1997 Virginia QSO Party

The results of the 1997 Virginia QSO Party are now complete. The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club will make formal award presentations to all Plaque and Certificate winners who attend the Manassas Hamfest Sunday, June 1, 1997 in Manassas, Virginia. Any Plaques or Certificates not awarded at the Hamfest will be mailed to the winner.

SPARC would like to thank all the contest participants and sponsors, without you the Virginia QSO party would not be possible. Also, our gratitude to the clubs and publications that helped to spread the word about the contest and to the Ole Virginia Hams for allowing us to make the award presentations at their Hamfest. Hope to hear from all of you again during next year's Virginia QSO Party March 21-23, 1998.

1997 VIRGINIA QSO PARTY PLAQUE WINNERS

CATEGORY PLAQUE SPONSOR PLAQUE WINNER RUNNER UP CALLSIGN POINTS ALL TIME HIGH SCORE
High Virginia Single Operator All-mode Ray & Sylvia Massie K3RZR/AA4GL Robert S. Morris, W4MYA
175,160 W4MYA, 175,160
First Runner Up

KC4UCE 124,944
Second Runner Up

AD4TS 38,220
Third Runner Up

KI4RO 26,496
Fourth Runner Up

WA4QDM 25,185
High Virginia Mobile EEB Inc., Vienna, VA Stan Reas, K4UK
9,848 WK4Y, 78,816
First Runner Up

WB3AKD 3,304
Second Runner Up

W4ZPR 2,540
Third Runner Up

KE4QJH 400
High Virginia Club Combined Score Central Virginia Contest Club Central Virginia Contest Club
379,463 CVCC, 392,491
First Runner Up

Fauquier ARA 55,186
Second Runner Up

Loudoun ARG 47,786
Third Runner Up

Roanoke Valley ARG 46,260
Fourth Runner Up

Sterling Park ARC 3,195
High Single Operator VHF Only In memory of Jim Boyer, N3DTD Franklin E. Gaver, KE4HOA
540 KE4HOA, 540
First Runner Up

KE4QJH 400
Second Runner Up

KF4BCU 33
High Single Operator QRP All Mode Dave Williams, K7HMP Ed Lockhart, K4GEL
4,864 K4GEL, 4,864
First Runner Up

N2VPK 779
Second Runner Up

K3WWP/QRP 630
High Single Operator Outside Virginia All Mode Ray Mullins, KD4RSL Hal Offutt, W1NN
5,728 N2AA, 19,116
First Runner Up

VE3WZ 4,480
Second Runner Up

KK7J 4,446
Third Runner Up

NA2X 3,565
Fourth Runner Up

VA3TEE 3,224
High Single Operator Novice/Technician All Mode Dulles Amateur Radio Group Howard Dotson, KF4BCU
33 KD4UPF, 5,576
High Single Operator CW Only Robert Lorentz, KE4JDA Joseph F. Moomaw,Jr., W4XD
24,570 NJ4F, 71,889
First Runner Up

W4YE 15,447
Second Runner Up

K4JM 10,626
Third Runner Up

K4EU 9,450
Fourth Runner Up

K4MX 5,032

1997 VA QSO PARTY VIRGINIA CERTIFICATE WINNERS

Name Call Award County Score
Joseph F. Moomaw, Jr. W4XD CW High Score Agusta 24,570
Jeri O'Rourke K4MX CW High Score Alleghany 5,032
Stephen G. Hawley K4EU CW High Score Culpeper 9,450
L. W. Smith, Jr. W4YE CW High Score Franklin 15,447
Tom S. Jones K4JM CW High Score Henrico 10,626
Claude Feigley W3ATQ CW High Score James City 680
Ed Lockhart K4GEL CW High Score Loudoun 4,864
Michael L. Sims K4GMH CW High Score Stafford 2,288
Gene Craft KC4ZTE Phone High Score Alleghany 475
Paul L. Beach, Jr. KC4UCE Phone High Score Bedford 124,944
John L. Carter N4UY Phone High Score Fairfax 1,387
Donald P. Maziarz WY2V Phone High Score Fauquier 20,584
Waddy E. Bolton N4EKD Phone High Score Hanover 736
Leo Godsey KB4VQU Phone High Score Henrico 13,764
John E. Beale, III WA4CHJ Phone High Score Isle of Wright 36
Ray Veldran N4KWX Phone High Score Orange 3,784
Phil Roark KE4WFO Phone High Score Roanoke 1,504
Neil Spokes AB4YK First Runner Up Phone Fauquier 132
John Youdell WA4QDM All Mode High Score Chesterfield 25,185
John P. Smith KI4RO All Mode High Score Culpeper 26,496
Clair L. Allen AA4KD All Mode High Score Fairfax 11,395
Charles F. Gould N4YXW All Mode High Score Fauquier 7,344
Robert S. Morris W4MYA All Mode High Score Goochland 175,160
John Unger W4AU All Mode High Score Loudoun 14,742
Ben Givaudan N4BG All Mode High Score Roanoke 3,000
Carl J. Schlegel K4ME All Mode High Score Stafford 840
Jonathan Payne AD4TS All Mode First Runner Up Goochland 38,220
Charles T. Preston K4LJH All Mode First Runner Up Loudoun 9,592
Ed Lockhart K4GEL High Score QRP CW Loudoun 4,864

