[VHFcontesting] States worked during a contest

[curtis roseman]

VHF Contesters: 

All 48 states have been worked several times during June contests on 6 meters , and it is probable that somebody has worked all 50 (in 2006?).   

I took a quick look back at some ancient, pre-1992 scores and found the following:   

During the 1970s, the W0OHU group consistently worked between 45 and 48 states.
W9UD/0 in Minnesota worked all 48 in 1981, and 47 in 1982. 
In 1987, WB0DRL (KS) and WD8ISK (OH) each worked 47
In 1987, N6CA (CA) worked 46
In 1991, NN9K/0 (NE) worked 46

The above is just a sampling that I could easily get my hands on; it is far from a complete list of high state totals.  Since 1992, I would bet that 48, 49 or even 50 have been worked several times. 

John, I know of no such records having been compiled.  One has to translate from ARRL sections to states before 1985 (which is easy) and from grids to states since then (which is not so easy).

73. Curt Roseman, k9aks


----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Morehouse <w9rm at yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:17 am
Subject: Re: [VHF] States worked during a contest
To: vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu

> JOHN:
> 
> I've assisted in working WELL over 40 states several times as a 6M 
> op from multi-op stations AA9D and K9NS.  I would need to go back 
> in the logs but it's very possible we've done "all 48" at least once.
> 
> Since the logging programs don't care about states in VHF 
> contests, it's never been immediately obvious during the contest.
> 
> Jay W9RM
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 2/9/09, John Geiger <aa5jg at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: John Geiger <aa5jg at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [VHF] States worked during a contest
> > To: vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu, 50mhz at mailman.qth.net, 
> 6meter at yahoogroups.com> Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 11:53 PM
> > A friend and I were having a discussion on the local UHF
> > repeater tonight about good 6 meter performances during a
> > contest, and we got to wondering what has been the most
> > states worked on 6m during a VHF contest.  Is this record
> > listed anywhere?  Anyone have 40 or more states worked
> > during a single contest?
> > 
> > 73s John AA5JG
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