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The NAQCC June 2019 Challenge All challenge info such as rules are now in the hands of Gary K1YAN. Email him with any questions in that regard at  .The results on this page are the responsibility of Hap K7HAP. Email him with any questions in that regard at  .THE MOLASSES FLOOD PREMISE: World War I has ended and United States Industrial Alcohol has lost their munitions market. Prohibition is on the horizon and a one year grace period for the production of alcohol before the ban looks like a way to ease the loss of revenue. USIA retools their Purity Distilling Company plant in Cambridge, MA to produce grain alcohol from molasses. They plan to supply the plant from a huge waterfront tank on Boston harbor. The site is ideal, allowing convenient offloading of ship loads of molasses into the tank and easy rail shipment to the nearby Cambridge plant. The 58 foot high, 98 foot in diameter tank holds about 2.5 million gallons and is made from riveted steel plates. Proper testing of the newly constructed tank is never done because of the arrival of a ship full of molasses a few days after its completion. The tank soon begins weeping through the riveted joints and becomes a source of free molasses for the neighborhood. On January 15, 1919 the tank fails, releasing a 15 foot high tidal wave killing 21 and injuring 150. Houses are swept away, the waterfront area is leveled and the Boston Elevated Railway suffers damage to their facilities. In current dollars, damage was around $100 million. The cleanup is long and difficult and even uses Boston harbor fireboats, pumping salt water, to wash away the layers of molasses. The incident results in Boston city authorities requiring that construction plans be approved by an engineer or architect and filed with the city. This requirement was later adopted across the country. Some local residents claim, that on a warm summer day, you can still smell molasses. TIME FRAME: The first day of the month 0000Z through the last day of the month 2400Z RULES: Just make ALL these words from calls of stations you work subject to the General Challenge Rules. (Any spaces in the phrases should be ignored. For example the challenge phrase "INVERTED V ANTENNA" should be treated as if it is the single word "INVERTEDVANTENNA.") MOLASSES TIDAL WAVE BOSTON HARBOR UNITED STATES INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL RIVETED TANK PURITY DISTILLING CO The 87 total letters contain these 21 different letters : A B C D E G H I K L M N O P R S T U V 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. 