Salmon Run 2025
Thanks again to all of the stations inside and outside of Washington that participated to give 2025 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 (54!) in recent history.
For all 2025 Washington Stations Scores by Category click here.
For all 2025 Washington Stations Scores by Location click here.
For all 2025 Outside of Washington Stations Scores by Category click here.
For all 2025 Outside of Washington Stations Scores by Location click here.
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2025 Plaque Winners
| WINNER | AWARD | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|
| N7EPD | Top Score, WA High Power | SCARC Stanwood Camano Amateur Radio Club |
| W7M (K5EM) | Top Score, WA Expedition (Multi County) First WA Station to work 100 Multipliers | Kirk, N7UK |
| NU7J | Top Score, WA Expedition (Single County) | Boeing Employees Amateur Radio Society (BEARS) |
| W7TMT | Top Score, WA Mobile | Snohomish County Hams Club |
| WZ8T/7 | Top Score, WA Low Power | Rob, N7QT |
| K7GS | Top Score, Eastern WA Single Op Low Power | Spokane DX Association |
| N7IR | Top Score, Out-of-State Low Power | RASC Radio Amateurs of Skagit County |
| KA6BIM | Top Score, Out-of-State High Power | Rich, W6RS |
| OM2VL | Top Score, DX | Clark County ARC |
| VE7CV | First non-WA Station to work all 39 counties | Mike & Key Club |
2025 Category Winners – WA
| CALLSIGN | CATEGORY | OP(s) | COUNTY | SCORE | QSOs | MULTS | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7M | EXP-SOST MULTI | K5EM | MULTIPLE | 628744 | 2620 | 104 | Western Washington DX Club |
| N7DX | MOST-WA | N7DX K7RL | ISL | 471925 | 2036 | 105 | Western Washington DX Club |
| N7EPD | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | N7EPD | PIE | 329982 | 1356 | 103 | Western Washington DX Club |
| W7DK | WA-CLUB-MO2T | K7MM K7PIA KD7SV KG7FZH KG7ZYB KJ5MEW N7HT N7OMS N9MII W7JUL W7MKE W7UUU W7XH W7XTZ WA7BUG WA7SDY WB4SPB WG7X | PIE | 286034 | 1162 | 106 | Radio Club of Tacoma |
| NU7J | EXP-SOST SINGLE | NU7J | FER | 245537 | 1006 | 103 | WWDXC |
| WY7W | UNLIMITED | WY7W KC7EQO N7NEW K6MBY | CLAL | 229557 | 857 | 103 | |
| W7BJN | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | W7BJN | GRAN | 194170 | 915 | 107 | |
| WZ8T/7 | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | WZ8T | CLAR | 152400 | 777 | 98 | Willamette valley dx club |
| KN7T | WA-SOAB LOW CW | KN7T | SNO | 121865 | 469 | 87 | |
| WU8T/7 | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | WU8T | CLAR | 116290 | 506 | 90 | Willamette Valley DX Club |
| W7TMT | MOB MIXED | W7TMT | SAN | 110291 | 461 | 91 | Western Washington DX club |
| K7ANE | EXP-MOST MULTI | K7ANE KD7WNV | MULTIPLE | 109850 | 748 | 75 | MIKE & KEY ARC |
| K7SH | EXP-MOST SINGLE | K7SH W7ERY | WAH | 99208 | 508 | 96 | |
| N7RO | WA-SOAB HIGH CW | N7RO | WHA | 93834 | 404 | 78 | ORCA DX & CONTEST CLUB |
| W7AZ | WA-CLUB-MOST | W7AZ | BEN | 80307 | 382 | 91 | Tri Cities Amateur Radio Club |
| W7ATP | MOB PHONE | W7ATP | MULTIPLE | 62592 | 365 | 86 | |
| K7HBN | WA-SOAB QRP CW | K7HBN | SNO | 57557 | 247 | 77 | Western Washington DX club |
| W7RMS | EXP-MO2T SINGLE | W7RMS NZ2S WQ7O | PEND | 19310 | 136 | 57 | |
| K7GYB | WA-SOAB QRP PHONE | K7GYB | SKAG | 5380 | 67 | 40 | |
