2009 NYQP happens!
For the first time since the early- to mid-1980’s, there was again a New York State QSO Party. Thanks to the initiative of two key players – Paul K2DB/K2NNY and Rick W1TY – and the support of the Rochester DX Association (RDXA) and the Western New York DX Association (WNYDXA), New York State was again in the QSO Party arena.
So how’d it go? In the 210 submitted logs, 111 NY, 99 US/Canada/DX, there were 3465 different call signs and a total of 21,370 QSOs! There were logs from 40 NY counties, 35 states, 4 Canadian provinces, and 5 DX countries. Between them all, every NY county was in one log or another! (See how many from each further down.) Unfortunately, there was no Sweep (62) on this initial outing – the closest NY entry is W2UJ (ALB county, 50) and out-of-state is W0BH (KS, 47).
Interestingly, out of the 120 total possible Class/Power/Mode combinations for in- and out-of-state, there were only 32 combinations actually entered:
NYQP operating categories (only entered combinations)
NEW YORK |
US/Canada/DX |
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Class |
Power |
Mode |
Entrants |
|
Class |
Power |
Mode |
Entrants |
SINGLE OP |
HIGH |
SSB |
7 |
|
SINGLE OP |
HIGH |
SSB |
4 |
CW |
7 |
|
CW |
8 |
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MIXED |
19 |
|
MIXED |
12 |
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LOW |
SSB |
12 |
|
LOW |
SSB |
27 |
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CW |
12 |
|
CW |
24 |
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DIG |
1 |
|
DIG |
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MIXED |
28 |
|
MIXED |
16 |
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QRP |
SSB |
1 |
|
QRP |
SSB |
1 |
||
CW |
3 |
|
CW |
4 |
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MIXED |
1 |
|
MIXED |
1 |
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91 |
97 |
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MOBILE |
HIGH |
MIXED |
2 |
|
MOBILE |
HIGH |
MIXED |
|
LOW |
SSB |
3 |
|
LOW |
SSB |
1 |
||
CW |
2 |
|
CW |
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MIXED |
3 |
|
MIXED |
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QRP |
CW |
1 |
|
QRP |
CW |
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|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
SCHOOL |
SSB |
HIGH |
1 |
|
SCHOOL |
SSB |
HIGH |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
M/S |
HIGH |
SSB |
1 |
M/S |
HIGH |
SSB |
||
LOW |
MIXED |
1 |
|
LOW |
MIXED |
|||
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
M/M |
HIGH |
MIXED |
2 |
|
M/M |
HIGH |
MIXED |
|
LOW |
MIXED |
4 |
|
LOW |
MIXED |
1 |
||
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not surprisingly, Single-Op far surpassed all others (89.5%) with Low Power reigning at 2/3rds of the SO stations. We were hoping for more NY mobiles, and we are hearing that modified operating times might facilitate that. (That and other improvements are being considered for the 2010 running.)
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of individuals, groups, and clubs, 23 operators qualified for the following plaques – CONGRATULATIONS!
