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The NAQCC December 2018 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).


THE PAN AM CLIPPER

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PREMISE:
Do you plan to hop on a plane to spend this holiday season with distant family and friends? I’m sure you are looking forward to being there, but, are you as excited about the actual flight? Done any commercial flying lately? Could your experience best be described as !!#*$*%&%. Yeah, I was afraid of that. Well, here is a look back to the glory days of flying when it was an experience best described by ahhhh and getting there was part of the fun.

It is 1938 and twelve Boeing 314 Clippers ( named for the speedy clipper sailing ships of old ) roll of the line to be purchased by Pan American. Pan Am later sold three of them to British Overseas Airways Corporation and retained the other nine for their operations.

At 106 ft. long and with a 152 ft. wingspan, the 314’s four 1,600 HP radial engines could cruise at 188 mph with a range of about 3,600 miles. The plane carried about 5,400 gallons of fuel and 300 gallons of oil for the engines. A crew of eleven catered to either 74 daytime passengers or 36 passengers on nighttime flights.

Pan Am made its maiden trans-atlantic voyage on June 28, 1939 and later flew routes from the US east coast to Europe and from the US west coast to Pacific and Asian destinations. The outbreak of WW II caught a flight from San Francisco to New Zealand by surprise. They were rerouted to New York by a western route to avoid the risk of a shoot down in the Pacific by then hostile Japanese aircraft. The flight logged some 31,500 miles and was the first commercial flight to circumnavigate the world. The Pan Am fleet was used by the military in WW II to transport troops and material in Europe and the Pacific.

Here is a taste of what it was like to fly the very friendly skies back then. Leg room was not an issue, food was not in little plastic containers and “cattle car” referred to trains for transporting cows not seating arrangements.

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Meals were catered by four star hotel kitchens.


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Dressing rooms were available for a little touch up.


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Seating folded out into bunks with privacy curtains.


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


RULES:
Just make these words from calls of stations you work, subject to the General Challenge Rules.

PAN AM CLIPPER
FOUR STAR HOTEL MEALS
PRIVATE BUNKS
JUNE 28 1939 MAIDEN VOYAGE
CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE WORLD


The 86 total letters and numbers contain these 23 different letters and numbers : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y 1 2 3 8 9

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.

If you need some help with your alphabet challenge record keeping take a look at our Alphabet Tutorial page for everything from some great pencil & paper methods to fully computerized tools.


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
NEXT - NF8M W8REI N8XMS K9EYT

(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 in the horizontal format shown above to:

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

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


Final Results:

 
AH6AX: 
PANAMCLIPPER - W3NP WA2AKV K1NAJ WA2AKV KZ5OM AC2C W9DLN K6III W3NP KM5PO KE1AF KD1RT 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - KE1AF WB4DBO AC3BU KD1RT AC1BS W1TAG WA2AKV K1ARR WI5H WB4DBO W1TAG KE1AF W9DLN KZ5OM W4EAB WA2AKV KA3LOC AC1BS 
PRIVATEBUNKS - KM5PO K1ARR K6III WA2AKV K1NAJ KD1RT W4EAB WB4DBO AC3BU K1NAJ WA2AKV KA5TJS 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - K1NAJ NU1P N4OW KE0N WA2AKV K8FAC K1NAJ W9DLN W3NP W9DLN KM5PO K1NAJ K6III WB4DBO KE0N N4OW WA2AKV KZ5OM N4RAY W1TAG W1TAG N1GKE 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - AC2C K6III K1ARR AC2C NU1P KM5PO N1VWD W1TAG N1VWD K6III W1TAG KE1AF KD1RT N1GKE WA4FAT WI5H KD4EE WA2AKV KZ5OM K1ARR KA3LOC WB4DBO 

