This contest was developed by the Fisher's Ghost Amateur Radio Club in memory of Ted Powell, who became a silent key on 16 March 2014. Ted's passion was working rare DX and collecting QSL cards. At the time of his passing, Ted had worked 301 entities and confirmed 300 by QSL cards.
There are 2 categories in this contest.
The objective of the "Most Wanted" category is to work the most wanted DXCC entity during an award period. The winner will be the station who works the most wanted DXCC entity based on its ranking in Clublog's Most Wanted list current at the beginning of the award period. There will also be awards for 2nd and 3rd place.
The objective of the "Top 5" category is to work the top 5 most wanted DXCC entities during an award period. A score is calculated for each entry in the Top 5 category and the winner will be the station with the lowest score. There will also be awards for 2nd and 3rd place. You must work at least 5 unique entities during an award period to be eligible to enter this category. The score is calculated using a mathematical formula known as "Harmonic Mean" which favours entries with more higher ranking entities than entries with fewer higher ranking entities. The formula looks like this, where e1, e2, e3, e4, & e5 are the rankings of the top 5 most wanted entities worked.
The Most Wanted lists for the current and previous periods can be found below. These lists are based on Most Wanted from VK/ZL.
The contest is only open to Australian residents who hold a current VK1 - VK8 licence and who are transmitting from within Australia.
There are 4 award periods per year. Times are UTC.
Any authorised amateur frequency may be used. You may only make QSO's on frequencies permitted to you under your licence class.
Any authorised amateur mode may be used. You may only make QSO's using modes permitted to you under your licence class.
You may use any power on any mode up to the maximum power permitted for that mode, or the maximum power permitted to you under your licence class.
Only contacts with amateur stations count. Contacts through repeaters or satellites do not count, nor do contacts with maritime mobile or aeronautical mobile stations. Echolink and IRLP contacts and WSPR spots do not count. Contacts with stations deemed by Clublog to be invalid for DXCC do not count.
Remote operation is permitted provided the transmitter, receiver, and antenna are all located within Australia.
Entries open at the end of the award period and close 14 days later. Entries may be submitted using one of the following 2 methods.
This is the preferred entry method. You MUST use this entry method to enter the "Top 5" category. (You may also use this entry method if you're not entering the "Top 5" category, but if you use this entry method and you have worked 5 or more unique entities during the award period you will automatically be entered in the "Top 5" category). The "Log Uploader" script will process all your QSO's, generate your "Most Wanted" and "Top 5" entry, calculate your top 5 score, and send your entry to the contest manager. You will receive a reply email, (usually within 24 hours) confirming your entry has been received.
Click the following link to go to the "Log Uploader" page where you will find out more about this entry method.
Alternatively, single QSO entries may be sent by email to the contest manager using your callsign as the email subject. Entries must consist of one (1) QSO only, that being the entity worked with the highest ranking in the Most Wanted list for the award period. Entries in the "Top 5" category will not be accepted using this entry method.
If you use the email method to submit your entry, for ease of administration it is suggested you copy and paste the details below into an email and type in the QSO details. You will receive a reply email, (usually within 24 hours) confirming your entry has been received.
Entries MUST include all of the following information.
Email address for entry submission:
Results will be finalised within 14 days after the closing date for entries of the award period. The winner will be the station who works the most wanted and top 5 most wanted DXCC entities based on their ranking in Clublog's "Most Wanted" list published below at the beginning of the award period. There will also be awards for 2nd and 3rd place. Results will be published below soon after and winners will be notified by email.
In the event of a tie in the "Most Wanted" category, the winner will be the first station to work the DXCC entity chronologically. In the rare event of 2 entries working the same entity and specifying the same QSO time and date, the result will be determined a dead heat.
In the event of a tie in the "Top 5" category, the winner will be the first station to work the highest ranking DXCC entity chronologically. In the event of 2 entries working the same highest ranking DXCC entity and specifying the same QSO time and date, the winner will be the first station to work the second highest ranking DXCC entity chronologically, and so on up to the fifth highest ranking entity. In the rare event of 2 entries working the same top 5 entities and specifying the same QSO time and date for all 5 entities, the result will be determined a dead heat.
Awards will be issued as follows.
