showed up, I had never
thought of a laptop power supply as
being suitable for amateur radio use,
Completed and working SSB-Mite. My SSB-Mite did a great job of filtering SSB
signals during a recent DX contest.
A typical laptop power supply. I removed the power connector and trimmed and
tinned the wires to fit the power input connector.
58 • CQ • May 2018
due to the noise level on the DC output.
The regulator on this board allows for
output from a bit over 1 VDC up to about
16 to 17 volts DC using a 19.8-VDC lap-
top power supply. Most current laptop
supplies put out about 19.6 VDC or
close to that value. By adjusting the pot,
you can set the output for anything
between about 1 and 17 DC volts. Using
an oscilloscope, I observed a nasty 50-
mV sawtooth waveform riding on the DC
output of the laptop supply. After the Wall
Wart Tamer’s filtering and regulation,
that noise is gone and only very weak
noise is visible on the output, most attrib-
utable to surrounding unrelated sources.
The input to the Wall Wart Tamer is a
2-terminal connector that can lead to
either a jack to match your laptop sup-
ply’s plug or simply two bare wires com-
ing from the supply. I chose to cut off
the laptop connector and simply bare
the two leads. I tinned both leads and
trimmed them to be able to fit securely
to the input terminals. That wire from the
power supply also had an RF choke on
it, and I left that choke in place to assist
the Wall Wart Tamer in removing
unwanted noise from the power supply.
The output of the Wall Wart Tamer is
also the same kind of two-terminal con-
nector that allows you to connect your
output cable.
The nice thing about the input circuit
to the Wall Wart Tamer is that all input
is fed through a full wave bridge recti-
fier. Doing this allows you to connect
a wall wart that has low-voltage AC
output. An 18-VAC wall wart would
work just as well as a DC laptop power
supply. The other good thing about this
arrangement is that if you reverse the
DC input wires, it doesn’t matter. The
bridge rectifier takes care of that so you
can’t damage the input by applying low
voltage AC or DC of either polarity to
the input. Be sure to use an accurate
DC voltmeter when adjusting the out-
put voltage. The adjustment pot is a bit
touchy, but you should be able to get
close to the desired output voltage
easily. The output is limited to about
1.5 amps, so this kit is not for power-
ing high power radios. QRP rigs should
work just fine.
As with the SSB-Mite, this kit has
mounting holes to allow you place the
kit into an enclosure. You can hold off
on mounting the two LEDs and mount
them so they are visible if mounted
inside a box. You can find the Wall Wart
Tamer for $20 plus shipping at <www.
qrpkits.com>. And, don’t ever throw
away a good working wall wart or lap-
top power supply.
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building near the grandstand). Be sure
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 Harvesting Old Parts: To Keep or
the ham notebook TEXT AND PHOTOS BY WAYNE YOSHIDA*, KH6WZ
Not To Keep?
W
hile tearing apart some old electronic gear
I inherited from a relative, I noticed a lot
of items that filled cabinets and drawers
were either too old to use, or in unusable condi-
tion. Paper capacitors, leaking electrolytic capac-
itors, dead batteries of various chemistries, coils
of cheap wire (the insulation was sticky and break-
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Photo A. One man’s trash is another’s treasure.
But sometimes one man’s trash should be every-
one’s trash, like these electrolytic capacitors.
60 • CQ • May 2018
ing down) and corroded parts. These items creat-
ed a disposal issue for everyone, since these days,
electronic items are considered hazardous waste,
and cannot be simply tossed into the garbage or
recycling bin. Sadly, the electrolytic capacitors
(Photo A) are brand new, with nice long leads, but
are bad. See the electrolyte paste coming out of
the vent hole? These are not worth testing and
must be discarded as hazardous or eWaste.
Seeing these “estate sale items” always makes
me sad because the person keeping all this stuff
had some plan for them in the future, but never
had time to do anything with them. Sort of like
relationships and not making enough time to
enjoy each other.
These things also make me think about my
stash of stuff, just taking up space in my garage,
shop, closets, and drawers. I need to continue to
use these items, rather than just store them away.
So here are some of the rules I am implementing
as I continue to reduce, recycle or re-use the items
in my shop and shack.
The Best Parts Come from Quality
Products
As you consider fodder for harvesting, think about
the product and the parts inside. “You get what
you pay for” has always been true, and continues
today. Remembering the things I have taken
apart, it sometimes amazes me to see the parts
inside. High-end test instruments from the famous
makers have many old, but still serviceable, parts
decades later.
And before dismantling the old product, take the
time to observe and study the construction meth-
ods used. Point-to-point wiring is truly an art form,
especially in items like Tektronix oscilloscopes,
Hewlett-Packard frequency counters, and Mc-
Intosh audio amplifiers.
Photo B. Keep or
not keep? The
selenium rectifier
(small square object
on the lower right)
and the wax paper
capacitor (tubular
item at the lower
left) get tossed. The
other items may be
considered keepers.
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 You may want to restore, rather than dismantle, some items 7. Aluminum chassis and chassis parts or brackets. Used
and make them useful again. equipment cabinets and cases can be used to make profes-
sional-looking homebrew projects at very low cost.
Things to Toss 8. Analog meters. The glass-faced meters are preferred,
Let’s start with the seemingly simple decision: What not to since plastic meters deteriorate over time.
keep. Many items seem to create an emotional or sentimental 9. Crystals, crystal holders/sockets and time bases (refer-
connection with the owner, and it becomes difficult to release ence oscillators).
the item to the waste bin. 10. Aluminum cabinets, chassis boxes and panels.
So let’s consider this first category in objective terms (see 11. Transformers. Although bulky, and many are available
Photo B): new, sometimes they may be expensive. Photo C shows the
pins of a very hefty power transformer from a Tektronix oscil-
1. Any rusted, corroded, non-repairable or otherwise dam- loscope. This can be used for a tube project power supply. I
aged item must be discarded or recycled. Examples of this
include corroded screws and other hardware, any kind of bat-
tery, any electrolytic capacitor, rubber items such as grom-
mets and similar items.
2. Any item considered a health hazard. This includes oil-
filled capacitors, fluorescent tubes, mercury-filled tilt switch-
es, or similar things.
3. Any item that has a modern or better equivalent, such
as selenium rectifiers (use silicon diodes instead), paper
capacitors, and tubular resistors.
Digging a little deeper in this category is the “preference to
toss” category, and is an extension of the above. Now the
decision becomes one of collecting the better or best of the
items, and releasing the mediocre or “bottom of the barrel”
types of items.
1. Discard all used fasteners. Remember, lock washers are
not re-useable anyway. Zinc coated fasteners can corrode
or rust. Exceptions may include potentiometer or wafer switch
washers and nuts.
2. Toss out used terminal strips, two-wire AC receptacles
and sockets (move to three-wire versions), slotted screw ter-
minals and hardware (move to Phillips drive, stainless steel Photo C. This is a view of the terminals of an old oscilloscope
fasteners). (Tektronix 545) power transformer. These are very well built
3. Old circuit boards with parts on them. Consider which parts and will make a great power supply for a tube project.
are worth saving. Common discrete parts may be easier to
buy new. However, exotic or expensive parts, such as
microwave MMICs or similar devices, may be worth keeping.
4. Steel chassis, chassis boxes and panels. Aluminum is
the preferred material, since it is easier to machine and can
be repaired.

Treasures to Keep
Here are my guidelines of items to keep because they are
useful, interesting, or just plain fun. This is not a complete
list, but it is meant for inspiration. Your collection and your
building and repairing interests must be your guide:
1. Vacuum tubes and sockets. I recently restored an emis-
sion type tube checker (Heathkit TC-2) and a military surplus
TV-7 tube tester. Good tubes are kept and bad ones are dis-
carded via the eWaste program in my area. Check tube sock-
ets for quality contacts and materials; some sockets are flim-
sy and should not be preferred.
2. Digital displays. Nixie tubes, LED bar graphs and LCD
panels (consider also saving the drive circuitry.)
3. Variable capacitors and ceramic wafer switches.
4. Ceramic and glass insulators. Most of today’s versions
are made of plastic and will deteriorate over time.
5. Microwave parts, such as MMICs, on circuit boards. In
many cases, the parts may be harvested by snipping or cut-
ting the board around the part, and connecting wires to the Photo D. Organizing parts will make it easy to find when
cut-out parts. certain things are needed. Storing thousands of resistors is
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Photo E. My small collection of simple testers helps me further cull out the good from the bad. From left to right: A home-
brew meter checker, a new “component tester,” and an L/C meter built from a kit.

found the pin-out information online, and it is recorded in my

ham notebook.

Sorting, Testing, and Cleaning

For the treasures to keep, it would be a good idea to orga-
nize the items to make it easy to retrieve them when need-
ed. On many occasions, I knew I had a certain item “in stock,”
but could not find it, so I had to buy that item. Of course, when
the project was completed, I somehow managed to find that
mysterious part.
For example, I have thousands of 0.25-watt resistors. I
decided the best way to sort and store them is to divide them
into decades. The “One” drawer contains values from one
Ohm to 100 million Ohms. The “Two” drawer contains val-
ues from two Ohms to two meg, and so on (see Photo D).
Storing a bunch of bad parts wastes space and time. So
invest in simple test gear that will help cull out the good from
the bad. Photo E shows some simple testers I use to check
parts as I receive them. My latest tester is beginning to be
my most often-used item now. It is a “component tester” from
eBay. These are available from many vendors and quickly
check bipolar transistors, N- and P-channel MOSFETs,
diodes, resistors, capacitors, and other devices.
I make notes about the components in my ham notebook, Photo F. An ultrasonic cleaner filled with water and deter-
and duplicate the data on a label for the part. I use masking gent will make old parts amazingly clean. This is a collec-
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mobiling
BY JEFF REINHARDT,* AA6JR
Destinations
T
hrough the year, much of this column is devot-
ed to the “nuts and bolts” aspect of mobile
installations and operations. For follow-up on
technical stuff, there’s some to be found at the end
of this column. This time though, I’d like to place the
focus on the “where, what, and how” of mobiling.
After all, the adage “all work and no play makes Jack
a dull boy” is something we need to keep in mind.
So let’s assume you have your mobile rig, or rigs,
all set up, working well and you’re ready to hit the
road. Congratulations! Let’s go play, because sum-
mer is soon upon us, most of winter’s potholes are
filled and there are some magnificent things out
there that you haven’t yet seen, or maybe you want
to share some special places you know with kids,
grandkids, or others. America’s roads are an invi-
tation to adventure, so let’s go!
The “What”
So you might be asked by the curious neighbor or
fellow traveler, “What can you do with that ham radio
in your car (truck, van, SUV, RV or trailer)?”
With your mobile gear in place, you now have an
emergency communications platform that can
serve the community on a moment’s notice.
Wherever you are, communications can happen,
from working a special event like a foot or bike race,
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right up through assisting in a natural disaster,
where conventional power or other resources (like
cell phone service) are not available.
Beyond that, you now have the ability communi-
cate wherever you travel. That can be for recreation
or lending assistance to others. A quick demonstra-
tion to your neighbor or fellow traveler can add an
exclamation point to your response to their question.
Another “what” you can do with your mobile rig is
share your travels with others. While on the road,
you can assist award hunters (a.k.a. “paper
chasers”) in their pursuit of awards like Worked All
States, grid squares, CQ’s USA-CA (USA Counties
Award), and more.
The “Where”
At an early age, I became fascinated with the land
masses on the globe. I then turned atlases page by
page and explored road maps as though they were
a treasure trove of interesting places to visit. When
family travel opportunities came along, I was the
“navigator” who took pride in religiously marking our
progress along the auto club’s trip book, providing
frequent updates to the driver and my family “audi-
ence” as to our placement and identifying points of
interest along the way.
Now we have the advantage of real time maps on
the nav screens of our vehicles or as near as our
smartphone, tablet, or computer. Those newer
items are good, but when it comes to planning a trip,
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map laid out on the table. And so far,
they’re still available at the auto club.
Using that resource, it’s easy to deviate
from the fastest or most direct route to
an alternative that may prove more
interesting.
Now I can’t begin to speculate on
where you want to go or what your inter-
ests may be, but if you use a little imag-
ination, you can come up with an itiner-
ary that serves multiple purposes.
That’s the basic plan, however, and this
is a big one — be open to some spon-
taneity. In other words, you may get a
hoot from seeing some novel tourist
attraction, having a roadside picnic
lunch, visiting a small community’s
quaint shops, or discovering a “one-off”
restaurant that knocks your socks off.
This latter item was a later discovery for
me. Nothing against chain restaurants
or fast food outlets; they have their place
and I’ve used them a lot. But in recent
years, when I’m on the road, I look for
the local eatery that’s unique. Often run
by family members, they seem to put
more care into their menus, render
great service, and special requests like
“hold the onions” are not a problem.
Yeah, every now and then you hit a
klunker, but that’s part of the fun; the
next one is bound to be better. There
are many online resources as well, such

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 as a guide to great breakfast spots at
<http://bit.ly/2FtE3qN>.

Your signals and the buffalo can roam from the same national park!
Some ops will do anything to add a little height to their signals!
Special Interests
This is where you get to meld your inter-
est into ham radio, travel, and sharing
the fun with others. Special interest trav-
el could be heading to Dayton for the
annual gathering of hams, hitting the
road for some or all of legendary Route
66, making a stop at Death Valley, vis-
iting famous railroading sites (Sacra-
mento, California; Altoona, Pennsyl-
vania; or Grand Central Terminal in New
York City, to name a few). A ham friend
recently informed me of an upcoming
Airstream Caravan tour of Highway 61
from Duluth to New Orleans, with an
emphasis on the musicians along that
path from Bob Dylan down through the
Twin Cities, the famous artists associ-
ated with Memphis, and on to New
Orleans. Wow! I’m sure there are other
special interest tours to be found if you
look. From campers to Corvettes, it
seems travel affiliations offer many
opportunities.
Every spring, this year from May 30 to
June 3, residents along US 40 through
the plains states put on the world’s
biggest garage sale — over 800 miles
of roadside treasures. If you’re a fan of
those TV “pickers,” you’re sure to find
some treasures along that strip. Maybe
even some vintage radio gear. If you’re
a wine aficionado, several regions of the
country have wine tasting routes, from
New York’s scenic Finger Lakes Region
to California’s Napa or Santa Ynez
Valleys; just be sure to bring a desig-
nated (non-sampling) co-pilot.
In addition to racking up ham operat-
ing awards, how about trying to visit and
transmit from as many national parks
and historic sites as possible? Yes,
there was a recent operating event that
featured transmitting from each one, but
there’s nothing stopping you from doing
your own “event.” From Acadia in Maine
to the Smokies and out to Yellowstone,
Yosemite, the Grand Canyon or up to
Mount Rushmore, there’s a lot of won-
der to be seen.
Interstate highways have their place if
you’re looking to make time, but as the
Sally character said in the Disney/Pixar
movie Cars as she was reflecting on the
pre-interstate days, “Well, the road
didn’t cut through the land like that inter-
state. It moved with the land, it rose, it
fell, it curved. Cars didn’t drive on it to
make great time. They drove on it to
have a great time.”
So have a great time discovering the
many small towns and attractions along
the routes that often parallel the inter-

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states. There’s a lot of good stuff wait- tery through the use of a battery isola- have played a tape of a Ferrari engine as
ing to be seen! tor that’s often a feature in RVs. I putted along in my VW bug!
He added caveats on installing acces- So there appears to be no single
The “How” sories on some high-end German vehi- answer or approach on how to connect
No doubt a good teacher shared this cles and mentioned a new device now a mobile radio to the electrical system
adage, “If you can dream it, you can do found in several brands, active audio. of a new vehicle. Again, while it may
it.” So assuming you have your ham These systems use the audio compo- require patience and effort, contacting
mobile ready to roll, get cracking with a nents as an active noise cancellation fea- the manufacturer, or requesting assis-
plan that targets your interests. No mat- ture, similar to noise-cancelling head- tance from the service manager of
ter if you sleep in your own RV or prefer phones. In my Ford Fusion, I have your local dealership continues to be
to stay in luxury hotels, work out a bud- noticed some occasional heavy bass the most prudent course of action.
get, a time line, and a list of things you “thumping” as the car adjusts to a change As spring gives way to summer, I hope
want to see and do. If you’re not familiar in road surfaces. In some performance to hear your reports from the road.
with them, check out the county hunters cars like the Mustang or Camaro, Keep those photos coming of your ham
website <www.marac.org> or look at “vrrroooom” noise is actually channeled plates for posting in the CQ Garage
other operating awards you may be will- into the cabin on acceleration to give <http://cqgarage.blogspot.com/> and
ing to help with during your travels. occupants an enhanced performance don’t forget to share some photos of your
Setting a scheduled contact for a rare or experience that is not heard outside the mobile installation. Large or small, we’re
much-needed, state, county or grid car. His concern was that RF might inter- interested in showing how your mobile
square can mean a lot to a paper chas- fere with those systems. Now why didn’t rig works for you. Happy Mobiling!
er, especially those who may be home- I think of that in my college days? I could – 73, Jeff, AA6JR
bound. Most of all, be flexible. Curve
balls can come in the form of a flat tire
or bad weather. Deal with it. After all, the
pioneers crossed the country in wagons
what’s new
with wooden wheels, drawn by animals.
No matter what happens, you have your RT Systems Now Mac Compatible
ham radio, and that means a lot! RT Systems, developers of ham radio
programming software RT Program-
mers, has released some of its over 330
Installation Follow-up titles for Mac OS. The new Mac com-
As we’ve discussed in previous visits, patible versions are for the Baofeng UV-
the old rule of providing power to your 5R; Yaesu FT-60; ICOM ID-51, ID-51A, ID-51AE, ID-51Plus, and ID-51Plus2. Future
radio direct from the battery seems to releases will include programming software for the ID-5100, ID-4100, ID-31/31Plus,
be falling by the wayside. It still works and Yaesu FT-70D.
in some vehicles, others, not so much. The Mac compatible versions include all features that users have become accus-
After doing some research, the more I tomed to in the RT Systems Programmers: Copy and paste within and between pro-
learn, the more confused I become. grams, links to external data, easy data entry for memory channels, and access to
Per a suggestion from Paul Marsha, all of the radio settings.
K4AVU, and on a referral from the ser- RT Programmer for Mac is available now by download; pricing had not been
vice manager of a local car dealer, I announced as of presstime. For more information, contact RT Systems, Inc., 510
spoke with the owner of a local custom Compton Street, Suite 10, Broomfield, Colorado 80020. Phone: (800) 921-4834.
Website: <www.rtsystemsinc.com>.
stereo/radio installation shop. His ad-
vice and experience had some value,
but he admitted that he too has to deal
with great variations among brands of
cars and trucks. It’s come to this: There
are some vehicles he will no longer
touch.
He said his dad was a ham and, of
course, they always went directly to the
battery for radio power. Now he says it’s
almost car-specific on what can or can-
not be done when installing acces-
sories. He did suggest a few work-
arounds that may have value,
especially if you don’t want to put your
high-tech car at risk. One was, “go with
a separate battery” and in some cases
a separate alternator to charge it. While
that sounds complicated, he said most
GM 350 V8 engines have space to
mount a second alternator as one is
often needed in public safety or heavy
commercial duty vehicles. Other vehi-
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 Learning to Understand
learning curve
BY RON OCHU, KOØZ
M
ost of my ideas for this column derive from
questions asked at club meetings or over-
heard on the air by inquiring hams, and from
my personal experiences. In my “other life” prior to
pulling in the shingle, I was a high school teacher.
As a teacher, I constantly stressed to my students
that it’s not enough just to know; rather, it’s far more
important to understand the material being studied.
Understanding is not the same as knowing.
Knowing
Knowing about a subject implies some level of
knowledge. The word “level” is important. For
example, the statement, “I know about computers,”
can imply a whole host of meanings. A case in point:
How many times have you heard the general state-
ment made that youth can teach adults about com-
puters? What exactly does that mean? More often
than not, I’ve found the statement applies more to
program usage comfort, shortcuts and behaviors
associated with being an end-user. That general
statement, most likely, doesn’t apply to program
compatibility issues, networking, coding, or a host
of other computer problems. Of course, there are
exceptions; however, such a generalized state-
ment is akin to someone calling me an auto
mechanic simply because I can drive and change
my own oil and I know that my car’s engine is a
four-cylinder, four-stroke, internal combustion,
gasoline transaxle engine. For the record, I am far,
far, from being even a backyard auto mechanic.
Sure, I have some level of knowledge regarding
auto mechanics, but that doesn’t make me an auto
mechanic. There are various levels associated
with knowledge. Educators currently refer to that
concept as DOK, or “depth of knowledge.” DOK is
important because further knowledge is built upon
prior knowledge. This time-honored technique is
called scaffolding.
Knowledge Isn’t Enough
Knowledge is important. However, mere knowl-
edge is not enough to make one proficient.
Proficiency is the result of knowledge application,
trial and error, analysis and wisdom. History stu-
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dents are familiar with facts, but historians strive
to understand the root causes and consequences
driving those facts as exemplified in the quote by
George Santayana, “Those who cannot remem-
ber the past are condemned to repeat it.”
A pessimistic viewpoint of Santayana’s quote is
satirically expressed by American novelist Kurt
Vonnegut, “I’ve got news for Mr. Santayana: We’re
doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That’s
what it is to be alive.”
History does appear to repeat itself and I’d like
to propose that it’s because knowledge of facts
doesn’t always translate into understanding of the
facts. If we truly understand the causes rooted in
historical facts, then I propose that we are not
doomed to repeat history; rather, we will make new
mistakes. In my opinion, that is the nature of
progress and of being alive.
Understanding
Facts or data, if properly used, can be very useful.
However, it’s not enough to be able to recall facts
if you don’t know what to do with them. When I was
a youngster, I remember a friend telling a playmate
that swimming is easy if you know how. Well, isn’t
that true of most things, that it’s easy if you know
how? The trick is understanding the “how.”
Ham Radio Application
So far, I’ve offered the importance between know-
ing and understanding, but where’s the ham radio
application? As a teacher and as a ham radio
instructor, all too often, I come across students
cramming their minds full of facts, but not taking the
time to understand why and how those facts came
into existence. For example, I was helping a fellow
ham operator with his dipole antenna (Figure 1)
because his SWR (standing wave ratio) was too
high. I brought my antenna analyzer with me and I
quickly deduced that his antenna was way too long
for the frequency on which it was intended to oper-
ate. I was asked by this Extra Class ham how I was
able to determine that. To pass our license exams,
we’ve all learned that as frequency goes up, wave-
length goes down. This is called an inverse rela-
tionship. As my antenna analyzer swept through his
dipole’s SWR curve, I noticed that his targeted fre-
quency, in the middle of the band, had a high SWR,
Figure 1. A typical amateur radio dipole.
Each side of the dipole needs to be
equally cut for a particular frequency.
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but as I went down in frequency, the SWR improved until I found
resonance at a much lower frequency. This told me that his
antenna was cut too long for the middle of the band. No prob-
lem, we just needed to shorten it.
If the reverse was observed, that the SWR became lower
at a higher frequency than the target, then the antenna was
cut too short and needed to be lengthened. The real prob-
lem is his inability to take his knowledge of frequency versus
wavelength and to apply it in a real-world situation. In other
words, taking theory and putting it into practice. This is a
prime example of knowledge versus understanding. His
inability to take his factual knowledge, gather data (antenna
analyzer results) and apply the combination of knowledge
and data to an actual problem, indicates a lack of under-
standing of frequency-wavelength relationships. This exam-
ple, with modifications, can be applicable to many ham radio
technical issues.
What’s the Problem?
I’ve noticed that when I get frustrated about a topic or a prob-
lem, nine times out of ten, my frustration stems from my lack
of understanding of the topic/problem and the complexities
surrounding it. For example, maybe I am getting on-the-air
reports that my phone signal sounds distorted. It would be
easy to place blame on the op giving me the report. What I
need to do instead is to gather more data. Is anyone else
hearing the same thing? Am I hearing the distortion when I
monitor myself? What is the nature of the distortion? Does
the distortion sound like my signal is being over-modulated
(AM and SSB), over-deviated (FM) or is it RFI (radio fre-
quency interference) getting into my modulated signal?
Gathering data about the topic or the problem is one of the
first steps towards understanding its true nature. Next comes
the data analysis and making sense of the data, which, in
and of itself, is no small task; especially while trying to remain
objective. Once these steps are taken, then it is possible to
“wrap our minds around the issue.”
situation to which that learning may transfer; the student’s
association of the old and the new knowledge; the degree of
effectiveness of the original learning, and the perception of
essential elements which exist in both the old and the new
situations. Let’s take a closer look at each component.
• Similarity of two learning experiences. This concept states
that the more similar a learned lesson is to a new lesson, the
greater transfer of learning there will be.
• The second concept, association of old and new learn-
ing, is not new to us. Advertisers have used it for years. They
skillfully manipulate us to think that if we will use this prod-
uct, then we will have similar results as the actors in the adver-
tisement. An example would be that using a fabric softener
to reduce laundry wrinkles will make you more successful.
• The third concept, the degree of effectiveness of the orig-
inal learning, states that poor initially-learned material doesn’t
transfer well to newer learning. An example would be not
having mastered a skill set and then being forced to add addi-
tional skills (scaffolding) to the poorly-learned existing set.
This causes anxiety and frustration.
• The fourth component, perception of essential elements
which exist in both the old and the new learning, examines
the importance of past learning in terms of its relevance and
applicability to a new situation. Hunter offers an example that
we know that fish breathe with gills; however, whales don’t
have gills, which transfers to the new knowledge that, in spite
of their fish-like appearance, whales are therefore not fish.
How to Go About It?
There are a lot of educational psychology terms and expla-
nations in the preceding paragraphs, but here are some sug-

Further Defining the Problem

How do we go about wrapping our minds around an issue?
In other words, how can we actually begin to understand a
topic or an issue? It is a complex process, but not an insur-
mountable one. Education professor Dr. Madeline Hunter
wanted to know what makes an excellent teacher. She
believed that all behaviors are learned and that, if she could
identify excellent teaching behaviors, then these behaviors
could be taught as constituting best practices for teachers to
increase student learning.
In our case, most of us will be our own teacher, but the behav-
iors she charted are still applicable to us. In her books, Mastery
Teaching and Teach for Transfer (Photo A), Dr. Hunter’s
research offers several suggestions which I feel can apply not
only to ham radio knowledge but also to understanding. In
Teach for Transfer, Hunter asks, “Why do high school stu-
dents write carefully in their English class but indecipherably
on math papers? Why can they solve the problems in the math
book but seem unable to figure out the average rainfall in geog-
raphy?” Hunter observed a student’s ability to “learn in one
situation and then to use that learning, possibly in modified or
generalized form in other situations where appropriate,” is
associated with what she calls transfer of learning.

Transfer of Learning
Transfer of learning has four primary components: The sim-
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Photo A. Dr. M. Hunter’s books referenced in this article.
gestions that should help to bring it all together and to make
your learning more effective:
First, resolve to yourself that you really want to undertake
a task, whether it be learning Morse Code, obtaining a high-
er-class license, earning operating awards such as DXCC
(DX Century Club), WAZ (Worked All Zones), WAS (Worked
All States), etc. You get the idea — set a personal goal.
Secondly, associate this new goal with something you
already cherish, such as adventure, sport, success, etc.
Doing so will make the activity associated with your goal feel
a lot less like work and more like fun. Playing a sport expends
a lot of energy, but it doesn’t feel like work. In addition, relate
the new topic mentally and emotionally to something that you
already know. We’ve all seen the illustrations comparing
Ohm’s Law to a plumbing circuit. We can’t see electricity, but
we can see running water from a pipe.
Third, take the time to find the relevance in the task at hand.
Everything in life has relevance. It’s not enough to know about
a concept; instead, go a step further and endeavor to under-
stand the concept. Sometimes, this may mean updating or
even discarding prior knowledge. Keep an open mind. Science
is constantly changing as new data modify existing concepts
and beliefs. I’m reminded of a “Star Trek” exchange between
Dr. McCoy and Scotty that went something like, “engineers
aren’t happy unless they are constantly changing something.”
I am reminded of my own experience, some 30 years ago, dis-
covering a prior, poorly-learned lesson. I was a primary stu-
dent in the 1960s. I remember our textbooks illustrating the
Earth’s tilt during the seasons with regards to the Sun. Usually,
the illustrations were on different pages, so I had it my head
that as the Earth orbited the Sun, its rotational tilt axis changed
through 90°, resulting in the seasons as the Earth tilted towards
or away from the Sun. Do you know how I discovered my error?
I was pondering how geosynchronous satellites can stay
parked in orbit when the Earth’s position, relative to the satel-
lite’s position, would move up or down (depending on the sea-
son) and these satellites have very limited fuel for course cor-
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rections. In my mind, two and two were not adding up to four.
So, on the way to work, I asked an aerospace engineer about
my problem. He understood my question, said he didn’t know
the answer, but he’d ask the satellite folks. Time went by and
still no answer. One day, I saw the high school science chair-
man where I worked, and I posed my question to him. He imme-
diately understood my query, chuckled and exclaimed, “I can
tell you were educated in the sixties.” Evidently, students from
that era had similar misunderstandings due to illustrations
used back then. He then showed me my erroneous under-
standing by modeling the Earth’s orbit. My mystery was solved
and a deeper, correct, understanding came as a result.
Fourth, establish a plan of attack. Since you are going to
achieve this goal, set aside enough time to accomplish it. This
may mean only 15 minutes a day for 12 weeks, but resolve to
stick to the schedule. In addition, know what you plan to
accomplish within the allotted amount of time and commit to
doing it. Set aside study time in a comfortable place such as
your easy chair or someplace else conducive to studying.
Fifth, jot down questions as you become aware of them.
Network and ask others for their assistance. Keep at it until
you feel comfortable with the concept and understand its rel-
evance. Make this concept yours, own the concept, before
scaffolding on to the next bit of information. Don’t be in a rush.
Don’t assume the concept being studied will make itself known
later. Take the time to understand it, always keeping in mind
that this is relevant. Time well spent in the beginning will pay
big dividends later. How will you know if you understand it?
Chances are if you feel you can honestly teach the topic to
someone else, then you are most likely on the right track.
Sixth, map your progress. Have an idea of just where you
are in your plan of attack. Assess and reassess your
progress. Do you feel comfortable with your depth of knowl-
edge and its relevance?
Practice what you’ve learned. We’ve heard that practice
makes perfect. Well, it’s true. Practice tests the understand-
ing of our newfound knowledge. If learning Morse code is
your goal, and you see a cup on your desk, (silently) spell
out cup using Morse in your head. How easy was it for you?
If it was easy, congratulate yourself and move on to the next
challenge and subsequent mastery. Practice reveals flaws,
which are good things if viewed properly. Engineers test pro-
totypes to be sure that a new concept actually works.
Share your experiences. Sharing is important. You’d be sur-
prised to learn that others have very similar experiences.
Share your successes and your frustrations. Fishermen
understand this important concept. Half the fun of fishing is
not only sharing your stories about landing the lunker, but
also, the ones about how it got away!
Hard, Fast Rules
When it comes to learning to understand, there are no hard,
fast rules that lend themselves to a “one size fits all” cate-
gory. We each have different learning styles. What I’ve
offered is research-based and these concepts help the stu-
dent to not only learn but to understand the topic. I’ve only
offered what I consider to be good, broad concepts applica-
ble to most learning styles that will enable you to not only
know, but to understand. Questions are an important aspect
of learning. With practice, you’ll be able to formulate ques-
tions that will lend themselves to a better understanding of
the subject and not just a cursory tidbit of factual knowledge.
Good luck with you endeavors and I hope the information
in this article will help you to better understand the relevance
of your endeavor. Thank you for reading CQ.
– 73 de Ron, KOØZ
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Digital Makers
“Hi, my name is Don, and I’m a Maker.”
(“Hi Don”)
And from the things I’ve heard over a lifetime,
most of you are, too. This month, we’ll have a quick
look at making things, with a digital twist.
I think it’s safe to say we’ve all made something.
I have a table saw, a drill press, soldering iron, and
several other tools, and I’ve made plenty of things
with them. Some were for decoration, but most
were practical, filling a need I might have had at
the moment. You don’t need fancy tools to make
things, just perseverance and some creativity.
PC Boards
Nearly 25 years ago, I started making printed cir-
cuit boards (PCBs) in quantity for a small business
I was running. I got tired of drilling so many tiny
holes into PCBs that I built myself a CNC (Com-
puter Numerical Control) PCB drilling machine,
based on an IBM PS/2 personal computer running
PC DOS 6.1 (and a bad hard drive: it booted off
the floppy disk).
I built it from instructions published in an article
by Dan Mauch in Nuts & Volts magazine
<www.nutsvolts.com/> some time in the mid-
1990s, and I think it cost me about $200 for the kit
from Dan (motors, electronics, and some hard-
ware) and maybe another hundred for the rest of
the components.
The key to this machine was its small size and
simplicity in running. It had a work area of about
10 inches square, and a Dremel® tool as a drill
* c/o CQ magazine
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Photo A. My circuit board drilling
machine. You can see all three
stepper motors, and part of the
lead screws that move the table (on
welded-together drawer slides)
from beneath while the clamped-in-
place rotary tool, holding a carbide
drill bit, is moved up and down. The
beige object hanging down is a
high-intensity lamp. The machine is
neither fancy nor elegant, but it has
made thousands of perfectly-
placed holes for me.
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digital connection
BY DON ROTOLO,* N2IRZ
head. With this machine, I could drill a hole in under
a second without having to pay close attention.
The key to productivity was the use of registra-
tion marks. Before I silkscreened the etch-resist
pattern, I drilled two location holes onto an edge
of the raw copper-clad board. In every step of the
process, those two holes located the board very
precisely, so when it came time to drill, I just placed
it onto the two matching pins and started the
machine.
Bigger CNC
As it turned out, I learned a lot from that little
machine, knowledge I used to build my large CNC
router (Photo A), based off plans from Michael
Simpson at Kronos Robotics <www.kronosrobot-
ics.com/>. The driving force behind building this
machine was my involvement with the FIRST
Robotics Competition <www.firstinspires.org/>,
and in particular FRC1676 (The Pascack Pi-O-
Neers) in New Jersey. (For what it’s worth, Team
1676 was on the world-champion alliance in 2017:
Number One out of about 3,300 teams worldwide.
Nice). They needed some advanced fabrication
capacity, I had money, time, expertise, and a
desire to help. OK, now that I’m in Atlanta, it doesn’t
do them much good, but that’s beside the point.
What this machine offers is the ability to fabri-
cate complex shapes from most materials to a high
degree of precision and repeatability.
TARPN Node Housings
Amateur digital networking guru and long-time
friend Tadd Torborg, KA2DEW, has a need to
house the hardware for his TARPN nodes (see
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Photo B. Here is a photo taken while the node box in Photo C was almost done being cut. The cutting head — a Makita
router — moves up and down using a lead screw, while the X and Y Axes are driven by rack-and-pinion drives. The brush
attachment has a workshop vacuum port to help manage dust and a bright LED light. At left you can see the MACH3 soft-
ware, which controls the machine by reading a G-Code file. I can also install any of several attachments for different tasks,
such as a pen attachment to make drawings, or a drag knife to cut shapes from vinyl or paper.

sidebar). Fin Gold, NC4FG, is a woodworker and TARPN material to make the shape. Makers also use additive
node builder. Based on some earlier designs by others, Fin machines, which only add material to form a shape. An exam-
developed a box that’s about the size of a small briefcase to ple of an additive machine is a 3D printer (Photo D).
house a single node port, and they stack nicely to build a flex-
ibly-sized node site. 3D Printers
I am told it takes Fin about 20 minutes to cut up the 28 indi- The team also has a few 3D printers. Although they can build
vidual wood pieces for a box, and maybe a half-hour to fantastic shapes in a relatively short time (Photo E), the big
assemble it. I can make the same box (Photo B) from only issue with consumer-level 3D printers today is that they can
nine pieces, taking about 10 minutes to cut out the pieces only print in plastic — and not very strong plastic, at that.
(mostly due to the time it takes to clamp everything down There are commercial machines that can print in a wider
properly) and only about 3 minutes to assemble it (Photo C).
The key is that I can make odd shapes, little pockets and What’s a TARPN and Why Should I Care?
other handy features that greatly simplify the parts count while
TARPN stands for Terrestrial Amateur Radio Packet
also easing assembly.
Network. This is the project of a group of enthusiastic hams
I don’t plan on being able to retire on the income generat-
who want to build a high-performance/low-cost packet net-
ed by building small plywood boxes, but it is nice to be able
work on which they can play, learn, and get things done. If
to give to the community.
you’ve been involved in packet before, the thing that will
I also made some TARPN signs for Tadd, which are used
strike you as different is that there are no user ports in a
at demonstrations and hamfests. Making signs the old-fash-
TARPN: If you don’t build a node yourself, you’re not real-
ioned way meant a router and some lettering templates, and
ly able to use the network. Having skin in the game really
even then, the lettering styles were very limited. With a CNC
weeds out the users from the builders.
router, most any logo can be cut, and lettering styles are lim-
Another key difference is that internet connections are
ited only by the fonts available on your computer.
very much frowned upon, at least for moving data in non-
The local FIRST Robotics team, Team OSCAR (FRC832,
emergencies. The point here is that using the internet to
the oldest team in Georgia) has a CNC router similar to mine,
route traffic is not ham radio. Oh, the internet has its place,
but purchased commercially. One advantage it has is that
but not in this kind of a learning environment. Of course, in
instead of using a variable-speed router (as mine does) it has
an emergency, you move data any way you can.
an air-cooled spindle, which offers considerably more power
There are a half-dozen groups in various stages of deploy-
and a speed range of 3,000 to 18,000 RPM. They use it most-
ing their local TARPN. Visit the TARPN web page at
ly to cut out metal shapes to build their robot.
<http://bit.ly/2tGDLXX> and join the TARPN Group on
CNC routers and similar adaptations of conventional
Yahoo.
machines are known as subtractive machines: They remove

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range of materials, but these are costly and still don’t make
parts as strong as, say, a piece of plywood.
That being said, for parts that don’t require great strength
(such as shaft spacers, knobs, light-duty gears to drive a
potentiometer position sensor and such), 3D printing can
make things that can be expensive or time-consuming to oth-
erwise buy or make. While they can make parts that are very
precise and repeatable, the actual size can be several thou-
Photo C. After removing the cut out pieces from the machine,
it essentially snaps together in about two minutes. Aside from
a few finishing touches, the ability to cut complex shapes has
greatly simplified assembly while cutting the parts count by
about two-thirds.
Photo D. The 3D printers at the local high school. The uPrint SE at right is a high-end model, while the two MakerBot
machines (Replicator, center, and Replicator Mini+ at left) are considerably less expensive. The larger machine is faster
and produces better parts.
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sandths of an inch different from your model, because the
plastic extruder nozzle is not as precise as we might want.
This shows up as a problem for very small things, and where
tolerances need to be tight.
Workflow
The process, or “workflow,” for creating physical parts from
digital models is pretty much the same no matter the machine
or medium. The first step is to create a digital model of
the part you want. Complex models are designed in CAD
(Computer-Aided Design) software such as Autodesk
Inventor or Solidworks, while simpler models can be de-
signed in 2D graphic software such as Paint, Photoshop, or
even Corel Draw.
With the 2D or 3D model in a digital format, we load the file
into the CAM (Computer-Aided Machining) software. There,
we convert the digital model (Photo F) into a set of machin-
ing instructions that take into account the physical require-
ments of machining something: Bit size, cutting speed, and
depth, and the capabilities of the machine. This does require
some knowledge of the machining processes involved, but
the level of expertise required is far less than needed for man-
ual machining. At home I use Vectric V-Carve Pro <www.vec-
tric.com> (and by coincidence so does the robotics team),
although there are many choices in this area at a wide range
of price points.
The last step is loading the machining instructions, which
typically use a programming language known as “G-Code,”
into the machine-controlling software and actually making the
part. Not all machines use G-Code, and not all G-Code is
exactly the same, but almost all CAM software can generate
the right format for almost all machine controllers.
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 There are some proprietary machines out there that require
the user to use only their software, but these tend to be mar-
keted towards the inexperienced users who need a lot of hand-
holding. In the hobbyist and low-to-mid-range, machine-con-
trolling world, MACH3 by Newfangled Solutions <www.
machsupport.com/> is the leader. It offers extremely flexible
and powerful capabilities, a large support community, extraor-
dinarily stable performance, and a very reasonable price. Note
that MACH4 is more recently available, but some consider it
less stable than MACH3, which is still offered for sale.
CNC Basics
No matter the machine —– 3D printer, router, lathe — each
has two “ends.” The first “end” is the “business” end, where

Photo E. Some examples of 3D-printed objects. These all use PLA-type plastic, which has good strength and some flexi-
bility, without any toxic fumes (important in a school environment). A rainbow of colors is available, or you can paint the
object. The spur gear, lower right, is intended for a low-stress application, while the rocket fin base, top left, is ready to fly.

Photo F. A preview of the cutting file for the TARPN Node Box in my VCarve Pro software. You can import a CAD or image
file into VCarve, or use the basic drawing tools to develop a 2D file directly. After setting up the tool paths by selecting the
cutting tool and specifying where and how it should cut the pieces, you can generate a realistic preview of the results. The
small blue ‘tabs’ in the outlines are to hold the pieces in place after they are cut out.

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the material is being cut, or the plastic is being extruded,
whatever. This is entirely dependent on the machine: Its task
and design and limitations. This is what a buyer needs to pay
attention to when looking for a machine, but really doesn’t
concern us much at this moment.
The second “end” is how the machine is controlled. In a tra-
ditional lathe, for example, calibrated handwheels are turned
to precisely set the position of the cutting tool. For all CNC
machines, the control comes from motors, mainly stepper
motors. Some very large machines use servo motors, but
they are relatively expensive and rare in the hobby world,
albeit powerful.
Stepper Motors
A stepper motor is a very special motor that moves in tiny
fractions of a rotation, called steps. The number of steps for
a full 360-degree rotation depends on the design of the motor,
common motors have 180, 200, or 360 steps per rotation.
The machine controller can command the motor to move as
little as a single step and, as long as the motor isn’t over-
loaded, it will move to and hold that precise position.
If we take a 360-step motor and attach it to a 20 thread-
per-inch lead screw, every motor step (1/360th of a revolu-
tion) moves the nut on the lead screw 1/7200 of an inch or
about 0.00014 inches. While this level of precision is remark-
able and easily attained, the construction of the machine is
what makes it accurate, which is how closely the final prod-
uct resembles the original.
In the example above, we don’t need such precision, but
with stepper motors having relatively low turning speeds
(maybe 100 RPM), we’d probably go to a 4 thread-per-inch
screw so we can get 0.001-inch precision with a 25 inch-per-
minute speed capability. Both the robot team’s and my CNC
machines use belt-drive rack and pinion systems to allow pre-
cision on the order of a thousandth of an inch with speeds of
several hundred inches per minute. My PCB drill uses lead
screws exclusively, so although it is slow, it is also small and
so its overall performance is tolerable.
CNC Everywhere
Looking beyond the mundane world of machining, CNC tech-
niques can be used for many things. A SteppIR beam anten-
na uses a stepper motor to precisely set the length of the ele-
ments inside the element housing. I once used a stepper
motor to make a wire cutting machine when I needed thou-
sands of pieces all the same length: It fed out the exact length
of wire and a cutter chopped it off, all by itself. If you’ve
watched football on TV, the “sky cam” they use for overhead
shots uses stepper motors to control the length of the sup-
port cables, allowing the camera to “fly” around the stadium.
And, I’ve used my CNC machine to make 2.4-GHz WiFi
antennas from strips of copper-clad PCB material, routing
out the copper pattern.
This is a mature industry, and is it is not necessary to rein-
vent the wheel. Good quality components are readily avail-
able, but the best ones can seem a bit costly. All that’s need-
ed, aside from an idea, is a basic understanding of wiring and
some mechanical aptitude. From there, with the internet as
a guide, there’s nothing you can’t build, even though your
first machine will unfortunately have to be built by hand, the
old-fashioned way. Some things never change.
Got an opinion on what you’d like to see here? Drop me a
line, or look me up at Dayton this month: I’ll be reachable
through the CQ booth.
– Until next time, 73 de Don N2IRZ.
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what’s new
Yaesu Introduces the FT-818
Yaesu has replaced its venerable FT-817ND with the new
FT-818, which incorporates all of the many basic and attrac-
tive features of the FT-817ND while providing upgrades
desired by many existing owners.
The newer features in the FT-818 are an increase to 6
watts of output power with an external DC power source.
The supplied Ni-MH battery pack (SBR-32MH) has been
upgraded to provide larger battery capacity at 9.6 volts /
1900 mAh. The recent launch of several new satellites is a
certain indicator that the large global community of satellite
enthusiasts is going to be very delighted to learn that the
FT-818 includes a built-in TCXO-9 oscillator that gives the
radio a frequency stability of ±0.5ppm.
However, the FT-818 is keeping all of the features that
made the FT-817ND so popular, starting with the 5.31-
inch x 1.5-inch x 6.5 inch case and 2.6-pound overall
weight, which makes it easy to carry around all day while
in the field. The case also has two antenna connectors, a
BNC on the front and a SO-239 on the rear. The front LCD
features two colors (blue and amber) and shows bar graph
metering of power output, ALC, SWR, spectrum scope,
and modulation. Rounding out the connectors are data,
accessory, and key jacks on the rear panel and a mic con-
nection on the side.
The FT-818 also keeps the all-band, all mode perfor-
mance by providing coverage on the 160-meter to 70-
centimeter bands, including 60 meters. Supported modes
include SSB, CW, AM, FM, digital (RTTY, PSK31-U,
PSK31-L), and packet.
On the receiving end, users can hear broadcasts and
other transmissions on 100 kHz through 56 MHz, 76-154
MHz, 420-470 MHz, and AM aircraft reception.
There are 200 regular memory channels plus home chan-
nels and band-limit memories that can be accessed through
an automatic memory loading system.
Standard accessories include MH-31 A8J hand mic, SBR-
32MH Ni-MH 1900 mAh battery, battery case for 8 AAA
cells, AC wall charger, whip antenna for VHF reception, and
a shoulder strap.
The FT-818 is available now from all Yaesu dealers and
has suggested retail price of $980. For more information,
contact: Yaesu USA, 6125 Phyllis Drive, Cypress, CA 90630.
Phone: (714) 827-7600. Website: <www.yaesu.com>.
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 Are You Ready?
vhf plus
BY TONY EMANUELE,* K8ZR
Get Set for a Summer Unlike Any Other on the
Magic Band
VHF Plus Calendar
Microwave Sprint – 902 MHz & Up:
50 MHz Sprint:
DUBUS EME Contest 5.7 GHz:
Dayton (Xenia) Hamvention VHF/UHF/Microwave Forum:
ARRL VHF Contest:
SMIRK (50 MHz) Contest:
DUBUS EME Contest 10 GHz:
A
bout the time that this column hits your inbox
or mailbox, the 2018 summer 50-MHz
Sporadic-E season should be underway. It is
guaranteed that this year’s sporadic-E season will
be different from any previous year (Now that is a
pretty bold statement!). It won’t be because of the
lack of sunspots1 as we continue our journey into
the depths of Solar Cycle 24 or any other propaga-
tion-related phenomena but rather because of the
impact the new digital modes, particularly FT8 (and
to a lesser extent JT65 and MSK144), have made
on the Magic Band.
The Six-Meter Digital Revolution
For those not familiar with the digital revolution on 50
MHz, Joe Taylor, K1JT, released the WSJT-X suite
of eight software programs in January 2017. Almost
immediately, MSK144 became the de facto meteor-
scatter mode and JT65 became the standard weak-
signal digital mode. But what would prove to be a
game changer or disruptive technology was the intro-
duction of FT8 in the summer of 2017.
Before there was FT8, there was JT65. Introduced
in 2003, JT65 was designed for EME2 communica-
tions but over time became popular on the HF bands
as well as on 6 meters. According to K1JT, the
author of WSJT-X, the slow modes of JT65, JT4,
JT9, and QRA 64 with their one (1) minute
sequences (and thus classified as slow mode) are
capable of decoding signals at least 10 dB below
the threshold of audibility3. As powerful as it is,
JT65’s 1-minute sequences can be painfully slow
under certain propagation conditions, especially
multi-hop sporadic-E.
All too frequently, multi-hop sporadic-E openings
are brief and are characterized by weak and fading
signals, necessitating the exchange of QSO infor-
mation as quickly as possible. FT8 was developed
by K1JT and Steven Franke, K9AN, to address the
need for a protocol fast enough to take advantage
of the fleeting nature of multi-hop sporadic-E. Of
course, there is no free lunch as shortening the
transmission period from the 1-minute sequences
of JT65 to the 15-second sequences utilized by FT8
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May 5th 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. local
2300z May 12th – 0300z May 13th
May 18th & 19th
Saturday May 19th, 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
June 9th & 10th
June 16th & June 17th
June 15th & 16th
results in an approximate reduction in sensitivity of
6 dB for steady signals when compared to JT65 or
the other slow WSJT-X modes4.
HF Digital vs. VHF Digital Modes,
Operation and Practices
PSK31 was introduced in 1999 and quickly became
the most popular digital mode on the HF bands. Like
JT65, MSK144, or FT8, its structure is such that only
the minimal amount of information necessary for a
legitimate QSO was exchanged: Both callsigns, sig-
nal reports, and the acknowledgment that the infor-
mation had been received5. It quickly became the
favorite of the QRP6 crowd and most stations oper-
ating the mode took pride in running as little power
as necessary and/or operating from the most mini-
mal station imaginable, sometimes using the
proverbial wet noodle as an antenna. As such,
PSK31 enabled HF operation by an entire subset
of the amateur population that otherwise would not
been able to enjoy the HF bands.
PSK31 was eclipsed a few years ago by JT65 and
JT9, but the precedent had been established: Run
5 watts or less, otherwise your operation will be con-
sidered rude at best or downright reprehensible at
worst. But should that same mindset and practice
apply to FT8 operation on 50 MHz? Is operating
QRP the same as weak-signal operation on the
VHF, UHF, and microwave bands?
QRP ≠ Weak Signal
I think it is safe to say that there is agreement, at
least within the VHF/UHF/microwave community,
that QRP and weak-signal operation are not nec-
essarily equivalent. Running 5 watts on 40 meters
is not the same as running 5 watts on 24 GHz. A
signal traveling to the moon and back may be
extremely weak when received here on earth, but
the station transmitting the signal could be running
the full legal power limit.
Despite the fact the FT8 program does an excel-
lent job of decoding multiple signals on the same
frequency, there can be instances in which there
may be unintentional interference from other sta-
tions. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that
digital mode operation has become informally chan-
nelized — 50.260 MHz has become the agreed-
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upon MSK144 meteor-scatter calling
frequency, while 50.276 MHz is the
JT65 calling frequency, and 50.313
MHz is the FT8 calling frequency.
Almost certainly, sometime this sum-
mer, the Magic Band will be open from
North America to Europe via multi-hop
sporadic-E7. As an example, stations in
Texas or Louisiana, four or five hops
from Europe depending on the end
point, are likely to be moderately to
extremely strong as received by sta-
tions one hop away in, say, Kentucky
or Ohio. Applying the standards of HF
digital operation, stations in Kentucky
or Ohio could conclude that their fellow
amateurs are employing excessive
power given the conditions. But con-
sidering the totality of the communica-
tions path, a multi-hop path to Europe
from 5-land, running moderate or even
high power is anything but rude.
A certain amount of operational and
band-condition awareness is neces-
sary when operating on any amateur
band. In the HF world, understanding
that a rare DX station is operating split
and slowly working up in frequency sig-
nificantly increases the likelihood of log-
ging that station. Firing up the gear and
blasting out a CQ without giving a lis-
ten on frequency first is poor operating
on any band and on any mode.

Six-Meter Best Practices
As the 2018 sporadic-E season gets
under way, it is a good time to review
Magic Band accepted practices as they
pertain to operating the digital modes,
specifically FT8. If you are new FT8,
read the excellent online user’s guide.
(If you are an experienced user, it cer-
tainly would not hurt to reread the man-
ual.) If it all possible, make a few QSOs
prior to the biggest band opening of the
decade. There are many willing QSO
partners who would be happy to help
and a good place to seek out help is the
ON4KST 50 MHz Region 2 chat page8.
A carryover from meteor-scatter oper-
ation is that westernmost station trans-
mits first, but this is not universally the
case. Additional confusion can occur
when a station located geographically
in the middle of a multi-hop opening can
decode stations in either direction,
potentially creating a situation in which
one station is transmitting on the oppo-
site sequence of the majority of stations
trying to work stations/DX in the other
direction.
When in doubt, listen and then listen
some more. Save the crosstown FT8
QSOs for when the band is not open or,
better yet, QSY lower in the band and
work the station on SSB. Make sure you
The main screen of WSJT-X, which now includes the new FT8 mode that has
revolutionized VHF digital communications. (This particular shot shows an earlier
version of WSJT-X, operating in the JT9 mode.) (Source: WSJT-X home page)
are transmitting on the proper sequence
— most of us have made that mistake.
Also, confirm that you are not transmit-
ting unintended audio along with your
FT8 tones. Many of today’s newer mul-
timode transceivers include a DATA
mode. Using the DATA mode will pre-
vent the embarrassment of inadvertent-
ly transmitting your dog barking, email
inbox chime or worse.
As of this writing, the current General
Availability (GA) release is WSJT-X
Version 1.8.0. However, Version 1.9.0-
rc2 (rc = release candidate), dated
February 26, 2018, is now in beta test-
ing. A notable update in version 1.9.0-
rc-2 is the FT8 DXpedition Mode, which
is intended to facilitate high QSO rates
in pileup situations. Version 1.9.0 could
become the next GA by the time you
read this or midway through the coming
sporadic-E season. Be advised: Con-
tacts in FT8 DXpedition Mode must use
WSJT-X v1.9.0 at both ends of the QSO.
While on the topic of accepted Magic
Band practices, remember that, by gen-
tleman’s agreement, the DX window is
from 50.100 MHz to 50.125 MHz.
Domestic QSOs (defined as Canadian
and continental U.S. stations) should
take place above the calling frequency
of 50.125 MHz.
On the Bands
The Six Meter International Radio Klub
(SMIRK), with over 7,000 members
worldwide, will hold its annual contest
beginning at 0000 UTC Saturday June
16, through 2400 UTC Sunday June 17,
2018. All contacts must be made on the
50-MHz band. The exchange is grid
square and SMIRK number for SMIRK
members. For non-SMIRK members
the exchange is grid square only. Score
one (1) point for contacts with non-
SMIRK members and two (2) points for
SMIRK members. The final score is
computed by multiplying the total num-
ber of QSO points by the number of
unique grid squares worked. Summary
sheet, log sheets, and complete rules
are available at the SMIRK website as
is information on becoming a member
of SMIRK. See: <www.smirk.org/>.
Veteran VHFer Sam Whitley, K5SW,
in EM25hr, reports that he is restarting

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the W5VHF Weak Signal Net on
144.190 MHz Monday evenings at 8
p.m. Central time. Net Control will tran-
sition to Jimmy Johnson, N5NET, once
Jimmy is back on the air. Sam reports
that in the past, many stations have
been active prior to 8 p.m., checking out
their gear and conditions. At the start of
the net, the net control will start south
and then rotate to the east. In the past,
the net has had check-ins from stations
in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi,
Illinois, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma,
Kansas, and Missouri when conditions
were fair or better. With spring and
warmer weather, Sam expects condi-
tions to improve, so give a listen his way
on Monday evenings.
Ralph Bergman, K6TSK, and Steve
Smith, N8DEZ, conduct the 75-meter
Western States Weak Signal VHF/UHF
net on Sundays from 4:30 to 5:30 PDST
on 3.920 MHz, plus or minus QRM.
Early check-ins start at 4:15 p.m. Some
of the usual suspects include: Ed,
W6IPT, in DM13; Gary, AF6HP, in
DM14; Pat, W6PMD, in DM13; Serge,
KT6KT, in DM26; Allan, W6IST, in
DM04; George, KC7SAW, in DM44;
Mike, KG6EXO, in DM13; Marsh,
K6MEF, in DM04; Terry, KF6RNT, in
DM04; Terry, K6TDI, in DM13; Steve,
W6QIW, in DM04; Alan, AJ6AR, in
CM98; and Steve, K7AA, in DN04.
K6TSK also conducts the Southern
California 1296 MHz Net on Friday
evenings starting at 8 p.m. local on
1296.100 MHz. A sampling of those
participating include: KB6VAN, DM13;
KF6RNT, DM04; W6QIW, DM04;
W6IST, DM04; K6SUM, DM03; AF6HP,
DM14; WA6MEM, DM03; K6TDI,
DM13; N5BF, DM04; and W6PQL,
CM97 @ ~550 kilometers (340 miles.)

IN 2017
Hamvention Agenda
VHF/UHF/Microwave Forum presenta-
tions at the Dayton Hamvention® in
Xenia, Ohio, are as follows:
“Are the Bands Hot or Not? The VHF+
Remote Beacon Network,” John
Ackermann, N8UR
“Roving: A Beginner’s Experiences in
VHF Contesting,” Mark Kerhlikar,
WD9HBF
“Some of My Favorite Test Gear
Comes from China,” Michael Davis,
KB1JEY
“What’s new in VHF Contesting:
Events, Modes and the International
Grid Chase,” Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, ARRL
Contest Branch Manager.
A digital subscription to CQ will be
awarded as a door prize during the
forum.
I am looking forward to seeing many
of you at the Hamvention, whether at
Our People Worked Thousands of Hours in the CQ Communications booth, the
VHF/UHF/Microwave Forum or in the
their Communities for NO PAY and in 2018 flea market.
– 73, Tony, K8ZR
Notes:

96%
of them will do it again without hesitation
1. It is generally agreed that sunspots or
lack thereof has little if any impact on the
formation of sporadic-E.
2. EME = Earth-Moon-Earth or Moon-
bounce.
3. For most of us, the audible threshold
for weak signals is at signal-to-noise ratios
of approximately -15 dB at a 2.5-kHz
bandwidth.
4. It is not a matter of simply reducing
Find out why! Contact REACT International at the transmit period of JT65 to something
less than 60 seconds. JT65 and FT8 are
301-316-2900 or find us on the web at different protocols. See WSJT-X docu-
http://www.reactintl.org or Facebook at mentation for details.
5. It is possible to send a short “free form”
https://www.facebook.com/REACTInternational message using JT65, MSK144, or FT8.
6. QRP is generally defined as running
5 watts or less.
Celebrates FIFTY SIX YEARS of serving 7. In the past few years, the first week
our communities this year. of July plus or minus a few days has
Shouldn’t YOU be a part of US! proven to be interesting.
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Unanswered Question:

awards
BY TED MELINOSKY,* K1BV
When is LoTW Coming for the
County Hunters?

T
he question has been asked many times this
past winter, and will likely be asked even more
frequently since the announcement last month
that the ARRL’s Logbook of the World (LoTW) pro-
gram has added support for CQ’s Worked All Zones
(WAZ) award: When will we be able to use our QSOs
with LoTW for the USA-CA award? I give my sim-
ple answer: “I don’t know.” From the number of such
requests, it seems that there are many county
hunter LOTW users who are restlessly waiting for
the day. There are some difficult problems that need
to be addressed, such as: How will independent
cities be handled? How will county lines be han-
USA-CA Honor Roll
500 1000
K3UHU.....................3735 JA7NVF ...................1896
JA7NVF ...................3736 K4OP .......................1897
K4OP .......................3737
The total number of counties for credit for the United States of America Counties
Award is 3077. The basic award fee for subscribers is $6.00. For nonsubscribers
it is $12.00. To qualify for the special subscriber rate, please send a recent CQ
mailing label with your application. Initial application may be submitted by a PC-
printed computer listing which is in alphabetical order by state and county within
the state. To be eligible for the USA-CA Award, applicants must comply with the
rules of the program as set forth in the revised USA-CA Rules and Program dated
June 1, 2000. A complete copy of the rules may be obtained by sending an SASE
to Ted Melinosky, K1BV, 12 Wells Woods Road, Columbia, CT 06237 USA. DX
stations must include extra postage for airmail reply.

dled? How will the location data of a contact be han-

dled from county to county?
Other rules are:
The potential for your cost savings is evident.
1. Prefixes are defined according to the rules
There is no cost to enter your QSO data in their sys-
established by CQ’s WPX program.
tem. Only when you want credit for an award is there
2. In cases of portable operation in another coun-
a 12-cent charge for each QSO used for an award
try, BW2/JP1RIW would count as BW2, and
such as WPX or WAZ. Stack that up against the cur-
BW/DL2KUH would count for BWØ.
rent costs to get one card: Your envelope postage
3. eQSL confirmations are accepted.
outgoing is 50 cents and self addressed return let-
4. Contacts or SWL reception must be made from
ter also 50 cents, for a total of $1. LoTW costs 12
the same entity.
cents, saving you 88 cents per QSL, not counting
the additional costs for cards and envelopes. (Cost
To apply for the A-PX-A, you must submit your
figures are for just one QSL; multiple contacts made
QSL card list (you may use a self-written statement
to same person will lower it.)
/ or GCR witness) plus a fee of 5€, $5 U.S., or 6
The disadvantage for many of us old timers is that
current IRCs sent to the QRZ.com address of the
you won’t receive a piece of paper with a personal
current award manager Ken, BM2JCC.
message. Considering the savings, I think we can
Email: jp1irw@gmail.com
live with that disadvantage. (Editor’s note: LoTW
support for the WAZ award came online as of April
2, 2018. It took five years to make that happen. We
France: Worked French YL Award
have not yet even discussed with ARRL which CQ The next two awards are for the ladies, starting with
award might be next or what a possible timeframe French Worked All YL Award, which is open to hams
might be. It requires quite a bit of programming and of both sexes, while the U.S.’s Young Ladies Radio
working out answers to all of K1BV’s questions League Favorite Song Certificate is for the ladies
above. We ask your continued patience. –W2VU) exclusively.

Taiwan: The Asian-Prefixes Award

(A-PX-A)
Get out your box of QSLs from Asia and try to apply
for the Asian Prefixes Award (A-PX-A). Managed
by the Taipei Contest Club, it’s available to amateur
radio stations and shortwave listeners (SWLs) who
have made contacts with or confirmed reception
from 100 or more Asian stations with different pre-
fixes that are shown on the DXCC list. At least five
prefixes must be from Taiwan (BM-BQ, BU-BX).
The number of approved prefixes you submitted
is shown on the award certificate. There are no time,
band, or mode restrictions.

*12 Wells Woods Rd.

Columbia, CT 06237 Dive into your QSL binders, you may have already
E-Mail: <k1bv12@charter.net> won the Asian Prefix Award.

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The French YL Award 2017 is open to YLs and OMs who
collect YL callsigns.
Let’s start in France. The Worked All French YL Award is
open to all OM/YL stations and shortwave listeners. The goal
is to contact YL operators from 3A, C3, and France on all bands
and modes, on or after 1 June 2014. Regular contacts and spe-
cial callsigns are permitted. Each QSO on the application must
contain the callsign contacted or listening station, the opera-
tor’s name, date, time, frequency, mode, and signal report.
YL callsigns may be contacted only one time per frequen-
cy and mode. QSO point values depend upon the mode(s)
used, as follows: SSB is 30 points, CW is 100 points, and
what’s new
Paradan Radio Releases Antenna
Disconnect Actuator
Paradan Radio has released its new Antenna Disconnect
Actuator that will automatically disconnect your antenna from
the radio and ground the antenna when you turn off the radio’s
power. Protecting your equipment from assorted power mal-
adies is a gas discharge
tube on the antenna
input. The protection cir-
cuit is made up of two
relays with 15-amp con-
tacts each that are also
protected for reverse
spikes by RF-filtered
diodes and can handle
power greater than 1.5
kilowatts.
Power for the Actuator comes from transceiver’s auxiliary
power socket or you can connect it to your power supply via a
6-foot, two connector AWG 18 control wire with RCA phono
plug. Its also available with binding post connectors for ladder
line feed lines and comes with a rig terminal, four barrel con-
nectors, and an Anderson Powerpole connector pair.
Housing the circuit is a small case measuring 4.8 x 2.6 x 1.6
inches made out of die-cast aluminum painted black with white-
painted lettering. The case is grounded to the antenna and iso-
lated from the radio’s coaxial connector. Grounding for the case
is provided by a 1/4-inch stud with washers, lock washer, and
nut. The full product weighs in at 15 ounces.
Paradan Radio’s Antenna Disconnect Actuator is made in the
U.S. and available now with a suggested retail price of $110.
For more information, visit <www.paradanradio.com>. Email:
<sales@paradanradio.com>.
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RTTY & PSK are 50 points. To qualify for the entry-level
bronze certificate you must score 300 points. For silver, you
need 600 points, with 1,000 needed for gold.
The request for the award should be sent to the award man-
ager: Claudine, F5JER <f5jer@ref-union.org>, with a list of
contacts and QSO data. The award is free of charge and will
be sent in digital form to your email address. QSL cards are
not needed.
Internet: http://bit.ly/2FM6hfz
USA: 2018 YLRL Favorite Song Certificate
This is the second YL award. Each year, the Young Ladies
Radio League (YLRL) comes up with an interesting way to
“break the ice” and give members a way to start a friendly
chat. This year, it is based on your favorite song. Remember,
this award is just for the ladies. In 2018, the YLRL certificate
will be called the 2018 YLRL Favorite Song Certificate. Let’s
find out what everyone’s favorite song is.
Here are the rules for this new award:
1. Talk to other YLs and exchange your favorite song. If you
don’t have a favorite song, just choose a song to give out.
2. You will need to collect 15 different songs.
3. You will need one YL for each song. You can only use
a song once. You can only use a YL once.
4. All contacts must be made during 2018 (January 1 –
December 31).
5. Contacts may be made on any band for which the YL is
licensed, and any mode including SSB, all digital modes,
Echolink, and repeaters.
6. Favorite song must be exchanged over the air. You may
not email someone after the contact and ask for her favorite
song.
7. Contacts may be made during nets only if the net con-
trol allows it.
8. Report the following data for each contact: Date, time,
band, first name, QTH, favorite song.
9. Send your list to the certificate manager at any time dur-
ing the year, but no later than the end of January 2019 to
receive your certificate.
10. This certificate is available ONLY to YLs.
There are a few hints to completing this award. You should
be specific in your choice of your favorite song. A song is a
song. If they then give you Rose of Texas, that’s all right.
The Young Ladies Radio League Favorite Song Award is
only open to YLs, who must collect 15 different favorite songs
from 15 unique YL callsigns.
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However, you can not ask them for a specific name of the song.
If you don’t have a favorite song, go to a website and look at
all the different songs. Then choose one that is unusual.
Applications may be submitted by email to <ve5aq@sask-
tel.net> or mailed to: Val Lemko, 1125 Iroquois Street W.,
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, S6H 5C1. You can down-
load a PDF of the award application from the website below.
Email: ve5aq@sasktel.net
Internet: http://bit.ly/2FNKm7G

Ukraine: 1030 Years of Baptism of the

Kievan Rus
The last award is the 1030 Years of Baptism of the Kievan
Rus award and is sponsored by the Ukrainian Amateur Radio
League. The Kievan Rus was a medieval empire in Eastern
Europe, centered in today’s Ukrainian capital of Kiev. In the
year 988, the ruler of the Kievan Rus, Prince Vladimir, adopt-
ed Orthodox Christianity for himself and his subjects. This
award commemorates the anniversary of his baptism.
The certificate is a work of art by Roman Stepanenko,
UZ1RR. He is well-known for his use of an endless supply of
complex and beautiful certificates that include his own
designs for the frames to complement the image.
To obtain the 1030 Years of Baptism of the Kievan Rus
award, you must contact via radio (or SWL) five cities from
the former Kievan Rus (see link below) using any band,
including VHF, and any mode. You must make your contact
during 2018 (January 1-December 31).
There is no fee for the award, which will be delivered to
your email address in the form of a digital file. Send your
request to: <uz1rr@ukr.net>.
E-mail: <uz1rr@ukr.net>
This beautiful work of art is obtained by contacting five
different cities in the Kievan Rus, a medieval empire in Eastern
Europe. To see other designs, visit <http://uarl.com.ua/
index.htm>.
Internet: <http://uarl.com.ua/index.htm> (Note: There is a
“select your language” menu item at the upper left of the page)
Internet List of cities: http://bit.ly/2tK5PK4 (<https://
bit.ly/2G2BsEw> should get you the list in English, or at least
in Google-Translate-English)
We’re always interested in the discovery of new awards,
whether they be by your club or by those you’ve run across
while exploring the internet. Send me the URL and I’ll take
it from there.

