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The NAQCC September 2024 Challenge NAQCC Monthly Challenges are originated and information regarding rules, ideas, or suggestions go to Gary K1YAN. Email him at  .Challenge results and the Challenge App (the online Challenge tracking and reporting application) is administered by Charlie N1AOK. Email him with any questions at  PLEASE SEND ALL CHALLENGE SUBMISSIONS TO CHARLIE!!! (If you use the online Challenge App, it will automatically send it to him). THE CHALLENGE APPLICATION HAS MOVED! THE NEW LOCATION IS: http://naqcc.wb5rvz.org The U-BOAT 1206 SINKING Challenge  PREMISE: You have heard of WW II U-boats sinking because of depth charges, shelling, bombs and other causes. How about a toilet malfunction that resulted in a sinking? U-boat toilets, heads in the nautical world, were a problem area. The U-1206, a type VII U-boat, was a small vessel and did not have room for a holding tank as some other larger designs did. Flushing waste overboard when running submerged, was difficult, if not impossible, due to water pressure. The greater the depth, the worse the problem. With the type VII, being submerged beyond a shallow depth meant no toilet facilities until the boat surfaced. Buckets, scattered about the boat, were a rather unpleasant temporary solution. To fix this problem, a high pressure discharge head that could overcome outside water pressure was designed. The system required a specific sequence of valve operations to flush. The process was complex enough that a trained operator was on board to run it. This job adds a whole new dimension to the question, "What did you do during the war, Daddy?" The U-1206, equipped with this new head, was on patrol near the coast of Scotland. The boat was stopped to address a battery issue. Somebody used the head, rumor had it the captain, attempted to flush without calling the trained operator, and caused a problem. The operator was called and, while attempting to clear the system, sea water came flooding in. Bilge pumps failed to handle the flooding and the batteries, exposed to salt water, reacted to form chlorine gas. The boat managed to surface to vent the gas but was spotted and severely damaged by aircraft attacks. Unable to dive to escape, the captain ordered the boat scuttled. So ended the U-1206, once again proving, that for some things, it is better to "call the guy" than try to do it yourself. 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. TYPE VII U BOAT 1206 HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE HEAD TRAINED TOILET OPERATOR BATTERY PROBLEM CHLORINE GAS The 87 total letters contain these 23 different letters and numbers : A B C D E G H I L M N O P R S T U V Y 1 2 0 6 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. YOU MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT AT LEAST ONE WORD TO RECEIVE A PARTICIPATION POINT! 