Place | Callsign | Entity Worked | Ranking | QSO Date | QSO Time | Certificate |
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1st | VK3KJ | ![]() | 4 | 20221225 | 134900 | DOWNLOAD |
2nd | VK3OHM | ![]() | 4 | 20221225 | 135000 | DOWNLOAD |
3rd | VK5GR | ![]() | 4 | 20221225 | 144000 | DOWNLOAD |
4th | VK6IR | ![]() | 4 | 20221225 | 160830 | |
5th | VK6WX | ![]() | 4 | 20221226 | 113130 | |
6th | VK3IK | ![]() | 4 | 20221227 | 042315 | |
7th | VK3EW | ![]() | 4 | 20221227 | 101258 | |
8th | VK3HJ | ![]() | 4 | 20221227 | 101800 | |
9th | VK3KTT | ![]() | 4 | 20221227 | 103500 | |
10th | VK3BDX | ![]() | 4 | 20221228 | 000100 | |
11th | VK2KDP | ![]() | 4 | 20221228 | 110000 | |
12th | VK2PR | ![]() | 4 | 20221228 | 110845 | |
13th | VK3MH | ![]() | 4 | 20221228 | 112815 | |
14th | VK2QV | ![]() | 4 | 20221231 | 132300 | |
15th | VK3MB | ![]() | 10 | 20221113 | 070215 | |
16th | VK3GK | ![]() | 10 | 20221209 | 193900 | |
17th | VK2M | ![]() | 56 | 20221030 | 152833 | |
18th | VK3OM | ![]() | 57 | 20221022 | 080145 | |
19th | VK4LK | ![]() | 126 | 20221105 | 112545 | |
20th | VK2ND | ![]() | 126 | 20221110 | 065442 | |
21st | VI2FG40 | ![]() | 134 | 20221210 | 231845 |
Place | Callsign | Score | Entities Worked | Ranking | Certificate |
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1st | VK3KJ | 10.85 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 18 33 40 | DOWNLOAD |
2nd | VK6IR | 10.91 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 18 37 39 | DOWNLOAD |
3rd | VK5GR | 11.91 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 37 40 56 | DOWNLOAD |
4th | VK2QV | 11.91 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 37 40 56 | |
5th | VK3BDX | 12.12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 40 51 56 | |
6th | VK3EW | 12.18 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 40 56 57 | |
7th | VK3MH | 12.18 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 40 56 57 | |
8th | VK3IK | 12.22 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 40 57 60 | |
9th | VK3HJ | 12.22 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 40 57 60 | |
10th | VK3KTT | 12.44 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 56 57 60 | |
11th | VK3OHM | 12.63 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 57 60 85 | |
12th | VK2PR | 13.07 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 10 73 77 168 | |
13th | VK6WX | 16.25 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 57 60 85 86 | |
14th | VK2KDP | 16.88 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 73 77 86 126 | |
15th | VK3MB | 27.28 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 10 32 56 57 60 | |
16th | VK3GK | 28.24 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 10 40 56 57 60 | |
17th | VK2M | 105.01 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 56 108 140 144 156 | |
18th | VK3OM | 110.57 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 57 126 132 161 168 | |
19th | VK4LK | 163.65 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 126 161 171 186 193 | |
20th | VI2FG40 | 170.78 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 134 170 186 187 192 | |
21st | VK2ND | 240.43 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 126 286 298 328 338 |
The "Upcoming DX" list is provided by Announced DX Operations. Rank is the ranking of the entity in the current Ted Powell Memorial DX Challenge award period.
