CONTEST RECORDS

SOUTH DAKOTA’S AMATEUR RADIO WEB PAGE

This page lists South Dakota amateur radio record contest scores of SD hams.  Anyone wanting to submit information can do so to Ed Gray, WØSD, 43804 257 Street, Salem, SD 57058 or e-mail to:

wØsd@triotel,net

SOUTH DAKOTA HAM RADIO OPERATORS CONTEST RECORDS

The purpose of this South Dakota contest records section is to promote excellence in operating skills and improvement of SD amateur’s stations communications effectiveness thru contest operations.  Through this contest record listing for SD it is hoped SD amateurs will be motivated to better these scores and in doing so better their operating skills and improve their amateur stations.

It is common knowledge in the amateur community that propagation from the Northern Great Plains is not the best.  This makes it very difficult to place in the national ranking of the TOP TEN boxes in the various contests. This makes it important that we recognize great contest efforts from South Dakota even when they do not make the TOP TEN. One way to do this is to provide a listing of record South Dakota scores for the contests, which this page does.

This South Dakota contest web page is split into two parts.  The first part lists South Dakota contest operations that have placed in the national TOP TEN boxes.  These include high power, low power and QRP operations made by single operator, multi-op and multi-multi.  The second part of this web page lists the highest scores recorded for various contests by South Dakota amateur radio operators.

TOP TEN BOX SCORES

BY SOUTH DAKOTA CONTEST STATIONS

Abreviations used:
Q's =qso's
M   =Multipliers
HP  =High Power
LP  =Low Power
Mult=Multiplers
SD ALL-TIME TOP TEN CONTEST NATIONAL FINISHES
SINGLE OP:
                            SS CONTEST 
1977    W0SD  (K0ZZ)                       4TH    HP    PHONE
1978    K0ZZ                               9TH    HP    PHONE
1986    K0DD                               8TH    HP    PHONE
1987    K0DD                               2ND    HP    PHONE
1988    K0DD                               4TH    HP    PHONE
1991    WD0T                               7TH    LP    CW
1993    WD0T                               8TH    LP    PHONE
1994    K1LL/0                             3RD    LP    CW
1994    WD0T                               4TH    LP    CW
1995    W0SD  (WD0T)                       7TH    HP    PHONE
1996    W0SD  (WD0T)                       3RD    HP    CW
1996    W0SD  (WD0T)                       6TH    HP    PHONE
1997    W0SD  (WD0T)                       1ST    HP    CW
1997    W0SD  (WD0T)                       4TH    HP    PHONE
1998    W0SD  (WD0T)                      10TH    HP    PHONE
1999    W0SD  (WD0T)                       7TH    HP    CW
1999    W0SD  (WD0T)                       6TH    HP    PHONE
2000    W0SD  (WD0T)                       4TH    HP    CW
2000    W0SD  (WD0T)                       8TH    HP    PHONE
2001    W0SD  (WD0T)                       9TH    HP    CW
2001    W0SD  (WD0T)                       7TH    HP    PHONE
2002    W0SD  (WD0T)                       5TH    HP    CW
2002    W0SD  (WD0T)                       8TH    HP    PHONE
2003    W0SD  (WD0T)                       6th    HP    CW
2004    W0SD  (W0DB)                       4th    HP    PHONE
2004    WD0T                               6th    LP    CW
2005    W0SD  (W0DB)                       8TH    HP    PHONE
2005    K0HW                               8TH    QRP   PHONE
2006    KD0S  (WDOT)                       4TH    HP    PHONE
2007    KD0S  (WD0T)                       9TH    HP    CW
2007    KD0S  (WD0T)                       4TH    HP    PHONE
2007    W0SD  (W0DB)                       5TH    HP    PHONE
2008    W0SD  (w0DB)                       7TH    HP    PHONE
2008    KD0S  (WD0T)                       8TH    HP    PHONE
2009    KD0S  (PHONE)                      4TH    HP    PHONE
2009    WD0T                               4TH    HP    CW
2009    W0SD  (W0DB)	                v  9TH    HP    CW
2010    WD0T		                 v 4TH    HP    CW
2010    KD0S  (WD0T)                       7TH    HP    PHONE
2011    WD0T                               8th    HP    CW
2012    WD0T                               7th    HP    CW
2012    KD0S  (WD0T)                       1st    QRP   PHONE
2013    WD0T  @ KD0S                       5th    HP    CW
2013    KT0A                               10th   HP    CW Unlimited
2014    KD0S  (WD0T)                       6th    HP    Phone
2014    KT0A                               4th    HP    CW Unlimited
2015    WD0T  @KD0S                        7th    LP    Phone
2016    W0SD  (W0DB)                       6TH    HP    CW
2016    W0SD  (W0DB)                       7TH    HP    PHONE
                               IARU CONTEST
1996    W0SD (WD0T)                        7TH    HP    MIXED