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 Charlie N1AOK at: charlie.wilber AT gmail.com (You must type that address into your email program.) Subject must read: (your call) NAQCC (month year) Challenge For example: K3WWP NAQCC January 2022 Challenge All entries must be RECEIVED before the 10th of the following month at 2400Z. Results as of 9/9/2024: VE3KZ: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - K4TNE VC3Y/VE2 KA4UPI VC3Y/VE2 VC3Y/VE2 KK0I KK0I KA4UPI KB1AWM KB4CO NA2DX K4TNE KB1AWM NA2DX KK0I KK6QZM HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - AH6AX W3IQ WB3GCK N0EVH KA4UPI VE3MRX VE3MRX SM3PZG SM3PZG KA4UPI VE3MRX VE3MRX NA2DX W3IQ KA0CSW VC3Y/VE2 N0EVH NA2DX RK3ER WB3GCK N0EVH AH6AX N0EVH KA4UPI NA2DX TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - K2EJT RK3ER KA4UPI KA4UPI NA2DX K4TNE W1DV K2EJT KB4CO KA4UPI WB0RLJ W0ABE TI5/VA3RA KE8QFO SM3PZG K2EJT TI5/VA3RA KB1AWM KA5TJS VE2NGO TI5/VA3RA BATTERYPROBLEM - KB1AWM TI5/VA3RA TI5/VA3RA KA5TJS K2EJT N0GRP VC3Y/VE2 SM3PZG N0GRP KE8QFO WB0RLJ WB0RLJ RK3ER VE3MRX CHLORINEGAS - VC3Y/VE2 VE4GH NJ8L VE2NGO RK3ER TI5/VA3RA NA2DX RK3ER SM3PZG TI5/VA3RA KA0CSW N4OW: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - K3RTA N4BKY AA8UP K2EAG KC8RVD AE7I AE7I AA8UP N4BKY KD4O K2EAG K3RTA N1MX K2EAG N0HR KK6QZM HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - N0HR N2PPI K2EAG N0HR AA8UP K3RTA K2EAG AB5SE AB5SE AA8UP K3RTA NN3E KD4O N2PPI AJ4SB KC4JGC KE5HL K2EAG N0HR K2EAG NN3E KE5HL AB5SE AA8UP KD4O TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - WT4U N0HR AA8UP N1JI N4BKY AB5SE KC8RVD WT4U KD4O N1JI KE5HL KE5HL WP4TZ K5OHY N2PPI KE5HL K7R AA8UP WP4TZ K5OHY K7R BATTERYPROBLEM - N4BKY AA8UP W5WTH W5WTH N2EC KW4RM N4BKY N2PPI KW4RM K4VOZ AB5SE KE5HL N2EC N1MX CHLORINEGAS - KC4JGC K5OHY WB0RLJ K4VOZ KC8RVD AA2IL N4BKY AE7I KC4JGC AB5SE AJ4SB W4JL: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - W4STT K2YIY W9DP N3KAE N1XV KI5GDZ KI5GDZ KV4UD W9BMK K8XCO W4KAC W4STT KZ1J DL2ND K0HNL AH6AX HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - AH6AX IW2NXI W5GDW AH6AX W9DP K4ARQ N3KAE W4STT W4STT KV4UD K4ARQ VE2KLW W5GDW IW2NXI W8SOO W4KAC K0HNL W4KAC N4RS W5GDW VE2KLW K0HNL K8RLE AH6AX W5GDW TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - W4STT N4RS AH6AX IW2NXI DL2ND K8RLE KI5GDZ W4STT K8XCO IW2NXI DL2ND KI9E OH1XT W8SOO K4HPP KI9E W8RNB AH6AX OH1XT W8SOO W8RNB BATTERYPROBLEM - W9BMK AH6AX KD1CT KD1CT VE2JCW K8RLE K2YIY K4HPP K8RLE W8SOO SM4BMZ DL2ND VE2JCW W9BMK CHLORINEGAS - W4KAC K4HPP K0HNL W8SOO KD4MSR K2YIY DL2ND AE4LH KI5GDZ K4ARQ W8SOO W3IQ: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - NQ8T VE3SPY VE3SPY VE3SPY VE3SPY KK0I KK0I K1PUG VA2BBW K4WOP VA2BBW NQ8T K1PUG VA2BBW KK0I KB6NU HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - KC9HEK N5EEI K1PUG KC9HEK VE3SPY NR8M VE3SPY VE3SPY VE3SPY K1PUG NR8M VE3KZ KC4NLD N5EEI AB5SE KC4NLD WB2MJH VA2BBW K5OGR K1PUG VE3KZ WB2MJH NE5A NE5A KC4NLD TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - WP4TZ K5OGR NE5A KE8UIV KC4NLD NE5A K7GUD WP4TZ K4WOP KE8UIV KC4NLD KC9HEK AK4TF KO4JKV K1PUG KC9HEK WA6URY AB5SE AK4TF KO4JKV WA6URY BATTERYPROBLEM - VA2BBW AB5SE K2EJT K2EJT N5EEI