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Subject: July 2026 County Challenge Top Lists Now On Line (more)

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The July 2026 posting of the County Challenge Top Lists is now online.

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USA-CA Awards in the Top Lists
Earliest issued = NFØN #53 on 17-Mar-71
Latest issued = K4XD #1277 on 26-Jul-25

Submissions in a single month
Highest = 38 between 3-Feb-16 and 5-Mar-16
Lowest = 10 between 3-Aug-24 and 31-Aug-24

Since the last Top Lists posting on 2-Jun-26
24 county slot submissions were received from:

N1API · KD2KHJ° · N2MH · OM2VL · DL3DXX° · WA3QNT · N4RRK · W4YDY · K4YT ·
K5GE · N5MLP · K5TIA · K5UHF · W6OUL · N6PDB · AB7NK · AB7RW ·
W8BZY · N8HAM · N8MD° · K8MW · NA8W · WØFLZ · WØGXQ

JULY 2026 TOP LIST congratulations go to:
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MIXED (CW or PHONE or DIGITAL) MODES Traditional Top List
K5GE ranks #1 at CCA Level IX and MARAC Level 27
K8ZZ ranks #2 at CCA Level VIII / MARAC Level 26
W9OO¨ ranks #3 at CCA Level VII / MARAC Level 24

Bullet Ranks
K4UHF #28 <-- #30 · OM2VL #33 <-- #34 · DL3DXX° #43 <-- #44 · K5TIA #44 <-- #45 ·
N8HAM #45 <-- #46 · AB7NK #52 <-- NEW!!

New Level Achievements
N6PDB ranks #16 at MARAC Level 18 and achieves CCA Level VI
NA8W ranks #37 at MARAC Level 12 and achieves CCA Level IV
AB7NK enters at #52 and achieves CCA Level II / MARAC Level 9

Total county slots submitted since 10-Aug-06: 1,504,981
New county slots submitted this month: 11,244

MIXED MODES Highest Band Slots Top List
160m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K5GE · #3 K4YT
80m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 NM1G
40m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 WØGXQ
30m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 WØGXQ
20m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 W9OO¨
17m: #1 K5GE · #2 WØGXQ · #3 KC3X
15m: #1 K5GE · #2 W9OO¨ · #3 KE3VV
12m: #1 K5GE · #2 W9OO¨ · #3 K8ZZ
10m: #1 K5GE · #2 W9OO¨ · #3 K8ZZ
6m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 NØKV

MIXED MODES Single Band 3077 Slots Top List
80m:
K5GE ranks #1 at CCA Level IX / MARAC Level 27

40m:
K5GE ranks #1 at CCA Level IX / MARAC Level 27
K8ZZ ranks #2 at CCA Level VIII / MARAC Level 26
WØGXQ ranks #3 at CCA Level VII / MARAC Level 23

30m:
K5GE ranks #1 at CCA Level IX / MARAC Level 27
K8ZZ ranks #2 at CCA Level VIII / MARAC Level 26
WØGXQ ranks #3 at CCA Level VII / MARAC Level 23

20m:
K5GE ranks #1 at CCA Level IX / MARAC Level 27
K8ZZ ranks #2 at CCA Level VIII / MARAC Level 26
W9OO¨ ranks #3 at CCA Level VII / MARAC Level 24

N6PDB ranks #14 at MARAC Level 18 and achieves CCA Level VI
AB7NK enters at #31 and achieves CCA Level II / MARAC Level 9

17m:
K5GE ranks #1 at CCA Level IX / MARAC Level 27
WØGXQ ranks #2 at CCA Level VII / MARAC Level 23
KC3X ranks #3 at CCA Level VII / MARAC Level 21
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CW MODE Traditional Top List
K8ZZ ranks #1 at CCA Level VIII
K5GE ranks #2 at CCA Level VII
WØGXQ ranks #3 at CCA Level VII

Bullet Ranks
OM2VL #19 <-- #20 · AB7NK #43 <-- NEW!!

New Level Achievements
AB7NK enters at #43 and achieves CCA Level I

Total county slots submitted since 10-Aug-06: 963,588
New county slots submitted this month: 6,516

CW MODE Highest Band Slots Top List
160m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K5GE · #3 WØGXQ
80m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 WØGXQ · #3 K5GE
40m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 W4SIG · #3 N4RS°
30m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 WØGXQ · #3 KC3X
20m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K5GE · #3 WØGXQ
17m: #1 K5GE · #2 KC3X · #3 WØGXQ
15m: #1 K5GE · #2 WØGXQ · #3 K8ZZ
12m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K5GE · #3 WØGXQ
10m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K5GE · #3 WØGXQ
6m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K5GE · #3 WØGXQ

CW MODE Single Band 3077 Slots Top List
40m:
K8ZZ ranks #1 at CCA Level VIII
W4SIG ranks #2 at CCA Level V