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 BY BOB SCHENCK, N2OO
dx Selling QSL Cards to You
N
o. I’m not talking about selling your QSL
card collection on eBay this time. I just want
to discuss a relatively new trend that has
begun to appear in the DXers’ quest of collecting
the coveted QSL cards for your DXCC/CQDX
Awards. This being that some recent DXpeditions
have begun to CHARGE you for a QSL card. I will
assume that at least “some” regular DX stations
are doing the same thing to a degree. QSL cards
do provide at least a portion of the funding required
for mounting most big DXpeditions.
There are normally four ways to request your QSL
card; via Online QSL Request Service (OQRS)
Direct, regular direct mail, the OQRS Bureau, and
via the long-established QSL Bureau network. And
then there is Logbook of The World (LoTW). Let’s
examine each method.
OQRS Direct
This is where a DXpedition has an online method
(often through Club Log but not always) by which
you can submit a “fee” to request your QSL card
by making a “payment” via PayPal. The “fee” is
determined by the DXpedition. You provide your
log data that should match up with the data in the
DXpedition’s log. The DXpedition’s QSL Manager
provides all of the materials needed to mail your
QSL card to you. This includes the card itself, an
envelope, postage, address label, etc. Charging
an amount over and above these costs has
become routine and also provides some added
funds for the DXpedition. Not only does this help
*Email: <n2oo@comcast.net>
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with actual DXpedition expenses, but also things
like QSL Bureau expenses and other supplies
(examples: Rubber stamps, sorting boxes, pens,
printer ink, sticky notes, rubber bands, shipping
expenses, etc.). I realize that some of these things
seem trivial. But you would be amazed at how
these expenses can add up. As such, it has
become quite common to see the “fee” charged
run in alignment with the DXpedition’s actual cost.
The more expensive the DXpedition, the higher the
“fee” might be for an OQRS direct mail QSL card
request. It is important to remember that OQRS is
a service provided by a DXpedition (or other DX
station). Also, most OQRS systems allow the “QSL
card requestor” to add an extra contribution if
he/she so desires. As long as there is another way
to request a direct mailed QSL card, I see no prob-
lem with charging whatever a DXpedition feels is
appropriate when utilizing an OQRS direct system.
Regular Direct Mail
The old-fashioned way to request a QSL card. You
“mail” your card or at least a printed list of QSOs
to the DXpedition’s QSL Manager. If you are from
a different country than the QSL Manager, then
you would include adequate “funds” to cover the
QSL Manager’s postage requirements as well as
a self-addressed envelope. If you live in the same
country as the QSL Manager then you would pro-
vide a self-addressed stamped envelope with
appropriate return postage affixed. The QSL
Manager would then be able to mail your QSL card
back to you without incurring any added expense.
When providing U.S. dollar bills, every country
might be a little different with relation to the
exchange rates and the local cost of postage. So
it is always important to see what the QSL Manager
posts as his minimum requirements. This is usu-
ally either $2 or $3. A QSL Manager will usually
“round up” when figuring out a U.S. dollar amount
to request. Nobody wants pocket change in an
envelope! International Reply Coupons (IRCs) are
no longer sold in the U.S. However, they are
exchangeable at your post office, although most
postal clerks do not know this. A good QSL
Manager will accept IRCs. He will educate his local
post office on how to exchange them. Or better yet,
he will find a way to “sell” them. Valid IRCs should
easily bring at least $2 each when sold. If you are
looking for IRCs, check out eBay or ask your friend-
ly local QSL Manager. He just might have some
for you to buy. But remember, more and more QSL
Managers do not want you to send them IRCs. But
they are still usable in some parts of the world. Be
aware.
I have seen an alarming trend lately with regard
to the Regular Direct Mail method. A couple of
recent DXpeditions have started charging an
amount much higher than the minimum required
for a return QSL card. In my opinion, charging extra
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for OQRS Direct is OK; after all, it is a many DXers really can’t provide as OQRS systems will allow you to provide
service. But doing it for direct mail QSL much as they would like. Forcing these a donation to the DXpedition. I highly rec-
requests is heading down a treacher- folks to “donate” to the DXpedition or ommend doing so whenever able. There
ous path. I have seen a couple of be forced to wait a couple of years for has been some chatter about charging
DXpeditions “charging” $5 this way, a bureau card just is NOT right. a minimal fee for OQRS Bureau. The talk
when only $2 would be needed for has been $1 per request. However, it
return postage requirements. They OQRS Bureau would be a little uneconomical since
state that if anyone does not provide at PayPal would take a fairly substantial
This is a relatively new way to request
least $5, that they will answer their QSL portion of the dollar. It may come along
a card via the bureau without having to
via the bureau. I just find this to be high- someday. And since OQRS is a service,
actually send your QSL card to the
ly unethical and inappropriate. It’s fine I wouldn’t have any problem if it did as
DXpedition. It saves the DXedition both
to answer via the bureau when NO long as the regular bureau option was
time and money, and saves you time
funds are provided. Same holds true still available.
and money as well. How? Well, Mister
when insufficient funds to cover return
DX wants a QSL via the bureau. He can
postage are provided. If someone pro- Traditional QSL Bureau
now fill out an online QSL request for a
vides $3, but the “charge” is $5, is it right
bureau card. No charge. Mister DX The old-fashioned method for sending
to answer that person’s QSL via the
does not have to spend any funds to and receiving your QSLs via the bureau.
bureau? No. In the many years that I
send his QSL via the bureau. Mister DX This is still an economical way to ex-
have been an active QSL Manager, I
will only need to keep his incoming change QSL cards, but it really wasn’t
have always seen how generous most
bureau account current. The DXpedition designed for today’s mega-DXpedi-
DXers are with regards to their QSL
QSL Manager answers the request by tions. It was designed to help the aver-
requests. But I have also seen how
processing a QSL card and putting it into age DXer to find a way to collect his cov-
his outgoing bureau QSL batch. He eted QSL cards as inexpensively as
sends his QSLs to the bureaus using possible. In the U.S., for many years
The WAZ Program whatever method is available to him. He there was no outgoing QSL Bureau sys-
ALL BAND WAZ
does not have to pay for your incoming tem in place. There were a few private
QSL card. Yes, sending and receiving outgoing “bureaus.” One that I remem-
CW
QSL cards by using the bureau systems ber was the W3KT QSL Service, run by
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costs money incoming and outgoing. But Jesse Bieberman, W3KT. Today, we
using the OQRS bureau request system have the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service.
Mixed cuts the transit cost in half. However, we In my opinion, they charge too much, but
9406...........................N5YY 9407 .......................5B4ALJ must remember that the DXpedition will they do provide a valuable service.
SINGLE BAND WAZ still need to incur its outgoing expense Hopefully they will make appropriate
by offering this service. As such, some “adjustments” to their rates, especially
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CW 1550: JR3UIC. 1600: VA3VF. 2000: WA2VQV. 2150: HB9BIN. 2500:
KQ3F.
606 ........................JHØEQN 3851 . . . . . . . . . . . . JR2SBA 3852 . . . . . . . . . . . . IZ4DPV
Digital: 350: 9K2HM, W1HMM, N9HQW, BI8CKU, WA2VQV, EA3UU.
15 Meter CW SSB 400: GØHEU, WA9ONY/KH6. 450: G4NBS. 500: N5LKB, G7BZD. 600:
N5PD. 650: NA5WH. 800: HB9BIN. 950: AE4WG. 1100: JR3UIC.
364..........................JE4FNC 4114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K6BV 4116 . . . . . . . . . . . . IZ4DPV 1350: VA3VF.
4115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA8TK
15 Meter SSB 160 Meters: IZ4DPV, HB9BIN
Mixed 80 Meters: N5PD
672..........................JE4FNC 40 Meters: W5BR, HA9PP, JF2OHQ, EA3UU, N5PD
3580 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K6BV 3591. . . . . . . . . . . . EA1CRK
3581 . . . . . . . . . . . . IW2JBB 3592 . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOØB 30 Meters: JR3UIC, AE4WG
20 Meter CW 3582 . . . . . . . . . . . . 9K2HM 3593 . . . . . . . . . . . . . KD2TT 20 Meters: K6BV, VE2SYQ, N5YY, W7FYW, BI8CKU, KC1HBG,
3583 . . . . . . . . . . . . . W5BR 3594 . . . . . . . . . . . KC1HBG HB9BIN, N5PD
632..........................JE4FNC 3584 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N5YY 3595 . . . . . . . . . . . . IZ4DPV 17 Meters: HB9BIN
3585 . . . . . . . . . . . . . N4LKB 3596. . . . . . . . . . . . . G7BZD 15 Meters: K6BV, N5YY
20 Meter SSB 3586 . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA8TK 3597 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K2KJ
Africa: N5YY
3587 . . . . . . . . . . . . JR2SBA 3598. . . . . . . . . . . YO2CWM
Asia: K6BV, JA3UOQ, WA9ONY/KH6, N5YY, JR2SBA, BI8CKU,
1237...........................N5YY 1238........................JE4FNC 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . KD6RF 3599. . . . . . . . . . . . . EA3UU
VK3GA, HB9BIN
3589 . . . . . . . . . . . . . KF7ZZ 3600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . W3TW
Europe: K6BV, 9K2HM, N5YY, EA8TK, BI8CKU, KD2TT, IZ4DPV,
3590. . . . . . . . . . . . . . KE2M 3601 . . . . . . . . . . . W1HMM
30 Meter CW G7BZD, VK3GA, EA3UU, HB9BIN, NA5WH
Oceania: K6BV, HA9PP, N5YY, JR2SBA, VK3GA, HB9BIN
147...........................DK2LO Digital North America: K6BV, W1HMM, W5BR, N5YY, N5LKB, N9HQW,
W7FYW, NOØB, KD2TT, KC1HBG, K2KJ, HB9BIN, W1HMM
768 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9K2HM 774 . . . . . . . . . . . . . W5DPT
160 Meter 769. . . . . . . . . . . . . JA3UOQ 775 . . . . . . . . . . . . KC1HBG Award of Excellence: PY5VC
770 . . . . . . . . . . . . W1HMM 776. . . . . . . . . . . . . . N7VDS Award of Excellence with 160 Bar: NT2A
493 .........5B4ALJ, 30 Zones 494 ..........ON5FP, 37 Zones 771 . . . . . . . . . . . . IU2ANW 777 . . . . . . . . . . . . WB5HJV 17M Bar: HB9BIN
772 . . . . . . . . . . . . . N9HQW 778. . . . . . . . . . . . YO2CWM Digital Bar: NT2A
Rules and applications for the WAZ program may be ob- 773 . . . . . . . . . . . . . BI8CKU 779. . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA3UU
tained by sending a large SAE with two units of postage or
an address label and $1.00 to: WAZ Award Manager, John Complete rules and application forms may be obtained by sending a
CW: 350: YO2CWM. 450: IZ4DPV. 1550: HB9BIN. 1750: KQ3F. 1850: business-size, self-addressed, stamped envelope (foreign stations
Bergman, KC5LK, 125 Deer Trail, Brandon, MS 39042-
WA2VQV. 2900: KØARS. 4700: W8IQ. send extra postage for airmail) to "CQ WPX Awards," P.O. Box 355,
9409. The processing fee for all CQ awards is $6.00 for
subscribers (please include your most recent CQ mailing New Carlisle, OH 45344 USA. Note: WPX will now accept prefixes/calls
SSB: 350: WA2VQV, N5PD. 400: EA8TK. IZ4DPV. 500: W7FYW. 600: which have been confirmed by eQSL.cc. and the ARRL Logbook of
label or a copy) and $12.00 for nonsubscribers. Please
K6BV. 1050: N5YY, HB9BIN. 1450: KQ3F. 2700: HA9PP. The World (LoTW).
make all checks payable to John Bergman. Applicants
sending QSL cards to a CQ checkpoint or the Award Man- *Please Note: The price of the 160, 30, 17, 12, 6, and Digital bars for
Mixed: 450: 9K2HM, EA3UU. 500: N4LKB, KD2TT, G7BZD. 550:
ager must include return postage. KC5LK may also be the Award of Excellence are $6.50 each.
GØHEU. 600: W7YFW, G4NBS. 650: NA5WH. 700: VK3GA. 750:
reached via e-mail: <kc5lk@cq-amateur-radio.com>.
MMØRYP, IZ4DPV. 800: K6BV, N5PD. 1100: N5YY. 1450: AE4WG.

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the $7 service fee that they add to each
transaction. You be the judge. If you
don’t like it, complain. Here is an option
to consider. If you are part of a local or
DX radio club, you might consider orga-
UK, Italy, etc. etc.) directly to their re-
spective bureaus. For a full list of the
5 Band WAZ
As of March 15, 2018
QSL bureaus of the world, visit <http:// 1970 stations have attained at least the 150 Zone level,
bit.ly/2FJkBlZ>. Put together the less and
common country QSL bureau cards in a 971 stations have attained the 200 Zone level.

nizing an “in-house” outgoing QSL As of March 15, 2018

bureau. Collect your cards on a regular The top contenders for 5 Band WAZ (Zones needed on
80 or other if indicated):
basis from your members and sort them CQ DX Awards Program CHANGES shown in BOLD
by DX bureaus. Mail the more common
Callsign Zones Zones Callsign Zones Zones
bureau cards (such as Germany, Japan, New Awards SSB Needed Needed
EA7GF 199 1 VE2TZT 199 23
VK2HV ..................2651 H44MS 199 34 VO1FB 199 19
The CQ DX Field Award Program HA5AGS 199 1 9A5I 198 1, 16
Endorsement CW I5REA 199 31 AK8A 198 17, 22
IKØFVC 199 1 DM5EE 198 1,31
Endorsements – Mixed F6HMJ ....................334 IKØXBX 199 19 on 10M EA5BCX 198 27, 39
IK1AOD 199 1 F5NBU 198 19, 31

W3LL .........................195 WI8A .........................219 Endorsement SSB IK8BQE

IZ3ZNR
199
199
31
1
G3KDG
G3KMQ
198
198
1, 12
1, 27
F6HMJ ....................337 JA1CMD 199 2 JA1DM 198 2, 40
Endorsements – SSB JA5IU 199 2 JA3GN 198 2 on 80 & 40
The basic award fee for subscribers to CQ is $6. For non- JA7XBG 199 2 K2EP 198 23, 24
W3LL .........................184 W1CU........................239 subscribers, it is $12. In order to qualify for the reduced JH7CFX 199 2 K2TK 198 23, 24
subscriber rate, please enclose your latest CQ mailing JK1BSM 199 2 K3JGJ 198 24, 26
Endorsements – CW label with your application. Endorsement stickers are
$1.00 each plus SASE. Updates not involving the is-
K1LI 199 24 K4HB 198 24, 26
K4XP 199 23 K4JLD 198 18, 24
suance of a sticker are free. All updates and correspon-
W3LL .........................147 K7UR 199 34 K5FUV 198 18,23
dence must include an SASE. Rules and application
forms for the CQ DX Awards may be found on the K9KU 199 22 on 15 K6FG 198 17, 18
Endorsements – Digital <www.cq-amateur-radio.com> website, or may be KBØEO 199 23 KZ2I 198 24, 26
obtained by sending a business-size, self-addressed, KZ4V 199 26 N2QT 198 23, 24
W3LL .........................164 JN3SAC ....................159 stamped envelope to CQ DX Awards Manager, Please N3UN 199 18 N4GG 198 18, 24
make checks payable to the Award Manager, Keith N4NX 199 26 OK1DWC 198 6, 31
Gilbertson. Mail all updates to Keith Gilbertson, KØKG, N4WW 199 26 UA4LY 198 6 & 2 on 10
The basic award fee for subscribers to CQ is $6. For non- 21688 Sandy Beach Lane, Rochert, MN 56578-9604
subscribers, it is $12. In order to qualify for the reduced N4XR 199 27 US7MM 198 2, 6
USA. We recognize 341 active countries. Please make
subscriber rate, please enclose your latest CQ mailing N8AA 199 23 W4UM 198 18, 23
all checks payable to the award manager. Photocopies
label with your application. Endorsement stickers are of documentation issued by recognized national Amateur RA6AX 199 6 on 10M W5CWQ 198 17, 18
$1.00 each plus SASE. Updates not involving the is- Radio associations that sponsor international awards RU3DX 199 6 W6OUL 198 37, 40
suance of a sticker are free. All updates and correspon- may be acceptable for CQ DX award credit in lieu of hav- RW0LT 199 2 on 40M W9RN 198 26, 19 on 40
dence must include an SASE. Rules and application ing QSL cards checked. Documentation must list (item- RX4HZ 199 13 WA2BCK 198 23, 24
forms for the CQ DX Awards may be found on the ize) countries that have been credited to an applicant. RZ3EC 199 1 on 40M WC5N 198 22, 26
<www.cq-amateur-radio. com> website, or may be Screen printouts from eQSL.cc that list countries con-
obtained by sending a business-size, self-addressed, S58Q 199 31 WL7E 198 34, 37
firmed through their system are also acceptable. Screen SM7BIP 199 31 ZL2AL 198 36, 37
stamped envelope to CQ DX Awards Manager, Keith printouts listing countries credited to an applicant through
Gilbertson, KØKG, 21688 Sandy Beach Lane, Rochert, an electronic logging system offered by a national
MN 56578-9604 USA. Please make all checks payable Amateur Radio organization also may be acceptable. The following have qualified for the basic 5 Band
to the award manager. Contact the CQ DX Award Manager for specific details. WAZ Award:

5BWAZ # Callsign Date #

Zones
1967 JQ2GYU 2018-02-21 196
CQ DX Field Award Honor Roll 1968 IK5ACO 2018-02-23 200
The CQ DX Field Award Honor Roll recognizes those DXers who have submitted proof of confirmation with 175 or more grid 1969 N5YY 2018-02-26 172
fields. Honor Roll lisiting is automatic upon approval of an application for 175 or more grid fields. To remain on the CQ DX Field 1970 JE4FNC 2018-03-10 170
Award Honor Roll, annual updates are required. Updates must be accompanied by an SASE if confirmation is desired. The
fee for endorsement stickers is $1.00 each plus SASE. Please make all checks payable to the Award Manager, Keith Gilbertson. Updates to the 5BWAZ list of stations:
Mail all updates to Keith Gilbertson, KØKG, 21688 Sandy Beach Lane, Rochert, MN 56578-9604. 5BWAZ # Callsign Date #
Zones
Mixed 1943
1967
DK2LO
JQ2GYU
2018-02-21
2018-02-21
200
196
K2TQC......................287 N8PR ........................226 N4MM .......................205 HA1ZH ......................190 1968 IK5ACO 2018-02-23 200
W1CU .......................260 VE3ZZ.......................223 OK1AOV ...................205 BA4DW .....................188 1969 N5YY 2018-02-26 172
HAØDU .....................253 K8OOK......................222 VE7SMP ...................204 HB9DDZ ...................188 1970 JE4FNC 2018-03-10 170
VE7IG .......................252 KØDEQ .....................221 RW4NH.....................203 K1NU ........................187
IK1GPG ....................245 WI8A .........................219 K9YC ........................203 K2AU ........................186 New recipients of 5 Band WAZ with all 200 Zones
HA1RW.....................239 HA1AG......................218 IV3GOW ...................201 K8YTO ......................186 confirmed:
VE3XN ......................239 HA9PP ......................213 N5KE ........................200 K2SHZ ......................182
W6OAT .....................237 JN3SAC ....................211 W3LL ........................195 KJ6P .........................180 5BWAZ # Callsign Date All 200 #
K8SIX........................236 WA5VGI....................209 ON4CAS ...................194 W5ODD ....................177 1943 DK2LO 2018-02-20 969
OM3JW.....................235 W4UM.......................209 OM2VL......................192 NØFW .......................176 1968 IK5ACO 2018-02-23 970
NI6T ..........................230 HA5WA .....................206 N4NX ........................192 WA9PIE ....................176
740 W4DC 2018-02-25 971
HA5AGS ...................228 F6HMJ ......................206 NIØC.........................191 HB9BOS ...................175
9A5CY ......................227 KF8UN ......................205 W3LL ........................191

SSB *Please note: Cost of the 5 Band WAZ Plaque is $100

W1CU........................239
W4ABW.....................202
VE7SMP....................201
W1CU .......................249
DL6KVA ....................233
KØDEQ .....................214
DL2DXA....................209
W1CU .......................192
KØDEQ ......................198 N4MM........................187
W4UM .......................194 WA5VGI ....................185
JN3SAC ....................188 W3LL .........................184
CW
JN3SAC ....................208 WA5VGI....................192
DL3DXX....................203 NIØC.........................189
W4UM.......................199 HB9DZZ....................186
OK1AOV ...................196 OK2PO .....................184
Digital
NØFW ........................176
DL3DXX ....................175
N4MM .......................181
N4NX ........................177
N7WO .......................175
shipped within the U.S.; $120 all foreign (sent airmail).
Rules and applications for the WAZ program may be ob-
tained by sending a large SAE with two units of postage
or an address label and $1.00 to: WAZ Award Manager,
John Bergman, KC5LK, 125 Deer Trail, Brandon, MS
39042-9409. The processing fee for the 5BWAZ award
is $10.00 for subscribers (please include your most recent
CQ mailing label or a copy) and $15.00 for nonsub-
scribers. An endorsement fee of $2.00 for subscribers and
$5.00 for nonsubscribers is charged for each additional
10 zones confirmed. Please make all checks payable to
John Bergman. Applicants sending QSL cards to a CQ
checkpoint or the Award Manager must include return
postage. KC5LK may also be reached via e-mail:
<kc5lk@cq-amateur-radio.com>.

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batch for the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service. It is important to
note that the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service requires that all
who use it must be ARRL members, and even the club needs
to be ARRL-affiliated.
This is not true for using the incoming U.S. QSL bureaus.
As for the incoming U.S. QSL bureaus, these are all run using
different formats and fees, but they are run by volunteers who
work tirelessly in order to get your QSL cards sorted and sent
to you on a regular basis. For a complete list of these incom-
ing QSL bureaus, visit: <http://bit.ly/2FGJqyY>. Every DXer
should keep his/her envelopes or envelope credits current at
the appropriate incoming QSL Bureau. Check the rules for
your bureau.
Logbook of the World (LoTW)
This is the ARRL’s system for confirming QSOs in cyber-

The WPX Honor Roll

The WPX Honor Roll is based on the current confirmed prefixes which are submitted by separate application in strict conformance with the CQ Master Prefix list.
Scores are based on the current prefix total, regardless of an operator’s all-time count. Honor Roll must be updated annually by addition to, or confirmation of, pre-
sent total. If no up-date, files will be made inactive.

MIXED
8604 ........9A2AA 4303........IK2ILH 3007........W2WC 1906 .......HA8QC 1462 .......AC7JM 1259......IZØFUW 1003 ........PT2AP 716 .........NA1DX 647.......PAØQRB
7419 ..........K2VV 4298........VE3XN 2866.........AG4W 1828 ..........K7LV 1462.......DL4CW 1246......W9RPM 1002.......IK8YFU 712 ........ISØEBO 644 ..........KWØH
7173.........W1CU 4290 .........I2PJA 2760..........N3RC 1821 ........PY5FB 1447 ..........K3XA 1219........K6HRT 976.........KM6HB 711 ............AG1T 636 ..........ZS2DL
6814........9A2NA 4247 ....WB2YQH 2678 ..........NXØI 1803 .........NKØS 1446 ........DF3JO 1217........AB1QB 964 ..........K8ZEE 710 ...........WS5J 634UA3LMR/QRP
6371 .........EA2IA 4201 .......YO9HP 2634 ........VE6BF 1800..........N7ZO 1443 ...NH6T/W4 1201.......IT9ABN 924..........IW9HII 708 ..........N4JJS 633.........TI5LUA
5975 ..........KF2O 4129.......S58MU 2575 ......W6OUL 1786 .......K3CWF 1422........I2VGW 1196.......W1FNB 919..........KC1UX 707 ....W1/E74OF 629 ......WB4SON
5440 .........N4NO 4114 ........W9OO 2562.......DG7RO 1747 .......K6UXO 1408..........NH6T 1167......WA9PIE 912........SP8HKT 706 ........OE8TLK 620 ........PI4DHV
5410 .....ON4CAS 3863 .........N1RR 2550..........K6ND 1711 ..........NS3L 1394..........K4CN 1137 .....YO5BRZ 908 ............K4JC 700 ........NØRQV 616 ..........DL5JH
5404.........I5RFD 3855 .....KC9ARR 2476..........K5UR 1667..........SQ7B 1383 ....IWØHOU 1136..........KO9V 889 ..........WU1U 700..........N4FNB 616.........AC6BW
5366.........W9OP 3821 .........N6QQ 2423..........AK7O 1667..........AD3Y 1368.......LU5OM 1116.......YU7FW 867 ..........G3YFE 696 ........KG4JSZ 615 ........KØBAM
5338 ........S53EO 3809 ....SM6DHU 2355........AB1OC 1650..........K4HB 1361 ........VA3VF 1107.......PY2MC 836 ..........N6MM 694 .......KG4HUF 606........JP1KHY
5320 ........VE1YX 3741 .......K9UQN 2290 ...........NE6I 1647........9A2GA 1333.........N6PM 1100 ....WA3GOS 825...........KD4W 682...........N8HM 605 ........IW2FLB
5243 .......KØDEQ 3720 .........W3LL 2274 ..........AE5B 1646........N5KAE 1329.....DK8MCT 1075 .........N6OU 815 ........KL7FAP 682 .............AI8P 604 ........WH7DX
5098........YU1AB 3611 ........W2OO 2176 ........V51YJ 1643 ......SV1DPI 1322 ........AA4FU 1074 ........WU9D 808...........W6PN 680........JA6JYM 604..........K4ZGV
4901 ..........N6JV 3538 .........9A4W 2133 .........KØKG 1617........YB1AR 1314..........KØKL 1069 ......IZ4MJP 761..........F1MQJ 670 .......WW3QB 602.........K4MLD
4889........I2MQP 3432 ..........W9IL 2111.....PA2TMS 1616 ..........TA1L 1301 ....KB9OWD 1066 ......JA1CKE 1196.......W1FNB 662 .........KJ4BIX 601 ..........K9OHI
4809........N8BJQ 3427 ..........AB1J 2109........W2FKF 1570........PY5VC 1301..........K1DX 1066 ........9A3ST 757...........WB3D 662........JA7OXR 601........W8LMG
4778 .....YU7BCD 3425..........N3XX 2101...........KI1U 1568 ........N3AIU 1295 ..........NIØC 1046 ........YB1TJ 751 ........YB2TJV 661 ............AL4Y 600 .....WA3QWA
4728 .....WA5VGI 3395 ....WD9DZV 2097.........W6XK 1548.......JR3UIC 1280 .........WF1H 1032 .....DG5LAC 741 .........K6KZM 661...........W4KK
4681......JH8BOE 3265......OZ1ACB 2016.........N2WK 1545........N6PEQ 1276 .......XQ7UP 1016.........W9QL 736 .......JA3MAT 653............KK3Q
4574......JN3SAC 3250 .......4L1MA 2003.........W7CB 1487 .........N7QU 1272......KA5EYH 1012 .......NØVVV 726 .............K5IC 650 ............N3YZ
4561 .........NN1N 3099 ..........N6FX 2003.....VE6BMX 1484........FG4NO 1269 .......K5WAF 1010 ........VE3RZ 725...........WK3N 649 .........RA9OO
4462 ..........K1BV 3073 ......IK2DZN 1995.........HK3W 1480 ........K4JKB 1260......UR6LEY 1007........AA4QE 723.........KØDAN 647............NY4G
SSB
6276 ........OZ5EV 3172 .......YO9HP 2568 ....SM6DHU 2076 ..........K2XF 1611 ........W2ME 1150.....VE6BMX 1004..........K4HB 766..........I2VGW 640 ..........UA9YF
5673 ..........K2VV 3108.........I4CSP 2508 ..........W9IL 2050 ..........AE5B 1587..........N3XX 1148...........KI1U 1004 ......WA5UA 763 ..........K4JKB 637 .........K5WAF
5499........9A2NA 3084 ........W9OO 2497.......S58MU 2032..........N3RC 1550.......IK2RPE 1146..........SQ7B 978..........EA7HY 758 .......IV3GOW 630...........W6US
5297...........IØZV 3078 .....WA5VGI 2451......EA3GHZ 2002........AB1OC 1463 .........I2EAY 1144........N6PEQ 957...........W9QL 724 ...........WF1H 625 .........4L1MA
5198 ........VE1YX 2990........KF7RU 2443......JN3SAC 1973 ..........NXØI 1434.......DG7RO 1112..........NH6T 934..........PY5VC 724 ...........W3TZ 624 .........K6KZM
4771 ..........KF2O 2986 .........I3ZSX 2362.........AG4W 1955........EA3NP 1410 ........S55SL 1102 .......K3CWF 931..........YB1AR 717.........KØDAN 606 .........KJ4BIX
4700 .........EA2IA 2984.........KI7AO 2335 ..........KG1E 1935......SV1EOS 1386 ......IK4HPU 1098..........K4CN 929 ............NS3L 717..........N3JON 604 .........GØBPK
4513........I2MQP 2975......DL8AAV 2326 ........CX6BZ 1879.........K3IXD 1375 .........NKØS 1096......JA7HYS 919........KA5EYH 714 ........YB2TJV 600 ..........WU1U
4208 .........I2PJA 2953........N8BJQ 2209 ......IK2QPR 1848 ..........AB5C 1371 ........VE6BF 1089........IZ8FFA 893........W9RPM 710........WA9PIE 600 ......WA3PZO
3878 .......KØDEQ 2936 .........N6QQ 2201..........NQ3A 1825..........KQ8D 1334 ......EA3EQT 1089.......IT9ABN 889 ..........N3AIU 700..........N4FNB
3690 .........N4NO 2903 .......IN3QCI 2200 ..........N6FX 1812..........K6ND 1316 ...........NE6I 1083 ..........KX1A 875.........K7SAM 700 ........JA1PLL
3555 .....SV3AQR 2857........4X6DK 2111.....PA2TMS 1800 ......W6OUL 1262 ..........K7LV 1042 ......IZØBNR 854..........K6HRT 694 .......KG4HUF
3433 .........NN1N 2840 .........N1RR 2109........W2FKF 1747 ....WD9DZV 1258..........N1KC 1032 .....DG5LAC 846...........W6XK 690...........W6PN
3399 ..........I8KCI 2679 ........PT7ZT 2107 .......K9UQN 1646.....VE7SMP 1250........N5KAE 1031..........K4CN 833.......DK8MCT 684............KO9V
3323 .....CT1AHU 2650 ......IK2DZN 2098..........K5UR 1641........AE9DX 1222 ........YF1AR 1031.......IK8OZP 808........UR6LEY 681 ..........N6MM
3274 .....YU7BCD 2623 ........W2OO 2094..........I8LEL 1623 ........VE9FX 1187 .......IZ1JLG 1022 ........NW3H 802 ...........N6OU 675..........F1MQJ
3249 .........W3LL 2595 ........EA1JG 2093........W2WC 1622 ..........K5CX 1171.........HK3W 1012........KU4BP 801 ............K3XA 655 ..........VA3VF

CW
7209 .K9QVB (R) 4061 .....WA5VGI 3149 .........N1RR 2424........W2WC 1762..........K6ND 1295 ..........NIØC 905 ............AE5B 782 ..........F5PBL 615 ......JH6JMM
6878 ....WA2HZR 3974......JN3SAC 3041 .......YO9HP 2357 ........W9HR 1727 .......K6UXO 1295.........AG4W 891.......DK8MCT 752..........K6HRT 608........W9RPM
6511 ..........K2VV 3937 .......IZ3ETU 2948 ......IK3GER 2295.....EA7AAW 1699 ...........NE6I 1223 ..........KX1A 890 ............NS3L 743........JA5NSR 605 .....NH6T/W4
5117........9A2NA 3887.........I7PXV 2895 ..........KA7T 2291..........N3XX 1638...........KI1U 1220 ........AA4FU 889 ..........N3AIU 732............SQ7B 600............NY4G
4989 .........N4NO 3676.......S58MU 2811 .......OZ5UR 2212 ..........AC5K 1600.......DG7RO 1210.......DL4CW 889 .........K3CWF 722........WA9PIE 600 ........IK2SGV
4949 .........EA2IA 3584 .........NN1N 2685 ........W2OO 2029 ......W6OUL 1595 ........PY5FB 1200 .....KN1CBR 864 .......YO5BRZ 720............K4CN
4800 ..........N6JV 3504 .....YU7BCD 2661 ..........W9IL 2022 ........AF5CC 1505...........R3IS 1196 ........N3AIU 848..........PY5VC 695 ..........S55SL
4734 ..........KF2O 3308 .......K9UQN 2615 .........N6QQ 2010..........K5UR 1480.........WO3Z 1125.........W6XK 846..........AB1OC 673...........HK3W
4634........YU7LS 3236 ........W9OO 2575 ....WD9DZV 2007 .........W3LL 1443 ....WA2VQV 1098.......LU5OM 821 .......HB9DAX 652 ........IK2DZN
4512..........W8IQ 3234 .......4L1MA 2531........I2MQP 1900 ..........NXØI 1389 .......IT9ELD 1062 ..........K3XA 815..........N6PEQ 651..........N5KAE
4368 .......KØDEQ 3214 ....SM6DHU 2490 ..........N6FX 1848 .........I2EAY 1348 ........VE1YX 962 ............K7LV 813 ..........VE9FX 629 .......IV3GOW
4183........N8BJQ 3185 ........IØNNY 2477 ........VE6BF 1789..........N3RC 1342.....VE6BMX 908............NH6T 783..........YB1AR 620 .........AF5DM

DIGITAL
2481 .........W3LL 1734.........AG4W 1250W2/JR1AQN 1089 .......AC7JM 957.............KI1U 858 ..........WU9D 783..........YB1AR 668........KA5EYH 600..........ADØFL
2361 .........N6QQ 1704 ......IK2DZN 1174..........N7ZO 1074........AB1OC 947..........I2VGW 812........UR6LEY 731.........W1FNB 665 .............NE6I
2297........N8BJQ 1536 .......KØDEQ 1150 .......K3CWF 1051......KH6SAT 941 ...........NKØS 811 ...........WF1H 708 ..........N4JJS 654 .......JA3MAT (R) – Remote Operation
2234 .......YO9HP 1374..........N3RC 1123.........N6PM 1047......RW4WZ 918 ............W9IL 810...........HK3W 695.........NØRQV 640 ......WA9ONY
2174 ..........KF2O 1362 .....WA5VGI 1121 ..........NXØI 1021 .........NN1N 917 ............K7LV 807 ...........EA2IA 681..........PY5VC 636........W9RPM
1898 ....WD9DZV 1325 ........W2OO 1112........AB1QB 1009 ....GUØSUP 898 .........K9UQN 800 ......WA3GOS 672..........K9AAN 611............KO9V
1790......JN3SAC 1299.........W6XK 1091 ........VA3VF 966 ............NS3L 866............SQ7B 798..........KC1UX 670 .......IV3GOW 610 .....NH6T/W4

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 “After all, isn’t providing that QSL card the
Oops… main reason for going on the DXpedition in
the first place? “

space without a physical QSL card. Some people have no

use for QSL cards. I find that to be quite sad. QSL cards are
part of our history that can never be replaced. There is noth-
ing like looking at that special QSL card for a contact made
many years ago that brings back such warm feelings of pride
in this hobby of ours. But I actually do see the benefit of LoTW.
Even I do not chase the paper QSL cards as hard any more.
But I will always send for QSLs that I want for whatever rea-
son, and of course, I will always answer QSL cards for as
long as I breathe. That being said, LoTW does provide a valu-
able tool to use for applying for specific awards that it can be
utilized for. Currently, the ARRL LoTW system can be used
for DXCC, WAS, VUCC, and CQ WPX. The CQ WAZ Award
5 x 2 = 10, not -5 program will be incorporated soon as well (hopefully by the
The labeling gnomes continue to strike at WA2NDM’s time you read this). But no other awards are currently offered.
Figure 3 from his October 2017 “Math’s Notes” column. In Thus, paper QSL cards are still required for many awards,
February, we noted that two pins on the LM555 IC were including the IARU WAC (Worked All Continents) and CQ’s
labeled as Pin 6, and now KE3FL points out that the output USA Counties Award, for example. Full info on LoTW can be
was labeled as -5 VDC with an input of +5 VDC, which found at <http://bit.ly/2FHnIuw>.
doesn’t make much sense for a voltage doubler circuit. So, there you have it in a nutshell. Any quality QSL Manager
WA2NDM re-examined it and determined that the circuit will go out of his way to help get that coveted QSL card to you.
itself is correct, but that the output should have been labeled Just remember he has rules to follow, and his expenses should
+10 VDC. A corrected diagram is printed above. (Tnx KE3FL) be covered either by you, or by the client for whom he pro-
vides his services. All of those “rules” still require you to be in
Setting it Straight on ARRL Leadership Changes the log at the date/time that you provide (within reason).
What can you do about a DXpedition charging an exorbi-
Our March news item on the leadership changes at ARRL tant fee via direct mail? Well, if you need the card and don’t
headquarters reported incorrectly that Barry Shelley, want to wait one or two years for a bureau card, buckle under
N1VXY, had been appointed as interim CEO while the board
and pay, I guess, or just use the OQRS direct system. But
of directors conducted a search for a permanent replace-
most definitely, let the DXpedition leaders know that you are
ment for Tom Gallagher, NY2RF. The League’s by-laws do
not happy with the policy. Don’t complain to the QSL
not provide for appointing top staff members (they are elect-
Manager. It usually is not his call, although I would never take
ed) nor for those positions to be filled on an interim basis.
on such a DXpedition as my client if it had such a policy. I
Shelley was elected by the board as CEO, a position he
have always required that if any DXpedition wants my ser-
could occupy permanently if he applies to and is selected
by the CEO search committee. vices, then the DXpedition must comply with my set of rules.
My rules are always fair. After all, it is my reputation that gets
put on the line when the QSL project starts after the
CQWW DX SSB Contest Results Corrections DXpedition goes QRT. But I would definitely remind the
• The digital edition of CQ’s April issue contained incor- DXpedition leaders that forcing people to donate becomes a
rect information in the USA Multi-Two segment of the band- type of extortion and would not be beneficial in the long run
by-band breakdown table on page 18. (The table in the print to the DXpedition’s overall fundraising goals. I have handled
edition is correct.) Here, for our digital subscribers, is the multiple mega-DXpedition QSL cards for many years. The
corrected data: DXpedition has always budgeted for QSL card printing and
QSL bureau expenses. Usually, when dividing this among
2017 CQWW DX SSB BAND-BY-BAND BREAKDOWN—TOP ALL the team, it results in a fairly minimal added cost to each
BAND SCORES member. And I never heard any of these team members com-
Number groups indicate: QSOs/Zones/Countries on each band plain about it. One recent DXpedition I handled had a QSL
bureau budget that, after being divided among the team mem-
USA MULTI-OPERATOR TWO TRANSMITTER
bers, resulted in an additional “cost” of approximately $50
KC1XX
K2LE
69/13/35
48/10/21
572/24/93
300/17/76
1810/32/122
657/28/104
2074/39/144
1145/32/120
2268/32/137
1035/28/121
174/18/48
158/12/36
per person. And a really nice looking QSL card might cost
WW4LL 35/10/17 320/19/79 763/29/107 991/33/121 1251/29/123 124/12/28 each team member another $50- $100. When you think about
K9CT
N7AT
60/11/22
7/4/3
222/17/65
210/17/41
468/30/96
606/29/76
1080/38/130
615/32/99
873/30/123
1095/30/95
195/14/40
146/12/26
this and consider the overall expense per person for being a
team member, it is minimal. And those expenses usually
come out of the contributions received. After all, isn’t pro-
• There was also a typo in the trophy listings. The winner viding that QSL card the main reason for going on the
for Europe in Single-Op QRP was HG6C, operated by DXpedition in the first place?
Gulyas Imre, HA6IAM. We apologize for the errors. What do you think? I would like to know.
Now, go jump into the pileups and work some DX! As
always, I’ll see ya’ in the pileups! de N2OO

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CQ World Wide WPX CW Contest

contesting
BY DAVID SIDDALL,* K3ZJ
Highlights the Contest Calendar
Plus: IARU Region 1 CW Field Day, ARRL June VHF Contest,
JARL All-Asian DX CW Contest, After-Contest Check Log
Reports, and new WRTC2018 Award

T
he last weekend in May is Memorial Day
weekend for most families in the U.S. For
many CW contesters worldwide, however,
that weekend is reserved for the CQ World Wide
WPX CW competition. In the February column (at
p.105), we briefly discussed some aspects of the
WPX SSB and CW contests. Since the CW portion
runs at the end of this month, we take a look below
at participation and awards in all three of the CQ
World Wide WPX contests (SSB, CW, and RTTY).
Looking to June, the ARRL’s June VHF contest
on the weekend of June 9-11 will provide a true
multi-mode event likely to showcase FT8. Unlike
many HF contests, this contest allows assistance
for all participants and the use of all modes. FT8 is
email: <k3zj@cq-amateur-radio.com>
sure to be a popular mode for the first time ever in
this contest. It is hard to believe that FT8 was not
an option at the time of last June’s competition!
On the following weekend, June 16-17, the Japan
Amateur Radio League (JARL) sponsors its annu-
al All-Asian DX CW contest. This can be interest-
ing. Unique to this contest is that one’s age is part
of the exchange (YLs may send “00”).
After most major contests, log check reports
(LCRs) are sent or made available to each partici-
pant. These reports explain how your final score
was calculated, but they also are useful tools for
improving one’s performance and final results.
Finally, as WRTC2018 gears up for the mid-July
event, a new award has been established to
encourage participation in WRTC even if you will
not be in Germany for the big competition.

Calendar of Events
All Year CQ DX Marathon http://bit.ly/vEKMWD
May 1 AGCW QRP/QRP Party http://bit.ly/1gnVDX0
May 5 FISTS Spring Slow Speed Sprint http://fistsna.org/operating.html
May 5-6 7th Area QSO Party https://bit.ly/1WDXaMy
May 5-6 10-10 Spring CW Contest http://bit.ly/1FrFeBc
May 5-6 ARI DX Contest www.ari.it/
May 5-6 Delaware QSO Party www.fsarc.org/index.htm
May 5-6 Indiana QSO Party www.hdxcc.org/inqp/rules.html
May 5-6 New England QSO Party www.neqp.org/rules.html
May 12 FISTS Spring Unlimited Sprint http://fistsna.org/operating.html
May 12-13 Arkansas QSO Party www.arkqp.com/operating-aids/
May 12-13 CQWW Foxhunting Weekend https://bit.ly/2miyspb
May 12-13 CQ-M International DX Contest https://bit.ly/2pG1Adc
May 12-13 MARAC USA QSO Party www.marac.org/contestrules.htm
May 12-13 Volta WW RTTY Contest www.contestvolta.it/
May 19-20 His Majesty King of Spain CW Contest http://concursos.ure.es/en/
May 19-20 Baltic Contest https://bit.ly/25iOP7f
May 19-20 EU PSK DX Contest http://www.eupsk.com/
May 26-27 CQWW WPX CW Contest www.cqwpx.com/
May 27 QRP ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint www.qrparci.org/contests
June 2-3 10-10 Open Season PSK Contest http://bit.ly/1FrFeBc
June 2-3 Alabama QSO Party www.alabamaqsoparty.org/
June 2-3 Dutch Kingdom Contest https://bit.ly/2p9fLXA
June 9 Asia-Pacific SSB Sprint http://jsfc.org/apsprint/
June 9-10 VK Shires Contest https://bit.ly/2nVnWpp
June 9-10 Portugal Day Contest https://bit.ly/2on22iU
June 9-10 REF DDFM 6M Contest http://concours.r-e-f.org/index.php
June 9-10 GACW WWSA CW DX Contest www.wwsatest.org/english
June 9-10 DRCG Long Distance Contest (RTTY) www.drcg.de/
June 9-11 ARRL June VHF Contest www.arrl.org/june-vhf
June 16 AGCW VHF-UHF Contest http://bit.ly/1lFdRW0
June 16-17 Stew Perry Topband Challenge https://bit.ly/2g7ZxNO
June 16-17 West Virginia QSO Party https://bit.ly/2q6I9Jn
June 16-17 All Asian CW DX Contest http://bit.ly/2n3gRS7
June 16 ARRL Kids Day Contest www.arrl.org/kids-day
June 23-24 ARRL Field Day www.arrl.org/field-day
June 23-24 His Maj. King of Spain SSB Contest http://bit.ly/1cKAR5V
June 23-24 Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest www.izmail-dx.com/
July 21-22 CQWW VHF Contest www.cqww-vhf.com/

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 1). In 2008, there were submitted 3,728 SSB logs, 3,148 CW
A Decade of CQ WPX Contest Entries logs, and 1,772 RTTY logs, for a total of 8,648 logs. A decade
later, in 2017, there were submitted 5,441 SSB entries, 4,373
Year SSB Entries CW Entries RTTY Total CW entries, and 3,283 RTTY entries, for a total of 13,097
entries. This represents an increase in entries of 46% for
2017 5,441 4,373 3,283 13,097 SSB, 39% for CW, and a category-winning 85% for RTTY.
2016 5,302 4,227 3,318 12,847 This should be good news for those who worry that CW
2015 5,874 4,221 2,907 13,002 is dying. In the CQ WPX, over the past decade, the num-
2014 5,500 4,055 2,826 12,381 ber of CW logs has continued to increase. This is more
2013 5,460 4,120 3,238 12,818 impressive than it might seem at first, given that the CW
2012 5,365 4,323 3,546 13,234 contest almost always falls on Memorial Day weekend in
2011 5,143 3,869 2,471 11,483 the U.S., one of the major family holiday weekends of the
2010 4,758 3,566 2,404 10,728 year. (The SSB weekend sometimes falls on Easter, but
2009 4,087 3,649 2,078 9,814 much less frequently.)
2008 3,728 3,148 1,772 8,648 It also must be considered that the CQ WPX contest start-
ed in 1975 as an SSB-only contest. It was so popular that, in
Table 1. A decade of CQ WPX contest entry numbers demon- 1979, the CW weekend was added. Then as interest in RTTY
strates the steady growth of all three CQ WPX contests. grew, a RTTY WPX weekend was added in 1995.
A noticeable trend is that the WPX contests have been and
continue to be more popular in Europe than in North America.
2017 Breakdown of CQ WPX Entries by As shown in Table 2, for the most recent (2017) contest, there
Continent were 2,421 SSB entries from Europe but only 1,564 from
North America (which includes Canada and the Caribbean
SSB CW RTTY entrants in CQ zone 8). The CW and RTTY weekends have
the same European preference: 2,267 CW entries from
Europe 2,421 2,267 1,655 Europe compared to 1,085 CW entries from North America;
NA 1,564 1,085 986 and 1,655 RTTY entries from Europe compared to 986 from
Asia 760 739 432 North America.
SA 311 135 92 My conclusion is that all three portions of the CQ WPX con-
OC 301 124 94 test are very healthy as we go farther into the low sunspot
AF 52 23 21 years. Growth in entries for the RTTY weekend has been
faster than for SSB or CW, but that might be expected since
it is the newest of the three WPX contests. In all three modes,
Table 2. A breakdown of CQ WPX entries by continent for
European competitors significantly outnumber those from
all three CQ WPX contests reveals that European entries
North America, and Asians have a strong presence as well.
significantly outnumber the number of entries from other con-
tinents, including North America. Also clear is that the rel-
ative number of entries per continent is fairly consistent WPX Combined Category Awards
across all three modes. Not well known is that, in addition to plaques for winners of
categories within the individual contests, there also are
plaques awarded for participating in the different mode WPX
CQ World Wide WPX is the Biggest Contest contests during the same season. The Triathlon Award rep-
in May resents the pinnacle of WPX contest awards. It is awarded
The 40th anniversary CW running of the CQWW WPX con- to the operator who achieves the highest combined score on
test will be held on May 26-27, on 160-10 meters (excluding RTTY, SSB, and CW, with a minimum of 500 QSOs required
60, 30, 17, and 12 meters). Remember that QSOs on the low in each mode. It is sponsored by N2WQ.
bands (40, 80, and 160 meters) earn double points. Single Plaques also are awarded to the single operator with the
operators are limited to 36 hours. For off-time to count, a full highest World SSB and CW combined score (sponsored by
60 minutes must be taken. This means that if your last QSO K3BU); U.S. SSB and CW combined score (W4AN Memorial
is at 2116, to count as an hour off your next QSO cannot be sponsored by KM3T); World SSB and CW combined total
until 2217 (not 2216). Also note that there is no penalty for number of prefixes (WN5N Memorial sponsored by K2RED);
single operators exceeding 36 hours. Any contacts made and highest combined CW and SSB total club award (spon-
after 36 hours simply will be dropped from your log for scor- sored by CQ Magazine).
ing purposes, but will be counted for those you contact. The complete list of plaque awards for CW, SSB, and com-
You can learn more about the finer points of the rules for bined is at <www.cqwpx.com/plaques/>. The list for CQ RTTY
the WPX CW and SSB contests by consulting two docu- WPX plaques is at <www.cqwpxrtty.com/plaques.htm>.
ments: The rules themselves, found at <www.cqwpx.com/ New sponsors for individual contest plaques or combined
rules.htm> and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page plaques are always welcome. Sponsors also can suggest
that is found at <www.cqwpx.com/rules_faq.htm>. (The CQ establishing a new category for recognition. For SSB, CW, and
WPX RTTY contest has separate rules.) combined, contact Doug Grant, K1DG, at <plaques@
cqwpx.com>. To sponsor a plaque for the CQ WPX RTTY
WPX Contest Activity contest, contact Ed Muns, WØYK, at <w0yk@msn.com>.
How popular are the WPX contests? The committee does
not regularly release the number of different station callsigns IARU Region 1 CW Field Day
represented in the logs themselves, so I looked at the num- Within the International Amateur Radio Union’s (IARU) Region
ber of logs submitted for each of the last 10 years (see Table 1, CW Field Day this year runs from Saturday, June 2 at 1500

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UTC through Sunday, June 3 at 1459 UTC. Region 1 includes
Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Northern Asia.
Field Day operations in Region 1 differ from those spon-
sored by the ARRL and RAC in the U.S. and Canada.
Individual societies in each country support the event, rather
than a central authority. Two separate weekends are used,
one for CW and one for phone. (The phone weekend is the
first full weekend of September.)
Region 1 participants may not operate from their home sta-
tions and must sign “stroke portable,” including “/p,” “/m,”
“/mm,” and “/am” (portable, mobile, marine or maritime
mobile, and aeronautical mobile). QSOs outside of Region
1 by Field Day participants count for credit, and often many
U.S. stations are worked when conditions cooperate.
Participating stations are strictly limited to portable equip-
ment, antennas, and power. Only a single transceiver is per-
mitted, whether single or multiple operators are involved.
“Non-assisted” stations may use only one antenna with a sin-
gle element, either a dipole or a vertical. The antenna must
be supported by no more than two temporary supports that
are no more than 15 meters (49.2 feet) high.
In other words, do not look for a 51-transmitter W3AO-style
Field Day with beams and kilowatts from Region 1. (See:
<https://bit.ly/2DQhmqW> and <https://bit.ly/2FYQE5l>.)
ARRL June VHF Contest
The annual ARRL June VHF Contest will occupy 6 meters
and up on the weekend of June 9-11, starting at 1800 UTC
Saturday and continuing through 0259 UTC Monday.
Although named a “VHF” contest, all bands 6 meters and
higher are valid for points. The exchange consists of one’s
Maidenhead grid square.
Note that this contest has a “single operator 3-band” cate-
gory and a “single operator FM” category. It is best to con-
sult the rules for details. All modes are permitted. In the past,
CW and SSB have been the most common, with some FM
and digital modes. This year, however, I expect many oper-
ators will be using FT8 for the first time ever in this contest.
It is hard to believe that the FT8 software was not generally
released at the time of last June’s competition!
One not-so-obvious thing is that stations in KHØ-9, KL7,
KP1-KP5, and CY9 and CYØ count as W/VE stations for this
contest. Such stations may be worked by DX stations for con-
test credit. As mentioned above, reading the rules is advis-
able, especially for HF operators, because there are many
differences between ARRL’s HF and VHF contest rules The
complete rules are at <www.arrl.org/june-vhf>.
JARL All-Asian (AA) DX CW Contest
The 59th running of the Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL)
annual All-Asian (AA) DX CW Contest will be held on 160-
10 meters from 0000 UTC Saturday, June 16 through 2359
UTC on Sunday, June 17. The phone contest runs on
September 1-2.
Valid QSOs are limited to those between stations in Asia
and those outside Asia. Multipliers for non-Asian entrants are
the number of prefixes worked as defined by the CQ WPX
rules. Interestingly, operators send a signal report and their
age as the exchange, with YLs permitted to send “00.” The
complete AA rules and list of Asian DXCC countries are at
<https://bit.ly/2G1iG08>.
After the Contest: Log Checking Report (LCR)
A log checking report (LCR) is made available to each entrant
after CQ contests. The ARRL has a similar but not identical
www.cq-amateur-radio.com
report for its contests. These reports are analyses of your
submitted log that explain how the contest administrator cal-
culated your score and identify the errors that were found.
The LCRs can (and should) be used for improving future per-
formance by analyzing past errors.
For the CQ World Wide contests, the reports generally are
emailed to participants around the time that results are pub-
lished in CQ magazine. For ARRL members, the reports are
stored on the ARRL website and can be retrieved while
logged into arrl.org. Try this link: <https://bit.ly/2G8hNPh>.
Note that the contest administrators calculate your score
from scratch. What you see on your logging software screen
is only an estimate based on files used by your logging soft-
ware that may not be correct and current. If you review the
Cabrillo log that you submit, you quickly see that no points
or multipliers are contained in that log. Only a claimed score
is in the heading information. That claimed score is calcu-
lated using the multiplier lists and points description con-
tained in whatever logging program you use.
The points and multiplier information used by your local
logging program may not be precisely accurate for any num-
ber of reasons. For example, you may not have downloaded
and replaced your multiplier list after changes were imple-
mented. Typical changes include addition or deletion of a
DXCC or WAE (for CQWW) entity or modification of the con-
test rules themselves. Or maybe a station’s unusual callsign
that you work is not recognized, or is not recognized cor-
rectly, by your software.
Contest administrators maintain an official list of multipli-
ers for their contests. They know (or can determine) the
location of each station worked by any competitor. For
example, in the 2012 CQWW CW contest, many operators
worked 7O2A in Yemen and accepted their logging soft-
ware’s assignment to CQ zone 21 even though the opera-
tor sent zone 37. In this case, the operator (RA9USU) was
sending the correct zone because his QTH was the Yemeni
island of Socotra, which is in Africa and CQ zone 37.
Similarly, several Italian islands are in CQ zone 33 because
they are in Africa, not Europe, but these are generally coded
correctly in logging software because they are on the air
more often.
So even updated software can be wrong. To ensure an
even playing field and correct scoring, the contest admin-
istrators initially run your log against the official database
and it receives a “raw score” based upon the organizer’s
official multiplier and points lists. For the CQWW contests,
raw scores for all logs received by the submission deadline
usually are posted online within two weeks after the sub-
mission deadline.
Consequently, just two to three weeks after the CQWW
contest ends, all raw scores are posted and each entrant can
determine their rough (though not final) score and relative
placement using functionalities accessible on the website.
After last year’s CQWW SSB Contest, the “raw” top ten in
every category was available using the website in early
November. Entrants and others could enter a callsign into
the search box and see the category entered and prelimi-
nary placement for any entrant based upon world, continent,
and country listings.
For example, a couple of weeks after the CQWW SSB
contest last October I went to the raw scores <https://
bit.ly/2HZZHjg> and looked up my own placement for a very
part-time effort. As shown on the accompanying screen-
shot (Photo A), before any log cross-checking, I had ten-
tatively placed 435th out of 937 entries in the world in my
category. Narrowing it down a little, I was 169 out of 379
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zero bias (from page 8)
we hams help bring names and faces
to individuals from groups and coun-
tries with which our country’s govern-
ment may not get along; and vice-
versa. When governments try to
demonize entire groups of people, or
entire countries, we can say, “Wait; I
know people from that group/country.
They’re not like that at all.” Ham radio
is a great way to bring together peo-
ple from disparate cultures, both on
the air and in person. When we make
DX contacts (and especially when we
conduct ourselves well and don’t do
anything embarrassing), we make a
positive impression on others of our-
selves and our culture, and hopefully
get the same from them. Working DX
is an act of personal diplomacy.

Conclusion
In case you didn’t notice, we’ve basi-
cally covered all five of the FCC’s rea-
sons for allowing amateur radio to
exist and giving us the use of a wide
range of frequencies across the radio
spectrum. Specifically (from §97.1 of
the FCC rules):

• Recognition and enhancement of

the value of the amateur service to the
public as a voluntary noncommercial
communication service, particularly
with respect to providing emergency Photo A. In the CQWW contests, every contestant — not just fulltime major
communications. competitors — can see their relative standing based on raw scores just a cou-
• Continuation and extension of the ple of weeks after the contest ends.
amateur’s proven ability to contribute
to the advancement of the radio art.
• Encouragement and improvement
of the amateur service through rules
which provide for advancing skills in
both the communication and technical
phases of the art.
• Expansion of the existing reservoir
within the amateur radio service of
trained operators, technicians, and
electronics experts.
• Continuation and extension of the
amateur’s unique ability to enhance
international goodwill.

And we do it all while having fun on

the radio! Of course, the biggest inter-
national ham radio “mixing bowl” of
the year is this month, in Xenia, Ohio,
where some 20,000 hams from all
over the world will gather in person for
this year’s Dayton Hamvention®. We
look forward to seeing many of our
friends there. Have fun. It’s important!
– 73, W2VU Photo B. The new “Volunteers-On-The-Air” (VOTA) award from the WRTC2018
organizers available for working WRTC volunteers. See the text for links to details.

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for North America, and 133 out of 326 I am more careful not to make this par- volunteers. The organizers have
for the U.S. Anyone can look up any ticular error. I also found some com- encouraged volunteers to participate in
callsign and similarly, with another click, monality among stations poorly copy- the CQ WPX contests, including the
view the top scores for any category at ing my callsign, so I try to use multiple May CW running discussed above. A
the world, continent, and country levels. sets of phonetics. The letter “Z” seems logging file extension is provided that
There are many different ways in to be especially difficult to copy in SSB identifies the WRTC2018 volunteer
which the website software can be for some stations. participants as well as the competitors
used to explore the preliminary “raw” and referees.
scores just a few days after the log World Radio Team The file is compatible with the Win-
submission deadline. Just be aware Championship Test logging software and may be mod-
that these scores and placements (WRTC) 2018 Award ified for other contest logging programs.
will change based upon analyses still Information on the VOTA award is at
to be made that include cross-check- Leading up to events in Germany this <https://bit.ly/2HVrbX9> and the latest
ing your log with all the logs received. summer, the WRTC2018 organizers logging extension and instructions can
If scores are close, final positions may have announced an award to draw downloaded from links provided at
change because all scores will be hams worldwide into participation. The <https://bit.ly/2DQB0D9>.
adjusted to reflect poorly copied call- “Volunteers-On-The-Air” (VOTA)
signs, not-in-logs (NILs), rules viola- award is earned by working WRTC2018 –Until Next month, 73, Dave, K3ZJ
tions, and the like.
The raw scores database is removed
when the final database is made avail-
able on the website. Both databases
operate in identical fashion and provide Real Hams Do Code
the means to look at results from many Learn code with hypnosis today.
perspectives. There is no need for the Download Now!
raw scores once the final scores are www.success-is-easy.com
available. Your LCR will identify differ-
ences between your submitted log and
561-302-7731
Success Easy
your final, scored log. 568 SE Maple Terrace, Port St. Lucie, FL 34983
How many of the operators you con-
tact are likely to submit their logs as
entrants or checklogs? In the 2016
CQWW SSB, 82.3% of QSOs were
cross-checked; in the 2016 CQWW
CW, 90.3% of all QSOs were cross-
checked. So expect that between 80
and 95% of all your QSOs will be cross-
checked in CQWW contests.
Your LCR will list the calls removed
from your log as finally scored. These
are calls in your log that were not found
in the corresponding log (NILs), calls
that were judged to be bad calls (callsign
errors), and duplicate calls. In the
CQWW contests, NILs and poorly-
copied callsigns are removed and incur
a penalty of 3X their QSO point value.
Duplicate callsigns are removed without
penalty, and indeed, should be LEFT IN
the log to facilitate cross-checking with
the other logs.
Incorrect exchanges also are listed
in the LCR. Contacts with exchange
errors are removed from the log for
scoring purposes. But unlike NILs and
poorly-copied calls, exchange errors
only lose the contact, no additional
penalty is assessed. Errors by others
in copying your exchange also are list-
ed but do not incur a penalty to you,
the sending operator.
The information in the LCR can fuel
operator improvements. I found, for
example, that some of my copying
errors in reality were typing errors, such
as typing the letter “oh” for “zero.” Now

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propagation
BY TOMAS HOOD,* NW7US
HF Propagation in Late Springtime

A Quick Look at Current One Year Ago: A Quick Look at

Cycle 24 Conditions
(Data rounded to nearest whole number)
Sunspots:
Observed Monthly, February 2018: 6
12-month smoothed, August 2017: 12
Solar Cycle Conditions
(Data rounded to nearest whole number)
Sunspots:
Observed Monthly,February 2017: 16
12-month smoothed, August 2016: 23

10.7 cm Flux (current): 10.7 cm Flux (current):

Observed Monthly, February 2018: 72 Observed Monthly, February 2017: 77
12-month smoothed, August 2017: 75 12-month smoothed, August 2016: 86

Ap Index: Ap Index:
Observed Monthly, February 2018: 7 Observed Monthly, February 2017: 10
12-month smoothed, August 2017: 11 12-month smoothed, August 2016: 11

I
t is spring, and as we move closer to summer, DX or another through the evening hours. These bands
signals on the higher bands become weaker and may also remain open to southern and tropical areas
openings more sparse, especially now that Solar through much of the night as well. DX conditions
Cycle 24 is near its end. Long-distance F-layer prop- should peak during the late afternoon and early
agation via 10 through 15 meters will continue to suf- evening, with openings possible to almost all areas
fer due to the lower Maximum Usable Frequencies of the world. Very frequent short-skip openings are
(MUF) caused by an inactive Sun. Optimum fre- also forecast for distances between about 350 and
quencies for DX propagation are lower during most 2,300 miles. Quite often, especially during the late
of the daylight hours, but higher during the late after- afternoon, optimum conditions may exist for both
noon, early evening and nighttime hours, than were
observed during the winter months. However, dur-
ing May, occasional Sporadic-E propagation may be LAST-MINUTE FORECAST
possible on the highest HF bands and even on 6 Day-to-Day Conditions Expected for May 2018
meters. Seasonal static increases during May, but Expected Signal Quality
perhaps not enough to yet overly degrade the low- Propagation Index (4) (3) (2) (1)
est HF bands. Above Normal:
1-2,5-8,14-19,21-29
A A B C

The following is an overall picture of high frequency High Normal: A B C C-D

amateur band openings expected during May 2018. 3-4,9,11,30-31
Low Normal: B C-B C-D D-E
For day-to-day propagation conditions expected 10,13,20
during the month, see the “Last-Minute Forecast,” Below Normal:
12
C C-D D-E E

which appears with this column. Disturbed: C-D D E E

Ten, 12 Meters: Except for an occasional daytime na

opening to some southern or tropical areas, not
many DX openings are forecast for these bands dur-
ing May. The afternoon hours are the best time to
check for DX openings. Frequent short-skip open-
ings over distances of approximately 750 to 1,400
miles, however, should be possible.
Fifteen Meters: A seasonal decrease in DX open-
ings is normal for May. Some good openings still are
possible towards the south during the late afternoon
and evening. Numerous short-skip openings,
between about 600 and 2,300 miles, should be pos-
sible almost daily.
Seventeen, 20 Meters: These should be the best
bands for DX during May. Opening shortly after sun-
rise, good DX conditions are expected to one area
* P.O. Box 27654
Omaha, NE 68127
Email: <nw7us@nw7us.us>
@NW7US
@hfradiospacewx
Where expected signal quality is:
A--Excellent opening, exceptionally strong, steady signals greater than S9
B--Good opening, moderately strong signals varying between S6 and S9,
with little fading or noise.
C--Fair opening, signals between moderately strong and weak, varying
between S3 and S6, with some fading and noise.
D--Poor opening, with weak signals varying between S1 and S3, with con-
siderable fading and noise.
E--No opening expected.
HOW TO USE THIS FORECAST
Using the Propagation Charts appearing in “The New Shortwave Propagation
Handbook,” by George Jacobs, Theodore J. Cohen, and R. B. Rose.
Find the Propagation Index associated with the particular path opening from
the Propagation Charts.
With the Propagation Index, use the above table to find the expected signal
quality associated with the path opening for any given day of the month. For exam-
ple, an opening shown in the Propagation Charts with a Propagation Index of 2
will be good on May 1 and May 2, fair on May 3 and May 4, good from May 5
through May 8, and so forth.
Alternatively, you may use the Last-Minute Forecast as a general guide to
space weather and geomagnetic conditions throughout the month. When condi-
tions are Above Normal, for example, the geomagnetic field should be quiet, and
space weather should be mild. On the other hand, days marked as Disturbed will
be riddled with geomagnetic storms. Propagation of radio signals in the HF spec-
trum will be affected by these geomagnetic conditions. In general, when condi-
tions are High Normal to Above Normal, signals will be more reliable on a given
path, when the ionosphere supports the path that is in consideration. This chart
is updated daily at http://SunSpotWatch.com provided by NW7US.

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 short and long skip, and stations a few
hundred miles away will be heard at the
same time as DX stations from several
thousand miles away, causing consid-
erable QRM.
Thirty Meters: This band will often
play a major role in DX propagation, with
somewhat better nighttime propagation
than 40, and solid daytime propagation
into many areas of the world. Exotic DX
can be found here on CW and other dig-
ital modes. Check this band often dur-
ing the day.
Forty Meters: Fewer DX openings
are expected because of the shorter
hours of darkness and the higher level
of static. However, fairly good openings
should still be possible to several areas
of the world from shortly before sunset,
through the hours of darkness, until
shortly after sunrise. Good daytime
short-skip openings can be expected
over distances of between approxi-
mately 150 and 750 miles, with night-
time openings extending up to the one-
hop limit of 2,300 miles.
Figure 1. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center has produced three differ- Sixty, 80 Meters: Fewer hours of
ent graphs to illustrate the progression of solar cycles since 2000. The current darkness and higher static levels are
Cycle 24 began in 2009, peaked in 2014 and is heading toward the next solar also expected to reduce DX openings
minimum. This graph tracks changing sunspot numbers since 2000. (Graphs on these bands, but a few fairly good
courtesy NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center <www.swpc.noaa.gov>) ones should still be possible. Check dur-
ing the hours of darkness. Excellent
short-skip openings are forecast for the
daylight hours over distances ranging
between 50 and 250 miles. During the
hours of darkness, the short-skip range
should increase up to approximately
2,300 miles.
One-Hundred-Sixty Meters: Propa-
gation conditions on this band have
passed their seasonal peak and should
decline until the early fall. Openings up
to 1,000 miles or so should be possible
this month during the hours of darkness.
An occasional opening well beyond this
range may also be possible when stat-
ic levels are exceptionally low.