NYQP PLAQUES - New York
| AWARD | WINNER |
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| CLASS / SPONSOR -- Thank you! | CALL | CTY | CLASS | PWR | MODE | SCORE | |||
| NY CW (overall) | K2DB | STL | SO | Low | CW | 84738 | |||
| WNY FOC K2ZR-WB2YQH-W2TB | |||||||||
| NY CW QRP | N2JNZ | STL | SO | QRP | CW | 3840 | |||
| K2DB - Paul Mackanos - K2NNY | |||||||||
| NY CW LP RDXA | K2DB | STL | SO | Low | CW | 84738 | |||
| Scott Hoag - K2ZS | |||||||||
| NY Phone (overall) | KG2RG | ALB | SO | Low | SSB | 71910 | |||
| Peekskill / Cortlandt ARA | |||||||||
| NY Phone QRP | WA2FBN | FRA | SO | QRP | SSB | 2072 | |||
| Northeast Wireless Radio Club | |||||||||
| NY Phone LP WNY most states | WB2JMX | MON | SO | Low | SSB | 1296 | |||
| Bob Allard, KC2TFI | |||||||||
| NY Phone LP RDXA | K2XC | ESS | SO | Low | SSB | 4350 | |||
| Bill KA2IYB & Tracie KB2RNG | |||||||||
| NY Digital (overall) | No qualified entrant | ||||||||
| TARA (Troy Amateur Radio Assoc) Troy NY | |||||||||
| NY Mixed Mode HP | N2CU | ERI | SO | High | Mixed | 120377 | |||
| Tom Rosicka - WD8CQB | |||||||||
| NY Mixed Mode LP | NT2A | RIC | SO | Low | Mixed | 56232 | |||
| Frank Fallon - N2FF | |||||||||
| NY Mixed Mode QRP | KD2MU | GRE | SO | QRP | Mixed | 2378 | |||
| Antique Wireless Association | |||||||||
| NY Multi-Multi HP | K2QMF | SUF | M/M | High | Mixed | 35811 | |||
| Order of Boiled Owls of NY | |||||||||
| NY Multi-Multi LP | W2TZ | STE | M/M | Low | Mixed | 89100 | |||
| Great South Bay ARC | |||||||||
| NY Multi-Single | W2CCC | HER | M/S | High | SSB | 59220 | |||
| Hudson Valley Towers | |||||||||
| NY Mobile CW | W2LC/M | Mobile | QRP | CW | 3504 | ||||
| Ken Boasi - N2ZN | |||||||||
| NY Mobile Phone | N2BEG/M | Mobile | Low | SSB | 3995 | ||||
| Long Island Mobile ARC | |||||||||
| NY Mobile Mixed Mode | WB2ABD/M | Mobile | Low | Mixed | 32508 | ||||
| Dave Farnsworth - WJ2O | |||||||||
| NY Mobile VHF | No entrant | ||||||||
| Bill Rogers, K2TER | |||||||||
| NY Mobile Multi-op | W2PV/M | MO | Low | CW | 27720 | ||||
| David A. Foster, AB2WZ | |||||||||
| NY first county Sweep | No sweep | ||||||||
| W1TY - Rick Mintz - W2RTY | |||||||||
| NY Most counties RDXA | AE2T | NIA | SO | Low | Mixed | 45612 | |||
| Dave - K2DPC & Mike - KC2SWW | |||||||||
| NY VHF | No entrant | ||||||||
| The Rochester VHF Group | |||||||||
NYQP PLAQUES - US/Canada/DX
| AWARD | WINNER |
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| CLASS / SPONSOR -- Thank you! | CALL | ST/PV | CLASS | PWR | MODE | SCORE | |||
| CW (overall) | K1ZZI | GA | SO | Low | CW | 7828 | |||
| WNY FOC K2ZR-WB2YQH-W2TB | |||||||||
| CW QRP | No qualified entrant | ||||||||
| Carey Magee - K2RNY | |||||||||
| Phone (overall) | VE9ZX | MAR | SO | Low | SSB | 5117 | |||
| Rochester Amateur Radio Assoc | |||||||||
| Phone QRP | No qualified entrant | ||||||||
| Long Island Mobile ARC | |||||||||
| Digital (overall) | No entrant | ||||||||
| Bill Eddy - NY2U | |||||||||
| Digital DX | No entrant | ||||||||
| In Memoriam - Robert Dow, WB2CJL | |||||||||
| Mixed Mode HP | K8JQ | WV | SO | High | Mixed | 10019 | |||
| I. J. Goodman, AF2K in Memory of Russ McKay, W2RMM | |||||||||
| Mixed Mode LP | WB8WKQ | MI | SO | Low | Mixed | 9890 | |||
| Hudson Valley Contesters | |||||||||
| Mixed Mode QRP | N2WN | TN | SO | QRP | Mixed | 5115 | |||
| Redd Swindells - AI2N | |||||||||
| Mobile | No qualified entrant | ||||||||
| Ernie Brown K2BWK (SK) from the Squaw Island ARC | |||||||||
| DX High Score | No qualified entrant | ||||||||
| Western NY DX Association | |||||||||
| First county Sweep | No sweep | ||||||||
| Tom Williams - N2CU | |||||||||
Many thanks to these generous contributors for supporting the NYQP. Please let them know your appreciation.
