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The NAQCC July 2015 Challenge

All challenge info such as rules are now in the hands of Gary K1YAN. Email him with any questions in that regard at pix_email_k1yan (1K).

The results on this page are the responsibility of Hap K7HAP. Email him with any questions in that regard at pix_email_k7hap (1K).


PREMISE:
Oooh, ahhh - fireworks! A staple of our 4th of July celebrations. Did you ever wonder what the various effects you see across the night sky are called?
Glad you asked, because this month you get to spell out a bunch of them with your July QSOs. Click here to read more about fireworks.


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


RULES:
Simply make all the words in the list below, not including the comments in parenthesis, from the call signs of stations you work to master the challenge. NO contest or sprint QSO's allowed. QSO's must be made using CW and QRP.

PEONY - (A spherical break of colored stars that burn without a tail)
CHRYSANTHEMUM - (A spherical break of colored stars with a very short burn time, followed by a crackling sound)
SALUTE - (A shell intended to produce a loud report rather than a visual effect)
TIME RAIN - (Large slow burning stars that leave a trail of glittering sparks with a sizzle noise)
HORSETAIL - (A break of stars that leave a short tail)
WATERFALL - (Like a Horsetail, but the stars burn for a long time)
BENGAL FIRE - (Break is a steady, vivid, blue colored light)
SPIDER - (A hard, forceful burst of stars that appears as a series of radial lines )
CROSSETTE - (A star which shoots out in four directions from the initial comet)
ROMAN CANDLE - (A tube firing several large stars at regular intervals, often arranged in fans or crisscrossing shapes)

The 86 total letters contain these 20 different letters: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U W Y

You can use each letter in a call TWICE. For example you could use K3WWP for 2 K's, 4 W's, and 2 P's.

Subsequent QSO's with the same station cannot be used for additional letters. For example, no matter how many times you work K3WWP, you can only use his call for 8 of the letters in the words.

See General Rule #5 for more details on what callsign letters can be used.

See the Alphabet Tutorial page for an excellent way to track any and all of our alphabet type challenges.


AWARDS:
A certificate and Participation Point go to everyone making ALL the words and submitting their report before the deadline.

A Participation Point goes to everyone making at least 1, but not all the words and submitting their report before the deadline.


PRIZES:
A choice of an item made by master woodworker Gregg WB8LZG as shown on our prizes page here goes to someone selected via a random drawing from all who participate and submit a report for this month's challenge. A person can only win once, then they become ineligible for future drawings.


LOGS:
For your report, list the words you made and the station used for each letter in the word. The number of stations listed must be the same as the number of letters in each word, even though you use the same station for more than one letter as in:

WORD - K3WWP, N2OD, WA8REI, N2OD

Note how N2OD is listed for both the O and D.

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 as text to: (Please be sure to use the horizontal layout as shown above.)

E-mail: pix_email_k7hap (1K)

You must type that address into your email program.

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

For example: K3WWP NAQCC February Challenge

Postal mail:
Hap - K7HAP
8532 Canterbury Dr.
Annandale, VA 22003

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


Final Results:

 
PA0XAW: 
PEONY - PB85TT EN90IARU I/WJ2O EN90IARU LY10LHFA  
CHRYSANTHEMUM - R2015C HB9/F5HTR/P EN90IARU LY10LHFA DL6MST/P EN90IARU EN90IARU 
    DL6MST/P HB9BFC/P EN90IARU RM7F EN90IARU RM7F  
SALUTE - DL6MST/P EN90IARU DL6MST/P EN90IARU HB9/F5HTR/P 2E0EHF  
TIMERAIN - HB9/F5HTR/P I/WJ2O DL6MST/P 2E0EHF EN90IARU HA2PP F6IWD G4SMN  
HORSETAIL - HB9BFC/P I/WJ2O HB9/F5HTR/P G4SMN 2E0EHF PB85TT HA2PP F6IWD DL6MST/P  
WATERFALL - F6IWD LY10LHFA PB85TT 2E0EHF HB9/F5HTR/P F6IWD LY10LHFA LY10LHFA 
    LY10LHFA  
BENGALFIRE - I/G4OBK/P EU6AF G4SMN I/G4OBK/P UA1PBA/1 LY10LHFA F6IWD EN90IARU 
    RM7F EU6AF  
SPIDER - G4SMN PB85TT EN90IARU F6IWD OE3CDS RM7F  
CROSSETTE - HB9BFC/P R2015C I/G4OBK/P OE3CDS OE3CDS OE3CDS PB85TT PB85TT G0EML  
ROMANCANDLE - R2015C I/G4OBK/P DL6MST/P UA1PBA/1 G3ZRN HB9BFC/P UA1PBA/1 G3ZRN 
    F6IWD G0EML G0EML 

