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October 2022 QRP/CW Sprint (#216)
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 39 38 77 16 1232 x2 2464 40 Meter Dipole at 40 feet/160 meter loop at 60 ft
AC1KV 31 30 61 14 854 x2 1708 40M EFHW @ 25'
KN1H 16 16 32 11 352 x2 704 400' END FED WIRE
K1YAN 9 9 18 7 126 x2 252 G5RV Jr. @ 30'
W1VKE 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 EFHW @ 30'
W2 Division
KA2KGP 33 33 66 19 1254 x2 2508 G5RV up 25'
W2SH 28 28 56 20 1120 x2 2240 270' cf dpl @ 45'
KN2G 18 18 36 12 432 x2 864 55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE
W2JEK 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 110 ft end fed wire up 20 ft
W3 Division
KD3CA 36 36 72 21 1512 x2 3024 OCF Windom @55 ft
AK3X 15 15 30 11 330 x2 660 102' inv vee apex 35' w/tuner twin lead feed
W4 Division
K4NE 46 46 92 25 2300 x2 4600 inv vee @ 30'
KC5F 36 33 69 22 1518 x2 3036 80m EFHW up about 40'
W4NLT 27 27 54 17 918 x2 1836 84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft
K4KRW 27 27 54 12 648 x2 1296 Inverted V @ 65'
WD4OHD 17 17 34 12 408 x2 816 Ground-Mounted Vertical
N2AWE 16 16 32 10 320 x2 640 vertical, roof mounted
WX4RM 12 12 24 10 240 x2 480 6BTV gnd mtd vert
WT4U 12 12 24 9 216 x2 432 80m EFHW Inv-V @ 35'
KN4RQD 10 10 20 8 160 x2 320 40m EFHW Inverted V @ 18ft
K8LBQ 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 inverted vee @ 30'
NA4O 7 7 14 4 56 x2 112 ocf@25'
KO4WFP 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 10-40 EFHW @ 25'
K1QKZ 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 square loop at 20 feet
KK4ITX 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 65 ft EFHW sloper 33ft > 4ft.
N4CLY 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 OCF Dipole Center at 40 feet each end at 8 feet
W5 Division
N5ZN 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 dipole @ 30'
KG5HCF 5 5 10 3 30 x2 60 40m dipole at 20ft.
KD5MMM 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 dipole @35'
AC5BX 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 50' wire from patio to tree. 6'up
KE5YUM 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 20 meter dipole @ 15 feet
W6 Division
W7 Division
N7KM 36 33 69 22 1518 x2 3036 ZS6BKM/OCF Dipole
KJ7KDB 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 Ultimax 100 24' vertical
W8 Division
N8BB 53 52 105 27 2835 x2 5670 Dipole @40ft
W8GG 24 24 48 17 816 x2 1632 trap dipoles at 35'
NF8M 12 12 24 10 240 x2 480 6BTV + Bev
AB8FJ 7 7 14 7 98 x2 196 End-Fed Wire @ 15'
K3CTN 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 Condo attic mounted 40 meter End Fed
W9 Division
WB9HFK 46 44 90 25 2250 x2 4500 End Fed 130 Ft. Wire
K9NUD 30 30 60 20 1200 x2 2400 134' Doublet up 35'
K9QEW 17 15 32 12 384 x2 768 4BTV
N8HWV 11 11 22 8 176 x2 352 EFHW AT 15 FT
KD9EBS 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 Attic Dipole @ 25'
KA9FQG 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 G5RV at 37 ft.
