Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/QSOParty.htm Gordon Miller, NQ4K 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Mark Travis, KI4OBT John Huggins, KX4O 1 Appreciation • Hams Everywhere – For enthusiastically participating • Members of SPARC – Committee Members • • • • • • Dick, W2YE, for rules and club station Don, K7CS, for plaque management Henry, K2BFY, for electronic scoring and publicity. Bill, KJ4VTH, for scoring management Gordon, NQ4K, Mark, KI4OBT, and John, KX4O for presentations to clubs. John, KX4O, for assistance with scoring and graphics – All members for • K4NVA operation • Advice, and • Log scoring • Plaque Sponsors • Manassas Hamfest: Time and space for Awards Ceremony Topics 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 2 Topics • Rules • Meta-Analysis of the 2012 QSO Party • All Time High Scores • Description of Certificates 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 3 VQP Committee Don, K7CS Plaques Henry, K2BFY E-Scoring SW Gordon, NQ4K Coordination Mark, KI4OBT Bill, KJ4VTH E-Scoring Dick, W2YE Rules Club Presentations John, KX4O Club plaque scoring Club Presentations 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 4 2012 VQP K4NVA Operation Gordon, NQ4K Dick, W2YE Don, K7CS 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Jim, KF4PQL Operators: Dick, W2YE Gordon, NQ4K Don, K7CS Jim, KF4PQL Bill, KJ4VTH Bill, WF1L Ray, KD4RSL John, KK4AHY Red, N3TG 5 2013 Rules No rule changes. Added Plaque: Youth (18 or younger) Indicate age in soapbox or on summary sheet. 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 6 2013 Rules Objective and Dates To promote amateur radio activity in the 95 VA Counties and 39 VA Independent Cities. Sat 16 Mar 1400 UTC – Sun 17 Mar 0200 UTC (Saturday, 10 AM – 10 PM local) Sun 17 Mar 1200 UTC – Sun 2400 UTC (Sunday, 8 AM – 8 PM local) 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 7 2013 Rules Entry Categories OP Categories Single OP Multi OP / Single Trans Multi OP / Multi Trans Power Categories High (> 150 w) Low (150 w or less) QRP (5 w or less) Station Categories Fixed Station Mobile Expedition Band Categories Multi-Band Single Band Mode Categories Phone (SSB/FM) CW Digital (RTTY/PSK) Mixed 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Club Entry 8 2013 Rules Valid Contacts • VA stations work all stations. • Out-of-State stations work VA stations only. • Work fixed stations once per band/mode. • Work VA Mobiles and Expeditions in each VA County or Independent City from which they operate. • Stations on County or Independent City lines count as one QSO and only one County/Independent City multiplier. • Mobile and Expedition stations use sufffix in callsign. • Satellite contacts allowed. • No cross-mode or repeater QSO's. • Spotting nets, DX clusters, etc., may be used to locate other stations - no self-spotting permitted. 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 9 2013 Rules Exchange • QSO number and QTH – VA County or Independent City for VA stations – State, Province or DX Country for others • VA Mobile and Expedition Stations log QSO's by VA Independent City or County of operation. • Identify all QSO's with band, mode, sequential QSO number sent/received and date/time of contact in UTC. • Please follow standard contest practices by making and responding to "CQ VA QSO Party" calls. • Multiple Transmitter stations may maintain sequential QSO numbers independently for each transmitter. 