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2025MiQPWriteup<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The 2025 Michigan QSO Party was smallest in several years.  While 2025 had more total QSOs than smallest year 2023, the 2025 party had the fewest Michigan entrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There were a total of 23,770 QSOs \u2014 fewer than in any other year except 2023, which was also impacted by Easter falling just after the MiQP.  The Easter holiday takes a significant toll on participation in the Michigan QSO Party.  The chart above shows QSOs had by all participants, broken down by hour for the past 5 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We received a total of 373 logs, 114 of which were from Michigan.  The 2025 logs contained 2589 unique calls of which 307 were from Michigan.  The following table shows QSOs and unique calls by year since 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year<\/strong><\/td>Received
Logs<\/strong><\/td>		Unique
Calls<\/strong><\/td>		Michigan
Unique Calls<\/strong><\/td>		Total
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		QSOs
Per Log<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2025<\/td>335<\/td>2589<\/td>307<\/td>23770<\/td>77.4<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>373<\/td>2932<\/td>449<\/td>32891<\/td>88.2<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>329<\/td>2847<\/td>340<\/td>23331<\/td>70.9<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>442<\/td>3280<\/td>487<\/td>40579<\/td>91.8<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>431<\/td>2517<\/td>404<\/td>28962<\/td>69.5<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>508<\/td>3519<\/td>562<\/td>41401<\/td>81.5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 party allowed 141 multipliers for Michigan stations: 80 counties, all 49 non-Michigan US states, 11 Canadian provinces (Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon were missing), and 1 DX multiplier.  From submitted logs 110 multipliers were reported on CW, 133 multipliers were reported on phone, and 138 multipliers were available to both modes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michigan has 83 counties for everyone to work.  58 counties were active on CW, 73 counties were active on phone and 78 were available to mixed mode operators.  The completely missing counties were: Cheboygan, Iosco, Missaukee, Montmorency, and Presque Isle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Single Operator – QRP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Call<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>CW
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		All
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		CW
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		All
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		County<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
AA8LF<\/td>32,325<\/td>202<\/td>27<\/td>229<\/td>58<\/td>17<\/td>75<\/td>Clinton<\/td><\/tr>
W8UE<\/td>12,350<\/td>78<\/td>34<\/td>112<\/td>40<\/td>25<\/td>65<\/td>Oakland<\/td><\/tr>
KB8PGW<\/td>1,122<\/td>33<\/td>0<\/td>33<\/td>17<\/td>0<\/td>17<\/td>Midland<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

John, AA8LF, clinched the 1st place QRP spot from his Clinton county QTH.  John made over 229 QRP QSOs with over 200 of them coming from his CW activity.  John\u2019s 32,325 point effort was 20,000 points more than the second place station, W8UE.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

W8UE\u2019s 12,350 point operation from Oakland county came mostly from his CW efforts but 34 of his 112 QSOs were made on SSB.  AA8LF and W8UE were pretty close in score for the first 7 hours of the contest but John\u2019s score pulled away from W8UE in the last 5 hours of the contest.  W8UE didn\u2019t make any QSOs in the last couple hours of the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rounding out the top three in the QRP category was John, KB8PGW, whose 33 QSOs earned him the third place spot.  John was CW only from his Midland County QTH and he only operated the last half of the contest.  Like W8UE, John didn\u2019t make any QSOs the last two hours of the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Single Operator – Low Power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Call<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>CW
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		All
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		CW
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		All
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		County<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
N8SS<\/td>112,922<\/td>352<\/td>158<\/td>510<\/td>74<\/td>57<\/td>131<\/td>Berrien<\/td><\/tr>
N8FYL<\/td>65,623<\/td>154<\/td>171<\/td>325<\/td>67<\/td>70<\/td>137<\/td>Oakland<\/td><\/tr>
