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The NAQCC Jul 2010 Challenge


Final Results:

Call - Number of Names
Words - Stations
======
KU4A - 5
MOON - k5Mr k8pO ve3Oi N4bp
STAR - k2Sx km3T vA2wdq k5mR
GALAXY - wk2G vA2wdq w2Lk Aa0aw ve2Xaa w3Yy
MERCURY - k5Mr vE9dx k5mR wC6h nU1aw w5Rya w3Yy
VENUS  Va2wdq vE9dx N4bp nU1aw k2Sx
======
W9DLN - 67
Acrux AC2C AC8AP N9JR W9UB KD2MX 
Ain AA4W NI8N N4ESS 
Alcor AC2C K5FAL AC2C WA3OTC AB0SR 
Algol AA4W K5FAL N0GI KG9O WA1LWS 
Alkaid AC8AP N4QLB KC2KWA AF2Z 20 N0GI W9DKB 
Alterf AC8AP K3RLL WB2HTO N4ESS AB0SR AF2Z 20 
Arm AF2Z 20 K3RLL W0OTM 
Arneb N6GA N9KR N2YI K1IEE KB8FE 
Becrux N8BB K2EUH AC8AP N9KR W9UB VA3SAX 
Beid N8BB K2EUH N0GI KC2DQV 
Betria W9UB AH6EZ/0 WB2HTO WA8REI K4BAI AC0BQ 
Bunda W9UB K2EUH N6GA VE2PID AC0BQ 
Caph AC2C AH6EZ/0 AC8AP AH6EZ/0 
Decrux W8DW K1IEE KC2DQV WA8REI VE3FUJ N4GX 
Deneb W8DW WB8ENE N4ESS N4KER AJ4SB 
Enif N4ESS N8IUP N2YI AF2Z 20 
Gomeisa N0GI KG9O K1MLP WA8REI WB8REI WA8HSB WA2JSG
Heka WA8HSB VA3PEN K4BAI WA4AN 
Izar NI8N VA3AGZ AH6EZ/0 W4KRN 
Jih W8LJ N2YI AH6EZ/0 
Keid K1IEE AH6EZ/0 K4BAI VE2PID 
Kraz K1IEE WA0GTR N6GA AF2Z 20 
Ksora K5FAL AJ4SB W4FOA W4KRN AA2YV 
Kuma K5FAL VE3FUJ VE3MO VA3SAX 
Lesath K1MLP KB8FE AJ4SB VA3SAX WA0GTR WA8HSB 
Maia W7OM WA4AN WA8REI AA2YV 
Marfik W7OM AF2Z 40 N9JR AF2Z 40 VE2PID K4BAI 
Media WB2QMY KB8FE W9DKB WB8REI WA1LWS 
Meissa WB2QMY VE3FUJ K1IEE VA3SAX WA8HSB AF2Z 40 
Menkar N1IMW VE3FUJ N6GA K1MLP K5FAL WB8REI 
Merak KD2MX W7GVE WB8REI WA2JSG W9DKB 
Merga KD2MX W7GVE WA0GTR N6GA K4BAI 
Minkar KD2MX K1IEE WA4AN W9DKB VA3AGZ N4KER 
Misam KD2MX WB8SIW VA3SAX AB0SR VE3MO 
Naos N8BB W4FOA K9OSC WB8SIW 
Nash N8BB AJ4SB WB8SIW K2EUH 
Navi NI8N VA3AGZ VA3SAX VE2PID 
Nihal N0GI WB8REI K2EUH WA0GTR N1LU 
Nunki N2YI NU7T WA4AN KB8FE N8IUP 
Phact AC8AP W2SH N9AKF KC9ICT WA0GTR 
Pollux VE2PID W0OTM N4QLB KG4YLZ KE4RUN N4GX 
Procyon VE2PID K3RLL VE3MO AC0BQ NI9Y K9OSC NM5S
Regor KG0YR KE4RUN N6GA W4OEQ N4KER 
Rukh KE4RUN N1LU KG9O WB2HTO 
Sabik N4ESS N9AKF AC0BQ N1IMW KB8FE 
Sadr N4ESS WA8HSB KD2MX N4QR 
Saiph WD4SCZ K5FAL KC9ICT KQ1P/2 WB2HTO 
Salm WD4SCZ K4BAI W8LJ NM5S 
Sarin K9OSC AJ4SB N4QR KC9ICT NU7T 
Sasin K9OSC AB0SR W2SH VE3KI NI9Y 
Segin K4SPO VE3KI KG4YLZ N8IUP NI9Y 
Seginus K4SPO VE3KI KG9O N1IMW NU7T K2EUH W2SH 
