_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) Gordon Miller, NQ4KMark Travis, KI4OBTJohn Huggins, KX4O
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Appreciation Hams Everywhere –For enthusiastically participating Members of SPARC –Committee Members Dick, W2YE, for rules and club station Don, K7CS, for plaque management Henry, K2BFY, for electronic scoring and publicity. Bill, KJ4VTH, for scoring management Gordon, NQ4K, Mark, KI4OBT, and John, KX4O for presentations to clubs. John, KX4O, for assistance with scoring and graphics –All members for K4NVA operation Advice, and Log scoring Plaque Sponsors Manassas Hamfest: Time and space for Awards Ceremony Topics
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Topics Rules Meta-Analysis of the 2012 QSO Party All Time High Scores Description of Certificates
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 VQP Committee Dick, W2YE Rules Henry, K2BFY E-Scoring SW Mark, KI4OBT Club Presentations Don, K7CS Plaques Bill, KJ4VTH E-Scoring Gordon, NQ4K Coordination John, KX4O Club plaque scoring Club Presentations
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v VQP K4NVA Operation Operators: Dick, W2YE Gordon, NQ4K Don, K7CS Jim, KF4PQL Bill, KJ4VTH Bill, WF1L Ray, KD4RSL John, KK4AHY Red, N3TG Don, K7CS Dick, W2YE Gordon, NQ4K Jim, KF4PQL
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v Rules No rule changes. Added Plaque: Youth (18 or younger) Indicate age in soapbox or on summary sheet.
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v Rules Objective and Dates To promote amateur radio activity in the 95 VA Counties and 39 VA Independent Cities. Sat 16 Mar 1400 UTC – Sun 17 Mar 0200 UTC (Saturday, 10 AM – 10 PM local) Sun 17 Mar 1200 UTC – Sun 2400 UTC (Sunday, 8 AM – 8 PM local)
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v Rules Entry Categories OP Categories Station Categories Single OPFixed Station Multi OP / Single TransMobile Multi OP / Multi TransExpedition Power CategoriesBand Categories High (> 150 w) Multi-Band Low (150 w or less) Single Band QRP (5 w or less) Mode Categories Phone (SSB/FM) CW Club Entry Digital (RTTY/PSK) Mixed
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v Rules Valid Contacts VA stations work all stations. Out-of-State stations work VA stations only. Work fixed stations once per band/mode. Work VA Mobiles and Expeditions in each VA County or Independent City from which they operate. Stations on County or Independent City lines count as one QSO and only one County/Independent City multiplier. Mobile and Expedition stations use sufffix in callsign. Satellite contacts allowed. No cross-mode or repeater QSO's. Spotting nets, DX clusters, etc., may be used to locate other stations - no self-spotting permitted.
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v Rules Exchange QSO number and QTH –VA County or Independent City for VA stations –State, Province or DX Country for others VA Mobile and Expedition Stations log QSO's by VA Independent City or County of operation. Identify all QSO's with band, mode, sequential QSO number sent/received and date/time of contact in UTC. Please follow standard contest practices by making and responding to "CQ VA QSO Party" calls. Multiple Transmitter stations may maintain sequential QSO numbers independently for each transmitter.
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v Rules Scoring QSO Points Phone 1 pt CW2 pts Digital 2 pts VA Mobile3 pts Multipliers Multipliers are only counted once. VA Station multipliers are VA counties and independent cities US States Canadian Provinces DX Countries No DX multiplier for US (including AK, HI), VA and Canada Mobile / Expedition stations that contact 10 or more different stations while operating from a county or independent city may claim it as a multiplier, if not otherwise worked. Outside of VA station VA Counties and Independent Cities
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v Rules Scoring Bonus Points VA Mobile and Expedition stations: 100 points for each VA County/Independent City from which they log a valid QSO. Contact with K4NVA: 500 bonus points (one time only) Final score QSO Points X Multipliers + Bonus Points
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v Rules Entries Fixed, Expedition, and Mobile operations will be considered separately. Please submit separate logs. Multiple OP stations should indicate all OPs by name / call sign. Electronic (preferred) or paper logs, summary and dupe sheets (200 or more QSO’s) are required for all entries. The summary and 'dupe sheet' requirements are waived if recognized contesting software is used. For Club Competition purposes, be sure to indicate club name on summary sheet and log. Submit entries by April 15, 2013 by mail to the VA QSO Party, Call Box 599, Sterling, VA or by to A $1.00 donation to help defray the costs of printing and mailing is encouraged.
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v Rules Awards All participants submitting a log will receive a certificate. Plaques are identified on the contest web site.
