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November 2023 QRP/CW Sprint (#229)
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 32 31 63 15 945 x2 1890 160 meter horizontal loop at 55 feet
AC1KV 26 26 52 14 728 x2 1456 Ground mounted Vertical
KN1H 26 26 52 14 728 x2 1456 END-FED 400' WIRE
K1IX 9 9 18 6 108 x2 216 OCFD @ 35' or inverted L
K1WOR 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 inverted vee up 25'
N1BRI 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 droopy G5RV
KQ1P 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 80/40 dipole @ 30'
W2 Division
KA2KGP 29 29 58 19 1102 x2 2204 G5RV up 25'
W2SH 20 20 40 13 520 x2 1040 270' cf dpl @ 45'
KN2G 18 18 36 12 432 x2 864 55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE
KB2GKC 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 40m 1/2 wave endfed up 30 ft
KD2OMV 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 EF 135' long, up 75 feet
AA2VG 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 Carolina Windom up at 45ft
W3 Division
KC3MIO 27 26 53 19 1007 x2 2014 125' Doublet up 45'
K3JZD 7 7 14 7 98 x2 196 40m Dipole @25'
AK3X 5 5 10 5 50 x2 100 102' inv vee apex 35' tuner
KD3CA 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 132ft OCF Windom @30 ft
W4 Division
KC5F 40 40 80 22 1760 x2 3520 80m EFHW up about 40'
N2TNN 30 30 60 18 1080 x2 2160 EFHW up 35 ft N to S
W4NLT 24 24 48 13 624 x2 1248 84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft
WX4RM 11 10 21 9 189 x2 378 4BTV gnd mtd vert
W8GG 10 10 20 6 120 x2 240 Gnd mounted vertical
NA4O 4 4 8 3 24 x2 48 41'EF@22'
WG8Y 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 10-80 OCF@40FT
KK4ITX 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 65 ft EFHW sloper 33ft > 4ft.
WT4U 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 80m EFHW Inv-V @ 35'
W4HH 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 end-fed 150-ft wire 20 feet up
KA8VZB 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft
K4JPN 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 80 M CF Zepp
KN4RQD 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 40m EFHW
W5 Division
N5GW 34 34 68 20 1360 x2 2720 inverted L up 60 ft.
AC5BX 2 2 4 1 4 x2 8 G5RV over hose
KE5YUM 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 80 meter dipole @ 28 feet
KQ7L 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 20/40m dipole at 15'
W6 Division
K6GPB 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 G5RV 20 feet
W7 Division
N7KM 25 24 49 19 931 x2 1862 ZS6BKM/OCF Dipole
KJ7KDB 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 Ultra max 100 24' vertical wire
W8 Division
KD8RGJ 11 11 22 8 176 x2 352 80m LL-fed horizontal loop @ 30ft
NF8M 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 40m hamstick on car
N8DD 2 2 4 1 4 x2 8 EFHW up 30 feet
W9 Division
WB9HFK 40 40 80 17 1360 x2 2720 40M - EFHW @ 30 Ft ---. 80M 150 Ft. Random Wire
KA9FQG 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 G5RV at 37 ft.