VHF Ionospheric Openings

May should see an increase in Sporadic-
E, with some continued trans-equatorial
propagation. Solar activity is not expect-
ed to be high enough to support F-layer
DX on 6 meters.
Sporadic-E ionization is expected to
increase moderately during May, so look
for short-skip openings, likely to occur
over distances of approximately 1,000 to
1,400 miles. Although Sporadic-E open-
Figure 2. Solar activity since 2000 as recorded based on “radio flux” at a wave- ings can take place at just about any time,
length of 10.7 centimeters, or 2800 MHz. This can be measured daily, regard- the best times to check are between 10
less of weather conditions, and as you can see by comparing this graph with a.m. and 2 p.m., and again between 6
Figure 1, it tracks well with the progression of sunspot numbers. It is clear from and 10 p.m., local daylight time.
these plots that the end of Solar Cycle 24 is upon us. Will we see another During periods of intense and wide-
extended solar cycle minimum? spread Sporadic-E ionization, two-hop

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 when this condition exists. You will find
that CW is the modulation and mode of
choice, as the signals you will hear on
aurora will be raspy and very distorted.
Current Solar Cycle Progress
The Royal Observatory of Belgium, the
world’s official keeper of sunspot
records, reports a monthly mean sun-
spot number of 6.4 for February 2018.
The highest daily sunspot count was 28
on February 11, while the lowest was 0
(zero) on February 1-3 and 17-25 (a total
of 12 days with zero sunspots). The 12-
month running smoothed sunspot num-
ber centered on August 2017 is 11.7.
Following the curve of the 13-month run-
ning smoothed values, a smoothed
sunspot level of 11 is expected for May
2018, plus or minus 14 points.
The Dominion Radio Astrophysical
Observatory at Penticton, BC, Canada,
reports a 10.7-cm observed monthly
mean solar flux of 72.0 for February
2018. The 12-month smoothed 10.7-cm
Figure 3. The same 17-plus-year period, measured here in terms of the plane- flux centered on August 2017 is 76.3. A
tary index of geomagnetic activity (Ap). This is a measure of the Sun’s impact on smoothed 10.7-cm solar flux of about
Earth’s magnetic field, rather than activity on the Sun itself. Notice that while it 71 is predicted for May 2018.
generally tracks the solar activity seen in Figures 1 and 2, there is a delay — The geomagnetic activity as mea-
often of a year or more — in the recorded peaks and valleys of activity. sured by the Planetary-A index (Ap)
for February 2018 is 7. The 12-month
openings considerably beyond 1,400 south paths that cross the geomagnetic smoothed Ap index centered on August
miles should be possible on 6 meters. equator at an approximate right angle. 2017 is 10.7.
Short-skip openings between about Auroral activity is generally lower in Geomagnetic activity this month
1,200 and 1,400 miles may also be pos- May than during March and April, due should be mostly quiet with fair to good
sible on 2 meters. to the change in the orientation and propagation conditions. Refer to the
A seasonal decline in trans-equatorial position of the earth and magnetos- Last-Minute Forecast for the outlook on
(TE) propagation is expected during phere in relation to the solar wind. This what days that this might occur
May. An occasional opening may still be year, very little aurora can be expected (remember that you can get an up-to-
possible on 6 meters toward South during May. Watch for Kp values above the-day Last-Minute Forecast at <http://
America from the southern tier states 6, which occur on days of Below Normal sunspotwatch.com> on the main page).
and the Caribbean area. The best time and Disturbed HF conditions. Refer to Don’t forget to check out this colum-
to check for 6-meter TE openings is the Last-Minute Forecast for those days nist’s educational tweets on Twitter.
between 9 and 11 p.m. local daylight in May that are expected to be in these com; you can follow @hfradiospacewx
time. These TE openings will be north- categories. Point your antenna north <https://Twitter.com/hfradiospacewx>
for hourly updates that include the K
Looking Ahead in index numbers, as well as @NW7US
<https://Twitter.com/nw7us>, which pro-
Here are some of the articles we’re working on for upcoming issues
of CQ: vides a daily dose of educational tidbits
about the Sun and propagation. You can
“Take it to the Field” Special in June
also check <http://SunSpotWatch.com>
• Pedestrian Mobile from Webcam Sites for the latest numbers.
• TKØC – A Temporary (and Winning) Contest Station in Corsica I welcome your thoughts, questions,
• Four Knots Every Ham Should Know and experiences regarding this fascinat-
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See writers’ guidelines on the CQ website at <http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/ hoping to hear you on the air. Happy
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Number groups after call letters denote AB1XX " 177,378 287 49 173 *W2XS " 1,500 22 8 22 *N8NA " 426,116 524 77 230 *NF8I " 1,056 21 9 13
following: Band (A = all), Final Score, K1TH " 147,169 290 44 143 *W2EG 7 60,028 259 16 70 *N2EM " 314,160 467 64 200 *AB3YH " 713 13 10 13
WJ1B " 132,300 251 55 155 *W2TF 3.5 7,644 73 12 40 *WB8YYY " 244,140 394 70 190 *NB3R " 336 11 5 11
Number of QSOs, Zones, and Countries. KA1IOR " 131,824 265 56 158 KV2K AA 5,289,900 2529 159 611 *K3SU " 133,566 338 53 144 *KE3GK " 304 79 25 51
An asterisk (*) before a call indicates low W1VEM " 131,306 344 53 173 (OP:K2NG) *K3EW " 109,340 292 62 158 *KA3NUV " -520 54 22 30
power. An “A” after the band indicates W8TOM " 130,299 322 41 128 AB3CX " 4,614,445 2797 121 462 *WI2E " 33,300 107 38 73 *K3HW " -35,308 239 53 129
Assisted category. Certificate winners KX1G " 129,617 309 53 174 N2NT " 3,784,980 2390 126 471 *N2MA " 31,460 105 42 79 *N3HCN 14A 18,104 102 16 57
are listed in bold. Late logs and logs not KV1J " 125,970 230 63 158 (OP:WW2Y) *K3FK " 28,783 154 29 78 *N3AFT " 16 2 2 2
W1FA " 109,563 225 42 135 N2MM " 3,520,658 2181 126 475 *ND3N " 24,794 106 27 71 *WA1HEW 7A 15,311 99 15 46
eiligble for an award are listed in italics. KG1D " 95,732 214 48 134 N2SR " 3,076,311 2089 126 431 *AF3Z " 18,879 99 35 58 *N3HEE " 3,920 40 11 24
NV1Q " 59,906 177 42 112 N2CU " 2,306,220 1406 123 472 *K3KU " 15,930 84 33 57 *NA3CT " 110 25 7 15
2017 CQWW DX N1FF
K1DBO
"
"
51,060
48,222
214 46 102
133 40 101
W4FS
N2WKS
"
"
2,299,764 1710 110 388
2,258,340 1632 117 415
*W3WTD
*K3VX
"
"
14,742
12,927
88
83
27 54
28 65 District 4
WA1DRQ " 39,160 134 35 75 N2BA " 1,959,246 1339 111 423 *WB3DEL " 12,369 87 28 65
CW RESULTS NG1I " 36,036 154 39 115 W2YC " 1,923,704 1313 115 421 *KE3MX " 11,368 115 33 65
N4AF
KØEJ
A
"
4,105,772
3,118,027
3157 108 376
2323 123 394
W1VT " 11,016 55 26 46 K2SG " 1,885,098 1457 109 365 *ND3R " 9,100 57 21 44 K4AB " 2,557,856 1878 123 409
SINGLE OPERATOR WV1M " 9,152 53 19 45 N2RJ " 1,696,871 1492 99 338 *K3KNL " 8,092 80 26 42 W4CB " 2,094,516 1767 107 331
K1KU " 8,694 56 20 49 KF2O " 1,329,559 880 118 439 *WA2VQV " 5,512 40 19 33 (OP:W2RU)
NORTH AMERICA NF1A " 5,311 45 16 31 W2LE " 1,288,064 998 106 358 *K3JJJ " 5,250 45 15 35 NN7CW " 1,620,866 1794 100 303
United States WB1AEL " 4,128 40 19 29 N2TK " 1,244,576 799 137 471 *KF3EB " 3,021 39 25 32 KØZR " 1,462,944 1428 87 305
District 1 WJ1R " 2,698 31 11 27 N2ZX " 1,215,564 886 111 388 *KA3MZR " 1,716 28 12 21 N4NO " 1,221,525 997 112 333
W1KM A 6,307,136 4194 115 429 W1UJ " 2,520 25 11 25 K2KQ " 1,210,140 917 112 374 *KF3G " 1,566 22 10 19 K1GU " 891,480 959 81 264
NR3X " 5,954,468 4205 113 446 K1QX " 1,534 22 8 18 N2ED " 1,103,485 1033 96 319 *W3KS " 1,520 25 16 22 K4PV " 852,948 1164 91 257
(OP:N4YDU) N1QD 14A 56,959 204 25 78 N2WK " 995,302 736 116 390 *WA3GOS " 672 16 10 14 AC4G " 400,960 474 83 237
K1VR " 4,551,840 3167 118 404 KR1DX " 3,069 34 9 24 K2RET " 835,200 786 92 308 *K3URT " 247 21 10 9 K2LS " 306,075 446 71 194
(OP:N2IC) (OP:KC1CWF) W2NO " 749,088 697 97 311 *K3ZYK " 100 21 11 14 WF3T " 264,303 427 69 182
NC1I " 4,175,360 3030 118 394 W1FQ 7A 39,648 188 25 93 W2RD " 694,416 641 96 312 *W3RQ " 35 4 4 3 K9IL " 263,092 366 76 216
(OP:K1RX) K2RR 3.5A 81,198 298 23 94 N1IBM " 688,352 670 91 301 *K1EFI 14 32,308 151 19 63 K9UQN " 206,112 343 64 162
KQ2M " 4,119,744 3049 117 399 KE1J " 66 5 2 4 N2NI " 624,704 673 73 271 *WB3CII " 3,760 43 11 29 K3SEN " 205,428 349 57 155
N1UR " 3,676,672 2698 114 398 AA1QD 1.8A 400 10 6 10 WA2FZB " 592,620 649 77 255 *W3RLO " 943 16 9 14 K7OM " 130,536 296 60 136
W1WEF " 1,837,992 1625 93 318 *KS1J AA 1,852,668 1406 102 375 K2CYE " 585,688 597 87 271 *NØMJ " 209 8 4 7 N4WE " 114,885 248 52 133
K1RU " 1,750,365 1666 93 308 *W1NT " 1,635,634 1251 109 364 N2SQW " 506,506 624 64 222 *W3EF 7 69,185 273 24 77 W4ZYT " 107,666 240 66 136
K1RM " 1,268,852 1367 74 264 *KG4V " 1,064,740 1008 87 296 K2EP " 479,574 528 75 246 *KA3QLF " 7,238 63 13 34 W4KLY " 94,276 244 57 125
W3EP " 1,104,184 1096 92 299 (OP:N1EN) WX2S " 381,810 394 87 303 *N3ZP " 5,031 55 11 28 N4LZ " 63,656 173 43 103
K1YT " 646,932 653 87 290 *W1PY " 1,046,638 1016 81 292 W6XR " 346,696 443 81 247 *W3ASW " 2,920 38 14 26 WA3DQS " 62,073 150 51 120
K1VMT " 417,924 732 56 172 *W1ARY " 410,720 581 64 208 K2CJ " 339,068 398 79 237 K3WW AA 6,145,752 3501 133 519 AD4TJ " 49,096 186 42 94
K1BV " 377,748 581 57 195 *K1DJ " 373,388 485 77 212 K2QPN " 333,396 496 58 194 N3RS " 5,234,908 2883 137 515 KJ4UC " 47,040 211 40 100
W1XX " 204,546 353 60 159 *N1API " 309,738 424 70 216 NE2V " 283,608 520 45 157 N3RD " 4,659,820 2691 139 510 N4QWF " 42,672 206 34 93
K1IB " 181,021 458 34 123 *W1DYJ " 279,306 403 65 198 K2RB " 282,225 518 60 205 KF3B " 3,849,111 2573 124 447 WF4W " 41,958 131 38 88
K1MC " 98,078 243 45 133 *K1TR " 266,060 371 62 203 N1JP " 268,416 388 64 224 W8FJ " 3,564,540 2062 133 497 AI4WW " 31,450 137 20 65
K1IX " 51,793 188 44 107 *K1ZR " 215,137 326 55 192 K2BX " 260,000 391 60 190 N3AD " 3,331,008 2215 129 447 K4BAI " 26,980 109 33 62
N1YC " 40,950 132 37 89 *N1GN " 133,964 251 52 162 AB2ZY " 230,187 328 67 210 N3QE " 2,924,900 1993 117 433 NN4SS " 26,537 109 36 83
W1OHM " 40,174 156 28 78 *NE1B " 128,025 224 56 169 K2SE " 198,810 379 58 177 NN3Q " 2,816,878 2021 109 414 NR4C " 14,196 91 33 58
WA2HIP " 36,414 224 33 86 *K1XS " 94,458 210 53 129 K2MK " 179,014 333 54 152 WY3A " 2,765,602 1987 112 406 W7HJ " 5,778 46 22 32
K1VLB " 20,900 87 32 68 *K1TW " 64,944 173 46 98 N2VW " 156,392 308 60 166 W3FV " 2,764,624 1972 116 408 N8AID " 5,548 58 25 48
AA1O " 11,390 78 25 60 *AB1YD " 62,860 194 35 105 NO2C " 129,294 252 54 144 K3OO " 2,600,430 1556 136 473 WD8RYC " 3,672 34 19 32
K1LU 14 1,708 36 6 22 *WO1N " 38,514 115 41 90 WB2NVR " 111,300 286 35 124 K3MD " 2,537,505 1786 115 420 NJ2F " 3,612 33 16 27
N1RR 7 368,151 1023 27 114 *AB1XB " 34,128 129 30 78 WB2PJH " 94,523 239 33 110 KU2C " 2,411,904 1622 120 451 W4BCG " 567 23 13 14
KA1IS " 266,552 704 30 113 *W1JR " 32,994 100 51 90 N2JJ " 85,988 214 47 119 NW3Y " 2,191,385 1648 114 379 K4WI 28 3,528 50 11 17
K1IR " 7,106 72 8 30 *N1VH " 30,975 113 34 71 NG2P " 82,268 199 37 120 K3SW " 2,163,056 1654 109 387 K3RV 21 379,454 947 29 117
W1MK 3.5 351,168 1204 27 91 *N1IXF " 25,944 101 25 69 WA2UBK " 79,680 188 42 118 K9RS " 1,992,060 1246 129 466 K4OAQ " 312,297 940 26 97
W1HI " 28,182 159 15 62 *KM1D " 22,610 94 27 68 W2SFD " 74,491 192 41 122 K3WJV " 1,937,266 1381 118 396 N4OX " 221,060 616 28 112
K1WHS 1.8 18,112 119 12 52 *K1ECU " 15,573 74 28 59 K2SLZ " 74,125 209 28 97 K2XR " 1,611,494 1139 110 399 K4RDU " 40,673 167 20 69
*K1BX A 1,324,320 1309 79 277 *N1NN " 14,256 79 28 60 N2CG " 71,920 180 43 112 N3AM " 1,556,928 1159 106 371 K9JU " 13,668 87 18 49
*K1DG " 1,174,960 1104 84 296 *N1KWF " 14,186 81 25 57 WC2L " 68,391 196 37 116 K3PP " 1,432,782 1043 117 390 N4CC 7 303,520 715 34 126
*K1HT " 739,256 761 87 257 *K1IG " 7,686 48 20 43 W2PA " 58,608 170 38 94 NA3M " 1,369,280 1206 96 344 N4KS " 9,308 72 12 40
*W1JQ " 545,532 608 81 257 *KD1YV " 6,237 56 20 43 NA2M " 37,820 140 38 86 K3WI " 1,367,520 1119 97 347 KJ4QHL " 2,884 37 7 21
*N1DC " 366,318 504 72 210 *N1MGO " 4,000 46 17 33 N2KA " 19,224 95 30 59 K3ND " 1,305,472 971 114 382 NX4N " 1,534 25 8 18
*N2AN " 316,757 491 64 195 *N1TYH " 3,575 42 21 34 W2OF " 17,750 131 41 101 AB3CV " 1,243,960 996 96 358 K4WIP 3.5 616 18 7 15
(OP:WC4E) *KB1BMF " 2,109 30 17 20 WA3AFS " 15,552 66 46 62 KB3Z " 1,085,805 1008 83 300 K4PI 1.8 30,338 169 17 60
*N1DID " 307,160 484 70 210 *W1DQ " 1,184 17 17 15 KC2LSD " 13,200 86 22 53 W3FIZ " 1,078,920 994 100 344 AG4W " 9,568 85 14 38
*W3SM " 264,180 412 66 193 *W1MJB " 196 8 6 8 AI2N " 10,428 48 37 42 NG3J " 1,077,336 856 103 365 N4PN " 2,632 73 11 36
*AB1J " 250,040 405 55 180 *KG6CIH " 30 5 5 5 K2YR " 9,063 55 18 39 N3ZA " 984,528 845 96 328 WM3X " 437 19 7 12
*N1PGA " 247,695 446 59 186 *WA1TE " 12 2 2 2 W2HUV " 2,112 30 8 25 NE3H " 885,600 929 96 314 *N4TB A 455,211 507 89 244
*NJ1T " 243,122 399 66 191 *WA1ZYX 14A 6,615 50 13 36 KC2LST " 1,173 18 6 17 N3FJP " 783,904 816 83 269 *K4IE " 279,225 490 65 190
*KX1E " 210,308 378 43 153 *WA1BXY 1.8A 1,482 29 4 15 WB2WPM " 546 16 7 14 N3ED " 684,450 785 93 312 *K4ORD " 247,650 369 70 184
*K1MD " 172,628 321 51 155 K2BB " 54 3 3 3 K3FMQ " 617,733 565 92 319 *KC4TEO " 196,914 339 60 162
*KG1V " 158,760 298 55 161 District 2 WR2G 14A 124,405 333 29 110 N3RJ " 563,112 716 77 247 *K2EK " 194,577 322 63 174
*NM1Y " 92,865 241 41 110 N5DX A 6,752,004 4269 129 459 W3TW 7A 208 11 6 10 NJ3I " 497,955 495 83 290 *W4YE " 191,102 340 57 157
*W1VIV " 76,415 242 26 119 (OP: @N2QV) NA2AA 3.5A 108,706 350 23 90 NK8Q " 455,590 595 71 219 *WA5POK " 179,444 353 57 169
*KI1U " 55,626 159 35 92 K2NV " 2,020,382 1676 105 337 WB2AIV " 728 28 9 19 WA3AAN " 397,650 546 66 209 *N4EK " 125,296 284 43 121
*K1VUT " 55,510 157 41 89 W2ID " 1,485,285 1332 94 321 NT2A 1.8A 5,289 69 13 30 W3RGA " 387,036 590 56 178 *K4SXT " 116,896 216 62 146
*W1ECH " 41,134 126 45 86 NX2X " 1,388,555 1239 94 315 N2OO " 4,028 47 11 27 W3OU " 377,784 461 72 252 *K8MR " 109,238 227 63 130
*W1CCE " 36,972 134 39 78 W2XL " 922,866 1124 61 233 WA2CP " 352 14 7 9 N3FM " 309,620 477 65 209 *K4FJW " 101,039 228 58 133
*KA1DBE " 33,504 140 21 75 K2UF " 538,791 642 72 247 (OP:KC2GOW) KD3TB " 300,310 416 81 214 *W3USA " 93,786 211 49 125
*NV1N " 31,590 107 38 79 N2GC " 306,880 406 73 207 *W2YK AA 366,420 420 66 244 K3UW " 295,848 420 52 200 (OP:K8MR)
*WA1N " 17,776 90 35 66 WS9M " 284,875 441 73 192 *N2BEG " 250,600 362 81 199 W3BW " 289,172 331 80 252 *K2DM " 79,624 200 38 110
*N1GSA " 11,242 67 25 48 KW2J " 150,271 301 51 158 *N2CQ " 229,596 394 49 179 NK3Y " 287,793 516 44 165 *W3HZZ " 79,296 222 42 126
*NM1J " 10,944 71 24 48 N4MM " 111,132 235 51 145 *KA2D " 205,662 341 52 175 W3YR " 262,200 413 50 180 *KQ4LA " 72,206 169 49 109
*N1AW " 6,372 46 23 36 NA3D " 107,442 318 30 97 *K2MFY " 166,254 297 56 173 NF3R " 259,692 505 54 174 *K4FTO " 70,518 193 51 110
*KA1C " 5,928 47 21 36 N2YB " 104,210 248 52 118 *NJ1F " 146,692 285 54 163 K3OQ " 254,340 391 68 202 *W5VS " 69,994 201 43 115
*K1LEE " 5,768 53 17 39 WO2X " 103,774 262 48 130 *K2TWI " 142,484 307 34 145 K3WGR " 254,064 350 75 241 *W4PJW " 66,688 216 31 97
*N2KOF " 5,508 54 24 44 WB2ABD " 71,371 175 45 104 *K4RUM " 140,350 290 43 132 W3GVX " 253,559 403 50 177 *WØQQG " 62,160 227 45 103
*WD1H " 3,650 43 17 33 W2UDT " 68,355 234 45 110 *W2JC " 132,581 290 55 142 NN3RP " 252,960 431 52 188 *N1RM " 54,740 158 36 104
*KA1SAW " 3,432 34 13 26 N2JNE " 56,265 201 44 111 *W2IRT " 91,584 185 54 138 KW3Z " 244,496 442 53 183 *NV4B " 51,408 131 52 101
*N1DM " 3,330 40 14 31 WB2NFL " 34,001 159 37 84 *N2MUN " 84,600 231 34 107 K3ATO " 208,740 361 67 178 *KS4L " 45,126 137 41 97
*AB1BX " 2,376 78 22 44 K2OID " 30,580 110 37 73 *NU2Q " 79,304 219 52 132 K3CWF " 195,692 357 44 159 *NE4EA " 43,555 166 47 108
*W1BJ " 610 58 20 41 KQ2N " 11,628 81 22 54 *N2SO " 56,848 175 37 99 NY3C " 126,360 252 60 156 *KU4V " 35,784 107 43 83
*K1VWQ " 440 12 10 12 W2FKN " 4,995 47 13 32 *AG2T " 51,220 151 32 98 NX3Z " 116,850 236 54 136 *N4ARO " 35,620 114 42 88
*W1END 21 7,250 61 13 37 K2EZ " 1,932 31 15 27 *KA2FIR " 50,685 159 51 104 K3QIA " 115,968 240 52 140 *K9DY " 34,117 123 34 75
*K1VSJ 14 142,842 451 22 92 W3PR " 1,924 24 14 23 *NY6DX " 48,430 180 45 122 WV2M " 100,273 205 53 144 *N3EA " 32,745 127 36 75
*W1CVE 7 8,112 66 11 41 W2RR 28 1,740 47 8 12 *WA3RHW " 44,847 173 45 106 KE3X " 88,740 214 47 127 *KI4CBN " 25,312 106 38 74
*W3AKD " 2,009 46 13 28 (OP:WA2AOG) *NM2O " 40,386 148 31 75 WT3Q " 87,552 224 30 114 *KG4CUY " 25,248 100 31 65
K1ZZ AA 6,848,032 3476 146 546 KU2M 21 340,515 932 30 111 *KS2G " 35,955 105 40 101 AA3K " 83,538 208 35 118 *K8AJX " 23,999 100 33 70
K5ZD " 4,495,875 2514 135 496 N2MF 14 795,906 1954 33 120 *WW2P " 26,250 101 33 72 4U1WB " 80,937 232 44 109 *W9WI " 21,508 104 27 49
WC1M " 3,117,239 2303 103 390 KR2AA " 52,052 224 19 72 *K2ZL " 23,500 101 31 69 (OP:AJ3M) *K8LBQ " 20,664 157 46 80
K1KI " 3,092,212 1743 141 526 W2CVW " 8,112 59 13 39 *K2DBK " 21,004 93 30 59 N3EB " 80,907 195 49 132 *KJ4AOM " 19,902 96 35 72
W1GD " 2,972,175 1858 120 455 W2VO 1.8 15,960 105 16 54 *KF3CP " 20,111 85 29 62 NY3B " 77,550 218 34 116 *KI4ODO " 18,768 83 31 71
K1AR " 2,903,630 1848 122 464 WF2W " 14,674 154 13 45 *W2FDJ " 8,680 53 20 42 W3UL " 66,555 184 46 99 *NF4J " 17,802 160 39 99
K1BG " 2,439,648 1508 124 467 *K1PTF A 351,540 496 71 208 *KA2BSK " 8,330 63 27 43 W2DLT " 57,833 167 46 105 *AI4GR " 17,000 87 34 51
AA1ON " 1,982,036 1490 111 386 *KE2WY " 305,102 469 61 205 *W2NRA " 7,800 51 16 36 K3BHX " 51,943 153 33 94 *KN4Y " 16,625 124 42 83
WX1S " 1,922,840 1298 113 417 *WB2KSP " 129,580 298 58 151 *AC2QH " 3,960 35 15 30 KD3RF " 50,283 162 46 105 *N4CW " 15,222 70 27 59
W1QK " 1,909,980 1458 101 385 *N2RI " 112,077 246 51 138 *W2GB 21A 26,700 137 17 58 NE3K " 47,286 152 25 86 *W4OV " 13,254 82 32 62
N3ER " 1,639,125 1390 93 330 *K2QB " 90,534 232 43 115 *WA2JQK 14A 19,257 247 27 104 NB3I " 36,153 124 36 81 *W1FOX " 12,540 245 43 89
N1DG " 1,546,178 1049 115 426 *N2UU " 82,436 200 41 107 *KD2EIM " 165 7 6 5 W3NRJ " 33,120 129 36 102 *WA4EUL " 12,194 69 19 48
KB1W " 1,198,670 1127 82 292 *K2PF " 59,840 173 34 102 *K1NY 7A 30,240 143 19 71 WØBR " 16,848 74 23 58 *K4SBZ " 9,417 63 30 43
K1GQ " 1,094,340 1010 96 294 *WA2QAU " 47,302 146 39 95 W3JX " 12,600 65 22 50 *N3TG " 8,378 59 15 44
AA1V " 1,063,369 828 117 382 *WA2MCR " 45,724 149 50 92 District 3 N3NR " 9,114 59 24 38 *AI4QQ " 7,344 57 24 44
NB1N " 1,043,120 1119 71 269 *K2TV " 38,041 145 31 78 AA1K A 3,278,745 2565 110 379 NZ3O " 3,906 36 14 28 *N4EWT " 7,176 89 27 51
W1RM " 997,880 759 116 378 *W2TT " 33,417 140 43 98 NN3W " 2,171,781 1891 111 360 W3ULS " 2,622 45 13 33 *K4PP " 7,020 48 20 32
K1ZM " 893,520 668 119 391 *K2GLS " 31,411 125 27 74 (OP: @N3HBX) K3PG " 2,318 29 13 25 *KJ4M " 6,962 50 25 34
K1LD " 849,720 815 92 346 *WA2VQF " 24,920 101 21 68 K2LNS " 1,464,930 1325 91 319 W3ON " 1,408 19 14 18 *K4WQ " 6,954 45 23 38
W1ZK " 709,236 659 85 313 *WA2ALY " 16,704 179 39 77 K3UL " 1,279,732 1158 110 353 K3ABE " 528 41 14 30 *WR4I " 6,496 59 18 40
WK1J " 671,160 777 75 265 *K2JL " 13,440 61 27 53 K3TC " 1,271,940 1082 105 330 K1BZ 7A 25,191 126 21 60 *WA4DXP " 5,984 49 25 43
K1RV " 598,665 601 85 288 *W2XK " 11,492 73 21 47 W2MMD " 1,165,124 1407 71 255 W3NO 3.5A 159,324 425 28 104 *KN4VV " 5,796 91 24 39
AE1T " 572,900 609 73 264 *KM2L " 9,776 70 10 37 (OP:WK2G) K3STX " 23,331 109 15 62 *NR3N " 4,488 62 16 28
W1NK " 567,579 571 87 272 *KC2MBV " 6,222 46 16 35 K3WU " 690,136 858 72 235 N3FCP " 6,118 58 12 34 *KB9DKR " 4,465 91 36 59
K1SM " 559,872 717 70 218 *KV2X " 5,160 73 27 59 W3IUU " 522,576 661 76 228 WB2ZAB " 3,120 34 9 30 *WA4EMU " 4,216 70 21 41
W2JU " 512,523 544 77 264 *N2NO " 4,888 40 14 33 WG3J " 501,643 675 71 240 *W3KB AA 1,414,512 1135 101 355 *K4KZ " 4,212 36 25 29
W1UK " 508,816 483 90 302 *K2ZR " 4,484 49 8 30 K3SWZ " 340,862 499 67 195 *NZ3D " 274,340 465 52 168 *ND4G " 3,572 37 19 28
K1RO " 506,928 521 83 271 *K2DAR " 4,324 39 13 33 KY3W " 210,195 358 61 182 *KW3F " 259,576 384 60 224 *K4LNN " 3,354 42 12 31
W1EQ " 468,464 582 72 232 *K2TTM " 3,916 35 15 29 K4JLD " 122,368 327 65 174 *KB3MP " 212,598 341 67 187 *KE4QCM " 2,688 36 20 28
N1MD " 455,308 514 77 245 *AA2Y " 3,540 56 21 38 WO3Z " 95,634 211 47 114 *N4BAA " 133,416 245 56 162 *AI4UN " 1,628 32 17 27
K1JB " 415,055 475 89 234 *W2LCQ " 2,304 27 12 24 N3XL " 8,645 62 22 43 *K3MAW " 116,127 243 61 146 *W4PNY " 1,581 19 13 18
W1CTN " 410,922 498 81 252 *K2DLS " 2,242 25 18 20 N3CS " 4,320 42 19 29 *K3RL " 114,855 238 58 137 *NØKOE " 1,147 26 15 22
NF1O " 400,303 448 84 265 *K2IZ " 1,680 29 17 25 K3WWT " 486 10 9 9 *K3NDM " 100,776 280 42 114 *NC9W " 1,144 21 9 17
W1CU " 365,118 453 72 230 *AA2TH " 1,248 20 9 15 K3ZA 21 43,056 184 20 72 *NE3I " 55,624 169 36 100 *KJ4EU " 594 21 12 15
W1GF " 345,840 489 53 209 *AC2RJ " 950 24 11 14 K3ISH " 880 20 8 12 *KG4USN " 54,810 146 54 135 *KK4WX " 525 16 10 11
K3IU " 288,673 425 63 190 *KD2KCD " 837 17 10 17 K8GU 14 43,316 174 25 66 *W7IGC " 40,656 150 37 95 *K4EOR " 518 38 18 19
W1/LZ4UX " 276,368 581 42 142 *K2MEN " 576 49 17 31 AI3Q " 38,688 158 22 71 *K3ZU " 39,235 104 30 103 *NZ4DK " 420 26 10 11
WA3OFR " 241,956 331 72 214 *W2VU " 91 9 6 7 W3BGN 3.5 128,260 469 21 85 *AE3D " 34,902 159 37 89 *KJ4LEN " 390 19 12 18
N8RA " 236,099 374 47 182 *W3EH 21 209 7 4 7 W3TS 1.8 3,645 59 13 32 *W3SFG " 16,200 72 25 56 *KD4YDD " 168 19 11 17
K1ZE " 230,763 310 79 212 *W2AW 14 132,832 432 25 87 NA3F " 384 17 4 8 *N1SZ " 14,608 62 30 58 *K4MZE " 130 7 5 5
AA1SU " 182,952 310 59 183 (OP:N2GM) *NS3T A 447,096 558 76 236 *KN3A " 11,934 82 31 47 *WN4R " 24 8 6 6

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*WB4TDH 21 100,812 291 28 96 AA4LR 3.5A 3,813 49 14 27 *K5WI " 1,014 16 11 15 *NR5NN " 9,234 67 38 43 N7QS " 3,026 35 14 20
*N4NM " 3,744 64 14 22 KLØS/4 1.8A 350 9 5 9 *K5IX " 168 6 6 6 *N6CHU " 8,694 57 29 40 K7JJ " 2,760 45 19 27
*N4HA 14 76,826 266 24 83 K4ZRJ " 96 10 5 7 *KT5TE " 116 39 15 14 *KZ5OM " 7,752 52 35 41 N5CR 14 289,674 937 34 92
*KQ8Z " 32,536 164 23 75 KA4RRU " 55 4 2 3 *WB5K " 42 3 3 3 (OP:K6III) N7CW " 255,899 671 35 104
(OP:GMØIIO) *N4XL AA 1,304,595 1058 109 368 *K5HTE 28 0 0 0 0 *K6KQV " 6,552 65 21 21 KB7N " 560 23 9 11
*W4ZGR " 18,690 119 18 52 *N9NB " 1,061,970 923 114 341 *K5KJ 21 65,670 228 26 84 *N6PM " 5,633 56 20 23 W7WA 7 485,184 1148 34 118
*K3ZV " 6,850 57 14 36 *AA4R " 361,224 538 61 200 *N5JJ 14 47,709 227 24 69 *KI6OY " 4,641 75 21 18 N7WA " 210,456 733 27 84
*KF1P " 5,106 64 14 32 *K2TE " 319,381 440 65 212 *K5OLV " 580 16 9 11 *K6III " 4,125 46 37 38 W3AS " 20,016 123 22 50
*K2LML " 1,040 25 10 16 *WM4I " 209,728 343 62 170 *W5QLF " 120 6 5 5 *NJ6W " 3,306 41 18 20 KI7N " 5,016 44 19 25
*NC4RT " 221 9 5 8 *KS4S " 208,707 391 48 171 *WA5ZKO 7 7,181 72 13 30 *AC6YY " 3,268 55 18 20 K7XZ 3.5 7,536 80 17 31
*WN4AFP 7 33,150 166 19 66 *W4EE " 208,362 359 64 167 *K5GQ " 5,537 68 12 37 *K6CSL " 3,009 58 26 33 NE7D 1.8 684 19 8 11
*K1TN " 22,540 124 17 53 *K4EJ " 199,548 341 65 176 N5FO AA 2,413,320 1858 131 389 *N2CJN " 2,808 34 17 19 W7WR " 216 28 5 4
*K2PMC " 20,079 151 17 52 *N4WO " 133,400 286 49 135 K5NA " 1,204,600 712 147 487 *W6VMW " 1,971 29 14 13 *W7ZI A 117,334 234 67 136
*AC6ZM " 1,248 28 11 21 *N4CF " 123,165 259 55 152 K5UA " 1,164,096 1011 106 317 *AG6VH " 1,421 30 15 14 *W7GF " 69,531 198 56 91
*NQ4K " 208 11 6 10 *KG4IGC " 103,880 223 59 137 WØVX " 881,576 783 106 313 *AI6V " 1,120 64 19 16 *KNØW " 62,042 191 54 80
*K4MX 3.5 345 10 6 9 *WB4MNK " 97,016 226 52 129 AC4CA " 686,205 747 96 249 *AG6JA " 969 18 9 10 *K7AZT " 47,560 162 46 70
*W8KHP 1.8 432 12 7 11 *W3ZL " 93,956 245 41 125 W5GN " 669,600 828 93 279 *AA6MU " 841 18 15 14 *W7WSV " 37,791 138 47 70
*KC4WQ " 240 9 5 7 *AG3R " 88,032 202 50 118 W5WZ " 634,385 690 91 264 *AE6JV " 790 91 37 42 *AB7RW " 35,100 139 37 63
K3IE AA 1,799,421 1397 110 371 *N6DW " 84,740 227 51 139 K7IA " 537,115 583 91 264 *W6WG " 684 15 10 8 *AA7UN " 29,896 124 34 67
K7BV " 1,626,885 1205 117 398 *AB4SF " 80,907 215 38 111 KA5M " 361,280 415 83 237 *K6SDW " 442 29 18 16 *KC7ITP " 27,027 102 45 54
N6AR " 1,527,750 1113 124 401 *W3CF " 80,000 156 57 143 K5RM " 359,520 538 77 203 *WA6OWM " 400 149 33 47 *W7GSV " 25,056 114 39 57
N4HU " 1,445,694 1076 109 389 *KM4JA " 78,624 208 42 102 KK7JS " 297,600 376 90 220 *K6ICS " -1,474 59 33 34 *W7SE " 23,562 98 36 63
W4MYA " 1,426,845 1003 117 418 *K3ORC " 73,292 199 43 103 K8LS " 275,942 412 81 200 *KJ6MBW 21 41,998 191 27 56 *WJ7R " 21,905 119 28 37
K4RO " 1,403,622 948 126 435 *KX4FR " 71,568 183 50 118 N5XJ " 200,441 316 65 162 *W6ZL " 19,536 111 21 45 *K7NEW " 17,415 90 27 54
N4KG " 1,254,590 850 124 421 *K2PS " 69,090 196 40 101 W5PF " 184,050 312 75 150 *N6RM " 14,787 101 18 35 *K7ACZ " 15,792 86 31 53
N3JT " 1,247,968 954 104 368 *KS3K " 56,373 164 35 94 WR5U " 183,844 303 68 168 *WA7BNM " 12,710 102 22 40 *W7POE " 15,150 83 32 43
N1LN " 1,212,057 1195 86 285 *K4LPQ " 53,992 162 35 101 KD5DD " 150,768 284 62 154 *N6BHX " 5,852 57 14 24 *KW7WP " 13,608 75 28 44
K5EK " 1,172,775 925 107 368 *N4DXS " 45,292 160 41 93 (OP:NN5O) *N6RVI 14 20,519 112 26 45 *W7GB " 12,802 82 25 49
W3OA " 1,165,104 984 106 326 *NG2O " 43,554 126 28 94 W5LE " 142,066 229 78 173 *KC6KGL " 684 14 8 11 *KB7ABJ " 10,744 65 36 43
K3SV " 950,400 906 93 303 *W4TTM " 43,200 142 41 79 K5UV " 134,379 265 56 133 *KA9A 7 17,466 98 24 47 *KX6X " 10,521 62 25 38
N1TO " 918,944 898 84 292 *KO9V " 41,275 129 40 87 K5BG " 127,652 250 54 134 W6PH AA 1,955,757 1510 131 348 *KI7PKL " 5,934 66 21 25
NO9E " 891,462 812 102 327 *AC6WI " 37,560 117 29 91 KØNM " 110,887 219 57 160 N6JV " 1,212,224 1089 121 295 *K7ARJ " 5,850 48 18 32
W4TAA " 782,279 818 97 292 *KG4QIV " 36,273 156 29 78 W2GS " 110,560 269 47 113 N6WIN " 643,344 800 96 216 *WN7T " 4,623 57 30 37
KX4TT " 750,739 746 118 373 *N4DE " 34,364 135 34 87 K5JTH " 88,540 181 76 114 N6XI " 596,493 608 109 238 *W8NOR " 4,446 41 18 21
K4FXN " 732,862 723 99 298 *K4MIL " 30,130 113 36 79 K5FP " 78,792 227 42 92 N6WT " 568,832 613 111 241 *KF7GGN " 4,080 40 19 21
KM4HI " 711,949 714 99 272 *KC2NYU " 29,202 120 28 65 WA5LFD " 75,548 201 62 125 W6DR " 525,838 623 101 225 *K7OVM " 3,636 47 12 24
N4PD " 695,186 663 83 303 *ND4V " 26,559 96 40 77 W5THT " 75,477 187 53 128 W8KA " 443,532 592 93 183 *K8FB " 2,990 33 22 24
N3ND " 688,083 762 70 249 *K4AMQ " 24,831 126 27 62 K5CI " 70,579 168 40 123 K6RC " 410,686 596 80 177 *W7RX " 1,888 41 16 16
N4QS " 674,556 629 106 296 *W4WNT " 21,150 91 30 64 K1TU " 59,168 155 53 119 N6CW " 388,413 496 94 215 *KT9X " 1,666 61 17 17
WX4G " 659,715 645 104 323 *KK4R " 18,879 85 31 62 N5XZ " 45,056 133 36 92 N2NS " 359,040 416 100 230 *KC7YE " 1,290 40 16 14
K4WMS " 658,593 597 101 332 *K8SYH " 18,746 97 28 63 AF5CC " 41,448 153 48 84 WA6KHK " 338,720 453 93 199 *N3KCJ " 1,131 21 14 15
KE4KY " 613,137 756 73 228 *WA8OJR " 17,864 83 34 54 N5ZC " 31,500 102 51 75 N6WS " 283,608 343 98 214 *KC7DM " 406 22 13 16
K3KO " 575,535 693 78 227 *N4RLG " 17,563 73 30 61 WD5R " 30,555 110 29 76 N6NC " 269,748 452 81 173 *W7JKC " 253 14 11 12
N4VV " 574,816 572 91 277 *NØSMX " 17,000 83 37 63 (OP:N5ECT) (OP: @N5ZO) *K7DBN " 165 6 6 5
KE4S " 573,323 617 95 264 *KC4LE " 15,575 107 31 58 N5CW " 30,172 169 21 55 AA6PW " 242,028 392 75 168 *WB7FDQ 21 13,695 101 17 38
K2WK " 553,413 587 83 278 *N1OKL " 15,136 69 34 52 N5WNG " 25,190 109 44 66 N6QQ " 240,366 367 94 197 *K7MY " 8,085 67 16 33
WA4JUK " 533,309 630 78 251 *W4LTE " 14,819 77 22 51 W5TA " 6,776 50 18 38 N6IE " 239,632 351 88 184 *NW7M " 20 2 2 2
W4CU " 523,200 618 76 244 *KM4VR " 14,725 77 35 60 W5GDX " 5,559 40 20 31 K6RIM " 222,720 349 67 173 *WV7S 14 36,040 173 23 62
AD4EB " 489,750 496 95 280 *AD4YQ " 14,520 71 30 58 WG5H " 2,278 44 16 18 W4UAT " 210,562 477 65 122 *KD7H " 33,624 176 24 48
K4EA " 446,664 400 101 343 *WX4HP " 13,330 67 27 59 N8MTV " 1,365 31 15 24 K5OA " 195,975 401 73 152 *K7WA " 19,292 129 22 31
W4NZ " 432,680 425 89 284 *W4LSV " 11,375 71 28 63 KD5QHV " 968 35 21 23 K6JS " 136,296 268 82 134 *N7VPN " 464 11 8 8
NI7R " 389,784 482 67 231 *K1FR " 11,005 63 18 53 W5DPT " 40 40 18 22 K6MM " 130,980 280 58 119 *K7PJT 7 12,141 82 20 37
K1KNQ " 381,234 465 78 235 *W4TG " 10,686 57 27 51 K5QR 21A 65,280 247 26 76 W6SR " 124,135 247 65 120 *WA7NWL " 11,529 84 20 41
W4XO " 373,626 493 76 230 *N8RW " 9,313 54 22 45 N5NHJ 14A 13,536 81 26 46 KX7M " 122,445 365 48 87 *KF7Z " 756 18 7 14
W2YE " 368,280 494 63 216 *W4PA " 8,700 58 20 40 K5IZO " 160 10 6 10 AF6SA " 122,140 265 69 128 *WØBF " 406 14 8 6
N8PR " 360,468 372 108 264 *N8NPM " 8,307 53 23 48 NN5K 7A 36,176 183 23 53 W6TMD " 104,650 216 61 121 *NS7K 3.5 195 12 7 8
W3TB " 354,732 499 68 219 *NB4F " 6,466 43 19 34 K5TA " 19,350 94 21 54 K6RR " 91,632 268 68 116 *N7KN 1.8 104 7 4 4
K4WW " 326,304 425 77 211 *W4CJB " 6,384 54 30 46 N5RMS " 5,618 51 17 36 K6SRZ " 87,210 194 72 98 *KI7MD " 30 20 3 2
K1PT " 324,820 411 72 226 *K3MZ " 5,876 44 20 32 K5KC 1.8A 17,068 132 19 49 W6RC " 67,536 228 47 79 KO7SS AA 1,863,030 1442 134 376
W3YY " 320,292 465 51 201 *N4LAG " 4,756 39 20 38 (OP:W5TM) N6IC " 64,643 218 36 91 NG7M " 925,010 882 109 288
N4GG " 317,509 370 83 240 *W6IHG " 4,590 86 16 35 AA5AM " 1,440 22 10 20 W6EU " 60,528 219 38 66 K4XU " 794,605 824 113 252
KD5M " 312,137 424 84 217 *W4BW " 4,400 38 19 31 *NA5J AA 115,752 237 54 128 KF6I " 55,560 213 50 70 N9NA " 755,200 899 98 222
N3KN " 297,564 407 68 206 *KO4OL " 4,134 43 21 32 *N5DO " 86,184 204 57 114 NW6P " 53,070 154 51 94 W7RN " 701,149 890 81 212
KG6MC " 288,400 424 69 211 *W4ZPR " 3,397 35 16 27 *KE5LQ " 82,950 196 60 115 W1SRD " 51,054 136 42 92 (OP:K5RC)
K2SD " 278,006 507 54 175 *W4PM " 1,980 24 13 20 *KD5QAQ " 74,048 172 56 122 W6XK " 44,597 108 53 108 AA7V " 653,331 660 96 275
N4KC " 255,130 332 76 234 *ND7J " 1,368 20 7 17 *WA8ZBT " 56,700 173 41 85 NK6A " 43,068 170 31 66 K7UT " 627,781 770 96 245
K4LQ " 254,609 356 83 206 *W4HRC " 1,305 17 12 17 *K5TMT " 43,596 152 46 80 KG6AO " 38,674 131 50 72 N7NM " 569,136 743 82 202
K5KG " 198,990 370 55 146 *AK4IC " 1,125 16 9 16 *N5FNC " 37,375 139 41 84 N6VH " 34,800 148 32 55 K7WP " 517,461 691 89 198
N4HB " 198,914 269 77 194 *W4JUU " 696 23 10 19 (OP:NK5G) KG6N " 31,025 165 28 45 WA7AN " 511,537 556 110 251
NA4K " 195,265 311 60 185 *KC4FLT " 252 11 7 11 *K5LJ " 32,412 87 66 80 W6JBR " 24,722 105 38 56 (OP:K9DR)
K4OV " 180,264 274 64 195 *N3UA 21A 53,088 184 26 86 *K5WQG " 30,849 101 36 77 W6KC " 21,024 88 34 62 K7JQ " 483,320 658 81 200
W4UT " 178,690 311 53 161 *WA1S 14A 186,329 484 30 113 *WBØRUR " 30,464 98 31 88 W6KK " 19,367 90 38 69 K7QA " 478,857 760 93 178
K8YC " 170,568 233 75 201 *W4LC " 50,140 216 19 73 *NE5W " 29,400 93 36 84 W1RH " 17,139 77 29 58 K7AR " 472,896 647 88 200
K8KI " 170,280 352 48 150 *K4MM " 39,346 144 23 80 *N5NAA " 18,748 99 31 55 N6NU " 15,312 87 23 43 W7SW " 420,786 550 84 207
NC4S " 165,796 320 56 173 *N1IA " 16,520 104 15 55 *WA5LXS " 17,391 84 36 57 W4EF " 11,952 64 31 41 K6KR " 372,840 577 70 169
K4KAY " 139,552 306 50 146 *NW4V " 11,220 64 13 53 *KS5Z " 9,815 75 25 40 WB6JJJ " 3,570 32 24 27 K7HP " 360,960 486 85 197
K3JWI " 138,112 276 50 158 *AB4B 7A 88,308 313 27 105 *WB4BIN " 6,077 51 21 38 KM6I " 2,250 29 14 16 KN7K " 352,077 636 80 147
W4DD " 136,577 276 41 138 *KK4XX " 60,095 218 22 79 *K5BIU " 5,992 73 22 34 W6GJB " 1,612 20 13 18 K7XC " 277,548 359 99 204
K4EDI " 133,056 214 59 172 *WF7T " 24,705 121 19 62 *N5KD " 5,936 44 21 32 WE6Z " 468 15 8 10 W7VO " 275,910 425 88 167
WA4PSC " 131,856 199 76 192 *NJ4Q " 7,752 60 16 35 *NQ5M " 4,752 46 22 32 W6OUL 14A 1,206 29 9 9 K7UA " 219,432 381 70 153
AA4DD " 125,202 299 36 118 *W4PF " 5,280 49 15 29 *K7ZYV " 4,012 44 26 33 WQ6X 7A 106,454 415 30 71 KF6HI " 215,055 324 80 163
AF4RK " 117,159 304 35 112 *K4FW " 3,306 31 10 28 *KD6UY " 1,394 20 16 18 W6RKC 1.8A 1,474 31 10 12 K7ZA " 205,128 303 80 179
N4KH " 113,568 252 47 122 *WA1FCN 1.8A 3,392 51 10 22 *W4HVH " 1,333 22 12 19 *W6OAT AA 579,744 627 98 254 KG7CW " 189,441 340 86 131
N4YA " 113,160 277 35 129 *W5LA " 1,320 18 15 18 *WN6K " 338,130 519 81 174 N7RVD " 166,833 389 58 109
N3CW " 112,881 217 44 153 *W5EK " 1,128 17 10 14 *W7TR " 220,881 398 68 145 K2RD " 156,576 276 70 163
K4XL " 112,176 241 42 129 District 5 *NT5I " 1,080 18 10 17 (OP:KH2TJ) WU9B " 133,049 254 77 152
K1GG " 107,168 207 52 145 WXØB A 4,067,136 2842 132 444 *KN5S 21A 462 12 6 8 *N6PN " 187,368 328 66 145 W7VXS " 118,137 292 59 100
WC3W " 106,212 267 59 153 (OP:AD5Q) (OP:K5WW) *N6YEU " 76,734 197 50 97 K7SS " 111,412 242 68 105
NO4J " 100,386 199 48 150 N5AW " 2,941,517 2044 132 425 *N4IJ 14A 228,906 559 35 122 *N6JNL " 50,172 172 48 65 K7VIT " 96,876 223 65 97
KE1F " 97,792 221 60 131 K5WA " 2,340,310 2012 117 352 *W5ZO " 135,516 370 29 109 *KE6QR " 35,720 160 36 59 K6UM " 76,347 192 61 92
NN4K " 93,696 229 49 134 AD5A " 1,583,462 1637 104 275 *N5PG 7A 7,685 62 17 36 *K6PO " 23,129 82 39 62 W7MRF " 65,335 141 55 124
N4TL " 92,612 215 47 122 K5TU " 1,221,446 1151 110 291 *KØZU " 5,670 112 19 51 *N6PUC " 9,072 73 33 51 K7DSE " 47,586 220 25 52
W2OR " 84,128 200 49 127 K5RX " 1,060,424 952 113 311 *KC6ZBE/5 " 946 18 8 14 *K6AAB " 7,638 62 26 31 WS7L " 46,374 153 36 82
W6UB " 79,898 202 59 123 KZ5D " 781,000 906 93 262 *NA5Q 1.8A 1,891 30 10 21 *WF6F " 7,257 45 22 37 AK7O " 37,638 133 37 86
K4LM " 72,336 161 46 130 WA2VYA " 237,168 369 81 162 *K6LE " 1,980 26 13 17 WR7Q " 36,974 120 33 100
N4UEZ " 56,290 162 38 92 W8FN " 148,740 296 60 141 District 6 *K6XV " 870 17 14 16 KØIP " 36,790 113 40 90
K8AJA " 52,290 149 55 111 K5LY " 94,024 224 53 131 K6XX A 3,043,755 2371 137 336 *N6IV " 750 20 7 8 AK7AT " 32,301 149 39 72
W5JR " 48,692 148 39 109 K5FNQ " 46,851 161 53 108 W6TK " 414,756 554 93 188 *K5CAO " 54 3 3 3 KT7G " 29,760 122 30 63
N4IQ " 45,184 194 42 86 WQ5R " 28,325 114 36 67 W6AYC " 274,390 462 81 149 *K6GHA 14A 43,848 209 22 62 K7HI " 29,256 180 55 83
WA4RTE " 43,375 129 38 87 KE5RS " 22,400 124 37 63 W6FA " 269,178 438 85 136 *W6KY 7A 7,584 58 19 29 K7AHF " 22,018 254 37 72
NS4X " 38,760 124 39 81 N5TJ " 18,480 70 41 69 W1PR " 257,870 452 73 141 *KD6WKY 3.5A 77 10 4 3 K7EG " 22,008 108 32 52
N4LA " 30,976 97 28 93 K5SGE " 17,363 92 41 56 K6YK " 236,544 404 82 149 W7TX " 21,252 96 33 44
KG4W " 29,997 122 22 77 KF5VRD " 4,048 49 21 25 K6NA " 230,374 378 78 151 District 7 KF7E " 19,425 71 49 62
NV4A " 29,880 101 36 84 AK5X " 1,248 18 11 13 K6RB " 118,572 281 60 104 WJ9B A 2,012,297 1910 119 270 N7RD " 17,712 123 29 53
K4IDD " 26,378 94 29 80 KZ5J 21 45,756 197 23 70 WC6H " 113,296 244 65 129 K7RL " 1,495,660 1679 100 240 N7WS " 11,815 70 38 47
W4ATL " 25,143 112 27 60 WE6EZ 14 39,355 267 23 62 AJ6V " 96,152 364 38 63 N7ZG " 1,369,656 1482 120 253 KI7DG " 8,700 63 25 35
W3IP " 24,905 119 23 62 N5KF " 4,346 43 15 26 NA6MG " 79,508 214 50 89 WA7NB " 813,216 1021 111 233 K6BZZ " 6,270 47 20 35
N4EEV " 23,460 118 26 66 NA5NN 7 60,480 343 18 62 WA6URY " 74,665 216 58 79 NX1P " 764,966 976 104 198 WO7R " 1,628 22 18 19
NA4RR " 19,558 104 26 51 (OP:W5UE) N6KI " 28,470 150 29 49 KE2VB " 685,160 995 83 197 K7MZ " 975 26 12 13
NY4G " 17,433 122 40 77 AE5P " 960 21 11 13 N6GP " 26,040 112 40 53 K9JF/7 " 497,750 704 89 186 K7PDW " 50 5 5 5
KB4FB " 12,384 70 35 51 WD5K 3.5 34,860 159 20 63 KØNW " 20,904 100 42 62 W7AT " 333,126 500 101 178 KG7V " -468 22 17 19
WJ6J " 11,534 62 19 54 *K5KU A 916,608 919 101 283 W6UFO " 13,452 91 33 43 (OP:W7EW) N6SS 28A 9,890 102 16 30
WS6X " 10,920 58 19 46 *WB5TUF " 470,169 504 91 266 WU6X " 11,960 114 23 29 N7EPD " 328,704 477 92 164 N7DD 14A 415,000 964 36 130
N4CU " 10,527 74 34 53 *K5FUV " 250,160 397 72 193 K6OGO " 9,000 65 34 38 W2VJN " 313,300 461 88 172 W3BES " 272,860 708 31 109
K4AOA " 7,296 64 12 36 *NN5T " 244,530 402 70 164 NA2CC " 6,336 89 30 36 WA8WZG " 226,341 403 76 173 N6KW " 250,020 724 33 102
AA4GT " 7,280 118 36 76 *WA5SOG " 237,750 383 67 183 N6LN " 4,947 44 25 26 K7ABV " 224,448 387 69 155 K7NJ 7A 331,500 731 36 134
KT4Q " 5,916 44 16 35 *N5KWN " 200,868 370 74 154 AA6VX " 700 21 14 14 KM6JD " 191,052 466 56 118 K7LFY " 37,673 165 26 75
ND2O " 4,428 37 19 35 *K5XU " 184,080 317 60 176 W6YA 21 177,632 595 29 83 KS7T " 159,393 337 61 122 NS7B " 4,850 55 19 31
KJ4RAQ " 2,345 49 23 44 *N5XE " 105,444 241 59 115 K2YY/6 " 38,263 205 27 56 N7RO " 116,899 345 53 86 KB7AZ " 2,074 34 11 23
WB6RAB " 2,109 21 16 21 *KC7QY " 84,770 196 60 113 K6AAM 14 144,504 606 30 78 W7RG " 100,636 221 66 115 N7BV 3.5A 34,170 234 22 45
NA4EA " 1,850 22 16 21 *AJ4F " 62,146 175 54 107 W6DCC " 32,680 187 25 70 WO7V " 76,563 206 54 87 KH7X/W7 " 18,095 199 19 58
NK4K " 640 13 8 12 *W8OV " 43,625 143 41 84 K6AR 7 195,568 528 32 104 AD7XG " 54,849 206 53 88 (OP:KH6ND)
W4EAB " 406 11 6 8 *NA5YO " 41,038 153 50 92 AC6SL 3.5 2,241 46 13 14 K7ZG " 53,505 155 57 88 N6BT " 16,568 105 22 54
K3TD " 20 2 2 2 *AD5VC " 31,110 114 44 78 *N6RV A 582,330 824 83 199 K7BTW " 42,845 171 39 56 NW6V " 2,900 48 12 17
N4BP 21A 245,817 634 30 113 *K5IB " 25,564 127 27 56 *KM6Z " 251,931 424 75 162 K7YDL " 25,651 123 42 71 AD7BI " 18 12 5 4
N4PQX " 43,795 163 21 74 *KC2LM " 24,168 104 43 63 *N6MU " 153,664 300 65 131 KX7L " 20,502 113 28 39 N6VR 1.8A 3,042 37 13 26
W4/CX1EK " 4,592 56 11 30 *KC5SDY " 11,248 66 25 49 *W6JK " 62,484 177 48 79 NG7A " 20,274 104 37 56 W6XI " 2,624 38 12 20
KØLUZ 14A 393,586 898 35 131 *W5TMT " 9,877 135 46 73 *KØDTJ " 56,644 174 51 68 W7PV " 13,182 77 24 54 K7CW " 2,581 61 11 18
W2UP " 52,244 249 18 56 *KC5RGQ " 9,176 97 30 32 *N6LL " 40,700 136 43 67 N7RK " 12,580 71 31 43 *K6WSC AA 494,654 559 97 237
K4YYL " 24,273 96 25 68 *WØTG " 5,376 45 24 32 *AA6EE " 37,599 195 54 97 W6KGP " 10,010 59 26 39 *K7TQ " 359,883 581 77 166
K4VD " 9,010 71 13 40 *KC5DCT " 5,313 64 29 40 *NZ6Q " 26,037 127 43 56 W7QL " 8,494 58 30 32 *K3WYC " 114,639 287 53 106
W2TA 7A 144,507 366 33 118 *AA5WZ " 3,685 62 26 29 *K6UF " 16,330 92 33 38 KE7DZ " 7,080 143 53 65 *WAØWWW " 105,080 235 62 123
W4PG " 54,611 219 22 75 *AB1BN " 3,172 50 23 29 *N9BD/6 " 12,580 81 31 43 K7HPT " 5,278 72 26 32 *NW7E " 67,308 157 52 106
N4DU " 48,213 191 22 77 *KE3D " 1,326 20 8 18 *WB8YQJ " 12,512 78 27 41 W7TAO " 4,880 50 19 21 *NA7OM " 59,885 169 53 92

