CONDX NOT GOOD THIS YEAR. JUST A FEW POINTS.
(DL3DXX)

Only had a few hours this weekend, so I tried a new challenge - working as a SO4C station - that's Single Op, 4 Contests, all at the same time.  It was interesting to learn how to switch logs as I did S&P across the bands.  Not much on 20 from AZ here, except W7SA who was my first QSO and 100 bonus points.  AZ is just too close for the skip on 20.  40 was much better.  Only heard a few stations on 80.  Next year I'll try to get on longer after dark.  Only running 100 watts and a wire antenna, so 40/80 are best for me anyway.

Rig: Flex-3000, 100 watts  Ant: 145' Carolina Windom @ 35'

73,
/Jack de K3FIV
Point Arena, CA

Such fun
K7GGG

My best score in a contest to date, maybe next year I can operate as a mobile.
KE7GRL

SSB MOBILE ON THE BORDER CNO/NVO & NVO/APH 100W TARHEEL SCREWDRIVER
KF7GCL/M

I meet my goal for this event, so I guess it was a success. A few things were frustrating. One, the GenLog was using full AZ county abbreviations like  AZAPHH, as a mult, which being an in state op, is not counted....which I think it should. Rule change soon? It would make the event more fun for us in state guys to hunt for counties too.  Anyway, I had to go back through the log and clean up all of the full "AZXXX" and remove the callsign dupes to make the proper mult count and correct QSO count (making only 1 QSO). Secondly, I find it very frustrating that DX on 15 will not come up on your call to work you.  I could scan down the band on 15 and hear DX, not very loud, but workable, calling "CQ" and working their own little pile-ups. But once you set-up on a freq and call "CQAZQP"; forget about it! I would call 10 or 15 minutes at a time on 15 with no entries. Then, out of the blue would pop up a DX! Even stateside contacts were few and far between. I learned that I spent to much time on 15, but how else are you to get DX multis or work a station on a second or third band?  This is not unique to AZQP. I have noticed this while participating in several QSO parties as well. Anyway, that being said, I should have about 10 more multis in my log. I only had 2 more then I did last year (70) which was disappointing. It was fun working the other AZ counties. I worked 11 counties in all and swept all 50 states within 10 hours of the event with CO being my last. 20 seemed not good as last year, but proved to be the band of choice with 73% of my activity on it followed by 40 meters at 13%, 80 meters at 9% and 15 meters 5%.  Again, if AZ stations could count for mutlt's I would spend more time on 40 and 75 I think tryin' to hunt them down.  It was good hearing Dan, N7IA just a few miles from me to pick up the rare Apache and Greenlee!  I ran an FT-1000D into a W5GI at about 90 feet from our summer cabin outside Alpine. Fun as always, and look foward to next year.
Andy, KK7 Apache County.

2ND ARIZONA QSO PARTY
N1NN              

AZ stations always strong here in EM55!
N4DTF

Very enjoyable contest. Had a lot of fun. Wish the bands were better. Thanks to all the mobiles and thanks to the organizers. Hope to CU next year.
Will, NQ2W

Conditions to Arizona where no so good. Only heard a few stations on 20M
VE3GTC

Nice to see so much AZ activity.  See you again next year.  Rig was TS830S (100w) and Butternut HF6V vertical.
W1END

Did not have much time and my results show it.  No new counties this year.
W8KNO

QRPp HALF-WATT TUNA TIN XMTR HERE, MY 1ST AZ QSO WITH QRPp!
WO4S

Made 11 of 15 counties with starting 4 hrs late due to family first. See you next year
WA5TRX

Nice to work AZ friends...
YU1PJ

KJ4KVC, Charles

Thanks for the QSO Party.  Was my first time in the AZ QSO Party.  Had a lot of fun.  Band here was bad tho at times 15m was good.

N4JF, Jerry

It was fun.  No activity on 160 or 80.  I really enjoyed the AZQP ... first time entry.  Wkd W7SA for additional points.

WA5SWN, Clarence

I have never been able to work La Paz, Pinal, or Navajo Counties in an AZ QSO Party, and have never worked Santa Cruz County at all!  Someday ....

Announcing the 2009 Arizona QSO Party, sponsored by the ARRL Arizona Section and Catalina Radio Club, from Oct 10 1600Z to Oct 11 0600Z and Oct 11 1400Z to Oct 11 2359Z.  Phone, CW and Digital modes on 160/80/40/20/15/10/6/2 meters.  Single-Op, Multi-Op, and Mobile categories.  Work stations once per band and mode.  Mobiles may be worked once per band and mode in each county.  County Line operations (two counties max) count as 2 QSOs.  Exchange RST and location (AZ County, State, Province, or DXCC Prefix).  Suggested Frequencies (kHz):  CW:  1812, 3548, 7048, 14048, 21048, 28048, 50048.  SSB:  1848, 3848, 7248, 14248, 21348, 28448, 50148.  FM Simplex:  146.48MHz.  One point per Phone QSO, two points for CW and Digital QSOs.  Multipliers for non-AZ entries are the 15 AZ counties.  Multipliers for AZ entries are States, Provinces, and DXCC Countries.  Final score is total QSO points times total multipliers + 100pts for Bonus Station W7SA.  Mail logs no later than Oct 31 to Catalina Radio Club, C/O Gary Keck, PO Box 18135, Tucson, AZ  85731 or via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  For full rules, along with log and summary sheets, Cabrillo electronic file format, and Award information, see http://www.azqsoparty.org.