G3JFS: 
PANAMCLIPPER - PJ2ND 9A2018CRO PJ2ND 9A2018CRO HG90MRAE 9A2018CRO EA4FL IK3VUT PJ2ND P4/DL6RAI HG90MRAE 9A2018CRO 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - II4FRD 9A2018CRO IK3VUT 9A2018CRO HGF90NS IK3VUT HG90MRAE HG90MRAE HG90MRAE 9A2018CRO IK3VUT HG90MRAE EA4FL HG90MRAE W2RE HG90MRAE P4/DL6RAI HGF90NS 
PRIVATEBUNKS - P4/DL6RAI HG90MRAE IK3VUT IK3VUT YU7AE YT5M W2RE DB25ONN IK3VUT PJ2ND IK3VUT S57V 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - PJ2ND YU7AE HGF90NS YU7AE 9A2018CRO 9A2018CRO 9A2018CRO 9A2018CRO IK3VUT 9A2018CRO YT5M YU7AE II4FRD II4FRD YU7AE HGF90NS IK3VUT OH2YOTA YU7AE OH2YOTA HG90MRAE EA4FL 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - 9A2018CRO II4FRD W2RE I5ECW YU7AE YT5M DB25ONN OH2YOTA S57V II4FRD HG90MRAE EA4FL YT5M EA4FL OH2YOTA HG90MRAE I5ECW W2RE OH2YOTA W2RE P4/DL6RAI II4FRD 

N4OW: 
PANAMCLIPPER - WB0PYF WA4KIT KA2NZV WA4KIT K4CML K4CML K4CML WA4KIT WB0PYF N4API W4SRE W2BXR 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - WB0PYF WB4DBO K1PUG W2BXR W4SRE WA4KIT KA2NZV W4SRE AH6AX WB4DBO WA4KIT W4SRE K4CML K4CML W4EAB KA2NZV K4ALE W4SRE 
PRIVATEBUNKS - N4API W4SRE WA4KIT K5KV AH6AX W1TAG W4EAB WB0PYF K1PUG KA2NZV WA4KIT K3ESE 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - W6KBJ K4UYQ N4API KA5VZE W2BXR N8AFT W1TAG K9GHD K3ESE K9GHD K5HEM AH6AX N4API WB4DBO KA5VZE N4API K5KV NO8C WB0PYF AH6AX W1TAG K3ESE 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - K4CML N4API KR7KR KC4TVN K4UYQ K5HEM N8AFT AH6AX KA2NZV W2IFB W1TAG W4EAB W1TAG K3ESE N8AFT AH6AX K3ESE WA4KIT NO8C KR7KR K4ALE WB4DBO 

W3IQ: 
PANAMCLIPPER - WA3PTY AK3X N4DT AK3X W4MHZ AC3BU WO8L KB3ERI WA3PTY NU1P N1GKE KB3ERI 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - KE1AF WO8L AC3BU KB3ERI WB2SXY N4DT AC3BU N8RVE W4MHZ WO8L N4DT N1GKE WO8L W4MHZ KB3ERI AC3BU K4WLO WB2SXY 
PRIVATEBUNKS - NU1P N8RVE KB3ERI N8RVE KC2ICA WA3PTY KB3ERI KB3ERI AC3BU N4DT N1GKE KA9BIS 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - KD8IFJ KB0FJU N1GKE N8RVE WB2SXY WO8L N1GKE W9CBT KB3ERI W9CBT N3MVX KC2ICA KC2ICA N4DT N8RVE N1GKE N8RVE NK8O N4YG KE1AF N1GKE KE1AF 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - AC3BU KC2ICA N9RMB KC2ICA KB0FJU N3MVX N4YG KE1AF N3MVX KD8IFJ N1GKE WA3PTY WA3PTY KE1AF W9CBT W4MHZ VE2GOI WO8L NK8O N9RMB K4WLO N4DT 

WI5H: 
PANAMCLIPPER - W3NP F6HKA W3NP F6HKA KZ5OM N2CX K9TJL K6III W3NP K6KPH KE0N N3RSD 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - WB9TFF KZ5OM NU6I N3RSD N3RSD WB9TFF AH6AX W5ZR F6HKA KZ5OM WB9TFF KE0N K9TJL KZ5OM F6EJN AH6AX K6ELQ N3RSD 
PRIVATEBUNKS - K6KPH W5ZR K6III K5KV AH6AX KA5TJS F6EJN WB9TFF NU6I W3NP K6III KA1FSX 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - F6EJN NF1U N0NBD K3ESE N2CX NK8O KA1FSX WB9TFF W3NP WB9TFF KQ4MM AH6AX K6III N0NBD K3ESE N0NBD K5KV NK8O WB8YYY KA1FSX WB6IZG K3ESE 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - N2CX K6III AA8R AC2C NF1U KQ4MM N0NBD KA1FSX KA5PVB K6III WB6IZG AC2C KA5TJS K3ESE K9TJL F6HKA K6ELQ WB9TFF NK8O AA8R K6ELQ N0NBD 

