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May 2021 QRP/CW Sprint (#199)
N2CN Comments - Results are final.
Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
WB1GYZ 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 Sloping Vee
W1VKE 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 80-10 EFHW slope 30 feet to 10 feet
W2 Division
W2SH 31 31 62 20 1240 x2 2480 270' cf dpl @ 45'
KA2KGP 29 29 58 17 986 x2 1972 G5RV up 25'
W2JEK 17 17 34 12 408 x2 816 END FED WIRE 110 FT LONG, UP 20 FT
K2CWM 15 15 30 11 330 x2 660 Vertical (elevated)
KN2G 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 buddipole
W3 Division
K3JZD 41 41 82 22 1804 x2 3608 40m Dipole @25', 80m 107' EFRW @ 20'
KC3MIO 32 32 64 21 1344 x2 2688 Doublet 125' @ 40'
KW2A 21 21 42 15 630 x2 1260 end-fed wire at 45'
AK3X 15 15 30 11 330 x2 660 102ft inv v at 35ft. 300 ohm feed/tuner
K2DEP 10 10 20 8 160 x2 320 G5RV @ 27 ft
KD3CA 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 OCF Windom @55 ft
W4 Division
KC5F 29 29 58 18 1044 x2 2088 80m end fed half wave at 40'
ND1J 28 27 55 13 715 x2 1430 OCF @ 30ft
WT4U 18 18 36 14 504 x2 1008 80m end-fed Inv V @ 35'
N4ARY 26 24 50 8 400 x2 800 Horizontal EFHW @ 40' & Fan Dipole @ 50'
WX4RM 15 15 30 11 330 x2 660 6BTV gnd mtd vert
WG8Y 10 10 20 10 200 x2 400 40-80 TRAPPED DP @35ft
K8LBQ 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 inverted vee @ 30'
K4JPN 12 10 22 5 110 x2 220 80 M CF Zepp
W1BLU 8 7 15 6 90 x2 180 End Fed @ 36'
W4HH 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 end-fed 150-ft wire 20 feet up
N4FI 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 40m dipole in attic
KK4ITX 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 35ft EF/9:1 Inverted at 18ft
W5 Division
KF9LI 15 15 30 10 300 x2 600 30 FT EFLW
W8WEU 10 10 20 7 140 x2 280 dipole @ 20'
NC5G 8 8 16 6 96 x2 192 Dipole @ 25'
N5GW 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 doublet at 25'
KE9DR 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 420' Random Loop @ 50'
AC5BX 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 G5RV 25' into trees
KG5SSB 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 1/4 wave vertical for 20m on tripod
KE5YUM 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 80 meter NVIS dipole at 16 feet
W6 Division
AI6SL 7 7 14 5 70 x2 140 Inverted V fan @ 32'
WU6P 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 dipole at 30feet
K6GPB 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 65' end fed 15' high
W7 Division
KC7DM 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 480' horizontal loop @ 60'
KN1H 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 30' wire
W8 Division
WB8LZG 14 14 28 12 336 x2 672 dipoles @ 30'
N8XMS 10 10 20 8 160 x2 320 HyGain AV640 Vert
AB8RL 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 40M vertical
N8GZ 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 Attic Dipole at 25 feet
W9 Division
WB9HFK 39 39 78 20 1560 x2 3120 Ground Mounted Hustler 6BTV with 60 Radials
W9CC 19 18 37 14 518 x2 1036 gnd mtd vert
K9QEW 15 14 29 11 319 x2 638 4BTV GP
N8HWV 13 13 26 10 260 x2 520 EFHW AT 15 FT
N7QR 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 Buddistik strapped to 4th fl balcony
K9EYT 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 G5rv
KD9EBS 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 Attic Dipole at 25 Feet
W0 Division
N0TA 42 40 82 23 1886 x2 3772 Doublet @25'
KD0Q 23 23 46 13 598 x2 1196 OCF inverted vee @ 75'
W0ITT 15 15 30 9 270 x2 540 inverted vee @ 32 feet
AA5LH 8 7 15 6 90 x2 180 Delta Loop @ 25'
Canada Division
VE3SIF 28 28 56 14 784 x2 1568 end-fed 58' wire as a sloper with 9:1 unun
VA3NU 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 40M EFHW@ 25'
VE9BEL 9 9 18 7 126 x2 252 end-fed dipole @ 25ft
VA3RSA 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 Inverted-vee fan dipole up 25 ft
DX Division
CO8CML 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 Inverted "V" @ 20?