AA9L 3 3 6 2 12 x2 24 Trap dipole @ 50 feet
W0 Division
N0TA 33 31 64 21 1344 x2 2688 Doublet at 25 ft, Vertical
AD0YM 30 29 59 17 1003 x2 2006 OCF dipole @30 ft
N8LA 17 15 32 9 288 x2 576 dipole @ 35'
NN0SS 10 10 20 6 120 x2 240 80 meter Inv Vee @30ft
AA0W 6 6 12 4 48 x2 96 OCF Dipole @ 30 Feet
AA5LH 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 25' Delta Loop
KD0DK 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 102 ft. long wire
Canada Division
VE2KZW 27 27 54 14 756 x2 1512 PAR EndFedZ 40-30-20 sloping from 10m down to 1m
VA3NU 8 8 16 5 80 x2 160 88' Dipole @ 25'
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
WB1GYZ 8 8 16 7 112 x1.5 168 100' Doublet
W2 Division
WA2FBN 11 11 22 8 176 x1.5 264 EFHW sloper at 25ft
W3 Division
NN3E 3 3 6 3 18 x1.5 27 40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '
K3WWP 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 ~110' attic random wire
W4 Division
KY4ID 41 41 82 19 1558 x1.5 2337 102' Doublet over the house, 60' AGL
WD4CFN 21 21 42 13 546 x1.5 819 110' Doublet up 45'
KJ4R 10 9 19 8 152 x1.5 228 134' EFHW
KW4WA 5 5 10 5 50 x1.5 75 Butternut HF6V
W5WJN 6 6 12 4 48 x1.5 72 65' endfed wire at 20'
K3RLL 3 3 6 3 18 x1.5 27 4-BTV hidden in a tree (HOA)
W5 Division
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
K8NGW 17 17 34 13 442 x1.5 663 43' gnd mtd vert w/ 32 radials
W9 Division
W0 Division
KD0V 30 30 60 18 1080 x1.5 1620 cf Zepp @ 30 feet
$WU0A 10 10 20 8 160 x1.5 240 G5RV @ 35'
Canada Division
VE3HUR 10 10 20 8 160 x1.5 240 gnd mtd vert
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
W1ZU 20 19 39 14 546 546 Doublet up 45 Feet
KB1M 19 19 38 13 494 494 40M EFHW, 20 & 40m dipoles
K1IX 6 6 12 4 48 48 OCFD @ 35'
N2CN 2 2 4 2 8 8 Attic fan dipole
W2 Division
W2ITT 20 20 40 12 480 480 End Fed cut for 80m @ 25'
WA1GWH 13 13 26 8 208 208 quarter wave inv L with ground system
N2ESE 7 7 14 7 98 98 40mtr.dipole@35ft
N2EIM 8 8 16 5 80 80 gnd mtd vert
W3 Division
KC3RN 20 20 40 15 600 600 40/20 dipole @ 30'
AC5XK 16 16 32 10 320 320 Dipole at 40 feet
W3IPA 4 4 8 4 32 32 Inverted vee up 40'
KQ3Z 3 3 6 3 18 18 Doublet at 50 feet
W4 Division
K4KBL 25 23 48 12 576 576 Inverted V @ 50'
WB4IT 13 13 26 10 260 260 Doublet ~ 55 feet
W4LSV 8 8 16 6 96 96 22' gnd mtd vert
KM4JEG 6 6 12 5 60 60 GND MTN VERT
K4RHG 6 6 12 5 60 60 stealth long wire
W5 Division
KA6J 13 13 26 10 260 260 Ground mounted vertical
W6 Division
W7 Division
KF7Z 18 17 35 12 420 420 dipole @ 25'
W8 Division
WI8J 22 22 44 13 572 572 130 EFHW at 20 ft
WA8SAN 12 12 24 10 240 240 End fed wire @ 25 Ft
NG8S 10 10 20 9 180 180 end fed up about 25 feet
W9 Division
NN9K 50 49 99 24 2376 2376 130ft end fed@25ft
KY0Q 33 33 66 21 1386 1386 EFHW 35ft
K9EYT 11 11 22 9 198 198 G5RV
AB9BZ 2 2 4 2 8 8 EFHW @ 30'
KD9LTN 2 2 4 2 8 8 EFHW @ 30'
W0 Division
W1TM 14 14 28 7 196 196 EndFedz dipole 40-20-10
KC2MJT 6 6 12 5 60 60 end fed random wire
Canada Division
VE3DQN 24 24 48 15 720 720 40/80m dipoles @40ft
DX Division
DK1VD 4 4 8 4 32 32 GND MTD VERT
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
NQ2W 31 31 62 23 1426 x2 2852 3el yagi @ 32', 40m dipole @ 60', 80m dipole @ 50'
N4JAW 8 8 16 6 96 x2 192 Mag Loop
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
WB4OMM 5 4 9 5 45 45 3 el yagi at 45 feet
N3A CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final Operator, 80-40-20 Antenna
N3A/0 48 44 92 23 2116 x2 4232 W0EJ, OCF @ 35'
N3A/8 26 26 52 16 832 x2 1664 N8XMS, HyGain AV640 Vertical
N3A/3 29 28 57 14 798 x2 1596 KC3MIO, Doublet 125' @ 45'
N3A/9 32 30 62 18 1116 1116 K9DRP, EFHW 80 @ 40 ft
N3A/5 33 33 66 16 1056 1056 N5GW, doublet at 25'
N3A/4 25 24 49 13 637 637 K4BAI, 20M dipole 30'; 88' cfz 45'; 80M inv 30'
N3A/7 16 13 29 11 319 319 N7CQR, Delta Loop 35ft