| N7RCS | MOB CW | N7RCS | MULTIPLE | 144 | 8 | 6 |
2025 Category Winners – Outside WA
| CALLSIGN | CATEGORY | OP(s) | LOCATION | SCORE | QSOs | MULTS | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7IR | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | N7IR | AZ | 24634 | 231 | 39 | Arizona Outlaws Contest Club |
| KA6BIM | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | KA6BIM | OR | 24361 | 282 | 39 | Willamette Valley DX Club |
| N7JI | NONWA-SOAB QRP MIXED | N7JI | OR | 14735 | 156 | 39 | |
| K8BF | UNLIMITED | N8QE W8PT WA8LRW KD8OBA N8WCP KD9ZDY KP4VZ W8GPN KA8TOA KB8TUY | OH | 14650 | 155 | 35 | Portage County Amateur Radio Service |
| K9CW | NONWA-SOAB LOW CW | K9CW | IL | 13076 | 131 | 32 | Society of Midwest Contesters |
| W6AFA | NONWA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | W6AFA | CA | 13058 | 164 | 39 | |
| K9OM | NONWA-SOAB HIGH CW | K9OM | WI | 11567 | 124 | 31 | Florida Contest Group |
| WR7X | NONWA-SOAB LOW PHONE | WR7X | OR | 8456 | 102 | 39 | |
| K6FA | NONWA-SOAB QRP CW | K6FA | CA | 5684 | 64 | 27 | |
| N1SOH | MOST-NONWA | W1FM N1SOH | MA | 3457 | 44 | 21 | Yankee Clipper Contest Club |
| KC1WAF | NONWA-SOAB QRP PHONE | KC1WAF | CA | 532 | 4 | 4 |
2025 Call Area Winners – Smoked Salmon Prizes
| AREA | CALLSIGN | OP(s) | CATEGORY | STATE | SCORE | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | K0TRL | K0TRL | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | KS | 10269 | Kansas City Contest Club |
| 1 | K1RO | K1RO | NONWA-SOAB LOW CW | NH | 3749 | YCCC |
| 2 | K2YG | K2YG | NONWA-SOAB QRP MIXED | NJ | 5082 | New Providence ARC |
| 3 | WA3AER | WA3AER | NONWA-SOAB HIGH CW | MD | 7052 | Potomac Valley Radio CLub |
| 4 | K4DR | K4DR | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | TN | 8560 | Bristol (TN/VA) ARC |
| 5 | WW5L | WW5L | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | LA | 6133 | |
| 6 | W6AFA | NONWA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | CA | 13058 | ||
| 7 | N7IR | N7IR | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | AZ | 24634 | Arizona Outlaws Contest Club |
| 8 | N8II | N8II | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | WV | 18594 | POTOMAC VALLEY RADIO CLUB |
| 9 | K9CW | K9CW | NONWA-SOAB LOW CW | IL | 13076 | Society of Midwest Contesters |
| AK | AL7KC | AL7KC | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | AK | 768 | |
| HI | KH6HAM | KH6HAM | NONWA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | HI | 518 |
2025 Clean Sweeps (39 WA counties)
| CALLSIGN | LOCATION | CATEGORY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| W7DX | THU | UNLIMITED | 451647 |
| W7VJ | PIE | MOST-WA | 352923 |
| N7EPD | PIE | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 329982 |
| W7DK | PIE | WA-CLUB-MO2T | 286034 |
| WY7W | CLAL | UNLIMITED | 229557 |
| W7BJN | GRAN | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 194170 |
| K7YR | DOU | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 168700 |
| WZ8T/7 | CLAR | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 152400 |
| WU8T/7 | CLAR | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 116290 |
| KB7HDX | YAK | UNLIMITED | 112964 |
| W7DG | COW | WA-CLUB-MO2T | 109520 |
| N3EG | COW | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 107200 |
