MARAC 1999 CH CW CONTEST RESULTS: SCORES,
SOAPBOX, HISTORY WINNERS


Norman E Beavers (w3dya@juno.com)
Sun, 6 Jun 1999 22:24:59 -0500



1999 MARAC (33RD) COUNTY HUNTERS CW CONTEST RESULTS


                        STATE   TOT     QSO      (MULT)
AWARD   CALL    CTYS    (TOT)   QSO'S   POINTS  COUNTIES  TOTAL SCORE
MOBILE STATIONS
P      W9MSE   69      TOT     1,320   4,406   227       1,000,162
        W3DYA   44      TX      915     3,595   227          816,065
  C     W9MSE   29      SD      579     2143    155          332,165
P       VE2EM   14      TOT     272     1,424   128          182,272
  C     VE2EM   13      ME      254     1,318   120          158,160
        NG0T    27      TOT     203     1,201   116          139,316
        W1NN    8       TOT     224     1,110   104          115,440
  C     W9MSE   22      IA      422     1048    86            90,128
  C     KF9D    11      IL      172     830     84            69,720
  C     W1NN    5       NY      122     560     75            45,450
  C     W1NN    3       CT      102     550     70            35,280
  C     W9MSE   6       WI      132     574     61            35,014
  C     NG0T    12      NE      132     454     58           26,332
        W9MSE   5       IL      93      357     46            16,422
        NG0T    7       SD      87      295     47            13,865
  C     NG0T    3       WY      45      245     34             8,330
  C     NG0T    5       CO      59      207     35             7,245
        W9MSE   4       NE      57      163     29             4,727
  C     W9MSE   3       MN      37      121     21             2,541
  C     VE2EM   1       NH      18      106     15             1,590
        Total   173


FIXED STATIONS     STATE   QSO's  PTS    MULT   SCORE
P       W0GXQ           MN      274     2,466   229     564,714
P       WC5D            TX      225     1,784   178     317,552
  C     W2EZ            NY      135     1,465   129     188,985
  C     WA3HAE          PA      151     1,365   129     176,085
  C     N7JXS           AZ      124     1,440   117     168,480
  C     KO4PY           NC      158     1,136   140     159,040
  C     K9WA            IL      135     1,253   116     145,348
        W9MYY           IL      139     1,183   121     143,143
  C     WB6IYS          CA      128     1,120   120     134,400
  C     W4VQ            FL      128     1,160   115     133,400
        KA3MMM          PA      107     1,211   101     122,311
  C     W8WVU           MI      112     1,114   104     115,856
        AB7RW           AZ      100     948     96      91,008
  C     KC4UG           AL      70      952     70      66,640
  C     KD8HB           OH      68      908     68      61,744
  C     WA3GNW          SC      75      835     68      56,780
        W8YL            MI      64      898     62      55,676
  C     K1BV            NH      112     579     88      50,952
  C     K0OAL           NE      80      612     78      47,736
        WA2MUA          NY      60      548     57      31,236
  C     WD3P            MD      44      450     44      19,800
P       VF2AWR          QUE     48      448     40      17,920
  C     AA4KD           VA      43      433     41      17,753
  C     K8KFJ           WV      45      395     44      17,380
        N3TG            VA      58      352     48      16,896
        W8PN            OH      56      300     46      13,800
        W3EYF           MD      32      396     32      12,672
        W3EFY           PA      32      310     28      8,680
C      N0WM            MO      33      271     32      8,672
        KR5C            TX      27      157     27      4,239
        W5NR            TX      16      170     15      2,550
        K6QWH           AZ      13      97      12      1,261



DX STATIONS
P       OK1KT   CZECH           102     634     88      55,792
  C     DL3DD   GERMANY  44     338     41      13,858
  C     JA9CWJ  JAPAN            9      121      9       1,089