SM5MEK: 
PEONY - LZ429PS DL1REM OJ0V ON4PS YU1VY 
CHRYSANTHEMUM - HB9BCB HB9BCB DL1REM YU1VY LZ429PS DJ7AS ON4PS YT6M HB9BCB 
    EA8DBM DL1REM YU1VY SM/5P0O 
SALUTE - LZ429PS DJ7AS LZ429PS YU1VY SM1TDE EA8DBM 
TIMERAIN - M/N6JZT IK2RMZ DL1REM DL1REM DL1REM R1AC IK2RMZ DF1GN 
HORSETAIL - HB9/F5HTR/P OJ0V R1AC DJ7AS CT1EA M/N6JZT R1AC G0IBN LZ429AS 
WATERFALL - EW8MS CT1EA YT6M CT1EA R1AC HB9/F5HTR CT1EA DL1REM DL1REM 
BENGALFIRE - HB9BCB G0PSE DF1GN DF1GN HB9DAX LA8TG HB9/F5HTR G0IBN S51RU G0PSE 
SPIDER - DJ7AS LZ429PS LA8IG DJ7AS SM1TDE UR4UC 
CROSETTE - HB9BCB S51RU OZ5TO S51RU SM1TDE SM1TDE HB9CAT/P EW8MS 
ROMANCANDLE - UR4UG OZ5TO SM/5P0O EA8DBM M/N6JZT R1AC EA8DBM M/N6JZT DJ7AS LA8IG 
    EW8M 

KZ5OM: 
PEONY - K1PUG WA6OEF KA6ROD N7DC K2PAY  
CHRYSANTHEMUM - WA5TCZ F6HKA KK6RKJ K2PAY W5MSV KE5AL NQ7K KA8VIT AH6AX N8XE 
    W5MSV K1PUG W5MSV  
SALUTE - W5MSV WA5TCZ KC9IL K1PUG WA5TCZ KE5AL  
TIMERAIN - WA5TCZ KC9IL K1MBF WA6OEF KA6ROD WA5TCZ KC9IL N7DC  
HORSETAIL - F6HKA KA6ROD KK6RKJ KD5RSS N9SE VK4CAT KA6ROD N5IVZ KC9IL  
WATERFALL - WA5TCZ KA6ROD VK3CAT K5EWJ KD5RSS WA6OEF WA6OEF K6ELQ K6ELQ  
BENGALFIRE - K1MBF K6ELQ NQ7K K1PUG WA6OEF KE5AL WA6OEF KA8VIT W0CSR K6ELQ  
SPIDER - KD5RSS K1PUG N5IVZ N7DC KE5AL KA6ROD  
CROSSETTE - WA5TCZ W0CSR WA6OEF KF7WNS KF7WNS N9SE KG7PVT KG7PVT N8XE  
ROMANCANDLE - KD5RSS WA6OEF K1MBF AD4XX N5IVZ VK3CAT AD4XX N5IVZ N7DC KE5AL K5EWJ 

K3WWP: 
PEONY - PJ5A VE3KQN OK1KW WN9U CM8JY 
CHRYSANTHEMUM - UA1CE HA3FTA N8RVE CM8JY SM3KMB PJ5A WN9U AK4MT HA3FTA VE3KQN 
    AK4MT WN9U AK4MT 
SALUTE - SM3KMB PJ5A EA8BLV WN9U AK4MT UA1CE 
TIMERAIN - FS/W6IZT FS/W6IZT SM3KMB UA1CE N8RVE UA1CE FS/W6IZT VE3KQN 
HORSETAIL - HI3LFE OK1KW K4RNV FS/W6IZT EA8BLV FS/W6IZT UA1CE KF4IZE EA8BLV 
WATERFALL - OK1KW EA8BLV HA3FTA EA8BLV K4RNV FS/W6IZT EA8BLV K2L K2L 
BENGALFIRE - EA8BLV N8RVE VE3KQN K2G AK4MT CO8LY FS/W6IZT KF4IZE 5B/RW9QA N8RVE 
SPIDER - FS/W6IZT PJ5A SP8GWI NG9D KF4IZE 5B/RW9QA 
CROSSETTE - UA1CE N4KER OM5XX SP8GWI SP8GWI KF4IZE HA3FTA K3NLT N8BME 
ROMANCANDLE - N4KER OM5XX SM3KMB AK4MT NG9D CM8JY HA3FTA NG9D NG9D CO8LY N8BME 