KA8JBK<\/td>52,220<\/td>373<\/td>0<\/td>373<\/td>70<\/td>0<\/td>70<\/td>Huron<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Earl, N8SS, took the top spot in the low power category with his 510 QSO effort from Berrien county.  Earl\u2019s 112,922 point effort was split between CW and SSB showing a more than 2:1 preference for CW over SSB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John, N8YFL, was the second place finisher in the low power category operating from his Oakland county QTH with a score of 65,623 which was split very evenly between CW and SSB.  He did have more SSB multipliers than the first place finisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third place spot went to Michael, KA8JBK with his 52,220 point score.  Michael had more CW QSOs than both the second place and first place operators but did not operate any SSB resulting in his third place score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Single Operator – High Power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Call<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>CW
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		All
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		CW
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		All
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		County<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
NA8V<\/td>256,470<\/td>576<\/td>393<\/td>959<\/td>76<\/td>90<\/td>166<\/td>St. Clair<\/td><\/tr>
N8LJ<\/td>147,510<\/td>344<\/td>302<\/td>646<\/td>67<\/td>82<\/td>149<\/td>Lapeer<\/td><\/tr>
K8RO<\/td>138,292<\/td>302<\/td>294<\/td>596<\/td>70<\/td>84<\/td>154<\/td>Oakland<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Greg, NA8V, took the first place spot with a score of 256,470.  Greg had more CW QSOs than SSB QSOs but more SSB mults than CW mults.  His QSO rate was constant for the entire contest.  Another fine effort from his St. Clair county QTH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In second place was Lee, N8LJ, with his 147,519 point effort from Lapeer county.  Lee was slightly heavier in CW QSOs but like NA8V had more SSB mults than CW mults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third place finisher was Dale, K8RO, from Oakland county.with a score of 138,292.  Dale\u2019s QSOs were evenly split between CW and SSB but like N8LJ and NA8V he had slightly more SSB mults than CW mults.  Lee and Dale were pretty much neck and neck the whole contest  with Lee pulling slightly ahead in the last couple of hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Multi Operator Single Transmitter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Call<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>CW
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		All
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		CW
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		All
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		County<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
W8AWE<\/td>12,168<\/td>44<\/td>81<\/td>125<\/td>28<\/td>44<\/td>72<\/td>Gratiot<\/td><\/tr>
W8USA<\/td>8,874<\/td>58<\/td>37<\/td>95<\/td>33<\/td>25<\/td>58<\/td>Kent<\/td><\/tr>
W8K<\/td>132<\/td>0<\/td>12<\/td>12<\/td>0<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td>Keweenaw<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The winner this year in the Multi Operator Single Transmitter <\/strong>category is W8AWE, Norm Keon, <\/strong>and his wife L Quinn <\/strong>(no call sign) from Gratiot County<\/strong>.  Norm and his wife have been involved with MQP over a number of years.  Norm’s call was previously held by Art Ayers of Riverdale, MI, someone that Norm had a great deal of respect and admiration for and for being a ham radio mentor to him.  As Norm explained, \u201cArt ran a TV \/ Radio \/ 2-way repair business, he was genius when it came to electronics.\u201d  He built many rigs, and I am honored to keep his call sign on the air.  Norm and his wife operated casually over a 7-hour period and along the way they worked 72 multipliers, of which 33 were Michigan counties.  They came in with a winning score of 12,168 points.  Congratulations to Norm and his wife on their winning effort this year in MQP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2nd<\/sup> place this year from Kent County i<\/strong>s the team of W8USA, <\/strong>with operators K8OOK, Michael Eilers; KC8KVR, Larry Dells<\/strong>; KD8SZZ, Corey Grahn<\/strong>;and N8NIJ, Dan Markowski.  <\/strong>They represent the Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance Club.  <\/strong>Dan and Corey are officers of the club, serving as President and Treasurer, respectfully.  As Corey puts it, \u201cwe\u2019re a small club but a friendly group.\u201d  Like our first-place finishers, this group had a casual operation for about 7 hours, and came in with a score of 8,874 points<\/strong>.  Congrats to this team for a 2nd<\/sup> place finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our 3rd<\/sup> place team was able to get on the air for about an hour from Keweenaw County<\/strong>.  One of our rarer counties in MQP, Keweenaw stretches out into Lake Superior, and is the most northern county in the State.  It definitely can be cold up there during MQP.  The team of W8K, <\/strong>involving members KE8SMB, Antonia Burich; KF8DPJ, James Bastian<\/strong>;and KD9KKY, Amber Kraft<\/strong> were able to work 10 other Michigan counties, and one multiplier outside of Michigan, all on Phone.  Thank you to this group for being able to get on the air with this rare county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Multi Operator Multi Transmitter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Call<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>CW
