About the OP


 
First licensed
Novice class
May 21, 1976 (age 14yrs).
Callsign WN2FFY -- later changed by the FCC to WB2FFY in October 1976 
Upgraded to
General class
May 21, 1977 at the Rochester, NY hamfest. 
Upgraded to
Extra class
August 11, 2001 at the Shrewsbury, PA ARRL/VEC test examination.
Memberships
American Radio Relay League
A1 Operators Club
Radio Telegraphy High Speed Club (HSC #1202)
10-10# 25287(inactive)
Croatian Telegraphy Club - CTC 1384  (Jan 31, 2008)
Straight Key Century Club - SKCC #7749
Society of Wireless Pioneers #3505-M (inactive)
Other
calls
held
 WB2FFY (Oct 1976 - September 2001)
WB2FFY/1 Vermont
WB2FFY/2 various locations in New York
WB2FFY/3 Maryland
WB2FFY/4 Alabama
WB2FFY/5 Mississippi and Texas
WB2FFY/VE3
WB2FFY/I7 Brindisi, Italy
WB2FFY/KP4 
VI1FF - 50th anniversary of world war conflict ending in the Pacific
AX1FF - celebrate Australia day (97 & 98) 
VK1FF Canberra, Australia (Feb 93 - Feb 99) 
PJ2/K3NK (July 2016) 
VP5/K3NK (April 2017) 
I0/K3NK (April 2018) 
Guest
Op
at
W2TKE - Cooperstown, NY Field Day stn
W1AW - ARRL HQ
W3LPL - ARRL DX CW Contests 99/00
WB2RRK - ARRL VHF Contest
WA2YFB - HF DX Contest
WB2MMB - (Dad's call)
WB2IRT - Cooperstown, NY (cousin)
WA2CRY - Greene, NY (my elmer Stu) now AA2BC
K5TYP - Biloxi, MS club stn
I7DFL - San Vito dei Normanni, Italy club stn
VK1DX - Various HF SSB DX Contests (93-98)
VI1HSK - Special Event stn: 25th Anniversary of first TV pictures downlinked from the moon. Operated from the former site of the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station where pictures were downlinked from the moon.
VI100GM - Special Event stn: commemorate 100th anniversary of Marconi's first wireless experiments
AX1ITU - Special Event stn: 1997 World Telecommunication Day
VK1WI - Several contests including HQ Stn in 1997 IARU championships
VK1ACA/p - 1996 John Moyle Field Day stn
VK1VK/p - 1997 John Moyle Field Day stn
W3ZGD - several contests
W3HZU - 2007/09/11/13 ARRL Field Day
K3H - 2012 ARRL Field Day
K4JLD - CQWW CW 2004/05/06/07
N3NRN - CQ WW SSB 2008
W1AW/3 PA Centennial Station
PJ2HQ - 2016 IARU
Operator
Awards
CW
  • Code Proficiency 45 WPM (1984)
  • 73 Magazine's CW Hall of Fame (1984)
  • 64 WPM code test (1981)
  • International RUFZ 3.0 = 21711 pts, 59.4 WPM
    (44th in world Aug 97, 158th in world Feb 2003)
  • MorseRunner: #359 in the world
    (139 QSOs/hr, 121mult, score=16819 on 2005-12-22) 
DXCC
  • CW DXCC Honor Roll (334 (current)/341 (total))
  • Mixed DXCC Honor Roll (335 (current)/342 (total))
  • CW #539 as K3NK (ex-WB2FFY)
  • CW #7390 as VK1FF
  • CW #1422 (40m) as VK1FF
  • SSB #35436 as K3NK
  • RTTY #2611 as K3NK
  • Mixed #59,821 as K3NK
  • Mixed #62,945 as PJ2/K3NK
  • 9 Band DXCC (CW)
    • 5 Band DXCC #6387 as K3NK (Mar 2008)
    • + 30m  (Sept 2010)
    • + 160m #2278 (Nov 2012)
    • + 12m (Apr 2013)
    • + 17m (Apr 2013)
    • + 15m (Nov 2014)
  • Diamond DXCC (183)
    • DXCC from North America = K3NK
    • DXCC from South America = PJ2/K3NK
    • DXCC from Oceania = VK1FF
    • DXCC from Europe (101w/75c) = WB2FFY/I7
DXCC, DXCC Challenge, and Toplist Status
Worked All States

