Like contesting, this is a cooperative effort. No matter how good you are, no matter how big your station is, no matter where you're located, you can't make contacts on your own. Sure, there are things like the K3UK LoTW Sked Room (click on LoTW in the menu) and the "hangout" frequencies (3.618Mhz at night, around 14.290Mhz +/- during the day) that are great tools to get folks together, but without the people helping each other, the award would be impossible to achieve. Also, as I previously mentioned, the bands might not be quite as bad as some say they are. All of these contacts were made using 100watts to a G5RV antenna at about 35 feet (10.5m).
Below is the list of the folks with whom I made the officially credited contacts, but this list doesn't tell the whole story: There are others who tried to make a contact with me but were unable to do so (despite valiant efforts), and others who made contacts with me who don't show up here because someone else confirmed the contact first. I am equally grateful to all of them, and I am also proud to know that I've helped some of them (as well as others) on their way to the award.
| Entity | CW | Phone | Digital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | KC4HW | K4AB | WX4TM |
| Alaska | AL1G | AL1G | NL7V |
| Arizona | K6LL | K9WZB | W9NGA |
| Arkansas | W5QP | N5ZM | WB5AAA |
| California | K6RB | K6FW | W6YX |
| Colorado | K0EU | W0KIT | KT0DX |
| Connecticut | W2JU | NN1N | K1ZZ |
| Delaware | K1RY | WW3DE | K1RY |
| Florida | N4BP | WT4Y | N4AOE |
| Georgia | WF4W | K4KV | WB4MAK |
| Hawaii | AH6RR | NH7O | KH6MB |
| Idaho | W7ZRC | KC7KZ | N7ESU |
| Illinois | KK9H | N2BJ | N7US |
| Indiana | K9WX | KB9AX | AC9X |
| Iowa | N0NI | K0NO | K0WHV |
| Kansas | AB0S | WV0T | K0FJ |
| Kentucky | KS4V | AB4IQ | AB4IQ |
| Louisiana | KF5ER | W5RI | K5JRW |
| Maine | K1LOG | K1LOG | AC1O |
| Maryland | K3WI | KR3E | K3WI |
| Massachusetts | W1TO | K1YA | K1JE |
| Michigan | K8MAD | N8FV | W8RIT |
| Minnesota | K0TG | K0TI | AA0AW |
| Mississippi | WQ5L | KE5MOZ | NA5DX |
| Missouri | K0OU | KU0G | N0HIO |
| Montana | KB7Q | K7BG | KE7X |
| Nebraska | N0OB | N0OB | WN0L |
| Nevada | NX7F | NX7F | N7TR |
| New Hampshire | K1DG | K1DG | K1RO |
| New Jersey | W2YC | K2DLS | KR2D |
| New Mexico | N2IC | WA0SXV | WA5ZUP |
| New York | NP3D/W2 | N2WK | K2PAL |
| North Carolina | W4KAZ | N4HN | K4FX |
| North Dakota | W0TUP | W0TUP | W0TUP |
| Ohio | K8AJS | W8CZN | W8HF |
| Oklahoma | K5UV | W5IF | NX5O |
| Oregon | N6TW | K7ZS | N7QU |
| Pennsylvania | K3SV | W3KB | W3TNU |
| Rhode Island | K3IU | N1HRA | KI1G |
| South Carolina | N3ZL | K4JPG | K4RW |
| South Dakota | KD0S | KE0WM | K7RE |
| Tennessee | W9WI | K4EDI | WA4OSD |
| Texas | WO5I | NV5H | N5NA |
| Utah | K7UA | WA7YAZ | WA7YAZ |
| Vermont | K1IB | K1LPS | K1LPS |
| Virginia | K1KO | KJ4DHF | NU3H |
| Washington | W7OM | W7VP | W7VXS |
| West Virginia | AJ1M | AJ1M | W8AKS |
| Wisconsin | K9IMM | WW9R | AA9RR |
| Wyoming | WY7FD | WY7FD | WY7FD |
Congratulations!!! Tremendous accomplishment. So, what do you have planned next - triple play on 5 watts? Congrats again!
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Thanks David. I know that you've been in there working stations as well, so I hope that you show up on "the list" soon.
ReplyDeleteAs for what's next, I haven't really thought about it, other than I'd sure like to get the guys on Desecheo this week.
I think I might pass on the 5w Triple Play though. :-)
Hi, David
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your milestone. A job well done indeed.
73
Scot, KA3DRR
Hi David,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! It's nice to see my callsign represented for Florida SSB. You are on my list for all three modes for NJ. Do I get the "Worked All K2DBK Award"?
I have 6 to go.
73's de WT4Y
Why of course Gary! Check your inbox for your certificate.
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