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The NAQCC April 2026 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). LINKS: Challenge App: http://naqcc.wb5rvz.org Challenge Worksheet: challenge_tracker.pdf POWER GRID BLACK START  PREMISE: There have been times when large parts of the power grid go off line and a major blackout results. Nothing in a very large area has power. Everything is dead, including the generating stations. What happens now? The recovery process is known as a black start and it is a long, complicated sequence of events. There are a couple things that we need to know to understand how this takes place. First, it takes power to make power. A major generating station consumes perhaps 5 to 10 percent of its output to run motors, pumps, fans and other equipment needed to make the plant operate. Once you have power at the plant, the actual start up process can take many hours to get boilers running and providing steam to turn the generator's turbine. The whole grid must be brought back into synchronization. All the parts of it must be running at the same 60 Hz frequency. Voltages across the system must be in phase, rising and falling in step or damage to equipment will occur. Re-energizing the load must be handled in an organized manner. You can't just throw one switch and turn everything on at once. As soon as power returns, every device that has been off tries to start up at the same time. This is called cold load pickup and results in a much bigger demand than would occur on the normally running system. If done improperly, the result can be more outages to be dealt with. There are some small generating stations, called black start units, that are scattered across the grid. They can be brought on line using on site power sources such as diesel emergency generators. To get this power to larger generating stations, pre-selected transmission lines are stripped of all connections and made into an express circuit to a bigger station. This is called a cranking path. The process of using small units to get bigger ones started is called bootstrapping. One station is used to start the next. As more power becomes available, more of the large units can start up. A number of large units will begin to start up at the same time to speed the overall recovery. At this point nothing is connected to the grid, no customers or generation. Now we can begin to put the grid back into operation. Pieces of the high voltage grid that have been separated are reconnected. Generators begin to be connected to the grid. The phasing and frequency of each generator brought on line is matched to the energized system as they are reconnected. The overall system is re-energized starting with the highest voltage parts and working toward the lower voltage parts. Customers are reconnected in an organized process that manages the cold load pickup. Priority is often given to selected loads like hospitals, pumping stations and other critical customers. Gradually blocks of customers are reconnected until all are back in service. This whole procedure follows a well organized script that is updated and practiced to insure a successful recovery. 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. BLACK START PROCEDURE SYSTEM SYNCHRONIZATION CRANKING PATH BOOTSTRAPPING CRITICAL LOADS COLD LOAD PICKUP The 92 total letters contain these 20 different letters: A B C D E G H I K L M N O P R S T U Y Z 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! 