Skat WA2JSG KG9O VA3PEN KU8T 
Spica WA2JSG K1MLP NI9Y AC0BQ VA3PEN 
Subra NM5S N1LU K4BAI KE4RUN WA8REI 
Sun NM5S KE4RUN N1LU 
Syrma KK7S AA2YV KG0YR N1IMW WA8REI 
Tabit NU7T WA3OTC W9DKB NI9Y KC9ICT 
Thabit NU7T W2SH WA3OTC K4BAI VE3KI KC9ICT 
Tyl KU8T N2YI N1LU 
Unuk KU8T N8IUP NU7T K1MLP 
Vega AA2YV W2JEK KG9O KC2KWA 
Wazn W8DW KC2KWA AH6EZ/0 N1LU 
Wei W8DW VE3MO N8IW
Wezen AA4W VE3MO AH6EZ/0 W4OEQ N8IW 
Yildun N2YI N8IW W8LJ KD2MX KU8T N8IW 
Zosma AF2Z 20 W7OM KK7S NM5S WA8HSB		
======
N1LU - 23
PLUTO - WA9FZP  W9DLN NU7T  NU7T K9FO  
URANUS -W4CU N3RSD WA9FZP N0SSS W4CU N0SSS 
VENUS AC0BVQ VE1BA N3RSD WA4IUC N0SSS  
MARS K0CCM WA9FZP N3RSD N3RSD   
SUN N3RSD WA4IUC N3RSD    
MERCURY K0CCM VE1BA WA8REI WA4IUC NU7T WA8REI W5YDM
NEPTUNE NV9X WA8REI KM5PS N0TA N3UA NV9X VE3MO
JUPITER N8IJG N3UA KM5PS K4BAI K7TQ VE3MO GI0RQK
PHOBOS WA9FZP  K3HX K9FO AC0BVQ VE3MO KM5PS 
DEIMOS N3RSD W7GVE WA4IUC K8MP VE3MO KM5PS 
METIS K8MP W7GVE NU7T  N8IJG N4ESS  
IO WA4IUC K9OSC     
PAN K8MP AC0BVQ N0SSS    
ATLAS AC0BVQ N0TA W9DLN WA4IUC N4ESS  
STAR WB9SBD K7TQ N0TA GI0RQK   
MOON KM5PS W9BOK W9BOK N8IJG   
MILKY WAY KM5PS N8IJG K8LJG K0CCM W5YDM WA9FZP WA4IUC KC9HSY
SPACE K9OSC K8MP VE1BA WA4IUC WA8REI   
EARTH N4ESS N0TA KX0R K7TD K3HX   
GALAXY W7GVE VE1BA K8LJG K4BAI NV9X KC9HSY  
ORBIT K9OSC KX0R AC0BVQ WA8REI K7TD   
NASA N9FC K4BAI K9OSC WA8REI    
COSMOS AC0BVQ K9OM KC9HSY VE3MO K9OM KC9HSY
======
K3WWP - 50 (not going for a certificate)
ALTAIR - AE4RV K9PL AI4OT AF2Z AI4OT K4ORD 
ANTLIA - KB1PBA N1DN KC9MTP W0VLZ N8IW KB1PBA 
ARA - KA8WOG VO2RAC KA8WOG    
ARIES - K4AHO VE3ROY KC9ICT W2KEZ KW4JS  
BOBKOFF - K4BAI VO2RAC N8BB K3KYR VO2RAC NF8M NF8M
CANCER - K9OSC K4BAI K8NQC KA2CAQ VE3ROY N9KR 
CASTOR - K8NQC AF2Z K9SD AJ4PT K4AHO KC2ROF 
CCD - VO2RAC VO2RAC W2NED    
COMET - K9OSC K4AHO KC9MXQ VE3MO AJ4PT  
DACTYL - N1DN N8LA KC9ICT TI5/W8KJ K3KYR W9CL 
DENEB - K4ORD N2ESE N2ESE N2ESE KB1PBA  
DIONE - K9SD N8IW KC2ROF N1M WM8E  
DRACO - K4ORD VE3ROY KA2CAQ KC2ROF K9OSC  
EARTH - K1IEE AB8FJ K3KYR AI4OT K4AHO  
ENIF - VE3KI N2ESE K1IEE AB8FJ   
EROS - WM8E WB2YRL VE3MO W0MSM   
GALAXY - KA8WOG AI4OT N3ZL AI4OT K5JX K4YZ 
HIMALIA - W4HH W5IQS W0MSM WA9VEE WB2YRL WB3AAI WB3AAI
IDA - VE3KI K9SD N8LA    
IO - VE3KI NO9T     
KEPLER - K1IEE W2NED KB1PBA W0VLZ WA9VEE W4KRN 