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 10 2013 Rules Scoring • QSO Points • • • • Phone CW Digital VA Mobile 1 pt 2 pts 2 pts 3 pts • Multipliers • Multipliers are only counted once. VA Station multipliers are • VA counties and independent cities • US States • Canadian Provinces • DX Countries • No DX multiplier for US (including AK, HI), VA and Canada • Mobile / Expedition stations that contact 10 or more different stations while operating from a county or independent city may claim it as a multiplier, if not otherwise worked. • Outside of VA station • VA Counties and Independent Cities 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 11 2013 Rules Scoring • Bonus Points • VA Mobile and Expedition stations: 100 points for each VA County/Independent City from which they log a valid QSO. • Contact with K4NVA: 500 bonus points (one time only) • Final score QSO Points X Multipliers + Bonus Points 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 12 2013 Rules Entries • Fixed, Expedition, and Mobile operations will be considered separately. • Please submit separate logs. • Multiple OP stations should indicate all OPs by name / call sign. • Electronic (preferred) or paper logs, summary and dupe sheets (200 or more QSO’s) are required for all entries. • The summary and 'dupe sheet' requirements are waived if recognized contesting software is used. • For Club Competition purposes, be sure to indicate club name on summary sheet and log. • Submit entries by April 15, 2013 by mail to the VA QSO Party, Call Box 599, Sterling, VA 20167 or by email to vqp@verizon.net. • A $1.00 donation to help defray the costs of printing and mailing is encouraged. 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 13 2013 Rules Awards • All participants submitting a log will receive a certificate. • Plaques are identified on the contest web site. 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 14 2013 VQP Plaques and Sponsors Plaques for Virginia Stations Virginia Single Operator High Power Virginia Single Operator Low Power Virginia Single Operator Phone High Power Virginia Single Operator Phone Low Power Virginia Single Operator Phone/Mixed QRP Virginia Single Operator CW QRP Virginia Mobile Multiple Operator Virginia Mobile Single Operator Virginia Expedition Virginia Club Combined Score Virginia Club - Virginia QSOs Only Multiple Operator Single Transmitter Station Multiple Operator Multiple Transmitter Station Single Operator CW High Power (Changed to in-state plaque) Plaques for any Single Operator Station Single Operator CW Low Power Single Operator VHF Only Single Operator Novice/Tech/Rookie Single Band Single Operator Virginia Counties/Independent Cities Contacted Single Operator Digital Mode Single Operator Youth (18 or younger) (New 2013) Plaques for Single Operator stations Outside of Virginia Outside Virginia Single Operator Outside Virginia Phone/Mixed QRP Outside Virginia Single Operator CW QRP Plaque for a Single Operator DX station (outside US and Canada) DX Station 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 North Shenandoah DX Association Don Sambol, K7CS Shenandoah Valley ARC Joe Palsa, K3WRY Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH Randy Drake, KB4QQJ Kevin Stuart, W4KLS, in memory of Howard Stuart, W2VWK (SK) William Conkling, NR4C, in memory of KI4LXT Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG Vienna Wireless Society John Huggins, KX4O Mark Travis, KI4OBT Central Virginia Contest Club Loudoun Amateur Radio Group FISTS QSL Bureau Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society Richmond Amateur Radio Club Vienna Wireless Society Franklin County ARC Chris Walter, KI4CBF K4AMG Memorial Amateur Radio Club Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH Dave Williams, K7HMP Virginia QRP Society North Shenandoah DX Association 15 Log Metadata Analysis and QSO Analysis 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 16 2012 Scoring Party Jim, KF4PQL; Don, K7CS; Red, N3TG; Gordon, NQ4K; Ray, KD4RSL; and Dick, W2YE. 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 17 Log MetaData Year No of Logs 2012 356 2011 358 2010 341 2009 364 2008 336 2007 353 2006 279 2005 170 2004 138 2003 142 2002 124 2001 110 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Shorter hours, same number of entries. More Extras all the time. 