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NFØN USA-CA #53 (17-Mar-71) has the earliest issued USA-CA Award in the Top List
K4PBX USA-CA #1259 (9-Nov-16) has the latest issued USA-CA Award in the Top List

38 submissions is the highest number received in a single month (between 3-Feb-16 and 5-Mar-16)

24 submissions were received since the last Top List posting on 4-Mar-18 from:

N1API · KA2LHO · K2MF · WA3QNT · KC3X · AA4GT · KF4INA · WD4OIN ·
W4SIG · AB4WL · W4YDY · K4YT · N5PR · KM6HB · N6PDB · WQ7A ·
N7LFX · AB7RW · N8CIJ · K8MW · K8QWY · NA8W · N9JF · KØDEQ

Welcome back to K4YT who resumes submitting contact totals after at least one year of absence.

APRIL 2018 TOP LIST congratulations go to:
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MIXED (CW or PHONE or DIGITAL) MODES Top List (unchanged)
KC3X ranks #1 at CCA Level VI / MARAC Level 18
WØGXQ ranks #2 at CCA Level VI / MARAC Level 18
K5GE ranks #3 at CCA Level V / MARAC Level 17

NA8W ranks #73 and achieves MARAC Level 7

MIXED MODES Highest Band Totals
160m: #1 N9JF (was K8OOK¨) · #2 K8OOK¨ (was W9OO¨) · #3 W9OO¨ (was N9JF)
80m: #1 NM1G · #2 KC3X · #3 W9OO¨
40m: #1 N4AAT · #2 WB4KZW · #3 N4RS°
30m: #1 WØGXQ · #2 WØQE · #3 N4CD
20m: #1 KC3X · #2 WØGXQ · #3 K5GE
17m: #1 K5GE · #2 KC3X · #3 WB4KZW
15m: #1 KN4Y · #2 WB4KZW · #3 KC3X
12m: #1 K5GE · #2 WØGXQ · #3 KC3X
10m: #1 K2NJ · #2 KN4Y · #3 W9OO¨
6m: #1 K8OOK¨ · #2 K2NJ · #3 NØKV

MIXED MODES 20m Single Band 3077 List (unchanged)
KC3X ranks #1 at CCA Level VI / MARAC Level 18
WØGXQ ranks #2 at CCA Level VI / MARAC Level 18
K5GE ranks #3 at CCA Level V / MARAC Level 17
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CW MODE Top List
KN4Y ranks #1 at CCA Level V
KC3X ranks #2 at CCA Level V (was WØGXQ)
WØGXQ ranks #3 at CCA Level V (was KC3X)

CW MODE Highest Band Totals (unchanged)
160m: #1 N9JF · #2 K8ZZ · #3 KØDEQ
80m: #1 N4RS° · #2 WØGXQ · #3 K8QWY
40m: #1 N4AAT · #2 N4RS° · #3 KN4Y
30m: #1 WØGXQ · #2 WØQE · #3 N4CD
20m: #1 KN4Y · #2 AB7RW · #3 N4AAT
17m: #1 K5GE · #2 KC3X · #3 WØGXQ
15m: #1 KN4Y · #2 KC3X · #3 WB4KZW
12m: #1 WØGXQ · #2 KC3X · #3 K5GE
10m: #1 KN4Y · #2 AB7RW · #3 DL6KVA°
6m: #1 KN4Y · #2 K8QWY · #3 AD1C

CW MODE 20m Single Band 3077 List (unchanged)
KN4Y ranks #1 at CCA Level V
AB7RW ranks #2 at CCA Level IV
N4AAT ranks #3 at CCA Level IV

CW MODE 30m-only Single Band 3077 List (unchanged)
WØGXQ ranks #1 at CCA Level V
WØQE ranks #2 at CCA Level IV
N4CD ranks #3 at CCA Level III
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PHONE MODES Top List (unchanged)
K5GE ranks #1 at CCA Level III
KC3X ranks #2 at CCA Level III
NM1G ranks #3 at CCA Level III

PHONE MODES Highest Band Totals (unchanged)
160m: #1 K5GE · #2 K4YT · #3 W4YDY
80m: #1 NM1G · #2 KC3X · #3 N9QS
40m: #1 N4AAT · #2 N9QS · #3 W9JL°
20m: #1 K5GE · #2 KC3X · #3 NM1G
17m: #1 K5GE · #2 KC3X · #3 WQ7A
15m: #1 KV7N¨ · #2 VE9DH · #3 K5GE
12m: #1 K5GE · #2 KØPFV · #3 NØKV
10m: #1 K2NJ · #2 KV7N¨ · #3 N1API
6m: #1 K2NJ · #2 N4CD · #3 NØKV

PHONE MODES 20m Single Band 3077 List (unchanged)
K5GE ranks #1 at CCA Level III
KC3X ranks #2 at CCA Level III
NM1G ranks #3 at CCA Level III
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DIGITAL MODES Top List (unchanged)
K8QWY ranks #1 at CCA Level II
N6PDB ranks #2 at CCA Level I
WQ7A ranks #3 at CCA Level I

N7LFX ranks #12 and achieves CCA Level I
K4YT enters at #43 below CCA Level I

DIGITAL MODES Highest Band Totals
160m: #1 N9JF (was WØMU) · #2 WØMU (was WD4OIN) · #3 WD4OIN (was K8MW)
80m: #1 K8QWY · #2 WD4OIN · #3 KA4RRU
40m: #1 K8QWY · #2 N8CIJ (was WA4EEZ) · #3 WA4EEZ (was AD1C)
30m: #1 K8QWY · #2 KD7KST° · #3 N6PDB (was WØNAC)
20m: #1 N6PDB · #2 N1API · #3 WØNAC
17m: #1 WQ7A · #2 K8QWY · #3 N6PDB
15m: #1 AD1C · #2 N6PDB · #3 WQ7A
12m: #1 K8QWY · #2 K5GE · #3 N1API
10m: #1 WA4EEZ · #2 AD1C · #3 K8QWY
6m: #1 WA4EEZ · #2 NA8W · #3 NFØN

DIGITAL MODES 20m Single Band 3077 List (unchanged)
None
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COMBO (CW + PHONE + DIGITAL) MODES Top List (unchanged)
KC3X ranks #1 at CCA Level III
K8QWY ranks #2 at CCA Level III
K5GE ranks #3 at CCA Level III

NA8W ranks #69 and achieves CCA Level I

COMBO MODES Highest Band Totals
160m: #1 N9JF · #2 KØDEQ · #3 K8ZZ
80m: #1 KC3X · #2 K8QWY · #3 NM1G
40m: #1 K8QWY · #2 AA8R · #3 N4AAT
30m: #1 K8QWY · #2 K7REL · #3 K5GE
20m: #1 N6PDB · #2 WQ7A · #3 N1API
17m: #1 K5GE · #2 KC3X · #3 WQ7A
15m: #1 KN4Y · #2 WB4KZW · #3 KC3X (was K5GE)
12m: #1 K5GE · #2 WØGXQ · #3 KC3X
10m: #1 K2NJ · #2 N1API · #3 KN4Y
6m: #1 K2NJ · #2 K8QWY · #3 AD1C

COMBO MODES 20m Single Band 9231 (6154 on 30m) List (unchanged)
None
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