2013 AM Rally Results (finally!).

[steve_qix]

Thanks to Jack for prodding me along a bit - here are the results of the 2013 AM transmitter rally.  Participation was down this year as compared to previous years.  Is this due to poor publicity, possibly picking the wrong date (I think this had a lot to do with it), or should we skip a year between events?

Congratulations to our overall winner and winner in category C (military xmtr), Jack W9GT, who really made an outstanding showing!!!  Head, shoulders are a bit more over everyone else.  Outstanding work  :)

Congratulations to our winners in each individual category.  It's nice to break things out by category to highlight various types/classes of transmitters and equipment in general.

I had to break the results in to 2 posts because they are long.  The comments are fun to read, and all of the various rigs in use, tube types, etc. are interesting.  More people from Texas were logged this year than any other state.  That's quite a switch from previous years!!  Shows AM is not a regional mode.

Ok enough preamble - here are the results:
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23 files processed.

All Rally submissions sorted by points:
W9T: category: C, 154 contacts,  30 states, score: 184 <-- Most Points, Winner Category C
WA1QIX: category: E,  81 contacts,  31 states, score: 112 <-- Most States, Winner Category E
WF0N: category: G,  56 contacts,  26 states, score:  82 <-- Winner Category G
W0XV: category: A,  50 contacts,  25 states, score:  75 <-- Winner Category A
WZ5Q: category: F,  45 contacts,  22 states, score:  67 <-- Winner Category F
K0KP: category: A,  39 contacts,  15 states, score:  54
W3K: category: A,  38 contacts,  12 states, score:  50
W1AEX: category: F,  28 contacts,  13 states, score:  41
KB3WFV: category: G,  25 contacts,  14 states, score:  39
N2BE: category: A,  26 contacts,  13 states, score:  39
WD5JKO: category: A,  22 contacts,  15 states, score:  37
W5TMG: category: B,  21 contacts,  11 states, score:  32 <-- Winner Category B
KE5Q: category: A,  24 contacts,   6 states, score:  30
K5SOH: category: A,   8 contacts,   6 states, score:  14
N9HMA: category: A,   8 contacts,   4 states, score:  12
WW9W: category: A,   9 contacts,   3 states, score:  12
K5SEE: category: A,   7 contacts,   2 states, score:   9
WA1LGQ: category: A,   5 contacts,   3 states, score:   8
NJ2MR: category: G,   2 contacts,   2 states, score:   4
WA9UDW: category: A,   2 contacts,   1 states, score:   3
KK4IBG: category: A,   1 contacts,   1 states, score:   2

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:
W0XV,  75 points
K0KP,  54 points
W3K,  50 points
N2BE,  39 points
WD5JKO,  37 points
KE5Q,  30 points
K5SOH,  14 points
N9HMA,  12 points
WW9W,  12 points
K5SEE,   9 points
WA1LGQ,   8 points
WA9UDW,   3 points
KK4IBG,   2 points

Category B:
W5TMG,  32 points

Category C:
W9T, 184 points

Category D:

Category E:
WA1QIX, 112 points

Category F:
WZ5Q,  67 points
W1AEX,  41 points

Category G:
WF0N,  82 points
KB3WFV,  39 points
NJ2MR,   4 points

Category H:

Total unique calls logged: 392

Special event calls logged:
W9T  W9A  

Total Contacts Logged: 651

Contact percentage by band (Note - some logs did not contain frequencies and/or bands):
  160 Meters: 0.15
   80 Meters: 72.04
   40 Meters: 15.36
   20 Meters: 3.69
   15 Meters: 8.76
   10 Meters: 0.00


Rig Types (sorted):
Home Brew: 38
Ranger: 26
Flex 5000: 22
Viking II: 18
DX-100: 15
Heath Apache: 13
Valiant: 12
--> 813 Tubes used: 12
--> 4-400 Tubes used: 10
DX-60: 9
Globe King: 9
FT-101: 8
FT-1000: 8
--> 811 Tubes used: 8
Class E Rig: 7
Flex 3000: 6
BC-610 - HT-4: 6
FT-2000: 5
32-V3: 5
B & W 5100: 5
IC-765: 5
IC-7600: 5
IC-746: 5
--> 4-1000 Tubes used: 5
Viking 500: 4
FT-450: 4
IC-756: 4
MOSFETs used: 4
Flex 1000: 3
Flex - Unknown: 3
Viking I: 3
AF-67: 3
AF - Something: 3
Drake T4-X: 3
Collins 20V3 Broadcast: 3
HT-37: 3
KW-1: 3
ART-13: 3
TS-2000: 3
IC-735: 3
Gonset G-76: 3
Knight Kit T-150: 3
--> 3-500 Tubes used: 3
--> 810 Tubes used: 3
--> 572-B Tubes used: 3
DX-40: 2
FT-847: 2
Globe Champ: 2
Bauer Broadcast Xmtr: 2
Collins 300G Broadcast: 2
HT-32: 2
T-368: 2
TS-440: 2
TS-570: 2
TS-590: 2
32-V1: 2
IC-718: 2
IC-706: 2
Eico 720: 2
--> 304-TL Tubes used: 2
--> 5868 Tubes used: 2
--> 250-TH Tubes used: 2
Viking - Other: 1
FT-102: 1
FT-950: 1
FT-897: 1
FT-5000: 1
Globe Scout: 1
Globe Chief: 1
Drake T- Something: 1
HT-40: 1
HT-9: 1
Gates Broadcast Rig: 1
Broadcast Xmtr: 1
Electrocraft: 1
TS-940: 1
Desk KW: 1
Harvey Wells: 1
Navy TCS: 1
Federal 167B Marine Xmtr: 1
--> 812 Tubes used: 1


