Idaho stations contest scores,  qsl information, 7 land buro, outgoing arrl QSL buro , LoTW
Contest - QSL services - Misc information

This page is devoted to the contest operators from Idaho.
Contesting is fun, and it improves your operating skills. 
We're sure there's  lots of Idaho stations working  contests that DON'T submitted logs, 
Please, even if you work one station in a contest, we encourage you to submit your logs and be recognized as an Idaho Contester

 regardless of the score,  Everyone operating a contest is to be congratulated ..  Keep up the good work..
Also, I can't report what I don't know about, please report any contest activity from your station to the webmaster

Contest Calendar Links, for major contests:  CQ magazine contests,      ARRL  contests  
and here's a link to almost every contest,  large and small, The 8-Day Contest Calendar

Hey, if you work DX or "do" the DX contests, you need to know about the  7 Land INcoming QSL Service
                                                          and the outgoing ARRL QSL service  Outgoing ARRL QSL Buro
                                                          and the Log Book of the World          LoTW   see QSL size info at the bottom of the page.
                                                                   I must admit, LoTW seems complex, but understanding is the answer,  here is a link to some online Slideshows.

       

Only major contests are listed,
Click the name for the exact dates and times..

Jan
  1              Straight Key Night 
5-6           RTTY Roundup
19-21       January VHF Sweepstakes
CQ 160 meter -CW  Last full weekend in Jan		  

Feb
  11-15 School Club Roundup                 
16-17 International DX Contest - CW 
CQ WW RTTY WPX 4th full weekend (???)
CQ 160 meter SSB Last full weekend in Feb		  

March
  203  International DX Contest – Phone

Idaho QSO Party March 8 ..   Rules link   

CQ WW WPX SSB  ? Last full weekend ?		  

April

 		 21    Rookie Roundup - SSB  
May
  7 land QSO Party             1st full weekend ??
CQWW WPX / CW       ?last full weekend?		  
June
  8-9           June VHF QSO Party
22-23         Field Day		  
July
  13-14          IARU HF World Championships
CQWW VHF             ? 3rd full weekend ? 		 
Aug
  18             Rookie Roundup - RTTY  
Sept  
  14-16           September VHF QSO Party
CQWW RTTY DX   ? last full weekend 		 
Oct
  21-25         School Club Roundup
CQWW DX / SSB     ? last full weekend 		 
Nov
  2-4            November Sweepstakes, CW
16-18         November Sweepstakes, Phone
CQWW DX / CW    Last full weekend
30 - Dec 2   ARRL 160 Meter Contest     (Note the date!)		  
Dec
  6-8             ARRL 160 meter contest
14-15         ARRL 10 Meter Contest
22              Rookie Roundup - CW 		 
 
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2013 Idaho QSO Party Results are posted at
http://www.idahoarrl.info/qsoparty/

 

2012 ARRL 160 Meter Contest
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class    
1 KG7H 162,864 864 87 HI   Craig, Clark Fork
2 K7CF 105,360 653 80 HI   Mike, McCammon
3 AI7H 46,008 320 72 Low   Ed, Post Falls
4 W7MEM 23,944 174 73 Multi Op  , Hi (+ Spotting Assistance) Mark, Rathdurm
5 K7ARJ 6,384 84 38 Low   Willard, Idaho Falls

2012 ARRL November Sweepstakes (Phone)
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class Check Hours   80 40 20 15 10 Ops
1 K7CF 222,274 1,339 83 Hi 60 19 Clean Sweep 214 188 428 292 217 Mike, McCammon
2 N7PI 151,392 912 83 Multi 57 19 Clean Sweep 48 172 247 420 25 KØIP, ND7O, KO7P,
John,   Rhett,   Jim,  Pocatello
3 W7ZRC 72,200 475 76 Low 54 6     10 163 264 38 Rod, Meridian
4 WB7CYO 11,664 108 54 Low 76 8   6 17 37 43 5 Lee, Twin Falls
5 K7JAN 11,200 100 56 Low 76 8   18 23 27 8 24 James, Boise
6 WZ7Z 8,372 91 46 Low 07 7     40 22 14 15 Anne, Idaho Falls
7 KG7WZ 988 26 19 QRP 87 2       18 4 4 Clarence, Boise