N3A/2 13 13 26 9 234 234 N2JJF, end fed 67feet long up 25 feet
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 | K1MZM | AC1KV | KN1H |
W2 | KA2KGP | W2SH | KN2G |
W3 | KD3CA | N3A/3 | AK3X |
W4 | K4NE | KC5F | W4NLT |
W5 | N5ZN | KG5HCF | KD5MMM |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | N7KM | KJ7KDB | - |
W8 | N8BB | N3A/8 | W8GG |
W9 | WB9HFK | K9NUD | K9QEW |
W0 | N3A/0 | N0TA | AD0YM |
Canada | VE2KZW | VA3NU | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | WB1GYZ | - | - |
W2 | WA2FBN | - | - |
W3 | NN3E | K3WWP | - |
W4 | KY4ID | WD4CFN | KJ4R |
W5 | - | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | K8NGW | - | - |
W9 | - | - | - |
W0 | KD0V | - | - |
Canada | VE3HUR | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | W1ZU | KB1M | K1IX |
W2 | W2ITT | N3A/2 | WA1GWH |
W3 | KC3RN | AC5XK | W3IPA |
W4 | N3A/4 | K4KBL | WB4IT |
W5 | N3A/5 | KA6J | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | KF7Z | N3A/7 | - |
W8 | WI8J | WA8SAN | NG8S |
W9 | NN9K | KY0Q | N3A/9 |
W0 | W1TM | KC2MJT | - |
Canada | VE3DQN | - | - |
DX | DK1VD | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | NQ2W | N4JAW | - |
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BUG | - | - | - |
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K/K | WB4OMM | - | - |
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N3A/# ANNIVERSARY OPERATORS |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | N3A/0(W0EJ) | N3A/8(N8XMS) | N3A/3(KC3MIO) |
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BUG | - | - | - |
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K/K | N3A/9(K9DRP) | N3A/5(N5GW) | N3A/4(K4BAI) |
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FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | KO4WFP | N4CLY | - |
BUG | W5WJN | - | - |
K/K | W1TM | KM4JEG | W3IPA |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | - |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 110
Total participants: 163
Total QSOs: 1724
States + Provinces represented: 44 + ON QC + DX
SOAPBOX:
K3WWP - Well, I thought my noise was gone, but it came back full force a couple weeks ago. So, my plans for a bigger effort in the sprint went down the drain. Only one QSO yet again. Thanks to WB9HFK who has been that one QSO a few times during my noise era.
WB4OMM - Well, Hurricane Ian got my OCF wire in the trees (I was able to take it down just as the rain/wind bands started), but have not had time to get it back in the air - so I was limited to using my 3 EL beam on 20M. Made 5 good Qs, then called until 45 mins into the Sprint and the band went, "bye bye". Did snag N3A/0.....thanks!!! 72/73 to all, hope you had fun in this year's Anniversary Sprint! Steve WB4OMM
K3RLL - Back in FL and trying to decide if I could do better with just a CPO. Rough going tonight. Missing my nice high, in the clear, wire antenna in PA ;-(
Was ready to give up when Walt came along. Thanks for the skilled ops who heard me tonight. 72 ... Don
K4KBL - After N3A/4 effort tonight only 1 hour sprint... great time as always
W1VKE - Hopped on for a few before bed. I was glad to make a few QSO's. Hope to have more time for these in the future now that the busy summer is over. Operated my K3 @ 5 watts from Cape Cod, MA into my EFHW using my trusty Lionel J-38. Hear you all again soon!
KC2MJT - deep fades on 20m, went right to 40 where I got all the work done. Thank you all for playing tonight
W1ZU - Enjoyed the sprint tonight. Many thanks to all!
WD4CFN - Thanks for the Q's and for deciphering my bug fist! It was a fun event.
AB9BZ - Just made it for the last 45 minutes. Thanks for the Q's 72 ab9bz
VE3DQN - Very strong signals tonight. My treasured DX QSO was with N7KM in UT! Solid copy!
