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February 2022 QRP/CW Sprint (#208)
N2CN Comments - Results are final.
Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
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W1 Division
KN1H 31 31 62 16 992 x2 1984 400' END FED WIRE
WS1K 8 8 16 5 80 x2 160 200' Doublet @ 35'
W1VKE 2 2 4 1 4 x2 8 80-10 EFHW slope 40 feet to 20 feet
W2 Division
KA2KGP 25 25 50 17 850 x2 1700 G5RV up 25'
W2SH 22 21 43 13 559 x2 1118 270' cf dpl @ 45'
KN2G 11 11 22 7 154 x2 308 160/80/40 fan dipole on portable tower at 40'
K2CWM 9 8 17 7 119 x2 238 Vertical (elevated)
W2JEK 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 end fed wire 110 ft long, up 20 ft
N2RIC 2 2 4 1 4 x2 8 Inverted L EFHW: 40' vertical, 95' horizontal
W3 Division
KC3MIO 18 18 36 13 468 x2 936 Doublet 125' @ 40'
AK3X 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 102 ft inv vee apex 35ft. Tuner
W4 Division
KC5F 37 37 74 17 1258 x2 2516 80m EFHW up 40 ft
WG8Y 31 31 62 19 1178 x2 2356 80m full wave loop
KY4ID 27 27 54 15 810 x2 1620 100' Doublet over the house, 35 OGL
K4BAI 25 25 50 15 750 x2 1500 40M dipole at 30' 80M inverted vee dipole apex 50
WX4RM 23 23 46 15 690 x2 1380 6BTV gnd mtd vert
N2AWE 22 22 44 14 616 x2 1232 vertical, roof mounted
WT4U 24 24 48 12 576 x2 1152 80m EFHW Inv-V @ 35'
W4NLT 15 15 30 12 360 x2 720 84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft
WB4OMM 10 10 20 10 200 x2 400 G5RV at 35 feet
KA8VZB 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft
W4HH 2 2 4 1 4 x2 8 end-fed 150-ft wire 20 feet up
K4JTP 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 g5rv jr 22'
NA4O 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 ocf@25'
W5 Division
N5GW 29 29 58 14 812 x2 1624 doublet at 25'
K5MBA 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Novice 90 @ 15 feet
W6 Division
W6STR 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 EFHW @ 30'
W7 Division
N7KM 22 20 42 16 672 x2 1344 OCF DIPOLE @40FT
K9QEW 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 1/4 wave HB vertical
W8 Division
W8GG 37 35 72 19 1368 x2 2736 dipoles @ 30'
KI8JY 14 14 28 11 308 x2 616 OCF Dipole at ~20'
N8GZ 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 5 BTV ground mounted
AB8RL 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 80 DIPOLE
W9 Division
WB9HFK 29 29 58 18 1044 x2 2088 Gnd Mtd Vertical and End Fed Wire
N8HWV 8 8 16 8 128 x2 256 EFHW AT 15 FT
W0 Division
KD0V 21 20 41 16 656 x2 1312 Folded Dipole @ 25 feet
AA5LH 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 25' Delta Loop
W0LMS 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 Homebrew inverted V up 35 feet (facing East/West)
Canada Division
VE3IIM 8 8 16 5 80 x2 160 fan dipole...160-10 metres at 30 feet
VE2KZW 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 EZWire end-fed, 52 feet, sloping from 21 to 16 ft
VA3NU 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 40M EFHW
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
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W1 Division
W1ND 13 13 26 9 234 x1.5 351 84' Wire Sloper up 40'
W2 Division
W3 Division
K3WWP 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 ~110' attic random wire
NN3E 0 0 0 0 0 x1.5 0 40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '
W4 Division
KJ4R 20 18 38 14 532 x1.5 798 134' EFHW
K3RLL 10 10 20 10 200 x1.5 300 Black after dark only 4-BTV HOA Special
AA2MX 10 10 20 7 140 x1.5 210 80 MTR OCF DIPOLE
W5 Division
K5GQ 15 15 30 10 300 x1.5 450 40m - Inverted V - 50';end feed 132' wire 20m/80m
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
K8NGW 14 14 28 12 336 x1.5 504 43' gnd mtd vert w/ 32 radials
W9 Division
K9DRP 12 12 24 8 192 x1.5 288 80 EFHW @ 40'
W0 Division
Canada Division
VE3HUR 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 40 metre dipole
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
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W1 Division
KB1M 12 12 24 10 240 240 40M EFHW
N1JI 1 1 2 1 2 2 88' Doublet @ 30 ft.
