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August 2022 QRP/CW Sprint (#214)
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
KN1H 13 13 26 11 286 x2 572 400' END FED WIRE
N1BRI 14 14 28 9 252 x2 504 g5rv up 50ft
WB1GYZ 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 Random wire
KK4ITX 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 EFHW Inverted
W2 Division
KA2KGP 21 21 42 15 630 x2 1260 G5RV up 25'
W2SH 18 18 36 11 396 x2 792 270' cf dpl @ 45'
KD2OMV 9 9 18 7 126 x2 252 EF random wire with 9:1 balun, 67 feet in a tree
K2CWM 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 Vertical (elevated)
KD2EPM 7 7 14 7 98 x2 196 EF 80-10 @ 40'
W2JEK 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 end fed wire 110 ft long, up 20 ft
N2RIC 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 EFHW, inverted L: up 40' horizontal 95'
W3 Division
KC3MIO 18 18 36 11 396 x2 792 Doublet 125' @ 45'
KW2A 7 7 14 4 56 x2 112 indoor dipole, coil loaded up 24'
KA3TTT 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 Stealth end fed up 20 feet
AK3X 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 102ft inv vee @35' tuner/twin lead
KD3CA 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 OCF Windom @55 ft
W4 Division
KC5F 40 39 79 19 1501 x2 3002 80m EFHW up about 40'
W4NLT 20 20 40 13 520 x2 1040 84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft
K4WY 14 14 28 11 308 x2 616 DIPOLES
WB4OMM 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 OCF Dipole at 35 feet
WD4OHD 10 10 20 8 160 x2 320 Ground-Mounted Vertical
WG8Y 10 10 20 7 140 x2 280 Hustler 6btv grd mnted
K4JPN 8 8 16 5 80 x2 160 80 M CF Zepp
WX4RM 7 7 14 5 70 x2 140 4BTV gnd mtd vert
N4FI 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 40m attic dipole
KA8VZB 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft
NA4O 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 25' wire on 3rd floor in hotel
KY4GS 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 66' endfed up 27 feet horiz to ground
W5 Division
N5GW 15 15 30 10 300 x2 600 doublet at 25'
KG5HCF 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Dipole @ 20'
AC5RN 5 5 10 3 30 x2 60 ground mounted vertical
KE5YUM 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 20 meter dipole @ 16'
N5ZN 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 dipole@30'
WB5ACT 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 MFJ telescopic whip on back of FT-817 indoors
W6 Division
K6GPB 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 dipole @ 20'
W7 Division
KJ7KDB 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 Ultimax 100 24' vertical
W8 Division
W8GG 29 29 58 15 870 x2 1740 trap dipoles at 35'
KI8JY 18 18 36 12 432 x2 864 OCF 80m dipole at 20'-30' AGL
W9 Division
K9NUD 22 22 44 13 572 x2 1144 80M EFHW inverted L up 35'
WB9HFK 18 18 36 11 396 x2 792 Hustler 6BTV Gnd Mtd with 60 Radials.
