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1 Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) Gordon Miller, NQ4K Jim Purks, KF4PQL(SK) John Huggins, KX4O 1

2 Appreciation Hams Everywhere For enthusiastically participating Members of SPARC Committee Members Dick, W2YE, for rules and club station Bill, KJ4VTH, for plaque management Henry, K2BFY, for electronic scoring software and scoring Gordon, NQ4K, for scoring John, KX4O, and Gordon, NQ4K, for presentations to clubs. John, KX4O, for assistance with scoring and graphics Red, N3TG, for club station mobile All members for K4NVA operation Advice, and Log scoring Plaque Sponsors Manassas Hamfest: Time and space for Awards Ceremony Topics 2

3 Topics Meta-Analysis of the 2015 QSO Party All Time High Scores Description of Certificates Award of Plaques 3

4 VQP Committee Henry, K2BFY E-Scoring SW Bill, KJ4VTH Plaques Gordon, NQ4K Coordination, Scoring Dick, W2YE Rules John, KX4O Club plaque scoring Club Presentations 4

5 2015 VQP K4NVA Operation Dick, W2YE Gordon, NQ4K Gary, NC4S Marty, NV3H Evelyn, Guest Op Jim, AF4MO Visitors Duane, K4UW David, Visitor Kevin, WB0POH Chaz, KK4TNO 5

6 2015 VQP Plaques and Sponsors Plaque Sponsor Plaques available only to Virginia Stations Virginia Single Operator High Power North Shenandoah DX Association Virginia Single Operator Low Power Don Sambol, K7CS Virginia Single Operator Phone High Power Shenandoah Valley ARC Virginia Single Operator Phone Low Power John Heartney, KG4NXT Virginia Single Operator Phone/Mixed QRP Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH Virginia Single Operator CW QRP Don Baucom, K4YND Virginia Mobile Multiple Operator Kevin Stuart, W4KLS, in memory of Jim Purks, KF4PQL (SK) Virginia Mobile Single Operator Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, in memory of Joe Imburgia, KI4LXT (SK) Virginia Expedition Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG Virginia Club Combined Score Vienna Wireless Society Virginia Club - Virginia QSOs Only Multiple Operator Single Transmitter Station Morgan Phenix, K4RHD Multiple Operator Multiple Transmitter Station Central Virginia Contest Club Single Operator CW High Power Loudoun Amateur Radio Group Single Operator CW Low Power Loudoun Amateur Radio Group Plaques available to any Single Operator Station Single Operator VHF Only Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society Single Operator Novice/Tech/Rookie Richmond Amateur Radio Club Single Band Vienna Wireless Society Single Operator Virginia Counties/Ind. Cities Contacted Tom Zeltwanger, KG3V Single Operator Digital Mode Chris Walter, KI4CBF SO Youth (18 or younger) K4AMG Memorial Amateur Radio Club Single Operator VA QSOs Only Plaques available to Single Operator stations Outside of Virginia Outside Virginia Single Operator Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH Outside Virginia Phone/Mixed QRP Dave Williams, K7HMP Outside Virginia Single Operator CW QRP Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association Plaque available only to a Single Operator DX station (outside US and Canada) DX Station North Shenandoah DX Association 6

7 Log Metadata Analysis and QSO Analysis 7

8 2014 Scoring Party 18 April 2015 at Gordon s QTH Red, N3TG Gordon, NQ4K; Dick, W2YE. 8

9 Pre-Party Presentations Middle Peninsula ARC, 3 Feb 15 Alexandria Radio Club, 13 Feb 15 9

10 Pre-Party Presentations Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club, 26 Feb 15 Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service, 2 Mar 15 The Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club, 6 Mar 15. Cancelled due to snow. 10

11 Log MetaData Year No. of logs Same a last year. So close to 400, but did not make it again this year. 11

12 Log MetaData License Class More Extras all the time Extra Advanced General Tech Club Other Total

13 Log MetaData Scores High 803, , , ,597 1,097,159 1,178, , , ,300 1,129, Average 17,287 17,235 16,975 18,483 18,669 21,910 24,099 16,400 20,772 20,854 17,513 Median 2,964 3,990 2,109 2,515 2,570 2,976 4,300 3,329 3,330 3,564 3,608 Low (6x) 1 (2x) (4x) Nothing unusual. Distribution between modes is about same. Mode CW Mixed Phone DG Effectively no Digital logs 13

14 Log MetaData Most hams use low power. QRP continuing to grow slowly. Power Hi-Low High Low QRP Expeditions show increase. Station Fixed Mobile Expedition Checklog 1 14

15 Log MetaData # Ops Multi-Ops Multi-Ops maybe rebounding W4F KW4VA K4NVA 15

16 Log MetaData 40M remains popular. Band All SB(160M) 1 Most chase propagation to get QSOs. SB(80M) SB(40M) SB(20M) SB(15M) SB(10M) SB(6M) SB(2M) SB (1.25M) 1 1 SB (70 cm) 1 VHF Only

17 Log QTHs Not VA VA Total Not VA Canada 6 DX 3 Other US

18 Log QTHs DX DX QTH Argentina 1 Azores 1 Columbia 1 Curacao 2 Czeck Rep England 1 1 France 2 Germany Hungary Ireland 1 Italy 1 1 Jamaica 1 Japan 1 1 Lithuania Netherlands Paraguay 1 Poland Portugal Slovak Republic 1 Spain 1 Sweden 2 3 Ukraine 1 1 West Indies 1 18

19 Logs from US and Canada QTH AL AZ AR BC CA CO CT DE FL GA IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MDC ME QTH MI MN MO MS MT NB NC ND 1 1 NE NH NJ NM NT 1 1 NV NY OH QTH OK ON OR PA RI QC SC SD SK TN TX UT 1 1 VT WA WI WV WY or more in GREEN 34 states 2 provinces 19

20 Logs from VA Logs from 70 C&IC Down 5 from last year QTH ACC ALB ALL ALX AMH APP 1 ARL AUG BAT BED BHM 1 1 BOT BRX CAM CCY CHE CHX CLA CLN CPX CRA CRL CUL CUM 1 CVX DIC DIN ESS 1 1 Exp FAU FBX FCX 1 FFX FLO FLU FRA FRE FRX QTH GIL GLO GOO GRA 1 GRN HAL 1 1 HAN HAX HBX HCO HOX IOW JAM KGE KQN 1 KWM 1 LAN LDN LEE 1 LSA LYX MAD MAT MAX 1 1 MPX 1 MEC 1 MID 1 Mobi MON MVX NEL NEW NFX NNX NRX 1 NUM ORG QTH PAG PAT 1 PIT POW POX PRG 1 8 PRW PUL 1 RAP 1 RAX 1 1 RBR RHM RIC 1 RIX ROA ROX RUS SAX SCO SHA 1 2 SHE SMY SPO STA STX 1 SUR SUS 1 1 SUX TAZ 1 VBX WAR WAS 1 WAX WES WIS WIX WMX WYT YOR

21 Logging Programs Program N3FJP's VA State QSO Party Program N1MM PAPER None Stated WriteLog Fat Fingers GenLog Cabrillo Analyzer VA QSO LOGGER NA TR Log POST Ham Radio Deluxe Cab-converter(TM) CU2JT Logger 1 1 Log-EQF V9 1 Win-EQF WINLOG32 1 Xlog 2 1 Other Aether 6 N1MM and N3FJP are about the same. Still a lot of paper and manual logs. 21

22 QSO Analysis Measure Contacts (electronic logs only) (i.e. # QSOs x 2 22,300 51,048 76,654 80,756 86,116 92, ,422 89, , ,598 91,584 Non-Virginia contacts 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 26% 27% 23% 22% States Contacted Provinces Contacted DX Entities ~ % 1% C&C Not Activated High # QSOs in C&IC 2,789 3,969 5,434 3,166 5,272 FAU 9,178 LDN 12,012 LDN 10,559 LDN 5,024 FAU 2008: Buchanan (BCH) Norton (NRX) 2009: Highland 2010: Buchanan (BCH), Buckingham (BHM), Essex (ESS) 2011: Amelia (AME), Colonial Heights (COX), Nottoway (NOT), Petersburg (PBX), Poquoson (PQX) 2012: Bland (BLA), Buchanan (BCH), Emporia (EMX), Nottoway (NOT), Petersburg (PBX) 2013: Buckingham (BHM), Highland (HIG), Northampton (NHA), Smyth (SMY) 2014: Colonial Heights (COX), Martinsville (MVX), Richmond (RIX) (city) 2015: All activated 22