2012 November Sweepstakes (CW)
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class Check Hours 80 40 20 15 10   Ops
1 W7ZRC 150,894 909 83 Single Op Low 54 18 26 223 312 318 30 Clean Sweep Rod, Meridian
2 WJ9B 140,768 848 83 Single Op Low 66 24 122 192 312 194 28 Clean Sweep Willie, Middleton
3 K7CF 140,270 845 83 Single Op High 60 20 99 261 141 254 90 Clean Sweep Mike, McCammon
4 W7QDM 62,370 405 77 Single Op QRP 50 17   121 207 66 11   Ray, Idaho Falls
5 N7RCS 15,276 134 57 Single Op QRP 69 18   41 49 36 8   Jim, Moscow
6 K7ARJ 13,230 135 49 Single Op Low 57 6   55 66 14     Willard, Idaho Falls
7 KK7X 10,816 104 52 Single Op Unlimited, Hi 77 6   1 59 43 1   Dennis, Rathdrum

2012 September VHF Contest
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class    
1 KI7I 300 24 10 single op , low power   Richard, Spirit Lake
2 W7AMI 91 11 7 single op , low power   Terry, Boise

2012 August UHF Contest
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class  
1 W7MEM 96 8 4 single op Hi Power Mark, Rathdurm

2012 IARU HF World Championships
# Call Score Power QSOs Mult Class operator..  
1 WJ9B 363,465 Low 991 123 single op CW only Will, Middleton
2 N7VEA 22,184 Low 126 59 single op mixed mode Bill, Meridian
3 K0IP 17,621 HI 85 67 Multi Single John , Pocatello
4 W7ZRC 9,879 HI 81 37 Multi Single Rod, Meridian
5 AB7LA 9,156 Low 80 42 single op SSB only Darin, Nampa
6 N7GOA 826 Low 19 14 single op CW only Ron, Rexburg

2012 August UHF 
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class Ops
1 W7MEM 96 8 4 hi Mark, Rathdurm

2012 Field Day
# Call Score Category QSOs Power Mult GOTA Call Participants Club
1 K7TM 4,308 2A 862 2   3 North Idaho Contest Group
2 K7SEL 2,426 2E 757 2   10  
3 AB7HP 2,270 5A 470 2 WV7I 10 Hewlett Packard Boise ARC
4 K7ID 2,234 2AC 518 2   18 Kootenai ARS
5 K7SI 1,970 4AB 203 5   8 Snake River ARC
6 W7VJD 1,826 4A 227 2 KD5ALU 32 Lewis- Clark ARC
7 W7ZRC 1,436 1E 462 2   1  
8 K7MVA 1,410 5A 161 2   10 Magic Valley ARC
9 N6JF 1,338 1D 344 2   2  
10 N7PI 1,284 2A 282 2   30 Pocatello ARC
11 KK3ARC 1,278 3A 214 2   17 3 Rivers ARC
12 AK7AT 1,242 2B2 253 2   2  
13 K7JAN 1,020 1A 322 2   3  
14 WK7I 932 3A 234 2   6  
15 N7UVH 926 1D 219 2   1  
16 N7VEA 796 1E 172 2   1  
17 W7ATC 714 1E 180 2   1  
18 WT7B 700 1D 325 2   2  
19 N7K 576 2B2 13 2   2  
20 AE7HS 528 1B2 139 2   2  
21 KU7Y 510 1E 46 5   1  
22 AB7LA 250 1D 100 2   1  
23 W7RNX 152 1D 76 2   1  
24 KC7WZL 90 1D 20 2   1  

2012 International DX Contest (Phone)
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class Power 1-Band OP
1 KG7H 997,038 1,161 287 Single Assisted High    Craig, Clark Fork
2 K0IP 296,010 512 195 S High    John , Pocatello
3 N7VJ 74,556 222 114 S Low    Tom, Rigby
4 KK7X 34,602 162 73 Single Assisted Low    Dennis, Rathdrum
5 KO7P 29,328 105 94 S High    Jim, Pocatello
6 N7VEA 26,352 123 72 S Low    Bill Meridian
7 N4CC 19,344 127 52 S High    Greg, Boise
8 K7JAN 18,144 119 56 S Low    James, Boise
9 KB7QFE 17,967 113 53 S   20  Gary, Emmett
10 AD7VB 7,788 60 44 S High    Todd, Hayden
11 W7ZRC 6,264 72 29 Single Assisted Low    Rod, Meridian
12 K7MK 4,200 51 28 Single Assisted Low    James, Boise
13 NA7EM 3,120 42 26 S QRP    Emmett, Lewiston
14 KG7WZ 2,760 48 20 S Low    Clarence, Boise
15 KI7BP 1,566 31 18 S   40  Ted, Caldwell