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: (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: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - KZ5OM KZ5OM WA4LJJ KA4UPI KB3NSK KB3NSK F5UQE WA2JSG KA5TJS KA4UPI W3DF KA4UPI WA4LJJ WA4LJJ WA4LJJ W1BV F5UQE BOSTONHARBOR - W1ABA KZ5OM WA2JSG KA5TJS W4QO KB3NSK F6HKA WA4LJJ W5ZR W1ABA W4QO W5ZR UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - KA4UPI KB3NSK KA4UPI NA5ET K0KEX W3DF K4ISW NA5ET F6HKA KG1T K0KEX K4ISW K6III K4INC K0FD KA4UPI KA5TJS KG1T K9DRP K6III F6HKA KA3LOC W1ABA KA3LOC AC1GF KA3LOC F6HKA KA3LOC AL7RS RIVETEDTANK - K9DRP K6III W1BV NA5ET W9HT NA5ET K0FD W9HT W1ABA K4INC KA4UPI PURITYDISTILLINGCO - KA4UPI F5UQE N4RAY K6III NC4RT N4RAY K9DRP K6III KA5TJS NC4RT K6III AL7RS W4LSV K4ISW N4RAY WA2JSG AC1GF KB5JO G3JFS: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - OM6TC OT4A LZ815NI OT4A SQ2DMX SQ2DMX IK4EWX F6ISB G3VTT PA100IARU SQ2DMX OT4A LZ815NI IK4EWX PA100IARU G3VTT IK4EWX BOSTONHARBOR - F6ISB OT4A F6ISB G3VTT OM6TC LZ815NI PA3GHJ PA100IARU PA100IARU F6ISB OM6TC PA100IARU UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - PA100IARU LZ815NI PA100IARU G3VTT YU7AE SQ2DMX IS0AFM G3VTT PA100IARU OT4A YU7AE IS0AFM LZ815NI G4LNA OK1RAD PA100IARU S57V OT4A OK1RAD LZ815NI PA100IARU AM70L PA3GHJ AM70L OM6TC F/ON6JUN PA3GHJ F/ON6JUN LA8HGA RIVETEDTANK - OK1RAD IK4EWX G3VTT GB19EB OM6TC GB19EB OK1RAD OM6TC PA3GHJ G4LNA IK4EWX PURITYDISTILLINGCO - PA100IARU YU7AE ZR2A IK4EWX TM57FF YU7AE AM70D F6ISB S57V TM57FF F6ISB LA8HGA G4LNA IS0AFM F/ON6JUN G3VTT OM6TC OK1RAD N4OW: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - K5DMC W2OZB WB8YLO W4AFB K3SAV K3SAV W4SRE W4SRE WA4FAT N4API K0FD W4AFB WB8YLO WN8YGR AH6AX K3SAV W4SRE BOSTONHARBOR - W4AFB W2OZB W4SRE WA4FAT WB8YLO WN8YGR AH6AX AH6AX WN8YGR W4AFB WB8YLO WN8YGR UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - KA4UPI WN8YGR N4API NA5ET NA5ET K0FD WA9SWW NA5ET AH6AX W5TV NA5ET WA9SWW KA4UPI KC4PGN K5DMC KA4UPI W5IQS W5TV W4SRE KA4UPI AH6AX N3MLB K3SAV N3MLB KC4PGN K2OO AH6AX K2OO W4ALF RIVETEDTANK - W4SRE K2PI K3SAV K4EJQ VE3VTG K4EJQ K5DMC VE3VTG K3SAV KC4PGN K0FD PURITYDISTILLINGCO - KC4PGN NK2U K4ARQ K2PI W9HT WN8YGR K9DRP W5IQS W5IQS W9HT W5IQS W4ALF AL7RS W5MIG N4API WN8YGR KC4PGN K2OO N4RAY: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - W5MIG WB4DBO KA3LOC WA4FAT WA9SWW WA9SWW KE5JP AL7RS WA4FAT W5MIG WB4DBO WA4FAT KA3LOC W5MIG WA4FAT K9VP KE5JP BOSTONHARBOR - WB4DBO WB4DBO AL7RS WA4FAT KA3LOC N4OW AH6AX WA4FAT AL7RS WB4DBO KA3LOC AL7RS UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - K5MUG N4OW W5MIG W1TAG AE5II WB4DBO N0ZS W1TAG WA9SWW W9HT AE5II N0ZS K6III N9OL K0FD K5MUG WD7JS W9HT NC4RT K6III WA9SWW AL7RS KA3LOC AL7RS KA3LOC N4OW AH6AX