Salmon Run 2024
Thanks again to all of the stations inside and outside of Washington that participated to give 2024 Salmon Run one of the highest levels of participation in the past 15 years. A special thanks to all of the Mobile, Expedition, and club stations that got on the air to activate every Washington county for a good deal of the contest, enabling the highest number of clean sweeps in recent history.
Entrants are encouraged to download certificates in PDF format for printing and display.
For all 2024 Washington Stations Scores click here.
For all 2024 Outside of Washington Stations Scores click here.
2024 Plaque Winners
| Sponsor | Award | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| SCARC Stanwood Camano Amateur Radio Club | Top Score, WA High Power | N7EPD |
| Western Washington DX Club | First WA Station to work 100 Multipliers | N7EPD |
| Kirk, N7UK | Top Score, WA Expedition | W7M (Op: K5EM) |
| Snohomish County Hams Club | Top Score, WA Mobile | AG7NR |
| Rob, N7QT | Top Score, WA Low Power | WZ8T |
| RASC Radio Amateurs of Skagit County | Top Score, Out-of-State Low Power | N7IR |
| Mike & Key Club | 1st non-WA to work all 39 counties | VE7CV |
| Rich, W6RS | Top Score, Out-of-State High Power | KA6BIM |
| Clark County ARC | Top Score, DX | OM2VL |
| Spokane DX Association | Top Score, Eastern WA Single Op Low Power | K7GS |
2024 Category Winners – WA
| callsign | category | OP(s) | COUNTY | SCORE | QSOs | MULTS | club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7DX | MOST-WA | N7DX K7RL | ISL | 526506 | 2329 | 103 | Western Washington DX Club |
| N7PP | WA-CLUB-MO2T | K7VAP N9ADG K7EDX K7MO WV7S K7OG K7ANA K7BTW | THU | 501108 | 1974 | 106 | South Hill Contest Club |
| W7M | EXP-SOST MIXED | K5EM | MULTIPLE | 470695 | 1687 | 103 | Western Washington DX Club |
| N7EPD | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | N7EPD | PIE | 370705 | 1447 | 105 | Western Washington DX Club |
| K7ANE | EXP-MOST | K7ANE KD7WNV | MULTIPLE | 223880 | 1241 | 90 | Western Washington DX Club |
| WS7L | EXP-SOST CW | WS7L | PAC | 156110 | 570 | 91 | Willamette Valley DX Club |
| WZ8T | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | WZ8T | CLAR | 140084 | 727 | 96 | Willamette valley dx club |
| K7ZQ | WA-SOAB HIGH CW | K7ZQ | KING | 130739 | 499 | 87 | Western Washington DX Club |
| K7GS | WA-SOAB LOW CW | K7GS | SPO | 125195 | 489 | 85 | Spokane DX Asssociation |
| KB7HDX | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | KB7HDX | YAK | 121300 | 604 | 100 | Western Washington DX Club |
| AG7NR | MOB CW | AG7NR | MOB | 118079 | 509 | 77 | Mike & Key ARC |
| K7UK | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | K7UK | OKA | 113410 | 471 | 90 | |
| N8JRT | EXP-SOST PHONE | N8JRT | SKAM | 108608 | 594 | 91 | Ham Radio Adventures |
| WC7Q | UNLIMITED | WC7Q | KING | 91940 | 381 | 80 | Radio Club of Redmond |
| W7UUU | WA-SOAB QRP CW | W7UUU | KITS | 41300 | 200 | 68 | |
| W7ATP | MOB PHONE | W7ATP | MOB | 19904 | 147 | 66 | |
| W7W | EXP-MO2T | W7RMS NZ2S WQ7O | PEND | 19350 | 137 | 58 | |
| K7GYB | WA-SOAB QRP PHONE | K7GYB | SKAG | 17000 | 125 | 66 | |
| W7DP | WA-CLUB-MOST | KB7POT K7BDT K7RO | WAL | 3724 | 52 | 31 | Walla Walla Valley ARC |
2024 Category Winners – Outside WA
| callsign | OP(s) | CATEGORY | STATE | SCORE | QSOs | MULTS | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KA6BIM | KA6BIM | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | OR | 24049 | 244 | 39 | Northern California Contest Club |
| N7IR | N7IR | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | AZ | 22240 | 213 | 36 | Arizona Outlaws Contest Club |
| N5OT | N5OT | NONWA-SOAB HIGH CW | OK | 16670 | 154 | 35 | |
| W6AFA | W6AFA | NONWA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | CA | 15044 | 202 | 36 | |
| K9CW | K9CW | NONWA-SOAB LOW CW | IL | 13268 | 133 | 32 | Society of Midwest Contesters |