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*N7JI " 37,962 136 49 62 *KD8VSQ " 8,255 46 20 45 *K9OR " 74,000 150 53 132 NØAT " 30,821 112 40 79 District 3
*KF7DUR " 35,462 160 46 73 *KD8VMM " 7,866 46 24 45 *N9DMA " 53,907 173 49 102 KEØA " 26,820 115 25 65 XL3T A 5,544,448 4610 114 398
*W7ZR " 34,416 99 51 93 *AK2U " 6,834 59 19 48 *WA9LEY " 47,916 169 42 90 KBØEO " 26,786 95 42 76 (OP:VE3AT)
*WN6W " 31,993 142 43 64 *AB8OU " 5,014 46 14 32 *N9SB " 36,015 128 33 72 ADØRW " 21,663 101 21 62 VE3PN " 782,808 1188 81 231
*K7RGG " 28,971 107 39 72 *W8BI " 4,410 42 17 32 *KJ9X " 29,916 103 33 75 WØMB " 20,710 75 42 67 VE3JM " 589,974 1051 62 169
*NG7Z " 26,320 134 29 51 (OP:KD8SAV) *WA9LT " 24,297 121 27 62 KMØO " 20,300 104 15 55 VE3KP " 464,275 872 65 180
*K7JNA " 19,364 87 35 59 *KB8W " 814 13 11 11 *K9XE " 24,087 99 32 61 ACØE " 16,247 124 27 50 VE3TW " 230,520 482 58 168
*NQ7R " 13,940 62 31 51 *NV5M " 416 20 15 17 *W9LW " 19,364 80 33 61 AKØBC " 15,660 67 34 53 VE3BXG " 2,142 61 10 8
*KK7PW " 11,590 66 42 53 *K8TS " -684 41 25 32 *KC9UJS " 12,960 72 40 56 WØGXA " 15,194 97 26 45 VE3EEJ " 1,537 25 10 19
*AC7JM " 11,324 95 33 43 *N4MIT 7A 5,586 48 15 42 *KB9O " 12,533 73 31 52 NØSTL " 14,544 80 19 53 VA3SY 21 39,820 406 17 38
*KK7X " 11,008 65 20 44 *KØCD " 10,521 64 19 44 KØBX " 14,137 79 25 42 VE3XB 3.5 231,898 1165 19 75
*KF7ZN " 8,954 56 28 46 District 9 *NX9Y " 4,823 47 23 30 KØPC " 8,949 60 19 38 VE3ZI 1.8 142,044 767 17 72
*W7ZRC " 8,688 66 20 28 W9RE A 4,128,208 2821 131 443 *KEØYI " 1,518 51 22 44 W5AP " 5,229 49 28 35 VE3FAS " 2,320 49 10 19
*WA7YAZ " 3,735 33 19 26 K9MA " 1,218,276 1127 97 290 *N9ID " 1,300 19 8 18 WØGJ " 2,173 33 18 23 *VE3VN A 1,640,628 1712 97 299
*K7GA " 2,016 21 15 21 K9BGL " 959,769 948 93 276 *KV3T " 864 30 15 21 K1KD " 2,117 29 8 21 *VE3AQ " 426,195 868 61 170
*KM7N " 1,344 23 15 17 W9OP " 647,136 718 83 253 *KØPG " 840 15 10 14 ADØTR " 1,344 20 13 19 *VE3VY " 236,900 505 57 149
*WM5F " 1,122 20 10 12 N9SE " 525,198 628 87 236 *WB8RFB " 820 14 7 13 KØFJ " 1,056 19 11 13 *VE3RSA " 216,506 408 53 153
*K7JAN " 864 18 9 9 KJ9C " 206,064 249 80 238 *AE9LL " 750 15 11 14 WØLM " 972 15 13 14 *VE3TM " 198,648 454 49 137
*AF7NX " 841 16 14 15 N9CO " 140,130 297 44 129 *WB8BZK " 600 11 9 11 WØMN " 132 12 5 7 *VE3OTL " 178,482 589 58 139
*W7SO 14A 28,413 131 24 53 WS9V " 132,302 360 52 114 *NX9G " 380 18 10 9 KSØAA 21A 15,330 92 20 50 *VA3SB " 140,952 324 36 132
*WB7QMR " 3,456 45 12 20 W9GT " 125,732 291 42 130 *AA9L " 360 25 13 11 KFØIQ " 3,589 37 12 25 *VE3LC " 129,920 327 42 118
*NØVD 7A 8,928 62 19 43 KG9N " 103,360 281 39 97 *W9QL 21A 1,380 25 7 16 KØAP " 3,276 31 11 28 *VE3AYR " 78,275 269 47 108
*K4UB " 5,168 61 12 22 W9VA " 83,790 199 55 116 *KD9BWP 14A 27,195 98 23 82 KDØS 14A 10,400 89 20 45 *CF3IK " 47,265 167 39 76
*K7ULS " 3,952 43 13 25 ND9Z " 65,928 194 44 90 *KC9CND 7A 196 12 7 7 NJØF 7A 89,488 297 31 105 *VE3RCN " 40,565 199 33 62
*W7RH 1.8A 3,968 89 11 21 N9KR " 48,195 143 45 90 *N9LJX 3.5A 1,770 30 10 20 W9RM " 27,520 120 24 56 *VA3FN " 31,924 157 33 59
*KA7T " 1,232 28 8 14 KZ9DX " 43,758 182 29 88 *KY6AA " 40 20 5 3 KØKT 3.5A 29,016 153 17 61 *VE3SST " 19,847 101 33 56
WQ5O " 24,840 94 31 84 *K9SE 1.8A 1,280 43 8 12 KVØQ 1.8A 25,920 232 20 52 *VA3XDU " 14,271 93 27 40
District 8 K9CQ " 5,244 47 21 36 NIØG " 2,300 64 12 34 (OP:VA3DBT)
NA8V A 2,875,598 2138 119 387 KW9R " 3,569 31 17 26 District Ø *AD1C AA 506,930 620 86 225 *VE3FJ " 10,325 75 20 39
K8GL " 1,069,810 964 95 311 KA9CAR " 2,205 38 23 26 KIØI A 512,690 568 89 245 *ACØW " 317,186 413 94 229 *VE3KPV " 10,128 100 19 29
K8MP " 519,040 617 84 236 K9CJ 7 89,552 280 28 88 NEØU " 476,264 660 75 221 *AAØAI " 240,714 345 70 188 *VE3MDX " 7,370 93 20 35
W8TWA " 458,040 517 92 238 W9RN " 31,595 169 16 55 WØZA " 418,617 685 76 165 *NXØI " 95,403 227 52 125 *VA3RKM " 1,568 27 13 15
NF8R " 419,406 534 66 217 KØPJ 3.5 17,680 102 18 50 WØETT " 400,869 521 89 214 *NØHJZ " 56,575 151 52 103 *VE3CEB " 768 92 6 6
WA8RCN " 309,400 603 77 203 *N4TZ A 1,599,941 1160 119 392 NGØT " 212,688 315 76 176 *KØMPH " 45,625 150 40 85 *VA3DCF " 273 12 7 6
W8TU " 124,800 288 53 142 *K9IG " 503,361 597 77 232 KØCF " 195,408 342 59 148 *K7MKL " 38,115 141 41 80 *VE3SB " 266 14 7 7
WB8AKW " 98,826 219 52 130 *KD9MS " 425,865 506 89 230 N7WY " 184,851 329 56 151 *WØYJT " 31,080 151 43 77 *VE3TG 21 34,821 175 16 57
KD8BBK " 56,064 186 34 94 *K9QVB " 233,020 397 65 179 KØJJR " 177,408 354 53 145 *WGØM " 21,879 87 39 78 *VE3OSZ 7 12,848 137 12 32
AC8AP " 49,275 156 42 93 *WB9HFK " 105,252 228 53 126 KØZX " 97,788 242 64 110 *WØSEI " 21,357 95 41 72 *VE3ADQ 3.5 660 33 9 11
NQ8O " 48,772 190 43 94 *WD9CIR " 104,718 237 57 129 K9DU " 93,366 206 57 125 *NNØG " 19,695 113 40 61 *VE3BR 1.8 437 15 5 14
WA8KAN " 27,472 104 31 70 *K9QJ " 60,900 164 42 103 KØVG " 70,328 194 45 104 *KJØP " 14,620 71 32 53 *VA3SK " 88 6 4 4
N8KQ " 18,018 82 32 67 *W9VQ " 43,754 132 43 88 KØSRL " 47,012 183 63 98 *KA8HDE " 14,025 76 34 51 VE3NNT AA 1,592,184 1554 91 316
KD8DEU " 6,283 48 20 41 *N9LYE " 40,698 132 44 82 NFØN " 41,958 134 42 84 *NØUK " 7,412 54 31 37 VE3UTT " 714,938 595 99 347
W8/LZ3AW " 3,956 47 19 27 *K9PMV " 28,726 118 36 70 NUØW " 28,832 117 44 92 *WØCO " 6,726 54 24 35 VA3DX " 239,624 326 91 217
KE8Y 21 4,136 52 14 33 *W9BGX " 28,305 148 40 71 ADØH " 27,324 124 40 59 *WØGN " 5,537 55 21 28 VA3WNO " 99,509 313 49 102
K8AJS 14 258,123 677 32 107 (OP:WA9LKZ) W9LHG " 26,728 126 40 64 *AE5S " 4,524 42 17 35 VA3MW " 66,303 214 38 101
K8MFO 7 338,551 756 34 129 *WA9AQN " 27,027 116 39 60 KSØM " 26,650 158 44 86 *WXØZ " 2,478 52 28 31 VE3JDF " 53,200 167 47 93
KE8UM 1.8 16 4 2 2 *W9CA " 22,135 95 30 65 KJØI " 24,840 102 42 66 *WØJW " 2,108 25 11 23 VE3YT " 25,432 110 26 62
*N8II A 1,234,542 1122 91 311 (OP:KK9DX) WØTY " 20,737 120 33 56 *WØYES " 1,326 59 13 13 VA3PM " 13,110 122 30 65
*WB8JUI " 277,680 401 71 196 *K9KJ " 17,672 71 35 59 ADØAB " 14,280 91 34 50 *ADØHJ " 1,200 20 14 16 VE3VEE 14A 732,260 1505 39 151
*N8ET " 190,074 335 69 168 *WO9S " 11,584 78 20 44 WAØVQY " 12,337 69 25 48 *KØTNT " 816 20 12 12 *VA3DF AA 1,749,433 1396 109 382
*W8MET " 167,692 331 63 149 *AI9K " 10,349 63 34 45 WØOVM " 11,692 75 30 44 *WB9NMN " 357 12 9 12 *VE3MGY " 663,085 1274 68 201
*W8TM " 97,470 205 45 126 *W9SE " 9,570 73 23 35 WØBH " 5,712 40 21 30 *KØVBU 21A 22,638 118 22 55 *CF3FF " 383,488 784 62 162
*AF8C " 68,182 200 42 104 *N9AFU " 7,425 71 28 47 KØVXU " 1,792 20 14 18 *WZØW " 33 8 4 7 *VE3GFN " 316,516 659 58 154
*K7DR " 67,350 181 43 107 *AI9I " 5,605 45 24 35 WØKIT " 1,296 18 13 14 *KF5JRA 14A 437 24 8 11 *VA3EC " 231,855 462 54 141
*W8WA " 51,450 142 49 98 *K7CS " 5,576 48 30 38 KEØEK " 1,272 51 12 12 *K7SCX 7A 119,908 356 27 97 *VE3PJ " 213,886 413 66 163
*WA8REI " 48,330 163 41 94 *WR9Y " 5,400 39 23 31 WØEWD 14 280,686 935 30 93 *VE3JAQ " 175,808 534 54 110
*N8FYL " 42,000 135 39 81 *W9KG " 5,148 44 20 32 K6XT " 243,712 698 32 104 Alaska *VE3CWU " 77,973 236 42 99
*K8VUS " 31,790 111 37 73 *K9WD " 1,320 55 24 36 WØSLW " 4,784 53 19 33 AL7LO A 143,116 406 63 85 *VE3CV " 77,880 199 53 124
*W8KNO " 30,134 126 40 82 *K9GDF " 1,085 40 12 23 N3PDT " 840 15 8 12 AL1G 14 30,015 621 11 12 *VE3XD " 70,851 270 31 82
*NF8M " 28,080 108 44 76 *KC9HYY " 21 7 4 3 KØPK 7 30,942 162 21 60 KL2R 7 54,132 293 23 55 *VE3JI " 37,940 113 41 99
*WB8JAY " 27,540 100 35 73 *N9XX 14 51,701 201 24 73 *NN7A A 161,070 299 65 145 (OP:N1TX) *VE3XAT " 33,408 113 44 84
*AD8Y " 24,794 100 32 66 *AC9PG " 15,774 100 18 48 *KNØV " 104,310 217 61 122 KLØR AA 586,384 986 93 175 *VE3VSM " 31,929 165 33 54
*KB8GAE " 23,940 101 25 70 *N9UC " 2,835 33 12 23 *NØUY " 99,530 237 61 124 NL7V " 48,180 222 40 92 *VE3QN " 3,968 47 19 43
*W8ASA " 21,318 110 37 65 (OP:WO9S) *WØIZ " 70,007 193 48 89 *VE3PVI " 3,535 68 18 17
*W9RNK " 19,992 102 32 70 *NJ9Q 7 1,274 19 10 16 *KCØURL " 61,506 191 42 92 Antigua & Barbuda *VE3CUS " 1,064 21 12 16
*KE8G " 19,264 106 11 53 *K9UIY 3.5 20,306 131 16 55 *WØPI " 58,788 162 45 97 *V26K A 9,932,013 7584 125 418 *VE3SKX 14A 576 13 4 12
*AE8TF " 18,905 97 31 64 *WD8DSB 1.8 1,848 36 8 16 *WAØLJM " 42,320 153 38 77 (OP:AA3B)
*NX8G " 17,424 103 16 50 W9PA AA 2,713,668 1692 137 469 *KØTC " 38,142 142 45 72 *V26FF AA 8,775 72 21 44 District 4
*N8TCP " 15,928 88 30 58 K9IMM " 2,309,614 1617 121 408 *KBØVE " 32,750 139 43 82 (OP:N2FF) VE4EA AA 41,406 176 34 69
*W8NNC " 13,425 80 26 49 WE9V " 2,132,015 1348 130 447 *ADØLI " 29,904 184 48 64 VE4GV " 38,520 172 35 72
*WN8P " 4,290 92 24 31 K9ZO " 1,566,856 1098 128 434 *NØGOS " 20,720 107 31 49 Bahamas VE4DXR " 200 12 10 10
*WV8A " 4,018 41 16 33 W9IU " 1,049,685 979 108 347 *AFØE " 20,500 173 38 62 C6AGU A 3,746,286 4078 104 310 VE4VT 7A 41,712 197 21 67
*W8IDM " 2,623 40 16 27 ND9G " 677,250 654 94 293 *KBØR " 17,730 83 30 60 (OP:HA7RY)
*K8MJZ " 704 15 10 12 N2BJ " 579,626 612 87 266 *WØHBH " 17,028 91 31 55 District 5
*W8DC " 156 18 6 6 WI9WI " 532,756 568 89 270 *WDØT " 13,608 68 33 48 Barbados *VE5RAC A 231,260 728 57 98
(OP:N8DGD) WT9U " 528,585 535 100 293 *WAØRVK " 13,050 68 31 56 *8P2K 7 99,792 487 19 80 (OP:VE5SDH)
*KE8HEA " 45 11 5 4 K9IUQ " 371,544 500 65 209 *NØGEF " 11,500 96 30 62 (OP:8P6SH) VE5MX AA 2,139,875 2184 106 319
*N8NX " -308 27 13 15 WD9Q " 280,034 345 90 236 (OP:KØUU) *8P1W AA 227,662 709 56 122 VE5ZX " 412,730 706 78 199
*W8GOC 14 6,726 73 17 40 K9KE " 267,650 391 79 186 *N6JRL " 9,180 118 45 63 VE5UF " 59,220 264 37 68
*W1NN 7 54,035 209 24 77 K9MMS " 218,064 330 68 196 *NO2D " 7,552 57 26 38 Belize *VE5SF AA 249,584 775 43 109
K1LT AA 2,777,026 1713 136 466 K9XV " 201,968 384 46 162 *WBØKGN " 6,765 46 22 33 *V34AO A 1,144,110 1599 87 243
W8MJ " 2,368,512 1779 114 398 N9LQ " 184,986 290 76 163 *K2HT " 4,902 41 23 34 (OP:DL7VOA) District 6
N8BJQ " 2,150,925 1511 115 410 KC9QQ " 180,810 325 54 151 *WAØLIF " 4,756 59 25 33 *V31MA 21A 26,444 294 14 30 VE6BBP A 677,248 1497 78 130
N4RA " 1,341,785 1009 117 388 W9JA " 177,366 269 72 215 *WAØBSW " 4,661 58 25 34 VE6RAC " 24,817 150 36 47
WA3C/8 " 1,270,284 1066 100 344 KØTQ " 169,420 306 49 166 *WBØU " 3,584 59 28 36 Bermuda *VE6UM A 22,176 218 17 31
N8TR " 1,266,150 831 129 446 KK9K " 146,985 245 74 165 *KDØGY " 2,244 29 17 27 *VE3RZ/VP9 AA 3,566,624 3267 105 386 VE6LB AA 179,490 436 67 126
KE8M " 1,228,083 965 100 353 N9MR " 135,339 228 60 169 *KØWRY " 1,134 33 18 24 VE6WZ 7A 431,593 1243 35 122
WA8MCD " 684,360 766 86 274 W3HDH " 127,262 252 55 142 *KØRCJ " 836 27 17 21 Canada VE6WQ " 268,109 872 33 104
N8EA " 459,696 539 84 230 KC9K " 126,850 236 64 151 *KØLDS " 756 25 17 19 (OP: @VE6JY)
K8ROX " 442,603 486 90 281 NA9RB " 104,448 208 69 135 *NØUV " 464 12 8 8 District 1 *VE6KC AA 79,488 217 47 97
NW8U " 353,829 518 54 195 N9GUN " 97,486 223 41 117 *WK7G " 448 12 8 8 VY2TT A 7,503,754 6258 103 400 *VA6AM " 58,760 272 39 65
W3HKK " 218,960 398 77 203 W9YK " 90,100 215 55 115 *NEØDA " 437 16 10 9 (OP:K6LA)
N8HP " 182,515 322 59 152 K9EL " 79,834 139 108 115 *WNØL 21 5,928 58 15 42 VE9AA " 1,914,770 2456 85 253 District 7
W8IQ " 180,600 347 52 158 W9OSI " 57,196 154 51 107 *WUØA " 713 22 9 14 VA1MM " 414,520 868 55 160 VA7ST A 918,896 1970 74 153
K8BZ " 132,673 319 50 131 K9LA " 51,944 127 55 96 *W7UT 14 78,692 285 24 79 VO1BQ " 291,164 759 37 129 VE7NY " 799,190 1633 81 164
KA8G " 119,529 289 41 130 W9MS " 51,562 168 33 94 *WØZF " 2,442 32 16 21 VE1JBC " 200,596 419 48 146 VE7VR " 682,163 1595 70 141
KK8D " 90,675 228 36 119 N9LAH " 48,360 135 55 100 *WKØP 7 5,124 50 14 28 VE1ZAC " 45,630 199 36 94 VE7KW " 660,660 1601 72 138
K8GM " 82,216 189 41 131 K9CS " 41,480 123 43 93 *KØEV " 36 3 3 3 VE1ANU 7 46,251 247 17 64 VE7JKZ " 231,240 544 71 117
W8YV " 62,816 177 41 110 AI9T " 41,000 141 39 86 KØKX AA 2,936,936 1795 134 450 VE1DT " 14,706 103 12 45 VA7MG " 204,572 472 73 126
KE8BII " 55,120 164 41 89 N9AI " 38,860 120 29 87 KØMD " 961,775 936 112 313 VO1HP 1.8 60,520 386 14 54 VE7FE " 56,064 187 61 85
K8ESQ " 40,228 133 29 84 KB9S " 36,300 123 33 77 WAØMHJ " 839,807 699 112 327 *VE1RSM A 274,329 647 44 143 VE7RG " 31,562 157 38 48
WA8Y " 32,696 135 39 83 N9WK " 35,340 123 32 82 KØCN " 688,275 716 83 262 *VE9VIC " 464 23 10 19 VA7ADI " 29,670 448 38 31
KD8FS " 30,888 153 31 77 K9PY " 31,863 110 45 84 NØAX " 535,946 537 97 285 VE1OP AA 391,274 592 80 218 *VE7WO A 120,848 637 41 50
W8PN " 27,000 99 37 71 KK9N " 28,248 107 33 74 NØBK " 509,124 601 86 233 VO1BB " 9,452 100 17 51 *VE7CA " 46,512 198 42 60
N8GAS " 20,384 112 32 72 W9FFA " 21,266 122 34 64 WØRX " 490,290 533 95 259 VE9HF 14A 677,801 1913 31 118 *VE7UW " 43,900 233 45 55
K8PGJ " 15,770 85 28 55 AA9DU " 10,836 79 28 56 WØBM " 474,624 570 78 231 *VO2AC AA 553,224 934 61 198 *VA7RN " 18,400 197 24 22
N8WS " 14,626 126 32 71 AB9CD " 9,180 56 18 42 KØAD " 465,986 598 78 224 *VE9OA " 221,038 449 51 155 *CF7MM " 16,058 97 35 39
W8EH " 12,844 65 23 53 AB9PN " 7,482 54 17 41 KØOU " 361,200 598 77 224 *VO2NS " 77,818 264 41 105 *VE7BGP " 13,333 105 32 35
W8HMK " 11,865 76 43 70 K9EA " 7,371 61 18 45 KØYR " 358,925 477 81 212 *VE7MR 21 4,128 45 14 29
N9RC " 3,484 36 18 34 N9EP " 6,726 44 25 32 NØKE " 352,974 581 90 177 District 2 *VA7FMR 14 90 14 5 4
K8ALM " 3,212 35 15 29 KA9FOX " 3,290 30 20 27 WBØN " 304,360 418 80 200 VE2IM A 7,256,433 5667 116 425 VE7ACN/7 AA 1,758,318 2210 102 252
WA8A " 54 3 3 3 KQ9J " 1,248 17 11 15 K3WT " 251,021 347 76 207 (OP:VE3DZ) VE7XF " 595,140 737 105 222
N8LJ 21A 51,775 214 22 73 W9ZV " 1,127 18 9 14 KØJPL " 233,618 341 71 188 VA2ES " 115,584 335 47 125 VA7KO " 576,520 960 94 196
KO8Z " 49,187 178 25 76 K9FS " 500 14 9 11 AE5E " 219,200 317 82 192 (OP:VE2AXO) VE7AX " 111,300 327 57 102
N8MZ 7A 100,096 296 28 100 K2UR 21A 76,110 241 26 92 KTØA " 206,367 393 63 154 VE2VIA " 9,120 136 21 36 VE7IO " 107,327 455 58 63
AD8P 3.5A 15,872 108 15 49 W9IIX " 18,600 109 21 54 NWØM " 196,390 349 56 149 VE2FWW 14 426,036 1216 33 123 VE7BC " 24,472 127 33 43
W8UVZ 1.8A 9,387 92 14 49 W9ILY 14A 307,664 663 35 129 WØAD " 159,192 296 63 153 *VE2ZT A 340,236 602 62 172 VE7SZ " 11,952 107 21 27
W8TE " 4,512 44 13 35 W9OA 7A 56,492 187 26 90 NØKK " 146,560 237 64 165 *VA2SG " 128,481 502 30 83 VA7XB 14A 12,540 87 14 41
N8NB " 528 24 9 15 AD9I 3.5A 2,430 68 12 33 KØOB " 138,260 234 60 163 *VE2DSB " 123,624 368 39 114 VE7CC 1.8A 24,981 388 12 21
KG9Z " 512 18 8 8 KEØL 1.8A 4,674 55 11 27 W7RY " 134,185 218 75 160 *VE2QV " 30,184 146 28 60 VE7XT " 6,993 148 12 15
*N8VV AA 799,689 815 89 274 AC9S " 1,950 28 11 19 K4IU " 133,362 281 59 127 *VE2JCW " 276 16 6 6 *VA7CRZ AA 185,484 452 61 113
*K8LY " 208,947 358 64 177 *W9XT AA 931,328 805 106 322 KØRC " 127,464 229 78 148 *VE2HLS 14 35,175 186 17 58 *CF7JC " 22,720 171 30 34
*K8GT " 189,895 322 62 171 *AB9YC " 439,344 570 81 243 WØGM " 107,226 247 44 117 *VE2IR 3.5 5,940 75 11 25 *VA7DXC " 21,373 160 32 35
*K4YJ " 147,440 284 48 142 *W9AV " 407,856 544 78 215 NIØC " 102,600 223 55 125 *VE2AWW 1.8 2,048 42 8 24 *VE7AHT " 19,363 129 24 43
*KC8R " 135,915 253 57 164 *WT9Q " 323,035 487 72 193 NOØL " 86,664 253 54 130 *VA2LGQ " 48 7 2 2 *VA7VJ 14A 13,462 118 18 35
*K8PJK " 89,433 219 51 120 *KS9W " 265,101 389 72 219 WI4T " 80,172 221 49 104 VA2WA AA 6,253,776 4123 132 502
*N8LR " 49,786 141 47 99 *KK9I " 178,782 375 70 179 KØIR " 73,158 199 47 90 VE2FK " 625,513 1405 45 148 District 8
*AA8TA " 38,383 131 41 90 *N9TF " 156,524 298 61 157 KQØC " 67,527 151 62 121 VA2RC " 44,676 192 30 72 XO1X AA 15,680 173 16 19
*W8AN " 37,932 131 38 78 *KA9O " 155,660 297 60 155 KØWA " 62,488 176 40 106 VE2EBK " 22,936 104 26 68
*KE8EAS " 37,576 128 38 84 *K9PG " 146,965 242 74 173 WØUY " 46,998 138 42 84 VE2ESU " 19,199 112 29 44 Cayman Islands
*NE8J " 31,719 151 32 77 *NJ9R " 136,920 276 59 151 K5ZG " 42,884 160 53 89 *VA2CZ AA 654,379 821 82 259 ZF2MJ A 11,766,294 8894 140 446
*W8DW " 15,229 80 31 66 *K9GY " 131,120 234 61 159 N5TU " 40,125 142 43 82 *PT7BL/VE3 " 6,804 73 21 33 (OP:N6MJ)
*NW8F " 10,332 67 30 54 *KD9CLH " 117,312 298 45 111 KIØF " 34,391 113 38 81 *VE2GT 7A 4 1 1 1 ZF9CW AA 6,727,636 4346 155 539

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 Costa Rica Libya *UD8V " 8,190 94 14 31 RØSR 1.8A 48,209 327 16 55 P33P 7A 5,542 66 7 27
TI7W A 13,971,818 10074 144 458 5A1AL 14 24,750 213 9 36 *RU9SO " 7,788 70 10 34 *RØAS AA 159,510 576 30 100 5B4ALJ 1.8A 106,572 487 18 65
(OP:KL9A) *RT8O " 1,300 25 6 14 *UAØSE " 63,360 195 58 107
*TI2OY A 311,733 971 56 115 Madeira Islands *UA9SMU 3.5 54,808 326 11 51 *UAØZC " 19,864 95 42 62 Georgia
*TI1K AA 21 14 9 12 CR3OO A 14,307,519 9016 129 434 *RV8W " 390 22 5 10 *UAØWG 14A 45 3 2 3 4L8A 21 51,765 360 8 43
(OP:TI2CDA) (OP:CT1BOH) *RK9AGF 1.8 2,640 46 9 24 4L2M 14 454,260 1516 31 103
CT3KN " 2,422,019 2548 83 254 *RX9CBS " 30 7 3 2 Asiatic Turkey *4L6QL A 68,400 244 27 87
Cuba CT9/9A4M 28 11,492 88 15 37 UA9LDD AA 2,764,000 2586 88 312 TC63ØMECCAA 215,840 580 31 121
*CO2RQ A 851,212 1726 66 175 CT9/OM3RM 21 666,652 2116 27 89 UI8J " 2,507,055 2220 89 332 (OP:TA3CY) Hong Kong
*CM2XN " 29,884 277 27 35 CT9/OM3GI 14 1,440,600 3491 35 115 RQ9O " 855,600 1203 71 229 *TA4LYL A 118,728 289 41 112 VR2CO A 333,592 1006 60 136
*CO2AME 14 1,380 75 6 9 CT9/OM3BH 7 1,632,453 3701 36 123 RU9CK " 823,188 900 85 277 *TA2BS " 44,838 219 22 84 VR2XAN 1.8 25,326 330 16 38
*CO6RD 7 142,120 886 19 66 *CT9/9A2KD 1.8 11,696 105 5 38 UA9TO " 352,641 728 40 143 *TA2EJ " 42,129 196 22 71 *VR2ØEH 21 287,920 1348 32 86
*CM8NMN " 37,037 233 18 59 CT9/9A3XV 3.5A 486,920 1325 28 112 UA9LIF " 307,848 502 67 187 *TA2MES " 23,100 110 18 59 (OP:VR2ZQZ)
*CO7RR " 7,667 94 12 29 *CT9/OL3R 14A 408,432 1094 28 106 UA9TF " 272,731 439 61 202 *YM3KB " 6,396 52 8 33 VR2XMT AA 47,580 178 50 80
*CO2JD 3.5 88,768 639 17 56 (OP:OK1VWK) R9MJ " 94,050 274 44 121 (OP:TA3DJ)
*CO2YQ AA 21,827 149 24 49 *CT3FW " 22,594 119 16 63 RX9WN " 80,304 199 52 116 *TA7I 7 92,080 443 15 65 India
*T4ØA 7A 160,800 801 21 75 *CT9/OK6RA 7A 630,189 1645 29 118 RL9Y " 22,490 122 15 50 *TA4CS " 168 7 2 6
(OP:CO8ZZ) UA9CDC " 15,036 73 23 61 VU2TMP A 109,778 335 34 97
*TA2ACW 3.5 18 4 2 4 VU2IBI " 53,019 186 43 94
Malawi UA9CGL " 3,822 41 16 26 *TA4SO AA 81,130 230 33 100
Dominican Republic *7Q6M A 268,965 687 44 95 UA9KB " 3,816 34 24 29 AT5M 21 15,249 131 13 38
*HI8A A 327,120 627 65 170 RA9V " 2,301 25 17 22 (OP:VU2MUD)
Azerbaijan VU2BGS 1.8 288 13 4 5
*HI3CC AA 143,616 289 61 143 Mali RK9CR " 2,068 32 15 29
*HI3Y 3.5A 31,864 318 14 42 TZ4AM AA 111,265 325 55 132 RT9A " 126 9 7 7 *4K9W A 127,764 328 38 118 *VU2NXM A 106,726 319 44 102
R6RA/9 21A 110,160 584 18 63 *4J3DJ " 6 1 1 1 *VU2AE " 58,930 193 39 103
Grenada Morocco R8LA " 77,760 398 23 67 *4K6FO 3.5 181,524 861 17 67 *VU2JOS " 26,880 138 32 73
*J35X A 528,206 1220 58 145 *CN8YR A 51,204 183 24 78 R9DA " 69,402 402 20 66 *VU2DCC " 19,040 85 27 58
*CN8KD 14A 674,938 1910 28 93 RW9DX 14A 455,455 1320 29 114 Bahrain *VU2AVG " 13,932 102 27 54
Guadeloupe R8IA " 173,383 710 25 94 A92GE A 834,000 1253 57 193 *VU2USA " 8,050 77 24 46
FG/F6ARC 21 591,476 1989 28 106 Namibia R9RA " 109,984 399 25 87 *VU2EEI " 1,581 34 11 20
V5/DK1CE A 33,201 134 25 68 RK8I " 65,268 314 21 63 China *VU2TO " 20 3 2 2
Guatemala *V55DX 7 840 17 6 15 RV9UP 7A 957,036 2372 37 136 BD2BT A 40,194 173 35 64 VU2XE AA 535,572 972 64 179
*TG9ADM A 15,760 149 33 47 R8TT " 633,858 1426 37 141 BG3ATI " 10,640 81 32 48 VU2ABS " 75,484 194 52 115
TG9AWS 7A 2,436 34 12 17 Republic of the Congo RM8L " 482,324 1119 34 130 BG4AHK 14 106,032 671 25 69 *VU2GRM AA 67,076 236 56 108
*TN5R AA 5,405 44 22 25 (OP:RU9LA) BD5FFK 3.5 12,300 216 19 31 *VU2DED " 36,830 149 47 80
Haiti RA9Y " 418,572 1336 33 118 *BG2QMO A 86,271 335 53 96 *VU2KWJ " 1,376 34 13 19
HH2AA AA 761,020 1461 59 201 Rodriguez Island RN9N " 256,608 638 37 125 *BY1HAM " 81,900 600 55 75 *VU2NFJ 14A 24 3 3 3
(OP:W2RE) 3B9HA A 4,673,416 3167 129 377 RL9O " 131,890 453 30 91 *BD7BW " 76,532 592 45 61
(OP:GØCKV) RX9CAZ 3.5A 342,576 1028 23 99 *BD1KV " 72,625 419 58 117 Israel
Martinique RK9A " 205,683 766 25 84 *BG8NKX " 59,770 243 53 86 4Z5LY A 2,351,004 2928 73 248
*TO5W A 2,368,932 3373 81 258 Senegal RZ9U " 35,492 191 14 62 *BD7JNA " 35,409 204 45 66 4X2M 14 588,164 1488 34 108
(OP:KO8SCA) 6W1SU A 3,563,528 3429 84 278 UA9UX " 23,780 201 13 45 *BG3ICC " 27,192 216 35 53 (OP:4X4DZ)
*FM5FJ 21 289,125 1214 28 97 (OP:VE9CB) RY9C 1.8A 263,783 976 19 84 *BG5BDY " 25,098 203 36 53 *4X6FR A 3,775,304 3429 89 314
FM5AN AA 56,405 182 43 102 (OP:UA8DX) *BH1RWJ " 15,675 194 35 40 *4Z5TK " 589,908 918 55 191
RD8D " 185,580 787 16 74 *BG1DX " 13,980 123 26 34 *4Z5MU " 448 10 6 10
Seychelle *BD3MV " 7,857 132 46 51 *4Z4KX 1.8 855 21 4 15
Mexico *S79K 21 528,891 1551 26 95 (OP:R9GM)
RT8U " 14,787 102 10 43 *BG1VFD " 7,548 125 31 37 4Z1DZ AA 39,440 126 37 99
XE2X 7 788,949 2360 33 114 (OP:G4XUM) 4X1IM " 17,010 164 32 94
*XE1IM A 711,900 1594 69 157 (OP:RZ9UN) *BA2BA " 1,840 67 11 12
*BI4VIB " 850 45 15 19 4X6GP " 4,664 36 16 28
*XE1CT " 166,036 672 42 82 South Africa *RA9AP AA 1,054,560 1145 74 264
*BH1FCC " 391 18 11 12 4X/UA9CTT 7A 667,190 1943 30 107
*XE2AU " 109,060 393 50 90 ZS1EL A 151,646 464 38 84 *RA9DZ " 636,416 927 57 199 *4X1EL AA 51,552 147 44 100
*XF1IM " 31,050 382 25 25 ZS4TX " 126,000 361 37 83 *RU9TN " 607,662 992 49 193 *BY1CQ " 380 40 9 10
(OP:BG1VFD) *4Z5OZ " 112 8 7 7
(OP:XE1AY) ZS9Z 28 84 7 2 5 *RA9MX " 394,912 515 65 222
*XE1RZL " 12,426 130 29 28 *ZS2NF A 1,054,584 1275 81 210 *RC9A " 330,880 693 47 141 *BD4LB " 56 5 4 4
*XE1H " 56 4 3 4 ZS1C AA 217,125 393 66 159 *R9SS " 233,160 546 43 131 *BH7LSW 21 13,959 170 14 33 Japan
*XE1TD " 16 4 4 4 ZS1LS " 24,297 96 26 63 *RA9AC " 86,430 192 70 145 *BH1FXN " 2,522 70 11 15 District 1
(OP:XE1GOX) ZS1XG " 10,082 52 31 40 *RM9RZ " 75,525 241 48 111 *BG6AHD " 10 3 2 3 JH1QDB A 853,765 969 122 239
*XE2B AA 521,327 965 86 165 *ZS6K 21A 6 1 1 1 *RZ9UO " 72,765 301 30 75 *BG9HKP 14 28,630 272 21 49 JE1BMJ " 476,520 593 112 218
*XE2FGC " 8,845 66 27 34 *RA9MAS " 64,692 290 29 79 *BGØATE " 26,506 251 15 43 JR1IJV " 339,512 592 93 155
*XE1EE 21A 4,104 138 10 9 Tanzania *UA9OQM " 62,828 225 32 81 *BG8TFN " 252 19 5 7 JH1EVD " 284,716 567 75 137
5H3EE 7 47,515 253 16 49 *R9LM " 49,770 198 30 75 *BD7KGQ " 221 19 7 6 JH1FNU " 243,540 468 78 142
Nicaragua *RU9YF " 45,012 167 37 84 *BG6SNJ " 2 1 1 1 JA1AYO " 227,040 490 81 139
*YN2CC A 4,054,024 4302 110 332 Tunisia *UF8T " 9,882 74 19 42 *BG4TMC 7 37,170 311 19 44 JK1LSE " 220,099 601 74 113
(OP:AJ9C) *3V8SS A 4,521,960 4195 83 312 *R9UG " 9,504 79 16 32 *BD5HST " 4,250 53 14 20 JA1QOW " 195,545 391 70 115
(OP:KF5EYY) *UD8A 21A 79,120 362 22 70 *BH1BOQ " 54 7 3 3 JH1MDJ " 158,112 335 64 119
Panama *R9UP " 16,065 100 18 45 *BH1AQA 1.8 407 45 6 5 JI1CNA " 110,028 315 67 106
*HP1RIS 28 5,516 84 13 15 Uganda *RX9UK 14A 134,532 585 21 80 BI4IIZ AA 1,307,950 1960 100 250 JA1IAZ " 103,520 310 67 93
*HP1DCP 21 3,861 65 14 19 *5X2B A 101,250 267 40 110 *R8OD " 109,446 494 16 71 BG3UPA " 1,177,344 1562 111 273 JA1EPJ " 89,286 293 51 87
*5X1NH 14 554,484 1624 28 95 *UA9W 7A 418,392 1003 32 124 BD4WN " 454,578 777 101 216 JA1FGB " 64,664 238 43 75
*5X8B AA 456,228 798 59 148 *R9MA " 205,041 617 28 95 BH7PFH " 322,065 751 81 174 JH1LEM " 55,282 182 54 77
Puerto Rico *UA9R " 120,483 517 22 77 BG2AUE " 163,800 602 53 87 JA1DUH " 54,768 129 68 100
*NP4AW A 145,188 768 32 77 BG8NUD " 41,148 131 41 86
*RU9CI " 94,500 355 24 76 JF1OPL " 51,834 228 68 95
*KP4JFR " 1,785 32 14 21 BA4DL 14A 210,697 989 31 78
WP3E AA 8,400 57 22 38 ASIA *RW9QA " 64,170 265 20 70
BH1SCW " 177,632 1089 23 68
JA1HTK " 43,070 147 44 74
*UA9OC " 16,409 116 13 48 JH1NXU " 38,755 176 52 63
(OP:NP4EG) Armenia *UC9A 3.5A 193,158 754 21 77 BH1EBF " 69,785 430 22 63 JA1CRJ " 36,708 129 49 65
*KP3W AA 39,087 152 38 63 *EK4JJ A 28,614 128 37 77 BG5HVP " 28,504 320 21 35
*RK9DO " 44,800 267 15 55 JA1GVM " 32,508 125 55 71
*NP4G " 18,050 188 24 26 BA7NQ 7A 67,239 424 26 67
*UA9AX " 26,880 200 11 49 JE1REU " 28,160 200 35 45
Asiatic Russia *RV9DC " 14,469 106 9 44 BA5DX " 5,076 69 14 22 JH1EEB " 23,232 98 37 59
San Andres & Providencia *R9CAC " 7,062 78 7 26 BD3CB " 1,536 32 12 12 JI1LNR " 21,924 98 37 50
District 9 BA4KW " 1,210 28 8 14
*HKØRMR A 57,887 535 34 73 RT9S A 2,631,545 2059 104 363 *UA9AGX 1.8A 29,070 181 11 46 JA1KIH " 19,824 99 39 45
*BG7OAJ AA 213,422 685 79 139 JA1IXY " 18,795 80 42 63
R8WF " 1,711,292 1728 76 280
St. Lucia District Ø *BH4TQX " 181,818 613 71 118 JA1TMG " 14,697 84 32 37
RU9UC " 55,264 163 49 108
J68GD A 537,912 586 88 284 RTØF A 2,452,131 2975 132 291 *BH4AYG " 163,180 513 69 130 JR1JCB " 14,440 114 44 51
RZ9A " 15,470 170 24 61
RWØLBM " 630,540 1281 94 185 *BH4BNQ " 161,202 480 74 127 JI1TSH " 13,125 113 34 41
UA9LP " 805 23 10 13
U.S. Virgin Islands RWØAB " 625,800 1391 57 153 *BH6KOK " 141,960 514 58 111 JE1HRC " 12,000 81 32 43
UA9SCX 21 5,207 69 13 28
NP2J 1.8A 210,400 993
17 83 RWØBG " 446,213 752 66 173 *BG8SRK " 114,842 523 62 120 JA1XRA " 9,216 53 28 44
R9CD 14 23,016 170 11 45
(OP:K8RF) RØWC " 270,678 599 68 161 *BH8ASZ " 101,067 349 64 113 JJ1EPE " 9,052 58 33 40
R9OK 7 102,828 373 30 84
*WP2B AA 1,305,522 1404 83 283 UAØACG " 150,060 456 72 133 *BI7OEZ " 83,300 492 55 85 JI1NIK " 8,645 76 29 36
RL8C " 74,178 260 27 90
UAØCID " 145,236 691 60 96 *BH1RGL " 82,726 371 50 83 JO1SIM " 8,512 71 30 34
RK9AY " 63,063 296 23 68
UAØZAM " 139,494 541 58 76 *BG3UTD " 66,220 221 54 100 JF1DMY " 8,178 68 25 33
RAØUF/8 " 56,700 337 14 49
AFRICA UA9ALE " 27,295 212 13 40 UAØDX " 66,794 593 42 49 *BG3IYX " 57,312 227 53 91 JH1DGJ " 8,050 53 30 40
RØTV " 51,125 198 44 81 *BH9BCK " 54,264 207 46 87 JA1TD " 6,213 42 22 35
Algeria RZ9YI 3.5 77,308 422 17 60
UAØW " 210 8 7 7 *BG5JND " 52,974 304 39 70 JG1ULT " 4,524 36 23 35
*7X2ARA A 3,202,644 3222 75 273 RW9SW 1.8 20,010 151 9 37
RØAA 21 82,935 371 24 73 *BH4TYL " 50,099 245 42 77 JI1JPJ " 4,200 38 21 21
(OP:DL7FER) RW9CD " 14,364 143 10 28
*RTØO A 367,010 779 67 178 *BG7DOD " 48,438 284 40 77 JJ1ILR " 2,325 31 13 18
*RU9AC A 1,405,004 1371 93 301
*RØCW " 163,098 937 44 73 *BD6OT " 47,197 271 37 72 JN1RQV " 2,065 22 14 21
Canary Islands *R9YC " 451,808 957 58 166
*UAØDBX " 143,059 552 72 119 *BG5JNT " 41,416 273 45 79 JA1GHR " 825 15 10 15
EA8ZS 7 362,004 1545 24 73 *R8US " 404,224 658 68 188
*UAØAKY " 139,564 396 53 111 *BH4DQS " 40,248 320 43 61 JK1OPL " 672 12 9 12
*EA8CN A 1,441,888 1512 77 251 *R9SK " 251,472 537 38 148
*RVØCG " 131,320 502 53 81 *BG7IWZ " 39,729 272 48 75 JH1HDT " 527 11 7 10
*EA8KW " 462,178 958 41 138 *RA9YE " 231,516 498 69 149
*RDØCD " 126,608 636 61 103 *BGØARE " 31,700 164 36 64 JA1XZF " 210 7 5 5
*EA8BMG " 217,170 637 31 96 *RN9RF " 229,964 495 43 129
*UAØC " 83,204 500 51 73 *BD7OB " 31,122 248 33 45 JE1VTZ 28 1,380 29 9 14
*EA8AQV " 186,420 343 57 138 *UA9ZZ " 215,639 486 46 145
*RØJF " 69,536 207 64 100 *BH4LOS " 28,690 171 36 59 JH1APK 21 10,050 87 20 30
*EA8RP " 130,355 316 45 110 *R9HAF " 192,648 579 51 133
*UAØWF " 26,230 214 33 53 *BG5HEK " 26,145 213 33 50 JF1NZW 14 33,441 161 21 50
*EA8ZT " 94,824 258 59 157 *RU9CC " 192,124 521 43 129
*UIØA " 17,765 90 32 63 *BH4BQI " 25,470 193 39 51 JA1NQU " 17,019 112 25 36
*EA8OG " 22,971 118 26 67 *RV9CVA " 167,232 395 49 143
*RAØCEN " 7,772 101 26 32 *BG3GEF " 24,156 164 43 56 JA1UOA " 4,107 55 17 20
*EE8A 21 58,275 279 17 58 *R8UT " 132,444 362 41 115
*RØTR " 6,069 66 19 32 *BI3NTC " 20,293 233 40 51 JA1IAW " 989 31 11 12
*EA8IN " 11,346 68 19 43 *RW9UY " 121,836 451 32 100
*RDØL " 1,230 17 13 17 *BG8NNG " 15,708 153 26 51 JK1WSH " 6 1 1 1
*EA8/LZ1ABC14 231,660 899 21 69 *R9QQ " 120,513 324 34 105
*RAØF " 65 8 6 7 *BG5EFD " 15,288 123 36 48 JA1DSW 7 9,024 76 20 27
*EA8NQ " 20,100 128 19 41 *RZ9OF " 113,884 326 40 102
*RNØCW 21 2,233 37 13 16 *BG9OF " 7,245 83 30 39 JG1TGQ " 1,241 27 9 8
*EA8RY 3.5 17,316 132 11 41 *RA9SN " 86,944 247 38 105
*RWØUM " 1,624 29 12 17 *BA4SD " 5,406 50 22 31 JG1DUZ " 156 7 6 7
*EA8CMX 1.8 67,137 435 14 55 *RL9I " 85,050 311 24 81
*UAØUV 14 67,229 481 20 59 *BD7KBB " 4,455 75 26 29 JH1AEP 3.5 64,703 355 26 63
(OP:OH2BYS) *R9TV " 75,980 249 41 104
*RWØAJ " 40,296 220 15 54 *BG5BRT " 2,576 66 22 24 JA1SZN " 504 14 8 10
*EA8/DL2DXAAA 375,178 628 47 171 *RW9MZ " 72,136 246 33 94
*UAØUK " 14,716 130 12 40 *BI4QGZ " 1,443 30 18 21 JK1LUY " 80 6 4 4
*EA8KC " 187,562 407 52 139 *RK9AK " 64,600 200 34 102
*UAØA " 11,128 93 14 38 *BG6SZD " 378 18 10 11 7M4AOE " 54 5 4 5
*EA8TR " 792 21 10 12 *R9OA " 48,703 176 30 83
*UAØQNV " 2,257 38 14 23 *BH4DCL " 154 9 7 7 *JI1RXQ A 1,205,456 1271 123 253
*EA8/IZ2GIL " 468 10 8 10 *RA9DP " 47,520 208 21 67
*UAØWZ " 304 14 8 11 *BA6QH " 84 4 3 4 *JA1BJI " 1,141,296 1336 123 249
*EA8BGO 14A 61,992 284 18 66 *UA9JNT " 46,530 177 32 78
*UAØUY 7 17,485 166 18 47 *BH1KTL " 20 8 2 2 *JS1KKY " 396,459 624 94 167
*RT9YA " 42,940 179 35 78
*RØSBZ " 1,664 49 12 14 *BG5OA " -783 22 14 15 *7K4GUR " 344,088 548 80 163
*R8WC " 33,672 242 38 100
Cueta & Melilla *RNØJT 3.5 728 58 6 7 *BG8SRQ 21A 114,950 511 28 82 *JM1MTE " 251,082 504 83 151
*RA9UAD " 22,927 116 33 68
EA9/EA5HPX 7 1,291,492 2908 33 125 *UAØLHS 1.8 9,061 184 15 26 *BG4CMI " 1,248 22 12 14 *JF1LMB " 158,976 389 73 119
*RD8O " 20,826 110 23 55
RAØFF AA 2,241,757 2097 146 365 *BG8DIV 14A 8,569 184 16 25 *7K1MAG/2 " 157,206 366 73 124
*R8LO " 1,350 51 11 16
Chagos Islands RKØUT " 1,034,262 1747 83 238 *BD7LNI " 8,346 217 13 26 *JM1VDM " 146,497 291 68 123
*RA9YUI " 1,120 19 14 18
UCØA " 771,056 1166 68 218 *BG5HWL " 3,213 119 9 8 *JA1HNW " 143,763 369 70 103
*VQ917JC A 64,130 220 31 75 *RK8W " 968 32 10 12
RMØF " 768,311 1743 82 169 *BD4QA " 2,261 116 8 11 *JI1VAH " 123,354 314 68 110
*RK8A " 320 27 15 17
UAØSDX " 497,376 928 66 198 *BD9XE 7A 15,336 155 16 38 *8J1YAC/1 " 101,268 271 68 106
Egypt *RZ8U 21 55,500 360 19 56
*BG9CMG " 11,730 127 21 48
*RA9CCK " 39,900 248 19 56 RUØLL " 349,370 733 86 159 (OP:JP1AEG)
*SU9JG 21A 398,970 1193 28 89 RUØLAX " 315,210 713 71 166 *BH6JFR " 987 25 10 11 *JA1SCE " 99,056 287 60 91
(OP:EA7TN) *RC9M " 7,632 83 12 36
RKØW " 149,886 316 52 146 *BD5XX 1.8A 1,848 70 11 17 *JA1CP " 91,020 289 61 87
*R8FF/8 14 156,465 648 19 76
(OP:UDØW) *BH4BFS " 60 19 4 6 *JF1WNT " 90,111 255 59 88
Guinea *UA9D " 126,654 526 20 81
*R8WO " 55,242 325 13 53 RWØLT " 4,018 37 17 32 *JA1BNW " 86,506 245 66 101
*3XY3D A 85,466 385 39 112
*UA9AEU " 48,332 264 19 67 RMØW 28A 525 13 11 10 Cyprus *JG1TVK " 75,684 193 63 96
(OP:F5OZC) UBØA 21A 155,640 516 27 93 C4W A 7,075,188 5244 116 386 *JF1KML " 75,520 230 45 73
*RD9DX " 29,588 215 11 41
*RA9AFZ " 17,930 122 12 43 UAØSR " 49,162 334 22 72 (OP:5B4WN) *JQ1CIV " 70,924 201 60 89
Kenya *R9UE " 1,118 51 5 21 UIØL 7A 1,166 45 9 13 C44C 21A 129,360 434 28 82 *JR1AQI " 68,886 227 53 76
*5Z4/LZ4NM A 2,450 51 12 23 *RX9AF 7 279,680 911 26 89 RAØSMS 3.5A 14,112 113 14 49 (OP:5B4AHJ) *JE1RRK " 62,208 248 51 77

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*JR1LEV " 40,040 167 49 61 JA1CJP " 79,128 211 62 95 *JH2LMH " 352 12 6 5 *JN3DSH 21A 49,456 246 30 58 JA7DOT 3.5 12,300 75 20 40
*JA1CJL " 39,066 172 42 60 JA1XEC " 75,651 189 62 105 *JA2LWA " 189 7 4 5 *JA3VXH " 5,875 58 20 27 *JA7MWC A 91,464 293 59 89
*JA1DDZ " 36,920 147 52 78 JE1AEX " 46,096 142 57 77 *JA2MOG " 135 9 3 2 *JO3PSJ 14A 27,948 187 23 45 *JA7BEW " 77,430 253 57 88
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*JH1RRP " 33,264 137 40 59 JA1JRS " 36,442 110 53 80 JR2GRX AA 3,048,696 2634 149 355 *JF3KQA " 1,428 32 10 11 *JE7MAY " 40,812 163 47 67
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*JA1IE " 28,380 161 46 64 JN1BMX " 22,464 100 46 58 JR2PMT " 622,160 815 107 201 District 4 *JA7AXP " 5,200 45 24 26
*JM1LRA " 25,344 114 43 45 JJ1VFE " 21,824 99 39 49 JF2OZH " 571,012 758 100 216 JH4UYB A 3,955,874 3358 137 329 *JL7CTR " 4,800 53 22 28
*JI1AVY " 24,064 112 44 50 JE1RXJ " 12,615 107 43 44 JA2XCR " 469,899 581 101 226 JG4AKL " 122,353 340 86 141 *JA7KQC " 4,187 30 25 28
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*JA1GLE " 23,345 126 47 68 JE1SGH " 7,695 53 17 40 JA2FSM " 287,334 468 105 208 JR4CTF " 7,436 65 23 29 *JO7RAA " 1,710 35 15 15
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*JH1KQF " 18,662 119 35 51 JI1FOE " 5,404 92 15 13 JJ2CJB " 64,790 213 74 116 JA4ICR " 3,190 32 28 30 *JF7GDF 21 1,125 25 7 8
*JA1PCM " 18,513 77 41 58 JA1FNO " 5,376 53 24 32 JE2FJI " 40,414 131 46 75 JH4NDG " 2,448 38 24 24 *JA7ARW " 924 20 12 16
*JH1JNJ " 17,936 98 31 45 7K1PTT " 2,052 19 17 19 JH2RMU " 37,169 149 41 68 JA4DWG 21 31,500 162 30 54 *JF7VVL " 196 10 6 8
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*JL1QQA " 11,180 106 24 28 (OP:JH3LCU) JA2GTW 7A 1,995 22 15 20 *JA4LCI " 69,015 237 48 81 *JP7GRU " 176 6 6 5
*JA1UPT " 10,665 63 27 52 JN1THL 14A 124,384 484 30 74 JH2FXK 1.8A 12,939 111 18 39 *JH4EYD " 20,608 126 40 52 *JH8CLC/7 " 16 2 2 2
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*JJ1SLW " 8,624 67 25 31 JG1FML " 2,793 58 10 9 *JA2VZL " 62,194 214 49 72 *JA4ENY " 2,340 36 14 16 JA7GYP " 184,690 345 81 149
*JA1WQX " 8,136 52 35 37 JR1BAS " 2,262 35 12 17 *JA2MYA " 46,574 207 57 89 *JH4FUF 21 4,366 54 14 23 JH7RTQ " 103,555 294 47 102
*7K2PZG " 7,605 54 27 38 JH1EGJ " 504 12 3 11 *JJ2ICA " 39,055 163 45 62 *JR4GPA 14 57,190 343 21 49 JA7CPW " 86,496 261 60 99
*7K1VKU " 6,888 54 27 29 JI1KLL " 275 13 6 5 *JR2TTS " 5,880 54 26 30 *JF3IYW/4 " 27,560 199 24 41 JA7KY " 25,472 82 50 78
*JH1WOY " 6,549 58 28 31 JK1ODA " 18 2 1 2 *JA2HJA " 2,368 27 16 21 *JA4CES " 198 25 11 11 JA7OWD 28A 944 21 7 9
*7K1JFM " 6,486 67 23 23 JF1UVJ 7A 1,380 21 10 20 *JE2DLR " 1,632 34 9 7 *JH1MTR/4 7 19,116 136 20 39 JA7NVF 21A 37,656 289 26 46
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*7N4QCQ " 5,964 58 22 20 JA1PTJ " 15,616 109 21 40 *JM2LHB 28A 24 2 2 2 *JR4PDP " 1,035 19 12 11 JA7MSQ 3.5A 4,046 74 16 18
*JM1PIH " 5,724 48 23 31 JI1HNC " 4,888 51 17 30 *JE2HXL 21A 29,232 192 24 48 *JJ4CDW 3.5 5,440 64 15 25 *JA7RPC AA 101,472 285 54 97
*7J1ABD " 5,664 59 23 25 JF1RYU 1.8A 2,070 39 12 18 *JF2KWM " 4,186 38 18 28 *JR4CZM 1.8 2,250 45 14 16 *JAØVTK/7 " 13,440 90 25 31
*JI1BHO " 5,562 50 24 30 JA1RTX " 1,386 29 13 20 *JK2AQT 14A 7,020 71 19 26 *JE4URN " 200 8 3 7 *JA7ZP " 9,760 77 33 47
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*JK1OXU " 3,710 37 27 26 *JA1CTZ " 61,880 200 58 72 JA4PXC " 612 12 7 10 JA8KSF " 128,011 241 90 139
*JG1SWV " 3,612 40 22 21 *JG1XIO " 48,363 147 59 82 District 3 JE4KQH " 380 10 10 10 JM8LND " 114,240 275 63 107
*JA1QML " 3,440 47 20 23 *JR1MEU " 48,250 187 54 71 JH3CUL A 817,152 1050 107 229 JI4UEN 28A 80 4 4 4 JA8DIV " 68,320 198 58 82
*JI1LAI " 3,321 31 19 22 *JJ1XBQ " 30,100 137 46 54 JR3KQJ " 179,800 395 76 124 JN4MMO 14A 589,344 1352 36 132 JA8CMC " 1,827 42 12 9
*JP1KLR " 2,501 35 21 20 *JQ1ARQ " 28,520 122 49 66 JA3IBU " 175,708 377 74 144 JH4UTP 7A 426,153 1220 34 113 JA8AWH " 1,430 28 7 19
*JA1ISA " 2,496 32 20 19 *7K4AEA " 27,432 140 46 62 JF3VAX " 41,405 176 30 61 JE4JPQ " 588 16 7 7 JH8GEU 14 28,400 207 26 54
*JJ1ENZ " 2,272 39 17 15 *JI1ALP " 26,325 113 35 46 JH3OXM " 41,138 178 49 85 JR4VEV 3.5A 5,633 68 15 28 *JK8PBO A 98,404 329 58 88
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*JK1SDQ " 2,090 39 19 19 *JM1EKM " 24,366 113 42 51 JM3AAN " 34,132 145 48 58 JA4OPW " 1,450 28 11 18 *JR8QFG " 50,391 197 44 55
*7K1DPE " 1,950 28 20 19 *JI1HFJ " 23,130 111 38 52 JL3RDC " 27,636 148 41 53 JL4DJM " 777 27 9 12 *JE8KKX " 40,828 159 51 67
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*JH1FSL " 1,612 20 14 17 *JI1RSF " 9,940 71 34 36 JF3KCH " 9,734 93 30 32 District 5 *JA8DJY " 2,560 29 14 18
*JL1JJD " 1,404 27 18 21 *JL1CNY " 6,272 73 27 29 JG3LGD " 9,211 55 28 33 JI5SKS A 2,116 49 21 25 *JA8DOB " 80 4 4 4
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*JF1WCK " 1,120 29 19 16 *JM1XMH " 3,276 35 16 20 JA3FYC " 3,939 38 14 25 JI5NWQ " 408 10 8 9 *JH8DBI 14 30,816 174 22 50
*JH1GTU " 1,071 19 11 10 *JN1VFF " 3,264 35 23 25 JH3HGI " 3,686 44 20 18 JA5JGV 28 1,700 29 10 15 *JH8RXM " 15,000 139 21 29
*JH1JJV " 984 23 11 13 *JN1ECL " 2,448 32 17 19 JA3HIL " 702 13 9 9 JA5DQH 21 360,430 1049 35 98 *JI8XLD " 14,744 77 28 48
*JE1JAC " 832 21 12 14 *7L4SCQ " 1,650 31 15 18 JA3ENN " 294 12 9 12 JA5FDJ " 322,525 984 34 99 *JE8CLT " 4,636 51 18 20
*JH1TJH " 600 14 10 10 *JS1BXH " 1,120 21 12 16 JG3KMT " 156 8 7 6 JA5NSR 3.5 21,970 159 20 45 *JE8KGH " 2,875 43 6 17
*JA1KJW " 264 10 6 6 *JA8NNT/1 " 1,073 28 14 15 JA3XOG 28 42 3 3 3 *JG5DHX A 125,895 340 64 101 *JA8DNV 3.5 437 23 9 14
*JM1KNI " 220 14 6 4 *JQ1EPD " 1,012 28 11 12 JA3DAY 14 49,815 244 25 56 *JG5UWK " 105,600 276 71 105 JH8SLS AA 1,380,968 1331 131 293
*JJ1HHJ " 204 7 6 6 *JH1GBO " 945 21 13 14 JA3LXJ " 1,160 52 12 17 *JA5CDL " 74,752 274 58 88 JH8CXW 14A 22,440 145 24 44
*JG1LPL " 110 10 6 5 *JA1JNM " 476 14 9 8 JF3QJR " 150 13 3 2 *JA5QYR " 65,461 235 53 68 JH8DBJ 3.5A 3,237 40 16 23
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*JJ1LBJ 28 2,136 36 10 14 *JK1FZR " 152 39 18 20 JS3CGH " 15,088 151 16 25 *JA5OXV 21 640 16 9 11 *JG8IBY " 1,189 18 13 16
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*JA1BFN " 13,750 105 21 34 *JE1KDI " 30 6 5 5 (OP:MØCFW) JJ5GSY 14A 1,224 20 9 15 District 9
*JA1FFB " 11,716 123 22 36 *JH1RNI 14A 70,425 352 25 50 *JA3JM " 163,355 395 66 119 JR5JAQ 1.8A 45,507 272 24 53 JF9JTS A 47,034 175 51 66
*JI1BBN " 9,200 89 17 33 *JI1BDQ " 38,688 162 30 66 *JJ3TBB/3 " 119,340 333 69 101 *JA5RVN AA 9,396 76 26 28 JA9CWJ 14 157,728 561 29 77
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*JA1RUR " 6,532 67 20 26 *JA1SVP 7A 14,941 99 24 43 *JS3EOE " 75,036 269 64 92 District 6 *JA9HIZ " 12,740 83 29 41
*JA1WTO " 5,740 62 17 24 *JP1LRT " 13,065 86 22 43 *JA3YEA " 62,604 201 62 86 JE6RPM A 3,344,796 2947 138 330 *JR9CPT " 6,867 50 27 36
*JH1GLJ " 4,242 54 15 27 *JF1ROR " 1,530 43 8 7 (OP:JP3HZM) (OP:JH5GHM) *JA9XAT 28 45 3 2 3
*JA1DBG " 3,640 46 17 23 *7L4FCN " 1,036 32 8 6 *JO3QVT " 47,256 194 50 82 JA6FFK " 216,659 396 90 151 *JH1TXG/9 14 59,312 290 27 61
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*7L4GPF " 589 13 9 10 JA2ITK " 155,363 343 77 144 *JA3UWB " 16,830 126 29 37 JA6SHL 7 416,601 1333 32 91 JR9GMS AA 37,366 114 45 74
*JE1HTV " 70 7 4 6 JR2UBS " 117,766 238 74 128 *JR3RIY " 14,578 101 31 43 JH6QFJ 1.8 5,546 77 17 30 JA9NFO 1.8A 4,875 53 12 27
*JH1CFV " 60 5 2 2 JE2BOM " 117,738 272 74 112 *JA3PFY " 10,956 84 33 33 *JA6ELV A 168,305 359 72 133 *JF9PPM AA 37,968 153 48 64
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*JF1TEU 14 23,298 157 22 44 JA2KPW " 113,046 301 61 105 *JE2OTM/3 " 5,300 52 24 26 *JA6SRB " 30,414 128 46 65 *JH9KVF 21A 78,260 358 29 62
*JF1VVR " 12,512 113 18 28 JE2DJC " 67,693 192 58 81 *JG3LDD " 5,253 49 20 31 *JA6LJN " 20,496 122 38 46
*JF1GZZ " 10,464 134 19 29 JA2QVP " 37,510 134 52 69 *JG3EHD " 1,725 30 11 14 *JA6FFO " 18,228 112 39 59 District Ø
*JA1KEV " 9,328 148 19 25 JR2PAU " 34,578 139 46 67 *JI3WMK " 1,664 22 16 16 *JA6BCV " 11,648 71 30 34 JHØGHZ A 196,473 339 88 149
*JE1CAC " 7,120 75 19 21 JA2DHF " 27,146 141 42 56 *JI3OGI " 665 13 9 10 *JR6CSY " 10,736 68 27 34 JJØPJD " 143,948 290 77 117
*JE1GZB " 3,834 69 11 16 JA2JWH " 21,186 157 47 60 *JH3PTC " 528 11 7 9 *JA6CM " 4,964 62 35 38 JGØEXP " 89,972 242 69 97
*JH1GTY " 3,640 56 13 15 JA2LMA " 2,079 23 12 21 *JR3FYM " 160 38 21 19 *JA6RIL " 1,833 32 20 19 JHØOXS " 39,672 148 46 70
*JA1JQY " 2,519 83 6 5 JO2FBV 14 52,245 260 24 57 *JF3ROH " 27 8 5 4 *JA6DJS 21 2,117 36 13 16 JAØAVS " 12,096 100 38 46
*JF1CKO " 1,273 34 9 10 JG2NLN " 10,140 64 21 39 *JR3EOI 21 112,112 443 33 71 *JH6SCA " 969 19 8 11 JAØIOF " 10,595 100 30 35
*JK1HIY " 1,025 21 12 13 JA2CPD 3.5 6,930 87 14 31 *JF3BFS " 85,095 388 30 63 *JG1NCL/6 " 90 5 5 5 JAØLNS " 96 4 4 4
*JJ1VRO 7 53,808 180 32 82 JA2XLV " 5,566 60 15 31 *JA3JRI " 7,540 76 19 33 *JA6FCL 14 52,164 259 27 57 JAØUMV 21 19,630 148 23 42
*JJ1KZZ " 14,673 91 23 44 JA2IVK 1.8 5,502 59 15 27 *JA3RAZ " 256 27 15 17 *JE6LZN " 13,970 129 22 33 *JHØNEC A 316,872 636 84 132
*JQ1VDJ " 10,472 85 19 37 *JH2XQY A 194,208 384 78 146 *JA3MIB 14 4,941 85 10 17 *JS6TGX 7 5 4 3 2 *JAØBJY " 63,656 222 45 64
*JA1YDU " 5,080 58 19 21 *JA2KKA " 144,204 353 60 123 *JN3ONX " 390 13 5 8 JA6BZI AA 1,331,484 1164 142 342 *JJØAEB " 43,434 160 46 68
(OP:JJØTHX) *JG2RFJ " 90,625 275 58 87 *JF3PGW 7 4,726 62 13 21 JA6GMC " 159,975 353 92 145 *JRØGXA " 14,196 74 39 45
*JA1MZL " 4,920 41 13 27 *JA2FXV " 56,550 189 58 72 *JE3EVI " 2,835 43 13 14 JA6PNA " 5,934 58 29 40 *JAØQBY " 13,082 95 29 33
*JK1THE " 3,700 50 15 22 *JA2GHP " 46,866 193 43 64 *JR3OYH " 1,554 33 10 11 JE6HID " 2,021 25 21 22 *JAØMOQ " 12,384 135 41 55
*JH1NVA " 3,060 45 14 22 *JH2NYZ " 43,050 166 47 58 *JH3TCC 3.5 77 7 5 6 JS6RRR 3.5A 432 12 9 9 *JAØEKI " 11,096 82 35 38
*JO1PGG " 240 16 3 2 *JR2BYJ " 39,990 171 35 51 JS3CTQ AA 3,252,800 2323 145 390 *JG6JAV AA 270,204 421 94 182 *JHØCCK " 7,398 56 23 31
*JP7DHE/1 " 154 6 6 5 *JA2CJE " 28,620 142 48 58 JM3UGA " 417,639 526 108 215 *JG6XYS " 60,384 204 48 88 *JJØTIY " 3,672 37 16 20
*JI3AES/1 " 12 2 1 1 *JR2NTC/2 " 27,621 113 40 59 JJ3JJL " 417,366 627 96 166 *JE6TUP " 12,320 85 36 44 *JAØRCK " 375 13 12 13
*JA1SKE 3.5 14,877 126 16 41 *JF2KMX " 25,047 149 43 56 JN3SAC " 401,152 654 82 174 *JE6ETN " 9,675 58 36 39 *JHØEPI 14 67,284 349 28 56
*JA1KVT " 6,125 61 20 29 *JF2FIU " 7,000 52 29 27 JN3TMW " 336,848 519 102 194 *JE6PJP " 1,188 22 12 15 *JRØBQD 3.5 9,849 102 17 32
*JA1EMQ " 5,760 63 17 31 *JL2OGZ " 6,441 67 26 31 JA3QOS " 154,791 380 69 120 *JS6RTJ 28A 4,716 59 14 22 JJØJML AA 1,159,562 1339 114 244
*JA1HOM " 1,770 28 10 20 *JP2XYT " 6,386 51 29 33 JA3VOV " 61,152 219 57 90 *JH6WHN 7A 78,208 318 29 75 JHØTIS " 272,272 475 101 171
*JI1LET " 884 20 8 9 *JR2NMJ " 4,000 36 21 19 JN3IWQ " 44,844 203 45 66 *JH6QIL " 35,280 175 25 55 JHØILL " 100,719 265 62 109
*JE1SPY 1.8 630 36 10 11 *JQ2OUL " 3,116 37 19 22 JH3EQP " 21,964 139 35 41 *JR6GIM 3.5A 17,544 129 21 47 JAØFVU " 79,023 220 69 90
*JF1GWQ " 18 13 3 3 *JE2DOD " 1,936 38 12 10 JF3DRI " 1,568 20 10 18 JAØGCY " 18,375 103 26 49
JE1LFX AA 1,801,150 1681 123 302 *JA2SCL " 1,664 31 16 16 JG1EIQ/3 28A 624 18 7 9 District 7 *JA5QJX/Ø AA 46,698 180 55 74
JH1EAQ " 1,306,875 1236 130 295 *JG1FGL/2 " 1,102 19 12 17 JK3NSD 7A 10,738 69 21 38 JA7ACM A 638,168 838 107 224 *JAØDOW " 44,895 148 49 74
JQ1ABC " 859,221 1193 111 186 *JA2HBK " 972 27 12 15 JF3LOP 3.5A 54,340 276 28 67 JO7KMB " 114,208 342 68 98 *JAØBZY " 5,353 41 24 29
JH1FSF " 675,662 813 109 229 *JG2CNS " 465 15 8 7 JA3OOK 1.8A 703 18 8 11 JA7UES " 65,943 218 60 93 *JAØGCI 21A 21,942 151 26 43
JE1NVD " 497,084 751 98 189 *JA2HZA 28 1,449 29 8 13 *JG3FEA AA 559,505 666 97 220 JA7VEI " 42,000 142 52 68
JH1RFM " 453,669 743 99 192 *JH2MYN " 1,314 31 7 11 *JL3RNZ " 407,160 659 90 180 JA7MJ " 24,651 106 42 57 Kazakhstan
JA1ZGO " 414,285 790 79 134 *JF2WXS 21 35,344 176 30 64 *JF3NKA " 361,788 643 79 157 JA7FAS " 17,621 105 26 41 UN7FW A 405,705 690 66 189
(OP:JJ1RXC) *JL2XMW " 20,736 131 24 40 *JA4XHF/3 " 324,542 493 92 171 JA7FTR " 15,744 142 20 21 UN9GD 21 343,090 1286 25 85
JJ1NYH " 401,464 553 91 177 *JR2FJC " 3,230 43 14 24 *JF3EIG " 180,873 310 85 146 JH7XRG " 11,356 87 30 38 UP2L 14 1,127,668 3032 35 116
7K4VPV " 180,836 323 76 136 *JH2JNU " 63 7 3 4 *JR3BOT " 85,120 230 61 91 JF7ELG " 5,200 42 31 34 (OP:UA9BA)
JA1WWO " 168,973 323 83 156 *JL2LPX 14 48,160 274 27 59 *JH4PUL/3 " 74,613 255 42 91 JA7ETU " 3,312 47 23 23 UN4L 3.5 737,402 2127 33 101
JH1CTV " 153,264 386 78 108 *JR2MIO " 28,600 199 22 43 *JM3UJJ " 53,406 183 54 75 JA7BVH " 2,160 23 15 21 *UN7TW A 3,185 42 16 33
JH1OGC " 151,152 400 54 87 *JR2MIN " 12,960 147 21 33 *JA3PYC " 47,940 167 32 70 JR7FRW " 1,440 18 14 16 *UN7FGR " 84 24 9 19