Rig Types:
Flex 5000: 22  WN8R, W1AEX, W1LLY, K9GAS, W1VTP, W9A, K0EOO, KJ4BIX, KA4KOE, KB3KRJ, W4DBT, WB2EMS, W0KH, K7CQX, WA1OXT, W8DCQ, KA8EDE, WA2SQQ, NC2P, N0BF, W4DTB, AB9MQ
Flex 1000: 3  K0ASK, W9DBR, AB2KC
Flex 3000: 6  WF0N, K4GHT, W3AM, WF4N, K9JRI, K5CWC
Flex - Unknown: 3  KJ9T, WB1AEX, KW9AM
Ranger: 26  KB1NFS, W1TAV, KB2WIG, WB6QKO, K1REX, WW9W, N8YHP, KG8LB, W1GUD, WA6HDY, N1SNG, W7IUC, KK4GZQ, W1GHW, N7JW, KF9KU, KG9D, W4FWB, WA9NJR, W0RPR, N2AUG, KH6V, W9RMB, WB8BFS, K0VUW, KE1FT
Valiant: 12  AB2RA, W5ZML, KC0HFL, W7IUC, KC9RFN, K4IVF, KD3HT, N9CQX, N6TLU, K8DUU, W8FAX, W1ZZZ
Viking II: 18  KB2WIG, K9PNP, AE4FA, K0KP, N9HMA, W0HRO, KA8DKT, K9JPY, W9DKB, K4PVH, WA1LGQ, KS4FE, WB4AQL, NM4A, KB1PRG, K4PVN, AJ7O, WB2SYQ
Viking I: 3  WA1HLR, N8YE, KC2CWM
Viking 500: 4  K8BKB, K9AAL, WA1HLR, W9LRS
Viking - Other: 1  N1FCU
DX-60: 9  W1TNA, K3YAZ, W2JTD, KA3IWS, KC8UOM, W9BZ, WB0AAC, K3ZW, NX4H
DX-40: 2  W2RA????, WA4NFY
AF-67: 3  N9PXE, KE5Q, W8MNQ
AF - Something: 3  WB2ENI, K8RAU, KI8BQ
FT-101: 8  N8RWS, WB5WPA, N2FFL, KK4IBG, KA1BWO, WV9R, W0WDF, W3TWD
FT-102: 1  WS4B
FT-450: 4  KC2PDO, K1KRN, W0VT, K0ARA
FT-950: 1  WV9R
FT-897: 1  KC9TTR
FT-847: 2  AD5HR, WB9SGK
FT-1000: 8  W1GHW, N1VIV, K4HX, KB1YTQ, K9VO, W8CY, W9DWS, KD8OTT
FT-2000: 5  K1GUP, W9T, W8FK, KD4AYU, WA8MTI
FT-5000: 1  W9SX
Globe Scout: 1  K5DIC
Globe King: 9  N8UUH, K0EOO, WA3JYU, WB2HUP, W5KGZ, WD9IVE, K9JPY, WB3FAU, W2BP
Globe Champ: 2  KG8LB, WB8UHZ
Globe Chief: 1  W2DGB
Drake T4-X: 3  KG8LB, W4PON, N9LAP
Drake T- Something: 1  W9EBO
DX-100: 15  WA0FDV, KC9RGF, AE2EA, W1ZB, WB8DNO, KW4WK, N9JXR, W9RWS, W9RAN, K4ALE, WC8E, W8GPA, VE3OWV, WA1MNQ, AF90
HT-40: 1  KA3BVJ
BC-610 - HT-4: 6  K5YGC, W0XV, W5JGI, WB3ETN, K4FNY, KA3BVJ
HT-9: 1  W8ACR
Heath Apache: 13  KN4ME, W4DEU, W3OKC, AK4LV, W0DRU, K3SQP, W8PU, KB8BKU, N8DL, WB4VOA, KC9NEA, K8RX, WA2ROC
Gates Broadcast Rig: 1  KJ8CQ
Bauer Broadcast Xmtr: 2  KV4H, K6JSI
Collins 20V3 Broadcast: 3  WD5BZO, W8BAC, K4BKC
Collins 300G Broadcast: 2  WA3VJB, W3OKC
Broadcast Xmtr: 1  W5TMG
Electrocraft: 1  W9JXN
HT-37: 3  AJ1G, WA8TWM, KA0AAM
HT-32: 2  AA4GM, KB1PLC
Class E Rig: 7  WA1QIX, KB1NFS, W1LLY, K1KBW, K8RRH, KC2UDZ, WA1SSJ
T-368: 2  N9OB, KA2J
KW-1: 3  W3EMD, W8LXJ, WA5VGO
ART-13: 3  N1SNG, KC9LKE, WA4VAG
TS-440: 2  KB3WFV, N3PMN
TS-2000: 3  KD4UMU, KW7Y, KA8TBW
TS-940: 1  N2LJO
TS-570: 2  WD8PIC, KD8CVY
TS-590: 2  NK4D, KF7WJY
32-V1: 2  K5YGC, W1TAV
32-V3: 5  KJ4BIX, WA2PJP, K4JEE, K0OJ, W7JSC
Desk KW: 1  W0KH
B & W 5100: 5  WA3QGD, N3PDT, N0BD, N9HSB, N3PTD
Home Brew: 38  WA1QIX, N0BD, KB5MD, W1LLY, K1KBW, WZ5Q, K8RRH, WB8DNO, N2DTS, KG8LB, K5BST, N8XPK, KA2DZT, KC9PCP, W0VMC, AC2IQ, KJ8CQ, KV4H, K4KYV, W8CPA, N2AUG, WA2IXP, WZ5P, W6WRE, W8NWF, K8VWX, K8NTK, W9JFM, K8CHA, WB4CSG, KC4SSB, KD3CN, KN4ME, AD5HR, W5FRS, KD5OEI, AB2KC, WA8TWM
IC-765: 5  AB2HT, N2RY, N5MAB, N5MAV, WA1CLK
IC-735: 3  AE2EA, WD9AVW, K1EQD
IC-7600: 5  K0JM, KJ6YVT, WY3G, K9DMA, KD2TT
IC-746: 5  N0MNW, KC7GOL, N8YHP, WA4NJY, KD6OS
IC-718: 2  KB2OUA, KC2ICX
IC-706: 2  K8ATV, WD0I
IC-756: 4  WA2CWA, KG4OLE, K8WXQ, N4AK
Gonset G-76: 3  N1XZW, W4VFW, WD5JKO
Eico 720: 2  WX3K, KD3CN
Knight Kit T-150: 3  KB2OUA, WB9FTW, W9EHQ
Harvey Wells: 1  N2BE
Navy TCS: 1  KB9WTM
Federal 167B Marine Xmtr: 1  W9T
MOSFETs used: 4  WA1QIX, KB1NFS, K8RRH, WA1SSJ
--> 4-400 Tubes used: 10  K5BST, N8XPK, W0VMC, KJ8CQ, N2AUG, WKC4SSB, AB2HT, KD6OS, W4OLJ, N8AGJ
--> 4-1000 Tubes used: 5  KN4ME, KD5OEI, AB2KC, K8VWX, W4OLJ
--> 813 Tubes used: 12  KN4ME, WN8R, N0BD, N2DTS, N8XPK, KC9PCP, W0VMC, W5TOP, KJ8CQ, K0COM, WA2IXP, K5LRX
--> 304-TL Tubes used: 2  AB2KC, N8AGJ
--> 3-500 Tubes used: 3  KJ4BIX, W1GUD, KD5OEI
--> 810 Tubes used: 3  K4KYV, W2ICQ, KA5RHK
--> 811 Tubes used: 8  K2JVI, N8YHP, KA2DZT, K1PHG, K1KRN, W5TOP, KF9KU, K5LRX
--> 812 Tubes used: 1  K1PHG
--> 572-B Tubes used: 3  WB6QKO, W8CPA, WB9FTW
--> 5868 Tubes used: 2  W8NWF, K8VWX
--> 250-TH Tubes used: 2  W5FRS, N8ECR


