by Tom Frenaye, K1KI – frenaye@pcnet.com
Writeup | New England Scores | Scores Outside New England | Breakdowns of Top Stations | Soapbox Comments
Introduction
Plans for the 2020 New England QSO Party significantly changed during the few weeks beforehand, as closures and travel restrictions due to the Covid virus mostly shut down travel throughout New England. During late April all New England states announced stay at home and mask rules. A number of people planning for elaborate mobile efforts had to cancel their plans. On the other hand, with so many people at home around the country, there was a huge uptick in the number of people on the air and contesting!
We received 1101 logs, up 68% from the 654 logs in 2019. There were 44 logs from Canada, 36 from DX stations, 816 from USA stations and 283 from New England. The total number of QSOs made by all stations after log checking came in at 154,015 – two times the number of QSOs reported in 2019!!
All but one of the 67 New England counties were on the air with 887 different stations represented in the logs. By state, the totals were 164 stations from Connecticut, 339 from Massachusetts, 104 from Maine, 159 from New Hampshire, 63 from Rhode Island, and 58 from Vermont. The hardest to work counties were Essex VT, Orange VT, Caledonia VT, and Knox ME.
Propagation
Solar activity was low with few sunspots and a quiet geomagnetic field. DX propagation was not very good but within North American there was sure a lot of action.
| Valid QSOs | 80m | 40m | 20m | 15m | 10m |
| QSOsmade by W1s | 15,517 | 41,243 | 41,647 | 242 | 42 |
| Different stations worked | 1,293 | 4,505 | 5,278 | 85 | 33 |
| QSOsmade by non-W1s | 8,027 | 23,933 | 23,081 | 83 | 0 |
| Different stations worked | 203 | 461 | 572 | 33 | 0 |
Mobiles
Only two W1 mobiles reported any activity, and they were both in rural northern New England. Thanks to Max/K1TIG/m who took a trip north covering four counties in NH and Jose/KB1TCD/m who used his Hamsticks to activate two counties in Maine (plus his home QTH). I know we’ll see both of them again in the future.
Results
Check here for detailed results –> Outside New England Scores | New England Scores
and for band-by-band info for the leaders –> Band-by-band
USA Outside New England
Bob/N4BP @ WN1GIV in Florida led the Single Operator High Power pack with 541 QSOs (312 CW and 90 SSB) in 63 counties for a score of 57,582 points. Second place went to Laszlo/OM2VL from Slovakia with 477 QSOs (288 CW, 217 SSB) in 59 counties for 46,905 points. That’s quite something from Europe!! Rounding out the top five SOHP scores were John/K4BAI from Georgia, at 34,608, Dave/N3XF in Pennsylvania at 33,600 points and a state record, and Craig/K9CT from Illinois at 32,832. Ed/W5TM was the big gun from west of the Mississippi River. There were nearly 300 entries in the SOHP category.
There were 463 entries in the Single Operator Low Power category, a new record. The top scorer was Jeff/N8II from West Virginia with 340 QSOs in 59 counties for 29,618 points. The rest of the top five were Bill/AC0W from Minnesota, Metro/W8MET from Ohio, Dave/WN4AFP from South Carolina, and Roger/K0MPH from Minnesota. Bill/N6ZFO had the top west coast score.
Tom/K3TW from Florida earned the top SOQRP score with 142 CW and 72 SSB QSOs in 46 counties for 16,376 points, followed closely by Vic/K9UIY ;in Illinois with a score of 15,996.
There were fewer Multi-single entries than usual in 2020 with Covid restrictions cancelling many efforts, and moving others to try remote access methods. The team of Valerie/NV9L Jerry/WB9Z put NV9L at the top of the chart with 408 QSOs and 57 counties for 36,651 points. The NX6T team from San Diego was second with 32,312 points, and set a California record.
Special thanks to everyone who participated in all of the QSO parties on the same day – W1 W7 DE and IN – and sent in a log or checklog!
Canada
Alan/VA1MM from Nova Scotia topped the SOHP category with 156 CW and 46 SSB QSOs in 47 counties for 16,826, closely followed by Rob/VE4GV setting a Manitoba record with 16,422, then Todd/VE5MX with 13,760 points from Saskatchewan, also a new record. In the SOLP category, the top three entries were all from Ontario with Tony/VE3RZ in the lead with 19,200 points, then Evgeny/VE3AQ and Harry/VA3EC.