K9QEW 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 4BTV
N8HWV 10 10 20 9 180 x2 360 EFHW AT 15 FT
AA9L 9 9 18 8 144 x2 288 Trap dipole @ 50 feet
KD9EBS 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 End Fed Wire
W0 Division
N0TA 40 40 80 21 1680 x2 3360 Doublet at 25 ft, Vertical
AA5LH 11 9 20 9 180 x2 360 25' Delta Loop
NN0SS 10 10 20 7 140 x2 280 80 meter Inv Vee @30ft
NO2D 7 7 14 5 70 x2 140 80 M doublet at 30 feet
N8LA 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 dipole @ 35'
Canada Division
VA3NU 14 14 28 11 308 x2 616 88' Dipole @ 25'
VE3IIM 10 9 19 9 171 x2 342 fan dipole...160-10 metres at 30 feet
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
W2 Division
W3 Division
K3RLL 9 9 18 7 126 x1.5 189 G5RVjr @ 35'
NN3E 9 9 18 6 108 x1.5 162 40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '
K3WWP 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 ~110' attic random wire
W4 Division
KJ4R 26 26 52 17 884 x1.5 1326 134*EFHW
W5 Division
AA5AD 7 7 14 6 84 x1.5 126 G5RV inv vee up 35 feet
K5GQ 5 5 10 5 50 x1.5 75 Inverted V 50feet
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
K8NGW 15 15 30 10 300 x1.5 450 43' gnd mtd vert w/ base loading coil & 32 radials
W9 Division
W0 Division
WU0A 4 4 8 4 32 x1.5 48 G5RV @ 35'
Canada Division
VE3HUR 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 40 metre dipole
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
KB1M 20 20 40 12 480 480 40M EFHW, 20 & 40m dipoles
AC5XK 17 17 34 12 408 408 dipole at 40 feet
W1ZU 6 6 12 6 72 72 Doublet @ 40 feet
W2 Division
WA1GWH 9 9 18 6 108 108 40m dipole at 15 ft
N2ESE 7 7 14 7 98 98 40m dipole@35ft
$KE2YK 22 21 43 14 602 602 G5RV at 35 Feet
W3 Division
KC3RN 21 21 42 14 588 588 G5RV Junior @ 35'
$KC3MAL 3 3 6 3 18 18 20 foot gnd mtd vertical
W4 Division
K4BAI 42 42 84 20 1680 1680 88' cf zepp at 45', 40M dipole, 80M inverted vee
N4MJ 33 32 65 19 1235 1235 40M Windom @ 40 feet
K4KRW 29 29 58 18 1044 1044 Inverted V @ 65'
K4KBL 20 18 38 10 380 380 Inverted V @ 50'
W5 Division
W6 Division
W7 Division
KF7Z 7 7 14 6 84 84 dipole @ 25'
W8 Division
WI8J 13 13 26 11 286 286 130 ft EFHW at 20 ft
WA8SAN 10 10 20 9 180 180 End Fed Wire @ 25 Ft
NF8M 0 0 0 0 0 0 6BTV
W9 Division
KY0Q 22 22 44 14 616 616 EFHW at 35 ft
AB9BZ 10 10 20 8 160 160 EFHW @ 30'
K9EYT 4 4 8 4 32 32 g5rv 20ft
W0 Division
K9OSC 27 27 54 15 810 810 CF Zepp @ 30 feet
K0EW 3 3 6 3 18 18 OCF dipole @ 25'
N0MII 2 2 4 2 8 8 inverted vee @ 25'
Canada Division
VE3DQN 9 9 18 8 144 144 80/40 trap dipole @20ft
VY2DP 2 2 4 2 8 8 End Fed Halfwave, one end up about 25 feet
VE3GNU 2 2 4 2 8 8 HYEndfed @25' E-W orientation
DX Division
DK1VD 2 2 4 2 8 8 GND MTD VERTICAL
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
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 | N1BRI | WB1GYZ |
W2 | KA2KGP | W2SH | KD2OMV |
W3 | KC3MIO | KW2A | KA3TTT AK3X (TIE) |
W4 | KC5F | W4NLT | K4WY |
W5 | N5GW | KG5HCF | AC5RN |
W6 | K6GPB | - | - |
W7 | KJ7KDB | - | - |
W8 | W8GG | KI8JY | - |
W9 | K9NUD | WB9HFK | K9QEW |
W0 | N0TA | AA5LH | NN0SS |
Canada | VA3NU | VE3IIM | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | - | - | - |
W2 | - | - | - |
W3 | K3RLL | NN3E | K3WWP |
W4 | KJ4R | - | - |
W5 | AA5AD | K5GQ | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | K8NGW | - | - |
W9 | - | - | - |
W0 | WU0A | - | - |
Canada | VE3HUR | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | KB1M | AC5XK | W1ZU |
W2 | WA1GWH | N2ESE | - |
W3 | KC3RN | - | - |
W4 | K4BAI | N4MJ | K4KRW |
W5 | - | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | KF7Z | - | - |
W8 | WI8J | WA8SAN | NF8M |
W9 | KY0Q | AB9BZ | K9EYT |
W0 | K9OSC | K0EW | N0MII |
Canada | VE3DQN | VY2DP VE3GNU (TIE) | - |
DX | DK1VD | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | - | - | - |
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BUG | - | - | - |
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K/K | - | - | - |
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FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | KD2OMV | AC5RN | KY4GS N5ZN WB5ACT (TIE)? |
BUG | - | - | - |
K/K | VY2DP | - | - |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | NF8M |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 86
Total participants: 113
Total QSOs: 921
States + Provinces represented: 36 + ON PE + DX
SOAPBOX:
K3WWP - My noise situation is getting better here so maybe next month I'll put in a bigger effort. Nice to get a high numbered member. The club continues to grow and that is great.