KY0Q - Lots of QRN here but signals were strong. Lots of fun. Thanks for the Qs.
AC5XK - Thanks everyone!
NF8M - Op time about 1 hr. Nice sigs on 40 tonight. Happy Anniversary es 72 to all
KM4JEG - 1ST Sprint...I apologize to all for my fat fingers but it was fun
NA4O - Very tough cndx here tonight. Could hear very few sigs thru high noise. Even so, I worked some new nbrs. KX3@5W, Vibroplex Straight key.
K4KRW - Fun night! No luck on 20m. Mostly 40m and a few on 80m. Thanks everyone!
AB8FJ - Stayed on 40M tonight. Elecraft K3/10 at 5W to the End Fed Random Wire. Key used was my 1971 Radio Shack Brass Key (Looks like an Ameco K4) first used as a Novice. Great conditions. Thanks for the QSOs!
K9NUD - 40M started off slow and pretty weak but got better, despite deep QSB. 80M netted a few good ones at the end. Thanks for all the great Q's!
KF7Z - Condx were pretty good early, the east coast had some strong signals into WY tonight. Happy anniversary to NAQCC, Thank You for all the work on the sprints they are always fun.
K3s dialed down to 4.9 W to a dipole up 25'
72 Danny
K1MZM - After taking the summer months off it was a pleasure to see so many old friends again tonight. I started out on 40 meters until things cooled off and then made several QSO's on 80. Noise was not a problem tonight and signals were strong for the most part. Thanks to everyone.
KD0V - Thanks everyone. Good conditions for a change.
KC5F - Fun Sprint with a mix of bands and distances. Even picked up 6 N3A call areas! Thanks, all!
WB4IT - Missed most of this Sprint, but still got a few in.
VE2KZW - My first sprint since July. First time using the PAR EndFedZ. Local noise on 40m but things went really well. Rig: KX2 and Begali Spark. Thanks to all and 73, Robert VE2KZW.
VA3NU - Got off to a late start. 40M was hopping again tonight but signals not always reciprocal, N3A/0 had a solid signal here but he wasn't hearing my call...next time hopefully :-)
Larry 72
KN1H - Happy Anniversary NAQCC! Missed the first hour due to family event. Delighted to hear a lot of QRPers pounding away! 72, John, KN1H
W1TM - First sprint from my new Kansas QTH. Good way to test out my antenna coverage. Had fun!
WB9HFK - A fun evening of QRP using the trusty J-38. Thanks for the QSO's and sorry to any that I could not pull out of the noise. 72, Mark WB9HFK
NN9K - QRN and QSB made things tough here.........and sorry about my lousy keying tonight. CU next month.
N4JAW - Had to leave early but enjoyed all contacts while I was there.
N3A/9 - I was disappointed to only work 1 station on 20. Spent most of the Sprint on 40, but decided to give 80 a try even though QRN was awful. I was really surprised at how may QRP sigs made it through the static crashes. I used my RGO One rig with a combination of keyer and bug. TNX fer all the QSOs! 72 Don, K9DRP
WX4RM - Sprint conditions were fine, propagation into western states good! Was able to work 7 of the NA3/ stations. Had a good time again.
N8BB - Have been away for too long and wanted to make an honest effort out of this one. Started and mostly stayed on 40 meters throughout and called cq for the whole event. What a blast I had. Stats showed 54 contacts and if I figure right that's one Q every 2 minutes or thereabouts. Thanks to all the hams out there new and old that participated. Made this one a great event and one I will enjoy to say I was in. Elecraft K3 5 watts to a dipole.
K9QEW - All QSOs on 40m except one on 20m. S5-7 noise level on 40m the
first hour. Activity picked up the 2nd hour. Made one QSO using
my HB rockbound "Funmitter". Leaving for Mesa,AZ mid Nov. will be limited to 20m ops only. In the mean time STAY TUNED!
Daryl
N5ZN - Good signals, but lots of qsb.