P = PLAQUE
C = CERTIFICATE
* = CONTEST MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DECLINES AWARDS



CONTEST MANAGER COMMENTS:
  Another County Hunter Contest is history--it was lots of fun, as
usual!  Although we missed the added counties and excitement usually
provided by Hal, W1NN,  and Ed, KN4Y, we did get some unexpected (but
very welcome)  mobile operation from NG0T, KF9D, and K3ONW.  And some of
the regular mobiles showed up again to help with many counties around the
country.  Sadly, we still only managed half as many mobile counties as
last year  from submitted logs.  Not all mobiles submitted logs, so it's
not as bad as it looks.
  There was a good increase in fixed-station activity, which kept the
mobiles busy!  Even DX activity was the highest in a long time, which
might be encouraging for conditions next year!
   I would like to clarify a couple of rules:  (1)  A Mobile QSO for 15
points must be with a mobile in a USA County, such as W9MSE or VE2EM/M;
VA3XOV/M in Ontario is "just" a Fixed QSO.; (2)   Portable stations, such
as WA2YSJ/2, are Fixed QSO's; and (3)  contacts are valid only between
stations in USA counties and everyone else.
     However, does anyone feel any mobile, anywhere in the world, should
be worth 15 points?  How about including portables for 15 points?
Portables would have to sign /P and activate more than one county (or a
county line).  They'd have to compete with mobiles for awards.
     I'm not aware of any problem with the CW and SSB contest being on
the same weekend; however, there may have been some confusion about when
the real SSB contest was scheduled.  If anyone has any reason to separate
them next year, please let me know.
     I plan to announce the results and post them to the web pages and on
the "chcontest" reflector after I notify the MARAC Awards Custodian of
the winners.  Results will be mailed (email or paper) to all who sent in
logs; plus other regulars who didn't.  Thanks to all who participated,
especially those who sent logs; and I hope everyone (Hal?) is scheduling
their personal/business lives better next year:  May 6/7 2000!


