AM Transmitter Rally 2010 Results [updated: 4-Jan-2011] !!

[steve_qix]

These are the final results from the 2010 AM Transmitter Rally - updated as of 4-Jan-2010

States, category winners, total scores.

Individual log counts for all stations, and comments are in another reply to this thread (find out what they said about YOU).  The board software will not allow me to enter a single post of over (some number (not 30000)) bytes.  I put the comments in another reply to this thread.

Some people did not tell me what they were running, so no category.

No one entered in category B (broadcast transmitter)!

One comment shows someone running a "DATSON RANGER".  Datson? (see the comments post)

This shows an AMAZING success!!!!  I wrote software to tabulate various results from the logs.

First a staggering over 440 DIFFERENT stations were worked, all on AM.  This is just great - and a real testimonial to how much AM is really out there, considering this was only a 1 day event.  This number was gleaned from all logs submitted.

It appears as if every one of the contiguous states were involved, and of course Mexico and Canada.  There were a number of other countries worked as well.

30 people submitted formal logs.  Most logs were received via Email in CSV format, and for this I am truely thankful.  Those logs received in paper form were typed in so we would have accurate results.

Every unique call sign and how many times that call showed up in the various logs submitted, with comments.  There was certainly wide participation!

Here are the results

30 files processed.

All Rally submissions sorted by points:
    KC2UFU: category: F, 147 contacts,  22 states, score: 169
      WX3K: category: A, 124 contacts,  17 states, score: 141
      W9GT: category: C,  95 contacts,  23 states, score: 118
    WB3HUZ: category: F,  66 contacts,  31 states, score:  97
      W9AD: category: F,  69 contacts,  21 states, score:  90
    KE7TRP: category: A,  57 contacts,  14 states, score:  71
     K9ACT: category: D,  44 contacts,  15 states, score:  59
       W8K: category: A,  42 contacts,  17 states, score:  59
    WA2ROC: category: A,  38 contacts,  16 states, score:  54
     N3DRB: category: F,  29 contacts,  16 states, score:  45
     KD3CN: category: E,  29 contacts,  12 states, score:  41
     K3SQP: category: A,  24 contacts,  14 states, score:  38
      NE1S: category: D,  26 contacts,  12 states, score:  38
     W0QBX: category: A,  25 contacts,  12 states, score:  37
     K0EFJ: category: H,  20 contacts,  11 states, score:  31
    KA0ARA: category: A,  19 contacts,  12 states, score:  31
     K4KYV: category: D,  20 contacts,   9 states, score:  29
    VE3OWV: category: A,  17 contacts,  11 states, score:  28
     K4CWW: category: A,  14 contacts,  12 states, score:  26
     W2PHL: category: F,  16 contacts,  10 states, score:  26
     K9PNP: category: A,  17 contacts,   8 states, score:  25
      N2BE: category: A,  13 contacts,  10 states, score:  23
    WB1AEX: category: A,  15 contacts,   6 states, score:  21
    KB9YGD: category: A,  13 contacts,   6 states, score:  19
    WB2EMS: category: G,   9 contacts,   4 states, score:  13
    HB9DCO: category: A,   6 contacts,   6 states, score:  12
     W1RKW: category: A,   6 contacts,   5 states, score:  11
    KC0RPS: category: H,   4 contacts,   4 states, score:   8
     N2JPR: category: A,   4 contacts,   3 states, score:   7
     AB8FJ: category: G,   2 contacts,   2 states, score:   4

Categories:
A = Classic Commercial AM Amateur Equipment (KW1, 32V3, DX-100, etc.)
B = AM Broadcast Transmitter
C = Military Transmitter
D = Home brew largely vacuum tube transmitter
E = Home brew solid state transmitter
F = Commercial amateur equipment followed by a linear amplifier
G = Anything not covered by the above
H = Unknown transmitter type

Submissions sorted by category, then by points:
Category A:
      WX3K, 124 points
    KE7TRP,  57 points
       W8K,  42 points
    WA2ROC,  38 points
     K3SQP,  24 points
     W0QBX,  25 points
    KA0ARA,  19 points
    VE3OWV,  17 points
     K4CWW,  14 points
     K9PNP,  17 points
      N2BE,  13 points
    WB1AEX,  15 points
    KB9YGD,  13 points
    HB9DCO,   6 points
     W1RKW,   6 points
     N2JPR,   4 points
Category B:
Category C:
      W9GT,  95 points
Category D:
     K9ACT,  44 points
      NE1S,  26 points
     K4KYV,  20 points
Category E:
     KD3CN,  29 points
Category F:
    KC2UFU, 147 points
    WB3HUZ,  66 points
      W9AD,  69 points
     N3DRB,  29 points
     W2PHL,  16 points
Category G:
    WB2EMS,   9 points
     AB8FJ,   2 points
Category H:
     K0EFJ,  20 points
    KC0RPS,   4 points