W2 Division
N2ESE 5 5 10 5 50 50 40mtr dipole@35ft
W3 Division
AC5XK 5 5 10 5 50 50 dipole at 40 feet
W4 Division
K4KBL 39 38 77 20 1540 1540 inverted V at 50'
K2OID 7 7 14 6 84 84 40M Dipole @ 10'
N4MJ 6 6 12 5 60 60 40M Windom @ 40 feet
W4CMG 5 5 10 5 50 50 G5RV Inverted vee up 35 ft
W2QL 2 2 4 2 8 8 Mag Loop
W5 Division
W5WIL 11 11 22 7 154 154 inverted-v @ 35'
KA6J 6 6 12 6 72 72 Ground mounted vertical
KE5YUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 meter dipole at 25 feet
W6 Division
W7 Division
KF7Z 6 6 12 5 60 60 dipole at 25"
W8 Division
WI8J 11 11 22 10 220 220 130 ft EFHW at 20 ft
WA8SAN 11 11 22 8 176 176 End Fed Wire @ 25 Ft
NF8M 5 5 10 4 40 40 6BTV
W9 Division
NN9K 38 37 75 21 1575 1575 130ft end-fed @25ft
AB9BZ 5 5 10 5 50 50 EFWH @ 30'
W0 Division
N0TA 36 36 72 17 1224 1224 Doublet at 25 ft, Vertical
K9OSC 21 20 41 15 615 615 4BTV Ground Mounted
N8LA 11 11 22 7 154 154 dipole @ 35'
Canada Division
VE3DQN 6 5 11 5 55 55 80/40 trap dipole @20ft
DX Division
DK1VD 1 1 2 1 2 2 gnd mtd vert
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
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Straight Key
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
NQ2W 33 33 66 18 1188 1188 mini beam @25', 40m d-loop @ 50', 80m dipole @ 50'
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 | KN1H | WS1K | W1VKE |
W2 | KA2KGP | W2SH | KN2G |
W3 | KC3MIO | AK3X | - |
W4 | KC5F | WG8Y | KY4ID |
W5 | N5GW | K5MBA | - |
W6 | W6STR | - | - |
W7 | N7KM | K9QEW | - |
W8 | W8GG | KI8JY | N8GZ |
W9 | WB9HFK | N8HWV | - |
W0 | KD0V | AA5LH | W0LMS |
Canada | VE3IIM | VE2KZW | VA3NU |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | W1ND | - | - |
W2 | - | - | - |
W3 | K3WWP | NN3E | - |
W4 | KJ4R | K3RLL | AA2MX |
W5 | K5GQ | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | K8NGW | - | - |
W9 | K9DRP | - | - |
W0 | - | - | - |
Canada | VE3HUR | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | KB1M | N1JI | - |
W2 | N2ESE | - | - |
W3 | AC5XK | - | - |
W4 | K4KBL | K2OID | N4MJ |
W5 | W5WIL | KA6J | KE5YUM |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | KF7Z | - | - |
W8 | WI8J | WA8SAN | NF8M |
W9 | NN9K | AB9BZ | - |
W0 | N0TA | K9OSC | N8LA |
Canada | VE3DQN | - | - |
DX | DK1VD | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | - | - | - |
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BUG | - | - | - |
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K/K | NQ2W | - | - |
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FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | KY4ID | - | - |
BUG | - | - | - |
K/K | - | - | - |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | N8LA |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 75
Total participants: 107
Total QSOs: 942
States + Provinces represented: 33 + MB ON QC YT + DX
SOAPBOX:
NF8M - Op time 10 minutes. Great condx at least during that brief period.
K9QEW - SNOWBIRD PORTABLE OPS FROM MESA, AZ. ONLY 2 QSOs
W8GG & WA8SAN. MISSED 1ST HOUR THEN 20M DROPPED OUT.