- 1978 #27769:  WB2FFY, Greene, NY, All CW

(click to see 1970's QSL cards for my first WAS)

- 1995 #48061: VK1FF, Canberra, Australia, 40M CW
- 2008 #981 160m: K3NK, Stewartstown, PA, All CW
- 2012 #699 Triple Play: K3NK, Stewartstown, PA
- 2013 #3109 5BWAS: K3NK, Stewartstown, PA, ALL CW

Worked All Zones


5BWAZ #1881(endorsement 194 all CW)    --  October 20, 2015
5BWAZ #1881(170 all CW)    --  October 1, 2014
WAZ 40m CW #304    --  April 19, 2015
WAZ 20m CW #625    --  October 1, 2014
WAZ 15m CW #358    --  October 1, 2014
WAZ 10m CW #213    --  April 19, 2015
WAZ CW #6934    --  December 10, 1990
VUCC


6 Meters VUCC   --  June 28, 2013

For current VUCC status
Needed US VUCC Grids
WAE TOP CW #295 
(72 country pts/335 band points - 13 July 2016)

WAE I CW Classic #101 (2016-06-17)
WAE I RTTY #50 (2016-06-17)
Contests
CQ WW CW
1978: (no entry -WNY- 98 QSOs)
1979: (no entry -WNY- 407 QSOs)
1990: (no entry -WNY- 65 QSOs)
1993: SOABLP 1st Place VK1/2nd Place VK (660 QSOs)
1994: SOABLP 1st Place VK/Oceania (1075 QSOs)
1995: SOLP 7Mhz 1st Place VK/6th World (620 QSOs)
1996: SOABHP 1st Place VK/3rd Oceania (1811 QSOs)
1997: SOABHP 4th Place VK (1027 QSOs)
2000: SOABLP - 14 of 29 WNY (487QSOs)
2001: SOABHP - #7 of 26 EPA (974 QSOs, Score: 1,104,742)
2003: SOABLP - #2 of 33 EPA - (1094 QSOs, Score: 1,420,092)
2004: M/S @ K4JLD (1223 QSOs, Score: 1,633,023)
2005: M/S @ K4JLD (757 QSOs, Score: 805,504)
2006: M/S @ K4JLD (954 QSOs, Score: 1,313,894)
2007: M/S @ K4JLD (1036 QSOs, Score: 1,129,240)
2008: SO20HP - K3NK (763 QSOs, Score: 257,920)
2008: SOABHP - W3ZGD (304 QSOs)
2009: SOABHP (1268 QSOs, Score: 1,620,780)
2010: M/S @ K4JLD (1017 QSOs, Score: 1,305,088)
2011: SOABHP (1490 QSOs, Score: 2,246,454)
2012: SOABHP (1640 QSOs, Score: 2,875,740)
2013: SOABHP (2113 QSOs, Score: 3,797,894)
2014: SOABHP (2088 QSOs, Score: 3,683,610)
2015: SOABHP (1423 QSOs, Score: 2,328,000)
2016: MSHP @ W3ZGD (766 QSOs, Score: 877,122)
2017: MSLP @ W3ZGD (703 QSOs, Score: 703,640)
2021: MSHP @ W3ZGD (1533 QSOs, Score: 2,031,644)
2022: MSLP @ W3ZGD (1165 QSOs, Score: 1,678,170)
CQ WW SSB
1979: (no entry -WNY- 115 QSOs)
1983: (no entry -Italy(I7)- 50 QSOs)
2001: SOABLP  - #26 of 27 EPA -  88 QSOs, Score: 15,833
2002: SO10mLP  - #5 of 5 EPA -  52 QSOs, Score: 3,220
2003: SOABLP - EPA - 131 QSOs, Score: 29,920
2004: SO20mLP - EPA 145 QSOs, Score: 43,279
