WRTC Resume For

K9NW

I was first licensed as KA0DOO in 1979. My first contest was the 1979 ARRL 10 Meter Contest which I just happened to stumble across....and I was hooked! In 1980 I received N0BSH which I held until November 1996 when I received K9NW. Through 1985 most of my operating was from my home station in Minnesota, with Phone SS Multi-op efforts from K9FYZ, my DXing mentor, from 1981 - 1983. I entered all kinds of contests, acheiving a few top section scores here and there, though I considered myself mostly a participant rather than competitor. But there was desire to do more....

In February 1986 I met W0AIH and a whole new chapter in my contesting career began. I now had access to one of the biggest stations in the world. Prior to my arrival, the 'AIH crew was mostly a CW group. I may have been part of the reason that W0AIH started to appear on a regular basis in the major phone contests. In addition to multi-ops in CQ WW, ARRL DX, and SS, I did quite a number of single op efforts in WPX, IARU, Sprints, QSO parties and the like.

In 1993 I became part of the KS9K/W9JA crew where we started to transform that station from a phone only station to a player in the CW contests as well. Also in 1993 I started a tour of sorts with KA9FOX, visiting a number of prominent multi-op stations over the next couple years.

In 1994, I joined KA9FOX and K4MA at PJ8Z, the first operation from the DX side for all of us. I have been DX for at least one contest every year since.

In more recent times I've been operating from K9UWA in Indiana where I've hit the bands with a vengence, making up for lots of lost time while apartment bound since my move to Ohio three years ago.

I've been an operator, either single or multi, at quite a number of stations.

US stations include:
W0AIH, WB9YXY, KM0O, K3LR, W3LPL, WA9CDY, KW8N, KU8E, K9FYZ, K0TO, KS9K, WE9V, W9UP, NQ4I, K4LT, N8NR, W0UC, N6TR.

DX Stations include:
V47NZ, PJ8Z, FS5PL, TI5N, FG5BG, KP4WI, WP3/WX9E, KH7R, 6D2X, WP3/WX9E

I've operated literally hundreds of contests and have experience on all bands from 1.8MHz - 1296Mhz, single op and multi op, DX and domestic, HF and VHF.

Some memorable operations of the past dozen years or so:

1980 ARRL Novice Roundup KA0DOO SO #1 Minnesota
(My first contest entry and the beginning of 21 years of fun!)

1980 - 1987
(lots of events, lots of activity)

1988 ARRL DX CW W0AIH M/M
1988 ARRL DX Phone W0AIH M/M
1988 CQ WPX CW N0BSH/9 SO15 #2 US
1988 CQ WW Phone W0AIH M/M
1988 CQ WW CW W0AIH M/M

1989 ARRL DX CW W0AIH M/M
1989 ARRL DX Phone W0AIH SO10
1989 CQ WPX Phone W0AIH SO10
1989 CQ WPX CW N0BSH SO20
1989 IARU N0BSH SOCW #9 US
1989 CQ WW Phone W0AIH SO10 #5 US (current 9-land record)
1989 JIDX Phone N0BSH SOABq #1 Zone 4
1989 CQ WW CW W0AIH M/M

1990 ARRL DX CW W0AIH M/M
1990 ARRL DX Phone W0AIH M/M
1990 CQ WPX Phone N0BSH SO10
1990 CQ WPX CW N0BSH SO20
1990 CQ WW Phone W0AIH M/M
1990 JIDX Phone N0BSH SOAB #1 Zone 4
1990 CQ WW CW W0AIH M/M

1991 ARRL DX CW W0AIH M/M
1991 CQ WW Phone W0AIH M/M
1991 CQ WW CW W0AIH M/M

1992 ARRL DX CW W0AIH M/M (set 9-land record at the time)
1992 ARRL DX Phone W0AIH M/M (set 9-land record at the time)
1992 CQ 160 Phone W9UP M/S Top 10 US (with WE9V)
1992 CQ WW Phone W9UP SOAB #3 9th call area
1992 ARRL SS Phone W9UP SOHP #1 Central Divsion
1992 CQ WW CW W9UP SOAB #4 9th call area
1992 ARRL 10 Meter W9UP SOHP Mixed #9 US

1993 ARRL DX CW W0AIH M/M
1993 ARRL DX Phone W0AIH M/M
1993 CQ 160 Phone W9UP M/S Top 10 US (with WE9V)
1993 CQ WW Phone W3LPL M/M (80M op)
1993 ARRL SS Phone K0TO SOQRP #7 US
1993 CQ WW CW W0AIH M/M