KJ7KDB - I could hear one member calling CQ NA on 20 meters, attempted to complete a QSO for the contest but no luck. I also tried to call CQ NA but no response. Still fun to try @ 5 watts. Xiegu G90 radio. Maybe better luck next month! 73, Tim KJ7KDB
NO2D - Would like to have spent more time in the sprint but my arm got tired so I stopped. Need to do arm exercises and practice more with the straight key. Thanks to all those who make the sprints possible. I really enjoy them. Pete, no2d.
WB1GYZ - Nasty cdx hr. Pulled plug early.
K3RLL - 1946 Vibroplex Deluxe bought in 1955 cutting grass. Still fun.
QRZ showed 20m to be alive and well but 40 not. They lied! Wasted too much time on 20m and didn't get a nibble. Dropped down to 40m and life was golden ..., until it got SO popular that the QRM wasn't worth it. Fun though. 72 ... Don
KJ4R - I operated for about an hour. Started out on 20M but didn't hear anyone else so I moved to 40M. Good to work newer member VY2PD. Welcome to the NAQCC, and thanks for the PE multiplier! 1955 Vibroplex Bug with FTDX3K at 5W to EFWH. Thanks to all I worked and very sorry to a few that called me, but I just could not pull out of the noise and QRM. 73.
WB4OMM - No 20M, no 80M here.....and 40M had S5 noise.....but I was able to work a few so I am happy! Hoping the conditions get better. I was surprised at the noise tonight. 72 to all! Steve WB4OMM
NA4O - Portable 5w from KX2 from hotel room in KY. Antenna was inside wire hanging around room. Heard a few; worked one; I will call that a success for a first time effort.
WG8Y - Hi all, Spent about an hour S&Ping. Qrn got to me tonite.Tired.
Did work N0TA,John on 20 & 40m.
take care all from N.C. Mark WG8Y
AB9BZ - Great sprint tonight, I had a good run going, even got to work the Prez. Really enjoyed tonight, have to call CQ more often. My experimental Endfed antenna, fed with 75 ohm CATV line is working well. Thanks for the contacts 72 AB9BZ
N2RIC - Conditions were rough on 20m and 40m due to QRN from nearby thunderstorms. I'll try again next month. 73!
N0TA - Good evening. 20m was nice and quiet; however, not many stations. 40m was pretty steady, but weaker signals impossible to copy with the static crashes. Thanks for the Q's. K3@5w, vertical & doublet, NAQCC Sprint Logger, Amplidan key.
KD2OMV - First ever go at an NAQCC sprint! From my semi-portable setup at my cottage on Lake Ontario in Northern New York. EF random wire 67 feet up in a tree. 9:1 Balun. 5 watts. Fun!
KY0Q - Had a good time as always. Making a QRP to QRP contact is always an accomplishment! Especially in the summer with all the QRN.
N1BRI - Had some trouble with rig freezing a few times. Hope everybody had a good time!
KE2YK - Originally joined in 2007. Rejoined NAQCC today and jumped right into the fun this evening for around 90 minutes. 72 all de KE2YK
K0EW - First sprint in a long time. Lots of activity on 40, nothing heard on 80 or 20 at my station.
AC5XK - Thanks everyone!
VE3DQN - High noise level this evening but signals were strong. Wish I could have been on for the whole 2 hrs. Thought I could nab N0TA on 20m right out of the gate, but 20m faded very quickly here.
N8HWV - Well that was fun. Not too noisy and made some Q's. What more could I ask for?
K9NUD - 20 was not open for me so I set up camp on 40M. Made lots of FB contacts there and eventually moved to 80M. The static crashes were a little tough. SRI I could not work a few of you. I used every tool in the box but could not isolate you from the noise :-(
KC5F - I spent too much time on 20m for 5 QSOs, but 40m was super, and there were even a few folks on 80m at the end. Quite a change from the terrible conditions of earlier today. Thanks, all!