72/73s STAY TUNED! Daryl
K4JTP - I'm still here.
W4HH - My two QSOs is twice what I did last month!! Things are looking up!!! Hvy QSB, lots of sigs. CU next month.
K3RLL - 40m sounded noisy with weak signals but N5GW was booming in from MS. Sometimes we have a pipeline. Thought I heard K3WWP call me but ... This should be #150 for me tonight. Just send the check here to FL. :-) 72/73 ... Don
AB9BZ - Glad to hear more stations at my QTH tonight. Thanks for the sprint. 73 ab9bz
WB4OMM - Really rough conditions here tonight, noisy and deep QSB. Nothing on 20M to start, 40M and 80M had some looooong signals! Surprised to work UT and CO...and they both had good signals here. Worked newer member Jim KA6J #10990 in TX, and really new member Mike KY4ID #11080 in SC....welcome fellas, hope to see you again! Thanks to all you played! I quit after 90 mins, couldn't take the noise anymore! See you all next month. 72/73 Steve WB4OMM
N1JI - Band conditions not as good here as last month. I only had time for one QSO tonight - Hopefully I can do more next month.
W1VKE - Only had a short amount of time, but it had been a while since I had joined in on a NAQCC Sprint. Thanks to the 2 stations that picked me up. Conditions were not that great. Hope to try again next month.
N8GZ - Great sprint as always, Thanks everybody!
VA3NU - Only on for 1/2 hour, all on 40 till the band dropped out.
IC 7300 into a 40M EFHW.
W1ND - Wow, slogfest tonight.
On 40 m, I worked everyone I could hear, the problem is, I didn't hear many.
80 m was OK but local QRM is killing my setup
Still fun though
NA4O - Logging program not working, but was not much of a problem since I heard only one station. Glad I snagged that one! Now to dig into the program issues...
N0TA - Good evening - thanks for the Q's. QCX Classic on 20m; QCX+ on 40m, and QCX Mini on 80m. Doublet & Vertical. Sprintlogger, and Amplidan key.
N4MJ - Terrible band condx at this QTH.
KF7Z - Got a late start and band looked pretty good, but went long real fast, I heard John K4BAI in GA just before I lost everything, so sorry for missing you John. Running a Elecraft K3s dialed back to 5 watts to a dipole at 25 ft.
Thanks for the Qs and see you next month Danny
KD0V - Thanks everyone. New 40M folded dipole only up at 25 feet max in the air. I am surprised that it worked so well. See all next month, 72's. Merlin
K4KBL - What a great night !! Worked many new folks with many of the "usual suspects" Started on 40 then the bottom dropped out around 9:45 local. 80 put one with my all time high. Thanks to all and glad I got W8GG in there with his new call.
VE3DQN - With my low antenna surprisingly I could hear quite a few stations tonight. High noise level as usual limited solid contact, but I was pleased to have made at least a few Q's in the little time I had.
KC5F - Not as good conditions or score as last month, but still lots of fun on 40 and 80. Thanks, all!
KN1H - Thanks for a very nice sprint. Don't know when I've heard so many 599 QRP stations! Worked many on both 40 and 80 and great to work VE3IIM for the first time! IC7300 and Nye Viking Master key
W0LMS - The ZYL had other plans for my evening, but I made it for the last 20 minutes of the sprint, one minute the signals were booming in, then they faded out, I eventually called cq until the last minute of the sprint, great to be on for another sprint.
K2CWM - Always fun event, but I always try to keep it relaxed on my part. One of my contacts was a member but he wasn't giving out his number but he was QRP, so I had to list him as a non-member in my log. Perhaps he didn't know about the sprint. See y'all next month!
N2RIC - Another late start, and band conditions seemed a bit rough. But I participated and made two QSOs. Next month, I think I'll break through the last barrier of nerves and call CQ NA.
Stay safe and healthy, everyone!