                              ARRL DX CONTEST
1995    W0SD (WD0T) 20 METER SINGLE BAND   6TH    HP    PHONE

                         ARRL 160 CONTEST 
1994    K1LL/0                            10TH    LP    CW
1996    W0SD (WD0T)                        6TH    HP    CW
2006    W0SD (W0DB)                        8TH    HP    CW
2012    W0SD (W0DB)                        8TH    HP    CW
2015    W0SD (W0DB)                        7TH    HP    CW
2016    W0SD (W0DB)                        7TH    HP    CW
2017    W0SD (W0DB)                        8TH    HP    CW
                         CQ 160 METER CW CONTEST 
2009    W0SD (W0DB)                        6TH    HP    CW

                         CQ 160 Meter Phone Contest
2017    W7XU                               3RD    QRP    SSB
                         ARRL DX 40 METERS                    
1987    K0DD                               4TH    HP    PH

                         40 METER WW WPX RTTY 
1997    AC0M                                1ST   HP    RTTY
2011    N0SXX            CQ WPX All Band    1st   LOW Tri-band/Single

                         15 METER CQWW DX CW CONTEST
1998    W0SD (W0DB)                        5TH    HP    CW

                          ARRL 10 METER CONTEST 
1992    WD0T                                6TH   HP    MIXED
1997    W0SD                                3RD   HP    PHONE
1998    W0SD                               10TH   HP    PHONE
1999    W0SD                                7TH   HP    PHONE
2000    W0SD (W0DB)                        10TH   HP    MIXED
2001    W0SD (W0DB)                         7TH   HP    CW
2002    W0SD (W0DB)                         5TH   HP    CW
2004    W0SD                                4TH   HP    PHONE
2005    W0SD                                3RD   HP    PHONE
2005    K0HW                                6TH   QRP   MIXED
2006    W0SD                                1ST   HP    PHONE
2007    W0SD                                3RD   HP    PHONE
2008    W0SD                                3RD   HP    PHONE
2009    W0SD                                1ST   HP    PHONE
2009    W7XU                                3RD   HP    PHONE
2010    W0SD (W0DB)                         9TH   HP    CW
2017    W0SD (KE0HQZ)                       2ND   HP    PHONE
                        ARRL JUNE VHF CONTEST
2009    WD0T                                6TH 193,060 781 Q'S AND 245M
2011    WD0T                                3RD 412,383 1348Q'S AND 303M
2012    WD0T                                2ND 461,154 1516Q'S AND 302M
2018    W7XU                                10TH  Single OP HP