K1IEE: 
PANAMCLIPPER - LZ532PSO 9A18YOTA DL25WN 9A18YOTA SM5COP OV1CDX DL24WN IK0YVV LZ532PSO SM5COP EH2EUS RX7K 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - YU7QF 9A18YOTA 4U1XMAS RX7K EH2EUS OT4A OT4A YR100R EH2EUS 9A18YOTA OT4A EH2EUS DL25WN SM5COP EH2EUS OT4A LZ532PSO EH2EUS 
PRIVATEBUNKS - SM5COP YR100R IK0YVV OV1CDX HT/RC5A 9A18YOTA EH2EUS OK2VWB YU7QF DL25WN RX7K LZ532PSO 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - UT7UJ YU7QF DL6UNF OE5GYL DL25WNN 9A18YOTA YR100R 9A18YOTA LZ532PSO 9A18YOTA UR5MM H7/RC5A DK1WI DL25WN OE5GYL DL6UNF OV1CDX OT4A YU7QF HA90AM OE5GYL EI100MCV 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - OV1CDX DK1WI YR100R SM5COP EH2EUS UR5MM ON8VP 0A18YOTA IK0YVV EI100MCN OE5GYL HA90AM IK5DVT EI100MCV 9A18YOTA EH2EUS EA4OR DL25WN OT4A YR100R LZ532PSO OV1CD 

KI4IO: 
PANAMCLIPPER - N5PHT WA8KOQ N5PHT WA8KOQ WA1UMU AC0C W2LCW G4WQI N5PHT N1PVP KO1E K0RO  
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - AF5U WA8KOQ W8BUD K0RO K9VSO N5PHT WA5RES WA5RES N5PHT WA8KOQ N5PHT KO1E W2LCW WJ1M WA5RES AC0C DL1YPE K9VSO  
PRIVATEBUNKS - N1PVP S58R/P G4WQI K9VSO AC0C KB4GYT WA5RES KB4GYT W8BUD N5PHT KB5IRC S58R/P  
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - WJ1M K8UDH N1PVP KE1AF W2LCW W8BUD WJ1M K9VSO W3LR K9VSO WJ1M WA5RES KB5IRC W8BUD KE1AF N1PVP K9VSO K0RO KB4GYT AF5U KB4GYT XE2V  
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - AC0C KB5IRC S58R/P AC0C K8UDH WA1UMU C4KNN AF5U N1PVP W8IX KB4GYT KE1AF KB4GYT XE2V TI2OY N5PHT K6ELQ W8BUD K0RO WA5RES DL1YPF W8BUD  

PA9CW: 
PANAMCLIPPER - OH9XX/P TM8AB SM5CBN TM8AB TM8AB SM5CBN IK2LEY/P IK2LEY/P OH9XX/P IK2LEY/P IK2LEY/P DL7URB 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - OE6FEG/P OH9XX/P EA2LU DL7URB OK/SP9MA/P TM8AB OK/SP9MA/P K0RS OH9XX/P OH9XX/P TM8AB IK2LEY/P IK2LEY/P TM8AB OE6FEG/P OK/SP9MA/P EA2LU OK/SP9MA/P 
PRIVATEBUNKS - IK2LEY/P S56RPJ IK2LEY/P ON4VT EA2LU ON4VT OE6FEG/P DL7URB EA2LU SM5CBN IK2LEY/P SM5CBN 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - DJ2MX OZ4UN DG1NPM OE6FEG/P IK2LEY/P F8BCW DG1NPM OK/SP9MA/P DL3JPN OK/SP9MA/P PA5KM EA2LU G4AFI DG1NPM OE6FEG/P DL3JPN DJ5AV OK/SP9MA/P IK2LEY/P DJ5AV OE6FEG/P EA2LU 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - SM5CBN DL5AWI K0RS F8BCW OZ4UN PA5KM OZ4UN PA5KM DJ5AV DL5AWI OE6FEG/P PA5KM ON4VT G4OOE DL6MST OH9XX/P EA2LU F8BCW OK/SP9MA/P S56RPJ EA2LU DG1NPM 