| W7NN | THU | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 102420 |
| K7UK | OKA | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 93775 |
| WE4DX | SKAM | EXP-MOST SINGLE | 64004 |
| WF7L | ASO | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 59264 |
| AC7DC | WHI | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 56309 |
| W7FN | WHA | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 51449 |
| K7BDB | CLAR | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 48290 |
| KD7H | KING | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 48196 |
| K7BA | MULTIPLE | MOB PHONE | 43460 |
| KC7H | STE | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 39920 |
| N7LRG | ISL | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 31432 |
| N7IR | AZ | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 24634 |
| KA6BIM | OR | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 24361 |
| W7IB | WHA | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 23584 |
| KF7PCL | GRAY | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 23295 |
| KK7UIA | CLAL | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 22452 |
| N7TPR | JEFF | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 22212 |
| WA7PVE | PIE | WA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 21944 |
| K7RMZ | MULTIPLE | EXP-SOST PHONE MULTI | 20030 |
| AA7ER | PAC | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 20004 |
| W7G | GAR | EXP-MOST SINGLE | 18158 |
| KE7ACE | LEW | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 17452 |
| AF7O | KING | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 17100 |
| KD7JB | COL | EXP-SOST PHONE SINGLE | 16964 |
| KJ7LAE | MAS | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 16890 |
| N7JP | ISL | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 16324 |
| N7JVJ | KITS | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 16324 |
| KJ7ARG | DOU | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 15552 |
| NR3O | SNO | UNLIMITED | 15494 |
| N7JI | OR | NONWA-SOAB QRP MIXED | 14735 |
| N7KN | ISL | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 14000 |
| KA7RRA | SNO | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 13566 |
| W6AFA | CA | NONWA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 13058 |
| AI7SK | KING | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 12332 |
| N7VZU | FRA | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 11840 |
| NR7Y | OR | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 11069 |
| VE7CV | BC | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 11030 |
| W6RA | OR | NONWA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 11030 |
| WR7X | OR | NONWA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 8456 |
| W7FWH | MAS | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 8228 |
| W7CH | GRAN | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 7060 |
| KG7OQY | SPO | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 5256 |
2025 Honorable Mentions (38 WA counties)
| CALLSIGN | LOCATION | CATEGORY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| W7M | MULTIPLE | EXP-SOST MULTI | 628744 |
| N7DX | ISL | MOST-WA | 471925 |
| K7RLD | KING | WA-SOAB HIGH MIXED | 113437 |
| W7TMT | SAN | MOB MIXED | 110291 |
