Congratulations
to our 2018 Maine
QSO Party Winners!
This year's Overall Winner is:
Joe Blinick, K1JB of Portland,
ME. Joe scored a total of 69,958 points, making 523 QSO's. Thanks for
representing Maine
during
the QSO Party, and especially Cumberland County!
2018
Final Results
| SOQRP |
Loc |
Pts |
SOLP |
Loc |
Pts |
SOHP
|
Loc |
Pts |
MOHP |
Loc |
Pts |
N1HFE
KI4MZC
|
SAG ME
GA
|
176
4
|
N2CQ
AG6V
K4WW
AD4TJ
KE3ZT
N1BOX
KF4QFJ
HI8A
KN4EWI
VE3PYJ
K0HNC
WB8WKQ
KA5VZG
AB4VT
KM4IAJ
AC6ZM
W4UT
W8KNO
K9GDF
K4VBM
|
NJ
WA
KY
VA
PA
CBL ME
VA
DX
NC
ON
KS
MI
TN
GA
VA
TN
TN
OH
WI
GA
|
984
875
756
266
150
120
104
56
45
42
16
16
16
16
8
4
4
2
2
1
|
K1JB
K1GJY
KB1HNZ
W3AKD/1
K4BAI
KF5MU
K0OO
|
CBL ME
YOR ME
YOR ME
HAN ME
GA
KY
MD |
69958
8055
1159
943
72
48
4
|
N1SOH |
MA |
988 |
The
Maine QSO Party saw an increase in log submissions in 2018, with
nationwide and
international challengers submitting logs. National winners include
Rafael Vuguera HI8A, for the Dominican Republic, Gerry Bell VE3PYJ, for
Canada, and of course, Joe Blinick K1JB, for the United States.
Winners
per state outside of Maine, include Ethan
(N1SOH) and Jacob Handwerker (W1FM), operating as N1SOH
(Massachusetts), John Laney K4BAI (Georgia), Shelby Summerville K4WW
(Kentucky), Alan Schriver KA5VZG (Tennessee), David Tanks AD4TJ
(Virginia), Ken Newman N2CQ (New Jersey), Donna Hinshaw AG6V
(Washington), Richard Regent K9GDF (Wisconsin), Joseph Wehner W8KNO
(Ohio), Stephen Wurm KE3ZT (Pennsylvania), Jeffrey Miller WB8WKQ
(Michigan), Charles Meisinger K0HNC (Kansas), Joel Perry KN4EWI (North
Carolina), Gerry Bell VE3PYJ (Ontario, Canada), Patrick Benson K0OO
(Maryland/DC).
The
overall Maine and Cumberland County winner was Joe Blinick K1JB. Other
county winners include, William Protzman W3AKD/1 (Hancock County), John
Gaidos N1HFE (Sagadahoc County), and
Stefania Watson K1GJY (York County).
The categories were won
by John
Gaidos N1HFE (Single
Operator QRP), Ken Newman N2CQ (Single Operator Low Power), Joe
Blinick K1JB (Single Operator
High Power), and Ethan (N1SOH) and Jacob Handwerker (W1FM),
operating as N1SOH (Multi Operator High Power).
The
most accurate logs (with over 10 QSO's), include those submitted by
N1HFE, K1JB, N2CQ, AG6V, K4WW, AD4TJ, N1BOX, KB1HNZ, N1SOH, W3AKD/1,
KF4QFJ, and K1GJY. On average only 1.5% of all logs
included errors such as miscopied calls and unmatched QSO's.
One
thing we noticed, while examining the logs, was a significant amount of
log entries that ONLY included QSOs with Maine stations. The rules
allow all QSOs
during the contest period to be scored, as long as a
proper exchange is made between the two stations. This means many of
the entrants could've had significantly higher scores had they included
their other QSOs.
Two logging programs were primarily used to submit logs this year.
These include N1MM with the ME QSO Party update, and N3FJP.
Once again, congratulations to all the
winners, and we look forward to
hearing from you again next year!
Other
Notes:
Solar
Data for September 22-23, 2018:
According to the ARLP038 Propagation report by K7RA:
There were no sunspots observed since September 12.
Average
daily sunspot number declined to zero from 7.6 the previous
week.
Average daily solar flux was unchanged at 68.6. Average daily
planetary A index declined from 12.6 to 9.7, while average daily
mid-latitude A index went from 10 to 8.3.
The Autumnal equinox
took place at 0154 UTC on Sunday, September 23, 2018. The
weeks
before and after the equinox are typically a better period for
worldwide HF propagation because both the Northern and Southern
Hemispheres are seeing an equal amount of solar radiation.
Predicted solar flux was 68 on September 21 to 26
Predicted planetary A index was 16 and 12 on September 23 and 24.
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