AK3X: 
PANAMCLIPPER - K3YP AC1BU N8KQ AC1BU WU5M AC1BU WO8L KK0I K3YP KA2KGP KO1E N2BR 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - KE1AF KO1E AC1BU N2BR K3ESE N8AFT KA2KGP KR0U NE5TH KO1E NE5TH KO1E KB1CL WU5M KE1AF KA2KGP KB1CL K3ESE 
PRIVATEBUNKS - KA2KDP KR0U W3IQ K5KV KE1AF N8AFT KE1AF KB1CL AC1BU NK8Q KB1CL N4KS 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - K8JD WU5M N8AFT K3ESE KA2KGP N8KQ KB1CL N9RV KY3P N9RV K8RNM KE1AF W3IQ WB4DBO W9EBE NE5TH K5KV WB4DBO KY3P N8AFT KA2KGP K3ESE 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - KB1CL KI4KZS K1RID KB1CL WU5M K8RNM N2BR N8AFT KV2X K1RID KA2KGP AA2XB NA5ET K3ESE NA5ET NE5TH K3ESE WU5M WB4DBO K1RID WO8L WB4DBO 

K1YAN: 
PANAMCLIPPER - W3NP W4ANE W3NP W4ANE K7MOA SM6CWP DL6UNF VE1VEI W3NP SM6CWP F6EJN KR9Z 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - F6EJN N4OW DL6UNF KR9Z K4ISW II3YOTA K7MOA K0RO H7/N3QQ N4OW II3YOTA F6EJN DL5UZ K7MOA W4ANE K7MOA DL6UNF K4ISW 
PRIVATEBUNKS - SM6CWP K0RO VE1VEI VE1VEI II3YOTA K1CTR W4ANE AA2XB DL6UNF W3NP KR9Z SM6CWP 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - F6EJN DL5UZ F6EJN VE1VEI AA2XB K8HGX VE1VEI KR9Z W3NP KR9Z SM6CWP AA2XB K4ISW DL6UNF VE1VEI F6EJN VE1VEI K7MOA II3YOTA II3YOTA K8HGX VE1VEI 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - SM6CWP K4ISW W3MWR K5DMC DL5UZ SM6CWP W4ANE AA2XB VE1VEI II3YOTA K8HGX AA2XB K1CTR VE1VEI KB3FTE H7/N3QQ K2DEP W3NP K7MOA W3MWR DL5UZ DL6UN 

AC2C: 
PANAMCLIPPER - K2PI AC8RG N3PDT AC8RG K4CML AC8RG K4CML K2PI K2PI KA4UPI K3ESE AC8RG 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - KE7MFW NK8O KA4UPI AC8RG K3ESE N3PDT AH6AX KD5RSS AH6AX NK8O N3PDT K3ESE K4CML K4CML K3ESE AH6AX K6ELQ K3ESE 
PRIVATEBUNKS - KA4UPI KD5RSS K2PI KG5AQV AH6AX NA5ET K3ESE KB4WJA KA4UPI N3PDT K2PI KD5RSS 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - KB4WJA NF1U N4RAY K6ELQ K2PI AC8RG NF1U K9DAC K3ESE K9DAC KE7MFW AH6AX KA4UPI K9DAC K6ELQ N4RAY KG5AQV WB4DBO N4RAY K9DAC AC8RG KE7MFW 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - AC8RG KA4UPI N4RAY K4CML NF1U KE7MFW NA5ET K9DAC WU1V WI5H AC8RG KA4UPI NA5ET KE7MFW W1TAG AH6AX NA5ET KB4WJA WB4DBO N4RAY K6ELQ K9DAC 