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*UN7PGA 21 53,200 338 19 51 XV1X AA 283,185 757 63 140 *OP6AT " 66,930 271 36 102 *LZ2ZG " 50,886 365 26 73 *OK1FLC " 46,221 334 20 73
*UN6LN 14 297,216 923 26 103 3W1T 21A 13,243 256 17 24 (OP:ON6AT) *LZ5QZ " 19,241 221 14 57 *OK1DRX " 46,024 364 18 70
*UN7CN " 89,936 407 20 68 *ON3PH " 20,710 168 24 71 *LZ7D 3.5A 4,532 107 6 38 *OK1GS " 42,160 443 13 72
*UN7ZZ " 33,914 212 14 48 West Malaysia *ON7KEC " 12,283 76 24 47 (OP:LZ3RN) *OK5NW " 41,580 412 16 68
*UNØLM " 2,700 48 5 20 9M2CNC A 1,673,124 1814 109 293 *ON4LY 14 1,525 43 9 16 *OK1FIM " 35,510 151 27 79
*UNØC " 510 12 6 9 (OP:G4ZFE) *OO4O 7 8,996 144 9 43 Crete *OK2BRS " 32,453 315 16 67
*UN9LAB " 162 9 3 6 *9M2YDX A 1,922 37 12 19 *ON5WL 3.5 19,136 346 10 42 SV9RGI AA 21,996 97 44 73 *OK1AYE " 13,440 199 15 65
*UN7CW 3.5 1,247 19 12 17 *9M4CHM 7 36 5 2 2 OR3A AA 2,900,556 2988 132 510 SV9COL 21A 53,784 198 31 77 *OK2TRN " 6,750 100 11 34
UN9L AA 2,680,818 2140 114 383 (OP:9M2NAL) (OP:ON6CC) *OK2HBR 3.5 103,800 1204 14 61
UN7LZ " 710,892 686 84 319 9M2TO AA 127,327 505 47 110 OO7P " 577,787 802 89 324 Croatia *OK1DJS " 77,655 865 16 77
UN7JX " 321,445 549 67 198 *9M2/JE1SCJ3.5A 38,473 304 18 61 ON5AM " 81,909 392 41 130 9A2AJ A 996,820 1711 87 307 *OK1LL " 60,624 845 13 59
UN5J " 253,752 534 68 150 OR5T " 65,291 382 26 83 9A4MF 7 21,846 279 13 53 *OK1IBP " 48,675 595 12 63
UN2E " 239,850 457 47 158 Maritime Mobile Asia ON4UP " 10,659 75 22 35 *9A4GD A 60,400 334 34 117 *OK1MGW " 46,818 491 14 67
UN7GU " 20,470 138 33 56 OQ5M 7A 647,106 2289 37 137 *9A3NC " 45,085 302 24 103 *OK1FGD " 26,705 534 7 42
UN4PG 21A 185,659 803 25 88 *RAØLQ/MM A 1,036,042 1283 72 229 (OP:ON5ZO) *9A9CW " 27,140 123 42 73 *OK1FOG " 15,120 251 10 46
UPØL 7A 1,363,654 3197 38 143 ON4LG 3.5A 16,044 159 12 72 *9A3SM " 17,848 98 32 65 *OK2BRQ " 13,000 268 7 45
(OP:UN9LW) ON4IA 1.8A 125,178 1118 19 74 *9A2VX " 1,848 30 15 29 *OK6DJ " 6,984 196 5 31
*UN7LAN AA 1,293,788 1461 80 282 EUROPE *OR2F AA 1,982,125 2468 110 395 *9A4HP 21 1,363 31 12 17 *OK7T " 6,201 149 6 33
*UN8PT " 1,007,019 1231 86 265 Aland Islands (OP:ON8LDS) *9A2MF 7 33,292 275 16 66 (OP:OK1FHI)
*UN4PD " 242,528 489 58 150 OHØV AA 3,822,468 3677 147 540 *ON4KNP " 266,352 568 65 183 *9A2XW " 2,278 52 10 24 *OK1APY " 2,052 70 11 43
*UN7JID 3.5A 8,820 74 12 33 (OP:OH6LI) *OP6ML " 113,520 485 37 128 *9A3TU 3.5 11,760 138 11 59 *OK1HCD " 1,456 25 9 17
OHØR 7A 654,560 2594 34 126 (OP:ON6ML) 9A2NO AA 622,740 721 101 327 *OK2BMJ " 960 31 7 17
Kuwait (OP:OH2PM) *ON8ZA " 82,216 327 43 129 9A2JK " 418,834 776 86 276 *OK1JOK 1.8 17,877 321 9 50
9K2NO 3.5 393,360 1338 24 86 *OT1V " 44,988 161 41 97 9A4WY " 406,785 875 69 166 *OK1DST " 3,535 101 5 30
9K2HN AA 130,356 272 63 141 Andora *OR2A " 23,306 218 20 66 9A7Y " 135,664 264 78 166 OLØW AA 3,098,160 2712 140 522
*C37AC 7 5,232 93 12 36 (OP:ON1DX) 9A7Z " 16,352 157 22 51 (OP:OK1DSZ)
Kyrgyzstan (OP:C31CT) *ON6LR " 22,914 111 37 97 9A1P 7A 903,070 3014 38 156 OK1DO " 1,635,398 1398 131 488
*EX8BN A 4,602 47 15 24 *ON6LO " 15,570 147 21 69 (OP:9A1UN) OK2QA " 1,209,179 1732 99 338
Austria *ON4AMC " 5,488 34 24 32 9A3AG " 726,056 2270 37 151 OK1VK " 927,680 1503 99 347
Mongolia OE1TKW A 307,476 655 70 222 *ON7XN 21A 1,504 55 12 20 9A2EU " 288 8 5 7 (OP:OK1WWJ)
OE3BKC " 40,460 252 40 100 *ON7NQ 14A 3,510 48 9 18 9A8M 3.5A 330,846 1797 29 105 OK2PCL " 196,418 372 65 153
JT5DX A 3,770,679 3611 121 368 *ON4LDP 7A 46,440 330 21 87 (OP:9A3XU)
OE2CAL 7 23,436 131 24 84 OL8R " 194,367 787 43 158
(OP:JT1CO) *ON4ON " 32,883 290 20 77 9A1AA " 242,569 1898 19 88
*OE9WGI A 199,920 944 36 134 OK1FZM " 159,960 301 74 184
JT1CD/Ø " 122,610 479 39 83 *OP4A " 29,029 256 18 73 9A2KI " 47,616 550 18 75
*OE1CIW " 178,055 560 46 193 OK2RU " 95,703 211 69 150
JT1BV 14A 136,318 667 23 68 *OP6FC 1.8A 6,837 182 6 37 *9A1CBM AA 565,192 1039 83 261
*OE5CYL " 147,828 516 40 154 OK3TM " 42,706 150 37 94
*OE8MOS " 20,925 119 31 104 (OP:9A5ST) OK1FED " 42,024 226 29 73
Ogasawara *9A9XX " 134,871 457 45 156 OK1ATP " 35,400 116 49 101
*JK1YMM/ *OE1HFC " 15,159 176 26 67 Bosnia-Herzegovina
*OE1EBC " 8,712 102 20 52 *9A2U " 69,660 274 45 127 OK3M " 20,412 304 8 55
JD1 7A -77 19 6 5 E74X A 259,545 1101 39 156 (OP:9A2R)
*OE5HIL " 6,840 54 25 35 E77W 14 568,328 2093 34 118 OK1BLU " 6,678 59 24 39
*OE6TQG " 3,078 59 15 39 *9A5F " 67,056 228 47 129 OK7GU 28A 2,414 75 9 25
Oman *OE3KLU " 1,848 25 14 19
E7ØT 3.5 476,397 2534 29 100 *9A7DD " 14,060 145 19 76 OK2EW " 2,368 50 10 27
A45XR A 3,133,347 2849 106 293 *E74YM A 73,320 413 33 123 *9A1AD 14A 175,797 664 35 118
(OP:SP5EXA) *OE3XMC " 1,056 16 11 13 *E73RB " 38,318 272 27 92 OK7Z 21A 439,682 1060 39 152
*OE7GJ " 952 37 7 21 *9A3TY " 115,080 513 32 105 (OP:OK2ZI)
*E73JO " 33,252 245 20 82 *9A5KIR " 4,140 70 12 34
Qatar *OE6HLF " 594 22 9 18 *E74MG " 9,877 137 20 63 OK2PYA " 126,378 421 33 93
*OE6TTD " 378 15 13 14 *9A7T 7A 298,930 1079 36 131 OK7W 14A 681,120 1852 38 142
A71GO A 26,565 150 28 87 *E71W 28 703 22 6 13 (OP:9A5MR)
OE5OHO AA 1,374,555 1975 98 273 *E79EA 14 101,124 658 26 80 OL6P " 559,897 1773 35 134
A71EM AA 1,789,470 1978 90 264 OE3KAB " 1,116,558 1686 91 323 *9A6TT " 38,142 347 14 64 (OP:OK2PP)
*E77O 7 33,000 182 19 81 *9A2GA 3.5A 82,770 866 17 76
OE3DXA " 549,290 729 102 311 *E74KM 3.5 2,541 86 5 28 OK2D 7A 1,063,282 3335 37 150
Republic of Korea OE5CSP " 507,960 760 76 332 (OP:OK2PMU)
DS4EOI A 1,125,984 1719 90 206 E72U AA 307,198 795 60 209 Czech Republic
OE3SGU " 32,000 167 32 96 E77C 21A 371,004 960 38 134 OK2RN " 61,272 334 23 88
DS4AOW " 213,875 800 63 82 OE3PKU " 620 11 9 11 OK7K A 1,425,589 2369 90 271 OK1XV " 12,768 98 20 64
HL2VXK " 78,208 471 55 73 E73ESP 3.5A 52,632 707 10 62 (OP:OK1NS)
OE1SZW 7A 48,256 190 28 100 (OP:E73QI) OK8WW 3.5A 580,727 2409 36 125
HL4CEL " 14,784 296 42 46 *OE8TED AA 141,836 397 50 186 OK2EA " 776,710 2065 69 238 OL9Z " 321,552 1959 29 103
HL3EHK " 6,216 45 22 34 *E78T AA 158,424 402 57 230 OK7FL " 602,640 1265 81 243
*OE1PPA " 103,522 290 53 138 *E77EA 7A 187,856 1246 23 95 OK1CRM " 239,400 1469 25 101
*HL2CFY A 52,173 184 67 86 *OE1VMC " 2,548 62 12 37 OK1FRO " 132,990 459 46 140 OK5E " 59,508 748 13 63
*DS1SYV " 31,064 307 40 48 *E75M 3.5A 19,292 396 8 45 OK1AWC " 105,084 370 42 147
*OE9KFV " 493 20 12 17 *E74R 1.8A 96,657 1104 14 73 OK3C 1.8A 185,481 1452 20 91
*DS1AFL " 2,450 59 17 18 *OE2UKL 14A 58,092 362 21 73 OK1MSP " 91,580 325 43 147 (OP:OK2ZC)
*HL1IWD 28 672 18 7 9 *OE/DJ6OI 3.5A 82,397 1074 13 66 OK1AUC 28 960 45 5 19 OL1A " 125,490 1184 15 79
*HL2WP 14 3,294 87 10 8 Bulgaria OL5B 21 59,180 282 29 81 OK3RM " 119,000 1059 21 79
*DS5VTG 7 5,106 52 17 20 LZ7J A 715,680 1554 87 268 (OP:OK1KA) OK5ET " 30,240 429 11 59
HL2DBP AA 9,940 60 31 40 Azores OK4NN " 38,208 186 29 67
CU2AP A 460 11 10 10 (OP:LZ1CI) *OK6K AA 697,245 1472 69 276
*HL1VAU AA 80,223 260 52 91 LZ1GE " 247,689 721 59 202 OK1XC 14 170,765 861 29 90 (OP:OK5IM)
*HL3AMO " 62,088 213 61 95 CR2M 21 751,024 2747 33 113 OLØF " 102,714 534 26 80
(OP:W6NV) LZ1RW " 236,307 636 53 174 *OK5OK " 249,054 810 42 164
*DS5TOS " 17,484 89 28 65 LZ1HW " 219,232 448 77 195 OK2PDK " 540 20 4 5 *OK1SI " 236,334 731 48 190
*DS5DNO " 4,059 50 18 15 CU4DX 7 915,096 3354 34 122 OK1IE 7 32,495 140 24 73
(OP:KØAV) LZ8Z " 90,720 435 42 126 *OK7MT " 203,750 426 71 179
*HL5YI 7A 143 7 5 6 (OP:LZ2HT) OK1P 3.5 100,513 902 18 65 *OK3DM " 180,237 524 49 170
*CT8/W6NV 14 924 22 7 7 (OP:OK1FIG)
CU8AS AA 48,988 204 42 106 LZ1DQ 14 62,752 464 25 81 *OL7O " 139,695 457 48 153
Saudi Arabia LZ2FP 7 56,440 457 17 68 OK1EP 1.8 18,200 350 7 49 (OP:OK1FIK)
7Z1SJ 7 569,108 1466 32 114 LZ1GU 1.8 33,433 462 11 56 OK2EQ " 15,912 304 6 46 *OK2BDF " 134,352 539 43 173
HZ1FI AA 1,849,851 1693 87 306 Balearic Islands *LZ2JR A 190,635 656 48 165 OK1DW " 420 15 6 14 *OK1MAW " 98,406 279 41 172
(OP:DL2RMC) EA6VQ 21 355,080 1519 33 99 *LZ1MDU " 169,050 490 53 157 *OL5Y A 683,992 1075 87 299 *OK4DZ " 81,375 249 48 107
*EC6PG A 30,607 212 30 97 *LZ2DJA " 136,514 348 59 140 *OK1CZ " 534,565 1066 72 251 *OK1DWQ " 64,545 239 49 146
Singapore *EA6SX 7 393,280 1539 36 124 *LZ5VK " 125,685 467 44 145 *OK2MBP " 506,142 1347 53 220 *OK4FX " 52,850 266 38 113
*9V1OW A 47,760 214 44 76 EA6EE AA 65,550 266 34 104 *LZ2CH " 117,174 508 35 142 *OK1DKR " 408,123 788 78 253 *OK1VVT " 26,775 171 31 88
(OP:JG1OWV) EA6UP " 4,565 56 19 36 *LZ1IKY " 92,880 466 37 143 *OK3EQ " 362,234 1051 63 215 *OK7N " 15,402 108 32 70
*9V1KG 21 28,512 251 21 51 EA6AJ 7A 18,139 134 24 73 *LZ3V " 38,493 237 28 89 *OK2SGW " 313,495 916 52 213 *OK2VV " 9,660 136 12 57
*9V1XX 21A 64,491 543 24 59 *EA6ZS AA 58,250 323 29 96 (OP:LZ1NY) *OK1AXB " 312,738 870 71 211 *OK1DOY " 8,680 86 22 40
*LZ3ZQ " 32,706 161 29 109 *OK6N " 292,656 795 64 209 *OK2TUH " 2,288 38 21 31
Sri Lanka Belarus *LZ1VKD " 31,941 228 23 68 (OP:OK2PTS) *OK6AA 21A 22,616 113 27 61
*4S7TNG 14 368 14 6 10 *LZ3TL " 21,627 198 23 66 *OK1MKU " 222,230 407 70 243 *OK5ZZ 14A 156,078 662 31 107
EV1R A 1,371,084 1624 116 401 *OK1MNV " 214,676 721 52 186
*4S7AB 7 15,980 138 24 44 EW6EN " 430,908 1061 63 235 *LZ7DL " 8,296 91 20 48 *OK1TD " 107,695 465 27 92
*LZ1DPN " 7,316 80 21 41 *OK1HEH " 214,092 740 45 183 *OK1A 7A 36,828 196 30 78
EW3LN " 373,625 946 69 236 *OK2SGY " 196,005 734 44 175
Taiwan EU3AA " 217,113 578 66 227 *LZ4SU " 7,178 47 31 43 *OK4FF " 30,094 175 23 59
BV1EK A 255,135 556 87 146 *LZ2JOW " 5,925 94 26 49 *OK2LW " 190,032 629 70 226 *OK1AY 3.5A 124,215 1037 18 87
EW1TZ 14 192,915 796 31 104 *OK2PEM " 166,050 544 44 161
*BX3AA A 12,200 229 22 18 EW8W 7 761,552 2718 35 141 *LZ5PL " 5,840 98 21 59 *OK1AXA " 53,766 532 15 72
*BV4WP 21 3,895 51 17 24 *LZ1BY " 4,510 134 24 58 *OK1HCG " 155,547 611 43 146
EW1EA 3.5 38,896 490 10 58 *OK5M " 32,802 486 11 60
*BV1EL AA 1,440,504 2379 103 248 *LZ7VM " 210 9 7 8 *OK2EC " 146,073 547 45 174
EU4E 1.8 109,185 1134 16 71 (OP:OK5MM)
*BV5OQ 3.5A 32 11 2 2 *LZ2HR 28 4,128 64 15 33 *OK1DVA " 143,262 624 36 153
EU3AC " 48,433 683 13 64 *OK2QX " 141,360 478 55 173
*EU3A A 635,208 1078 88 311 *LZ2GS " 414 14 7 11 Denmark
Thailand *LZ2JA " 45 8 3 6 *OK1PX " 129,580 421 47 143
*EU8N " 332,695 1046 55 198 *OK6TW " 124,110 497 50 160 OZ1LO A 952,791 1505 91 322
HSØZLM A 242,256 883 58 110 *EW6M " 308,858 986 58 220 *LZ9V 21 112,964 500 32 92 OZ3SM " 282,000 1027 49 186
HSØZCW " 20,625 136 48 77 *LZ1IA " 20,128 148 20 54 *OK5SA " 95,944 396 39 140
*EW1TO " 247,230 826 54 192 *OK2BYH " 94,050 323 50 148 OZ6AGX " 74,053 432 33 116
E27EK 7 930 25 10 21 *EW2R " 204,516 695 50 184 *LZ2ZY " 2,640 31 17 23 OZ7EA " 73,425 343 35 130
*HSØZLS A 23,214 142 40 66 *LZ7MM 14 15,145 168 14 51 *OK2BND " 80,793 360 42 149
*EU4U " 199,503 614 56 187 *OK1JVS " 75,888 446 30 123 OZ2BKK " 58,936 322 29 110
*E2ØPFE " 18,774 200 23 40 *EW6EW " 161,690 698 35 155 *LZ1VQ 7 24,909 297 14 55 OZ7YL 3.5 14,986 259 9 50
*HS6ZBQ " 16,198 104 38 51 *LZ73TRC " 3,978 102 9 30 *OK2BJK " 73,537 422 35 116
*EU6AA " 155,021 721 37 162 *OK2BLD " 70,626 330 39 119 *OZ1AA A 604,197 1280 69 290
*E2ØYLM " 3,240 48 16 24 *EU4AX " 148,685 494 50 177 (OP:LZ3YW) *OZ7BQ " 317,072 866 56 210
*HS8JKY " 1,026 32 18 20 *LZ1KZ " 3,195 52 7 38 *OK2PBG " 67,520 223 44 116
*EW2ES " 120,848 714 28 138 *OK1MNW " 67,083 169 61 116 *OZ1AAR " 268,128 823 66 200
*HS5ZLD 28 35 3 2 3 *EW4W " 81,030 316 43 142 *LZ3PZ " 594 30 10 23 *OZ8CT " 175,740 690 41 161
*E2ØFIP 14 1,008 25 8 13 LZ4AW AA 600,152 1091 92 300 *OK2TBC " 58,812 272 40 116
*EW1NM " 78,369 401 32 119 *OK2KG " 56,854 231 40 91 *OZ4FF " 130,000 528 46 154
E2ØHHK AA 16,240 76 24 56 *EW2O 21 23,944 150 22 51 LZ7Y " 407,664 897 72 232 *OZ5RM " 108,679 412 45 146
E2T 28A 784 43 7 9 LZ1QN " 325,248 1000 52 179 *OK2BV " 54,528 402 29 113
*EU6DX 7 93,390 704 20 90 *OK2HFC " 54,340 314 37 106 *OZ1TJ " 80,958 475 42 164
(OP:E21IZC) *EU8U 3.5 159,885 1417 20 79 LZ3RM " 48,720 243 28 88 (OP:5QØX)
HS3NBR 14A 21,905 250 24 41 LZ1ST " 374 23 7 15 *OK1FCA " 52,393 385 21 100
*EU1AI " 68,445 754 14 67 *OK1AGE " 51,037 216 44 117 *OZ5UR " 72,522 356 40 118
*HS1JZT AA 80,542 255 50 104 *EW2EG " 234 20 4 14 LZ8R 28A 5,760 97 13 35 *OZ1ELY " 8,320 125 21 59
*HS8GLR " 19,076 209 31 45 (OP:LZ3BB) *OK1AUP " 49,896 259 36 118
*EW8RR 1.8 5,060 105 7 37 *OL6A " 35,956 367 15 74 *OZ5KU " 4,060 183 23 93
*HS8HEX " 17,688 112 36 52 EU1A AA 3,546,981 3146 144 543 LZ1NG " 3,525 76 15 32 *OZ1NF " 2,886 31 16 23
*HS8JWH " 9,301 65 30 41 LZ2HA 21A 61,074 260 33 84 (OP:OK1SKJ)
EW1I " 917,104 1229 108 388 *OK1AOU " 32,832 286 41 111 *OZ1THC " 336 49 11 31
*E29AHU " 7,373 94 31 42 EW8OM " 877,816 1969 65 293 LZ5W 14A 179,914 872 32 110 *OZ4QX " 312 17 9 15
*E27AH " 322 14 6 8 (OP:LZ1YE) *OK1DXW " 30,375 212 38 87
EW7M " 59,160 132 62 112 *OK2WMC " 25,190 190 28 82 *OZ7DK " 196 10 5 9
(OP:HS4WLA) EW8DX 3.5A 152,712 1403 19 82 LZ4T 7A 571,140 2156 36 135 *OZ5DX 14 30,587 201 16 57
*HS8JYX 21A 11,336 114 17 35 LZ5K " 447,909 1969 30 117 *OK1PFM " 23,381 179 28 75
EW8R 1.8A 87,360 951 14 70 *OK1TFH " 19,928 171 25 69 *OZ6TL 7 57,672 519 16 73
*E27AZ " 1,058 54 10 13 *EW1P AA 1,185,240 1617 108 368 (OP:LZ1QZ) *OZ2J 1.8 858 31 5 21
(OP:HS3PIK) LZ2FL " 47,005 458 20 65 *OK2BH " 19,264 128 35 77
*EW7A " 507,346 1097 73 261 *OK1DEK " 18,486 159 32 85 OZ8AE AA 936,390 1352 100 355
*E21YDP 7A 120,684 593 23 66 *EW4R " 144,313 462 52 169 LZ1AQ 3.5A 153,295 1090 22 93 OU4N " 480,800 765 90 310
LZ7U " 17,360 134 15 65 *OK1ARO " 16,425 163 18 55
*EU4T " 71,024 293 44 140 *OK8KM " 12,928 180 21 80 OZ8SW " 141,960 566 39 171
LZ1BJ " 11,088 207 8 40
United Arab Emirates *EW8G " 38,862 280 26 101
LZ2WO 1.8A 103,530 1044 16 69 *OK2BNC " 5,632 99 22 42 OZ5BD " 30,500 187 32 90
A61EK AA 2,276,085 2314 87 284 *EU1ST " 15,048 243 11 61 *OK2SWD " 5,280 97 12 43 OZ4O " 13,182 88 25 53
*EW7DK " 9,360 99 20 52 *LZ1FH AA 246,684 775 55 189 OZØJ " 3,960 34 24 31
A65CA " 771,750 868 100 250 *LZ1ZP " 241,394 404 76 198 *OK1TVL " 3,888 74 13 41
(OP:RV6AJJ) *EU8R 7A 91,744 607 26 96 *OK1DSX " 2,016 21 14 18 OZ1GNN " 1,376 17 15 17
*EU8F " 59,128 699 11 65 *LZ7O " 145,848 500 50 156 OZ8PG 21A 1,295 35 13 24
A65DR 3.5A 110 7 5 6 (OP:LZ1ONK) *OK1DAR " 1,305 48 10 35
*EW4C " 47,684 430 19 72 *OK5SWL " 315 19 8 13 OZ1IKY 3.5A 121,444 1081 18 79
*EU2EU 3.5A 180,316 1142 25 97 *LZ1ZJ " 91,769 380 44 119 OZ1HX " 19,712 169 15 73
Uzbekistan *LZ1OJ " 45,339 268 32 95 (OP:OK2SWD)
*UK7AL A 371,904 770 53 155 *EU1U " 152,192 1070 24 92 *OK2ABU 28 350 24 3 11 OZ4MD 1.8A 25,596 253 13 68
*EW4GL " 19,320 244 10 60 *LZØM " 14,124 144 16 50 *OZ4CG AA 305,754 805 52 210
*UK/JE1RZR " 74,480 254 40 93 (OP:LZ2SX) *OK2BNF 21 14,535 127 16 41
*UK8IAR " 44,274 200 29 65 *OK1LO " 4,218 50 13 25 *OZ4VW " 2,700 32 18 27
*LZ1PJ " 11,016 101 20 48 *5P1B " 567 18 10 17
*UK8OM 14 96,657 504 20 67 Belgium *LZ2OQ " 1,496 24 16 18 *OK2HBY 14 52,358 343 21 73
*UK9AA 3.5A 206,424 912 21 73 *ON5JT A 749,427 1810 57 224 *OK1MMN " 35,868 212 18 66 *OZ1DJJ 21A 7,708 61 18 29
*LZ1BP 21A 59,171 265 26 81 *OZ2U 7A 20,054 245 13 61
*ON4CT " 631,110 1379 81 246 *LZ5Z 14A 324,205 1296 37 120 *OK7SX " 12,096 91 21 42
Vietnam *ON3ND " 426,554 1127 56 215 (OP:LZ3DX) *OK2GU " 10,150 179 8 42
*XV9JM A 39,312 319 31 60 *OP7B " 369,771 1099 55 178 *LZ1QV 7A 107,510 568 28 102 *OL5J 7 180,340 1045 27 100 Dodecanese
*XV9NPS 14 1,824 42 10 22 *ON4AMP " 107,744 444 41 141 *LZ7DX " 106,436 685 25 93 *OK2TDM " 70,686 529 20 82 SV5DKL 7A 419,688 1712 37 137

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 England GX5TO " 7,400 106 12 38 RA3ST " 64,792 263 43 135 RV3YM " 381,225 768 84 261 RW4M 7 1,764 23 13 23
(OP:G3PHO) RU5A " 53,424 305 36 90 R3DCX " 377,325 825 75 250 RA4HMT 3.5 17,152 200 11 53
MØDXR A 3,628,140 4469 116 394
G4EXD 3.5A 1,276 24 9 20 UA3X " 30,750 137 35 88 R5DT " 343,252 818 70 229 *RA4ACX A 299,570 749 66 224
G6XX " 2,072,775 2709 97 338
G4IIY 1.8A 132,480 1111 18 78 UA3UCD " 18,130 77 40 58 R5AJ " 284,193 887 65 208 *R4FA " 186,402 657 68 214
(OP:G4FAL)
*G4PVM AA 476,096 816 66 280 RV3ZD " 16,779 250 35 106 RK2M " 272,897 795 52 219 *RN4SC " 180,496 614 47 185
G5U " 1,183,380 1963 82 281
*2EØCVN " 205,545 730 42 171 R3QF " 16,340 70 36 59 RV3LO " 248,912 380 80 296 *RA4DR " 171,339 387 66 221
(OP:G3RXP)
*G3RLE " 171,864 320 63 245 RA3MU " 11,985 61 31 54 R3AP " 233,445 616 59 178 *UA4FEN " 167,760 511 61 179
G3WZD " 123,556 483 36 122
*G3XLG " 158,295 297 79 226 R2DX " 9,234 94 24 57 RA3TT " 200,984 554 49 145 *RN4HAB " 160,820 599 47 168
M8C " 60,970 346 47 135
*G4P " 146,160 592 42 168 RA3FH " 8,260 51 31 39 RN3GQ " 192,324 741 45 143 *RN4W " 160,360 563 42 169
(OP:G4DBL)
(OP:G3YPP) RZ3MM " 8,188 202 8 38 RX3Q " 150,304 407 68 176 *UA4CNJ " 152,496 546 42 174
G4HZV " 18,424 130 23 75
*G4WGE " 132,112 530 37 147 RK3NWA " 1,456 47 15 37 RV3ID " 147,275 471 48 167 *R4YY " 88,387 508 33 136
G4AJY " 12,576 164 22 74
*G4CMQ " 105,175 397 41 134 (OP:EVGENY_KUZNETSOV) RQ3M " 143,264 409 53 189 *UA4WJ " 78,288 363 36 132
G4IUF " 3,450 33 21 25
*G3VDB " 75,063 352 26 105 R2AOQ " 1,258 24 15 22 R3FC " 138,663 457 55 162 *UA4NCI " 67,350 297 36 114
G4TUK " 1,584 21 16 20
*G3RTU " 52,398 268 32 110 UA3DSN " 648 19 9 18 RZ3DJ " 94,688 316 47 129 *RK4R " 64,183 289 42 131
G4IZZ " 899 16 15 16
*MØPTO " 36,288 206 31 77 RZ3DW " 270 24 10 17 R2CA " 90,610 202 62 143 *UA4QK " 47,415 253 38 107
G4FKA 21 88,236 421 26 82
*G4AYU " 21,614 133 32 75 RA3EA 28 1,025 22 11 14 UA3AGW " 81,312 254 49 119 *R4WBF " 44,042 356 25 97
G3VYI " 19,341 177 17 46
*GØLHZ " 7,171 74 21 50 RT3A " 714 22 8 13 R3QX " 74,100 209 58 137 *RX4CD " 37,949 175 45 92
G1SCT 14 2,607 57 10 23
*M4X " 6,864 67 15 37 UA3EDQ 14 286,272 1156 32 112 RU3GF " 73,071 175 62 145 *R4HBM " 31,232 236 28 94
GØLRD " 1,541 37 8 15
(OP:G3SZU) RA3THN " 144 12 3 3 RV5K " 72,930 235 55 132 *RQ4F " 28,792 122 40 82
MØB " 900 40 6 19
*MØSQC " 5,168 100 18 58 R3LB 3.5 46,647 618 11 62 RK3IR " 60,515 331 30 103 *RU4H " 25,833 146 29 80
GØVDZ 7 3,268 76 9 29
(OP:MONIE) UA3GR " 28,240 282 14 66 RL3T " 47,306 419 21 88 *R4LZ " 16,974 104 31 51
G4L 1.8 36,565 495 13 58
*GØKYA " 4,838 66 21 38 RK3BX 1.8 24,662 446 9 50 RJ3A " 46,816 179 43 111 *RW4F " 12,616 106 23 53
(OP:G4LDL)
*MØMXX " 4,088 88 14 42 RZ3AV " 16,280 287 8 47 RA3R " 38,480 215 29 75 *UA4WAV " 11,421 126 23 58
*G4DDL A 280,924 792 49 205
*MØXAC " 140 10 4 10 RC2A " 5,002 136 6 35 R3MS " 37,250 149 40 85 *UA4SBZ " 9,045 109 16 51
*GØMTN " 152,240 588 36 140
*M7X 21A 111,027 447 27 92 RW3YA " 4,480 161 5 30 RW3WX " 29,760 177 35 85 *RA4UAT " 8,370 82 25 68
*G3NKS " 96,096 425 38 138
(OP:GØTSM) R3VA " 2,970 85 6 27 RN3K " 25,250 215 18 83 *RA4L " 8,024 137 16 52
*G4DDX " 95,460 418 41 144
*M4M " 28,575 211 17 58 RJ3AA " 77 9 6 5 RN3DKQ " 19,240 89 42 62 *UA4FTA " 7,171 61 20 51
*G3RSD " 94,864 438 44 152
(OP:MØPNN) *RU5TT A 341,134 972 63 218 RO3G " 12,180 107 19 51 *RA4CL " 6,784 61 25 39
*MØMPM " 90,804 512 36 152
*G3K " 4,251 54 14 25 (OP:UA3TW) RZ3FS " 3,696 52 9 33 *UA4CBJ " 6,555 66 24 45
*G4BJM " 81,016 423 28 76
(OP:G3KNU) *RN5AA " 339,234 712 66 221 UC5G " 1,131 26 9 20 *RN4HFJ " 6,348 47 27 42
*MØIHT " 53,690 298 29 101
*G4NXG/M " 4,059 55 12 29 *RW5CW " 302,498 773 59 228 RV3FT " 391 9 8 9 *RW4HB " 6,324 74 16 46
*GØOOR " 45,331 238 31 112
*2EØXAR " 1,104 20 10 14 *RO5K " 296,390 855 57 220 RA3SI 21A 148,896 631 30 102 *RA4DB " 5,742 81 21 37
*G4OZG " 43,960 302 28 112
*G9F 14A 73,824 514 20 76 *R2DFD " 287,188 915 53 191 RT5A " 65,136 283 28 90 *RW4PU " 4,992 57 19 45
*M5M " 35,752 252 25 84
(OP:G4BVY) *UA3UAT " 254,100 545 67 208 RC3W 14A 392,784 1392 37 130 *R4AC " 4,756 48 23 35
(OP:G4OGB)
*MØBLF " 33,150 325 13 52 *RC3U " 234,864 675 55 197 (OP:RA5W) *UA4HBM " 4,071 41 21 38
*G4BYE " 33,887 221 22 81 *G4HYG " 11,978 155 11 42 *RW3X " 198,030 874 45 160 RV3FF " 319,137 1148 37 130 *R4AJ " 1,620 35 15 30
*G8OO " 33,232 209 33 101 *M6W 7A 365,366 1484 36 130 *R3AQ " 193,766 555 54 224 RW3XZ " 219,531 884 36 133 *UA4PT " 442 12 7 6
*G4NBS " 26,048 173 25 63 (OP:G3WW) *RN3Z " 165,567 553 49 180 RK3T " 81,879 313 33 114 *UA4WFN 14 17,984 176 16 48
*MØP " 24,820 156 25 60 *G4FJW " 78,750 581 17 88 *RA3XCZ " 160,456 512 57 191 (OP:RW3TN) *R4UZ " 10,672 157 12 46
(OP:MØRYB) *G8VPE " 10,419 111 12 57 *RA3YDA " 141,525 444 53 172 RT3M " 50,925 266 23 82 *RA4ZA " 759 26 7 16
*G6GLP " 20,889 131 26 73 *G7TWC " 1,230 23 10 20 *RA3YAO " 135,679 591 35 158 R5FU " 16,632 140 15 57 *R4SA 7 152,867 758 32 111
*G3LPU " 19,836 194 23 64 *G8AJM 3.5A 10,836 138 10 53 *UA3VLO " 133,770 482 46 164 RK3FM " 320 22 5 11 *R4FBJ " 1,316 47 8 20
*GØBBO " 19,440 162 19 62 *MØSHM " 6 7 2 4 *RW3ZC " 122,980 398 64 156 RT3F 7A 546,360 2409 34 123 *UD4C 3.5 26,418 334 14 60
*G3YEU " 19,135 120 21 68 *G8X 1.8A 46,939 595 12 61 *RU3XY " 93,696 405 41 151 (OP:R2DA) *UA4PAY 1.8 2,451 67 8 35
*G4BSW " 17,982 140 18 56 (OP:G4FJK) *RA3RLJ " 92,565 501 35 130 UA3R " 390,634 1805 36 137 R4RR AA 3,158,130 3400 123 474
*G8GHD " 16,732 157 25 69 *M7V " 11,773 200 9 52 *RN3YA " 91,683 522 31 136 (OP:UA3RC) RL4A " 2,172,335 2209 138 497
*G4RMV " 13,750 109 25 30 (OP:MØVAA) *RO5O " 90,688 292 50 158 UA3A " 221,010 1185 36 123 RW4W " 1,552,845 1963 105 378
*GØTMX " 12,403 137 18 61 *UA3THY " 89,572 368 42 154 RL5A " 215,250 1094 34 116 RG4A " 604,728 1032 103 341
*G3JKL " 11,857 154 18 53 Estonia *RV3ZN " 86,652 389 44 130 UA3GAF 3.5A 75,383 496 24 97 RU4A " 545,036 1030 77 279
*MØCVO " 11,172 165 17 59 *R3OR " 85,840 546 46 139 R3EG " 64,047 372 23 88 RM4W " 442,728 747 90 339
*2EØFFT " 8,777 92 21 46 ES2MC A 855,289 1651 79 294
*ES5EP A 191,354 499 54 187 *UA3P " 78,489 340 42 129 UA3LAR " 42,370 334 20 75 RA4PQ " 321,438 532 70 247
*G4UZE " 5,530 90 15 55 *UA3YFL " 75,950 375 36 119 UA3TT 1.8A 73,530 676 17 78 R4SO " 104,674 338 53 146
*MØYTT " 5,208 65 16 46 *ES4MM " 19,089 127 27 74
ES1BH AA 272,938 1057 45 194 *RU3YAA " 73,593 437 27 126 RK3ER " 72,254 712 19 72 R4OF " 95,228 491 43 136
*G7WHI " 3,721 90 14 47 *R2UZ " 72,004 228 42 146 R3LA " 51,168 476 19 77 R4RM " 68,076 254 53 133
*G4PGD " 2,914 49 15 32 ES1CN 21A 14,416 128 18 50
ES1TU 7A 73,444 435 27 95 *UA3DSS " 70,146 315 43 119 RU3DX " 26,068 361 15 61 RA4W " 59,760 211 46 120
*GØWCZ " 756 24 9 18 *RD3MF " 69,795 335 42 123 UI3A " 20,230 265 12 58 RW4WZ " 51,766 170 41 140
*GØMCV " 414 149 15 54 *ES3RF AA 54,020 309 31 115
*ES5TF 14A 28,140 129 26 79 *RV3MR " 66,178 370 33 130 RV3A " 19,488 324 9 49 RX4HX " 34,416 171 38 106
*M5D 21 66,309 382 22 71 *RU3XB " 61,005 332 33 114 RM3DA " 3,723 67 9 42 RN4CA " 32,400 112 45 75
(OP: @ES5EC)
(OP:G4WQI) *RD3AD " 51,888 252 35 106 *RA3AN AA 872,495 1495 83 320 RW4O " 30,583 163 41 78
*ES2DJ 1.8A 17,108 312 7 45
*G3B " 13,157 134 17 42 *RV3VR " 48,875 354 26 99 *RZ3F " 854,217 1257 86 355 RM4R " 17,820 103 28 80
*ES3BM " 1,620 78 5 25
(OP:G4YRF) *R3THA " 46,320 233 37 83 *RA3WT " 431,964 1108 57 281 RK4PA " 15,960 138 25 59
*G3PLE " 5,940 111 13 32 *RN3P " 46,008 275 32 110 *RN3S " 418,053 944 68 263 RW4NW " 552 14 10 14
*G4EBK " 1,218 23 9 20 European Russia *RA3U " 42,282 193 45 117 *RT3O " 414,412 908 64 267 RK4FF 14A 348,226 1445 32 125
*G4C 14 70,028 592 20 62 District 1 *RU3VV " 32,320 260 23 78 *R3RT " 412,282 980 61 253 RM4N " 25,584 246 16 62
(OP:GØIBN) RA1AL A 938,938 1284 100 369 *RU3WR " 32,116 284 26 98 *UA3QAM " 340,160 701 72 248 UD4F 7A 630,504 2061 38 151
*GØTKZ " 11,890 141 14 44 RA1CP " 108,324 530 35 142 *RK3RX " 30,385 311 19 84 *R3WR " 265,156 635 75 227 (OP:RK4FL)
*MØTCL " 1,148 38 6 22 RX1AG " 99,088 447 38 138 *R2DEM " 29,982 297 24 90 *RU3U " 256,850 597 63 212 RT4M " 326,400 1293 34 126
*G4RHR 7 21,483 262 11 52 UA1AAF " 77,686 324 39 140 *RW3ZA " 29,748 137 39 95 *R5RT " 151,626 543 47 175 R4LC " 164,892 850 33 123
*G4KZY " 12,712 178 11 45 RA1OD " 43,392 129 50 78 *RN3AAB " 28,620 244 24 84 (OP:RN3RC) RX4HW " 66,308 269 29 108
*G3IZD " 9,211 180 11 50 UA1AUW " 8,100 88 22 53 *R3XAA " 24,465 226 18 87 *RZ3QM " 135,464 503 64 172 RZ4A " 39,347 360 18 59
*GØT " 2,080 51 7 25 UA1AFT 14 274,166 830 35 128 *RC5Z " 23,072 172 32 80 *RZ3FQ " 135,342 472 47 159 (OP:UA4AQL)
*G6N 3.5 22,507 315 11 60 RU1A 7 797,696 2961 36 128 *UA3UBT " 22,464 166 26 82 *R3MU " 129,536 596 36 140 UA4HBW " 476 10 7 10
(OP:GØGDU) (OP:RV1AW) *UA3T " 21,660 99 41 73 *RD3FV " 119,180 452 46 156 R4MZ 3.5A 146,624 911 27 89
*G3TJE " 9,774 163 9 45 RK1PWA 3.5 6 1 1 1 *UA3DER " 21,012 191 25 78 *UA3PI " 102,834 394 43 131 RD4A " 48,015 407 18 81
*G6NHU " 3,800 101 6 34 *RZ1OK A 266,430 677 60 189 *R3SV " 19,549 107 36 77 *RX3AEX " 99,702 530 39 152 *RZ4AG AA 906,108 1030 101 368
*G4FAD " 500 23 5 15 *RW1AM " 259,780 590 66 244 *RO3D " 18,512 220 16 73 *R3VL " 98,172 454 39 123 *RW4WA " 609,348 1017 90 322
*G2X 1.8 17,556 333 8 49 *R1TE " 225,132 668 55 202 *RZ3DC " 15,015 80 37 54 *UA3NFI " 66,230 200 43 136 *R4BZ " 472,943 984 78 235
(OP:GØDCK) *UA1NFA " 132,912 514 46 162 *RM2R " 13,446 133 20 63 *UA3DUJ " 57,050 272 46 117 *UA4PCF " 267,260 701 55 175
G4R AA 2,760,042 3186 113 406 *UA1ZZ " 100,815 501 30 135 *R2AHS " 12,963 121 21 66 *RT5Q " 54,288 184 44 100 *R4MM " 234,824 491 71 227
(OP:YO4RDW) *R1QE " 97,800 549 37 126 *RA3AGF " 9,790 115 15 40 *UA5R " 36,188 155 34 132 *RU4SO " 172,368 409 65 201
M7W " 2,038,850 2327 108 442 *RA1CE " 91,254 357 47 154 *RZ3DZ " 9,559 64 27 52 *RK2A " 35,995 130 49 66 *RA4HBS " 170,910 491 52 218
(OP:G3TBK) *R1NI " 63,990 321 36 126 *RW3DC " 9,380 123 17 53 *RX3MM " 33,274 156 35 92 *RO4A " 161,931 596 50 181
M2G " 1,560,398 2183 96 358 *UA1F " 40,560 208 34 135 *UA3UAD " 5,642 54 21 41 *R2AHH " 31,222 253 34 100 *R4WT " 76,128 437 37 119
(OP:G4RCG) *R1AO " 33,894 163 33 93 *RX3VF " 5,369 93 12 47 *RM3TO " 28,080 181 23 85 *UA4FDL " 72,254 387 48 134
M2X " 1,385,280 1701 100 380 *RD1T " 27,686 228 20 89 *R3WZ " 5,100 98 13 47 *RX3AFE " 26,013 201 24 63 *R4FD " 69,003 300 41 146
(OP:G3VMW) *R1AU " 15,984 212 20 88 *R2PT " 5,046 86 16 42 *RU3DM " 18,400 76 36 64 *RK4W " 12,876 107 18 69
G6T " 993,895 1608 87 302 *RN1CW " 11,160 107 16 56 *UB5MBA " 5,044 96 10 42 *R2AT " 16,432 118 21 83 (OP:UA4WAU)
(OP:G4MKP) *R1AL " 5,200 63 18 34 *R3THP " 3,498 57 26 40 *R2SA " 12,826 183 12 41 *UA4CIF " 11,039 88 26 57
G9Y " 766,876 1629 71 248 *UA1ZJV " 2,432 26 18 20 *RA3VE " 2,530 53 11 35 *RM3F " 12,512 76 24 44 *R4WBD " 10,800 143 17 58
(OP:MØSDV) *R1CC " 2,242 39 13 25 *UA3RU " 627 23 12 21 (OP:UA3DPX) *R4LAK " 6,400 95 13 51
G3XSV " 520,298 1077 69 245 *RW1AI " 1,610 27 14 21 *RD3FT " 405 27 7 20 *RX3MX " 9,520 94 19 49 *RW4HS " 2,754 38 18 33
G3ZGC " 366,928 818 61 243 *RZ1AU " 1,440 33 14 26 *UA3ABJ 21 43,992 228 26 78 *R3AIR " 8,236 112 15 56 *RZ4AZ " 1,755 51 13 32
G3T " 292,560 712 55 221 *R1BEL " 1,224 55 8 26 *UA3QR " 7,097 97 15 32 *RC3F " 7,191 106 12 39 *RN4AM " 680 12 8 12
(OP:G3VGZ) *R1BP " 1,196 49 17 35 *RA3DGH " 2,436 65 6 22 *RW3RQ " 3,800 54 16 24 *UA4FCO 7A 50,784 421 18 78
G4AMT " 283,836 696 52 165 *UA1CBM 14 19,825 259 13 48 *RN3DKE " 255 14 4 11 *RL3AW " 2,544 40 15 38 *RW4C " 5,405 97 10 37
MØBPQ " 249,280 425 77 227 *R1ZM " 19,745 234 12 43 *RA3UAG 14 94,017 517 29 92 *UA3RW " 1,763 32 14 29 *RU4SW " 2,046 45 7 26
G4LPD " 204,048 532 48 186 *RA1L " 9,515 153 10 45 *RM2T " 30,080 309 17 63 *R5ACQ 21A 24,568 173 23 60
G3ZSS " 200,294 348 60 214 *RV1OM " 3,458 75 9 29 *R2GM " 12,220 141 16 49 *R3QA 14A 178,840 815 30 106 District 6
G4ENZ " 143,312 294 53 155 *R1CK 1.8 6,144 145 8 40 *R3PIQ " 9,065 169 10 39 *UA3AP " 123,830 648 24 98 UC7A A 1,037,775 1810 94 317
GØHDB " 130,832 305 59 162 *UA1ZFG " 3,737 117 6 31 *RA3AL/M " 1,075 35 6 19 *RZ3Z " 100,680 542 27 93 R7KZ " 165,900 498 50 160
MØDDT " 114,696 321 61 182 RT1O AA 1,424,412 1808 114 322 *UA3LG " 72 4 2 4 *R3LC " 40,108 301 17 57 RC6AA " 88,350 420 31 124
G3KMQ " 100,464 251 41 141 RT1M " 1,204,263 1962 104 359 *RK3Y 7 100,245 664 28 95 *RG3B " 39,933 286 18 69 R7NF " 50,832 350 34 110
G3WKL " 58,266 217 37 129 RW1C " 672,970 1188 74 272 *RG3P " 59,301 495 21 78 *RA3Y 7A 165,201 688 35 124 RZ6AK " 36,850 299 27 107
G4RKO " 55,554 373 29 112 RN1ON " 239,343 717 58 189 *RW3VM " 28,982 243 17 69 *UA3QPA " 109,696 609 26 102 R7KO " 34,272 191 42 94
GØEFO " 54,612 218 39 109 UD1A " 36,784 204 34 87 *UA3YDI " 22,791 290 11 60 *R3RK " 29,438 258 14 68 R7AY " 11,135 52 37 48
G4KFT " 23,940 105 34 71 R1AC " 34,185 113 44 85 *R5FP " 22,230 316 10 55 *RM3G " 10,830 162 13 44 UA6J " 11,050 117 18 47
RA1AO " 270 13 5 13 *RY3F " 19,320 230 12 58 *RT3D " 7,320 44 21 40 RA6MQ " 3,186 45 18 36
G6OKU " 14,868 131 20 64
UA1ANA 14A 134,784 617 32 112 *RV3PN " 12,090 132 11 51 *UA5F 3.5A 80,300 726 19 81 UA6AK 28 1,920 54 13 19
G3YJQ " 11,907 84 19 44
R1DX 1.8A 102,717 893 22 79 *UG3G " 12,040 172 10 46 *UA3LID " 63,729 506 18 79 UA6EE " 1,066 37 8 18
G3PXT " 9,492 87 24 60
RV1CC " 84,825 852 16 71 *UA3CFM " 6,468 104 10 39 *RW3FR " 38,822 326 21 73 *UA6GO A 1,149,302 1791 99 340
GX3WSC " 4,560 58 19 38 *R3EE " 3,780 38 14 28 *R3QN " 35,448 477 16 68 *RZ6BR " 347,130 654 72 243
(OP:GØKAD) UA1OMS " 70,550 700 17 66
RA1QD " 19,866 275 10 56 *RV3FW 3.5 41,712 481 14 65 *RM5Y " 1,792 30 9 19 *R7KX " 337,032 856 57 245
GØMGM " 4,293 47 17 36 *RO5X " 33,456 552 11 57 *UA3MIF 1.8A 17,340 314 7 44 *RA7R " 120,666 555 33 136
G4DRS " 2,772 41 11 33 *R1CAA AA 186,416 447 52 192
*R1AT " 53,868 338 28 106 *UA3QCB " 9,688 152 9 47 *R3RR " 8,965 144 10 45 *UA6HLN " 91,798 408 38 128
GØTHF " 560 13 8 8 *RA3G " 6,248 163 8 36 *R7CF " 89,244 319 51 171
G5K 21A 128,979 402 32 121 *RU1AT " 47,263 276 30 121
*RZ1A " 32,428 223 29 92 *RC3FG " 1,914 100 6 23 District 4 *RM7F " 85,850 394 40 130
(OP:GØBNR) *RZ3AMW 1.8 18,816 339 9 47 UA4PN A 595,218 1311 75 263 *RL6MF " 79,380 426 27 120
G3PJT " 99,294 396 30 104 *RC1W " 28,560 229 20 85
*UA1ODM 14A 990 32 6 5 *UA3DCE " 7,708 165 7 40 RM4HZ " 296,005 813 59 206 *R7AX " 72,982 252 43 139
M3I " 56,805 300 26 79 *RW9FF/3 " 2,277 65 6 27 RN4NF " 283,010 448 82 229 *UA6AUA " 47,850 140 47 103
(OP:GØORH) *R5QA " 680 27 7 27 RQ4D " 224,070 739 57 174 *RO7K " 43,650 415 60 165
G3YBO " 6,720 69 15 27 District 3 *RW3XW " 54 3 3 3 RM4P " 208,633 678 48 145 *RA6YJ " 38,610 131 47 70
M7O 14A 251,790 975 33 121 RU3UR A 1,627,686 1709 123 435 R3ZZ AA 4,186,156 3573 152 570 UA4HRZ " 153,758 329 62 179 *RZ6YU " 32,230 203 26 84
(OP:MØVKY) R3XA " 1,619,488 2585 105 353 RT5K " 1,018,248 1189 120 412 RN4SS " 151,646 669 44 182 *RA7KO " 28,060 195 24 91
M6O " 212,364 664 35 118 R3ZV " 724,739 1530 81 292 UB3A " 919,560 1395 111 374 RW4HD " 124,352 455 56 176 *RC7B " 26,134 147 36 110
(OP:G3WGN) R3OM " 386,992 1018 61 243 RA3DNC " 886,580 1625 80 308 RA4HPI " 88,198 278 62 149 *RJ7A " 24,080 116 32 80
M8A " 196,350 697 32 118 RA5C " 244,750 664 71 204 UA3QGT " 759,170 1167 102 343 UA4AAC " 86,940 363 46 143 *R6DHO " 8,670 126 22 63
(OP:MØHDF) UA3KW " 200,946 380 82 132 RU3FM " 709,254 741 131 415 R4RT " 61,612 384 36 110 *UA6ATG " 7,812 98 13 49
G3TKK " 12,126 118 13 34 RU3Q " 175,788 468 62 195 UA3RF " 621,054 1095 90 288 RA4AR " 24,479 204 27 64 *RW6AF " 6,882 56 25 49
G3TXF 7A 881,280 2830 38 154 R3OQ " 168,045 561 63 192 UC5D " 581,385 1251 77 262 RN4ZT " 15,229 70 38 59 *RO7N " 4,536 42 33 39
G3P " 413,820 1669 37 134 RA3BQ " 134,829 254 69 142 RN3TT " 554,400 991 99 297 UA4NC " 3,422 73 17 42 *R7HL " 3,162 39 23 28
(OP:G3WPH) R5FY " 119,790 341 54 188 RU3SD " 544,626 973 87 296 RQ4N " 24 2 2 2 *RA6AR " 2,788 41 14 27
G3VPW " 376,227 1685 34 119 R5QQ " 106,914 484 45 161 RM2D " 512,640 944 83 301 R4IO 21 128,155 671 26 69 *RK7KO " 1,155 30 9 26
G6AY " 214,173 910 36 123 RL3BZ " 99,275 346 46 163 (OP:SM6LRR) RA4Y 14 133,848 770 26 91 *RL6K " 703 16 9 10
(OP:G3RTE) RK3DK " 87,584 438 40 121 RT5C " 414,816 1017 72 276 UA4PAQ " 49,242 376 20 67 *UA6AAK " 630 16 8 13

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*RN6DR " 266 12 8 11 *OF1TN " 2,850 55 8 30 *F4FDR " 10,480 114 24 56 *DLØGH " 180,540 948 39 138 *DL4FO " 1,566 20 14 13
*RT6T " 30 3 3 3 (OP:OH1TN) *F5RDS " 9,512 137 16 66 (OP:DL2FDL) *DD5MA " 1,222 29 12 14
*R7MT 21 9,100 126 13 37 *OF2MZA " 1,952 49 6 26 *F4DBD " 5,762 73 19 48 *DJ3XD " 179,949 583 51 180 *DL1AWM " 1,184 38 10 22
*R6KEE " 4,810 76 11 26 (OP:OH1ZAA) *F8CPA " 5,130 70 16 41 *DK6OR " 176,700 500 49 179 *DL8AX " 1,155 24 15 20
*RQ7R " 3,162 37 14 17 *OH1TN " 1,540 35 10 18 *F8DYD " 3,762 56 13 20 *DL9MWG " 140,346 538 44 163 *DO1PGR " 1,152 44 6 18
*RN7A " 2 1 1 1 *OH3MC 14 48,480 320 24 72 *F8FMN " 3,360 70 15 33 *DL4SL " 136,272 452 48 156 *DM9LSB " 1,120 20 12 16
*R7MC 14 81,277 429 28 91 *OF1ZAA " 16,695 177 14 49 *F8OOI " 3,087 41 20 29 *DJ3RA " 133,713 401 56 193 *DL1DAF " 756 23 11 16
*UA6ARR " 72,821 320 25 76 (OP:OH1ZAA) *F4DZR " 2,745 47 13 32 *DF6QC " 126,400 581 38 162 *DL1AWC " 700 21 10 18
*RT6N " 33,615 305 16 65 *OF3WS " 6,464 59 16 48 *F5OEV " 1,898 34 14 12 *DL8ULO " 117,504 493 42 162 *DM1AA " 560 29 9 19
*RC7LS " 13,797 142 17 46 *OH3HS " 3,053 56 8 35 *F2CT " 1,395 24 15 16 *DL5CD " 115,154 523 46 160 *DG1NPM " 527 24 11 20
*RA6LIS " 437 25 3 16 *OH2JI 7 6 1 1 1 *F5MVB " 850 18 10 15 *DL1RTS " 103,874 515 34 133 *DL1AZK " 391 15 8 9
*UA7KA 7 126,324 795 30 102 *OF5UFO 3.5 10,965 212 7 44 *F5MLJ " 432 10 9 9 *DF2WF " 100,282 432 44 138 *DL2YMR " 225 14 6 9
*R7RM " 63,381 472 21 90 *OH2LIR 1.8 28 4 3 4 *F5BTH " 24 10 6 6 *DL3DRN " 95,550 386 44 131 *DL5BBN " 224 8 7 7
*RT7C " 58,368 490 22 74 OF6MW AA 2,944,644 2819 148 533 *F5VMN 14 138,128 939 21 76 *DL7ANR " 94,696 397 40 138 *DL9HK " 210 12 7 8
*UA6AKD " 46,835 471 20 65 (OP:OH6MW) *F4DNW 7 45,109 300 23 56 *DL9MFY " 92,415 317 42 141 *DL5LWM " 182 8 6 7
*UA6EC " 11,072 130 12 52 OG6N " 1,971,697 2085 128 483 *F8DHE 3.5 10,266 193 12 47 *DJØYI " 89,000 381 47 131 *DL7GA " 135 8 7 8
*R6CC 3.5 58,968 663 14 67 (OP:OH6NIO) *F6CWA 1.8 13,552 246 7 49 *DL2AL " 88,985 342 41 144 *DL2DYL " -175 25 14 21
*RM7C " 40,425 554 12 63 OH6RE " 518,085 878 91 306 *F5CT " 234 18 3 10 *DG9MDM " 88,150 263 53 152 *DJ9KH 21 14,848 112 19 45
*RK6HG " 14,268 127 17 65 OH3Z " 434,112 723 86 271 F5IN AA 2,378,717 3033 112 361 *DH2URF " 87,412 380 38 126 *DK3CC " 13,500 141 16 29
*R7AC " 10,547 217 8 45 OH1EB " 314,388 793 57 227 TM5T " 2,323,357 2556 117 386 *DL1YCF " 83,772 341 43 136 *DJ3GE " 11,234 121 14 27
*RA6WF " 2,772 46 7 37 OH6CT " 274,614 644 65 157 (OP:F5VKT) *DJ6FO " 81,420 325 39 138 *DL7RV " 8,326 98 13 33
*R6GE 1.8 7,104 204 7 41 OH3EX " 162,998 348 60 179 TM5A " 957,264 1181 114 414 *DL2ANM " 73,308 313 40 124 *DL4LBK 14 70,756 418 22 76
*UA6JQ " 1,404 64 5 31 OH5KW " 97,902 233 59 200 (OP:F5VHJ) *DLØRD " 70,956 316 44 118 *DL8BV " 54,880 392 22 76
*R7MU " 437 28 5 14 OF5C " 89,240 197 70 160 F6AUS " 483,688 661 100 312 (OP:DL3ECQ) *DL7FCQ " 23,868 191 18 50
RC6U AA 2,020,986 2625 119 400 (OP:OH5CW) F5IDJ " 158,388 251 81 187 *DM3XI " 61,600 173 60 115 *DL2ZA " 12,935 141 14 51
UA6CC " 1,852,025 2271 126 431 OH2MAS " 81,320 209 59 155 F4FEP " 137,313 299 60 159 *DJ2YE " 61,304 389 30 128 *DLØGEO " 6,290 100 10 27
RA7A " 1,636,992 2009 118 404 OH7KBF " 71,253 244 48 155 F6FLU " 111,456 222 75 141 *DL8ULF " 59,800 421 26 104 (OP:DL2YAK)
RX7K " 1,323,980 1860 108 382 OH7MFO " 64,410 230 48 142 F5CQ " 94,400 229 52 108 *DK7GH " 59,619 219 41 126 *DF1GRA " 4,797 76 11 28
RC7A " 1,173,120 1720 107 363 OH2RA " 47,375 281 29 96 F4GPB " 75,680 295 44 128 *DL4XU " 59,595 327 34 103 *DL2WJT " 2,656 76 7 25
RU6K " 505,920 620 112 353 OH8GET " 38,614 191 32 54 F8DFP " 67,210 427 33 110 *DL3RDM " 57,792 256 36 132 *DK5KK " 132 11 4 8
R6AF " 462,948 614 107 339 OH6BA " 34,272 250 27 99 F8ATM " 36,765 108 50 79 *DF1DT " 57,512 279 38 120 *DL5KUD 7 107,134 548 27 110
RY7A " 267,840 489 84 236 OH3KAV " 11,186 106 17 77 F6DCQ " 22,176 91 47 85 *DM3AZ " 56,400 218 39 111 *DD5XX " 16,510 166 12 53
RY7G " 255,509 980 43 154 OH1ND " 5,320 45 23 33 F6BLP " 10,824 56 28 38 *DL1VJL " 54,438 167 41 88 *DK6CS " 9,724 120 12 40
RC7LI " 178,976 354 70 202 OH1LEG " 3,180 32 25 28 F3WT " 4,428 51 22 32 *DF1XC " 52,644 293 36 128 *DL3MB " 3,852 49 11 25
RM6J " 141,708 281 69 172 OH7HM " 2,436 26 17 25 F4EUG " 3,082 29 19 27 *DL6NBS " 51,480 197 39 93 *DL5CC " 3,648 81 16 60
R7AT " 112,926 429 41 133 OH6TN 28A 608 34 4 15 F5NBX 28A 4,182 122 8 26 *DL5IF " 47,816 252 33 106 *DL3HR " 3,485 76 9 32
R7FF " 93,058 221 65 173 OH6QU 21A 224,982 768 37 137 TM4K 21A 266,985 938 34 119 *DL4KCA " 45,962 204 39 95 *DL8AKA " 2,772 103 6 30
R6AP " 68,060 313 34 130 OH2BKX " 57,250 220 32 93 F5UMP 7A 39,910 254 26 104 *DL4DRW " 44,805 215 41 104 *DK5ZX " 2,560 99 4 28
RA6DT " 21,901 106 34 87 OH6BG " 319 11 3 8 F6GCP 1.8A 40,470 321 16 79 *DF5LW " 44,034 325 23 100 *DM4KM " 2,170 85 4 27
RA6AAW " 20,207 107 37 84 OH8WW 14A 475,874 1830 33 100 F8PDR " 9,490 141 13 52 *DK2WU " 39,634 213 34 99 *DJ8UL/P " 1,927 69 9 32
RU6M " 280 15 13 15 OH1TX " 447,702 1666 37 129 *F6DZD AA 158,340 500 48 162 *DL3KWR " 37,152 266 29 100 *DL2HRT " 900 19 9 16
RT7F " 169 7 6 7 (OP:OH1JD) *TM6V " 106,848 524 33 111 *DLØSLG " 37,122 211 25 113 *DL8UKW " 672 30 7 17
RO7T " 99 5 4 5 OF8L " 136,024 1072 27 71 (OP:F5OQK) (OP:DL2JRM) *DL6KWN 3.5 92,966 891 14 72
RU6B " 56 5 3 5 (OP:OH8LQ) *F4FCE " 64,400 282 43 118 *DM4CW " 36,864 265 30 114 *DL9ZP " 60,310 695 11 63
RU6AX 28A 250 19 11 14 OH3NU " 135,780 475 34 112 *F8FQJ " 58,519 292 32 107 *DK5PF " 36,816 215 33 85 *DM3CW " 33,726 358 14 63
R7LV 14A 526,491 1666 39 144 OH2BN " 49,868 354 20 71 *F1TRE " 28,556 159 38 83 *DL6NWA " 36,800 258 24 91 *DL7YAD " 12,444 151 11 50
RM6AA " 176,612 810 31 103 OF6GAZ " 10,920 95 14 38 *F5OWL " 27,690 160 26 52 *DL9WNM " 35,880 166 38 100 *DL4FDM " 4,935 100 6 41
R7RF " 93,618 419 31 95 OH6NEV " 817 17 9 10 *F4GFT " 1,521 29 15 24 *DL9AJ " 35,584 129 45 83 *DL9CW 1.8 24,957 433 8 51
RW6K " 71,592 368 27 87 OG2B 7A 377,202 1761 36 111 *F4KKE " 1,232 42 15 29 *DF3CU " 34,830 230 29 100 *DLØMCM " 13,939 277 8 45
RU6YJ 7A 38,784 261 20 81 (OP:OH2GEK) (OP:F6JSZ) *DL3HTF " 34,830 225 32 97 (OP:DL6KWN)
RM6G " 18,792 156 16 56 OF1RX " 152,760 710 33 119 *F4DSK " 1,148 18 10 18 *DF3EH " 32,718 173 33 81 *DL3DQL " 12,801 262 7 44
R7NW 3.5A 367,482 1671 32 114 (OP:OH1RX) *F5JJA " 783 24 9 18 *DL2AWA " 32,585 181 34 99 *DL7VMM " 10,192 207 7 42
*R7MM AA 1,506,464 1829 113 413 OH5UQ " 39,720 237 30 90 *F5TGR 21A 10,669 111 14 33 *DL3HAE " 31,535 201 31 88 *DL3EAZ " 4,218 112 5 33
*RL6M " 1,472,940 2069 108 393 OH5BM 3.5A 193,307 1073 30 107 *F4FFZ 14A 148,770 600 29 106 *DK9MH " 30,771 177 30 87 *DL2VM " 2,925 92 5 34
*RT7N " 752,499 1355 83 280 OH3RB " 144,054 1129 21 85 *F6IPT " 814 21 7 15 *DG8KAD " 30,537 167 33 84 *DM6ØBER " 2,592 74 5 31
*UA6GF " 419,696 1214 61 211 OH8A " 50,172 554 14 60 *F1UVN 3.5A 900 45 4 21 *DL/YL3GX " 29,887 224 25 96 (OP:DL7JRD)
*UA6HFI " 412,657 786 77 276 (OP:OH8WW) *F1FPL 1.8A 5,888 123 6 40 *DF2DR " 29,868 141 37 77 *DL2YAK " 744 40 4 20
*R7MY " 252,004 630 56 195 OF8CW " 36,288 342 17 67 *F5DRD " 1,120 76 4 31 *DK5EZ " 29,402 137 26 96 DL6FBL AA 7,996,065 4709 167 638
*UA6FZ " 185,232 501 55 149 (OP:OH8CW) *DL4HBF " 28,710 200 26 84 DK3WW " 3,142,970 2551 146 524
*R6KA " 180,129 414 63 228 OH2XX 1.8A 110,216 1065 17 75 Germany *DO1CTL " 27,648 168 33 111 DF3CB " 2,363,600 1963 134 488
*R7KKO " 145,092 382 51 163 OH2BO " 15,957 163 14 67 DL2CC A 1,727,160 2273 96 293 *DF5AN " 27,588 147 30 91 DK3GI " 2,194,470 2061 118 437
*R7TQ " 105,994 266 64 162 OH3WD " 18 4 3 3 DK6WL " 1,254,985 1397 125 378 *DL2ASB " 27,472 186 35 101 DM5EE " 2,176,300 1492 143 557
*UA6YH " 95,082 297 46 113 *OH2FTA AA 125,625 552 42 159 DK1NO " 626,998 1464 58 193 *DG3BCZ " 27,324 241 21 87 DL6NDW " 2,057,330 1679 133 501
*R7GA " 73,130 212 53 153 *OF1ØA " 109,145 259 57 206 DAØAA " 578,585 1263 65 206 *DJ7PR " 27,306 212 25 98 DJ7UC " 1,736,040 1276 141 488
*R7RC " 37,682 210 33 133 (OP:OH1HS) (OP:DL4NAC) *DL1MFZ " 26,795 208 26 89 DP4X " 1,689,078 1367 116 475
*RA7KW " 33,462 226 28 89 *OF2LNH " 83,312 417 28 136 DL3RHN " 423,474 999 67 259 *DL1FCU " 25,350 192 30 100 (OP:DJ2MX)
*RA6HSM " 25,721 206 20 69 (OP:OH2LNH) DL1TRK " 417,924 826 75 267 *DL3KUD " 24,990 100 35 67 DK8R " 1,682,415 1808 117 428
*R7RDE " 24,048 116 34 110 *OH3NAQ " 26,108 146 29 93 DJ2IA " 298,530 676 75 246 *DL7VRG " 24,840 154 28 92 (OP:DJ8VH)
*R6FY " 21,344 80 49 67 *OH2EV " 25,864 226 21 85 DL1BA " 185,625 571 47 178 *DL2AXM " 23,324 225 24 95 DD2ML " 1,571,157 1817 101 388
*UA6G " 18,054 138 24 78 *OF2KM " 6,864 103 14 52 DK5SF " 182,546 400 55 183 *DL1EAL " 23,250 150 22 71 DK5AX " 1,466,641 1793 109 418
*RQ7M " 14,720 101 20 60 (OP:OH2KM) DL6AG " 182,253 444 55 182 *DL9NC " 22,660 99 38 72 DL8SCG " 1,453,060 1490 115 420
*R7TO " 8,710 67 21 46 *OH7JR " 1,288 18 13 15 DD7NT " 163,240 500 54 166 *DM2ORI " 20,114 105 34 79 DF9GR " 1,437,000 1710 104 396
*RX6AOB " 1,750 20 15 20 *OH2NC " 529 16 8 15 DL2ZBO " 135,594 651 35 127 *DK5OCE " 18,952 175 24 68 DL1NEO " 1,398,764 1634 102 380
*R7AM 21A 47,874 307 27 74 *OH6EOG " 176 18 8 14 DF6RI " 129,285 428 41 154 *DL1LSW " 18,618 141 25 62 DF4XX " 1,391,985 1815 108 383
*R7CA 14A 207,300 890 33 117 *OH3GGQ 7A 34,320 363 16 64 DL3KWF " 108,192 484 42 142 *DL1FMG " 18,600 174 22 71 DL5JS " 1,385,920 1674 106 382
*RT6C 7A 39,312 202 19 85 *OH2BMH " 33,800 229 20 80 DF3TE " 105,774 328 44 139 *DL1YES " 18,522 221 20 78 DL5GAC " 1,352,180 1915 97 388
*RK6AQP " 24,297 155 21 70 *OH8TU " 21,142 295 12 50 DJ1YF " 90,992 452 34 142 *DK2AMS " 18,270 213 28 77 DL3ANK " 1,346,407 1041 143 504
*RJ7M " 13,860 166 17 49 *OH8KA " 3,078 88 7 31 DF5BX " 75,047 448 34 117 *DL6EZ " 18,135 162 25 68 DF6QV " 1,340,906 1636 102 395
*R6CW " 6,150 49 14 36 *OH2ECG " 1,612 49 6 25 DK1LRS " 74,290 340 38 132 *DL4JWU " 17,640 166 22 76 DL8WEM " 1,327,616 1641 107 405
*R7NA 1.8A 11,564 174 11 48 *OH6XA 3.5A 400 28 6 19 DKØSU " 73,304 256 59 137 *DK8EY " 16,826 125 22 72 DL1NKS " 1,156,155 1599 93 362
*OH6GDX 1.8A 2,072 75 5 23 (OP:DF7SA) *DK5KF " 16,717 155 19 54 DHØGHU " 1,147,560 1038 116 408
District 9 DL6DVU " 70,848 301 40 124 *DL8UZF " 16,465 109 29 60 DL4WA " 1,135,380 1308 112 396
France DL6ZXG " 59,540 306 30 100 *DK3PM " 16,226 107 24 98 DP4E " 1,091,070 1525 107 379
*UA9FGJ A 95,274 360 44 157 *DO1UZ " 14,145 145 15 54
*R9XS " 89,806 390 38 128 TM6X A 1,988,492 2087 104 369 DC9ZP " 58,982 253 37 117 (OP:DL4YR)
(OP:F5VHY) DJ8RS " 55,748 196 35 119 *DL2RUG " 12,963 72 27 60 DF2LH " 1,007,808 1017 123 420
*RM8G " 86,022 440 37 125 *DK7IK " 12,960 119 23 57
*RT9X " 60,882 322 36 110 F4WBN " 1,650,449 2682 81 232 DGØKS " 51,030 256 32 103 DL1DTL " 940,123 1073 109 400
F5OHM " 440,160 1229 63 199 DK5RL " 48,051 216 43 128 *DJ8WK " 12,802 100 21 53 DJ1AA " 790,828 994 94 328
*UA9XK " 5,332 71 19 43 *DO5HCS " 12,629 127 17 56
*R8XF 14 60,750 589 14 67 F6HDI " 401,172 612 63 240 DL7LX " 45,080 240 37 124 DKØAE " 749,632 986 92 324
F8AAN " 147,574 759 38 89 DK3AX " 43,050 246 32 118 *DL3FBB " 12,285 148 17 46 (OP:DJ1AA)
*UA9FKH " 12,255 143 11 46 *DJ3CS " 12,255 82 31 64
R9FM AA 244,035 481 76 179 F4HQZ " 76,167 394 34 59 DL2XC " 35,175 216 25 80 DF9XV " 735,404 797 107 345
F6CXJ " 50,856 295 36 120 DL4MHA " 31,620 115 45 57 *DF5DW " 12,080 147 15 65 DL7VEE " 734,648 805 116 408
R8XW " 84,390 510 32 113 *DJ6UP " 11,000 123 22 66
R9XM " 12,616 61 32 44 F6API " 14,352 124 22 56 DL2KMS " 30,622 162 32 90 DF2RG " 712,236 926 95 332
F5GFA " 13,430 112 27 58 DL6SRD " 22,042 158 29 74 *DL7ET " 10,880 152 18 67 DJ5AN " 700,806 803 124 418
RU9F " 42 3 3 3 *DL4SDT " 10,764 107 19 50
RC9F 1.8A 5,355 105 9 36 F8FKI " 1,350 26 11 19 DL5QS " 19,992 139 28 74 DM5DX " 665,448 1211 90 318
F5JY 21 62,400 277 26 78 DK6CQ " 15,249 96 26 43 *DL6RG " 9,996 95 27 57 DL8RDL " 612,074 986 85 261
*R9XG AA 41,697 331 32 91 *DL4EBW " 9,702 171 14 63
*RX9FB 14A 61,936 359 25 87 TMØR 14 674,100 2634 34 106 DJ2SL " 13,246 85 27 47 DK2FG " 606,803 1172 61 232
(OP:F6IRA) DLØVG " 11,775 113 23 52 *DL2BUM " 9,130 88 22 61 DL5JQ " 590,169 999 89 292
TM5N 7 588,294 2233 34 113 DJ8FR " 6,650 82 15 23 *DL9GMC " 8,970 118 14 55 DJ3WE " 587,432 982 79 309
European Turkey *DJ4WM " 8,475 119 17 58
(OP:F6AGM) DL2VWR " 6,192 140 6 42 DF5UL " 580,332 672 98 313
*TA1NAI A 103,228 403 46 151 F5PAL " 43,852 429 15 61 DL7EDH " 5,504 84 24 62 *DK4EF " 7,869 67 20 41 DL5RDP " 565,824 634 96 325
*TA1IFV 7 775 32 5 20 F8DZY 1.8 144 9 3 9 DF2GW " 4,602 67 21 38 *DL5KBO " 7,347 123 21 58 DL5YM " 551,880 1397 65 227
*TA1L AA 101,015 226 57 170 *F5PRH A 719,780 1238 72 268 DF2TT " 1,221 24 11 22 *DL1MIL " 6,912 104 16 48 DL4YAO " 541,914 780 81 281
*F6FTB " 712,845 1229 75 290 DL2VNL " 775 23 11 20 *DJ5QE " 6,608 131 12 47 DM5TI " 519,295 658 99 302
Faroe Islands *F5PLC " 387,360 883 61 227 DF3XZ " 160 13 7 9 *DL9OBY " 6,486 116 17 52 DJØSP " 509,379 1002 82 271
OY1CT 14A 156,700 1343 20 80 *F5NKX " 382,800 627 72 258 DL7BA " 117 5 4 5 *DJ6DO " 6,014 96 18 44 DL5MEV " 508,914 618 109 332
*F5JU " 314,140 593 70 208 DL2SAX 21 61,640 322 27 65 *DL7URB " 5,850 48 30 45 DK2LO " 503,464 667 94 318
Finland *F2AR " 264,864 656 60 188 DJ6TK " 39,160 216 19 69 *DL1SXB " 5,546 50 26 33 DK2CX " 498,192 536 108 320
OH8NW A 668,480 1630 65 255 *F6JOE " 250,866 807 42 156 DL1RG " 18,122 100 22 60 *DL1EJD " 5,311 69 15 32 DF5EG " 477,785 837 73 292
OH2BR " 521,043 1047 72 267 *F5SGI " 200,760 632 42 168 DD2CW " 12,159 94 20 43 *DF2GL " 5,264 81 14 42 DK1FT " 470,232 995 73 238
OH5NZ " 184,184 476 69 184 *F8DGY " 190,515 793 47 148 DL9LM 14 71,198 435 21 76 *DO4MTB " 5,162 82 15 43 DK5XG " 467,856 987 66 258
OH1O " 157,108 387 58 159 *F1IWH " 152,656 455 46 157 DH1PAL " 6 1 1 1 *DB8AH " 5,063 94 13 48 DJ7MH " 465,234 1306 67 251
OH2VZ " 57,456 236 32 120 *F5ROX " 147,026 648 42 121 DL7UDA 7 46,233 389 20 79 *DL1ARK " 4,896 52 15 33 DL5JAN " 404,892 815 74 252
OH6DH " 38,440 206 29 95 *F6GCI " 132,540 404 49 139 DF9ZV " 4,182 52 15 26 *DL1BRL " 4,836 98 18 44 DL1LOD " 393,660 800 82 242
OH5NE " 20,500 259 28 97 *F5VV " 131,238 390 52 155 DL7JRD 3.5 2,220 31 14 23 *DL1EKG " 4,824 64 26 41 DL3LAR " 383,104 767 69 259
OH1LAR " 18,942 204 37 117 *F8ATS " 123,025 490 37 138 DL2SWW 1.8 25,864 501 9 44 *DL6OAA " 4,480 56 18 38 DK7ZT " 354,622 889 55 226
OH7JL " 114 15 6 13 *F4HXJ " 116,116 395 48 155 DF3GY " 1,144 22 8 18 *DL5TW " 4,464 77 18 44 DJ4MZ " 339,473 524 74 249
OH6AC 28 10,062 236 7 36 *F4EFI " 113,507 244 63 160 *DK2CF A 1,055,808 1639 88 335 *DL2FQ " 4,332 69 15 42 DFØANR " 318,720 575 80 240
(OP:OH6CS) *F5INJ " 93,000 394 35 120 *DK9IP " 992,886 1386 92 289 (OP:LZ2FQ) (OP:DL1VDL)
OH8X 14 1,039,990 2996 37 129 *F6GGA " 89,836 492 31 117 *DF3AX " 594,290 1320 69 266 *DF5TR " 4,284 42 16 35 DJ9MH " 313,633 562 89 234
(OP:OH6UM) *F6BQG " 85,680 290 43 127 *DF4ZL " 464,405 1064 61 256 *DL1DQJ " 4,264 67 12 40 DL4JLM " 294,336 540 80 208
OH9GIT 7 882 41 4 17 *F5ICC " 68,376 304 33 99 *DM4EE " 417,850 1044 63 242 *DO7ES " 3,956 48 17 29 DR5X " 286,660 735 53 167
OH3RF 3.5 128,352 913 24 88 *F5MDB " 58,608 146 69 107 *DK3YD " 371,824 1094 55 217 *DL1YPF " 3,953 61 16 43 (OP:DL8LAS)
OH2CK 1.8 4,223 102 6 35 *F6CYT " 50,142 272 31 106 *DK3WN " 365,292 857 60 232 *DH8MS " 3,834 71 14 40 DJ7YP " 281,813 510 72 245
*OH6LW A 36,500 356 31 115 *F1AEY " 47,040 189 38 82 *DG7EE " 336,810 808 62 247 *DF3IS " 3,450 70 9 21 DL2OE " 281,030 501 72 242
*OH1TS " 27,120 360 22 98 *F6BHK " 43,263 194 34 65 *DF5BM " 298,662 799 61 212 *DL1XW " 3,358 26 21 25 DK2BJ " 279,365 652 61 234
*OH2HZ " 24,336 226 24 93 *F4FRG " 42,951 225 37 102 *DL4ZA " 237,168 778 53 190 *DF3CE " 2,790 68 26 36 DL5NAM " 273,371 489 81 262
*OH6XG " 10,125 131 14 61 *F5HTR " 42,900 327 30 102 *DL7DZ " 231,518 463 74 248 *DF8KY " 2,400 58 12 36 DL9JON " 267,455 392 91 268
*OG9R " 7,670 93 17 48 *F6AJM " 20,418 131 26 57 *DL8CO " 228,410 684 52 199 *DK7CH " 2,200 59 12 38 DJ9HX " 262,085 463 67 198
(OP:OH7QR) *F5IAE " 18,744 119 28 60 *DL5AWI " 218,625 481 59 216 *DL9SAS " 2,115 61 12 33 DL3AMI " 259,985 492 79 240
*OG5N " 20 5 5 5 *F5MA " 15,222 126 14 29 *DL1SAN " 218,295 667 51 194 *DFØDRB " 2,052 33 13 23 DJ8EW " 258,512 575 61 241
(OP:OH1CQ) *F5NTJ " 15,029 129 27 86 *DM6WAN " 218,064 731 49 182 (OP:DL3AS) DL7YS " 241,725 542 68 225
*OH1QX 28 240 20 3 9 *F6FNA " 14,472 128 31 77 *DL4DZ " 200,736 554 55 191 *DL9WO " 1,989 41 8 31 DJØAH " 238,150 638 64 211
(OP:OH1ZAA) *F5OCL " 12,324 144 20 59 *DK3WM " 184,032 676 39 177 *DO2MS " 1,794 62 8 38 DL2VK " 232,704 401 80 176
*OF3MF 21 3,108 78 9 33 *F5ROW " 11,259 85 30 51 *DL7VHP " 183,371 525 61 172 *DL4FNM " 1,680 35 15 25 DD4DA " 207,836 501 65 168