23 QSO Analysis Missing C&IC by Year All activated in 2015! C&IC Amelia (AME) X Bristol BRX) X Bland (BLA) X Buchanan (BCH) X X X Buckingham (BHM) X X Charles City (CCY) X Charlotte (CHA) X Colonial Heights (COX) X X Danville (DAX) X Emporia (EMX) X Essex (ESS) X Highland (HIG) X X Hopewell (HOX) X Martinsville (MVX) X X Northampton (NHA) X X Norton (NRX) X X Nottoway (NOT) X X X Petersburg (PBX) X X X Poquoson (PQX) X X Richmond (RIX) (city) X Smyth X Tazewell (TAZ) X Wythe (WYT) X Red X is 2 or more times missing. 23

24 Mode QSOs Digital almost gone. Mode CW 9,660 13,137 8,553 12,452 12, DG 885 1, PH 35,927 39,276 35,692 37,768 39,417 37,250 Grand Total 46,472 53,721 44,788 50,820 51,799 45,792 24

25 QSO Analysis Contacts in Counties and Independent Cities (1 of 3) C&C Accomack Albemarle Alexandria * Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bedford * n/a n/a Bland Botetourt Bristol * Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Buena Vista * Campbell Caroline Carroll C&C Charles City Charlotte Charlottesville * Chesapeake * Chesterfield Clarke Colonial Heights * Covington * Craig Culpeper Cumberland Danville * Dickenson Dinwiddie Emporia * Essex Fairfax Fairfax * Falls Church * Fauquier Floyd GREEN: 5 Loc more than 2,000 25

26 QSO Analysis Contacts in Counties and Independent Cities (2 of 3) C&C Fluvanna Franklin Franklin * Frederick Fredericksburg * Galax * Giles Glouchester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hampton * Hanover Harrisonburg * Henrico Henry Highland Hopewell * Isle of Wight James City C&C King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Lexington * Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Lynchburg * Madison Manassas * Manassas Park * Martinsville * Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Newport News * Norfolk *

27 QSO Analysis Contacts in Counties and Independent Cities (3 of 3) C&C Northampton Northumberland Norton * Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Petersburg * Pittsylvania Poquoson * Portsmouth * Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Radford * Rappahannock Richmond Richmond * Roanoke Roanoke * Rockbridge C&C Rockingham Russell Salem * Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Staunton * Suffolk * Surry Sussex Tazewell Virginia Beach * Warren Washington Waynesboro * Westmoreland Williamsburg * Winchester * Wise Wythe York

28 2005 QSO Contact Analysis 28

29 2006 QSO Contact Analysis 29

30 2007 QSO Contact Analysis 30

31 2008 QSO Contact Analysis 31

32 2009 QSO Contact Analysis 32

33 2010 QSO Contact Analysis 33

34 2011 QSO Contact Analysis 34

35 2012 QSO Contact Analysis 35

36 2013 QSO Contact Analysis 36

37 2014 QSO Contact Analysis 37

38 2015 QSO Contact Analysis 38

39 High Club - Combined Score 2,500,000 2,000,000 FARA FARA LARG 1,500,000 CVCC 1,000, , LARG RARA CG PVRC SPARC PVRC RARA CG Shenandoah Valley Wireless 39

40 Log Counts by Club Club None Given Fauquier ARA Loudoun ARG Potomac Valley Radio Club RARA Contest Group Ole Virginia Hams Chesapeake ARS Inc., W4CAR Arlington ARC Alexandria Radio Club Tennessee Contest Group Shenandoah Valley ARC Sterling Park ARC Western Tidewater Radio Assoc Williamsburg Area ARC K4AMG Memorial ARC 7 Western Tidewater RA 7 Roanoke Valley ARC Middle Peninsula ARC Woodbridge Wireless Inc 6 Club Page Valley ARC 4 4 Shenandoah Valley Wireless 6 3 Frankford Radio Club Yankee Clipper Contest Club Pottstown Area ARC 3 Vienna Wireless Society Bristol (TN) ARC Society of Midwest Contesters Central Virginia Contest Club Franklin County ARC North Shenandoah DX Assoc Alamance ARC DFW Contest Group 2 2 Virginia Mountain ARC Portage County ARS 3 2 Albemarle Amateur Radio Club Florida Contest Group Mad River RC 2 1 QCWA Chapter Arlington Radio Public Service Club Virginia Tech ARA 2 1 Alabama Contest Group 2 Arizona Outlaws Contest Club 2 Valley Amateur Radio Association 9 South East Contest Club