Rigs by callsign:
WA1QIX: Class E Rig (class e), Home Brew (brew class), MOSFETs used (mosfet)
K5YGC: BC-610 - HT-4 (bc610), 32-V1 (32v1 51j4)
KN4ME: Heath Apache (apache), Home Brew (hb 4-1000,), --> 4-1000 Tubes used (4-1000, ), --> 813 Tubes used (813s)
WA2CWA: IC-756 (ic756proii)
W5TMG: Broadcast Xmtr (broadcast )
KB1NFS: Ranger (viking ran), Class E Rig (class e), MOSFETs used (mosfets")
W9T: FT-2000 (ft-2000 + ), Federal 167B Marine Xmtr (federal 16)
KB2WIG: Ranger (ranger 2, ), Viking II (viking ii)
WN8R: Flex 5000 (flex 5000), --> 813 Tubes used (813)
W5ZML: Valiant (valiant, n)
N5MAB: IC-765 (ic-765 - h)
KB3WFV: TS-440 (ts440s)
N0BD: B & W 5100 (b&w 5100b ), Home Brew (brew pair ), --> 813 Tubes used (813's)
WA3QGD: B & W 5100 (b & w 5100)
KB5MD: Home Brew (brew trans)
W1AEX: Flex 5000 (flex 5000 )
W1LLY: Flex 5000 (flex 5000 ), Class E Rig (class e), Home Brew (brew class)
K1KBW: Class E Rig (class e), Home Brew (brew class)
N2BE: Harvey Wells (harvey wel)
WA3VJB: Collins 300G Broadcast (300g)
N8UUH: Globe King (globe king)
WZ5Q: Home Brew (brew low l)
KD5TUZ:
W0XV: BC-610 - HT-4 (bc-610)
WF0N: Flex 3000 (flex 3000 )
K9GAS: Flex 5000 (flex 5000)
W1VTP: Flex 5000 (flex 5000 )
K8RRH: Class E Rig (class e, j), Home Brew (brew class), MOSFETs used (mosfets bu)
K0JM: IC-7600 (ic-7600 dr)
KE5Q: AF-67 (af-67")
W9A: Flex 5000 (flex 5000,)
K9PNP: Viking II (viking ii,)
WB8DNO: DX-100 (dx-100, hq), Home Brew (brew outph)
WB6QKO: Ranger (ranger i), --> 572-B Tubes used (572b tubes)
K0EOO: Flex 5000 (flex 5000), Globe King (globe king)
K1REX: Ranger (ranger, cl)
K2JVI: --> 811 Tubes used (811)
WD5JKO: Gonset G-76 (g-76, gsb-)
W1TAV: Ranger (viking ran), 32-V1 (32v1 and 7)
WX3K: Eico 720 (eico 720, )
N2LJO: TS-940 (ts940)
W4DEU: Heath Apache (apache")
WW9W: Ranger (ranger")
K5ZOH:
K5JDU:
N2DTS: Home Brew (brew), --> 813 Tubes used (813s mod b)
W1TNA: DX-60 (dx60)
N8YHP: Ranger (rangerii r), IC-746 (ic-746 pro), --> 811 Tubes used (811h linea)
N8RWS: FT-101 (ft101-ex)
KG8LB: Ranger (ranger 35w), Globe Champ (globe cham), Drake T4-X (t4xb, r4b,), Home Brew (brew ribbo)
KW4WK: DX-100 (dx-100b, n)
AE4FA: Viking II (viking ii,)
KE0ZU:
K5BST: Home Brew (brew 833 m), --> 4-400 Tubes used (4-400 mod )
WA1HLR: Viking I (viking i, ), Viking 500 (johnson 50)
K4HX: FT-1000 (ft-1000d)
WA3JYU: Globe King (globe king)
WB2HUP: Globe King (globe king)
K0KP: Viking II (viking ii,)
N8XPK: Home Brew (brew 4-400), --> 4-400 Tubes used (4-400 mod ), --> 813 Tubes used (813s, dipo)
KJ4BIX: Flex 5000 (flex 5000 ), 32-V3 (32v3, 75a3), --> 3-500 Tubes used (3-500z (pa)
WA4NFY: DX-40 (dx-40")
KC2UDZ: Class E Rig (class e")
K1EQD: IC-735 (ic707, 25w)
K1GUP: FT-2000 (ft2000, sb)
W1GUD: Ranger (ranger ii ), --> 3-500 Tubes used (3-500z 2 e)
AJ1G: HT-37 (ht37, sx71)
KC2PDO: FT-450 (ft450d, ve)
WA6HDY: Ranger (ranger ii,)
AD5HR: FT-847 (ft-847), Home Brew (hb 6aq5 + )
W5JGI: BC-610 - HT-4 (bc-610)
W5FRS: Home Brew (hb rig), --> 250-TH Tubes used (250 th hb )
KD5OEI: Home Brew (hb kw rig), --> 4-1000 Tubes used (4-1000, mo), --> 3-500 Tubes used (3-500")
KC0HFL: Valiant (valiant an)
W5KGZ: Globe King (globe king)
KA4KOE: Flex 5000 (flex 5000 )
W3OKC: Heath Apache (apache), Collins 300G Broadcast (300 g5rv a)
KA2DZT: Home Brew (brew), --> 811 Tubes used (811s")
W5IS:
WD5BZO: Collins 20V3 Broadcast (20v3, 51j2)
KG5WL:
K5SOH:
N1SNG: Ranger (ranger/thu), ART-13 (art-13")
KB3KRJ: Flex 5000 (flex 5000 )
N1XZW: Gonset G-76 (g76)
W9WRL:
KC9PCP: Home Brew (brew pair ), --> 813 Tubes used (813)
K5UJ:
WD9IVE: Globe King (globe king)
W4VFW: Gonset G-76 (g76)
K4GHT: Flex 3000 (flex 3000 )
W7IUC: Ranger (ranger int), Valiant (valiant ii)
W4DBT: Flex 5000 (flex 5000 )
AK4LV: Heath Apache (apache, 2b)
KK4GZQ: Ranger (ranger, sx)
WB5WPA: FT-101 (ft101e)
NK4D: TS-590 (ts590, al1)
KC4VWU:
WA0FDV: DX-100 (dx100 gpr9)
W0VMC: Home Brew (brew 4-400), --> 4-400 Tubes used (4-400, 813), --> 813 Tubes used (813s modul)
K1PHG: --> 811 Tubes used (811a modul), --> 812 Tubes used (812's by 8)
W3AM: Flex 3000 (flex 3000 )
AC2IQ: Home Brew (brew sdr w)
KC2CWM: Viking I (viking 1 w)
K1KRN: FT-450 (ft-450 dri), --> 811 Tubes used (811 to g5r)
N2FFL: FT-101 (ft101-e in)
W3EMD: KW-1 (kw-1 with )
WB2EMS: Flex 5000 (flex 5000)
KB2OUA: IC-718 (ic-718"), Knight Kit T-150 (t150)
W1GHW: Ranger (ranger int), FT-1000 (ft1000d  a)
W5TOP: --> 813 Tubes used (813 mod by), --> 811 Tubes used (811s")
N7JW: Ranger (ranger col)
W9QI:
KF9KU: Ranger (ranger, 4 ), --> 811 Tubes used (811s  nc-1)
KJ8CQ: Gates Broadcast Rig (bc-1g, hro), Home Brew (brew 4-400), --> 4-400 Tubes used (4-400 mod ), --> 813 Tubes used (813s, r-8 )
W8ACR: HT-9 (ht-9, hq-1)
KG9D: Ranger (ranger, hq)
W0KH: Flex 5000 (flex 5000"), Desk KW (desk kw)
KD4UMU: TS-2000 (ts-2000, p)
KV4H: Bauer Broadcast Xmtr (bauer 707,), Home Brew (brew 3x5 a)
N9HMA: Viking II (viking ii )
K8BKB: Viking 500 (viking 500)
N8YE: Viking I (viking i, )
W0HRO: Viking II (viking ii,)
KI8ER:
KD3CN: Home Brew (h.b. modul), Eico 720 (eico 720 w)
W2JTD: DX-60 (dx-60, amp)
W3JN:
KK4IBG: FT-101 (ft101-e in)
AB2KC: Flex 1000 (flex1000"), Home Brew (hb 4-1000 ), --> 4-1000 Tubes used (4-1000 mod), --> 304-TL Tubes used (304-tls)
K4KYV: Home Brew (brew pair ), --> 810 Tubes used (810")
KC9RFN: Valiant (valiant)
KA8DKT: Viking II (viking ii )
AA4GM: HT-32 (ht32 r390")
KC9RGF: DX-100 (dx100")
W4FWB: Ranger (ranger - m)
K9JPY: Viking II (viking ii;), Globe King (globe king)
K6JSI: Bauer Broadcast Xmtr (bauer 707 )
W0LS:
K0HGP:
W0DRU: Heath Apache (apache")
WD0I: IC-706 (icom 706")
K0COM: --> 813 Tubes used (813's amp")
N2IZU:
CT1EHI:
WA4NJY: IC-746 (ic-746 pro)
WB1EAD:
WA2PJP: 32-V3 (32v3, 75a3)
KW7Y: TS-2000 (ts-2000 25)
KK7TV:
W0WGB:
N9OB: T-368 (t368, r370)
WA9NJR: Ranger (ranger")
W9DKB: Viking II (viking ii,)
W0RPR: Ranger (ranger, th)
NZ9Y:
KF7WJY: TS-590 (kenwood 59)
W9JXN: Electrocraft (elecraft k)
KB0QEF:
W0VT: FT-450 (ft-450")
WF4N: Flex 3000 (flex 3000 )
N9PXE: AF-67 (af67 using)
K1GEP:
W3WCG:
N3PMN: TS-440 (ts440")
W4TP:
KM4ME:
K4IVF: Valiant (valiant hr)
WB5MLT:
W0NKL:
AD5VO:
W5HTR:
WB5HUP:
K5SEE:
W5FFK:
K5LYT:
WB2ENI: AF - Something (af-68 + pm)
KD3HT: Valiant (valiant, 7)
W8CPA: Home Brew (brew 833, ), --> 572-B Tubes used (572bs modu)
N2AUG: Ranger (ranger int), Home Brew (brew 4-400), --> 4-400 Tubes used (4-400 line)
WA2IXP: Home Brew (brew 6146 ), --> 813 Tubes used (813s gg li)
KA3BVJ: HT-40 (ht-40, sx-), BC-610 - HT-4 (ht-40, sx-)
KA3IWS: DX-60 (dx-60, hq-)
WKC4SSB: --> 4-400 Tubes used (4-400 mod )
K4PVH: Viking II (viking ii,)
WZ5P: Home Brew (brew drivi)
WA4HFY:
WA9FRH:
AJ7O: Viking II (viking 2, )
K7CQX: Flex 5000 (flex 5000")
WA1CLK: IC-765 (ic703")
N1VIV: FT-1000 (ft1000 int)
K3YAZ: DX-60 (dx60")
VE6CA:
KJ6YVT: IC-7600 (ic7800, al)
N2DY:
WA7DHQ:
KA1BWO: FT-101 (ft101, rf1)
W6WRE: Home Brew (brew pl177)
KH6V: Ranger (ranger 2")
W1VW:
WA1OXT: Flex 5000 (flex 5000a)
WA1LGQ: Viking II (viking ii )
KB1YTQ: FT-1000 (ft-1000")
N1GIC:
VE2QX:
AB2RA: Valiant (viking val)
K3SQP: Heath Apache (apache")
WB3FAU: Globe King (globe king)
AB2HT: IC-765 (ic765 4-40), --> 4-400 Tubes used (4-400")
WB4FUR:
KA2J: T-368 (t368a  r39)
W2ICQ: --> 810 Tubes used (810's   75)
W4PON: Drake T4-X (t4xc hq160)
W2RA????: DX-40 (dx40")
W2DGB: Globe Chief (globe chie)
W1GIG:
WB2SYQ: Viking II (viking 2")
AE2EA: DX-100 (dx100  ic7), IC-735 (ic735")
W3JW:
W1ZB: DX-100 (dx100 sx28)
KC9FFV:
N2RY: IC-765 (ic765 tita)
KN5IOS:
W5JO:
W8NWF: Home Brew (brew 5868 ), --> 5868 Tubes used (5868 cath )
WB9FTW: Knight Kit T-150 (t-150, pr ), --> 572-B Tubes used (572b, r-4b)
WB3ETN: BC-610 - HT-4 (bc-610")
N9CQX: Valiant (valiant ii)
K8VWX: Home Brew (brew 4-100), --> 4-1000 Tubes used (4-1000s mo), --> 5868 Tubes used (5868s, sp-)
K8NTK: Home Brew (brew 4-125)
WD8PIC: TS-570 (ts-570, di)
N9HSB: B & W 5100 (b&w 5100, )
KC8UOM: DX-60 (dx-60b, hr)
K8WXQ: IC-756 (ic-756 pro)
K8RAU: AF - Something (af-68, dip)
WB8UHZ: Globe Champ (globe cham)
N6TLU: Valiant (valiant, 7)
WA9RFY:
K8DUU: Valiant (valiant, 7)
W9RMB: Ranger (ranger, sb)
W9EBO: Drake T- Something (drake twin)
KI8BQ: AF - Something (af-68, nc-)
K9DMA: IC-7600 (ic-7700. n)
WD9AVW: IC-735 (ic-735, lo)
KS4FE: Viking II (viking ii,)
W8FK: FT-2000 (ft-2000d, )
N9JXR: DX-100 (dx-100, mo)
W9RWS: DX-100 (dx-100")
K8ATV: IC-706 (ic-706, am)
W9JFM: Home Brew (brew xmtr")
KA0AAM: HT-37 (ht-37, hq-)
N1HCE:
KF7IYP:
KD6OS: IC-746 (ic-746 pro), --> 4-400 Tubes used (4-400s, 3 )
KC2ICX: IC-718 (ic-718")
N9AYH/M:
WB9SGK: FT-847 (ft-847, in)
K4JEE: 32-V3 (32v3, henr)
W8LXJ: KW-1 (kw-1, 75a4)
K9JRI: Flex 3000 (flex 3000")
W9BZ: DX-60 (dx-60, sx-)
W8BAC: Collins 20V3 Broadcast (20v3, inv )
WB0AAC: DX-60 (dx-60, amp)
W9RAN: DX-100 (dx-100, nc)
W4OLJ: --> 4-400 Tubes used (4-400 75a4), --> 4-1000 Tubes used (4-1000 mod)
K4FNY: BC-610 - HT-4 (bc-610i ")
KC9RFN/4:
WB4AQL: Viking II (viking ii,)
W9LRS: Viking 500 (johnson 50)
K5DIC: Globe Scout (globe scou)
KC9IID:
K9MBS:
W8FAX: Valiant (valiant")
K9EA:
KD4AYU: FT-2000 (ft-2000")
KJ9T: Flex - Unknown (flex")
K9VO: FT-1000 (ft-1000d")
N9LAP: Drake T4-X (t4x,ampl")
W8CY: FT-1000 (ft-1000mp,)
K3ZW: DX-60 (dx-60b, am)
WD4SCZ:
N1RAJ:
WA8MTI: FT-2000 (ft-2000, a)
W8PU: Heath Apache (apache, 75)
K4ALE: DX-100 (dx-100, hq)
W8ZAP:
W9DWS: FT-1000 (ft-1000d")
N8AGJ: --> 4-400 Tubes used (4-400s mod), --> 304-TL Tubes used (304tls,  s)
N8ECR: --> 250-TH Tubes used (250ths, wo)
KC9LKE: ART-13 (art-13, bc)
W8MNQ: AF-67 (af-67, pmr)
K8CHA: Home Brew (brew")
KD8OTT: FT-1000 (ft-1000d, )
WV9R: FT-101 (ft-101ex"), FT-950 (ft-950, am)
KB8BKU: Heath Apache (apache, r4)
WA4VAG: ART-13 (art-13, bc)
KD8CVY: TS-570 (ts-570, am)
NM4A: Viking II (viking ii,)
NX4H: DX-60 (dx-60, sb-)
WB8BFS: Ranger (ranger, am)
N8DL: Heath Apache (apache, in)
WC8E: DX-100 (dx-100b, i)
WB4VOA: Heath Apache (apache, sb)
W8GPA: DX-100 (dx-100")
N8LGU:
K8TJ:
W0WDF: FT-101 (ft-101ee, )
K4TAX:
K8TFD:
W8DCQ: Flex 5000 (flex 5000,)
K0VUW: Ranger (ranger, 75)
KD8RWD:
KB9WTM: Navy TCS (tcs xmtr, )
W9EHQ: Knight Kit T-150 (t-150, sb-)
W9DBR: Flex 1000 (flex-1000")
VE3OWV: DX-100 (dx-100, sp)
W3TWD: FT-101 (ft-101ee, )
KA8TBW: TS-2000 (ts-2000, l)
KC9NEA: Heath Apache (apache, wa)
KA8EDE: Flex 5000 (flex 5000,)
KC9TTR: FT-897 (ft-897, in)
WF5F:
K8RX: Heath Apache (apache, hr)
K9VJR:
N4AK: IC-756 (ic-756proi)
K9FL/M:
WB1AEX: Flex - Unknown (flex into )
KB1PLC: HT-32 (ht32-b")
N5MAV: IC-765 (icom 765 i)
KE1FT: Ranger (ranger")
WA2SQQ: Flex 5000 (flex 5000")
WA1MNQ: DX-100 (dx-100")
WA1SSJ: Class E Rig (class e ri), MOSFETs used (mosfets")
W1ZZZ: Valiant (valiant")
KA1KAC:
KB1PRG: Viking II (viking ii")
N1FCU: Viking - Other (viking cha)
KB1FQG:
K2ORS:
K4BKC: Collins 20V3 Broadcast (20v2 broad)
N3PDT: B & W 5100 (b & w 5100)
K1MV:
NJ2MR:
NC2P: Flex 5000 (flex 5000 )
KG4OLE: IC-756 (ic756 pro )
KD2CMI:
KD2TT: IC-7600 (ic-7700")
K1KW:
K9YM:
N4GNO:
W4AXT:
WA2ROC: Heath Apache (apache")
AF90: DX-100 (dx-100")
WA3MPX:
KA5RHK: --> 810 Tubes used (810")
K5LRX: --> 813 Tubes used (813 mod by), --> 811 Tubes used (811)")
WA5VGO: KW-1 (kw-1")
KB9BOJ:
AB9MQ: Flex 5000 (flex5000")
K9AAL: Viking 500 (viking 500)
KC5VQW:
N0MNW: IC-746 (ic746")
N9SHU:
K0OJ: 32-V3 (32v3")
N0BF: Flex 5000 (flex 5000")
W7JSC: 32-V3 (32v3")
KC7GOL: IC-746 (ic746")
KA0SKK:
N5KEC:
KW9AM: Flex - Unknown (flex 5k")
WB9ECK:
KB9SFH:
K0ASK: Flex 1000 (flex 1000")
KD0EZS:
W2BP: Globe King (globe king)
WA8TWM: HT-37 (ht37 to hb), Home Brew (hb amp and)
WA6JUS:
N3PTD: B & W 5100 (b&w 5100")
W5KZG:
WS4B: FT-102 (ft-102")
W9SX: FT-5000 (ft-5000")
KB9GIG:
WY3G: IC-7600 (ic7800")
K0ARA: FT-450 (ft-450 g5r)
WB4CSG: Home Brew (brew scree)
N8OKR:
KC4SSB: Home Brew (brew - 2x )
W5JAY:
K4PVN: Viking II (viking ii")
W4DTB: Flex 5000 (flex 5000")
K5CWC: Flex 3000 (flex 3000")

