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June 2021 QRP/CW Sprint (#200)


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
K1MZM    26   26  52   12  624  x2  1248  160 meter horizontal loop at 55 feet              
WB1GYZ   12   12  24    9  216  x2   432  Sloping Vee                                       
KN1H     13   13  26    8  208  x2   416  400' END FED WIRE                                 
W1VKE     9    9  18    8  144  x2   288  80-10 EFHW slope 30 feet to 10 feet               
K1IX      4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  HB EFLW  255'                                     

W2 Division
W2SH     32   32  64   17 1088  x2  2176  270' cf dpl @ 45'                                 
KA2KGP   30   29  59   17 1003  x2  2006  G5RV up 25'                                       
K2CWM    15   15  30   11  330  x2   660  Vertical (elevated)                               
KF6C     10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  80 meter dipole at 50 feet                        
W2JEK     5    5  10    5   50  x2   100  END FED WIRE 110 FT LONG, UP 20 FT                
KN2G      1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE                   

W3 Division
KC3MIO   24   24  48   15  720  x2  1440  Doublet 125' @ 40'                                
KD3CA    20   20  40   10  400  x2   800  OCF  Windom @55 ft                                
KE3V     16   16  32   10  320  x2   640  80M loop @ 15'                                    
AK3X      9    9  18    7  126  x2   252  102 ft inv vee, apex 35 ft/290 ohm feed/tuner     

W4 Division
WG8Y     30   30  60   17 1020  x2  2040  40-80 TRAPPED DP @35ft                            
KC5F     24   24  48   15  720  x2  1440  80m end fed half wave at 40'                      
WT4U     23   23  46   15  690  x2  1380  132' end-fed Inv V @ 35'                          
WD4OHD   19   19  38   12  456  x2   912  40m dipole at 30 ft                               
WB4OMM   15   15  30   14  420  x2   840  G5RV at 35 feet                                   
K8LBQ    19   18  37   11  407  x2   814  inverted vee @ 30'                                
W4NLT    15   15  30   12  360  x2   720  84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft          
WX4RM    12   12  24   11  264  x2   528  6BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
N4OW     13   13  26    8  208  x2   416  HF6V VERTICAL ELEV. 8'                            
N4FI      6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  attic 40 meter dipole                             
W4KRN     4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  inverted vee up 50'                               
KA8VZB    3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft                          
K4ARQ     3    3   6    2   12  x2    24  EF Zepp @ 35'                                     
W1BLU     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  End Fed @ 30'                                     

W5 Division
KF9LI    15   15  30   12  360  x2   720  30 FT EFLW                                        
W8WEU    11   11  22    7  154  x2   308  Dipole at 16 feet                                 
KE9DR    10   10  20    5  100  x2   200  420' Random Loop @ 50'                            
NC5G      8    8  16    6   96  x2   192  Dipole @ 25'                                      
N5GW      3    3   6    3   18  x2    36  doublet at 25'                                    
KG5SSB    3    3   6    2   12  x2    24  EFLW up 20 feet                                   

W6 Division
AI6SL    11   11  22    6  132  x2   264  Inverted V fan @ 32'                              
K6FA      9    7  16    6   96  x2   192  Vertical (Butternut HF9V) Ground Mounted          
N6IET     7    7  14    5   70  x2   140  Rooftop fan inverted-vee dipole @ 90'             
NS3C      6    5  11    3   33  x2    66  Vertical                                          
WU6P      8    8  16    2   32  x2    64  dipole @ 30'                                      
K6EEE     1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  G5RV inverted vee at 25 ft                        

W7 Division
KC7DM     6    6  12    6   72  x2   144  480' horizontal loop @ 60'                        

W8 Division
WB8LZG   33   33  66   19 1254  x2  2508  dipoles @ 30'                                     
NF8M     12   12  24   10  240  x2   480  6BTV (40) OCF dpl @35ft/bev (80)                  
N8GZ      2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  5 BTV ground mounted                              

W9 Division
WB9HFK   49   49  98   23 2254  x2  4508  OCF Dipole at 30 Ft.                              
K9JWI    25   25  50   15  750  x2  1500  GND MTD VERT                                      
N8HWV    13   11  24   11  264  x2   528  EFHW AT 15 FT                                     
K9QEW     8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  4btv (gp)                                         
N7QR      4    4   8    4   32  x2    64  Buddistik strapped to 4th floor balcony railing   
KA9FQG    2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  G5RV at 37 ft.                                    
KD9EBS    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  Attic Dipole at 25'                               