2006: M/S @ W3ZGD (406 QSOs, Score: 251,750)
2007: M/S @ W3ZGD (611 QSOs, Score: 500,004)
2008: M/2 @ N3NRN (511 QSOs, Score: 362,695)
2009: SOABLP - K3NK (49 QSOs)
2009: M/S @ W3ZGD (375 QSOs, Score: 193.070)
2010: SOABLP - K3NK (94 QSOs, Score: 16,720)
2010: M/S @ W3EC (529 QSOs)
2010: SO15HP @ W3ZGD (220 QSOs)
2011: SO10HP (445 QSOs, Score: 183,294)
2012: SOABHP (433 QSOs, Score: 334,020)
2013: SOHP10m (472 QSOs)
2016: MSLP @ W3ZGD (561 QSOs, Score: 441,264)
2017: MSHP @ W3ZGD (438 QSOs, Score: 307,320)
2018: MSLP80m @ W3ZGD (43 QSOs, Score: 5,031)
2018: MSLP @ W3ZGD (411 QSOs, Score: 270,702)
2020: MSLP @ W3ZGD (123 QSOs, Score: 27,520)
2021: MSLP @ W3ZGD (669 QSOs, Score: 653,544)
2022: MSLP @ W3ZGD (870 QSOs, Score: 1,053,364)
ARRL DX CW
1978: (no entry -WNY- 170 QSOs)
1979: (no entry -WNY- 182 QSOs)
1994: 2nd Place VK - All Band (375 QSOs)
1995: 2nd Place VK - 40M (434 QSOs)
1996: 2nd Place VK - 40M (454 QSOs)
1997: 2nd Place VK - 40M (234 QSOs)
1998: 1st Place Oceania - 40M (584 QSOs)
2001: 4th out of 14 entries : SOABLP -EPA- 1200 QSOs
2002: 3rd out of 17 entries : SOABLP EPA - 1364 QSOs
2003: 2nd out of 19 entries : SOABLP EPA - 1026 QSOs
2004: 1st Place SOABLP EPA (#3 Atlantic, #12 US) - 1379 QSOs 
2005: 1st Place SOABLP EPA (#4 Atlantic) - 1014 QSOs
2006: 1st Place SOABLP EPA (#3 Atlantic) - 826 QSOs
2007: SO80mLP - 90 QSOs
2008: 18 of 25 - SOABLP - K3NK (274 QSOs)
2008: 4 of 19 - SOABHP - W3ZGD (522 QSOs)
2009: 2nd place -- SOABHP - K3NK (497 QSOs)
2010: SOABHP (1236 QSOs)
2011: SOABLP (1215 QSOs)
2012: SOABLP (1155 QSOs)
2013: SOABHP-A (1911 QSOs)
2014: SO40LP 456 QSOs
2015: SOABHP 905 QSOs
2016: SOABHP 1401 QSOs
2017: SO40HP 208 QSOs
2022: MSHP 1279 QSOs
ARRL DX SSB
1995: No Entry - VK - 22 QSOs
1996: 1st Place 40m VK - 26 QSOs
2002: 5th Place out of 11 EPA (269 QSOs)
2004: No Entry - SO160LP (42 QSOs)
2006: 4th out of 6 EPA - SOABLP (81 QSOs)
2008: Last - SOABLP - (61 QSOs)
2009: SOABHP - (154 QSOs)
2010: SOABLP - (300 QSOs)
2012: M/S W3ZGD (683 QSOs)
2012: SO10m (142 QSOs)
2013: M/S W3ZGD (755 QSOs)
2016: M/S W3ZGD (875 QSOs)
2017: M/S W3ZGD (504 QSOs)
2018: M/S W3ZGD (339 QSOs)
CQ WPX CW
1980: (no entry -WNY- 24 QSOs)
1990: 1st Place SOAB KP4 (339 QSOs)
1993: 1st Place SOABLP VK1 - 272 QSOs
1994: 1st Place SOABHP VK1 - 802 QSOs
1995: 1st Place SOLP 7Mhz VK - 152 QSOs
1996: 1st Place SOLP 7Mhz VK - 265 QSOs