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DL5WS " 205,056 349 59 197 *DF8TY " 131,396 380 57 157 SV2ESW " 87,522 371 42 132 *EI4CF " 6,930 50 27 43 *IV3UHL " 14,476 360 8 36
DL7UIO " 202,272 477 63 161 *DQ1P " 130,500 265 77 173 SV2BXA " 48,980 173 47 111 *EI9CF " 800 21 8 17 *I4FGG " 14,260 246 10 52
DL5ST " 190,557 456 63 216 (OP:DK1IP) SV1VJ " 9,430 58 32 50 *EI8JX 14A 48,076 352 14 54 *IU4FNO " 12,688 199 8 53
DK2AT " 175,857 421 62 157 *DL1EL " 119,822 534 41 140 SV2KF " 8,832 55 25 44 *EI3CTB 3.5A 289 23 3 14 *IV3EAD " 8,965 153 8 47
DL7AT " 166,950 363 66 199 *DF6LQ " 119,316 441 37 146 SV1JFV " 6,035 45 27 44 *EI1E 1.8A 6,996 169 8 36 *IZ3GHP " 884 28 12 22
DK8RE " 161,240 400 59 219 *DL8ZAJ " 115,920 347 51 156 SX2G 14A 80,600 498 28 96 *IK2TKX 1.8 2,584 96 5 29
DG5AA " 159,340 476 69 188 *DL1SO " 113,487 373 47 162 (OP:SV1RP) IZ8EPX AA 1,808,819 2006 123 466
Isle of Man IZ8VYU " 1,691,616 2133 115 411
DJ3HW " 148,712 295 72 160 *DL1ARJ " 108,262 418 45 164 SX2T 7A 462,528 2370 31 113 GD4EIP AA 44,016 432 31 137
DL5SDN " 148,174 401 67 211 *DL9GCG " 108,100 298 56 174 (OP:SV2DSJ) IR3C " 1,382,579 1807 103 370
*GDØAMD AA 21,010 152 25 85 (OP:I3VJW)
DF4PD " 137,500 293 62 213 *DL1HAZ " 101,304 358 47 169 *SV1AJO AA 64,260 302 33 102
DL9NDV " 134,616 278 63 221 *DO6LE " 98,905 439 33 118 *SV1RHL " 31,150 291 20 69 IK3UNA " 1,251,408 1955 107 357
DF7TV " 110,925 234 74 181 *DK5TX " 96,727 316 46 151 *SV2HXV " 30,328 210 30 106 Italy IK3ORD " 1,154,256 1132 117 402
DL4SZB " 105,164 284 60 184 *DF7TS " 82,404 297 39 150 *SV6DBL " 28,392 148 27 64 IO2X A 3,851,064 4302 114 372 IKØYVV " 1,016,763 1710 81 282
(OP:I2VXJ) IZ5NFD " 799,095 1206 91 344
DL5ZB " 105,042 257 55 191 *DL1AKL " 81,788 421 32 129 *SY1BFI " 15,573 103 29 58 IZ2DLV " 538,656 858 80 282
DL1YM " 104,193 270 43 110 *DM3PKK " 80,494 289 47 120 *SV1DOO " 3,920 89 12 37 IK2SND " 305,704 1093 52 154
IK2AOO " 303,300 798 50 175 IKØXBX " 509,076 532 116 421
DK1FW " 99,008 254 48 190 *DK2CC " 78,432 251 58 170 *SV1DZI " 3,721 46 20 41 I1NVU " 486,400 878 85 235
DL1STG " 97,582 251 54 140 *DH1TST " 72,044 204 45 172 *SV8/SV1JG3.5A 86,768 807 17 71 IK5ZWU " 107,308 451 32 107
IK7NXU " 79,218 235 47 116 IK2SAI " 483,600 998 72 228
DK1AX " 94,695 357 41 136 *DL9W " 65,142 333 42 156 *SW3JH " 30,618 305 14 67 IK4DCX " 457,562 913 82 240
DL7JOM " 93,114 440 39 87 (OP:DL9MCC) (OP:DJ5JH) IZ2FLX " 74,347 394 27 64
IZ2BKC " 59,280 257 50 106 I1JTQ " 420,888 799 71 241
DG7NFX " 86,355 318 41 130 *DK5WO " 60,170 344 24 86 I3FDZ " 307,989 811 56 241
DH7KU " 84,864 290 44 112 *DJ2AX " 59,984 294 32 131 Guernsey IK1MEG " 37,620 199 26 73
IN3FCK " 37,045 191 39 116 IK3DVY " 253,792 582 84 224
DL7UPN " 82,482 287 62 171 *DO9ST " 59,850 451 21 84 GU4CHY 14 232,004 1224 30 94 I4EUM " 26,166 139 27 62 IZ5DKJ " 198,720 499 68 148
DJ4KW " 75,270 315 49 144 *DL1ATZ " 57,420 207 45 129 IQ2LS " 13,916 132 21 50 IZ5EME " 193,104 371 64 152
*GU3HFN A 1,695,000 2647 90 362
DH6DAO " 73,728 237 45 147 *DL3CX " 54,662 280 38 113 IK8SVQ " 7,956 78 26 52 IU4CHE " 102,992 244 61 96
DJ6TB " 54,349 217 41 98 *DLØNG " 54,210 225 36 103 (OP:RL5D) IW5EDI " 93,094 287 49 129
*GU4YOX 21 67,545 432 17 62 IØWBX " 1,000 31 8 17
DL7UGO " 54,230 154 53 117 (OP:DK8NC) IK8WJZ " 266 16 6 13 IZ3XEF " 92,400 214 66 110
DF9VJ " 48,510 214 36 90 *DO4OD " 53,544 241 31 107 *MUØFAL 14 37,368 312 18 54 IK2AHB 21 78,881 394 26 75 IK1BPL " 82,641 356 41 122
DF3HD " 47,872 235 34 94 *DL1DQW " 51,340 195 43 127 IK1NEG " 12,033 131 19 44 I3FIY " 73,005 430 33 122
DL6DH " 47,719 186 43 76 *DL3BCR " 48,804 193 36 111 Hungary IQ5PO " 4,950 114 30 60 IZ8DVD " 54,849 294 38 103
DM5JBN " 45,090 136 51 84 *DM2RN " 48,216 180 38 85 (OP:I5NSR) IK3SCB " 47,320 261 28 63
HG3R A 2,665,608 2601 125 381 IZ3QHA " 45,296 265 32 117
DJ1TO " 39,396 248 31 103 *DK8XX " 45,288 241 31 122 HAØLP " 740,600 1631 79 271 I4AUM " 870 38 7 8
DL9GTB " 39,396 160 35 112 *DL8LBK " 45,195 237 35 96 IR4B 14 52,182 396 15 63 IK2YFT " 34,544 162 40 87
HG6O " 737,100 1793 67 257 IV3DXW " 32,750 113 47 78
DL3ZZA " 37,846 155 45 104 *DM2XM " 42,630 290 27 118 (OP:HA6OA) (OP:IK4AUY)
DJ8QA " 34,322 223 31 100 *DF4XF " 42,344 209 43 115 IZ8EDL " 24,108 201 18 64 IZØAIS " 26,826 145 35 67
HA7LW " 306,501 704 63 208 IK2XYI " 19,928 125 31 63
DF8AA " 31,824 138 32 72 *DL2BQV " 41,574 199 34 89 IQ2XZ 7 8,968 127 13 46
HA6ØKNA " 99,946 542 26 92 (OP:IW2ETR) I4GAD " 18,204 119 39 72
DM5EM " 31,089 168 29 100 *DF1HF " 40,050 157 29 149 HA1AS " 30,084 218 24 85
DK5AD " 26,010 226 19 83 *DM5FJ " 40,000 139 45 115 IR7R " 4,092 95 8 36 IK1GPG " 10,285 58 32 53
HA8DU " 13,920 87 25 33 (OP:IZ7GXB) IK1TAZ " 5,115 46 20 35
DK7MD " 23,184 75 44 68 *DDØVU " 36,894 259 27 102 HA7SBQ 7 157,596 798 28 110 IZ1GAR 3.5 259,896 1730 26 93 IZ8GBT " 4,895 48 21 34
DL4AOJ " 23,023 130 41 102 *DF2AJ " 36,696 114 51 81 HA1AD " 99,459 485 29 100 I1MRH " 4,590 46 19 35
DK1EI " 20,060 161 19 66 *DL7UN " 35,712 204 31 93 *4U1GSC A 542,735 1984 51 146
HA7KBR " 7,038 56 16 53 (OP:9A3A) IZ2BKP " 3,648 92 12 26
DL7JAN " 17,200 71 39 61 *DM6DX " 35,690 158 39 127 (OP:HA7MS) IØMOM " 3,330 32 16 21
DK7VW " 15,908 131 23 59 *DJ2FR " 33,174 216 27 87 *IK4EWX " 383,244 931 66 227
HG5R 3.5 78,966 887 17 65 *IK2PZC " 372,096 736 72 232 IZ2CSX " 1,650 30 12 21
DB4MM " 9,520 60 26 44 *DL3SBD " 31,155 128 45 110 *HA1BC A 649,773 944 86 301 IZ8HUJ " 1,440 19 13 19
DG1CMZ " 8,701 66 24 53 *DL1NEK " 31,047 250 28 103 *IK1JJM " 326,349 904 54 183
(OP:DL1MAJ) *IV3ARJ " 245,582 637 56 177 I2NOI " 891 19 14 19
DL6ON " 8,064 54 24 39 *DF7XH " 24,653 142 30 59 *HA1TV " 292,556 794 51 193 IZ5FSA " 725 19 10 15
DL2MM " 6,996 72 18 35 *DK5WN " 22,204 186 32 90 *IW2FUT " 207,298 639 40 181
*HA6NW " 289,632 1065 44 180 *IZ2OOS " 175,437 591 48 145 IZ3BSU " 27 6 3 6
DL3BXX " 6,930 47 25 41 *DL8BH " 19,046 160 23 66 *HA7MF " 246,068 1041 47 180 *IK2FIR " 143,352 460 53 145 IK2YCW 21A 197,538 599 35 111
DL8CA " 6,392 67 16 18 *DL6RBH " 17,052 150 21 77 *HA7ME " 76,734 339 43 104 *IØYQV " 136,895 389 51 158 IKØFUX " 102,555 310 35 94
DM3VL " 4,950 45 18 37 *DM3ZF " 16,779 90 37 82 *HA2NP " 25,755 157 33 68 *IØZUT " 113,827 417 39 122 IZ3DVU " 53,820 286 29 61
DL3AWB " 4,290 88 16 17 *DF9GH " 16,482 97 29 38 *HA2SK " 23,896 155 31 72 *IK2UEX " 100,800 557 37 113 IO3X 14A 305,256 1043 36 122
DL6HCC " 3,942 40 19 35 *DK6WA " 16,268 109 27 71 *HAØIV " 6,161 43 27 34 *IKØPXD " 84,930 398 49 141 (OP:IV3JCC)
DL5OAB " 3,640 44 18 34 *DF1MHL " 15,606 119 21 81 *IK3YBX " 83,079 356 34 119 IK6QON " 83,246 556 27 80
*HA5CQZ " 2,494 72 8 35 IZ8GCB " 53,900 362 24 86
DL9MRF " 2,856 24 20 22 *DL5ANS " 15,309 165 17 64 *HA4YF " 1,216 25 12 20 *IZ1ANZ " 81,312 294 38 116
DL1GLH " 2,775 41 12 25 *DL5KW " 13,608 98 34 74 *I5YKQ " 77,818 365 30 116 IZ2DII 7A 212,878 829 36 127
*HA9TA 21 5,248 54 15 26 IZ5FDD " 51,186 307 24 90
DL9SEV " 2,380 24 13 21 *DL1HUH " 12,285 107 24 93 *HA8EN " 3,500 45 14 21 *I6FDJ " 69,600 437 32 113
DK4FT " 1,581 22 14 17 *DL4EAX " 12,127 98 21 46 *IU8ACL " 64,505 442 33 100 IZ4GOL " 37,840 399 17 71
*HA3DX 7 399,816 1655 36 126 IZ4AKO " 20,592 146 16 62
DL2SWN " 1,320 23 9 21 *DL6UM " 12,069 132 18 63 (OP:HA4XH) *IV3ELR " 55,890 340 27 108
DK4QT " 775 23 13 18 *DL4SEW " 11,970 128 31 59 *IKØXFD " 54,981 293 38 111 I2IFT 3.5A 201,872 1386 23 101
*HA9RP " 77,089 351 29 98 IU4AZC " 189,210 1278 24 95
DK4MDA " 672 32 9 23 *DF4XG " 11,742 87 28 86 *HA3MU " 71,817 506 20 91 *IN3ZWF " 45,440 314 25 103
DL1MEV " 528 11 6 10 *DL6ZB " 9,728 121 19 45 *IZ3QCH " 41,472 339 38 124 IZ5DIY " 113,832 660 27 97
*HA3FUT 3.5 16,902 349 8 46 *IZ5FDE " 40,986 245 31 107 I7CSB " 7,503 100 8 53
DL7CO " 140 9 7 7 *DL7ALM " 9,089 59 20 41 HA8VV AA 1,557,792 1233 141 507
DK2GZ 21A 233,376 559 38 138 *DF2AP " 8,890 100 18 52 *IK8ARF " 37,515 187 34 89 IKØYUT 1.8A 127,400 1066 19 85
(OP:DH8VV) *IU4APB " 36,480 193 37 91 IC8POF " 19,803 259 11 58
DL6IAK " 175,820 589 33 116 *DJ5UZ " 8,176 196 24 88 HA3OU " 835,685 1153 92 305 *IK2NUX " 30,096 142 34 80 IK7JTF " 17,100 192 13 63
DJ9ZB " -246 100 25 57 *DK7OB " 8,120 60 27 43 HA9A " 709,155 1238 98 307 IZ8FFA " 14,664 229 15 63
DF9PG 14A 84,692 327 31 93 *DG8HJ " 7,743 108 22 67 *IØHOU " 28,560 166 27 78
(OP:HA9AX) *IN3MNS " 27,000 171 37 88 IK2TDM " 10,545 205 7 50
DL3VZL " 25,833 137 22 87 *DD5KD " 7,398 79 15 39 HA5X " 628,797 1776 63 236 I2TZK " 9,180 159 8 46
DB7MA " 300 11 6 9 *DL8JDX " 6,656 55 20 44 *IZ6BXQ " 25,956 186 25 78
(OP:HA5XA) *IK2AUK " 22,967 165 33 86 IV3EPO " 2,220 56 5 32
DR1D 7A 1,224,990 3686 38 157 *DL4VAI " 4,875 51 23 42 HAØHW " 299,128 797 65 213 *IZ4DLR AA 2,154,584 2312 104 398
(OP:DK8ZZ) *DK6BT " 4,526 45 21 41 *I4YCE " 22,080 181 25 67
HA5OO " 229,616 626 58 196 *IK2AIT " 21,538 206 22 67 *IZ4JMA " 1,049,420 1850 80 303
DKØMM " 536,877 1755 38 149 *DL7UG " 3,822 50 17 32 HA9PP " 47,736 200 34 83 *IZ3NYG " 682,892 912 111 295
(OP:DJ7IK) *DK9HE " 3,700 62 12 38 *IU6AIG " 20,088 144 24 100
HA8VK 28A 48 28 3 13 *IK3MLF " 19,140 88 49 67 *IZ4DYX " 388,332 1065 56 212
DL1WA " 247,586 1029 34 124 *DL4IAZ " 3,534 78 13 44 HA8MV 21A 16,072 75 25 73 *IK2MXM " 18,748 184 27 82 *IZ2MGN " 295,281 464 73 254
DL4ME " 143,040 928 27 93 *DL1SWT " 3,016 58 13 39 HA7GN 14A 783,606 2135 39 144 *I2ORX " 18,404 140 32 75 *IØGOJ " 165,436 597 58 178
DL6MRS " 45,872 197 27 95 *DO9SR " 2,928 50 13 35 HA1TJ " 574,210 1665 39 143 *IKØYUO " 18,144 268 41 103 *IW7DMH " 161,028 551 49 140
DL6DQW " 41,625 234 28 83 *DJØRU " 2,688 33 15 27 HG5D " 530,004 1726 38 136 *IZ8DUD " 17,600 144 25 75 *IO3A " 132,675 786 32 151
DL1DBR " 39,858 281 17 74 *DM6CS " 1,161 38 10 17 (OP:HA8QZ) *IZ1CLA " 17,034 133 29 73 *IK1YFE " 112,640 300 64 156
DL9NEI " 36,075 403 15 60 *DF8AN " 980 17 8 12 *IW2ESL " 15,368 130 19 49 *IK3TPP " 104,880 248 59 125
HA8M " 440,880 1481 35 130 *IK2RLS " 98,903 317 48 151
DL1AXI " 35,100 392 21 69 *DL2BJB " 625 23 6 19 (OP:HA8FM) *IZØXZD " 15,252 174 22 71
DK4WW " 15,360 133 20 76 *DM5MR " 468 12 9 9 *IK2CMI " 14,938 154 20 77 *IK7LMX " 85,374 356 40 146
HG4F " 286,741 1034 37 124 *IU4FJI " 63,150 326 37 113
DL6MFK " 3,762 55 14 19 *DF6YC " 336 17 7 9 (OP:HA4FF) *IK2SAR " 14,570 95 31 63
DL1OJ " 3,560 78 7 33 *DL1ONI " 323 9 8 9 *IZ3KMY " 14,345 104 25 70 *IZ2BHQ " 58,028 209 48 115
HG8K " 193,551 711 32 117 *IZ1DXS " 57,996 242 39 123
DL7ON 3.5A 446,400 1855 33 127 *DL6NBB " 180 13 8 12 (OP:HA8GY) *IK2YXP " 14,194 91 34 60
DL7URH " 214,447 1190 27 104 *DL1PJ " 22 15 9 13 *IU4AOS " 14,076 110 30 72 *IZ2OBS " 43,497 175 49 130
HA3LN 7A 425,373 1740 36 133 *IU1GNA " 39,319 178 31 106
DL4CF " 160,170 1125 21 93 *DL1NKB " -690 17 7 8 HA2NA " 307,671 1338 31 116 *IK3OBX " 13,483 177 19 78
DJ8QP " 115,060 781 20 90 *DL8WX 21A 1,404 55 5 4 *IZ8CLM " 13,120 78 28 52 *IZ2BZT " 25,875 133 38 77
HA8BT 3.5A 165,996 1218 24 92 *IKØISD " 12,384 124 24 62 *IN3EQD " 24,182 181 24 89
DM3M " 58,869 522 15 78 *DM3F 14A 78,700 345 20 80 HA8V " 27,370 357 10 60
(OP:DM3XRF) (OP:DH5FS) *IW1RHS " 12,312 149 13 59 *IK2LOL " 21,138 127 28 50
HA8A 1.8A 292,678 1675 25 97 *IK2SYK " 11,685 107 26 69 *IK3XJP " 20,935 98 30 49
DL8UI " 38,019 389 16 71 *DM7CW " 50,381 354 19 64 (OP:HA8DZ) *IU8GNY " 11,583 126 25 74 *IW3RUA " 18,321 156 31 62
DJ3CQ " 26,280 306 11 62 *DL5AOJ " 13,975 164 15 50 HG8R " 141,522 1156 19 84 *IU1DEI " 17,974 86 35 51
DJ3AK " 3,864 38 12 34 *DK2DQ 7A 36,312 537 14 54 *IK2UJF " 11,322 110 20 54
(OP:HA8JV) *IW1PNJ " 9,842 83 24 50 *IW1CHX " 13,904 148 31 57
DJØMDR 1.8A 115,154 1075 19 84 *DJ7EC " 33,338 313 14 65 HG1G " 61,950 805 12 63 *IU4DTV " 12,441 108 27 60
DK2ZO " 23,458 296 13 61 *DJ2XC " 29,896 220 20 81 *IW5ELA " 9,387 60 26 37
*HA6NL AA 1,008,974 1574 98 360 *IK5MEP " 6,490 66 20 39 *IZ1DLU " 10,584 61 37 47
DJ4AX " 20,383 117 21 88 *DL3RAH " 17,680 152 16 64 *HA6PJ " 371,800 1116 58 202 *IK4BHO " 10,416 63 25 37
DJ2BC " 17,385 327 10 47 *DL8UD " 14,880 238 8 52 *IW3HXR " 6,232 72 23 59
*HG8C " 285,285 668 70 203 *IZ8IBC " 6,216 81 14 42 *IK3OII " 7,410 46 24 41
*DL6RAI AA 1,075,158 1219 98 385 *DF9CY " 12,027 194 10 47 (OP:HA8EK) *IZ1PKV " 7,373 72 22 51
*DF1DN " 976,320 1411 94 338 *DD5KG " 10,443 101 13 46 *IKØOKY " 5,871 71 19 38
*HA4FB " 212,970 1156 36 150 *IK1RGK " 5,644 52 24 44 *IK1QFP " 7,007 64 26 51
*DK1KC " 810,020 1406 85 316 *DL2RTJ " 8,745 82 14 39 *HA8WZ " 176,946 494 58 173 *IV3DLW/P " 5,192 79 14 30 *IIØK " 6,120 65 23 45
*DJ5MO " 705,699 1000 88 355 *DG1HXJ " 7,852 114 10 42 *HA1RJ " 172,666 560 47 182 *IK5BDG " 5,166 61 23 40 *IU4BIP " 5,270 68 19 43
*DF7ZS " 653,067 729 101 386 *DL5RMH " 6,468 100 8 41 *HA3MG " 100,298 311 51 143 *IK3SSO " 4,743 97 12 39 *IK2YXB " 3,139 32 18 25
*DM8T " 645,120 1186 69 246 *DF7RG " 4,000 86 8 32 *HA8CQ 7A 40,672 377 16 66 *IZ2EEV " 4,557 65 13 36 *IK4RVG " 192 15 5 11
(OP:DL8MAS) *DL1JHW " 1,624 64 4 24 *HA2EQD " 23,360 197 19 54 *IK2IKW " 4,260 58 19 41 *IR4E 21A 107,730 371 33 93
*DL1TS " 618,675 1071 80 285 *DK6YM " 1,400 20 10 18 *IZ3GOG " 3,196 33 21 26 (OP:IK4ZHH)
*HA8TP " 12,992 134 16 48 *I3FGX " 32,190 174 28 59
*DK5DQ " 553,159 690 83 290 *DJ8BD " 210 8 6 8 *HGØR 3.5A 243,032 1487 28 108 *IK2RZD " 2,925 51 13 26
*DJ6OZ " 544,680 991 70 290 *DF7GG 3.5A 96,921 774 16 83 *IK4XQT " 2,583 68 11 30 *IK8YFU " 1,683 62 9 24
(OP:HAØNAR) *IK5YJK " 1,044 31 8 10
*DJ1SL " 514,230 984 70 235 *DF1LON " 45,927 457 13 68 *HA6FQ " 145,500 1291 18 82 *IK2UCK " 1,127 19 10 13
*DL4SDW " 497,600 778 75 245 *DHØJAE " 29,674 352 10 64 *IK1VEK " 836 37 11 27 *IK2XDE 14A 212,583 699 34 125
*HA7NK " 55,800 543 17 73 *IZ8EFD " 139,284 520 34 112
*DG7RO " 457,100 806 82 268 *DJ4MH " 24,548 330 9 59 *HA3PV " 13,166 299 10 48 *IK2DKX " 725 19 8 17
*DL5ARM " 446,454 1034 67 239 *DJ5IW " 4,998 62 10 41 *IK4MEE " 528 17 8 8 *IZ5IOV " 15,470 99 22 43
*HA8AR " 9,048 229 6 33 *IZ2FDU " 7,488 131 12 24
*DK4YJ " 413,672 699 72 284 *DL1DXA 1.8A 35,697 442 12 61 *HA7I 1.8A 61,875 786 12 63 *IK8WEI " 285 15 5 10
*DL4HG " 397,072 792 71 261 *DF3SS " 4,050 98 5 40 *I2RBR " 105 8 4 3 *IZØEHL " 7,344 83 11 43
(OP:HA7JTR) *IZØKBA " 90 5 5 5 *IZ8GNR 7A 54,544 299 22 90
*DH7TNO " 389,730 885 68 262 *DL7NX " 3,268 88 4 39 *HA7PO " 8,721 169 6 45
*DA3T " 378,300 979 56 235 (OP:E71DX) *IZ2FNI " 52 22 12 14 *IC8FBU " 51,243 518 19 68
*HA1ZH " 2,880 83 5 31 *IK6IHU " 24 2 2 2 *I2GPT " 43,152 394 22 65
*DK5D " 376,395 516 81 264
*I3JKI 28 168 10 4 10 *I1WXY " 28,888 129 28 64
*DL5JAG " 343,264 953 58 214 Gibraltar *I4IKW " 21,890 137 26 84
*DJ3XA " 313,565 795 57 232 ZB2X 1.8 92,400 980 18 70 Iceland *IZØLZC 21 12,144 186 14 34
TF3JB 14 223,538 1429 21 77 *IK1ZNM " 532 12 8 11 *IC8TEM 3.5A 24,080 274 16 70
*DL1SVA " 308,308 647 60 226 (OP:OH2KI) *IK2WSO " 18,576 294 15 71
*DL7UXG " 305,868 718 62 222 TF3CW 7 129,689 1124 22 75 *IQ2CU 14 34,428 290 18 58
*TF3GB A 102,074 388 40 121 (OP:IN3OWY) *IK2ULV " 5,850 147 9 41
*DL8DWW " 303,952 563 72 242 Greece *IK2QIN 1.8A 352 20 3 13
*DL1GME " 294,137 702 55 168 SV2JAO 1.8 38,571 525 12 57 *TF3VS " 19,652 130 21 47 *IK5IIS " 30,261 263 17 60
*DL9FBF " 290,169 551 73 224 *SV1AZL A 81,030 277 52 133 TF3SG 3.5A 119,504 751 25 87 *IK4OMU " 27,720 218 15 57
*DL3SYA " 289,808 905 65 242 *SV1CEI " 23,920 89 42 73 *TF3DC AA 19,159 119 32 87 *IK1ZFO " 11,400 171 11 39 Jersey
*I2JIN " 1,210 21 9 13 GJ2A 14 445,625 1968 31 94
*DK8AX " 282,568 436 99 239 *SV1EJD " 14,472 77 35 73 *IK7LVE " 380 19 5 14
*DL2NBY " 265,880 807 49 181 *SV1NZB " 10,206 89 28 53 Ireland *IW3SOQ " 108 19 4 8
(OP:MJØASP)
*DF1SD " 237,405 406 76 247 *SV7CUD " 6,314 84 24 53 EI5KF A 1,498,720 2733 72 251 *MJØRTI A 453,136 1723 40 183
*I3PXN 7 46,893 395 19 68
*DL2LRT " 204,974 588 52 190 *SV1RUX " 2,546 28 19 19 EI3KE " 520,410 1945 56 193 *I3LGP " 39,284 305 17 75
*DK3DUA " 198,000 473 58 217 *SV1VN " 864 23 12 20 EI7CC 21 20,865 151 17 48 *IW5ECP " 11,814 126 13 53
Kaliningrad
*DJ9SN " 180,544 674 48 169 *SV1QZT " 300 14 5 10 EI7KD 14 51,813 500 15 42 *IK5OJB " 10,395 157 11 44 UA2FZ A 2,581,630 3259 121 409
*DJ7AT " 180,540 590 52 184 *SV2FLQ " 48 4 4 4 EI9E 1.8 95,175 948 14 61 *IZ2ZPH " 8,036 125 9 40 UA2CZ " 133,488 344 61 145
*DJ3JD " 169,440 478 52 188 *SV1MO 7 4,416 51 14 34 (OP:EI5DI) *IK4OMO " 3,696 112 8 34 RN2FQ " 130,870 366 49 181
*DF3OL " 161,675 552 46 177 *SV1PMQ 3.5 4,949 72 8 41 *EI4HQ A 51,125 284 39 86 *I5CDF " 387 15 5 4 RA2F 7 73,680 489 25 95
*DL9SCO " 148,320 401 59 147 *SV1XV " 72 8 2 7 EI2KA AA 11,880 81 21 51 *I3NEI " 280 18 4 10 RW2F 3.5 585,450 2641 32 118
*DK3WJ " 147,400 386 53 147 SX1T AA 1,415,055 2405 91 344 EI6JK 14A 278,690 947 33 122 *IZØZFK " 120 10 4 6 (OP:UA2FB)
*DL3IAS " 145,314 492 44 163 (OP:SV1ENG) EI2GLB 1.8A 19,032 219 14 64 *IZ8EEL " 6 1 1 1 *UA2FP A 43,470 311 24 102
*DF4WC " 133,458 463 43 134 SV2CLJ " 528,276 831 90 309 *EI4II AA 55,461 306 33 100 *I4JEE 3.5 19,880 257 13 58 *UA2FBQ " 29,766 227 25 96

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*UA2FAK " 3,162 43 22 29 *PAØVDV " 32,526 206 34 105 *LA7MFA " 42,081 471 16 67 *SP3FSM " 4,326 67 12 30 *SP2SA " 34,632 430 10 62
*RA2FX 21 285 11 7 8 *PA3I " 31,623 198 31 96 *LA3RK " 5,060 112 8 36 *SP6DHH " 3,663 101 8 29 *SO5WD " 2,074 61 6 28
UA2FF 21A 323,380 837 37 148 *PAØRBA " 25,048 140 37 87 *LA6YIA " 323 17 4 13 *SP7FBQ " 2,975 59 9 26 *SN2K 1.8A 71,526 876 12 66
*RA2FO AA 35,340 261 27 87 *PA3EWG " 21,340 196 23 74 *LA5FBA 3.5 306 19 4 13 *SP9DUX " 680 28 6 11 (OP:SP2FWC)
*RT2F 3.5A 19,108 250 11 57 *PA5P " 19,580 157 20 90 LA8OM AA 2,636,690 3672 98 392 *SP7N 7 38,454 345 19 68 *SNØR " 49,455 807 8 55
*PAØFVH " 17,640 147 22 62 LA7GIA " 630,829 1752 64 229 (OP:SP7OGP) (OP:SQ9IAU)
Latvia *PAØSKP " 16,268 147 28 70 LA8HGA " 325,280 991 44 170 *SP3MEP " 33,496 473 16 63 *SP9JZT " 12,350 298 5 45
YL2VW A 968,760 1744 83 307 *PA3CXB " 13,224 131 23 64 LA7THA " 125,999 689 38 125 *SP5GKN " 23,545 250 20 65 *SP5EWX " 5,406 176 7 46
YL3FT 7 501,550 1862 38 137 *PA3HGP " 7,896 100 15 41 LA9OI " 109,087 278 58 153 *SO1RON " 21,316 247 13 60 *SP5TAT " 4,960 145 5 35
YL2TD 3.5 48,111 499 14 65 *PA2RU " 6,873 95 22 57 LA7XK " 71,676 343 46 135 *SQ6ELV " 17,537 177 14 57 *SP9FMP " 4,472 129 5 38
*YL2QN A 486,096 1291 55 249 *PA3HCC " 5,046 79 13 45 LA6IHA " 34,243 199 25 96 *SP8YB " 15,480 161 19 53 *SQ8GBG " 3,185 101 4 31
*YL2CV " 333,055 917 57 238 *PAØB " 4,650 85 20 55 LA1TV " 15,801 186 20 49 *SP9NLI " 14,256 137 14 52 *SQ7NSN " 1,120 50 5 23
*YL2QV " 232,560 545 69 216 *PDØPIW " 4,176 113 13 45 LA8PDA " 14,091 72 24 53 *SP8GNF " 13,524 179 18 66 *SP8FB " 1,107 40 5 22
*YL2GP " 142,688 499 34 174 *PI4OTC " 4,087 92 15 46 LA3TK " 10,205 60 24 41 *SP8HWM " 12,992 215 8 50
*YL3GQ " 48,412 314 24 109 (OP:PA3CLQ) LA4PM " 5,551 37 28 33 *SP2BLC " 12,716 258 15 53 Portugal
*YL2LW " 35,912 217 33 101 *PC4Y " 3,300 50 17 33 LB2TB " 2,728 27 19 25 *SP9CCA " 12,276 190 14 48
*YL2AG " 26,796 159 28 88 CR6K A 8,391,489 7381 143 486
*PA4EL " 3,216 43 15 33 LB7Q " 1,980 45 14 31 *SP7MU " 9,072 134 10 46 (OP:CT1ILT)
*YL2JR " 25,942 206 21 98 *PE2JMR " 1,740 32 12 18 LA3LJ " 1,760 27 10 22 *SP6TRH " 1,508 37 10 19
*YL2KN " 6,936 231 18 84 *CT7AJL A 977,105 1697 78 287
*PD5S " 848 68 15 38 LA6TPA " 750 16 9 16 *SN9I " 377 24 9 20 *CT1ELZ " 127,276 434 47 141
YL2KO AA 3,917,193 3480 152 569
YL2SM " 2,232,440 2138 146 524 *PA1DE " 396 17 7 15 LB6KC 21A 7,300 146 9 41 *SP1EGN " 10 5 2 3 *CT1BQH " 113,985 456 42 107
YL9T " 716,880 1292 100 335 *PA3CVR " 324 20 7 11 LA5YJ 1.8A 7,923 199 9 48 *SP4AWE 3.5 75,510 813 16 74 *CT7AIX 21 10,731 93 14 35
YL5T " 657,580 1006 94 333 *PA2REH 28 7 6 2 5 *LA8AW AA 208,362 557 53 189 *SP9BCH " 23,896 443 9 49 *CT1ZQ 7 -748 80 10 24
(OP:YL3DQ) *PAØJHS 21 2,581 38 11 18 *LA8CJ " 24,824 112 32 84 *SP9DNO " 11,466 134 12 51 CT1AGS AA 5,600 54 29 41
YL5X " 289,914 1058 46 183 *PD7CJT 14 16,756 207 13 46 *LA3LJA " 23,500 216 19 81 *SP9DEM " 594 29 4 18
YL2IP " 127,032 346 59 178 *PA1FNW 7 18,786 272 10 52 *LA2XNA " 23,002 208 21 85 *SP6JOE 1.8 10,535 333 6 43
*PAØQRB 1.8 323 18 3 16 *LA3ZA " 21,204 113 33 91 *SP2NBV " 1,540 68 4 24
Romania
YL3BU " 57,246 201 56 118 YO9HP A 2,346,239 2422 131 440
YL2BJ 14A 454,103 1561 36 133 PA3AAV AA 2,231,908 2363 116 437 *LA2US " 6,431 105 14 45 *SP3CMX " 992 82 5 27
PA3EVY " 1,021,208 1445 97 331 *LA8FTA " 270 22 7 20 SN7Q AA 6,530,172 4660 166 566 YO8SXX " 117,436 575 38 119
YL7A " 35,776 268 19 67
YL3CW 3.5A 544,515 2325 34 121 PA4O " 959,040 1396 88 356 *LB3RE 3.5A 5,334 121 6 36 (OP:SP7GIQ) YO9RIJ " 94,350 571 42 108
YL6W 1.8A 129,675 1220 18 77 PA7LV " 874,118 1337 82 324 SP4Z " 3,605,888 3127 153 551 YO3JW " 8,352 70 22 50
(OP:YL2GD) PA2A " 779,100 1524 73 298 Poland SN1Y " 3,035,000 3017 133 474 YO8OY 28 3,168 53 11 25
YL2PP " 31,824 442 11 57 PAØO " 689,010 1212 100 286 SP9DLY A 497,967 876 84 297 SP2LNW " 1,525,374 1767 120 378 YO9AYN 21 78,934 331 33 89
*YL2CP AA 3,216 29 19 29 PA3GVI " 683,008 1295 70 298 SP2XX " 446,651 1119 70 243 SQ8N " 1,055,488 1385 106 342 YR32A " 48,960 207 28 74
*YL3FW 7A 57,753 510 18 75 PA5WT " 552,957 1053 61 266 SP3DIK " 215,213 617 48 193 SP1MGM " 758,464 1268 90 358 (OP:YO8AXP)
*YLØA 3.5A 34,694 333 15 68 PA5TT " 465,975 892 68 259 SP9SDR " 94,122 388 48 141 SN5N " 670,054 1721 66 200 YO3LW " 39,185 221 23 62
PB7Z " 454,536 837 76 278 SQ1PSA " 84,987 464 35 136 (OP:SP5KP) YO6FGZ 7 92,391 725 20 83
Lithuania PA1T " 378,780 976 59 177 SP5ICS " 58,824 270 37 115 SP5CNA " 597,100 1147 90 260 YO4CAH " 67,392 665 19 77
LY5R A 3,609,738 3824 147 471 PA4M " 235,980 982 38 133 SP2MW " 51,496 306 33 124 SQ9V " 489,100 718 81 284 YO8BGE " 45,396 307 19 78
LY4T " 1,755,535 2550 111 368 PA8AD " 190,905 588 63 204 SP1JQJ " 47,476 214 38 105 SP2GWH " 310,123 760 58 175 YO8BSE 1.8 4,440 132 6 34
LY5O " 89,199 424 34 119 PG3N " 167,485 600 47 168 SP9EML " 25,781 156 35 92 SP9M " 302,984 549 76 237 *YO5DAS A 189,832 547 56 188
LY2KA 21 44,202 192 27 79 PG5M " 163,575 485 58 167 SP6AEG " 24,192 127 39 89 SP5TT " 277,944 511 82 231 *YO2MKI " 119,890 515 42 148
LY1XA 14 23,126 208 15 47 PA2S " 162,648 409 61 190 SP8HXN " 16,362 88 29 52 SP9LAS " 214,616 523 62 216 *YO9CB " 88,020 397 41 139
(OP:LY2KA) PA5FN " 159,390 606 46 152 SP9EMI " 9,831 70 28 59 SP5ATO " 209,328 433 66 201 *YO3GFH " 87,660 359 38 142
LY4G 3.5 105,570 985 16 74 PAØGJV " 152,004 583 38 121 SP9VJ " 3,895 39 20 21 SQ9KEJ " 181,545 481 68 205 *YO4SI " 55,932 277 39 119
LY2T " 17,192 337 9 47 PB5DX " 112,949 434 42 137 SO5N " 2,204 34 16 22 SP3HLM " 146,050 386 67 187 *YO8BDQ " 50,225 196 43 132
LY2NK 1.8 68,517 967 10 59 PC4H " 87,320 401 27 121 (OP:SP5BMU) SP9VEG " 77,748 226 60 126 *YO6DBL " 49,824 264 36 108
*LY2N A 161,880 482 43 170 PF5X " 73,278 215 38 100 SP3PLD " 459 21 8 19 SP9DTH " 71,820 338 53 136 *YO6HSU " 47,124 203 40 114
*LY3NX " 89,595 487 27 138 PE1HWO " 48,720 196 42 98 (OP:SP3IBM) SQ7OXU " 70,104 405 35 103 *YO7ARZ " 45,792 304 26 80
*LY2BAA " 83,312 401 34 130 PA3GDD " 42,716 310 27 91 SP7HKK 28 1,204 43 6 22 SQ6LJV " 67,056 197 51 81 *YO2CEQ " 35,581 269 23 96
*LY2EX " 19,530 199 20 73 PA1BX " 19,968 133 27 77 SP5AUY 21 89,526 311 33 96 SN4F " 66,725 335 32 125 *YO5OAC " 35,502 243 32 90
*LY2NZ " 13,363 153 19 64 PA5SKY " 17,780 250 14 56 SP6OJK " 17,514 164 20 43 SP8SN " 61,920 305 31 113 *YO7NSP " 28,679 281 27 92
*LY4R " 1,462 52 10 33 PAØABM " 10,530 122 13 65 SP9W 14 198,560 746 33 113 SQ3A " 43,218 311 24 102 *YO4CSL " 26,934 208 30 104
*LY2PAD 14 25,456 161 18 68 PAØINA " 6,489 60 24 39 SP2FAP " 83,844 396 22 80 SP2HYO " 40,736 216 35 99 *YO5BRE " 20,825 221 20 65
*LY1M 7 47,154 468 18 69 PAØAA " 2,064 49 11 32 SP3CW 7 127,920 646 29 101 SQ1X " 25,916 180 20 104 *YO7LYM " 16,768 249 28 100
*LY2BMX 3.5 178,640 1315 24 92 PA3AKE " 1,961 20 17 20 SP2GUB " 28,840 187 23 80 SP3QDM " 18,666 83 43 59 *YO7BGA " 14,276 109 28 58
*LY5I " 144,584 1174 21 85 PE5T " 60 5 5 5 SP7IWA " 7,965 99 16 43 SP1MWK " 16,872 105 24 52 *YO2LLL " 5,724 57 20 34
*LY2OM " 23,026 427 8 50 PA1CC 14A 339,388 1118 36 125 SP5CJQ 3.5 53,289 594 19 74 SO7O " 8,075 115 18 67 *YP7P " 2,470 58 10 28
*LY2GW " 18,816 300 9 47 PAØVAJ " 146,367 771 25 92 SQ3WW " 51,004 517 13 69 (OP:SP9OHP) (OP:YO7LFV)
LY5E AA 4,012,416 3287 161 613 PAØJLS 7A 66,204 490 24 84 SN6A " 45,864 494 16 68 SP9WZJ " 2,546 27 15 23 *YO4ATW " 225 9 6 9
(OP:LY2IJ) PA3CWN " 28,943 147 34 69 (OP:SP6CES) SP6GJY " 1,380 26 12 18 *YO3FGO " 168 6 6 6
LY7Z " 3,917,122 3803 149 528 PA5JS " 13,452 151 13 46 SQ1OD 1.8 21,645 336 11 54 SP6T " 850 19 16 18 *YO4BXX " 70 32 11 24
LY6A " 1,560,645 2952 85 310 PAØZH 1.8A 13,940 256 12 56 *SN8T A 749,122 1397 78 296 SP5ELA " 560 11 9 11 *YO2MNZ 21 20,672 139 22 46
LY9Y " 1,347,790 1611 117 413 PAØWRS " 12,213 146 13 56 (OP:SP8BVN) SP7CDG " 187 11 6 11 *YO7YO " 4,982 37 17 30
LY3CY " 332,664 1117 47 202 *PC5Q AA 818,048 1694 74 278 *SP1AEN " 634,920 1548 60 252 SP3A 14A 290,955 926 35 128 *YO9CX " 1,394 52 12 29
LY2AX " 269,775 567 76 251 *PA3BUD " 478,864 811 80 266 *SP3JUN " 406,671 1164 64 219 SN2B 7A 895,504 2650 38 156 *YO9HG " 405 19 6 9
LY2CO " 159,552 369 56 232 *PAØCMU " 285,891 924 48 185 *SP2AYC " 278,674 993 47 192 (OP:SQ2GXO) *YO2IS 14 51,600 399 20 66
LY1R " 86,944 285 50 158 *PG2AA " 268,650 1079 43 156 *SP3VT " 255,600 868 51 189 SN2M " 852,436 2641 38 156 *YO9BLY " 15,006 120 16 45
LY5W 7A 639,765 2181 37 152 *PA1LEX " 183,150 664 49 176 *SP8CGU " 179,580 560 44 161 (OP:SP2XF) *YO9CWY " 11,300 155 11 39
LY8O 3.5A 377,580 1932 31 109 *PA2TA " 111,066 451 37 136 *SP8EEX " 141,316 512 43 163 SN6O " 468,268 1998 35 132 *YO9FYP " 8,892 141 10 47
LY7M " 338,492 1395 33 124 *PAØRRS " 78,560 297 39 121 *SP9PKZ " 126,900 672 50 185 (OP:SP6ZC) *YO5BQQ " 2,997 78 10 27
*LY3B AA 1,076,095 1980 86 329 *PA3DAT " 72,471 327 43 160 (OP:SP9ADU) SQ9C " 95,711 685 22 91 *YO5AXF 7 58,230 529 16 74
*LY1DZ " 236,280 667 65 199 *PDØME " 72,064 345 26 102 *SP9YFF " 122,304 439 43 125 SP5XO 3.5A 274,040 1696 26 104 *YO5ODT " 54,384 537 17 71
*LY2F " 57,134 279 32 122 *PC7T " 67,996 293 41 137 *SP9ENV " 117,708 370 44 160 SP3IPB " 128,016 884 22 90 *YO4AJ " 26,149 295 18 61
*LY2AT " 41,041 228 29 114 *PA8KW " 65,664 291 45 126 *SP9R " 114,000 478 35 117 SP3GTS 1.8A 70,680 694 18 75 *YO4BEX " 18,368 255 12 52
*LY4K " 31,565 247 22 85 *PC8E " 62,775 322 39 116 *SP2GCE " 107,920 416 42 148 *SO9M AA 2,144,274 2570 123 460 *YO8BOD " 16,898 176 14 57
*LY5T " 8,896 125 12 52 *PG6F " 61,577 404 27 112 *SP3BES " 98,943 450 34 143 (OP:SQ9UM) *YO8SAO " 11,856 166 11 41
*LY3AB " 1,363 35 17 30 *PC5D " 56,760 320 29 103 *SP2FAV " 92,000 408 38 122 *SN7O " 1,833,975 2396 112 401 *YO9BXE 3.5 4,320 107 7 38
*LY2MC 3.5A 25,594 373 11 56 *PA7RA " 55,675 388 34 97 *SP9CXN " 86,618 371 38 123 (OP:SP7IVO) *YO2AQO " 600 22 7 17
*PA8MM " 44,415 199 35 100 *SP4CQU " 74,800 333 38 132 *SQ3RX " 916,157 1604 84 323 *YO2AQB 1.8 11,928 278 6 50
Luxembourg *PF7DKW " 41,910 310 24 103 *SQ7LQJ " 73,590 317 34 131 *SP6MLX " 804,606 1124 94 344 *YO2CMI " 6,432 125 6 42
*PA3CMF " 39,312 249 28 98 *SP4GHL " 70,794 359 44 127 *SQ3R " 419,956 1071 57 211 YQ6A AA 2,159,668 2569 128 435
LX4A A 905,696 2014 72 260 (OP:YO6BHN)
*PD1RO " 37,632 241 22 90 *SQ2ICX " 69,840 291 42 138 (OP:SQ3HMM)
(OP:LX1NO) YO3APJ " 1,591,326 1799 111 406
*PE4A " 29,988 176 33 93 *SP5PMU " 56,628 258 41 115 *SQ9DXN " 408,340 731 77 263
LX1ER AA 25,520 99 40 76 *PH5T " 22,080 142 27 88 (OP:SP5ILO) *SP3DOF " 249,210 693 66 168 YO8SS " 264,523 1037 47 170
*PA1FP " 15,846 215 20 37 *SP4AAZ " 53,694 260 39 118 *SP6TGC " 178,488 548 49 152 YO7CVL " 149,386 500 53 173
Macedonia *PA3AKP " 12,168 190 18 60 *HF1D " 52,976 246 39 137 *SQ9MZ " 145,306 489 56 158 YO3FF " 100,320 304 55 165
Z35M A 329,904 1109 49 183 *PA3HGF " 9,900 103 17 49 *SP2IW " 51,480 277 42 123 *SP6CJK " 138,465 340 59 196 YO2DFA " 75,516 247 52 151
Z32U " 5,724 52 15 38 *PA1MAR " 9,682 127 30 73 *SN5O " 46,854 282 30 107 *SP7LIE " 107,830 308 52 153 YO9SW " 59,160 395 27 93
*PH7A " 5,814 52 21 36 (OP:SP5BYC) *SQ9FMU " 103,191 348 45 132 YO8RAW 21A 38,046 174 29 73
Z35F 7 163,914 1159 22 80 YO5PQQ 14A 186,150 720 35 115
*Z33F A 366,230 1163 59 206 *PD1BHZ " 4,361 48 16 33 *SP2ILQ " 43,428 300 31 101 *SP2ADY " 75,348 315 38 123
*PDØJMH " 1,850 43 9 28 *SQ5LNU " 36,396 387 25 83 *SP6FXY " 68,816 199 48 128 YR9F 7A 214,562 1038 30 112
*Z35Y 21 57,673 353 32 75 *PA3DCU " 840 25 17 25 *SP2HHX " 34,606 245 28 93 *SP9A " 52,752 260 30 127 (OP:YO9FNP)
*Z31NA 14 45,486 693 12 45 *PE1KWH " 252 22 9 12 *SP9JPA " 30,960 216 16 64 (OP:SP9UMJ) YP5A " 204,347 987 33 110
*Z33RW " 7,750 141 7 43 *PD1DX 28A 3,441 79 9 28 *SP6BEN " 28,440 93 42 78 *SP5XOV " 48,356 177 34 123 (OP:YO5CBX)
*Z35W 3.5 106,590 1209 16 69 *PI4TIL 21A 80,240 362 25 93 *SQ9FQY " 27,542 197 24 70 *SN5V " 45,936 164 48 126 YO8BGD " 35,867 235 20 69
*PA3JEM " 820 27 8 12 *HF3T " 22,248 200 31 72 (OP:SQ5EBM) YR8D 3.5A 383,542 1887 31 115
*Z33C AA 1,170,940 1872 98 363 (OP:YO5LD)
*PD7RB 14A 85,800 333 22 82 (OP:SP3FYX) *SP8PDE " 40,506 365 39 118
*PD2DX " 11,088 122 15 48 *SQ5LTT " 20,400 130 36 100 *SP2WGB " 34,715 259 26 105 YO5CUQ " 41,934 397 15 72
Moldova YO5AJR 1.8A 42,536 848 7 45
*PD3OES " 7,740 102 13 32 *SQ3PMX " 19,320 94 35 57 *SP2MHD " 31,668 327 18 73
*ER5DX A 134,881 323 52 177 YO9BPX " 35,340 438 12 64
*PA3AIN 7A 43,243 418 15 68 *SP7WJ " 18,564 116 28 63 *SQ7IQM " 27,474 185 32 82
*ER1CS 7 12,773 206 9 44 YO2GL " 21,890 411 8 47
*PG5V " 33,138 543 10 53 *SP5GDY " 17,040 141 21 50 *SP2MKI " 16,390 266 11 44
ER4A AA 3,771,600 4095 132 468 YO7HKR " 22 8 3 8
*PE1RWL " 2,079 48 8 25 *SP9IHP " 14,170 88 25 40 *SP7TEX " 15,402 115 27 75
(OP:UT5UDX) *YO4NF AA 844,926 2255 64 254
*PAØRHA " 1,782 57 6 27 *SO7T " 13,552 110 23 54 *SP6A " 10,918 103 31 75
*ER3DX AA 246,760 455 74 236 *YO8NR " 719,795 1156 83 276
*PAØJED 3.5A 34,504 417 13 63 (OP:SP5JP) *SP2MHC " 10,336 165 15 61
*ER1OO 7A 92,326 623 24 82 *YO2LEA " 480,172 969 76 232
*PA3DTR " 3,696 90 9 39 *SP5GH " 12,852 55 53 55 *SP9IVD " 9,039 135 15 54
*SP8HPW " 12,555 109 27 66 *SQ9JYK " 8,892 58 26 50 *YO3LP " 388,811 924 61 232
Montenegro Northern Ireland *SP9MA " 10,934 118 22 55 *SP9RQH " 8,528 73 26 56 (OP:OM6TY)
*4O4SM A 208,236 648 40 182 *MI5I A 554,136 1519 53 211 *SP9ODY " 10,561 76 20 39 *SP5I " 6,498 73 18 39 *YO8DOH " 387,430 1157 52 213
*4O4A 3.5 117,116 1128 17 75 (OP:GIØRQK) *SP1DMD " 9,044 104 22 54 *SP6RLF " 6,324 115 17 51 *YO4AAC " 166,968 623 46 170
4O7CC AA 1,537,808 2750 100 346 GI5I AA 396,024 1078 50 182 *SP3AMO " 8,585 109 23 62 *SP6IHE " 2,928 30 18 30 *YO6MT " 88,810 441 34 132
*4O6ZD AA 37,044 185 38 109 (OP:GI4DOH) *SQ8FEU " 8,448 109 18 48 *SP2DKI " 2,448 37 15 33 *YO3CVG " 62,626 251 45 128
*4O7CW 14A 13,728 254 11 41 MI4I " 383,148 898 57 204 *SQ3POS " 4,453 71 13 48 *SP3JDZ " 2,156 32 16 28 *YO7AWZ " 51,357 334 31 128
(OP:GI4SJQ) *SQ8LEC " 4,200 85 16 40 *SP1RKR 28A 512 21 5 11 *YO2QY " 42,780 194 44 111
Netherlands *MIØSAI 21A 17,710 135 12 43 *SP2HMN " 2,418 32 15 24 *SP7C 21A 128,478 351 34 127 *YO8ST " 35,624 166 43 103
PA5KT A 677,160 1614 65 220 *SQ6LDP " 2,106 53 11 28 *SP5GNI " 6,300 77 15 35 *YO2BLX " 35,497 300 16 61
PI4M " 337,663 862 62 215 Norway *SN9TB " 1,888 21 13 19 *SP9H 14A 210,600 649 35 121 *YO5FMT " 25,730 282 37 118
(OP:PAØMBD) LA1PHA A 94,656 341 37 137 *SP2EFU " 1,855 21 16 19 *SN5F " 135,546 718 25 89 *YO4FTE " 1,643 26 12 19
PAØCT " 267,057 737 57 186 LA6ZFA " 83,520 486 31 143 *SP7HOV " 1,376 22 14 18 *SQ9HQ " 101,269 539 26 93 *YO7FB 21A 155,530 528 35 116
PAØJNH " 166,478 458 52 195 LA7SI " 64,000 348 31 129 *SP9CTW " 2 1 1 1 *SQ2DMX " 39,102 213 19 79 *YO3FRI " 124,848 367 34 110
PA3CJP " 83,166 479 32 134 LAØCX " 48,600 402 21 99 *SP7CVW 21 14,592 94 24 52 *SP5EPP " 32,968 305 24 80 *YO3IRM 14A 223,992 974 30 106
PA2CHM " 42,884 209 37 105 LA7AFA " 22,148 191 20 78 *SP6LMQ " 12,882 104 18 39 *SP9IBJ " 17,292 199 12 54 *YO8TNB " 13,020 137 12 48
PG2W " 5,278 95 15 43 LA6XI " 980 44 16 33 *SP3FPF " 7,896 67 16 31 *SQ4O " 7,102 53 21 46 *YO5OHO 7A 284,445 1488 30 117
PAØMIR 21 5,371 77 13 28 LA6SK " 736 24 17 15 *SQ1KW " 6,636 64 14 28 *SQ9E 7A 185,724 1058 29 105 *YR5N " 208,494 1067 31 112
*PA3ARM A 263,140 787 52 184 LA7NFA 14 37,968 281 21 63 *SP5ENG " 6,069 92 14 37 *SP3HRN " 161,400 730 32 118 (OP:YO5PBF)
*PA3CVI " 119,572 526 39 140 *LA2HFA A 199,936 612 45 211 *SQ8BGR " 3,822 37 18 24 *SP5Y " 153,890 1169 26 84 *YO9AGI " 53,754 451 17 76
*PA3EEG " 111,371 407 41 128 *LA7DHA " 91,676 492 35 129 *SP9BNM " 3,589 46 17 20 *SP7JLH " 117,660 588 31 117 *YO5CRQ 3.5A 32,550 506 9 53
*PAØTCA " 83,292 296 39 93 *LA9WDA " 56,260 290 31 85 *SP6LUV " 2,844 44 12 24 *3ZØX " 111,216 849 23 89 *YO9FLD 1.8A 1,276 27 10 19
*PA1X " 71,148 347 36 118 *LA2WRA " 28,810 205 29 105 *SP9KJU " 2,508 33 13 20 (OP:SP5MXZ)
*PI4VPO " 60,345 295 34 115 *LA6M " 10,286 157 20 54 (OP:SP9MDY) *SP6AB " 33,235 270 15 70 Sardinia
(OP:PA3HCC) (OP:LA6GX) *SP1C 14 122,266 559 26 87 *SQ9S " 22,344 221 17 67 ISØAFM A 1,097,877 2479 70 239
*PA3MET " 54,095 284 40 115 *LA8OKA " 9,234 108 21 60 *SP8IOV " 37,572 286 22 71 *SP4JCQ 3.5A 167,785 1366 23 92 *ISØBOY A 45,672 211 34 98
*PA4DO " 53,342 271 37 112 *LA9VKA " 7,688 135 12 50 *SP9Z " 35,100 245 20 55 *SP3UR " 135,630 1037 21 89 *ISØURA " 12,784 140 17 51
*PBØACU " 52,481 340 33 110 *LA6PB 21 483 25 5 18 *SP1MWF " 12,624 142 14 34 *SNØN " 114,660 1220 15 76 *ISØILP " 6,528 166 26 70
*PA3DBS " 48,625 405 25 100 *LA2AB 7 240,097 1324 31 112 *SP5ULV " 12,600 120 15 55 (OP:SQ5M) *ISØLYN " 4,251 51 13 26
*PA1LIO " 35,370 323 28 103 (OP:LB4UH) *SP2HMY " 6,380 124 9 35 *SP9GFI " 84,400 1001 11 69 *ISØBRQ " 3,960 50 15 45