DX
The big surprise was the huge SOHP score from Laszlo/OM2VL, who had 46,905 points after log checking, with 288 CW and 217 SSB QSOs, in 59 counties all from Slovakia (4200 miles/6700 km away). His total beat all of the USA scores except for one, and set a new record for any DX station. Congrats! Dietmar/DL3DXX was second with 293 CW QSOs in 54 counties for 27,542 points and a new German record. Sam/LY5W was third, setting a record from Lithuania.
In the SOLP category, Marco/XE2Swith 8,640 points, edged out Fred/K9VV at NP2X with 7,104, followed by Antal/EA5KOin third place.
For a full list of current records –> Records
New England Results
The big increase in activity in 2020 led to some monster scores from New England stations. Three operators all connected to W1KM‘s station in the salt marshes of southeastern Massachusetts using the NN1C callsign in the multi-single category. Marty/NN1C, Dennis/W1UE and Axel/KI6RRN teamed up for 1382 CW and 642 SSB contacts, along with 126 multipliers and a new record of 429,156 points. Second place went to the remote team at K2LE‘s Vermont QTH using W1VE‘s call – credit operators Gerry/W1VE, Andy/K2LE, Ed/K1EP and VE4EA with 292,434 points and a VT record. Another remote team ran the NE1QP effort from K1TTT‘s hill in western Massachusetts – Brayden/KC1KUG, Brian/NJ1F, Michael/K1MK, and Tom/W1TO put 1566 QSOs in their log for 228,592 points.
In the single operator high power category, Bob/WA1Z from New Hampshire took top honors with 1473 CW and 744 SSB contacts, a multiplier of 112 and 413,280 points, breaking the previous SOHP record. Pete/W1RM made 1500 CW QSOs and matched the 112 multiplier total for second place and a final score of 336,000 points from Connecticut. Third place in New England went to Mark/K1RO in NH with 283,912 points. Rounding out the top five were Randy/K5ZD at AK1W in MA with 267,145 points, and Krassy/K1LZwith 236,758 from Maine, each setting state records. Dale/AF1T from NH had his usual top score with only SSB QSOs – 194,567.
Single Operator High Power
| Mixed Mode | CW only | SSB only | |||
| Call | Score | Call | Score | Call | Score |
| WA1Z | 413,280 | W1RM | 336,000 | AF1T | 194,567 |
| W1RM | 336,000 | W1FJ | 208,656 | AB1EP | 104,252 |
| K1RO | 283,912 | W1WEF | 195,858 | NY1US | 94,772 |
| AK1W | 267,145 | K1KI | 183,106 | K1KA | 88,473 |
| K1LZ | 236,758 | N1E (K1IB) | 168,270 | W1TJL | 80,960 |
The single operator low power title in New England went to Matt/W1PY in western MA, with 1055 CW and 322 SSB QSOs. His 99 multipliers put his final score at 240,768 and was a New England record.
Second place was earned by Paul/K1XM with 208,416 points from the Boston area. Dan/W1QK came in third from CT, setting a new state record. He had 172,494 points, followed by Bruce/K1BG with 162,165 points and Dave/K1VUT both from MA at 155,344.
Single Operator Low Power
| Mixed Mode | CW only | SSB only | |||
| Call | Score | Call | Score | Call | Score |
| W1PY | 240,768 | K1XM | 208,416 | NG1M | 24,304 |
| K1XM | 208,416 | K1BG | 162,165 | N2HX | 11,468 |
| W1QK | 172,494 | K1VUT | 155,344 | NP2GG | 10.255 |
| K1BG | 162,165 | K1TR | 148,299 | K1WCC | 10,004 |
| K1VUT | 155,344 | W1EQ | 143,700 | AA1W | 8,240 |
John/W1XX set a new QRP record for New England with 640 CW and 119 SSB QSOs, 77 multipliers and a total of 107,723 points from RI. Dave/N1IX in NH came in second with 77,220 points, and new state record.