1997: 1st Place SOLP 7Mhz Oceania - 280 QSOs
2001: (no entry -EPA- 320 QSOs)
2002: (no entry -EPA- 69 QSOs)
2003: #3 of 16 - SOABLP - EPA - 1043 QSOs
2021: (MSLP, 1188 QSOs, 1,352,045)
SWEEPSTAKES - CW
1977: (no entry -WNY- 200 QSOs)
1978: (no entry -WNY- 347 QSOs)
2002: 4th out of 17 entries SOABLP - EPA - 539 QSOs (Missed VT for Sweep)
2004: 5 of 51 Atlantic, 3 of 12 EPA.  683 QSOs (Missed NNY and NT for sweep)
2006:  SOABLP -- 641 QSOs -- 4th of 18 EPA
2008:  SOABLP -- 410 QSOs -- 8 of 30 EPA
2009:  SOABLP -- 240 QSOs -- 6 of 19 EPA
2010:  SOABHP -- 748 QSOs -- 1st Clean Sweep!
2011:  SOABHP -- 238 QSOs
2012:  SOABLP -- 363 QSOs (last state for 5BWAS)
2016:  SOABLP @ W3ZGD -- 111 QSOs
2021:  SOABLP @ W3ZGD -- 220 QSOs
2022:  SOABLP -- 306 QSOs
ARRL 160M
2002: 6th out of 9 entries : SOLP (CW) - EPA - 146 QSOs
2004: 3rd out of 10 entries : SOLP (CW) - EPA - 414 QSOs
2005: 2nd out of 6 entries : SOLP (CW) - EPA - 502 QSOs
2006: SOLP (CW) - EPA - 342 QSOs
2010: SOLP - EPA - 17 QSOs
2011: SOHP - EPA - 148 QSOs
2012: SOLP - EPA - 597 QSOs
2013: SOHP - EPA - 469 QSOs
2014: SOHP - EPA - 707 QSOs
2015: W3ZGD SOLP - EPA - 273 QSOs
2016: SOLP - EPA - 367 QSOs
2021: W3ZGD MSHP - EPA - 727 QSOs
2022: W3ZGD MSHP - EPA - 602 QSOs
ARRL 10M
2000: 2nd Place EPA SOLP (CW) - 406 QSOs
2004: 3rd out of 15 entries Atlantic : SOLP(CW) - 278 QSOs
2008: SOCWLP -- 47 QSOs -- 3 of 7 EPA
2010: SO LP -- 59 QSOs
2011: SOLP -- 1023 QSOs
2012: M/S low W3ZGD (440 QSOs)
2013: SAHP (1120 QSOs)
2014: MSLP W3ZGD (557 QSOs)
2017: SOLP W3ZGD (60 QSOs)
2019: MSHP W3ZGD (355 QSOs)
2021: MSHP W3ZGD (444 QSOs)
ARRL Field Day
1985: From WNY - 100 QSOs
2005: From EPA - W3ZGD - 759 QSOs
2007: From EPA - W3HZU - 600 QSOs
2008: From EPA - W3ZGD - 1175 QSOs
2009: From EPA - W3HZU - @650 QSOs
2010: From EPA - W3ZGD - 736 QSOs
2011: From EPA - W3HZU - 980 QSOs
2012: From EPA - K3H - 988 QSOs
2013: From EPA - W3HZU - 828 QSOs
2014: From EPA - W3ZGD - 1281 QSOs
2015: From EPA - W3ZGD - 905 QSOs
2016: From EPA - W3ZGD - 1059 QSOs
2017: From EPA - W3ZGD - 856 QSOs
2018: From EPA - W3HZU - 665 QSOs
2019: From EPA - W3ZGD - 755 QSOs
2020: From EPA - W3ZGD - 201 QSOs
2022: From EPA - W3ZGD - 303 QSOs
VK/ZL/Oceania CW 
1994: SO 40m 1st Place VK1/2nd VK (214 QSOs)
1995: 1st Place VK1 (highest score in contest on 40m - 328 QSOs)
1997: 1st Place VK1/3rd Place VK (960 QSOs)
