President: Bob Jacobson, K9CJ

Vice-President: Phil Snyder, N9LAH

Secretary/Treasurer: John Holmes, W9ILY

Webmaster: John Holmes, W9ILY

Contest Chairman: Jim Anderson, NV9X

-Metro DXers are busy all year and are very active in Contests. Here are a few of the contests in which our members operated and their QSO totals in brackets (), if known.

2012 Contest Participants with their QSOs and points in brackets (), if known:

ARRL RTTY Roundup - N9LAH (958 Qs - 101,549 points in the Multi-Single category), N9AKR (772 Qs - 67,164 points), W9ILY (571 Qs - 59,955 points), NV9X (22 Qs - 396 points).

NAQP-CW - W9ILY (687 Qs - 136,713 points), NV9X (243 Qs - 24,300 points), K9PMV (191 Qs - 17,954 points), N9LAH (), W9OA/9 (142 Qs - 9,798 points)

NAQP-SSB - N9LAH (393 Qs - 43,623 points), W9ILY (201 Qs - 14,271 points), NV9X (68 Qs - 2,108 points), W9NKV (16 Qs - 240 points).

BARTG RTTY SPRINT - W9ILY (237 Qs - 37,920 points), W9PDS (69 Qs - 6,120 points), 

CQWW-160 CW - W9ILY (202 Qs - 21,792 points), K9PMV (144 Qs - 11,340 points).

XE RTTY - W9ILY (175 Qs - 34,861 points).

2011 Contest Participants with their QSOs and points in brackets (), if known:

NAQP-CW - W9ILY (558 Qs - 76,446 points), K9CJ (229 Qs - 17,633 points), W9OA/9 (193 Qs - 16,598 points), NV9X (132 Qs - 6,600 points), W9UM (110 Qs - 6,490 points), KM9M (50 Qs - 1,900 points)..

ARRL RTTY Roundup -  N9LAH (446 Qs - 34,788 points), N9AKR (279 Qs - 18,972 points), W9OA (59 Qs - 1,652 points), W9ILY (55 Qs - 1,540 points).

NAQP-SSB - N9AKR (280 Qs - 15,960 points), NV9X (182 Qs - 12.922 points), N9LAH (125 Qs - 6,875 points), W9ILY (115 Qs - 5,520 points), N9ORD (97 Qs - 4,3657 points),  W9NKV (19 Qs - 285 points). Metro Muttz finished with 38,767 points, #38 out of 53 teams.

UKDX RTTY - W9ILY (151 Qs - 13,279 points).

BARTG Sprint (RTTY) - W9ILY (321 Qs - 82,818 points ), N9AKR (100 Qs - 11,600 points), N9LAH (14 Qs - 308 points)

ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes - N9LAH (11 Qs - 77 points), W9ILY (7 Qs - 35 points).

CQWW-160 - K9PMV (172 Qs - 16,852 points), NV9X (165 Qs - 12,495 points)

MN QSO PTY - NV9X (35 Qs - 1,632 points)

XE RTTY - W9ILY (93 Qs - 6,412 points), NV9X (27 Qs - 828 points)

CQWPX-RTTY - N9AKR (528 Qs - 353,362 points),  W9ILY (257 Qs - 103,934 points), W9OA (221 Qs - 100,570 points), K9PY (102 Qs - 19,888 points), N9LAH (41 Qs - 3,760 points).

ARRL Int'l DX-CW - W9ILY (313 Qs - all 20 meters ), N9AKR (206 Qs - 108,150 points), NV9X (154 Qs - 48,510 points), K9PMV (111 Qs - 24,309 points), N9LAH (80 Qs - 16,080 points), K9CJ ().

NAQP-RTTY - W9ILY (407 Qs - 48,433 points), N9LAH (339 Qs - 36,273 points), N9AKR (309 Qs - 30,900 points), W9OA (235 Qs - 19,975 points), NV9X (163 Qs - 12,551 points), N9TK (). Metro Muttz finished with 128,157 points, #18 out of 28 teams.

CQ-160 SSB - NV9X (29 Qs - 1,072 points).

ARRL Int'l DX-SSB - NV9X (262 Qs - 106,896 points), K9PMV (157 Qs - 43,332 points), N9LAH (57 Qs - 8,379 points), W9ILY (48 Qs - 4,896 points).

CQWPX-SSB - NV9X (317 Qs - 149,310 points), K9PMV (255 Qs - 149,144 points), N9AKR (55 Qs - 6,215 points all 15M), W9ILY (10 Qs - 220 points).

FL QSO PTY - NV9X (94 Qs - 8,904 points, a personal best in FQP).

SPDX RTTY - W9OA (), W9ILY ().

CQWPX-CW - K9PMV (327 Qs - 165,109 points), NV9X (206 Qs - 57,288 points), W9ILY (59 Qs)

IN QSO PTY - NV9X (49 Qs-2,409 points)

NE QSO PTY - NV9X - (30 Qs - 987 points)

7QP NV9X (29 Qs - 1,975 points)

JUNE VHF QSO Party - N9AKR ( 216 Qs - 21,449 points), W9ILY/9 (16 Qs - 224 points)

ARRL Field Day - N9TK (1,147 QS - 4,186 points), K9CJ (799 Qs - 3,396 points), NV9X & K9PMV (559 Qs - 2,124 points), N9AKR (607 Qs - 1,214 points),  .

DL-DX RTTY - N9AKR (113 Qs - 93,160 points), W9ILY (134 Qs)

IARU-HF Championship - NV9X (50 Qs - all CW - 3,024 points), W9ILY ()

NAQP-RTTY - N9AKR (240 Qs - 11,040 points), W9ILY/8 (193 Qs), NV9X (95 Qs - 5,035 points), N9LAH ().

IOTA - NV9X (28 Qs - 3,696 points).

NAQP-CW - W9ILY (302 Qs - 39,260 points), NV9X (201 Qs - 18,090 points), K9PMV (86 Qs - 4,300 points), N9LAH (), W9OA ().

NAQP-SSB - NV9X (160 Qs - 12,320 points), N9AKR (), W9ILY (37 Qs - 629 points)

SARTG-RTTY - W9ILY (233 Qs - 325,680 points), NV9X (28 Qs - 6,160 points).

CWOpen - W9ILY (65 Qs - 3,965 points).

ARRL RTTY Rookie Roundup - W9ILY (40 Qs - 1,344 points)

SCC-RTTY - NV9X (11 Qs - 297 points).

TN QSO Party - NV9X (50 Qs - 6,120 points)

UA WW RTTY - NV9X (12 Qs - 450 points).

TX QSO Party - NV9X (37 Qs - 2,600 points).

CQWW-RTTY - N9LAH (1,127 Qs - 1,233,444 points Multi-Single Low Power), W9OA (537 Qs - 220,309 points), N9AKR (474 Qs - 203,750 points on 10 and 15M), K9PY (157 Qs - 36,326 points on 15M), NV9X (106 Qs - 29,640 points).

CA QSO Party (CQP) - NV9X ( 259 Qs - 33,648 points, a personal best for Jim),

Worked All Germany (WAG) - W9ILY (272 Qs - 65,280 points)

IL QSO Party (ILQP) - NV9X ( 150 Qs - 22,092 points, a personal best for Jim), W9ILY (8 Qs - 96 points in 5 minutes)

CQWW-SSB - W9ILY (466 Qs - 313,713 points), NV9X (149 Qs - 58,374 points), W9PDS (40 Qs)

ARRL Sweepstakes-CW - NV9X (112 Qs - 11,648 points),

ARRL Sweepstakes-SSB - NV9X (150 Qs - 18,300 points),

CQWW-CW - W9ILY (910 Qs - 1,067,640 points), W9OA (730 Qs), K9CJ (477 Qs - 210,450 points all on 40M), NV9X (209 Qs - 91.020 points), N9AKR (131 Qs - 47,886 points),  N9LAH (102 Qs - 37,023 points), W9PDS (86 Qs - 22,842 points). METRO MUTZ Team: 

ARRL 160 Meter - W9ILY (210 Qs - 21,573 points)

10 Meter RTTY - N9AKR (295 Qs - 21,830 points), W9ILY (148 Qs - 6,068 points))

ARRL 10 Meter - W9OA (451 Qs), W9ILY (303 Qs - 98,172 points), N9AKR (238 Qs), AI9L (50 Qs). 

OK RTTY - W9ILY (212 Qs), N9AKR (199 Qs - 25,275 points).

Stew Perry 160 - W9ILY (50 Qs, 176 points), NV9X (39 Qs - 106 points).

2010 Contest Participants with their QSOs and points in brackets (), if known:

ARRL RTTY Roundup - AI9L (792), N9LAH (675), W9ILY (529 #1 IL Single OP), W9PDS (179), W9OA/9 (130), N9AKR (52), AF9H (2).

NAQP-CW - W9ILY (338).

BARTG Sprint (RTTY) -  W9ILY (250).

ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes - N9AKR (168), AK9Y (64), W9ILY (60), AI9L (48).

CQWPX-RTTY - N9LAH (445), W9ILY (286), W9OA/9 (251), W9PDS (247), K9PY (47).

ARRL Int'l DX-CW - W9OA (1,136), W9ILY (314), K9CJ (262-40M only), N9LAH (104), N9AKR (93), W9PDS (93), AI9L (1), N9MKZ ()

NAQP RTTY - N9LAH (435), W9ILY/9 (299), AI9L (213), N9AKR (192), W90A/9 (171)

ARRL DX SSB - N9AKR (261), NV9X (127), AI9L (86), W9ILY (83), N9WK (63), W9PDS (42), N9ORD (26).

BARTG RTTY - W9ILY (441), N9LAH (65), 

CQ WPX SSB - WB9Z (3,427 - Plaque for #1 HP Zone 4; #3 SO HP in USA) KM9M (441), K9CJ (393), NV9X (108), W9ILY (43).

New England QSO Party - W9ILY (85 QSOs - 6,800 points - 4th place in IL), NV9X (40 QSOs, 1,856 points - 7th in IL).

ARRL JUNE VHF Sweepstakes - N9AKR (297), W9ILY (131), N9LAH (125) (N9LAH outscored W9ILY by scoring 8,750 to his 8,515)

FIELD DAY - K9CJ (715 Qs - 2,960 points - 6th place in Class 1B-1 op)

NAQP-RTTY (July) - N9LAH (364 Qs -- 37,856 points), W9OA/9 (260 Qs - 20,540 points), N9AKR (252 Qs - 19,908 points), W9ILY (251 Qs - 23,594 points), K9PY (91 Qs - 4,832 points), METRO MUTTZ TEAM (N9LAH, N9AKR, W9ILY finished #18 out of 31), METRO MUTTZ DEUX TEAM (W9OA/9 and K9PY) finished #26. 

CA QSO PARTY - NV9X (173)

IL QSO PARTY - W9OA (36,852 points), NV9X (12,931 points), KM9M (1,296 points) 

CQWW RTTY - WB9Z (1,407 Qs - 609,875 points), W9OA/9 (216 Qs - 84,132 points), K9PY (150 Qs - 56,898 points), W9ILY (151 Qs - 40,504 points), N9LAH (39).

CQWW-SSB - WB9Z (2,074 Qs - 885,764 points, all on 20M), N9AKR (263 Qs - 232,166 points), NV9X (138 Qs - 35,919 points), K9CJ (129 Q's - 31,320 points all on 40M), W9OA (102 Qs - 19,050 points).

CQWW-CW - WB9Z (1,254 Qs - 542,409 points first place W9 HP 20M), W9OA (844 Qs - 1,002,014 points), K9CJ (347 Qs - 124,396 first place HP W9 40M), N9AKR (266 Qs - 209,610 points), W9ILY (177 Qs - 71,610 points), KM9M (51 Qs - 8,357 points), NV9X (17 Qs - 441 points).

ARRL-10M - W9ILY (130 Qs - 18,200 points CW only), N9AKR (85 Qs - 8,160 points)

OKDX-RTTY - W9ILY (42 Qs - 2,304 points)

2009 Contest Participants with their QSOs in brackets (), if known:

ARRL RTTY Roundup - Jan. 3 & 4 - N9LAH (786), AI9L (756), N9AKR (198), AF9H (11)

NAQP-CW - W9ILY (358), N9AKR (130), AI9L (101), N9LAH (52), W9OA ().

NAQP-SSB - N9AKR (113), AI9L (64).

ARRL VHF Sweepstakes - N9AKR (195-#1 IL 6 Meters SINGLE OP HIGH POWER), AK9Y (64), AI9L (54), W9ILY (53), K9PY (51), N9LAH (45), N9ORD (20), K9MDO (11) .

CQWW-160 CW - WB9Z (1,724 - #10 IN USA), AI9L (366), N9AKR (260), N9LAH (79), K9MDO (40), W9ILY (8)

BARTG SPRINT-RTTY - N9LAH (388), W9ILY (166), N9AKR (47).

CQWPX-RTTY - K9PY (158)

ARRL INT'L CW - W9ILY (302), W9UM (263), N9WK (37), N9TK (5), N9LAH (17), W9OA().

NAQP-RTTY - N9LAH (249), W9ILY (180), AI9L (153), N9AKR (117), K9PY (102),  N9TK ().

CQWW-160-SSB - WB9Z (#1 IN USA and SINGLE OP RECORD HIGH SCORE), N9AKR (128-finished WAS on 160 SSB), AI9L (69), K9MDO (2).

ARRL INT'L SSB - N9AKR (167), AI9L (118-20M only), W9TY-OP:K9MDO (95-15M only), W9ILY (75-15M only), N9WK (50)

BARTG SPRING RTTY - AI9L (132), W9PDS (109), W9ILY (102-6 hour category), N9LAH (33).

CQWPX-SSB - AI9L (251), W9ILY (107-20M only), W9PDS (73), N9AKR (16), N9LAH (14), WB9Z ().

CQWPX-CW - K9CJ (268-40M), N9AKR (217), N9LAH ().

ARRL June VHF QSO Party - N9AKR (428), W9ILY (140), N9LAH (106)

ANARTS RTTY - W9ILY (315)

Field Day - W9TY 1,077 Q's and 4.264 points

IARU HF Championship - WB9Z (2,159), W9ILY (62).

NAQP-RTTY - W9ILY/0 (407) (Set new state record for NE in NAQP-RTTY), K9PY (144), AI9L (118) (The Metro MUTTZ Team)

CQWW-RTTY - W9ILY (492), AI9L (104), K9PY (69).

Illinois QSO Party - N9LAH (229).

CQWW-SSB - WB9Z (2,144-20M only TOP HIGH CLAIMED IN USA and #3 in WORLD on 20M), W9ILY (278-15M only), W9OA (208), W9TY (107-15M only-OP:K9MDO), K9CJ (102-40M only), W9PDS (100), K9PY (93), N9AKR (58).

ARRL-SS-CW - N9TK (934), W9ILY (360), N9LAH (9). 

ARRL-SS-SSB - WB9Z (2,137), N9WK (43).

CQWW-CW - WB9Z (1,292), W9OA (489), W9ILY (425), K9CJ (309-40M only), W9PDS (96), N9LAH (33), N9WK (17), NV9X (9), KM9M (3).

ARRL-160 CW - WB9Z (1,951), K9MDO (204), W9OA/9 (201), W9ILY (92), N9WK (60), N9TK ().

TARA-MELEE - W9ILY (168) (W9ILY and W9PDS operating finished SECOND PLACE MULTI-SINGLE WORLDWIDE)

ARRL 10M - WB9Z (984), AI9L (475), N2WB (163), N9AKR (151), W9ILY (111), W9OA (73), N9ORD (30), KM9M (30), K9BWQ (29).

OKDX-RTTY - N9LAH (171), W9ILY (149), N9AKR (21).

2008 Contest Participants with their QSOs in brackets (), if known.:

ARRL RTTY Roundup – Jan. 5 & 6 – N9LAH (792-FIRST PLACE M/S in IL and Central Division), AI9L (107), K9PY (34).

CQWW 160 CW – AI9L (102), W9ILY (31).

CQWPX-RTTY – AI9L (372)

ARRL INT’L CW – K9PY (109), W9ILY (107), W9UM (100), AI9L (52), AF9H (33), N9AKR (25), K9CJ (139).

CQWW-CW 160 – WB9Z (1189-First Place High Power IL), AI9L (94), W9ILY (21), N9TK (5)

CQWPX-RTTY – AI9L (372)

NAQP-RTTY – Feb. 23 – W9ILY (372), AI9L (231), N9LAH (173), W9UM (38). We were the "Metro Muttz" Team with a score of 74,726. Finished #18 out of 33. Not bad!

ARRL INT’L SSB – K9PY (79), W9ILY (75), AI9L (), N9LAH (11)

OKLAHOMA QSO PARTY - W9OA (4,680 points), W9ILY (3,021 points)

CQWPX-SSB – K9PY (154), W9ILY (56), AI9L (50), AF9H (23)

CQWPX-CW - N9TK (224), W9ILY (137-15M only)

ARRL VHF QSO PARTY - Jun. 14-15 - N9LAH (306)

Field Day - W9TY 1,441 QSOs and 4,520 points. Finished #16 in 1A, #4 in Illinois.

IARU HF Championship - W9ILY (159)

NAQP-RTTY - N9LAH (343), AI9L (180), W9ILY (168), N9AKR (146) (Metro Mutzz Team)

CQWW-VHF - W9ILY (10)

ARRL September VHF - W9ILY (31)

WAE-SSB - W9ILY (79+48QTC), N9WK (13), AI9L ()

CQWW-RTTY - W9ILY (320), K9PY (217), N9LAH (116)

ILLINOIS QSO PARTY - W9TY/M (W9ILY OP) 333 actual Q's. FIRST PLACE ROVER for SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!

CQWW-SSB - N9AKR (281), N9LAH (163),W9ILY (149-15M), W9UM (138), K9PY (132), N9ORD (57), N9WK (25)

WAE-RTTY - W9ILY (374+419 QTC), N9AKR (212)

ARRL Sweepstakes (SSB) - WB9Z (1,742), AI9L (241)

CQWW-CW - WB9Z (), W9OA (511), K9CJ (337-40M only), W9ILY (284-20M only), W9UM (100), N9AKR (30), N9LAH (24), N9WK (10)

ARRL 160 Meter - AI9L (221), N9LAH (65)

ARRL 10 Meter - WB9Z (801), N2WB (421), W9ILY (163), N9AKR (120), AI9L (104), W9UM (54), AF9H (21), N9ORD (7), KM9M (7), N9LAH (1), W9YYG ()

Stew Perry Topband Challenge - AI9L (61).

2007 Contest Participants with their QSOs in brackets (), if known.:

ARRL RTTY Roundup – Jan. 6 – AF9H, AI9L, N9TK, W9ILY

CQWW 160 CW – Jan. 27 & 28 – AI9L (232), W9LNQ (179), W9UM (171), AF9H (129), W9ILY (62)

CQWW RTTY WPX – Feb. 11 & 12 – W9ILY (304), AI9L (233), N9AKR (180), K9PY (142), AF9H (26)

ARRL Int’l CW – Feb. 17 & 18 – W9UM (268), W9ILY (213), N9AKR (188), K9CJ (187 all 40M), AI9L (178), N9LAH (96), AF9H (37)

CQWW 160 SSB – Feb. 24 & 25 – N9AKR (182), W9UM (62), AI9L (44), KM9M (19), AF9H (7), K9MDO (6), W9ILY (2)

NAQP RTTY Feb. 24 – W9ILY (306) AI9L (130), N9AKR (83), K9PY (66), N9LAH (33), N9TK Note: W9ILY, AI9L, N9AKR, K9PY and N9LAH were the "Metro Muttz" Team!! Claimed score 41,845.

ARRL Int’l SSB Mar. 3 & 4 – N9AKR (510), W9ILY (258), AI9L (215), N9ALC (9), N9TK (1), K9CJ, N9LAH, W9LNQ, KM9M.

CQWPX-SSB Mar. 24 & 25 – N9AKR (253), W9ILY/M (5).

INDIANA QSO PARTY May 5 – W9TY with N9LAH and W9ILY operating. 288 QSOs.

CQWW-WPX CW May 26-27 – K9CJ (337-40 Meters only), W9ILY (183-15 Meters only), AI9L (113), N9LAH (20) FIRST PLACE 40M in W9

ARRL June VHF QSO Party June 9-10 – N9AKR (288), AI9L (35), N9LAH (20), AF9H (11)

Field Day - June 23 & 24 – W9TY 1,075 QSOs and 4,102 points, Class 1A 14th place.

NAQP-RTTY July 21 – W9ILY/0 (292) (Set new state record for ND in NAQP-RTTY), N9LAH (180)

CQWW-VHF July 21 & 22 – N9AKR (268)

ARRL UHF Aug. 4 & 5 – N9AKR (75), N9LAH (5)

SARTG RTTY Aug 18 & 19 – W9ILY (176)

SCC RTTY CHAMPIONSHIP - W9ILY (252) 2nd place SOAB LP in NA

ARRL VHF QSO Party Sept 8-10 – N9AKR (227)

CQWW-RTTY Sept. 29-30 – W9ILY (281)

ILLINOIS QSO Party – Oct 21 – W9TY/M (W9ILY op) 122,636 points FIRST PLACE ROVER

CQWW-SSB – N9AKR (208), W9UM (102), W9OA (76), W9ILY (29), K9PY (24), W9IXX (18), N9LAH (7)

WAE-RTTY – N9AKR (265), W9ILY (252+240QTC),

CQWW-CW – W9ILY (437), K9CJ (275-40 meters only), N9AKR (258), N9LAH (181), K9PY (103), W9UM (26), KM9M (23)

ARRL 160 Meter – AF9H (192), N9TK (200?), W9ILY (30), N9LAH (23), N9AKR (20) Finished last place in Club category

ARRL 10 Meter – AI9L (241), W9ILY (133), N9AKR (74), N9LAH (24), AK9Y, W9OA, N9TK. Metro Finished THIRD PLACE in Local Club Category

CQ DX Marathon ( Final points indicated) - W9OA-229, W9ILY-194, W9IXX-181, W9OA/9-171 (George's QTH in Wisconsin) 

2006 Contest Participants with their QSOs in brackets (), if known.:

ARRL Intl SSB W9LNQ (42), WG9J (6)

Indiana QSO Party – W9TY with N9LAH and W9ILY operating. 254 QSOs

Field Day W9TY 1,570 Q’s & 5,914 points Class 2A for the first time

July NAQP-RTTY W9ILY (332), N9LAH (152, K9PY (79), N9AKR (36) Team Metro Muttz

CQWW-VHF – N9AKR (460) FIRST PLACE on 6 METERS in IL

Illinois QSO Party – W9TY/M with W9ILY operating – 80,496 points – 4th Place Mobile

CQWW-CW – K9CJ (338-40 meters single band), W9ILY (225), N9AKR (190)

AI9L (121), AF9H (104), W9LNQ (54)

ARRL 10M – AI9L (164), W9UM (130), N9AKR (113) AF9H (92), K9MDO/4 (73)

N9AKR, K9BWQ, W9ILY, KM9M.

CQWPX-SSB – N9AKR (550) Operators: N9AKR and N9LAH FIRST PLACE MULTI-TWO IN W9.

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