10 GHZ ARRL Contest 2011 W7XU 10TH MULTI-OP: ARRL SS CONTEST 1967 K0VVY (W8GKB,WA0QCC) 2ND LP PHONE 1967 K0VVY (W8GKB,WA0QCC) 4TH LP CW 1982 K0VVY (KA0CVY,KQD,MXR,NQQ,KB0QA) (WB7VDZ, WD0EWA) 10TH HP PHONE 1984 K0VVY (KA0XX,KB0QA,KD0GV,N0FLZ) 9TH HP CW (WD0CXU, HFK) 1987 N0HUN +(KB0QA) 8TH HP PHONE 1988 WD0T +(KB0QA) 7TH HP CW 1989 WD0T +(KB0QA) 5TH HP CW 1990 WD0T +(WV0H,KB0QA) 2ND HP CW 1990 WD0T +(WV0H ) 6TH HP PHONE 1992 WD0T +(KB0QA) 4TH HP CW 1992 WD0T +(WV0H ) 7TH HP PHONE 2013 W0SD +WD0T, W0DB 1st HP Phone 2014 W0SD +WD0T, W0DB 2nd HP CW 2015 W0SD +WD0T, W0DB 3rd HP CW ARRL RTTY 1997 W0SD (N0ABE, AC0M, WB0YQT, W0SD) 4TH HP RTTY 1998 W0SD (N0ABE, AC0M, WB0YQT, W0SD) 2ND HP RTTY 1998 KF0FN (WD0T, KB0SBC) 5th HP RTTY 1999 W0SD (N0ABE,ACOM,WB0YQT,W0SD,W7XU) 1ST HP RTTY 1999 KF0FN (WDOT, KB0SBC) 5TH HP RTTY 2000 W0SD (ACOM,WB0YQT,W7XU,WA0UFS,W0SD) 1ST HP RTTY 2001 W0SD (N0ABE,W7XU,WB0YQT,W0OE) 3RD HP RTTY 2002 W0SD (N0ABE,W7XU,W0DB,W0OE,WOSD) 2ND HP RTTY 2003 W0SD (N0ABE,W7XU,K0HW,W0OE,W0SD) 2ND HP RTTY 2007 W0SD (N0ABE,W7XU,K0HW,W0OE,WODD,W0KXZ) 2ND HP RTTY 2008 w0SD (N0ABE,W7XU,K0HW, W0OE, KA0JH) 2ND HP RTTY 2009 w0SD (W7XU,K0HW,W0OE) 4TH HP RTTY 2010 W0SD (W7XU,KA0JH,W0OE) 2ND HP RTTY 2011 W0SD (W7XU,KA0JH,K0HW,N0LAN,W00E) 2ND HP RTTY 2012 W0SD (W7XU,K0HW,W0OE) 2ND HP RTTY 2013 W0SD (W7XU,K0HW,N0LAN,W0OE,AE0P) 2ND HP RTTY 2014 W0SD (W7XU, K0HW, W0OE, W0SD) 3rd HP RTTY 2015 W0SD (W7XU, N0LAN, W0OE, N0QJM, W0SD) 3rd HP RTTY 2016 W0SD (W7XU, N0LAN, W0OE, N0QJM, W0SD) 3rd HP RTTY 2016 KD0S (KD0S, WD0T) 7th HP RTTY 2017 W0SD (W7XU,KE0HQZ,K0HW,N0QJM,W0OE,W0SD) 2nd HP RTTY 2018 W0SD (W7XU, KE0HQZ,W0OE,N0LAN,W0SD 3rd HP RTTY CQ/RJ WW RTTY 2000 W0SD (N0ABE, WODB, W7XU, W0OE, WOSD 1ST U.S. 11TH WORLD HP RTTY ARRL FIELD DAY CONTEST 1987 K0DD (K0DD+5 OP.) 1ST 1A MIXED ARRL EME CONTEST 1991 W7XU (W7XU, N0JPE, KRX, WD0CJM) 4TH 144MHZ CW ARRL JUN VHF CONTEST 1998 W7XU+(WD0T, N0QJM, W0SD, W0DB, N0JPE)2ND LIMITED MULTI 1999 W7XU+(WD0T, W0SD, WODB) 4TH LIMITED MULTI 2000 W7XU+(WD0T, W0SD, W0DB, N0GX) 4TH LIMITED MULTI 2001 N0QJM+(WD0T,W0SD,W0DB,WB0TEM) 3RD LIMITED MULTI 2002 N0QJM+(WD0T,W0SD,W0DB,WB0TEM 9TH LIMITED MULTI ARRL SEPTEMBER VHF CONTEST 1997 N0QJM+(W7XU, N0QJM, W0SD, WB0TEM) 4TH LIMITED MULTI 1999 N0QJM+(W7XU, W0DB, W0SD) 9TH LIMITED MULTI ARRL TEN METER CONTEST 2002 KD0S+(WD0T,KC0CJH,KC0OCH) 10th HP MIXED 2006 KD0S+(WD0T) 6TH HP MIXED 2007 KD0S+(WD0T, KC0ZHE) 9TH HP MIXED 2009 KD0S+(WD0T,K0IE) 3RD HP MIXED ARRL 160 METER CONTEST 1986 K0DD (K0DD,K0KX,NS0N) 4TH HP CW 1987 K0DD (K0DD,K0KX,K0SF,NS0N,WB0ADO) 3RD HP CW 1988 K0DD (K0DD,K0KX,N0HUN,NS0N,WA0PEV) 4TH HP CW 1989 K0DD (K0DD,K0KX,K0SF,WA0PEV,WB0ADO) 7TH HP CW CQ 160 METER 1996 W7XU (W7XU, WB0TEM, N0GXA, N0JPE) 7TH HP PHONE 1997 W0SD (WD0T, W0DB, W0SD) 4TH HP PHONE IARU 2009 W0SD (WD0T, W0DB, W0SD) 9TH HP MIXED

ALL TIME

SOUTH DAKOTA CONTEST RECORDS

SINGLE OP:

                          ARRL SS CONTEST RECORD
2009   KD0S (WD0T) 338,752    2144 Q'S & 79 MULT        PHONE
1997   W0SD (WD0T) 234,788    1486 Q'S & 79 MULT        CW
2004   WD0T        178,240    1114 Q's & 80 MULT        CW LOW POWER
2012   KD0S (WD0T) 129,646     781 Q'a & 83 MULT        PHONE QRP

