58th Running Of The CQP!
1600 UTC October 7, 2023 to 2200 UTC October 8, 2023
CQP 2023 Begins:
1600 UTC October 7, 2023 to 2200 UTC October 8, 2023
CQP 2023 Begins:
| 2019 County Tracker Click these spreadsheets for all planned 2019 CA activity. Please also scroll down to the bottom of this page to learn more about the expeditions, mobiles and fixed stations that have provided us with links, pictures and operating plans. |
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| Rare County 2019 Tracker Spreadsheet Click HERE |
All County 2019 Tracker Spreadsheet Click HERE |
| Resources | |
| 2018 Rare County List (PDF) |
Click HERE for PDF |
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CQP 2017 Top Missed Counties  Click HERE for PDF |
CQP 2015-2017 Rare County Chart Click HERE for PDF |
CQP 2017 vs 2018 County Mult Distribution  Click HERE for PDF |
CQP 2008-2018 County Sweeps -- Non-California Click HERE for PDF |
| All 58 Counties Will Be Activated For CQP 2019 !! | ||||||||||||||
| ALAM | ALPI | AMAD | BUTT | CALA | COLU | CCOS | DELN | ELDO | FRES | GLEN | HUMB | IMPE | INYO | KERN |
| KING | LAKE | LASS | LANG | MADE | MARN | MARP | MEND | MERC | MODO | MONO | MONT | NAPA | NEVA | ORAN |
| PLAC | PLUM | RIVE | SACR | SBEN | SBER | SDIE | SFRA | SJOA | SLUI | SMAT | SBAR | SCLA | SCRU | SHAS |
| SIER | SISK | SOLA | SONO | STAN | SUTT | TEHA | TRIN | TULA | TUOL | VENT | YOLO | YUBA | ||
| Expedition Tracker | ||||
| Callsign | County | Class | Operator(s) | Notes, Links |
| AG6AY | VENT | S/O LP | 15m, 20m, 40m | |
| AI6SX | SONO | S/O QRP | Saturday only. Operating from the Redwood Council Scouting Jamboree in Santa Rosa. | |
| AI6QZ | NAPA | S/O LP | AI6QZ QRZ.com page | |
| AJ6GN | LANG | M/M LP | Group of hams from 1970s high school radio club WA6KIT. Battery portable in mountains of Llano, CA. AJ6GN QRZ.com page | |
| K6CEL | PLUM | S/O QRP | ||
| K6K | KERN | S/O QRP | N6AJ | |
| K6M | MODO | M/S HP | K4XU + 5 team members | 2018 Expedition summary and pictures K6M QRZ.com page |
| K6MI | KING | M/M HP | K6MI, NI6G, WB6HYD | 2018 Expedition picture |
| K6MM | SFRA | M/S | K6MM, K6TD, ND2T | Operating from Treasure Island |
| K6OAU | SDIE | M/M LP | KE6VRL, W6LPB | Outdoor Adventure USA |
| K6QK | IMPE | M/S HP | K6ZH, N7CW, N6ERD, N6EEG | K6QK team (L-R N6EEG, N6ERD, N7CW, N7TY, K6ZH) K6QK antennas K6QK raising tower |
| K6S | SISK | M/M LP | NA7OM, WB6FFC, W6AQU, K7GT, AC7S, W7FS, NA7RW, W6ROX | Contest crew of the Rogue Valley Amateur Radio Club Medford, Oregon |
| K6ST | SIER | M/M LP | ? | |
| K6T | TEHA | M/S HP | W1SRD, W1RH, AA1ON, K0BEE | 2018 expedition summary and pictures (PDF) |
| K6VVA | SBEN | S/O LP | Saturday only Picture of K6VVA expedition setup | |
| K6WSC | SDIE | S/O LP | K6WSC QRZ.com page | |
| KD6RMS | LANG | S/O LP | Operating from private hilltop in Granada Hills. Wire dipoles, MFJ "Octopus" antenna. | |
| KG6LHW | HUMB | M/M LP | All bands including 160m. | |
| KM6GUE | VENT | S/O LP | 10-40m SSB | |
| KU6F | SMAT | M/S HP | KU6F, W6TTF | YL expedition, operating from Airbnb deck near beach, or from lighthouse. |
| KU6W | MERC | M/M HP | K9YC, K6SRZ, W6GJB | Sunday only. 40m, 20m, 15m |
| N6ESL/K6EI/W6ESL | SJOA | LP | K6EI, W6ESL | Mostly Saturday. K6EI CW op with Elecraft K3. W6ESL SSB op with Kenwood radio. Operation from Airbnb in Tracy. |
| N6GK | GLEN | S/O LP | KD6WKY | Mostly CW on 20m, 40m and 80m. Operating out of the Blue Gum Motel in Willows, CA. N6GK QRZ.com page KD6WKY QRZ.com page |
| N6JET | GLEN, BUTT | S/O HP | Multi-county expedition. See N6JET QRZ.com page for operating schedule by county and details about portable setup. | |
| N6MI | VENT | M/S HP | N6MI, K6VCR | Visit N6MI’s web page. |
| 2018 expedition pictures: | ||||
| N6MI installing antenna on van’s pneumatic mast. | ||||
| K6VCR operating in the van | ||||
| Mast fully extended | ||||
| Sunset picture showing antennas | ||||
| Sunrise on Frazier Peak, Ventura County, 8,000ft. elevation | ||||
| N6NUL | ALPI | S/O HP | K3/KPA500, 20/15/10 hex beam on a push up mast, 80/40 low dipole
Operating from Lake Alpine Lodge.