KN1H - Got a very late start due to family event and found it pretty tough going. Lots of requests for repeats. Thanks to those who hung in there! 72, John, KN1H
KF7Z - Got a late start but only by 45 minutes. participation seemed pretty low, but I am sure propagation had a lot to do with that. Bands seemed very long right from the start and the east coast were the strongest signals I had all night. Any way, always a fun sprint, thanks for the Qs 72 Danny
DK1VD - A really fight in the morning 22 degree outside no condition on 20m and 40 was noisy plus a fast QSB thanks for 2 in the log And it was fun again
VE3IIM - 40 was pretty good. Sorry to the ones I did not respond to. Many stations calling. QCX with old Wilson RCAF key..
WD4OHD - Nothing heard on 80m tonight. My antenna for 20m was unavailable, so all my QSOs were on 40m, most of them between 7.040 and 7.045 MHz. Lots of noise and QRM. Had to quit just before 0200 UTC but still managed 10 contacts. Thanks to all who participated.
KA3TTT - Static crashes from a thunderstorm. First time with my new stealth end fed. My brother installed it for me on the Fourth of July. I worked three stations using an SKCC cootie.
N4MJ - Fun evening. Lots of new contacts. Thanks to all participants.
73 de n4mj
K9QEW - High noise levels and QSB on 40m tonight. All Qs on 40m except
one on 20m early. IC7300 & J38 key to a 4btv. 72/73s Stay Tuned.
Daryl
N5ZN - Lots of noise on 40 meters.
VA3NU - Conditions on 40 were good tonite despite the QRN and a little QSB. Lots of signals available to work.
72
K4KRW - 40 was definitely the band tonight. I got a few on 80 right at the end. QSB was pretty bad at times. Fun night though. Thanks everyone! Richard
K8NGW - Not a lot of noise on 20 tonight but not a lot of signals either! Moved to 40 and oh the noise! S&P'ed for an hour and then when back to 20 to see if there was any activity ... there wasn't. Picked up a couple more QSO's on 40 before the Sprint ended. Yet again, GREAT FUN!
K4BAI - Thunderstorms nearby, but not overhead. Caused a lot of QRN on 40 and 80. Very disappointing only to make 3 QSOs on 20M in 15 minutes. Heard and called a number of stations who did not hear me. 40M was very noisy and signals were weak at the start, but signals improved as the evening progressed. 37 QSOs on 40M. Went to 80 for the last ten minutes. K9NUD couldn't get my call other than K4? Worked two stations in NC for the last mult. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72, John, K4BAI.
W2JEK - Band conditions not good. Nothing on 20 and only one on 80. Rig Kenwood TS-750D at 5W to end fed wire. J38 key.
72/73 DON W2JEK
K2CWM - My heart just wasn't in it this evening so only made 8 contacts. Guess these hot days are having an effect on me. Ran my IC-703 at 5 watts into an elevated vertical, using an old 1943 Lionel J38. All signals very good. Maybe more next month. 72.....
WX4RM - Thanks to all who were able to hear my little peanut whistle of a signal. Had fun as always.
KG5HCF - Sprint was fun as always. G90 running 5 watts, dipole at 20ft.
KC3RN - Stayed on 40 for the whole sprint, despite a fairly high noise level. Thanks to everyone who answered my CQ's. Used my IC-746 (at 5 watts). For an older radio it preformed really well.
VY2DP - My first NAQCC sprint.
Thanks to KJ4R for the kind words of welcome.