WB4OMM: 
PANAMCLIPPER - K4JPN AD1JM NN4K AD1JM AD1JM NC4RT WB2LQF K8II K4JPN W4PR W0EA NC4RT 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - K0FG W5ODS KE5YUM NC4RT K3ESE NC4RT W0EA AB3RL KN1H W5ODS NC4RT W0EA WB2LQF AD1JM K3ESE W0EA AB3RL K3ESE 
PRIVATEBUNKS - W4PR AB3RL K8II VE3DQN AK4JA N0TA K3ESE KB1M KE5YUM NN4K NN4K W5ODS 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - AD1JM NF5U NN4K K3ESE WB2LQF K8II AD1JM WB9HFK K3ESE WB9HFK KE5YUM AK4JA K8II AD1JM K3ESE NN4K VE3DQN K5TIO KE5YUM AK4JA K0FG KE5YUM 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - NC4RT K8II W4PR KC7DM NF5U KE5YUM NC4RT AK4JA WA9VFD W2GIW K0FG AD0YM N0TA KE5YUM K5TIO KN1H VE3DQN W0EA K5TIO W4PR AB3RL AD1JM 

NN0SS: 
PANAMCLIPPER - VE2PID KA3LOC KB6NU KA3LOC KE5YUM KA3LOC KA3LOC N8XI VE2PID K8PON K3ESE W4USR 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - K4WFM KA3LOC KB9GUX W4USR K3ESE K4CMT K8ZAA W0RJW W5HWZ KA3LOC K4CMT K3ESE KA3LOC KE5YUM K3ESE K8ZAA W6LAX K3ESE 
PRIVATEBUNKS - K8PON W0RJW N8XI VE2PID K8ZAA KD1RT K3ESE KB9GUX KB9GUX KB6NU K3ESE W4USR 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - K8JD KB6NU N8XI KE5YUM VE2PID K8JD NG1A KB9GUX K3ESE KB9GUX K4CMT K8ZAA VE2PID K8JD KE5YUM N8XI VE2PID K8PON KE5YUM AC3BU KB9GUX VE2PID 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - KA3LOC VE2PID K8PRG AC3BU KB6NU K4CMT K8PON AC3BU KB3WAV KD6JUI KB9GUX NG1A KD1RT VE2PID WA9FET W5HWZ N5XE W4USR K8PON K8PRG W6LAX K8JD 

KJ4R: 
PANAMCLIPPER - HI9/F5PLR AA2XB NV5S AA2XB XE1IM KC9IL HI9/F5PLR XE1IM HI9/F5PLR W9GPP WA1HEW HI9/F5PLR 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - HI9/F5PLR W8EO K9UCX HI9/F5PLR K3ESE WA0DTH AA2XB N2JPR WA1HEW W8EO WA0DTH WA1HEW HI9/F5PLR XE1IM K3ESE AA2XB KC9IL K3ESE 
PRIVATEBUNKS - W9GPP N2JPR XE1IM NV5S WA1HEW W2T K3ESE AA2XB K9UCX NV5S K3ESE NV5S 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - PJ2ND WU0A N4API K3ESE AA2XB W8EO WA1HEW HI9/F5PLR K3ESE HI9/F5PLR NM1I WA1HEW HI9/F5PLR WA0DTH K3ESE N4API NV5S K5OO KG5YOV N4API W9GPP XE1IM 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - KC9IL HI9/F5PLR N5IR K9UCX WU0A NM1I N6KZ N4API PV8ADI KC9IL W9GPP WA0DTH W2T XE1IM W4NLT WA1HEW W8EO WA1HEW K5OO N5IR KC9IL WA0DTH 