1994 ARRL DX CW W0AIH M/M
1994 ARRL DX Phone W0AIH M/M
1994 NAQP CW - Aug W0AIH SO Top 10
1994 NAQP Phone - AugW9UP SO #4 US (#1 combined CW/Phone score)
1994 CQ WPX Phone KS9K SO40 #3 US (current 9-land record)
1994 CQ WW Phone PJ8Z M/S (with K4MA, KA9FOX)
1994 ARRL SS CW KP4WI SOLP #1 Low Power
1994 ARRL SS Phone N0BSH SOLP #6 Low Power
1994 CQ WW CW KS9K M/S

1995 ARRL DX CW W0AIH M/M (40M op)
1995 ARRL DX Phone K3LR M/M (20M op)
1995 CQ WPX Phone KS9K SO80 #3 US (current 9-land record)
1995 CQ WPX CW WP3/WX9E M/S (with K9PG, NP4Z)
1995 CQ WW Phone K3LR M/M #2 US (40M op)
1995 ARRL SS CW KS9K SOHP #1 Wisconsin
1995 CQ WW CW KS9K M/S

1996 ARRL DX CW V47NZ SOLP #4 World
1996 ARRL DX Phone FS5PL M/2 #2 World (with K9PG, WE9V)
1996 CQ WPX Phone WE9V M/S #2 US (with K9PG, WE9V)
1996 CQ WW Phone FS5PL M/S (with K9PG)
1996 ARRL SS CW KS9K SOHP #1 Wisconsin (current WI record)
1996 CQ WW CW KS9K M/M

1997 ARRL DX CW K9NW SO20 #3 US
1997 ARRL DX Phone KS9K M/2
1997 CQ WW Phone FS5PL M/S #6 World (with AA4NC, K9PG, K9VV)
1997 CQ WW CW KH7R M/M #1 Oceania

1998 NAQP CW - Jan K7RAT M/2 #3 (with K9PG, N6TR)
1998 ARRL DX CW WE9V M/2
1998 ARRL DX Phone K9NW SOLP #1 Wisconsin
1998 CQ WW Phone KH7R M/M #1 Oceania
1998 ARRL SS CW K4LT M/S #1 Great Lakes Division (with K4LT, W8RZ)
1998 ARRL SS Phone KW8N M/S #1 US (with KW8N, KF8TY)
1998 CQ WW CW KH7R M/M #6 World

1999 ARRL DX CW NQ4I M/M (10M op)
1999 ARRL DX Phone N8NR M/S
1999 CQ WW Phone KH7R M/M #6 World
1999 ARRL SS CW KU8E M/S #2 Ohio
1999 CQ WW CW FG5BG SOAB #1 World

2000 Sprint CW - Feb K9NW SOHP 300+ QSOs
2000 Sprint Ph - Feb K9NW SOHP 300+ QSOs
2000 ARRL DX CW TI5N SOHP #3 World
2000 ARRL DX Phone 6D2X M/2 #1 World
2000 CQ WPX Phone K9NW SO15 #3 US
2000 CQ WPX CW K9NW SO15 #1 US
2000 IARU K9NW SOCW #9 US
2000 Sprint CW - Sep K9NW SOHP 300+ QSOs
2000 Sprint Ph - Sep K9NW SOHP 300+ QSOs
2000 SAC CW K9NW SOAB #1 North America (claimed)
2000 CQ WW Phone K9NW SOAB #15 US (claimed)
2000 ARRL SS CW K9NW SOHP #1 Ohio
2000 ARRL SS Phone K9NW SOHP
2000 CQ WW CW TI5N SOAB #4 World (claimed)
2000 ARRL 10 Meter K9NW SOHP Mixed #5 US (claimed)

2001 Sprint CW - Feb K9NW SOHP 300+ QSOs
2001 Sprint Ph - Feb K9NW SOHP 300+ QSOs
2001 ARRL DX CW K9NW SOAB #14 US (claimed)
2001 ARRL DX Phone K9NW SO10 #6 US (claimed)
2001 CQ WPX Phone K9NW SO10 #4 US (claimed)
2001 CQ WPX CW K9NW SO20 #2 US (claimed)

Respectfully submitted,

Mike Tessmer, K9NW