W4NLT - 20M was dead so most action was on 40m and 80M. Worked a few on two bands. Thanks for the QSOs 72/73 Andy
KY4ID - Great fun and FB ops as always. Highlights were getting 3 of the Special Event stations, K3OIL (11244, welcome!), and finally getting DK1VD in the log. That last one was tough! Lots of repeats. I move that we increase the point value of DX stations. Ha! Thanks for all the QSOs and fun. See you next time. 73, Burton, KY4ID
N3A/4 - Sorry to let everyone down. Thought all was ready. Only one QSO on 20. Heard others (including N0TA), but no other answers. Went to 40 and band sounded great, but no one could hear me. SWR was infinite on 40M antenna. Last QSO on 40 was late last night with D60AE. How could it be dead tonight? It was. 88' cf zepp has not worked in a few months. I can get it to resonate, but SWR goes infinite when I transmit (with QRO power). Went to 80 early, but too early. W8GG hes good ears! Tried zepp at 5W and it worked, sort of. Weak reports, but a few Qs. 72,
NQ2W - My QSOs were pretty much evenly split between 20, 40, and 80. I was hoping for more activity on 20m but that's how ham radio goes. I apologize for my sloppy fist...I did some key adjusting...we'll see how that works. I'm guessing I just need more practice with my Vibroplex Know-Code that I won many moons ago in an NAQCC drawing. Thaks for the Qs and the opportunity to participate. Happy Anniversary NAQCC...job well done! 72, Will, NQ2W
KN4RQD - The bands were interesting tonight - high noise floor, QSB, and sporadic propagation. After about 30 minutes 40m opened up and the QSO's came in short bunches. It was great working familiar stations and just as great getting some new callsigns in the log. See you all next month. 72, Jeff KN4RQD
K4NE - 40m was in decent shape from my QTH in VA. About fell out of my chair when DK1VD called me on 40m.
N7KM - Very enjoyable evening. 20 was open for 30 minutes then 40 came alive. Congratulations to NN2L, your 1 Watt made the trip great shape. Thanks to every one who worked to make this happen! I skipped our local club meeting to do the sprint. Next meeting I'll have a good time telling about my NAQCC evening!
W2JEK - soapbox - got on late. bands seemed good Rig KNWD 570D at 5W to end fed wire. J38 key. Had fun
72 and 73 DON W2JEK
KE5YUM - I managed three good contacts in clear conditions on 20 meters in my allotted time. Thanks to those who worked me. Terry FT 817 with CWMORSE straight key
N3A/8 - I operated in the sprint as N3A/8 and had a blast! This was my first sprint in several months and it was good to be back. Thanks to everyone that I worked and an apology to the ones that I couldn't quite dig out. 73 - N8XMS
NG8S - Had a lot of fun! Good conditions in Ohio...my best score so far.
WI8J - Great night! Thanks for the contacts! 72
KA6J - Nice to hear so many signals on the bands! Unfortunately, most signals were right at my S9 noise floor. Thanks all for another fun sprint!
W3IPA - This was my first sprint as a NAQCC member. New CW op.
W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters! Fired up the FTdx1200 on solar last night. Interesting propagation fer sure. I started out on 20m and grabbed a couple quickly, then no answers to my calls, so went to 40m where it was wall to wall peanut whistles ! Lots of sigs were true 599 and some just barely above the noise. I kept checking 80m but it was barren and noisy except for 1 QSO wid N3A/4. Went to 20 agn after an hour and found W7XT in MT calling. then 20 seemed to go dead. 40m was the spot tonight. Good to hear old pal Louis N8LA, and nice to work several new members too. Welcome aboard to all you new guys (es gals). I was outta gas after an hour and a half so pulled the plug a bit early. gud practice tonight fer the filter between the ears, as many times i was hearing 2 and 3 stations VY close in freq. Lots of fun again as always and see you all next month in SS and the sprint. 73, Gregg W8GG
WA2FBN - Forty meters was the band for me tonight. TNX to all who participated in the sprint. 72 Ken
K1QKZ - Conditions were poor on 20M and fair on 40M - but FUN!
I used a Mountain Topper(MTR-4B V2)
KD3CA - Band's were up and down here with QRN and QSB , even lost a few contacts because of Voice QSO coming on Freq. Even with that, some very good signal's Many thanks to all for the Call's.
Best 73 Don
K4RHG - This was my first Sprint in over a year, so I was pretty rusty. Good to be back on the air!
AA0W - No signals heard on 20M, 80M Fall storms, 40 Only heard close in signals. KX2 Battery Pwr. Thanks for the QSO's
WB1GYZ - Enjoyed the Sprint using a vintage Blue Racer, found waiting for me at the W1NRG annual Nutmeg Hamfest on Sunday.