Dates | Rank | Entity | Call | Information |
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Jan 1-Mar 15, 2023 | 150 | ![]() | TR8CR | F8EN; 30-10m; CW |
Jan 10-Feb 8, 2023 | 203 | ![]() | P4 | VA3QSL as P4/VA3QSL; SSB CW; 40-6m; 100w; Buddipole |
Jan 15-Feb 21, 2023 | 68 | ![]() | J8NKI | W1DED fm Canouan I; HF; SSB; QSL via W1DED direct (w/ SASE) |
Jan 15-Mar 15, 2023 | 190 | ![]() | FM | F6BWJ as FM/F6BWJ; 80-10m; CW PSK RTTY; 100w; dipoles |
Jan 20-Mar 3, 2023 | 169 | ![]() | 4W | JH2EUV as 4W/JH2EUV fm IOTA OC-148; HF |
Jan 31-Feb 9, 2023 | 164 | ![]() | FS | VA3ZC as FS/VA3ZC; 20-20m; FT4 FT8; QRP; holiday style operation |
Jan 31-Feb 15, 2023 | 135 | ![]() | V47JA | W5JON fm Calypso Bay; 160-6m; SSB FT8; yagi, verticals; QSL also OK via W5JON direct |
Feb 1-21, 2023 | 210 | ![]() | S79 | G4HSO as S79/G4HSO; HF; CW |
Feb 4-27, 2023 | 36 | ![]() | 9U4WX | OK2WX fm Bujumbura; also IV3FSG using 9U5R; 80-10m; CW SSB; 100w; QSL via Club Log OQRS or IZ8CCW |
Feb 6-22, 2023 | 1 | ![]() | 3Y0J | LA7GIA LA7THA LB1QI + team; 160-10m; CW SSB FT4/FT8 RTTY; QSL: M0OXO; about 22 days; dates tentative |
Feb 6-Mar 31, 2023 | 75 | ![]() | 6W | ON4AVT as 6W7/ON4AVT fm Warang; 80-10m; SSB CW FT8; 100w; QSL via Club Log OQRS (prefered) or ON4AVT direct |
Feb 7-13, 2023 | 234 | ![]() | JD1BQB | JA1PFP fm Chichijima (IOTA AS-031); HF |
Feb 8-15, 2023 | 163 | ![]() | HR9 | K6VHF as K6VHF/HR9; 80-10m; FT8 RTTY, perhaps SSB CW; QRV for CQ WPX SSB |
Feb 9-16, 2023 | 113 | ![]() | V26DX | N9GB; 40-10m; OCF dipole; holiday style operation |
Feb 9-23, 2023 | 275 | ![]() | YJ0A | W7YAQ K7AR fm Port Vila; 160-10m; CW FT8 SSB; 2 stations; M/S in ARRL DX CW |
Feb 11-25, 2023 | 98 | ![]() | ZD7MG/p | DK7MG fm various SOTA peaks; mainly 17 15m; CW; 10w; verticals |
Feb 11-26, 2023 | 205 | ![]() | PJ4 | NE9U as PJ4/NE9U; HF; QSL via NE9U direct w/ SASE; QRV in ARRL DX CW with PJ4 team |
Feb 13-25, 2023 | 57 | ![]() | 5V23LE | F5LCX fm Lome; HF; holiday style operation |
Feb 14-Mar 14, 2023 | 80 | ![]() | C5C | F5NVF F5RAV; 80m-6m; SSB CW FT8 |
Feb 15-21, 2023 | 68 | ![]() | J8 | PA2LO as J8/AJ4YX fm Ratho Mill (IOTA NA-109, FK93jd); 80-10m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS preferred, PA2LO direct w/ SASE or SAE w/ sufficient funds |
Feb 15-22, 2023 | 147 | ![]() | D4T | CT1FFU fm Santa Maria; HF + 6m; SSB CW + digital |
Feb 15-Apr 30, 2023 | 221 | ![]() | H44MS | DL2GAC; HF; SSB FT8 |
Feb 17-24, 2023 | 151 | ![]() | VK9CVG | G0VJG fm IOTA OC-003; 80-10m; mainly SSB, a little FT8 |
Feb 20-26, 2023 | 222 | ![]() | J79BH | VE3DZ FM5BH; HF; QSL via FM5BH direct w/ SASE |
Feb 20-Mar 3, 2023 | 228 | ![]() | PJ2 | W1USN as PJ2/W1USN, AA1M as PJ2/AA1M, W1SR as PJ2/W1SR; HF; QSL also OK respective call (B/d) |
Feb 24-Mar 2, 2023 | 217 | ![]() | T8 | JH7IPR as T88UW, JF6CHA as T88CH; HF; mainly FT8, some CW SSB ; QSL T88UW via LoTW, Club Log OQRS, JH7IPR (B/d) |
Feb 24-Mar 5, 2023 | 63 | ![]() | 3B7M | OM5ZW OK6DJ OM3PC OM4MW OK2ZA OM4MM fm St Brandon I (IOTA AF-015); 160-6m; CW SSB FT8 RTTY; QSL details |
Feb 27-Mar 5, 2023 | 119 | ![]() | HK0 | HK3EA as 5J0EA and HK3MKQ as 5K0VT fm Providencia I (IOTA NA-049); 80-10m; SSB, perhaps FT8; 100w; QSL via W4GDV |
Mar 1-8, 2023 | 120 | ![]() | PJ7 | KC9EE as PJ7/KC9EE; 40-10m; mainly CW, perhaps FT8 FT4; holiday style operation |