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
NF1U 13 13 26 10 260 x1.5 390 end fed half wave at 40ft
W2 Division
WA2FBN 6 6 12 5 60 x1.5 90 EFHW sloper at 25ft
W3 Division
NN3E 8 8 16 7 112 x1.5 168 40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '
K3WWP 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 ~110' attic random wire
W4 Division
KJ4R 46 45 91 22 2002 x1.5 3003 134' EFHW
AA2MX 25 25 50 15 750 x1.5 1125 80 MTR OCF DIPOLE
K3RLL 9 9 18 7 126 x1.5 189 31 Unun Wire over garage roof
W5 Division
NF5U 22 21 43 14 602 x1.5 903 40m/80m trap dipole at 33ft
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
K8NGW 15 15 30 12 360 x1.5 540 43' gnd mtd vert w/ 32 radials
W9 Division
W0 Division
KD0V 3 3 6 3 18 x1.5 27 cf Zepp @ 40 feet
Canada Division
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
KB1M 36 36 72 18 1296 1296 20m inv v, 40 m dipole @ 30'
N2CN 8 8 16 7 112 112 40m indoor dipole
W2 Division
K2OID 24 24 48 14 672 672 80M OCF Dipole @35'
WY7N 14 13 27 13 351 351 OCF Dipole @ 100'
WA1GWH 15 15 30 11 330 330 40m 1/4 wave inv L & ground system
N2JJF 13 13 26 9 234 234 Hamstick dipole at 20 feet
N2ESE 10 10 20 10 200 200 40 and 20 meter dipole
N2EIM 7 7 14 6 84 84 gnd mtd vert
W3 Division
AC5XK 11 11 22 6 132 132 INVERTED VEE AT 45 FEET
K3EMS 7 7 14 7 98 98 Inverted V @ 25ft
W4 Division
K4BAI 38 37 75 17 1275 1275 88' cf zepp 40'; 40m dip at 30'.
N4MJ 34 34 68 17 1156 1156 40M Windom @ 40 feet
K4KRW 25 25 50 15 750 750 Inverted V @65'
W2QL 13 13 26 10 260 260 loaded dipole at 14 feet
K4KBL 12 12 24 9 216 216 HyEndFed @ 50'
AB4QL 11 11 22 8 176 176 40 & 80 M dipoles @ 40'
KU4A 6 6 12 6 72 72 40m slp dip @40'
AG4CC 6 6 12 4 48 48 EFHW @ 3l0'
W5 Division
K5WX 19 19 38 13 494 494 ZS6BKW at 40 feet
W5WIL 2 2 4 2 8 8 240' doublet @ 40'
WB0ISG 2 2 4 2 8 8 inverted v fan dipole @ 20ft
W6 Division
W2AFE 2 2 4 2 8 8 Elecraft AT1 vertical with 40' counterpoise
W7 Division
W8 Division
WI8J 14 14 28 12 336 336 130 Ft EFHW at 20 ft
WA8SAN 2 2 4 2 8 8 End Fed wire @ 25 ft
W9 Division
NN9K 40 38 78 17 1326 1326 130ft end-fed @25ft & HF2V
AB9BZ 2 2 4 2 8 8 Dipole at 25 feet
W0 Division
N8LA 14 13 27 11 297 297 dipole @ 35'
Canada Division
VE3GNU 7 7 14 5 70 70 DXCC@40'
DX Division
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
WB4OMM 17 17 34 10 340 340 3 el Mosley Yagi at 35 feet
VE3DQN 15 15 30 9 270 270 20m yagi @50ft; 40/80m dipoles @40ft
Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s):
@ Non-member
$ QRO power
CERTIFICATES |
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | WB1GYZ | W1VKE | - |
W2 | W2SH | KA2KGP | W2JEK |
W3 | K3JZD | KC3MIO | KW2A |
W4 | KC5F | ND1J | WT4U |
W5 | KF9LI | W8WEU | NC5G |
W6 | AI6SL | WU6P | K6GPB |
W7 | KC7DM | KN1H | - |
W8 | WB8LZG | N8XMS | AB8RL |
W9 | WB9HFK | W9CC | K9QEW |
W0 | N0TA | KD0Q | W0ITT |
Canada | VE3SIF | VA3NU | VE9BEL |
DX | CO8CML | - | - |
SWA - BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | NF1U | - | - |
W2 | WA2FBN | - | - |
W3 | NN3E | K3WWP | - |
W4 | KJ4R | AA2MX | K3RLL |
W5 | NF5U | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | K8NGW | - | - |
W9 | - | - | - |
W0 | KD0V | - | - |
Canada | - | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | KB1M | N2CN | - |
W2 | K2OID | WY7N | WA1GWH |
W3 | AC5XK | K3EMS | - |
W4 | K4BAI | N4MJ | K4KRW |
W5 | K5WX | W5WIL WB0ISG (TIE) | - |
W6 | W2AFE | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | WI8J | WA8SAN | - |
W9 | NN9K | AB9BZ | - |
W0 | N8LA | - | - |
Canada | VE3GNU | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | - | - | - |
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BUG | - | - | - |
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K/K | WB4OMM | VE3DQN | - |
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FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | W1VKE | - | - |
BUG | - | - | - |
K/K | WB0ISG | - | - |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | WB0ISG |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 98
Total participants: 137
Total QSOs: 1322
States + Provinces represented: 37 + NB ON + DX
SOAPBOX:
WB4OMM - My G5RV is down for replacement, so only worked 20M tonight using the beam - and it was hot for the first 50 minutes! Great signals and very little noise. Nice change! Band died at 50 mins in, so I quit - I hope 20m stays like this and better in the coming months! Thanks to all that worked me, will look for you next month with new wire for 40/80! 72, Steve WB4OMM
N8XMS - It has been several months since I was able to work a sprint, and even though I only had about 30 minutes available tonight, it was great to be back. 73
K4KBL - Truly weird conditions this evening with several in state contacts on 40 meters. Only could work about an hour but had fun. Got to QSO with my buddy Aaron K4ARY !!