Check out the NEQP records page for details for all record categories –> Records
Check here for detailed New England results –> Score detail
and for band-by-band leaders –> Band-by-band
Club Competition
The Society of Midwest Contesters earned the top club spot for the first time, edging out last year’s winner, the Potomac Valley Radio Club. Top scorers were the Multi-single team of Valerie and Jerry at NV9L and the SOHP effort by Craig/K9CT.
Overall, there were 512 logs representing a record 139 clubs from outside new England.
Within New England, the CTRI Contest Group had the top club score while the regional Yankee Clipper Contest Club had 91 entries and a monster $8m+ points. Thirty-seven different New England clubs had scores – from 171 different logs.
Non-New England Club Scores
| Club | Entries | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Society of Midwest Contesters | 32 | 295,097 |
| Potomac Valley Radio Club | 40 | 279,325 |
| Florida Contest Group | 25 | 244,071 |
| Tennessee Contest Group | 29 | 186,604 |
| Frankford Radio Club | 22 | 145,308 |
| Minnesota Wireless Association | 18 | 144,145 |
| Northern California Contest Club | 31 | 118,054 |
| South East Contest Club | 11 | 116,306 |
| Contest Club Ontario | 19 | 110,883 |
| Mad River Radio Club | 11 | 94,860 |
| Alabama Contest Group | 6 | 92,413 |
| Deep Dixie Contest Club | 4 | 67,317 |
| Southern California Contest Club | 10 | 66,704 |
| Kentucky Contest Group | 8 | 60,715 |
| DFW Contest Group | 9 | 52,777 |
| Niagara Frontier Radiosport | 7 | 52,388 |
| Swamp Fox Contest Group | 6 | 50,679 |
| Bavarian Contest Club | 4 | 49,110 |
| Slovak Contest Group | 1 | 44,254 |
| Central Virginia Contest Club | 3 | 39,485 |
| The Villages Amateur Radio Club | 4 | 35,508 |
| Arizona Outlaws Contest Club | 12 | 33,672 |
| San Diego Contest Club | 1 | 31,075 |
| Central Texas DX and Contest Club | 5 | 28,850 |
| Metro DX Club | 4 | 27,146 |
| Willamette Valley DX Club | 10 | 26,293 |
| Georgia Contest Group | 3 | 23,268 |
| Western Washington DX Club | 11 | 22,658 |
| Fort Wayner Radio Club | 6 | 22,503 |
| North Coast Contesters | 4 | 20,387 |
| Big Sky Contesters | 4 | 17,738 |
| Kansas City Contest Club | 2 | 17,018 |
| Blossomland Amateur Radio Association | 1 | 16,920 |
| Lafayette DX Association | 4 | 16,529 |
| Radiosport Manitoba | 1 | 16,422 |
| New Providence Amateur Radio Club | 4 | 15,150 |
| The Dent County Raiders | 2 | 14,680 |
| Lake Area Amateur Radio Klub | 4 | 13,964 |
| Saskatchewan Contest Club | 1 | 13,760 |
| Beemster Contest Club | 1 | 13,500 |
| Susquehanna County Amateur Radio Club | 2 | 12,780 |
| First State Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 12,189 |
| Cuyahoga Amateur Radio Society | 1 | 12,150 |
| Fort Smith Area Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 11,438 |
| Contest Club Finland | 2 | 11,370 |
| Port Lavaca Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 11,352 |
| Not Quite Workable Contest Club | 1 | 10,988 |
| North Fulton Amateur Radio League | 2 | 10,579 |
| Iowa DX and Contest Club | 1 | 10,340 |
| Great Places Contest Club | 1 | 9,472 |
| Albuquerque DX Association | 1 | 8,604 |
| Orca DX and Contest Club | 3 | 8,498 |
| Hudson Valley Contesters and DXers | 3 | 8,445 |
| XE Dxers | 1 | 8,400 |
| Platinum Coast Amateur Radio Society | 1 | 8,132 |
| ARC Emergency Communications Service | 1 | 7,420 |
| Russian Contest Club | 1 | 7,227 |
| West Allis Radio Amateurs Club | 1 | 7,200 |
| Yankee Clipper Contest Club | 3 | 5,654 |
| Arkansas DX Association | 1 | 5,576 |
| Central Oregon DX Club | 2 | 5,524 |
| Fauquier Amateur Radio Association | 2 | 5,388 |
| EA Contest Club | 1 | 5,372 |
| SP DX Club | 2 | 5,348 |
| Mother Lode DX/Contest Club | 3 | 4,968 |
| Texas DX Society | 3 | 4,628 |
| Hilltop Transmitting Association | 1 | 4,386 |
