Top Achiever W7A 211 contacts, 43 states, score: 254

Transmitter Categories: (Click letter for quick access) A = Vacuum Tube Commercial AM Amateur Rigs (KW1, 32V3, DX-100, etc.) B = Home brew largely vacuum tube transmitter C = Commercially built solid state transmitter D = Home brew solid state transmitter E = Hybrid (solid state and tubes) commercially built transmitting equipment F = Hybrid (solid state and tubes) home built G = Converted AM Broadcast transmitter H = Military transmitting equipment I = Software Based (SDR) Flex, Anan, etc. J = Category not specified

Power Classes: 5 = Greater than 250W to the FCC legal limit 4 = Greater than 100 up through 250W 3 = Greater than 30 up through 100W 2 = Greater than 5 up through 30W 1 = 5W or less (QRP)

I'm a category winner! How do I get my certificate? The AM Rally organizers are both environmentally conscious and frugal, and while we considered mailing out certificates printed on recycled F.C.C. Notice Of Violation letters (we have enough for this), it would damage the ionosphere and delay the next solar cycle, so we opted to allow winners to download and print their own certificates. In Windows, right-click on the certificate and choose "Save Image As..." then choose a location on your computer. Apple users can drag the certificate from Safari to your desktop then move it anywhere. You can print your certificate from there or even directly from your browser and hang it on your shack wall! You can also print out and hang other winners' certificates and really impress your near-sighted visitors. Additionally, having your certificates on-line makes it easier to share on AMfone, QRZ, and other forums by using the full image URL in your post.

Category "A" Top Achievers: Vacuum Tube Commercial AM Amateur Rigs

Greater than 250 Watts WB9IFE 35 points

100 through 250 Watts K1GUP 145 points

30 through 100 Watts WX3K 97 points

5 through 30 Watts NE1S 60 points

Category "B" Top Achievers: Home Brew, largely vacuum tube transmitter

Greater than 250 Watts KL7OF 65 points

100 through 250 Watts W7A 254 points

30 through 100 Watts W4GON 60 points

Category "C" Top Achievers: Home Brew, largely vacuum tube transmitter

Greater than 250 Watts K3FEF 68 points

100 through 250 Watts W0PV 76 points

30 through 100 Watts W3ON 48 points

5 through 30 Watts K1FJG 20 points

Category "D" Top Achievers: Home made solid state rigs

Greater than 250 Watts KC2UFU 61 points

30 through 100 Watts KC8VWM 2 points

Category "E" Top Achievers: Commercially made hybrid rigs

100 through 250 Watts KD5JRY 60 points

Category "G" Top Achievers: Converted AM Broadcast transmitters

Greater than 250 Watts K0SF 120 points

100 through 250 Watts WA3VJB 76 points

Category "H" Top Achievers: Military transmitting equipment

Greater than 250 Watts W9GT 81 points

100 through 250 Watts AJ1G 85 points

30 through 100 Watts W2PHL 26 points

Category "I" Top Achievers: Software Defined Radios (SDR)

Greater than 250 Watts AG5CK 14 points

100 through 250 Watts W5JAY 104 points

30 through 100 Watts W1IZZ 50 points

100 through 250 Watts N9AMI 35 points

30 through 100 Watts NW3V 2 points