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*IMØSDX 21 7,502 117 18 44 *YU8NU " 11,000 202 7 48 S51SL " 5,520 94 23 69 EF5R " 132,396 725 28 90 SM5FUG " 102,000 517 33 103
*ISØANT 7 13,359 181 10 51 *YT8A 1.8A 65,520 731 15 75 S57Q 21A 389,058 967 39 144 (OP:EA5BWR) SE6W " 95,844 519 38 125
*ISØXDA 14A 21,840 156 17 48 (OP:YU1EA) S57AW 14A 1,022,784 2738 40 152 EA5FIV " 36,162 332 17 46 (OP:SM6XKB)
S5ØK " 683,056 2032 39 137 EA5KV " 22,737 341 16 37 SC6W " 55,825 249 32 113
Scotland Shetland Islands S57DX " 678,025 1934 40 145 EC1DD 14A 13,020 91 16 44 (OP:SM6PPS)
GM4SSA 7 1,932 46 11 31 S5ØR " 509,520 1678 38 127 EA7OT 7A 223,062 1071 32 109 SM3PZG " 36,162 223 30 93
GM2V A 1,845,705 2911 99 336 S52GP " 371,674 1200 36 130 EA3CEC " 16,464 103 24 60 SJ4F " 31,678 247 25 69
(OP:GM3WOJ) S56X 7A 847,028 2655 36 146 EA1DAV 3.5A 304,750 1767 25 100 (OP:SM4DHF)
GM4Z " 318,240 991 43 165 Sicily S52AW " 710,675 2308 36 139 EA5KY 1.8A 25,338 234 15 67 SM5D " 27,950 103 51 79
(OP:GM4ZUK) IT9VCE 14 7,095 117 8 35 S51F " 699,062 2300 37 145 EA5DCL " 4,140 83 7 39 (OP:SM5DJZ)
MM3N " 250,700 802 47 171 *IT9PZM A 376,326 825 66 237 S58M " 517,055 2014 38 149 *EA5WU AA 2,433,209 2465 120 457 SMØFPR " 13,884 90 25 64
(OP:GM4SID) *IT9ESI " 19,992 147 27 75 S56A " 512,820 1738 38 147 *EA7MT " 291,873 578 64 227 SM6JCC " 13,651 112 27 46
GM3WIL " 126 10 8 10 *IT9CKA " 8,400 93 24 51 S58WW " 151,927 639 31 108 *EA2AZ " 256,608 743 58 185 SM7GIB " 13,200 106 17 58
GM7R 28 7,314 105 12 41 *IT9PQJ " 6,360 47 22 38 S58P " 59,535 585 17 64 *EA4GMX " 236,645 653 56 209 SM5LNE " 10,200 67 28 40
(OP:GMØNAI) *IT9NAN 28 910 24 8 18 S57Z 3.5A 415,247 2206 31 106 *EA2HW " 153,201 482 55 174 SM5ENX " 8,778 60 23 34
GM5X 7 122,197 1001 21 68 *IW9FI 21 600 21 6 9 S53Z " 219,240 1690 23 93 *EA1BP " 151,320 476 42 152 SA2RFQ " 8,008 107 19 58
(OP:GM4YXI) *IT9ESW 14 56,248 522 18 61 S51DX " 15,416 309 7 40 *EA5ERA " 141,696 536 47 145 SM7E " 3,074 51 19 39
GM3YOR 3.5 22,506 299 12 54 *IT9NVA " 966 32 7 16 S53O 1.8A 136,249 1256 19 82 *EA4PN " 75,364 301 39 127 (OP:SM7BHM)
GS8VL " 19,152 379 7 41 *IT9JGX 7 160 8 3 7 *S53V AA 1,048,099 1317 108 373 *EB2RA " 59,925 208 44 97 SM1NJC " 357 17 6 15
(OP:GM3WUX) IT9RBW 21A 93,990 523 32 98 *S52NR " 968,440 1681 81 274 *EC7ABV " 46,566 270 26 52 SE2T 14A 216,954 799 33 120
*MM1E A 172,718 600 34 135 IT9SSI 14A 314,684 1232 34 117 *S51RJ " 500,247 1006 78 263 *EA4XT " 44,676 202 40 106 (OP:SM2YIZ)
(OP:MMØGOR) IT9IMJ 1.8A 748 34 5 17 *S58D " 124,509 712 31 116 *EC5AGM " 30,057 163 39 90 SJ2W 7A 1,081,860 3256 37 153
*GM3W " 93,939 411 40 133 *IT9RDG AA 69,006 232 55 131 *S57KM " 88,920 397 35 117 *EA7LH " 30,008 127 41 80 (OP:SM2LIY)
(OP:GM3JKS) *IW9GRL " 14,688 99 31 77 *S53K " 49,067 260 34 105 *EA3GE " 24,282 208 26 88 SM5T 3.5A 13,520 168 10 55
*GMØOBX " 75,078 303 43 151 *IT9GSF " 14,620 89 29 57 *S53AK " 19,270 301 18 76 *EA2GM " 24,130 246 18 77 (OP:SM5TSP)
*GM3NHQ " 5,664 86 16 43 *IT9BXR 14A 208,498 1190 28 94 *S52WW " 5,723 70 16 43 *EA4EQD " 19,312 99 24 47 8SØDX 1.8A 130,190 1235 18 76
*GMØEUL " 4,872 83 13 45 *IT9LKX " 175,693 938 33 100 *S56B " 5,429 100 15 46 *EB5CS " 14,190 110 18 37 (OP:SMØDSG)
*MMØRYR " 1,152 50 7 29 *S58BZ " 1,156 29 11 23 *EA4MY " 7,918 72 24 50 *SE4E AA 524,496 1479 59 235
*GM7WCO 21 1,104 49 6 18 Slovak Republic *S57S " 810 22 11 16 *EA4UB " 6,972 58 31 53 (OP:SM4DQE)
*GM3A 14 33,385 495 11 44 OM7RU A 2,729,010 3033 120 390 *S52W 14A 174,344 690 34 114 *EA3VN " 6,489 64 25 38 *SM6FPG " 261,936 714 50 222
*GM1C 3.5 13,800 162 11 58 OM3CPF " 460,174 1260 58 228 *S52OT " 130,382 534 34 100 *EA4ESP " 5,952 68 12 20 *SM3OMO " 169,857 524 52 181
(OP:GM1BSG) OM6AL " 318,208 1347 46 180 *S56M 3.5A 200,396 1370 25 94 *EA1BLI " 5,508 49 18 36 *SD6M " 144,485 685 40 145
*MMØDGI " 110 10 2 9 OM7JG " 40,902 196 33 69 *S54X " 122,109 1034 17 84 *EA1FA " 4,040 62 11 29 (OP:SA6BGR)
MM3T AA 459,408 1304 49 223 OM3CM 28 3,690 58 11 34 *S57EA 1.8A 9,400 201 5 42 *EC1KR " 3,944 77 16 42 *SE6N " 111,141 579 27 132
GM3YEH " 85,064 390 26 98 OM3ED 14 64,484 505 23 71 *EA2DT " 2,808 26 13 26 (OP:SA6AXR)
MM2N " 35,802 259 29 88 OM2AGN " 29,754 131 26 88 *ED5W 21A 88,274 686 29 72 *SI2E " 108,965 451 42 143
(OP:MMØGPZ) Spain
OM8HG 7 130,800 705 27 93 (OP:EA5BB) (OP:SM2EKA)
GMØV " 3,519 71 18 33 OM5VS " 20,592 223 19 53 EA4KD A 1,410,150 2147 79 271
*EA4DAU " 19,173 126 21 56 *SM5S " 101,352 508 33 131
(OP:GMØOQV) OMØWR 3.5 294,646 1888 26 92 EC5CR " 1,399,498 2471 76 238
*EA7/OG55W " 15,486 241 13 45 (OP:SM5SIC)
MM2T 14A 264,600 1308 30 110 OM3IAG " 90,100 784 18 82 EA5FL " 169,420 524 49 166
*EB7KA " 7,200 107 9 36 *SM6NZA " 66,120 220 57 117
(OP:GMØLIR) OMØCS 1.8 40,458 597 11 55 EA3PP " 131,461 491 44 143
*ED7C " 1,860 31 7 13 *SM7IUN " 60,680 243 43 121
GM5A 7A 204,907 997 34 117 *OM5WW A 924,156 1820 83 304 EA2KV " 42,799 196 39 88
(OP:EA7KJ) *SM2BJS " 53,040 404 23 107
(OP:GM3YTS) *OM8ON " 418,384 653 86 245 ED7X " 41,992 312 29 87
*EA1WX 14A 362,356 1159 35 122 *SMØBSO " 28,458 208 20 82
GM4AFF 1.8A 100,035 803 18 77 *OM3R " 354,380 1092 50 210 EA7AZA " 16,590 102 27 52
*EA1CS " 106,848 630 25 81 *SM5DXT " 12,460 80 30 59
*MMØTGH AA 116,698 544 37 129 (OP:OM3CFR) EA4IF " 14,304 115 27 69
*EA3NO " 57,708 400 18 66 *SM6LPF " 10,455 81 26 59
(OP:MMØGYX) *OM8AA " 311,360 877 74 206 EA3CHA " 5,325 101 25 50
*EA7OR " 11,564 122 17 42 *SM2VSD " 8,978 97 19 48
*MMØAMW " 32,768 161 32 96 *OM7AG " 260,494 1019 45 188 EA5GIE 14 92,300 732 16 55
*EA7TH 7A 207,621 824 32 121 *SI6T " 4,335 59 14 37
*GM4UYZ " 6,800 88 15 53 *OM2DT " 234,824 587 64 234 EA7RM 7 939,217 3042 37 136
*EA1AOQ " 47,547 389 16 65 (OP:SM6LZQ)
*GM4FDM 7A 58,681 533 21 80 *OM5NL " 234,252 490 59 184 EA3DU " 606,749 2345 33 110
*EA3DN " 40,334 299 18 68 *7S7V " 3,690 70 10 35
*MM4D " 12,028 144 11 51 *OM7ZM " 219,867 492 69 180 EA5DM " 53,856 244 27 105
*EA1MV " 31,535 274 16 69 *SMØWRA " 456 19 5 3
(OP:GM4ATA) *OM1II " 170,464 495 54 170 EA7GSU 3.5 11,310 252 15 72
*EC5NJ 3.5A 7,748 173 8 44 *SMØNEJ " 221 7 6 7
*GMØAXY 3.5A 9,964 159 11 42 *OM7SR " 96,579 449 39 150 *EA3FZT A 740,376 1346 73 266
*EC7KW 1.8A 90 9 3 7 *SA6G 14A 36,540 158 32 94
*GMØBKC 1.8A 29,988 478 10 53 *OM8LM " 77,715 393 37 128 *EA5IIK " 377,928 906 52 180
(OP:SM6CUK)
*OM3BA " 77,119 352 34 127 *EA5/DK5IM " 359,584 1168 61 211
Sweden *SM3EAE " 561 20 7 10
*EA2BNU " 352,686 851 53 205
Serbia *OM7AX " 64,175 287 39 112
*EA5DNO " 340,750 776 52 198 SM4EMO A 478,814 1145 70 252
*SM2ODB 7A 48,792 384 21 86
YTØZ 28 10,458 140 15 48 *OM8AQ " 58,368 232 33 95 *SM5C 1.8A 6,696 111 10 44
*OM7AT " 44,895 308 27 96 *EA1VT " 283,284 808 53 191 SM5Q " 239,568 567 76 246
(OP:YU1ZZ) (OP:SM5CBM)
*OM4DU " 37,940 244 34 106 *EF7AAW " 247,896 704 47 151 SK6NL " 219,640 644 68 221
YU7EE 21 44,036 238 28 73 *EA1JO " 204,092 474 65 194 (OP:SM6VVT)
YT2ISM 14 137,340 1100 21 69 *OM4CI " 36,540 195 36 90
*EA5/UA9NP " 177,072 528 50 198 SM2T " 211,184 680 42 155
Switzerland
YU1SS " 1,224 75 9 27 *OM5MX " 15,247 115 26 53 HB9ARF A 843,530 1836 77 258
*OM3TLE " 10,062 117 19 67 *EA5HRT " 133,632 547 43 131 (OP:SM2EZT)
YT1EA 3.5 254,553 1854 27 80 *EA2GP " 122,283 447 48 141 SM6CMU " 161,859 332 58 105 HB9AZZ " 197,960 483 56 146
YU1FJK " 59,769 549 16 71 *OM8FR 14 58,918 400 19 70 HB9DUS " 17,473 148 27 74
*OMØMW " 23,600 245 19 61 *EA1CCM " 96,450 303 45 105 SM5GRD " 133,000 528 42 158
(OP:YU1BV) *EA3BOW " 72,450 360 34 116 SB3W " 93,450 527 33 117 HB9LL 3.5 1,053 43 4 23
YU7AU 1.8 16,513 381 7 42 *OM2XA 7 66,336 493 19 77 *HB9DDE A 115,170 459 41 124
*OM8VL " 31,430 417 13 57 *EA4CFT " 67,900 290 35 105 (OP:SM3RAB)
YU4DX " 6,380 71 10 45 *EA3BRL " 65,124 309 31 103 SM5CCE " 66,728 338 32 120 *HB9YC " 105,040 353 45 163
*YTØA A 595,642 817 104 327 *OM2AAZ " 10,560 96 16 44 *HB9DHZ " 11,952 94 29 54
*OM4ANO " 1,190 77 6 29 *EA2TO " 59,163 310 31 80 SM5DGE " 38,025 179 32 85
(OP:YU1EL) *EA1WH " 57,228 335 27 87 SMØHRP " 34,884 286 22 92 *HB9AYZ " 5,238 82 13 41
*YU1YV " 488,334 1231 68 234 *OM3ZWA 3.5 127,336 1268 15 73 *HB9AOF " 3,139 40 16 27
*OM6TX " 26,824 489 9 47 *EA7HAB " 55,350 198 44 91 SM2C " 33,699 192 36 105
*YU9CF " 43,200 127 50 85 *EA5IIR " 55,176 336 28 86 (OP:SM2CFZ) *HB9GKM " 276 19 7 16
*YU1FG " 28,634 179 28 75 *OM3CDN " 22,116 366 9 48 *HB3YGD 21 3,552 63 10 22
*OM3TSZ 1.8 17,289 345 8 43 *EA4FJX " 51,552 232 40 104 SD1A " 19,488 153 23 73
*YU1AAV " 19,998 207 23 76 *EA4DXP " 39,904 195 33 83 (OP:SM1TDE) *HB9AFH " 361 13 9 10
(OP:YU1SB) OM7LM AA 1,158,000 2015 80 306 *HB9BNK 14 264 17 4 7
OM7PY 21A 10,317 100 18 39 *EA5VN " 35,017 193 30 67 SM2KAL " 12,702 127 23 64
*YU7KM " 19,552 189 28 76 *EA4CRP " 30,353 182 37 90 SM4W " 8,216 117 14 38 *HB9CPS 1.8 31,304 568 6 50
*YU1ML " 5,145 101 13 36 OM7LW 14A 532,152 1647 37 134 HB9AMO AA 944,628 1213 91 355
OM3DX " 69,248 288 31 97 *EA5ICS " 22,040 167 27 89 (OP:SM5PBT)
*YU1BN 21 19,370 126 21 44 *EA7VJ " 17,864 94 27 61 SM5OJH " 8,084 76 32 54 HB9DQL " 548,640 971 65 223
*YU1AHW 14 79,606 504 23 83 OM3TZZ 7A 347,880 1449 34 122 HB9CIC " 328,176 776 53 205
OM3CW " 150,946 764 34 108 *EA3NA " 15,120 162 31 74 SM6CPY 7 144,648 984 26 97
(OP:YT2TA) *EA2AGV " 14,976 126 23 55 SMØS " 46,452 312 20 78 HB9TST " 254,592 690 56 232
*YU1RA 7 363,902 1567 36 118 OMØM 3.5A 595,826 2519 33 121 HB9IIY " 211,526 658 49 154
(OP:OM3CGN) *EA1TI " 13,572 81 29 58 (OP:SM5BAX)
*YT3EE " 49,520 580 17 63 *EA5CP " 11,160 115 19 41 SMØOEK 3.5 2,415 34 12 23 HB9AUK " 101,638 302 48 130
*YU1JF " 26,565 205 18 59 *OM6RM AA 818,280 1506 84 276 HB9ATG " 31,388 145 41 92
*OM8CW " 396,237 917 62 207 *EA4OA " 9,966 107 20 46 SM2SUM " 408 11 6 11
*YU7GW " 14,464 185 12 52 *EA4JJ " 9,702 96 26 51 SM2CEW 1.8 14,535 293 11 40 HB9AUS " 18,908 100 32 84
*YT2PFR " 9,860 129 15 43 *OM5UM " 134,757 466 48 169 HB9AFZ " 4,545 47 20 25
*OM7YC " 129,265 326 60 191 *EA1SV " 8,748 71 20 34 *SM5CSS A 217,120 711 47 189
*YT1TU " 2,170 56 8 23 *EA7JTT " 6,059 88 19 54 *SF3A " 181,764 759 39 159 HB9KOG " 4,275 58 20 37
*YU5T 3.5 80,724 892 14 70 *OM8MF " 107,262 396 40 137 HB9EHJ " 1,120 24 16 24
*OM8FF " 77,280 566 31 109 *EA5DD " 3,450 51 17 33 (OP:SM3CER)
*YU5W " 34,560 454 13 59 *EA3DNC " 2,990 60 14 32 *SM5DXR " 78,831 485 32 139 HB9IQB 14A 144,152 502 33 115
*YU1RM " 11,221 220 8 41 *OM3PQ " 52,311 257 34 125 HB9FKL " 3,927 41 15 36
*OM2RA " 19,565 92 33 58 *EA5FQF " 2,795 43 15 28 *SM5ACQ " 76,395 392 36 129
*YU1JW 1.8 4,182 119 6 35 *EA1IPT " 2,478 40 17 25 *SM6IQD " 69,696 341 44 154 (OP:PA3LEO)
YU3EEA AA 1,332,186 1649 115 363 *OM6WW " 1,680 44 10 30 HB9FKK 7A 156,236 678 33 106
*OM4O 7A 54,720 409 20 76 *EA1IE " 2,464 84 31 57 *SM6TOL " 68,080 405 34 81
YU7KW " 1,041,856 1559 103 343 *EA3HOE " 2,378 45 12 29 *SI5Y " 57,001 300 28 91 (OP:IK1PMR)
YT5N " 583,654 1271 77 270 (OP:OM3NI) HB9CZF 3.5A 343,057 1783 30 113
*EA4LG " 1,802 39 12 22 (OP:SM5BKK)
(OP:YU7AF) *EA5VK " 1,515 145 26 75 *SGØM " 52,808 297 37 127 HB9TOC " 130,801 890 23 98
YT9M " 282,737 757 60 179 Slovenia *EA3CE " 1,440 34 13 27 *SM6FPC " 44,649 245 24 99 HB9CRV 1.8A 21,395 404 8 47
YU5A " 222,906 943 46 148 S51RE A 293,632 718 72 184 *EA2AA " 1,344 31 13 29 *SE5L " 33,669 335 25 104 *HB9BXE AA 872,204 1495 89 323
(OP:YU1EW) S51DD " 19,200 77 31 65 *EA5IMM " 336 9 8 8 (OP:SM5ALJ) *HB9FBP " 244,828 689 41 153
YT7AW " 50,868 123 60 102 S58RU " 18,720 293 12 78 *EA1NO " 287 36 11 30 *SF5X " 30,385 265 22 81 *HB9AWS " 181,200 662 61 179
YT9A 28A 550 25 5 17 S5ØA 7 576,755 2092 35 120 *EA7IA 21 20,952 136 19 53 (OP:SM5EFX) *HB9TWM " 85,158 335 42 129
YT1R 21A 317,060 860 37 129 S58MU 1.8 210,120 1555 20 83 *EA4AFP " 6 1 1 1 *SM6GBM " 23,821 197 20 63 *HB9JNM " 18,228 117 29 95
(OP:YU1UN) *S52CO A 814,080 1903 69 251 *EA1ND 14 37,260 312 17 43 *SA5CDO " 21,200 144 29 77 *HB9GKP " 14,994 92 30 89
YU1ARC " 154,605 406 37 128 *S59N " 667,845 1799 66 225 *EA3FAJ " 5,358 93 10 37 *SE7Q " 14,260 119 29 63 *HB9FMN " 5,016 44 28 38
(OP:YU1XX) *S57J " 271,975 791 66 209 *EA5HEH 7 3,000 117 8 32 *SAØBXV " 5,100 84 15 53 *HB9OCR " 3,120 57 12 40
YT4W 14A 539,243 1884 38 129 *S57NAW " 126,730 489 40 150 *EA5DLP " 40 5 3 5 *SM6NJK " 4,888 106 10 37 *HB9FBA " 441 12 9 12
(OP:YU1DW) *S52AU " 93,236 431 36 127 *EB5GBE " -204 51 8 26 *SM3TLG " 288 12 8 8 *HB9GCE 14A 2,635 53 9 22
YT1A " 434,057 1633 38 135 *S57T " 75,411 324 42 129 *EA4DB 3.5 17,025 201 13 62 *SM7ATL " 208 16 4 12 *HB9IRF 7A 8,357 180 12 49
YT6T " 116,965 514 36 113 *S55VM " 71,145 231 40 113 EF2A AA 6,694,776 5064 155 556 *SM4JSF 21 2,130 47 8 22
(OP:YU7CM) *S57YK " 47,347 246 31 82 (OP:EA2OT) *SF6W 14 17,936 199 13 46 Ukraine
YTØI " 168 32 5 16 *S53FO " 15,725 123 25 60 EF5F " 2,768,535 3211 108 387 (OP:SM6EWB) UT6UD A 1,003,270 1963 105 305
YT1HA 7A 859,500 2781 38 153 *S57NL " 13,580 151 17 53 (OP:EA5FV) *SM2CVH " 15,265 145 15 56 UR7UD " 678,000 871 101 351
YU7U " 586,320 2009 36 132 *S59DR " 6,528 92 20 48 EF5T " 1,552,509 2330 91 308 *SG3O " 880 16 10 12 US8UA " 666,120 1178 99 291
YU1DW " 28,560 205 19 49 *S5ØDK " 525 18 8 13 (OP:EA5HT) (OP:SM3AGO) UR6IM " 657,912 1362 81 266
YU1M " 693 23 7 14 *S52GO 14 92,960 484 25 87 EF3A " 1,357,440 2136 104 316 *SM5KQS 7 8,930 177 8 39 UT6EE " 459,648 882 85 257
(OP:YU1MM) *S58KA " 28,826 307 13 58 (OP:EA3KU) *SMØY " 6,862 147 7 40 UX3HA " 394,286 1162 60 214
YT5C 3.5A 58,904 776 10 64 *S51J 7 49,808 490 19 69 EA7TG " 1,047,410 1015 102 353 (OP:SMØOY) UT1QQ " 365,874 1006 67 222
(OP:YU7WW) *S57X " 39,248 344 13 75 EA5GX " 907,788 1178 78 243 *SM7B " 6,655 136 9 46 US7IA " 323,952 856 60 212
YU5R 1.8A 135,531 1218 18 81 *S52FT 3.5 72,618 1113 12 66 ED1K " 734,328 1352 73 256 *SM6Q " 5,040 119 9 33 USØU " 260,486 682 63 215
(OP:YT7AW) *S52WD " 26,291 439 8 53 (OP:EA1NK) *SM5MX " 4,680 100 8 32 (OP:USØUX)
*YT2RX AA 997,828 1578 91 312 *S51FO " 2,640 76 5 28 EA3NN " 540,052 1056 85 271 *SM7ZDI 3.5 38,617 468 11 62 UT3QU " 255,775 416 83 242
*YU1LA " 142,296 364 59 172 *S59D " 2,592 162 9 45 EA5DFV " 355,212 560 73 213 *SM6CNN 1.8 48,750 630 13 62 US7IB " 200,158 616 51 187
*YT2U " 91,500 408 47 136 S59ABC AA 5,568,576 3780 162 574 EA4SV " 240,051 708 47 114 *SF5O " 5,248 154 5 36 UW7RV " 199,870 524 57 196
*YT7AA " 73,154 249 46 112 (OP:S51DS) EA4UV " 219,760 450 69 199 (OP:SMØEOS) UR5WX " 196,596 483 59 199
*YT5M 21A 15,844 116 22 46 S57AL " 4,242,452 3287 153 548 EA2TT " 174,045 737 67 216 SM6NET AA 1,243,200 1629 110 408 UT2UB " 146,370 397 57 181
*YU5C 14A 15,972 129 18 48 S58N " 2,860,830 2397 139 491 EA5YU " 144,304 351 60 172 SM5CEU " 839,454 1143 102 372 UT5NR " 114,912 382 44 127
*YT4T 7A 573,705 2018 37 146 S53X " 2,806,232 3223 122 450 EA7BUU " 121,545 270 66 153 SD6E " 603,536 1574 65 203 UT4PZ " 103,284 493 39 132
*YU2A " 385,280 1669 36 136 S52ZW " 2,642,775 2663 138 495 EA3AQ " 71,955 302 50 145 (OP:SM6BGG) UR5AO " 73,905 333 45 150
*YT5X " 184,528 825 32 120 S55O " 2,255,616 1669 141 563 EA7RU " 68,414 185 44 114 SM5COP " 538,525 1127 70 255 UT3UV " 68,040 384 37 131
*YU1UO " 92,750 715 22 84 S59AA " 1,157,892 1170 124 440 EA5KA " 49,731 228 37 84 SM5CIL " 471,691 831 71 242 UR4IZ " 38,400 241 29 91
*YT7B " 59,976 456 22 80 S51DI " 489,288 741 91 257 EA7ZY " 27,730 178 23 71 (OP:SM7CIL) UY2IZ " 28,944 153 41 103
(OP:YU7BJ) S52D " 488,832 742 89 313 EA1FBU " 21,285 98 33 96 SM6M " 395,640 868 78 237 UR7GO " 21,538 168 27 62
*YT4B " 28,160 294 17 63 S51ZJ " 434,592 1012 66 222 EC5CSW " 13,244 72 35 51 (OP:SM6MCW) UX3IT " 56 5 3 5
(OP:YU2PI) S58Q " 404,700 917 68 232 EA1BNF " 5,022 54 12 19 SM6LJU " 349,174 694 70 273 UY8QQ " -2,736 43 13 25
*YUØU 3.5A 165,220 1255 21 89 S51NM " 123,563 318 58 181 EA2DDE " 4,757 46 30 41 SE6E " 332,148 1033 58 209 UR6IJ 21 38,258 214 25 69
*YT1WA " 90,602 950 15 74 S57WJ " 87,000 448 33 112 EA2OK " 4,399 41 16 37 (OP:SM6FUD) US5LO 14 36,000 331 16 59
*YU1ED " 79,624 1065 11 63 S53XX " 51,205 301 31 102 EA7AN " 2,964 53 11 28 SI6M " 283,500 951 50 160 UR8QR " 26,412 261 15 56
*YU1KT " 60,458 683 14 72 S51MA " 36,984 122 50 84 EA3IN 21A 180,880 668 32 104 (OP:SM6BGA) UR3QGJ " 25,056 252 13 59

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UR7QC 7 105,270 536 26 95 *UR7CB 1.8 6,960 186 5 35 *GW4HBK 14 7,869 116 11 32 YB3BX " 48 5 4 4 Brazil
US7IID " 64,311 568 18 79 *US5EOI " 3,400 79 7 33 GW4OKT AA 12,792 72 33 71 YB3FTD 7A 126 6 3 4 PY2EX A 1,127,686 1589 80 179
UT3GX " 9,045 176 13 54 *US5WAC " 13 17 3 10 GW5R 14A 795,684 2190 39 144 YBØCOU 3.5A 3,002 39 13 25 PY4YY " 488,070 1235 58 95
UX2X 3.5 418,278 1881 33 105 UX4U AA 4,005,980 3888 143 512 (OP:GW3YDX) *YB3TET AA 20,678 152 22 27 PY1VOY " 184,388 529 35 89
(OP:UT2XQ) UW3U " 2,264,522 2013 152 542 MW5B 7A 610,740 2291 38 142 *YC9XYP " 17,460 122 35 55 PY2KP " 11,560 71 33 52
UT7NY " 117,646 854 25 93 (OP:UT7UJ) (OP:G3WVG) *YB8RW " 7,130 87 15 16 PY5DK " 5,952 37 25 37
UR7ZO " 39,600 383 18 72 UT5C " 2,191,196 2642 115 448 *GW4MVA AA 278,190 655 63 218 *YB1BRS " 1,053 27 19 20 PY4ME " 220 20 11 11
UY3AW " 6,875 106 8 47 (OP:UX7CQ) *MW5R " 147,030 530 44 125 *YB6DE 28A 260 11 4 6 PP5FB 28 152,048 681 26 60
UYØZG 1.8 61,920 640 15 71 UV5U " 1,834,018 1775 148 466 (OP:MWØEDX) *YB3MM " 30 7 2 3 PY2MC 21 78,599 590 15 38
US6EX " 25,767 403 10 53 (OP:UX1UA) *GW4ZAR " 19,844 133 22 60 *YD4GBN 21A 8,640 75 19 26 PP5EJ " 70,851 442 16 41
*UR5MM A 800,827 1299 88 291 UY5ZZ " 1,477,440 1664 128 448 *GWØRYT " 8,023 91 12 59 *YG3EOW " 6 4 3 3 PP5BLU 14 1,296 30 11 13
*USØHZ " 480,594 976 75 271 UWØK " 1,312,710 1496 124 446 *MWØBRO 21A 41,574 283 17 65 *YBØANJ 14A 41,474 172 25 64 (OP:PP5BSD)
*UR3LM " 473,688 1194 66 258 (OP:USØKW) (OP:4F3JX) *PY1AX A 255,192 518 77 171
*UT5UN " 422,960 730 85 255 UY1HY " 1,129,205 1231 123 416 *YE4IJ " 1,586 28 13 13 *PR7HR " 110,260 351 46 102
*UT3IA " 422,240 799 81 283 US7IY " 801,729 1433 86 303 OCEANIA *YB3IZK " 28 3 2 2 *PY2LPM " 70,328 208 52 97
*UT2WQ " 351,400 891 59 221 UR7R " 730,730 1444 86 299 Australia *YB8UTI 7A 53,605 341 20 51 *PY4ARS " 62,445 231 36 79
*UT8AL " 346,752 1156 48 210 (OP:UX1RX) VK6LW A 4,718,448 3725 123 330 *YG5YUD " 6,808 89 14 32 *PY2RSA " 40,768 168 39 65
*UT3UZ " 316,535 792 62 233 UT4U " 726,271 1321 72 275 VK3JA " 780,672 1294 66 148 *YC1CWK 3.5A 192 8 4 4 *PY2AXH " 39,184 188 45 79
*UT3UCP " 312,250 913 51 199 (OP:UT5UJO) VK2BJ " 752,940 769 103 253 *PT8CW " 28,911 175 28 41
*UT5EPP " 309,672 1005 50 214 UX3IO " 588,432 976 86 282 VK2GR " 740,610 1252 81 153 *PY2KG " 19,360 107 31 49
*UW2Q " 296,019 740 62 217 UR5R " 529,232 1668 60 188 VK2PN " 223,380 589 53 93 Marshall Islands *PY2MIA " 13,064 110 31 40
(OP:UR6QS) (OP:UTØRM) VK2ALR " 180,960 504 56 89 *V73NS A 818,675 1317 90 139 *PY2YZB " 2,688 48 22 26
*UT1V " 275,643 983 52 197 UR8RF " 492,548 993 79 264 VK7GN " 131,328 337 52 100 *PY2OSD " 2,150 48 25 25
(OP:US1VM) UR5UJ " 335,797 791 82 261 VK4JU " 115,128 468 50 73 Micronesia *PY2GTT " 756 24 13 14
*UR7ET " 268,260 778 52 211 UT1UL " 301,924 525 62 225 VK3TZ " 107,800 316 50 90 V6A A 1,051,569 1648 92 145 *PT8SBR " 690 43 22 24
*UT8IM " 257,400 805 52 223 UR2VA " 215,880 526 66 191 VK2GGC " 72,352 289 39 73 (OP:JA7HMZ) *PY1TTN " 420 34 16 19
*UT5PY " 250,749 782 47 204 UXØFF " 213,150 511 71 223 VK4SN " 34,776 217 26 30 *PT9IR " 378 14 10 11
*UT7QB " 236,592 732 55 193 UX5UO " 199,752 350 81 206 VK4KW 28 120,960 603 26 46 Micronesia *PY2AGO " 200 8 5 5
*US3EW " 215,965 633 58 177 UT5ECZ " 189,750 494 55 198 (OP:VK4BAA) V6A A 1,051,569 1648 92 145 *PY2ALR " 168 8 6 8
*UX1CL " 211,364 693 43 169 US7IM " 145,867 687 48 151 *VK2IG A 71,423 197 53 98 (OP:JA7HMZ) *PY2UDB " 132 8 7 5
*UR5KO " 200,688 655 47 179 UT5YY " 140,390 304 84 118 *VK5LJ " 64,009 208 46 75 *PU2VCP " 117 12 4 5
*UY2UQ " 199,420 742 53 183 UX1VX " 125,050 532 41 164 *VK6IT " 43,419 165 44 79 New Caledonia *PY1SAD " -325 31 12 13
*UT7VR " 176,280 521 56 204 US1GCU " 124,230 507 40 162 *VK4AFU " 24,570 146 39 51 FK8DD A 537,600 988 74 150 *PY2WB 21 155,920 740 21 59
*UT3SO " 166,690 690 45 166 UW1G " 117,290 524 34 151 *VK3FM " 13,464 86 30 42 FK8IK " 215,024 576 55 96 *PT5N " 49,472 312 18 46
*UY7MM " 156,780 586 45 150 (OP:UY5HF) *VK4TT " 10,150 67 24 46 *FK/JR3RIU A 261,000 841 44 81 (OP:PP5RLC)
*UR5IFM " 151,840 716 47 161 UT2UU " 111,600 301 56 130 *VK2GZ " 1,537 24 14 15 *PT9DX " 43,035 292 18 39
*UR7MA " 147,974 489 58 183 UR5EPG " 95,648 338 39 157 *VK4BAP " 1,120 31 15 17 New Zealand *PY3ZZR " 10,620 96 17 43
*UR7QM " 147,395 509 48 157 UT5EL " 90,131 199 72 121 *VK7RD " 442 19 11 15 ZM2B 21 260,348 975 29 68 *PY2FCL " 4,758 79 15 24
*UTØCK " 141,531 562 39 152 UR4EI " 83,838 426 33 124 *VK2EL " 255 13 7 10 ZL1IF 7 285,551 991 31 82 *PY2TI " 1,540 34 10 12
*UR5EPV " 134,442 583 51 180 UV5QQ " 41,175 192 26 109 *VK7GM " 6 1 1 1 ZL2AIM " 378 11 5 9 *PY1CC " 1,378 115 17 36
*UT4UP " 132,288 452 50 158 UT8IV " 34,352 192 46 106 *VK6RT 14 7,889 70 19 30 ZL2RX AA 79,285 232 53 104 *PY2NY 14 242,403 914 27 70
*UR5FS " 129,956 434 46 166 UW3HM " 23,987 110 33 50 (OP:VK6SMK) ZL1T " 34,500 130 45 70 *PY2RX " 7,897 73 18 35
*US8IM " 128,240 401 61 168 UT5ULB " 21,952 107 36 62 *VK3MI 7 260,490 846 28 86 (OP:ZL1ANH) *PX2U " 2,728 54 12 19
*UR7HN " 126,896 388 51 155 UX4UA " 3,358 72 14 32 *VK4DX " 185,240 632 28 82 ZL4NR " 19,201 89 35 56 (OP:PY2ZW)
*UT1ZZ " 123,190 440 44 150 UW7LL 21A 299,106 981 35 139 VK7CW AA 192,225 431 62 103 ZL4AS 28A 7,385 78 17 18 *PY1TJ " 693 16 9 12
*UY5QJ " 119,350 460 39 116 UW1M 14A 572,560 2090 39 131 VK5GR " 123,868 276 63 110 ZL4TT 21A 161,184 642 28 64 *PS7AW " 512 27 8 8
*UY5TE " 118,218 543 36 147 UT8NT " 131,138 615 26 93 VK5QI " 27,160 108 32 65 ZL2AGY " 68,724 280 26 66 *PY1ES 7 252 7 7 7
*UR8GX " 103,522 492 40 151 US1Q 7A 1,077,960 3356 38 157 VK6DW " 9,028 53 32 42 *ZL3NB AA 18,147 104 27 42 *PU5KGB " 36 3 3 3
*UX1IB " 97,848 473 35 127 (OP:US2IR) VK3VT " 3,827 34 17 26 *ZL3AL " 2,881 31 17 26 PR7AB AA 539,105 1185 56 155
*US6CQ " 77,507 391 38 141 UW5U " 396,176 1671 36 140 VK6HZ 21A 103,329 432 21 68 *ZL3TE 14A 15,925 114 21 44 PY2XB " 200,598 559 48 86
*UX2HB " 76,179 305 40 161 (OP:UY2UA) VK3GK 7A 11,394 77 21 33 (OP:W3SE) PR2W " 156,630 467 46 92
*UR7TT " 75,023 235 40 159 UT1IM " 97,104 524 26 93 *VK2IR AA 114,410 369 62 108 *ZL1TM 7A 181,326 497 33 108 (OP:PT2AW)
*UR5ZGY " 73,146 393 33 113 UR5WCQ " 56,462 297 22 87 *VK2BNG " 52,471 166 53 84 PY2FSG " 45,296 138 50 102
*UY7QN " 72,420 456 45 159 US1IV " 47,138 385 20 78 *VK3SIM " 9,660 66 21 48 Palau PY2DMZ " 35,752 158 25 57
*UT5IZ " 70,984 536 30 122 UT3WX 3.5A 48,720 543 14 66 *VK5MAV " 9,525 57 31 44 T88DT A 84,747 271 53 70 PY2TOP " 29,610 120 34 71
*UY5QQ " 70,755 249 43 116 URØIQ " 45,090 378 16 74 *VK4FJ 28A 1,952 92 4 4 PY6TS " 18,258 141 29 73
*UX8IA " 68,074 382 48 154 UR5WIF " 23,584 363 8 59 *VK1SV 14A 2,520 33 14 21 Philippines PY2NFE " 6,370 75 29 36
*UYØCA " 67,564 343 32 101 UZ5ZV " 5,800 151 9 31 DU1EV 28 2,106 84 4 5 PY2AE " 3,588 34 16 30
*UT5UQV " 66,980 319 40 130 UR4MVJ " 1,855 31 10 25 Brunei Darussalam DU9/R4WAA 14 97,110 514 24 54 PY2VOB " 644 26 14 14
*US3IZ " 65,676 342 32 124 UY5VA 1.8A 32,224 395 15 61 *V85T A 53,640 389 34 38 4F3FSK 3.5 308 31 5 6 PP2FRS 28A 5,535 76 19 26
*UX7MA " 64,620 228 53 127 UT5AX " 26,175 379 14 61 *V85ZX AA 5,472 60 20 28 *DU1SDT A 1,476 41 16 20 PY2KJ 21A 726,800 1607 32 126
*UT7NI " 63,325 517 30 119 UT3N " 16,740 351 10 50 *DU7HF " 704 16 8 8 PP5BI " 509,292 1559 31 98
*UR5LJD " 61,155 310 37 114 (OP:UT3NK) East Malaysia *DU4RER " 100 18 12 13 PY2FUL " 33,462 211 20 46
*UR7VA " 60,760 349 29 111 UT3IJ " 11,658 207 9 49 9M6NA A 4,945,530 3719 131 336 *DW3TRZ 28 3,460 68 9 11 PY2IU 14A 7,611 100 19 24
*UR5EU " 57,216 308 29 120 UR5AKU " 7,752 145 10 47 (OP:JE1JKL) *DU5HT 21 441 21 9 12 PP5NY 7A 361,407 1031 35 124
*UR5KED " 56,544 343 28 96 US3LR " 6,552 109 10 46 9M6/NR1J " 188,811 670 45 66 *DU3LA 3.5 30,528 249 17 31 (OP: @ZX5J)
*UR5ZEP " 51,456 301 31 103 *UZ3A AA 2,960,813 2802 141 526 9M8YY 28 58,446 417 18 33 *DU7RH 1.8 28 3 2 2 PY4VG " 121,002 603 23 63
*UR4LIN " 49,155 288 35 110 (OP:UX1AA) (OP:JR3WXA) *DU3R AA 36,400 144 44 68 PV8DX 1.8A 121 10 4 7
*UR5PG " 48,006 389 22 104 *UT4LW " 1,970,350 2897 104 398 *9M6ZAE 28 553 27 3 4 *PP2RON AA 153,605 408 49 106
*UT2MZ " 40,600 149 54 91 *UR5LAM " 1,491,657 2296 103 368 *9M6YBG 21 363 16 6 5 Samoa *PY2FRQ " 48,789 195 35 82
*UT7HM " 40,338 238 46 116 *UX7IW " 1,474,635 1622 122 433 5W1SA 14 81,835 518 25 40 *PY2MR " 48,096 178 52 92
*UR6GWZ " 40,103 300 25 94 *UV7V " 1,383,339 2068 97 360 Guam *PY3DX " 46,848 186 42 80
(OP:UT5GL) (OP:UX1VT) NH2DX AA 1,304,800 1665 78 202 Tonga *PY2XV " 44,891 196 33 88
*UT4MW " 39,600 239 40 92 *UX1UX " 1,366,430 2174 99 358 (OP:KG6DX) A31MM 21 548,316 1788 31 77 *PY5II " 44,330 154 50 80
*UT7MR " 35,504 280 21 91 *UT7I " 1,147,449 1817 99 348 (OP:JA6WFM) *PY4WWW " 43,648 158 48 80
*UT2DW " 34,717 215 39 110 (OP:UT2IO) Hawaii *PY2WND " 35,417 141 39 68
*UR5CC " 31,500 144 34 92 *US7VF " 1,124,526 1352 118 389 KH7M A 3,823,173 3609 134 253 *PU4GOD " 34,444 136 36 73
*UR5WFP " 27,937 315 15 76 *UW1WU " 512,960 1131 66 254 (OP:N6TJ) SOUTH AMERICA *PU2WDF " 30,414 123 38 73
*UT7KF " 23,980 162 31 78 *UT7IS " 469,245 1176 56 231 KH6Y 14 10,400 145 14 18 Antarctica *PR7MB " 26,606 131 38 68
*UY5BQ " 18,216 213 24 75 *UTØNT " 384,031 1054 55 228 *KH6CJJ A 361,714 800 72 94 RI1ANC A 697,653 1084 57 186 *PY4LH " 23,318 136 29 60
*US7IGN/P " 14,705 145 19 66 *UT5UNZ " 311,392 674 63 233 *AH6KO " 267,596 735 58 75 *PY2CAT " 22,119 97 42 59
*UT3UIW " 14,472 211 12 60 *UT8IT " 261,240 688 55 225 *AC7N " 7,752 68 28 29 Argentina *PY4ZO " 19,199 108 26 47
*UR4MH " 11,856 120 17 61 *UR5XMM " 215,107 561 58 193 *KH6HGP " 4,898 67 15 16 LU8DZJ A 59,400 291 39 51 *PY4DK " 18,914 109 36 62
*UT1UW " 11,439 129 23 70 *UR3WA " 205,800 880 36 160 (OP:W7HJ) LU6UO 21 350,509 1277 25 78 *PY2OZ " 16,335 98 42 57
*UT5UML " 8,308 122 15 52 *UT4EK " 204,096 773 37 155 *WH6DYN " 4,726 55 17 17 LT5V 14 94,767 493 29 64 *PY1AN " 14,040 96 30 42
*UR3VJC " 7,777 118 20 57 *UT8IA " 200,634 705 43 195 *AH6FC " 1,925 35 17 18 (OP:LU8VCC) *PY1ON " 11,097 62 30 51
*UR5WAT " 7,448 98 14 42 *UZ5Q " 190,190 571 61 205 KH6TU AA 1,058,655 1476 93 174 LU2FGL " 1,088 49 15 19 *PR7GA " 10,541 78 28 55
*UR6QV " 5,733 102 14 49 (OP:UY5QZ) (OP:AD6E) LU3XX 7 27,639 185 22 61 *PY2OP " 7,840 51 23 47
*UT8MM " 5,607 53 23 40 *UR5LF " 99,648 418 35 138 AH7C " 9,796 52 33 46 LU2DKT 1.8 240 9 8 8 *ZW1A " 7,772 132 45 71
*US8QQ " 5,490 38 25 36 *URØHQ " 95,403 241 51 126 KH7B 14A 1,184,000 2602 38 122 *LW1EUD A 357,238 969 59 99 (OP:PY1BAB)
*UY7IS " 4,864 104 14 50 *UR7EC " 86,108 267 62 144 (OP:K4XS) *LU5YF " 144,300 427 59 91 *PY1FOX " 4,187 44 18 35
*US7LM " 4,187 41 20 33 *UT4URX " 85,813 366 39 122 KH6DX 1.8A 4,558 51 17 26 *LU6DOT " 136,080 555 39 73 *PY2COY " 3,780 52 25 29
*UT8IK " 2,464 71 13 43 *UR3PA " 81,012 363 36 121 *KH6OO AA 7,952 60 25 31 *LU4AT " 114,708 456 41 91 *PY4RL " 2,542 82 30 32
*UT5LA " 2,438 49 16 37 *UT8UU " 80,472 304 36 132 *LU8EHR " 19,383 124 34 37 *PY7BR " 442 40 14 20
*UT2SQ " 2,205 55 14 35 *UTØUY " 63,072 326 32 112 Indonesia *LU3JVO " 17,679 99 29 54 *PY7BC " 77 8 4 7
*UT2HM " 1,716 38 10 29 *UY5ZI " 54,924 165 55 144 YB3NGB 21 910 23 7 7 *LU5DF 28 31,284 304 14 30 *PU2UJG " 46 16 11 12
*UX2IB " 1,330 39 9 26 *UT5UIA " 53,333 317 34 99 YC3TKH 14 7,560 74 15 27 *LU6DO " 23,908 242 15 28 *PU4YJS " -156 67 16 23
*UR3VKC " 552 18 9 15 *UR1HR " 52,451 159 47 80 YB7KE " 528 12 7 9 *LU4VI " 2,166 49 9 10 *PY1UA " -851 49 16 21
*UR6AJ " 475 14 8 11 *UT4HZ " 52,414 298 33 113 YC9SCN 7 6,345 62 14 31 *LU4OC 21 207,844 876 21 70 *ZW1CML 28A 20,205 191 16 29
*UY8IO " 336 8 6 8 *UY8IF " 30,625 149 43 132 *YB9WIC A 58,830 219 45 66 LU5DX AA 1,113,310 1304 105 244 (OP:PY1MK)
*UX7QV " -120 17 4 11 *UY2ZA " 30,080 105 40 88 *YC6IUP " 3,232 47 15 17 LU7YS " 869,867 1064 88 223 *PY3KN " 13,735 141 16 25
*USØCD 28 2,242 40 12 26 *UT4UB " 28,638 197 37 92 *YB1IM " 1,512 39 10 14 LU1DZ " 767,728 1408 66 142 *PY2OA 21A 39,695 207 21 64
*UY5YA 21 16,848 154 24 57 *UT2HC " 23,718 118 43 91 *YC9FAR 21 60,522 292 23 54 LW3DG " 317,178 612 66 135 *PY2RH " 30,264 220 14 38
*UR3QX " 6,944 75 18 38 *UT6HX " 21,168 112 29 69 *YB1HDR " 15,180 81 23 46 LW5EE " 239,545 793 41 74 *PP2CC " 25,500 170 19 41
*UT1PO 14 30,184 229 16 61 *UT3IZ " 9,660 117 36 56 *YBØECT " 14,579 92 21 40 LU6ETB " 9,177 57 28 41 *PY2FSR " 25,023 187 18 39
*UX5TQ " 29,876 276 17 60 *UT7UX " 8,568 89 21 63 *YC1DTE " 5,216 72 12 20 LW8DQ 28A 102,312 553 19 53 *PU4ENY " 16,043 147 19 42
*UX7QD " 29,172 307 15 53 *UT1US " 6,231 60 20 47 *YD2FTC " 672 16 8 8 LU7HN " 84,357 536 16 47 *PR8MET " 6,956 72 12 35
*UX7U " 24,700 214 15 50 *UT8LN " 2,784 38 14 34 *YD2CAB " 624 18 6 10 LU3CW 21A 13,225 219 12 11 *PV8DC " 2,322 43 9 18
(OP:UX7UA) *UT5CW 28A 1,020 25 12 18 *YD2CAA " 540 15 8 10 LU6QI " 209 7 5 6 *PV8AJ " 216 57 12 24
*UR5VR " 6,912 62 16 32 *UT1DX 21A 62,520 227 32 88 *YG3DKZ " 350 9 6 8 LU5FF 14A 616,056 1414 38 130 *PY4XX 14A 95,808 379 29 67
*UT5PQ " 5,661 98 10 41 *UT3C " 23,908 126 29 57 *YD8UYJ " 225 10 7 8 LU4HK " 141,130 489 30 80 *PY1FI " 9,328 81 14 39
*UR3QTN " 4,200 88 7 35 (OP:UT2CW) *YB8EL 14 16,555 123 18 37 LU3CT 7A 116,850 350 29 94 *PR7AR " 2,928 83 11 13
*UT3UFH " 1,480 33 9 11 *UXØHO " 11,564 95 19 40 *YC1LZT " 8,736 105 19 29 LU2DX 3.5A 7,680 66 16 44 *PP7DX " -3,456 91 19 45
*UR8QE " 1,224 70 6 28 *UR5QU 14A 224,986 891 31 115 *YC8HBN " 644 19 7 7 *L33M AA 325,728 822 49 95 *PY5KC 7A 0 6 4 6
*US5XD 7 111,930 689 24 106 *UT1AA " 195,640 901 31 103 *YC1ELP " 96 4 4 4 (OP:LU3MAM)
*UX7MR " 49,104 393 20 79 *UT2IW " 26,696 146 25 69 *YC2GV 7 19,665 142 18 39 *LW6DW " 1,066 28 8 5 Chile
*UV3QF " 45,570 392 17 76 *UR7MZ 7A 192,400 994 33 115 *YG7SPN " 8,532 88 19 35 *LU1WI 21A 14,850 105 16 50 CE3DNP 14 317,072 1061 30 82
*UY3CC " 36,190 442 23 87 *UZ4U " 41,516 219 28 79 *YD2LLC " 1,140 19 8 12 *CE6VMO 14 14,168 108 21 35
*UX1CW " 30,926 294 19 75 *UR3QM " 32,160 337 13 67 *YC2DWL " 180 6 4 6 Aruba *XQ1CR 21A 20,520 238 14 22
*UT8AS " 27,018 270 15 64 *UR4CU " 25,568 214 16 78 *YD1KOX " 105 5 3 4 P4ØC AA 6,492,378 4872 105 369 *XR6F 14A 545,670 1434 33 108
*UT5KQ " 20,657 123 16 75 *UR5NLA " 17,710 212 15 55 *YC9SWQ " 54 4 3 3 (OP:KU1CW) (OP:XQ4CW)
*UR4MF " 17,010 208 14 56 *UT6CW 3.5A 51,570 543 17 73 *YB1UUN 3.5 510 10 8 9 *P4ØW AA 6,746,220 3990 144 476
*US7WW " 14,850 107 13 53 *UR8IDX " 39,805 330 18 77 YB1AR AA 442,771 569 88 213 (OP:W2GD) Colombia
*UX7BV " 6,669 77 14 43 *UX7UU " 24,486 254 13 64 YC2VOC " 121,776 296 58 119 HK3JGM A 341 45 7 4
*UR1YAA " 6,498 181 7 31 *UR5CSL " 20,025 288 13 62 YB4ZLZ " 25,112 135 29 44 Bolivia *HK3ZD A 30,510 168 32 58
*UR2LM " 3,402 74 9 33 *UX5UU " 19,860 329 9 51 (OP:YD4IRS) *CP6UA A 1,430 33 11 15 *HK3J " 612 49 21 30
*UY4W 3.5 32,708 460 11 57 *UW1U 1.8A 35,535 481 10 59 YB7GRN " 4,505 44 22 31 *HK3E " 24 2 2 2
(OP:UT1WZ) (OP:UT7UA) YC1BJX " 588 24 10 11 Bonaire *HK3UA 14 1,920 83 11 21
*US1PM " 27,528 409 9 53 *UT5UT " 14,016 223 11 53 YB9GWR 21A 532 14 7 7 PJ4A 21 1,275,464 3120 33 115 HK3C AA 115,780 394 40 100
*UT4NY " 25,440 381 10 50 YC3ISB " 78 5 3 3 (OP:KU8E) HK1MW 1.8A 2,610 32 9 20
*UT2EF " 21,357 351 9 54 Wales YB8TK 14A 6,554 96 11 18 PJ4E 14 465,801 1715 29 94 *HK3Q AA 35,520 137 39 72
*UT2AU " 13,832 261 8 44 GW8K A 313,828 1007 51 217 YC6BTI " 722 20 9 10 (OP:K9ES)
*UT7AW " 13,332 175 8 58 (OP:GW4BVJ) YBØNDT " 189 10 4 5 PJ4I 7A 682,794 1982 30 96 Curacao
*UX4CR " 12,214 183 11 51 MWØIDX 7 11,407 155 11 50 YBØDJ " 56 8 6 8 (OP:AD4ES) *PJ2/PA3EYC A 76,293 444 29 34

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 Fernando de Noronha LZ1GJ " 19,890 200 23 79 DL3VTL " 377 11 6 7 DM2M AA 1,272,930 1777 89 364 E72MD " 39,432 670 8 54
*PXØF 7A 198,375 693 26 89 RZ5A " 19,760 204 21 74 DM5WT " 112 6 3 4 (OP:DK3WE) S51Z " 36,225 426 12 63
(OP:PP5BZ) F5IQJ " 19,402 146 28 81 AB8FJ " 88 6 3 5 EE3X " 916,254 1089 100 367 DJ4CW " 13,080 219 8 52
SP9NSV " 18,810 205 18 72 JA1POS " 42 4 3 4 (OP:EA3KX) JM1UWB " 11,024 103 17 36
French Guiana DL8DXW " 17,556 141 21 56 OH1ØTA " 24 2 2 2 S5ØXX " 835,911 1419 82 311 K1SX " 5,699 56 9 32
FY5KE 7 1,509,768 3422 35 121 VE3DQN " 16,932 98 29 54 (OP:OH1MN) RT4W " 616,998 1234 79 312 JG3SVP " 2,054 50 11 15
(OP:F6FVY) KF7WNS " 16,252 108 32 36 DG3SBM " 15 3 2 3 IZ8JFL " 492,360 948 84 289 LZ2AU " 1,711 59 5 24
*TO1A 21A 303,129 972 23 86 N5OE " 15,688 74 25 49 JA7QQK " 6 1 1 1 RD9D " 374,444 642 71 230 BA2BI " 1,475 70 11 14
(OP:F5HRY) K3WWP " 15,015 78 21 56 JJ1HRX " 2 1 1 1 YU1LM/QRP " 277,242 844 50 196 E76C 1.8A 45,432 614 10 62
*FY5FY 14A 1,354,704 2868 35 132 JA9MAT " 14,973 106 35 34 TA3AER 14 48,720 345 11 47 UT3EK " 241,647 751 53 206 EU1AA " 17,331 377 6 47
VE3KQN " 14,196 136 18 34 G3L " 44,793 321 16 63 K8ZT " 214,064 313 71 201 LY2OU " 12,432 313 5 43
Guyana CT1DJE " 13,800 101 34 66 (OP:G3LHJ) HA5BA " 210,152 847 44 174 YT5Z " 6,642 107 7 47
HB9FEU " 13,280 100 25 58 9A2EY " 36,777 382 14 55 SMØLPO " 144,274 655 36 143 YP8A " 4,142 119 5 33
8R1/AG6UT AA 2,401,875 2693 81 234
EA1GT/QRP " 13,224 143 18 69 UA6BFE " 34,425 290 20 65 DL1RNN " 102,758 425 48 143 (OP:YO8WW)
(OP:DJ9RR)
VU3OTK " 12,008 85 26 50 OK2HIJ " 33,152 274 16 58 EA5ICL " 98,556 405 42 130 HA7JQK " 1,392 50 5 24
F6GLZ " 11,877 179 27 80 JH3SIF " 28,420 213 22 48 KU1N " 97,641 220 47 124 K3TW " 480 16 5 11
Paraguay OE1XTU " 77 16 2 9
AA6OC " 11,151 77 29 34 RW3AI " 25,393 286 14 53 CT1GFQ " 70,060 315 39 116
*ZP5WYC 7 17,873 133 19 42 OK1DZD " 11,040 122 22 58 YL3IZ/MM " 24,486 161 19 47 IK1ZOF " 55,836 264 31 110 (OP:OE1VMC)
ZP9MCE AA 63,012 278 40 78 K6NR " 10,855 74 27 38 JRØGFM " 13,932 120 21 33 PE2K " 52,746 345 25 93
ZP5SNA " 1,125 19 12 13 JA6UFF/6 " 10,449 101 32 49 UR5EFL " 12,624 191 10 38 HA5OB " 51,324 285 34 107
KEØTT " 10,138 69 29 45 UA1CEC " 10,094 179 9 40 OH1NPW " 50,836 247 33 109
Peru EW1AFM " 10,098 113 16 50 OH2ID " 9,898 168 8 41 PA9M " 50,374 284 35 143 MULTI-OPERATOR
OA4SS A 1,634,630 1933 93 217
*OA6Q A 88,616 252 51 101
DF5SF
RN3ANT
"
"
9,760
9,086
141 15 65
119 14 45
EA3QC
US5EFU
"
"
9,504
8,400
151
118
8 36
9 47
VE3XT
RA3DJA
"
"
38,280 220 30 57
37,947 243 31 108
SINGLE TRANSMITTER
K2YG " 8,968 54 22 54 UX8ZA " 8,256 169 9 39 EE2A " 36,652 224 26 93 NORTH AMERICA
Trinidad & Tobago EA1RN " 8,881 110 24 59 R4LA " 7,850 111 10 40 (OP:EA2SN)
9Y4/VE3EY A 9,291,134 5949 122 419 W1IE " 8,585 87 30 55 UR8IW " 7,738 125 11 42 YO3BL " 36,387 213 28 89
United States
N4AU " 8,496 62 25 47 R2OM " 7,392 130 8 40 OM3WZ " 26,568 215 23 85 District 1
South Shetland Islands EA7HCB " 8,245 121 22 63 DK1MIR " 5,986 129 8 33 IW2MYH " 21,909 143 32 77
VE6NS " 8,052 87 20 24 (OP:E73WM) UT5WAA " 21,412 190 22 84 W3UA 7,592,900 4079 141 559
RI1ANO A 1,142,736 1560 80 186 N1MM 5,349,103 3082 138 521
EA4CU " 7,866 103 19 50 RA3XEV " 4,978 112 6 32 CT1DBS " 16,942 144 24 62
K1ESE 2,391,067 1750 105 392
Trinidad & Tobago I2BPP " 7,866 76 24 45 ON9EEE " 4,872 72 9 33 WB3FAE " 13,360 89 21 59
DL1JBE " 10,656 118 20 76 NE1F 45 3 2 3
9Y4/VE3EY A 8,905,548 5809 126 422 VE3SD " 7,791 82 19 34 KQ1P " 3,552 45 8 29
*N1SOH 312,768 413 73 215
*9Z4A A 252 15 8 6 DK7OG " 7,625 128 13 48 SP6BXM " 2,511 97 7 24 BG7TJA " 9,782 97 30 37
WB2CPU " 7,215 54 20 45 WD6DX " 2,300 44 12 13 LA1DSA " 9,605 124 20 65
EB3EPR " 6,588 92 16 45 W9YA " 2,244 65 15 19 K2AL " 8,050 59 19 51 District 2
Uruguay K2QMF 4,794,517 2946 124 487
W5NZ " 6,344 49 23 38 EW1FM " 2,170 47 8 23 VE3HG " 6,104 42 19 37
CX9AU A 917,196 1469 72 172 W2VQ 156,880 286 52 160
RT9YW " 5,850 56 17 33 5K3W " 2,139 31 8 15 PU2RTO " 5,928 77 22 35
CX5UA AA 581,703 1039 69 144 UAØSBQ/P " 5,568 51 20 28 (OP:HK3W) DL2LDE " 5,329 84 27 46
CW4MAX 21A 1,408,144 3045 35 132 DL6MWG " 4,872 74 17 41 BG7SFE " 1,711 61 11 18 SP3IOE " 2,940 24 19 23
District 3
(OP:CX2DK) K3PH 3,236,610 2069 119 440
DH5MM " 4,560 73 15 42 G3YLA " 1,320 43 6 27 IK2CFD " 2,898 40 13 29
CX4SS " 85,820 482 19 51 K3TUF 2,238,075 1690 115 410
JM1DPL " 3,816 43 16 20 VA3RJ " 1,300 20 9 17 SP8LXE " 2,655 63 17 42
W3MF 140 6 4 6
KG5HI " 3,800 35 21 29 BD7IAL/QRP " 1,210 50 10 12 WC4J " 1,833 31 14 25
Venezuela *W3LL 2,201,295 1632 115 390
N1JI " 3,760 34 17 30 G3ZNR " 432 39 2 14 DM9KT " 1,332 31 10 26
*W3ZGD 698,717 702 92 299
YW4D 14 1,479,384 3169 36 126 F4GOU " 3,520 52 12 28 AI4VE " 198 21 7 15 YB2VMC " 1,218 24 13 16
*N3GWZ 2,280 28 16 22
(OP:YV1DIG) M1K " 3,484 63 13 39 JE6CHY " 80 4 4 4 EA3HCJ " 1,056 35 9 23
YV4ABR " 22,230 229 16 41 W2JEK " 3,139 36 15 28 JG1BGT " 30 4 2 3 G3XMM " 552 13 11 13 District 4
*YV8AD A 1,386,892 1521 86 272 YBØANN " 3,068 43 12 14 K8ANM " 24 2 2 2 DK4SR " 294 16 9 12 WW4LL 4,459,392 2818 138 494
*YV5AAX " 174,915 393 47 122 VU2UR " 3,042 35 17 22 JG1GOY " 20 4 3 2 SV1GRN " 18 3 3 3 W4SO 2,459,464 1956 117 401
*YV5COR " 17,958 103 29 53 UR4MM " 3,038 70 15 47 JR1USU " 20 3 2 2 CE3OP 28A 2,688 56 11 13 KC4D 288,906 465 60 209
*YV5JGO " 15,939 104 21 42 RU1OZ " 2,967 64 10 33 RV3GM " 12 3 1 3 BG7BDB/QRP " 2,325 50 10 15 *N4WW 2,659,180 1632 137 483
YV5JBI AA 297,783 447 70 199 KE4RG " 2,911 57 15 26 JF2IWL " 2 1 1 1 HG5O " 168 12 5 9 *K4FT 127,530 239 70 148
YV6BXN 14A 65,860 330 21 68 G7PVZ " 2,850 56 14 36 4L7AA 7 88,816 405 20 84 (OP:HA5OB)
*YV5KG AA 13,524 117 34 58 N3CKI " 2,760 49 14 26 OK2VWB " 74,774 549 18 80 PU5WID " 78 9 3 3 District 5
*YV5OIE " 2,880 32 16 29 KL7R/W7 " 2,604 69 23 19 DR3W " 70,584 585 21 81 YU1LG/QRP " 24 3 3 3 K5TR 5,973,850 3126 166 595
*YV5AM 28A 420 27 8 7 UB3DDA " 2,552 59 14 30 (OP:DL6MHW) HG3IPA 21A 21,515 172 19 46 KJ5Y 548,457 762 98 245
*YV5EMG 14A 10,410 169 13 17 N7XCZ " 2,548 44 25 24 RU3TJ " 66,155 499 21 80 (OP:HA3JB) *NY5B 82,521 207 54 119
ON2AD " 2,392 40 17 29 G4CWH " 57,408 490 17 79 BG1REN " 15,624 136 20 42
JN3DMJ " 2,337 40 20 21 IW3ILM " 44,528 315 15 73 UT3WS " 8,372 97 14 38 District 6
QRP UT3UEZ " 2,288 46 12 32 UY7LM " 33,440 328 17 63 NØUR " 7,567 62 15 32 W6XB 1,127,906 1218 105 233
OE3VET/QRP " 2,279 58 14 29 DK7HA " 29,614 413 10 57 JRØBUL " 3,330 38 15 22 NØKQ 1,035,890 1074 109 246
NP4Z A 2,339,444 2910 90 308
N6HI " 2,232 31 16 20 DL2TM " 26,600 320 13 63 JF8LPB/QRP " 1,798 28 13 18
HA1AG " 902,939 1253 94 355
AA4SD " 2,223 30 14 25 HB9CEY " 25,192 320 10 57 ES7MB " 1,792 33 11 21 District 9
KR2Q " 573,190 674 75 235
HG6C " 456,190 985 71 272 JA1KEG " 2,160 30 20 20 OK6OK " 22,995 343 10 53 UT7HA " 754 21 10 19 WB9Z 4,553,940 2436 150 560
(OP:HA6IAM) HB9EXR " 2,016 50 11 31 YO2NWW " 19,667 196 15 56 YD2XVT " 80 12 9 11 AA9A 3,973,376 2268 147 517
N1IX " 385,575 514 68 223 CT9/SM7RYR " 1,968 42 17 24 YO4BEW " 15,048 207 14 58 CT9/OL9R " 42 3 3 3
JR4DAH " 361,688 646 79 153 DF7XR " 1,961 32 14 23 DL6DSA " 12,411 173 11 52 E74Y 14A 121,683 478 34 107 District Ø
DL8TG " 297,570 830 56 217 PP5XA " 1,927 48 21 20 R7RAG " 11,940 215 11 49 GW4J " 76,896 441 17 72 *WØDLE 574,126 728 89 233
E77Y " 293,965 839 54 205 VE3WZ " 1,881 25 14 19 GW4W " 11,832 186 10 48 (OP:GWØETF) *AFØS 31,600 121 40 60
G4DBW " 255,530 833 42 188 WO7A " 1,860 27 13 17 (OP:GW4EVX) JM1NKT " 72,000 333 29 61
UR5FEO " 253,356 769 47 211 DL3BVA " 1,824 42 11 21 DL4EPM " 10,971 199 8 45 YR8E " 68,508 485 23 76
NX1K " 1,764 27 16 20 DL4KUG " 10,120 164 9 46 (OP:YO8RHM) Canada
S52P " 252,756 783 58 194
W6JTI " 250,470 425 81 149 EA3ERD " 1,620 65 16 38 S57XZ " 4,410 86 8 37 OQ4B " 39,420 219 25 65 District 1
UX2MF " 247,551 498 71 232 YO2CJX " 1,323 29 11 16 UA3WF " 2,925 64 8 31 (OP:ON4BHQ) *VE9ML 1,674,090 1572 93 352
K2YGM " 232,320 370 58 182 RX1AL " 1,218 23 11 18 JI3NOF " 2,576 55 12 16 LY4BF " 37,209 304 16 63
UA1CUR " 207,156 662 47 197 WB3DPS " 1,188 18 10 17 DK4CU " 1,976 53 5 33 (OP:LY2BBF) District 2
OG7O " 189,923 596 54 203 EA1BYA/QRP " 1,122 37 7 15 DF7DR " 1,890 65 5 25 GWØKRL " 36,720 295 18 67 VE2BWL 3,221,288 2956 105 383
(OP:OH1VR) IK8YFW " 1,116 28 12 24 R2FI " 1,457 61 9 22 JK7DWD " 35,632 241 22 46
UA7G " 187,765 511 59 176 BG6JJI " 1,089 28 14 19 KE4KVC " 936 29 9 15 LZ8U " 29,212 306 13 54 District 3
K8CN " 184,824 361 51 153 V85AN " 980 25 13 15 JM1XTB " 658 33 8 6 (OP:LZ2TU) VE3EJ 10,662,800 5787 159 601
DL1JDQ " 167,388 614 45 177 NØGM " 825 21 15 18 OF1MN " 650 29 6 19 LY1CT " 24,450 283 14 61
DL3MVC " 150,453 594 46 173 SQ3OGZ " 800 75 13 37 (OP:OH1MN) UX9Q " 15,946 178 15 52 District 7
G3SXW " 123,520 498 38 155 DL2DBG " 700 43 7 28 Z31ØID " 558 26 5 13 (OP:UR9QQ) VE7GL 1,767,090 2177 111 279
PA9CW " 119,201 625 36 163 DK1LC " 696 29 8 16 W1MJ " 459 14 7 10 K2GMY " 12,116 98 20 32 *VA7DZ 366,896 1012 63 121
EA7KB " 119,121 569 43 134 JE1ILP " 648 18 13 14 EA1CM " 390 15 5 10 YL3GDM " 9,804 129 12 45
VE6EX " 118,581 732 37 50 WA2NYY " 646 16 8 11 UT5UUV " 272 20 4 13 RY3RWA " 7,654 119 11 32 Puerto Rico
G3YMC " 114,762 561 34 152 N7CQR " 644 16 14 14 UT4UMZ " 176 21 6 10 RAØAY " 6,970 82 10 24 *NP3YL 52,164 368 22 47
UX8IX " 110,330 526 34 136 PA1B " 644 28 10 18 UA1CEG " 168 10 4 8 WA7LNW " 5,406 46 19 32
RW9AV " 108,976 294 34 105 PY2ZQ " 550 19 12 13 OZ1DGQ/QRP " 160 19 5 15 MØOSH " 2,560 39 10 30 Turks & Caicos Islands
EA1AER " 106,808 339 40 129 BI4JCM/QRP " 500 31 10 10 W6MZ " 144 7 4 4 YU3VIP " 1,394 94 6 28 *VP5M 6,082,260 5503 115 395
UR7HCX " 105,549 236 62 171 N8NN " 475 11 8 11 PG4I/P " 117 13 2 7 NX2PX " 1,274 30 9 17
W6QU " 102,648 251 56 100 SQ2EEQ " 390 27 6 20 UTØUM " 117 8 5 8 N9NBC " 646 15 6 13 U.S. Virgin Islands
(OP:W8QZA) GMØJHE " 384 22 7 17 WB2PEF " 96 10 4 4 CF2CZ " 629 14 8 9 NP2X 6,077,260 5150 123 400
IV3DRP " 100,340 398 31 114 IK2WQH " 380 22 6 13 BG5HEW/QRP" 36 3 3 3 (OP:VA2CZ)
OF5YU " 92,049 477 33 150 JF1ABZ " 192 8 6 6 SQ3OGP " 14 5 3 4 ES7A " 196 12 5 9
(OP:OH5YU) MØUAT " 175 18 10 15 KC1EYS " 12 2 2 2 (OP:ES7AGW) AFRICA
UT5EOX " 88,136 333 45 139 OE1SSA " 117 13 6 7 JJØSFV " 6 1 1 1 YCØOSX " 170 8 5 5 Canary Islands
DM2DZM " 86,099 547 34 145 ADØBI " 100 28 13 12 ON3DI 3.5 37,895 573 8 57 YUØW 7A 117,856 775 22 94
EF8R 29,629,212 11335 191 741
LZ7H " 82,668 417 32 134 9M2DRL " 80 5 5 5 SP4INT " 34,524 363 14 70 OK8DD " 80,630 550 22 88
ED8X 26,711,120 10287 189 743
NDØC " 78,228 211 54 110 IN3UFW " 72 35 9 27 DF5RF " 24,264 302 11 61 LY5G " 39,220 482 14 60
IK3TZB/QRP " 76,890 386 38 127 LZ1DO " 72 4 3 3 SM6DOI " 20,661 236 14 57 HA4FY " 33,796 412 12 59
EA3QP " 28,658 255 18 71
Ghana
OM3CUG " 75,843 369 33 126 VE5DLD " 72 5 4 4 YO8RIX " 18,792 320 10 48 *9G5W 7,748,569 5178 125 438
IK2UZQ/QRP " 75,492 325 40 122 DL7ED " 66 31 9 24 M7R " 10,865 220 8 45 RZ3QS " 26,344 282 13 61
US5VX " 69,580 333 29 111 W2KYM " 60 8 5 5 (OP:GØTPH) DDØVS " 24,357 287 13 56
R7TU 28 437 27 8 11 IZ5OVP " 5,985 133 7 38 OH1Z " 24,308 164 26 77 Madeira Islands
G4FPA " 66,450 360 30 120 *CT9/R7KW 6,625,150 4124 121 454
K7HBN " 55,564 179 44 72 OK1LV " 416 26 4 12 SV2AOK/QRP " 5,400 146 8 37 (OP:OH1LEG)
DL1AQU/P " 54,008 313 30 127 RA3XX " 396 15 8 10 HZ1BW/QRP " 4,681 54 4 27 IN3HUU " 11,660 190 8 47
RU3XW " 49,407 298 30 99 UT2AB " 32 5 4 4 IW1BCO " 4,674 152 5 33 OZ6OM " 10,956 148 13 53 Morocco
OH3KQ " 49,113 360 32 121 JK1VOZ " 8 4 4 4 PE4BAS " 1,652 60 4 24 N3CZ " 8,694 61 14 40 CN2AA 28,714,842 10904 196 753
F6HHR " 48,972 287 30 102 DAØT " 0 1 1 1 JH1APZ " 1,536 39 10 14 SP6EIY " 7,068 70 13 49
R1BCO " 48,140 319 35 110 OH1MN " 0 0 0 0 DL2BQD " 1,394 55 4 30 KO3T " 6,840 60 12 33
4X1KS " 47,847 162 29 94 YC2YEN " 0 1 1 1 RD1D " 1,152 49 5 19 PY2LCD " 5,980 57 15 37 ASIA
YO8BDW " 47,121 375 33 106 IZ3NVR 21 56,494 304 25 69 R3WW " 750 25 5 25 CE4KCA " 5,364 56 12 24 Armenia
JA1KEB " 45,991 181 51 62 JQ1NGT " 35,025 207 27 48 ON4ANE " 360 22 4 14 WB4OMM " 4,848 47 13 35 *EK7DX 207,936 551 35 109
OH2LU " 45,024 266 27 107 LZ2RS " 33,147 173 26 61 HA5NB 1.8 20,247 389 6 45 UR5FCM " 4,494 96 7 35
N7RCS " 44,512 161 37 70 SP5DDJ " 24,095 135 26 53 S53AR " 17,496 340 5 49 GØJJG " 3,880 85 7 33
OK1NF " 42,372 266 26 81 JR1NKN " 21,660 155 22 35 UA3DJG " 8,140 193 6 38 W4ER " 3,010 39 10 25 Asiatic Russia
S52CQ " 42,316 286 30 112 YO3DAC " 16,343 149 17 42 RA2FB " 2,688 92 5 23 9A5IP " 1,590 64 5 25 District 9
JH7BMF " 42,212 160 49 73 YB2FWQ " 13,632 81 19 45 W2MF " 2,664 33 11 25 R1AK " 1,275 50 4 21 RM9A 12,531,240 6470 160 578
DL3HQN " 40,467 251 30 111 WA6FGV " 10,047 77 17 34 YO2LIW " 2,574 92 5 34 (OP:UA1ANA) R9PA 4,506,600 3646 120 398
DL2BIS " 35,640 293 22 98 RN4AO " 6,096 136 12 36 S59GS " 1,600 53 4 28 S53NW " 972 46 6 21 RF9C 2,979,859 2354 106 373
PAØZAV " 35,624 202 28 94 UX2HH " 5,355 62 14 37 GM4M " 1,215 69 4 23 DM4JK " 700 30 4 21 RT9L 1,304,754 1585 71 247
ZL1BQD " 33,634 172 47 87 LU7VCH " 5,168 80 16 22 (OP:GM4UBJ) BG4WOM " 405 17 6 9 RN9T 1,094,742 1381 80 262
DL2DWP " 31,720 207 29 93 KQ2RP " 3,654 47 10 32 US1UU " 1,170 57 4 22 BH4RRG/QRP " 209 16 5 6 RK9CYA 869,065 964 84 281
DK5CF " 31,416 246 18 84 RA7RA " 2,739 58 8 25 OK1DCP " 504 39 4 17 DL8MF " 70 4 3 4 RC9J 804,532 1151 73 205
DL6UKL " 31,204 268 22 94 JH3HYT " 2,232 31 16 20 YU1RH " 504 21 4 17 F8AOF " 70 10 5 9
AH7U " 30,771 171 52 65 SP2FMN " 1,925 43 8 17 SP6GNJ " 500 25 4 16 OL4W 3.5A 98,616 1102 14 70 District Ø
AE3J " 28,449 113 36 73 KN1H " 1,856 30 10 22 JA4CUU " 270 17 7 8 (OP:OK1IF) RTØC 4,482,230 3620 156 434
EA2NA " 27,244 305 27 112 GU4YBW " 1,260 29 9 11 LX1NO " 195 13 3 12 OK1QM " 74,760 811 15 69 RKØS 182,648 789 42 94
ON7CC " 26,656 240 25 87 CX7RT " 912 31 8 8 W7DRA " 152 10 4 4 DL1EFW " 56,772 584 14 69 *RCØCB 10,360 250 16 24
RV3DBK " 26,136 288 13 75 (OP:VA3PCJ) (OP: @W7DRA) YT5W/QRP " 46,664 590 10 66
UA3PP " 22,816 225 18 74 JR4BYH " 690 15 10 13 HK3W " 12 2 1 1 (OP:YU1LG) China
CO8OH " 21,038 194 18 49 9A2QP " 672 22 9 15 JR2EKD " 10 4 3 2 US2IZ " 45,732 595 10 64 BY8AC 2,453,670 2961 105 293