2002: 1st out of 3 entries SOABLP US - EPA -  59 QSOs
Worked All Europe DX Contest CW
1997: 1st Place Oceania - M/M
2002: SOABLP (324 QSOs) - 3rd USA/6th N.A. 
2003: SOABLP (375 QSOs) - 5th USA/8th N.A.
2010: SOABHP (510 QSOs) 
2011: SOABHP (500 QSOs)
2015: SOAB - W3ZGD - (465 QSOs)
2021: MSHP - W3ZGD - (902 QSOs)
Miscellaneous Contest
1978: WNY - REF Contest - 33 QSOs
1978: WNY - Scandanavian Contest - 60 QSOs
1979: WNY - Scandanavian Contest - 40 QSOs
1979: WNY - CQ-M - 118 QSOs
1993: VK - JARL - 16 QSOs
1994: VK - WIA Novice Contest - 46 QSOs
1995: VK - WIA Novice Contest - 19 QSOs
1995: VK - All Asian DX
1996: VK - IARU Radiosport - 131 QSOs
1997: VK - OM/OK DX - 28 QSOs
1998: VK - Belgian UBA - 31 QSOs
1998: VK - Russian DX Contest - 112 QSOs
2007: EPA - CQ WPX SSB - 45 QSOs
2007: EPA - ARRL VHF - 41 QSOs
2007: EPA - PA QSO Party - 22  QSOs
2008: EPA - ARRL VHF Sweepstakes -- 12  QSOs
2008: EPA - CQ WW 160 -- 63 QSOs
2008: EPA - Georgia QSO Party -- 32 QSOs
2008: EPA - CQ WW SSB -- 23 QSOs
2009: EPA - CQ WW SSB -- 49 QSOs
2010: EPA - CQ 160m SOHP (CW) - EPA - 25 QSOs
2010: EPA - IARU Radiosport - 226 QSOs
2011: EPA - CQ 160m SOLP (CW) - EPA - 47 QSOs
2011: EPA - CQ WPX SSB - 317 QSOs
2011: EPA - ARRL VHF JUN - 89 QSOs
2011: EPA - IARU HF SOABLP - 172 QSOs
2011: EPA - PA QSO Party - W3ZGD M/S - 1055 QSOs
2012: EPA - PA QSO Party - W3EC M/M - 892 QSOs
2013: EPA - CQ WW 160m -- 346 QSOs
2013: EPA - IARU Radiosport - 380 QSOs
2013: EPA - Scandanavian Contest - 160 QSOs
2014: EPA - ARRL VHF JAN - 18 QSOs
2014: EPA - IARU Radiosport - 751 QSOs
2014: EPA - PAQP SOABLP - 213 QSOs
2015: EPA - IARU Radiosport - 409 QSOs
2015: EPA - PAQP W3ZGD - 1030 QSOs
2015: EPA - NYQP - 125 QSOs
2015: EPA - WAG - 68 QSOs
2016: EPA - PA QSO Party - W3ZGD M/S - 655 QSOs
2016: PJ2 - IARU Radiosport - 3166 QSOs
2016: EPA - Sweepstakes SSB @ W3ZGD - MSLP - 300 QSOs
2022: EPA - Sweepstakes SSB @ W3ZGD - MSLP - 439 QSOs
2017: VP5 - CQMM DX - 311 QSOs
2018: NAQP RTTY MSLP @W3ZGD - 289 QSOs
2021: EPA - ARRL VHF Jun - 30 QSOs - SOLP
2021: EPA - ARRL VHF Jun - 97 QSOs - SOLP6m @W3ZGD
2019: NAQP CW - 381 QSOs - SOLP @W3EC
2021: NAQP CW - 168 QSOs - SOLP
2021: NAQP SSB - 192 QSOs - SOHP @W3EC
2021: IARU Radiosport - 602 QSOs - MSHP @W3ZGD
2019: PA QSO Party - 409 QSOs - MSLP @W3ZGD
2020: PA QSO Party - 252 QSOs - SOLP @W3ZGD