W0 Division
N0TA     43   42  85   24 2040  x2  4080  Doublet at 25 ft                                  
AA0W      6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  Dipole@30 Ft                                      
KD0DK     2    2   4    2    8  x2    16  130 ft long wire                                  
K2HT      1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  14AVQ Ground Mounted                              
AA5LH     1    0   1    1    1  x2     2  Delta Loop @ 25'                                  

Canada Division
VA3NU    12   12  24    8  192  x2   384  gnd mtd vertical 4BTV                             
VE2KZW    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  EZWire end-fed, 52 feet, sloping from 21 to 16 ft 
VE3SIF    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  end-fed 58' wire as a sloper with 9:1 unun        

DX Division

SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division

W2 Division
WA2FBN    5    5  10    5   50 x1.5   75  EFHW sloper at 25ft                               

W3 Division
NN3E      6    6  12    6   72 x1.5  108  40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '             
K3WWP     1    1   2    1    2 x1.5    3  ~110' attic random wire                           

W4 Division
AA2MX    13   13  26   13  338 x1.5  507  ocf dipole                                        
K3RLL    10   10  20    9  180 x1.5  270  31' wire up and over garage roof (Darned HOA)     
KJ4R      8    8  16    6   96 x1.5  144  134' EFHW                                         
AG4CC     2    2   4    2    8 x1.5   12  EFHW as inv V at 30'                              

W5 Division
NF5U     25   24  49   13  637 x1.5  955  40m/80m trap dipole at 33ft                       

W6 Division

W7 Division

W8 Division
K8NGW    10   10  20    7  140 x1.5  210  43' gnd mtd vert w/ 32 radials                    

W9 Division
K9DRP    20   20  40   14  560 x1.5  840  EFHW 80 @ 40 ft                                   

W0 Division
KD0V      5    5  10    3   30 x1.5   45  cf Zepp @ 30 feet                                 

Canada Division

DX Division

SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division
KB1M     29   29  58   17  986       986  20m inv v, 40 m dipole @ 30'                      
AC5XK    15   15  30    9  270       270  EFHW @ 30'                                        
N1JI      3    3   6    3   18        18  163 doublet @ 25'                                 
KC1DVT    1    0   1    1    1         1  shorty40 indoor                                   

W2 Division
K2OID    21   21  42   15  630       630  80M OCF Dipole @35'                               
N2ESE    10   10  20   10  200       200  40&20 mtr dipoles                             
WA1GWH    9    9  18    6  108       108  40m dipole at 15 ft                               

W3 Division
KC3RN    16   16  32   11  352       352  OCFD @ 40'                                        
NO3J      6    6  12    6   72        72  OCF dipole at 25 feet                             

W4 Division
K4BAI    43   42  85   22 1870      1870  40m dipole at 30'; 88; cf zepp at 45'.            
N4MJ     32   32  64   20 1280      1280  40M Windom @ 40 feet                              
K4KRW    37   37  74   15 1110      1110  Inverted V @65'                                   
W2BJN    13   13  26   11  286       286  OCF dipole @ 50 ft                                
AB4QL    10   10  20    5  100       100  40 & 80 M dipoles @ 40'                       
KU4A      6    6  12    3   36        36  slp dip @ 40'                                     
W4CMG     4    4   8    3   24        24  G5RV Inverted vee up 35 ft                        
K4KBL     2    2   4    2    8         8  HyEndFed @ 50'                                    

W5 Division
K5WX     19   19  38   11  418       418  ZS6BKW at 40 feet inverted Vee                    
WI5H     11   10  21   10  210       210  95ft Wire Loop 20M, OCFVee @ 30 ft 40M            
WB0ISG    4    3   7    4   28        28  Fan dipole @ 20'                                  
KE5YUM    2    2   4    2    8         8  80 meter NVIS dipole                              

W6 Division
W2AFE     5    5  10    3   30        30  30' vertical                                      

W7 Division

W8 Division
WI8J     13   13  26    8  208       208  130 foot long wire at 20 feet.                    
WA8SAN    3    3   6    3   18        18  end fed wire@25 ft                                

W9 Division
NN9K     20   20  40   15  600       600  1/4 wave vert 0n20/Hustler mobile verti on 40     
K9EYT     8    8  16    6   96        96  VERT 32'                                          
KR8L      6    6  12    6   72        72  HF9V vertical, ground mounted                     
AB9BZ     5    5  10    4   40        40  Fan Dipole at 25'                                 

W0 Division
K0EW      4    4   8    4   32        32  OCF Dipole @ 25'                                  

Canada Division
VE3DQN   11   11  22    8  176       176  80/40 trap dipole @20ft                           

DX Division

GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
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STATS:
Logs submitted:                 101
Total participants:             135
Total QSOs:                     1200
States + Provinces represented: 35 + ON QC

SOAPBOX:

N1JI - Tough conditions and only 30 minutes available for the sprint tonight. Thanks to the three NAQCC members I worked!