                          ARRL DX CONTEST RECORD
1979   K0ZZ  969,984;  256 COUNTRIES AND 1263 QSO'S     PHONE
                       MULTIPLIERS (11,20,74,78,73) 

2003   W0SD (W0DB)1,228,968 338 COUNTRIES AND 1212 Q    CW
                       MULTIPLIERS (13,34,70,80,71,70)

                         CQWW DX CONTEST RECORD
1978   K0ZZ        840,750 113 ZONES, 262 COUNTRIES & 836 Q   PHONE
2002   W0SD(W0DB)1,800,162 136 ZONES, 335 COUNTRIES & 1532Q   CW

                    SINGLE BAND DX CONTEST RECORD
1970-40 CQ CW DX: K0TPF  11,648, 22 ZONES, 34 COUNTRIES, 79 QSO'S 
1977-40 CQ PH DX: W0SD   19,656, 25 ZONES, 53 COUNTRIES, 96 QSO'S 
1998-15 CQ CW DX: W0SD(W0DB)501,234, 32 ZONES, 107 COUNTRIES, 1326 QSO'S
1995-20 ARRL PH DX:W0SD(WD0T) 166,314, 523 Q'S, 106 MULT.

                          ARRL 160 CONTEST RECORD
2010   W0SD (W0DB) 411,348    1579 Q's 40 & 78 Mult     CW

                          CQ 160 CONTEST RECORD

2009   W0SD (W0DB) 919,170    1838 Q'S 58 & 68 MULT     CW
2007   w0SD (W0DB)  53.592     405 Q's 55 &  3 MULT     PHONE

                          40 METER WW WPX RTTY
1997   AC0M   115,362  153 MULT &  326 Q'S              RTTY

                         10 METER CONTEST RECORD
1999   W0SD        854,772  138 MULT & 3097 Q'S         PHONE
2000   W0SD(W0DB)1,725,498  257 MULT & 2388 Q'S         MIXED
2001   W0SD(W0DB)1,237,236  143 MULT & 2173 Q'S         CW
2005   K0HW         48,248   74 MULT &  248 Q'S         QRP MIXED

                         ARRL JUNE VHF CONTEST
2012   WD0T      461,154    302 MULT & 1516 Q'S

SINGLE-OP ASSISTED:
                        VHF LIMITED

2008 WD0T 	180,525 	714 	249	(+ packet) 11TH Place

MULTI-OP:

                       ARRL FIELD DAY CONTEST RECORD
2018   W0OJY       2767 Q'S 10664 PTS.      3A              MIXED

                       ARRL 10 METER CONTEST RECORD         MIXED
2002   KD0S+(WD0T,KC0CJH, KC0OCH) 2858 Q's, 253M, 1,968,340 MIXED

                          ARRL DX CONTEST RECORD
1999  W0SD(+WD0T,W0DB,KB0PPA)1,657,260,1485Q's 372 MULT     PHONE
1998  W0SD(+WD0T, W0DB) 1,336,815 1461 Q'S 305 MULT         CW

                       ARRL RTTY SWEEPSTAKES RECORD
2015  W0SD (+W7XU,W0OE,K0HW)          RTTY
            254,720 1983 Q'S 120 MULT

                      CQ RTTY DX CONTEST

2000   W0SD+(W0DB, N0ABE,W7XU)                           RTTY
         1,795,164 1529Q 75Z, 243C, 178S

                       CQWW DX CONTEST RECORD
1978    W0SD (W0GKE,SMV,N0AIT,ACL,WB0MZB,YMR
              WA0UFS,K0SD,AC0M)
             858,540 118 ZONES, 292 COUNTRIES, 814 Q'S   PHONE

LOOKING FOR RECORD?                                      CW

                     IARU CONTEST RECORD
2009   W0SD (W0DB,WD0T) 1,095,984  1245 Q'S, 202 MULT     MIXED

                        ARRL JUNE VHF CONTEST-UNLIMITED
1981    W0SD +(WA2VEY,AA0F,K0OTZ,WM,ZZ,KA0GGS,N0AIT,W0PUF
               WB0TEM,UFS)
              89,782, 816 Q'S 106 MULT