41 High Club VA QSOs Only LARG FARA FARA LARG CVCC SPARC PVRC RARA CG

42 Plaque Recipients by Club Club Alabama Contest Club 1 Alamance ARC Alexandria Contest Club 1 1 AMRAD 1 Arlington ARC 1 CVCC Fauquier ARA Fluvanna County ARES 2 Franklin County ARC Gloucester County ARC 1 Loudoun ARG Mad River Radio Club Mount Vernon ARC 1 1 None Stated / Other Not Awarded 2 Ontario Contest Club 2 2 PVRC RARA Contest Group 3 1 Roanoke Valley ARC 1 1 Rappackers Contest Group 2 3 Rockbridge ARC 1 Shenandoah Valley ARC 1 South East Contest Club Sterling Park ARC 1 1 Tennessee Contest Group 3 VA DX Century Club 1 Western Tidewater Radio Assoc /2 Williamsburg Area ARC 1 1 The Ferguson ARC 1 Swamp Fox Contest Club 1 Chesapeake ARS 2-1/2 42

43 All Time High Scores (after 2014 VQP) 5 x New High 2x Multiple plaques Category Call Sign Score Year Call 2015 Score High VA Single OP High Power N4BAA 387, K2PI 205,796 High VA Single OP Low Power KW4VA 389, K1HTV 253,330 High Single OP Novice/Technician/Rookie KJ4ZFE 60, KM4IML 74,876 High Outside VA Single OP N4PN 97, KW3A 36,723 High Outside VA Phone/Mixed QRP WB2P 27, WN4AFP 12,096 High VA Single-Op Phone/Mixed QRP WA4PGM 87, N4RP 59,306 High Single OP VHF N4RP/M 40, KK4IML 74,876 High VA Club - Combined Score FARA 2,243, FARA 2,210,452 High VA Mobile Multiple Operator WA4PGM 214, K4EG/M 66,155 High VA Mobile Single Operator KJ4ADN/M 164, KJ4OAP/M 93,459 High Single OP CW High Power K0ZR 293, Not awarded High Single OP CW Low Power N3UA 192, K4ORD 78,653 High Multiple Op / Single Transmitter N4A 352, K4Z 261,424 High Multiple Op / Multiple Transmitter W4MYA 1,178, KW4VA 926,172 High Single Band KJ4ADN/M 164, KA4AQM 56,400 High SO VA Counties/Independent Cities W4VX W4ZAO 108 High DX Station All Mode CU2JT 5, OK2EC 128 High Single Op Digital Mode WS4V KJ4YKG 616 High VA Single OP Phone Only High Power AI2C 288, K5VIP 55,580 High VA Single OP Phone Only Low Power KJ4ADN/M 164, W4GO 115,864 High Expedition K4EG 121, N4TGR 57,932 High VA Club VA QSOs Only FARA 1,279, LARG 1,065,914 High VA QRP CW K4ORD 45, W3TB 24,924 High Outside-VA QRP CW W8TM 21, KK4UNZ 8,272 High Single Operator - Youth KK4BSM 57, KJ4EYZ 86,516 High Single Operator VA QSOs Only K1HTV 69, K1HTV 83,814 ROOKIE YOUTH(13) 43

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The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates Floral Emblem Dogwood State Bird Cardinal Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland

radio activity in VA s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event.

46 The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates Floral Emblem Dogwood State Bird Cardinal Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Fauquier Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax for promoting amateur radio activity in VA s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Glouchester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Poquoson Williamsburg Danville Lexington Portsmouth Winchester Emporia Lynchburg Radford Galax Norfolk Suffolk Chesapeake Hampton Norton VA Beach Colonial Heights Harrisonburg Petersburg Waynesboro Covington Hopewell Independent Cities Alexandria Fairfax Manassas Richmond Bedford Falls Church Manassas Park Roanoke Bristol Franklin Martinsville Salem Buena Vista Fredericksburg Newport News Staunton Charlottesville 46

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State Fish Brook Trout (adopted in 1993) The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates State Insect Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (adopted in 1991) Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia

Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax for promoting amateur radio activity in VA s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event.

Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George

Wythe York Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk VA Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg

48 State Fish Brook Trout (adopted in 1993) The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates State Insect Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (adopted in 1991) Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Fauquier Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax for promoting amateur radio activity in VA s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk VA Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Independent Cities Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg 48

The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates Chincoteague Pony Smithfield Ham Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt

activity in Virginia s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event.

49 The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates Chincoteague Pony Smithfield Ham Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Fauquier Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Independent Cities Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg 49

The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates Virginia Peanut Hanover Tomato Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt

50 The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates Virginia Peanut Hanover Tomato Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Fauquier Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Independent Cities Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg 50

State Tree Flowering Dogwood The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates State Shell Crassostraea virginica Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta

for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event.

Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward

Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News

51 State Tree Flowering Dogwood The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club congratulates State Shell Crassostraea virginica Counties Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Fauquier Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities with your enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Independent Cities Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg 51

Mahlon Loomis (1826-1886) The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club thanks First Wireless Telegraphy QSO occurred between two stations in Loudoun County, VA in October 1866.

Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities through enthusiastic

Counties Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William

52 Mahlon Loomis ( ) The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club thanks First Wireless Telegraphy QSO occurred between two stations in Loudoun County, VA in October Accomack Albemarle Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Campbell Caroline Fauquier Carroll Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke Craig Culpeper Cumberland Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax for promoting amateur radio activity in Virginia s 95 Counties and 39 Independent Cities through enthusiastic participation in this annual event. Counties Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Frederick Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wight James City King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton Northumberland Nottoway Orange Page Patrick Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Prince William Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke Rockbridge Rockingham Russell Scott Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Spotsylvania Stafford Surry Sussex Tazewell Warren Washington Westmoreland Wise Wythe York Alexandria Bedford Bristol Buena Vista Charlottesville Chesapeake Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church Franklin Independent Cities Fredericksburg Galax Hampton Harrisonburg Hopewell Lexington Lynchburg Manassas Manassas Park Martinsville Newport News Norfolk Norton Petersburg Poquoson Portsmouth Radford Richmond Roanoke Salem Staunton Suffolk Virginia Beach Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester 52

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57 How are we doing? State Logs Rec d Rank by Logs Licensed Ops % Log/ Licensed Rank by % Participation Party Date CA , October 2014 FL , April 2015 VA , March 2015 PA , October 2013 TX , September 2014 WA , September 2014 MI , April 2014 OH , August 2013 NY , October 2013 NC , February 2014 IL , October 2013 AZ , October 2013 We do very well! 57

58 Presentation to Plaque Recipients 58

59 2015 Virginia QSO Party Single Operator CW High Power Sponsored by: Loudoun Amateur Radio Group Not Awarded. No submission 59

60 2015 Virginia QSO Party DX Station Sponsored by: North Shenandoah DX Association Score: 128 No. C&IC: 8 Step Martinek, OK2EC QTH: DX 60

61 2015 Virginia QSO Party Single-Operator Digital Mode Sponsored by: Chris Walter, KI4CBF Score: 616 No. C&IC: 0 Duane Ettwein, KJ4YKG QTH: CPX 61

62 2015 Virginia QSO Party Outside Virginia Single-Operator CW QRP Sponsored by: Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association Score: 8,272 No. C&IC: 47 Tucker McGuire, KK4UNZ QTH: NC ROOKIE YOUTH(16) 62

63 2015 Virginia QSO Party Outside Virginia Phone/Mixed QRP Sponsored by: Dave Williams, K7HMP Score: 12,096 No. C&IC: 63 Dave Edmonds, WN4AFP QTH: SC 63

64 2015 Virginia QSO Party Virginia Single-Operator CW QRP Sponsored by: Don Baucom, K4YND Score: 24,924 No. C&IC: 38 Theodore W. Edwards, Jr., W3TB QTH: EXPEDITION 64

65 2015 Virginia QSO Party High Outside Virginia Single-Operator Sponsored by: Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH Score: 36,723 No. C&IC: 89 Steve Forst, KW3A QTH: PA 65

66 2015 Virginia QSO Party Virginia Single-Operator Phone High Power Sponsored by: Shenandoah Valley ARC Score: 55,580 No. C&IC: 84 Barry Priddy, K5VIP QTH: CPX 66

67 2015 Virginia QSO Party Single Band Sponsored by: Vienna Wireless Society Score: 56,400 No. C&IC: 98 Randall D. Melton, KA4AQM QTH: CPX 67

68 2015 Virginia QSO Party Virginia Expedition Sponsored by: Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG Score: 57,932 No. C&IC: 86 Samuel (Tony) Swindler, N4TGR QTH: EXPEDITION 68

69 2015 Virginia QSO Party Virginia Single-Operator Phone/Mixed QRP Sponsored by: Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH Score: 59,306 No. C&IC: 100 Ross Primrose, N4RP QTH: FAU 69