2018 expedition pictures from camping in Alpine County |
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| N6SBC | SBEN | M/S LP | W6TST, N6HKT, KD6LSH, KG6KPD, AG6GE, KD6ZXG | San Benito County Amateur Radio Association |
| N6TCE | MARP | M/M LP | N6TCE, NZ6Q, others | |
| N6WT | MEND | S/O LP | S/O expedition. Will operate from an RV Park on the beach in Westport, using a vertical attached to his motorhome. 10m-40m. using a vertical attached to his motorhome. 10m-40m. | |
| N6YEU | MADE | S/O LP | 2018 TRIN QSL card | |
| NC6Q | IMPE | M/S HP | NC6Q, AJ6JG | 2018 expedition summary and picture |
| NK6M | CALA | M/S LP | NK6M, K6JRO | |
| NQ6X | VENT | S/O LP | S/O expedition from Reyes Peak @ 7000’ elevation. 15m, 20m, 40m NQ6X QRZ.com page | |
| W6BX | SBEN | M/M HP | W6GJB, K9YC, K6EU, KU6F, K6YL, N6RNO, N3ZZ, K6SRZ | 2018 expedition summary and pictures (PDF) |
| W6EK | PLAC | M/S LP | AI6US, AI6JB | Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club |
| W6IA | COLU | M/M LP | W6IA, W7EEE, AC6AC | 2018 expedition summary and pictures (PDF) |
| W6LDB | TUOL | S/O LP | ||
| W6ML | MONO | S/O HP | W6KC | 2018 expedition summary and pictures (PDF) W6ML web page showing MONO expeditions over the last 20 years |
| W6RGG | TULA | M/S HP | W6RGG, NS6T | Thank you to US Tower for hosting this operation. |
| W6SFI | BUTT, GLEN | S/O LP | Operating from state parks, battery powered.
CQP 2018 pictures and summary CQP 2018 expedition presentation W6SFI QRZ.com page |
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| W6TGS | LASS | S/O HP | ||
| Mobile Tracker | ||||
| Callsign | County | Class | Operator(s) | Notes, Links |
| K6AQL | 21 counties | M/S LP | K0DI | Approximate K6AQL/M schedule with map |
| KM6PDF | CALA | S/O LP | ||
| NZ6N | ALPI | S/O LP | NZ6N QRZ.com page | |
| WA6IQO | INYO | S/O LP | ||
| WU6X | SISK | S/O LP | WU6X QRZ.com page | |
| Fixed Station Tracker | ||||
| Callsign | County | Class | Operator(s) | Notes, Links |
| AE6YB | SONO | S/O LP | Sunday only. AE6YB QRZ.com page | |
| K6C | CCOS | S/O LP | WQ6X | WQ6X 2018 writeup and pictures WQ6X CQP Blog |
| K6KS | SHAS | S/O LP | K6KS QRZ.com page | |
| K6SRJ | SHAS | S/O LP | K6SRJ QRZ.com page | |
| K6VO | SBER | S/O HP | K6NR operator. K6NR remote station web page | |
| KF6NCX | BUTT | M/S LP | KF6NCX, KE6YLH | 2018 expedition summary and pictures (PDF) |
| N6ACS | LANG | M/S LP | N6VI, new HF contesters | M/S at Los Angeles City Fire Department Auxiliary Communications Service field station. Several new HF contesters on SSB. Please encourage them. N6VI will coach them on SSB, and will operate CW when not on SSB. |
| N6CAL | ALAM | S/O LP | N6CAL QRZ.com page | |
| N6DE | STAN | S/O LP | Remote operation using N6EE’s station over RHR. Pictures of some of N6DE’s past county expeditions |
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| N6OV | INYO | M/S HP | AD6NR, K6UN | Bishop Amateur Radio Club |
| N6RVI | SDIE | S/O LP | N6RVI QRZ.com page | |
| N6TV | SCLA | S/O HP | N6TV QRZ.com page | |
| NC6V | RIVE | S/O LP | 10m-40m CW NC6V QRZ.com page | |
| NU6V | SFRA | S/O LP | NU6V QRZ.com page | |
| W6AYC | SLUI | S/O LP | W6AYC web page | |
| W6COW | SBAR | M/M LP | NK6A, AA6DW | 2018 expedition summary and pictures (PDF) |
| W6DOJ | NEVA | M/M LP | K6XN, K6YN, N6SWX | 5000’ elevation in a forest. Off the grid: running solar power, batteries and a small generator. 4-el Yagis on 10m-40m, 80m Inv-Vee. W6DOJ QRZ.com page |
| W6HY | DELN | M/S HP | KE6ZYK (SSB), KM6AFW (CW) | Del Norte Amateur Radio Club |
| W6KJ | YUBA | M/M HP | N9BD, KK6VZD, KK1BUD | Yuba-Sutter Amateur Radio Club |
| W6MY | SIER | M/S HP | K6DAJ, W6MY | W6MY QRZ.com page |
| W6PW | SFRA | M/S LP | AD6I, others | San Francisco Amateur Radio Club |
| W6TCP | ALAM | S/O HP | Operation from W6SRR remote station W6TCP QRZ.com page |
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| W6WF | MONT | S/O LP | W6WF QRZ.com page | |
| W7KRF | INYO | M/S LP | W7KRF, AG6WM | W7KRF QRZ.com page |
| W9IB | ALAM | S/O LP | W9IB QRZ.com page | |
| WA6ZDO | DELN | S/O HP | Del Norte Amateur Radio Club | |
| WC6H | CALA | S/O HP | WC6H station pictures | |
| WK6I | CALA | S/O LP | Generous sponsor of CQP wine awards | |