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 April 2026 Challenge All entries must be RECEIVED before the 10th of the following month at 2400Z. Results as of 4/21/2026: K3ES: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - K3BRZ K2LT KE2AXX AC3IE KE2AXX VE3SVQ K2LT KE2AXX K3BRZ K2LT KG8P K3BRZ K3ONW AC3IE KE2AXX KE2AXX N2DGQ N6HU K1RDD VE3UXJ SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - VE3SVQ KB3AAY KC3SCV WA3TVH VE3UXJ K1MZM KC3SCV KB3AAY N6HU W3MAC N6HU K1RDD K3ONW N6HU WA3IGU K3BRZ WA3IGU WA3TVH WA3IGU KN4TOF NN3E CRANKINGPATH - W3MAC W2GR WA3IGU NN3E KE2AXX NI8W NN3E WA3IGU KG8P WA3TVH NE4TN N6HU BOOTSTRAPPING - K3BRZ KN4TOF KB3CVO NE4TN KB3NSK KN4TOF W2GR WA3TVH WA8VPD WA8VPD NI8W NN3E WA3IGU CRITICALLOADS - KC3SCV K2MR AG3I KN4TOF AG3I KC3SCV AG3I K2LT N9EDL KB3CVO AG3I N2DGQ KB3NSK COLDLOADPICKUP - KC3SCV WB4SON N9EDL K1RDD W1BLU WB4SON KB3AAY K1RDD W4PJW AC3IE KC3SCV K2LT N6HU W4PJW KN4OK: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - N8BB K3SLH WA3N WB3GCK K3SLH K3SLH W3GTR WA3N KB9RPG W3GTR KB9RPG KB9RPG KB3EOF WB3GCK KB3EOF KB3EOF N9DXP KU8T W3GTR KE8ZLT SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - K3SLH K4NYM N1BS AF8T KE8ZLT K4NYM N1BS K4NYM N8BB K0ACP K3SLH W3GTR KB3EOF N8BB WA1VEI K0ZPS K0ACP AF8T WA1VEI K5OHY K4NYM CRANKINGPATH - K0ACP VA3EKR K0ACP K4NYM K3SLH N2PPI N1BS KB9RPG KB9RPG AF8T KE8ZLT K3SLH BOOTSTRAPPING - N8BB K5OHY KG8CO KE8ZLT K0ZPS KU8T VA3EKR AF8T K0ACP K0ACP N2PPI N1BS KB9RPG CRITICALLOADS - KG8CO N4RRY KI9NG KU8T KI9NG KG8CO WA1VEI K3SLH KL7NL KG8CO WA1VEI N9DXP K0ZPS COLDLOADPICKUP - AC4WW VE3JO KL7NL W4JOD KL7NL VE3JO VA3EKR W4JOD K0ZPS W8TMI AC4WW KB9RPG KU8T K0ZPS VE3KZ: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - W8RNB LY3X/P K0ACP K0ACP K0ACP KM3STU KM3STU K0ACP W8RNB OT4A K0ACP W8RNB OT4A K0ACP WA1VEI WA1VEI KD8FKD F5MQU/P W4ARB W9MET SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - KM3STU LY3X/P K3ES KM3STU W9MET F5MQU/P K3ES LY3X/P W8RNB CT3MD K5OHY N3RN OT4A W8RNB WA1VEI HB9HZC WA1VEI OT4A WA1VEI K5OHY KL7NL CRANKINGPATH - CT3MD W4ARB WA1VEI KL7NL K0ACP K4INA K4INA AC1GF K0ACP OT4A W9MET K5OHY BOOTSTRAPPING - W8RNB KO4CBI KO4CBI W9MET WS4Y CT3MD N3RN W4ARB LY3X/P LY3X/P K4INA K4INA AC1GF CRITICALLOADS - KO4CBI WR3G KO4CBI CT3MD N4MIO KO4CBI W4ARB LY3X/P KL7NL K5OHY K4INA KD8FKD WS4Y COLDLOADPICKUP - WC1D N4MIO KL7NL KD9FKD KL7NL N4MIO K4INA KD8FKD F5MQU/P N4MIO WC1D KL7NL F5UQE F5MQU/P KC5F: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - N1BS KL7NL AE4XO KC2KC KL7NL N1BS KM3STU AE4XO KI5GTR KM3STU KE8PZN KI5GTR AE4XO KC2KC AE4XO AE4XO K9DXA KM3STU VA3EKR KE8PZN SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - N1BS K5OHY KM3STU KI5GTR KE8PZN KM3STU KM3STU K5OHY N1BS KC2KC K5OHY VA3EKR AE4XO N1BS KI5GTR KE8PZN K9DXA KI5GTR KI5GTR K5OHY KL7NL CRANKINGPATH - KC2KC W3GTR K9DXA KL7NL KL7NL N2PPI KE8PZN KI5GTR KE8PZN VA3EKR W3GTR K5OHY BOOTSTRAPPING - N1BS K5OHY KG8CO W3GTR WI0S WA3TVH W3GTR VA3EKR N2PPI N2PPI N2PPI KE8PZN KI5GTR CRITICALLOADS - KG8CO WB0RLJ WI0S WA3TVH WI0S KG8CO WA3TVH KL7NL KL7NL KG8CO WA3TVH K9DXA WI0S COLDLOADPICKUP - N4CD VE3JO KL7NL N4CD WB0RLJ VE3JO WA1VEI N4CD N2PPI WA1VEI N4CD KC2KC KM3STU N2PPI N0RZ: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - AA4BW W1HLP WA3N WC1D K8LSB N4DXS KE8ZLT WA3N VA3EKR KE8ZLT W1HLP VA3EKR