KOCHAB - K1IEE K9OSC KC2ROF W2SH KA2CAQ AB8FJ 
LEO - N8LA VE3ROY K4ORD    
LIBRA - N8LA K4BAI AB8FJ N9KR K4BAI  
LYNX - W9CL K3KYR NO9T K5JX   
MARS - KC9MTP AB8FJ K3KYR K9OSC   
MERCURY - KC9MTP AE4RV AE4RV K8NQC W4UDX AE4RV K4YZ
MIMAS - KD2MX TI5/W8KJ KD2MX N3AQC N8XMS  
MOON - KC9MXQ AI4OT AI4OT K4NVJ   
MPC - W0MSM VP50V W9CC    
NIX - N8LA WB3AAI KC9MXQ    
NOVA - N1DN KC2ROF VE3KI KA2KGP   
OCTANS - VE3MO KC9ICT TI5/W8KJ WA8HSB N1M W2SF 
PALLAS - KB1PBA VO2RAC W9HLY W9HLY VO2RAC W0MSM 
PAN - KC9MTP WB3AAI N3AQC    
PAVO - KA2KGP WA8HSB VE3KI VE3ROY   
PHOBOS - K9PL W2SH KA8WOG K4BAI KA8WOG N2ESE 
PISCES - K9PL KC9ICT KW4JS KA2CAQ W2KEZ KW4JS 
PLANET - AJ4PT N3ZL AJ4PT K8NQC VE3MO KC9ICT 
PYXIS - KA2KGP N9KKY KC9MXQ W5IQS W2SF  
RHEA - W4KRN W4HH WA9VEE N3AQC   
RIGEL - K4ORD AI4OT KA2KGP VE3KI K9PL  
SAIPH - K9SD AJ4PT K1IEE AJ4PT K4AHO  
STAR - N8XMS KC9MTP KA2KGP VO2RAC   
TRITON - NO9T WB2YRL TI5/W8KJ NO9T NO9T NO9T 
VEGA - K4NVJ K1IEE KA2KGP AE4RV   
VENUS - AE4RV AE4RV K4NVJ W4UDX K9OSC  
VESTA - AE4RV W2NED N2ESE KC9ICT K4AHO  
VIRGO - K4NVJ K4BAI KC2ROF KA8WOG K4ORD  
VOLANS - VE3MO VE3ROY WB2YRL WA9VEE N3AQC W2SH
======
K3WWP(mW QSO's ONLY) - 29 (not going for a certificate)
AAS - VO2RAC VO2RAC W2SH   
ABBE - N3AQC WB5RYB WB5RYB W2NED  
ARA - AI4OT K3KYR AJ4PT   
ARIES - AJ4PT N9KR K1IEE K1IEE N2ESE 
CANCER - KC9ICT K4AHO N3AQC KC9ICT VE3ROY VO2RAC
CCD - VO2RAC VO2RAC K9SD   
CELLE - W9VC WM8E W9CL W9HLY WM8E 
CERES - K8NQC K1IEE VE3ROY N2ESE W2SF 
CHARON - K8NQC K4AHO AE4RV AE4RV NO9T N1M
COMET - N8AQC VO2RAC WM8E W2KEZ KC9ICT 
DRACO - K9SD WB5RYB KA8WOG N3AQC VE3ROY 
EARTH - AE4RV AE4RV AE4RV AI4OT K4AHO 
EROS - W2NED WB5RYB VO2RAC W2SH  
FLYNN - W2SF W9HLY K3KYR N9KKY N9KR 
GEMINI - KA8WOG N2ESE W8TM KC9ICT N2ESE KC9ICT
IO - AI4OT AI4OT    
LEO - W0VLZ VE3ROY NO9T   
LYNX - W9CL K3KYR N9KKY W4UDX  
MARS - N1M K4AHO N9KR N2ESE  
METIS - W8TM W2KEZ AJ4PT W8IX W2SF 
MOON - N1M K4AHO K4AHO N1M  
NIX - K8NQC AI4OT W4UDX   
ORION - KA8WOG VE3ROY K1IEE KA8WOG N2ESE 
PAN - AJ4PT KA8WOG N3AQC   
PLUTO - AJ4PT W0VLZ W4UDX AI4OT AI4OT 
STAR - K9SD AJ4PT AI4OT K3KYR  
VENUS - AE4RV AE4RV K8NQC W4UDX K9SD 
VESTA - AE4RV N2ESE W2SF   
VIRGO - AE4RV W8IX VO2RAC KA8WOG VE3ROY
======
W2JEK - 31
sky- s51dx wk2g yv1dig
mars- ua3mif hi8a i1mmr s51dx