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 103 170 229 210 224 213 214 236 8 17 12 11 9 10 10 14 General 32 47 71 67 81 70 83 67 Tech 11 20 5 11 16 14 10 6 Club 4 4 11 13 11 10 6 18 Other 11 21 23 24 23 24 35 15 License Class Extra Advanced 18 Log MetaData Scores 2005 2006 2007 2008 High 803,540 523,382 934,990 944,597 1,097,159 1,178,532 Average 17,287 17,235 16,975 18,483 18,669 Median 2,964 3,990 2,109 2,515 1 1 0 1 Low 2009 2010 2011 2012 608,100 402,774 21,910 24,099 16,400 2,570 2,976 4,300 3,329 1 2 1 (6x) 1 (2x) Scores are down. Mode Distribution between modes is about same. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 22 39 43 54 66 41 52 45 Mixed 148 98 117 110 90 88 96 105 Phone 0 140 187 169 204 208 205 204 DG 0 2 6 3 4 4 5 2 CW 2005 Effectively no Digital 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 19 Log MetaData Power 2005 2006 Hi-Low 155 260 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 63 330 High 73 80 66 73 Low 238 263 248 256 25 21 25 29 QRP Station 15 19 23 Most hams use 272 low power. 21 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Fixed 145 220 310 291 311 295 312 308 Mobile 24 55 39 37 47 43 39 40 1 4 4 8 6 3 7 6 Expedition Checklog Total 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 1 170 279 353 336 364 341 358 Few Expeditions 356 20 Log MetaData # Operators 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1 263 333 315 350 318 337 339 2 8 7 15 6 9 6 5 4 2 3 4 4 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 5 4 5 1 1 6 1 1 7 8 2 9 1 1 10 1 2 3 1 11 2 1 2 15 Multi-Ops 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 1 1 1 13 1 2 16 19 21 Multi-Ops still popular 14 21 1 W4CA ROANOKE VALLEY ARC 21 21 Log MetaData Band Hams chase propagation All 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 133 201 266 265 273 260 SB(160M) 2011 2012 284 272 1 SB(80M) 3 6 20 13 16 9 4 2 SB(40M) 11 13 27 21 27 38 37 58 SB(20M) 4 11 16 18 18 11 13 13 SB(15M) 1 SB(10M) 1 SB(6M) 0 1 1 SB(2M) 2 24 9 2 1 20 SB (1.25M) 15 1 12 1 SB (70 cm) VHF Only 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 10 1 15 23 14 4 9 6 5 10 22 Log QTHs 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Not VA 60 97 143 128 137 102 108 116 VA 110 182 210 208 227 239 250 240 Total 170 279 353 336 364 341 358 356 Not VA Canada 11 DX 4 Other US 101 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 23 Log QTHs DX DX QTH Argentina Azores Columbia Curacao Czeck Rep England Germany Hungary Italy Jamaica Japan Lithuania Netherlands Paraguay Poland Portugal Spain Sweden Ukraine West Indies 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 1 2011 2012 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 24 Logs from US and Canada QT H AL AZ AR BC CA CO CT DE FL GA IA ID IL IN KS KY LA 0 5 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 3 1 2 3 2 1 7 6 3 4 2 2 1 0 7 1 2 1 7 2 1 1 6 4 1 2 3 3 2 0 8 3 3 4 1 7 4 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 0 9 2 5 1 3 2 1 8 3 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 2 1 2 5 3 5 1 4 1 1 5 or more in GREEN 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 1 1 2 1 3 1 9 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 3 2 9 1 2 3 4 1 2 QT H MA MB MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NB NC NE NH NJ NM NT NV NY OH 0 5 2 3 6 2 1 1 1 2 1 4 0 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 4 0 7 3 3 2 5 1 1 1 4 2 2 6 0 8 1 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 1 4 1 3 5 0 9 3 3 1 6 3 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 1 5 8 7 2 3 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 7 7 7 6 1 5 9 1 3 8 1 7 7 1 2 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 2 2 6 1 1 1 9 6 QT H OK ON OR PA RI QC SC SD SK TN TX UT VT WA WI WV WY 0 5 3 4 0 6 2 5 0 7 1 9 3 1 6 1 1 1 2 2 1 6 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 1 4 5 3 2 1 0 8 1 8 0 