WU1V: 
PEONY - SP8GWI EA4BVT WB4DBO EA6UN AK4NY 
CHRYSANTHEMUM - OK1CF DL2HWI RA1AP AK4NY S50O EA4BVT EA6UN EA4BVT DL2HWI EA4BVT 
    UA4AML UA4AML UA4AML 
SALUTE - S50O EA4BVT UA4AML UA4AML EA4BVT EA6UN 
TIMERAIN - K8AZT DL2HWI YT9M EA6UN RA1AP UA4AML DL2HWI AK4NY 
HORSETAIL - HA8QZ S50O RM2A YN7SU KF4TJE K8AZT UA4AML SP8GWI UA4AML 
WATERFALL - DL2HWI UA4AML YT9M KK4EIS RM2A OK1CF UA4AML DL2HWI DL2HWI 
BENGALFIRE - EA4BVT KK4EIS AK4NY SP8GWI EA6UN S52LD OK1CF SP8GWI 5B/RW9QA WA1HEW 
SPIDER - YN7SU SP8GWI VO1III DL2HWI WA1HEW 5B/RW9QA 
CROSSETTE - PP8ZAC RA6MQ S50O SP8GWI SP8GWI KB5AE YT9M KF4TJE KF4TJE 
ROMANCANDLE - RA6MQ VO1III YT9M EA6UN YN7SU OK1CF AK4NY YN7SU DL2HWI S52LD KB5AE 

K9JWV: 
PEONY - W6JMP AE9F W5ODS NU1AW K6TUY 
CHRYSANTHEMUM - VE2JCW K6WH E51RAT K7WYV W5ODS JA1BJI NW2K WA9STI KB7HH N4EX 
    XE1LM NU1AW XE1LM 
SALUTE - K5SSR E51RAT K6EL WA2USA E51RAT AE9F 
TIMERAIN - E51RAT WA9STI W0MNA K6EL NG6R NU1AW W0ERI K5NZ 
HORSETAIL - N0EVH W5ODS KA1R NS7P E51RAT WA7JTM AE9X W0ERI K6EL 
WATERFALL - WI2W JA2BJI KK6TVN E51RAT W0ERI K7JFD AE9F AL1G AL1G 
BENGALFIRE - JA1BJI XE1JM K5NZ NG6R W0MNA XE1LM K7RF WI2W K7RF K6EL 
SPIDER - K5SSR NS7P WI2W K7JFD W0ERI W0ERI 
CROSSETTE - VE2JCW K7RF W4DOW K5SSR K5SSR N4EX VA7ST VA7ST W0ERI 
ROMANCANDLE - KA1R W4DOW W0MNA W0MNA W0MNA KC7KGL AL1G NG6R W5ODS XE1LM XE1LM 

N1JI: 
PEONY - WM3PEN EA6NB 4O7TC EA6NB LY100DGA 
CHRYSANTHEMUM - 4O7TC HA8WZ RK3ER LY100DGA SP8HZZ HA8WZ EA6NB UT7UU HA8WZ EA6NB 
    K4GM UT7UU K4GM 
SALUTE - SP8HZZ HA8WZ K2L UT7UU UT7UU WM3PEN 
TIMERAIN - 4O7TC IZ4ZZB K2M WM3PEN RK3ER W2TAW IZ4ZZB WM3PEN 
HORSETAIL - HB9FAX 4O7TC RK3ER YN7SU OE3KAB 4O7TC W2TAW CO3IT K2L 
WATERFALL - HA8WZ EA6NB W2TAW OE3KAB RK3ER K2F EA6NB DK7LX DK7LX 
BENGALFIRE - EA6NB EW8W WM3PEN K4GM HB9FAX RA3DOL K2F CO3IT RA3DAL EW8W 
SPIDER - UN7SU WM3PEN VO1III DK7LX XE2CQ RA3DOL 
CROSSETTE - 407TC RA1QD ON4AMC SE6Y SE6Y XE2CQ W2TAW K2TPZ RK3ER 
ROMANCANDLE - RA1QD ON4AMC K2M HB9FAX ON4AMC ON4AMC ON4AMC YN7SU DK7LX RA3DOL RK3E 