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v VQP Plaques and Sponsors Plaques for Virginia Stations Virginia Single Operator High Power North Shenandoah DX Association Virginia Single Operator Low Power Don Sambol, K7CS Virginia Single Operator Phone High Power Shenandoah Valley ARC Virginia Single Operator Phone Low Power Joe Palsa, K3WRY Virginia Single Operator Phone/Mixed QRP Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH Virginia Single Operator CW QRP Randy Drake, KB4QQJ Virginia Mobile Multiple Operator Kevin Stuart, W4KLS, in memory of Howard Stuart, W2VWK (SK) Virginia Mobile Single Operator William Conkling, NR4C, in memory of KI4LXT Virginia Expedition Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG Virginia Club Combined Score Vienna Wireless Society Virginia Club - Virginia QSOs Only John Huggins, KX4O Multiple Operator Single Transmitter Station Mark Travis, KI4OBT Multiple Operator Multiple Transmitter Station Central Virginia Contest Club Single Operator CW High Power (Changed to in-state plaque) Loudoun Amateur Radio Group Plaques for any Single Operator Station Single Operator CW Low Power FISTS QSL Bureau Single Operator VHF Only Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society Single Operator Novice/Tech/Rookie Richmond Amateur Radio Club Single Band Vienna Wireless Society Single Operator Virginia Counties/Independent Cities Contacted Franklin County ARC Single Operator Digital Mode Chris Walter, KI4CBF Single Operator Youth (18 or younger) (New 2013) K4AMG Memorial Amateur Radio Club Plaques for Single Operator stations Outside of Virginia Outside Virginia Single Operator Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH Outside Virginia Phone/Mixed QRP Dave Williams, K7HMP Outside Virginia Single Operator CW QRP Virginia QRP Society Plaque for a Single Operator DX station (outside US and Canada) DX Station North Shenandoah DX Association
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Log Metadata Analysis and QSO Analysis
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v Scoring Party Jim, KF4PQL; Don, K7CS; Red, N3TG; Gordon, NQ4K; Ray, KD4RSL; and Dick, W2YE.
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Log MetaData Year No of Logs License Class Extra Advanced General Tech Club Other Shorter hours, same number of entries. More Extras all the time.
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Log MetaData Mode CW Mixed Phone DG Scores High803,540523,382934,990944,5971,097,1591,178,532608,100402,774 Average17,28717,23516,97518,48318,66921,91024,09916,400 Median2,9643,9902,1092,5152,5702,9764,3003,329 Low (6x)1 (2x) Distribution between modes is about same. Scores are down. Effectively no Digital
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Power Hi-Low High Low QRP Most hams use low power. Station Fixed Mobile Expedition Checklog1 Total Log MetaData Few Expeditions
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Log MetaData # Operators Multi-Ops Multi-Ops still popular W4CA ROANOKE VALLEY ARC
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Log MetaData Band All SB(160M)1 SB(80M) SB(40M) SB(20M) SB(15M)1 SB(10M)121 SB(6M)011 SB(2M) SB (1.25M)11 SB (70 cm)1 VHF Only Hams chase propagation
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Log QTHs Not VA VA Total Not VA Canada11 DX 4 Other US 101
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Log QTHs DX DX QTH Argentina 1 Azores 1 Columbia1 Curacao2 Czeck Rep England 11 Germany Hungary1 11 Italy 1 1 Jamaica1 Japan 1 1 Lithuania 111 Netherlands Paraguay 1 Poland 2121 Portugal Spain 1 Sweden 2 Ukraine 1 1 West Indies1
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Logs from US and Canada QT H AL AZ AR11 BC12141 CA CO221 CT121 DE11122 FL GA IA111 ID1 IL IN KS KY LA QT H OK211 ON OR1111 PA RI QC SC11122 SD131 SK TN TX UT11 VT2121 WA WI WV WY12 QT H MA MB1 MD ME2111 MI MN MO MS11221 MT1111 NB11 NC NE321 NH NJ NM1 NT11 NV11111 NY OH or more in GREEN 33 states 5 provinces
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Logs from VA Logs from 73 C&IC Up 1 from last year QTH ACC ALB ALL1 1 ALX AMH APP 1 ARL AUG BAT BED BHM 1 BOT 11 BRX 1 CAM CCY 1111 CHE CHX 212 CLA CLN 11 CPX CRA CRL CUL CVX DIC DIN 111 ESS 1 1 Exp FAU FBX FFX FLO 12 1 FLU FRA FRE QTH FRX 1111 FXX GIL GLO 2 2 GOO GRA 1 GRN HAL 11 HAN HAX 1 22 HBX 112 HCO HOX 11 IOW JAM KGE KQN 1 LAN LDN LEE 1 LSA 11 2 LYX MAD 111 MAT 1 11 MAX 1 MEC 1 MID 1 Mobile MON MVX 1 NEL NEW 11 1 NFX NNX 11 NRX 1 QTH NUM ORG 1242 PAG PIT POW POX PRG1 8 PRW PUL 1 RHM RIC1 RIX 2 11 ROA ROX 111 RUS SAX SCO111 1 SHA 1 2 SHE SMY SPO STA STX 1 SUR 1111 SUS 11 SUX 1 TAZ 1 VBX WAR WAX WES 11 1 WIS WIX WMX WYT 1 1 YOR
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Logging Programs Program N3FJP's VA State QSO Party Program N1MM PAPER None Stated WriteLog Fat Fingers GenLog Cabrillo Analyzer81065 VA QSO LOGGER NA TR Log POST Ham Radio Deluxe222 Cab-converter(TM) v CU2JT Logger11 Log-EQF V91 Win-EQF WINLOG321 Xlog21 Other712 N3FJP and N1MM equally popular Still a lot of paper and manual logs.
