2012 State QSO Parties

Here is a rundown of this years QSO Parties worked with the Kenwood TS-590 with a few exceptions.

Alabama, June 2 and 3. This is one of the exceptions. This was worked mobile on the way to Tennessee with the IC-703+ and Hamsticks from Indiana and Kentucky. 4 contacts from Indiana and 4 contacts from Kentucky. 40 meters was just too noisy for any contacts from Tennessee.

Arizona, October 13 and 14. 7 contacts.
Arkansas, September 8 and 9. 9 contacts.
British Columbia, February 4. This was during the Minnesota QSO Party so only 3 contacts.

California, October 6 and 7. 156 contacts, 7 counties short of a clean sweep.
Colorado, September 1 and 2. 37 contacts including KD0BIK of PARP.
Delaware, February 4. This was also during the Minnesota QSO party so only 2 contacts.
Florida, April 28 and 29. 55 contacts including the 15 special 1 by 1 call sign stations.
Georgia, April 14 and 15. 15 contacts and then 4 contacts while mobile in Wisconsin.
Hawaii, August 25 through 27. 3 contacts.
Illinois, October 21 and 22. 85 contacts.
Indiana, May 5 and 6. 4 contacts.
Iowa, October 20. 18 contacts.
Kansas, August 25 and 26. 33 contacts.
Kentucky, November 10 and 11. 8 contacts.
Louisiana, February 11 and 12. 5 contacts.
Michigan, April 21 and 22. 45 contacts.
Minnesota, February 4. 189 contacts. It was fun for the first time to be the center of a few pile-ups for Sherburne County.

Mississippi, February 25 and 26. 20 contacts.
Montana, April 14 and 15. 2 contacts and 2 contact while mobile in Wisconsin.
Nebraska, April 28 and 29. 1 contact.
New England, Vermont, May 5. 2 contacts.
New Hampshire, February 11 and 12. 8 contacts.
New Mexico, April 14 and 15. 10 contacts.
New York, October 20 and 21. 25 contacts.
North Carolina, February 26 and 27. 27 contacts.
Ohio, August 25 and 26. 28 contacts.
Ontario, April 21. 1 contact.
Pennsylvania, October 13 and 14. 56 contacts.
Tennessee, September 2 and 3. 26 contacts.
Texas September 29 and 30. 37 contacts.
Wisconsin, March 11 and 12. 68 contacts.

There was also the North American QSO Party, January 21 and 22. 68 contacts.

This last weekend was the November Sweepstakes. I will report on that in the next post.

Tim

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