N4OW N9OL RIVETEDTANK - NC4RT K6III K9VP K6ELQ NC4RT K6ELQ K0FD NC4RT KA3LOC N9OL K0FD PURITYDISTILLINGCO - KE5JP KD2KUB K9DRP K6III WT4U N5DY K8JD K6III WD7JS WT4U K6III N9OL K6ELQ AE5II N0ZS W5MIG KA3LOC N9OL W3IQ: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - KM1G KA3LOC KA3LOC KA3LOC KB0SNE KB0SNE KB0SNE WA9SWW WA4FAT KK0I WD7JS KA3LOC KA3LOC WA9SWW WA9SWW W1BV KB0SNE BOSTONHARBOR - KB0SNE KA3LOC WA9SWW WA4FAT KB5JO KB0SNE NC7H WA9SWW AL7RS KB0SNE KB5JO AL7RS UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - W1NU KB0SNE KK0I KG1T K1NIE WD7JS WD7JS KG1T WA4FAT NA5ET K1NIE WD7JS K1NIE NC7H KD5CQX W1NU WA2JSG NA5ET K9DRP K1NIE WA4FAT AL7RS WA4FAT AL7RS KA3LOC K9QHO NC7H K9QHO K8LJG RIVETEDTANK - K9DRP W2QID W1BV K3SEW W9HT K3SEW KD5CQX W9HT WA4FAT NC7H KB0SNE PURITYDISTILLINGCO - K9PMV KA4UPI KA9ERV W2QID KD1RT WB1DYR K8JD KA4UPI WA2JSG KD1RT KA4UPI K8LJG W4KLA KC2ICA K1NIE KG1T KA3LOC KB1WOD PA9CW: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - OK/SP9MA/P OE/OK2PDT/P DL4ZBY OK/SP9MA/P OK/SP9MA/P OK/SP9MA/P OE/OK2PDT/P SE5E DL/PB2T/P HB9BIN/P HB9DPR/P OK/SP9MA/P DL6KVA F5LKW/P 9A/ON7VG DL6KVA OE/OK2PDT/P BOSTONHARBOR HB9DPR/P OE/OK2PDT/P SE5E HB9DPR/P OE/OK2PDT/P 9A/ON7VG HB9DPR/P 9A/ON7VG HB9DPR/P HB9DPR/P OE/OK2PDT/P HB9DPR/P BOSTONHARBOR - HB9DPR/P OE/OK2PDT/P SE5E DL/PB2T/P OE/OK2PDT/P 9A/ON7VG HB9DPR/P 9A/ON7VG HB9DPR/P HB9DPR/P OE/OK2PDT/P HB9DPR/P UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - DL7URB 9A/ON7VG HB9BIN/P OE/OK2PDT/P SE5E HB9DPR/P SP1MVG OE/OK2PDT/P DL3GA SP9CTW SE5E SP1MVG IK4DRY G4FNL/P OE/OK2PDT/P DL7URB SP1PKW SP9CTW DR0W/P IK4DRY DL0FA/P DL4ZBY DL0FA/P DL0FA/P DM3C/P OK/SP9MA/P HB9DPR/P OK/SP9MA/P DL0VW/P RIVETEDTANK - DR0W/P EI8FI 9A/ON7VG SE5E G3ULT/P SE5E DL4ZBY G3ULT/P DL3GA HB9BIN/P OE/OK2PDT/P PURITYDISTILLINGCO - HB9DPR/P G3ULT/P IK4DRY EI8FI YL3TQ DL4ZBY OE/OK2PDT/P EI8FI SP1PKW YL3TQ EI8FI DL0FA/P DL0VW/P HB9AFI/P HB9BIN/P 9A/ON7VG DM3C/P 9A/ON7VG WV8DH: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - KD8ZM WO8L KA2L AC1GF AL7RS AL7RS WA1HEW K3SW W1TAG KA4UPI K8JD AC1GF KA2L K9FW KA2L WV8P WA1HEW BOSTONHARBOR - KG4BBK WO8L K3SW W1TAG KE4OH N3FZ WA1HEW KA2L AL7RS KG4BBK KE4OH AL7RS UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - KA4UPI N3FZ KA4UPI W5TMT WB9EGZ K8JD AK4SO W5TMT KA4UPI W5TMT WB9EGZ AK4SO K1NIE NP3K K0FD KA4UPI WS8G W5TMT N8KR K1NIE KA4UPI WO8L AL7RS WO8L AC1GF K4WOP WA1HEW K4WOP AL7RS RIVETEDTANK - N8KR K2PI WV8P KE4OH NZ0T KE4OH K0FD NZ0T AL7RS NP3K K9FW PURITYDISTILLINGCO - NP3K K1PUG K4RZR K2PI W9HT WA1BXY KD8ZM AF4OI WS8G W9HT AF4OI AL7RS N3MLB K9LI K1NIE AC1GF AC1GF W9OD AB9BZ: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - W5TM K8UO AL7RS