galaxy- wk2g hi8a n3zl ab9ca s51dx yv1dig
sagan- w4vhs k4bai wk2g k4bai n3zl
zodiac- n3zl ok2bqx s51dx ua3mif ab9ca ab9ca
nova- n3zl ok2bqx w4vhs aj4ay
pluto- kp4atf n3zl ua3mif kp4atf wo4o
sirius- yn4su ua3mif rk3er i1mmr ua3mif w4vhs
star- yn4su kp4atf kp4atf rk3er
earth- rk3er w2fam k8nvr kc8ltl k3hx
stellar- w4nbs kc8ltl rk3er kc8ltl kc8ltl aj4ay i1mmr
centauri- ab9ca wa9vee k8nvr k0nwt 9a2ym w0uy k8nvr k8ij
asteroid- kp4atf k2sx hg7t n4eeb w9re wo4o sm5imo yv1dig
nebula- k0nwi n4eeb ok2bqx yn4su n9lgp oe1a
meteor- i1mmr ve3mo hg7t em5hq sm5imo w9re
solar- k2sx k9om n9lgp cx1aa k4ord
orion- ok2pay lr2f w7ji ok2pay w4nbs
mercury- sm5imo w9re gr2hq k4c w0uy gr2hq 9a2ym
corona- k4c oe1a lr2f oe1a n4eeb cx1aa
sun- w4nbs yn4su k9ljn
telescope- tm0hq w9re k9ljn em5hq sm5imo cx1aa k3oxg ok2pay oe1a
comet- cx1aa k3oxg k3zm oe1a tm0hq
venus- w4vhs wa9vee yn4su iu4hq sm5imo
milky way- 9a2ym hi8a sp2lnw k2sx ok2pay sp2lnw c6ams yn4su
wolf- w2fam yo8ou sp2lnw lr2f
bkack hole- k4bai k9ljn kp4atf c6ams kp4atf iu4hq yo5bjw ly2f es3ax
jupiter- w7ji yo8ou ok2pay iu4hq k0nwt es3ax ox3xr
saturn- es3ax oe1a zf2jt iu4hq ox3xr sp2lnw
uranus- yo8ou gi0rqk 9a2ym yn4su kc2vbu n8xms
big dipper- yo5bjw k8ij gr2hq yv1dig ve3ki kq1p kq1p wb8ene k3rll
lowell- wb8lzg k4ord w0uy kb8fe k9pl k9pl
======
NU7T - 19
scintillation - KA7SPS AB9CA W9ILF W9NX WA8ZBT K4BAI KA6AIL WB5BKL
                N6GA K7TQ  KA6AIL K9FO N7YY
flare - K4UFS N1LU W5TA N3XRV WA9VEE
quasar - W0PQ K2UF AA4W KA7SPS WA9VEE N3XRV
zodiacal - WB8LZG AF4O WD0K KA6AIL WB5UAA K0FTC AB0CD KA6AIL
zenith - WB8LZG N0EVH K8CN W9ILF N0TA K0HJC
magnetic - KD5MMM W5TA W7GVE N4NM VE3FUJ N0TA K4BAI K0FTC
gamma - K5GQ WA5BDU KD5MMM N4NM AA4W
Newton - K8CN KE0G WD0K K7TQ NO2D N0TA 
Alfven - N6GA WB5BKL AF4O WA9VEE N0EVH N7YY
Autumnal - AB0CD K4UFS WA8ZBT VE3FUJ N4NM N0TA KA6AIL N1LU
Conjugate - K8CN NO2D N4NM VE3FUJ WB5UAA N6GA KA6AIL K0FTC WA9VEE
Cusp - K8CN VE3FUJ K4UFS KA7SPS
Flux - K4UFS WB8LZG WB5UAA W9NX
Facula - VE3FUJ WA9VEE K0HJC K4UFS WB8LZG N0TA
Halo - K0HJC N0TA W9ILF K9FO
Plage - KA7SPS W9ILF WB5UAA W7GVE VE3FUJ
Cap - K0HJC K4BAI W0PQ
Catena - AB0CD K4BAI K0FTC W7GVE N6GA AF4O
Nova - W9NX AF4O N3XRV WA5BDU
======
N8XMS - 35
PLANET = KA9ZAP, WA3SLN, KA2KDJ, N2AK, KU4WE, WB4TDH
MOON = WB0DMZ, W8BJO, W8BJO, N2AK
SUN = WB0DMC, KU4WE, WA3SLN