K4KBL - Static crashes and storms rolling in to N GA... Not going to chance a major issue tonight. More Sprints tp follow !!!

WB4OMM - Got the new G5RV up and running so now back on all bands. Started on 20M and made a few, went to 40M made some more....signals were pretty good tonight and not a lot of noise. Went to 80M....surprise! All of the noise was there! Never heard a signal. 40M started to fade here, so called it quits since it seemed like everyone I heard I worked! Was able to QSO some folks I hadn't heard for a while...was nice to see them. Hope all had fun, I did. 72/73, see you next week in the mW Sprint! Steve WB4OMM

K3RLL - c.~1960 E.F. Johnson Speed-X bug connected directly to 31' wire over garage, or so it seems at times. 40m seemed pretty light this evening but enjoyed some good contacts, thanks to the good ears out there. 72, ... Don

WB0ISG - Second sprint for me. Loads of fun! Had to short time it this evening, but glad to get a few members in the log. Also, thanks for the award last go around. I'm looking forward to having it in the shack.

N2ESE - Lots of static here in NJ,I tried to get W2SH many times on 40m, but the static whipped you out every time you came back! 73 to all, Gary

AC5XK - 5W to EFHW

NF8M - Op time 1 hour. Not as good condx as last month but my computer is working again so I can submit a log this time. Tnx QSOs es CU MW sprint.

VE2KZW - My first NAQCC sprint; one QSO, but important to me. MTR3B-LCD, ZM-2 ATU, 4 watts to EZWire end-fed.

N0TA - Good evening. 7 on 20m, rest on 40. 40 was relatively quiet. Thanks for the Q's! K3, Doublet, Amplidan, SprintLogger.

K5WX - Great time...20m started out well. But, 40m was a pain in the ears all night! Thanks everyone.

VE3DQN - Always fun. Fairly gud cndx tonight and lower noise level than usual allowed me to copy most stations. 40m only tonight.

KC5F - 40m good all the way through. 20m zilch, and 80m a struggle through the QRN - either local or 800 miles away. But fun, as always!

W1VKE - I am super new to CW, but this was a lot of fun for me. I was running 5 watts on my Elecraft KX2 and an 80-10 EFHW strung up in some trees in my yard. I still have a hard time with my copy, so these sprints where there are short exchanges are very helpful. See you again next month!

AA2MX - Could only work the last hour, but enjoyed every minuet. Thanks everyone for the QSO's

KE9DR - First half hour 20M was good, but only CA contacts. Went to 40M the rest of the night, lots of QRN, so it some work to dig them out. Lots of fun, thanks to all. 73, Bert KE9DR

KF9LI - Slow start and noisy bands. Thanks to all for the QSOs.

K9EYT - Heavy QSB and some band QRN tonite made copy tough here near Chicago. Rig K3S and a 32'vert not in the best location. Always a challenge TNX for the Q's 72 Ray

K1MZM - Signals on both 40 and 80 were generally weak early in the evening although things picked up after the first hour or so. It was a fun challenge to dig folks out of the noise.

KJ4R - Had family visiting so only got to operate last 30 mins. S8 noise here in SC. I was shooting for 10 contacts, but only made 7. Always fun and looking forward to Mw sprint next week. KX3, Vibroplex bug, and EFHW. 73 to all.

K9DRP - QRN made it tough for the first hour, but the second hour things went better. Got out the Argo V for this sprint. TNX to KE3V for coming back to make a contact! See ya'll next week in MW. 72 Don

KF6C - Used 80 meter dipole tuned with KPA1500 internal tuner. Heard a lot of stations that could not hear me.

AB4QL - Lots of QRN on 80 tonight

AG4CC - 20m in good condition. Tnx for Qs!

WG8Y - Hi all, Worked most of the Sprint except for a 20 minute dog walk. Needed to get away from the QRN for a while anyway. Had a good time. Good signals on 80m but QRN was really tough tonite. Sorry for a few that I just couldn't pull you out of the QRN and thanks for the repeats from several others. C U all in the QRPp next week. What a way to tune up for Field DAY. Love our hobby. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y

KN1H - Got a very late start due to family commitment. Thanks for a fun Sprint!