WB9HFK - Fun evening of QRP! I also worked both QRP Foxes on 40M! See everyone next time! 72, Mark WB9HFK
K5GQ - Lot of noise - Tried out inverted V for 40M seemed to work as good as dipole at 17 '
K9DRP - Another evening working both a fox hunt and the Sprint during concurrent runs. With a late start I didn't hear much activity on 40, but did work N0TA on both bands. Didn't seem to be as many on 80 this month, but signals were pretty good with some noticable QSB. TNX fer the QSOs ES FUN. 72 Don
WG8Y - Hi all, Started a little late then after a few Q's the phone rang. 10 minutes later back to radio. Worked a couple guys on 20m then it faded.Only worked 3 on 40m. Band was long and qrn here in NC.Went to 80m. did S&Ping for a few then called CQ till the end. Had 3 doubles tonite KA2KGR, 20 & 80,W8GG,20 & 80 and N5GW, 40& 80M. Cool. Always fun doing the Sprints. I was only going to work a few but forgot about being tired. Next thing I knew the Sprint was at it's end. Best 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y
VE2KZW - Started on 40m; 1 QSO, very quiet. Moved to 80m; 4 QSOs, again, very quiet. Considering my poor antenna, I am pleased with the results. 73, Robert.
VE3IIM - Better condx than my last one! Lots of good fists tonight..Hope to around for another sprint soon..
72
Tim..
K2OID - On Vacation in GA. Hated to miss sprint, so brought my 40M QCX+ and a simple dipole. Could only get antenna 10 feet up. Still managed 7 QSOs in relatively poor conditions. Challenging but lots of fun (and the XYL is still speaking with me!). See everyone next month.
N2AWE - Another successful sprint. Tried 40m but the band was not co-operating. Spent most of my time on 80. Instead of search and pounce, I stayed on a frequency and called cq, a first for me. Slowly my confidence is growing. Thanks to all.
KY4ID - First time participating in this contest. What a blast! I've dabbled in QRP for a QSO or two before, but nothing serious. I would have been happy with a handful of contacts. I was really surprised with how things turned out. It felt/sounded like a regular 100w contest with suboptimal band conditions. It's amazing what 5w will do. Some of the stations I worked were loud! Thanks for all of the QSOs! There we're a couple of stations that I just couldn't dig out of the noise. Sorry about that. I had to stop with 5 minutes left in the contest because my arm wouldn't work right anymore. Haha. Will have to work on that. See you next time...
K8NGW - Oh the noise ... the noise! 40M was filled with good signals but the high noise level made it hard at times! Moved over to 80M and the whole band seemed to fade away at 3:00 UTC! What a GREAT NIGHT!!!
KC3MIO - I was idly tuning around on 20 meters and I heard N0TA calling CQ NA and then I realized that the sprint was tonight! I told my XYL, poured myself a martini and dove in. Band conditions were weird (I can't put my finger on it) but some of the signals were very strong. I really felt in the groove with my straight key - just digging tapping out the code. As usual, thanks to my contacts, thanks to the NAQCC and looking forward to next month's sprint.
NQ2W - I started out on 20m and landed 4 QSOs. The move to 40 netted 10 more. 80m finished the session with 19 more QSOs. 2-banders with WX4RM and WT4U on 40 and 80. Thanks to W2SH for his patience and persistence...rough copy on my end but we made the QSO! All in all, a pretty good Sprint. Thank you for the opportunity to participate. I hope to hear you all and more next month. 72, Will, NQ2W
K4BAI - First time since the scoreboard was changed that I used the straight key. Took time out to work both of the QRP Foxes and also TU5PCT (was QRO for that one). 40 went long early and I lost K2CWM when the skip went past him before I could copy his exchange. 80 was pretty good, but some QRN. Best DX - CA, UT.
W5WIL - Using new Inv-V resonant trap dipoles this month. Nice not to adjust a tuner! 40m so-so til 8:30, then 80m gradually opened a little til 9:00. 73, Dennis
W4CMG - Missed my calendar reminder, so I only had a short time before class to operate. Wish I had remembered to use my straight key instead of my paddles. Next time!
W2JEK - Got on late. Best dx was k7km in utah on 40. Had fun
72 and 73 DON W2JEK
WX4RM - Had a good time as always, but wish 20 meters had more activity. Good signals out there tonite on 40 and 80.
N7KM - Nice hour and a half opening on 40 meters. Long skip from the first. The highlight of my evening was when I called CQNA and had Allen, VY1KX in the Yukon Territory replied. What a nice surprise! Sorry to the 5 station using a bug that I missed when someone called CQ over and over again on top of us. Thanks to the organizers it was a delightfull evening.