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 QSO Analysis Measure Contacts (electronic logs only) 22,30051,04876,65480,75686,11692,944107,42289,576 Non-Virginia contacts 1/3 26% States Contacted50 Provinces Contacted DX Entities~ C&C Not Activated High # QSOs in C&IC 2,7893,9695,4343,1665,272 FAU 9,178 LDN 2008: Buchanan (BCH) Norton (NRX) 2009: Highland 2010: Buchanan (BCH), Buckingham (BHM), Essex (ESS) 2011: Amelia (AME), Colonial Heights (COX), Nottoway (NOT), Petersburg (PBX), Poquoson (PQX) 2012: Bland (BLA), Buchanan (BCH), Emporia (EMX), Nottoway (NOT), Petersburg (PBX)
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 QSO Analysis Missing C&IC by Year C&IC Amelia (AME) X Bristol BRX) X Bland (BLA)X Buchanan (BCH) X X X Buckingham (BHM) X Charles City (CCY) X Charlotte (CHA) X Colonial Heights (COX) X Danville (DAX)X Emporia (EMX)X Essex (ESS) X Highland (HIG) X Hopewell (HOX)X Martinsville (MVX)X Northampton (NHA)X Norton (NRX) XX Nottoway (NOT) X XX Petersburg (PBX)X XX Poquoson (PQX)X X Tazewell (TAZ)X Wythe (WYT) X Red “X” is 2 or more times missing.
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Mode CW9,66013, % DG8851, % PH35,92739,27635,69280% Grand Total46,47253,72144,788 Up from 72% last year. More Phone
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v VQP Pre-Party Presentations 7 Nov 2011 Arlington Radio Public Service Club 25 Jan 2012 Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v VQP Pre-Party Presentations 1 Feb 2012 Peninsula Amateur Radio Club 6 Feb 2012 Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v VQP Pre-Party Presentations 10 Feb 2012 Alexandria Radio Club 17 Feb 2012 Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v VQP Pre-Party Presentations 17 Feb 2012 Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society 21 Feb 2012 Arlington Amateur Radio Club
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v VQP Pre-Party Presentations 7 Mar 2012 Pentagon Amateur Radio Club
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 QSO Analysis Contacts in Counties and Independent Cities (1 of 3) GREEN: More than 2,000 C&C Accomack Albemarle Alexandria * Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bedford * Bland Botetourt Bristol * Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Buena Vista * Campbell Caroline Carroll C&C Charles City Charlotte Charlottesville * Chesapeake * Chesterfield Clarke Colonial Heights * Covington * Craig Culpeper Cumberland Danville * Dickenson Dinwiddie Emporia * Essex Fairfax Fairfax * Falls Church * Fauquier Floyd Fluvanna
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 QSO Analysis Contacts in Counties and Independent Cities (2 of 3) C&C Franklin Franklin * Frederick Fredericksburg * Galax * Giles Glouchester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hampton * Hanover Harrisonburg * Henrico Henry Highland Hopewell * Isle of Wight James City King & Queen C&C King George King William Lancaster Lee Lexington * Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Lynchburg * Madison Manassas * Manassas Park * Martinsville * Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Newport News * Norfolk * Northampton
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 QSO Analysis Contacts in Counties and Independent Cities (3 of 3) C&C Northumberland Norton * Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Petersburg * Pittsylvania Poquoson * Portsmouth * Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Radford * Rappahannock Richmond Richmond * Roanoke Roanoke * Rockbridge Rockingham C&C Russell Salem * Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Staunton * Suffolk * Surry Sussex Tazewell Virginia Beach * Warren Washington Waynesboro * Westmoreland Williamsburg * Winchester * Wise Wythe York
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_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Log Counts by Club Club None Given Fauquier ARA Loudoun ARG Shenandoah Valley ARC4614 Potomac Valley Radio Club7813 Alexandria Radio Club5613 Sterling Park ARC Roanoke Valley ARC11910 Central Virginia Contest Club Chesapeake ARS Inc., W4CAR1068 Western Tidewater Radio Assoc7127 RARA Contest Group357 Vienna Wireless Society397 Ole Virginia Hams546 Frankford Radio Club436 Middle Peninsula ARC25 Florida Contest Group35 Club Tennessee Contest Group544 Albemarle Amateur Radio Club344 QCWA Chapter Arlington Radio Public Service Club653 Arlington ARC453 New River Valley ARC23 Williamsburg Area ARC253 Yankee Clipper Contest Club23 Mad River Radio Club252 South East Contest Club22 Society of Midwest Contesters22 Culpeper ARA42 North Shenandoah DX Assoc22 Franklin County ARC951 Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society5 Appalachian Contesters2 Patrick Henry ARA4
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 High Club – VA QSOs Only CVCC FARA LARG 1,279, , ,660