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 5 3 1 1 10 8 12 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 3 3 4 7 8 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 4 2 3 6 1 3 1 2 2 4 1 15 2 2 7 1 6 3 1 2 5 1 1 5 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 33 states 5 provinces 25 Logs from VA QTH ACC ALB ALL ALX AMH APP ARL AUG BAT BED BHM BOT BRX CAM CCY CHE CHX CLA CLN CPX CRA CRL CUL CVX DIC DIN ESS Exp FAU FBX FFX FLO FLU FRA FRE 05 1 1 2 1 06 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 07 1 1 8 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 7 1 1 2 2 1 08 09 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 5 1 1 3 2 2 1 4 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 4 1 1 10 1 3 2 2 7 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 9 1 4 1 1 1 11 1 12 2 2 1 4 14 1 12 1 3 3 4 15 1 28 3 2 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 1 8 12 1 15 3 2 6 19 19 1 4 3 3 18 1 15 2 1 2 1 11 3 2 2 4 4 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 6 1 3 1 1 1 7 14 23 3 2 12 1 4 1 3 1 4 4 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 6 2 1 4 1 1 6 7 1 15 1 2 3 7 QTH FRX FXX GIL GLO GOO GRA GRN HAL HAN HAX HBX HCO HOX IOW JAM KGE KQN LAN LDN LEE LSA LYX MAD MAT MAX MEC MID Mobile MON MVX NEL NEW NFX NNX NRX 05 06 07 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 08 2 2 3 09 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 11 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 2 1 6 2 1 14 2 1 3 1 20 5 1 2 2 5 4 1 2 15 3 13 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 6 3 1 1 18 1 1 1 5 2 1 4 4 2 1 3 22 1 1 5 2 2 3 1 7 3 1 12 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 24 6 1 4 3 1 1 1 21 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 24 1 55 1 1 39 1 1 1 1 2 1 37 3 1 1 1 47 43 2 39 2 40 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 QTH NUM ORG PAG PIT POW POX PRG PRW PUL RHM RIC RIX ROA ROX RUS SAX SCO SHA SHE SMY SPO STA STX SUR SUS SUX TAZ VBX WAR WAX WES WIS WIX WMX WYT YOR 05 2 06 2 07 2 08 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 09 1 1 1 1 2 10 3 2 1 3 1 1 11 5 4 1 2 12 7 2 1 11 7 6 7 4 1 8 8 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 6 1 1 2 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 5 6 1 Logs from 73 C&IC 1 2 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 2 1 Up 1 from last year 1 1 1 7 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 6 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 6 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 4 2 1 26 Logging Programs Program N3FJP's VA State QSO Party Program N1MM PAPER None Stated WriteLog Fat Fingers GenLog Cabrillo Analyzer VA QSO LOGGER NA TR Log POST Ham Radio Deluxe Cab-converter(TM) v1.19 CU2JT Logger Log-EQF V9 Win-EQF WINLOG32 Xlog Other 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 98 113 127 104 118 112 39 50 69 75 94 118 81 63 60 46 36 46 5 22 28 25 13 2 23 24 19 15 20 11 38 11 15 24 34 38 9 11 10 13 12 7 8 10 6 5 32 12 6 4 8 6 5 5 3 4 1 1 3 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 4 1 2 1 7 12 12 N3FJP and N1MM equally popular Still a lot of paper and manual logs. 27 QSO Analysis Measure 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Contacts (electronic logs only) 22,300 51,048 76,654 80,756 86,116 92,944 107,422 89,576 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 26% States Contacted 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 Provinces Contacted 10 10 14 11 12 12 12 5 5 Non-Virginia contacts DX Entities ~41 68 112 118 C&C Not Activated 17 7 6 2 1 3 2,789 3,969 5,434 3,166 5,272 FAU 9,178 LDN High # QSOs in C&IC 119 2008: Buchanan (BCH) Norton (NRX) 2009: Highland 2010: Buchanan (BCH), Buckingham (BHM), Essex (ESS) 2011: Amelia (AME), Colonial Heights (COX), Nottoway (NOT), Petersburg (PBX), Poquoson (PQX) 2012: Bland (BLA), Buchanan (BCH), Emporia (EMX), Nottoway (NOT), Petersburg (PBX) 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 28 QSO Analysis Missing C&IC by Year C&IC 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Amelia (AME) 2011 X Bristol BRX) X Bland (BLA) X Buchanan (BCH) X X Buckingham (BHM) X X Charles City (CCY) X Charlotte (CHA) X Colonial Heights (COX) Danville (DAX) X X Emporia (EMX) X Essex (ESS) X Highland (HIG) X Hopewell (HOX) X Martinsville (MVX) X Northampton (NHA) X Norton (NRX) X Nottoway (NOT) X X X X X Petersburg (PBX) X X Poquoson (PQX) X X Tazewell (TAZ) X Wythe (WYT) 2012 X Red “X” is 2 or more times missing. 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 29 Mode Mode CW DG PH Grand Total 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 2010 9,660 885 35,927 46,472 2011 2012 13,137 8553 1,308 543 39,276 35,692 53,721 44,788 19% 1% 80% Up from 72% last year. More Phone 30 2012 VQP Pre-Party Presentations 7 Nov 2011 Arlington Radio Public Service Club 25 Jan 2012 Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 31 2012 VQP Pre-Party Presentations 1 Feb 2012 Peninsula Amateur Radio Club 6 Feb 2012 Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 32 2012 VQP Pre-Party Presentations 10 Feb 2012 Alexandria Radio Club 17 Feb 2012 Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 33 2012 VQP Pre-Party Presentations 17 Feb 2012 Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society 21 Feb 2012 Arlington Amateur Radio Club 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 34 2012 VQP Pre-Party Presentations 7 Mar 2012 Pentagon Amateur Radio Club 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 35 QSO Analysis Contacts in Counties and Independent Cities (1 of 3) C&C Accomack Albemarle Alexandria * Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bedford * Bland Botetourt Bristol * Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Buena Vista * Campbell Caroline Carroll 2005 150 7 215 2 26 42 0 344 4 85 61 24 0 1 0 31 2 74 1 4 5 8 2006 156 84 145 11 60 54 35 411 40 124 539 21 4 18 9 46 2 113 2 58 24 201 2007 2008 2009 37 3 109 189 586 172 171 29 316 120 58 63 1 53 18 582 151 834 48 39 67 614 158 262 532 604 601 310 944 862 1208 663 737 63 49 35 2 32 4 49 113 49 0 5 6 3 60 23 1 0 1 34 62 20 56 71 56 169 129 89 51 85 35 144 574 238 2010 710 826 462 53 1 426 3 506 827 359 584 73 2 62 10 28 0 0 84 142 17 87 2005 2011 2012 C&C 0 106 592 Charles City 20 1583 727 Charlotte 1 640 447 Charlottesville * 15 26 67 Chesapeake * 58 0 2 Chesterfield 127 347 20 Clarke 0 18 245 Colonial Heights * 25 1422 1773 Covington * 1 1062 1324 Craig 531 13 517 Culpeper 86 961 783 Cumberland 0 62 95 Danville * 47 28 0 Dickenson 26 245 200 Dinwiddie 18 63 461 Emporia * Essex 0 29 2 1545 25 0 Fairfax Fairfax * 82 845 9 63 12 127 Falls Church * Fauquier 1550 577 322 80 434 356 Floyd Fluvanna 42 654 337 2006 5 33 20 185 76 348 3 86 9 1164 116 0 30 1 37 552 1304 143 90 3936 124 105 2007 0 0 80 715 193 403 13 398 128 1320 9 34 242 18 11 12 3602 415 66 5434 26 95 2008 53 69 59 433 639 645 72 153 106 2212 45 1 45 53 56 166 1933 162 1 5272 87 87 2009 189 28 23 234 306 222 2 132 104 2835 14 115 458 22 22 29 3113 326 78 8804 308 70 2010 194 5 106 728 132 220 1 118 242 2516 4 184 156 628 24 0 3142 146 12 5970 169 52 2011 27 7 186 1404 640 316 0 111 89 2809 35 163 130 200 20 45 4274 223 1 8476 295 62 2012 57 14 214 1234 1249 468 2 86 561 2424 4 50 48 173 0 201 2192 370 142 6269 230 381 GREEN: More than 2,000 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 36 QSO Analysis Contacts in Counties and Independent Cities (2 of 3) C&C Franklin Franklin * Frederick Fredericksburg * Galax * Giles Glouchester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hampton * Hanover Harrisonburg * Henrico Henry Highland Hopewell * Isle of Wight James City King & Queen 2005 144 15 86 132 3 222 3 2789 9 98 21 49 6 352 11 142 1 0 1 66 15 2 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 