Mar 1-11, 2023 | 148 | ![]() | HD8M | WB2REM KE2D VO1IDX K4LT fm Santa Cruz I; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8 FT4 (f/h); QRV for ARRL DX Phone |
Mar 4-22, 2023 | 228 | ![]() | PJ2 | DK5ON as PJ2/DK5ON; 160m-6m; SSB CW FT4/8 RTTY; QSL via DK5ON (B/d) or Club Log OQRS |
Mar 4-Apr 1, 2023 | 120 | ![]() | PJ7AA | AA9A; 80-10m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS or AA9A direct |
Mar 8-22, 2023 | 127 | ![]() | VP5 | N9EAS as VP5/N9EAS fm Grand Turk I (IOTA NA-003) nr Pillory Beach; HF; SSB, some CW; possible LoTW |
Mar 9-24, 2023 | 234 | ![]() | JD1 | JA1UII as JD1BON and JI1IET as JD1BOI; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY FT8 FT4; QSL via JA1UII JI1lET respectively |
Mar 12-19, 2023 | 248 | ![]() | HI0LT | Loma del Toro DX Club; 160-2m; CW SSB RTTY FT8 FT4 |
Mar 19-Apr 1, 2023 | 135 | ![]() | V4 | N4RF as V4/N4RF fm St Kitts; 160-10m; mainly CW, some SSB FT8; QSL via N4RF (B/d) or Club Log OQRS |
Mar 20-29, 2023 | 23 | ![]() | CY0S | WA4DAN K4UEE W0GJ K5YY N2IEN N2TU K4ZLE W4DKS WW2DX; 160-2m; CW SSB FT8 RTTY; QSL via Club Log OQRS (preferred) or WA4DAN direct w/ SASE or 2USD |
Mar 21-28, 2023 | 190 | ![]() | FM | EA1BP as FM/EA1BP; HF, focus on WARC; SSB; QSL via EA1BP; QRV using TO7O in WPX SSB |
Mar 24-Apr 2, 2023 | 113 | ![]() | V26EI | EIDX Group fm Antigua; HF; CW SSB + digial |
Mar 28-Apr 4, 2023 | 74 | ![]() | PJ5 | W5JON as PJ5/W5JON fm St Eustatius; 80-6m; SSB FT8; QSL via W5JON direct |
Apr 4-11, 2023 | 127 | ![]() | VP5 | W0UV as VP5/W0UV; 40-10m; FT8; mini Buddipole; QSL via W0UV direct |
Apr 12-19, 2023 | 146 | ![]() | TX5XG | JA1XGI fm Raivavae I (IOTA OC-114); 40-10m; CW SSB RTTY FT8 (f/h); auto QSL via Buro |
May 20-27, 2023 | 93 | ![]() | OJ0 | LB5SH as OJ0/LB5SH fm JP90nh; 80-4m; SSB CW FT4 FT8 |
May 28-31, 2023 | 282 | ![]() | MM0UKI/p | G0VJG DL8JJ fm rare IOTA EU-189 Isle of Rockall; HF; dates approximate |
Jun 23-29, 2023 | 77 | ![]() | VP2V | W9DR as VP2V/W9DR fm Anegada I (FK78tr); 6m; FT8 Q65 SSB CW; 1kw; 5 ele yagi |
Jun 27-Jul 11, 2023 | 48 | ![]() | FP | KV1J as FP/KV1J fm Miquelon I (IOTA NA-032); 80-6m, focus on 60 6m; CW SSB + digital; QSL via Club Log OQRS or KV1J Buro or direct (w/ SAE + 1USD or new style IRC) |
Aug 31-Sep 14, 2023 | 239 | ![]() | KH0 | DL2AH as KH0/DL2AH fm Rota I; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct |
Sep 12-18, 2023 | 217 | ![]() | T8 | JM1LIG as T88FM, JO3LVG as T88MK, JR3QFB as T88FH; 160-6m; SSB FM FT8 FT4; QSL T88FM via JM1LIG direct (w/ SASE), T88MK via JO3LVG (B/d), T88JH via JR3QFB |
Sep 16-30, 2023 | 292 | ![]() | KH2 | DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct |
Oct 1-31, 2023 | 275 | ![]() | YJ0TT | NC7M N7JI K6VHF W6UC NG7E fm Port Vila; 160-6m + 23cm EME; CW SSB + digital; exact dates TBA; all ops will have personal call signs |
Oct 3-15, 2023 | 225 | ![]() | V7 | DL2AH as TBD (perhaps V73AH); 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct |
Oct 10-27, 2023 | 195 | ![]() | E6AM | LZ1GC; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS or LZ1GC (B/d) |
Oct 18-30, 2023 | 198 | ![]() | V63AH | DL2AH fm Pohnpei; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct |
Oct 25-31, 2023 | 74 | ![]() | PJ5 | W5JON fm St Eustatius; 60-6m; SSB FT8; yagi, verticals; QSL also OK via W5JON direct |
Oct 31-Nov 14, 2023 | 168 | ![]() | H40WA | N7QT N6PSE VE7NY OE1JUN DJ9RR HA0NAR W7XU N6XG fm IOTA OC-065 (RH29vg); 160-10; CW SSB FT8 (f/h); QSL via M0URX |