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Plaque Recipients by Club Club Alabama Contest Club 1 Alamance ARC Alexandria Contest Club 1 1 Arlington ARC 1 CVCC Fauquier ARA Franklin County ARC Loudoun ARG Mad River Radio Club 1111 Mount Vernon ARC 11 None Stated / Other Not Awarded 2 Ontario Contest Club22 PVRC231 Rappackers Contest Group 23 Rockbridge ARC 1 South East Contest Club1 2 Sterling Park ARC 1 Tennessee Contest Group 3 VA DX Century Club1 Western Tidewater Radio Assoc 211 Williamsburg Area ARC 1
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v All Time High Scores CategoryCall SignScoreYear High VA Single OP High PowerN4BAA387, High VA Single OP Low PowerKW4VA389, High Single OP Novice/Technician/RookieKJ4ZFE60, High Outside VA Single OPN4PN97, High Outside VA QRP (Phone/Mixed)WB8YYY22, High VA QRP (Phone/Mixed)WA4PGM87, High Single OP VHFN4RP/M40, High VA Club - Combined ScoreFARA2,243, High VA Mobile Multiple OperatorWA4PGM214, High VA Mobile Single OperatorKW4VA/M (K1RA)130, High Single OP CW High PowerW4AU194, High Single OP CW Low PowerN3UA192, High Multiple Op / Single TransmitterN4A352, High Multiple Op / Multiple TransmitterW4MYA1,178, High Single BandKC4VT127, High SO VA Counties/Independent CitiesW4VX High DX Station All ModeCU2JT5, High Single Op Digital ModeWS4V High VA Single OP Phone Only High Power K3SK255, High VA Single OP Phone Only Low Power W4TMN117, High Expedition K4EG121, High VA Club – VA QSOs Only FARA1,279, High VA QRP CWK4ORD45, High Outside-VA QRP CWW8TM21, new all- time high scores set in 2012.
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v VQP K4EG/P Expedition Steve, W1ES, in Patrick County. K4EG using dual Eagle One antennas tuned for 80/40M. K4EG began the VA QSO party in Patrick County in Meadows of Dan at 3000’ ASL. Doug, KF4VTT, on SSB in Carroll County with the foot switch in hand. Garner, KK4CLY, operating SSB in Henry County. KF4VTT operating SSB at Danville Community College
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v VQP WA4BUE Rich, WA4BU3, working on Beverage antenna. Rich, WA4BUE, at the rig in Dinwiddle County.
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v VQP Steve, KS1G, Bicycle Mobile
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 K1RA as KW4VA /M
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Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Alexandria Fairfax Manassas Richmond Bedford Falls Church Manassas Park Roanoke Bristol Franklin Martinsville Salem Buena Vista Fredericksburg Newport News Staunton Charlottesville Counties Independent Cities Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Glouchester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Poquoson Williamsburg Danville Lexington Portsmouth Winchester Emporia Lynchburg Radford Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax Fauquier Galax Norfolk Suffolk Chesapeake Hampton Norton VA Beach Colonial Heights Harrisonburg Petersburg Waynesboro Covington Hopewell Floral Emblem Dogwood State Bird Cardinal The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates for promoting amateur radio activity in VA’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event.
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Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg Counties Independent Cities Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax Fauquier State Fish Brook Trout (adopted in 1993) State Insect Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (adopted in 1991) The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates for promoting amateur radio activity in VA’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk VA Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester
Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg Counties Independent Cities Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax Fauquier The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Smithfield Ham Chincoteague Pony
Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg Counties Independent Cities Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax Fauquier The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Hanover Tomato Virginia Peanut
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg Counties Independent Cities Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax Fauquier The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester State Tree Flowering Dogwood State Shell Crassostraea virginica
_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Counties Independent Cities Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax Fauquier The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club thanks for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia’s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities through enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Mahlon Loomis ( ) First Wireless Telegraphy QSO occurred between two stations in Loudoun County, VA in October 1866.
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_2013_VQP_Prebrief_v1 See you on the air! 73, Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club