2023 Summary Idaho QSO Party    --     The SPUD RUN   ======================================== Two Luck Guys,  Receiving hand made High Score Plaque's ( by Kelly K7SU )

To print your certificate, go to https://idqp.contesting.com/idqpcertificates.php GOOD GRIEF:  Heads up ZERO's ZERO call signs have the option of printing certificates with a "0" or a "Ø" in their call signs.  To search for the "0" call sign simply search for the "0".  Example...   W0XYZ If you want a certificate with a "Ø" in your call sign, type in  ALT-0216 to get the Ø.  Hold down the ALT key while pressing ZERO-2-1-6  (on the number pad) then release the ALT key.  ZERO calls are in the system under both "0" and "Ø" Same goes on this score page,  we used ALT-0126 to get   Ø,  if you 'search' for your call using a 0 it won't find your call..  The webmaster, being a ZERO,  and trying to staying true to ZERO's with a slash,    I've created a monster.. HI HI     73 KØIP just in   on a MAC     Shift + Alt + O =============================================== OM2VL, László Végh, In Slovak Republic  Is the winner of a special  (hand made by K7SU) wooden plaque , for out of state HI Points winner.. W7QDM, Ray Johnson, in Idaho Falls is the winner of the in state wooden plaque. for Hi score in state.

A huge thank you to all who participated in the 2023 Idaho QSO Party Spud Run. 
We had a lot of fun with the BONUS STATIONS W7I, K7I and K7ID.  Nearly 90 percent
of the participants talked to at least one of those stations for a BONUS. 
We plan to do that next year and we may even add another BONUS station just for fun.

Some quick statistics...
We had 64 Idaho stations playing this year compared to 47 last year.
We activated 28 of Idaho's 44 counties this year compared to 27 last year.
Many who worked a county this year that was not activated last year got a 500 point bonus.  This will continue next
year only we will add another 500 bonus points to any county that was not activated THIS year...making it possible
to get 1000 bonus points for activating one of those counties next year.

Thanks for playing in the IDQP Spud Run and we hope to see you next year!

73,  K7SU 

 

out of state -  QRP

Out of State Low Power, including DX

Out of State High Power, including DX

Idaho QRP  Single Op, Fixed,

Idaho  -  Low Power  -  single op unless extra calls are noted

Idaho  -  High Power

IDAHO  -  ROVER/MOBILE -   "the unsung hero's of our contest"

This was another WQ6X ad-HOC QSO Party from the SF East Bay area.
My REAL Question is, WHERE were the IDAHO stations. I searched
and search and only hear 5 stations, when their location is so
radio favorable What am I missing
Read more about this at: http://WQ6X.Blogspot.com

Nice to work folks in Idaho - a rare treat! 73, W9TCV

Rig was FTdx101 and Butternut vertical.
Enjoyed the hunt. Was a little more successful than last year's effort. W1END

Thanks for the Idaho contacts! NN6U

Worked all the stations I could hear. N9EEE

Can't hear anybody. Are all ID stations running QRP? N8KH

Operated from my parents house in East Tennessee. N4JRG

YL and Rookie (Licensed April 2021) KY4GS

surprising that most contacts to next door state were on 20 mtrs KJ9C

We had a fun time working the Idaho QSO Party as a family this year. Thanks for the great opportunity KJ7YOZ

conditions were good, best score so far in this contest was very pleased and was fun! KI7PMQ

First time entry. Has a blast! Was able to contact all 3 bonus stations! KE4GTQ

Elecraft K3/10 running 5 watts to selectable dipoles fed with window lines and Matchbox tuners. Thanks for the Fun! C U next time, 73, Dan KEØTT

The contesting.com submission system makes it easy. Thanks KB9LGS

4 Attempts to submit log. Apparently clock confused by DST
LAST ATTEMPT-- IF NOT ACCEPTED , THERE ARE OTHER THINGS IN LIFE ! KAØREN (We got it! K7SU)

Fun contest thanks for having it. 73 Matt ka0pqw

Good activity by station in ID.K8LF

Great Party! Ten meters was full of DX! K7SU

"Greetings from warm and sunny Florida." K3TW

Used an indoor fan dipole and 80 Watts. K2MN

SkookumLogger; K4 + KPA1500; 12-el tribander, 2-el 40, wires, all about 60ft up; W1FV 9-circle RX array. K1GQ

This was a really fun contest! It was quite a challenge with only 1x
20m QRP Monoband Radio (QCX-MINI, 13.8V = ~4.95W). Had only 5x QSOs
with Idaho stations, 40m or 10m would have been better. W7I was my
first contact, so bonus! Tried to work K7I but either wasn't heard or
ignored, the out of state stations were blasting! I had two QSOs with
a HI station, on Kauai and later on Honolulu. Annoyed a New Zealand
station, apparently Idaho is not part of the Commonwealth HIHI. Got a
from a Japanese station but they QRTd. There were a lot of stations
on 20m but all doing their own contests! BERU, OKQP, SKCC WES, heard
hardly any IDQP stations, but I was only on the cw portion of 20m.
Worked 12 states including Idaho, with a total of 27 QSOs, all in all
great success for a new ham! AI7QG Boise, ID.

Wow, thanks for all the good ears/antennas copying my <5-watt QRP
CW sig from New Jersey! Glad to get ID on 10m and 15m for 5BWAS
credit; had to wait until Sunday for the 10m opportunities
(thanks for super good ears at W7ZRC and W7I, I don't know how
they heard me; I could hardly hear them)! Many opportunities on
15m both days. Rig: Hermes Lite 2, rig-in-a-box style along
with Raspberry Pi 4, at base of 1/4-wave fan vertical with 32
radials, remote controlled locally from Windows laptop via WiFi
using Quisk s/w transceiver at both ends (laptop and Rasp Pi). AC2YD

First time in ID QSO Party, had a lot of fun. Too bad I didn't
have more time to play, a short op session broken with date night
with my wife. But a lot of fun using an 80m OCF with peak at
35', Yaesu FT450d and Heathkit SB200 amp. AA7VA

Band Conditions were good.  Competition with Oklahoma QSO Party for band space was fierce.  Nice
to hear Cassia County  which I have never worked before.  Happy to give Kansas to a few stations that
really needed it.   C U next year!   WA5SWN

In the graphic below under COUNTY ACTIVATIONS, the counties in Green lettering with a Yellow number to the left are the BONUS counties for this year. 
The Yellow number is the number of stations activating that county. 
The counties in WHITE were the active stations last year.  As you can see we picked up FIVE BONUS counties this year but we also did not activate 5 counties that were activated last year. 
Next year we will have some 500 BONUS and some 1000 BONUS POINTS counties!

      THANKS AGAIN FOR WORKING US, HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR,,73 from Idaho