2003 New England QSO Party Results
by Tom Frenaye, K1KI - frenaye@pcnet.com

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Introduction

The second running of the New England QSO Party seemed to go quite smoothly.   The few rules changes made were received well.    A couple of counties proveded nearly impossible to find on the air - but they were there.

All in all, the logs show a slight increase in QSOs overall.   The number of logs was similar to the total from 2003 - with 128 from outside of New England and 127 New England home stations plus 9 mobiles who were on in 77 counties, and one group (K1JB w/K1MV) who was on from four counties in Maine, travelling to each airport via small plane.
 
Propagation

Propagation was clearly not as good as it was last year, with few 10m signals.   Activity was concentrated on 20m during the day and 40m in the evening.   


80m 40m 20m 15m 10m
QSOs made by W1s 1,154 10,656 15,099 2,838   54
Different stations worked    241
   1,603
   3,263
    971
   42

WWV solar indices suggested that conditions should have been reasonably good, with the K-index at 2 for most of the contest.   Most likely the disturbances from the days before the contests still lingered, causing poor 10m and marginal 15m conditions.   From New England to the southeastern USA was pretty easy, but to the west coast was not very good at all.   At times the European signals were more consistent, especially on15m.  

Realize that northern Maine is farther away from southwest Connecticut than Detroit MI, Columbus OH and Raleigh North Carolina.

Estimated Planetary K Index


All in all, conditions were "good enough" to make QSOs possible for the entire contest period from New England, and for those within 2000 miles it appears that there was always at least one band open to New England.   Those out 2500 miles or more probably found a few hours where it was not possible to find any W1 stations to work.

 

Mobiles

Mobiles are an important part of any state QSO party - they usually provide the hardest to work counties.    Most mobiles run about 100w into a mobile whip antenna on the roof or back bumper.   They make up for the limited station by having a new contest every hour or so as they enter a new county, and driving through some new places!     Perhaps this chart from some of the 2003 NEQP mobiles will help you see that it doesn't take a whole lot to get started!


