Results of the 2004 Flight of the Bumblebees
Most operators faced challenging propagation conditions this year.
We received a total of 128 logs, an increase of 24 logs from last year, but the
total number of QSO's dropped by 174, again pointing to the fact that many of
this year's QSO were hard fought.
Similar to last year, 20M was the workhorse
band, with the QSO's breaking down as follows:
| Band | QSO's |
| 40M | 407 |
| 20M | 1809 |
| 15M | 7 |
| 10M | 0 |
| Total | 2223 |
Congratulations to first place Bumblebee Jim WA9TZE (WI),
whose multiband dipole and SRG-2020 performed like magic.
Second place
was earned by Bill W4ZV, who caught the most bees from atop Dark Springs
Mountain in the Uwharrie National Forest (NC).
Fellow North Carolinian
Dick N4HAY placed third from his beach side location at Lake Jordan.
Todd N9NE scored fourth from Oshkosh, WI.
Fifth place was taken
by Gary K4MF from FL.
Pictures, articles, and soapbox comments will
appear in a forthcoming edition of the ARS Sojourner
We will also name:
Most Interesting Equipment
Most Outrageous
Venture
Most Beautiful Site
ARS wishes to thank everyone who participated
in this year's Flight of the Bumblebees!
The
top Bee scores were:
| Call Sign |
40M | 20M |
15M | 10M |
QSO's | BEEs |
Score |
| WA9TZE/BB | 24 |
94 | 0 | 0 |
118 | 39 | 13806 |
| W4ZV/BB | 16 | 49 |
0 | 0 | 65 |
50 | 9750 |
| N4HAY/BB | 22 | 31 |
0 | 0 | 53 |
36 | 5724 |
| N9NE/BB | 10 | 39 |
0 | 0 | 49 |
34 | 4998 |
| K4MF/BB | 0 | 48 |
0 | 0 | 48 |
34 | 4896 |
The top non-Bee scores were:
| Call Sign | 40M |
20M | 15M |
10M | QSO's |
BEEs | Score |
| K4PQC | 11 | 27 |
0 | 0 | 38 |
28 | 3192 |
| K3ESE | 24 | 13 |
0 | 0 | 37 |
25 | 2775 |
| W8VE | 12 | 14 |
0 | 0 | 26 |
26 | 2028 |
| N9MZP | 0 | 25 |
0 | 0 | 25 |
24 | 1800 |
| N3XRV | 19 | 6 |
0 | 0 | 25 |
17 | 1275 |
Combined Scores:
| Call Sign | 40M |
20M | 15M |
10M | QSOs |
BEEs | Score |
| WA9TZE/BB | 24 | 94 |
0 | 0 | 118 |
39 | 13806 |
| W4ZV/BB | 16 | 49 |
0 | 0 | 65 |
50 | 9750 |
| N4HAY/BB | 22 | 31 |
0 | 0 | 53 |
36 | 5724 |
| N9NE/BB | 10 | 39 |
0 | 0 | 49 |
34 | 4998 |
| K4MF/BB | 0 | 48 |
0 | 0 | 48 |
34 | 4896 |
| N4BP/BB | 0 | 52 |
0 | 0 | 52 |
31 | 4836 |
| N2CQ/BB | 28 | 19 |
0 | 0 | 47 |
33 | 4653 |
| N5ESE/BB | 0 | 45 |
0 | 0 | 45 |
32 | 4320 |
| N4GM/BB | 0 | 49 |
0 | 0 | 49 |
29 | 4263 |
| K5OT/BB | 2 | 38 |
0 | 0 | 40 |
31 | 3720 |
| K7TQ/BB | 0 | 44 |
0 | 0 | 44 |
27 | 3564 |
| N2XE/BB | 3 | 36 |
0 | 0 | 39 |
28 | 3276 |
| K4PQC | 11 | 27 |
0 | 0 | 38 |
28 | 3192 |
| KF0UR/BB | 0 | 40 |
0 | 0 | 40 |
26 | 3120 |
| N7SR/BB | 8 | 31 |
0 | 0 | 39 |
26 | 3042 |
| AA4XX/BB | 13 | 24 |
0 | 0 | 37 |
26 | 2886 |
| W8DIZ/BB | 20 | 16 |
0 | 0 | 36 |
26 | 2808 |
| K3ESE | 24 | 13 |
0 | 0 | 37 |
25 | 2775 |
| NK9G/BB | 12 | 16 |
0 | 0 | 28 |
28 | 2352 |
| NE5DL/BB | 0 | 33 |
0 | 0 | 33 |
22 | 2178 |
| W8VE | 12 | 14 |
0 | 0 | 26 |
26 | 2028 |
| N7OU/BB | 2 | 17 |
0 | 0 | 19 |
34 | 1938 |
| K9ESE/BB | 7 | 30 |
0 | 0 | 37 |
17 | 1887 |
| WB4X/BB | 10 | 23 |
0 | 0 | 33 |
19 | 1881 |
| N9MZP | 0 | 25 |
0 | 0 | 25 |
24 | 1800 |
| N8VW/BB | 8 | 18 |
0 | 0 | 26 |
19 | 1482 |
| N3XRV | 19 | 6 |
0 | 0 | 25 |
17 | 1275 |
| K9EW/BB | 0 | 23 |
0 | 0 | 23 |
18 | 1242 |
| N3AO/BB | 17 | 7 |