| WA7SHP | WA7SHP | NONWA-SOAB LOW PHONE | OR | 8846 | 107 | 39 | Willamette Valley DX Club |
| AC7A | AC7A | NONWA-SOAB QRP CW | AZ | 7547 | 87 | 27 | |
| WQ6X | WQ6X | NONWA-SOAB QRP MIXED | CA | 6116 | 71 | 27 | San Diego Contest Club |
| K8BF | W8PT WA8LRW KD9ZDY KP4VZ N8QE W8NET KA8TOA | UNLIMITED | OH | 5872 | 77 | 24 | Portage County Amateur Radio Service |
| N1SOH | W1FM N1SOH | MOST-NONWA | MA | 4388 | 54 | 27 | Yankee Clipper Contest Club |
| KI5PED | KI5PED | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | TX | 524 | 3 | 3 |
2024 Call Area Winners – Smoked Salmon Prizes
| AREA | CALLSIGN | OP(s) | CATEGORY | STATE | SCORE | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | K0TRL | K0TRL | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | KS | 13540 | Kansas City Contest Club |
| 1 | W1QK | W1QK | NONWA-SOAB HIGH CW | CT | 4550 | Candlewood ARA |
| 2 | N2CU | N2CU | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | NY | 10330 | Niagara Frontier Radiosport |
| 3 | K3MM | K3MM | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | MD | 4532 | Potomac Valley Radio Club |
| 4 | K4BAI | K4BAI | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | GA | 10030 | SOUTH EAST CONTEST CLUB |
| 5 | N5OT | N5OT | NONWA-SOAB HIGH CW | OK | 16670 | |
| 6 | W6AFA | W6AFA | NONWA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | CA | 15044 | |
| 7 | KA6BIM | KA6BIM | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | OR | 24049 | Northern California Contest Club |
| 8 | N8II | N8II | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | WV | 9608 | POTOMAC VALLEY RADIO CLUB |
| 9 | K9OM | K9OM | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | WI | 17524 | Florida Contest Group |
| Hawaii | KH6AQ | KH6AQ | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | HI | 2020 | |
| Alaska | AL7JK | AL7JK | NONWA-SOAB HIGH CW | AK | 968 |
2024 Clean Sweeps (39 WA counties)
| CALLSIGN | LOCATION | CATEGORY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N7PP | THU | WA-CLUB-MO2T | 501108 |
| W7M | MULTIPLE | EXP-SOST MIXED | 470695 |
| N7EPD | PIE | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 370705 |
| W7DX | CLAL | CheckLog | 307764 |
| N7GDE | SKAG | WA-CLUB-MO2T | 258712 |
| K7RAT | KLI | EXP-SOST MIXED | 246128 |
| W7DK | PIE | WA-CLUB-MO2T | 245920 |
| K7NT | BEN | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 237900 |
| K7RLD | KING | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 202468 |
| WZ8T | CLAR | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 140084 |
| KB7HDX | YAK | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 121300 |
| K7UK | OKA | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 113410 |
| W7BJN | GRAN | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 113388 |
| N8JRT | SKAM | EXP-SOST PHONE | 108608 |
| N3EG | COW | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 91464 |
| K7YR | DOU | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 80870 |
| N7YD | KING | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 55412 |
| N7TPR | JEFF | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 51340 |
| N7PV | KING | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 50310 |
| K7BA | FER | EXP-SOST PHONE | 43820 |
| KC7H | STE | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 28088 |
| N7JVJ | KITS | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 26456 |
| AC7DC | WHI | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 26080 |
| KA6BIM | OREGON | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 24049 |
| WA7DUH | BEN | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 21436 |
| KA7RRA | SNO | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 20568 |
| KD7JB | COL | EXP-SOST PHONE | 20108 |
| KF7PCL | GRAY | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 20092 |