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		All
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		CW
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		All
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		County<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
N8OL<\/td>167,727<\/td>302<\/td>425<\/td>727<\/td>68<\/td>95<\/td>163<\/td>Berrien<\/td><\/tr>
W8SH<\/td>140,294<\/td>210<\/td>491<\/td>701<\/td>63<\/td>91<\/td>154<\/td>Ingham<\/td><\/tr>
AD8BU<\/td>14,076<\/td>0<\/td>204<\/td>204<\/td>0<\/td>69<\/td>69<\/td>Cass<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our first-place team this year in the Multi-Operator Multi-Transmitter category is a repeat winner from last year, the team of N8OL, operating from Berrien County with the Blossom Amateur Radio Association.  <\/strong>This year’s team was made up of two new additional members, along with three from last year’s winning team.  They are: AD8HD, Darryl Rogers<\/strong>; KD8NOH, Timothy Richards<\/strong>; KE8MOW, Gary Wallis<\/strong>; N8CBA, Jeff Hopwood<\/strong>; and N8OL, Ken Jewel.  <\/strong>Ken continues to be the driving force behind this group of operators, with forming and hosting the team in getting members involved with MQP each year while presenting a strong representation from Berrien County.  The team came in with a winning score of 167,727, and pretty much operated the entire 12-hour period.  Their first two hours on the airis where they had their highest QSO hours of 94, and 111, along with 97 Multipliers out of their total of 163.  They favored phone 425 QSOs overall compared to 302 on CW.  Congratulations to the team on another fine first place winning performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left Tim, KD8NOH; Kent N8OL; Gary, KB8VIM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Coming in 2nd<\/sup> place this year in Multi-Operator Multi-Transmitter is the team of W8SH<\/strong>, Michigan State Amateur Radio Club<\/strong> from Ingham County.  This team was our Multi-Operator Single Transmitter winner last year, and this year they felt like having more of presence on the air by going Multi -Transmitter.   The team this year consisted of two student members KE8JVZ, Brennan Burgess<\/strong> (a mechanical engineer); KE8ZRH, Charlie Nolan <\/strong>(an electrical engineer); and two alumni-friend members, NT0Y, Jason Weisberger; <\/strong>and NF8M, Frank Maynard.  <\/strong>As Frank explained, \u201cwe had two stations going, one for CW and one for Phone.  Our antenna system was made up of our new Monobeam Penta-10, a Hustler 6 BTV vertical and dipoles, on the roof of the Engineering Building.  Although, the antenna farm has much work to be done, it was the first real test of the Monobeam, obtained with funding from ARDC, and installed in the dead of winter, of course.\u201d  The team\u2019s focus has always been introducing amateur radio to potential new members, which MQP has always been a great avenue for doing so.  Frank pretty much held down the CW position for the team, while the rest handled phone operation.  The team came in with a score of 140,294, and favored Phone over CW QSOs, while working 47 Michigan counties.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to our 2nd<\/sup> place team on a very strong showing in the Multi-Operator Multi-Transmitter Category.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rounding our 3rd<\/sup> place finish this year in the Multi-Transmitter Category, is the team of AD8BU <\/strong>operating out of Cass County with the Blossom Amateur Radio Association.  <\/strong>The team members consisted of KF8ABS, Hudson Wood<\/strong>; KF8CBI, Zachry Lee<\/strong>;and AD8BU, Frank Lemanski.  <\/strong>Frank opened up his place to invite Hudson and Zachry over, who are newly licensee amateurs, and let them get their feet wet, sort of speak, and find out what contesting is all about; by getting them involved with the Michigan QSO Party.  Hudson and Zachry got their licenses by taking classes offered by the Blossom Amateur Radio Association, taught by Earl Morse, N8SS.  So, congratulations to Hudson and Zachry on getting your licenses, and welcome to the world of Amateur Radio.  Frank enjoys working on repairing antique radios, and getting every last bit of use from old, obsolete equipment.  This team had a casual operation during their time on the air with MQP, and most importantly they put Cass County on the air, and came in with a score of 14,076 points all on phone.  