 K1EP/m
 K2HVN/m
 K1DG/m
 N1SR/m
 KT1V/m
 K1KI/m
Vehicle?
 2003 Suburu Forester
1983 Toyota sw old vehicle I used to pull behind motorhome.
 2002 Lexus ES300 sedan 1993 Plymouth Voyager 97 Ford Explorer 1999 VW Beetle
Transceiver
 Icom 706MkIIG
 ICom-730 IC706MKIIG Yaesu FT-100D ICOM 706 Kenwood TS-2000
Op while in motion?
 Stopped only. Didn't want to log while driving
 Stopped but do it usually in motion using a tape recorder
90% while stopped along the road. Some Real Mobile Sunday when Mrs. DG was driving.
 Stopped only
Yes
Antenna(s)?
 Outbacker Stealth
 Hustler mast with KM4W's resonator. Cheapo mobile whips on a big mother mag-mount on the trunk deck. ATAS-100 Hamsticks Whip on 4-mag mount on rood, and one on rear bumper
Difficult to switch bands/modes?
 No, once you get used to the stinger length.  Tune Scan on the radio helps.
Homemade bracket which holds three resonators. Switching is done
automatically.
 Had to change whips...1-2 minute operation. Automatic (40M - 10M) Pull over to side of road and switch whips Nope, used A-B switch, or stopped and switched whips
Other accessories?
Used a laptop running CT for logging and keying, as well as a Drake CW-75 and Vibroplex key.  No tunas.  Also, my Garmin GPS and map program, but didn't use it to navigate.
Use a keyer and operate
CW while in motion usually using a tape recorder. I am a countyhunter but
have them all on ssb and cw
 Just a paddle. Used the 706 internal keyer and sent everything by hand. None none Used RC-2000 remote control head with radio in back seat
How professional or permanent is the installation in your vehicle? The mount for the Outbacker is fairly permanent.  The Icom is connected directly to the battery and the wiring is sorta permanent, although the radio itself is not attached to the car.  There is a compartment in the back of the Subaru that holds the radio perfectly without mounting.
I put rig in different cars using a 3 position mag mount and 3 nylon guys,
but in Toyota use a side fender mount which is the car I usually use.
 Completely temporary.
Temporary operating position for NEQP (table in rear area).
Permanent "antenna roof mount" + "direct battery connection"
 semi-permanent at best Very temporary
For those who were single op, did you have a driver? You need a driver.  Even if the driver isn't a ham.  You double the amount of time that you can operate if you can operate while in motion.  I can still operate while in motion, but I can't log, it's just too dangerous.
 No driver ever. Only on Sunday. No. No Yes, my wife likes driving when I'm not the backseat driver
What did you bring with you for tools and spares? My Swiss Army knife.  Actually found that the stinger couldn't extend long enough for 40M CW.  Had to improvise.  I found a clip from a name badge and created a capacitance hat which allowed me to tune 40M. 
Nothing
Nothing. Had a 30-foot telescoping fiberglass mast that I planned to deploy
as a vertical for 40M with a wire taped on the side and a couple of radials, but it was too much trouble and it never got used.
 None Nothing. Even my logging pen died and I had to stop to buy another! Small toolkit, 80m wire dipole (unused), spare fuses
Any special problems?  RFI, eqpt failures, etc Black flies
Nothing except confusion wheather I was working NEQP or MARAC cw contest,
both going at say time.
Other than driving around looking for a nice spot in Stratham county and
listening to K1KI/m in VT running guys and not hearing me, no problems.
Mobile whip seemed to be intermittent while in motion at 80 MPH on the Maine
Turnpike
FT-100 susceptible to low battery voltage RFI from the car Sometimes RF got into dashboard display  electronics
Did you log with a computer or by hand? Computer, using CT
 By hand By hand. Typed em all in the computer later. Computer by hand By hand on clipboard
What did you find was the best approach to making SSB QSOs? Go to CW... I made only cw qsos but usually work people that call cq. I don't call cq. More fun on cw Did not make any SSB QSOs. Tried once or twice, but CW was far better.
Only operated SSB while mobile, and make quick Qs with loud stations, then back to CW Still trying to make more SSB QSOs, not easy
Did you power your rig from the car's battery? Yes
 Yes Nope. Plugged it in to the cigarette lighter. Yes Yes
 Yes, had a local mechanic run cable through the firewall
Any special places along the way you especially enjoyed?
(scenery, food, etc)
 Started out looking for scenic spots (Suffolk and Essex were rather nice), but for the sake of being able to hit more spots, I went for rest stops along highways.  In Maine, I just pulled off the road.  When I quit on Sunday afternoon, I went to LLBean and then had a lobster dinner.  I figured I wasn't going to win one. Went up on mountain top for only 1 hour. Nice view.
Found some nice hilltops, and had a nice lobster dinner in Maine Sunday.
Mrs. DG took a visitor for a shopping trip in Freeport while I headed to a
couple of counties further north.
nope Northern VT NH and ME are very nice places, even before the main tourist season. Especially like the NH/ME border area.
What other mobile activities do you do besides the NEQP? VHF Rover sometimes.  Did the MARAC county hunters contest on the way home from Dayton.  Usually listen to 6M for openings.  The usual 2M and 440 activities.
Countyhunter contest and put out various counties I go through while in motion both ssb and cw using a tape recorder. Working dx on warc bands and now trying to work all USA prefixes. Out of 861 I have 841.
 None. So far, that is. Thinking about VHF hilltopping someday...got 1296?
none A few QSOs in the Florida QSO Party the weekend is a good way to check things out.
Any special advice or comments for someone thinking of going mobile in NEQP 2004? Stay away from my counties. You also need a plan.  I was sort of lucky in find decent places, but I could have done a few more counties if I had a better plan.
Are you working a countyhunter in their contest or NEQP? I found it very confusing.
It's not as hard as you think to get setup for mobile operation. And it's a hoot to draw a pileup in each new county.
Go for it! A big high in my ham career, despite only 4 hours and a few counties on Sunday. An absolute blast - you can run EU mobile from NE
 It's really a lot of fun!!!
Any questions I forgot to ask?
What do you tell people you are doing when people come over to your car?
 No
Any trouble working DX while mobile?  Nope. Even with a very simple setup, the faithful DLs, LYs, and RK2FWA were easy to work on all the bands, including 40M, with a little loaded whip.



The results have three teams of multi-op mobile entries.   W1XX/m+K1JX concentrated on four counties in Rhode Island, racking up the top score - while running QRP.   K1JB/p+K1MV operated from airports at four counties in Maine, flying between them in a small plane (see photos in last year's results).  KK1W and WB1Z operated using the Hampden County Radio Association's W1NY/m callsign and racked up 22 counties in CT MA NH RI and VT.