AG4ZA AL7RS AL7RS VE2GDI KB3NSK W5TM VE2GDI VE2GDI A4GZA AL7RS W3CR A4GZA VE2GDI VE2GDI BOSTONHARBOR - NJ2BB K8UO KB3NSK W5TM W3AO KC4KNN W3KWH AG4ZA AL7RS NJ2BB W3AO AL7RS UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - K5TU KC4KNN VE2GDI K4BFT AE5II VE2GDI N1FS K4BFT AL7RS K3JT AE5IT N1FS AE5II KC4KNN K8DF K5TU W3USA K3JT W3CR AE5II AL7RS N4LNR AE5II N4LNR KC4KNN K0OU W3KWH K0OU K6LL RIVETEDTANK - W3CR N8II VE2GDI K8KEM K5TU K5EOK K8DF K5TU AE5II KC4KNN KC4KNN PURITYDISTILLINGCO - K3QP W3USA N4LNR AE5II K2TW W4RYZ W3KDR AE5II W3USA K2TW N8II K6LL K6LL N8II NJ2BB VE2GDI KC4KNN K5EOK N8BB: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - N9WVM KB3CVO AL7RS VA3GE KI4PS KI4PS VA3GE AL7RS N4T KI4PS AA5AD VA3GE AL7RS W3TTT AA5AD VA3GE VA3GE BOSTONHARBOR - KB3CVO KB3CVO AL7RS N4T KA3LOC N4T WA1HEW AA5AD N5IR KB3CVO KA3LOC N5IR UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - K1PUG N4T KI4PS W3TTT WA1HEW AA5AD KB2FSB W3TTT AA5AD W3TTT WA1HEW KB2FSB N5IR N5IR K3JZD K1PUG W5IQS W3TTT W5ZR N5IR AA5AD KB1CL AA5AD KB1CL KB3CVO KM5PO WA1HEW KM5PO KA3LOC RIVETEDTANK - W5ZR VE2GDI VA3GE N1GKE W3TTT N1GKE K3JZD W3TTT AA5AD N5IR KI4PS PURITYDISTILLINGCO - KI4PS KD2KUB AL7RS VE2GDI KD1RT K1YAN K8JD AE5II W5IQS KD1RT AE5II KA3LOC K6BFL AE5II N1GKE VA3GE KB3CVO K1OIK DK1VD: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - TM57FFC OZ/SP1CP/P DL0CUX/MM IK2UWA OZ/SP1CP/P OZ/SP1CP/P EW4DW S57V TM57FFC IK2UWA OZ/DL6VL/P IK2UWA DL0CUX/MM IK2UWA OH6GAZ S57V EW4DW BOSTONHARBOR - GB19CWC OZ/SP1CP/P S57V TM57FFC OZ/DL6VL/P SP2HNF OH6GAZ OH6GAZ GB19RB GB19CWC OZ/DL6VL/P GB19RB UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - DL0CUX/MM SP2HNF IK2UWA YU9T EW8O OZ/DL6VL/P GB19CS TK/S53BB EV19SAM YU9T EW8O GB19CS OK1TPI N2VV/VY2 EW4DW DL0CUX/MM IZ3SOI/QRP TK/S53BB R6KD OK1TPI EV19SAM LZ1FAX LZ1FAX LZ1FAX OZ/SP1CP/P OK1TPI OH6GAZ OK1TPI OZ/DL6VL/P RIVETEDTANK - R6KD IZ3SOI/QRP S57V EV19SAM OK1TPI EV0SD EW4DW OK1TPI LZ1FAX EA6NB IK2UWA PURITYDISTILLINGCO - OZ/SP1CP/P IK2UWA GB19RG IZ3SOI/QRP DF13STO YU9T R6KD IZ3SOI/QRP EV19SAM DF13STO IZ3SOI/QRP OZ/DL6VL/P OZ/DL6VL/P 4O/US7IM GB19CNI GB19CWC OZ/SP1CP/P IZ3SOI/QRP AK3X: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - F5OHM F5OHM KF5HGL W1ABA WB8SCT WB8SCT F5UQE CM2RSV WB8SCT K1VZI WD7JS W1ABA KF5HGL WB8SCT W1ABA CM2RSV F5UQE BOSTONHARBOR - WB8SCT F5OHM CM2RSV WB8SCT NO8C KK4BNC F5OHM W1ABA CM2RSV WB8SCT NO8C CM2RSV UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - KP3U KK4BNC K1VZI GB19TG W4/E74UK WD7JS WD7JS GB19TG VX4WARC W1TAG W4/E74UK WD7JS KC9IL NU1P N4DT KP3U PJ4/W9SN W1TAG VX4WARC KC9IL VX4WARC KC9IL HA8RM KC9IL WB8SCT N4OW F5OHM N4OW LZ19CY RIVETEDTANK - VX4WARC N4IY CM2RSV