KD8CO WC1D WA1EI WA1EI N4DXS KA1UUM K3RTA VA3EKR SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - N4DXS K5OHY K8LSB W9MET VA3EKR VA4ADM K8LSB K5OHY WA3N W1WC W1HLP K3RTA KD8CO WA3N WA1EI KE8ZLT AA4BW W9MET WA1EI K5OHY N4DXS CRANKINGPATH - W1WC K0LAR AA4BW N4DXS K8LSB KI5ZND NY7H KG4EXY W1HLP AA4BW K3RTA W1HLP BOOTSTRAPPING - AA4BW K5OHY W2OM K3RTA N2ESE W8TMI K0LAR AA4BW K0CEP K0CEP KI5ZND NY7H KG4EXY CRITICALLOADS - KD8CO KR7M W8TMI W8TMI W8TMI KD8CO WA1EI W1HLP K8LSB W2OM WA1EI N4DXS N2ESE COLDLOADPICKUP - K0CEP W4LOO K8LSB WC1D W0HL W4LOO VA3EKR WC1D W7PQ AC3IE K0CEP KD8CO KA1UUM W7PQ VE3DQN: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - KB9RPG KE8ZLT AC4WW AC4WW KB9RPG K3ES WA1TOM AC4WW KB9RPG WA1TOM KB9RPG KB9RPG KB3EOF AC4WW K3ES K3ES WC1D KU8T K3RTA KB3EOF SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - K3ES K4NYM N1BS KE8ZLT KB3EOF K4NYM N1BS K4NYM K4NYM WC1D W4DHW K3RTA KB3EOF K4NYM N4MIO NZ1J K0ACP KE8ZLT N4MIO WA1TOM NZ1J CRANKINGPATH - WC1D WD5GRW K0ACP NZ1J KB9RPG KI9NG N1BS KB9RPG KB9RPG WA1TOM KU8T W4DHW BOOTSTRAPPING - KB9RPG WA1TOM KG8CO KU8T N9SZ W8TMI WD5GRW WA1TOM K0ACP K0ACP KI9NG N1BS KB9RPG CRITICALLOADS - K0ACP WB0RLJ N4IN W8TMI N4IN K0ACP WQ0A KE8ZLT WA2SPL KG8CO WQ0A WC1D N9SZ COLDLOADPICKUP - KG8CO N4MIO WA2SPL W4DHW WB0RLJ N4MIO K3RTA W4DHW WA2SPL W8TMI KG8CO K4NYM KU8T WA2SPL W1BLU: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - K8BZ WB0RLJ AA1BA N1CCC VE3KIU KC1VAS W3GTR AA1BA W3GTR W3GTR N2PPI W3GTR W4LOO N1CCC VE3KIU VE3KIU WC1D VE3KIU W5ZR K3ES SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - KM3STU K4NYM KM3STU KM3STU K3ES KM3STU K3ES K4NYM WC1N N1CCC K7SHR WB0RLJ N5TOO N5TOO WI0S K8BZ AA1BA WT0RJ VE3KIU N5TOO N5TOO CRANKINGPATH - N1CCC WT0RJ K9DXA K4NYM K8XCO N2PPI K4NYM W3GTR N2PPI AA1BA WT0RJ K7SHR BOOTSTRAPPING - K8BZ N5TOO N5TOO N5TOO KC1VAS N5TOO WB0RLJ AA1BA W7PFB W7PFB N2PPI WC1N W3GTR CRITICALLOADS - WC1N W5ZR K4IU KM3STU K4IU WC1N AA1BA KL7NL KL7NL W4LOO K9DXA WC1D K3ES COLDLOADPICKUP - K8XCO K8XCO KL7NL K9DXA KL7NL K8XCO K9DXA K9DXA N2PPI VE3KIU K8XCO K8XCO VE3KIU N2PPI NN3E: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - 5B/YU6DX KC1TLT W1AW/6 WC1D K5OHY KX4SR W3GTR W1AW/6 KR4NO W3GTR DF2PI KR4NO K5OHY WC1D W4EMB W4EMB 5B/YU6DX 5B/YU6DX W3GTR W5KEB SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - KX4SR 5B/YU6DX KQ4SUZ KC1TLT W5KEB VA4ADM KQ4SUZ 5B/YU6DX N8NHB AC4WW K5OHY W3GTR K5OHY N8NHB NI8N KB1YZ VA4ADM KC1TLT NI8N KR4NO N8NHB CRANKINGPATH - AC4WW N7FRO VA4ADM N8NHB K5OHY DF2PI KR4NO WA3GM DF2PI VA4ADM KC1TLT K5OHY BOOTSTRAPPING - 5B/YU6DX KR4NO N7FRO KC1TLT K3ES NQ8T N7FRO VA4ADM WM4P WM4P DF2PI KR4NO WA3GM CRITICALLOADS - KB1WCK KX4SR HI8D NQ8T HI8D KB1WCK AC4WW KC1TLT K8LF N7FRO AC4WW 5B/YU6DX K3ES COLDLOADPICKUP - KC1TLT K1RO K8LF VA4ADM W5LA K1RO WA3GM VA4ADM KA3BPN HI8A KC1TLT KR4NO 5B/YU6DX KA3BPN W3SKY: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - K8LSB W1HLP W1AW/4 KG8CO KG8CO K8LSB WT2X W1AW/4 KC8RVD WT2X W1HLP KC8RVD KG8CO KG8CO WA1VEI WS3D N3CU WD5GRW WA1VEI SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - K8LSB K3IY K8LSB K1TH N3KAE KN1MT N9SZ K3IY N9SZ KC8RVD K1TH WD5GRW KG8CO N9SZ WA1VEI N9SZ WA1VEI K1TH WA1VEI W4LOO KN1MT CRANKINGPATH - KC8RVD WB0RLJ WA1VEI KN1MT KG8CO K3IY N3CU KG8CO K0CEP N3KAE KN1MT W1HLP BOOTSTRAPPING - K8LSB W4LOO W4LOO KN1MT N9SZ AE4TC WB0RLJ N3KAE K0CEP W7PFB K3IY N3CU KG8CO CRITICALLOADS - N3CU