70 Sponsored by: 2015 Virginia QSO Party Virginia Mobile Multiple Operator Kevin Stuart, W4KLS, in memory of Jim Purks, KF4PQL (SK) Score: 66,155 No. C&IC: 59 Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG/M George D Fleming, KF4VTT Dwayne C Ayers, N4MIO Stephen E Wedge, W1ES 70

71 2015 Virginia QSO Party Single-Operator Novice-Tech-Rookie Sponsored by: Richmond Amateur Radio Club Score: 74,876 No. C&IC: 32 Jacqueline Packard, KM4IML QTH: VA MOBILE ROOKIE YOUTH(13) 71

72 Sponsored by: 2015 Virginia QSO Party Single-Operator VHF Only Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society Score: 74,876 No. C&IC: 32 Jacqueline Packard, KM4IML QTH: VA MOBILE ROOKIE YOUTH(13) 72

73 2015 Virginia QSO Party Virginia Single-Operator CW Low Power Sponsored by: Loudoun Amateur Radio Group Score: 78,653 No. C&IC: 62 James R Dudley, K4ORD QTH: FRA 73

74 Sponsored by: 2015 Virginia QSO Party Single-Operator Youth K4AMG Memorial Amateur Radio Club Score: 86,516 No. C&IC: 74 William L Ferguson, KJ4EYZ (Operating as N2VA) QTH: VBX YOUTH(13) Plaque presented by K4AMG 74

75 Sponsored by: 2015 Virginia QSO Party Virginia Mobile Single Operator Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, in memory of Joe Imburgia, KI4LXT (SK) Score: 93,459 No. C&IC: 69 Kevin Sterne, KJ4OAP/M QTH: VA MOBILE 75

76 2015 Virginia QSO Party Single-Operator Virginia Counties and Independent Cities Contacted Sponsored by: Tom Zeltwanger, KG3V Score: 98,150 No. C&IC: 108 John Keller, W4ZAO QTH: AUG 76

77 2015 Virginia QSO Party Virginia Single-Operator Phone Low Power Sponsored by: John Heartney, KG4NXT Score: 115,864 No. C&IC: 99 Matt Shelburne, W4GO QTH: FAU 77

78 2015 Virginia QSO Party Virginia Single-Operator High Power Sponsored by: North Shenandoah DX Association Score: 205,796 No. C&IC: 91 Robert Harvey, K2PI QTH: FAU 78

79 2015 Virginia QSO Party Virginia Single-Operator Low Power Sponsored by: Don Sambol, K7CS Score: 253,330 No. C&IC: 98 Richard Zwirko, K1HTV QTH: CUL 79

80 2015 Virginia QSO Party Single-Operator Virginia QSOs Only Sponsored by: Score: 83,814 (VA QSOs Only) No. C&IC: 98 (253,330 all QSOs) Richard Zwirko, K1HTV QTH: CUL 80

81 2015 Virginia QSO Party Multiple Operator Single Transmitter Sponsored by: Morgan Phenix, K4RHD Score: 261,424 No. C&IC: 101 Station K4Z QTH: William H Boze, N4HB Wray W Dudley, AB4SF William H Boze, Jr., KR4OI NUM 81

82 2015 Virginia QSO Party Multiple Operator Multiple Transmitter Sponsored by: Central Virginia Contest Club Score: 926,172 No. C&IC: 119 Station KW4VA QTH: CLA Andrew R Zwirko, K1RA Craig W Saverine, N4OHE Jason A Donnelly, KJ4EOO William B South, N4SV Michael P Zingaro, Jr., N2NAR Terrence V Price, W8ZN Richard P Biby, N3UW 82

83 2015 Virginia QSO Party High Club - Virginia QSOs Only Sponsored by: Score: 1,065,914 No. C&IC: 122 No. of Logs: 19 Loudoun Amateur Radio Group (LARG) 83

84 2015 Virginia QSO Party High Club - Combined Score Sponsored by: Vienna Wireless Society Score: 2,201,452 No. of Logs: 30 Fauquier Amateur Radio Association (FARA) 84

85 See you on the air! 73, Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club 85

Projected Fiscal Year 2015 and Fiscal Year 2016 Virginia Preschool Initiative Funded Slots

Projected Fiscal Year 2015 and Fiscal Year 2016 Virginia Preschool Initiative Funded Slots June 24, 2014 FY15 VPI slots by locality Source: VDOE Fiscal Year 2015 and Fiscal Year 2016 Virginia Preschool Initiative Funded of VPI Local 001 ACCOMACK 0.3555 215 - $831,405 $458,595 218 - $843,006