Congratulations
to our 2024 Maine
QSO Party Winners!
This year's Overall Winner is:
The Multi-Op Team of Kevin Thomas (W1DED), and
David Heumann (N7NR), who operated as W1DED, from Van Buren, ME.
The team scored a total of 494,834 points,
making 1,212
QSO's! This is the first overall win for the team, and the third
time a Multi-Op team won the contest overall.
For 2024, we received logs from 8
different countries, 28 U.S. States, 4 Canadian Provinces, and 9 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 884 points. Peter
Siemsen VE9CZ, from Grand-Barachois, New Brunswick, won the
Single Operator Low Power (SOLP) category with 31,058 points. Joe Blinick K1JB, from Falmouth, ME, won the Single
Operator High Power (SOHP) category with 435,614 points. The multi-op
team of Ethan (N1SOH) and Jake (W1FM)
Handwerker, who operated as N1SOH, won the Multi-Operator Low
Power Category with 80 points.This year's overall winner, Kevin Thomas (W1DED), and
David Heumann (N7NR), won the Multi-Operator High
Power (MOHP) category
with 494,834 points.
|
Single Op
QRP
(SOQRP)
W7LG
|
884
|
W0DCX
|
696
|
W1FJ
|
280
|
KE3V
|
72
|
NO2D
|
72
|
WB0SMZ
|
36
|
N3AWS
|
4
|
|
Single Op
Low Power (SOLP)
VE9CZ
|
31,058
|
KI5MM
|
23,571
|
| KX1E
|
17,266
|
VE1RGO
|
14,240
|
AA3HD
|
11,410
|
WW1MI
|
7,072
|
WB9HFK
|
5,795
|
KB1TCD
|
3,588
|
| KZ9V |
2,940
|
| K1HC |
2,610
|
| KA0PQW |
2,028
|
| KD2YXS |
1,504
|
| KB9LGS |
1,457
|
| K2KT |
1,400
|
W3WHK
|
888
|
VE3INE
|
682
|
VE3HZ
|
660
|
VE9VIC
|
476
|
| KE0TT |
354
|
SN5J
|
330
|
W4CMG
|
255
|
KQ4UCN
|
228
|
| KC1SES |
210
|
| KC1UEK |
130
|
AD4GG
|
128
|
N9XAU
|
117
|
N4DX
|
80
|
NR0P
|
80
|
AA4NO
|
60
|
| K4FT |
56
|
| KK7HPM |
48
|
VA3RKM
|
36
|
VA3PNL
|
35
|
| KQ4HWF |
32
|
N7AME
|
24
|
W5RAW
|
16
|
| K4VBM |
16
|
| KY4GS |
12
|
| KK4CS |
4
|
| KI6KGC |
4
|
IN3GYK
|
4
|
EW1AFL
|
4
|
W6ECK
|
4
|
KQ4MHE
|
4 |
NJ4Q
|
4 |
NS4E
|
4 |
|
Single Op
High Power (SOHP)
K1JB
|
435,614
|
W1SEG
|
42,021
|
W1GRL
|
5,734
|
K1BZ
|
3,128
|
KD2EPM
|
1,584
|
N7DH
|
1,320
|
W1SSN
|
1,242
|
KK4E
|
748
|
N5EP
|
468
|
VE2GT
|
280
|
K5TIA
|
154
|
WB5SKM
|
143
|
WB8WUA
|
108
|
KC3KRZ
|
99
|
KB6CA
|
24
|
W9AR
|
16
|
DB7AL
|
8
|
K2LAT
|
4
|
NG2G
|
4
|
ES2XLA
|
4
|
YB3RPS
|
4
|
|
Multi-Op
Low Power (MOLP)
|
Multi-Op
High Power (MOHP)
W1DED
|
494,614
|
| WS1SM
|
119,210
|
|
|
|
State
and Province Winners:
AL
|
K2LAT
|
4
|
| CA |
KB6CA
|
24
|
| CT |
W1SSN
|
1,242
|
CO
|
NO2D
|
72
|
| FL |
KQ4HWF |
32
|
| GA |
KK4E
|
748
|
IN
|
KB9LGS
|
1,457
|
KS
|
NR0P
|
80
|
| IL |
WB9HFK
|
5,795
|
KY
|
N4DX
|
80
|
| MA |
W1FJ
|
280
|
| ME |
W1DED
|
494,614
|
| MN |
KA0PQW
|
2,028
|
| MO |
W0DCX
|
696
|
| MS |
WB5SKM
|
143
|
NC
|
KQ4UCN
|
228
|
| NJ |
KD2EPM
|
1,584
|
NM
|
KI6KGC
|
4
|
| NY |
KD2YXS
|
1,504
|
| OH |
WB8WUA
|
108
|
| OK |
K4VBM
|
16
|
| PA |
W3WHK
|
888
|
| SC |
K4FT
|
56
|
TN
|
W4CMG
|
255
|
| TX |
KI5MM
|
23,571
|
UT
|
KK7HPM
|
48
|
| VA |
K2KT
|
1,400
|
WA
|
N7AME
|
24
|
|
|
|
ON
|
VE3INE
|
682
|
| NB |
VE9CZ
|
31,058
|
NS
|
VE1GRO
|
14,240
|
QC
|
VE2GT
|
280
|
National
winners:
Belarus
|
EW1AFL
|
4
|
| Canada |
VE9CZ
|
31,058
|
Estonia
|
ES2XLA
|
4
|
Germany
|
DB7AL
|
8
|
Indonesia
|
YB3RPS
|
4
|
Italy
|
IN3GYK
|
4
|
Poland
|
SN5J
|
330
|
| United
States |
W1DED
|
494,614
|
Maine County Winners:
Aroostook
|
W1DED
|
494,614
|
| Cumberland |
K1JB
|
435,614
|
Franklin
|
KC1UEK
|
130
|
| Hancock |
WW1ME
|
7,072
|
Kennebec
|
K1BZ
|
3,128
|
Knox
|
KZ9V
|
2,940
|
Lincoln
|
KB1TCD
|
3,588
|
| Somerset |
W9AR
|
130
|
| York |
WS1SM
|
119,210
|
Other
notes:
Two
logging programs were primarily used to submit logs this year. These
include N1MM and N3FJP. We still received 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 Updatethat:
"Propagation conditions, especially in the shorter half of the
shortwave range, have understandably improved, but not as much as we
might have expected in the run-up to the equinox. This was influenced
by a decrease in solar activity (compared to August levels) - and of
course an increase in geomagnetic activity."
Predicted solar flux was 180 September 27 to October 1.
Predicted planetary A index was 5 on September 27-28, 8 on September 29-30.
Two
new sunspot regions appeared on September 26, another on September 27,
two more on September 28, another on September 29, and another on
September 30.
Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 137.1 to 164.7, and average
daily solar flux from 164.3 to 213.1. Average daily planetary A index
shifted from 14.3 to 9.6, during the contest period.
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 |
Yankee Clipper Contest Club
|
435,974 |
3
|
Wireless Society of Southern Maine
|
119,420
|
2
|
Kitchener-Waterloo Amateur Radio Club
|
14,900
|
2
|
Society of Midwest Contesters
|
5,795
|
1
|
Potomac Valley Radio Club
|
3,132
|
2 |
Minnesota Wireless Association
|
2,940
|
1
|
Merrymeeting Amateur Radio Club
|
2,610
|
1
|
South Jersey Radio Association
|
1,584
|
1 |
Bloomington Amateur Radio Club
|
1,457 |
1 |
Alexandria Radio Club
|
1,400 |
1
|
Congratulations to all
the winners, and we look forward to hearing from you again in 2025!
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