[WB2EMS]

Steve,

Great to see the results, and I really enjoyed the rally last year and hope there will be another one this year. We worked it QRP portable from a cabin running an IC-703 on batteries and would like to do that again along with some participation from home base.

One question, I know we worked a half a dozen stations, but my call shows up down near the bottom showing having worked only one. Is that because we didn't show up in the other stations logs? (just from memory I know we worked KC2UFU, AB2RA, W6XR, along with the other YL who was holding down the frequency with Kerri, and pretty sure we worked WB2ERS )

Set a date, we'll be there. 

Happy New Year

[The Slab Bacon]

Steve,
          How do you wind up with a submission from N3DRB when he has been in the hospital for months?? Or is this from last years corntest??   

[steve_qix]

Steve,

Great to see the results, and I really enjoyed the rally last year and hope there will be another one this year. We worked it QRP portable from a cabin running an IC-703 on batteries and would like to do that again along with some participation from home base.

One question, I know we worked a half a dozen stations, but my call shows up down near the bottom showing having worked only one. Is that because we didn't show up in the other stations logs? (just from memory I know we worked KC2UFU, AB2RA, W6XR, along with the other YL who was holding down the frequency with Kerri, and pretty sure we worked WB2ERS )

Set a date, we'll be there. 

Happy New Year

I took a look - the only log your call shows up in is WX3K's log.  But, I know for myself that if there is a very large group, it's tough to write all of the calls down.  I usually find I miss a few here and there.  Of course, we only got logs from 29 stations (which really isn't bad!), so that's probably another reason.  I know I worked lots of stations during the AMTR, but I only showed up in 7 logs (actually 8, someone put me down as WA1QIX instead of W1E)....

It was fun, that's for sure.

Regards,

Steve

[steve_qix]

Steve,
          How do you wind up with a submission from N3DRB when he has been in the hospital for months?? Or is this from last years corntest??   

This is the contest from last February.  Now that I have the software more or less in place, it will be quick to get future results from possible future AMTRs 

[K0ARA]

So, should we have another AMTR? YES

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Was surprised to see my call show up since I was working tag team from WB3HUZ. Guess someone wrote me in when I identified myself personally. Funny stuff. 

I say have another event, so long as it won't ruin anyone's life or provoke legal action. It's all about the FUN factor and aside from the participation info gleaned from logs, who cares about scores?

[WB2EMS]

It's all about the FUN factor and aside from the participation info gleaned from logs, who cares about scores?

Indeed, and we *had* fun. I had a buddy over to work the FYBO qrp cw contest and tuned up to show him some AM and he got hooked and we spent the rest of the afternoon working the rally instead.  Definitely more fun. 

Steve, did you get my log? Was sent as PM on here, and via email on your class E site. Doesn't matter, just curious. Let's just do it again and have fun.

[steve_qix]

Steve, did you get my log? Was sent as PM on here, and via email on your class E site. Doesn't matter, just curious. Let's just do it again and have fun.

Hi Kevin,

I checked my email - no log found.  If you still have it, I'll certainly include yours with the results, and that would push us up to an even 30 logs submitted 

[W9GT]

I see that my call is listed as W9GT in one of the lists.  I was using W9T for the rally. 
Lots of fun...would enjoy participating in another one this year.  Thanks for your efforts, Steve.  Hopefully, if you have the software completed to analyze results, it won't be such a chore the next time.

73,  Jack, W9GT  (alias W9T)

[steve_qix]

The original post is updated.  Please check it 

Regards,

Steve

[Steve - K4HX]

Heh, you took points away from me. I could have won!  I demand a recount.

Was surprised to see my call show up since I was working tag team from WB3HUZ. Guess someone wrote me in when I identified myself personally. Funny stuff. 

I say have another event, so long as it won't ruin anyone's life or provoke legal action. It's all about the FUN factor and aside from the participation info gleaned from logs, who cares about scores?