While the team worked 69 multipliers, 40 of the them were with other Michigan counties.  Frank thanks for mentoring a couple of young men with a new hobby of amateur radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you can see from the chart above, we had two teams that were extremely competitive with one another throughout the contest period.  While N8OL had a commanding lead from the beginning, W8SH caught up near the 7th<\/sup> hour and kept it close the rest of the way, and N8OL squeaked out the win by 26 QSOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:  K8MQP submitted their log this year as a check log.  There was a computer issue with the application process of K8MQP call sign during the call sign renewal stage, and unfortunately was mistakenly not fully finalized until after MQP.  Therefore, the team submitted their log as a check log only, so all who worked K8MQP would get credit for doing so.  Hopefully, everyone’s schedule on the team will work out so K8MQP can be back in full swing next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mobile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Call<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>CW
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		All
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		CW
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		All
Mults<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
KD8FS<\/td>110,370<\/td>849<\/td>0<\/td>849<\/td>65<\/td>0<\/td>65<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We only had one entry in our mobile category this year, and for the third year in row it is the winning team of KD8FS, c<\/strong>omposed of brothers, Allan Chudek, KD8FS<\/strong> from Allegan, Michigan, and Bob Chudek, K0RC<\/strong>, from Chisago City, Minnesota.  The team this year as in previous years, focused on CW, and came in with a winning score of 110,730 points, an overall increase of 33,496 points from their winning score last year, and an overall increase in QSOs of 320 from the previous year.  \u201cAs Bob stated we keep improving each year as we gain experience with our mobile operation.\u201d  Overall, they averaged 70.75 an hour during their 12-hour period.  Not taking into consideration a fuel stop, and of course biological stops along the way as needed, they actually averaged more.  Their statistical breakdown was pretty impressive with high hours of 106, 89, 77, 81, 84, and 79.  To top it all off, this team came in with a \u201cGolden Log\u201d with no errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob explains that Al is his younger brother who has been licensed for 50+ years and he similarly has been licensed for 60+ years.  They both grew up in the suburbs of Minneapolis where there were numerous radio clubs, and helpful Elmers for tutoring.  \u201cRegarding the QSO Party itself, Al planned our route, and was the exclusive driver for the circuit, and I was the exclusive CW operator.  Prior to the contest, I drove my SUV from Minnesota (about 10 hours), and arrive at Al’s QTH on Thursday evening.  So, I have a day and half to rest up, and re-test my mobile installation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They had everything working perfectly on Friday, so they only needed to get everything into the KD8FS mobile to get started.  With about 15 minutes to go before the contest when they were retesting their equipment, Murphy snuck out from behind a tree.  \u201cThe disappointment was the LDG auto-tuner, the CW \u201cbuzzing\u201d and not tunning the mobile antenna properly.  In addition, the CW keying from the Win Keyer had mysteriously died overnight.  Fortunately, our trouble shooting skills have been highly honed during our 100+ years of combined radio experience that we have under our belt.  The CW keying issue was quicky resolved with a new cable.  The auto-tuner issue was resolved by moving the vehicle from under a tree, where the mobile whip of the antenna got tied up into some wet branches, into the clear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This team activated 22 counties starting on the west side of the state in Allegan County working their way across, and up through the middle of the state; and then angled over up through counties into Leelanau, and back down through counties on the west side of the state back into Allegan at the finish of the contest.   Bob noted, \u201cwe started on 40 meters, and then moved to 20 meters after a while, alternating back and forth the first couple of hours.  Then we hit \u201cpay dirt\u201d on 40 meters which at times gave us QSOs from both coasts and down into the gulf states.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As Bob, further explained, the weather was decent for the entire outing.  An overcast sky to make it easier to see the computer screen, the roads were dried from the previous day’s rain showers, and the temperature was in the lower 50’s, so neither heat nor A\/C was needed to keep comfortable.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to this winning team on a tremendous effort, and for being there for the rest of us, by putting these counties on the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Call<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>CW