WA1HEW N4DT WA1HEW N4DT N4DT HA8RM NU1P KF5HGL PURITYDISTILLINGCO - PA1CC NU1P HA8RM N4IY KG1T W4HAY W1DH N8XI PJ4/W9SN KG1T N8XI LZ19CW W5LNI W5LNI N4DT KF5HGL WB8SCT K2OO PA0XAW: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - AM70S SO9EWA IK3/DL4FAT/P IK3/DL4FAT/P AM70S AM70S SO9EWA M0AMS IK3/DL4FAT/P IK3/DL4FAT/P IK3/DL4FAT/P IK3/DL4FAT/P IK3/DL4FAT/P LZ10WCA DL2DXA/P G0EVV/P SO9EWA BOSTONHARBOR - F5DBC SO9EWA M0AMS IK3/DL4FAT/P SG6OF G0ILN F6HCC DL2DXA/P RX3Q F5DBC SG6OF RX3Q UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - UF1T G0ILN IK3/DL4FAT/P UF1T G0EVV/P IK3/DL4FAT/P SO9EWA UF1T AM70S IK2JET G0EVV/P SO9EWA G0ILN IW0BNW F5DBC UF1T SG6OF IT9FRT IT9FRT G0ILN AM70S G0ILN LZ10WCA G0ILN F6HCC E74OW F6HCC E74OW LZ10WCA RIVETEDTANK - IT9FRT IT9FRT G0EVV/P E74OW IT9FRT E74OW F5DBC IT9FRT LZ10WCA IW0BNW IK3/DL4FAT/P PURITYDISTILLINGCO - GM4PSL AM70U AM70R IT9FRT IT9FRT YO2CJX DL2DXA/P IZ2QXG SG6OF IK2JET IZ2QXG DL2DXA/P DL2DXA/P GB19CGI EA6NB G0ILN F6HCC YO2CJX W2JEK: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - KC2BMD IZ3GOA KC9IL S53A GB19SL GB19SL K2BET KI4PS N4T KI4PS R1DX S53A KC9IL WB2JNA WA7JTM S57V K2BET BOSTONHARBOR - KB0HXL SM5COP KI4PS N4T KO8L HA3NU K5HZ WB2JNA AL7RS KB0HXL KO8L RZ19CY UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - W4/E74UK HA3NU KC9IL K2BET WA1HEW R1DX S53A RA3CT IZ3GOA W3TS WA1HEW W3TS W7IY RN3CT KC1BMD HA3NU AL7RS W3TS R1DX KI4PS HA3NU KO8L AL7RS GB19SL KD9CK SM5COP HA3NU IZ3GOA KO8L RIVETEDTANK - AL7RS KC9IL S57V W4/E74UK K2BET W4/E74UK KC1BMD WA7JTM HA3NU N4T KI4PS PURITYDISTILLINGCO - KI4PS HA3NU RZ19CY IZ3GOA RN3CT RZ19CY KD9CK W7IY AL7RS WA7JTM IZ3GOA KB0HXL KB0HXL W9IK RN3CT GB19CY RN3CT OH0ZAll the above get a certificate and participation point. All below get only a participation point. WI5H: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - KZ5OM KZ5OM K2NEL AH6AX K5TSK K5TSK K2NEL N1SG K5TSK K6III K0FD AH6AX K2NEL W5ZR AH6AX WA9VFD K2NEL BOSTONHARBOR - KB5JO KZ5OM N1SG K5TSK N4OW NF5U AH6AX AH6AX W5ZR KB5JO N4OW W5ZR WB4OMM: BOSTONHARBOR - WB9HFK NG2O W9IMS KB4T CO6RD N7KM WI5H KD3CA KR4IN WB9HFK CO6RD KR4IN NN0SS: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - K3IMC K5OO KC9IL AC5P WW0SS WW0SS N1GKE WW0SS W9HT N5IVZ KY8D AC5P KC9IL K9FW AJ4YA N5IVZ N1GKE BOSTONHARBOR - WB8SCT K5OO WW0SS W9HT K5OO N5IVZ W9HT AJ4YA K3RLL WB8SCT K5OO K3RLL KJ4R: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - WM4Q N4OW N5URL W1ABA K5IQS K5IQS LB3RE K7S K9TJL K5IQS LZ7DX W1ABA N5URL N4OW W1ABA N2VV/VY2 LB3RE BOSTONHARBOR - W1ABA N4OW K7S K9TJL OT4A N4OW WA1HEW W1ABA N5URL W1ABA OT4A N5URL N9SE: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - KI4SVM KA3LOC K9LA AE0BA