K7SHR AI6YY AE4TC AI6YY N3CU AF8E W1HLP K8LSB W4LOO AF8E WS3D WS3D COLDLOADPICKUP - W1WC AJ7JO K8LSB W4DHW K4KLY AJ7JO AK0A W4DHW W7PFB KG4BIG W1WC K8LSB N3CU W7PFB W4JL: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - AA1BA W4LOO K3RTA KC7NXD K4NYX KC0ZPS KI5GTR K3RTA KI5GTR KI5GTR W7PQ KI5GTR W4LOO KC7NXD AE0YM AE0YM KC7NXD N7UN K3RTA AE1MV SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - KC0ZPS K4NYX KA0CSW K3RTA AE1MV AE0YM KA0CSW K4NYX K4NYX WC1D KJ5GIH K3RTA W4LOO K4NYX KI5GTR KC0ZPS AE0YM K3RTA KI5GTR W4LOO KC7NXD CRANKINGPATH - WC1D WD5JR AE0YM KC7NXD K4NYX N0IP N7UN KI5GTR W7PQ AA1BA KG0AT KJ5GIH BOOTSTRAPPING - AA1BA W4LOO K8XCO KG0AT N1BS K2LT WD5JR AA1BA KC0ZPS KC0ZPS N0IP N7UN KI5GTR CRITICALLOADS - KC0ZPS W3GTR AA0IW K2LT AA0IW KC0ZPS AA1BA W4LOO K2LT K8XCO AA1BA KC7NXD N1BS COLDLOADPICKUP - KA0CSW K7RO K2LT WC1D WB0RLJ K7RO AA1BA WC1D N0IP KJ5GIH KA0CSW KI5GTR N7UN N0IP AD0YM: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - WB5N N9EDL WA2SPL KA3ICJ K3ONW WA2SPL KK7ETF WA2SPL K4ARQ KK7ETF WA2SPL K4ARQ K3ONW KA3ICJ N9EDL N9EDL N9EDL N3CU W2GR KK7ETF SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - WA2SPL W4KLY K4SP K0OTC KK7ETF KD0M K4SP W4KLY N9EDL W3IKC W1HLP W2GR K3ONW N9EDL KA3ICJ AA5UZ K4ARQ K0OTC KA3ICJ NO0X K3ONW CRANKINGPATH - W3IKC W1VR K4ARQ K3ONW K3ONW W3IKC WB5N W2GR WA2SPL AK4D W9TNC W1HLP BOOTSTRAPPING - WB5N NO0X K0OTC W9TNC K4SWL KA8TNK W1VR AK4D K4SP K4SP W3IKC WB5N W2GR CRITICALLOADS - N3CU N8CRC AI4F KA8TNK AI4F N3CU KA3ICJ N9EDL WA2SPL K0OTC KA3ICJ N9EDL K4SWL COLDLOADPICKUP - WC1D KO4ZRZ WA2SPL AK4D W4KLY KO4ZRZ W1AW AK4D KE8PAG WD5EEI WC1D K4SP N3CU KE8PAG N9WVM: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - KB3EOF K4LSB AC4WW KO4CBI KB3EOF N1BS KI5GTR AC4WW KI5GTR KI5GTR W1HLP KI5GTR KB3EOF KO4CBI KB3EOF KB3EOF KD2E N7UN WB0RLJ KD2E SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - N1BS K4NYX K4LSB K6TTA KD2E K4NYM K4LSB K4NYX N1BS WC1D W1HLP WB0RLJ KB3EOF N1BS KI5GTR KN6BAZ K9DXA K6TTA KI5GTR KO4CBI K4NYX CRANKINGPATH - WC1D KS4CR K9DXA K4NYX KB3EOF KO4CBI WB4WNO KI5GTR W1HLP N3KAE K6TTA W1HLP BOOTSTRAPPING - KB3EOF KO4CBI WB4WNO K6TTA N2ESE K4FT KS4CR N3KAE N2PPI N2PPI KO4CBI WB4WNO KI5GTR CRITICALLOADS - AC4WW VE7SRF N2PPI K4FT N2PPI AC4WW AA1BA K4LSB W1HLP WB4WNO AA1BA KD2E N2ESE COLDLOADPICKUP - W1WC W4LOO W1HLP WC1D K4KLY W4LOO AA1BA WC1D N2PPI W2SKI W1WC KD2E N7UN N2PPI NQ8T: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - KO4CBI N9HAL VA3TAR KO4CBI KD2E K3ES VA3TAR VA3TAR VA3TAR VA3TAR KB8PVQ VA3TAR KO4CBI KO4CBI KD2E KD2E KD2E KI5JUF W5ZR WD9DWE SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - K3ES NK2Y K1SP KU8T WD9DWE WA3GM K1SP NK2Y N9HAL AC4WW N9HAL W5ZR KO4CBI N9HAL KO4CBI W5ZR VA3TAR KU8T KO4CBI KB1WOD KB4N CRANKINGPATH - AC4WW WR3G VA3TAR KB4N KD2E AI5BE NN3E WA3GM KB8PVQ N9HAL KE8ZLT N9HAL BOOTSTRAPPING - KO4CBI KB1WOD KO7I KE8ZLT K8LSB K1TH WR3G N9HAL W7PQ W7PQ AI5BE NN3E WA3GM CRITICALLOADS - KC4KNN NR4K KI5JUF K1TH KI5JUF KC4KNN WA3GM N9HAL K8LSB KO7I WA3GM KD2E K8LSB COLDLOADPICKUP - W1WC N4GO K8LSB WD9DWE KE8ZLT N4GO AC4WW WD9DWE N5JPX N2PPI W1WC KO4CBI KI5JUF N5JPX PA9CW: FP45LIBERATOR - F8BJK IK1GPG ON4BB UT5PI IK2ILH IK1GPG F8BJK DL1EAG IK1RQQ SQ3KAN UT5PI OH1CM IK1RQQ RESISTANCEWEAPON - OH1RR DL1EAG SQ3KAN IK1GPG SQ3KAN UT5PI SQ3KAN SQ3KAN OH1CM DM1TBE OK2VWB DM1TBE 9A2KI IK1GPG OH1CM SQ3KAN STAMPEDMETAL - SP6CW OZ6XT 9A2KI OH1CM SP6CW F6EOC