Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Father-Son Team Claim ARRL Triple Play Award

It probably doesn't happen often, but a father-son pair of amateur radio operators were both awarded the ARRL Triple Play Award within a 24 hour period of each other.

The Triple Play WAS (Worked All States) Award is available to all amateurs worldwide who must use Logbook of the World (LoTW) to confirm QSOs (contacts) with each of the 50 states on voice, CW, and digital modes.

My son Loyd Van Horn (W4LVH) and me - Larry Van Horn (N5FPW) were awarded our ARRL Triple Play awards on Monday and Tuesday of this week within 24 hours of each other. I'm sure those that logged into the LOTW website on Tuesday did a double take to see the father-son team at the top and bottom of the Triple Play Awardee list.


Both father and son agree it was a lot of fun to work toward the Triple Play Award. I would like to personally thank each and every one of the hams listed below for helping me achieve this amateur radio milestone. Without their patience on-the-air and diligence to upload to LOTW, I would probably still be scratching around the bands for contacts. Bravo Zulu to one and all and thank you.
 
US StateCWPhoneDigital
Alabama (AL) W4SHLND4QKE4UNA
Alaska (AK) KL7RAKL7RAAL9A
Arizona (AZ) KB7QN6KZK6LL
Arkansas (AR) K5PXPWB0RURAE5PW
California (CA) AK7VW6UX/PAD6WL
Colorado (CO) K0RVW0EEANA0CW
Connecticut (CT) NN1NK2DW1AN
Delaware (DE) W3PPK2EWA3QHJ
Florida (FL) K4LMK4SNAI4FR
Georgia (GA) AA4CFW6IZTN4PHT
Hawaii (HI) KH6LCKH7XKH6MB
Idaho (ID) W1AW/7W7MEMN7UVH
Illinois (IL) N2BJN2BJN2BJ
Indiana (IN) AJ9CW9IMSK9WX
Iowa (IA) W0AKKC0CFAI1P
Kansas (KS) AB0SK0UASW0BH
Kentucky (KY) KY4KYK4FTK4UOL
Louisiana (LA) KZ5DW5EAWB5TEQ
Maine (ME) K1ESEK1DGW1SSF
Maryland (MD) N3QEN3COBW3LL
Massachusetts (MA) K1BGK5ZDN1BAA
Michigan (MI) NE8JN8OCW8JWN
Minnesota (MN) W0EFK0SIXK0IR
Mississippi (MS) K5GDXW1AW/5W8DM
Missouri (MO) W1AW/0N0AZZWB8EJN
Montana (MT) W1AW/7N9RVKE1HA
Nebraska (NE) W0KTN0AIEK0IDT
Nevada (NV) W1AW/7K7XCK7SFN
New Hampshire (NH) K1ROAE1PKA2KON
New Jersey (NJ) KE2DNJ2BBK2BB
New Mexico (NM) W5MPZW1AW/5K5AM
New York (NY) NW2KKA2LIMKC2QFR
North Carolina (NC) W4DXAW4NHWJ2D
North Dakota (ND) N7IVKD4POJNT0V
Ohio (OH) N8BCW8WBBN8MNI
Oklahoma (OK) K5CMAF5QKF5S
Oregon (OR) W7OTVKK7PRW7YES
Pennsylvania (PA) K3MJWK3YTLAA3B
Rhode Island (RI) W1OPK2CW1GSH
South Carolina (SC) W4LVHW4LVHK4TGK
South Dakota (SD) W0OJYKD0SK7RE
Tennessee (TN) N4NAK3JAEAC4M
Texas (TX) K5MXGK5TDAK5PBR
Utah (UT) NY6CK7ULSAC7JW
Vermont (VT) AB1NJW1NVTW1/E74OF
Virginia (VA) K4CQK4KDJW4KRN
Washington (WA) W6AEAKW7YW7MRC
West Virginia (WV) W8WVAW8WVAKU1T
Wisconsin (WI) W9AVK9MUK9OM
Wyoming (WY) KO7XKB7CSWKO7X

You can get more info on this award on the ARRL website at http://www.arrl.org/triple-play