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November 2022 QRP/CW Sprint (#217)
N2CN Comments - Results are final.
Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
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W1 Division
K1MZM 35 35 70 18 1260 x2 2520 160 meter horizontal loop at 55 feet
KN1H 28 28 56 14 784 x2 1568 400' END FED WIRE
AC1KV 16 16 32 9 288 x2 576 40M EFHW @ 25'
W2 Division
KA2KGP 24 24 48 16 768 x2 1536 G5RV up 25'
W2SH 22 22 44 16 704 x2 1408 270' cf dpl @ 45'
W2JEK 11 11 22 9 198 x2 396 end fed wire 110 ft long, up 20ft.
K2CWM 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 Vertical (elevated)
N2WBJ 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 EFHW @ 50'
W3 Division
W6WU 18 18 36 15 540 x2 1080 40M and 20M vert loops @50 ft, fed at bottom of V
KC3MIO 24 24 48 11 528 x2 1056 Doublet 125' @ 45'
K2DEP 12 12 24 12 288 x2 576 G5RV @ 27 ft
KD3CA 12 11 23 9 207 x2 414 OCF Windom @55 ft
AK3X 7 7 14 5 70 x2 140 102 ft inv vee with tuner 300 ohm feed
W4 Division
KC5F 47 47 94 20 1880 x2 3760 80m EFHW up about 40'
WA4CHQ 11 11 22 10 220 x2 440 delta loop @ 35'
WT4U 10 10 20 8 160 x2 320 80m EFHW Inv-V @ 35'
WG8Y 8 8 16 6 96 x2 192 40/80 dp@ 40ft
WX4RM 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 4BTV gnd mtd vert
KA8VZB 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft
WD4OHD 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Ground-mounted Vertical
K4JPN 2 1 3 2 6 x2 12 80 M CF Zepp
NA4O 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 W3EDP Jr end fed@20' horiz
W5 Division
N5GW 14 14 28 12 336 x2 672 doublet at 25'
KG5HCF 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 Ground mount vertical
KE5YUM 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 80 meter dipole at 25 feet
W6 Division
K6GPB 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 dipole @ 20'
W7 Division
N7KM 16 16 32 13 416 x2 832 ZS6BKW INVERTED VEE APEX 45 FEET
W8 Division
W8GG 32 32 64 17 1088 x2 2176 trap dipoles at 35'
NF8M 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 6BTV, OCF dipole
N8BB 3 3 6 2 12 x2 24 Dipole @40ft
W9 Division
WB9HFK 32 32 64 16 1024 x2 2048 EFHW - 40M --- 150 Ft. Random Wire - 80M
N8HWV 18 18 36 13 468 x2 936 EFHW AT 15 FT
W0 Division
N0TA 18 18 36 16 576 x2 1152 Doublet at 25 ft
N8LA 12 12 24 8 192 x2 384 dipole @ 35'
NN0SS 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 80 meter Inv Vee @30ft
AA0W 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 OCF Dipole @ 30 Feet
AA5LH 1 0 1 1 1 x2 2 25' Delta Loop
Canada Division
VA3NU 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 88' Dipole @ 25'
VA3KRJ 5 5 10 3 30 x2 60 32m longwire, 20 feet
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
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W1 Division
WB1GYZ 5 5 10 3 30 x1.5 45 Doublet
W2 Division
W4LYH 4 4 8 4 32 x1.5 48 40 meter flattop at 30 feet, no balun
WA2FBN 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 dipole at 25 ft
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
K3RLL 9 9 18 9 162 x1.5 243 Black, after-dark only 4-BTV