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B1Z 1,260,032 1924 101 267 TM4Q 5,481,725 4342 150 575 *UT4MWM 391,503 1022 72 237 ZM4T 8,247,078 5641 137 385 United Arab Emirates
B7Q 1,040,864 1705 103 249 TM1A 3,386,413 3660 125 452 *UT4UXB 16,461 194 19 74 YE2C 3,079,769 3156 117 290 A61EK 2,276,085 2314 87 284
BI4WXD 1,020,396 1607 114 258 F6ENO 1,186,492 2986 89 293 *UT4UWC 7,373 97 17 56 ZL3X 531,464 836 75 173
BY1OK 269,868 1165 54 118 F5KSE 143,226 341 60 159
BD7YK 213,537 915 63 96 *TM1T 1,393,386 1771 111 418 Vienna Intl. Ctr. SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE
BH5HLZ 71,820 388 57 83 *TM7A 379,731 957 64 247 4U1A 2,090,775 3558 101 356 P4ØL 24,934,066 11631 165 592 Belgium
*BY8DX 2,016,495 2712 96 255 *F8KLY 259,562 905 49 184 PZ5V 18,950,800 9335 159 571 *ON3PH 20,710 168 24 71
*BH6IC 122,838 366 56 121 *F8KGW 123,136 382 49 99 Wales PJ4Y 16,989,720 9103 147 524
*BY1CY 46,295 713 67 130 *F6KMB 96,922 415 39 122 *GW9J 1,064,280 1914 88 332 PX2A 13,958,760 7230 158 554 Bulgaria
CE3CT 11,283,114 6751 149 457 LZ4AW 600,152 1091 92 300
Cyprus Germany HCØE 855,003 1613 86 223
P33W 25,041,608 10004 191 725 DKØTA 5,193,050 4216 156 578 OCEANIA
Czech Republic
DR8A 4,490,145 3633 150 555 Guam OK3TM 42,706 150 37 94
Hong Kong DFØSAX 4,176,089 3304 150 589 AH2R 5,983,368 4279 144 392 MULTI-OPERATOR
VR2CC 196,950 793 55 95 DP6A 3,009,239 2777 140 491
DKØTU 2,987,121 2937 130 499 Indonesia MULTI-TRANSMITTER European Russia
DM7C 2,924,623 3152 129 484 YE1K 4,058,845 3412 109 336 District 1
Japan DP6T 2,738,130 2486 129 513 YE1C 395,157 810 61 156 United States *R1ZM 28,380 388 12 43
District 1 DL1T 1,516,536 1956 113 418 *YC1ZAZ 135,900 453 65 115 W3LPL 17,014,269 7904 171 672 *R1BEL 1,224 55 8 26
JR1ZTI 819,084 1133 101 193 DJ1XT 656,310 873 84 309 *YE1R 134,239 409 51 100 K3LR 17,009,370 7752 176 679 **R1BCO 48,140 319 35 110
*JA1BPA 244,215 415 85 158 *DBØRC 103,012 551 42 140 *YE1ZAL 7,020 86 31 47 NR4M 11,299,552 5857 156 596
*DLØVBG 20,497 132 29 74 *YBØZZE 6,783 97 28 29 NR5M 9,866,080 5156 173 632 District 4
District 2 K1TTT 9,211,365 4830 163 602 *R4WBF 44,042 356 25 97
JA2XYO 1,034,208 1144 122 256 Gibraltar Philippines NA6O 5,114,144 3683 151 427
JF2QNM 947,256 1133 116 232 *ZB2TT 1,506,624 3018 74 262 WØAIH 4,493,698 2845 154 528 District 6
*DX3H 386,309 827 71 132 K1KP 3,857,870 2745 112 418
*JK2VOC 164,205 409 80 125 **R7RAG 11,940 215 11 49
Greece W8AV 3,433,210 2486 138 452
District 3 SZ1A 4,912,812 4840 150 558 SOUTH AMERICA N4ADC 2,366,748 1722 115 407 Germany
JL3ZHU 22,695 121 37 52 Argentina NE3F 2,120,179 1600 115 426 DK5RL 48,051 216 43 128
Hungary LT1F 9,147,762 4747 166 536 *DD5XX 16,510 166 12 53
District 7 HG5A 2,813,447 3297 128 431 LU2WA 938,904 1756 69 159
NORTH AMERICA *DF2GL 5,264 81 14 42
JA7ZFN 5,013,564 3069 168 486 *LW3DC 482,405 908 76 169 *DK5KK 132 11 4 8
HG1R 1,823,525 2861 109 366 VE7FO 490,860 1249 76 126
HG5C 1,607,348 2750 90 299 *LU5DDX 21,335 142 31 54
District Ø *HG5P 38,982 260 36 110 Italy
JAØQNJ 2,750,725 2372 145 330 Brazil ASIA *IU1GNA 39,319 178 31 106
Iceland PS2T 12,634,268 5876 176 588 A44A 15,376,248 8361 172 572 *IU4FNO 12,688 199 8 53
Mongolia TF3W 27,702 128 33 81 *ZW8T 1,823,100 2920 74 235 JA3YBK 9,719,528 5687 181 547 *IU4DTV 12,441 108 27 60
*JU1DX 157,530 625 54 124 *PY1SL 886,955 1301 70 195 BY3GA 173,826 962 81 141
Ireland JA2YNI 36,700 231 41 59 Scotland
Republic of Korea EIØR 4,073,200 4379 131 468 Chile *MMØRYR 1,152 50 7 29
*DTØHH 254,375 1046 70 115 CB1H 3,322,251 2934 112 307
Italy *CE1CA 2,701 39 15 22 EUROPE Serbia
Thailand 9A1A 18,629,772 12093 187 730 YU3EEA 1,332,186 1649 115 363
HSØZIA 3,762,022 3183 139 403 IR4M 13,076,100 7282 186 714 Fernando de Noronha M6T 16,999,047 11384 183 714
IR4X 12,258,610 6906 185 725 **YU3VIP 1,394 94 6 28
E2X 1,375,794 2039 93 265 *PSØF 4,265,408 4074 102 346 YT5A 16,195,575 11049 181 698
IR1Y 7,461,576 5241 153 591
*HSØAC 635,810 1385 90 220
IR2L 4,622,182 3909 152 554
DFØHQ 14,366,205 9607 181 704 Slovenia
*E28AI 427,823 956 64 145 Uruguay LZ9W 14,355,895 10421 188 693 *S58BZ 1,156 29 11 23
*IR6T 4,213,300 3372 145 555 CW5W 11,366,740 5488 173 597 LY2W 11,193,919 8388 177 676
*IQ5ZP 46,529 275 36 125
West Malaysia HG7T 11,131,416 8522 169 655 Ukraine
9M2M 1,152,787 2020 87 236 EW6W 10,176,660 8591 166 614 *US5WAC 13 17 3 10
*9M2SDX -111 29 17 20 Kaliningrad MULTI-OPERATOR SK3W 10,054,752 8037 162 646 **UT5WAA 21,412 190 22 84
UC2K 48,300 212 34 81 OF5Z 9,277,944 8494 159 627
TWO TRANSMITTER DR4A 9,024,510 7000 154 605
EUROPE Latvia United States LY4A 8,375,826 7820 152 587 OCEANIA
Aland Islands YL1S 179,510 418 62 228 KC1XX 13,337,612 6332 164 630 PI4CC 7,761,996 6967 155 593
W2FU 10,420,837 5294 156 593 Indonesia
OHØZ 804,330 1793 81 250 LN8W 7,546,966 7667 148 553 YC2VOC 121,776 296 58 119
Liechtenstein K9CT 8,314,170 4359 160 586 G3V 6,024,327 6867 127 470 *YD4GBN 8,640 75 19 26
Austria HBØA 2,101,520 2959 88 348 K8AZ 7,778,439 4194 154 555 ZA1WW 5,357,790 7514 118 413
K2LE 7,650,447 4152 150 557 *YG7SPN 8,532 88 19 35
*OE2S 4,031,256 3437 133 521 YT5L 86,625 502 37 138 *YD2CAB 624 18 6 10
*OE6U 71,370 389 44 151 Lithuania W4RM 7,138,215 4168 137 508
*YD2CAA 540 15 8 10
LY2XW 2,124,036 2629 129 425 KØRF 6,439,000 3947 159 526
LY2J 1,476,300 2191 110 408 NØNI 6,349,268 3511 155 567 OCEANIA *YD8UYJ 225 10 7 8
Belarus *LY4L 2,219,504 3168 112 420 K2AX 5,039,346 3204 128 470 KH6J 16,711,728 8732 179 503 *YG3EOW 6 4 3 3
EU1WW 3,014,802 3456 150 489 N7AT 4,357,360 3198 141 419 **YD2XVT 200 19 9 11
*LY4O 21,480 239 26 94
*EW4WE 238,360 942 40 196 W7RM 3,692,910 2910 138 372 SOUTH AMERICA
Belgium Luxembourg K6LL 3,582,620 2680 143 399
PJ2T 26,685,104 12150 174 622
SOUTH AMERICA
LX7I 6,741,050 5432 152 573 KQ3F 2,456,550 1741 116 399 Brazil
OP4K 3,389,568 3505 133 449 NØIJ/9 1,737,610 1431 118 364
*OT6M 1,313,994 1705 103 370 *PY2FRQ 48,789 195 35 82
Macedonia K3CCR 1,541,540 1293 108 347 *PU4GOD 34,444 136 36 73
Bulgaria Z3B 1,287,600 3000 87 261 N7IP 1,523,880 1421 122 337 ROOKIE *PU4ENY 17,690 170 19 42
*Z37ØM 748,383 1565 73 240 KØOO 1,465,254 1217 121 401 *PV8DC 2,322 43 9 18
LZ7A 3,350,574 3961 129 477 K7JR 1,323,748 1267 113 285 United States
*PV8AJ 216 57 12 24
Malta W1AEC 579,544 809 69 247 District 1 *PY2UDB 132 8 7 5
Crete 9H6A 3,153,568 4104 126 452 K5MXG 231,345 337 75 190 *N1VH 30,975 113 34 71
*SW9AA 3,238,376 4535 127 436
*K1ECU 15,573 74 28 59
Croatia Netherlands NORTH AMERICA **KC1EYS 12 2 2 2 CLASSIC
9A5Y 8,085,987 5562 167 652 PA6X 1,682,160 2911 88 342 V47T 22,878,720 12320 164 604
PA1HR 1,079,852 2088 93 319 6YØW 17,009,298 10604 157 566 District 2 United States
*9A5G 128,148 429 47 189
*9A7B 25,956 228 23 80 PAØBWL 568,064 1376 66 251 6Y3M 11,643,240 9174 139 442 *W2XK 11,492 73 21 47 District 1
PI4MM 33,201 232 43 110 TO2SP 10,479,014 8051 137 465 KQ2M 2,873,110 2330 109 361
*PA/PY2SEX 1,505,345 2118 96 419 HQ9X 7,873,680 6952 127 403 District 4 W1WEF 1,837,992 1625 93 318
Czech Republic VE3YAA 3,010,773 3006 107 382 WJ6J 11,534 62 19 54
OL3Z 7,446,655 5095 169 646 K1MC 98,078 243 45 133
Norway *K4LPQ 53,992 162 35 101 W1OHM 40,174 156 28 78
OK5W 6,978,618 4494 174 667 *W4LTE 14,819 77 22 51
OL3A 6,665,013 4936 163 644 *LA1K 9,272 124 16 60 AFRICA *NZ4DK 420 26 10 11
W1HI 28,182 159 15 62
OL1C 4,155,527 3899 126 487 CR3W 28,002,455 11783 174 671 *K1BX 1,324,320 1309 79 277
OK3A 2,082,144 2479 123 406 Poland CN2R 22,369,634 10737 162 587 *K1HT 739,256 761 87 257
District 5 *W1JQ 480,498 567 74 244
*OK2OCT 359,805 1042 57 198 SO4M 6,934,842 5036 158 611 *K5TMT 43,596 152 46 80
*OK2RVM 22,188 222 18 68 SO4R 4,082,108 3576 146 546 *N2AN 316,757 491 64 195
SP2KPD 1,333,125 2341 86 309
ASIA *NQ5M 4,752 46 22 32 (OP:WC4E)
RWØA 9,469,910 6417 149 513 *KT5TE 116 39 15 14 *AB1J 250,040 405 55 180
Denmark 3Z1K 1,244,898 2137 87 327
HSØZAR 6,350,724 5238 154 458 *N1DID 243,012 415 67 196
OZ5E 2,159,870 2657 118 424 SP9KDA 1,085,280 2246 81 299 District 7
JE2YRB 2,804,318 2688 136 315 *K1MD 172,628 321 51 155
*5P3WW 2,119,689 2879 121 428 SO7M 205,208 709 52 175 *AF7NX 841 16 14 15
BI4SSB 2,786,634 3347 115 299 *W1CCE 36,972 134 39 78
*OZ7D 55,620 373 39 141 SP2KAC 38,627 309 22 85
BD3QA 245,160 572 73 154 *KA1DBE 33,504 140 21 75
*SP2TMT 82,644 372 48 146 District 8
JA1ZGP 208,940 661 67 88 *N1AW 6,372 46 23 36
England *SN5G 56,984 385 27 109 *K8PJK 89,433 219 51 120
JA1YPA 145,260 453 44 91 *K1LEE 5,768 53 17 39
GØAZH 2,205 69 5 30 8J2YAF/2 42,240 168 55 77 *KE8EAS 37,576 128 38 84 **K8CN 184,824 361 51 153
Portugal JA1YXP 36,942 213 45 49 *W8DC 156 18 6 6 **WB2CPU 7,215 54 20 45
Estonia *CR5SSB 21,168 289 47 121 8N1NIT 22,046 217 33 40 (OP:N8DGD)
*ES3V 533,319 1149 74 315 JK2EIJ/Ø 17,664 115 46 50 *KE8HEA 45 11 5 4 District 2
Romania JJ2YDV 11,542 116 27 31
*YO4KAK 88,872 398 43 141 District 9 K2NV 1,278,737 1169 94 303
European Russia N2GC 306,880 406 73 207
*KV3T 864 30 15 21
District 1 Sardinia EUROPE KW2J 150,271 301 51 158
RM1Q 928,400 1771 93 347 *IQØID 25,098 192 34 107 TKØC 17,583,984 12979 172 644 WB2ABD 71,371 175 45 104
LZ5R 13,579,821 9376 186 681 K2OID 30,580 110 37 73
District 3 ES9C 13,508,490 10227 186 684
NORTH AMERICA W2FKN 4,995 47 13 32
Serbia Canada
RA3W 1,603,431 2586 111 378 *YTØB 5,355 242 21 84 EC2DX 13,425,650 9194 179 683 W2RR 1,740 47 8 12
RK3PWR 1,281,280 1948 106 349 9A7A 13,216,026 8604 177 689 District 3 (OP:WA2AOG)
UF5D 296,406 799 63 234 Slovak Republic II9P 12,959,672 9254 183 653 VE3BXG 2,142 61 10 8 *K2GLS 31,411 125 27 74
RO5F 23,421 271 31 80 OM7M 12,912,540 7343 186 719 IB9T 10,396,690 8254 169 613 *KM2L 9,776 70 10 37
*RZ3AWM 125,883 511 43 170 OM4Q 2,438,214 3010 114 388 DR5N 7,872,232 5859 155 618 Cuba *N2NO 4,888 40 14 33
DL1A 7,588,482 5654 156 603 *CM8NMN 37,037 233 18 59 *K2ZR 4,484 49 8 30
District 4 Spain SN8B 7,046,032 5786 163 579 *K2DAR 4,324 39 13 33
UA4M 7,025,662 5838 164 627 EA5RS 9,685,020 6007 168 652 PI4COM 7,009,365 5698 156 603 *K2TTM 3,916 35 15 29
RT4D 2,806,076 3097 125 468 EA5KM 4,557,124 3937 147 535 DLØGL 5,797,680 4987 148 548 ASIA *K2IZ 1,680 29 17 25
UA4S 1,760,256 2185 132 441 EA4URE 475,332 958 60 226 DD1A 5,794,954 5105 141 541 Asiatic Russia *W2VU 91 9 6 7
G5O 5,076,827 4941 126 497 District 9
District 6 Sweden DAØWRTC 4,655,070 5013 134 496 District 3
*R8WC 33,672 242 38 100
RT6A 10,565,200 7504 177 689 SKØQO 1,351,500 1855 101 399 RX7M 3,829,001 4897 130 463 *RV8W 390 22 5 10 K3TC 746,878 737 92 282
R7AB 7,960,106 5638 179 668 SI9AM 116,572 480 45 148 ED2C 3,148,013 3667 103 414 KY3W 210,195 358 61 182
UA7K 7,720,380 6437 182 659 UZ3U 2,487,277 2239 142 511 China W3BGN 128,260 469 21 85
RZ7T 6,678,504 5521 162 594 Switzerland CR5T 1,054,875 2685 71 220 *BD7LNI 8,346 217 13 26 *WB8YYY 244,140 394 70 190
HB9CA 7,287,680 5246 158 614 DM4M 1,041,308 1471 104 335 *BI4VIB 850 45 15 19 *K3EW 109,340 292 62 158
Finland HB9BS 233,288 548 66 176 OH3K 946,976 2067 79 325 **BI4JCM/QRP 500 31 10 10 *W3WTD 14,742 88 27 54
OF1F 4,301,374 4012 156 586 R2VA 810,898 1776 78 263 *NØMJ 209 8 4 7
OH9W 2,495,525 3279 137 440 Ukraine LX/PA3EZC/P 464,260 1457 57 221
OH2BAH 1,167,408 1963 95 301 UZ2M 9,543,600 6676 188 692 PA6NB 280,800 1040 46 149 Japan District 4
*OH3AC 36,156 227 32 106 UZ2I 1,190,679 2082 96 317 District 1 W4CB 2,014,584 1736 105 324
UR4RWW 849,035 1800 74 285 **JJ1HRX 2 1 1 1 (OP:W2RU)
France UT7AXA 92,814 441 31 155 OCEANIA K1GU 891,480 959 81 264
TM6M 12,045,348 6736 173 673 *UW7W 1,204,140 1528 99 371 AHØK 11,287,644 6835 166 430 Kazakhstan AC4G 400,960 474 83 237
TM3R 7,126,272 5270 157 611 *UT7E 487,522 1016 77 282 KH6LC 9,325,050 6253 150 375 *UN7FGR 84 24 9 19 W4ZYT 107,666 240 66 136

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N4LZ 63,656 173 43 103 *KCØURL 61,506 191 42 92 Japan *EU4U 186,830 573 56 182 *RC3U 234,864 675 55 197
WA3DQS 62,073 150 51 120 *WØPI 58,788 162 45 97 District 1 *EW2ES 120,848 714 28 138 *R3AQ 193,766 555 54 224
WF4W 41,958 131 38 88 *WAØLJM 42,320 153 38 77 JA1QOW 195,545 391 70 115 *EW4W 81,030 316 43 142 *R2DFD 158,355 605 47 160
K4BAI 26,980 109 33 62 *KBØR 17,730 83 30 60 JA1CRJ 36,708 129 49 65 *EW2O 23,944 150 22 51 *RU3XY 93,696 405 41 151
NN4SS 26,537 109 36 83 *WAØRVK 13,050 68 31 56 JA1GVM 32,508 125 55 71 **EW1AFM 10,098 113 16 50 *RU3YAA 73,593 437 27 126
N4KS 9,308 72 12 40 *NØGEF 11,500 96 30 62 JJ1EPE 9,052 58 33 40 **EW1FM 3,875 96 8 23 *RU3XB 61,005 332 33 114
*KC4TEO 196,914 339 60 162 (OP:KØUU) JI1NIK 8,645 76 29 36 *RG3P 59,301 495 21 78
*N4EK 125,296 284 43 121 *WBØU 3,584 59 28 36 JG1ULT 4,524 36 23 35 Belgium *R3THA 46,320 233 37 83
*K4SXT 116,896 216 62 146 *KØWRY 1,134 33 18 24 *JS1KKY 396,459 624 94 167 *ON4CT 631,110 1379 81 246 *UA3ABJ 44,408 230 26 78
*N4HA 76,826 266 24 83 **NDØC 78,228 211 54 110 *8J1YAC/1 84,296 245 66 98 *RA3U 42,282 193 45 117
*K4FTO 70,518 193 51 110 **ADØBI 100 28 13 12 (OP:JP1AEG) Bulgaria *UA3YDI 22,791 290 11 60
*WN4AFP 54,315 272 19 66 *JA1CJL 39,066 172 42 60 *RO3D 18,512 220 16 73
*NV4B 51,408 131 52 101 LZ7J 715,680 1554 87 268 *RZ3AMW 15,606 285 9 45
*JA1IE 28,380 161 46 64 (OP:LZ1CI)
*KS4L 45,126 137 41 97 NORTH AMERICA *JJ1KZZ 14,673 91 23 44 LZ1HW 219,232 448 77 195
*RZ3DC 15,015 80 37 54
*N4ARO 35,620 114 42 88 Belize *JF1VVR 12,512 113 18 28 *R2AHS 12,963 121 21 66
*K9DY 34,117 123 34 75 LZ8Z 90,720 435 42 126 *UB5MBA 5,044 96 10 42
*V34AO 1,000,820 1397 86 240 *JM1PIH 5,724 48 23 31 (OP:LZ2HT)
*K1TN 32,550 183 17 53 *7J1ABD 5,664 59 23 25 *RA3DGH 2,436 65 6 22
*K8AJX 23,999 100 33 70 (OP:DL7VOA) LZ2FP 56,440 457 17 68 *RN3DKE 255 14 4 11
*JG4WTY/1 4,312 38 28 28 *LZ1IA 20,128 148 20 54
*K8LBQ 20,664 157 46 80 *JH1GLJ 4,242 54 15 27 **RN3ANT 9,086 119 14 45
*W4OV 13,254 82 32 62 Canada *LZ7MM 15,145 168 14 51 **R2OM 7,392 130 8 40
*7L1DST 3,999 50 20 23 *LZ4SU 7,178 47 31 43
*WR4I 6,496 59 18 40 District 1 *JA1GZK 2,460 41 9 11 **RV3GM 12 3 1 3
*WA4EMU 4,216 70 21 41 *LZ5PL 5,840 98 21 59
VE9AA 1,914,770 2456 85 253 *JK1SDQ 2,090 39 19 19 *LZ7VM 210 9 7 8
*N4NM 3,744 64 14 22 VA1MM 414,520 868 55 160 *JH1FSL 1,612 20 14 17 District 4
*AI4UN 1,628 32 17 27 **LZ1DO 72 4 3 3
*JF1WCK 1,120 29 19 16 UA4PN 595,218 1311 75 263
*K2LML 1,040 25 10 16 *JK1HIY 1,025 21 12 13 RM4HZ 296,005 813 59 206
*KK4WX 525 16 10 11 District 2 Croatia
VE2FWW 426,036 1216 33 123 *JE1SPY 630 36 10 11 9A2AJ 996,820 1711 87 307 RM4P 208,633 678 48 145
**AA4SD 2,223 30 14 25 **JA1KEG 2,160 30 20 20 RN4SS 151,646 669 44 182
**KE4KVC 936 29 9 15 VA2ES 115,584 335 47 125 *9A2VX 1,848 30 15 29
(OP:VE2AXO) **9A2QP 672 22 9 15 R4RT 61,612 384 36 110
*VE2IR 5,940 75 11 25 District 2 (OP:9A4DC) *RN4HAB 142,416 550 45 162
District 5 JE2BOM 117,738 272 74 112 *R4UZ 10,672 157 12 46
AD5A 1,583,462 1637 104 275 *VA2LGQ 68 9 2 2
JA2JWH 21,186 157 47 60 Czech Republic *UA4SBZ 9,045 109 16 51
KZ5D 781,000 906 93 262 *JA2KKA 144,204 353 60 123 *RA4L 8,024 137 16 52
WA2VYA 217,120 350 78 158 District 3 OL5B 59,180 282 29 81
VE3TW 193,930 431 57 158 *JL2XMW 20,736 131 24 40 (OP:OK1KA)
KZ5J 45,756 197 23 70 *JE2VYM 18,450 91 24 51 District 6
K5SGE 17,363 92 41 56 *VE3TM 198,648 454 49 137 OK4NN 39,648 199 29 67
*VA3XDU 14,271 93 27 40 *JR2ALA 14,784 109 18 38 *OL5Y 683,992 1075 87 299 UC7A 1,037,775 1810 94 317
N5KF 4,346 43 15 26 *JL2OGZ 6,441 67 26 31 UA6EE 1,066 37 8 18
*NN5T 244,530 402 70 164 (OP:VA3DBT) *OK1CZ 497,988 1009 71 247
*VE3ADQ 660 33 9 11 *JR2FJC 3,230 43 14 24 *OK2LW 190,032 629 70 226 *R7KX 337,032 856 57 245
*KC7QY 84,770 196 60 113 *JA2HJP 2,916 49 13 14 *UA7KA 118,035 755 28 101
*W8OV 43,625 143 41 84 **VE3KQN 14,196 136 18 34 *OK2PEM 166,050 544 44 161
**VA3RJ 1,300 20 9 17 *JE2DOD 1,936 38 12 10 *OK1LL 60,624 845 13 59 *UA6HLN 91,798 408 38 128
*NA5YO 41,038 153 50 92 *R7MC 81,277 429 28 91
*K5IB 25,564 127 27 56 *OK1FCA 49,678 377 20 98
District 7 District 3 *OK1FLC 46,221 334 20 73 *RL6MF 78,939 425 27 120
*W5TMT 9,877 135 46 73 JQ3TAN 34,804 126 44 69 *R7RM 63,381 472 21 90
*AA5WZ 3,685 62 26 29 VE7KW 660,660 1601 72 138 *OK1DRX 46,024 364 18 70
JL3RDC 27,636 148 41 53 *OK1GS 42,160 443 13 72 *RO7K 43,650 415 60 165
*K5OLV 580 16 9 11 VE7JKZ 231,240 544 71 117 JF3QJR 150 13 3 2 *R7MT 9,100 126 13 37
*K5IX 168 6 6 6 VA7ADI 29,670 448 38 31 *OK1MMN 35,868 212 18 66
*JL3MCM 309,858 503 95 163 *OK2BH 19,264 128 35 77 *R6KEE 6,475 112 11 26
*VE7WO 120,848 637 41 50 *JK3GAD 250,668 545 67 131 *RA6LIS 437 25 3 16
District 6 *VE7UW 43,900 233 45 55 *OK1ARO 16,425 163 18 55
(OP:MØCFW) *OK2TRN 7,515 109 11 34
W1PR 257,870 452 73 141 *VA7RN 18,400 197 24 22 *JJ3TBB/3 108,232 317 68 95 District 9
K6YK 236,544 404 82 149 *OK1TVL 3,888 74 13 41
*JA3YEA 62,604 201 62 86 **OK1NF 42,372 266 26 81 *UA9FGJ 95,274 360 44 157
W6YA 202,944 671 29 83 Mexico (OP:JP3HZM) *R9XS 89,806 390 38 128
AJ6V 96,152 364 38 63 *XE1IM 711,900 1594 69 157 **OK6OK 22,995 343 10 53
*JR3RIY 14,578 101 31 43 **OK1DZD 11,040 122 22 58
WA6URY 74,665 216 58 79 *JG3LDD 5,253 49 20 31 Finland
AC6SL 2,241 46 13 14 Panama **OK1LV 3,808 131 4 12
*JG3EHD 1,725 30 11 14 OH8NW 668,480 1630 65 255
*N6LL 40,700 136 43 67 *HP1DCP 3,861 65 14 19 *JR3OYH 1,554 33 10 11 Denmark OH2BR 402,792 825 69 243
*W6ZL 27,522 152 21 45 **JH3SIF 28,420 213 22 48 OH2VZ 57,456 236 32 120
*N9BD/6 12,580 81 31 43 St. Lucia OZ3SM 282,000 1027 49 186
OZ7EA 73,425 343 35 130 OH6DH 38,440 206 29 95
*N6PM 5,633 56 20 23 J68GD 389,909 466 79 258 District 4 OZ7YL 17,051 274 9 50 OH1LAR 18,942 204 37 117
*KI6OY 4,641 75 21 18 *JH4FUF 4,736 58 14 23 *OH2HZ 24,336 226 24 93
*AE6JV 790 91 37 42 Maritime Mobile No. America *OZ7BQ 290,508 821 55 203
*OZ8CT 171,855 679 41 160 *OF1ZAA 16,695 177 14 49
*W6WG 684 15 10 8 **YL3IZ/MM 24,486 161 19 47 District 5 (OP:OH1ZAA)
**AA6OC 11,151 77 29 34 *OZ5UR 72,522 356 40 118
JI5NWQ 408 10 8 9 *OZ6TL 57,672 519 16 73 *OF1TN 2,850 55 8 30
*JG5DHX 125,895 340 64 101 *OZ5DX 30,587 201 16 57 (OP:OH1TN)
District 7 AFRICA *JG5UWK 105,072 275 71 105 *OF2MZA 1,952 49 6 26
K7RL 1,495,660 1679 100 240 *JA5CBU 13,490 147 17 21 England (OP:OH1ZAA)
NX1P 764,966 976 104 198
Canary Islands
*EA8CN 1,441,888 1512 77 251 *OH1TN 1,540 35 10 18
KE2VB 685,160 995 83 197 District 6 G3WZD 123,556 483 36 122 *OH1QX 240 20 3 9
W7RG 100,636 221 66 115 *EE8A 58,275 279 17 58 JA6CDC 54 5 4 5 M8C 60,970 346 47 135 (OP:OH1ZAA)
K7BTW 42,845 171 39 56 *JA6CVR 80,738 264 61 85 (OP:G4DBL) *OH2LIR -35 4 3 4
KX7L 20,502 113 28 39 Madeira Islands *JA6SRB 30,414 128 46 65 G3VYI 19,341 177 17 46 **OG7O 189,923 596 54 203
W3AS 20,016 123 22 50 CT3KN 1,913,452 2096 82 241 *JE6LZN 13,970 129 22 33 G4HZV 18,424 130 23 75 (OP:OH1VR)
N7RK 12,580 71 31 43 *JA6BCV 11,648 71 30 34 G4AJY 12,576 164 22 74 **OF5YU 82,836 445 33 144
KE7DZ 7,080 143 53 65 Namibia G4IUF 3,450 33 21 25 (OP:OH5YU)
NE7D 684 19 8 11 *V55DX 840 17 6 15 District 7 GØLRD 1,541 37 8 15 **OH2LU 45,024 266 27 107
*W7ZI 102,637 214 64 133 JA7UES 65,943 218 60 93 MØB 900 40 6 19
*W7GF 69,531 198 56 91 Rodriguez Island JA7VEI 42,000 142 52 68 G4IZZ 899 16 15 16
*GØMTN 152,240 588 36 140 France
*KNØW 62,042 191 54 80 3B9HA 2,291,720 2088 100 276 JE7LHT 7,497 47 22 41 TM6X 1,988,492 2087 104 369
*K7AZT 47,560 162 46 70 *JH7IXX 49,200 211 54 69 *G3NKS 96,096 425 38 138
(OP:GØCKV) *G4DDX 95,460 418 41 144 (OP:F5VHY)
*WV7S 36,040 173 23 62 *JL7CTR 4,800 53 22 28 *F5NKX 332,212 587 66 248
*W7GSV 25,056 114 39 57 *JA7KQC 4,187 30 25 28 *G3RSD 94,864 438 44 152
Uganda *G4BJM 81,016 423 28 76 *F5JU 314,140 593 70 208
*WJ7R 21,905 119 28 37 *5X1NH 428,835 1348 26 89 *JA7FDA 1,428 21 11 17 *F5VMN 138,128 939 21 76
*K7WA 19,292 129 22 31 *JI7OED/7 522 15 9 9 *G4C 70,028 592 20 62
(OP:GØIBN) *F5NTJ 15,029 129 27 86
*K7NEW 17,415 90 27 54 *JF7VVL 476 21 6 8 *F8CPA 5,130 70 16 41
*W7POE 15,150 83 32 43 **JA7QQK 6 1 1 1 *M5D 66,309 382 22 71
*K7PJT 12,141 82 20 37 ASIA (OP:G4WQI)
Asiatic Russia *M5M 35,752 252 25 84 Germany
*KI7PKL 5,934 66 21 25 District 8
*KC7YE 1,290 40 16 14 District 9 *JK8PBO 98,404 329 58 88 (OP:G4OGB) DL2CC 1,727,160 2273 96 293
*KC7DM 406 22 13 16 *JE8KKX 40,828 159 51 67 *G4BYE 33,887 221 22 81 DK6WL 1,254,985 1397 125 378
RT9S 2,631,545 2059 104 363 *G4NBS 26,048 173 25 63 DAØAA 578,585 1263 65 206
*WØBF 406 14 8 6 R8WF 1,711,292 1728 76 280 *JH8DBI 31,032 175 22 50
**K7HBN 55,564 179 44 72 *JA8CEA 3,910 35 19 27 *MØP 24,820 156 25 60 (OP:DL4NAC)
RZ9YI 77,308 422 17 60 (OP:MØRYB) DL1TRK 280,200 637 65 235
**N7XCZ 2,548 44 25 24 *RU9AC 1,403,822 1370 93 301 *JA8DOB 80 4 4 4
**N7CQR 644 16 14 14 *G6GLP 20,889 131 26 73 DL2ZBO 135,594 651 35 127
*R9QQ 120,513 324 34 105 *GØBBO 19,440 162 19 62 DF6RI 129,285 428 41 154
*RW9MZ 72,136 246 33 94 District 9
District 8 *JH9JFH 900 24 10 8 *G8GHD 16,732 157 25 69 DL3KWF 108,192 484 42 142
*RK9AK 64,600 200 34 102 *G4KZY 12,712 178 11 45 DF5BX 75,047 448 34 117
K8MP 519,040 617 84 236 *R8WO 57,684 339 13 53
K8AJS 258,123 677 32 107 District Ø *MØCVO 11,172 165 17 59 DKØSU 73,304 256 59 137
*UA9AEU 48,332 264 19 67 *G3TJE 9,774 163 9 45 (OP:DF7SA)
WB8AKW 98,826 219 52 130 *UA9JNT 46,530 177 32 78 *JJØTIY 3,672 37 16 20
W8/LZ3AW 3,956 47 19 27 *G3IZD 9,211 180 11 50 DL2SAX 61,640 322 27 65
*RT9YA 42,940 179 35 78 *G6NHU 6,440 156 6 34 DL2SWW 25,864 501 9 44
*N8II 1,234,542 1122 91 311 Oman
*W8MET 167,692 331 63 149 A45XR 3,133,347 2849 106 293 *G3PLE 5,940 111 13 32 DLØVG 11,775 113 23 52
District Ø *MØYTT 5,208 65 16 46 DJ8FR 6,650 82 15 23
*W8TM 97,470 205 45 126 RWØBG 368,460 651 64 166 (OP:SP5EXA)
*AF8C 68,182 200 42 104 *GØT 2,624 64 7 25 *DK9IP 992,886 1386 92 289
RØWC 270,678 599 68 161 **G3SXW 123,520 498 38 155 *DL9MFY 92,415 317 42 141
*K7DR 67,350 181 43 107 UAØCID 145,236 691 60 96 Saudi Arabia
*N8FYL 42,000 135 39 81 7Z1SJ 569,108 1466 32 114 **G3L 44,793 321 16 63 *DLØRD 70,956 316 44 118
RØTV 51,125 198 44 81 (OP:G3LHJ) (OP:DL3ECQ)
*AE8TF 18,905 97 31 64 UAØW 210 8 7 7
*NX8G 17,424 103 16 50 Singapore **G7PVZ 2,850 56 14 36 *DK7GH 59,619 219 41 126
*UAØC 83,204 500 51 73 *DF1XC 52,644 293 36 128
**AB8FJ 88 6 3 5 *RNØCW 2,523 45 13 16 *9V1KG 29,088 259 21 51
Estonia *DL4KCA 45,962 204 39 95
*RDØL 1,230 17 13 17 *DK2WU 39,634 213 34 99
District 9 *RNØJT 728 58 6 7 Sri Lanka ES2MC 855,289 1651 79 294
*DL3KWR 37,152 266 29 100
K9MA 1,218,276 1127 97 290 *UAØWZ 304 14 8 11 *4S7TNG 368 14 6 10 *ES5EP 191,354 499 54 187
*DL6NWA 36,800 258 24 91
N9SE 525,198 628 87 236 *DL3HTF 34,830 225 32 97
KJ9C 206,064 249 80 238 Asiatic Turkey Thailand European Russia *DL1EAL 23,250 150 22 71
WS9V 132,302 360 52 114 TC63ØMECCA 215,840 580 31 121 *E2ØFIP 1,008 25 8 13 District 1 *DK5OCE 18,676 172 24 68
W9GT 125,732 291 42 130 (OP:TA3CY) UA1AFT 274,166 830 35 128 *DL1FMG 18,600 174 22 71
W9VA 83,790 199 55 116 *TA2EJ 42,129 196 22 71 *RZ1OK 255,102 655 60 186 *DL1YES 18,522 221 20 78
ND9Z 65,928 194 44 90 EUROPE *R1TE 225,132 668 55 202 *DL4JWU 17,640 166 22 76
KØPJ 30,056 175 18 50 China Austria *UA1NFA 132,912 514 46 162 *DL2BUM 9,130 88 22 61
*WD9CIR 104,718 237 57 129 *BG8NKX 53,067 225 52 81 *OE9WGI 199,920 944 36 134 *R1AU 15,984 212 20 88 *DL7RV 8,326 98 13 33
*NJ9Q 1,274 19 10 16 *BG9HKP 28,630 272 21 49 *OE1EBC 8,712 102 20 52 *R1BP 1,196 49 17 35 *DL1EJD 5,311 69 15 32
**NX1K 1,764 27 16 20 *OE3KLU 1,848 25 14 19 **UA1CEC 15,435 260 9 40 *DF5TR 4,284 42 16 35
India *OE3XMC 1,056 16 11 13 *DL3EAZ 4,218 112 5 33
District Ø **OE1SSA 117 13 6 7 District 3 *DL1YPF 3,953 61 16 43
NEØU 476,264 660 75 221 VU2IBI 53,019 186 43 94 *DL3HR 3,485 76 9 32
RU3UR 1,241,856 1441 113 391
AT5M 20,757 187 13 38
WØETT 394,110 515 89 213
(OP:VU2MUD)
Baleric Islands R3ZV 602,976 1357 75 277 *DF8KY 2,400 58 12 36
K6XT 247,792 714 32 104 EA6VQ 355,080 1519 33 99 RU3Q 175,788 468 62 195 *DJ8UL/P 1,927 69 9 32
N7WY 184,851 329 56 151 *VU2AE 58,930 193 39 103 *DL8AX 1,155 24 15 20
*EC6PG 29,988 209 30 96 RK3BX 24,662 446 9 50
KØZX 97,788 242 64 110 *VU2JOS 26,880 138 32 73 *DL8UKW 672 30 7 17
RV3ZD 16,779 250 35 106
*VU2DCC 19,040 85 27 58
K9DU 93,366 206 57 125
*VU2EEI 1,581 34 11 20
Belarus RZ3DW 270 24 10 17 **DL1AQU/P 43,650 260 30 120
KØVG 70,328 194 45 104 EV1R 1,371,084 1624 116 401 RA3THN 144 12 3 3 **DK5CF 31,416 246 18 84
KØPK 30,942 162 21 60 *VU2TO 20 3 2 2 **DF5SF 9,760 141 15 65
EW3LN 373,625 946 69 236 *RU5TT 341,134 972 63 218
W9LHG 26,728 126 40 64 EU3AA 217,113 578 66 227 (OP:UA3TW) **DK7OG 7,625 128 13 48
ADØAB 14,280 91 34 50 Isreal *EU8N 332,695 1046 55 198 *RN5AA 339,234 712 66 221 **DH5MM 4,560 73 15 42
*WØIZ 70,007 193 48 89 *4Z5TK 589,908 918 55 191 *EW6M 206,040 678 53 202 *RW5CW 302,498 773 59 228 **DK4CU 1,976 53 5 33

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Somewhere over the horizon is the U.S. and the 2-element verticals at TO2SP in the foreground will cover the distance (Photo
by K1CC).

**DF7DR 1,890 65 5 25 Montenegro GM5X 122,197 1001 21 68 UW7RV 199,870 524 57 196 DL1BZA, DL1CC, DL1EMY, DL1NOD, DL1RNT,
**DL2BQD 1,394 55 4 30 *4O4SM 174,476 564 40 172 (OP:GM4YXI) UR7QC 124,146 642 26 95 DL2FK, DL2HWI, DL2SWR, DL2TR, DL3JON,
*MM1E 172,718 600 34 135 UT7NY 117,646 854 25 93 DL3KVR, DL3TU, DL3XM, DL4LT, DL4MCA,
Greece Netherlands (OP:MMØGOR) UR4IZ 38,400 241 29 91 DL4ZBY, DL5CL, DL5CT, DL5DUB, DL5KVV,
*SV1EJD 14,472 77 35 73 PAØCT 267,057 737 57 186 *GM3A 33,385 495 11 44 UX3IT 56 5 3 5 DL5MK, DL6CGC, DL6DCD, DL6GV, DL6UD,
*SV7CUD 6,314 84 24 53 PAØJNH 166,478 458 52 195 **GM4M 1,215 69 4 23 *USØHZ 480,594 976 75 271 DL6YRM, DL6ZFG, DL7UCX, DL8AWK, DL8MBS,
**SV2AOK/QRP 5,400 146 8 37 PA2CHM 42,884 209 37 105 (OP:GM4UBJ) *UR3LM 414,319 1038 64 253 DL9MS, DM5EL, E7ØEA, E73W, E74SL, EA1CF,
PAØMIR 8,036 110 13 28 *UT3UCP 312,250 913 51 199 EA1DWI, EA1YG, EA4KT, EA5XY, EA6GP, EA6NB,
Guernsey *PAØTCA 83,292 296 39 93
Serbia *UT3SO 166,690 690 45 166 EA6NP, EA7BB, EA7BJ, EC7WA, EF8U, EI7GY,
GU4CHY 232,004 1224 30 94 YU1FJK 59,769 549 16 71 *UR8GX 103,522 492 40 151 EU1FQ, EU1KY, EW2A, EY8MM, F5UFX, F6GNZ,
*PBØACU 52,481 340 33 110 (OP:YU1BV)
*PA3DBS 48,625 405 25 100 *UR7TT 75,023 235 40 159 F6KDL, GØJSP, G3Q, G3SBP, G3SQU, G3UHU,
Hungary *YTØA 595,642 817 104 327 *UY5QQ 70,755 249 43 116 G3XSD, G3YSX, G3ZHL, G3ZOH, G4DYC, G4ERW,
*PA5P 19,580 157 20 90 (OP:YU1EL)
HG3R 2,665,608 2601 125 381 **PAØZAV 35,624 202 28 94 *UT5KQ 44,499 260 16 75 G4HCC, G4IKR, G4RRM, G8KEK, GDØOUD,
HA1AD 99,459 485 29 100 *YU1AHW 79,606 504 23 83 *UX1CW 30,926 294 19 75 GJ3YHU, GMØNAI, GMØNBM, GU4EON, HAØLC,
**PA1B 644 28 10 18 (OP:YT2TA)
*HA3FUT 34,830 595 8 46 *UY5BQ 18,216 213 24 75 HA1DAE, HA1TNX, HA3FMR, HA3PT, HA5CRT,
*YU7KM 19,552 189 28 76 *US7IGN/P 14,705 145 19 66 HA5JI, HA6P, HA8BE, HB9CIP, HF5L, HG3C,
Northern Ireland *YT2PFR 9,860 129 15 43
Ireland *MI5I 554,136 1519 53 211 *UR4MH 11,856 120 17 61 HG6N, HI3T, HSØZIV, I2DJX, I8QJU, IKØEIE,
EI5KF 1,498,720 2733 72 251 (OP:GIØRQK) *UR5VR 6,912 62 16 32 IK4UOA, IK7MXB, IU8DKG, IZ1HDR, IZ3IBL,
*EI4HQ 51,125 284 39 86 Shetland Islands *UR3QTN 4,200 88 7 35 IZ5PNL, J41J, JA1DM, JA1JPM, JA1MRM,
GM4SSA 1,932 46 11 31 *UT8IK 2,464 71 13 43 JA1MSS, JA2CUS, JA2KVD, JA3KKE, JA5EXW,
Norway
Italy *UX2IB 1,330 39 9 26 JA5FNX, JA5TNF, JA6WJL, JA7LLL, JA8AZN,
IK2AOO 303,300 798 50 175 *LA2HFA 199,936 612 45 211 Sicily **UX2MF 247,551 498 71 232 JE8TGI, JF2MBF, JG3XTK, JG7PSJ, JHØINE,
IK7NXU 79,218 235 47 116 *LA2AB 169,425 1003 31 104 IT9VCE 7,095 117 8 35 **UY7LM 33,440 328 17 63 JH1BNC, JH1FSB, JH3QFY, JH4CES, JI1TBQ,
IK2AHB 78,881 394 26 75 (OP:LB4UH) *IT9CKA 8,400 93 24 51 **UT2AB 32 5 4 4 JJ2QXI, JJ5HUD, JL1MYP, JM1DUI, JM2QWQ,
IZ2FLX 74,347 394 27 64 *LA9WDA 56,260 290 31 85 JN1RVS, JP1EHC, JR1AHP, JR1WJM, JS1IFK,
IZ2BKC 59,280 257 50 106 *LA6M 10,286 157 20 54 Slovak Republic Wales JS3OSI, JS6SCC, K1PX, K2CD, K3MA, K6MR,
IQ2LS 13,916 132 21 50 (OP:LA6GX) OM2AGN 29,754 131 26 88 **GW4W 11,832 186 10 48 K7BX, K7GQ, K7PI, K8RXB, KA6SGT, KA6T, KBØL,
IK8WJZ 266 16 6 13 *LA8OKA 9,234 108 21 60 OM3CM 3,690 58 11 34 (OP:GW4EVX) KB3AAY, KIØKN, LA1U, LA2XPA, LA5LJA,
*IK1JJM 281,144 757 54 172 *OM1II 170,464 495 54 170 LU1ICX, LU3EBT, LY2BNL, LY2GV, LY2HS, LY2X,
*IV3ARJ 245,582 637 56 177 Poland *OM7SR 96,579 449 39 150 LY3BG, LY4OO, LZ1MS, LZ1WZ, LZ2UW, LZ5XQ,
*IK4EWX 223,524 655 56 196 SP2XX 381,942 1061 66 231 *OM3BA 77,119 352 34 127
OCEANIA LZ5ZI, LZ6C, MØCLH, MØHOM, MØIPU, MØTQR,
*IØZUT 113,827 417 39 122 SP3CW 127,920 646 29 101 *OM8AQ 58,368 232 33 95 Australia MØWEL, MØWLF, N2WWD, N3IQ, N3XLS, N4EFS,
*IK2UEX 100,800 557 37 113 SP5ICS 58,824 270 37 115 *OM7AT 44,895 308 27 96 VK2PN 223,380 589 53 93 N4NYK, N4PY, N5MOA, N5PD, N5PHT, N6GQ,
*IK3YBX 83,079 356 34 119 SP5CJQ 53,289 594 19 74 *OMØMW 23,600 245 19 61 VK2ALR 180,960 504 56 89 N6MZ, N6NO, N7ELB, N8OO, NY4I, OE2LCM,
*IZ1ANZ 81,312 294 38 116 SP1JQJ 47,476 214 38 105 *VK4DX 185,240 632 28 82 OF1ZK, OF2BFG, OH2FT, OH2IS, OK1AD,
*IU8ACL 64,505 442 33 100 SP2GUB 28,840 187 23 80 Slovenia *VK4TT 10,150 67 24 46 OK1AMF, OK1ASG, OK1AYU, OK1DWC, OK1FAV,
*IKØXFD 54,981 293 38 111 SP9EMI 9,831 70 28 59 S58RU 18,720 293 12 78 *VK6RT 9,359 83 19 30 OK1FHI, OK1ITK, OK1MP, OK1RR, OK1YM,
*IZ5FDE 40,986 245 31 107 *SP9YFF 122,304 439 43 125 *S57NAW 126,730 489 40 150 (OP:VK6SMK) OK1ZE, OK2BHD, OK2BOB, OK2PAD, OK2PAU,
*IK8ARF 37,515 187 34 89 *SP2GCE 107,920 416 42 148 *S52AU 93,236 431 36 127 OK2PAY, OK2SG, OK2SLS, OK2VX, OK2ZO,
*IK2NUX 30,096 142 34 80 *SP9CXN 86,618 371 38 123 *S51J 49,808 490 19 69 Hawaii OK7CM, OK7RJ, OM2XW, OM3SX, OM5DW,
*IK4OMU 27,720 218 15 57 *SP5PMU 56,628 258 41 115 *S58KA 28,187 304 13 58 *AH6KO 267,596 735 58 75 ON4AML, PAØGMS, PA2PKZ, PA2Z, PA3DJY,
*I4YCE 22,080 181 25 67 (OP:SP5ILO) *S59DR 6,528 92 20 48 *AH6FC 1,925 35 17 18 PA7MDJ, PDØHF, PY1MT, PY1NP, PY2RO,
*IU6AIG 20,088 144 24 100 *SQ9FQY 27,542 197 24 70 **S59GS 1,600 53 4 28 **AH7U 30,771 171 52 65 PY4HO, PY7OJ, PZ5RA, R2AB, R2DR, R2LAC,
*I4JEE 19,880 257 13 58 *HF3T 22,248 200 31 72 R3AT, R3GM, R3QW, R3YAP, R3YC, R4HM,
*IK3MLF 19,140 88 49 67 (OP:SP3FYX) Spain Indonesia R5AX, R6FR, R6KX, R6YY, R7FK, R7FO, R7FZ,
*IZ8DUD 17,600 144 25 75 *SQ6ELV 21,726 205 14 57 *YB9WIC 56,175 216 43 64 R7HF, R7IA, R7IT, R7KMA, R7LA, R7TT, R7TW,
EA4KD 1,409,100 2146 79 271
*IK2CMI 14,938 154 20 77 *SP5GH 12,852 55 53 55 *YB8EL 16,555 123 18 37 R8FT, R8LG, R9AB, R9AY, R9HBF, RAØLE,
EC5CR 1,381,848 2443 76 236
*IK2SAR 14,570 95 31 63 *SP1MWF 12,624 142 14 34 *YB1IM 1,512 39 10 14 RAØLMK, RA1QY, RA3AOS, RA3FD, RA3OX,
EA5FL 169,420 524 49 166
*IK2YXP 14,194 91 34 60 *SP5ULV 12,600 120 15 55 *YC9SWQ 54 4 3 3 RA3WDK, RA4AAT, RA4FP, RA6AN, RA6FUZ,
EA5DM 55,440 253 27 105
*IU4AOS 14,076 110 30 72 *SP9DNO 11,466 134 12 51 **YC2YEN 0 2 1 1 RA6L, RA6YDX, RA7C, RA9UN, RD3AW, RD4AM,
EA2KV 42,799 196 39 88
*IU8GNY 11,583 126 25 74 *SP6JOE 10,535 333 6 43 *EA5IIK 360,470 869 50 176 RD9CX, RG6G, RJ9M, RM2A, RM4M, RM9X,
*IW5ELA 9,387 60 26 37 *SP7MU 9,072 134 10 46 *EA5/UA9NP 160,204 498 49 193
New Caledonia RNØC, RN7G, RU3EJ, RU9CY, RV6ASU, RV9CX,
*IZ8IBC 6,216 81 14 42 *SP1DMD 9,044 104 22 54 *FK/JR3RIU 255,564 832 44 80 RV9UDO, RW3DKK, RW3PX, RW3QM, RW3Z,
*EA2GP 122,283 447 48 141
*IV3DLW/P 5,192 79 14 30 *SQ8FEU 8,448 109 18 48 *EA4DXP 39,904 195 33 83 RW4NN, RW5C, RW5D, RW7M, RW9MC,
*IK5BDG 5,166 61 23 40 *SQ8LEC 4,200 85 16 40 *EA4CRP 30,353 182 37 90
New Zealand RW9RN, RW9WT, RX3AAA, RX3DTN, RX9JX,
*IK3SSO 4,743 97 12 39 *SP9KJU 2,508 33 13 20 ZL1IF 285,551 991 31 82 RZ1O, RZ3AUL, S51YI, S52CU, SA5M, SD6W,
*EA4DB 17,025 201 13 62
*IZ2EEV 4,557 65 13 36 (OP:SP9MDY) *EA2AGV 14,976 126 23 55 SMØLGO, SMØQ, SM3EVR, SM3GSK, SM4DHF,
*IK2IKW 4,260 58 19 41 *SN9TB 1,888 21 13 19 *EA3DNC 2,990 60 14 32
Philippines SM4OTI, SM5CZQ, SM7N, SN8N, SP2EWQ,
*IK2RZD 2,925 51 13 26 *SP2EFU 1,855 21 16 19 4F3FSK 341 33 5 6 SP2GJV, SP2MKT, SP3CGK, SP3J, SP4BEU,
*EA1IPT 2,478 40 17 25
*IK4MEE 528 17 8 8 *SP6TRH 1,508 37 10 19 *DW3TRZ 3,360 70 9 11 SP4GDC, SP4JWR, SP4W, SP5DIR, SP5N,
*EA4LG 1,802 39 12 22
*I5CDF 387 15 5 4 *SP9DUX 680 28 6 11 *DU5HT 441 21 9 12 SP5WA, SP6CDP, SP6NZ, SP6TRX, SP7ICE,
*EA5IMM 336 9 8 8
*IK8WEI 285 15 5 10 *SP1EGN 10 5 2 3 *DU4RER 100 18 12 13 SP8BWE, SP8GSC, SP8HKT, SP8JMA, SP8MVC,
**EA7KB 119,121 569 43 134
*I2RBR 105 8 4 3 *SP9CTW 2 1 1 1 **EA1AER 106,808 339 40 129 SP9CVY, SP9FKQ, SP9FTJ, SP9GKJ, SP9MDY,
**IK3TZB/QRP 76,890 386 38 127 **EA4CU 7,866 103 19 50
Somoa SQ2DYL, SQ5NRY, SV1DPI, SV2BFN, SV2DCD,
Portugal 5W1SA 172,055 1098 25 40
**IZ3NVR 68,808 419 25 69 *CT7AIX 10,878 94 14 35 **EB3EPR 6,588 92 16 45 SV3RF, SV4FFL, T77C, TK5MH, UAØCA, UAØLBF,
**I2BPP 7,866 76 24 45 UAØLDW, UA1AIR, UA3AAJ, UA3DOM, UA3FX,
**IK8YFW 1,116 28 12 24 Romania Sweden SOUTH AMERICA UA3SKV, UA4AJD, UA4HGL, UA6CT, UA6FF,
**IN3UFW 72 35 9 27 SM6CPY 144,648 984 26 97 Brazil UA6FJ, UA6HI, UA6IGI, UA6LQZ, UA7T, UA9CEP,
YO9HP 1,640,704 1947 116 377 SM5GRD 133,000 528 42 158 UA9CNX, UA9LBQ, UC8U, UN2G, UN3GX,
YO8SXX 117,436 575 38 119 PY2EX 1,127,686 1589 80 179
Latvia SB3W 93,450 527 33 117 PY2MC 78,599 590 15 38 UN7ECA, UP2F, UR4RXJ, UR5AMJ, UR5WA,
YO9RIJ 94,350 571 42 108 (OP:SM3RAB) UR7EN, UR7EZ, USØTA, USØYA, US4IRT,
YL2VW 968,760 1744 83 307 YO6FGZ 92,391 725 20 83 *PT5N 62,720 397 18 46
SM5CCE 66,728 338 32 120 (OP:PP5RLC) US5EEK, US5ETV, US5WE, US7MM, UTØNN,
*YL2QN 409,836 1138 54 233 YO8OY 7,092 97 11 25 SD1A 19,488 153 23 73 *PY2FCL 6,006 102 15 24 UT3NF, UT3UA, UT4UFZ, UT7EL, UT7IA, UT7LW,
*YL2CV 331,044 914 57 237 *YO5AXF 58,230 529 16 74 (OP:SM1TDE) *PY2AGO 200 8 5 5 UW7CN, UX5UN, UX7IA, UX7VA, VA3OB, VA3YT,
*YO2IS 51,600 399 20 66 SM2CEW 14,535 293 11 40 VE3NI, VE7CV, VE7KY, VK3GA, VK6RZ, VK6WX,
Lithuania *YO4BEX 28,352 362 12 52 SM4W 8,216 117 14 38 VP8NO, VP9AD, VU2CVS, VU2LBW, VU2NKS,
LY4T 869,769 1631 93 308 *YO4AJ 26,149 295 18 61 Curacao
(OP:SM5PBT) *PJ2/PA3EYC 76,293 444 29 34 VU3NXI, W1MU, W2LO, W3WHK, W3YA, W4DXX,
LY4G 105,570 985 16 74 *YO2AQB 11,928 278 6 50 *SF3A 181,764 759 39 159 W4GO, W6NWS, W7KF, W8UE, W9CTJ, WA5IEK,
*LY2N 161,880 482 43 170 *YO8SAO 11,856 166 11 41 (OP:SM3CER) WA7BNG, WB7BBQ, WK4Y, WM4Q, YBØMWM,
*LY1M 47,154 468 18 69 *YO9CWY 11,300 155 11 39 Venezuela
*SF6W 17,936 199 13 46 *YV8AD 1,142,136 1297 85 263 YO3SAW, YO4DW, YO4FZX, YO7SR, YO8NO,
*LY2PAD 25,456 161 18 68 *YO9FYP 8,892 141 10 47 (OP:SM6EWB) YO9FOC, YO9GDN, YT8T, YU1EA, YU1WC,
*YO9CX 1,394 52 12 29 *SM5KQS 8,930 177 8 39 YU1XX, YV5EN, Z33B, ZS/DL6GCE
Luxembourg *YO9HG 405 19 6 9 Check Logs
LX4A 905,696 2014 72 260 Scotland Switzerland 2WØWOD, 4X1VF, 4Z5ML, 4Z8SM, 7K1LUE,
(OP:LX1NO) GM2V 1,801,800 2878 98 331
HB9DUS 17,473 148 27 74 9A1CMC, 9A6W, 9A8A, 9K2K, AA7G, AA9BD, Administrative Check Logs
**LX1NO 195 13 3 12 *HB9YC 105,040 353 45 163 AB3AI, AB5XM, AD3Y, AF5M, AF6GA, AI6Z, 9A4QV, S57M, UT3EV, YT9W, ZW5B
(OP:GM3WOJ) *HB3YGD 3,552 63 10 22 BA4MY, BA7IO, BD7MNI, BG4BAG, BG4NMT,
GM4Z 318,240 991 43 165 **HB9FEU 13,280 100 25 58 Disqualified: 4L5P, BH4IGO, DF8XC, DK8ZB,
Macedonia BH4SYG, BI3NAW, BI4VIP, CT1EKD, CT1IUA,
(OP:GM4ZUK) DL9GFB, DM5BB, IQ3RK, K2SSS, K4OWR,
Z35M 329,904 1109 49 183 CX2AQ, DF2KK, DF2SD, DF9KF, DG1LQX, DG4R,
MM3N 250,700 802 47 171 Ukraine MM3AWD, R0CAF, RA3NC, RA6C, RM5O,
Z35F 157,182 1106 22 80 DG5LP, DJ1YFK, DJ6YX, DJ9GS, DK3RED,
(OP:GM4SID) US8UA 666,120 1178 99 291 WA4MSU, YT1X
DK3ZL, DK6IM, DK8IF, DK8NC, DK8QY, DLØABT,

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