KB9RPG VE3SPY K1PUG KB9RPG K5OGR VA2BBW KC4NLD N5EEI NR8M CHLORINEGAS - KC4NLD NV4H N5QLZ K5OGR KS4CR NM1I KC4NLD N5EEI K5OGR W8XAL AB5SE AK3X: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - NQ8T WR4Y W1RCP E77DX W1DV W9VI W9VI WB0TUA WB0B OE5GYL NA2DX NQ8T W1RCP NA2DX AA0AJ AI6O HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - HB9HZC WB8SIW WD5GRW HB9HZC W1RCP KS3CR E77DX KS3CR KS3CR WB0TUA KS3CR W4SRE NA2DX WB8SIW W4SRE KS3CR HB9HZC NA2DX W1RCP WD5GRW W4SRE HB9HZC EC1R AA0AJ NA2DX TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - RT5T W1RCP AA0AJ AI6O NQ8T EC1R E77DX RT5T OE5GYL AI6O LZ3FA K8RLE RT5T AI6O PB8DX K8RLE WR4Y AA0AJ RT5T AI6O WR4Y BATTERYPROBLEM - WB0B AA0AJ WB0TUA WB0TUA KE8NJW W4SRE WR4Y PB8DX W4SRE KE8QFO WB0B LZ3FA KE8NJW NA9M CHLORINEGAS - KS3CR N0EVH K8RLE KE8QFO WD5GRW WI2X NQ8T OE5GYL K0FG AA0AJ W4SRE NN9K: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - WB6TIS KB3AAY W7BPM KA4KOE AA5VE WB6TIS WB6TIS W1ZU WA2FBN KA4KOE WA2QLK WB6TIS W1ZU WA2QLK K0SX WB6TIS HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - K5OHY KI7QCF W5GW K5OHY W7BPM K5GRZ KA4KOE K0SX K0SX W1ZU K5GRZ AA5VE W5LD KI7QCF WB6TIS W4MQC K7SHR WA2QLK N8ZR W5GW AA5VE K7SHR K3NCE WA2FBN W5LD TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - KJ7DT N8ZR WA2FBN KI5LKS WA2FBN K3NCE KJ7DT KJ7DT KA4KOE KI5LKS WA2QLK K4TEP W6UDT K5OHY K4TEP K4TEP WA5RML KA4KOE W6UDT K5OHY WA5RML BATTERYPROBLEM - WA2FBN KA4KOE N3DTF N3DTF W3ENK K1RIF KB3AAY K4TEP K1RIF KG8CO K4LJB WA2QLK W3ENK W4MQC CHLORINEGAS - W4MQC N0HR K4LJB KG8CO KB6R NI9M WA2FBN K2EJT K5GRZ W9AFB WB6TIS W5GDW: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - VA3TAR W1YTQ AC7P VE3KZE VA3TAR KB5ILL KB5ILL WA2USA N6MTB KE8OKM VA3TAR VA3TAR WC1N WB2LJK WI0S N6MTB HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - W0HL N5ILQ N0GRP W0HL AC7P N5NR VE3KZE AB5SE AB5SE WA2USA N5NR VE3KZE KD3D N5ILQ K4SWL WC1N NK3H VA3TAR VA3TAR N0GRP VE3KZE NK3H AB5SE VA3TAR KD3D TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - N6MTB VA3TAR VA3TAR WI0S WC1N AB5SE KD3D N6MTB KE8OKM WI0S W8XAL KE8OKM WP4TZ AA7OY WP4TZ KE8OKM NI0R KW4NJA WP4TZ AA7OY NI0R BATTERYPROBLEM - N6MTB KW4NJA W1YTQ W1YTQ K2EAG N0GRP W1YTQ WP4TZ N0GRP KB0ZOM AB5SE W8XAL K2EAG N6MTB CHLORINEGAS - WC1N NV4H KB5ILL KB0ZOM WB0RLJ NI0R WC1N W0YES K2EAG AC7P K4SWL KC5F: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - K2LT W3PYF W3PYF AE4LH K2JVB AD0IM AD0IM KM3STU K2JVB VA3KOT AD0IM K2LT W1GRD K2JVB AD0IM AH6AX HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - AE4LH KD8IE N2VGA AE4LH W3PYF K8RLE AE4LH KM3STU KM3STU KM3STU K8RLE K8RLE AD0IM KD8IE KS4CR KS4CR AH6AX AD0IM KS4CR N2VGA K8RLE AH6AX KD8IE AE4LH AD0IM TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - KM3STU KS4CR AE4LH N2EIM N2EIM KD8IE KD8IE KM3STU VA3KOT N2EIM AE4LH N2EIM VA3KOT W4LOO WA8UPB N2EIM VA3TAR AH6AX VA3KOT W4LOO VA3TAR BATTERYPROBLEM - K2JVB AH6AX VA3TAR VA3TAR VE3KZE W1GRD W3PYF WA8UPB W1GRD W4LOO WA8UPB AE4LH VE3KZE AD0IM CHLORINEGAS - KS4CR NK3H K2LT W4LOO WB0RLJ N5ILQ N2EIM VE3KZE W1GRD AH6AX KS4CR