AC5XK - Thanks everyone
KE5YUM - Conditions were poor in western Arkansas. I only heard N8LA calling CQ, and in spite of my many CQs, I made no contacts. Will hope for better conditions next month. Terry
WS1K - CQd on 20M with no luck. It was closing as the sprint started. Bounced around between 40M and 80M.
40M had very high QRN. 80M a little of everything to make it difficult. Strange conditions on 40 and 80 for sure. And fun as always.
Key used was a BRELCO Navy Flameproof.
W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Great condx for sprint last night. Gud signals on all 3 bands. Started out on 20 es grabbed 3 QSO there before it faded. 40 es 80 were quite busy with sprinters. I worked several new members as well as a bunch of the "old gang" too. Got several on 2 bands,and thats always fun. SRI to a few of you who i didnt get the whole call, or who called with other callers. I DO hear you, so keep trying. I dint plan on operating the entire sprint, but the bands were producing gud results, so i just kept going. One of my best QSO totals. Feb. marks my 50th year as a ham. Time sure flies when your having fun ! See u all next month. Gregg W8GG
KA6J - Rough conditions here in central Texas. S8 noise floor tonight. Hopefully better next time! Thanks all!
N5GW - KX3 to doublet. Late start - I had almost forgotten about the sprint because I was involved in the overlapping Classic Exchange. Didn't listen to 20M but apparently it was open for a short time. 40M was in good shape, but there is a bit of noise on 80M at my QTH.
K5MBA - Another fun evening. Participated in the sprint for 45 minutes and snagged four contact on 40M. High noise level on 80 meters - heard signals but just could not pull them out.
WT4U - Got a slow start on 40, but things picked up after about 0215. Things were hopping on 80 toward the end as my arm was wearing out and my fist was getting sloppy. Heard one of the QRP foxes, and a loud Cuban station, but my only logged non-participant signed off before I could get his pwr. Fun Sprint and good to see lot of new and old members.
N8LA - KX-3; 5W; 200' Dipole Up 35'; NAQCCode Warrior WITH W8GG FINGERPIECES! Thanks to all who worked me: apologies to all I could not pull out of QRN. Lots of QRN as usual here, but sometimes intelligible signals were heard! This is what intrigues me about being on the air, especially QRP/QRP. It differs form much cacophonous human speech, especially human political speech, where intelligible signals are almost never heard! All the Best to All of You and Yours. Lou, N8LA
KB1M - Slow going but persistence gave a nice assortment of states. Thanks for a fun evening. 72, Walt
KA2KGP - 20m. was open for only 2 QSO's, but 40 & 80 were in good shape here in WNY.
Rig: IC-7000 at 5 w. into a G5RV up 25 ft. w/ straight key. Think Spring !
W2SH - I was surprised to learn that there were some QSOs on 20m. Just before the start I had found the band devoid of any signals. Conditions on 40m were not good. Nevertheless, DK1VD was the first European worked during a sprint for a long time. 80m had QRN and, rather unusually, there was also QSB. My 22 QSOs were evenly divided between those two bands.
KI8JY - Alternated between 40m and 80m tonight. Heard a few signals on 20m but did not spend much time there. Thx to all for participating.
KJ4R - Got a late start and only operated for about an hour. Nice to work new member KY4ID. Welcome Mike and good to hear another SC station! Got called by 1 non member looking for SKCC number swap and always glad to do that. Thanks to all for the QSO's and all the best until next month. FTDX3K at 5W / Vibroplex Bug and EFHW.
AK3X - Just a few contacts due to time constraints. Fun while it lasted. Never got to see what was happening on 80 meters. 72. Peter
AA5LH - Surprised early with some very weak signals heard on 20M. Sorry to the 2 gents tried, 0033-0037z. Just couldn't pull you out. Amazed that 1 Q was worked. Decided to QSY to 40M which was not much better. Only 1 Q worked there. Better times to come. Take care all.
KN2G - Another great night. I was awake, my antennas were matched, and there were plenty of sigs. QSB was a bear though! Then as S8 hiss visited me part way through the night. I got my last few after the hiss died out.
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