KJ4R 7 7 14 6 84 x1.5 126 134' EFHW
W5 Division
WI5H 4 4 8 4 32 x1.5 48 95ft Wire Loop 20M, OCFVee @ 30 ft 40M
W6 Division
W7 Division
N7QR 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 Butternut HF6V gnd mtd w/o radials
W8 Division
K8NGW 14 14 28 11 308 x1.5 462 43' gnd mtd vert w/ base loading coil & 32 radials
N8XMS 10 10 20 8 160 x1.5 240 HyGain AV640 Vertical
W9 Division
K9DRP 17 17 34 12 408 x1.5 612 EFHW 80 @ 40 ft
W0 Division
Canada Division
VE3HUR 3 3 6 2 12 x1.5 18 vertical
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
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W1 Division
W1ZU 26 26 52 15 780 780 Doublet up about 40 feet
KB1M 11 10 21 7 147 147 40M EFHW, 20 & 40m dipoles
KC1DVT 8 8 16 7 112 112 OCF DIPOLE @ 100'
W2 Division
N2ESE 5 5 10 5 50 50 40mtrdipole@35ft
W3 Division
AC5XK 15 15 30 11 330 330 dipole at 40 feet
KW2A 14 14 28 10 280 280 EFHW @ 50'
KC3RN 8 8 16 6 96 96 35' ground mounted vertical
WB4OMM 4 4 8 4 32 32 40M Hamstick vehicle roof - mag mount
W4 Division
K4BAI 41 36 77 23 1771 1771 40M dipole at 30'; 80M inverted vee dipole apex 40
N4MJ 21 21 42 17 714 714 40M Inverted Vee @ 40 feet
K4KBL 21 21 42 12 504 504 Inverted V @ 50'
W5 Division
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
WI8J 14 14 28 12 336 336 130 ft EFHW at 20 ft
W9 Division
K9EYT 6 6 12 6 72 72 g5rv 20ft
AB9BZ 2 2 4 2 8 8 EFHW @ 30'
W0 Division
N0QBX 4 4 8 4 32 32 Dipole @ 25ft
KC2MJT 2 2 4 2 8 8 End Fed Random Wire @25'
Canada Division
VE3DQN 2 2 4 2 8 8 80/40 trap dipole @20ft
DX Division
DK1VD 2 2 4 2 8 8 GND MTD VERT
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 | K1MZM | KN1H | AC1KV |
W2 | KA2KGP | W2SH | W2JEK |
W3 | W6WU | KC3MIO | K2DEP |
W4 | KC5F | WA4CHQ | WT4U |
W5 | N5GW | KG5HCF | KE5YUM |
W6 | K6GPB | - | - |
W7 | N7KM | - | - |
W8 | W8GG | NF8M | N8BB |
W9 | WB9HFK | N8HWV | - |
W0 | N0TA | N8LA | NN0SS |
Canada | VA3NU | VA3KRJ | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | WB1GYZ | - | - |
W2 | W4LYH | WA2FBN | - |
W3 | NN3E | K3WWP | - |
W4 | K3RLL | KJ4R | - |
W5 | WI5H | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | N7QR | - | - |
W8 | K8NGW | N8XMS | - |
W9 | K9DRP | - | - |
W0 | - | - | - |
Canada | VE3HUR | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | W1ZU | KB1M | KC1DVT |
W2 | N2ESE | - | - |
W3 | AC5XK | KW2A | KC3RN |
W4 | K4BAI | N4MJ | K4KBL |
W5 | - | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | WI8J | - | - |
W9 | K9EYT | AB9BZ | - |
W0 | N0QBX | KC2MJT | - |
Canada | VE3DQN | - | - |
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 | W6WU | N2WBJ | VA3KRJ |
BUG | W4LYH | - | - |
K/K | - | - | - |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | N2WBJ |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 70
Total participants: 97
Total QSOs: 774
States + Provinces represented: 35 + ON + DX
SOAPBOX:
KJ4R - Need to rise and shine at 4 AM, so cutting it short tonight. Operated for about 10 minutes. Thanks to those that called me. Happy Thanksgiving to all and hope to have more time next month.