N0RZ: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - W9TD N9WPY N9WPY K7EVM K7EVM K4IA K4IA W9UUM WB0POH WB0POH K4IA W9TD N1BS WI2X WB0POH KK6QZM HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - WB0POH KI7QCF KA0LDG WB0POH N9WPY WB0RJL K7EVM N1BS N1BS W9UUM WB0RJL K4EAK KE0YDN KI7QCF AA4SB KI7QCF N9OHW K4IA N0HR KA0LDG K4EAK N9OHW KE0YDN K4EAK KE0YDN TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - KJ7DT N0HR K4EAK WI2X N9WPY KE0YDN N7DZ KJ7DT WB0POH WI2X WB0RJL KD8IE W2SCT N9OHW WB0POH KD8IE WR4I KK7A W2SCT N9OHW WR4I BATTERYPROBLEM - WB0POH KK7A KD1RT KD1RT VE7EFF KR8L N9WPY WB0POH KR8L W4LOO WB0RJL WB0RJL VE7EFF K7EVM CHLORINEGAS - KI7QCF N0HR W4LOO W4LOO NH0R KD8IE N9WPY VE7EFF KG5OWB AA4SB AA4SB K1YAN: TYPEVIIUBOAT 1206 - N4KPT W2YRL N4KPT AE4QU TI5/VA3RA WA4IAR WA4IAR KD4NUL KB6NU W8SOO WA4IAR N4KPT WC1N W2YRL AB0BM KB6NU HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - K3SLH TI5/VA3RA WB0GKH K3SLH N4KPT WA4IAR AE4QU K3SLH K3SLH KB6NU WA4IAR KT4RE KD4NUL TI5/VA3RA W8SOO NK2C WB0GKH WA4IAR TI5/VA3RA KB9RPG KT4RE WB0GKH KB3EOF WA4IAR KD4NUL TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - TI5/VA3RA TI5/VA3RA WA4IAR IK5ZWU KD4NUL KB3EOF KB3MDD TI5/VA3RA W8SOO KIK5ZWU D4NUL N4GEB K8TLJ W8SOO WA3PTY N4GEB W2YRL TI5/VA3RA K8TLJ W8SOO W2YRL BATTERYPROBLEM - KB6NU TI5/VA3RA WA3PTY WA3PTY AE3T KB9RPG W2YRL WA3PTY KB9RPG N9OL KB3MDD KD4NUL AE3T KB3MDD CHLORINEGAS - NK2C HB9CGL W2YRL N9OL KT4RE VE3IGS KD4NUL VE3IGS KB9RPG TI5/VA3RA W8SOO N2EIM: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - AC6NT K4NYM WR4P WE9K W9VI NI0R NI0R N9HDU W9BMK K8XCO WA9AGG AC6NT K1GU S52ID NI0R AC6NT HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - N9HDU S52ID WA9AGG N9HDU WR4P WR6NT WE9K W8SOO W8SOO N9HDU WR6NT VE3MM W9LDN S52ID S52ID AC6NT N0HR WA9AGG WR4P WA9AGG VE3MM N0HR NN0TE WA9AGG W9LDN TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - WR6NT WR4P WA9AGG W9VI W9LDN NN0TE N9HDU WR6NT K8XCO W9VI W9LDN K8RLE NN0TE W8SOO LZ2VP K8RLE NI0R AC6NT NN0TE W8SOO NI0R BATTERYPROBLEM - W9BMK AC6NT KI5GTR KI5GTR W4AEE N4JRG K4NYM LZ2VP N4JRG W8SOO AB9CA W9LDN W4AEE W9BMK CHLORINEGAS - AC6NT N0EVH N9OL W8SOO K9BRS WI2X W9LDN W4AEE WA9AGG AB9CA S52ID W4KAC: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - WP4TZ K4NYM WP4TZ AB5SE VE3KZE N5ILQ N5ILQ K3UWY AB5SE KG8CO KW4NJA WP4TZ N1BS .N2RC NI0R AC6ZM HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - AE4LH NI0R KB9RPG AE4LH WP4TZ .N2RC AB5SE AB5SE AB5SE K3UWY .N2RC KD8IE WA8UDP NI0R N1BS .N2RC K2HVN KW4NJA KB9RPG KB9RPG KD8IE K2HVN VE3KZE AB5SE WA8UDP TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - K2LT KB9RPG AB5SE KD8IE KW4NJA VE3KZE KD8IE K2LT KG8CO KD8IE K4SWL VE3KZE KO4TQF KO4TQF KB9RPG VE3KZE W4ARB W4ARB KO4TQF KO4TQF W4ARB BATTERYPROBLEM - AB5SE W4ARB KA5TXN KA5TXN N2EIM NI0R K4NYM KB9RPG NI0R KG5OWB KB9RPG K4SWL N2EIM K4NYM CHLORINEGAS - .N2RC KI5HAV W4JL KG5OWB N0GRP N2EIM KW4NJA K8RLE N0GRP WA8UDP N1BS K3ES: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - W5ATJ K4NYM W7KPL VE6LK VE6LK AC3IE AC3IE VA3UZ K8BHS N5OE K3JAS W5ATJ DG1KJG WB2FUV K0DME VE6LK HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - K8BHS N5IM DG1KJG K8BHS W7KPL K7SHR VE6LK K3JAS K3JAS VA3UZ K7SHR CE3FZL VA3KD N5IM K8BHS CE3FZL K5KHK K3JAS KB9RPG DG1KJG CE3FZL K5KHK AC3IE VA3UZ VA3KD TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - N4KPT KB9RPG VA3UZ KG5CIK N5IM AC3IE DG1KJG N4KPT N5OE KG5CIK VE6LK K0DME K3TEE N8SCO N4KPT K0DME W4ARB VA3KD K3TEE N8SCO W4ARB BATTERYPROBLEM - K8BHS VA3KD K2TNO K2TNO N5OE N5NR K4NYM N4KPT N5NR KG8CO WB2FUV VE6LK N5OE N5IM CHLORINEGAS - CE3FZL K7SHR W7KPL KG8CO AC1JR W4VIG N5IM KE4KE DG1KJG AC3IE K8BHS AC2C: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - KD8TUR KY5VAR K5MP W4EML W0GV WI5H WI5H KD8TUR WB8ENE KE8QFO K1ARR KD8TUR K1ARR N2TNN W0GV AH6AX HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - WI5H N8XI W0GV WI5H K5MP KD8TUR W4EML AC8SV AC8SV KD8TUR KD8TUR K4TNE KD8TUR N8XI VE3IGS KC4NLD AH6AX K1ARR K1ARR W0GV K4TNE AH6AX KE8QFO K4ARD KD8TUR TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - K4TNE K1ARR K4ARD KG6OKI K4TNE KE8QFO KC4NLD K4TNE KE8QFO KG6OKI W4EML WB8ENE N2TNN K5AYO G4PVM WB8ENE K1ARR AH6AX N2TNN K5AYO K1ARR BATTERYPROBLEM - WB8ENE AH6AX K3FT K3FT WB8ENE K4ARD KY5VAR G4PVM K4ARD KG6OKI N4GEB W4EML WB8ENE W4EML CHLORINEGAS - KC4NLD F6HKA KC4NLD KG6OKI KY5VAR VE3IGS K4TNE N4GEB N4GEB AH6AX VE3IGS AH6AX: TYPEVIIUBOAT1206 - W1TAG KC3VYK K5MP KA9ERV KC3VYK N4SNI N4SNI WB9YZU K2JVB KB5JO KA9ERV W1TAG W1DV K2JVB N0FIH K6JF HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - N0FIH N0FIH W1TAG N0FIH K5MP KA9ERV KA9ERV N4SNI N4SNI WB9YZU KA9ERV VE3KZ W1DV N0FIH KB3NSK KC3VYK WA1HFF KA9ERV NR4A W1TAG VE3KZ WA1HFF WA9FET NR4A W1DV TRAINEDTOILETOPERATOR - KA5TJS NR4A NR4A KA4UPI N4SNI WA9FET W3DF KA5TJS KB5JO KA4UPI W4JL K1EC WA9FET KE8QFO KA4UPI K1EC W0RJW W1TAG WA9FET KE8QFO W0RJW BATTERYPROBLEM - K2JVB W1TAG W5WTH W5WTH KE8QFO N5NR KC3VYK KA4UPI N5NR N0HOV KB3NSK W4JL KE8QFO K5MP CHLORINEGAS - KC3VYK W5WTH K4CML N0HOV WD4EBR N0IPA N4SNI VE3JO K1LGM KA5TJS KB3NSK All the above get a certificate and participation point. All below get only a participation point. AE4ZR: HIGHPRESSUREDISCHARGEHEAD - N0EVH KI7QCF K2EAG N0EVH K1PUG K8ARE K8ARE ND8MS ND8MS K1PUG K8ARE N0EVH ND8MS KI7QCF N0SA N2RC K5OHY K8ARE N2RC K2EAG N0EVH K5OHY K2EAG K2EAG ND8MSNot eligible for a certificate or participation point for the following reason(s): @ = Non-member $ = QRO power Soapbox: N4OW: Always fun to make 2 way 339 contacts. VE3KZ: Conditions were not the best but POTA saved the day! W4JL: Another great monthly challenge, tnx for these! 72 W4JL Dave NC #10660 AK3X: Another fun challenge. I like to finish it fast and then I regret not having it to work on. N4OW: Always fun to make 2 way 339 contacts. W5GDW: Thanks for another great challenge! See you next month. 73 Gary W4KAC: Another good one! Thanks once again for the challenge. Always fun. Ken, W4KAC, NAQCC 10032 K3ES: Another great Letter Challenge. It was great that the sun cooperated by providing good HF propagation conditions this time! |