73, Norm, W3DYA
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1999 MARAC (33RD) COUNTY HUNTERS CW CONTEST RESULTS - SOAPBOX
WC5D(Van):  One of these days...uh years, POW (paraphrase J. Gleason),
we're going to get the great propagation we deserve.  Sunday afternoon
condx opened up briefly.  Being able to work both coasts for more than an
hour or two would be nice.  Did manage several QSOs on 15M.  Number of
Fixed & Mobile QSOs exactly equal.  Always great to work so many
different mobile stations.  Thanks to all, FB job, as usual.  Worked
Jeff, W9MSE, the most.  Glad to hear so many fixed stations working the
mobiles as they entered every new county.  That keeps the party lively
and pumps up the mobile guys, too.  This year was my #32 entry out of 33
CW contests, with 23 in a row.  Obviously I wouldn't miss it.  One of
these days...
WA3HAE(Keith):  First time at trying this one.  Had a blast!  I can only
hope to do much better next year.  Need to find a logging program that
can handle this.  Paper just doesn't do it!!!
KO4PY(Brent):  I could only work one day, but it was fun.  Working condx
were from my house on Lake Gaston in Warren Co., NC.
K9WA(James):  Been a while since I entered this contest, but it was as
enjoyable as before.  Was nice to hear some familiar calls.  Managed to
work two new ones, which for me is not too bad needing only about 56 CW
only.  Band condx very bad here so had to work for whatever I got, but
had a good time....
W9MYY(Walt):  I had hoped to spend more time working the contest, but
Murphy's law kicked in and all sorts of problems developed here; such as,
plumbing problems, loss of phone service, etc.  But I did enjoy the hours
I was able to spend working the contest.
WB6IYS(Bill):  Didn't get much operating time in this year, but did get
three new ones thanks to W9MSE/M and NG0T/M.
KA3MMM(Elwood):  I was selfish this year getting counties instaed of
giving them.  But conditions to Texas were poor and couldn't hear W3DYA/M
most of the time.
KC4UG(Ken):  I did not hear anyone on 20 phone or 40 CW or phone;
operating "Fixed" in Lamar County, AL.
WA3GNW(Bruce):  I enjoyed working the mobiles.  W3DYA and Jeff, W9MSE/M,
kept people busy!
K1BY(Ted):  Amazingly poor condx - except for the devotion of a few great
mobile operations.
K0OAL(Tony):  FB Contest!  Good way to stay out of mischief!
WD3P(Larry):  Still fun, but I can't seem to find the time to do it
mobile!
VE2AWR(Serge):  Had planned to do the contest mobile, but XYL (VE2AZJ)
need the car, so...  Had a lot of fun working counties anyway!
K8KFJ(Garie):  This was my very first MARAC CH Contest, and I enjoyed it
very much.  I'll definitely be back next year when, hopefully, I'll have
more time to spend on the air.  This year, I just had no time for radio
on Saturday due to a prior commitment.  I thought all the mobile ops did
a truly great job....  They constantly amaze me with their operating
skills.  Someday I gotta try that HI!
W8PN(Hal):  Keep up the good work with the contest.  I know it's a lot of
work, but it sure is a fun contest.  It would be nice if MARAC could
scare up more activity like the PA QSO Party (Guess we'll have to sell
T-shirts and coffee mugs?  And I thought those nice plaques were gonna'
be enough!--Norm)
W3EYF(Don):  Time was limited.  I didn't hear W3EFY but I know he was in
there!  Had a good time for the little time I could spend.  Maybe better
next year.
W0GXQ(Jerry):  Sure had fun in the contest.  Made contact with you some
thirty times.
KR5C(George):  Sure weren't many mobiles.  Now much time to operate
either.
W5NR(Art):  Good party, but 14 Mhz was only band open here.  Hope to CU
all next party.
K6QWH(Howard):  Was away all weekend at a family reunion; couldn't get
out of it.  Got home for a fw minutes and worked a few and had an
appointment so had to leave.  I wanted to beat Carl, W9OO/K9CS, this
year, but didn't even get started.  Just thought I send this short log;
at least AZ got on the map.
OK1KT(Vrata):  Thanks for the nice contest which brought me at least 20
new counties; mainly thanks to the mobile activity.
DL3DD(Leo):  Find to meet you on 21 Mhz, worked only two stations there.
Condx better than last year, but not good.  It's a long time ago that I
worked a new county in the CH Contest.  Hope we meet again next year.
JA9CWJ(Yoshi):  I am glad to be able to participate in the contest after
a long interval.  See you next year!
W9MSE(Jeff):  It was a great contest, but we really missed Hal (W1NN) and
Ed (KN4Y).  We put on 1890 miles from when I left home Friday until I got
back Sunday night.  It was good to hear a couple of additional mobiles,
although often I could not hear them on 20M.  I made my first ever
contest contact on 15M (about three of them) but heard nothing on 80.
VE2EM(Andy):  Condx were fair to good.  There was also a good turnout
from both fixed and mobile stations.  I did miss the participation of Ed,
KN4Y.  (Probably not half as much as Ed missed participation!)
KF9D(Roger):  Thanks for all the fun in the MARAC CH Contest.  We
happened to be going on a family trip that weekend, so I decided to throw
the rig in the car and let my 17 year old drive the van while I operated.
It was a lot of fun and made the time go by really quickly.  Plus I was
engrossed with the contest and didn't have time to keep telling my son to
slow down!
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FOR THE RECORD - 1999


Below are scores of the top ten stations in each category of operation
for the 33 years of this contest through 1999.  Scores were adjusted
based on the pre-1996 scoring rules (3 points for mobiles and DX vs 15
and 5 points, respectively, beginning in 1996).


          MOBILE      PORTABLE(DISCONTINUED)           FIXED


1,548,572 K5LZO 1986      486,780 WA4PGM 1984    1,528,065 K5ZD  1986
  943,893 KB5FU 1986      318,080 N4BP   1979    1,270,332 AI9X   1986
  788,840 N5JJ  1983      309,690 K4PUZ  1972    1,028,456 N7TT   1986
  641,058 N5RM  1985      220,869 K3KX   1975    1,024,002 K9BG   1983
  560,448 WC5D  1980   217,790 W7YS   1986      860,172 KC6CNV 1997
  543,382 N5JJ  1982   199,789 K9YR   1974      726,642 W1GNR  1983
  529,650 W9MSE 1997   197,580 AD9UKM 1976      671,590 KS7T     1986
  516,266 KN4Y  1997   197,286 NX4C   1985      670,032 N7TT   1983
  488,195 N5RP  1985   171,602 NU4O   1986      649,722 W7GHT  1983
  478,080 W1NN  1997   164,772 K0MT   1979      628,575 W1GNR  1984


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