K4KRW - I decided to get out my Wilderness Radio Sierra tonight with my Begali Pearl key. It is still my favorite kit QRP rig. I have gotten spoiled with my modern rigs but I have to say the Sierra is still a fun little rig and it really did well tonight. 40m was hopping here in NC. I got a bunch of contacts there in the first hour and a half. Then I got about 10 contacts on 80m but it was a challenge copying some of them. Thank you to K1MZM for your patience on 80m. I tried 20m at the beginning but heard nothing there. It was great running into all of you regulars. What a fun night. - Richard

NC5G - Nothing heard on 80 or 20. Sigs and QRN about the same on 40. Had fun though. Looking forward to next time.

N4MJ - Pleasant evening of radio fun. Started off slow but picked up nicely after 0200Z. Nothing heard on 20 or 80m but didn't spend much time listening either band. thanks to all participants. 73 de n4mj//glenn

K9QEW - Tried 20m no luck. 40m Band condx noise & weak signals. 72/73s & Stay Tuned Daryl

K6FA - Almost forgot about the Sprint but remembered 30 minutes after it started. Not much on 20 meters Heavy QRN on 20 and 40 mtrs. Station here is a K2 at 5 watts to a vertical antenna.

K8NGW - Thunderstorms to the North and South of me made for a very noisy night! Hopefully it will be quieter for next week's mW sprint. See you then!

WB9HFK - A fun QRP evening on 40M! I thought conditions were pretty good except for the QRN was a bit on the high side. Nice to hear so many old QRP friends and some new ones too! See everyone next week for the mW Sprint! 72, Mark WB9HFK

WD4OHD - The 40m band seemed a little unsettled this evening, but it didn't prevent making some good contacts. From TN was able to work north to WI, MI, and NH and west to CO. Lots of fun, as usual. A storm on the horizon by 0230 UT, but it stayed distant until after the Sprint was over. Thanks to all who participated.

K2OID - I'm always impressed with how polite and patient all Sprint participants are. Makes contesting a real pleasure. 40M was in pretty good shape tonight. Lots of fun as always.

N7QR - 56th sprint - KX3 @ 5 Watts, QRPGuys paddle programmed for straight key into Buddistik strapped to 4th floor balcony railing in Park Ridge IL. Only 40 had anything. High noise. 17 CQs. Russ

W2JEK - GOT ON LATE. PUMPING WATER IN CELLAR FROM STORM. TNX FOR QSO'S. 72 AND 73 DON W2JEK

N4OW - 40 was very hot with many good sigs. 20 was open long ... happy to work OR . A fun night even with the spiky RFI . 72 de N4ow 7700

AI6SL - 20m and 40m were pretty decent. Heard nothing on 80m - too early for that band out west.

W4CMG - First NAQCC Sprint

N8HWV - How wonderful the Sprint Logger makes a backup file!

KC3RN - My first sprint in over a year. Glad to be back. Got a chance to use my new (to me) FT-817ND, and was very happy with its performance. Really good conditions on 40m here. Even gave out a few real 599's. Had to stop about 30 minutes early, but still happy with the results. The band was a bit crowded, and the 817 has no CW filter, but my CALF audio filter did an amazing job.

KE5YUM - My 121st sprint if the count is correct. Great long signals to my QTH in Western Arkansas. I worked two in New England and I really appreciated AC5XH for digging me out. Ft 817 @ 5 watts. See you all next month.

KC3MIO - Started out with my MTR5B until I realized that the menu was inoperative with a straight key. Turned to my 7300 and expected that 20 would be good but only worked two stations before giving up and going to 40. Was getting into the swing of things when our old dog came down at 0107 and nature called. She was quick and I got back on 40. Lots of strong signals, but a few were tough, especially N7QR who was not in OR, but in IL. Noise level was high on 80 but made a few contacts in the NE. Nice to work new members - I only joined in 2019 but we have added about 1800 since then. Still not sure what the optimal method is: running or search & pounce. I guess you have to be adaptable. Thanks to all my contacts and of course, to the NAQCC. See you on the MW sprint, God willing!

K4BAI - No sprinters heard on 20M. 40M was quite good to the eastern and central parts of the USA and to Ontario. QRN was bad on 40 and 80. Only 80M QSO was with K1MZM in VT. So many more 80M QSOs would have been possible if sprinters had called on that band. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72, John, K4BAI.