| W7FN | WHA | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 19648 |
| WG7X | PIE | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 18036 |
| NV3P | PIE | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 17000 |
| AD7HE | WAL | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 16620 |
| WA7BAR | SAN | EXP-MOST | 16244 |
| N7KN | ISL | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 14612 |
| VE7CV | BC | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 14299 |
| W7G | GAR | EXP-MOST | 14228 |
| AD7BF | KITT | EXP-SOST PHONE | 13784 |
| KJ7ARG | DOU | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 13538 |
| N7VPN | FRA | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 13384 |
| N7MGW | GRAN | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 13260 |
| AB7I | MAS | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 12480 |
| AI7SK | KING | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 11840 |
| KB7YS | CHE | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 9272 |
| WA7SHP | OREGON | NONWA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 8846 |
| N7LRG | ISL | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 8420 |
| WR7X | OREGON | NONWA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 8300 |
| W8BFX | SKAG | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 8290 |
| WA7RJ | SNO | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 7060 |
| AI7F | ISL | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 6884 |
2024 Honorable Mentions (38 WA counties)
| CALLSIGN | SUB | CATEGORY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| KD7H | KING | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 96374 |
| N7AME | SNO | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 41896 |
| KD7RUS | GRAY | EXP-SOST PHONE | 34372 |
| WF7L | ASO | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 17354 |
| W7SXM | ISL | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 12872 |
| W7CH | GRAN | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 12290 |
| N7TCO | KLI | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 10152 |
| AF7O | KING | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 9236 |
| W7CO | OREGON | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 8366 |
2024 Mobiles
| Callsign | Op | Category | Score | Mults | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG7NR | AG7NR | MOB CW | 118079 | 77 | Mike & Key ARC |
| W7TMT | W7TMT | MOB CW | 115787 | 83 | |
| W7ATP | W7ATP | MOB PHONE | 19904 | 66 | |
| K7CEM | K7CEM | MOB PHONE | 524 | 3 | Centralia ARES |
2024 Expeditions
| CALLSIGN | OP(S) | CATEGORY | COUNTY | SCORE | QSOs | MULTS | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7M | K5EM | EXP-SOST MIXED | MULTIPLE | 470695 | 1687 | 103 | Western Washington DX Club |
| K7RAT | N6TR | EXP-SOST MIXED | KLI | 246128 | 920 | 104 | Willamette Valley DX Club |
| K7ANE | K7ANE KD7WNV | EXP-MOST | MULTIPLE | 223880 | 1241 | 90 | Western Washington DX Club |
| WS7L | WS7L | EXP-SOST CW | PAC | 156110 | 570 | 91 | Willamette Valley DX Club |
| N8JRT | N8JRT | EXP-SOST PHONE | SKAM | 108608 | 594 | 91 | Ham Radio Adventures |
| KX7L | KX7L | EXP-SOST CW | MAS | 86144 | 366 | 78 | Western Washington DX Club |
| K7BA | K7BA | EXP-SOST PHONE | FER | 43820 | 285 | 76 | Snohomish County Hams Club |
| KD7RUS | KD7RUS | EXP-SOST PHONE | GRAY | 34372 | 232 | 73 | Vancouver Contest Club |
| W7DGP | W7DGP | EXP-SOST MIXED | STE | 20450 | 139 | 57 | Western Washington DX Club |
| KD7JB | KD7JB | EXP-SOST PHONE | COL | 20108 | 172 | 57 | Snohomish County HAMS Club |
| W7W | W7RMS NZ2S WQ7O | EXP-MO2T | PEND | 19350 | 137 | 58 | |
| WA7BAR | WA7BAR WA7JIL | EXP-MOST | SAN | 16244 | 164 | 48 | Snohomish County Hams Club |
| W7G | WOODY SCOTT MIKE | EXP-MOST | GAR | 14228 | 151 | 44 | Spokane DX Association |
| AD7BF | AD7BF | EXP-SOST PHONE | KITT | 13784 | 123 | 54 | Snohomish County HAMS |