[steve_qix]

Individual Station Log Counts and comments:
WA1QIX, 10, "Homebrew Class E 24 Mosfet", "Class E", "Homebrew 24 MOSFET Class E", "Class E Transmitter", "Class E Home Brew, Solid State BC1004", "Homebrew Class E strongest signal on the band", ", "Class E", "class e xmtr", "HOMEBREW CLASS-E RIG"

 K5YGC, 8, "BC-610 (net control)", "BC610", ", "BC610E", ", "32v1 51j4", ", "BC-610"

 KN4ME, 7, "Ricebox, AL800H, Dipole", ", "HB 4-1000, ", "4-1000 mod by 813s", "Apache", "hb 4-1000", "HEATHKIT APACHE"

WA2CWA, 7, "756 Pro III", "ICOM 756 SB200", "Icom 756 Pro 2, SB200 Linear", "Pro 2, SB200", "ICOM IC-756 Pro II", "IC756PROII", "

 W5TMG, 6, "RCA BTA250N, R398 RX", ", "RCA BTA250,  R390A", "RCA BTA250-N", ", "RCA BTA-250M BROADCAST TRANSMITTER"

KB1NFS, 6, "Ramger Class E", "Ranger", "Class E at 200 watts", "JOHNSON VIKING RANGER", ", "Class E - 4 MOSFETs"

   W9T, 5, "Fed Electric, Collins R390A - W9GT", "FED 167B 375W", "Federal 167-B Military Xmtr", "FT-2000 + Amp", "federal 167b xmtr and r390 rx"

KB2WIG, 5, "Ricebox", "Viking II", "Ranger 2, HQ-145", "Ranger 2", "ranger 2 and hq145"

  WN8R, 5, "Flex 5000", "Flex 5000", "Flex 5000A driving TL-992", "FLEX 5000 INTO 813", "FLEX 5000A"

 W5ZML, 5, ", "Valiant, NC183D", "Valiant", ", "JOHNSON VALIANT"

 N5MAB, 5, ", "Icom 765, Henry 2k Classic", ", ", "ICOM IC-765 - HENRY 2K CLASSIC"

KB3WFV, 5, ", "Kenwood TS-440", "Kenwood TS-440", "TS440S", "TS-440"

  N0BD, 4, "HB AM Rig 813's", "B&W 5100B and NC-300 quite strong at times", "Homebrew pair of 813's x pair of 813's and NC-300 dipole 25 feet up", "

WA3QGD, 4, "B&W 5100, 75A4, Dipole", "B & W 5100B, 75A4", "B & W 5100", "B&W 5100B - 160M DOUBLET"

 KB5MD, 4, "2x2 833A tubes, home brew transmitter; 75A4 receiver", ", "H.B. 833s mod by 833s", "833 final 833's for modulato"

 W1AEX, 4, "Flex 5000 ", ", ", "

 W1LLY, 4, "Flex 5000 Class E", "Class E transmitter with very strong signal", "Home Brew Class E Rig", "

 K1KBW, 4, "Class E", "Homebrew Class E with big signal", "H.B. Class E Rig", "class e"

  N2BE, 4, "Harvey Wells ", "Harvey Well", "HARVEY WELLS TBS050D  ", "Gonset GSB-100"

WA3VJB, 4, "Collins 300G", "1949 Collins 300G Broadcast Rig", "1946 300G XMTR  RCA TYPE 76 BOARD", "collins 300g sp600"

 N8UUH, 4, "Globeking ", "Globe King 500B, NC303", "GK500B", "

  WZ5Q, 4, ", ", "Home Brew Low Level Plate Modulated Triode into a Home Brew linear", "