COMET = WB0DMC, N4NO, WB0DMC, KU4WE, WB4TDH
GALAXY = N4PGJ, KA2KDJ, WA3SLN, N2AK, W2XB, KB4MYH
SPACE = WA3SLN, KA9ZAP, N2AK, WB0DMC, KB2EE
HEAVENS = WB4TDH, KB2EE, WA3SLN, KC2DQV, W4SEZ, WA3SLN, W4SEZ
NASA = N4PGJ, WA3SLN, W4SEZ, KA9ZAP
LIGHT YEAR = AC0LW, K4IBZ, N4PGJ, WB4TDH, AI4OT, KB4MYH, W4SEZ,
             KA9ZAP, K4ORD
VENUS = KC2DQV, KB3ENU, N4PGJ, KU4WE, W2SF
MARS = KC9MXQ, W4AN, K4ORD, W2SF
MERCURY = KC9MXQ, KB3ENU, KA2ZOR, AC0LW, KB3ENU, KA2ZOR, WY3H
EARTH = W5UE, W4AN, W4KRN, AI4OT, KB4MYH
COSMOS = AC0LW, N4NO, WA2JSG, KB4MYH, KA2ZOR, WA2JSG
BLACK HOLE = WB0DMC, AC0LW, WD4AWW, KC9MXQ, KA2KDJ, KB4MYH, KA2ZOR,
             N3ZL, W5UE
HUBBLE = K3HPS, W5UE, WB0DMC, W8BJO, N3ZL, N1GKE
SIRIUS = K3HPS, K4IBZ, W4KRN, AI4OT, W5UE, K3HPS
POLARIS = N4PGJ, K4ORD, K3RLL, WD4AWW, K3RLL, AI4OT, N4SAM
NOVA = KB3ENO, K4ORD, WV1N, AC0LW
ECLIPSE = N1GKE, KC9MXQ, K3RLL, K4BAI, N4PGJ, N4SAM, AA3EJ
EQUINOX = AA3EJ, KC9MXQ, KB3ENU, K4BAI, KB3ENU, AI4OT, W2XB
PARSEC = K3WWP, AC0LW, K3RLL, WZ8S, WA9VEE, KC2DQV
SAGAN = WZ8S, KA2ZOR, N1GKE, KA2ZOR, W4AN
BIG BANG = W8BJO, N2YI, WA2JSG, W2XB, W3FAF, W4AN, N1GKE
URANUS = KE4RUN, KE4RUN, W3FAF, N4NO, KE4RUN, KC2STA
KEPLER = KA2KDJ, WA9VEE, K3WWP, N8LA, W2JEK, KE4RUN
TITAN = KC2STA, N2YI, KC2STA, AI4OT, N4NO
IO = KJ4IC, AI4OT
GANYMEDE = WA2JSG, WA2JSG, N1GKE, WY3H, KB4MYH, KE4RUN, WB0DMC, VA3PEN
AMALTHEA = WA2JSG, N4SAM, AA3EJ, N8LA, KC9ICT, K3HPS, VA3PEN, AA3EJ
METIS = WB5MNZ, K4ENC, KC9ICT, KJ4IC, KC2STA
PASIPHAE = K3HPS, N8LA, K1SW, VE3KI, VA3PEN, WY3H, N4SAM, K4ENC
PAN = VA3PEN, N4SAM, KN4QD
BIANCA = K4IBZ, KC9ICT, KB1PBA, WB5MNZ, KC9ICT, K4BAI
NAIAD = WV1N, K4BAI, KC9ICT, KB1PBA, WB0DMC
======
KB1PBA - 61
Many of the unfamiliar names are visible lunar craters.
ABBE     - WA9VEE N8BB   W3CQB  W7GVE                       
APUS     - WA9VEE K9PL   WB5UAA W0MSM                       
BIG BANG - KB3RBC W9ILF  KE0G   KB3RBC NK6A   N3RSD  KE0G   
BODE     - NB1N   K4ORD  K4ORD  K9ESE                       
BOPP     - AB9CA  AF4O   K3WWP  K3WWP                       
BRAHE    - N4BP   K8NVR  W4FOA  K8FH   K9ESE                
BYRD     - WB2KKI KG8YT  KB3RBC NE5DL                       
CANCER   - K9OSC  W4FOA  N3XRV  K6HCJ  KT5E   K8NVR         
CERES    - KB3RBC KT5E   KB3RBC N4ESS  KC9HSY               