KD0V - Not the best evening here in southern Minnesota. At 0023Z the county was put under a tornado warning. I was called into action as part of the county emergency management team. After that noise level on 40M was S7 to S9. Called it quits early. See you all net month. Take care!
KE9DR - Looks like 20 is trying to open. Quit early, still had fun
Thanks to all. 73 Bert KE9DR
VE3DQN - Good signals tonight! 20m stayed open for 30 minutes for us. Even got N0TA in CO on 40m! Tnx!
K3EMS - 40 meters was in pretty good shape this evening. Had the "yips" tonight- if you got an extra dit or two I apologize.
W4HH - Gud condx on 40, lots of signals. CU next month
WG8Y - Hi all, Started 40 minutes late. Did S&P for an a little over an hour. 20m was open here in NC. Worked John,K4BAI and heard a few others but went to 40M which was full of gud signals. Did S&P for a few more and pulled the Big Switch. Long busy day here. 72 all From N.C. Mark WG8Y
WB1GYZ - We tease impossibly weak sigs from the ether and call it fun. The insanity of it... and yet I'll be back next month to do it again.
KK4ITX - My first Sprint !!
Lost several to QSB but that's part of the game.
Thanks for the fun.
N2CN - 40 was hopping tonight... not too shabby with an indoor dipole.
K3RLL - 1960 E.F. Johnson Speed-X bug keying K3 to 31' wire up and over garage. (HOA) Plenty of sprinters but difficult to hear on 40m this evening for some reason. Thanks for the skilled ops who heard me. 72/73 ... Don
N8HWV - Great band condx on 40 and some even on 20. Fun.
KC5F - 1 on 20m, 3 on 80m. 40m was the workhouse tonight. Thanks, all!
K5WX - 20 meters was nice for the first hour. But, 40 meters was very noisy here tonight. Good fun!
KN1H - Visiting family in Arizona this month. Set up KX2, pocket-size 12V battery and Electrovoice 605U straight key feeding a clandestine 30 up and 30 out wire antenna in a horrible, noisy, HOA location. Operation was doomed to failure but, thanks to John, N0TA, there was one QSO for the log!
N0TA - 40M pretty good except for the band of thunderstorms across the mid US. Worked 2 non-members. Thanks for the Q's. K3, doublet, Amplidan, NAQCC Sprint Logger.
K2DEP - Been a while. Had lots of fun. Bands getting much better. 72 to all.
AA2MX - Good conditions, lots of activity. Thanks for the sprint.
AI6SL - Noisy bands at my QTH. Lost several stations in the noise. Never heard anything on 80m.
K4KRW - I got contacts on 3 bands. Thank you to N8LA for picking me out of the noise. Best signal I heard was from KJ4R next door in SC. Thanks everyone! Most fun I've had in a sprint in a while. Richard - K4KRW
KN2G - ran the buddipole, 817, and Harbor Freight battery pack from the gazebo outside the house. Warm, no mosquitos and fun.
AB8RL - Got in contest very late - used my new mcHF xcvr on battery power for the first time in a Sprint. Performed very well to a vertical antenna. 40 was in very good shape.
K2CWM - 20M was pretty good tonight, so made most of my contacts there. Used my old IC-703 with MAXSET set to 5 watts, running off a power supply turned down to 12v. Used my little American Morse Straight Key and Butternut vertical (pictured on my QRZ page), Always enjoy these sprints.