ZL1BQD: 
PANAMCLIPPER - VK3PR 5W1SA T32NH 5W1SA ZL4MP FK8CE ZL1FV ZL1BIV VK3PR ZL4MP FK8CE VK9NR 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - ZL1FV ZL2OT ZL1UJU VK9NR 5W1SA T32NH JA2BAY VK3PR T32NH ZL2OT T32NH FK8CE ZL1FV ZL4MP 8J2ELS JA2BAY ZL1BIV 5W1SA 
PRIVATEBUNKS - ZL4MP VK3PR ZL1BIV ZL1FV JA2BAY ZL3TE 8J2ELS ZL1BIV ZL1UJU T32NH FK8CE 8J2ELS 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - ZL1UJU ZL1UJU VK9NR ZL3TE T32NH FK8CE ZL1FV VK9NR T32NH VK9NR VK7ME JA2BAY ZL1IO 3D2RJ ZL3TE VK9NR ZL1FV ZL1IO JA2BAY ZL1AGC ZL1AGC ZL1CE 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - FK8CE ZL1IO 3D2RJ ZL1AGC ZL1UJU VK7ME ZL1CAN ZL1AGC ZL1BIV ZL1IN ZL1AGC ZL1CAN ZL3TE ZL1CE ZL2OT T32NH VK7ME 5W1SA ZL1IO 3D2RJ ZL1BIV 3D2RJ 

N8XMS: 
PANAMCLIPPER - K1PUG G4AFU WD4DNQ F6HKA W8KMX CO2RQ HR1LW VE2GDI WB8APR WB8APR VE2GDI CO2RQ  
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - G4AFU CO2RQ G4AFU CO2RQ W4SRE SM4OTI G4AFU HR1LW F6HKA CO2RQ W3NTP KE0HG HR1LW W8KMX KE0HG F6HKA KB0HXL W4SRE  
PRIVATEBUNKS - K1PUG HR1LW SM4OTI VY1JA AC2C SM4OTI DL1REM WB4MNK G4AFU WD4DNQ F6HKA SM5COP  
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - KB4WJA K1PUG N8KR W4SRE VE2GDI N8KR HR1LW KR9Z W3MWR KR9Z WB4MNK AC2C VE2GDI VE2GDI W4SRE WB4MNK VE2GDI SM5COP N3YUG WB8APR VE2GDI VE2GTI  
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - CO2RQ SM4OTI N8KR AC2C K1PUG WB4MNK N8KR WB8APR VE2GDI XE2I VE2GDI LA0CX W3NTP DL1REM KA5TJS F6HKA XE2I W0DQ SM5COP N8KR KB0HXL VE2GDI  

NF1U: 
PANAMCLIPPER - KA4UPI F6HKA N4RAY F6HKA WB4MNK AC2C K4ALE WI5H KA4UPI N4PGJ K3ESE K8DZR  
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - F6HKA WB4DBO KA4UPI K8DZR WB2SXY NE5TH AH6AX W0RJW WI5H WB4DBO NE5TH K3ESE K4ALE WB4MNK K3ESE AH6AX N3MLB WB2SXY  
PRIVATEBUNKS - N4PGJ W0RJW WI5H WA5OBV AH6AX W1TAG K3ESE WB2SXY KA4UPI N4RAY K8JD K3ESE  
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - K8JD NU1P NO8C K1NIE WB2SXY K8JD K1NIE W9HT K3ESE W9HT AB0BM AH6AX K1NIE K8JD K1NIE NO8C WA5OBV NO8C WB2SXY AC2C N4PGJ K4ALE  
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - AC2C K1NIE N4RAY AC2C NU1P AB0BM K1NIE AC2C KN4BEV KA4UPI N4PGJ K4ALE W1TAG K4ALE KA5TJS WI5H KN4BEV WB2SXY NO8C N4RAY N3MLB K8JD  