K1IEE: 
PEONY - SP3DOF EI3GD OK1WWJ 3Z5N LY2MM 
CHRYSANTHEMUM - R1CC MI0AHH R1CC LY2MM SM3KMB 9A2G 3Z5N PA3ATD MI0AHH EI3GD 
    SM3KMB EU6AF SM3KMB 
SALUTE - SM3KMB 9A2G YL2AG EU6AF RT3K EU6AF 
TIMERAIN - RT3K EI3GD SM3KMB EU6AF R1CC UX0ZA EI3GD OZ4VN 
HORSETAIL - MI0AHH OK1WWJ UR5UZ SP3DOF G0EGA PA3ATD EU6AF IT9ESW DL6KCV 
WATERFALL - OK1WWJ G0EGA IT9ESW G0EGA RU3ZC EU6AF PA3ATD DL5KCV LY2MM 
BENGALFIRE - SM3KMB EV1R OZ4VN 9A2G EU6AF LY2MM EU6AF IT9ESW UR5UZ EV1R 
SPIDER - SP3DOF SP3DOF MI0AHH EI3GD G4TGE RU3ZC 
CROSSETTE - R1CC EV1R SP3DOF S530AZV S530AZV EA6UN IT9ESQ G4TGE EA6UN 
ROMANCANDLE - EV1R SP3DOF SM3KMB G0EGA S55N R1CC UX0ZA S55N EI3GD YL2AG G4TGE  

KR9Z: 
PEONY - K4JTP KE4OH KE4OH N7DC WB1GYZ  
CHRYSANTHEMUM - N7DC KE4OH W0CSR WB1GYZ K4ISW AA7WU N7DC K4JTP KE4OH KE4OH W9BM 
    AA7WU W9BM  
SALUTE - K4ISW AA7WU KE5PRL AA7WU K4JTP N9SE  
TIMERAIN - K2HT WI5H NM1W N9SE W0CSR AA7WU WI5H N1WPU  
HORSETAIL - W8HOG KE4OH KE5PRL W0YBS KE5PRL K2HT AA7WU K4ISW KE5PRL  
WATERFALL - W9BM AF4K WB4IT KE5PRL KE5PRL AF4K AF4K W9LW W9LW  
BENGALFIRE - W9BM N2ESE N1WPU W8HOG AH6AX KK6L AF4K K4ISW WA3RF N2ESE  
SPIDER - W0YBS K4JTP WB4IT N7DC N2ESE WA3RF  
CROSSETTE - N7DC N3RO WB4DBO N9SE N9SE N2ESE WB4IT W3MT CK9EX  
ROMANCANDLE - N3RO WB4DBO NM1W AH6AX KF7NN KC9W AH6AX KF7NN N7DC KK6L CK9EX 

W2JEK: 
PEONY - ZP6CW EN90IARU S50O YN7SU LY100DGA  
CHRYSANTHEMUM - ZP6CW HG5DX RA3ATX YN7SU RW6FS EA6UN N7DC R7TW HA8WZ EA6UN RA6MQ 
    EN90IARU SM3KMB  
SALUTE - YN7SU R3VA YL1ZM RU3ZC HI3TEJ EW3BF  
TIMERAIN - R7TW HI3LFE SM3KMB VE/DJ8OP R3VA RA3ATX EN90IARU SP2LNW  
HORSETAIL - HG5DX YO8OU RA6MQ SM3KMB HI3LFE YT9M LZ100AJ HI3TEJ SP2LNW  
WATERFALL - HA8WZ RA3ATX RA3ATX HI3TEJ R7TW RW6FS LY100DGA HI3LFE YL1ZM  
BENGALFIRE - K2B EW3BF N7DC K2G R3VA SP2LNW HI3LFE EN90IARU R7TW EA6UN  
SPIDER - SP2LNW ZP6CW SP8GWI HG5DX EN90IARU RW6FS  
CROSSETTE - N7DC RU3ZC S50O S50O SP8GWI HI3TEJ YT9M HI3TEJ HI3LFE  
ROMANCANDLE - RA6MQ YO8OU YT9M HA8WZ EN90IARU RU3ZC EA6UN YN7SU N7DC LZ100AJ 
    VE/DJ8OP