2006 844 58 322 881 1 405 7 2562 11 305 29 26 24 151 35 222 1 1 0 124 610 14 2007 584 28 948 1222 37 44 114 4605 48 542 11 30 47 1154 18 1032 33 84 6 242 760 6 2008 626 84 149 233 36 392 211 4346 86 427 50 66 319 840 29 1136 108 28 13 573 1025 41 2009 579 44 405 52 47 448 81 3772 8 456 20 18 51 2063 350 652 85 0 18 988 1312 55 2010 694 68 359 676 60 265 126 3527 37 538 20 561 546 2085 303 1348 172 8 2 2258 239 25 2011 1184 230 615 52 171 626 2 2898 84 624 26 626 831 2071 832 1510 297 1 159 967 857 34 2012 1130 94 970 445 20 316 256 3100 26 493 9 54 3 949 1 1480 85 16 139 1935 885 32 C&C King George King William Lancaster Lee Lexington * Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Lynchburg * Madison Manassas * Manassas Park * Martinsville * Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Newport News * Norfolk * Northampton 2005 24 1 0 0 0 1299 13 12 9 15 111 56 0 0 38 1 118 10 0 11 5 3 2006 46 16 126 1 2 3465 42 45 42 329 220 196 0 10 394 13 1280 111 12 16 18 0 2007 2008 2009 86 44 311 3 63 30 616 891 628 3 14 65 58 60 42 3586 4347 8629 712 711 32 9 49 72 786 322 147 61 434 447 109 101 152 118 76 120 60 208 62 52 213 187 9 59 34 47 304 186 1817 1751 213 287 230 275 699 329 31 54 27 43 151 151 113 132 15 187 2010 2011 2012 311 991 860 3 30 27 1032 984 602 1 287 24 69 15 88 9178 11843 8463 196 58 136 1 49 55 53 259 168 259 373 568 117 249 382 90 302 267 40 258 48 62 28 200 54 55 3 24 14 16 1197 613 612 47 121 157 12 32 161 129 691 930 291 162 214 137 1 55 37 QSO Analysis Contacts in Counties and Independent Cities (3 of 3) C&C Northumberland Norton * Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Petersburg * Pittsylvania Poquoson * Portsmouth * Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Radford * Rappahannock Richmond Richmond * Roanoke Roanoke * Rockbridge Rockingham 2005 23 1 25 9 286 107 25 200 7 38 54 47 333 396 7 4 79 364 19 44 10 0 19 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 2006 140 2 61 40 825 179 0 1 0 34 1166 91 3 1166 288 5 440 65 14 93 17 37 108 2007 2008 2009 195 267 145 0 0 28 0 27 28 175 124 500 1237 910 755 3 384 409 1 70 17 109 92 207 27 10 21 108 146 123 2223 1919 1157 20 51 54 19 60 46 3031 2125 974 4 30 2 1 21 4 274 896 298 23 87 68 201 36 77 409 217 144 208 225 108 76 103 177 370 562 677 2010 976 7 2 681 627 652 1 776 11 69 1922 3 25 2580 30 54 491 7 78 416 990 125 710 2011 2038 25 0 284 839 707 0 1065 0 31 15 27 10 2728 42 51 335 46 169 593 801 86 1036 2012 2307 22 0 1186 778 361 0 63 1 43 4 151 3 2498 6 72 756 107 34 634 243 226 798 C&C Russell Salem * Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Staunton * Suffolk * Surry Sussex Tazewell Virginia Beach * Warren Washington Waynesboro * Westmoreland Williamsburg * Winchester * Wise Wythe York 2005 0 3 53 48 0 14 20 1193 13 1 0 12 36 9 83 3 38 6 1 21 11 5 2 2006 51 20 91 200 1153 37 92 1623 35 41 1 5 0 2421 357 19 56 89 3 89 3 3 35 2007 2008 2009 47 34 215 127 499 136 77 61 186 216 64 36 2 9 211 15 65 114 325 199 409 1295 1671 1020 86 64 58 7 44 87 1 22 182 6 63 30 26 52 489 1083 993 1029 316 415 205 10 10 159 424 266 352 23 25 30 92 134 85 163 103 9 144 711 902 0 45 175 368 462 382 2010 2011 2012 393 98 52 453 75 409 59 104 46 71 129 653 5 428 253 37 817 10 161 397 443 131 153 1235 43 43 22 66 37 59 205 352 237 43 1020 5 70 177 16 1897 360 506 454 670 832 12 116 52 508 390 273 396 31 50 103 76 115 107 654 1099 1240 1293 40 52 226 20 169 352 310 38 2005 QSO Analysis 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 39 2006 QSO Analysis 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 40 2007 QSO Analysis 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 41 2008 QSO Analysis 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 42 2009 QSO Analysis 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 43 2010 QSO Analysis 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 44 2011 QSO Analysis 