“Top Ops” by categories [Complete breakdowns: NY US/Canada/DX ]
The above folks were not alone in their accomplishments. Here’s the “Top” data showing who did the most where. (Click page links for even more complete listings.)
Top operators listed solely by each Class, Power, and Mode
| New York "Top Ops" | US/Canada/DX "Top Ops" | |||||||||||
| CALL | CTY | CLASS | PWR | MODE | SCORE |
CALL | ST/PV | CLASS | PWR | MODE | SCORE |
|
| Top Single-Op | Top Single-Op | |||||||||||
| N2CU | ERI | SO | High | Mixed | 120377 |
K8JQ | WV | SO | High | Mixed | 10019 |
|
| W2TB | ERI | SO | High | Mixed | 94300 |
WB8WKQ | MI | SO | Low | Mixed | 9890 |
|
| K2DB | STL | SO | Low | CW | 84738 |
W0BH | KS | SO | High | Mixed | 9588 |
|
| Top Mobile | Top Mobile | |||||||||||
| WB2ABD/M | Mobile-S | Low | Mixed | 32508 |
N8VMX | OH | Mobile | Low | SSB | 36 |
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| W2PV/M | Mobile-M | Low | CW | 27720 |
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| WJ2O/M | Mobile-M | High | Mixed | 13280 |
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| Top Multi | Top Multi | |||||||||||
| W2TZ | STE | M/M | Low | Mixed | 89100 |
K2OAK | NJ | M/M | Low | Mixed | 238 |
|
| W2M | YAT | M/M | Low | Mixed | 82248 |
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| W2CCC | HER | M/S | High | SSB | 59220 |
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| Top High Power | Top High Power | |||||||||||
| N2CU | ERI | SO | High | Mixed | 120377 |
K8JQ | WV | SO | High | Mixed | 10019 |
|
| W2TB | ERI | SO | High | Mixed | 94300 |
W0BH | KS | SO | High | Mixed | 9588 |
|
| W6XR/2 | TOM | SO | High | Mixed | 83607 |
VE3KZ | ON | SO | High | Mixed | 7524 |
|
| Top Low Power | Top Low Power | |||||||||||
| W2TZ | STE | M/M | Low | Mixed | 89100 |
WB8WKQ | MI | SO | Low | Mixed | 9890 |
|
| K2DB | STL | SO | Low | CW | 84738 |
K1ZZI | GA | SO | Low | CW | 7828 |
|
| W2M | YAT | M/M | Low | Mixed | 82248 |
AD5WI | AR | SO | Low | CW | 5688 |
|
| Top QRP | Top QRP | |||||||||||
| N2JNZ | STL | SO | QRP | CW | 3840 |
N2WN | TN | SO | QRP | Mixed | 5115 |
|
| W2LC/M | Mobile-S | QRP | CW | 3504 |
W6GMT | MN | SO | QRP | CW | 546 |
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| K2QR | TIO | SO | QRP | CW | 3430 |
VE3HUR | ON | SO | QRP | CW | 84 |
|
| Top Phone | Top Phone | |||||||||||
| KG2RG | ALB | SO | Low | SSB | 71910 |
VE9ZX | MAR | SO | Low | SSB | 5117 |
|
| W2CCC | HER | M/S | High | SSB | 59220 |
N3ALN | MD | SO | Low | SSB | 2754 |
|
| W2UJ | ALB | SO | High | SSB | 48410 |
KC4EEA | NC | SO | Low | SSB | 1736 |
|
| Top CW | Top CW | |||||||||||
| K2DB | STL | SO | Low | CW | 84738 |
K1ZZI | GA | SO | Low | CW | 7828 |
|
| W2RU | HER | SO | High | CW | 69372 |
AD5WI | AR | SO | Low | CW | 5688 |
|
| K2ZR | NIA | SO | Low | CW | 66582 |
K6RB | CA | SO | High | CW | 5110 |
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| Top Digital | ||||||||||||
| KC2JCJ | REN | SO | Low | Digital | 27 |
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| Top Mixed Mode | Top Mixed Mode | |||||||||||
| N2CU | ERI | SO | High | Mixed | 120377 |
K8JQ | WV | SO | High | Mixed | 10019 |
|
| W2TB | ERI | SO | High | Mixed | 94300 |
WB8WKQ | MI | SO | Low | Mixed | 9890 |
|
| W2TZ | STE | M/M | Low | Mixed | 89100 |
W0BH | KS | SO | High | Mixed | 9588 |
|
Where was the action?