K3WWP - Looked to be a shutout. Heard absolutely nil until 0200 when a couple almost inaudible sigs showed up from N4MJ on 40, then KC3MIO on 80, but too weak to work. Finally at 0204 good old reliable Greg W8GG showed up on 80 strong enough to work fairly easily. So the shutout was averted, and I add one more sprint to the total number I've participated in. Thanks Greg
AB9BZ - Thanks for the sprint, Happy Thanksgiving. ab9bz
WB4OMM - Working out of state this week, managed to work a few on the Mag Mount 40M Hamstick while portable in Emmitsburg, MD. Yaesu FT-991A running 5W, GenLog. AME Paddle.
KC2MJT - Predicting my rain gutter was going to be a no go tonight I strung a wire and with my IC703 sat on the back deck wrapped in winter gear to brave the 27 F chill. Heard a faint signal respond to me on 20M, but unfortunately couldn't pull them out of the noise. Shifted to 40M and tried for 19 minutes to secure the first contact. By my second contact my fingers were pretty numb so I pulled the plug. Happy Thanksgiving to all and I'll listen for you next month.
K4KBL - Much QSB tonight only on for an hour but still fun. Worked some friends and made some new ones !
KG5HCF - Thanks to k4bai.
WD4OHD - Gave up early. Too much QRM and QRN. Weak propagation on all bands. A number of failed QSOs. Hope to see better conditions as we move into the winter months.
K3RLL - Started on 20m but someone must have shut it down. Lots of action on 40m however this evening with signals on top of signals. Big signal into Florida tonight was N4MJ. (I need Glenn's antenna!)
72/73 ... Don
WT4U - Tried hard to hear K8NGW on 20m at the start, but the band wasn't cooperating. We caught back up on 40m later. Good time. Hope to be able to stay on longer next month and for better CDX for the mW Sprint.
VA3NU - Bands were very noisy tonight and signals not very strong. Conditions not as good as they were last weekend. 72
NA4O - Rather brutal band conditions here tonight. Gave up after 1.5 hr with one contact, thanks to Mark, WB9HFK! KX3@5W, W3EDP Jr end fed antenna, Vibroplex Straight Key.
WG8Y - Hi all, Was on and off during the Sprint. First a phone call then a doggy break. only spent app.35/40 minutes in front of the radio.
Caught W8GG on 40 & 80m. Thanks Gregg.
Still fun to work a few fellow QRP Ops.
Everyone have a Great Thanksgiving. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y
AC1KV - Fun event even though time was limited. Thanks for the QSO.
W1ZU - I had fair luck on 40 and 80 tonight. 20 was completely dead. Good practice for me as I keep working on my CW. Thanks to everyone that worked me tonight!
WA4CHQ - I had a great time tonight. I only spent an hour participating. 40 was pretty active but there was some QSB and QRM. Gave 20m a try but didn't hear anything. Rig was a Yaesu ft-817nd and the key was my DIY cootie.
KC5F - I worried when 20m had nothing, but 40 and 80 made up for it. How strange to hear no IN or OH, but get called by DK1VD early on 40! 2nd contest this week with Covid, but I'll just try to sleep in longer tomorrow to make up for it! Thanks, all.
VA3KRJ - This is my first NACQQ Sprint.
It was great fun.
KC3RN - Rough condx tonight. S8 noise level on 40 all night. My first sprint at the new QTH with a new antenna. Not too happy - only 8 contacts in 2 hours. Not sure if it was the antenna, or just conditions.
K1MZM - 40 meters was very noisy in Vermont tonight. After 45 minutes switched to 80 meters where it was a lot quieter. I am sorry that there were a couple of stations I just could not pull out of the noise tonight--I hope we can try again next time with better conditions.
N4MJ - Started out a fun evening then at/about 0230 40m died. Same with 80m & 20m. Thought I had a station configuration problem but upon checking I learned it was just the Prop Princess throwing a hissy!!! Last station heard (40m) was K4BAI working ??? Thanks for hanging in there tonight.
Last month (October) I never heard a NA station on the bands; that's why I didn't submit a log for Oct. Costs me for non-participation and for the drawing.