KD5TUZ, 4, ", ", "RCA BTA1-R", "rca bc xmtr"

  W0XV, 4, ", ", "BC-610", "BC-610E"

  WF0N, 4, "K7DYY", ", "K7DYY xmtr, Flex 3000 rcvr", "K7DYY Class D Super Senior"

 K9GAS, 4, "Flex 5000", "Flex 5000, vertical", "Flex", "FLEX 5000"

 W1VTP, 4, "Flex 5000 into a linear", "Strong signal and sounding great as always", "Flex 5000 into a linear", "FLEX 5000"

 K8RRH, 4, "Class E, JRC345", "WA1QIX Class E xmtr, JRC Rx", "Class E 8 MOSFETs built by KF1Z", "HOMEBREW CLASS- E RIG"

  K0JM, 4, "IC760, QRO Amp", "ICOM IC-7600 driving QRO-2500 into Cushcraft R-6000 vertical", "Icom 7600", "ICOM IC-7600"

  KE5Q, 4, "AF68, SB200", ", ", "LMAC AF-67"

   W9A, 4, "Flex 5000, Amplifier, Internet Access fm Mexico", "Flex 5000 remote on Internet fm XE", "Flex into a linear - Remote control from Mexico", "remote operation from morelia mexico.  flex 5k"

 K9PNP, 4, "Viking II, HQ-170", "Viking II", "Viking II", "viking 2 and hq170"

WB8DNO, 4, "SDR soft rock 175W ampl", "DX-100, HQ-170, dipole", "Homebrew Outphase Transmitter", "hb ss and softrock receiver"

WB6QKO, 3, "Johnson Ranger I", "Ranger into a SB200", "Ranger driving pair of 572B tubes"

 K0EOO, 3, "Globe King 275, Super Pro 400SX", "Flex 5000", "GK 275, pr TZ-40 mod by 4 6L6s , 2 element ant"

 K1REX, 3, "Ranger, Clipperton L, HQ-150, Hex Beam", "Ranger 2 into a linear", "Ranger II driving Clipperton amplifier"

 K2JVI, 3, "Icom, AL811", "IC-729 ampl dipole", "Icom 720 into a linear"

WD5JKO, 3, "Gonset G-76, GSB-201", "Rapidly changing band conditions but easy copy during the chat", "Gonset G-76, GSB-201, Loop antenna"

 W1TAV, 3, "Viking Ranger", "Collins 32V1 and 75A1", "32V1"

  WX3K, 3, "Ico 720 - 722 VFO", "Eico 720, Eico 730 modulator (40w)", "Eico 720 with 730 modulator running 30 watts to an inverted U antenna"

 N2LJO, 3, "TS940", "TS-940 into a linear", "TS940  TL922"

 W4DEU, 3, "Appache", ", "Apache"

  WW9W, 3, ", ", "JOHNSON RANGER"

 K5ZOH, 3, ", ", "

 K5JDU, 3, ", ", "

 N2DTS, 3, "813s mod by FX150As + H.B. single conversion superhet", "HOMEBREW", "H.B. 813 mod by 4X150-Bs"

 W1TNA, 3, "DX60", "DX60 SX71", "DX-60,  80 Year old man - original call !"

 N8YHP, 3, "IC-746 Pro, AL-811H Linear", "IC-746 pro, AMPL, INV VEE", "RangerII R-388, dipole"

 N8RWS, 3, "FT101-EX", "FT-101E, ampl, dipole", "FT-101, Commander ampl"

 KG8LB, 3, "RANGER 35W HOMEBREW RIBBON MIC", "Globe Champ 300A, R4A/ T4XB, R4B, dipole", "Globe Champ, R-8A, dipole"

 KW4WK, 3, "DX-100B, NC300", "DX-100", "HEATHKIT DX-100B"

 AE4FA, 3, "Viking II, Drake 2B", "Viking II", "JOHNSON VIKING II - DRAKE 2B"

 KE0ZU, 3, "GSB100, HCL2000", "GSB100 into a linear", "GONSET GSB100 - 200W AMPLIFIER"

 K5BST, 3, "HB 4-400 mod by 833As, 75A4", ", "HOMEBREW 833 MODULATED BY 2x 4-400"

WA1HLR, 3, "Viking I, SX42", "JOHNSON 500", "Johnson 500 (Junk-Ston 600)"

  K4HX, 3, " ", "FT-1000D", "FT-1000-D into a linear"

WA3JYU, 3, "GLOBE KING 500", "GK-500C, Inv vee", "Globe King 500"

WB2HUP, 3, ", "GK-500B, Rhode and Scwartz", "Globe King 500b"

  K0KP, 3, ", "Viking II, SDR-IQ receiver, OCF Dipole", "Viking II"

 N8XPK, 3, "Home Brew 4-400 mod by 813s, dipole", "4-400 modulated by 813s  Home Brew", "hb 4-400 813's for modulator, r390"

KJ4BIX, 3, "32V3, 75A3, ampl", "Flex 5000 Into a linear - 3-500Z (pair)", "32v3"

WA4NFY, 3, "Latine 240 into a linear", "LATIEN 240", "HEATHKIT DX-40"

KC2UDZ, 2, "Ricebox", "class e"

 K1EQD, 2, "25 W 1/4 GP up 12 Ft.", "IC707, 25W"

 K1GUP, 2, "FT-2000 + Amp 100 W TA-33", "FT2000, SB200"

 W1GUD, 2, "Ranger II pair 3-500Z 2 ele Yagi R388", "JOHNSON RANGER II - R338"

  AJ1G, 2, "HT-37 25 W, SX-71, Dipole", "HT37, SX71"

KC2PDO, 2, "His 1st AM QSO, Ricebox", "FT450D, Vertial"

WA6HDY, 2, "Ranger II, Amplifier", "Ranger 2, HQ110A, linear"

 AD5HR, 2, "FT-847", "HB 6aq5 + SB-220"

 W5JGI, 2, "BC-610", "BC-610"

 W5FRS, 2, "250 TH HB rig", "HB 250 TH mod by two 808"

KD5OEI, 2, "HB KW rig", "Colonel Tucker Transmitter, 4-1000, mod by two 3-500"

KC0HFL, 2, "Valiant and R390", "valiant r390 dikpole"

 W5KGZ, 2, "Globe King 275", "

KA4KOE, 2, "Flex 5000 SG500", "FLEX 5000 - SG500 AMPLIFIER - INVERTED L"

 W3OKC, 2, "Heathkit Apache", "Heathkit Apache at 100 watts with an NC-300 G5RV antenna"

KA2DZT, 2, "Home Brew", "H.B. 318 Mod by 811s"

  W5IS, 2, ", "

WD5BZO, 2, ", "20V3, 51J2 Rcvr"

 KG5WL, 2, ", "

 K5SOH, 2, ", "

 N1SNG, 2, "Ranger/Thunderbolt (150W)", "ART-13"

KB3KRJ, 2, "Flex 5000 into an LK-550 Linear", "FLEX5000"

 N1XZW, 2, "Gonset G76", "ICOM ICM7900"

 W9WRL, 2, "MCRN PRE NET", "

KC9PCP, 2, "HOMEBREW PAIR 813", "Screen Mod 813,  sloping fan Dipole"

  K5UJ, 2, "50W ", "knight kit t50"

WD9IVE, 2, "GLOBE KING 500", "GK-500, NC-300, inv vee"

 W4VFW, 2, "G76", "G76"

 K4GHT, 2, "Flex 3000 into a linear", "FLEX 3000"

 W7IUC, 2, "Ranger into a linear", "Valiant II, SP-600"

 W4DBT, 2, "Flex 5000 into a linear", "Flex 5000 into a linear"

 AK4LV, 2, "Apache, 2B", "HEATHKIT APACHE"

KK4GZQ, 2, "Ranger, SX101A", "JOHNSON RANGER"

WB5WPA, 2, "FT101E", "YAESU FT-101EX - LK500 AMP"

  NK4D, 2, "TS590, AL1500", "KENWOOD TS-590 - AL-1500 AMP"

KC4VWU, 2, "TMC GPT250, 75A2", "TMC GPT-350 - COLLINS 75A2"

WA0FDV, 2, "Challenger into a linear", "dx100 gpr90"

 W0VMC, 2, "Home Brew 4-400, 813s modulator", "Big Signal"

 K1PHG, 2, "Millen 812's by 811A modulators @ 150watts", "Millen Pair 812s mod by 811s"

  W3AM, 2, "Flex 3000 driving AL-600 remote base. Beautiful audio.", "Remote with Flex 3000"

 AC2IQ, 2, "Homebrew SDR with very clean audio. Interesting conversation about symmetrical and asymmetrical audio.", "

KC2CWM, 2, "Viking 1 with several audio modifications", "V1 "

 K1KRN, 2, "Yaesu FT-450 driving an AL-811 to G5RV", "Yeaseau 450"

 N2FFL, 2, "FT-101 driving Drake L7 amplifier. Very nice audio and clever QRZ page", "FT101-E into a linear"

 W3EMD, 2, "Collins KW-1 with very nice audio", "

WB2EMS, 2, "FLEX 5000", "Flex 5000"

KB2OUA, 2, "T150", "IC-718"

 W1GHW, 2, "FT1000D  APLHA 76 AMP", "Ranger into a linear"

 W5TOP, 2, ", "Single 813 mod by 811s"