KE5YUM - Noisy conditions tonight, but I managed to work two new call signs. FT 817, 5 watts, CWMORSE Straight key..Terry
W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Great night fer a sprint. 20 was open at the start and i had a Beeline into TX. Lost W5YUM at the start, never got the conformation. Went to 40 and had a great run, working 25 stations in abt 50 mins. A big welcome to Brian WB5ACT,11259. Nice to work a bunch of Ol Timmers tonight. SRI to several of u who called and i couldnt make out the call suffix. Went to 80 just before 10pm and found KA2KGP. Had another station calling , but the static crashes covered up his calls. 40 was getting perty staticy too , so i pulled the plug at 10. hope to hear you next month. 73 ,Gregg W8GG
KA2KGP - 20m. was weak, 40 & 80 were OK but QRN from T-Storms north of here. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. w/ old WWII German Junkers straight key. 73
KC3MIO - I used my Xiegu G90 which just returned from a slow repair trip to China. I was also testing out an Aventree Bluetooth Tx/Rx pair. The G90 worked well and I finally found a BT device that has minimal latency for CW - no problem up to 20 WPM. But the battery died after 10 minutes; it probably needed to be charged after being delivered about 2 hours before the sprint. I can't resist trying 20 and I worked N0TA and AA5LH there before shifting back to 40 where I heard and worked N0TA right away. 40 had a lot of action but the band was jammed with signals. I narrowed the filter from 500 to 275 Hz but that didn't seem to help. I tried 80 and couldn't hear or raise anyone. No contacts after 0210; rats! But I did work three members with 3 digit numbers and WI, MN and MS which does not happen every month. I hope a good time was had by all. I had a good time. Reminder - the 18th NAQCC anniversary is coming up and we need ops to put out N3A.
K4JPN - Heavy QRN on 20M and then heard a thunderstorm, so shut down, grounded antenna and disconnected radio. Oh well, it was fun for about 45 minutes. 72, Steve K4JPN
KD3CA - Not much time for radio , made couple calls, no answer. 73 to all Don
KB1M - QSB and noise made for challenging conditions on 40, only 1 QSO on 20. Due to the drought here the QRN from the T storms was actually welcome. Thanks for the fun evening
KK4ITX - CQ'd on 20m with QRPPLabs QCX-20 and on 40m with Yaesu FT-818. I was on for most of the 2 hours except for a phone call. I think I heard part of my Call coming back to me on 20m early on, but it quickly disappeared into oblivion. I had ZERO RBN reports on 20m, 40m produced only 2 with one being at only 65 miles and the other not much further. I would like to hear from anyone that may have heard me calling.
Still had fun trying though !
kk4itx@arrl.net
AA5AD - lots of noise on the bands this time, but managed to log a few, after about 45 minutes heard no new stations so called it a day, thanks everyone, it was fun.
N5GW - KX3 and hb straight key. 20M was in poor shape, including sparse, weak signals in a noisy background. 40M was fair, but there was noise from local rain storms, so I only stayed the first half of the sprint.
W2SH - A disappointing performance, one that is below
my 16 prior two-hour August sprints. Few signals were heard on 20m and only one QSO logged. Quite
a few received signal reports on 40m were less than 559. 80m was nice with strong signals, though few stations were QRV.
KI8JY - 40m only tonight in Ohio - no NAQCC activity found on 80m and 20m. Nice evening overall with some QRN. Thanks to all for participating.
AK3X - Missed most of the sprint due to storms. Lots of QRN after they cleared the immediate area. At least I got three contacts! 72. Peter
AA5LH - Got into the Sprint late but found a few 20M Q's. Heard many signals but not enough to grab on to especially w/fading at critical moments. Went to 40M, same story but much greater QRN. However, always a challenge & always much fun. Thanks to all who show patience with multiple requests for repeats. Take care & see ya next month
VE3GNU - Awful conditions at this end, and always wishing and hoping for better time(s) ahead---so kept it short. TT Jupiter @5W. and Begali paddle. Biggest achievement though----heard TX and WA through the noise---and thanks to all. 73 Ernie
N8LA - KX-3; 5W; 200' Dipole Up 35'; NAQCCode Warrior with W8GG finger pieces -- thanks, Gregg, for the finger pieces and the contact -- wired as dual paddle side swiper by AD0BI. Thanks to all who worked me and apologies to all I could not pull out of the noise. Am kind of sending like a lid trying to get used to sending in side swiper mode. Have been dreaming that I am someone called Kid Lid, Space Cadet and hearing modified lyrics to old song, "I'm just a kid again, sending like a lid again, doing it wrong." In need of medication modification? So it goes.
All the Best to All. Lou, N8LA (iNate Lid Amateur?)
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