WB8LZG - Hello Fellow Sprinters! I fired up the FTdx1200 on solar tonight. Started on 20m just in time to hear the last few peeps before band closed. 40 was hopping with signals. Best score i've had in a while, even tho a lot of noise. It was a nite of doubles and triples. I worked 2 Bob's, 2 Kevin's,2 John's, and 3 Don's. I had a BEELINE to the southland as I worked nearly all of the states down there. Nice to hear many old timer's as well as a couple new members. Welcome Vin,W1VKE 10599 and Steve,KC5F 10148. The Gentleman Operator award goes to Merlin, KD0V. I answered Merlin's CQ, and had a good QSO with him. Upon signing, Glenn, N4MJ calls me. Merlin waited patiently while I worked Glenn. Then I returned the freq back to Merlin. Tns OM ur a FB op. I did check 80m but it was very noisy and only a few weak sigs,So didn't stay there. Great night of fun on 40M. Hope to hear u all in the MW sprint. 73 Gregg #1444

AA0W - 40 Meters was active around 7.041. Conditions not the best deep fade on weak signals. KX2 internal battery

WI8J - A great time again with the IC-705. Thanks for the contacts! 72

W2BJN - First sprint in considerable time, and I sincerely enjoyed it. It was great to catch up with new and old friends! 72 de joel

KD3CA - Band a bit QRN here with storms about. Nothing heard on 80 mtrs , All worked on 40 mtrs, Many thanks to all for the calls . 73 Don

VA3NU - Deep fast QSB made things interesting here. IC7300 into 4BTV Ground mounted. Larry 72

WA2FBN - Only worked the 40m band; noisy, but managed to pull out a few stations. Used my DL150 bug. Thanks to all. 72 Ken

WB1GYZ - KF9LI was my TX two-bander tonite.

WT4U - Once again 40m was the place to be. Tried on 20m, but even RBN couldn't hear me. With all the storms 80m was super noisy, but opened up a bit 90 minutes in. Experimented with a homebrew magnetic key and confirmed that 220g is too much for me. Next version will be adjustable. Worked a lot of new (to me) calls, including Sperry N4SD, whose NAQCC application was in my mailbox before the Sprint was over.

KR8L - This was my first participation as a new member. 80 meters was very noisy and I did not hear anyone calling CQNA.

N6IET - It was a thrill to run into two of my CW buddies, NS3C and AI6SL, whom I challenged to a QRP duel. Caught the end of the 20m opening and switched to 40m. Nothing found on 80m the last few minutes.

W2AFE - Deployed to Quarry Lakes park with KX2 and 30' vertical. I've been using the same rig for K1USN SST. It was nice to be among other QRPers. Kinda levels the playing field!

WX4RM - All on 40M tonight, nothing heard on 20 nor 80. High QRN levels here. Kept going back to 20M searching for west coast stations, with no luck. I will keep trying, hope to hear you next time.

KB1M - First hour was hard going with QRM from area thunderstorms and QSB. I almost gave up but the band improved in the second half so ended up with smile on my face.

K6EEE - First time and only had an hour so I enjoyed it. Must remember to update membership list hi hi

N8GZ - Great time as usual, lots of static here, thunderstorms in area during the first part of the sprint, had to wait until later, lots of fun though! KX3 to 5BTV, CW Morse straight key. 73 to all!

NO3J - Lots a lots a noise.

AK3X - Missed the first hour and several interruptions during the second hour, not to mention my short attention span limited my participation hi hi. Good signals on 40 and 80. Although 559 when I worked him, KB1M was later heard at 20 over 9. 72 to all, Peter

W4KRN - Stormy weather, had to wait to make any contacts. Only 1 on 40m, the other 3 were on 80m. Didn't hear that many signals, storms probably an issue for lots of us. At least I got a few contacts in. Hopefully better next month. Thanks 72

KA2KGP - 40m. was the best band here in WNY as 20m. was dead & 80m. was high QRN. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. w/ old WWII German Junker straight key. 73

W2SH - 20m was a real disappointment. The band was unstable with severe QSB; I worked the only two stations I could read. 40m was busy, but the later hour didn't bring in much in the way of a longer skip distance. 80m was noisy though signals were strong and my QSOs covered as far as 500 miles.

KN2G - Sigs everywhere but no one was hearing me. Finally got one, just one, in an hour and a half! Is there such a thing as an atmospheric diode????

N5GW - Same problem as previous sprint - local T storms QRN covering up most QRPers!

K4ARQ - Only had a few minutes, but tnx to all. 72, John K4ARQ