  N7JW, 2, ", "ranger collins 30s1 sx100"

  W9QI, 2, "Midwest Classic Radio Net", "

 KF9KU, 2, "Ranger, 4 x 811s  NC-109, loaded inv vee", "Ranger, NC-109, inv vee"

 KJ8CQ, 2, "Gates BC-1G, HRO-50, inv vee", "Home Brew 4-400 mod by 813s, R-8 , inv vee"

 W8ACR, 2, "HT-9, HQ-140, dipole", "HT-9 70W"

  KG9D, 2, "Ranger, HQ-150", "

  W0KH, 2, "Johnson Desk KW", "flex 5000"

KD4UMU, 2, "TS-2000, pr 3CX800s ", "TS-2000, ampl, double bazooka ant"

  KV4H, 2, "Bauer 707, 75A4, Inv vee", "CENTRAL ELECTRONICS CE-100V - HOMEBREW 3x5 AMPLIFIER"

 N9HMA, 2, "Viking II , BC-348R rcvr, dipole", "viking 2"

 K8BKB, 2, "Johnson 500, 75A2", "Viking 500"

  N8YE, 2, "Viking I, SP-600, Extended Double Zepp", "Viking I, HG-10, SP-600, Ctr fed zepp"

 W0HRO, 2, "Viking II, SX-28, dipole", "hb"

 KI8ER, 2, "IC-730", "ICOM 730"

 KD3CN, 2, "chicken neck", "Eico 720 with a H.B. modulator"

 W2JTD, 2, "DX-60, ampl, R-390A,dipole", "DX-60 into a linear"

  W3JN, 2, " back from SV land?", "GPT750"

KK4IBG, 2, "FT101-E into a linear", "ft101e and linear"

 AB2KC, 2, "4-1000 mod by 304-TLs", " hb 4-1000 and flex1000"

 K4KYV, 2, "Home Brew pair taylor triodes mod by triodes", "HOMEBREW - 2x HF-300 MODULATED BY 2x 810"

KC9RFN, 2, "Valiant", "

KA8DKT, 2, "Viking II with external modulator - Macintosh amplifier - Back on after 5 years!!!", "viking 2"

 AA4GM, 2, "HT-32", "ht32 r390"

KC9RGF, 2, "DX-100", "dx100"

 W4FWB, 2, "Ranger - Modified", "JOHNSON RANGER - DRAKE 2B"

 K9JPY, 2, "Globe King 400B; NC-109", "Viking II; SX-71"

 K6JSI, 2, ", "BAUER 707 BROADCAST TRANSMITTER - COLLINS 75A4"

  W0LS, 1, "Babe"

 K0HGP, 1, "T3 Transmitter"

 W0DRU, 1, "Apache"

  WD0I, 1, "Icom 706"

 K0COM, 1, "Ricebox, 813's Amp"

 N2IZU, 1, "Ricebox"

CT1EHI, 1, "Portugal, DLM102, AL-122 Amp"

WA4NJY, 1, "18 W IC-746 Pro"

WB1EAD, 1, "Kenwood Ricebox"

WA2PJP, 1, "32V3, 75A3 Collins  Very Nice QSO"

  KW7Y, 1, "Remote via Internet  TS-2000 25 W 4X4 Yagi"

 KK7TV, 1, "781 SS Amp 1400 W on Peaks"

 W0WGB, 1, "Gonset"

  N9OB, 1, "T368, R370B"

WA9NJR, 1, "Johnson Ranger"

 W9DKB, 1, "Johnson Viking II, R390A"

 W0RPR, 1, "Ranger, Thunderbolt, SX 111"

  NZ9Y, 1, "Ricebox"

KF7WJY, 1, "Kenwood 590"

 W9JXN, 1, "Elecraft K3 QRP AM"

KB0QEF, 1, "Ricebox"

  W0VT, 1, "FT-450"

  WF4N, 1, "Class D 300 Watts and Flex 3000 RX"

 N9PXE, 1, "AF67 using a 160 meter dipole"

 K1GEP, 1, "SP2000 TA33"

 W3WCG, 1, "TS450 G5RV"

 N3PMN, 1, "Kenwood TS440"

  W4TP, 1, "Collions"

 KM4ME, 1, "Icom 7500"

 K4IVF, 1, "Valiant HRO"

WB5MLT, 1, "

 W0NKL, 1, "

 AD5VO, 1, "

 W5HTR, 1, "

WB5HUP, 1, "

 K5SEE, 1, "

 W5FFK, 1, "

 K5LYT, 1, "

WB2ENI, 1, "Elmac AF-68 + PMR-8"

 KD3HT, 1, "Valiant, 75A3"

 W8CPA, 1, "Home Brew 833, 572Bs Modulator"

 N2AUG, 1, "Ranger into a homebrew 4-400 linear"

WA2IXP, 1, "Home brew 6146 into 813s GG linear"

KA3BVJ, 1, "HT-40, SX-111"

KA3IWS, 1, "DX-60, HQ-170"

WKC4SSB, 1, "PR 4-400 mod by 4-400s"

 K4PVH, 1, "Viking II, Drake R4A"

  WZ5P, 1, "Home Brew driving Alpha 86"

WA4HFY, 1, "Lattine 240, amp, HC240"

WA9FRH, 1, "GX400"

  AJ7O, 1, "Viking 2, SX111"

 K7CQX, 1, "Flex 5000"

WA1CLK, 1, "IC703"

 N1VIV, 1, "FT1000 into SB200"

 K3YAZ, 1, "DX60"

 VE6CA, 1, "IC751, SB200"

KJ6YVT, 1, "IC7800, Alpha 78A, Vertical Ant"

  N2DY, 1, "Pro 2, Amp, Vertical"

WA7DHQ, 1, "Icom Pro 3, Vertical"

KA1BWO, 1, "FT101, RF110 Amp"

 W6WRE, 1, "Home Brew PL177, 150watts"

  KH6V, 1, "Hawaii  Ranger 2"

  W1VW, 1, "Very strapping into Connecticut as usual"

WA1OXT, 1, "Flex 5000A driving pair of 8877's"

WA1LGQ, 1, "Viking II with excellent audio"

KB1YTQ, 1, "FT-1000"

 N1GIC, 1, "IC-751A"

 VE2QX, 1, "

 AB2RA, 1, "JOHNSON VIKING VALIANT"

 K3SQP, 1, "APACHE"

WB3FAU, 1, "GLOBE KING 500"

 AB2HT, 1, "IC765 4-400"

WB4FUR, 1, "

  KA2J, 1, "T368A  R390"

 W2ICQ, 1, "COLLINS 310B 4-250 FINAL MODULATED WITH 810'S   75A4"

 W4PON, 1, "DRAKE T4XC HQ160  INTO DIPOLE"

W2RA?, 1, "DX40"

 W2DGB, 1, "GLOBE CHIEF 807 UM1 MODULATOR"

 W1GIG, 1, "RCA XMTR "

WB2SYQ, 1, "JOHNSON VIKING 2"

 AE2EA, 1, "DX100  IC735"

  W3JW, 1, "

  W1ZB, 1, "DX100 SX28 "

KC9FFV, 1, "

  N2RY, 1, "IC765 TITAN  "

KN5IOS, 1, "

  W5JO, 1, "

 W8NWF, 1, "Home Brew 5868 cath MOD BY 6146S, SX-101, DIPOLE"

WB9FTW, 1, "T-150, pr 572B, R-4B"

WB3ETN, 1, "BC-610"

 N9CQX, 1, "Valiant II,75A4, dipole"

 K8VWX, 1, "Home Brew 4-1000s mod by 5868s, SP-600, loop"

 K8NTK, 1, "Home Brew 4-125, RME rcvr"

WD8PIC, 1, "TS-570, dipole"

 N9HSB, 1, "B&W 5100, NC-109"

KC8UOM, 1, "DX-60B, HR-60B, loop"

 K8WXQ, 1, "IC-756 pro II, PW-1 Amp, 150 w, dipole"

 K8RAU, 1, "AF-68, dipole"

WB8UHZ, 1, "Globe Champ 300, Drake 2B, Loop ant"

 N6TLU, 1, "Valiant, 75A4"

WA9RFY, 1, "TenTec 550"

 K8DUU, 1, "Valiant, 75A4, dipole"

 W9RMB, 1, "Ranger, SB-200, dipole"

 W9EBO, 1, "Drake twins"

 KI8BQ, 1, "AF-68, NC-300, Folded Dipole"

 K9DMA, 1, "IC-7700. NC-300, Dipole"

WD9AVW, 1, "IC-735, Long Wire"

 KS4FE, 1, "Viking II, SX-28, G5RV antenna"

  W8FK, 1, "FT-2000D, dipole"

 N9JXR, 1, "DX-100, Mohawk Receiver, End fed longwire"

 W9RWS, 1, "DX-100"

 K8ATV, 1, "IC-706, AMPLIFIER, DIPOLE"

 W9JFM, 1, "Home Brew Xmtr"

KA0AAM, 1, "HT-37, HQ-180, Zepp antenna"

 N1HCE, 1, "20 w. dipole ant"

KF7IYP, 1, "long wire"

 KD6OS, 1, "IC-746 Pro, pr 4-400s, 3 ele mono band yagi"

KC2ICX, 1, "IC-718"