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		All
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		CW
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		All
Mults<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
W9RWG<\/td>8,586<\/td>0<\/td>159<\/td>159<\/td>0<\/td>54<\/td>54<\/td><\/tr>
W8RU<\/td>7,344<\/td>58<\/td>28<\/td>86<\/td>33<\/td>18<\/td>51<\/td><\/tr>
W8RZ<\/td>5,032<\/td>67<\/td>2<\/td>69<\/td>35<\/td>2<\/td>37<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our first-place winner this year in the Rover Category with a winning score of 8,586 points is W9RWG, Ron Goote.  <\/strong>Ron came over from Indiana to help activate Berrien and Cass Counties during his Rover operation.  Ron operated all Phone QSO’s during his time on the air.  He started out at Warren Dunes State Park where he was using flatlanders\u2019 mirrors end-fed antennas, and then when he was operating from Crane Pond, he used ham sticks.  His radio was an Yaesu FT-710 operating from the car.  While he spent 5 hours operating, he was able to work 29 Michigan counties, and 25 outstate multipliers. Forty Meters provided most of his contacts, however, he had a lot of noise and static crashes.  He didn’t have much luck on 20 meters, it seemed to be really long, however, he managed to make 25 QSO’s there.  Congratulations to Ron for being the Rover winner in MQP 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coming in 2nd<\/sup> place was the Rover Team of W8RU <\/strong>made up of KC8VGG, Bill Hana, <\/strong>and W8RU, Ron Majewski.  <\/strong>Bill and Ron have been together in MQP over the past 10 years, and this is the 2nd<\/sup> year they have been doing Rover together.  They started out at a high school in Lenawee, and they were fortunate that the torrential rains passing through magically let up and moved east.  As it happened the high school was hosting a multi-school track meet and the grounds were very busy, but we eventually found a quiet spot to set up our antennas.  There was an unused flag pole nearby which we used to hoist up the 40-meter dipole.  While they were at the high school, they happened to rendezvous with K8PWR and K8MAV.  While things seem to start out ok, they got a visit from murphy.  They were plagued by antenna and DC power issues all day long.  They fell behind schedule, and had to skip St. Joseph.  After the rains cleared up, it was nice to be outdoors playing radio.  All together, they were able to activate Lenawee, Hillsdale, and Branch counties.  With almost 4 hours they spent on the air, they were able to work 23 other Michigan counties, and ended up very close behind our first-place winner with 7,344 points.  Congrats on the 2nd<\/sup> place finish and for putting these counties on the air for us.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coming in 3rd<\/sup> place this year, is our 2nd<\/sup> place finisher from last year, W8RZ, Dan Simpson.  <\/strong>Dan was able to activate three counties again this year in MQP with Calhoun, Barry, and Kalamazoo.  Most of Dan’s QSO’s were on 20 meters, and 65 of his total QSO’s were on CW.  He also, managed to work 14 other Michigan counties during his Rover operation.  Dan <\/p>\n\n\n\n

finished with a score of 5,032 points not very far behind our 2nd<\/sup> place team.  Congrats to Dan on his 3rd<\/sup> place finish.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking over our top 3 scores in Rover, for the time they had to travel to different locations, then setup, and begin operating, they were very close to one another.   A big thank you to all of our Rover stations this year in MQP.  Thank you for being there for all of us to have an opportunity to work you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rookie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nobody confessed to being a rookie this year.  If you are a brand new ham, or a ham new to contesting, or new in some other measurable way, please let us know by way of your soapbox comments or email or dark alley ambush so we can give you a shout-out in these pages next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of State East Region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Call<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>CW
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		All
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		CW
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		All
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		State<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
W9HT<\/td>29,154<\/td>88<\/td>163<\/td>251<\/td>34<\/td>52<\/td>86<\/td>Indiana<\/td><\/tr>
N4XL<\/td>14,823<\/td>98<\/td>47<\/td>145<\/td>37<\/td>24<\/td>61<\/td>South Carolina<\/td><\/tr>