73 de n4mj
W6WU - First NAQCC Sprint. All S&P until the last few minutes to learn how these go. Thanks for a fun event!
K9DRP - Got a late start but found lots of sigs on the bands. First event with my new TR-45; nice that it includes 80 meters. Sorry to WA4xxT, I just couldn't pull out your suffix. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! 72, Don, K9DRP
KN1H - Thanks to all for a fun sprint! 80M has really come to life with the lengthening nights and the time change. Welcome to W6WU with a big signal from MD. Happy Thanksgiving to all, 72, John, KN1H
KW2A - Thanks for all the QRP contacts. 80 was the place to be tonight
AK3X - Fun sprint but got called away for over an hour. Good signals but better on 80 meters.
K2DEP - Been a while since I played in this monthly event. It always seems I think about it after it has ended. Used my trusty KX3/PX3 for this event. Haven't used the PX3 for a long time. Loads of fun. 40M was a lot of QRN and QSB. 80M was better near the end.
AA5LH - All band conditions were horrible. 20M was dead on startup. Quickly switched to 40M where I worked only one non-NAQCC'er. I even tried 80M, which doesn't seem to work with my Delta. Oh well, always next month. Happy Thanksgiving to All. Take Care.
K8NGW - 20M had low noise but also low propagation. Moved to 40M where there were a bunch of weak signals with lots of noise. Lots of listening and passed out quite a few 339 signal reports. Worked our newest member Richard/N2WBJ - he got a 449 :-) 80M was the money band tonight but not a lot of members were there!
K6GPB - Interested to read reports from others. Bands seem quiet and could not make reverse beacon on calling cq.
K4BAI - Wednesday NAQCC Sprints running from 0130 to 0330 creates a conflict with the higher power CWT Sprint starting at 0300Z for one hour. For 10 to 15 minutes prior to 0300Z, they start to tune up and often don't hear QRP stations even if they listen hard. So, we need to be prepared to go to 80M at or a few minutes before 0300Z. Listened on 20M and heard only a pretty weak W1AW and got no answers to QRP CWs on that band. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72, John, K4BAI.
N7QR - 68th sprint KX3 5 Watts 1958 Vibroplex Butternut HF6V vertical without radials. 80 was dead, heard stations but no sprinters on 20, 40 was gud. Gud fun for an hour and a half! Russ, Portland OR
W2JEK - worked one QSO on 40 and then to 80 for the rest. Was on at the beginning and heard nothing on 20 or 40 - put the computer on to see if I had the correct date.The darkness brings 80 better 72 DON
N7KM - Nice opening on 40 meters. The other bands were dead. I only had an hour but it was fun. Used my KX3 with a J-37 hand key. There was a KC2 who called me amid QRM and thought we had completed the exchange. I did not get your complete call or number. Sorry! You had a good signal but too much competition, next month.
WX4RM - Well, only was able to hear a few stations on 40 Meters tonight, a lot less than I was hoping for. Hope my old MFJ xcvr is not giving it up. Thanks to all who were out there tonight.
K2CWM - Missed last month as I was radio-less in TN. Not a good showing this time but will do better next time. Thanks all fer the contacts.
NN3E - Thanks everyone ..
40 was long tonight
Happy Thanksgiving
72 NN3E Kevin
N2WBJ - First CW QRP Sprint!!
Thanks everyone for your patience :)
Had a Blast!
N8XMS - I operated for about a half hour using my KX3 with a vintage Vibroplex bug. Bands were noisy here and participation seemed to be a little bit low, but it was still a lot of fun.
KE5YUM - Bands were silent in this area. I was thankful for the one contact. Thanks to WD4OHD for the QSO in my 137 th sprint. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Terry Ke5yum
W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Fired up the FTdx1200 at 5w last night. 20 silent at the start, but 40 was busy, but all short skip. Strange Propagation. Nothing heard out to the west,yet I had a beeline into the New England states es worked several VT, NH, es CT stations. A bit after 9pm i went to 80m where i heard K3WWP trying to work a stn. I parked 1kc above them and called CQ hopeing to grab John when he finished wid the other stn. Sure enough a few mins later K3WWP answered my CQ. i Had a nice run on 80 where i got 19 more QSOs es 2 fers with KN1H es WG8Y Nice to hear and work several old friends tonight, W2SH, K2CWM es NF8M, Frank who i usually don't even hear , but he was 599. 80 got noisy later so i pulled the plug a bit early. Still had a super fun time playing radio wid the gang, see u all next month. &3, Gregg W8GG
KC3MIO - Icom 7300 @ 5W into 125' doublet up 45'. Still recovering from Wuhan flu - surprised to finally get it after over 2 1/2 years. Slow start with nothing on 20; my first 8 contacts on 40 were with TN, GA and IL. Heard N7KM very clearly and the QSO seemed to be proceeding normally but wasn't sure if it will count. I was tired and was on the verge of calling it at night, but perseverance paid off as 80 was working well. I was pleased to work two new members in their first sprint, VA3KRJ and W6MU. Sorry I could not work that last contact as time ran out. Each sprint is a bit different and there is always some unique aspect. Happy Thanksgiving to all and hope to see you next month for the regular and MW sprints.
KD3CA - Was in and out at times as band's very QRN . I gave up and quit early. Many thank's for the calls. 73's to all Don
WI8J - Thanks for the contacts! 72
KA2KGP - A good turnout & good bands this sprint. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into a G5RV up 25 ft. w/ straight key. 73 to all.
WA2FBN - Only had time to make a couple of contacts om 80m. Tnx to all who copied me. 72 Ken WA2FBN
W4LYH - As a new member, this was my first Sprint. We had company so had only a little time to join in (4 contacts) ... will do better next time. Rig: TenTec "Rebel".
K4JPN - Heavy QRN, tried 20M and nothing heard, later tried 40M and only worked two, due to QRN.
WB1GYZ - Pulled the plug early after realizing I was sending my SKCC number. (Tip to myself... don't tinker with high voltage circuits or do sprints when tired.)
KA8VZB - QSB on 40m was a challenge
N8LA - KX-3; 5W; 200' Dipole @ 35'; NAQCCode Warrior wired as dual paddle cootie (twotie?) key by AD0BI. Nothing on 20, six on 40 and a half dozen on 80. Thanks to all who worked me and apologies to all I was unable to work. Last month finished sadly. After my XYL retired from Clayton high school, she taught from 2004 to 2009 at CVPA high school, the scene of the shooting on Oct. 24. Her classroom was next to that of the teacher who was killed. She even did a charity bicycle ride with her. The students there are dealing with the loss of their classmate, Alexandria, and their teacher, Jean, as best as they can by using their visual and performing arts talents. I hope you don't mind me sharing this for I believe that the sorrows of this tragedy shared are divided while the joys of participating in these sprints shared are multiplied. I hope and pray that all of you have much to be thankful for on Thanksgiving and always. Lou, N8LA
W2SH - No signals heard and no replies to my CQs on 20m. 40m skip was for the most part of medium distance, 800 miles or less, but I did manage two longer distance QSOs as far away as 2,000 miles. There was plenty of QRN, but thankfully very little QSB. Conditions on 80m were good in that signal strengths easily overrode any QRN. Activity was adequate, and better than on 40m where it was greatly diminished after the first hour.
N8BB - Lots of qsb and just not great from here this time.
AA0W - Poor Conditions weak signals on 40 M 20M no signals Did not try 80 M winter storms in the area.
N5GW - I was pooped after a long day, so only operated the first hour, using S&P. 20M sounded dead at this QTH. 40M was quiet without QRN, but signals were generally weak. Listening on 80M I only heard one station, but seems like many ops only head for 80M towards the end of the sprint. Anyway as usual it was fun!
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