DL2ND OH1CM F6EOC OZ6XT OM1AX IK2ILH GMGUIDELAMPDIVISION - IK1GPG S53ML IK1GPG UT5PI UT5PI DL2ND I1EEW S53ML OM1AX S53ML SP6CW DL2ND UT5PI OK2VWB IK2ILH SP6CW IK2ILH OK2VWB ON4BB FRIGIDAIRE - F8BJK OH1RR IK2ILH IK1GPG IK2ILH DL2ND PA7RA 9A2KI OH1RR I1EEW WHITLEYBOMBERS - OK2VWB OH1CM 9A2KI OM5TX S53ML I1EEW OK1AY F8BJK OK2VWB IK3HMB OK2VWB I1EEW OH1RR S53ML NN9K: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - K8LSB W0HL WA1VEI N2YC KE8ZLT N9SZ KE8ZLT WA1VEI KS4CR KE8ZLT N2PPI KS4CR KC3MIO N2YC KE8ZLT KE8ZLT KD2ZMH N3CU W3GTR KE8NJW SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - N9SZ N2YC K8LSB N3DTF KE8NJW KC3MIO K8LSB N2YC N9SZ KC3MIO W0HL W3GTR KC3MIO N9SZ KC3MIO WZ3J AA1BA N3DTF KC3MIO W4LOO N2YC CRANKINGPATH - KC3MIO N3RN AA1BA N2YC KE8ZLT N2PPI KE8NJW N2VGA N2PPI AA1BA W3GTR W0HL BOOTSTRAPPING - K8LSB W4LOO W4LOO W3GTR KS4CR WA3LTJ N3RN AA1BA N2PPI N2PPI N2PPI KE8NJW N2VGA CRITICALLOADS - N1CCC W8RNB WA1VEI WA3LTJ WA1VEI N1CCC AA1BA W0HL KE8ZLT W4LOO AA1BA KD2ZMH KS4CR COLDLOADPICKUP - N1CCC W8BMO KE8ZLT N3DTF K8LSB W8BMO N2VGA N3DTF W3PYF N5ILQ N1CCC K8LSB N3CU W3PYF AH6AX: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - KB1WOD K4CML KA5TJS K4CML KB1WOD KG5FS KA5TJS KA5TJS KB9RPG KA5TJS KB8UGP KB9RPG KB1WOD K4CML KB0SNE KB0SNE KB1WOD KB8UGP KI5VIR KE2BVB SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - KG5FS DK3Y KA5TJS K4TNE KE2BVB WM4Q KA5TJS DK3Y NF1O N5VCP N8DKH KI5VIR KB1WOD NF1O KI5VIR W3ZJ W4AMV K4TNE KI5VIR NF1O KB0SNE CRANKINGPATH - N5VCP W1UMR W4AMV KB0SNE KB1WOD KI5VIR N5VCP KG5FS KB8UGP AE4JB N3WT N8DKH BOOTSTRAPPING - KB1WOD NF1O K0RO N3WT KB0SNE N4TU W1UMR AE4JB N5VCP N5VCP KI5VIR N5VCP KG5FS CRITICALLOADS - KB1WCK NR4K N0FIH N4TU N0FIH KB1WCK WA3N K4CML W4LSV K0RO WA3N KB1WOD KB0SNE COLDLOADPICKUP - N3CU K4OB W4LSV N8DKH AL7JX K4OB VA5CW N8DKH KB9RPG AI5BE N3CU KG5FS KB8UGP KB9RPG ON7DQ: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - EA2BTN DL8ECA EA2BTN SP9TCB CT1GFK SP9TCB EA2BTN EA2BTN I4RHP EA2BTN I4RHP I4RHP EA4DOS SP9TCB EA2BTN EA2BTN DK8EI UA3WBC DF6RI DK8EI SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - SP9TCB YO6CFB G4ISJ SP9TCB DK8EI Z31PM G4ISJ YO6CFB EA2BTN CT1GFK I4RHP DF6RI EA4DOS EA2BTN I4RHP Z31PM DL8ECA SP9TCB I4RHP ON6WJ F6ABN CRANKINGPATH - CT1GFK RA4ACX DL8ECA F6ABN CT1GFK G4ISJ ON6WJ CT1GFK I4RHP DG8WA CT1GFK I4RHP BOOTSTRAPPING - EA2BTN ON6WJ ON6OL CT1GFK EA4DOS CT1EHX RA4ACX DG8WA SP9TCB SP9TCB G4ISJ ON6WJ CT1GFK CRITICALLOADS - DL8ECA E77SR DK8EI CT1EHX DK8EI DL8ECA EA4DOS DL8ECA IK1LBL ON6OL EA4DOS DK8EI EA4DOS COLDLOADPICKUP - RA4ACX ON6OL IK1LBL DL8ECA IK1LBL ON6OL EB7KA DL8ECA Z31PM DF6RI RA4ACX DK8EI UA3WBC Z31PM K1YAN: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - AC4BT K4LXY W1AW/4 WC1N K4LXY WS0T KD1KT W1AW/4 W1RCP KD1KT K4WOP W1RCP N2OTG WC1N KB3EOF KD1KT KE8UEX K4ZSR KB3EOF SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - WS0T K4LXY KY4GS WS0T KE8UEX K4NYM KY4GS K4LXY WC1N AC4BT W3KHG K4ZSR N2OTG WC1N VA3SIE K4ZSR K3WWA WS0T VA3SIE W4LOO N2OTG CRANKINGPATH - AC4BT WB0RLJ K3WWA N2OTG K4LXY F6IRF K4NYM WG8X K4WOP AC4BT N2OTG W4DHW BOOTSTRAPPING - AC4BT K4WOP K4WOP N2OTG KN4SNL AC4BT WB0RLJ AC4BT W1RCP W1RCP F6IRF K4NYM WG8X CRITICALLOADS - W1RCP F6IRF KD8IE AC4BT KD8IE W1RCP AC4NK K4LXY KN4SNL KB3EOF AC4NK KD1KT KN4SNL COLDLOADPICKUP - AC4NK KB3EOF KN4SNL W4DHW WB0RLJ W4LOO N9ANAW4DHW KC4PGN VE3INE AC4NK KD1KT KE8UEX KC4PGN