                        ARRL JUNE VHF CONTEST-LIMITED
1998   W7XU +(N0QJM,W0SD,WD0T,W0DB,N0JPE)
            473,135, 1164Q'S 377 MULT

                       ARRL SEPT. VHF CONTEST-LIMITED
1997    N0QJM +(W7XU, W0SD, WB0TEM)
             183,675, 664 Q'S 237 MULT

                       ARRL JAN. VHF CONTEST-LIMITED
1999   W7XU +(NOQJM, W0SD, N0GX)
             86,450, 413 Q'S 190 MULT

                         ARRL EME CONTEST ALL BAND

1985    W0SD  (WB0TEM,PJB) 62,000, 31 Q's, 20 Mult

                           CQ 160 CONTEST RECORD
1997   W0SD (WD0T,W0DB,W0SD) 272,080 1422 Q'S 56 & 26 M  PHONE

                       SINGLE BAND EME CONTEST
1991-144 W7XU (N0JPE, KRX, WD0CJM) 79,800 38 Q'S, 21 MULT CW

SPECIAL LISTING OF PLACINGS BY SOUTH DAKOTA AMATEURS FOR SWEEPSTAKES(HIGHEST THAT YEAR)

1974    WA0CPX     44TH PHONE
1975    WA0ONL     27TH CW
        WA0CPX     26TH PHONE
1976    WA0ONL     16TH CW
        WA0CPX     31ST PHONE
1977    W0SD(K0ZZ)  4TH PHONE
1978    K0ZZ       13TH CW
        K0ZZ        9TH PHONE
1986    K0DD        8TH PHONE
1987    K0DD        2ND PHONE
1988    K0DD        4TH PHONE
1995    W0SD(WD0T) 17TH CW
        W0SD(WD0T)  7TH PHONE
1996    W0SD(WD0T)  3RD CW
        W0SD(WD0T)  6TH PHONE
1997    W0SD(WD0T)  1ST CW
        W0SD(WD0T)  4TH PHONE
1998    W0SD(WD0T) 11TH CW
        W0SD(WD0T) 10TH PHONE
1999    W0SD(WD0T)  7TH CW
        W0SD(WD0T)  6TH PHONE
2000    W0SD(WD0T)  4TH CW
        W0SD(WD0T)  8TH PHONE
2001    W0SD(WD0T)  9TH CW
        W0SD(WD0T)  7TH PHONE
2002    W0SD(WD0T)  5TH CW
        W0SD(WD0T)  8TH PHONE
2003    W0SD(WD0T)  6th CW
        W0SD(WD0T) 12th Phone
2004    W0SD(W0DB) 16th CW
        W0SD(W0DB)  4th PHONE
2005    W0SD(W0DB0 13th CW
        W0SD(W0DB)  8th PHONE
        K0HW        8th QRP
2006    KD0S(WD0T)  4th Phone
2006    W0SD(W0DB) 21ST CW
2007    KD0S(WD0T)  9TH CW
2007    KD0S(WD0T)  4TH PHONE
2008    W0SD(W0DB) 11TH CW
2008    KD0S(WD0T) 12TH CW
2008    W0SD(W0DB)  7TH PHONE
2008    KD0S(WD0T)  8TH PHONE
2009    WD0T        4TH CW
2009    KD0S(WD0T)  4TH PHONE
2010    WD0T        4TH CW
2010    KD0S(WD0T)  7TH PHONE
2011    WD0T        8th CW
2012    WD0T        7th CW
2012    KD0S(WD0T)  1st QRP PHONE
2013    Discontinued

FOR 10 METERS:(HIGHEST THAT YEAR)
1978    W0SD        26TH PHONE
1992    WD0T         6TH MIXED
1997    W0SD         3RD PHONE
1998    W0SD        10TH PHONE
1999    W0SD         7TH PHONE
2000    W0SD(W0DB)  10TH MIXED
2001    W0SD(W0DB)   7TH CW
2002    W0SD(W0DB)   5TH CW
2003    W0SD(W0DB)  16th CW
2004    W0SD         4th PHONE
2004    WD0T         6th LOW POWER CW
2005    W0SD         3RD PHONE
2005    K0HW         6TH MIXED QRP
2006    W0SD         1ST PHONE 
2007    W0SD         3RD PHONE
2008    w0SD         3RD PHONE
2009    W0SD         1ST PHONE
2010    W0SD(W0DB)   9TH CW
2011    Discontinued

FOR 160 METERS
1995    W0SD +(W7XU, K0TPF, NS0N) 14TH   CW MULTI-OP
1996    W0SD(WD0T)                 6TH   CW SINGLE OP
1999    W0SD(W7XU)                18TH   CW SINGLE OP
2006    W0SD(W0DB)                 8TH   CW SINGLE OP
2007    W0SD(W0DB)                13TH   CW SINGLE OP
2008    W0SD(W0DB)                16TH   CW SINGLE OP
2010    W0SD(W0DB)                13TH   CW SINGLE OP
2012    W0SD(W0DB)                 8th   CW SINGLE OP
2013    Discontinued

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