WB9HFK<\/td>9,744<\/td>67<\/td>40<\/td>107<\/td>35<\/td>21<\/td>56<\/td>Illinois<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Out-of-State Eastern Region winner this year is W9HT, Joshua Long<\/strong> from the state of Indiana.  Joshua’s primary interests are CW, Dxing (any mode), and QRP operations.  His station is composed of an IC-7610 and a Kenwood TS-590S, and his antenna system for HF is currently made up of a Hygain TH2 2 element Yagi, a 40-meter dipole, and an end-fed antenna (used in an inverted-L configuration) for 160\/80. Joshua came in with a winning score of 29,154 points<\/strong>.  He was on the air the entire 12 hours of MQP, and worked 86 Michigan counties between both modes. Most of all of Joshua’s QSO’s were on 40\/80 meters with the exception of 2 QSO’s on 20 meters.  Being this close to Michigan helped make his contacts on 40\/80 a lot easier.   Congratulations to Joshua for being the Eastern Region winner this year in MQP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finishing in 2nd<\/sup> place this year in a repeat performance of last year is N4XL, Kevan Nason <\/strong>from South Carolina.  As Kevin mentions, the MIQP is an annual favorite for him.  He said it was good to find strong activity again this year, and he was especially pleased to have more stations answer his CQ’s than in previous contests.  This resulted in several multipliers that he wouldn’t have otherwise logged. He further stated, he \u201calways enjoys the memories that MQP brings, since he spent his K-12 years in Kent County, and he being familiar with much of the state from visits  and vacations. As each exchange is given, it usually calls up an image or fond memory.\u201d  Kevin came in with a score of 14,823 points, <\/strong>while working 61 Michigan counties. Kevan, thanks for sharing the memories, and for the (FB) 2nd<\/sup> place finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rounding out our 3rd<\/sup> place finish this year is WB9HFK, Mark Prather<\/strong> from the state of Illinois. Mark is celebrating 54 years as a Ham in 2025. Congrats on being avid operator with this great hobby of ours.  Mark’s interest is CW, QRP, State QSO Parties, POTA, SOTA Chasing, Dxing, and 6 meters. He worked the entire 12 hours of MQP, had a total of 56 Michigan counties, and came in with a score of 9,744 points.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of State West Region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Call<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>CW
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		All
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		CW
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		All
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		State<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
KA6BIM<\/td>2,904<\/td>38<\/td>12<\/td>50<\/td>23<\/td>10<\/td>33<\/td>Oregon<\/td><\/tr>
N7EPD<\/td>1,560<\/td>28<\/td>9<\/td>37<\/td>18<\/td>6<\/td>24<\/td>Washington<\/td><\/tr>
KJ9C<\/td>578<\/td>13<\/td>8<\/td>21<\/td>10<\/td>7<\/td>17<\/td>Montana<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For the purposes of the Out of State Single Operator category, the Western Region is defined as those states which lie entirely or mostly in the Pacific or Mountain time zones.  This definition includes the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY, plus the Canadian provinces of SK, AB, BC, NT, and YT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our winner this year for the Western Region is a repeat performance from KA6BIM, Dave Tucker<\/strong> from Oregon.  Dave has always been quite active in MQP over the years, however, this year he had a little more casual operation, but still ended up in the winner’s circle.  With a lot of aluminum up in the air to work us here in the Midwest, Dave ended up working 33 Michigan counties, and like last year his focus was more on CW.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming in 2nd<\/sup> place again this year was N7EPD, Eric Olson <\/strong>from Washington with a score of 1,560 points.  In 3rd<\/sup> place this year we have KJ9C, Melvin Crichton <\/strong>from Big Sky, Montana.  Running some stealth antennas to keep the HOA happy, Mel made a brief presence for those who were lucky enough to work him and had 578 points.  Congratulations to all of our Western Region top 3 finishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michigan Clubs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Club Name<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>Number of Entries<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Bay Area DXers<\/td>445,301<\/td>7<\/td><\/tr>
Blossomland Amateur Radio Association<\/td>296,925<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