KA2KGP - Another nice NA. 20m. was weak, but 40 & 80 were good. Good turnout too! Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. w/ old WWII German Junkers straight key. 73 to all.
WD4OHD - Lots of good propagation on 40m. No luck on 20m. Only one QSO on 80m. Best personal results in many months. I hope that means propagation in general is improving, as it usually does in the Fall months. Worked a number of stations never worked before. Lots of fun. Thanks to all.
K3CTN - KX2 with internal battery and a ZN-HKII hand key. First Sprint in a while, a little rusty on the key.
KD5MMM - Noisy tonite, glad to snag a few..
N3A/0 - I had a great time last night, tnx for letting me join in and tnx for all the Qs. Apologies for those I couldn't pull out. I enjoy straight key and was glad to put a few new clicks on it. 72 Bill W0EJ
KK4ITX - The closest I came to a QSO was WB9HFK effort to copy me, he gave up due to QSB and sent "SRI". Earlier in the day I had many RBN hits but ZERO during the sprint. Seems to happen frequently especially on 20m in the evenings. Spent 1:45 calling CQ and S&P.
Just the way it goes !
KN2G - I know I was a little messy on a few of my contacts this week. I am recovering from shingles and not on top of my game. Sorry to those who endured my mistakes! BUT.... how could I miss the anniversary sprint??? Good times and thanks to the great ops in our club.
W2SH - Got a bit of a late start but 20m stayed open long enough for three fairly distant QSOs to the west. Thankfully the skip was quite long on 40m and I also snared DK1VD. 80m is awakening but needs more activity.
AK3X - Missed the first 45 minutes but a fun sprint. Stayed on 40 until the last 15 minutes and went to 80. Glad I did. Good signals on 80 and got N3A/3 and N3A/9 there
W5WJN - I enjoyed operating this sprint for the first time. I did not get home in time for the start but did make it before it was over. Am looking forward to the next one.
AD0YM - Started on 20 meters, but no QSOs due to QSB. I spent the rest of the evening on 40 meters. Thanks everyone for the QSOs. It was fun! 72, Mike
N8LA - KX-3; 5W; 200' Dipole @ 35'; NAQCCode Warrior with W8GG finger pieces wired as dual paddle side swiper by AD0BI. Only able to work N0TA on 20. Went to 40 and had much better luck, working MI homies W8GG, Gregg, N8BB, Werner, etc. Tried 80 but heard no stations. Thanks to all who worked me and apologies to all I could not pull out. XYL is currently in Greece with her girlfriends. I did not go with them. I saw the movie and the place looked just like California which I have already visited. Best Wishes to All.
Lou, N8LA
AA5LH - Operating time was limited so I gave it my best shot. Usually ops plan is starting on 20M. Band conditions were fair with moderate QSB, plus some requests for repeats. I felt very fortunate to get 4 Q's logged before forced by a deep cold to go QRT. Enjoyed the time together & look forward to next month. Take care. 72/73
N3A/5 - Not many ops on 20M. 40M was QRN from local rainstorms. Did not listen on 80M.
KO4WFP - Called CQ for 40 min on 20m. Only had 1 contact who, in an email after the event, told me he heard lots of signals on the band but only a few others and me could be heard well enough above the noise. Glad I participated though and maybe next month propagation will be more cooperative.
KW4WA - Used my old Heathkit HW-9. Tough time separating one contestant from another, plus a couple of QRO stations in the neighborhood.
WT4U - Barely heard a thing on 20m or 80m, but 40m stayed busy while I was able to be on. Managed to nab four N3A stations and work a few of the regulars. Fun as always.
N3A/3 - Icom 705 @ 5 watts. Conditions were good from here in NE PA. This was my first time as the N3A/3 op during the sprint. As usual I spent the start on 20 but only worked N3A/0 in SD, so I turned to 40 which was very active, but couldn't resist the siren song of 20 and was happy to work N7KM in UT. But 40 was the meat and potatoes band and I stuck with that until the last 30 minutes when 80 was working. There was one call that I just could not copy and I apologize to that op for inability to recognize it with a fairly strong signal. Fun as usual and thanks to all my contacts and to the NAQCC.
WA1GWH - Fairly long skip on 40m this month. From here near Syracuse, NY the closest contacts were in Ontario and Ohio. Worked out to WI, MO, MS and TN. Thanks for the contacts!
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