Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)
2009 Virginia QSO Party
Awards Ceremony

The 2009 Virginia QSO Party Awards Ceremony was held on 14 June 2009 at the Manassas Hamfest.
Pictures coursety of Ray Mullins, KD4RSL; Kevin Stuart, W4KLS; and Gordon Miller, NQ4K. High resolution images may be obtained from Gordon, NQ4K, at [email protected].


Gordon, NQ4K, opens the Awards Ceremony for the 2009 Virginia QSO Party

The High DX Station plaque sponsored by North Shenandoah DX Association, is presented by John, N4MM, to Jonas Paskauskas, LY2ZZ (not present).

The Single Operator VHF Only plaque, sponsored by the Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society is presented by Tony, KI4CTU, to Marshall DeBerry, KI4MWP (not present).

The Outside Virginia Phone/Mixed QRP plaque, sponsored by Dave Williams, K7HMP, (not present) is presented by Jim, AF4MO, to Julius Fazekas, N2WN (not present).

The Virginia Single Operator Phone/Mixed QRP plaque, sponsored by Northern Virginia QRP Group, is presented by Mark, KI4OBT (left) to Ross Primrose, AJ4LL (right).

The Outside Virginia CW QRP plaque, sponsored by Henry Weidman, K2BFY, is presented by Tony, KI4CTU, to Paul Kirley, W8TM (not present).
The Virginia Single Operator CW QRP plaque, sponsored by Henry Weidman, K2BFY, is presented by Mark, KI4OBT, to Riley Dudley, K4ORD (not present).

The Single Operator Digital Mode plaque, sponsored by Chris Walter, KI4CBF, is presented by Jim, AF4MO, to Ken Sturgill, WS4V (not present).

The Single Operator Novice/Tech/Rookie plaque, sponsored by Dan Sullivan, W4DKS, is presented by Tony, KI4CTU, to Danny C. Wampler, K4TDW (not present).

The Outside Virginia Single Operator plaque, sponsored by the Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH, and the Single Operator VA Counties/ Independent Cities Contacted plaque, sponsored by the Franklin County Amateur Radio Club, is presented by Tony, KI4CTU (left, and Mark, KI4OBT (right) to Shane Mercer, WA4SM (not present).

The Single Operator CW Low Power plaque, sponsored by the FISTS QSL Bureau, is presented by Jim, AF4MO, to William B. DeLage, K4F (K1SE) (not present.

The Single Band plaque, sponsored by the Vienna Wireless Society, is presented by Tony, KI4CTU, to Garry M. Barnette, KC4VT (not present).

The Virginia Expedition plaque, sponsored by Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG, is presented by Mark, KI4OBT, to Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG/P (not present).

The Virginia Single Operator Phone Low  Power plaque, sponsored by Central Virginia Contest Club, is presented by Tony, KI4CTU, to Hershel L. Kreis Jr., W4TMN (not present).

The Single Operator CW High Power plaque, is presented by the sponsor, Don Sambol, K7CS (left) to Puck Motley, W4PM, and accepted by Dennis Pinner, N4DEN.

The Multiple Operator Single Transmitter plaque is presented by the sponsor, Mark Travis, KI4OBT, to N4A station (Joseph J Weigert, N4JOW; Thomas L Gregory, N4NW; andLewis V. Cheek, W4LI) (not present).


The Virginia Mobile plaque, sponsored by Kevin Stuart, W4KLS, in memory of Howard Stuart, W2VWK  (SK), is presented to W4W/M (Michael Trowbridge, KA4RRU (left) and Kyle P Chavis, WA4PGM (right).


The Virginia Single Operator Low Power plaque, sponsored by Jerry Williams, KJ4IT, is presented to Andy Zwirko, KW4VA (K1RA) (holding plaque).

The Virginia Single Operator Phone High Power plaque, sponsored by Shenandoah Valley ARC, is presented by John, N4MM, (on right) to David R. Buckwalter, K3SK (in yellow shirt)

The Virginia Single Operator High Power plaque, sponsored by North Shenandoah DX Association, is presented by John, N4MM (right) to Steve Hawley, K4EU (blue shirt).

The Virginia Club – VA QSOs Only plaque, sponsored by John Huggins, KX4O (not present) is presented to the Fauquier Amateur Radio Club (Arno J Kosko, W4AKO (left), Mark Lindsey, (2nd from left), Henry Moyers, KI4ZKI (red shirt), Ross Primrose, AJ4LL (only hat showing above operator in red shirt), David R. Buckwalter, K3SK (in yellow shirt on right).

The Multiple Operator Multiple Transmitter plaque, sponsored by Central Virginia Contest Club,  is presented to W4ML station (with 13 operators). The Virginia Club – Combined Score plaque, sponsored by Vienna Wireless Society, is presented to Central Virginia Contest Club. Both plaques are accepted by Bradley Twigg, KI4TOQ (left), Kyle P Chavis, WA4PGM (middle) and Dennis Pinner, N4DEN (right).

The audience.

The audience.

The audience.

The End.


Thank you for participating in the 2009 Virginia QSO Party.







See you on the air in 2010!



Made on 24 June 2009