PA0XAW: 
PANAMCLIPPER - HG0IDPD  YL2AG  DL/HB9BIN/P  YL2AG  HG90MRAE  IZ0YCB  YL2AG  HG0IDPD  PA0RBA  PA0RBA  HG90MRAE  HG90MRAE  
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - DF2OK  DF2OK  SM7BUA  HG90MRAE  SM2FIJ  HA6YOTA  HA6YOTA  PA0RBA  HG90MRAE HA6YOTA  HA6YOTA  R115RAEM  PF2018BOL  HG90MRAE  R115RAEM  PA0RBA  YL2AG SM2FIJ  
PRIVATEBUNKS - HG0IDPD  PA0RBA  HG0IDP  EI100MCV  HA6YOTA  EI0YOTA  HG90MRAE  PF2018BOL  SM7BUA  DL/HB9BIN/P  DF20K  SO750W  
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - SM2FIJ  EO70UWC  M0NPT  EG40CE  DF2OK  PF2018BOL  PD1GB  HG90MRAE  G3ZYV  HG90MRAE  HG90MF  SM7BUA  DL/HB9BIN/P  DF2OK  EG40CE  M0NPT  EI100MCV  HA6YOTA  YL2AG  SM7BUA  HG90MRAE  EG40CE  
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - I2ZGC  DL/HB9BIN/P  R115RAEM  I2ZGC  EO70UWC  HG90MF  OZ4UN  PA0RBA  G3ZYV  SM3FIJ  HG90MRAE  PA0RBA  EI0YOTA  EG40CE  M0NPT  HG90MRAE  EI100MCV  SO750W  SO750W  R115RAEM  PF2018BOL  DF2OK  

N9SE: 
PANAMCLIPPER - N5PHT KA8TNK KA8TNK KA8TNK N5MEP KC3RW P4/DL6RAI GI4SJQ N5PHT K2PI VE3AUI KC3RW 
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - FY5FY WB4DBO VE3AUI KC3RW GI4SJQ TI8II WB8SDA P4/DL6RAI N5PHT WB4DBO TI8II VE3AUI P4/DL6RAI N5MEP N5MEP WB8SDA W5LNI GI4SJQ 
PRIVATEBUNKS - K2PI P4/DL6RAI GI4SJQ VE3AUI VE3AUI KA8TNK N5MEP WB4DBO VE3AUI KA8TNK KA8TNK WB8SDA 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - GI4SJQ N0FUA N5PHT KD4EE K2PI TI8II KE1AF OF9X KC3RW OF9X KC5SAM VE3AUI TI8II WB4DBO KD4EE N5PHT VE3AUI NK8O FY5FY P4/DL6RAI GI4SJQ KD4EE 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - KC3RW TI8II K3PR KC5SAM N0FUA KC5SAM NK8O P4/DL6RAI K0VVV TI8II GI4SJQ KC5SAM KA8TNK KD4EE N5PHT N5PHT W7EE WB4DBO NK8O K3PR W5LNI WB4DB 

W2JEK: 
PANAMCLIPPER - PV8ADI PV8ADI NO8C AK4JA AA4MC EG4OCE DL4YYM N8TI K3PR KB4PIX EG4OCE KB4JR  
FOURSTARHOTELMEALS - N5VF W8BJO KB6NU W0RJW WK2S AG4T AF4YF W0RJW W3HGT NO8C N8TI EG4OCE K9VPL N2MM VE6NK AK4JA DL5YYM S57V  
PRIVATEBUNKS - K9VPL K3PR N8TI VE9WW AG4T W3HGT WD9DWE W8BJO N9YUG N5VF WK2S W0SJS  
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - AK4JA KB6NU N2MM VE9WW WK2S PV8ADI AJ1Y VE9WW W3HGT K9VPL N2MM AK4JA KB4PIX NJ8D VE6NK KB6NU S57V NO8C AJ1Y AA4MC AG4T VE9WW  
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - NO8C KB4PIX KB4JR NO8C N9YUG N2MM NJ8D AK4JA VE6NK PV8ADI W3HGT AJ1Y N8TI EG4OCE AG4T W3HGT WD9DWE W8BJO W8BJO K3PR K9VLP NJ8D  

All the above get a certificate and participation point.

All below get only a participation point.