N9AYH/M, 1, "IC-7000, MOBILE"

WB9SGK, 1, "FT-847, inv vee"

 K4JEE, 1, "32V3, Henry Ampl, R-4 rcvr, dipole"

 W8LXJ, 1, "KW-1, 75A4"

 K9JRI, 1, "FLEX 3000"

  W9BZ, 1, "DX-60, SX-100"

 W8BAC, 1, "Anan HPSDR rig exciter, 20V3, inv vee"

WB0AAC, 1, "DX-60, Amplifier"

 W9RAN, 1, "DX-100, NC-303, dipole"

 W4OLJ, 1, "4-1000 mod by pr 4-400 75A4, Dipole"

 K4FNY, 1, "BC-610I "

KC9RFN/4, 1, "GK-400 double bazooka ant"

WB4AQL, 1, "Viking II, HQ-170"

 W9LRS, 1, "Johnson 500"

 K5DIC, 1, "Globe Scout  30L1  75A4, Windom"

KC9IID, 1, "IC-7000"

 K9MBS, 1, "Rockwell Collins, 500 ft wire"

 W8FAX, 1, "Valiant"

  K9EA, 1, "TS-950 AD, Carolina Windom"

KD4AYU, 1, "FT-2000"

  KJ9T, 1, "Flex"

  K9VO, 1, "FT-1000D"

 N9LAP, 1, "Drake T4X,ampl"

  W8CY, 1, "FT-1000MP, Henry Ampl"

  K3ZW, 1, "DX-60B, ampl"

WD4SCZ, 1, "Knight T-60, ampl"

 N1RAJ, 1, "New Mexico"

WA8MTI, 1, "FT-2000, ampl"

  W8PU, 1, "Apache, 75A4, Hytower"

 K4ALE, 1, "DX-100, HQ-110, dipole"

 W8ZAP, 1, "IC-729, 120 ft end fed wire"

 W9DWS, 1, "FT-1000D"

 N8AGJ, 1, "4-400s mod by 304TLs,  SP-600JX17"

 N8ECR, 1, "pr 250THs, wonder wire"

KC9LKE, 1, "ART-13, BC-348, dipole"

 W8MNQ, 1, "AF-67, PMR-7"

 K8CHA, 1, "Home Brew"

KD8OTT, 1, "FT-1000D, dipole"

  WV9R, 1, "FT-950, ampl, dipole/ FT-101EX"

KB8BKU, 1, "Apache, R4A rcvr, dipole"

WA4VAG, 1, "ART-13, BC-348, 250' flat top"

KD8CVY, 1, "TS-570, ampl, Double Bazooka ant"

  NM4A, 1, "Viking II, SX-28, Fld Dipole"

  NX4H, 1, "DX-60, SB-200, HQ-110, 180' Dipole"

WB8BFS, 1, "Ranger, Ampl, Dipole"

  N8DL, 1, "Apache, inv vee"

  WC8E, 1, "DX-100B, Inv vee fed w/ ladderline"

WB4VOA, 1, "Apache, SB-301 RX"

 W8GPA, 1, "DX-100"

 N8LGU, 1, "Alinco 77B, vertical"

  K8TJ, 1, "TS-50"

 W0WDF, 1, "FT-101EE, FL-2100"

 K4TAX, 1, "Ten Tec Eagle, Centurian Ampl, 256' ctr fed"

 K8TFD, 1, "IC-745 (FMing)"

 W8DCQ, 1, "Flex 5000, Commander ampl, 80 M delta loop"

 K0VUW, 1, "Ranger, 75A4, 2 element beam"

KD8RWD, 1, "TS-50, 8 ft high dipole"

KB9WTM, 1, "TCS Xmtr, SX-28"

 W9EHQ, 1, "Knight T-150, SB-220, SP-600, sloping vee"

 W9DBR, 1, "Flex-1000"

VE3OWV, 1, "DX-100, SP-600"

 W3TWD, 1, "FT-101EE, dipole"

KA8TBW, 1, "TS-2000, low dipole"

KC9NEA, 1, "Apache, Warrier ampl 40m rotary dipole"

KA8EDE, 1, "Flex 5000, ampl, inv vee"

KC9TTR, 1, "FT-897, inv vee"

  WF5F, 1, "TS-450"

  K8RX, 1, "Apache, HRO-60, dipole"

 K9VJR, 1, "TS-840S"

  N4AK, 1, "IC-756proIII, ampl"

K9FL/M, 1, "IC7000 30W mobile strong signal"

WB1AEX, 1, "Flex into a linear"

KB1PLC, 1, "HT32-B"

 N5MAV, 1, "Icom 765 Into a linear"

 KE1FT, 1, "Ranger"

WA2SQQ, 1, "Flex 5000"

WA1MNQ, 1, "DX-100"

WA1SSJ, 1, "Class E Rig - 8 MOSFETs"

 W1ZZZ, 1, "Valiant"

KA1KAC, 1, "Rice Box"

KB1PRG, 1, "Viking II"

 N1FCU, 1, "Viking Challenger"

KB1FQG, 1, "PRC-1 Backback Radio"

 K2ORS, 1, "K7DYY Class D"

 K4BKC, 1, "Collins 20V2 Broadcast Rig"

 N3PDT, 1, "b & w 5100"

  K1MV, 1, "K7DYY"

 NJ2MR, 1, "K7DYY Class D"

  NC2P, 1, "Flex 5000 Into a linear"

KG4OLE, 1, "ICOM IC756 Pro  First contact ever made on AM !!!"

KD2CMI, 1, "Alinco DXSR8"

 KD2TT, 1, "ICOM IC-7700"

  K1KW, 1, "Faded out in roundtable"

  K9YM, 1, "

 N4GNO, 1, "Boy scout special event station; first AM-AM contact for Norm"

 W4AXT, 1, "

WA2ROC, 1, "Apache"

  AF90, 1, "DX-100"

WA3MPX, 1, "TS-520"

KA5RHK, 1, "Otis K5SWK rig, 833 mod by two 810"

 K5LRX, 1, "Meisiner 150 (813 mod by two 811)"

WA5VGO, 1, "KW-1"

KB9BOJ, 1, "

 AB9MQ, 1, "flex5000"

 K9AAL, 1, "viking 500"

KC5VQW, 1, "tentc jupiter 25 watts"

 N0MNW, 1, "ic746"

 N9SHU, 1, "rotable dipole"

  K0OJ, 1, "32v3"

  N0BF, 1, "flex 5000"

 W7JSC, 1, "32v3"

KC7GOL, 1, "ic746"

KA0SKK, 1, "marine xmtr with 807's"

 N5KEC, 1, "sb102"

 KW9AM, 1, "flex 5k"

WB9ECK, 1, "hb"

KB9SFH, 1, "nc303 "

 K0ASK, 1, "flex 1000"

KD0EZS, 1, "

  W2BP, 1, "globe king and sp600"

WA8TWM, 1, "ht37 to hb amp and sx111"

WA6JUS, 1, "

 N3PTD, 1, "b&w 5100"

 W5KZG, 1, "

  WS4B, 1, "YAESU FT-102"

  W9SX, 1, "YAESU FT-5000"

KB9GIG, 1, "TENTEK PEGASUS"

  WY3G, 1, "ICOM IC7800"

 K0ARA, 1, "YAESU FT-450 G5RV"

WB4CSG, 1, "HOMEBREW SCREEN MODULATED 6146 MODULATED BY 6AQ5"

 N8OKR, 1, "VICKING II - COLLINS 75A3"

KC4SSB, 1, "HOMEBREW - 2x 4-400A MODULATED BY 2x 4-400A"

 W5JAY, 1, "ICOM IC-7700"

 K4PVN, 1, "JOHNSON VIKING II"

 W4DTB, 1, "FLEX 5000"

 K5CWC, 1, "FLEX 3000"


States/Provinces/Counties worked, with contact counts:
 69 Texas:TX
 42 Michigan:MI
 34 Illinois:IL
 33 New Jersey:NJ
 33 Ohio:OH
 30 New York:NY
 30 Indiana:IN
 29 Massachusetts:MA
 24 Connecticut:CT
 20 Florida:FL
 20 Pennsylvania:PA
 19 Wisconsin:WI
 19 Tennessee:TN
 18 Minnesota:MN
 18 Alabama:AL
 15 Kentucky:KY
 13 New Hampshire:NH
 13 Maryland:MD
 12 Kansas:KS
 11 Maine:ME
 11 Arkansas:AR
 11 Missouri:MO
 10 Virginia:VA
 10 South Carolina:SC
  9 California:CA
  8 Iowa:IA
  8 Louisiana:LA
  8 Oklahoma:OK
  6 Georgia:GA
  6 Mississippi:MS
  6 Arizona:AZ
  5 Washington:WA
  5 South Dakota:SD
  5 North Carolina:NC
  5 Colorado:CO
  4 Rhode Island:RI
  4 West Virginia:WV
  4 North Dakota:ND
  3 Delaware:DE
  3 Alaska:AK
  2 Vermont:VT
  2 Ontario (Canada):ON
  2 Utah:UT
  2 New Mexico:NM
  1 Nevada:NV
  1 Alberta (Canada):AB
  1 Idaho:ID
  1 Hawaii:HI
  1 New Brunswick (Canada):NB

[W3GMS]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for taking the time to post the summary.  Its always enjoyable for me to look at the diversity of rigs that are used. 