2012 International DX Contest (CW)
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class Power OP
1 KG7H 1,364,241 1,321 349 Single Assisted HI Craig, Clark Fork
2 WJ9B 833,721 1,107 259 Single Op Low Willie, Middleton
3 K0TO 743,850 867 290 Single Assisted HI Tod, Idaho Falls
4 K0IP 163,170 307 185 Single Assisted HI John, Pocatello
5 N7ZN 132,048 396 112 Single Op Low John, Kamiah
6 K7ARJ 59,400 205 100 Single Op Low Willard, Idaho Falls
7 N4CC 42,330 171 83 Single Op HI Greg, Boise
8 K7ZO 26,040 157 56 Single Assisted HI Scott, Boise
9 N7GOA 22,035 116 65 Single Op Low Ron, Rexburg
10 KK7X 7,452 71 36 Single Assisted Low Dennis, Rathdrum
11 K7JAN 2,418 40 26 Single Op Low James, Boise

2012 ARRL RTTY Roundup
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class Power Ops
1 N7UVH 49,130 601 85 single op low Patrick, Post Falls
2 N7ESU 46,360 626 76 single op low James, Rathdum
3 KR7LD 30,810 401 78 single op HI Reed, Rigby
4 N7VEA 26,810 386 70 single op low Bill Meridian
5 WB7CYO 9,333 184 51 single op low Lee, Twin Falls
6 K7TM 7,040 132 55 Spot Assist HI Bob, Coeur d' Alene
7 K7OVG 6,534 135 54 single op low Charles, Meridian
8 W7ZRC 4,444 102 44 single op low Rod, Meridian

2011 ARRL 10 Meter Contest
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class Power  
1 K0IP 551,670 1,192 185 Multi Hi Pocatello, John -Mike K7CF -Jim KO7P
2 W7ZRC 536,576 1,282 131 Single Op Mixed low Rod, Meridian
3 W7MEM 304,258 985 149 Single Op Mixed Hi Mark, Rathdurm
4 KA7T 291,960 823 90 Single Op CW Only low Don, Meridian
5 W7GSV 134,064 388 114 Single Op Mixed low Robert, Hayden
6 N7UVH 107,272 548 92 Single Op Mixed low Patrick, Post Falls
7 KB7QFE 97,600 614 80 Single Op Phone Only low Gary, Emmett
8 N4CC 96,768 338 72 Single Op CW Only Hi Greg, Boise
9 K0TO 79,232 402 46 Single Op CW Only Hi Tod, Idaho Falls
10 KR7LD 52,200 354 75 Single Op Phone Only Hi Reed, Rigby
11 K7JAN 48,060 229 89 Single Op Mixed low James, Boise
12 N7VEA 34,780 154 74 Single Op Mixed low Bill, Meridian
13 K7TM 32,850 150 75 Single Op Mixed low Bob, Coeur d' Alene
14 N7ZN 28,380 131 55 Single Op CW Only low John, Kamiah
15 K7OVG 17,808 114 42 Single Op CW Only low Charles, Meridian
16 KI7BP 16,640 136 64 Single Op Mixed low Ted, Caldwell
17 WJ9B 7,592 75 26 Single Op CW Only low Willie, Middleton
18 W7EKG 7,360 83 46 Single Op Phone Only low Paul, Pocatello
19 WB7CYO 5,106 71 37 Single Op Phone Only QRP Lee, Twin Falls
20 W7RNX 1,476 41 18 Single Op Phone Only low Joseph, Osburn
21 KG7WZ 1,134 27 21 Single Op Phone Only QRP Clarence, Boise

2011 ARRL160 Meter Contest
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class Ops
1 KG7H 133,280 753 85 Multi Hi  Craig, Clark Fork
2 AI7H 36,584 268 68 single lo  Ed, Post Falls
3 KA7T 29,058 241 58 single lo  Don, Meridian
4 K0TO 27,590 221 62 single hi  Tod, Idaho Falls
5 K7TM 10,192 106 49 single lo  Bob, Coeur d Alene
6 K7ARJ 7,562 99 38 single lo  Willard, Idaho Falls
7 K7OVG 864 28 18 single lo  Charles, Meridian

2011 ARRL November Sweepstakes (CW)
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class Check Hours 80 40 20 15 10
1 KØTO 146,560 916 80 B 52 16 141 263 232 231 49  CLEAN SWEEP Tod, Idaho Falls 
2 W7ZRC 146,080 913 80 A 54 19 67 191 214 286 155  CLEAN SWEEP  Rod, Meridian
3 W7QDM 57,760 361 80 Single Op QRP 50 13 1 73 203 52 32  CLEAN SWEEP  Ray, Idaho Falls
4 KK7X 38,480 260 74 Single Op Unlimited 77 15   7 154 85 14    Dennis, Rathdrum
5 K7ARJ 21,760 170 64 A 57 9 1 78 53 15 23    Willard, Idaho Falls
6 N7VEA 7,200 72 50 A 91 9 8 25 22 10 7    Bill, Meridian