| WA0WWW | WA0WWW | EXP-SOST CW | COL | 8864 | 68 | 41 | Spokane DX Association |
| W7EK | W7VAS W7RMH K0CMT KL0DT | EXP-MO2T | WHA | 8678 | 87 | 47 | Cascade Radio Club |
| N3DPQ | N3DPQ | EXP-SOST MIXED | GRAN | 6240 | 82 | 35 | |
| K2VFZ | K2VFZ | EXP-SOST PHONE | MULTIPLE | 4850 | 75 | 29 | |
| W7PCT | W7PCT | EXP-SOST MIXED | KLI | 3538 | 49 | 31 | |
| W7DAO | W7DAO @W7DAO | EXP-SOST PHONE | MULTIPLE | 2740 | 40 | 28 | |
| KK7ICV | KK7ICV | EXP-SOST PHONE | KING | 72 | 9 | 4 | Radio Club of Redmond |
| KA7WYR | KA7WYR | EXP-SOST PHONE | KING | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2024 Washington State Clubs – Aggregate
| Washington Club | Sum of Score |
|---|---|
| Willamette Valley DX Club | 644574 |
| Radio Club of Redmond | 509046 |
| South Hill Contest Club | 501108 |
| Spokane DX Association | 429767 |
| Radio Amatures of Skagit County | 258712 |
| Radio Club of Tacoma | 258165 |
| LOWER COLUMBIA ARA | 178494 |
| Snohomish County Hams Club | 158130 |
| Mike & Key ARC | 135079 |
| Ham Radio Adventures | 108608 |
| Vancouver Contest Club | 34372 |
| Bug User Gp | 30818 |
| Stanwood Camano ARC | 26628 |
| Island County Amateur Radio Club | 24052 |
| Chehalis Valley Amateur Radio Society | 12508 |
| Kitsap County Amateur Radio Club | 11100 |
| Cascade Radio Club | 8678 |
| NARS NR7WL | 7872 |
| Mt. Baker Amateur Radio Club | 5856 |
| Jefferson County Amateur Radio Club | 5754 |
| ORCA DX and Contest Club | 4196 |
| Walla Walla Valley ARC | 3724 |
| Centralia ARES | 524 |
| WWDXC (not eligible for awards) | 2534333 |
2024 Outside Washington State Clubs – Aggregate
| Outside WA Clubs | Sum of Score |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Wireless Assn | 44024 |
| Arizona Outlaws Contest Club | 37848 |
| Northern California Contest Club | 37059 |
| Florida Contest Group | 35109 |
| Potomac Valley Radio Club | 32415 |
| Society of Midwest Contesters | 28603 |
| Willamette Valley DX Club | 23250 |
| ORCA DX and Contest Club | 22129 |
| Kansas City Contest Club | 21898 |
| Frankford Radio Club | 21749 |
| Tennessee Contest Group | 17875 |
| South East Contest Club | 15650 |
| Swamp Fox Contest Group | 14707 |
| Contest Club Ontario | 14511 |
| DFW Contest Group | 14144 |
| Niagara Frontier Radiosport | 11032 |
| Hudson Valley Contesters and DXers | 10425 |
| Slovak Contest Group | 9764 |
| Portage County Amateur Radio Service | 8610 |
| 599 DX Association | 8380 |
| Big Sky Contesters | 7412 |
| New Providence ARC | 7380 |
| Mad River Radio Club | 6507 |
| San Diego Contest Club | 6116 |
| Texas DX Society | 5968 |
| Yankee Clipper Contest Club | 5824 |
| GKCC | 5778 |
| KWARC | 5746 |
| Fort Smith Area ARC | 5680 |
| Candlewood ARA | 4550 |
| SENECA RADIO CLUB | 4510 |
| Kentucky Contest Group | 4412 |
| Carolina DX Association | 3604 |
| SMC | 3209 |
| SHENANDOAH VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB | 3206 |
| Lake Area Amateur Radio Klub | 3086 |
| IslandHF Radio Association | 3020 |
| Cumberland ARC | 2860 |
| METRO DX CLUB | 2552 |
| North American QRP CW Club | 2536 |
| Alabama Contest Group | 2340 |
| Rushmore Radio Amateurs | 2240 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTEST CLUB | 2183 |
| Arkansas DX Assn | 1844 |
| Sterling Park ARC | 1616 |
| South Jersey Radio Association | 1298 |
| Maritime Contest Club | 1112 |
| Colorado QRP Club | 1076 |
| Hendricks County ARS | 1060 |
| Bloomington Radio | 1046 |
| Nittany Amateur Radio Club | 1035 |
| Central Virginia Contest Club | 772 |
| Alexandria RC | 756 |
| COLORADO QRP CLUB | 240 |
| Metrocrest ARS KB5A | 180 |
| KARO ECHO | 154 |
| NAQCC | 102 |
| South Jersey DX Association | 65 |
| BOLINGBROOK ARS | 32 |
| Ellsworth Amateur Wireless Association | 24 |
| LARKFIELD | 24 |
| Huntsville Amateur Radio Club (HARC) | 18 |
| D.A.R.A. | 8 |
| Dupage ARC | 2 |