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 45 2012 QSO Analysis 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 46 Total QSOs by Year 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 47 Percent QSOs by QTH 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 48 High Club - Combined Score FARA CVCC LARG 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 49 Log Counts by Club Club None Given Fauquier ARA Loudoun ARG Shenandoah Valley ARC Potomac Valley Radio Club Alexandria Radio Club Sterling Park ARC Roanoke Valley ARC Central Virginia Contest Club Chesapeake ARS Inc., W4CAR Western Tidewater Radio Assoc RARA Contest Group Vienna Wireless Society Ole Virginia Hams Frankford Radio Club Middle Peninsula ARC Florida Contest Group 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 2010 108 35 24 4 7 5 15 11 10 10 7 3 3 5 4 2 2011 123 32 25 6 8 6 11 9 11 6 12 5 9 4 3 3 2012 126 27 17 14 13 13 12 10 10 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 Club Tennessee Contest Group Albemarle Amateur Radio Club QCWA Chapter 119 Arlington Radio Public Service Club Arlington ARC New River Valley ARC Williamsburg Area ARC Yankee Clipper Contest Club Mad River Radio Club South East Contest Club Society of Midwest Contesters Culpeper ARA North Shenandoah DX Assoc Franklin County ARC Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society Appalachian Contesters Patrick Henry ARA 2010 5 3 9 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 2011 4 4 7 5 5 5 5 4 2 5 2012 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 5 2 4 50 High Club – VA QSOs Only 1,279,016 FARA LARG 211,090 CVCC 176,660 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 51 Plaque Recipients by Club Club Alabama Contest Club Alamance ARC Alexandria Contest Club Arlington ARC CVCC Fauquier ARA Franklin County ARC Loudoun ARG Mad River Radio Club Mount Vernon ARC None Stated / Other Not Awarded Ontario Contest Club PVRC Rappackers Contest Group Rockbridge ARC South East Contest Club Sterling Park ARC Tennessee Contest Group VA DX Century Club Western Tidewater Radio Assoc Williamsburg Area ARC 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 7 1 2 1 9 1 4 7 2 1 1 5 4 9 9 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 5 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 52 2012 All Time High Scores Category High VA Single OP High Power High VA Single OP Low Power High Single OP Novice/Technician/Rookie High Outside VA Single OP High Outside VA QRP (Phone/Mixed) High VA QRP (Phone/Mixed) High Single OP VHF High VA Club - Combined Score High VA Mobile Multiple Operator High VA Mobile Single Operator High Single OP CW High Power High Single OP CW Low Power High Multiple Op / Single Transmitter High Multiple Op / Multiple Transmitter High Single Band High SO VA Counties/Independent Cities High DX Station All Mode High Single Op Digital Mode High VA Single OP Phone Only High Power High VA Single OP Phone Only Low Power High Expedition High VA Club – VA QSOs Only High VA QRP CW High Outside-VA QRP CW 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Call Sign N4BAA KW4VA KJ4ZFE N4PN WB8YYY WA4PGM N4RP/M FARA WA4PGM KW4VA/M (K1RA) W4AU N3UA N4A W4MYA KC4VT W4VX CU2JT WS4V K3SK W4TMN K4EG FARA K4ORD W8TM Score 387,466 389,658 60,842 97,476 22,192 87,440 40,399 2,243,633 214,000 130,350 194,705 192,572 352,226 1,178,532 127,116 98 5,882 28.368 255,348 117,953 121,610 1,279,016 45,044 21,482 Year 2006 2011 2011 2008 2011 2003 2012 2011 2008 2012 2011 2011 2008 2010 2010 2012 2006 2009 2012 2009 2011 2012 2008 2008 5 new alltime high scores set in 2012. 53 2012 VQP K4EG/P Expedition K4EG using dual Eagle One antennas tuned for 80/40M. Steve, W1ES, in Patrick County. K4EG began the VA QSO party in Patrick County in Meadows of Dan at 3000’ ASL. Doug, KF4VTT, on SSB in Carroll County with the foot switch in hand. KF4VTT operating SSB at Danville Community College 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Garner, KK4CLY, operating SSB in Henry County. 