| CSU Pitesti | 2 | 4,338 |
| Arrow Communications Association | 1 | 4,068 |
| Louisiana Contest Club | 2 | 4,034 |
| Mifflin County Contesters | 1 | 3,450 |
| Heritage Hunt Hams | 1 | 3,393 |
| Maritime Contest Club | 2 | 3,112 |
| Portage County Amateur Radio Service | 3 | 3,036 |
| Lawton Ft Sill Amatuer Radio Club | 1 | 2,958 |
| Florida Weak Signal Society | 1 | 2,860 |
| Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 2,850 |
| Western Illinois Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 2,704 |
| Silver Comet Amateur Radio Society | 1 | 2,450 |
| Boeing Employees Amateur Radio Operators North Society | 1 | 2,323 |
| QSY Society | 1 | 1,950 |
| Utah DX Association | 2 | 1,885 |
| USS Wisconsin Radio Club | 1 | 1,824 |
| SMARTS Radio Club | 1 | 1,722 |
| Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 1,395 |
| Skyview Radio Society | 1 | 1,352 |
| Carolina DX Association | 1 | 1,302 |
| Spokane DX Association | 2 | 1,140 |
| Queen City Emergency Net | 1 | 1,127 |
| CTRI Contest Group | 2 | 1,064 |
| Radio Club of Redmond | 2 | 1,053 |
| Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 984 |
| Charlotte Amateur Radio Society | 1 | 972 |
| The Albemarle Amateur Radio Society | 1 | 945 |
| Sawnee Amateur Radio Association | 1 | 900 |
| Southeastern DX Club | 1 | 900 |
| Northern Arizona DX Association | 1 | 884 |
| Central Oregon DX Club | 2 | 784 |
| Grand Mesa Contesters | 1 | 744 |
| Loudoun Amateur Radio Group | 1 | 660 |
| Northeast Maryland Amateur Radio Contest Society | 2 | 596 |
| Lighthouse Amateur Radio Alliance | 1 | 594 |
| Wabash Valley Amateur Radio Assn | 1 | 576 |
| Nanaimo Amateur Radio Association | 1 | 561 |
| Franklin County Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 450 |
| Silver Springs Radio Club | 1 | 448 |
| Southwest Dallas County Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 432 |
| South Texas DX Club | 2 | 420 |
| Western Kansas Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 408 |
| Oro Valley Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 384 |
| Daviess County Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 320 |
| L’Anse Creuse Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 306 |
| Hartland DX Association | 1 | 288 |
| Dillman’s Amateur Radio Experimenters | 1 | 286 |
| Fort Wayne DX Association | 2 | 243 |
| Cowtown Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 240 |
| Carolina SideWinders of the Lowcountry | 1 | 209 |
| Athens Radio Club | 1 | 180 |
| Classic Operators Contest Club | 2 | 174 |
| Deutscher Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 160 |
| Alexandria Radio Club | 2 | 130 |
| Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 110 |
| Order of Boiled Owls of New York | 1 | 108 |
| Lighthouse Amateur Radio Alliance | 1 | 64 |
| Delaware Amateur Radio Association | 1 | 60 |
| CW Ops | 1 | 50 |
| Hazel Park Amatuer Radio Club | 1 | 49 |
| Ventura County Amateur Radio Society | 2 | 35 |
| Sierra Foothills Amateur Raido Club | 1 | 25 |
| Vytautas Magnus University Radio Club | 1 | 18 |
| Huber Heights Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 16 |
| St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 9 |
| Green River Valley Amateur Radio Society | 1 | 8 |
| Contest Club du Quebec | 1 | 4 |
| Stewart Lake Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 4 |
| Kennan DX Iwate | 1 | 2 |
| High Desert Radio Amateur Group | 1 | 1 |
| Contest Group du Quebec | 1 | 0 |
| Kaunas University of Technology Radio Club | 1 | 0 |
| Ozarks Amateur Radio Society | 1 | 0 |
New England Club Scores
| Club | Entries | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Yankee Clipper Contest Club | 91 | 8,157,611 |
| CTRI Contest Group | 9 | 319,348 |
| Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont | 3 | 245,649 |
| Hampden County Radio Association | 7 | 178,043 |
