Unofficial QRP DXCC Standings

22 March 2023 – qrpdx.com is updating listings again – please send to qrpdxcc [at] aa4ga [dot] com – thanks to Dan, WG5G for the help!

Since the ARRL only issues QRP DXCC certificates without endorsements and doesn’t maintain standings boxes for QRP, I thought it would be nice to compile unofficial standings here on the site.

CallWorked/ConfirmedDate UpdatedNotes
WG5G338/33812/03/24Since 1984, 347 counting deleted, includes Mixed & CW Honor Roll, was inducted into the ARCI QRP HOF May 18, 2024
W8ILC337/3374/17/23Since 1974, 351 counting deleted, most at 1 watt, Ron became a SK in March of 2020
K4OCE333/3335/24/24Mixed, 346 counting deleted, 261 at 1 watt, was inducted into the ARCI QRP HOF May of 2018
OM3CUG332/33112/7/25Mixed 337/336, CW 335/335 including deleted, SSB 283/265, Digital 283/242. FT817 to LW & vertical 30m high, also using 5ele yagi for 6m.
W8QZA330/3306/20/25Mixed Since 1989 – 8 band DXCC Challenge award 2001
NN4Q329/3292/26/26343/329 including deleted,333/319 on SSB,326/314 on CW,266/266 on Digital, QRP 5Band WAZ 195/195, including 5Band WAZ with QRP#1 endorsement
N0AX326/3261/5/26All CW – current countries
K8ZT325/3138/19/23332 including deleted – Since 1983 – CW 315/289, PH 306/281, DATA 276/251, 8 Band DXCC
N0KE326/3264/25/23Including deleted – Since 1980
WA2TPU322/3207/10/14Mostly SSB, 137 on 6 meters – 10 Band DXCC
ND0C322/3204/23/23Mixed Since 1980 – 320/319 SSB
OK1DMP 309/308 8/22/25 Mixed counting deleted 314/312, CW 294/292, DIG. 282/274, SSB 252/238 includes 8 band WAC & QRP DX awards from ARCI
K9EU301/3017/30/25including deleted, Since 1985
NU4B296/2964/24/23303 including deleted, 8 band DXCC All CW – Since 1984
GM4YLN285/2834/22/11All CW and 3 watts
VE2TH276/27504/20/23Since 1964
ZS6DX274/2661/1/15All CW since 1997
W4QO268/2514/20/23Jim is now a SK
ON6QRP270/26111/12/24Since 2014, 261 on LOTW, includes 5BWAZ with 154 zones confirmed, WAS CW, DXCC #1 NAQCC QRPp (1W)
W5YA258/1898/22/12By KT5X – includes WAC on 160!
DF5WW245/21911/4/15CW & Digital since 2008
K3RPK234/22710/12/24All CW to wire antennas/since July 2015
K3WWP225/2198/19/17All CW/mostly indoor random wire-dipoles/since 1993
OK4FX210/1964/28/23Since 3/18/2021, All LOTW
OH9NB207/-3/26/14Since August 2012
VA3JFF/VE3CW211/20912/04/25Includes 2 deleted entities, 6BDXCC 10 thru 40m, inducted into the ARCI QRP HOF in May of 2022
AA4GA201/1743/7/17All CW, wire antennas, LOTW – Since February 2011
W3HZZ197/1464/11/14LOTW only
W1XV192/1713/31/16Mixed, mostly wire antennas – Since 1978
G5CL191/1916/7/13All CW and wire antennas
KQ2RP191/1611/31/15Simple wire antennas only, since 8/2011
WA9ETW190/1907/28/15All with ATS-3A/B at 3 Watts into low EFW
K2MIJ181/14810/25/16SSB/CW 5 watts or less – wire antennas – Since April, 2010
NY4G179/13904/20/23Hexbeam & Wire Antennas
WD4ELG170/1175/27/24Hexbeam & wire Antennas
AD4J170/1014/10/13All CW
KR4AE169/1413/7/17Mixed, all wire antennas
AA8MI168/1667/6/23CW – Dipoles, Loops, & Wires
4Z4UO168/1514/11/23Since 08/2018, 5 watts to endfed ant, includes ARRL QRP DXCC & 6 band DXCC awards
NO4GA166/1284/11/14NoGAQRP Club – www.nogaqrp.org
NA1DX160/1011/8/14Mixed, since January 2013
N6HI160/-5/4/1620′ End-fed wire – 117 at 1/2 watt
K7HV159/1594/17/23All on video – click to view!
K9JWV157/1574/20/23Verticals – Since 2009 James now a SK
VK5DG156/13908/21/24Since 2013 – 3 ele tri-bander 10/15/20m – Trapped Dipole for 12/17/30m
WU4B151/11212/21/14K2 to wires in trees
AC4UR138/1387/24/11All CW on 40m
K4PIC134/-4/20/23Larry is now a SK
NA1CC132/1212/21/13All CW 4 watts or less, wire antennas
AI4VE132/1111/18/15All CW and wire antennas
WA8QFE132/1063/11/15Most at 3 Watts, all CW and wire antennas
CT1DJE118/857/8/16Since 2/2016 – Vertical and end-fed wire antennas – All CW
N8XMS113/1032/8/13All CW – Cushcraft R7
CX8ABF112/10210/14/16JT65 at 5W since Feb 2010 / Wire Antenna
ON7QRP105/1051/30/26Mixed, Includes Challenge 193, All LOTW using OCFD for 40 meters
KI4SVM112/511/9/13All SSB
W4YAS104/615/30/13Since July 2012, all LOTW
KU4A104/-3/31/15Since 2000, Mixed
K5LG103/-2/20/16100 milliWatts – summer of 2014

To include your info in the listing, send email to qrpdxcc{AT}aa4ga.com

73 & Good DX!

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