We operated from a hunting lodge in Wythe County. The team consisted of K4VIG (who used to live in Wythe County), Ken K3JWI, Paul WA4AA, Howard WB4ZBI, and Ted W4NZ.
We set up two stations Field Day style — a TS-590S with a G5RV and an Elecraft K3 with a 40M Extended Double Zepp. Conditions were good, though we had to compete with the Russian DX Contest on the high bands until Sunday morning. As usual, 40m was the money band on both modes. Thanks for all the QSOs — it was fun!
This was our first year making the trip, operating Multi-Op, Multi-Transmitter, Fixed Station at Low Power under the call K4VIG, with about 19 hours of operating time.
Band & Mode Summary
| Band | CW QSOs | Phone QSOs |
|---|---|---|
| 80m | 61 | 55 |
| 40m | 167 | 246 |
| 20m | 62 | 60 |
| 15m | 10 | 0 |
| 10m | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 301 | 361 |
662 QSOs · 135 multipliers · Multi-Op, Multi-Transmitter, Fixed, Low Power
K3JWI · K4VIG · W4NZ · WA4AA · WB4ZBI
TVDXA VAQP Scores (2014–2025)
- 2025K4VIG · 159,931 pts · 802 QSOs
- 2024K4VIG · 329,220 pts · 1,291 QSOs
- 2023K4VIG · 310,005 pts · 1,177 QSOs
- 2022K4VIG · 251,285 pts · 1,022 QSOs
- 2021Not operated
- 2020Not operated
- 2019K4VIG · 111,834 pts · 640 QSOs
- 2018K4VIG · 93,345 pts · 572 QSOs
- 2017K4VIG · 217,350 pts · 1,013 QSOs
- 2016K4VIG · 118,320 pts · 681 QSOs
- 2015K4VIG · 167,540 pts · 773 QSOs
- 2014K4VIG · 132,665 pts · 662 QSOs · First year
The club did not operate the VAQP in 2020 or 2021. Year links open the full report (photos where available).
About the Virginia QSO Party
The VAQP is held each March and is sponsored by the Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC). See the TVDXA VAQP event page or visit the official SPARC VAQP website.