| Candlewood Amateur Radio Association | 3 | 174,959 |
| Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club | 10 | 171,785 |
| Eastern Connecticut Amateur Radio Associaiton | 2 | 118,832 |
| Fidelity Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 110,110 |
| Bass Hill Repeater Group | 1 | 54,432 |
| Providence Radio Association | 1 | 50,622 |
| Contoocook Valley Radio Club | 4 | 36,167 |
| Newport County Radio Club | 1 | 25,132 |
| Nashua Area Radio Society | 6 | 21,379 |
| Twin Cities DX Association | 1 | 18,584 |
| West River Radio Club | 1 | 17,472 |
| Green Mountain Wireless Society | 1 | 13,612 |
| Cape Cod CWOPS Club | 1 | 13,590 |
| Ellsworth Amateur Wireless Association | 1 | 11,398 |
| Meriden Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 11,300 |
| Natchaug Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 6,972 |
| Northville Amateur Radio Association | 1 | 5,320 |
| Central Massachusetts Amateur Radio Associaiton | 2 | 4,569 |
| Montechusetts Amateur Radio Associaiton | 1 | 4,424 |
| Whitman Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 3,914 |
| Cape Ann Amateur Rdio Association | 1 | 2,592 |
| Port City Amateur Radio Club | 2 | 1,940 |
| Falmouth Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 1,924 |
| North East Weak Signal Group | 1 | 1,320 |
| North Shore Radio Association | 1 | 1,200 |
| Central New Hampshire Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 969 |
| Blackstone Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 805 |
| Hop River Radio Club | 2 | 588 |
| Nantucket Amateur Radio Association | 1 | 504 |
| Franklin County Amateur Radio Club | 1 | 465 |
| Granite State Amateur Radio Association | 1 | 368 |
| Wireless Operators of Winsted | 1 | 240 |
| Northern New England Field Amateur Radio Operators | 6 | 139 |
Activity by County
| County | QSOs | Stations |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | ||
| Fairfield | 1969 | 26 |
| Hartford | 4051 | 35 |
| Litchfield | 379 | 14 |
| Middlesex | 261 | 10 |
| New Haven | 1467 | 32 |
| New London | 1948 | 21 |
| Tolland | 1230 | 12 |
| Windham | 938 | 14 |
| Massachusetts | ||
| Barnstable | 1279 | 27 |
| Berkshire | 1772 | 8 |
| Bristol | 2898 | 25 |
| Dukes | 19 | 2 |
| Essex | 2765 | 31 |
| Franklin | 331 | 5 |
| Hampden | 1426 | 31 |
| Hampshire | 1615 | 17 |
| Middlesex | 5244 | 92 |
| Nantucket | 77 | 2 |
| Norfolk | 2196 | 24 |
| Plymouth | 3056 | 25 |
| Suffolk | 43 | 4 |
| Worcester | 2952 | 46 |
| Maine | ||
| Androscoggin | 36 | 5 |
| Aroostook | 30 | 6 |
| Cumberland | 2608 | 15 |
| Franklin | 214 | 3 |
| Hancock | 644 | 10 |
| Kennebec | 557 | 6 |
| Knox | 7 | 4 |
| Lincoln | 59 | 4 |
| Oxford | 599 | 6 |
| Penobscot | 164 | 6 |
| Piscataquis | 43 | 6 |
| Sagadahoc | 64 | 3 |
| Somerset | 658 | 7 |
| Waldo | 226 | 5 |
| Washington | 953 | 3 |
| York | 172 | 15 |
| New Hampshire | ||
| Belknap | 88 | 11 |
| Carroll | 801 | 6 |
| Cheshire | 373 | 7 |
| Coos | 398 | 5 |
| Grafton | 398 | 6 |
| Hillsborough | 1993 | 57 |
| Merrimack | 712 | 15 |
| Rochingham | 3321 | 33 |
| Strafford | 488 | 7 |
| Sullivan | 1679 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | ||
| Bristol | 609 | 6 |
| Kent | 1189 | 15 |
| Newport | 1732 | 12 |
| Providence | 1229 | 24 |
| Washington | 1032 | 6 |
| Vermont | ||
| Addison | 582 | 2 |
| Bennington | 1062 | 7 |
| Caledonia | 5 | 3 |
| Chittenden | 971 | 12 |
| Essex | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin | 53 | 5 |
| Grand Isle | 362 | 5 |
| Lamoille | 512 | 3 |
| Orange | 2 | 1 |
| Orleans | 77 | 3 |
| Rutland | 253 | 4 |
| Washington | 65 | 4 |
| Windsor | 871 | 6 |
| Windham | 101 | 3 |
Awards
Digital (Adobe PDF) certificates will be emailed to everyone who made at least 25 QSOs. If you want a paper certificate, please let us know. Please come back and enjoy the fun in the 2021 NEQP!!