1997 VA QSO Party "Multi" Certificate Winners

Station Call Name Award County Score
K1GG
High Score Multiple Operator/Single Transmitter Montgomery 109,560
K4KDJ Virginia Tech ARA First Runner Up Multiple Operator/Single Transmitter Montgomery 22,304
W4CA Roanoke Valley ARC High Score Multiple Operator/Multiple Transmitter Bath 26,788
K4GAU
High Score Multiple Operator/Multiple Transmitter New Kent 130,272

1997 VA QSO Party United States Certificate Winners

Name Call Award State Score
Pete Raymond N4KW CW High Score Florida 585
Paul L. Haefner K0JPL CW High Score Missouri 60
V. A. "Tony" Cashon K0OAL CW High Score Nebraska 50
William F. Klemmer AE2N CW High Score New Jersey 126
Arthur H. Brandow W2NRD CW High Score New York 746
John H. Shannon K3WWP/QRP CW High Score Pennsylvania 630
Eric C. "Chris" Rust K5LH CW High Score Texas 1,666
Jefffrey P. Bechn W9MSE CW High Score Wisconsin 1,634
Garie C. Halstead K8KFJ CW High Score West Virginia 833
Dudley B. Christian WA3JXW CW First Runner Up Pennsylvania 336
Bill Rowan WA5PTI Phone High Score Arkansas 480
Ernie Guimares KA1VY Phone High Score Massachusetts 176
John F. Drum W4BXI All Mode High Score Alabama 1,020
Hal Offutt W1NN All Mode High Score Connecticut 5,728
Lonnie Tennant KK7K All Mode High Score Florida 4,446
Millard H. Qualls K9DIY All Mode High Score Indiana 1,680
Phillip Sager WB4FDT All Mode High Score Maryland 330
Richard L. Zysk K0GSV All Mode High Score Missouri 825
Dominic Walker W2LRO All Mode High Score New Jersey 2,375
Bob Rossi NA2X All Mode High Score New York 3,565
Douglas R. Maddox W3HDH All Mode High Score Pennsylvania 56
Les Shattuck K4NK All Mode High Score South Carolina 770
Charles S. Fullgraf KE4OAR All Mode High Score Tennessee 220
Art Hasbrook W5NR All Mode High Score Texas 240
Lou Horacek KJ8J All Mode High Score West Virginia 2,565
Robert B. Trester N1MHV All Mode First Runner Up Connecticut 731
Lawrence E. Mergen K0LWV All Mode First Runner Up Missouri 90
William W. Hudzik W2UDT All Mode First Runner Up New Jersey 442
Thomas M. Loll N2OC All Mode First Runner Up New York 2,808
John Coulter KX3V All Mode First Runner Up Pennsylvania 43
Mark S. Adams N2VPK High Score QRP All Mode New York 779
John H. Shannon K3WWP/QRP High Score QRP CW Pennsylvania 630

1997 VA QSO Party International Certificate Winners

Name Call Award Country Province Score
Helmut Krause DL5MC All Mode High Score Germany
252
Tomislav Polak 9A2AJ CW High Score Croatia
1,104
Ronald M. Brown VE3WZ All Mode High Score Canada Ontario 4,480
Harold Slack VE5BCS All Mode High Score Canada Saskatchewan 45
Andy Rugg VA3TEE All Mode First Runner Up Canada Ontario 3,224
William H. Krayetski VE5BF Phone High Score Canada Saskatchewan 140

1997 VA QSO Party "Multi" Station Operator Certificates

"Multi" Station Call Name Operator Call
K4KDJ Joseph T. Price O'Brien WA4DOX
K4KDJ Charles W. Hall KC4KLX
K4KDJ Jeffrey M. Haeberle N8RDR
K4KDJ Kenneth W. Lewis KU4AG
K4KDJ Philip J. Balister KF4JFG
K4KDJ Nathaniel J. Davis IV N4BTO
K4KDJ James M. Davis KF4NVC
W4CA Raymond W. Crampton AB4YZ
W4CA Donald M. Aldridge K4PK
W4CA Stanley R. Reas K4UK
W4CA Larry C. Shelton KB4KTI
W4CA Michael N. Knight KC4Q
W4CA Claude A. Slomczewski KE4UVO
W4CA Sonja Baumann KF4PHX
W4CA Raymond J. Crampton KN4SK
W4CA David L. Kinsey KS4BO
K1GG Gordon G. Garrett K1GG
K1GG Claggett C. Partin Jr. W7CP
K4GAU Richard W. Grimes K4GAU
K4GAU Roy D. Davis Jr. WK4Y