KJ4R: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - W4BEE N2QLV AA8NN KG8CO KG8CO KX4SR N4DT AA8NN KX4SR N4DT KQ4PAK KX4SR KG8CO KG8CO W4BEE W4BEE N4DT N8VU KA1RVM W4BEE SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - KX4SR KC2CYO KS5X W9TNC W4BEE KD9FM KS5X KC2CYO AA8NN KC2CYO K4SHP KA1RVM KG8CO AA8NN AI4F KJ4MZ AA8NN W9TNC AI4F KC2CYO AA8NN CRANKINGPATH - KC2CYO K4ARQ AA8NN AA8NN KG8CO WD5EEI N4DT KG8CO KQ4PAK AI4F WT4DX K4SHP BOOTSTRAPPING - W4BEE KC2CYO K7MOA WT4DX K4SHP W3TW K4ARQ AI4F K4SHP K4SHP WD5EEI N4DT KG8CO CRITICALLOADS - KC2CYO K4ZSR N8IF W3TW N8IF KC2CYO KQ4PAK N2QLV WA2SPL K7MOA KQ4PAK N4DT K4SHP COLDLOADPICKUP - W9TNC WA6MOW WA2SPL KD9FM W1UL WA6MOW KA1RVM KD9FM WA2SPL K7QI W9TNC KC2CYO N8VU WA2SPL AE4ZR: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - N1BS KL7NL WA2SPL WB3GCK K4NYM N1BS K2LT WA2SPL WB0RLJ K2LT WA2SPL WB0RLJ W9DTO WB3GCK N2ESE N2ESE W9DTO NW6U KA1RVM N2ESE SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - N1BS K4NYM N2ESE K0TTW N2ESE K4NYM N2ESE K4NYM K4NYM KC0ZPS KD2MZH KA1RVM W9DTO K4NYM N0VIG KD2MZH KA1RVM K0TTW N0VIG W0OR N1BS CRANKINGPATH - KC0ZPS W0OR KA1RVM N1BS K4NYM KI5ZND KL7NL WB3GCK WA2SPL W2A K0TTW KD2MZH BOOTSTRAPPING - N1BS W0OR W8BMO K0TTW WS1L W9DTO W0OR W2A KC0ZPS KC0ZPS KI5ZND KL7NL WB3GCK CRITICALLOADS - KF8CNK W3GTR N5ILQ W9DTO N5ILQ KF8CNK AE0YW KL7NL KL7NL W8BMO AE0YW W9DTO WS1L COLDLOADPICKUP - KG8CO W4LOO KL7NL K8DSS K2LT W4LOO WA1TOM K8DSS W2PE KX4MI KG8CO KL7NL NW6U W2PE W2TEF: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - WB9CJC AF4XL K4ARQ KC2DWG W4SK NE0NS W9XT K4ARQ K4ARQ W9XT W7PFB K4ARQ KC4TWO KC2DWG NE0NS NE0NS KC2DWG WB7UOF KF9R NE2CZ SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - NE0NS KB3AAY W4SK KC4TWO NE2CZ KI5JIM W4SK KB3AAY NE0NS NE2CZ K5IRH KF9R KC4TWO NE0NS KI5JIM NE2CZ KB3AAY KC4TWO KI5JIM WB7UOF NE0NS CRANKINGPATH - NE2CZ K4ZSR KB3AAY NE0NS W4SK KI5JIM NE2CZ K9GJ W7PFB KB3AAY W9GTA K5IRH BOOTSTRAPPING - WB9CJC WB7UOF AA4NO W9GTA K2KS W1AJT K4ZSR KB3AAY W3PYF W3PYF KI5JIM NE2CZ K9GJ CRITICALLOADS - WB9CJC K5IRH K7QI W1AJT K7QI WB9CJC AA4NO AF4XL W3BL AA4NO AA4NO KC2DWG K2KS COLDLOADPICKUP - WB9CJC K3ONW W3BL WD8NVN K1LB K3ONW AA4NO WD8NVN WB1ECP K5IRH WB9CJC K9GJ WB7UOF WB1ECP KB1M: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - WB0RLJ WB0RLJ K3RTA WC1D KB5YZY K3ES K3RTA K3RTA WB0RLJ K3RTA W3JPH WB0RLJ N2XTO WC1D K3ES K3ES WC1D KD8DEU K3RTA N2ESE SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - K3ES KB5YZY KS4CR N2XTO N2ESE W8RMB KS4CR KB5YZY N0NV KS4CR N4DH K3RTA N2XTO N0NV WA1VAI KB5YZY W1AW/4 N2XTO WA1VAI KG5OWB N0NV CRANKINGPATH - KS4CR WB5RGW W1AW/4 N0NV KB5YZY K4UI N2XTO WB5RGW W3JPH WA1VAI M0TTQ N4DH BOOTSTRAPPING - WB0RLJ KG5OWB N2TO M0TTQ N2ESE M0TTQ WB5RGW WA1VAI W1RCP W1RCP K4UI N2XTO WB5RGW CRITICALLOADS - KE8VC KS4CR WD4MRI M0TTQ WD4MRI KE8VC WA1VAI WB0RLJ K3SLH N2TO WA1VAI WC1D N2ESE COLDLOADPICKUP - AC9M W4LOO K3SLH N4DH W2ELS W4LOO AA4BW N4DH W7PQ WA1VEI AC9M K3ES KD8DEU W7PQ N2EIM: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - WB4AJL WB4AJL N9ANA KG8CO KG8CO KS4CR W9MET N9ANA N3RN W9MET K0ACP N3RN KG8CO KG8CO W9MET W9MET K5TD K9UR K9UR KE8NJW SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - KS4CR K4NYM NS1C K5TD KE8NJW W9MET NS1C K4NYM N9ANA K4KVC KG0HG K9UR KG8CO N9ANA N4IN WD4BZZ N9ANA K5TD N4IN W4LOO N9ANA CRANKINGPATH - K4KVC KS4CR N9ANA N9ANA KG8CO N4MIO N4IN KG8CO K0ACP WB4AJL W8TMI KG0HG