Congratulations
to our 2023 Maine
QSO Party Winners!
This year's Overall Winner is:
The Multi-Op Team of Stefania Watson (K1GJY),
Tim Watson (KB1HNZ) and Rick Fickett (K1OT), who operated as
WS1SM, from Windham, ME. The team scored a total of 364,530 points,
making 1,232
QSO's! This is the second consecutive win for the team and the second
time a Multi-Op team won the contest overall.
For 2023, we received logs from 3
different countries, 33 U.S. States, 3 Canadian Provinces, and 7 Maine
Counties. Thanks to everyone who participated!
This
year's Category winners:
Michael
Snook W7LG, from Lewiston, PA, captured the Single Operator QRP
(SOQRP)
category with 3,780 points. Peter
Siemsen VE9CZ, from Grand-Barachois, New Brunswick, won the
Single Operator Low Power (SOLP) category with 20,737 points. Kevin Thomas W1DED, who operated
portable from Van Buren, ME, won the Single
Operator High Power (SOHP) category with 302,107 points. The multi-op
team of Ethan (N1SOH) and Jake (W1FM)
Handwerker, who operated as N1SOH, won the Multi-Operator Low
Power Category with 374 points. This year's overall winner, WS1SM, won the Multi-Operator High
Power (MOHP) category
with 364,530 points.
Single Op
QRP
(SOQRP)
W7LG
|
3,780
|
AC2YD
|
2,223
|
N3IW
|
1,802
|
|
Single Op
Low Power (SOLP)
VE9CZ
|
20,737
|
KA0PQW
|
20,416
|
WA2JQK
|
18,375
|
|
Single Op
High Power (SOHP)
W1DED
|
302,107
|
KV0I
|
103,700
|
K4QQG
|
44,022
|
|
Multi-Op
Low Power (MOLP)
|
Multi-Op
High Power (MOHP)
|
State
and Province Winners:
AR
|
WA5SOG
|
7,104
|
AZ
|
KN7Y
|
9,462
|
| CA |
KF6NCX
|
918
|
| CT |
W2BUD
|
42
|
CO
|
N7SE
|
88
|
DE
|
AA3R
|
3,174
|
| FL |
WO4O
|
6,900
|
| GA |
AF4PX
|
1,073
|
IN
|
WA9YI
|
200
|
KS
|
K0WRY
|
414
|
| IL |
WA9LKF
|
480
|
| MA |
N1SOH
|
374
|
| ME |
WS1SM
|
364,530
|
| MI |
W8PI
|
1,044
|
| MN |
KA0PQW
|
20,416
|
| MO |
W0DCX
|
713
|
| MT |
KJ9C
|
35
|
NC
|
W2CSI
|
1,950
|
| NE |
KV0I
|
103,700
|
NH
|
AC1GF
|
10,800
|
| NJ |
AC2YD
|
2,223
|
| NY |
WA2JQK
|
18,375
|
| OH |
KD8W
|
210
|
| OK |
K5CM
|
10,412
|
OR
|
KI7IOC
|
80
|
| PA |
W7LG
|
3,780
|
| SC |
K4QQG
|
44,022
|
TN
|
W4KW
|
96
|
| TX |
WA8ZBT
|
4,275 |
| VA |
W4PM
|
4,000
|
| VT |
AB1XQ
|
4
|
| WI |
WA9PND
|
16
|
WV
|
KD8WRL
|
9
|
|
|
|
| NB |
VE9CZ
|
20,737
|
| ON |
VE3HZ
|
2,646
|
QC
|
VE2GT
|
48
|
National
winners:
| Canada |
VE9CZ
|
20,737
|
| Poland |
SP6JOE
|
126
|
| United
States |
WS1SM
|
364,530
|
Maine County Winners:
AND
|
W1KX
|
7,434
|
ARO
|
W1DED
|
302,107
|
| CBL |
WS1SM
|
364,530
|
| HAN |
WW1ME
|
4,280
|
| OXF |
K1ESE
|
21,565
|
WAS
|
N1EP
|
11,130
|
| YOR |
N7DH
|
1,170
|
Other
notes:
Two
logging programs were primarily used to submit logs this year. These
include N1MM and N3FJP. We still had a handful of entrants who
submitted logs designed for
other QSO parties, or chose the wrong MEQP log (in-state log for out of
state ops or vice versa), so we had to calculate these by hand to
generate a score. We also received a few logs that listed an ARRL
section instead of the state.
Tad Cook, K7RA reported in the K7RA Solar Update
that: "Increased geomagnetic activity (was) expected from 22-24
September," with average daily sunspot numbers declining from 138.1 to
118.4, while
average daily solar flux went from 159.9 to 149.3.
Predicted solar flux was 162, 162 and 165 on September 22-24.
Predicted planetary A index was 15 on September 22, and 22 on September
23-24.
The
Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere lined up nicely with the
contest period, occuring Saturday, September 23 at 2:50 AM EDT, or
0650z. The change in seasons was noted as being "evident recently
with improving propagation on 10 and 12 meters."
Club
Competition
In the club competition, the Wireless
Society of Southern Maine took the
top spot, with 1 log entry totaling 364,530 points. The Heartland DX Association came in
second with 2 logs totaling 103,820 points, and the Swamp Fox Contest Club came in
third with 1 log totaling 44,022 points. Congratulations!
Below is a rundown of the top clubs:
| Club |
Score |
Number
of Logs |
Wireless
Society of Southern Maine
|
364,530 |
1 |
Heartland
DX Association
|
103,820
|
2
|
Swamp
Fox Contest Club
|
44,022
|
1
|
Yankee
Clipper Contest Club
|
21,939
|
2
|
Minnesota
Wireless Association
|
20,416
|
1
|
Hudson
Valley Contesters and Dxers
|
19,320
|
3
|
Arizona
Outlaws Contest Club
|
9,462
|
1
|
Niagra
Frontier RadioSport
|
8,118
|
1 |
Florida
Contest Group
|
7,836
|
1
|
Fort
Smith Area Amateur Radio Club
|
7,104
|
1
|
Congratulations to all
the winners, and we look forward to hearing from
you again in 2024!
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