KD9EBS - Greetings:
Great conditions on 20 and 40!
"Youkits" HB-1B, Running 5 Watts into attic dipole at 25 feet
The key is J38.
72/73
AG4CC - Thanks for the Q's. 20m was in good shape, but not many there.
W1BLU - Fun as always. 40M was hopping and then quieted down. TU NF5U fer your patience! 73 to all.
N4ARY - Well I had a good time with a few exceptions. I'm always happy to work such a good event with some great ops. I don't want to get preachy, but you gave me a soapbox so I'm going to use it. Three times tonight I had stations calling CQ over me. Twice was from the same station who had worked me on the freq I was running already. I was surprised that another member and QRPer would do that. I know that QRP stations can be hard to hear and it happens to us all, but please, listen before calling CQ and send "QRL ?" Hope to catch you all next month. 72
KJ4R - Had a few stations that I could not copy due to QRN and QSB. My apologies to those that I could not hear. Good to see 20M open some. KX3 and Vibroplex bug to EFHW. 73 to all.
N7QR - 55th sprint - KX3 @ 5 Watts, QRPGuys paddle programmed for
straight key into Buddistik strapped to railing of 4th floor
balcony in Park Ridge IL only for an hour and a half. 40
was good. Much easier sprinting from the Midwest compared
to the Westcoast. Russ
N4MJ - Fun evening. Tnx to all participants. 73 de n4mj//glenn
ND1J - Static horrible at my location. Rough pulling out callsigns tonight. Really rough. Fun time, though.
K9QEW - Operated two bands (40 and 20 meters) 40 meters had high
noise level.(S4-S5) Use my new IC7300, J38 key to a 4btv.
72/73s & Stay Tuned Daryl
NC5G - Been a long time since I participated. Band conditions
not very good in Texas tonight(lots of QRN), but it was fun to participate again. Looking forward to doing it again.
W2JEK - HAD A GOOD NIGHT. 40 WAS THE BEST BAND BUT GOT A FEW ON 80. BEST DX WAS N0TA IN COLORADO. GOOD CONTEST
72 73 DON W2JEK
K8NGW - 20M then 40M kept me so busy that I never made it to 80M! Less noise and fading than the past few months made for a very enjoyable evening.
VA3NU - Stayed on 40M tonight and signals picked up as it got darker outside. Several signals were a true 599. Lots of QRM in the house, don't ask Hi Hi.
Larry 72
K2OID - 40M was absolutely fantastic tonight for a change.
AC5XK - Thanks everyone!
KE5YUM - I only made one contact in my allotted time for the sprint. With my limited antenna setup, I was thankful for that. See you next month. Terry
KC3MIO - I thought 20 would be in play and I heard N0TA just before the start. but I couldn't manage any contacts and turned to 40 which is where I made all but one. When 40 got sparse in the last 15 minutes, I tried 80 but nothing but weird noise. After much effort, I copied KC1DVT in ME but couldn't get past that. I noticed that the SFI was at 65 just after the sprint. Thanks for the contacts and welcome to new members. Thanks to NAQCC and hoping for good conditions for the Milliwatt Sprint next month.
WI8J - Worked WB4OMM on 20M and the rest on 40M. A great time again with the IC-705. Thanks to N0TA for squeezing me in at the final buzzer. Thanks for the contacts! 72
W1VKE - My first NAQCC QSO. I will be participating more in the future as my CW improves.
KD3CA - Only managed to work a few minutes in the last half hour. Was some QRN but some very good signals. Heard a 3 land station calling CQ NA who was 599 plus 10 over ? 73 to all Don
VE3GNU - Stayed on 40---band seemed to be 'short' tonight with generally weak signals at this QTH. Thanks to all for participating. Jupiter @5 W. and Begali paddle--and always looking forward to the next sprint. 73---Ernie
WB8LZG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Fired up the FT1200 on solar pwr,5W to diploes. Great to hear some action on 20M. Got 6 QSOs there. Stns to the south were LOUD. Stns to the west were weak.
Strange condx here. W2SH answered me, and when I came back to him, he was gone. ?? 40M was very noisy here, but still plenty of stns to work. Also propagation was short. No west coast. Went to 80 to finish up. Nice to work Frank,NF8M, as we usually don't work each other due to close proximity, and old pal Louis N8LA too. Nice to hear several old friends as well as a couple newcomers. Sorry to a couple of u who tried to call me es I couldn't make out the entire call. (better luck next time) Looking fwd to FD and the MW sprint next month. 73 Gregg WB8LZG 1444
KA2KGP - A good nite for a sprint, even 20m. was open for a while. 40 & 80 were good here in WNY. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. w/ old WWII German Junkers straight key. 73
WT4U - Thought this would be the month for 20m, but only RBN was hearing me. 80 was noisy. 40 was busy, though propagation could be weird. Hardest I worked was to pull out Karen AG4CC, but as soon as the QSO was done her signal went to 579. Fun as always. Brian WB4IT heard us on 40m and sent in an application so he can play next time.