CHANT    - AB9CA  K0HJC  AD6IU  K1NV   K7TD                 
COMA     - KB3RBC K5IZO  VE3MO  W5TA                        
COMET    - N9FC   K5IZO  W0MSM  N4ESS  NU7T                 
COSMIC   - N9FC   K4OSO  N3RSD  W0MSM  K5IZO  W2DEC         
CYGNI    - W2DEC  AJ4AY  N5GW   N3XRV  W9ILF                
DAS      - AD6IU  AD6IU  K9ESE                              
DEBYE    - NE5DL  WA8REI WA8ZBT KC9HSY WA9VEE               
DISH     - AD6IU  AD6IU  K2XSK  K0HJC                       
DRACO    - K7TD   KX0R   W5TA   W3CQB  K9FO                 
DUGAN    - K8JD   NU7T   KG8YT  WB5UAA N5GW                 
EARTH    - KE0G   WA3FAE KX0R   NU7T   W4VHH                
ERIS     - KE0G   N3RSD  WA8REI N3RSD                       
EROS     - N9NE   N3RSD  VE3MO  N4ESS                       
FOX      - F5DE   K4ORD  K2XSK                              
GAMOW    - W7GVE  WB5UAA N8XMS  W4FOA  W0PQ                 
GIBBS    - K4ZGB  AD6IU  K4BAI  K4BAI  K9OSC                
HAHN     - K3HX   AF4O   K3HX   K8NVR                       
HALE     - W4VHH  WA3FAE W8LJ   N9NE                        
HELL     - K8FH   WA9VEE W9ILF  WB8LZG                      
HIND     - K6HCJ  K4BAI  K8NVR  F5DE                        
HOYLE    - WA8HSB K9OSC  KG8YT  W9DLN  WA8REI               
IO       - WB2KKI W4FOA                                     
KEPLER   - K1NV   NE5DL  K8MP   W9DLN  NE5DL  N3XRV         
KING     - K0HJC  K4BAI  N0SSS  K4ZGB                       
LEO      - W9DLN  VE3MO  VE3MO                              
LEVY     - K9PL   F5DE   K8NVR  AJ4AY                       
LUNAR    - NE5DL  W4CU   N4BP   WA8HSB N3XRV                
MACH     - K8MP   AF4O   K0HJC  K6HCJ                       
MARS     - K8MP   AB9CA  K4ORD  K2XSK                       
MENSA    - N8XMS  WA3FAE N5GW   W8VS   AJ4AY                
MIMAS    - W5TM   WB2KKI W5TM   WA8HSB N4ESS                
NOVA     - N4BP   W4FOA  K1NV   WA8REI                      
NUNN     - N0SSS  NU7T   N0SSS  N3RSD                       
ORBIT    - K9FO   WA8REI N4BP   WA8REI KT5E                 
PARSEC   - N4BP   WA8REI WA8REI N8XMS  VE3MO  W3CQB         
PLUTO    - K9PL   W9ILF  WB5UAA KT5E   K9OSC                
PUCK     - K8MP   AD6IU  AB9CA  K0HJC                       
SCHMIDT  - K9OSC  K6HCJ  KC9HSY VE3MO  K5IZO  F5DE   K7TQ   