2021: PA QSO Party - 367 QSOs - SOHPCW
2021: PA QSO Party - 52 QSOs - SOLPSSB @W3ZGD
2022: PA QSO Party - 756 QSOs - MSLP @W3ZGD
RTTY
2007: CQ WPX RTTY-- SO40mLP - 43 QSOs
2008: CQ WPX RTTY-- SOABLP -- 162 QSOs
2008: Volta RTTY -- SOABLP -- 35 QSOs
2008: SCC RTTY -- SOABLP -- 48 QSOs
2008: Russian RTTY -- SO40LP -- 75 QSOs
2008: CQ WW RTTY-- SOABLP -- 330 QSOs
2009: Mexico RTTY -- SOABLP -- 34 QSOs
2009: CQ WPX RTTY -- SO40LP -- 228 QSOs (1st place NA)
2009: CQ WW RTTY -- SOABLP -- 181 QSOs
2009: NA Sprint -- 34 QSOs
2010: CQ WPX RTTY -- SOABLP -- 75 QSOs
2010: SARTG -- SOABLP -- 99 QSOs
2010: CQ WW RTTY -- SOABLP -- 162 QSOs
2011: Mexico RTTY -- SO LP - 31 QSOs
2011: CQ WPX RTTY -- SO LP -- 26 QSOs
2011: CQ WW RTTY -- SO AB -- 195 QSOs
2012: CQ WPX RTTY -- SO -- 81 QSOs
2012: CQ WW RTTY -- SO 10m -- 513 QSOs
2013: CQ WPX RTTY -- SOABHP -- 502 QSOs
2013: CQ WW RTTY -- SOABHP -- 1080 QSOs
2013: WAE RTTY -- SOABHP -- 200 QSOs
2013: 10-Meter RTTY -- SOABLP -- 58 QSOs
2014: CQ WPX RTTY -- SO15LP -- 283 QSOs
2014: CQ WW RTTY -- SOABHP -- 600 QSOs
2015: CQ WPX RTTY -- SOLP10m -- 265 QSOs - W3 Record
2015: CQ WPX RTTY -- SOLP80m W3EC -- 71 QSOs - W3 Record
2015: CQ WW RTTY -- MSLP W3ZGD -- 773 QSOs
2016: CQ WW RTTY -- MSLP W3ZGD -- 800 QSOs
2016: WAE RTTY -- SOLP W3ZGD -- 18 QSOs
2017: NAQP RTTY -- SOLP @W3ZGD -- 200 QSOs
2017: CQ WPX RTTY -- SOLP15m -- 200 QSOs
2018: CQ WPX RTTY -- SOLP40m @W3ZGD -- 171 QSOs
2021: CQ WAE RTTY -- MSLP @W3ZGD -- 797 QSOs
2021: CQ NAQP RTTY -- SOLP @W3ZGD -- 263 QSOs
2021: CQ WW RTTY -- MSHP @W3ZGD -- 740 QSOs
2022: ARRL RTTY Roundup -- MSLP @W3ZGD -- 535 QSOs
DX Awards K3NK (ex-WB2FFY):

DXCC CW #539 - 343 worked/342 confirmed (w/deleted)

WPNX WPX CW #1803 WAS CW #27769
IDXA CW #77 NJAC #172 WAZ CW #6931
W100U CW #7441 P10P CW #4103 P6K #5471
WAE CW #3484 IAPA CW #489 EU-PX-A CW #2473
WGLC CW #976 AJD CW #6852 WBC CW #8556
Region 1 Award CW BCRTA CW #3091 Mercury #418 (39th W)
WNC CW #397 OHA CW #5773 DAF #488
MLA CW #202 JADRAN #298 Bull Award #30
INORC #217 (#14 USA) DGM CW #228 Dip Med #74

VK1FF:

DXCC CW #7390 - 226 worked/220 confirmed 

WAS 40M CW #48,061 DXCC CW 40M #1422  Kaohsing ARC (BV) Award #146
N. Ohio DX Assn CW Award #97 VK1 Award CW #236 WAVKCA CW #2097
WAJA CW #2238 US County Award #3580 (all 40m CW)
JCC 200 21 MHz CW #583 JCG 100 CW #270

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