I believe this even was the same time as another AM event, possible the AWA AM QSO party.   I do believe that having multiple AM events at the same time is not the best practice.  I did operate the AWA QSO party and it very popular event with good participation.     

See you at NEAR Fest. 

Joe, GMS 

[steve_qix]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for taking the time to post the summary.  Its always enjoyable for me to look at the diversity of rigs that are used. 

I believe this even was the same time as another AM event, possible the AWA AM QSO party.   I do believe that having multiple AM events at the same time is not the best practice.  I did operate the AWA QSO party and it very popular event with good participation.     

See you at NEAR Fest. 

Joe, GMS 

Hi Joe,

I'm trying to remember, but I believe the event this past year was not on the same weekend as the AWA AM QSO party, and that I perceive was not necessarily good.  I seem to recall that the previous year's event coincided with the AWA QSO party, and there were a lot of AM stations on the air because of the two events and probably folks made contacts in both events at the same time!!

If most folks are like me, I have limited time to operate big events, where possibly an entire weekend is involved, so I would have to choose either one or the other.

For instance, in 2012 W3GMS showed up in the logs of 7 participants.  This year, you don't show up at all 

There's probably something to be said for synergy, where the two events bring out a larger critical mass then either event on its own, and very likely more operators in total than the sum of the participants from the events held on different weekends.  Certainly the past couple of year's logs support this hypothesis.

Interesting to say the least!

[W2PFY]

Thanks Steve for posting! I particularly liked seeing guys in the contest running their HB rigs. I went to Google and selected Images, then typed in their call signs and quite often pictures of their rigs came up.


It would be great if more people posted their rigs on line somewhere so that a scan would come up with something

[Pete, WA2CWA]

The AWA and the Classic Exchange contests were the week before. The ARRL International DX (CW) contest was also the weekend of the rally. Other then that, there wasn't any other significant contest.

Offering prizes, certificates, or other gratuities might perk up the attendance. Contests, in whatever form you call them, should be a "slam-bang-thank you madam" activity. At least to me, having to chit-chat with each contact in order to make a point, tends to slow me down, and, after a time, less interested. Shaving the time down to one 24 hour period might also work.

[W3GMS]

Steve,

Oh, now I remember.  My BD was Feb 21 and we went down to the shore the weekend of the Rally so I was not home.

Joe, GMS

 

[W9GT]

Thanks Steve!  I know it is a thankless job to organize and manage this activity.  I appreciate having the opportunity to participate, however, I would guess that there may have been several others that did very well and just didn't submit logs.  Anyway, it was fun and I hope that it continues.  

I agree with Pete (for once  ) that it would be nice to have some sort of certificates or some form of recognition for those who participate and/or win in their categories.  
We keep dancing around the term "contest", avoiding that term, largely due to the poor reputation of many contests and the fact that some AMers have been quite outspoken here and elsewhere in their expression of dislike for them.  It seems that the bands get totally clobbered by some of the large events to the detriment of those who just enjoy rag chewing.  I suppose that is the main reason for encouragement of a longer exchange and "true QSOs" in this or other AM-oriented activities.

73,  Jack, W9GT

[Opcom]

Were there no submissions for class D?

[steve_qix]

Were there no submissions for class D?

No specific submissions this year, but several stations worked using class D.  I guess these commercial transmitters would fall into category G - at least the way things are set up now.

[Pete, WA2CWA]

Following up on Jack's post (which I printed and saved  ), here's a thought on certificates for winners in a category and certificates for participants who submitted a log. Participants who submitted a log get a hand-crafted black/white certificate in PDF form acknowledging their participation.  Winners in a particular category will get a hand-crafted full color certificate mailed to them through USPS. My super spiffy high resolution color laser printer can print on a wide variety of paper stock.  I'll even pick up the USPS mailing charges and each winner will get one of my discount coupons good for an entire year. Obviously someone will have to design a certificate and the necessary wording to commemorate the event for the participants and winners. 

It might not be much but at least participants now have a goal, recognition of their log submission participation, and maybe some paper to frame on the wall.

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Excellent report, Steve. It gives a good view of the different aspects of operation from equipment, call area, etc.

As to participation being down, I think the yearly drama involved with settling on a date and announcing it along with the date change probably added to it a bit. Numerous people asked: Is the AM Transmitter Rally taking place this year? Is Steve going to announce it soon? Is it going to be the same weekend? Is it going to be a different weekend?

(Then later of course comes '[when] Is he going to publish the results?')

Add to that the combination of polling people as to when to have it, along with numerous ideas or attempts to 'combine' it with other events; first the Heavy Metal Rally, then this year running it the same weekend as the Classic CX. Makes for a lot of unnecessary confusion for something that's supposed to be a fun pastime.

It should be really simple: same weekend every year, announce it a couple weeks or month before online, send a notice to Ray at Electric Radio, end of story. IIRC, you eventually got the rules & regs solidified which is the difficult part. No need to make the easy stuff difficult.

In the past I operated from Steve/HX's place after the Richmond FrostFest the first weekend of February. This year the date was changed, but our new arrival here made it a moot point anyway.

Overall I think it's become a pretty successful event. And any event that gets more AMers on the air with a wide variety of cool gear to work and hear is a good thing in my book. Pete's suggestion would be a nice little bonus.

[steve_qix]

Following up on Jack's post (which I printed and saved  ), here's a thought on certificates for winners in a category and certificates for participants who submitted a log. Participants who submitted a log get a hand-crafted black/white certificate in PDF form acknowledging their participation.  Winners in a particular category will get a hand-crafted full color certificate mailed to them through USPS. My super spiffy high resolution color laser printer can print on a wide variety of paper stock.  I'll even pick up the USPS mailing charges and each winner will get one of my discount coupons good for an entire year. Obviously someone will have to design a certificate and the necessary wording to commemorate the event for the participants and winners. 

It might not be much but at least participants now have a goal, recognition of their log submission participation, and maybe some paper to frame on the wall.

I like this !!!!  And truly appreciate any help in running/organizing the event.  I'm real good with writing the logging software and the server process to handle log uploads, along with doing the data reduction, etc. but other aspects are better handled by those who are more organized    Bringing the different skillsets together will make things much better!

[K4RT]

It should be really simple: same weekend every year, announce it a couple weeks or month before online, send a notice to Ray at Electric Radio, end of story.

Steve, thank you for posting the results, breakdowns, and comments.

I agree with Todd's suggestion that the AMR be held the same weekend every year, but suggest that it be announced at least 3 months in advance (AMFone, ER, AMRadio, etc) to allow ample time to get the word out and to plan being available that day/weekend.  I also suggest NOT skipping a year.

I would be glad to help with publicity if you need it. I have handled publicity for another on air event for several years.

73,
Brad

[W3GMS]

Since we are giving comments and opinions, please do not schedule it when another AM event is happening.  I also agree with it being the same weekend each year and yearly is a good thing.  We do not have to grow ratings each year, so if some years are not as active, so what.  Folks sometimes just have schedule conflicts. 

Joe, GMS

[W1AEX]

Thanks for all your work with this project Steve. I'm not an avid contester but I do enjoy this one as it brings a lot of guys out of the woodwork. As previously mentioned in the thread, it's always fun to hear about what the other guy is running and to see their setups on QRZ or with a google image search. The most fun of all is tuning around and listening to operators who usually never run AM as they press the AM button on their "Disco Duck" transceiver for the very first time and give it a try.

Nicely done,

Rob W1AEX

[steve_qix]

Since we are giving comments and opinions, please do not schedule it when another AM event is happening.  I also agree with it being the same weekend each year and yearly is a good thing.  We do not have to grow ratings each year, so if some years are not as active, so what.  Folks sometimes just have schedule conflicts. 

Joe, GMS

Hi Joe,

The AWA event and Classic exchange were on the same weekend and that didn't seem to be a problem.  Is there some agreement between those two groups about their events?

January seems to be a good month - not much happening, no vacations to worry about, etc. And good propagation for sure!!!!

Let me know if you know about the AWA and CX events being on the same weekend.

Thanks and Regards,

Steve

[W1RKW]

Some "not-so-serious" certificates should be added to the mix just to add to the fun.

[wx3k]

One of aspects I enjoy about the AM transmitter rally is the minor chit-chat. This "slam-bang-thank you madam" type contesting is not reminiscent of the earlier days of AM dominated ham radio at least for me. I become less interested in this "your 59 but I cant copy you well" stuff.  Its so superficial. One time I gave out a 479 in a contest and the other station actually laughed at me which goes to show how some folks are. This should be a fun activity, not a bare bones, Q-count per hour driven activity. There, I feel better now. 

The AWA and the Classic Exchange contests were the week before. The ARRL International DX (CW) contest was also the weekend of the rally. Other then that, there wasn't any other significant contest.

Offering prizes, certificates, or other gratuities might perk up the attendance. Contests, in whatever form you call them, should be a "slam-bang-thank you madam" activity. At least to me, having to chit-chat with each contact in order to make a point, tends to slow me down, and, after a time, less interested. Shaving the time down to one 24 hour period might also work.

[steve_qix]

I look forward to working you this year during the Rally !  Any big rigs in the immediate offing?  I seem to remember something about a Collins 21E (talk about a BIG rig!), but I might be wrong.

Regards,  Steve