COUNTIES
Click link for color-keyed map displaying contacts for all New York counties.
Top counties and entrants per section
| NY most logs submitted | Section logs |
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CTY |
NAME |
SEC |
LOGS RCVD |
SECT |
LOGS RCVD |
|
MON |
Monroe |
WNY |
18 |
WNY |
61 |
|
ERI |
Erie |
WNY |
8 |
ENY |
25 |
|
WES |
Westchester |
ENY |
5 |
NLI |
18 |
|
SUF |
Suffolk |
NLI |
8 |
NNY |
7 |
|
NAS |
Nassau |
NLI |
4 |
|||
DUT |
Dutchess |
ENY |
4 |
TOTAL |
111 |
|
Top 10 most/least-worked counties
We can only report on counties we know about from the logs. This table shows only the counties that were in a submitted log’s Received Exchange, but it’s somewhat representative of the extent of activity.
There were 9,091 county contacts!
| Most worked counties | Least worked counties | |||||||
CTY |
NAME |
SEC |
CONTACTS |
CTY |
NAME |
SEC |
CONTACTS |
|
MON |
Monroe |
WNY |
977 |
BRX |
Bronx |
NLI |
3 |
|
ERI |
Erie |
WNY |
839 |
LEW |
Lewis |
NNY |
3 |
|
WES |
Westchester |
ENY |
517 |
OSW |
Oswego |
WNY |
4 |
|
SUF |
Suffolk |
NLI |
505 |
CGO |
Chenango |
WNY |
6 |
|
NIA |
Niagara |
WNY |
400 |
CLI |
Clinton |
NNY |
7 |
|
ALB |
Albany |
ENY |
332 |
WAS |
Washington |
ENY |
8 |
|
WAY |
Wayne |
WNY |
329 |
SCU |
Schuyler |
WNY |
10 |
|
NAS |
Nassau |
NLI |
325 |
WAR |
Warren |
ENY |
10 |
|
DUT |
Dutchess |
ENY |
308 |
JEF |
Jefferson |
NNY |
12 |
|
LIV |
Livingston |
WNY |
292 |
MTG |
Montgomery |
NNY |
12 |
|
Stations working most individual counties (closest to sweep)
| New York | US/Canada/DX | |||||
CALL |
CTY |
# CTYS WKD |
CALL |
ST/PV |
# CTYS WKD |
|
W2UJ |
ALB |
50 |
W0BH |
KS |
47 |
|
W2M |
YAT |
49 |
WB8WKQ |
MI |
46 |
|
W2TB |
ERI |
48 |
K8JQ |
WV |
43 |
|
W2TZ |
STE |
46 |
VE9ZX |
MAR |
43 |
|
KF2O |
WES |
45 |
WA2VYA |
NJ |
39 |
|
N2CU |
ERI |
44 |
VE3KZ |
ON |
38 |
|
US/Canada/DX
Top locations by entrants
| US | Canada | ||||||
STATE |
LOGS RCVD |
PROV |
LOGS RCVD |
||||
NJ |
7 |
ON |
3 |
||||
PA |
6 |
AB |
1 |
||||
OH |
5 |
NB |
1 |
||||
MI |
5 |
SK |
1 |
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TN |
5 |
DX | |||||
CA |
4 |
COUNTRY | LOGS RCVD |
LOGS RCVD | |||
FL |
4 |
PA |
2 |
STATES |
87 |
||
GA |
4 |
CU |
1 |
CANADA |
6 |
||
TX |
4 |
OK |
1 |
DX |
6 |
||
VA |
4 |
SP |
1 |
||||
UA3 |
1 |
TOTAL |
99 |
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Most/least worked states/provinces (from logs)
| Most worked | Least worked | ||||
STATE/PROV |
CONTACTS |
STATE/PROV |
CONTACTS |
||
PA |
779 |
NT |
1 |
||
OH |
751 |
NL |
7 |
||
TX |
677 |
SK |
8 |
||
FL |
622 |
HI |
10 |
||
CA |
527 |
WY |
10 |
||
MI |
527 |
MB |
15 |
||
NJ |
493 |
SD |
16 |
||
IL |
452 |
BC |
19 |
||
NC |
450 |
UT |
20 |
||
IN |
419 |
AK |
23 |
||
QC |
23 |
||||
Top NY stations with most individual states, contacts
There were 11,692 state contacts!