0 | 0 | 24 |
17 | 1224 |
| W1SA/BB | 0 | 21 |
0 | 0 | 21 |
18 | 1134 |
| WA8REI/BB | 11 | 11 |
0 | 0 | 22 |
17 | 1122 |
| AA1MY/BB | 10 | 13 |
0 | 0 | 23 |
16 | 1104 |
| AA5CK/BB | 1 | 20 |
0 | 0 | 21 |
17 | 1071 |
| W9FNB/BB | 8 | 18 |
0 | 0 | 26 |
13 | 1014 |
| K3TW/BB | 0 | 22 |
0 | 0 | 22 |
15 | 990 |
| N0JRN/BB | 4 | 14 |
0 | 0 | 18 |
18 | 972 |
| AK0M/BB | 1 | 17 |
0 | 0 | 18 |
18 | 972 |
| WD9F/BB | 0 | 20 |
0 | 0 | 20 |
16 | 960 |
| WD9F/BB | 0 | 20 |
0 | 0 | 20 |
16 | 960 |
| NA8M/BB | 0 | 18 |
0 | 0 | 18 |
17 | 918 |
| KB2FEL/BB | 0 | 19 |
0 | 0 | 19 |
16 | 912 |
| KA3WMJ/BB | 7 | 12 |
0 | 0 | 19 |
15 | 855 |
| WC7S/BB | 0 | 18 |
0 | 0 | 18 |
15 | 810 |
| WB7FJG/BB | 1 | 18 |
0 | 0 | 19 |
13 | 741 |
| N7CEE/BB | 0 | 16 |
0 | 0 | 16 |
15 | 720 |
| N4SL/BB | 1 | 17 |
0 | 0 | 18 |
13 | 702 |
| KC2AFK | 0 | 21 |
0 | 0 | 21 |
11 | 693 |
| WA0RSE/BB | 0 | 19 |
0 | 0 | 19 |
12 | 684 |
| W6AZ/BB | 1 | 13 |
2 | 0 | 16 |
13 | 624 |
| K4KJP/BB | 0 | 16 |
0 | 0 | 16 |
13 | 624 |
| WF4I/BB | 5 | 11 |
0 | 0 | 16 |
13 | 624 |
| K6III/BB | 0 | 19 |
1 | 0 | 20 |
10 | 600 |
| K5OOR/BB | 0 | 18 |
0 | 0 | 18 |
11 | 594 |
| AB4PP/BB | 7 | 10 |
0 | 0 | 17 |
11 | 561 |
| NJ0E/BB | 3 | 11 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
13 | 546 |
| KW4JS/BB | 0 | 18 |
0 | 0 | 18 |
10 | 540 |
| KO4WX/BB | 0 | 15 |
0 | 0 | 15 |
12 | 540 |
| AB4GK/BB | 0 | 13 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
12 | 468 |
| AB1AV/BB | 3 | 10 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
12 | 468 |
| W0CH/BB | 0 | 13 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
12 | 468 |
| WA1ZCB | 2 | 11 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
11 | 429 |
| WN4CW/BB | 0 | 15 |
0 | 0 | 15 |
9 | 405 |
| W7SW | 0 | 12 |
0 | 0 | 12 |
11 | 396 |
| W5YR | 0 | 13 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
10 | 390 |
| WB3AAL/BB | 7 | 9 |
0 | 0 | 16 |
8 | 384 |
| AE7RW/BB | 1 | 11 |
0 | 0 | 12 |
10 | 360 |
| K7UD/BB | 0 | 12 |
0 | 0 | 12 |
10 | 360 |
| KO1H | 2 | 10 |
0 | 0 | 12 |
9 | 324 |
| W1PID/BB | 8 | 4 |
0 | 0 | 12 |
9 | 324 |
| K4BYF | 0 | 13 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
8 | 312 |
| K6UIZ | 3 | 9 |
1 | 0 | 13 |
8 | 312 |
| N7CQR | 2 | 8 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
10 | 300 |
| KC9EUH | 1 | 12 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
7 | 273 |
| K4AQ | 0 | 11 |
0 | 0 | 11 |
8 | 264 |
| KB0VCC/BB | 2 | 7 |
0 | 0 | 9 |
9 | 243 |
| WA8HSB/BB | 0 | 10 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
8 | 240 |
| WV0H/BB | 0 | 10 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
8 | 240 |
| KI0II/BB | 0 | 10 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
8 | 240 |
| WA9PWP | 0 | 10 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
8 | 240 |
| WD5AGO/BB | 0 | 13 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
6 | 234 |
| AA6AV/BB | 7 | 6 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
6 | 234 |
| AD6WE/BB | 0 | 10 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
7 | 210 |
| N0IBT | 0 | 8 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
7 | 168 |
| KC9BXV/BB | 2 | 6 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
7 | 168 |