SEDNA    - N8XMS  W2DEC  K7TD   N4ESS  WA8ZBT               
SHAYN    - W8VS   WA8HSB NK6A   KC9HSY N8BB                 
SOL      - K4OSO  AF4O   K9PL                               
STAR     - K4OSO  K7TD   AB9CA  K4ORD                       
SUN      - K9ESE  AD6IU  K1NV                               
SWANN    - N0SSS  K3WWP  AJ4AY  N3WT   N3WT                 
SWIFT    - N0SSS  N3WT   W7JI   F5DE   KG8YT                
VAN GENT - N3XRV  NK6A   N8BB   W7GVE  WA3FAE N8XMS  W5TA   
VEGA     - K1NV   W2DEC  N5GW   WA8ZBT                      
VENUS    - KD0V   W7GVE  N4ESS  W4CU   W0MSM                
WATTS    - N3WT   K4BAI  N3WT   N3WT   KC9HSY               
WEBB     - N5GW   F5DE   K4ZGB  K4ZGB                       
WILDT    - W0MSM  W7JI   NE5DL  K4ORD  KG8YT                
ZACH     - NG7Z   K4BAI  K0HJC  KC9HSY                      
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K1IEE - 17
ZODIAK - K0ZK N0OE KD8CVS N3GWI AA1TJ K0ZK
NEPTUNE - N0OE N0OE K3WWP AA1TJ VE3OU N0OE N0OE
VENUS - VE3OU K8MEG KC4KNW VE3OU SM4DDE
EARTH - K8MEG AA1TJ WB2YRL AA1TJ W8FHF
COMET - KD8CVS N0OE K8MEG VE3OU KC2MJT
NOVA - N3GWI VE3OU KD8CVS AA9L
METEOR - SM4DDE SM4DDE IK5TSZ SM4DDE GI4DOH V31BFR
MARS - SM4DDE AA9L VE1BFR SM4DDE
SOLAR - KC4CVS GI4DOH AA9L KA2CAQ KR8F
ASTEROID - K2BSA K2BSA IK5TSZ VE3OU KR8F W9OLN KJ4IC SM4DDE
GEMINI - N3GWI MD0CCF N3GWI N3GWI KJ4IC
SPACE - KC4CVS K3WWP KA2CAQ KA2CAQ MD0CCF
PLANET - N4PGJ WB2YRL 9A2YM N4PGJ MD0CCF KC2MJT
SKY -  IK5TSZ IK5TSZ 9A2YM
BANG - N8BB N3AQC N8BB GI4DOH
LEO - W9OLN VE1BFR W9OLN
EAGLE - W2JEK K2BSA N3GWI W2JEK
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KQ1P - 19
SUN: C6AMS, LZ2VU, N2JNZ
MOON: OM5OA, N2JNZ
VENUS: LZ2VU, LW3EX, N2JNZ, C6AMS
EARTH: LW3EX, C6AMS, HK1R, TF/DJ2V0
QUASAR: SK9HQ, EA6UN, HK1R
METEOR: C6AMS, EA6UN, TF/DJ2VO, K4ORD
BLACK HOLE: KB3AAG, LW3EX, C6AMS, HK1R, OM5OA, EI6IZ
CORONA: C6AMS, K4ORD, N5GW
VEGA: N3BEV, N5GW, OK1ABF
ORION: OM5OA,EI6IZ, LN2HQ, LZ1ORF
ALGOL: OK2PAY, LZ1ORF, KBEAAG
CAPELLA: W2DEC, MJ/PA3EWP, LY0HQ
DENEB: W2DEC, N3BEV
SPICA: SK9HQ, K3WWP, AO5YI, K4C
GALILEO: NG5W, AO5YI, N3BEV, LY0HQ
GALAXY: KB3AAG, W9DLN, LW3EX, AO5YI
GEMINI: KB3AAG,P43E, 9A2YM, WI1B, N2JNZ
LEO: N4QLB, W2JEK, LZ1ORF
NEBULA: N4QLB, P43E, K2JVB, EA6UN, LN2HQ, 9A2HF
Certificates go to: W9DLN, KB1PBA, N8XMS