KD0V: 
PEONY - N4ZMP W7DE WB4DBO N4ZMP KB1YJ 
CHRYSANTHEMUM - KC0CMF KI4VH KE5RTI KB1YJ KF7WNS AB1XT N4ZMP AB1XT KI4VH W7DE 
    N4ZPM KIPUG N4ZPM 
SALUTE - KF7WNS AB1XT WB2ELD K1PUG AB1XT WB2ELD 
TIMERAIN - WA2FTV KI4VH NM1W WB2ELD KE5RTI AI1I KI4VH NM1W 
HORSETAIL - KK7OH WB4DBO AB3RU K6CSL KE5RTI WA2RTV AI1I N7IGK WB2ELD 
WATERFALL - W7DE WA2FTV K7PVT KE5RTI AB3RU WA2FTV WA2FTV W1GQL W1GQL  
BENGALFIRE - KB1YJ AF7ET NM1W N7IGK AB5XM WB4KLI WA2FTV N7IGK W3RT AF7ET 
SPIDER - K6CSL N4ZMP AI1I W7DE KD8DEU W3RT 
CROSSETTE - KC0CMF K2MGR N4OW K9OSC K9OSC KD8DEU K7PVT KE5RTI K9EYT 
ROMANCANDLE - K2MGR N4OW NM1W AF7ET N7IGK KC0CMF AF7ET N7IGK W7DE WB4KLI K9EY 

KG5HCF: 
PEONY - K6KPH KE1IU CO8RRM N4LMI WA9YXG 
CHRYSANTHEMUM - CO8RRM W9MRH CO8RRM WA9YXG K4ISW WB9AZQ N4LMI K4VMT K6KPH KE1IU 
    K4VMT KE1IU K4VMT  
SALUTE - K4ISW WB9AZQ K2L KE1IU WD4DMT K2E  
TIMERAIN - WD4DMT KE1IU WD4DMT W5EIU CO8RRM KA4RUR KE1IU W4NLD  
HORSETAIL - K6KPH CO8RRM CO8RRM N3SY W5EIU N5PHT KA3LOC N4LMI N4LMI  
SPIDER - N3SY K6KPH N4LMI WD4DMT K2E CO8RRM  
WATERFALL - WB9AZQ KA3LOC N5PHT XE1GXG KA4RUR WF8O KA4RUR K2L N4LMI  
BENGALFIRE - WB9AZQ K3SEW W4NLD WA9YXG WA9YXG W4NLD WF8O K4ISW KA4RUR K3SEW  
CROSSETTE - CO8RRM KA4RUR KA3LOC W4NSN W4NSN KE4OH W8TY W8TY KE4OH 
ROMANCANDLE - KA4RUR KA3LOC WD4DMT WA9YXG ND0CW KC9W KA5CAC ND0CW ND0CW KA3LOC 
    XE1GXG 
All the above get a certificate and participation point.
All below get only a participation point.

 
N8XMS: 
CHRYSANTHEMUM - AA4MC VE2GHI K3XR N9KKY W5WSF W2TAW N9KKY W2TAW VE2GHI VE2GHI 
    AA4MC K1PUG AA4MC 
SALUTE - W5WSF W2TAW W4ALF K1PUG W2TAW VE2GHI 
BENGALFIRE - NJ2BB KF4IZE N9KKY K1PUG AA4MC W4ALF W4ALF VE2GHI K3XR KF4IZE 