BOOTSTRAPPING - WB4AJL W4LOO W4LOO W8TMI WS4Y W0VTT KS4CR WB4AJL KP4Q KP4Q N4MIO N4IN KG8CO CRITICALLOADS - K0ACP W8RNB W8TMI W0VTT W8TMI K0ACP WA3N WB4AJL W4LOO W4LOO WA3N K5TD WS4Y COLDLOADPICKUP - W1WC N4MIO W4LOO WD4BZZ WB0RLJ N4MIO W1AW/4 WD4BZZ N0GRP N0VIG W1WC KG0HG K9UR N0GRP KK4ITX: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - WB0RLJ WB0RLJ K9DXA N3CZ K5OHY K3SLH AC4BT K9DXA WB0RLJ AC4BT W3JPH WB0RLJ K5OHY N3CZ KE4WLE/VE1 KE4WLE/VE1 K9DXA KD8UZS KI8R KE4WLE/VE1 SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - K3SLH W3PYF K4ZSR W3GTR KE4WLE/VE1 M0TTQ K4ZSR W3PYF N3CZ AC4BT W3JPH KI8R K5OHY N3CZ N5ILQ N3CZ AC4BT W3GTR N5ILQ KI5NEO N5ILQ CRANKINGPATH - AC4BT K4ZSR AC4BT N5ILQ K5OHY KI8R KI5NEO W3GTR W3JPH N3ADP M0TTQ W3JPH BOOTSTRAPPING - WB0RLJ KI5NEO N4MIO M0TTQ AB5SE M0TTQ K4ZSR N3ADP W3PYF W3PYF KI8R KI5NEO W3GTR CRITICALLOADS - KG8CO W3GTR KI5NEO M0TTQ KI5NEO KG8CO AB5SE WB0RLJ N5ILQ N4MIO AB5SE K9DXA AB5SE COLDLOADPICKUP - N3CU KG8CO N5ILQ N3ADP KE4WLE/VE1 KG8CO WA3N N3ADP N3ADP N4MIO N3CU K9DXA KD8UZS N3ADP N2TNN: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - WB3GCK KL7NL WA1VEI K4PQC K4IIE KM3STU KM3STU WA1VEI N3RN KM3STU N9EP N3RN W4LOO K4PQC K4IIE K4IIE WC1D KM3STU KS4CR WA1VEI SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - KM3STU K4OCY KS4CR W9MET WA1VEI KM3STU KS4CR K4OCY N9EP WC1D AD8HK KS4CR W4LOO N9EP K4IIE KE8ZLT AD8HK W9MET K4IIE W4LOO KL7NL CRANKINGPATH - WC1D W3GTR AD8HK KL7NL K4IIE K4IIE N3RN WB3GCK N9EP N2VGA W3GTR AD8HK BOOTSTRAPPING - WB3GCK W4LOO K4OCY W3GTR K4ZSR KE8ZLT W3GTR N2VGA K4PQC K4PQC K4IIE N3RN WB3GCK CRITICALLOADS - KS4CR K4ZSR WA1VEI KE8ZLT WA1VEI KS4CR WB4AJL KL7NL KL7NL K4OCY WB4AJL WC1D K4ZSR COLDLOADPICKUP - WB3GCK KI4KXO KL7NL AD8HK W4LOO KI4KXO AE4LH AD8HK KA2KGP KI4KXO WB3GCK K4PQC KM3STU KA2KGP AK3X: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - KK2B K5LG OE3DIA K4PQC K4PQC K3ES NQ8T OE3DIA FG/F5HRY NQ8T K4PQC FG/F5HRY OE3DIA K4PQC N9EP N9EP OE3DIA N7UN KD1RT OE3DIA SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - K3ES FG/F5HRY ZS1ANF K2TNX OE3DIA AE0YM ZS1ANF FG/F5HRY N9EP PP8ZAC FG/F5HRY KD1RT OE3DIA N9EP OE3DIA PP8ZAC PP8ZAC K2TNX OE3DIA W4LOO NQ8T CRANKINGPATH - PP8ZAC K4FR PP8ZAC NQ8T K4PQC N0IP K2TNX FG/F5HRY K4PQC AA4IW K2LT FG/F5HRY BOOTSTRAPPING - KK2B W4LOO W4LOO K2LT LZ1MS KD1RT K4FR AA4IW N9EP N9EP N0IP K2TNX FG/F5HRY CRITICALLOADS - EC6AAE WB0RLJ AA4IW KD1RT AA4IW EC6AAE AA4IW K5LG K2LT W4LOO AA4IW OE3DIA LZ1MS COLDLOADPICKUP - WC1D KA2OWZ K2LT KD1RT W4LOO KA2OWZ AE0YM KD1RT PP8ZAC NI4E WC1D K3ES N7UN PP8ZAC W4KAC: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - KG5OWB W4LOO AD0YM N1CCC K5DGR WS0SWV W3GTR AD0YM K5DGR W3GTR W3PYF K5DGR W4LOO N1CCC VE2ZDX VE2ZDX AD0YM KE8UEX W3GTR KE8UEX SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - WS0SWV AD0YM WS0SWV KT7RC KE8UEX AD0YM WS0SWV AD0YM N1CCC N1CCC N6HU W3GTR W4LOO N1CCC W8NI VE2ZDX KA0CSW KT7RC W8NI W4LOO W8NI CRANKINGPATH - N1CCC KB9RPG KA0CSW W8NI K5DGR WA1VEI N6HU K5DGR W3PYF WA3GM K7TQ N6HU BOOTSTRAPPING - KG5OWB W4LOO KG5OWB K7TQ KA0CSW KA5TXN KB9RPG WA3GM K9PM K9PM WA1VEI N6HU K5DGR CRITICALLOADS - N1CCC W4ARB N5ILQ KA5TXN N5ILQ N1CCC WA1VEI W4LOO WC8L KG5OWB WA1VEI AD0YM KA0CSW COLDLOADPICKUP - KA0CSW K7RO WC8L VE2ZDX KG2GL K7RO W4ARB VE2ZDX W7PFB WI5D KA0CSW KE8UEX KE8UEX W7PFB WA2FBN: BLACKSTARTPROCEDURE - WB0RLJ WB0RLJ WA1VEI W1WC KU3J KE3S W3GTR WA1VEI WD8RIF W3GTR K2CPT