| K7SH | WAH | EXP-MOST SINGLE | 99208 |
| W7AZ | BEN | WA-CLUB-MOST | 80307 |
| N7UK | KLI | EXP-SOST SINGLE | 20975 |
| N8II | WV | NONWA-SOAB LOW MIXED | 18594 |
| WV7X | PIE | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 11880 |
| KJ7FGG | SNO | WA-SOAB HIGH PHONE | 11700 |
| N3DPQ | LEW | EXP-SOST PHONE SINGLE | 9824 |
| W7RMH | SNO | WA-SOAB LOW PHONE | 8228 |
2025 Mobiles
| CALLSIGN | OP(s) | CATEGORY | SCORE | MULTS | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7TMT | W7TMT | MOB MIXED | 110291 | 91 | Western Washington DX club |
| W7ATP | W7ATP | MOB PHONE | 62592 | 86 | |
| K7BA | K7BA | MOB PHONE | 43460 | 60 | Snohomish County Hams Club |
| AC7SG/R | AC7SG/R | MOB PHONE | 14392 | 46 | w7pig |
| AK7S | AK7S | MOB PHONE | 972 | 18 | Western Washington DX Club |
| N7RCS | N7RCS | MOB CW | 144 | 6 |
2025 Single-County Expeditions
| CALLSIGN | OP(s) | CATEGORY | SCORE | MULTS | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU7J | NU7J | EXP-SOST SINGLE | 245537 | 103 | WWDXC |
| WS7L | WS7L | EXP-SOST CW SINGLE | 118334 | 82 | Willamette Valley DX Club |
| K7SH | K7SH W7ERY | EXP-MOST SINGLE | 99208 | 96 | |
| WE4DX | NJ7N K7IBU K7UAP | EXP-MOST SINGLE | 64004 | 84 | Ham Radio Adventures |
| KD7RUS | KD7RUS | EXP-SOST PHONE SINGLE | 44446 | 73 | Vancouver Contest Club |
| N7UK | N7UK | EXP-SOST SINGLE | 20975 | 45 | Western WA DX Club |
| W7RMS | W7RMS NZ2S WQ7O | EXP-MO2T SINGLE | 19310 | 57 | |
| W7A | W7A NZ2S WQ7O | EXP-SOST SINGLE | 18626 | 57 | |
| W7G | N7HCJ K7STO W5SAB W7GTF | EXP-MOST SINGLE | 18158 | 46 | Spokane DX Association |
| KD7JB | KD7JB | EXP-SOST PHONE SINGLE | 16964 | 49 | Snohomish County HAMS Club |
| W7DGP | W7DGP | EXP-SOST SINGLE | 13904 | 44 | Western Washington DX Club |
| AD7BF | AD7BF | EXP-SOST PHONE SINGLE | 13220 | 53 | Snohomish County HAMS |
| NT1B | NT1B | EXP-SOST PHONE SINGLE | 12164 | 54 | |
| N3DPQ | N3DPQ | EXP-SOST PHONE SINGLE | 9824 | 42 | |
| WA7BAR | WA7BAR WA7JIL | EXP-MOST SINGLE | 9656 | 42 | Snohomish County Hams Club |
| K7WA | K7WA | EXP-SOST CW SINGLE | 8436 | 37 | Western Washington DX Club |
| K4ARP | K4ARP | EXP-SOST PHONE SINGLE | 7552 | 43 | |
| W7VAS | W7VAS | EXP-SOST SINGLE | 7101 | 41 | Cascade Radio Club |
| KK7ICV | KK7ICV | EXP-SOST PHONE SINGLE | 100 | 5 | Radio Club of Redmond |
| NN7M | NN7M | EXP-SOST CW SINGLE | 27 | 3 |
2025 Multi-County Expeditions
| CALLSIGN | OP(s) | CATEGORY | SCORE | MULTS | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7M | K5EM | EXP-SOST MULTI | 628744 | 104 | Western Washington DX Club |
| N7RVD | N7RVD | EXP-SOST MULTI | 351058 | 97 | |
| K7ANE | K7ANE KD7WNV | EXP-MOST MULTI | 109850 | 75 | MIKE & KEY ARC |
| K7TQ | K7TQ WA0WWW | EXP-MOST MULTI | 35640 | 60 | Spokane DX Association |
| K7RMZ | K7RMZ | EXP-SOST PHONE MULTI | 20030 | 45 | |
| N7URH | N7URH | EXP-SOST PHONE MULTI | 16796 | 42 | Mike & Key |
| N7NWT | N7NWT | EXP-SOST CW MULTI | 8330 | 30 | |
| W7/G7LMJ | W7/G7LMJ | EXP-SOST SSB MULTI | 5124 | 34 | Fort Purbrook ARC England |
| KK7PPM | KK7PPM | EXP-SOST PHONE MULTI | 2958 | 29 | |
| W7PCT | W7PCT | EXP-SOST PHONE MULTI | 2744 | 28 |
Washington Bonus Station
Special thanks to Dick Swanson (K7BTW) and the crew for running the W7DX Bonus Station this year from Thurston County!