K4BAI - Good conditions on all three bands. Amazingly short skip on 20 with QSO with AA2MX in adjoining NC. 40M was very active. 80M was OK, but only three NA spriters worked were also in GA. Did hear AA2MX in NC working one of the other GA stations. Thanks for all QSOs. 73, John, K4BAI.
WB9HFK - An evening of QRP Fun! I stayed on 40M for the entire Sprint. QRN levels a bit high. Fun to work many regulars and some new members!
See everyone next month! 72, Mark WB9HFK
N2JJF - Lots of activity tonight on 20M. Happy to try out
my hamstick dipole on 20 ft mast.
K3JZD - K3JZD - Seemed like a good turnout. 40m was both long and short - made it ideal. 80m had a lot of QSB - I was only there briefly. KX3 - 5w - 40m Dipole - 80m 107' EFRW Jody - K3JZD
W2AFE - Deployed to Quarry Lakes park in Fremont CA with Kx2 and AT-1 on 20 meters.
VE9BEL - Heard many stations, but they coud not hear me.
Great fun again!
73
Bernard
K4JPN - Started out good on 20M with 2 QSOs, then nothing else on 20M, best results on 40M with a couple on 80M. 73, Steve K4JPN
WX4RM - Yes, 20 meters was open and I finally was able to work California, New Hampshire and Texas. There was high noise levels on 40, but that was the main band for contacts tonight. Had fun as always.
WA1GWH - 40m quite noisy from here in central New York but quieted down some after 9 PM. Worked close in and out to WI, MI, NB but sigs mostly not very strong at any distance.
AB9BZ - Fun sprint, glad to work the Prez and WI. Thanks for the contacts, 73.
KB1M - Great conditions overall here, with 20 good for the first half hour, even Reverse Beacon seemed to hear me especially well. 72/73, Walt
W0ITT - Thanks for a nice event. I used my FT857D down at 5 watts for most QSO's, but turned on my QRPp 1-watt transmitter for the last 2 contacts: thanks to W5WIL and KF9LI for having good ears.
72 de Gary W0ITT #9113
N8GZ - I had to work around my local club weekly 2 meter net, It was maddening to watch the pan-adapter full at the QRP freq's and not to be able to call. Thanks to all! great fun as always. 73, N8GZ
AK3X - Managed a full hour with few interruptions. 40 meters only and band sounded good. 72. Peter
CO8CML - Nice to be again in the Sprint, after a long time absent.Only worked 20m band using an inverted "V" antenna.QRM was strong and only for 30 minutes could hear a few stations.Thanks to Stephen WB4OMM for the QSO.I hope to be there next sprint.
AA5LH - Amazing how 20/40 have bounced back. Worked 20M for the first 30 mins until it died. On 40M it was a greater challenge. Worked only four stations with fair-good results. On 80M I heard only 1 station & unable to make contact. Went back to 40M. My apologies to the 2 gentleman attempting QSO between 0210-0220z. I just couldn't pull you out. Take care.
N8LA - KX3, 5W, 200' Dipole @ 35', NAQCCode Warrior. WOW! 7 20 meter contacts, including DA PREZ!! Yes, Virginia, there is a Cycle 25 and it is arriving even before Christmas? Worked people on all three bands, including homeboy Gregg, WB8LZG, on 80 whose beautiful finger pieces grace the NAQCCode Warrior. K9WWT gave me a call also on 80 and we had a QSO, 500W to 5W. Thanks to all for the great sprint contacts and apologies to any I could not pull out. Until next time I wish all the best of health and QRP fun! Lou, N8LA
W2SH - 20m was open but rather unstable with QSB sometimes causing signals to completely disappear. Action was mainly on 40m where QRN was absent. While 80m also lacked noise, it regrettably had little activity, this despite producing signals with good strength out to 600 miles.
WB0ISG - Lots of fun this time around! Lots of static crashes and the FT-818 wide receiver made for difficult operating but I worked two ops. Need to get that audio filter built up. 72!
N5GW - 20 had a few weak QSB signals. 40 had heavy QRN from local rain storms - so I gave up early.
WA2FBN - I could only make part of the sprint; conditions seemed pretty good on 40m. Tnx to all. 72 Ken
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