All scores are claimed scores unless otherwise noted. January: ARRL RTTY Round Up (Final Score) • QSO’s: 562 • Mult’s: 74 • Score: 41,588 • Op Time: 13.5 Hrs Comment: This effort was good enough for low power 1 st place for the Indiana section. January: NAQP CW (Final Score) • QSO’s: 151 • Mult’s: 54 • Score: 8,154 • Op Time: 3.6 Hrs February: FMRE RTTY • QSO’s: 55 • Mult’s: 16 • Score: 2,160 • Op Time: 2.8 Hrs February: CQ WPX RTTY • QSO’s: 454 • Mult’s: 209 • Score: 209,000 • Op Time: 15 Hrs February: ARRL DX CW • QSO’s: 9 • Mult’s: 9 • Score: 243 • Op Time: Less than 1 Hr Comment: Operated just enough to work a few friends and 1 new country: Mauritania. March: NA RTTY Sprint (Final Score) • QSO’s: 112 • Mult’s: 23 • Score: 2,576 • Op Time: 3 Hrs Comment: This effort was good enough for 1st place in the 9th Call District and 9th overall for low power stations. March: BARTG RTTY • QSO’s: 212 • Mult’s: 76 • Score: 61,056 • Op Time: 5.7 Hrs April: Georgia QSO Party • QSO’s: 13 • Mult’s: Not calculated • Score: Not calculated • Op Time: 15 minutes Comment: Operated just long enough to test my portable vertical that would be used in the May Indiana QSO Party. May: Indiana QSO Party • QSO’s: 225 • Mult’s: 81 • Score: 32,725 • Op Time: 9 Hrs Comment: Operated from Benton County. May: 7QP QSO Party • QSO’s: 74 • Mult’s: 50 • Score: 6,300 • Op Time: 9 Hrs Comment: Operated concurrently with the Indiana QSO Party. May: New England QSO Party • QSO’s: 45 • Mult’s: 22 • Score: 1,958 • Op Time: 5 Hrs Comment: Operated concurrently with the Indiana QSO Party. July: NAQP RTTY (Final Score) • QSO’s: 508 • Mult’s: 164 • Score: 83,312 • Op Time: 10 Hrs Comment: My best score ever in an NAQP RTTY test and good for 1st place for the Indiana section. August: SARTG RTTY • QSO’s: 94 • Mult’s: 44 • Score: 47,520 • Op Time: 3 Hrs Comment: Horrid band conditions. August: RU RTTY • QSO’s: 63 • Mult’s: 15 • Score: 5,100 Comment: Just messing around. September: CQWW RTTY • QSO’s: 70 • Mult’s: 48 • Score: 6,048 • Op Time: 3 Hrs Comment: Still just messing around. November: SS CW • QSO’s: 613 • Mult’s: 77 • Score: 94,402 • Op Time: 18 Hrs Comment: Strategy to maximize points for SMC club score. November: SS Phone • QSO’s: 316 • Mult’s: 77 • Score: 48,664 • Op Time: 10 Hrs Comment: Strategy to maximize points for SMC club score. December: ARRL 10M • QSO’s: 23 • Mult’s: 9 • Score: 684 • Op Time: 1 Hr Comment: Testing new hardware setup.