KI4SVM KI4SVM AE0BA W0YES K0TQ KI4SVM KW7D AE0BA K9LA WB3AAI AE0BA KI4SVM AE0BA WT4U: RIVETEDTANK - N4RAY K9IA KB3WAV K3ESE WD7GT K3ESE K0FD WD7GT K9IA N4RAY K3ESE K1YAN: MOLASSESTIDALWAVE - AE4GM KA3LOC W8NLZ W1TAG SP7ASZ SP7ASZ K4ALE SP7ASZ W1TAG VE1VEI WD8BAH W1TAG W8NLZ W8NLZ K4ALE VE1VEI K4ALE BOSTONHARBOR - KG4BBK KA3LOC SP7ASZ W1TAG N4OW W8NLZ WD8BAH K4ALE AL7RS KG4BBK N4OW AL7RS UNITEDSTATESINDUSTRIALALCOHOL - K1PUG W8NLZ VE1VEI N4TT VE1VEI WD8BAH AL7RS N4TT AE4GM N4TT VE1VEI AL7RS KI4VH NP3K WW2DDM F5UQE WD7JS N4TT W5ZR KI4VH AE4GM K4ALE W4EAB K4ALE KA3LOC K2OO KI4VH K2OO AL7RS WA2FBN: RIVETEDTANK - WD8RIF KI4SVM KI4SVM CE2ML W9HT CE2ML WD8RIF W9HT AC1Z N2MA KI4SVNot eligible for a certificate or participation point for the following reason(s): @ = Non-member $ = QRO power Soapbox: AH6AX: Thanks for another fun challenge... Condx up and down but got er done! 73/72! N4OW: Toughie. conditions were far from optimum for 4.5 watts. Lots of fun and look forward to another test of QRP at the solar minimum. 72 to all, de AL, N4ow NAQCC 7700 PA9CW: This month it was easy. I participated in the Fieldday. So I made a lot of QSO in QRP/CW. CU in the next challenge. 73, Tonnie WB4OMM: Wow. Another slim month for me - too much work and travel! But got one word (almost two). July and August will also be challenging as I will be traveling out-of-state to work. Will bring the radio and try to make some more Qs. Hope everyone is having a great (safe) summer. See you on the bands! 72/73, Steve KJ4R: Another busy month with travel away from home for work. Also, when I was home I lost a lot of evening operating time to local storms. Glad to get the rain, but sure cuts down on the operating time! Managed to get two words squeezed in by the end of the month. Always fun. 73 to everyone. N8BB: Another fun month. Keep up the great work and keep those challenges coming. Werner KX3 WT4U: After a good start, my free time evaporated this month. Hope to have my priorities back in order for July. AK3X: This one took almost all month. A storm took down half of my antenna and could not get time to fix it for a week. Did the Field Day challenge using the still standing half as an end fed wire. At the end I needed one letter I and one letter L in the challenge. Although I never get on the air during the day, for some reason I happened to check 20 meters in the afternoon and heard W5LNI calling CQ and booming in. Challenge complete, 72 Peter W2JEK: WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAKE 5 QSO ON FIELD DAY SO DID THE ALPHABET CHALLENGE INSTEAD.. WAS FUN DESPITE THE POOR CONDITIONS. 72/73 DON WA2FBN: Another tough month, managed to get one word. 72 Ken |