N8HWV 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 EFHW AT 15 FT
W0 Division
N8LA 15 14 29 12 348 x2 696 dipole @ 35'
NN0SS 11 11 22 8 176 x2 352 40 meter inv vee
W1TM 8 8 16 7 112 x2 224 EFLW resonant on 40, 20, and 10 at 30 feet
AA5LH 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 Delta Loop @ 25'
KA8HDE 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 G5RV @ 35' over house
AA0W 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 OFC Dipole @ 30 feet
Canada Division
VE3IIM 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 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
WB1GYZ 12 12 24 9 216 x1.5 324 100' Doublet
W2 Division
W3 Division
NN3E 6 6 12 4 48 x1.5 72 40-80 Trap Dipole inverted vee @ 50 '
W4 Division
AA2MX 34 34 68 23 1564 x1.5 2346 OCF DIPOLE
K3RLL 7 7 14 5 70 x1.5 105 After-dark only vertical (HOA)
W5 Division
W6 Division
W7 Division
N7QR 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials
W8 Division
K8NGW 12 12 24 10 240 x1.5 360 43' vertical with 32 radials
W9 Division
K9DRP 4 4 8 4 32 x1.5 48 EFHW 80 @ 40 ft
W0 Division
KD0V 7 7 14 7 98 x1.5 147 cf Zepp @ 30 feet
Canada Division
VE3HUR 0 0 0 0 0 x1.5 0 vertical
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
KB1M 4 4 8 3 24 24 40M EFHW, 20 & 40m dipoles
W2 Division
K2OID 17 17 34 12 408 408 80M OCF Dipole @40'
N2ESE 6 6 12 6 72 72 20&40mtr dipole@35ft
WA1GWH 3 3 6 3 18 18 40m dipole at 15 ft
WA2FBN 1 1 2 1 2 2 EFHW sloper at 25ft
W3 Division
W4 Division
K4BAI 52 51 103 21 2163 2163 88' cf zepp, 40M dipole, 80M inverted vee dipole
AF4PX 21 19 40 16 640 640 Delta loop
K4KBL 15 14 29 12 348 348 ZS6BKW INV @ 60'
N4MJ 13 13 26 10 260 260 40M Windom @ 40 feet
WA4AAK 10 10 20 7 140 140 130' CF Zepp up 30'
K4KRW 6 6 12 6 72 72 Inverted V @ 65'
W5 Division
KA6J 21 21 42 13 546 546 Ground mounted vertical
W6 Division
W7 Division
W8 Division
WI8J 12 12 24 9 216 216 130 ft EFHW at 20 ft
WA8SAN 9 9 18 5 90 90 End fed Wire @ 25 ft
WB8ENE 5 5 10 3 30 30 41' end fed wire @ 10'
W9 Division
KY0Q 6 6 12 4 48 48 EFHW at 35ft
N9EEE 5 5 10 4 40 40 EFHW sloper up to 50 feet
AB9BZ 1 1 2 1 2 2 EFHW @ 30'
W0 Division
NO2D 3 3 6 3 18 18 80 m doublet @ 30 feet
KC2MJT 2 2 4 2 8 8 Endfed random wire @ 25'
Canada Division
VE3DQN 8 8 16 7 112 112 80/40 trap dipole @20ft
DX Division
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
NQ2W 22 21 43 15 645 x2 1290 3el yagi @ 32', 40m dipole @ 60', 80m dipole @ 50'
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 | AC1KV KN1H (TIE) | - |
W2 | KA2KGP | W2SH | KN2G |
W3 | KC3MIO | K3JZD | AK3X |
W4 | KC5F | N2TNN | W4NLT |
W5 | N5GW | AC5BX | KE5YUM KQ7L (TIE) |
W6 | K6GPB | - | - |
W7 | N7KM | KJ7KDB | - |
W8 | KD8RGJ | NF8M | N8DD |
W9 | WB9HFK | KA9FQG | N8HWV |
W0 | N8LA | NN0SS | W1TM |
Canada | VE3IIM | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | WB1GYZ | - | - |
W2 | - | - | - |
W3 | NN3E | - | - |
W4 | AA2MX | K3RLL | - |
W5 | - | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | N7QR | - | - |
W8 | K8NGW | - | - |
W9 | K9DRP | - | - |
W0 | KD0V | - | - |
Canada | VE3HUR | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | KB1M | - | - |
W2 | K2OID | N2ESE | WA1GWH |
W3 | - | - | - |
W4 | K4BAI | AF4PX | K4KBL |
W5 | KA6J | - | - |
W6 | - | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | WI8J | WA8SAN | WB8ENE |
W9 | KY0Q | N9EEE | AB9BZ |
W0 | NO2D | KC2MJT | - |
Canada | VE3DQN | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | NQ2W | - | - |
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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 | - | - | - |
BUG | - | - | - |
K/K | - | - | - |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | - |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 81
Total participants: 101
Total QSOs: 861
States + Provinces represented: 33 + ON
SOAPBOX:
N1BRI - Only had a little while tonight. Thanks for the Q's everyone! 72.
K3JZD - Poor Conditions. 72, Jody - K3JZD
W4HH - Very disappointing. Called 18 different stations, all 5x5 to 5x9+; worked one. CU next month.
KY0Q - Conditions, at least for me, were not good tonight. I had limited time tonight but I had fun and enjoyed the contacts. Thanks for the Qs.
KD0V - Could only operate for a short time this evening. Thanks Everyone.
AB9BZ - 40M Noisy tonight, thanks for the sprint. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, 73 Ab9bz
K3RLL - 20M: Lots of signals at the opening gate, but someone must have yelled "FIRE!" as they all disappeared faster than my last SS check.
40M: More signals and some very strong. I wonder what it means when so many of these good ops were 599 and I was just the opposite? Hmmm...?
Lots of fun on a rainy Florida evening. 72/73 ... Don
NF8M - The wandering hamshack is in Traverse City, Michigan tonight. Same setup as last month - FT891 set to 5 watts and hamstick. 30 min op time. Much QSB and weak sigs on 40 tonight, missed several who couldn't hear me. Tnx fer qsos.
KD3CA - Conditions not very good for me, tried about 1/2 hour, and quit. Happy Thanksgiving to all .
73's Don
N4MJ - Nil on 80 or 20 meters. 40m was NOISY and activity seems sparse. Tnx to all participants. 73 and Happy Thanksgiving.
WG8Y - Hi all, Was only on for a few minutes. Sore back keeping me from sitting for very long.
72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y
KK4ITX - I worked the whole Sprint tormenting Ops with my Covid recovering joints, probably should have just rested! It was great to finally hear K4BAI a real 599, it pays to wait until the end.
WA4AAK - Heard stations only on 80m and 40m - nothing on 20m. Made 10 contacts hunt-and-pounce in about 1 hr.
NA4O - I usually search and pounce but after hearing only one station (the very reliable WB9HFK) calling tonight, I tried calling CQ. Many thanks to those stations that did respond. There may have been some others, but everything was right at noise level at best. Sorry if I missed some. Very tough night here tonight. KX3@5W, Vibroplex Straight key.
AA5LH - Nice to hear what I could this evening. Signals in CO were weak and QSB massive. Happy to get this count during this Sprint. Sorry for the missed calls. Happy Thanksgiving to All. Take Care
K4KRW - I didn't have much time tonight. But I got some nice contacts on 80m Great hearing everyone. 73, Richard - K4KRW
WX4RM - Gave 20 meters a try at start, band had closed. Found 40 meters high noise level, so very glad for those stations able to hear me tonight. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
VE3IIM - ..Very poor condx tonight. Nothing heard on 20, 40 and 80 not much better. Solar Flare?
K1IX - Good activity with some local QRN but still a good time doing S&P
tnx QSO's 73 Frank
NO2D - Got started way late. 20 M was dead here. 40 was covered by the fast CWT folks. 80 worked okay for me. Interesting that 80 meters spanned all the way from Colorado to Vermont, North Carolina, and Georgia. I heard nothing closer in the short time I operated. Always fun. Thanks to those who make it happen. Pete, NO2D
KC5F - When I started on 20m, I thought my EFHW had come down! 40m and 80m were much better, but not as much activity as some months. Still ended up alright, but tougher than usual. I hope conditions are better for my POTA activation tomorrow afternoon!
VE3DQN - My "DX" this evening was a QSO with Ken N7KM in UT, 3200 km from eastern ON. Seeing a photo of his antennas on qrz.com I can say that he did all the heavy lifting. Tnx, Ken!
K1MZM - Glad to join the fun again this month after missing a month or two due to a busy schedule. Lots of SWR on my "Improved antennas" so I am impressed that folks seemed to hear me tonight. Thanks to everyone for a good evening of QRP.
AA2MX - Great sprint tonight, slow start on 40 but 80 M had great signals. Thanks for a fun evening
72's
Bill
N2TNN - Started slowly but picked up speed and ended well on 80 meters. Thanks to all!! 72, Dean
KN2G - Tonight I unplugged the power supply and ran lights and radio by battery. I was a bit tired after a 300 mile drive this afternoon but was able to eek out some contacts at a leisurely pace. I got in plenty of eavesdropping across the bands. 20 was dead to me. 40 was very good and 80 somewhere near excellent in my humble subjective opinion. As always, amazing how a little wire and a bitty electronic doodad can launch a signal into the wilds of the atmosphere and receive an understandable reply nearly instantly!
KN1H - Thanks to all for the fun sprint! Conditions directly proportional to wavelength tonight. IC-7300 and Nye Viking Master Key.
N7QR - 76th, 20 and 80 dead, 40 noisy but tnx fer those who stuck with me.
Did the first 1.5 hours, a high power contest came on at 0300.
See you next time and happy Thanksgiving! Russ Portland OR
K9DRP - I was only able to join the party in the last 20 minutes. 40 was over run with CWTers, but I found a few NAQCC stations on 80. I've sure missed these sprints! Ran with the RGO One and a bug (but did use the cootie for a slower OP). Hope to be back in full next month.
WB9HFK - 40M for the 1st Hour, and 80M for the 2nd Hour. Thanks for the QSO's and Happy Thanksgiving to all! 72, Mark WB9HFK
W4NLT - Good to see all the QRP faithful out there tonight. Got several two banders. Most action on 40 and 80. Thanks for all the QSOs 72 Andy
K2OID - 40M was "interesting" tonight. Kind of dead with relatively long skip until 0200 when some kind of QRO CW contest started and wiped the QRP Station out, so finished up on 80M. TNX to KA8HDE for sticking with me for our QSO. Nice to see a lot of the regulars. Fun as usual!
K8NGW - Deep QSB on 20M but I was able to snag N7KM in Utah! Lots of QRN on 40 where it seems like the CWT ops chased all the NAQCC ops to 80M. Happy Thanksgiving everyone ... see you in December.
N7KM - Nice night. I worked 20 until it died then moved to 40 which was open for another hour. 80 was dead. There was no short skip so I only work two stations from the western states. I was using my KX3 for a change giving my faithful old K2 a rest. I wish the bands had stayed open longer. I felt cheated since I don't get to do this very often. Thanks for everyone making it an enjoyable evening. Ken N7KM
NQ2W - I only had a short time to operate. I'm happy to have made QSOs on 20, 40, and 80m. Thank you for the contacts and the opportunity to participate. I hope everyone has a very enjoyable Thanksgiving! 72, Will, NQ2W
NN3E - I ENJOY THE NAQCC SPRINT .
40 WAS MY BAND , TRY 80 LATER BUT NOTHING HAPPENING .
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
72 KEVIN NN3E
KE5YUM - No luck tonight--no contacts! 20 was very weak and I heard one readable signal (N7KM) but was not heard despite numerous CQs. 80 was very noisy as usual. Oh well. That's how it goes. 73, Terry FT 817 CWMORSE Straight key.
KC2MJT - Fun as always
KA6J - Good to be able to participate this sprint, as I typically have a schedule conflict on Wednesdays. The band condx here in So TX were tough, heavy QRN. 20 went dead early on, too much noise on 80 so most all my available time was spent on 40, which finally became useable toward the end of the sprint. Using a FT-710 @ 5w into a ground mounted vertical.
KB2GKC - The bands were cooperative
N8HWV - Tough condx here.
WB8ENE - Seems like I had a pipeline to GA this time. My antenna doesn't load up on 80, and it was too late in the day for 20, so I made all my contacts on the 40 meter band. Thanks for the contacts. 73, Art
KQ7L - Didn't hear anyone on 20m, so tried 40m. Very noisy (S9+)! A bit frustrating, but fun! I'll keep trying..
KA2KGP - A nice turnout this sprint. 20 m. was nil, but 40 & 80 were good here in WNY. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into a G5RV up 25 ft. w/ old WWII German Junkers Straight key. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. 73
KC3MIO - Xiegu G90 @5 watts into 125' doublet up 45' with Vizkey Camelback. Tried 20 and first contact was AC1KV in CT only 137 miles from me which was strange. Made one more in MI and seeing no activity moved to 40 for 18 contacts including N7KM in UT and AA5LH in CO. Too many other signals on 40 so turned to 80 which was productive. Happy to work K4BAI in GA but nothing the last 13 minutes. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
K4BAI - Heard one weak station on 20, but couldn't ID. W1AW was plenty strong there, but no answers to CQs on 20. 40M was quite good until the CWT started at 0300Z. That was probably a good thing as most of us with 80M antennas moved to 80 and it was better than it has been in a long time with the best "DX" being KN1H in NH. Welcome South to W8GG, now in FL. Thanks for all QSOs. Look for me later this month as PJ4/K4BAI from Bonaire and with KU8E, N8VW and PJ4NX as PJ4A in CQ WW DX Contest, CW. Happy Thanksgiving to all. 73/72, John, K4BAI.
W1TM - Not as many stationed worked this time and there was some QSB. Work some new stations and it was a good test after rehanging my antenna at a slightly different angle.
WT4U - Noise level on 40 in the evenings is still keeping me down.
N9EEE - The signals on 40m were unusually lower. I looked out my window this morning...my EFHW sloper is now a drooper. Yeah, I'll blame it on that.
N8LA - KX-3; 5W; 200' Dipole up 35'; NAQCCode Warrior with W8GG finger pieces wired as dual paddle side swiper by AD0BI. Missed last month's sprint because of funeral and hospitalizations among in-laws. Able to make contacts on all three bands. Eighty was great for the first time in quite a while. Thanks to all who worked me and apologies to all I was unable to pull out. Thanksgiving Blessings to all. Lou, N8LA
N5GW - I was using my inverted L with a 30 X 50 foot metal pole barn roof as ground. It worked very well on both 40M and 80M compared to my low doublet. Conditions were fair but participation seemed to be down a bit.
AA2VG - I was ready for a good night but after the first QSO my GenLog stopped working on my new shack Windows 11 computer.I spent the rest of the evening loading the NAQCC Sprint Logger to the computer. I'm ready for next month!!
N8DD - The noise on 40m in Cleveland was thick as pea soup.
K1WOR - Conditions were pretty good until the 25+ wpm QRO contest started...
WB1GYZ - Managed to snag Utah, despite poor conditions. Fun as always.
WA1GWH - Worked 40m only and not many members heard from here near Syracuse, NY.
W2SH - 20m was jn the process of closing down for the night. Some short skip stations were heard but conditions were too unstable for any QSOs. 40m activity seemed to be less than usual; still I was pleased to have N7KM in Utah answer my CQ. 10 QSOs on 40m and 10 on 80m.
W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Just got down to FLA a couple days ago. Did a quicky vertical on a ground mounted post. 2 radials fer 40m. I was skeptical abt being able to hear anybody with a S9+ noise level. But pleasantly surprised to work 10 QSOs. I even had answers to a couple CQs. SRI to several of you who i just couln't pull out of the wicked QRN. SRI to Peter, AA2VG I copied everything but his numbers. Even thou i could see what the number was in the logger, i never got all the numbers, so i couldn't count him.
Had a great time pulling the rest out of the either. See you all next sprint. 73 Gregg W8GG
KD8RGJ - Had a few "busted" QSOs due to fading signals. But always fun to pounce around for 2xQRP NAQCC contacts.
KQ1P - Strange conditions for this sprint, deep QSB and QSOs were hard to make.
AK3X - Not much time for radio but enjoyed while I could.
72 to all.
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