In 1995, I was further expanding my contesting passion and skills. I was even dabbling a bit in CW and RTTY, but most was still phone. Working at what was still AT&T (the OLD monopoly, not the new one!), I enjoyed the CQWE and I discovered the PA QSO Party was one of my all-time favorites.

K3II invited me to his QTH for the CQWW DX Phone contest. I met Jim through the Carbon ARC and I had come to admire him and his awesome station. It was an honor to operate with the legend himself in one of the big contests running big power into big antennas. Jim showed me what REAL contesting was like ... and I loved it!!

Month Contest Submitted Score Final Score QSOs Class
Mode
Call More Information
Jan
ARRL RTTY Roundup 2,457 ?
RTTY
N3BDA
Jan
ARRL VHF Sweepstakes 1,456 105
Mixed
N3BDA
Feb
CQ 160m Contest 12,207 140
SSB
N3BDA
Mar
ARRL International DX Contest 113,778 258
SSB
N3BDA
Mar
CQ Worldwide WPX Contest 38,114 142
SSB
N3BDA
Jun
ARRL VHF QSO Party 1,600 1,600 75
Mixed
N3BDA
Jun
Field Day 5,316 5,316 1,623 2A
Mixed
K3II Carbon ARC
Jul
IARU HF World Championships 41,480 192
Mixed
N3BDA
Aug
North American QSO Party 9,408 147
SSB
N3BDA
Oct
Pennsylvania QSO Party 40,819 40,819 389 SOMP
Mixed
N3BDA
Oct
CQ Worldwide DX Contest 1,286,560 859
SSB
K3II Ops: K3II, N3BDA
Nov
CQ WE Contest 3,920 3,920 70 SOLP
Mixed
N3BDA
Nov
ARRL Sweepstakes 40,032 278
SSB
N3BDA

Highlights:

  • Score Contest Results
    5,316 Field Day With the Carbon ARC atop Blue Mt. Ski Area
    1,286,560 CQ Worldwide DX Phone Contest First big multi-op effort at K3II
  • Last updated: 23-Oct-2007 by K3PP