Special plaques have been awarded to these top scorers:
| Category | Donor | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| USA – Single Operator | Yankee Clipper Contest Club | Bob Patten, N4BP (WN1GIV) |
| USA – Single Operator Low Power | Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, in memory of Laci Radnay, W1PL | Jeff Hartley, N8II |
| USA – Single Operator QRP | Vern Brownell, W1VB | Tom Warren, K3TW |
| USA – Single Op (W5-W6-W7-W0) | Huckleberry Mountain Contest Club | Axel Bruderer, KI6RRN (NO6T) |
| USA – Single Op (W2-W3-W8-W9) | Steve Moynihan, W3SM | Dave Sarault, N3XF |
| USA – Single Operator Low Power (W2-W3-W8-W9) | Whit Carter, K1EO | Metro Sinko, W8MET |
| USA – Single Operator Low Power – W7 | Michael Therrien, N1MD | Fred Laun, N7KRN |
| USA – W4 – any category | Gerry Hull, W1VE ex AK4L | John Laney, K4BAI |
| USA – Multi-Operator Single-Transmitter | Will and Pam Angenent, K6ND/K6NDV | Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L (+WB9Z) |
| USA – Single Operator – CW only | Hamcrafters | Craig Thompson, K9CT |
| USA – Single Operator – SSB only | Jim Monahan, K1PX, in memory of Marty Johnson, W3YOZ | Ed Kucharski, K3DNE |
| Canada – Single Operator high power | Chris Terkla, N1XS | Alan Prosser, VA1MM |
| Canada – Single Operator Low Power | Gerry Hull, W1VE/VE1RM | Tony Osman, VE3RZ |
| DX – Single Operator | Yankee Clipper Contest Club | Laszlo Vegh, OM2VL |
| DX – Single Operator Low Power | Pete Chamalian, W1RM, in memory of John Thompson, W1BIH/PJ9JT | Marco Antonio Soto, XE2S |
| Golden Log – no errors | Jim Spears, N1NK | Paul O’Kirley, W8TM |
| Top Club | Florida Contest Group | Society of Midwest Contesters |
| New England – Single Operator | Yankee Clipper Contest Club | Bob Raymond, WA1Z |
| New England – Single Operator – Low Power | Dave Hoaglin, K1HT | Matt Wilhelm, W1PY |
| New England – single operator – QRP | Blackstone Valley Amateur Radio Club | John Lindholm, W1XX |
| New England – Mobile | Boston Amateur Radio Club | Max Holden, K1TIG/m |
| New England – County Expedition Award | Tom Homewood, W1TO | Ann Byers, K1QO |
| New England – multi-single | Cheshire County DX ARC | Martin Sullaway, NN1C ( +Alex/KI6RRN, Dennis/W1UE, oprs) |
| New England – Single Operator – CW only | Andy Bodony, K2LE | Pete Chamalian, W1RM |
| New England – Single Operator – SSB only | Fred Reed, KK1KW, and Woody Beckford, WW1WW | Dale Clement, AF1T |
| Connecticut – Single Operator High Power | Candlewood ARA | Pete Chamlian, W1RM |
| Connecticut – Single Operator Low Power | Dick Pechie, KB1H, memorial sponsored by the Barnstormers (NZ1U) | Dan Fegley, W1QK |
| Maine – Single Operator | Larry Banks, W1DYJ | Krassy Petkov, K1LZ |
| Maine – Single Operator Low Power | Sue, K1RQ, and Brian Szewczyk, NJ1F, in memory of Dana Cobb, K1RQ | Bob Coakley, KX1E |
| Massachusetts – Single Operator | Framingham Amateur Radio Association | Randy Thompson, K5ZD (AK1W) |
| Massachusetts – Single Operator Low Power | Chuck Counselman, W1HIS | Paul Young, K1XM |
| Massachusetts – Hampden County – Single Operator | Hampden County Radio Assn | Chris Scibelli, NU1O |
| Massachusetts – Single Operator – Best in Western Massachusetts | POTA*413 Western MA Chapter – Portable on the Air | Jim Mullen, KK1W |