Picture contest winner: TBA

Soapbox:
K3WWP - Tom came up with another winner in this one. I started out trying to get all 9 planets (yes, I still consider Pluto a planet), but I quickly ran out of U's. So then I started on constellations, and that gave me several more names. Next I just went with whatever I could think of without looking up anything anywhere. That got me to the low 40's, after which I went to a list of all the asteroid names to come up with things like BOBKOFF (#37859), CCD (#15000), MPC (#4999) to get me to 50 which was my goal. Research could get me a lot more as I have a large pool of letters left, although I'd have to rearrange what I already have as the pool is devoid of vowels at the moment. Or I could go for several more QSO's the last few days of July. However I think I'll just let it stand as it is.
Since I'm working on seeing how many days in a row I can make QSO's with mW power (930 mW), I decided to use just my July mW QSO's to complete a second challenge just for the fun of it. I'm not going to enter either list in the race for a certificate though, so they are just more or less check logs.

W9DLN - This is the first Challenge I have ever tried and it will surely not be the last. The first 39 were star names made up from the Sprint. I see I did not submit in the correct format. This last weekend I spent some time doing QRP and got a bunch more letters to work with. The additional star names are a result of that. This was sure a lot of fun! Looking forward to the next ones. See you on the air everyone! 73, Dan

W2JEK - a good challenge. used 65 calls of which 27 were dx. guess we do have a few sunspots. 72 and 73 don younger w2jek #1135

N8XMS - An alphabet challenge without a specific list of words opens up a lot of possibilities. I found the names of the moons of the outer planets to be very useful for using up letters. T is the 2nd most common letter in normal English but I only worked 4 people with T in their callsigns. It would be interesting to compare a frequency count of letters used in US callsigns with the standard frequency counts of normal English words. Perhaps someone with too much free time on their hands would want to take up that challenge!?

KB1PBA - Many of the unfamiliar names are visible lunar craters.

K1IEE - WAS VERY HAPPY TO GET THE 17 WORDS. HAD A GOOD TIME AND GOOD QSO,S.


PREMISE:
Many hams have astronomy as another hobby. This month we want you to make as many astronomical names as possible using letters in the calls you work as in a standard alphabet challenge. Names can include objects (moon, star, galaxy, etc.), planet names (Mercury, Venus, etc.), astronomers (Lowell, Sagan, etc.), terms (light year, parsec, etc.). Pretty much anything you can think up relating to astronomy.

There is also a secondary challenge dealing with astronomy this month. Any ham (you do not have to be a member) is welcome to submit a favorite photograph they have taken through a telescope. Photos must be submitted electronically as a .jpg or .gif file attached to an email sent to pix_email_wy3h (1K). Photos must be received no later than August 10. A three-member committee will be formed (from volunteers) to judge the photographs and assign first, second, and third place winners. Committee members must be NAQCC members but not astronomers. (If you'd like to be a judge, email Tom at the same email address and he will get back to you.)


TIME FRAME:
The first day of the month 0000Z through the last day of the month 2400Z


RULES:
You can use a letter in a call TWICE. For example, K3WWP's P could be used in PLUTO and NEPTUNE if those are words you are making. If a call has two or more of the same letters, only one may be used. For example, K3RRR could only be used for 2 K's and two R's (not 2 K's and 6 R's).

You can make a particular word only once.

All QSO's must be 2XCW and you must use QRP power. The station you work can be using any power.


AWARDS:
A certificate goes to the hams with the top three word totals.


PRIZE:
Depending on the number of entries in the photography part of the challenge, a special prize related to astronomy may be issued to the ham submitting the first place photograph.


PARTICIPATION AWARD AND WEB LISTING:
To get a Participation Point and to be listed in the results you must make at least two words.


LOGS:
As usual with alphabet challenges - a list of words and the calls used to make them.

You may also include comments about the challenge.

Please preface any comments you want posted with "SOAPBOX:" so we will know what you want posted and what is private.

Send your results to:

E-mail: pix_email_naqcc (1K)

You must type that address into your email program.

Subject must read: (your call) NAQCC (month) Challenge

For example: K3WWP NAQCC July Challenge

Postal mail:
John Shannon, K3WWP
478 E. High St.
Kittanning, PA 16201

All entries must be RECEIVED before the 10th of the following month at 2400Z.