K1YAN: 
PEONY - K1LKP VE2PID KO5Q NQ8Z DF6CY 
CHRYSANTHEMUM - W4MQC K2H W4RFT DF6CY KA3SJK KA3SJK NQ8Z W4RFT HA5AGS VE2PID K2M 
    I1ULJ/8 K2M 
SALUTE - KA3SJK KA3SJK K2L I1ULJ/8 HT7C VE1/DJ8QP 
TIMERAIN - W4RFT I1ULJ/8 W4MQC EA2CW W4RFT OM5OA I1ULJ/8 K3NF 
HORSETAIL - K2H KO5Q DL65DARC OK1GS VE1/DJ8QP HT7C OM5OA VE2PID K2L 
WATERFALL - W2KJ DL65DARC ET3AA EA2CW DL65DARC W4RFT DL65DARC K1LKP K1LKP 
SPIDER - OK1GS K1LKP VE2PID DF6CY MD0CCE CO8RRM 
CROSSETTE - W4MQC CO8RRM OM5OA HA5AGS HA5AGS ET3AA ET3AA WB7TOK ET3AA 
ROMANCANDLE - CO8RRM OM5OA W4MQC HA5AGS N2QFD DF6CY HA5AGS N2QFD DF6CY I1ULJ/8 
    MD0CCE 

VE3FUJ: 
SALUTE - K4ISX AH6AX K3NLT KB4BLU K3NLT NE5E  
BENGALFIRE - WB8BNX NE5E WB8BNX WB6YGX K4AXF KB4BLU K4AXF K4ISW K3KYR NE5DL  
SPIDER - K4ISW KP2W K4ISW NE5DL NE5DL K3KYR 

WA2FBN: 
PEONY - SP1DPA W4EON W4EON W4EON YT9M 
SPIDER - SP1DPA SP1DPA IK3SCB SP1DPA RK3ER RK3ER 
SALUTE - SP1DPA SP1DPA DL5YM RU3EG HT7C RU3EG 
CHRYSANTHEMUM - HT7C HT7C RU3EG YT9M IK3SCB 9A2N 9A2N HT7C HT7C RU3EG YT9M RU3EG YT9M 
TIMERAIN - D44TS IK3SCB DL5YM W4EON RK3ER LA8HGA HI3TEJ W4EON 
HORSETAIL - HA3NU W4EON RK3ER IK3SCB RK3ER D44TS HA3NU IW1DFU DL0CG 
WATERFALL - IW1DFU SP1DPA YT9M EV1R EV1R IW1DFU 9A2N LA8HGA LA8HGA 

Soapbox:
PA0XAW: TNX AGAIN FOR A NICE CHALLENGE; CU NEXT MONTH; 73, Age

K3WWP: Not too bad considering conditions of late. I think this month I have more W/VE letters than I've had in quite a long while now as DX was not too plentiful so far this month. The European Chapter challenge is going to be rough to finish this time around. I still need 18 of the letters for that one. H was the hang up this month. Took about 3 extra days to get it from HI3LFE on the 13th. Actually to be honest, I didn't think I would finish this quickly what with a lot of other things going on here this month, but each time I got on up till that last H, I seemed to work the right stations for the letters, even in response to my CQ without searching out calls. I can't say it often enough - I really enjoy these alphabet challenges and when I finish one, I can't wait till the next one. Great idea, Tom!! (WY3H)

WU1V: Enjoyed this very much - I made the Challenge by the 14th with not too much effort. Hardest letter for me was "T" for some reason. Used 24 callsigns to complete the challenge, mostly US and Europe, one Canada (Labrador City) and one Nicaragua. Haven't been on the air through the spring, but got back into it in July. The Challenges are a good way to stimulate activity, and it is just plain pure fun! 72 de Rick WU1V.

N1JI: For a change, I worked all the letters for the challenge pretty easily this month. Usually, there are one or two letters that drive me crazy drying to work them. 73

K1IEE: Another great challenge. Poor band conditions added some determination to get it done. Thanks to all 73 Dick

W2JEK: WAS A LOT OF FUN WORKING ALL THE STATIONS. HAD A LOT OF E'S. 72 AND 73 DON YOUNGER

N8XMS: Well, my fireworks fuses must have gotten a little damp with all of the rain that we have been having. I only completed three words but it was still a lot of fun. 73 Paul

K1YAN: Another month of almost but not quite. Had to scratch for contacts with the poor bands. One evening bagged an ET3 and then no other stations I could raise. I think I worked at least twice as many stations with all the wrong letters as I did stations with a usable letter. Net result, I'm short 2 Es and an I. Enough wining ... on to the August challenge.