I worked the highest number of contests (even to this day) in 1997, with a total of 19 events. Many were casual efforts, but I was pretty serious about contesting at this point. I joined the Frankford Radio Club the prior year with the sponsorship of K3II and K3PH. This club is PASSIONATE about contesting and this passion helped to further infect me with the bug.

Month	Contest	Submitted Score	Final Score	QSOs	Class	Mode	Call	More Information
Jan	North American QSO Party	14,442		166	SO	SSB	K3PP
Jan	CQ 160m Contest	1,050		36	SOLP	CW	K3PP
Feb	ARRL International DX Contest	161,352	161,352	324	SOA-LP	CW	K3PP
Feb	CQ 160m Contest	1,245		40	SOLP	SSB	K3PP
Mar	ARRL International DX Contest	1,300,000	1,299,864	1321	M/M	SSB	K3II	Ops: K3II, K3CT, K3PP
Mar	CQ Worldwide WPX Contest	125,976		222	SOLP	SSB	K3PP
May	CQ Worldwide WPX Contest	9,900		59	SOLP	CW	K3PP
Jul	ARRL VHF QSO Party						K3PP
Jun	Field Day	6,004		1,517	2A	Mixed	K3II	Carbon ARC
Jul	IARU HF World Championships	178,680	178,680	399	SO	Mixed	K3PP
Jul	North American QSO Party	4,165		85	SO	RTTY	K3PP
Aug	North American QSO Party	15,840		165	SO	CW	K3PP
Aug	North American QSO Party	16,817		251	SO	SSB	K3PP
Sep	European DX (WAE)	94,640		431	SOLP	SSB	K3PP
Oct	Pennsylvania QSO Party	130,208	130,208	905	SOMP	Mixed	K3PP
Oct	CQ Worldwide DX Contest	3,103,659		1,879	M/M	SSB	K3II	Ops: K3II, K3CT, K3PP
Nov	CQ Worldwide DX Contest	38,016		101	SOLP	CW	K3PP
Dec	ARRL 160m Contest	6,256		86	SOLP	CW	K3PP
Dec	ARRL 10m Contest	59,400		270	SOLP	Mixed	K3PP

Highlights:

Score	Contest	Results
1,300,000	ARRL International DX Contest	Great effort with the K3II M/M team
6,004	Field Day	With the Carbon ARC at K3CT's farm
130,208	Pennsylvania QSO Party	New Carbon County Single-Op Record (Set in 1996 by N3BDA - me!)  WINNER! - Carbon Amateur Radio Club Second Place EMA Medium Power
3,103,659	CQ Worldwide DX PhoneContest	Great effort with the K3II M/M team