30m:
K8ZZ ranks #1 at CCA Level VIII
WØGXQ ranks #2 at CCA Level VII
KC3X ranks #3 at CCA Level VI

20m:
K8ZZ ranks #1 at CCA Level VIII
K5GE ranks #2 at CCA Level VII
WØGXQ ranks #3 at CCA Level VII

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PHONE MODES Traditional Top List
K5GE ranks #1 at CCA Level VII
K8ZZ ranks #2 at CCA Level VI
KC3X ranks #3 at CCA Level IV

Bullet Ranks
OM2VL #16 <-- #17 · AB7NK #31 <-- NEW!! · WØFLZ #49 <-- #51

New Level Achievements
AB7NK enters at #31 and achieves CCA Level II

Total county slots submitted since 10-Aug-06: 761,208
New county slots submitted this month: 8,251

PHONE MODES Highest Band Slots Top List
160m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K5GE · #3 K4YT
80m: #1 NM1G · #2 K5GE · #3 KC3X
40m: #1 W4SIG · #2 K8ZZ · #3 K5GE
20m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 KC3X
17m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 KE3VV
15m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 OM2VL
12m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 N2MH
10m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 N1API
6m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K5GE · #3 N2MH

PHONE MODES Single Band 3077 Slots Top List
20m:
K5GE ranks #1 at CCA Level VII
K8ZZ ranks #2 at CCA Level VI
KC3X ranks #3 at CCA Level IV

AB7NK enters at #16 and achieves CCA Level II
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DIGITAL MODES Traditional Top List
K4YT ranks #1 at CCA Level V
N6PDB ranks #2 at CCA Level V
AA8R ranks #3 at CCA Level V

Bullet Ranks
K5UHF #5 <-- #6 · AB7RW #18 <-- #19 · N1API #20 <-- #21 · N8HAM #32 <-- #34 ·
AB7NK #53 <-- NEW!!

New Level Achievements
AB7NK enters at #53 below CCA Level I

Total county slots submitted since 10-Aug-06: 421,951
New county slots submitted this month: 2,174

DIGITAL MODES Highest Band Slots Top List
160m: #1 K4YT · #2 K8MW · #3 K8QWY
80m: #1 K4YT · #2 K8ZZ · #3 K8QWY
40m: #1 K5UHF (was K4YT) · #2 K4YT (was K5UHF) · #3 K8QWY
30m: #1 K4YT · #2 N6PDB · #3 AA8R
20m: #1 N6PDB · #2 AA8R · #3 WQ7A
17m: #1 N6PDB · #2 AA8R · #3 K4YT
15m: #1 N6PDB · #2 AA8R · #3 K4YT
12m: #1 N6PDB · #2 AA8R · #3 K5GE
10m: #1 N6PDB · #2 K4YT · #3 AA8R
6m: #1 K5GE · #2 K4YT · #3 K5UHF

DIGITAL MODES Single Band 3077 Slots Top List
None
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COMBO (CW + PHONE + DIGITAL) MODES Traditional Top List
K8ZZ ranks #1 at CCA Level VI
K5GE ranks #2 at CCA Level VI
K4YT ranks #3 at CCA Level V

Bullet Ranks
OM2VL #24 <-- #25 · AB7NK #42 <-- NEW!! · N8HAM #44 <-- #45 · DL3DXX° #53 <-- #54

New Level Achievements
AB7NK enters at #42 and achieves CCA Level I

Total county slots submitted since 10-Aug-06: 2,146,747
New county slots submitted this month: 16,941

COMBO MODES Highest Band Slots Top List
160m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K5GE · #3 K4YT
80m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K5GE · #3 KC3X
40m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K4YT · #3 AA8R
30m: #1 K4YT · #2 K8ZZ · #3 K8QWY
20m: #1 N6PDB · #2 WQ7A · #3 N1API
17m: #1 K8ZZ · #2 K5GE · #3 K4YT
15m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 K4YT
12m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 NØKV
10m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 NØKV
6m: #1 K5GE · #2 K8ZZ · #3 NØKV

COMBO MODES Single Band 9231 (6154 on 30m) Slots Top List
None
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The CCA and MARAC Level formulas, other useful CH links and general info are found
at the bottom of the Top Lists.

The CCA Level / Single Band 3077 Serial Number Lists are found at this link.

The CCA Rules and Operation of the Top Lists are found at this link (last revised
30-Dec-25).

The Complete USA-CA Lists are found at this link (posted 02-Jul-26).

Submit your latest county slot totals by using the template at this link (last revised
4-May-26) or use the [County Challenge And Top List] function in the [Tools] menu
dropdown of the Road Runner Logger 2 program.

Normally, posting is on the second day of the current month. Please send your
completed template or Logger 2 CSV file PRIOR TO the first of the month as an
attachment via email addressed to ccatoplist@gmail.com.

Call: K2MF 7/2/2026

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