In the single op category, K1KI/m put in a full-time effort, had the luxury of a driver and went through some of the rarest New England counties along the way.   He managed to go to 22 counties and make 300 more QSOs than the year before.   Doug, K1DG more than doubled his previous score to snag the 2nd place position after visiting 12 couonties.  Ed, K1EP/m was back for a second year as well, for a solid 3rd place result.

USA/VE/DX results

Check here for detailed results -->  Score detail
and for band-by-band leaders -->  Band-by-band

The USA multi-op competition was between the groups at W6YX and  N0HF.   Both are veterans from the previous year.   This year their QSO totals were down - with no 10m and 15m not producing very many QSOs.   In the end, W6YX pulled out the victory.

Last year Paul/N4PN topped the list while operating low power in Georgia.  This year he was in Florida and turned on the amplifier.  The result was the same - a convincing victory with 523 QSOs and 65 counties after the dust settled.   The top several high power positions came from around the country - Dave/K6LL was 2nd from Arizona, Bert/N4CW 3rd from North Carolina, and Jerry/K6III was 4th from California. 

The low power category had a lot of competition ... from Florida.   The top three low power entries were fueled by orange juice - just one weekend after the popular Florida QSO party.   Bob/N4BP had a clear victory with 340 QSOs in 62 counties, while Dave/N4IG and Jim/K4PV came in 2nd and 3rd.   Western scores were led by Paul/W1PR in California, Phil/AB7RW from Washington, and Jim/KI7Y in Oregon.  The middle of the country was led by Don/N0YO in Kansas followed by Bill/K5WAF in Texas and Wyndell/W5TZN in Oklahoma.  

Will/WJ9B made quite an effort from North Caolina in the QRP category with 229 QSOs in 53 counties.  Actually, he would have placed 3rd in the low power or high power categories!   Dale/KG5U's 133 QSO 51 multiplier QRP effort from Texas was enough for 2nd place QRP and would have been 4th high power of 5th in the low power categories.  

Canadian scores were led by Brian/VE3MGY who edged out Dave/VE3LFA in the low power category.    Note that in 2004 there is a plaque awaiting the single operator winner from Canada.

In the DX category, the RK2FWA club effort was 1st in the multi-operator category with 173 QSOs in 53 counties - and was higher than any of the USA multi-op entires.   They hit paydirt on 15m and that made the slim difference.   The top DX effort came from Ged/LY3BA with 255 QSOs in 59 counties.  Ged improved upon his 2002 winning effort in the highpower category.  On low power. Hal/DL5MC pulled out the win with 111 QSOs in 44 counties, ahead of Harry/PA3ARM and Stan/OK1FCA.

New England results

Check here for detailed results --> Score detail
and for band-by-band leaders -->  Band-by-band

The K1TTT team on the hill in Western Massachusetts took home the multi-single title again, with a record-setting 301K point, 1476 QSO and 136 multiplier effort.  The NZ1U group operating at KB1H's QTH in Connecticut more than tripled their 2002 effort with 860 QSOs and 95 multipliers for second place.   Pulling into third place in the multi-single category was Jim/AD1C with 286 QSOs and 58 multipliers.   Jim was actually a serious competitor in the MARAC CW contest the same weekend, and submitted his NE QSOs for the NEQP.  Not bad!

Dennis/NB1B continued his winning streak with the top single operator high power score - 1158 QSOs and 119 multipliers from Massachusetts.   Next on the list were Andy/K2LE in his Vermont home, and Charlie/K1XX from southwest New Hampshire.  Each won the plaque for the top score in their state.   Seven stations had more than 500 QSOs compared to five the previous year.   Ninth place K1PLX operating the Providence Radio Association club station W1OP had the top Rhode Island score, and took home the RI plaque.

The low power category, by far the most popular one, was led by Jim/K1PX, who turned in a 653 QSO, 99 multiplier effort from CT.   He was followed by Bob/W1EQ and Bob/WA1Z in third place.   Don, K2KQ, was on again from Marthas Vinyard in Dukes County MA with his portable station, this time with a fourth place finish, just ahead of Joe/NY1S who had the top score (and plaque) from Maine..

   K2KQK2KQ antenna
     Photos by K2KQ

The New England QRP battle was won by Bill/K1EV with 284 QSOs and 54 multipliers.  Second-place went to Joe/W1TW just a short distance back.

K1EVK1EV
   Photos by K1EV

Logs were received from stations in all but two counties.    Quite a number of records were set - view them here -->  NEQP records

Who are the "Multiplier Kings"?
 
Who worked all of the counties in each New England state?