 
WA2FBN: 
PANAMCLIPPER - PJ2ND II5YOTA N9MM H7/RC5A N9MM H7/RC5A W2LCW II5YOTA K4LPQ K4LPQ EI100MCV H7/RC5A 
JUNE281939MAIDENVOYAGE - PJ2ND WA2USA EA1NE EA1NE W2LCW WF8O EI100MCV N9MM K3ESE N9MM N9MM H7/R4WAA II5YOTA W5KID EA1NE NB6GC KB3WAV II5YOTA II5YOTA H7/R4WAA NB6GC K3ESE 
CIRCUMNAVIGATETHEWORLD - EI100MCV II5YOTA H7/R4WAA H7/RC5A WA2USA EI100MCV EA1NE H7/RC5A EI100MCV II5YOTA NB6GC H7/R4WAA II5YOTA EA1NE II5YOTA H7/RC5A EA1NE H7/R4WAA II5YOTA H7/R4WAA W2LCW W5KID 

Not eligible for a certificate or participation point for the following reason(s):
@ = Non-member
$ = QRO power

Soapbox:


 
G3JFS: This challenge provoked a little nostalgia as I still have faint memories 
of being shown around a PanAmp clipper at London Airport in the late 1940s when I 
was 12/13 years old. It was quite a novelty to see the sleeping accomodation and 
having two decks. I imagine one had to be very rich indeed to travel on that 
aircraft. Conditions seemed to have been a little better this month. I did not 
find it too hard to completer the challenge and I even managed to det a couple of 
DX contacts in the log. 73 Peter.

AH6AX: Thanks - another fun challenge!  

N4OW: Ex PanAm Avioncs Tech  --  not in the Clipper era though.  747's yes :)   
Fun to work this one.  72  de N4ow 

AK3X: It got down to needing the two "9"s to complete the challenge.  There are 
usually plenty of 9's floating around, but this month I heard none until the 15th 
of December.  Switching through the bands to get back to 40 meters from 20, with 
a TenTec Argonaut V you have to cycle through all the upper and then lower bands 
to get there.  As I passed through 15 I heard N9RV calling CQ and we had a nice 
chat.  Turns out he was in Montana!  Anyway, a fun challenge as usual.  72, Peter

K1IEE: Another great challenge. Had much more free time to be on the bands and
enjoy the contacts. 73 to all. Merry Xmas to all. Dick K1IEE

KI4IO: Finally an entire month where we were not traveling!  Got my new
home-brew 40 meter transceiver on-line.  Will be bringing it to FDIM
2019.  Am now building a super-heterodyne transceiver for the 30 meter
band.  Life is good!

K1YAN: My apologies to those who were  looking for a QRPp challenge as was 
originally posted for December. After a couple months of poor conditions with a 
lot of QSB and QRN it seemed like a better idea to go with this alphabet challenge 
instead. Another QRPp challenge is in the mix for 2019, hopefully with some better 
bands. This said, the QRPp sprint tonight will probably feature gangbuster 
conditions. Merry Christmas to all and to all good DX.

AC2C: Another fun challenge !!!

WB4OMM: Wow!  Got them all!  Another great challenge.  Merry Christmas, and 
Happy New Year to All!  See you next year.  72/73, Steve #5913

KJ4R: Came down to the wire and got my last "R" on 12/30.  Best wishes and HNY 
to everyone!

N8XMS: This one took a lot of work but after coming up short the past 2 or 3 
months, I was determined to complete it.  I collected my final letter (T) on the 
30th.  I really liked this Pan Am Clipper topic.  It reminded me of a QSO that I 
had many years ago with a former Clipper radio operator.  Take a look at my Member 
Submission item in the December newsletter for more information on that.  Happy 
New Year and 73!  

NF1U: Another fun month.  Additional goal of getting all Ltrs/Nbrs from SKCC Non 
sprint contacts. Cold/Flu/Christmas slowed me down but made it under the wire.

PA0XAW: Thank You for a nice challenge! Happy New Year to All!

N9SE: Was working hard the last couple of days of the month to finish up the 
challenge and I was rewarded with a FB rag chew with W5LNI to snag my last 'L'. 

WA2FBN: Happy New Year to all.  Couldn't find the last couple of
letters.   Using my new CRKits HT1a 40 and 20 m cw QRP rig.  Ant was
EFHW up 25 ft.  Key was CWMORSE straight key.  Thanks for another fun
challenge. 72 Ken

W2JEK: A GOOD CHALLENGE AND A LOT OF FUN. 72/73 DON