| CALL | OPs | Category | Score | QSOs | Mults |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7DX | K7BTW, N9ADG, K7EDX, WV7S, K7VAP, K7ANA, K7IPT | Bonus Station | 451647 | 1957 | 107 |
2025 Club Scores
Washington Clubs
| Washington Club | Sum of Scores |
|---|---|
| Willamette Valley DX Club | 387024 |
| Bavarian Contest Club | 352923 |
| Radio Club of Tacoma | 286034 |
| Lower Columbia ARA | 231524 |
| Spokane DX Association | 214118 |
| Radio Club of Redmond | 182877 |
| Mike and Key ARC | 160470 |
| ORCA DX and Contest Club | 151318 |
| Radio Amateurs of Skagit County | 148204 |
| Snohomish County Hams Club | 120540 |
| Olympia Amateur Radio Society | 102420 |
| Tri Cities Amateur Radio Club | 80307 |
| Ham Radio Adventures | 64004 |
| Stanwood Camano Amateur Radio Club | 53604 |
| Radio Dork Club | 51814 |
| Vancouver Contest Club | 44446 |
| Island County Amateur Radio Club | 30324 |
| Jefferson County Amateur Radio Club | 29172 |
| Cascade Radio Club | 15329 |
| Kitsap County Amateur Radio Club | 13600 |
| NARS NR7WL | 6428 |
| Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 5124 |
| Clark County Amateur Radio Club | 2780 |
| Apple City Amateur Radio Club | 2262 |
| Mt. Baker Amateur Radio Club | 1764 |
| Chehalis Valley Amateur Radio Society | 1426 |
| Pacific County Amateur Radio Club | 312 |
| WWDXC (not eligible for awards) | 3045084 |
Non-Washington Clubs
| Outside WA Club | Sum of Scores |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Wireless Association | 49536 |
| Willamette Valley DX Club | 41507 |
| Potomac Valley Radio Club | 40205 |
| Florida Contest Group | 39082 |
| Society of Midwest Contesters | 31116 |
| Contest Club Ontario | 26057 |
| Arizona Outlaws Contest Club | 24934 |
| Kansas City Contest Club | 23504 |
| Central Oregon DX Club | 19300 |
| Swamp Fox Contest Group | 15724 |
| Portage County Amateur Radio Service | 14790 |
| ORCA DX and Contest Club | 13600 |
| Slovak Contest Group | 12966 |
| Bristol ARC | 11706 |
| Pacific Northwest VHF Society | 11069 |
| Pizza Lovers 259 | 10300 |
| Yankee Clipper Contest Club | 10284 |
| New Providence Amateur Radio Club | 8837 |
| IslandHF Radio Association | 8682 |
| South East Contest Club | 8242 |
| Northern California Contest Club | 8082 |
| Lake Area Amateur Radio Klub | 8001 |
| Big Sky Contesters | 7492 |
| Tennessee Contest Group | 6999 |
| Southern California Contest Club | 6538 |
| San Diego Contest Club | 6520 |
| Bavarian Contest Club | 6506 |
| DFW Contest Group | 6089 |
| Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado | 5989 |
| Central Texas DX and Contest Club | 5338 |
| Kentucky Contest Group | 5324 |
| Mad River Radio Club | 5267 |
| North American QRP CW Club | 5059 |
| Hudson Valley Contesters and DXers | 4600 |
| Seneca Radio Club | 4243 |
| 599 DX Association | 3553 |
| Karo Echo | 2970 |
| Georgia Tech Radio Club | 2537 |
| Louisiana Contest Club | 2516 |
| Hendricks County Amateur Radio Society | 2340 |
| Frankford Radio Club | 2221 |
| Saint Paul Radio Club | 1925 |
| Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club | 1902 |
| Gateway Amateur Radio Club | 1895 |
| Big Bend Contest Group | 1643 |
| Straight Key Century Club | 1600 |
| Dave Zumbrunnen | 1392 |
| PCARC | 1284 |
| SP DX Club | 1127 |
| South Jersey DX Association | 1052 |
| Tennessee Valley DX Association | 1016 |
| Henderson Amateur Radio Club | 916 |
| Bloomington Amateur Radio Club | 908 |
| River Bend Wireless Club | 842 |
| DCT Amateur Radio Club | 790 |
| Downey Amateur Radio Club | 761 |
| Maritime Contest Club | 752 |
| Central Virginia Contest Club | 684 |
| San Francisco Amateur Radio Club | 644 |
| Larkfield | 550 |
| Dupage Amateur Radio Club | 530 |
| Metro DX Club | 240 |
| Nittany Amateur Radio Club | 231 |
| Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont | 70 |
| North Fulton Amateur Radio League | 48 |
| North Coast Contesters | 27 |
| Colorado QRP Club | 12 |