54 2012 VQP WA4BUE Rich, WA4BUE, at the rig in Dinwiddle County. Rich, WA4BU3, working on Beverage antenna. 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 55 2012 VQP Steve, KS1G, Bicycle Mobile 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 56 K1RA as KW4VA /M 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 57 Certificates 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 58 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 59 The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates State Bird Cardinal Floral Emblem Dogwood for promoting amateur radio activity in VA’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax Fauquier Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Glouchester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Poquoson Williamsburg Danville Lexington Portsmouth Winchester Emporia Lynchburg Radford Galax Norfolk Suffolk Chesapeake Hampton Norton VA Beach Colonial Heights Harrisonburg Petersburg Waynesboro Covington Hopewell Independent Cities Alexandria Fairfax Manassas Richmond Bedford Falls Church Manassas Park Roanoke Bristol Franklin Martinsville Salem Buena Vista Fredericksburg Newport News Staunton Charlottesville 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 61 The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates State Fish Brook Trout (adopted in 1993) for promoting amateur radio activity in VA’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline State Insect Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (adopted in 1991) Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax Fauquier Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk VA Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Independent Cities Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates Chincoteague Pony for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Smithfield Ham Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax Fauquier Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Independent Cities Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates Virginia Peanut for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Hanover Tomato Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax Fauquier Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Independent Cities Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates State Tree Flowering Dogwood Counties State Shell Crassostraea virginica for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Carroll Appomattox Charles City Arlington Charlotte Augusta Chesterfield Bath Clarke Bedford Craig Bland Culpeper Botetourt Cumberland Brunswick Dickenson Buchanan Dinwiddie Buckingham Essex Campbell Fairfax Caroline Fauquier 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Independent Cities Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg 65 The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club thanks First Wireless Telegraphy QSO occurred between two stations in Loudoun County, VA in October 1866. Mahlon Loomis (1826-1886) for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities through enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Carroll Appomattox Charles City Arlington Charlotte Augusta Chesterfield Bath Clarke Bedford Craig Bland Culpeper Botetourt Cumberland Brunswick Dickenson Buchanan Dinwiddie Buckingham Essex Campbell Fairfax Caroline Fauquier 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Counties Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Independent Cities Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester 66 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 67 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 68 See you on the air! 73, Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club 20130105_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 69