[steve_qix]

Heh, you took points away from me. I could have won!  I demand a recount.

Hi Steve, I think you're just kidding    But, to make sure, I looked at the log you emailed, and it is correct.  You, I believe, worked the most states which really increased your total score.  Those states make a big difference !

[WB2EMS]

I checked my email - no log found.  If you still have it, I'll certainly include yours with the results, and that would push us up to an even 30 logs submitted  Cheesy

Steve, Found the email, happy to send it again just tell me where to send it. (via PM if you want) the original went to bicnet.net

Kevin

[K1JJ]

Heh, you took points away from me. I could have won!  I demand a recount.

You could have been a contender.

Be like Acim, YU1FJK. Every time I called him he would immediately come back in Yugo accent with, "Tom, I am #1 in world. Whirl-wide CQ contest this last time. #1 in whirl!!"      

So after awhile I would pretend to forget - when I called him I'd axe, "Acim, how did you do in last CQ whirl-wide?"    


T

[Pete, WA2CWA]

No one "won" the "B" category. If you're going to have it in February again, it might already be to late to get it listed in the QST contest calendar but you probably still could get some exposure in Electric Radio. More participants need to send in logs.

[steve_qix]

I checked my email - no log found.  If you still have it, I'll certainly include yours with the results, and that would push us up to an even 30 logs submitted  Cheesy

Steve, Found the email, happy to send it again just tell me where to send it. (via PM if you want) the original went to bicnet.net

Kevin

Oh wow, Bicnet - that was an ISP I owned back in the '80s!!!  The email address for logs is amtr@radioassociates.com

Thanks and Regards,

Steve

[Steve - K4HX]

Can I say I was #4 in the AM Transmitter Rally? Will Achim be impressed?

Heh, you took points away from me. I could have won!  I demand a recount.

You could have been a contender.

Be like Acim, YU1FJK. Every time I called him he would immediately come back in Yugo accent with, "Tom, I am #1 in world. Whirl-wide CQ contest this last time. #1 in whirl!!"       

So after awhile I would pretend to forget - when I called him I'd axe, "Acim, how did you do in last CQ whirl-wide?"       


T

[K1JJ]

Sure. I would put it in #24 block lettering on your QRZ.com page so everyone will be sure to know..

FLASH!  WB3HUZ is # 4 in whirl in AM Rally!!!


I will put on mine:
Flash!  K1JJ  #6 in whirl in AM Rally for appearing in other people's logs!!!

 

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Heh, you took points away from me. I could have won!  I demand a recount.

Was surprised to see my call show up since I was working tag team from WB3HUZ. Guess someone wrote me in when I identified myself personally. Funny stuff.  

I say have another event, so long as it won't ruin anyone's life or provoke legal action. It's all about the FUN factor and aside from the participation info gleaned from logs, who cares about scores?

Well, when Steve goes back through and adds in the country multipliers, we'll walk away with a handy lead. We'll be famous. Whirl-wide will be a footnote to our score. We'll become known as the Corntestenators. People will think we operated from Cob Island.

[steve_qix]

Well, you could put that HUZ was #1 in the AMTR in working the most states AND the most countries!!!!

W9GT received some cudos on very good operating practice, and facilitating good operating in general.

Tom JJ got several reports of being the strongest station heard.

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

But now the HUZman is gone, so that probably invalidates all previous results. You'll have to reschedule the event so the HeXman can make a run at it. With the shorter call, he's bound to clean house! 

[Steve - K4HX]

Cob Island! HA! 

[KL7OF]

I see derb is still in the running....wazzup?   I vote to have the heavy metal rally again...We should start earlier so that there will be more daylight time on the west coast for 20 meter operation....Did the name get changed from HEAVY METAL to AM TRANSMITTER RALLY???   Is there a standard computer form we can use to log the event to make it easier for the scorekeeper?..... Thanks to all who make this possible...I had a great time...Steve

[Pete, WA2CWA]

I see derb is still in the running....wazzup?   I vote to have the heavy metal rally again...We should start earlier so that there will be more daylight time on the west coast for 20 meter operation....Did the name get changed from HEAVY METAL to AM TRANSMITTER RALLY???   Is there a standard computer form we can use to log the event to make it easier for the scorekeeper?..... Thanks to all who make this possible...I had a great time...Steve

Heavy Metal Rally is in December. The reporting of this first AM Transmitter Rally was held in February 2010.