| New Hampshire – Single Operator | Mark Wilson, K1RO | Mark Wilson, K1RO |
| New Hampshire – Single Operator Low Power | WQ2H Repeater Group | Ed Parsons, K1TR |
| New Hampshire – Multi-Operator | Nat Lee, N1BNC, + Dan Norman, N0HF | Unity Mountain ARC (Barry/NF1O, Mary Whittemore/NE1F, oprs |
| Rhode Island – Single Operator | CTRI Contest Group | Don Rosinha, WA1BXY (NC1CC) |
| Vermont – Single Operator | Bob Raymond, WA1Z | Mill Moore, K1IB (N1E) |
| Vermont – Single Operator Low Power | West River Radio Club | Kevin Emilio, KE1VT |
| New England Club | Yankee Clipper Contest Club | CTRI Contest Group |
If you’d like to sponsor a new plaque for 2021, please contact us at info@neqp.org
Log Checking
The log checking process was pretty thorough and most entries lost a few QSOs.There were 1101 logs overall, with 1085 in electronic format (98.5%) and only 16 on paper. The best operators have error rates in <3% range. The logs we have the most trouble with are those with ADIF files instead of the requested Cabrillo format. They usually do not have the necessary basic information like entry caregory. Paul/W8TM earned the Golden Log plaque in the 2020 contest with no errors in 197 QSOs. Andy/AA5JF and Dave/N4DW each had 179 flawless contacts.
For non-New England stations, cross checking was possible on 52,625 of the 59,730 QSOs reported (88.1%). For New England stations, cross checking was possible for 63,983 of the 102,609 QSOs reported (62.4%).
Logging Software
More than 40 different logging programs were used by NEQP participants. N1MM Logger+ continues to have the lion’s share of the users, QSOs and points. Not everyone upgrades their logging software to the current version – there were 36 different versions of the N1MM Logger+ software (and nine versions of the original N1MM Logger software which was discontinued a few years ago). N3FJP’s array of contest software has now moved into second place among NEQP entrants.
| Software | Logs | QSOs | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1MM Logger+ | 665 | 104,047 | 10,760,892 |
| N3FJP | 192 | 17,466 | 1,137,447 |
| WriteLog | 32 | 6,688 | 848,938 |
| DXLog.net | 8 | 3,407 | 494,201 |
| SkookumLogger | 5 | 3,316 | 574,364 |
| WA7BNM Web2Cabrillo | 38 | 1,798 | 101,388 |
| ADIF2CABR | 4 | 1,746 | 165,658 |
| Win-Test | 2 | 1,424 | 208,182 |
| JL | 1 | 1,057 | 171,872 |
| GenLog | 15 | 1,025 | 69,155 |
| TR Log POST | 5 | 766 | 73,813 |
| RUMlogNG | 9 | 717 | 70,842 |
| NA | 3 | 708 | 62,862 |
| N1MM Logger | 12 | 538 | 25,366 |
| Logger+ | 2 | 487 | 52,354 |
| CabConverter | 4 | 329 | 13,477 |
| TR4W | 5 | 302 | 19,291 |
| MS Excel | 4 | 291 | 23,242 |
| SD | 4 | 272 | 16,072 |
| MS Word | 5 | 263 | 12,046 |
| Other (20 different) | 25 | 927 | 50,622 |
Soapbox
You can get a real feel for the contest by going through the various “Soapbox” comments from the big guns, the little guns and everyone in between.
The 2021 contest in coming up the first weekend of May, so I hope to see everyone active. If you’re from New England, let us know if you’ll be QRV this year – send a message to us at info@neqp.org with the county name(s). We’d like to be sure all counties are active!