2011 ARRL November Sweepstakes (Phone)
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class Check Hours 80 40 20 15 10   Ops
1 KØTO 208,104 1,334 78 B 52 17 107 334 138 289 466   Tod, Idaho Falls
2 W7ZRC 138,880 868 80 A 54 14 9 131 311 259 158  CLEAN SWEEP Rod, Meridian
3 N7PI 109,178 691 79 M 57 14 86 66 145 341 53   KØIP, ND7O, KO7P, Pocatello
4 KK7X 42,256 278 76 UL 77 13   9 141 94 34   Dennis, Rathdrum
5 K7JAN 23,296 182 64 A 76 14 19 17 27 74 45   James, Boise
6 WZ7Z 17,408 128 68 A 07 9   28 95 5     Anne, Idaho Falls
7 N7VEA 14,652 111 66 A 91 11 8 30 18 34 21   Bill, Meridian
8 KG7WZ 11,322 111 51 A 87 7 5 21 51 34     Clarence, Boise
9 W7EKG 3,330 45 37 A 64 7   16 19 2 8   Paul, Pocatello
10 W7GIB 312 13 12 A 08 1     13       Gib, Downey

2012 Idaho QSO Party Results are posted at
http://www.idahoarrl.info/qsoparty/

Rookie - Round up 2011
  Call Score rookie QSO's non rookie QSO's Total QSO's Multi  
1 KF7LUA 6055 47 79 126 35 1st place, 7 call area --Jordan Montpelier
2 K7OJL 319 11 7 18 11                                     Roland Pocatello


2011 September VHF Contest
# Call Score QSOs Mult Class     Ops
1 W7MEM 2,528 50 32 low   Mark, Rathdurm  
2 K0IP 1 1 1 multi note: the band was dead
the beer was cold .!		 John, Brian,
Pocatello		 (+ N7YYY)
3 W7EKG 1 1 1 low   Paul, Pocatello  

2011 IARU HF World Championships
# Call Score Power QSOs Mult Class  
1 W7ZRC 10,742 C 98 41 multi single Rod, Meridian
2 N7VEA 7,968 B 106 32 mixed single Bill, Meridian
3 W0CG/7 1,034 B 34 11 CW Geoff, COEUR D'ALENE

2011 Field Day
# Call Score Category QSOs Power Mult Participants Club
1 W6MM 3,420 1B1 962 2 1  
2 W7I 2,988 8A 576 2 56 Hewlett-Packard Boise ARC
3 K7ID 2,380 2AC 534 2 49 Kootenai ARS
4 KK3ARC 1,696 3A 203 2 34 3 Rivers ARC
5 W7NGI 1,536 2A 243 2 14 Palouse Hills ARC
6 K7SEL 1,108 1E 267 2 8 SEL Amateur Radio Club
7 WT7B 1,050 1B2 450 2 2  
8 K7SI 876 4A 93 2 8 Snake River ARC
9 W7ATC 670 1E 160 2 1  
10 W7CGA 586 1C 84 2 1  
11 N7VEA 572 1E 84 2 1  
12 AE7HS 496 1B1B 73 2 1  
13 WC7ID 286 3F 236 1 8  
14 AB7HP 246 1AC 96 1 9 Hewlett Packard Boise ARC
15 NF7T 242 1D 192 1 2  
16 W7EKG 142 1D 46 2 1  
17 KB7RNX 134 1C 17 2 1  
18 W9SRC 120 1D 10 2 4 STARS
19 KM7SM 82 1C 14 2 1  

Yes, as Jeeves says,  oversized cards are hard to file !

Although any qsl is nice,  the standard Post Card size
of  3.5 x 5.5 inches is the best.  When you have shoe boxes
full of cards, you'll know why  "one size" is better. Most Hams
save their cards forever, sometimes the big ones get pushed to
one side just because they don't fit into the scheme of things. 

what do you need  on your card.
your call, your name and address including county, Grid Square.
the words "this confirms two way radio contact with" or 2x   with

a place for his call letters, the date, time, band and mode, and RST.
Below is a card that has all you need,  if you google QSL card printers
you'll probably get dozens of places making cards,

   
   
see this slide show about QSL cards , how to fill them out, and lots of other good info

 

   
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