| Most states/provinces | Most state contacts | |||
CALL |
States/Provs |
CALL |
States/Provs |
|
W2CCC |
56 |
KG2RG |
554 |
|
KG2RG |
55 |
W2CCC |
536 |
|
N2CU |
53 |
W2TB |
513 |
|
W2TZ |
53 |
W2TZ |
500 |
|
W2TB |
52 |
N2CU |
490 |
|
K2DB |
50 |
W6XR |
481 |
|
W6XR |
50 |
W2UJ |
375 |
|
NT2A |
49 |
W2M |
351 |
|
WB2SIH |
49 |
K2DB |
345 |
|
W2RU |
48 |
W2RU |
312 |
|
DX
Stations working most DX
| CALL | # of DX |
KG2RG |
68 |
N2CU |
42 |
WA2JQK |
30 |
W2RU |
29 |
K2AXX |
29 |
K2ZR |
25 |
K2TJ |
21 |
K2QMF |
20 |
K2DB |
20 |
| Total # DX worked | 521 |
CLUBS
61% (129 of 210) of entrants were proud enough of their clubs (55 of them) to include them in the log. So it seemed appropriate to recognize that loyalty with commendations for those clubs that had 3 or more entrants. (Hmmm, perhaps some club competition should be considered for next year.)
| CLUB - New York | ENTRANTS |
CUM SCORE |
Rochester (NY) DX Association (sponsor) |
28 |
537,334 |
Western New York DX Association |
9 |
355,133 |
Hudson Valley Contesters and DXers |
8 |
134,173 |
Order of Boiled Owls of New York |
7 |
82,530 |
Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club |
4 |
27,720 |
CLUB - US/Canada/DX |
||
Yankee Clipper Contest Club |
7 |
69,372 |
Potomac Valley Radio Club |
5 |
56,232 |
Tennessee Contest Group |
5 |
38,368 |
South East Contest Club |
4 |
1,976 |
Frankford Radio Club |
3 |
700 |
Northern California Contest Club |
3 |
210 |
Multi-Op ops
Last but not least, here's the seldom seen callsigns of those who are the important "multi" in Multi-ops, and without whom some of the most fun efforts in radio wouldn't happen -- thanks guys!
| M/M | OPERATORS | CLUB/GROUP |
| K2QMF | K2QMF, AA2DC, AA2FB | Order of Boiled Owls of NY |
| KC2WI | KC2WI, K2LML | Speculator ARC |
| NW2C | N2ZEG, K2FY, K2JVB, N3SIQ, KC2VKD | |
| W2AN | W3RLW, N2ZN, W2LB, KC2VHS, WD8CQB | Antique Wireless Assn Museum |
| W2CCC | K2CS, AF2K | Rochester (NY) DX Association |
| W2GSB | K2IZ, KA2CAQ, KB2TCH, KC2OYH, KC2TZY, KC2VLV, N2MIG, W2JGH, W2HCB | Great South Bay ARC |
| W2M | AD8J, W3NO, AB2HG | Mad River Radio Club |
| W2TZ | W2TZ (CW), K1PY (PH) | Rochester (NY) DX Association |
| W2WHS | KC2SPY, KC2TND, KC2MCB, W2NWT | Webster Central ARC (School club) |
The RESULTS!
OK, you've been patient enough! Here's the complete listings
New York
[ NY CLASS/POWER/MODE + COUNTY LISTINGS ] [ NY OVERALL RANKING BY CATEGORY ]
US/Canada/DX
[ US/Canada/DX CLASS/POWER/MODE + STATE LISTINGS ] [ US OVERALL RANKING BY CATEGORY ]
Other stuff
[ SOAPBOX from 3830, logs, and e-mails ]
[ The Rest of the Story (longer soapbox write-ups ]
[ A brief attempt at some history ]