WD8RIF W4LOO W1WC N4EX N4EX WD8RIF KU3J WB0RLJ WA1VEI SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - KE3S K4NYM N8JMS NR0T WA1VEI K4NYM N8JMS K4NYM K4NYM KG8CO KQ4MHE WB0RLJ W4LOO K4NYM WD8RIF N9SZ W0ANM NR0T WD8RIF W4LOO N4EX CRANKINGPATH - KG8CO W3GTR W0ANM N4EX KU3J WA1VEI NR0T W3GTR K2CPT AL7T N2TO KQ4MHE BOOTSTRAPPING - WB0RLJ W4LOO N2TO N2TO N9SZ AL7T W3GTR AL7T WR4P WR4P WA1VEI NR0T W3GTR CRITICALLOADS - NC2Y NR0T N4IN AL7T N4IN NC2Y KF4GAA WB0RLJ W4LOO N2TO KF4GAA WD8RIF N9SZ COLDLOADPICKUP - K2CPT KG8CO W4LOO KD4O AL7T KG8CO KF4GAA KD4O W3JPH WI0S K2CPT K4NYM KU3J W3JPH KG5CWH: BLACKSTARTPROCEEDURE - W8RNB K0LAR WA1VEI KG8CO W4SK W4SK AF8T WA1VEI K7SHR AF8T W3PYF K7SHR KG8CO KG8CO WA1VEI WA1VEI WC1D N7US K0LAR AF0E SYSTEMSYNCHRONIZATION - W4SK W1YTQ K7SHR W1YTQ AF0E K4NYM K7SHR W1YTQ N2EI WC1D K7SHR K0LAR KG8CO N2EI WA1VEI N9FZ AF0E W1YTQ WA1VEI W4VOA K4NYX CRANKINGPATH - WC1D W8RNB AF0E K4NYX W4SK N2EI W8RNB KG8CO W3PYF AF8T KR4FTN K7SHR BOOTSTRAPPING - W8RNB W4VOA WB4WNO KR4FTN N7US N9TN W8RNB AF8T AA6PW AA6PW N2EI W8RNB KG8CO CRITICALLOADS - KW5CW K5DGR KD8IE N9TN KD8IE KW5CW K0LAR K0LAR K0GLG WB4WNO K0LAR WC1D N7US COLDLOADPICKUP - AC4NK W4LOO K0GLG KD8IE KL7NL W4LOO W4VOA KD8IE W7PPQ W8NI AC4NK K7SHR N7US W7PPQ All the above get a certificate and participation point. All below get only a participation point.Not eligible for a certificate or participation point for the following reason(s): @ = Non-member $ = QRO power Soapbox: K3ES: Band conditions were supposed to be bad due to a solar storm. WX was supposed to be rainy all day. You can't prove it by me! KN4OK: A little more challenging but I love it. Thanks again for another great challenge! VE3KZ: 5 Watts-5 Bands. A little Auroral propagation on the boundary of NA and Europe. 73 Bob VE3KZ VE3DQN: I must have too much time on my hands. Finished this Challenge much, much sooner in the month than I normally do. Thanks for giving us these opportunities to stay radio-active. W1BLU: Finishing the challenge early is a double-edged sword. The completion is rewarding but now I have to wait weeks for the next challenge. I do enjoy these so much and look forward to each month’s challenge. Thanks for the effort! 72 W4JL: This was a real challenge for me, found out my rig had dropped power, so I was at 2 watts or less for the majority of collecting letters! Another great one! 72 W4JL Dave NC 10660 AD0YM: I look forward to completing this challenge each month. Sometimes it goes quickly and there are those other times. The backdrop story is always intersting and as usual I learned a few new things. NQ8T: TNX for the Challenge! C UI next month ..... 72 steve/NQ8T PA9CW: Made all the QSO's from PAFF-0283 and PAFF-0284. 73 - Tonnie - PA9CW AH6AX: Thanks for another fun one... 72! ON7DQ: Great fun as always, and again 2 POTA activations helped a lot. 73 de Luc, ON7DQ KK4ITX: A great time as usual. Used the FT-450D at 5w along with a 13ft vertical mounted on an Alpha Match. AK3X: Another fun challenge. W4KAC: Thanks for another fun month. Couple of Ts held me up for a few days, but they finally surfaced! Ken, W4KAC NAQCC 10032 WA2FBN: TNX for another fun challenge. Bands seemed fairly noisy this month. 72 KEN KG5CWH: I enjoy these very much. It's fun to get down to the last letter and not be able to find it for days. Then one day there is 3 of them all at the same time. Where were you yesterday? |