| K1BR/BB | 1 | 7 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
7 | 168 |
| N1KSN/BB | 0 | 7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 | 147 |
| NS5Z/BB | 0 | 7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 | 147 |
| WA5ZNU/BB | 0 | 7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 | 147 |
| K8JV/BB | 7 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 | 147 |
| N4DMI/BB | 0 | 7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 | 147 |
| AD6GI/BB | 1 | 5 |
1 | 0 | 7 |
7 | 147 |
| W2LJ/BB | 0 | 8 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
6 | 144 |
| K4BAI/M | 0 | 8 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
6 | 144 |
| AA7QU/BB | 0 | 8 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
6 | 144 |
| VE3JC/BB | 7 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
5 | 120 |
| NR5A/BB | 0 | 6 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
6 | 108 |
| KC1FB | 0 | 7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
5 | 105 |
| AI4BJ/BB | 0 | 6 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
5 | 90 |
| AA2AD/BB | 2 | 4 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
5 | 90 |
| AE4YQ/BB | 4 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
5 | 90 |
| N1AIA/BB | 0 | 5 |
0 | 0 | 5 |
5 | 75 |
| NR4E | 0 | 5 |
0 | 0 | 5 |
5 | 75 |
| KD5ONS/BB | 2 | 1 |
2 | 0 | 5 |
5 | 75 |
| K1CGZ/BB | 0 | 5 |
0 | 0 | 5 |
4 | 60 |
| W2AGN/BB | 0 | 6 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
3 | 54 |
| KD5UDB/BB | 0 | 6 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
3 | 54 |
| KD7GIM/BB | 4 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | 48 |
| NK6A/BB | 0 | 4 |
0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | 48 |
| KC2LYQ | 0 | 4 |
0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | 48 |
| VE3XT/BB | 0 | 4 |
0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | 48 |
| W0YSE | 0 | 4 |
0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | 36 |
| KQ6NO/BB | 2 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | 36 |
| W5ACM/BB | 0 | 3 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | 27 |
| W2NED/BB | 3 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | 27 |
| KC9LC | 1 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | 27 |
| N8XD/BB | 1 | 3 |
0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | 24 |
| K2EKM | 0 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | 12 |
| VE3WMB | 0 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | 12 |
| K7ESU | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 1 |
1 | 3 |
| N9CJT | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 1 |
1 | 3 |
| K6LG | 0 | 7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
0 | 0 |
| N6XI/BB | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| AD6FR | 0 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 2 |
0 | 0 |
| KI4DEF/BB | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| WB6HQK/BB | 4 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
0 | 0 |
| KG6TGI/BB | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| AC7YE/BB | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| AF4XL/BB | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |