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2020 13 Colonies Special Event: The Results Are In

The 13 Colonies Results are in and the K2K New Hampshire Colony set the event record for a single state with a total of 22,696 contacts! You can read about the K2K operation in the 13 Colonies Special Event in this article.

2020 Thirteen Colonies Top State
2020 Thirteen Colonies Top State Plaque

This was a record year for the event.  A grand total of 202,089 QSOs were made by all of the 13 Colonies special event stations combined.  This was 32,205 more than the 2019 total!

2020 13 Colonies Special Event Certificate
2020 13 Colonies Special Event Certificate

13 Colonies Results

K2K New Hampshire was the top State with 22,696 QSOs. The last time we won top state was in 2017 when we made only 5 more contacts than K2M/PA that year.  Here are the 2020 totals for each state and the two Bonus Stations:

  • K2K/NH: 22,696
  • K2M/PA: 19,917
  • K2G/GA: 17,527
  • K2J/NC: 16,541
  • K2F/MD: 15,102
  • K2L/SC: 14,511
  • K2H/MA: 14,378
  • K2A/NY: 13,651
  • K2D/CT: 12,198
  • K2E/DE: 11,523
  • K2C/RI: 11,282
  • K2I/NJ: 10,161
  • K2B/VA: 5,838
  • WM3PEN: 10,214
  • GB13COL: 6,550
2020 Thirteen Colonies Top Club
2020 Thirteen Colonies Top Club Plaque

In addition, the Nashua Area Radio Society was the Top Club with 22,696 contacts, and Fred, AB1OC was the Top SSB High Power operator with 5,171 contacts.

KC1XX Team
KC1XX Team

We could not have done this without Matt, KC1XX, and his world-class contest team (All NARS members) running CW and SSB pileups and a great team of SSB, Digital, and CW operators, operating from their homes and remotely from AB1OC.

Abby, AB1BY
Abby, AB1BY

Thanks also to all of the Amateurs who worked K2K!  If you want a K2K QSL, you can find QSLing instructions on the K2K QRZ page.  If you would like to get a certificate, you can find instructions on the 13 Colonies event website.  You do not need to contact every colony and bonus station to get a certificate

K2K Operators

Each member of the K2K team will receive a plaque for Top State!  Congratulations to the operators:

  • AB1BY – Abby, Operating from AB1OC, Hollis, NH
  • AB1OC – Fred, Hollis, NH (State & QSL Manager)
  • AB1QB – Anita, Hollis, NH
  • AC1DC – Jamey, Nashua, NH
  • K1DLM – Dave, Operating from AB1OC, Hollis, NH
  • K1GQ – Bill, Wolfeboro, NH
  • K1QX – Craig, Operating from KC1XX, Mason, NH
  • KC1IMK – Keith, Candia, NH
  • KC1IML – Mark, Candia, NH
  • KC1XX – Matt, Mason, NH
  • KM3T – Dave, Operating from KC1XX, Mason, NH
  • NE1B – Bill,  Hudson, NH
  • NN1C – Marty, Operating from KC1XX, Mason, NH
  • W1FV – John, Operating from KC1XX, Mason, NH
  • W3UA – Gene, Bedford, NH
  • WA1Z – Bob, Operating from KC1XX, Mason, NH

Anita, AB1QB

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