[NLRS] Working the lower 48 states on 2m

[jcplatt1 at mmm.com]

Passing this note along from the VHFContesting reflector.   Perhaps some of
us here have any additional data to pass along to Kevin at his email noted
below.

73, Jon
W0ZQ


I have have numerous responses to request for info on people who have
worked all 48 contiguous states terrestrially (non-eme) on 2 meters. Tnx
for the info. Here is the list of the stations that I know of who have
accomplished this feat:

Call         State             Grid        Date

Confirmed -----
W0SD          SD         (EN13)            Aug. 1979
K5CM          OK         (EM25)            Dec. 1980
W0EMS         NE         (EN11)            Aug. 1981
K0ALL         ND         EN16        May 7, 1984
K5UR          AR         EM35        1985
W0RRY /
K5BXG         OK         EM26              1986
W5ZN /
WB5IGF)             AR         EM45              Aug. 1992
WQ0P          KS         EM29              Aug. 1993
W7XU          SD         EN13        Aug. 13, 1997
N0QJM         SD         EN13        Late 1990’s
KM0T          IA         EN13        2001 & 2002

Unconfirmed -----
K0MQS        IA          EN31        twice ??? needs CA??

Close -----
N0LL         KS          EM09        Missing ME
W9UD         IL          EN41        Missing CA
K0MO or W0MO??           ??          ??? on call-sign(only missing ME)


Please let me know of anyone else who worked all 48
lower states on 2 meters terrestrially, or anyone who
is very close.  The final list will appear in a future
article in the SMC Black Hole.


Kevin
W9GKA
kevin kaufhold <kkaufhold at yahoo.com>

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