L\u2019Anse Creuse ARC<\/td>249,859<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There were 23 clubs supported by Michigan entrants excluding sponsor Mad River Radio Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bay Area DXers<\/strong> return to first place with much higher score than lasts years , probably because they had 7 entrants rather than 3.  Blossomland Amateur Radio Association<\/strong> follows in second place place and L\u2019Anse Creuse ARC<\/strong> follows closely in third place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The list of club names that appears on the web page where logs are submitted is derived from information submitted by our readers.  To get your club name added to the list, simply send a request via e-mail to miqp@miqp.org and we’ll get your club’s name added to the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of State Clubs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Club Name<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>Number of Entries<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Swamp Fox Contest Group<\/td>30,962<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
Fort Wayne Radio Club<\/td>29,154<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Society of Midwest Contesters<\/td>29,043<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Swamp Fox Contest Group<\/strong> jumped out of 4th<\/sup> place last year to take first place.  Perhaps the 1 extra entrant made all the difference.  The Fort Wayne Radio Club<\/strong> moved up from 6th<\/sup> place to second place with a single entrant both years.  The Society of Midwest Contesters<\/strong> halved their collective score from last year and fell to third place with just 11 entrants as compared to 16 last year.  All three placing scored were close though lower than last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DX Entries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Call<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>CW
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		All
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		CW
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		All
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		County<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
OM2VL<\/td>3,255<\/td>45<\/td>15<\/td>60<\/td>21<\/td>10<\/td>31<\/td>DX<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

OM2VL<\/strong>, Laci<\/strong> Vegh<\/strong>, remains a very regular participant in many QSO parties.  Laci heads our list with 60 QSOs across 31 counties for 3,255 points, about 50% less than last year.  He was the only DX station to submit a log.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency Operations Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Call<\/strong><\/td>Score<\/strong><\/td>CW
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		All
QSOs<\/strong><\/td>		CW
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		SSB
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		All
Mults<\/strong><\/td>		County<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
N8LPD<\/td>135,865<\/td>291<\/td>355<\/td>646<\/td>64<\/td>81<\/td>145<\/td>Wayne<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

 We had only one entry in the EOC Operations category: N8LPD<\/strong>, the Livonia<\/strong> Am<\/strong>ateur<\/strong> Radio<\/strong> Club<\/strong>, with a score of 135,865 points.  The team had 17 operators: AD8PA, Scott<\/strong> Wilson;<\/strong> AD8WA,<\/strong> William<\/strong> Allen;<\/strong> AE8SP,<\/strong> Sean<\/strong> Pruitt;<\/strong> AK9TX,<\/strong> Cliff<\/strong> Bills;<\/strong> K8AGY,<\/strong> Mike<\/strong> Hammerberg;<\/strong> K8DTJ,<\/strong> Ronald<\/strong> Kumon;<\/strong> K8YYZ,<\/strong> John<\/strong> Hopkins<\/strong>, Jr<\/strong>.; K8ZRY<\/strong>, Zach<\/strong> Raubinger<\/strong>; KB8TL<\/strong>, Robert<\/strong> Pierfelice<\/strong>; KD8ZPX<\/strong>, Andrew<\/strong> Biggs<\/strong>; KD8ZSK<\/strong>, Keith<\/strong> Armitage<\/strong>; KE8AUO<\/strong>, Keith<\/strong> Mavin<\/strong>; KE8DOU<\/strong>, Joseph<\/strong> Mattia<\/strong>; KF8CVO<\/strong>, William<\/strong> Piper<\/strong>; N8BTU<\/strong>, Alan<\/strong> West<\/strong>; N8MR<\/strong>, Michael<\/strong> Rudzki<\/strong>; and N8PVL<\/strong>, Christopher<\/strong> Francis<\/strong>.  They had a combination of 291 CW and 355 Phone QSOs for a total of 646 QSOs.  They worked 56 Michigan counties while accumulating 145 total multipliers.  This club maintained a very strong presence on the air with this group of operators from Wayne County, while exemplifying the attributes of an Emergency Operations Center.  Congratulations to Livonia Amateur Radio Club for another EOC win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank You to our Plaque Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the integral parts of the Michigan QSO Party is our Awards program.  With the support of clubs in Michigan along with individuals, our plaque awards have played a major role with participation in MQP year after year. MQP is flourishing and participation is growing because of the support we receive from our sponsors. We want to recognize and thank those individuals and clubs that sponsored Plaques for MQP 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Power \u2013 Single Operator   Hazel Park Amateur Radio Club

Low Power \u2013 Single Operator   Branch County ARC

QRP Power \u2013 Single Operator   Michigan QRP Club

Multi-Single Transmitter   Monroe County Radio Communications Association

Multi-Multi Transmitter         W8MJ \u2013 Ken Meier

Rover Operator   W8MJ \u2013 Ken Meier, In Memory of  Charles Leo Klee

Mobile Operator   L\u2019Anse Creuse ARC

E.O.C. Operations   Utica Shelby Emergency Communications Assn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of State \u2013 Eastern   NA8V \u2013 Greg Chapoton

Out of State \u2013 Western   NA8V \u2013 Greg Chapoton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Club Score \u2013 Michigan   Saginaw Valley Amateur Radio Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Club Score \u2013 Out of State   N8OL \u2013 Ken Jewel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plaque Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

High Score \u2013 Michigan Single Op \u2013 High Power<\/strong>
Winner: Greg Chapoton – NA8V
Sponsor: Hazel Park Amateur Radio Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Score \u2013 Michigan Single Op \u2013 Low Power<\/strong>
Winner: Earl Morse \u2013 N8SS
Sponsor: Branch County ARC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Score \u2013 Michigan Single Op \u2013 QRP<\/strong>
Winner: John Kelly \u2013 AA8LF
Sponsor: Michigan QRP Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Score \u2013 Michigan Multi-Operator \u2013 Single Transmitter<\/strong>
Winner: Station W8AWE
Operators: W8AWE, (Wife – L Quinn)
Sponsor: Monroe County Radio Communications Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Score \u2013 Michigan Multi-Operator \u2013 Multi-Transmitter<\/strong>
Winner: Station N8OL
Operators: AD8HD, KE8MOW, KD8NOH, N8CBA, N8OL
Sponsor: W8MJ \u2013 Ken Meier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Score \u2013 Rover<\/strong>
Winner: W9RWG
Operator: Ron Goote – W9RWG
Sponsor: W8MJ \u2013 Ken Meier, In Memory of Charles Leo Klee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Score \u2013 Mobile<\/strong>
Winner: KD8FS
Operators: K0RC, KD8FS
Sponsor: L\u2019Anse Creuse ARC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Score \u2013 E.O.C. Operation<\/strong>
Winner: Station N8LPD
Operators: AD8PA, AD8WA, AE8SP, AK9TX, K8AGY, K8DTJ, K8YYZ, K8ZRY, KB8TL,
KD8ZPX, KD8ZSK, KE8AUO, KE8DOU, KF8CVO, N8BTU, N8MR, N8PVL
Sponsor: Utica Shelby Emergency Communications Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Score \u2013 Out of State \u2013 Eastern Region<\/strong>
Winner: Joshua Long – W9HT
Sponsor: NA8V \u2013 Greg Chapoton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Score \u2013 Out of State \u2013 Western Region<\/strong>
Winner: David Tucker \u2013 KA6BIM
Sponsor: NA8V \u2013 Greg Chapoton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Club Score \u2013 Michigan<\/strong>
Winner: Bay Area DXers
Sponsor: Saginaw Valley Amateur Radio Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Club Score \u2013 Out of Michigan<\/strong>
Winner: Swamp Fox Contest Group
Sponsor: N8OL \u2013 Ken Jewel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next Running of the Michigan QSO Party<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The next running of the Michigan QSO Party is April 18, 2026.  There are no planned rule changes.  Easter is April 5, 2026 so we don\u2019t expect any holiday impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The log submission deadline remains 7 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Michigan QSO Party is sponsored by the Mad River Radio Club, a group of hams interested in making contesting better.  We also sponsor the Ohio QSO Party in August \u2013 please stop by for that one as well!  Full information on the MRRC is available at www.madriverradioclub.org or visit us at our \u201cSuite in the Sun\u201d in the Dayton Hamvention flea market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2025 Michigan QSO Party was smallest in several years.  While 2025 had more total QSOs than smallest year 2023, the 2025 party had the fewest Michigan entrants. There were a total of 23,770 QSOs \u2014 fewer than in any other year except 2023, which was also impacted by Easter falling just after the MiQP.  … Continue reading 2025 WriteUp<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-883","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miqp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miqp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miqp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miqp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miqp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/miqp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":905,"href":"https:\/\/miqp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/883\/revisions\/905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miqp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}