All sixty-seven New England counties were on the air during the 2003 New England QSO Party, but no one managed to work them all.   There were eight stations who worked all Connecticut counties, and eight who worked them all in Rhode Island - including several from Florida, K6LL in Arizona and LY3BA from Lithuania.  The group at RK2FWA in Kaliningrad worked all of them in Massachusetts.   

Worked all Connecticut counties (8) 
Call QTH Category
K4PV
 Florida
 SOLP
K6LL
 Arizona
 SOHP
KK4TA
 Florida
 SOLP
LY3BA
 Lithuania
 SOHP
N0HF
 Colorado
 MS
N4BP
 Florida
 SOLP
N4PN
 Florida
 SOHP
W4STB
 Florida
 SOHP





Worked all Massachusetts counties (14)    
Call QTH Category
N4PN
 Florida
 SOHP
RK2FWA
 Kaliningrad
 MS





Worked all Maine counties (16)    
Call QTH Category
N4PN Florida SOLP
     
Worked all New Hampshire counties (10)    
Call QTH Category
KG5U
 Texas
 SOQRP
N4BP
 Florida
 SOLP
N4PN
 Florida
 SOHP
     
Worked all Rhode Island counties (5)    
Call QTH Category
K6LL
 Arizona
 SOHP
KB3EIA
 Pennsylvania
 SOLP
KK4TA
 Florida
 SOLP
LY3BA
 Lithuania
 SOHP
N4BP
 Florida
 SOLP
N4IG
 Florida
 SOLP
N4PN
 Florida
 SOHP
WJ9B
 North Carolina
 SOQRP



Worked all Vermont counties (14)     
Call QTH Category
(none)

What about the New England stations?

Both AF1T and NB1B worked all 50 states, while K1TTT and K2LE/1 each missed one.   No one worked all of the Canadian multipliers but NB1B, K1TTT and K1XX all worked eight different provinces.   The same as last year, sixteen New England stations worked 20 DX countries or more.

Worked all US States (50)    
Call QTH Category
AF1T
 MER NH SOHP
NB1B BRI MA SOHP
     
Worked at least 20 DX countries    
Call QTH Category
K1TTT BER MA MS
NZ1U WIN CT
 MS
NB1B BRI MA SOHP
K2LE/1 BEN VT
 SOHP
K5ZD
 WOR MA SOHP
W1RZF WOR MA SOHP
W1UF
 NAN MA SOHP
W1OP
 PRO RI SOHP
K1XX CHE NH
 SOHP
K1PX FAI CT SOLP
K2KQ
 DUK MA SOLP
W1JQ
 NHV CT SOLP
AE1T GRA NH SOLP
WA1Z
 ROC NH SOLP
N1IX
 ROC NH SOLP
K1KI/m 22 counties SOLP-m

 
Club Competition
 
Looks like the Yankee Clipper Contest Club ran away with the club competition this time!    Since they are sponsoring the plaque for the top club competition score this year, the plaque will go to the CT-RI Contest Group.    Again this year, the Hampden County RA and Meriden ARC each generated at least four entries.    Make sure to add your club name to your entry next time.          

Club Points Entries
Yankee Clipper Contest Club 1,684,614 41



CT-RI Contest Group 220,084 9
Providence RA 42,042 1
Framingham ARA 33,400 2
WPI Wireless Assn 28,392 1
Sturdy Memorial Hospital  ARC
 27,494
 1
Addison County ARA
 19,250
 1
Candlewood ARA
 19,152
 1
Pine State ARC
 17,708
 2
Hampden County RA
 13,803
 5
New England QRP Club
 11,898
 2
Contoocook Valley RC
 11,071
 2
Fall River ARC
 10,704
 1
Meriden ARC
 9,603
 11
Cheshire County DX ARC
 5,811
 1
Greater Norwalk ARC
 3,024
 1
Aroostook ARA
 2,592
 1
Pawtuxet Valley ARC
 1,168
 1
Newport County RC
 1,166
 1
Southern Vermont ARC
 680
 1
Falmouth ARC
 540
 1
Middlebury College ARC
 420
 1
Augusta ARA
 288
 1

County Activity

We worked hard to make sure that all New England counties were active during the 2003 NEQP - but it was pretty light in several of them.   Here's a summary of activity by county reported in non-New England logs - note that only two stations were active in Hampshire MA, Newport RI, Sullivan NH, Piscataquis and Waldo ME, and Lamoille and Windham VT.   Only one station was active from Knox ME, Carrol NH, and six counties in VT (Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Orleans, Rutland and Washington).  

County State
 QSOs
Stations
(in min
2 logs)
Rockinghan NH 692 21
Fairfield
 CT
 557
 17
Middlesex
 MA
 549
 28
Worcester
 MA
 517
 14
New Haven
 CT
 418
 20
Windham
 CT
 405
 5
Bristol
 MA
 360
 7
Berkshire
 MA
 306
 4
Hillsboro
 NH
 285
 10
Cheshire
 NH
 271
 5
Androscoggin
 ME
 253
 7
Essex
 MA
 247
 13
Tolland
 CT
 246
 7
Bennington
 VT
 242
 3
New London
 CT
 233
 9
Penobscot
 ME
 204
 8
Dukes
 MA
 200
 3
Chittenden
 VT
 198
 5
Barnstable
 MA
 182
 9
Bristol
 RI
 179
 8
Providence
 RI
 173
 10
Aroostook
 ME
 169
 6
Hancock
 ME
 151
 5
Norfolk
 MA
 142
 9
Plymouth
 MA
 140
 6
Grafton
 NH
 126
 6
Hampden
 MA
 125
 12
Hartford
 CT
 109
 8
Merrimack
 NH
 109
 4
Kennebec
 ME
 105
 7
Cumberland
 ME
 103
 10
Washington
 RI
 94
 7
York
 ME
 85
 7
Washington
 ME
 82
 6
Windsor
 VT
 80
 3
Somerset
 ME
 79
 3
Nantucket
 MA
 73
 5
Addison
 VT
 68
 3
Suffolk
 MA
 65
 4
Newport
 RI
 55
 2
Waldo
 ME
 54
 2
Franklin
 ME
 51
 5
Strafford
 NH
 51
 5
Caledonia
 VT
 44
 3
Franklin
 MA
 42
 7
Kent
 RI
 41
 6
Oxford
 ME
 39
 3
Orange
 VT
 36
 3
Sagadahoc
 ME
 34
 6
Coos
 NH
 31
 3
Middlesex
 CT
 31
 5
Piscataquis
 ME
 29
 2
Washington
 VT
 29
 1
Belknap
 NH
 28
 4
Sullivan
 NH
 28
 2
Litchfield
 CT
 22
 4
Essex
 VT
 21
 1
Grand Isle
 VT
 20
 1
Orleans
 VT
 18
 1
Lamoille
 VT
 17
 2
Lincoln
 ME
 16
 3
Carroll
 NH
 11
 1
Windham
 VT
 9
 2
Hampshire
 MA
 7
 2
Franklin
 VT
 3
 1
Knox
 ME
 3
 1
Rutland
 VT
 2
 1

Certificates!

We're sending out participation certificates to everyone with 25 QSOs or more, along with the printed results.   Thanks to Scott/W1QHG for doing the certificate design work!

NEQP certificate

 

NE county map
2003 New England QSO Party 
Plaques and Special Awards
 NE county map

Certificates will be awarded to the top scorers (25 QSO minimum) in each
New England county, U.S. state, Canadian Province and DXCC country.

Special plaques have been awarded to these top scorers:

Category  Donor Winner



USA - single operator Southborough Rod & Gun Club (W1SRG) Paul Newberry, N4PN
USA - single operator low power Laci Radnay, W1PL Bob Patten, N4BP
USA - single operator QRP Joe Zdrojowy, NY1S Will Baber,WJ9B
USA - single opr(W5-W6-W7-W0) Huckleberry Mountain Contest Club (W1SSB) Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
USA - single opr(W2-W3-W8-W9) Jim Monahan, K1PX
 Bill Shaw, K3EGE
USA - any category (California/Nevada) Calif QSO Party - Northern California Contest Club Gerald Bliss, K6III
USA - multi operator - single transmitter
 Dave Robbins, K1TTT
 Stanford ARC - W6YX (N7MH W6LD AD6FX AE6KU AE6EJ)
DX - single operator Yankee Clipper Contest Club Gedas Lucinskas, LY3BA
DX - Russia - any category
(min 50 multipliers/200 QSOs)
 Dmitri Y Jikharev, N2OW/RA9USU
 RK2FWA (UA2FB UA2FF UA2FM RN2FA)
Clean Sweep - Not First, but Furthest Dennis Egan, NB1B (no winner this time)



New England - single operator Yankee Clipper Contest Club Dennis Egan, NB1B
New England - single operator - low power Algonquin Amateur Radio Club Jim Monahan, K1PX
New England - single operator - QRP Blackstone Valley Amateur Radio Club Bill Birtcher, K1EV
New England mobile - most counties activated Tom Frenaye, K1KI W1NY/m (Jim Mullen, KK1W, + Jim Allen, WB1Z)
New England mobile - most QSOs Boston Amateur Radio Club Tom Frenaye, K1KI/m
New England - multi-single Wellesley ARS Dave Robbins, K1TTT (+ Dmitri Jikharev,  N2OW, Tom Homewood, W1TO, Brian Szewczyk, NJ1F)



Connecticut - single operator Candlewood ARA Jim Monahan, K1PX
Maine - single operator  Merrymeeting ARA, Androscoggin ARC, Yankee ARC, Portland Amateur Wireless Assn, Piscataquis ARC Joe Zdrojowy, NY1S
Massachusetts - single operator Framingham Amateur Radio Association Dennis Egan, NB1B
New Hampshire - single operator NH-ARRL Charles Carrol, K1XX
Rhode Island - single operator  CT/RI Contest Group W1OP (Dennis McCormack, K1PLX)
Vermont - single operator  Jim Jarvis, N2EA Andrew Bodony, K2LE/1



MA - Hampden County - single operator Hampden County Radio Association Dave Cayen, AA1MM



New England Club Yankee Clipper Contest Club CT-RI Contest Group - WA1RR

If you'd like to sponsor a plaque for 2004, please contact us at info@neqp.org

Special Awards

The top USA (non-New England) single operator winner:

The Framingham Amateur Radio Association has donated a Lobster dinner for two from Legal Seafood of Boston to the USA single op (non-New England) winner.

For 2003 the winner is Paul Newberry, N4PN!

The top Florida score:

One gallon of Paul Tibbetts (K1PT), somewhat world famous, chowdah.  He will personally prepare, deliver, and participate in the consumption of said chowdah at the time and place of the winner's choosing. 

For 2003 the winner is Paul Newberry, N4PN!

Other top USA (non-New England) scorers:

  • Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream - 250+ QSOs
    • K6LL N4BP
     
  • Maple Syrup - 150+ QSOs
    • W6YX N0HF N4IG K4PV K3EGE NF4A KK4TA WJ9B

Log checking

Thanks to everyone who sent in electronic logs, it made the log checking process go much easier.   There were 265 logs overall, with 200 in electronic format (75%) and 65 on paper.    We took the time to convert all of the paper logs to electronic format for log checking.    If you operate in 2004 we'd sure appreciate it if you'd use electronic logging - it makes the log checking process go a whole lot quicker!

For non-New England stations, cross checking was possible on 7,821 of the 9,826 QSOs reported (79.6%).  Of the 431 QSOs not allowed (5.7%), the break down is as follows:

QSOs
   Reason not allowed
102
   Callsign incorrect
178
   QTH incorrect
48
   Not in log
97
   Duplicate
5
   Time was outside of contest period
1
   Non-NE station
431
   Total of QSOs disallowed

For New England stations, cross checking was possible on 13,330 of the 31,573 QSOs reported (42.2%).  Of the 1802 QSOs not allowed (5.7%), the break down is as follows:

QSOs   Reason not allowed
506
   Callsign incorrect
675
   QTH incorrect
100
   Not in log
508
   Duplicate
1
   Time was outside of contest period
1,802
   Total of QSOs disallowed

Of course, people are encouraged to leave duplicates in the log and there is typically no penalty for duplicates.   The errors that "count" are those where you got the callsign or QTH wrong, or where the QSO didn't appear in the other station's log.   New England stations do have to copy the full exchange (county and state) or the QSO won't count.  We started enforcing that rule this year.  We didn't assess any extra penalty for any of the callsign, QTH or not in log errors - but are considering it for the 2003 contest.

Logging Software

Thanks to the various software authors for supporting the New England QSO Party.   Based on the information in the electronic files we received, here is what people used during the 2003 NEQP.  

Software Users
Writelog
 48
CT
 36
TR
 24
NA
 12
N3FJP
 12
Genlog
 11
N1MM
 7
CQPWin
 5
MS Excel
 4
WinEQF
 4
YPlog
 3
MS Word
 1
JL
 1
LogEQF
 1
SD
 1
SJClog
 1
WF1B
 1

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Soapbox

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Thanks

Thanks to everyone who helped to make the 2003 NEQP successful.    We hope you'll be back in 2004!  

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